The geographical location of Yellow Mud Bay, north of Lushun, was very remote. There were undulating hills to the west and the sea to the east. Only the south side was flat and deep, about 1.5 kilometers wide. If the enemy attacked on land, they only needed to defend the south side.
The 'Lushun' approached the coast, and the crane installed on the ship lowered two small boats. The combat engineers first climbed down the rope. They carried the semi-finished trestle ashore and built it. Then they let the transport ship dock on the trestle to load and unload personnel and supplies.
Zhou Qingfeng stood at the bow and did not help. He only estimated the time and then lamented the slow and dangerous landing battle. If a wave of enemy troops came ashore at this time, he would be driven into the sea. If the enemy was also equipped with shore artillery or warships …
It only took the advance fleet ten hours to cross the sea, but it took five or six hours to get ashore. When half of the infantry company and half of the combat engineer company of the advance fleet finished disembarking, the three transport ships, including the 'Lushun', immediately returned. The next transport task would be very intensive.
The infantry ashore began to set up sentries and pushed out to investigate the possible presence of the enemy. 'Dog Meat' and the four wolf pups also joined them. They spent a day investigating the five kilometers around Yellow Mud Bay and only found a few villages and fortresses. They did not find anything unusual. Except for the constant sea breeze, everything was quiet, too quiet.
With the help of the supplies, the combat engineers worked continuously for a day and a night. Sang Wenlai personally led the team to expand the landing site and built three simple trestles. The heavy physical labor exhausted them half to death. The result was that after the follow-up fleet of more than a thousand people successfully arrived, it only took three hours to disembark.
The refugees that were transported here were carefully selected. They had eaten for a period of time and received simple training. They could understand orders and were obedient. After these 1,500 people went ashore, they served as ordinary labor and continued to expand the landing site. At the same time, they built houses, fortifications, and fortresses.
"Young Marshal, we have built a field hospital according to plan. The medical platoon is already in place. "
"The 14 ditches dug from the western hills have been completed. Our water supply is guaranteed."
"Sang Wenlai reported that two standard transport boxes of food fell into the sea when they were hoisted, and an engineer was killed. The soaked food is inedible and can only be disposed of as scrap. "
Qiao Xuenan's performance in the Overlook Castle's investigation was outstanding. In addition, he displayed excellent learning ability and obtained the certificate of the Intermediate Advanced Class in advance. Zhou Qingfeng transferred him to be a staff officer, responsible for issuing battle plans on time and summarizing the situation of the operation. Ever since he logged in, he had to report to Zhou Qingfeng every three hours. At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot.
The advantage of having a staff officer was that he didn't need to do everything himself. Zhou Qingfeng only needed to point out the general direction of action, and the staff officer would be responsible for the deployment of manpower. For the sake of this landing, he had selected one-third of the boys from the intermediate advanced class to serve as advisors. They relied on these people to sort out all the trivial matters, and the entire landing process proceeded according to plan.
"Go and rest. Someone else will take over. We'll be very busy from now on, and the work won't be finished in a short period of time. "Zhou Qingfeng had a good physique, so it didn't matter if he didn't sleep for a few days. He waved his hand to dismiss Qiao Xuenan, while he leaned against the tent of the Field Operations Command in a daze.
Everything was going too smoothly!
The expected bitter battle didn't exist at all. The Ming Army of the Jinzhou Guards didn't notice anything.
The Ming Army of Lushun had South City and North City. South City was already deserted, and no one was stationed there. There weren't many soldiers of the Ming Army of North City either, and they wouldn't come out if there was nothing important. After the first batch of troops disembarked, Zhou Qingfeng expanded the investigation area to 20 kilometers and found a few fortresses. The soldiers inside were more miserable than refugees.
