Chapter 2598 The curtain of the Guizi Scroll opens, and the battle of recovery begins

On January 23rd of the third year of Wantong, Feng Ziying arrived in Liaoyang via land via the Guangning and Haizhou guards in the Western Liaoning Corridor and began his career as governor of Jiliao.

At the same time, five ships of Beizhi rebels, totaling more than 2,200 people, were also escorted by Denglai Navy from Dagu to Niuzhuang Port and disembarked. Along with these five ships, three other ships arrived including All kinds of living production materials including food, wood, tools, etc.

Feng Ziying's first task for Yang Sichang, who went to Liaodong in advance, was to settle and clean up the Beizhi rebels who would be transported from Dagu in a steady stream, and to organize them in the shortest possible time. The construction of Niuzhuang would begin as soon as spring began. Liaoyang roads, which will lay a solid foundation for future railway construction.

Before arriving in Liaoyang, Feng Ziying stayed for one day at Anshan Station, which was only 90 miles away from Liaoyang.

Here, Feng Ziying had a discussion with some craftsmen and workers who had arrived in advance and were transferred from the Gyeonggi Coal, Iron and Military Industrial Complex, as well as businessmen from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Jiangnan, and discussed the idea of ​​establishing a coal and iron complex in Anshanyi.

From this day on, it also became the day when the Anshan Yi Coal and Iron Complex, which has long competed with the two major coal and iron complexes of Gyeonggi Coal and Iron Complex and Jiangnan Liguo Coal and Iron Complex for the top spot in the country, was established.

The businessmen who arrived early included Wang Shaoquan, the newly elected president of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Wang family of Shanxi merchants; Weng Qiyang, president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Weng family of the Dongting Merchant Gang; He Tingfa, president of the Salt Merchants Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Yangzhou salt merchants, all were Feng Ziying An old acquaintance of many years.

This place is still a piece of white land. Although Anshan Station is very close to Liaoyang City, it is still just a station after all, and it is still far from the industrial center that Feng Ziying expected.

But Feng Ziying is confident that within three years, the mountainous countryside will undergo tremendous changes, making this the most important industrial center in Liaodong in the future.

After two hours of discussions with the craftsmen, Feng Ziying promised to use 10% of the annual dividend of the joint venture to reward all craftsmen who contributed during the construction and production process. Feng Ziying’s sincere attitude made the original The hearts of the craftsmen who were transferred to the wilderness suddenly became warm.

Liaodong is a bit more miserable, but even the governor is willing to stay here for a few years. What’s wrong with the craftsmen who work everywhere to make a living?

Besides, the Governor has also promised that the roads will be built quickly. By then, various materials will be continuously transported here from Daku, Dengzhou, and even from Jiangnan, making this place quickly become a In a city with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, it’s really hard to say whether they can go back by then.

Especially since the Governor has stated that he will allocate land to everyone free of charge, this is another irresistible stimulus for the craftsmen.

No matter what their descendants will do in the future, being able to pass down dozens of acres of land to the family is extremely attractive to anyone.

Whether it’s painting cakes or cheering them up, in short, Feng Ziying’s discussion has completely calmed and aroused the emotions of the craftsmen who were still somewhat resentful and resistant before.

This group of people is no better than a mob. The future development of the coal and iron complex needs these people to be the main force. Without adequate benefits, how can a newly built workshop in the wilderness be compared with the already well-established Gyeonggi Coal and Iron and Xuzhou Liguo? Competition between the coal and iron complex?

 The enthusiasm of the craftsmen and workers has been mobilized, and it will be much easier for the merchants.

Relying on her famous reputation, Feng Ziying is not worried about the worries of businessmen.

After taking them to see the mining areas that had already been explored, the businessmen felt more at ease.

As long as there are mines, and if the road from Niuzhuang to Anshanyi can be built with the constant flow of insurgents, there will be no worries about sales.

Moreover, there is no shortage of coal mines and iron ores in Anshanyi. In addition, it is close to Liaoyang, the center of the future development of Liaodong. Especially the military demand will only be greater, so the early sales can be guaranteed. In addition, Feng Ziying's request To build a pure railway track, there is a huge demand. As long as it survives the first few years, money will continue to fall into your pocket in the future.

 The attitude of the businessmen became more positive, and Feng Ziying became more confident.

With limited financial support from the court, Feng Ziying could only gain the support of businessmen by asking for more autonomy and converting autonomy into resources.

Trading concessions such as ginseng mining, fur mining, and gold mining are not worth mentioning in Feng Ziying's mind. The future development of Liaodong must ultimately be based on industry.

The coal, steel and building materials industries along the Anshan-Benxi line, as well as the agricultural feedback that may be brought about by the construction of water conservancy facilities in the future on the black soil, are more than enough to accommodate one to two million people, and it will not be able to accommodate three to five million people in the future. Impossible, and the two ports of Jinzhou and Niuzhuang will also become the throughput hubs driving Liaodong sea trade.

After arriving in Liaoyang, Feng Ziying did not immediately convene a meeting with the generals, but began his research trip.

