Chapter 1113
Save and not save
Chapter 1113 Save and not save
Wang Tom still has a general understanding of the geographical conditions and historical evolution of Liaodong, but in his memory, after the Ming general Huanglong died in Lushun, the Pidao was conquered by Houjin before it lasted too long. There was no sound.But Wang Tom didn't have a deep impression of when Phi Island changed hands. He didn't hear any relevant news after arriving in Shandong. This remote location has been temporarily forgotten by the headquarters until now. When Pan Yan mentioned it, Tom Wang remembered that Daming still had such an overseas enclave.
Pan Yan said: "There are still tens of thousands of Han people on Napi Island. How could the imperial court withdraw immediately? When Mr. Sun was still in charge of Denglai, he wrote to the imperial court urging the withdrawal of troops from Phi Island, but the imperial court still did not approve it. If Phi Island is lost, the pressure on the gold thieves will be greatly reduced, and they only need to guard against one place in the direction of Denglai from now on. The imperial court still understands the situation in Liaodong."
The Lord Sun mentioned by Pan Yan naturally refers to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai before the Denglai Mutiny. In Xishi Execution Ground, Beijing.After Sun Yuanhua died, Denglai was still in chaos, and no one mentioned the withdrawal of Phi Island anymore.However, in the original historical development track, after the news of Huanglong's defeat and suicide in Lushun came back to Phi Island, Shen Shikui, the father-in-law of the former governor Mao Wenlong, took over the local military and political power on the island.
After Shen Shikui took over Pidao, the days of peace have not passed for a few years. After all, this place is no different from a thorn in the flesh in the eyes of Hou Jin. In 1637, Huang Taiji led an army to invade North Korea, and forced the North Korean court to surrender, and then united with North Korea to attack Pidao. Tens of thousands of Han soldiers and civilians under the governor Shen Shikui were martyred in this battle.Afterwards, the Qing soldiers withdrew and returned the control of Phi Island to North Korea as promised, and the Ming Dynasty completely lost this overseas enclave.
It is worth mentioning that in history, Huang Taiji changed the name of the country to the Qing Dynasty in 1636 and proclaimed himself emperor, so Wang Tom's memory is not accurate. the Qing army.Of course, since Haihan has come to Northeast Asia in this time and space, and has begun to set foot in Liaodong, whether Jin can free up his hands to attack North Korea and Pidao in three years' time is a big question mark. up.
Shen Shikui is currently in charge of Phi Island. Wang Tom still doesn't know it yet. He needs to go back to Zhifu Island and try to check historical materials to find out.However, when he heard Pan Yan mentioned that there were tens of thousands of Han people on the island, his eyes lit up—Phi Island was short of food and clothing, and most of its supplies had to be supplied by outsiders. Isn't this just the kind of immigrant Haihan is best at absorbing?
"Pan Yan, how much do you know about Phi Island's situation?" Tom Wang was very interested in this and immediately asked.
Of course, Pan Yan also noticed that the other party's eyes lit up when he heard what he said. It was obvious that there were some factors that attracted this adult on Phi Island, so he quickly seized the opportunity to respond: "My lord, when it comes to Phi Island, little People still know a little bit, when the villain was still stationed in Dengzhou, he was lucky enough to go to Phi Island a few times to send food, grass and weapons to the local area."
Pan Yan is not bragging. The weapons of the Pidao garrison are almost all made in Daming, and then shipped to Dengzhou, and this task is basically completed by the Dengzhou navy.When Denglai Governor Sun Yuanhua was still in power, Pan Yan had been to Phi Island.However, after he was coerced by the rebels and defected to Liaodong last year, due to lack of news, he didn't know much about the current situation of Pidao.
But as far as he knew before, the population of Phi Island and several surrounding islands including the Han refugees plus the garrison should be at least [-]. If there was no major famine or war on the island in the past one or two years, then this number should also be the same. It will not decrease much, and will only gradually increase due to the continuous flight of Han refugees from Liaodong.
Wang Tom said: "Since there are so many Han people, we can't turn a blind eye to them. We have to find a way to help them. Pan Yan, do you still remember the route from Dengzhou to the local area?"
