There were three naval armies in the northern seas of the Ming Dynasty.
One is the Longhu Navy stationed in Juehua Island, Ningyuan. They are under the direct command of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao. One is the Denglai Navy stationed in Penglai, and they are under the command of Denglai Governor. The other one is stationed in Denglai.
The Dongjiang Navy in Lushun and Pidao was under the command of Mao Wenlong, the left governor.
The defense zones of these three navies overlap, but overall they are clear.
The Longhu Naval Defense Area is the central and northern part of the Bohai Sea, that is, the Bohai Bay of Tianjin and the sea area to the north. Their main task is to transport the grain, grass and baggage of the Guan Ning Army. They are also responsible for the defense of Liaodong Bay in the Bohai Sea to prevent Jiannu from entering the sea.
The defense area of the Denglai Navy is mainly the Laizhou Bay of the Bohai Sea and the adjacent waters of the Shandong Peninsula in the northern Yellow Sea.
The Dongjiang Navy mainly defends the Yellow Sea. Together with the Longhu Navy, it blocks the Liaodong Peninsula from east to west and seals off the Jiannu on land.
By the second year of Chongzhen, the Luda area was still in the hands of the Ming army. They, the Denglai area, and the Dongjiang area were classified as a war zone. That is, at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, south of Dalian, the Ming Dynasty still had a foothold.
.The Liaodong Peninsula was not completely lost.
The reason is also very simple. The Shandong Peninsula was responsible for supplying food and wages in the Luda area and Dongjiang Town. It was not until Yuan Chonghuan took office as the governor of Jiliao that he abruptly took away this part of the supply.
In fact, from the time he came to power to the time Mao Wenlong was killed, there was basically no pay for them in less than a year.
In Yuan Chonghuan's plan to restore Liao Dynasty from the sea in five years, the core is the three strongholds in Dandong, Luda area, and Jinzhou area as the direction of attack. Three lines will advance in parallel, separate attacks will be carried out, plow the court to sweep holes, and attack Huanglong directly. The troops will meet at the foot of Shenyang City.
At the beginning of the Tianqi Dynasty, the imperial court assigned the Luda area to the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town.
In its heyday, Dongjiang Town owned three base areas: Pi Island, Luda area, and Dandong area. There was also a guerrilla zone along the coastline of the eastern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, which was about 300 miles deep.
Often, small groups of less than a hundred troops from Dongjiang Town, carried by the navy, would land on uninhabited coasts and tidal flats, and go deep into the hinterland to rob the slave farms, causing the slaves to suffer miserably.
What Mao Wenlong is best at is using a small force to eat up Jiannu's even smaller force.
Often seventy or eighty people surrounded a small Eight Banners village with only a dozen households. They killed a dozen strong men and destroyed the village.
There is little land in mountainous areas and cannot support many people. Generally speaking, villages are not large in size. On average, there are only a dozen or so families, half farming, half fishing and hunting. In addition, they collect wild fruits, wild vegetables, dig ginseng, and produce mountain products to supplement their income.
the source of life.
In this era, Liaodong is a vast area with sparsely populated areas, inconvenient transportation, and poor information. If something goes wrong, no one knows about it for days or even half a month. By the time it is discovered, the cucumbers and vegetables are already cold.
Many times, by the time Jian Nu Niulu in the town got the news, the village would have been burned to the ground long ago.
Once the slave establishment carried out large-scale military activities, strong men from each village would inevitably be mobilized to gather in Shenyang. At this time, Mao Wenlong would send out a large number of troops, and tens of thousands of people would land in various places to carry out large-scale destruction.
Preventing thieves for a thousand days is not a piece of music. No one knows when Mao Wenlong's troops will come or where they will land. Such a long coastline cannot provide early warning and defense.
If they succeed, they will run away immediately. If they fail, they will run away immediately.
In the deep mountains and old forests, the cavalry cannot move, and there is no advantage in pursuing them on foot. As for the soldiers and horses of Pi Island, if they run to the seaside, the navy will meet them.
The French cannons, cannons, and various matchlock guns on the ship came at them fiercely. Even if the cavalry came, they would be defeated. The infantry could not fight against the gunboats in the sea.
