Zhangzi Island is much smaller than Pi Island. Once the Denglai Ming troops gather, they will not be able to accommodate so many Ming troops.
Many Ming troops were unable to go to the island, so they had to stay on the ship and parked on the sea to wait for the next order.
Lu Xiangsheng was also a little surprised by this situation and did not think carefully enough in advance.
After he landed on Zhangzi Island, he called a meeting of the generals in a barracks at the port.
A rather spacious barracks was filled with generals from all walks of life in a short time. Some of these generals were brought from Pi Island, some were ordered to come from other islands, and of course there were some stationed locally on Zhangzi Island.
As soon as Lu Xiangsheng arrived at his position, there was a sound of metal clashing in the barracks. The generals lined up in several rows according to their official positions, clasped their fists and saluted Lu Xiangsheng and said: "I will see you at the end of the day, Zhongcheng."
Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand, and after they stood still, he directly called them by name: "Where is General Zu Shen?"
When Zu Dale heard this, he quickly came out of the queue again, clasped his fists and said, "The general is here."
"Do you have the latest military information? How is the enemy's situation on land?" Lu Xiangsheng asked two questions in a row.
The generals in the barracks all knew that they were here to rob food. They were excited and nervous about such a large-scale battle. At this time, when they heard Lu Xiangsheng asking about the military situation, they all looked at Zu Dale with concern, ready to hear any further news.
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"Back in Zhongcheng, the Jianlu were only seen near the official road from Korea to Liaodong, and there was no trace of them along the coast. According to the late general who sent no returns at night, the Jianlu in Zhenjiang Fort seemed to be showing signs of entering the DPRK to support them.
"Zu Dale looked solemn and replied seemingly seriously.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he asked: "Does that mean the Jianlu grain team is not far from Zhenjiang Fort?"
Zu Dale didn't even think about it and immediately replied: "The general thinks that what Zhong Cheng said is right. The prisoners of Zhenjiang Fort have been arriving for many days and have no intention of continuing to Pyongyang. Now they are heading to North Korea, obviously.
The food team is not far away."
Chen Jisheng, deputy commander-in-chief of Pidao, frowned when he heard this. He felt that Zu Dale was a bit arbitrary. He could not draw such a certain inference from these signs.
Perhaps Lu Xiangsheng was preoccupied with robbing food, so he nodded in agreement with Zu Dale's statement. However, just in case, he still said to the other generals: "This battle is very important. To ensure that everything is safe, if you have any ideas, just say it."
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The generals in the barracks looked at each other, and finally Mao Chenglu came out and reported with some hesitation: "Zhongcheng, before I went out with Marshal Mao, I would first find out where the main force of the captives was and then act accordingly.
Would you like to confirm again where the main force of Jianlu is?"
Upon hearing this, Zu Dale quickly said: "Zhongcheng, the late general Ye Bushou conducted in-depth reconnaissance and found that many Jianlu troops were heading towards Guanning. According to the general's inference, the main force is either in Shengjing or on guard.
Guan Ning is an ally. And in the nearby area, the largest number of Jianlu from Phoenix City are only about 2,000."
Mao Chenglu had no good impression of Zu Dale, who was born in Guan Ning. He asked suspiciously: "Your Ye Bushuang has conducted in-depth reconnaissance. Where are the people?"
When Zu Dale heard this, he immediately glared at Mao Chenglu and openly showed distrust in front of him. Even if he was not guilty, he would still be angry.
When Lu Xiangsheng saw it, he said to Zu Dale: "General Mao Shen is afraid that you will be perfunctory if you don't stop at night, so he wants to ask. The matter is important, and I think it is better to ask."
Lu Xiangsheng also said so. He couldn't glare at the governor. Besides, Zhongcheng also gave him the steps, so he had to retract his glare at Mao Chenglu and reported to Lu Xiangsheng: "Zhongcheng, the general knows that this matter is very important, so
We have verified it again and again. And because we want to keep track of Jianlu’s movements, all of the general’s subordinates, Ye Bushou, have been sent out by the general and are not on the island.”
After Lu Xiangsheng heard what he said, he had no choice but to forget it. Mao Chenglu also returned to the team angrily, but his impression of Zu Dale had not changed.
"Generals, do you have any other suggestions?" Lu Xiangsheng continued to ask.
Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of Denglai, came out of the queue, clasped his fists and said: "Zhongcheng, I think that Zhangzi Island is a bit far from the food escort route for the Jianlu captives. If we go too late, I'm afraid the Jianlu captives will escape into Phoenix City."
Although he is alone, he is not a brainless person. Huang Long has long seen that the governor is determined to seize the food robbery, so if he wants to win over Lu Xiangsheng, he must make great efforts in this matter and perform well.
You will definitely get Zhongcheng’s Qingmi.
Huang Long thought this way and became active in his actions.
Lu Xiangsheng heard what Huang Long said was reasonable, so he nodded in agreement. Then he asked other generals for their suggestions, but no one responded.
So, he decided: "God help me, it will be calm these days. The ships at sea will approach the port, connect them with ropes, and temporarily settle down for one night. We will make a decision after seeing the military situation tomorrow."
Jianlu did not have a naval force, so the Ming army generals had no objection to arranging the camp for one night.
It was getting late in the evening, and it was inconvenient to move around. Therefore, the military meeting was dismissed, and the generals went back to make arrangements for the night.
Early in the morning of the next day, before the sun rose above the sea level, Zu Dale came to see Lu Xiangsheng and told him that he had just been rewarded for staying up all night, and that the captives from Zhenjiang Fort had entered Korea.
Perhaps because of what Mao Chenglu said yesterday, he deliberately stayed up all night to see Lu Xiangsheng this time.
Lu Xiangsheng was not polite. He asked Ye Buzuo carefully and found nothing suspicious, so he made a decision in his mind.
Although Ye Bushou was from Zu Dalue, the military situation he said was indeed true. Jianlu actually did this, so it was impossible for Lu Xiangsheng to discover the flaw.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered all the generals to put their night troops on land and search for traces of Jianluo along the coastline to the northeast, and warn them if they encountered the enemy.
The main force of the army still took boats and sailed along the coastline to the Yalu River after having breakfast.
Suddenly, the sea surface near Zhangzi Island began to move again, and various ships loaded with Denglai Ming troops formed long snake formations and headed toward the Yalu River in a mighty manner.
It was not until noon that the sea near Zhangzi Island was completely empty.
Two people have been standing on a peak on the island. From the moment the Ming army started moving, they turned around and left until they could no longer see the Ming army.
People who didn't know thought that they had relatives in the Ming army, and they reluctantly watched until they were out of sight because of worry.
But if anyone heard the conversation between these two people, they would definitely be surprised.
"Haha, my lord, if so many Ming troops were wiped out in one fell swoop, Denglai will be dead and it will be impossible for him to regain his strength within ten years. You have made a great contribution!"
"Haha, if you hadn't persuaded Zu Dalue to surrender, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this great feat so easily. Master will definitely reward you and me, and no one will be left behind."