"Remember! The villain's brother-in-law is the one who is in charge of navigating this route. Every time he goes to Phi Island, the mission of the villain is to help him record the voyage..." Pan Yan's face darkened slightly when he said this: "It's a pity My brother-in-law’s life is not strong enough, he died in battle when the rebels of the Kong bandits rebelled in Dengzhou. Now that Dengzhou’s navy is exhausted, Pidao probably hasn’t received aid from Shandong for a long time.”
Wang Tom is not very interested in what happened to Pan Yan's family. What he cares about now is whether he can contact the Ming army stationed in Phi Island, whether it is through cooperation, or by exchanging food and materials for population, and taking the Han refugees on the island. Moved out through immigration.If these tens of thousands of people can be gradually transferred to the south, it will definitely play a big role in promoting Haihan's rule and the development of the colony.Of course, to implement this plan, you must first find a way to go to Phi Island, and a former Ming army officer like Pan Yan who has been there is naturally very suitable to play the role of a leading party.
Thinking of this episode, Wang Tom is not so interested in conquering the Zhongzuo city on the opposite side of the bay. After all, even if he defeats the Houjin army stationed here, limited by the current objective conditions, Haihan can't do anything for the time being Deploy permanent troops at Lushunkou.Instead of attacking the city of Zhongzuo at the risk of a large battle loss, it is better to figure out how to get more Han immigrants from Liaodong as soon as possible.
Now that Pan Yan has shown a willingness to cooperate, Tom Wang decided to make full use of this "foreign aid" and connect the line of Pidao first, so as not to waste such good resources in vain.
"Pan Yan, can you understand the map?" Tom Wang stood up and walked to a map of Northeast Asia hanging beside him, pointing to it: "Can you point out where we are now?" ?”
Pan Yan quickly stood up and replied, "The villain understands it!"
Pan Yan had sneaked a few glances at the two-meter-square map hanging next to it.He has served in the army for many years, and he is also an officer, so he can naturally understand that what is drawn on this map is a vast area including the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.After getting Tom Wang's permission, Pan Yan walked to the map and quickly pointed out the approximate location of Lushunkou.He subconsciously looked at the location of Phi Island, and found that Phi Island, together with its adjacent islands such as Shenmi Island and Yamato Island, had marked their positions on this map with text. He couldn't help but admire the fine drawing of this map. The maps I have seen are far less detailed than the one I see in front of me.
Pan Yan added: "If you drive a boat from Lushunkou, you can reach Phi Island without stopping around the clock for two days. There are also several places on the way, such as Zhangzi Island, Sudao Island, and Big and Small Mouse Island, where you can stay to avoid the wind and waves."
Wang Tom calculated in his mind that this time the fleet took half a month's ration supplies, and it must be enough to go to Phi Island. However, considering that Phi Island may be in a state of famine, the fleet's existing supplies It is obviously impossible to give much actual assistance to the local area.In addition, the fleet must first give up part of the unfinished trip to Liaodong and go directly to Pidao, otherwise the food and grass they bring will only be enough to reach the mouth of the Yalu River along the coastline to the northeast, and then they will almost have to turn back to Zhifu. bay.
"Go to Phi Island tomorrow!" Tom Wang quickly cleared his mind and made a decision: "Pan Yan, you go with my fleet."
The hundreds of gold soldiers in Lushunkou will be Haihan's food sooner or later, so there is no need to rush to eat it now.Anyway, Lushunkou is only a few tens of nautical miles away from Zhifu Port, and they can come here to launch raids at any time in the future. Keeping these golden soldiers is also the target of future military training.If you go to Phi Island one day earlier, you may bring back hundreds of immigrants. The value these people can create for Haihan is much more valuable than the life of Hou Jinbing.
Pan Yan knew that the other party was willing to use him, so his life was basically saved, so he immediately knelt down on the ground and kowtowed a few times, thanking him repeatedly.
It had been a long time since no one had performed such a big kowtow in front of Wang Tom, and he was a little uncomfortable, waving his hands and saying, "Get up, I'm not in the mood to kowtow here!"
"It's a villain who doesn't know the rules, please forgive me!" Pan Yan quickly stood up and replied, but his waist was bent all the time, and he didn't dare to raise his head to look at Tom Wang: "The villain hasn't asked for advice yet, your lord is your name." , but from Shandong Dusi?"
