Blood from Daming

Chapter 428 Chang City
Yu Anxing heard Xue Polu's statement about the serious disasters in Gansu and Shanxi, and he couldn't help being secretly surprised. In fact, the Tang newspaper and his colleagues often mentioned the serious disasters in Gansu and Shanxi in recent years, but Yu Anxing paid attention to the military affairs in Liaodong , and the news he got was general, so Yu Anxing only treated it as a casual chat after dinner.

Yu Anxing asked: "Has the Gansu-Shaanxi region really reached this point? Why haven't there been any news of large-scale civil uprisings in the Gansu-Shaanxi area?"

Xue Polu said: "Now the disaster victims in the Gansu-Shaanxi area are mainly begging and eating from big households. In the off season, groups go to big towns and places with better economic conditions in the distance to work and beg for food, or sit on local rich people. Rich families with money and food eat big pots of rice, and in the harvest season, these food-deficient victims will return to their original places to eat. Because there has not been a situation of siege and looting, local officials will not bear much responsibility, so the local local Most of the officials resorted to resorting to means to turn big things into small things, and the situation obtained by the imperial court has been beautified countless times."

Yu Anxing sighed, "May God bless the coming year with good weather, and the disaster situation in Ganshan and Shanxi will get better. I believe there will not be so many victims."

Xue Polu said maliciously: "My lord, those hungry people have eaten all the seeds and food, hehe, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building."

Yu Anxing said: "After finishing the Korean War this time, when I return to Daming, Benfu must go to the emperor and open a storehouse in Ganshan Qingqi Bofu to keep some vitality for Daming."

Xue Polu said: "My lord, you have really devoted your heart and soul to the country and the people."

Yu Anxing said: "Polu, you have won the prize, but you led the Xue family army to live in North Korea. How to solve the problem of soldiers, horses and food, the court's financial resources are limited, it is impossible to do Dongjiang town Mao Wenlong, and North Korea will also have a strong reaction. .”

Xue Polu said: "My lord, I will temporarily avoid Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou in North Korea. On the one hand, I can consider farming in North Korea, and on the other hand, I can rely on Jianzhou for food. As for the small country of North Korea, it will be a while."

Yu Anxing said in surprise, "Polu, are you going to make a living by plundering Jianlu's cattle and sheep?"

Xue Polu said: "My lord, is it true that Jianlu is only allowed to burn, kill and loot in our Daming, and we can't go to Jianlu's territory to kill and set fire? Hehe, kill all those Jianlu's wives, children, old and young, and snatch all the cattle, sheep, camels and horses. If the captives don’t have the resources to launch a war, won’t the Jian captives be wiped out step by step by our Ming Dynasty?”

Yu Anxing was silent for a long time and said: "You have a good idea, but doing so will hurt the harmony of nature, I just want to know it, and don't express such thoughts to others in the future."

Xue Polu said in his heart that he didn't want to win you over, Yu Anxing. I was full to say these things that would damage my reputation and be treasonous. But the young master said that if you want to avoid making mistakes, you should say less and do more.

When the Eastern Route Army left Bitong City on the second day, except for taking away the sheriff, shepherd and Jianlu Han Guozhong and Braqi of Bitong City, the rest of the traitors and Jianlu were beheaded. In addition to Mangui's order to take away important properties such as gold, silver, ginseng, fur, etc., the remaining food, silk, white cloth, sea cucumber, abalone, shrimp, fish, kelp and other dried seafood left by the court were placed on the court. Everyone in the family can take care of themselves.

On the way for the Liaodong Army to go to Changcheng, Mao Yuanyi kept shaking his head at Yu Anxing, saying that Xue Polu and Mangui were the source of the chaos in Bitong City, and that he had worked hard for most of the day yesterday, but today Xue Polu, Mangui Gui let the people of Bitong City let others take the property of the traitor's house, causing the whole Bitong City to fall into unprecedented chaos. In order to compete for property, people smashed and robbed all over the city. Now there have been large-scale fights and civilians have appeared. There were casualties, and thick smoke rose from Bitong City.

Yu Anxing said: "Zhisheng, what the warriors did was a bit rude, but this is also a helpless move. If our Liaodong Army dragged these things away with large carts and small carts, what would the Korean court and people think of our Daming Liaodong Army?"

Mao Yuanyi said: "Zhongqing, no matter what, you can't leave your property anywhere and let others take it for themselves. You should organize people to distribute it by household."

Yu Anxing said: "Zhisheng, our urgent task now is to rescue our Liaodong-Eastern Route Army, and the matter of Bitong City is just for General Xue and General Man to follow in a hurry."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Zhongqing, you, you, you are the one who indulged them. Look at Bitong City now, it is simply a purgatory on earth, alas."

