1. Although the military port of Arthur behaved like a tiger full of fangs for a long time, in the 17th century, Lushun had not yet entered the period of the military port.

Because in this era, in addition to the black technology weapons in Chen Xin's hands, the accuracy and power of the artillery in the hands of other forces are not enough to threaten and control the nearby plain area from the mountain, so there is no fortification on the two traffic arteries of West Cockscomb Mountain and Golden Mountain next to Nancheng.

The hills that line the waterway into the haven are covered with dense trees, adding a touch of softness to the desolate scenery on a winter day.

At this time, the military port was full of transport ships of the United Kingdom of China, and the ships on the dock were constantly coming and going, and a large number of army soldiers with strict military appearance were constantly swallowed.

This time, the marines do not need to take the lead and grab the beachhead, because, with the advance operation of the intelligence department, the Ming generals here have withdrawn from the city and are waiting for the reorganization of the Huaxia Army, so after the soldiers who landed at the pier gathered, they entered the city through the Tongjin Gate in the south of Lushun City in turn.

The red flag of China fluttered on the tower of Tongjin Gate, and surrounded by the guard flag team, Chen Xin entered the city with the members of his headquarters.

Looking at the group of people cowering and hiding in their respective grass huts, looking this way, Chen Xin asked the adjutant beside him, "What's going on over there?" How can there be ordinary people here? ”

"Your Majesty, those are not ordinary people, but military households in Liaodong, just because of the corrupt system, these military households can no longer fight, so when they surrendered, they did not count these military households, but continued to let them live in peace."

"Well done."

There was only one north-south road in the city, which was completely controlled by a non-infantry battalion that had entered the city first.

The subsequent teams entering the city will follow the plan formulated before the war, taking advantage of the favorable opportunity of the absence of soldiers and generals in Arthur City, to quickly control the main roads and divide the various settlements in the city.

Although these tough warriors were not equipped with sharp spears or other weapons, and the vests and military uniforms on their bodies looked a little strange, the rifles were fixed with cold and shining bayonets and black holes, which were already very intimidating.

Such a weapon, even in the face of the regular army, can make the other party's heart tremble, not to mention a group of military civilians who are hungry all year round and can't fight a tough battle! This made the military households in Lushun not have the slightest idea of confrontation.

Chen Xin followed the investigators who had prepared the front station in advance, and walked together on the streets of Lushun City, where there were almost no brick houses on both sides of the street, and there were simple houses made of thatched grass as far as the eye could see.

"Why is this place so dilapidated? And, it seems, it's all newly built huts in recent years! ”

"No way, Lushun was broken by Houjin before, although later the men and horses under the command of Mao Wenlong took this place back, but, with the tyrannical virtue of the Eight Banners, when leaving, how could it be possible to leave an intact city, a good city, a fire, burned out."

"Alas, it's really hard for the people here."

There are not many decent shops in the city, and from these points of view, this is a simple defensive fortress, and it seems to be very depressed.

Chen Xin actually saw a few children catching rats in some corners and other places, and skillfully using various tools to make rats into food.

Seeing these unclothed children whose eyes were full of hunger, Chen Xin sighed heavily in his heart again.

When Mao Wenlong was not killed by Yuan Chonghuan without authorization, and was still managing Dongjiang Town, he gathered a large number of Han people who fled from Liaodong. Just like the residents of this Lushun City, they are basically Liao people who fled from all over Liaodong, and some of them fled to Phi Dao and other islands first, and then came here.

However, the Ming court, which was becoming more and more financially tight, could no longer afford such a heavy burden, and it was impossible for them to transport grain thousands of miles to manage the rations of so many disaster victims.

Therefore, the number of soldiers reported by Dongjiang Town has always been stuck, and the number of soldiers on their books is far lower than the actual population of Dongjiang Town, and a large number of Liaodong people who can't eat imperial grain can only follow Mao Wenlong to start a smuggling business in order to get a bite of food.

However, with the death of Mao Wenlong, this smuggling trade was soon controlled by the Guan Ning army, and the smuggling trade left in the hands of the already divided Dongjiang Town generals accounted for a very small proportion.

In addition, without the control of unified leadership, this remaining little trade volume was also divided again, and then completely controlled in the hands of some generals.

Because the local people have always had to face the harassment of Houjin, the efficiency of the fields is very low, and the grain production is not much, and when there was Mao Wenlong, they could still receive a little salary from the smuggling business to maintain a minimum standard of survival.

However, now, the situation has become even worse, and in the winter, some people will not survive and die in the bitter cold.

Last year, there were many such tragedies, and this year, it was already winter, and before the Huaxia army came, people had already begun to starve to death.

Before the entourage entered a very magnificent building, the guide introduced that this was the office and residence of the highest person in charge of Lushun, the deputy general of Lushun.

Looking from the outside of the door, there are a lot of standard configurations of the big house such as the wall and the gatehouse, and after entering, Chen Xin glanced around at the wide space, and said to Zachdan, who followed: "Big cat, from today onwards, the matter here will be directly taken over by you for the time being. ”

Zachdan immediately saluted, "The minister knows it in his heart, and he has also seen the information delivered by the intelligence department and the reconnaissance force before, and the minister will definitely straighten out the affairs here as soon as possible and never disappoint the expectations of the king." ”

"How are you going to deal with the Lushun matter?"

"First of all, the city must be fortified, and the battalions shall be ordered to occupy all the points and communication arteries in the city.

In fact, according to the observation of the past few years, the minister found that these masters were the actual managers of the cities of the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin.

With these masters, then find out the various records and documents in the deputy general's mansion, hand them over to the logistics department for checking, and count the amount of grain and grass needed in the whole city, and then you need the help of the king to order the raising of food. ”

"There's no problem with this, but it's still the old rule, no work, no food, we have to give relief to the victims, but we can't do that thankless stupid thing and raise a bunch of lazy people."

"Minister, understand, in this regard, the minister will consult the internal affairs talents transferred from China."