Tom Wang laughed and said, "My surname is Wang, but I'm not from Shandong Dusi."
"So it's Mr. Wang..." Pan Yan went through his mind again, and couldn't think of any high-ranking officials surnamed Wang in Shandong for a while, but the fleet led by the other party and the style of travel are definitely not some kind of defense or command. Positions such as envoys must at least start at the level of generals and generals, and they may be big figures at the level of governors and generals.If it wasn't for the generals who belonged to the Shandong Dusi, it might be that Shandong was transferred from other provinces for reinforcements.He saw that Tom Wang and his subordinates were all dark-skinned, like southerners, but they spoke with a distinct northern accent, and he was even more confused about Tom Wang's identity at the moment.
"You don't need to guess, we are not Ming's army." Seeing Pan Yan's bewildered face, Wang Tom could guess what he was thinking, and he simply solved the mystery by himself: "We are the Haihan Navy, that is, the navy of the Haihan Kingdom. Division troops, do you understand?"
Pan Yan replied blankly: "Aren't you the Ming army? Haihan country? Which country is that?" He thought that he was defeated and captured by the Ming army, and now he has the opportunity to redeem his sins and return to Daming. Unexpectedly, the general said that this powerful army was not from the Daming Navy, but from a strange country that he had no knowledge of at all. The gap between them made him feel a little dazed.
Wang Tom didn't bother to explain to him slowly at the moment, but just warned him: "You will know later. You just need to remember now that only we can give you a chance to live well. If you want to live better in the future, Now cooperate obediently, understand?"
Pan Yan was frightened and said: "Could it be that the king... general, is he going to send troops to attack Phi Island?"
"Fuck you, didn't you see that we came here for the golden wild boar skin?" Tom Wang said angrily, "The people on Phi Island will probably starve to death if they don't need anyone to attack them! Han people, of course we must find a way to save them!"
Pan Yan said: "So that's how it is... the villain is being rude!"
Although he still doesn't know where the Haihan Kingdom came from, he can also feel that the other party does not seem to have any malicious intentions. There are only tens of thousands of hungry people on Phi Island, and there is no gold or silver treasure to be found, and those who are most afraid of Phi Island are also Only Hou Jin, this group of people is obviously not the same as Hou Jin.Recalling the situation during the battle just now, Pan Yan faintly felt that even if the Dengzhou navy had a complete lineup and was in full condition, it might not be able to win favor with the "Haihan Navy".The fierce artillery output on the leading ship made him feel a little scared when he thought about it now. It seems that he had never heard of such a big guy in the warship system of the navy of the Ming army.
Pan Yan thinks that a more plausible explanation is that this group of people probably rebelled by the navy of a certain place on their own. This seems to be in line with the reality that they have both sailors and warships, and they all speak with a northern accent.It's just that why they came across the sea to Liaodong to start a war with Hou Jin is still an unsolved mystery to Pan Yan.
Pan Yan felt that he was suffering too much. Last year, he was kidnapped by the rebels and came to Liaodong. Now that he was finally able to escape, he never expected to be captured by another group of rebels.I have been in exile for the past two years, and I have been dealing with the rebels. Even if I want to continue to be a loyal and patriotic soldier, it seems difficult.
However, he still has doubts about the "aid" that Tom Wang said. If this group of people rebelled and established the country on their own, how could they have the confidence to assist a place like Pidao where a large number of refugees gather?You must know that in order to supply food and military expenses to Pidao, North Korea also specially levied "gross grain" and "gross tax" in the country, which means that the tax was specially levied by Mao Wenlong, the general of the Ming Dynasty. Only the supplies provided allowed Phi Island to barely maintain its operation.
Besides, North Korea aided Phi Island because of its vassal relationship with Daming, and it had no choice but to do so. The Haihan Kingdom has no direct relationship with Phi Island. If Pan Yan hadn’t mentioned Phi Island just now, the other party didn’t seem to have any Thinking of this remote island, it can be seen that there is no pre-planning for this place.Just go ahead, the surname Wang probably doesn't know how much food tens of thousands of mouths need to eat a year!
But Pan Yan was born in the army, and he also knows that the secrets of the army should not be questioned at will, not to mention that he is still a prisoner of war. Does this group have other ideas about Pidao, or do they really want to provide assistance? Respond submissively first.
