The next day, Li Yanzhi and Jin Xin left Liaocheng with 3,000 soldiers of the personal guard battalion and marched towards Jinan.

Of course, the changes of the Ming army could not be concealed from the ears and eyes of the Qing army sentinels, but now it is the beginning of March, the ice of the Daqing River has been lifted, and the Ming army is marching on the south bank of the Daqing River, and it is not easy for the Qing cavalry to sneak attack.

It took less than two days for the group to arrive in Jinan without any danger or danger. Jin Xin replaced Wu Ping as the garrison of Jinan, while Wu Ping and Li Yanzhi quickly headed east with 3,000 men and horses.

Nine hundred miles from Jinan to Dengzhou, there are official roads to communicate, although there are many mountains to climb in the middle, but it is not too difficult to walk.

For the speed of the march, he carried hundreds of wagons with him, which were responsible for transporting weapons and armor and food. Along the way, it was the territory of the Ming army, and the cities and towns could be replenished.

Along the way, there were cavalry to guide the passing towns to convey the orders of the king of Qi, and after the army arrived, the camping meals were prepared by the local government, so the march was extremely fast, and it took half a month to reach Dengzhou on the journey of 900 miles.

Before the team arrived, Shan Minglei, who was guarding Jiaodong, had already received an order from the King of Qi and was already preparing for a cross-sea attack.

The Jiaodong Army gathered 30,000 people, and after the main force of the Jiaodong Army was brought to the Jinan front, only more than 10,000 people remained in Dengzhou, and the task was to guard the captured green battalion soldiers. Originally, there were 70,000 or 80,000 people in the two divisions of Bai Guangen and Tangtong who were outside Dengzhou, but they were later reorganized and sent to the front line, and the Jiaodong soldiers who stayed in Dengzhou plus the newly formed army were more than 30,000 people, responsible for guarding the Jiaodong Peninsula.

Shan Minglei was appointed as the governor of Denglai, and his first task was to continue the reorganization and training of the army; he had been the director of the Department of Suppression and Pacification for many years, and he was also in charge of the reorganization and training of troops in Jiangxi, so he was no stranger to training the army. Therefore, it is not necessary to say how strong the combat effectiveness of these 30,000 Dengzhou soldiers is, but the combat effectiveness is definitely above the original green battalion soldiers.

The Northern Expeditionary Army fought on the road, and the original sailor division did not have much use, and the original Dengzhou sailor was better. Now that there is finally a place for the sailor, the generals of the sailor are very excited.

"Don't be too happy, the Qing army does not have any water division, it turns out that the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army have already died in Jiangnan with Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others. Although there were a small number of Qing troops in Jinzhou and other places on the Liaodong Peninsula, they only owned some fishing boats. Your task is more to transport the army to Liaoxi. Wu Ping said to Sima Nan, Fu Chun and other battleship captains.

"Hey, it's better to have a task than to be moldy. It's a pity that there are hundreds of red-coated cannons, and there is not much use. Sima Nan said with a grin.

Wu Ping said: "Who said that the red-coated cannon has no use, after arriving in Liaoxi, it is necessary to attack Ningyuan and attack Shanhaiguan, and the red-coated cannon is a sharp weapon to break the city." ”

"Ahh It's a bit of a hassle to unload the redcoat cannon from the ship. Sima Nan exclaimed.

"You think about these troubles slowly, now I ask you, starting from Dengzhou, attacking Shanhaiguan Ningyuan and other places, how to take the sea route, how much time will it take?" Wu Ping asked.

Sima Nan said with a smile: "You ask Fu Chun about this, he bought so much wood in Liaodong, and he is very familiar with it." ”

As early as two years ago, when Chen Yue went to trade with the Japanese Kingdom, Fu Chun was ordered to go to Liaodong to buy wood to build sea ships. Then after the war started, he was ordered to come to Dengzhou from Liaodong to help Wu Ping guard Dengzhou. Therefore, if you are familiar with the sea conditions in Liaodong, Fu Chun is none other than the generals of the navy.

"General Wu, please take a look," Fu Chun spread out a wide chart and pointed: "My subordinates were ordered to buy wood before, and the place where they were located was at the mouth of the Liao River, more than a hundred miles north of Gaizhouwei. From the mouth of the Liaohe River to the southwest along the coast, you can reach Ningyuan, and continue south to Shanhaiguan.

There are two paths from Dengzhou to Shanhaiguan, one path is to sail along the coast from Dengzhou to the west, and you can reach Shanhaiguan in half a circle. Another path is to go north from Dengzhou, through a group of islands such as Changdao, Miaodao, and Huangcheng Island to reach Jinzhou, and then go north from Jinzhou to the mouth of the Liaohe River, and then go west to reach Ningyuan. ”

"Which of these two paths is close, and which one is easy to walk?" Wu Ping asked.

"There's a lot of difference between near and far. It's not easy to walk. Fu Chun smiled bitterly, "Mr. Wu, you also know that it is still spring, and the north wind is blowing.

If there is a south wind, it will only take two days to reach Jinzhou from Dengzhou. Now it's basically going against the wind, and it's not too easy to walk at all. It takes seven or eight days to travel six hundred miles from Dengzhou to Jinzhou. From Jinzhou to Liaohekou, and then to Ningyuan, it is impossible to travel without more than 20 days and a month.

It may be easier to walk west along the coast from Dengzhou to Shanhaiguan via Dagu, but it will take at least 20 days. ”

The two paths are about the same distance, and they are not easy to walk, which one should I take? Wu Ping also had some difficulties.

"From Dengzhou to the west, we have to pass through Dagu between the rivers, all the way is the territory of the Qing army, and the fleet is driving against the coast, which will inevitably be noticed by the Qing army, and if the Qing army sees through our army's intentions, it will be a bad thing. As you can see below, it is safer to go north from Dengzhou to Jinzhou. After thinking about it carefully, Li Yanzhi expressed his opinion.

"Liaodong and Liaoxi are also the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, won't Jinzhou be detected by the Manchu army?" Shan Minglei said.

"Most of the main forces of the Qing army confronted our Northern Expeditionary Army in Linqing, Liaodong did not have many troops, and most of the troops left behind were also in Shenyang, Jinzhou and other places may have been abandoned by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there are no defenders at all, even if they see our fleet, they can't stop it. By the time the news reached Shenyang, we would have already laid down the Ningyuan Mountain Customs. Li Yan said straight.

"The army will go to Jinzhou first, divide the army to capture Jinzhou, Fuzhou and other places, and take the whole of southern Liaoning into our hands. The Manchurian army left behind in Shenyang must think that we are going to attack their lair, and if they send troops, they will only send troops to southern Liaoning.

Leaving part of the troops to guard southern Liaoning, our fleet will go west to attack western Liaoning, and take the western Liaoxi corridor into our hands. By the time Shenyang's man realized that it was too late.

As long as we quickly capture Shanhaiguan, we can block the Qing army in the pass, and if we capture Ningyuan, we can block Shenyang Manchu. In this way, the family of Wu Sanguijun can be held in their hands and the tasks assigned by the prince can be completed. ”

Li Yanzhi explained in detail the plan in his heart, and everyone nodded again and again, even Shan Minglei had no objections.

According to Mr. Li's words, the fleet went north from Dengzhou to attack Jinzhou first. The order is given, the army and the warships are ready, and the troops will be sent in three days! Wu Ping ordered.

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