Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 348 Unprepared
After nearly a month of trekking, Wu Sangui finally walked out of the deep mountains and came to the capital in ragged clothes.

Since the mutiny in Shanhaiguan, he fled the city overnight, with only one thought in his mind, that is: I want to go back to the capital, I want to see the emperor, I want to sue the imperial court, and I want Zhu Changyuan, a lunatic, to be imprisoned.

However, as soon as he left the city gate, he rode a horse and galloped for less than ten miles in the dark, when he was overtaken by several burly men and blocked his way.

Although Wu Sangui didn't know the background of these people who came after him, he was not afraid in his heart.After years of military career, he has long cultivated a mentality that is not chaotic in the face of danger.

Besides, he himself is not weak in force, if he encounters a thieves cutting the diameter, not to mention the six or seven people in front of him, even if there are six or seven more, Wu Sangui is sure to escape.

However, after the ensuing battle, what made him desperate was that, let alone six or seven, the opponent came out at random and beat him to the ground.

But, for some reason, those people seemed unwilling to kill him, they just blocked his journey, not only slaughtered the horse, but also kept following him and driving him into the mountain.

Therefore, Wu Sangui suffered a lot along the way.

Not only did he have no footsteps, he had to rely on his own legs to walk, and there were mountains and forests along the way. Moreover, people kept harassing him, making him uneasy day and night.

Fortunately, after a month of arduous journey, he finally arrived at the capital.

At this time, it was just dawn, and the city gate of the capital had not yet been opened. Wu Sangui wore a worn-out bamboo hat, his face was covered with dust, and his clothes were ragged. Gathering in front of the door, waiting for the moment when the door opens.

From a distance, he saw that there seemed to be an arrest warrant pasted next to the city gate, and he took a closer look.

The wanted person on the arrest warrant is none other than Wu Sangui and Wu Changbo. Although the portrait is slightly different from his, the name and characters are correct.

He was also intoxicated by the wanted crimes: leading an army mutiny, intending to separatist regime, building captives, disobeying orders, sitting on empty pay, etc. There are a total of sixteen major crimes, and all of them are capital crimes.

Finally, the arrest warrant stated that whoever can cooperate in the capture of Wu Sangui will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.

"puff!"

Wu Sangui almost spat out a mouthful of blood, he clenched his right hands tightly, and said to himself: I, Wu Sangui, the mighty general of Shanhaiguan, was awarded Ping Xibo by the emperor, is it only worth a hundred taels of silver?
However, now is obviously not the time to bargain. Although Wu Sangui was angry, he could only leave first, not daring to stand at the gate of the city.

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Shanhaiguan, in the governor's residence of Jiliao.

Zhu Changyuan took out his phone, and first sent a telegram to Konghe, the chief executive officer of Riyue Island, and ordered him to lead the navy to the north to attack Dongjiang, which was Mao Wenlong's old base before: Pidao.

Kong He naturally didn't dare not listen, and immediately, immediately, summoned a thousand sailors and rushed to Phi Island with two ships that Zhu Changyuan exchanged from the system.

Moreover, at the same time, he also ordered another spare cutter suction dredger in the harbor of Riyue Island to go out with the army, intending to destroy the enemies who escaped from the island.

However, his wish was doomed to fail.

Because when Kong He arrived at Phi Island half a day later, there was no one on the island.

All the soldiers who had been stationed here before were all withdrawn to the mainland without any additional cases.

After Zhu Changyuan got the news, he was even more sure that Huang Taiji was playing with himself, otherwise, he would not have been able to evacuate the defenders on Phi Island in advance. All this can only be said to have been premeditated.

"Grass!"

Zhu Changyuan can only use this simple and rude word to express his dissatisfaction deep in his heart.

However, who is Zhu Changyuan?Can you bear it if you suffer?
"Don't worry about Phi Island!" Zhu Changyuan called Kong He again: "Bring all the sailors back to Sun Moon Island, and then bring our ace cavalry with them, and take Gaizhou first."

Gaizhou, a city near the sea during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is located at the northernmost part of the Bohai Bay, 350 miles away from Shengjing, the capital of Huang Taiji, and was an inconspicuous small city before.

However, once the navy is strong, the strategic position of the city will be improved by more than one level.

If you look at the map, you will understand that the north of Gaizhou is Yaozhou, and the north is Haizhou.Haizhou is the Haicheng city in modern society.

Further north of Haizhou is Liaoyang, the former heart of Liaodong and the seat of Liaodong since the Han Dynasty. Of course, with the rise of Shenyang, the status of Liaoyang as a regional central city is gradually declining.

But even so, it is the second largest city in the entire Liaodong region except Shenyang.

And Liaoyang goes further north, sorry, I have arrived at Shenyangwei, the old nest of Huang Taiji.

Therefore, the strategic position of Gaizhou can be said to be quite important after having a navy, comparable to Ningyuan and Jinzhou on land.

However, due to the lack of navy, neither Huang Taiji nor Daming has yet to realize the strategic importance of this city.

However, starting today, they will all have deep memories of this city.

According to Zhu Changyuan's instructions, Kong He took the [-] ace cavalry from Riyue Island and took a big ship to the waters outside Gaizhou City in one day and one night.

In addition, Zhu Jinbiao, the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, also set off from the waters outside Shanhaiguan with [-] soldiers who had just been trained, and came by boat to join Konghe.