(End of this chapter)
Wang Tom still has a general understanding of the geographical conditions and historical evolution of Liaodong, but in his memory, after the Ming general Huanglong died in Lushun, the Pidao was conquered by Houjin before it lasted too long. There was no sound.But Wang Tom didn't have a deep impression of when Phi Island changed hands. He didn't hear any relevant news after arriving in Shandong. This remote location has been temporarily forgotten by the headquarters until now. When Pan Yan mentioned it, Tom Wang remembered that Daming still had such an overseas enclave.
Pan Yan said: "There are still tens of thousands of Han people on Napi Island. How could the imperial court withdraw immediately? When Mr. Sun was still in charge of Denglai, he wrote to the imperial court urging the withdrawal of troops from Phi Island, but the imperial court still did not approve it. If Phi Island is lost, the pressure on the gold thieves will be greatly reduced, and they only need to guard against one place in the direction of Denglai from now on. The imperial court still understands the situation in Liaodong."
The Lord Sun mentioned by Pan Yan naturally refers to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai before the Denglai Mutiny. In Xishi Execution Ground, Beijing.After Sun Yuanhua died, Denglai was still in chaos, and no one mentioned the withdrawal of Phi Island anymore.However, in the original historical development track, after the news of Huanglong's defeat and suicide in Lushun came back to Phi Island, Shen Shikui, the father-in-law of the former governor Mao Wenlong, took over the local military and political power on the island.
After Shen Shikui took over Pidao, the days of peace have not passed for a few years. After all, this place is no different from a thorn in the flesh in the eyes of Hou Jin. In 1637, Huang Taiji led an army to invade North Korea, and forced the North Korean court to surrender, and then united with North Korea to attack Pidao. Tens of thousands of Han soldiers and civilians under the governor Shen Shikui were martyred in this battle.Afterwards, the Qing soldiers withdrew and returned the control of Phi Island to North Korea as promised, and the Ming Dynasty completely lost this overseas enclave.
It is worth mentioning that in history, Huang Taiji changed the name of the country to the Qing Dynasty in 1636 and proclaimed himself emperor, so Wang Tom's memory is not accurate. the Qing army.Of course, since Haihan has come to Northeast Asia in this time and space, and has begun to set foot in Liaodong, whether Jin can free up his hands to attack North Korea and Pidao in three years' time is a big question mark. up.
Shen Shikui is currently in charge of Phi Island. Wang Tom still doesn't know it yet. He needs to go back to Zhifu Island and try to check historical materials to find out.However, when he heard Pan Yan mentioned that there were tens of thousands of Han people on the island, his eyes lit up—Phi Island was short of food and clothing, and most of its supplies had to be supplied by outsiders. Isn't this just the kind of immigrant Haihan is best at absorbing?
"Pan Yan, how much do you know about Phi Island's situation?" Tom Wang was very interested in this and immediately asked.
Of course, Pan Yan also noticed that the other party's eyes lit up when he heard what he said. It was obvious that there were some factors that attracted this adult on Phi Island, so he quickly seized the opportunity to respond: "My lord, when it comes to Phi Island, little People still know a little bit, when the villain was still stationed in Dengzhou, he was lucky enough to go to Phi Island a few times to send food, grass and weapons to the local area."
Pan Yan is not bragging. The weapons of the Pidao garrison are almost all made in Daming, and then shipped to Dengzhou, and this task is basically completed by the Dengzhou navy.When Denglai Governor Sun Yuanhua was still in power, Pan Yan had been to Phi Island.However, after he was coerced by the rebels and defected to Liaodong last year, due to lack of news, he didn't know much about the current situation of Pidao.
But as far as he knew before, the population of Phi Island and several surrounding islands including the Han refugees plus the garrison should be at least [-]. If there was no major famine or war on the island in the past one or two years, then this number should also be the same. It will not decrease much, and will only gradually increase due to the continuous flight of Han refugees from Liaodong.
Wang Tom said: "Since there are so many Han people, we can't turn a blind eye to them. We have to find a way to help them. Pan Yan, do you still remember the route from Dengzhou to the local area?"