From January 25th to April 19th, in nearly three months, Feng Ziying went from the northeasternmost Shifangsi Fort on the first line to the southeasternmost Jiulian City (Zhenjiang Fort), from the most direct front to Jianzhou Visits, inspections and discussions were conducted one by one from the Jurchen Weining Camp-Qinghe Fort line to the Hupiyi-Fengji Fort line.

Until the family members came to Liaoyang one after another, Feng Ziying was still walking through the fortress below. This situation was completely different from when Feng Tang was the governor of Jiliao.

 On April 28, the Liaodong Military Conference was held in Liaoyang.

Including Denglai Town, which has been officially transferred to Liaodong to garrison the defense line of Dongjiang Town, and Shanxi Town army generals who have been transferred to the front line of Liaoyang, all received notices and convened this military meeting, which meant that the comprehensive counterattack against the Jianzhou Jurchens was officially called off. The horn sounded.

Zhao Lijiao, Mao Wenlong, Cao Wenzhao, and Liu Dongyang gathered together. The number of garrison troops in Liaodong Town exceeded 180,000, which was also the largest number in history. A steady stream of food supplies passed through Jinzhou and Niuzhuang respectively. Enter Jiuliancheng in the south and Liaoyang in the north, and Jiuliancheng (Dandong) at the mouth of the Yalu River has also begun to build a dock and is preparing to start taking on transportation tasks.

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Starting in May of the third year of Wantong, the three-year Liaodong Campaign officially kicked off.

According to the strategy determined by Feng Ziying, in the early stage, the troops from Liaodong Town and Shanxi Town were mainly deployed on the northern front, while the southern front was mainly attacked by Dongjiang Town and Denglai Town, especially starting from Kuandian Liubao to attack Jianzhou. The Jurchens launched offensives inside and outside the border wall between Hetuala and Crow Falcon Pass.

 Due to the loss of Shenyang, the entire original Liaodong border wall had actually ceased to exist in name only. For both sides, the fortress became the only focus that could be defended.

However, starting from May of the third year of Wantong, the Jianzhou Army frequently adopted offensive postures against the Zhou Dynasty. It was not until Feng Ziying arrived in Liaoyang that the situation calmed down slightly.

However, after May, with the arrival of a large amount of supplies from Shandong and Jiangnan, as well as the arrival of additional troops from the two major border towns, and after a period of familiarity, the Zhou Dynasty already had a partial advantage over the Jianzhou Army. Especially on the southern front.

Sun Chengzong completed the war in Hebei and returned to Beijing in April, officially taking over as Minister of War, and Zhang Huaichang became official.

His letter to Feng Ziying also made it clear that the court would do its best to support Liaodong in solving the Jurchen crisis in Jianzhou, so that Feng Ziying did not need to worry about the change in the court's attitude in this regard.

 As the construction of Jiuliancheng (Dandong) Port is also accelerating, Jiuliancheng and Niuzhuang have gradually become the main throughput ports for materials from the south, which is more convenient than Jinzhou.

 The arrival of a large amount of supplies also made Mao Wenlong and Cao Wenzhao on the southern front gear up to do something big.

The two of them used to be marginalized or neglected in Liaodong Town, but now that they have joined forces, there is not much of a gap. Of course, this is also due to the fact that Feng Ziying, as the governor of Ji Liao, has an extraordinary friendship with both of them.

The two agreed that Denglai Town should move south along the border wall and concentrate its forces to launch an attack from west to east, while Dongjiang Town should take advantage of the familiar situation and launch an attack northward from outside the east side wall along the Yongdian Fort controlled earlier. attack.

On May 11, the battle to recapture Kuandian Six Forts officially started.

 In fact, Nurhachi was already aware of the seriousness of the situation from the beginning.

The southern route has never been the focus of the Jianzhou Jurchens. Especially after taking Shenyang, Nurhachi was already considering moving the capital of Dajin to Shenyang. However, because time was still short, Hetuala had no control over the nobles of the clan. It is still of historical significance, so it has been undecided, but the main family members and some important departments have moved to Shenyang.

As the armies of the Zhou Dynasty arrived in Liaodong one after another, and began to intensify efforts to build the ports and terminals of Niuzhuang and Jiuliancheng, and people arrived in Niuzhuang and Jiuliancheng one after another, a steady stream of people migrated to Liaodong, and began to When building the roads from Niuzhuang to Liaoyang and Jiuliancheng to Liaoyang, Nurhaci knew that Zhou's intentions this time might be different from those in the past.

It seems that Da Zhou not only wants revenge and a battle to save face, nor even wants to take back Shenyang and Tielingwei, but wants to have a life-and-death battle with the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Moreover, intelligence is constantly coming back from within the Great Zhou Dynasty, indicating that the intentions of the entire Great Zhou court are very clear, which is to completely eliminate the threat of the Jianzhou Jurchens through this battle. The Great Zhou Dynasty is even willing to spend five to ten years. Come join this battle.

Such a gesture also made Nurhaci feel the seriousness of the problem. However, when tens of thousands of troops from Shanxi Town arrived in Liaoyang and began to make adaptive training and offensive postures around Liaoyang, the elite of the Jianzhou Army were basically trapped. On the northern front, it is impossible to reinforce the southern front.

So when the battle to recapture Kuandian Six Forts on the southern line began, Nurhachi could only send less than 10,000 people south for reinforcements.

 (End of this chapter)