Seven hundred and fortieth eight chapters Denglai expedition
Not to mention how late Zhong Jinwei returned to the military camp, let’s talk about Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai. He had just sent the envoy from the King of Korea back to the inn. This was the second batch of envoys to come to Denglai after the sea thawed, and the previous envoy
It's only a day difference.
Lu Xiangsheng knew that North Korea was waiting for him to send troops to take over Busan, and it was already impatient.
Before, he had an excuse, the weather, and he couldn't do anything even if he wanted to accept Busan. Now that the weather has improved, Lu Xiangsheng, in accordance with the wishes of the court, did not want to delay it any longer.
It’s not that we are worried about the victims of the disaster in Korea, but that the feudal king’s feudal North America must be accelerated. Busan, as the first large-scale supply point on the sea, must start construction immediately.
He originally wanted to go to Busan in person. After all, there might be a lot of problems when the handover was first handed over. If he went in person, he would be able to make up his mind on the spot.
However, before Lu Xiangsheng's idea could be implemented, the imperial court's decree arrived and the decisive battle in Liaodong officially began.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng could only be busy with the Liaodong war, and the trip to Busan was delegated to his subordinates. Anyway, according to the imperial court's wishes, going to Busan was the central idea, and the construction of the supply point was quickly started.
Of course, the Ming army, craftsmen and some civilians heading to Busan cannot move forward yet, because all the ships have to be used to transport the Denglai Ming army to land in Liaodong.
Lu Xiangsheng immediately arranged for fast boats to go to various islands to convey orders, and asked them to gather on the two large islands of Zhangzi Island and Pi Island to wait for orders.
Then he personally welcomed out of Dengzhou City and received the arms shipped from the capital outside the city. The key success or failure of this war depends on these arms. Speaking of which, although the firearms force is more powerful, it also relies more on logistics.
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Ten thousand flintlock muskets require a huge amount of ammunition. If there is no ammunition, it is not as useful as a simple long gun.
There was another important reason why Lu Xiangsheng wanted to welcome him out in person. He asked the escort officer: "Has the ammunition for the Fo Lang machine gun been delivered?"
"Go back to Zhongcheng. Marquis Zhongxing has already given instructions. How dare you forget to send it away?" the escort officer replied with a smile.
Then he specially led Lu Xiangsheng to a car in the middle, opened it and let Lu Xiangsheng inspect it for himself.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the Franco machine ammunition in the car like a treasure, feeling extremely satisfied.
At first, he followed Marquis Zhongxing into the hinterland of Jianlu, where he overturned rivers and seas, and did whatever he wanted, relying on the power of firearms, among which artillery played the most important role.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng ordered the Fusiliers to go and retrieve the Franco machine guns that had been buried during the last retreat as soon as they had the ability to fight in the field.
When reporting the military situation to the imperial court years ago, he wrote a letter specifically to mention this to Marquis Zhongxing. He knew that others might not take it seriously. But as Marquis Zhongxing was the most proficient in using artillery in the Ming Dynasty, he would never forget his own
this requirement.
Unexpectedly, Marquis Zhongxing not only did not forget it, but also had another surprise for him. The escort officer led two other sergeants to introduce to Lu Xiangsheng: "Zhongcheng, these two are the outstanding Fo Lang machine field artillery officers in the Beijing camp.
The gunners were ordered by Marquis Zhongxing to come to the Denglai army and obey Zhongcheng's command."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he felt very good again. He didn't pay attention to this, but Zhongxing Hou took it into consideration for him. He immediately warmly welcomed the two gunners and treated them like treasures.
That night, Lu Xiangsheng sent word to the North Korean envoys who were waiting for news at the inn, and said to the two North Korean envoys who arrived in Dengzhou one after another: "Early tomorrow morning, our army will go to the Liaodong battlefield to fight to the death with the Jianlu. All ships are ready.
It will be transferred to transport the army to the battlefield in Liaodong, so I have to go to Busan to accept the matter, and I have to wait for the ship to arrive in Liaodong before returning."
The two North Korean envoys had already been shocked by the movements of the Ming army in Denglai City and the preparations for war. They could guess that the Ming army was beginning to make big moves.
Therefore, they were not surprised when Lu Xiangsheng said it. Moreover, the two of them had already discussed it. As soon as Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, one of the envoys asked Lu Xiangsheng: "Zhongcheng, if I send a navy to pick up your people,
Do you think it’s okay to go to Busan to accept it?”
Lu Xiangsheng was stunned after hearing this, and then he was immediately overjoyed. In this way, the war in Liaodong would not delay the process of the vassal feudalism in North America. However, although Lu Xiangsheng agreed in his heart, he did not show it on his face.
He pondered for a moment, and then said to the North Korean envoy: "This is not impossible, but firstly, there will be more people going to Busan, and secondly, the people from Busan may have to be transported back to Denglai. I'm afraid the ship will take
Quite a few, I think it’s better to wait until Shuiying returns.”
"Zhongcheng, there is no need to worry too much. Although our army in Korea is not good, we still have a lot of navy. Besides, this is not a war, it is just transporting people. Therefore, Zhongcheng has as many ships as he wants, and it doesn't matter how long he needs them. All he needs is
Just inform me, the king." The North Korean envoy replied quickly, fearing that he would be delayed further.
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng stopped being hesitant and immediately nodded in agreement. He called the man responsible for building the Busan supply point and asked him to discuss it with the North Korean envoy. Then he waited for the North Korean king to send the navy and set off for Busan.
Lu Xiangsheng himself set off for Pi Island according to his original plan. After all, the date requested by Marquis Zhongxing had been determined, and Lu Xiangsheng did not dare to delay the military situation.
In this decisive battle, Denglai naturally did not leave any back-up, and dispatched 30,000 troops out of an army of nearly 40,000. Among them were 1,000 fusiliers from the Beijing Battalion, and 10,000 of Denglai's own fusiliers.
Spearmen. With this part as the main force, they formed the right-hand army in the decisive battle of Liaodong, known as one hundred thousand, to conquer Jianlu.
The nearby troops had already been mobilized overnight and were all on standby at the dock. At dawn, the troops began to board ships and sail away from the Dengzhou City dock.
Watching the mighty fleet leave the dock and disappear into the sea. The people of Dengzhou City who came to see them off prayed silently in their hearts, hoping that Lu Zhongcheng's army would return in triumph.
When Lu Xiang ascended to Dapi Island, the generals on the island met him on the pier.
The decisive battle is finally coming, and everyone is very excited. The most active among them are not the former Dongjiang Town soldiers who have a bloody feud with Jianlu, but the four small soldiers sent by Zhong Jinwei to practice.
Although they all rushed to express their willingness to be vanguards to Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Xiangsheng really did not dare to let them be vanguards. Even though the four of them showed unusual military talents during their training, they were nephews of Marquis Zhongxing after all.
, if it’s a little unexpected, I can’t explain it.
In the end, it was decided to use Cao Bianjiao as the vanguard officer and lead the four young men to open the way for the army.
The lowest goal of this war was to regain Shenyang, so the three armies all set off with Shenyang as their goal. Denglai was the furthest away from Shenyang, so it was the first to set off.
Their first battle will be Zhenjiang Fort at the mouth of the Yalu River.