Under Mao Wenlong's rampant activities, the Han slaves plundered by the slave builders became enlightened and resisted one after another.
Or they would kill the bannermen and flee to Pi Island at night while the master was asleep. Or they would poison the wells. There were also those who blocked the doors and set fires in the middle of the night. They robbed people at night and followed those who went to the toilet in the middle of the night to sap them.
Mao Wenlong caused complete chaos in the eastern half of Liaodong, driving everyone from Nurhachi to Huang Taiji crazy.
However, there was nothing anyone could do against Mao Wenlong in the terrain of Liaodong.
The western part of Liaodong is a plain, which is the Northeast Plain.
Draw a vertical line from Dalian. The east part of this line is all mountainous, and mostly virgin forests.
Many villages in Jiannu are located in the eastern mountainous areas. This area has become the hardest hit area by Mao Wenlong.
Mao Wenlong acquiesced in merchants' smuggling because he needed to collect heavy taxes to raise troops. He could not survive with the unreliable food and salary from the court.
But Mao Wenlong had no official contact with the slaves. He allowed businessmen to do smuggling. He only imposed heavy taxes.
In the Bohai Bay, outside the Dagu Port of Tianjin, a fortune ship has just left the port.
This ship was under the banner of Dongjiang Town. Naturally, the Beiwa camp in Dagukou immediately released it. Governor Zuo was not something they could afford to offend.
Zhang Tao stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the foggy sea. Because the sun had just come out, the visibility on the sea was not high and the fog was thick.
On both sides of him stood the disgraced Bai Zihang and Gao Cangjin. They robbed Yang Fan of wheat, but were raided by the militia and suffered heavy losses. Each of the 400 men in the camp was left with more than 100 people.
Although they grabbed several thousand tons of wheat, the loss was not worth the gain.
"You two don't have to be so depressed. When we get to Dongjiang Town, I will share your credit with Governor Zuo. Let Governor Zuo make up the number of your battalion leaders. I promise you that I will not miss anything." Zhang Tao
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When they heard this, they were overjoyed and hurriedly said, "It's up to General Zhang to make the decision for the two of us."
In this world, only soldiers have strength. Now that they have lost most of their soldiers, they are worried that they will not be able to eat enough when they arrive at Pi Island. Unexpectedly, Zhang Tao is true to his word and guarantees them that he will make up for the lost soldiers.
"When we arrived at Pi Island, the two generals were as high as the sky and allowed the birds to fly, and the sea was as wide as the fish could leap. Hahaha," Zhang Tao said with a hearty smile. At this time, he was also a little complacent. He had done this beautifully.
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Jizhou is in chaos. Let's see if the emperor dares to attack the Qing army. He also wants to reduce the total salary of Dongjiang from one million to two hundred and forty thousand. This is unbearable.
He was imagining how happy Commander Zuo would be when he arrived at the Dongjiang River. He heard the sailors shouting from the top of the mast, "Attention! There are a large number of naval warships ahead."
By this time, the sun had risen and the wind was blowing on the sea. The fog was gradually blown away by the strong wind.
On the sparkling sea, facing away from a huge red sun that had just jumped out of the sea, fifteen naval warships appeared in front.
Zhang Tao squinted his eyes and finally saw the flag clearly against the light. A numb feeling spread throughout his body. Fear made his hands and feet feel weak for a moment.
I saw the flag of the Dragon and Tiger Navy hanging on the mast. A tall figure stood on the bridge.
"He Kegang!" Zhang Tao said Nannan.
Their ship was a large fortune ship, a merchant ship. Opposite them were fifteen gunboats equipped with artillery. Resistance was useless, and they could not escape.
A few days later, a fast boat from the Longhu Navy arrived at Pi Island and sent a letter to Mao Wenlong.
In the General Military Mansion of Dongjiang Town in Pidao, Mao Wenlong held a letter and fell into deep thought.
This letter was written by Yuan Chonghuan himself. He said that he was coming to the military parade and that he would send the arrears of food, grass and military pay.
The location of the military parade was neither Ningyuan nor Pidao. Instead, it was chosen in the middle of the two sides - Lushunkou.