On the fifth day after landing, more than 20 transport ships, including 'Lushun', arrived again. Xu Bing transported more personnel and equipment to Zhou Qingfeng, which allowed him to control a large number of complete troops. The number of refugees as ordinary labor force increased to 3,000. At this point, Yellow Mud Bay couldn't accommodate so many people, and had to be pushed out.
Not moving was fine, but moving like thunder.
Zhou Qingfeng personally led the troops, and Han Shi's cavalry was dispatched. More than a hundred people headed straight for North City, south of Lushun, preparing to occupy the port. At the same time, Gao Daniu's infantry moved on horseback, attacking the wooden post station to the east, sealing off the connection between Lushun and Jinzhou. When the cavalry appeared on the road, the defenders of the fortresses along the way were baffled.
The fortresses of Lushun were all set up to defend against the Wokou coming ashore, and the Wokou hadn't come for decades. The Ming Army stationed at the fortresses all farmed for a living, and they were very surprised that such a group of people on horseback suddenly appeared in the north. The most northerly Pheasant Hill had more than a dozen families living, and they just watched helplessly as the cavalry arrived in front of them.
Zhou Qingfeng didn't attack these villagers, only ordering the small leader of the Ming Army guarding the hill to be tied up and taken away, saying that this person had taken bribes and broken the law, and had to be arrested and executed.
When the cavalry first appeared, the people were all afraid and didn't dare to stop them. But when Zhou Qingfeng arrested the Ming Army's flag commander of Pheasant Hill, the villagers in the hill heard the news, and instead happily went on the road to intercept them, shouting, "Just Lord," and even gave eggs to Zhou Qingfeng — this made Zhou Qingfeng not know whether to laugh or cry.
Let's make the best of a mistake!
Since you are 'willing' to be thieves, then I won't be polite.
Zhou Qingfeng simply stood at the village entrance and executed the flag commander of the Ming Army on the spot, and also announced that he was an imperial envoy sent by God, specifically responsible for investigating the situation of the people in Lushun, and severely punishing those who violated the law — if you have grievances, take revenge, and if you have grudges, take revenge. You can arrest those who run amok, I will go to North City of Lushun to make the decision for you.
Zhou Qingfeng rode on the giant wolf puppet, looking ferocious and mighty. After the cavalry behind him was reorganized, many old veterans were removed, and a large number of new blood was added. They were well-equipped, well-organized, and disciplined. The formation of more than a hundred people was also very quiet. Only the snoring of the warhorses could be heard occasionally. This posture was even more majestic than the Emperor's army. It was too shocking.
Many of the people in Pheasant Hill had never done anything in their lives, but today they met a fake imperial envoy. But when the small leaders of the Ming Army and their lackeys, who usually bullied the people, were identified, arrested, and executed one by one, the hundred people in the hill were jubilant, happier than during the New Year — Zhou Qingfeng said he would make the decision for the people in North City of Lushun, and the people immediately believed that he was an imperial envoy sent by God.
The cavalry continued to advance south, and the news that God had sent an imperial envoy to rescue the people spread quickly, without any hindrance. Zhou Qingfeng, who had tasted the sweetness, originally wanted to advance quickly, but he changed his mind and went to a few forts. Every time he appeared, he would first capture the leaders of the Ming Army stationed there, and then gather the people to identify their crimes.
There were no good people among the Ming Army leaders in the City Guards Office. Each of them ordered the soldiers under them around like slaves. Seeing Zhou Qingfeng use a whip to whip the masters, who were usually high and mighty, until they cried out, there was no one among the people who did not applaud and cry tears of joy.
After a short trial, they were immediately executed. Zhou Qingfeng led the cavalry and swept past from north to south like a whirlwind. The people in this basic City Guards Office had no way of determining Zhou Qingfeng's background. They only felt that a master who could help them vent their anger had come, so they were happy and wanted to receive him with a pot of wine.