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In Shengjing City, the top officials of the Qing Dynasty are also discussing the next countermeasures.

In addition to Huang Taiji sitting on the throne, there are Dorgon, Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou, Daishan, Amin, Jierhalang and other ministers of Huang Taiji.

Only Dodo is missing.

In fact, Duoduo is not like what the Qing official said in reply to Zhu Changyuan: in Shengjing, not in Ningyuan.

On the contrary, Duoduo was in Ningyuan City, actively preparing for the battle to prevent Zhu Changyuan from attacking.

The so-called Duoduo not coming back in Shengjing is just an excuse.

"Has everything been arranged?"

Huang Taiji asked Kong Quide who was sitting at the end.

Kong Youde nodded, folded his arms and leaned over, saying: "Your Majesty, all the sailors in the Dongjiang River have come ashore. Even if Zhu Changyuan sends troops to go there now, he will only get a bare stone island."

"That's good!"

Huang Taiji took a reassurance in his heart.

It's not that he underestimated himself, but after seeing Zhu Changyuan's sharp weapon in the sea battle last time, he was frightened by that aggressive fighting method, and never wanted to confront Zhu Changyuan's navy again.

"I ordered you to set up many vertical ditches on the shore, and store boulders on the mountains along the way. In case Zhu Changyuan attacks, it can also block his way of transporting supplies."

Kong Youde's idea was that he was afraid that Zhu Changyuan would repeat his old tricks, land on the Dongjiang River, and then cross the mountains and attack Shenyang Wei directly. Therefore, many obstacles were set up along the way.

Huang Taiji nodded, looked at Dorgon, and said: "Starting tomorrow, we will send additional troops to garrison Jinzhou, divide the troops into Ningyuan, and defend these two cities to the death."

"If you can't keep it, then discuss peace with him, Zhu Changyuan!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at Hong Chengchou and asked, "Mr. Hong, I'm afraid that if Zhu Changyuan doesn't negotiate peace with us, what should we do?"

Hong Chengchou said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured."

"Zhu Changyuan has only 2 people in his hands. Even if he is brave and good at fighting, his army line is too long to bear. Now he supervises Ji Liao, not like when he was in Jingxiang. There are many things to worry about."

Huang Taiji nodded, even he knew the reason why a city should be stabilized when it is captured, he had no reason to believe that Zhu Changyuan didn't understand, so he took Hong Chengchou's words seriously.

With Zhu Changyuan's current strength, if he can capture three cities at most, the captured city will be undefended. Therefore, it is reasonable to judge that Zhu Changyuan will not stretch the line of troops.

It has to be said that Hong Chengchou and Huang Taiji's guess is correct. Zhu Changyuan is now capable of recovering the city, but the only shortcoming is that he has few soldiers and cannot defend the city.

This is also the reason why he was unwilling to attack even though he negotiated peace with Huang Taiji to recover Ningyuan and Jinzhou.

Because, once you have few soldiers, the imperial court will definitely send troops to fill them up with "good intentions". When the time comes, you will be so tired that your butt will be upside down, and the city that you have taken down will instantly become someone else's.

Zhu Changyuan undoubtedly didn't want to do this kind of work. What he wanted was to firmly control Liaodong in his own hands, and then implement the great cause of leading the whole nation into the embryonic form of modernization.

Zhu Changyuan has decided to use Liaodong as a pilot project.

"Okay, that's it, I'm relieved!"

As soon as Huang Taiji finished speaking, a soldier ran over from the outside and sent a message saying: "Report to Your Majesty, Zhu Changyuan sent a thousand sailors, but the attack on Pidao failed, so turn to the east."

"Ok?"

Hearing that Zhu Changyuan sent troops, Huang Taiji was still a little nervous.

Turn east?
That is to attack Ning Yuan!This guess should be reasonable.

However, only an hour later, he received the first news that caught him off guard: a small group of Ming army troops suddenly appeared in Gaizhou City, and there was a possibility of attacking at any time, and the Gaizhou defenders asked for help.

"Gaizhou?"

When Huang Taiji heard this, he couldn't find Bei immediately. He stood up from his seat and said, "How could the Ming army appear in Gaizhou?"

Suddenly thinking of the previous report from his subordinates that Zhu Changyuan's troops attacking Dongjiang were heading east, he seemed to understand.

It is impossible for the Ming army to reach Gaizhou by land anyway, so there is only one answer, which is to go by sea.

"It's broken!" Huang Taiji said: "Gaizhou has not experienced a war for more than ten years. The city defense is extremely poor, and there are few defenders. I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend."

"Don't panic, Your Majesty!" Dai Shan stood up and said, "Although Gaizhou's city defense is not very good, the enemy army only has a few thousand people, so it shouldn't cause any serious trouble. Waiting for the ministers to send troops forward, they will definitely be wiped out in one fell swoop."

Daishan has under his command the soldiers of Zhenghong Banner and Xiangbai Banner. Although he is not a high-ranking and powerful figure in the Qing Dynasty, he is also the kind of person who can shake Shenyang by stomping his feet.

Huang Taiji looked at Daishan, but did not answer.

Another half an hour passed, and the bad news finally came: Gaizhou missed.

　One more chapter tonight

　　
　
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