"Remember! The villain's brother-in-law is the one who is in charge of navigating this route. Every time he goes to Phi Island, the mission of the villain is to help him record the voyage..." Pan Yan's face darkened slightly when he said this: "It's a pity My brother-in-law’s life is not strong enough, he died in battle when the rebels of the Kong bandits rebelled in Dengzhou. Now that Dengzhou’s navy is exhausted, Pidao probably hasn’t received aid from Shandong for a long time.”
Wang Tom is not very interested in what happened to Pan Yan's family. What he cares about now is whether he can contact the Ming army stationed in Phi Island, whether it is through cooperation, or by exchanging food and materials for population, and taking the Han refugees on the island. Moved out through immigration.If these tens of thousands of people can be gradually transferred to the south, it will definitely play a big role in promoting Haihan's rule and the development of the colony.Of course, to implement this plan, you must first find a way to go to Phi Island, and a former Ming army officer like Pan Yan who has been there is naturally very suitable to play the role of a leading party.
Thinking of this episode, Wang Tom is not so interested in conquering the Zhongzuo city on the opposite side of the bay. After all, even if he defeats the Houjin army stationed here, limited by the current objective conditions, Haihan can't do anything for the time being Deploy permanent troops at Lushunkou.Instead of attacking the city of Zhongzuo at the risk of a large battle loss, it is better to figure out how to get more Han immigrants from Liaodong as soon as possible.
Now that Pan Yan has shown a willingness to cooperate, Tom Wang decided to make full use of this "foreign aid" and connect the line of Pidao first, so as not to waste such good resources in vain.
"Pan Yan, can you understand the map?" Tom Wang stood up and walked to a map of Northeast Asia hanging beside him, pointing to it: "Can you point out where we are now?" ?”
Pan Yan quickly stood up and replied, "The villain understands it!"
Pan Yan had sneaked a few glances at the two-meter-square map hanging next to it.He has served in the army for many years, and he is also an officer, so he can naturally understand that what is drawn on this map is a vast area including the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.After getting Tom Wang's permission, Pan Yan walked to the map and quickly pointed out the approximate location of Lushunkou.He subconsciously looked at the location of Phi Island, and found that Phi Island, together with its adjacent islands such as Shenmi Island and Yamato Island, had marked their positions on this map with text. He couldn't help but admire the fine drawing of this map. The maps I have seen are far less detailed than the one I see in front of me.
Pan Yan added: "If you drive a boat from Lushunkou, you can reach Phi Island without stopping around the clock for two days. There are also several places on the way, such as Zhangzi Island, Sudao Island, and Big and Small Mouse Island, where you can stay to avoid the wind and waves."
Wang Tom calculated in his mind that this time the fleet took half a month's ration supplies, and it must be enough to go to Phi Island. However, considering that Phi Island may be in a state of famine, the fleet's existing supplies It is obviously impossible to give much actual assistance to the local area.In addition, the fleet must first give up part of the unfinished trip to Liaodong and go directly to Pidao, otherwise the food and grass they bring will only be enough to reach the mouth of the Yalu River along the coastline to the northeast, and then they will almost have to turn back to Zhifu. bay.
"Go to Phi Island tomorrow!" Tom Wang quickly cleared his mind and made a decision: "Pan Yan, you go with my fleet."
The hundreds of gold soldiers in Lushunkou will be Haihan's food sooner or later, so there is no need to rush to eat it now.Anyway, Lushunkou is only a few tens of nautical miles away from Zhifu Port, and they can come here to launch raids at any time in the future. Keeping these golden soldiers is also the target of future military training.If you go to Phi Island one day earlier, you may bring back hundreds of immigrants. The value these people can create for Haihan is much more valuable than the life of Hou Jinbing.
Pan Yan knew that the other party was willing to use him, so his life was basically saved, so he immediately knelt down on the ground and kowtowed a few times, thanking him repeatedly.
It had been a long time since no one had performed such a big kowtow in front of Wang Tom, and he was a little uncomfortable, waving his hands and saying, "Get up, I'm not in the mood to kowtow here!"
"It's a villain who doesn't know the rules, please forgive me!" Pan Yan quickly stood up and replied, but his waist was bent all the time, and he didn't dare to raise his head to look at Tom Wang: "The villain hasn't asked for advice yet, your lord is your name." , but from Shandong Dusi?"
Tom Wang laughed and said, "My surname is Wang, but I'm not from Shandong Dusi."
