At Dengzhou Shuiying Pier, the sea breeze blows by in waves, bringing with it a fishy smell from time to time.
But no one cared about this. Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, said to Yan Yingyuan who had boarded the warship: "Liheng, take care along the way."
Yan Yingyuan looked at his immediate boss, who was about the same age. Although he had known each other for less than a year, he had become a best friend and a comrade who had lived and died together.
Now that we are finally about to separate, go to two different battlefields, and work together for the Ming Dynasty, I can't help but have mixed feelings in my heart.
He was not a man of words either, so he just returned the greeting with a cup of fists, and then said sincerely: "Jiutai take care, wait until I return from the southeast, and then serve under the Zhongcheng."
Lu Xiangsheng was more open-minded than Yan Yingyuan. He laughed and said, "Who knows, maybe I will be under your command by then, haha!"
Yan Yingyuan was not a mother-in-law. After he had taken his leave, he did not wait any longer and immediately ordered the ship to sail.
He did not return to the capital to say goodbye to his family, because he was relieved to have his brother-in-law with great powers.
After receiving the official transfer order, Yan Yingyuan bid farewell to Lu Xiangsheng, and the scene just happened.
After bidding farewell to Lu Xiangsheng, he took a boat and took the sea route directly to Funing Town, Fujian Province to take up his post.
After Lu Xiangsheng saw that Yan Yingyuan's boat had gone far away, he rode back to the governor's mansion.
It is impossible to say that he does not care at all about being separated from his comrades.
Originally, he was directing the harassment operations against Jianlu nearby in Pi Island. After learning the news, he rushed back to see Yan Yingyuan off.
Of course, by the way, he also had to inspect the resettlement work of refugees from Liaodong and the families of Dongjiang soldiers.
When he came back this time, he saw that the state-owned fish floss factory had officially started production and was further expanding in scale.
Seeing Governor Denglai coming to inspect, people from the state-owned enterprise suggested to him that the fish delivered every day were not enough and it would be best to add more fishermen.
This made Lu Xiangsheng very happy. People in state-owned enterprises said this, which meant that they could absorb more manpower.
While he allocated some small transport ships to be converted into fishing boats, he was also thinking about whether to fight a few larger wars to rescue more Han people from Liaodong.
After sending Yan Yingyuan away, Lu Xiangsheng pondered this matter in the inner hall.
However, he didn't think about it for long before he was interrupted: "Zhongcheng, there is an urgent military report on Zhangzi Island."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he quickly asked Zhang Xianzhong, who had made the report: "Where is the messenger?"
"Waiting for the Prime Minister at the front office." Zhang Xianzhong replied with clasped fists.
This time Lu Xiangsheng returned to Denglai and brought him back. Firstly, he was allowed to rest for a while, and secondly, Zhang Xianzhong had a letter to send to the capital, and there must be a reply, so he could read it early.
As for Zhang Xianzhong, although he was not Lu Xiangsheng's servant, he was highly valued by him and therefore considered him a lot.
As expected, people from the capital not only brought Yan Yingyuan's transfer order, but also Zhang Xianzhong's family letters, four of them.
At that time, Lu Xiangsheng took the initiative to read the letter for Zhang Xianzhong, who was illiterate.
The letter from the Fourth Primary School was full of longing for Zhang Xianzhong and proudly recounted their training in the new army. They also asked Zhang Xianzhong to kill a few fewer Tatars, lest they grow up and have no more to kill. Finally, they reassured Zhang Xianzhong,
Marquis Zhongxing was very kind to them, and even his own nephew could only be so kind.
While Lu Xiangsheng was happy for Zhang Xianzhong, he secretly guessed what Marquis Zhongxing's new army would be like after training.
In the next few days, he also noticed that Zhang Xianzhong's face was smiling more than before.
There were even a few times when he heard Zhang Xianzhong chatting with others about how his adopted son must be better than others and that he was satisfied in this life.
Of course, these are all digressions. At this time, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhang Xianzhong and said immediately: "Let's go to the front office."
He was a tall man with broad steps. He arrived at Qianya soon and met the messenger sent by Zhangzidao.
"Zhongcheng, urgent military situation, Jianlu has taken action." After saying this, the messenger handed over a chicken-feather letter.
Lu Xiangsheng didn't even sit down. He walked over and picked up the chicken-feather letter from the courier's hand, tore it open and started reading.
It turns out that General Zu Dalue of Zhangzi Island killed a Jianlu messenger sent to Korea during the night when he was active on land, and found a letter.
The letter stated that Jianlu was in urgent need of food, and asked Manggultai in North Korea to transport the collected food back first to avoid making any more mistakes.
Zu Dale also suggested to Lu Xiangsheng in his letter that this was a rare opportunity and he must intercept this batch of grain. He was willing to atone for his sins and would never hold back any more.
Lu Xiangsheng immediately unfolded the letter from Jianlu in the chicken-feather letter. Unfortunately, it was in Manchu. However, there was a copywriter in the governor's office who knew Manchu.
He immediately sent an order for the copywriter to come to the front office, and while waiting for the copywriter, he asked the messenger: "How often does your ancestral counselor often send people out at night?"
"Back to Zhongcheng, yes."
Unexpectedly, Zu Dale became proactive after arriving at Zhangzi Island. Probably because he saw that Pi Island was constantly attacking Jianlu in North Korea and had great achievements, so he couldn't sit still.
When Lu Xiangsheng thought of this, the copywriter had already arrived in a hurry. He stopped thinking about it and immediately ordered him to translate on the spot without leaving any omissions.
The result of the translation is similar to what Zu Dalue said in the letter, which is that the slave chief Huang Taiji urged Mang Gurtai for food.
Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately ordered the messenger: "You return immediately and tell General Zu. I ordered him to continue sending out all night to inquire about the news. If there is any further news about Jianlu, please fly to Pi Island immediately."
"Yes, Zhongcheng." The messenger agreed, then said goodbye and left the office immediately.
Lu Xiangsheng opened Zu Dalue's letter and read it again. He had some concerns in his mind and began to issue orders.
He ordered the Ming troops resting in Denglai to end their rest, and the Ming troops from each island gathered on Pi Island and Zhangzi Island to stand by.
The reason why he issued this order was because he was worried that Jianlu had already been intercepted by him once, which would inevitably increase the number of troops guarding the grain team.
The interception of grain this time will be of great significance. It can be seen from the letter that without this batch of grain in Jianlu, a large-scale famine will occur.
From the perspective of attacking the Jianqi, intercepting this batch of grain, or at least preventing this batch of food from falling into the hands of the Jianqi, would have a much greater effect than killing hundreds of Jianqi.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng decided to ensure the success of this operation no matter what, even if it meant fighting a tough battle, he would not hesitate.
After the order was issued, Lu Xiangsheng lost his initial passionate impulse and calmed down.
After thinking again and again, he reported this action to the court, explained the significance of this war, and implored Guan Ning to take diversionary actions to cooperate with this war.
After doing this, Lu Xiangsheng personally led the army to go to Pi Island first.
For a war in this sense, no matter how calm Lu Xiangsheng was, he would definitely go there in person.