Chapter 96 (1/2)

After careful consideration, Li Yuanqing finally decided to transfer Laoliu to Changsheng island to coordinate 500 soldiers and survey a series of construction work of Lu Dadao and craftsmen.

To this extent, the efficiency of concealed construction was obviously too slow. Li Yuanqing directly gave Shang Laoliu a new order to vigorously build defense measures at the two outposts of nanxinkou and beixinkou.

In fact, although the freezing period is terrible, it is not without solutions.

In addition to the most primitive manual ice drilling, there is a very simple method, which is similar to some criminals in later generations, who fry fish under the frozen lake bottom.

Drill holes on the ice surface in advance and form several rows. Fill each hole with explosives. Use the vibration generated by explosive explosion to crack the ice surface that has been drilled. Next, clean the ice manually.

This method is time-saving, labor-saving and labor-saving. However, at this time, high-strength explosives have not come out, and Li Yuanqing is not very proficient in gunpowder. However, according to Li Yuanqing's understanding of this era, even if there is no high-strength explosive of later generations, there are still some performance propellants. Chinese civilization has used gunpowder from a very early time To many aspects of life, such as mining.

Since ancient times, mining has been a kind of profiteering business. In the early Ming Dynasty, this kind of business was still controlled by the imperial court. However, from the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it has been widely spread to the landlords. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, these businesses were basically controlled in the hands of the powerful landlords.

At this time, Li Yuanqing was not easy to get hold of these mineral deposits in the Liao area. However, as long as there was silver in Denglai, there was enough room for operation.

As long as one or two craftsmen in this field can be found, the ice breaking problem will certainly achieve twice the result with half the effort.

As for the defense of Changsheng Island, if we can have a few guns in red

Unfortunately, Li Yuanqing did not have time to think carefully about his own local construction plan. At this time, Chen Zhong's messenger rushed to Changsheng island to tell Li Yuanqing that the main force of the old slaves had already gone out at the end of the first month.

Li Yuanqing thought that the spring offensive of the later Jin Dynasty should be the same as last year. At least, he had to wait until the end of February and the beginning of March. Unexpectedly, the old slave was so impatient.

At this time, Chen Zhong had already led the Ministry to rush to Lushun in advance, meeting with zhangpan department. He urged Li Yuanqing to lead the headquarters to Lushun as soon as possible. The time was urgent.

Li Yuanqing did not dare to neglect that he did not have time to wait for Shang Laoliu to come to Changsheng island. He directly ordered Xu Heizi to coordinate the work of Changsheng island for the time being. After Shang Laoliu arrived, he went directly to Lvshunkou.

So that the sailors drove full power, Li Yuanqing rushed back to Guanglu Island overnight.

At this time, Shang Laoliu had already gone to Changsheng island and Guanglu island. There were only 700 soldiers left and thousands of old and weak women and children left.

As the situation was critical, Li Yuanqing had no time to arrange too much. Zhang yunniang and Qu minqiu were directly in charge of Guanglu Island government affairs. Li Yuanqing himself led the 700 soldiers to Lushun.

At the same time, Li Yuanqing also sent a speedboat to inform Guan Canghai in Heidao, asking him to lead his department, mainly to take more boats, and go to Lushun as soon as possible.

Originally some slow pace of life, because of the cloud of war, quickly raised to the highest critical point.

On the evening of the first day of February, Li Yuanqing led 700 soldiers to Lvshunkou.

Zhang pan and Chen Zhong have been waiting here for a long time, so they rush out to meet them.

Li Yuanqing and Zhang pan were old acquaintances. Although they did not have much experience of fighting side by side, because of Chen Zhong's face, they soon got rid of their differences and got acquainted.

After a simple dinner, the three people in zhangpan station, jointly discuss the specific action strategy.

At this time, Guangning, the Ming army arranged a total of three lines of defense.

The first line of defense is to use the Liaohe River to pull up the first barrier with the help of natural power. However, at this time, although the center of Liaohe River is thawed, both sides of the river bank are still in the freezing period. This line of defense has more symbolic significance and less practical effect.

The second line of defense is to form a second artificial line of defense by making use of several large fortresses outside Guangning City, such as Xiping fort, Zhenwu fort and Zhenning fort, combined with several small ones around.

The third line of defense is Guangning city defense.

At this time, according to the latest information from the front, more than 60000 troops of the old slave's main force had just assembled and reached the Sanchahe line, and had not yet approached the Liaohe River's first line of defense.

Chen Zhonghe and Zhang pan were optimistic about the defense strategy and situation of the Ming army.

After all, the Guangning army has more than 130000 troops, while the old slaves have only a little over 60000.

Moreover, the Ming army had a favorable geographical position, such as Xiping fort and Zhenwu fort, which were easier to defend and harder to attack than ordinary cities. Because they are entirely military fortresses, the purpose of which is to give priority to military defense.

But in Li Yuanqing's heart, there are always some inexplicable worries.

Although he knew there would be a Shaling fiasco, Li Yuanqing did not know the exact time.

Before the end of the new year, the old slaves started to mobilize the masses. Presumably, the preparations for the later Jin Dynasty should be very adequate.Having experienced the fall of Shenyang, Li Yuanqing always had an instinctive doubt about the defense system of the Ming army.

For example, Shenyang City is not high, the walls are not thick, the soldiers are not too many, the weapons are not not advanced enough, and dozens of red coated cannons were never seen by the post Jin army at that time.

Moreover, at that time, the reinforcements of Zhejiang and Baigan soldiers were on the way, only a few days' journey. However, even in this case, Shenyang was completely defeated in less than two days, and there was no decent process of resistance at all.

Liaoyang, however, only lasted three or four days.

The most important thing is that Xiong Tingbi, the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of war and the left deputy governor, did not seem to be so harmonious with Wang Huazhen, governor of Liaodong.

Under such a situation, how can Li Yuanqing feel at ease?