Zhou Qingfeng originally only wanted to deceive these local people to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, he didn't want to waste too much time on them. Who would have thought that by a stroke of luck, it would stimulate their revolutionary enthusiasm? He said he wanted to go to the north city of Lushun, so a group of people shouted and shouted that they wanted to lead the way, and even told him all the details of the north city.
This was really a vast ocean of people's war!
Zhou Qingfeng basically held an armed parade and ran more than 30 li in one breath to arrive at the north city of Lushun. Most of the military supplies in Liaodong had to go ashore from the north city port to be transported to various places. There were officers and soldiers of the Jinzhou Guards stationed here, and the person in command was a reserve officer of the Ming Army.
But no matter who it was, no one would have thought that Zhou Qingfeng, this rebel, would have the guts to kill his way here. When he led the cavalry and rushed into the city from the north through the Mighty Gate, the officers and soldiers stationed there didn't dare to stop him. They also foolishly sold out their own officers.
The perimeter of the north city of Lushun was only slightly more than one li. This city was pitifully small, only the size of seven or eight football fields. Nominally, there were at least a few hundred Ming Army soldiers here, but in reality, there weren't even a hundred. The garrison officer, Bei Yu, was taken out of his home by Zhou Qingfeng. He was so scared that he peed his pants and cried for mercy. He also didn't know what had happened. He only cared about his fear.
Because of the sudden arrival of the cavalry, the north and south city gates were sealed as soon as they entered the city. Next, a city-wide search was carried out. They used the story of the imperial envoy's arrest to spread the news, encouraging the people in the city to report and expose the wrongdoers. They could even bring the wrongdoers in front of Zhou Qingfeng. The people who were encouraged were so excited that they couldn't control themselves and came to report.
People who were angered by the people were executed on the spot without mercy. Basically, all the famous people from the families in the north city were massacred. When Zhou Qingfeng found that the people were no longer satisfied with promoting justice, but instead began to expose each other and expand their hatred, he immediately stopped killing. Instead, he ordered martial law, confiscated military equipment, and calmed the situation.
The battle to seize the city was carried out very simply and smoothly.
At the same time that he stabilized the north city of Lüshun, he attacked the small Lüshun navy, executed a few navy officers, and took control of a few broken ships in the harbor. At the same time, Gao Daniu sent people to report that the wooden station had been successfully taken. The Ming Army baihu stationed at the station had been executed, and the rest had all surrendered. The communication channel between Lüshun and Jinzhou was sealed.
"Han Shi, immediately take people to continue attacking the iron mountain dun and other forts in Lüshun. Follow the method we used along the way. Kill the wrongdoers and mobilize the people. "
"Qiao Xuenan, personally make a trip to Huang Niwan and take a boat back to the camp to report to Xu Bing. Tell her that I have successfully taken down Lüshun, but we may face a counterattack from Jinzhou at any time. She knows what to do. "
"As for the rest … we don't have enough people. Controlling Lüshun is already our limit. We can only wait for the big bosses from Jinzhou to attack us. Prepare to defend and counterattack. "
When Gao Daniu attacked the wooden station, he still allowed some of the Ming Army stationed there to escape. When the news reached Jinzhou, Li Rubai, the new commander of Liaodong in Jinzhou, didn't believe it at all. He glared at the soldiers who had escaped and asked, "Are you trying to trick me? The enemy attacked Lüshun? The enemy is in the north, and we are at the southernmost tip of Liaodong. How can there be any enemy? "
Li Rubai had been in Jinzhou for more than a month, waiting for the army assigned to him to rush over from various places in the Daming. He also knew that the Ming Army moved slowly. At this time, the reinforcements from various places had probably just taken the silver and set off. Even the reinforcements from North and South Zhili, who were closer to each other, would definitely first go to Shanhai Pass and Du Song. He had the patience to wait. He estimated that he would have to wait a few more months.
In the end, the reinforcements slowly disappeared, and the first to arrive was actually a traitor who was extremely fast.
How could people accept this?
This traitor was too daring!
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