"So it's Mr. Wang..." Pan Yan went through his mind again, and couldn't think of any high-ranking officials surnamed Wang in Shandong for a while, but the fleet led by the other party and the style of travel are definitely not some kind of defense or command. Positions such as envoys must at least start at the level of generals and generals, and they may be big figures at the level of governors and generals.If it wasn't for the generals who belonged to the Shandong Dusi, it might be that Shandong was transferred from other provinces for reinforcements.He saw that Tom Wang and his subordinates were all dark-skinned, like southerners, but they spoke with a distinct northern accent, and he was even more confused about Tom Wang's identity at the moment.
"You don't need to guess, we are not Ming's army." Seeing Pan Yan's bewildered face, Wang Tom could guess what he was thinking, and he simply solved the mystery by himself: "We are the Haihan Navy, that is, the navy of the Haihan Kingdom. Division troops, do you understand?"
Pan Yan replied blankly: "Aren't you the Ming army? Haihan country? Which country is that?" He thought that he was defeated and captured by the Ming army, and now he has the opportunity to redeem his sins and return to Daming. Unexpectedly, the general said that this powerful army was not from the Daming Navy, but from a strange country that he had no knowledge of at all. The gap between them made him feel a little dazed.
Wang Tom didn't bother to explain to him slowly at the moment, but just warned him: "You will know later. You just need to remember now that only we can give you a chance to live well. If you want to live better in the future, Now cooperate obediently, understand?"
Pan Yan was frightened and said: "Could it be that the king... general, is he going to send troops to attack Phi Island?"
"Fuck you, didn't you see that we came here for the golden wild boar skin?" Tom Wang said angrily, "The people on Phi Island will probably starve to death if they don't need anyone to attack them! Han people, of course we must find a way to save them!"
Pan Yan said: "So that's how it is... the villain is being rude!"
Although he still doesn't know where the Haihan Kingdom came from, he can also feel that the other party does not seem to have any malicious intentions. There are only tens of thousands of hungry people on Phi Island, and there is no gold or silver treasure to be found, and those who are most afraid of Phi Island are also Only Hou Jin, this group of people is obviously not the same as Hou Jin.Recalling the situation during the battle just now, Pan Yan faintly felt that even if the Dengzhou navy had a complete lineup and was in full condition, it might not be able to win favor with the "Haihan Navy".The fierce artillery output on the leading ship made him feel a little scared when he thought about it now. It seems that he had never heard of such a big guy in the warship system of the navy of the Ming army.
Pan Yan thinks that a more plausible explanation is that this group of people probably rebelled by the navy of a certain place on their own. This seems to be in line with the reality that they have both sailors and warships, and they all speak with a northern accent.It's just that why they came across the sea to Liaodong to start a war with Hou Jin is still an unsolved mystery to Pan Yan.
Pan Yan felt that he was suffering too much. Last year, he was kidnapped by the rebels and came to Liaodong. Now that he was finally able to escape, he never expected to be captured by another group of rebels.I have been in exile for the past two years, and I have been dealing with the rebels. Even if I want to continue to be a loyal and patriotic soldier, it seems difficult.
However, he still has doubts about the "aid" that Tom Wang said. If this group of people rebelled and established the country on their own, how could they have the confidence to assist a place like Pidao where a large number of refugees gather?You must know that in order to supply food and military expenses to Pidao, North Korea also specially levied "gross grain" and "gross tax" in the country, which means that the tax was specially levied by Mao Wenlong, the general of the Ming Dynasty. Only the supplies provided allowed Phi Island to barely maintain its operation.
Besides, North Korea aided Phi Island because of its vassal relationship with Daming, and it had no choice but to do so. The Haihan Kingdom has no direct relationship with Phi Island. If Pan Yan hadn’t mentioned Phi Island just now, the other party didn’t seem to have any Thinking of this remote island, it can be seen that there is no pre-planning for this place.Just go ahead, the surname Wang probably doesn't know how much food tens of thousands of mouths need to eat a year!
But Pan Yan was born in the army, and he also knows that the secrets of the army should not be questioned at will, not to mention that he is still a prisoner of war. Does this group have other ideas about Pidao, or do they really want to provide assistance? Respond submissively first.
(End of this chapter)