Three or four miles away from Changcheng, Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing got a report from the former army. The two ordered the Liaodong Army to pass around the city. When they arrived at the east gate of Changcheng, Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing saw that the city gate was closed tightly, and there were repeated shouts of killing in the city. Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing understood that the chaos in Changcheng was gone. Much smaller than Bitong City.

At this time, Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Liaojiao were sitting on the captured North Korean turtle boat. When Xue Jiajun Wang Ping and Tao Yaofu arrived in Changcheng, they only aimed at the navy wharf and captured all Changcheng by surprise. Ships, and got a strange turtle-shaped warship.

However, Zhao Liaojiao slaughtered all directions in Changcheng City, exterminated a large number of well-known Korean traitors on the list, and cheapened the poor Koreans in the city. After arriving at Changcheng, he joined the navy of Wang Ping and Tao Yaofu and waited for the arrival of the Liaodong army.

As a result, Xue Polu and Man Gui were the first to wait. Xue Jiajun Wang Ping and Tao Yaofu came forward to ask for credit and asked Xue Polu to rest on the turtle boat they had captured. Even the turtle ship, which is regarded as a treasure by the North Korean country, suddenly became interested, so they dragged Man Gui and Zhao rate to teach the Korean turtle ship.

The two generals Wang Ping and Tao Yaofu wanted the seized turtle ship, three other large warships and a dozen medium-sized wooden boats, and obtained more than 1000 catties of Korean gunpowder from the warehouse in Changcheng, as well as a few big pushes. Unusable firearms.

Now the North Korean turtle boat that Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Lijiao were sitting on suddenly had officers and soldiers from the Xue family army, and less than half of the Koreans in the bottom cabin remained. The safety of this turtle boat is still very guaranteed. The three of them first held a meeting for dividing the spoils. Xue Polu proposed that he would not participate in the dividing of the spoils if he got the ship and gunpowder.

However, Gui and Zhao led the two people, on the grounds that the Xue family's army was selfless in Liaoyang City, and insisted on dividing the Xue family's army. The precious property is divided into seven parts, namely Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Xue Polu, Man Gui, Zhao Lvjiao, Weisuojun, and Minfuying, but the income of the Minfuying is half less than Lie, and the half of the property is shared with the Minfuying Those who have done meritorious service are the Liao people and Koreans.

Now Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Lijiao are most worried about how to give Mr. Mao this property to him, and Mr. Mao will not refuse. The three of them have a headache for Mao Yuanyi, a strict and dull boss. , In the end, it was Xue Polu’s statement that giving property to Mr. Mao is just, he can do whatever he likes, and there is no benefit in going to North Korea. The officers and soldiers of the Jinglue Mansion would not agree to him either.

Then Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Liaojiao discussed how the entire Liaodong Army could return to Ningyuan or Shanhaiguan after a visit to Yizhou. , passed through Liaodong Bay, crossed the Shuangtaizi River, and drove directly to Youtunwei to return to the sphere of influence of the Liaodong Army of the Ming Dynasty.

But if you take this land route, you have to consider whether you will be attacked by the Jianlu Eight Banners like the Liaodong East Route Army. Therefore, returning to Liaodong by land is the easiest way, but it is a road full of weird dangers.

The second is to take the sea route, and then land at Denglai and Juehua Island. Juehua Island is the most convenient, but this must be strongly supported by the imperial court, Denglai Governor Yuan Keli, and other naval forces in Liaodong. There was a problem with the coordination of the Daming Navy and interference from Jianlu, so they used ships to transport the property of more than 5 Liaodong Army soldiers and civilians, horses, and property. It was unknown that the Daming Navy could complete this huge transportation task in the Year of the Monkey.

Xue Polu tentatively said: "Brother Man and Brother Zhao, why don't we stay in North Korea for the time being, so that we can contain Jianlu's rear, which is very beneficial to Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Lijiao said: "Brother Polu, we have made great achievements, and we should go back to Daming. When a man becomes famous, he should go back to his hometown. If we stay in North Korea, a small and barren country, maybe the imperial court thinks that we are waiting for the enemy to avoid war."

Man Gui also said: "Po Lue, your idea is good, but with General Mao of Dongjiang Town, we are redundant, and now the Lord Jinglue is short of major generals, if we don't go back, The entire line from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan is in danger of being penetrated by Jianlu."

Xue Polu could only smile awkwardly and said, "Brother Man, Brother Zhao, I didn't think carefully about brothers."

Zhao Lengjiao was silent for a moment and said: "Brother Polu, in fact, I understand some of your thoughts, and I am worried that Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou are plotting against you. Brother is already above Yuan and Zu, so it’s good if you don’t embarrass them, besides brother and Man, they won’t just sit back and watch Yuan and Zu mess around.”

(End of this chapter)