All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 40 It's just making it. Who can't do it?
The news of Lushun Fort recruiting workers swept through the entire Dongjiang Town like a whirlwind.

At the beginning, few people believed it. After all, the idea of ​​getting paid and having enough food did not exist in the long-term hungry Dongjiang Town.

But after all, I couldn't stand being hungry.

There are always people willing to try their luck, just in case it is true.

Every day, all kinds of boats and rafts come to Lushun Fort, and some even swim directly.

Come over for two days, work and eat.

Turn around and try your best to go back.

It’s not that I complain about the bad life, on the contrary, the life is too good, so good that it’s hard to believe.

The purpose of going back is to call friends, family members, relatives, fellow townsmen and even good friends.

Here in Middle-earth, even after thousands of years, it is still a society based on human relationships.

The defenders of the islands didn't care about this at all and were even optimistic about it.

After all, feeding these people would consume their already limited food. Now that the Marshal is willing to feed them, then of course I will give it to him.

With abundant manpower and no shortage of various tools, equipment and raw materials, in just over ten days, Lushun Fort and Nanguan had begun to take shape.

As more and more people came to work, people from the Ministry of Works also completed the survey and planning of land suitable for farming, and spring plowing was put on the agenda.

"Lushun is too small." In the main hall of the Marshal's Mansion, Chen Ran glanced at the Dongjiang generals in front of him and said angrily, "We must fight to seize the territory."

The military supervisor, eunuch Cao Demeng, followed suit and said, "There are only a total of more than 10,000 acres of arable land in Lushun Fort, which is not enough for military settlement. We must fight and seize more land from the Jiannu."

There was a commotion and everyone was talking. Kong Youde saluted and said, "General, there is no problem in fighting the Jiannu. We will dispatch troops as ordered. But it is useless to defeat them."

Dongjiang Town and the Jiannu have an old friendship and they basically fight each other every year, so there will be no problem if they start a fight.

Moreover, Marshal Chen was so generous that he immediately paid the two years' unpaid wages to all the troops, allowing everyone to make a fortune. Just to repay this favor, they would obey orders and send troops.

Geng Zhongming stood up from his seat, bowed respectfully, and said, "General, even if we can take it down, we won't be able to defend it if the Jiannu army attacks. Wouldn't that mean the lives of our soldiers will be wasted?"

The battles fought in Dongjiang Town have always been mainly guerrilla warfare, with attacks everywhere.

Once they attacked or defended a city, they basically failed to hold it against the siege of the Jiannu army.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have to flee to various islands in the sea and struggle to survive.

"Yes, Marshal, we can't defend if the Jiannu army comes."

All the generals tried to persuade him, thinking that it was unnecessary.

"I think we should fight!" Amidst the opposition, Shang Kexi, the guerrilla fighter from Pi Island, stepped out and saluted. "The Marshal's reputation is known to the world. The Jiannu have been defeated by the Marshal, and their power has overwhelmed the world. Since the Marshal wants to fight, I, Shang Kexi, am willing to be the vanguard!"

During the Ji Si Rebellion last year, Chen Ran's glorious military exploits had already been reported to Dongjiang Town through Tangbao.

However, in this era, there are no short videos or live broadcasts on mobile phones. News received from thousands of miles away is inevitably exaggerated and doubted.

Shang Kexi was not a completely new Chen Ran, he just wanted to get closer to this generous commander.

Marshal Chen has money and food, so of course there are many people willing to curry favor with him.

According to the tradition that a new official will make three big moves upon taking office, a war must be fought.

Everyone is willing to support the Marshal in going to war, but if the Marshal wants to defend after the battle, then they have to talk it out.

"General." Liu Xingzhi, the lieutenant general of the Dongjiang West Alliance, said sincerely, "If we want to fight, we can only attack Jinzhou. There are only a few hundred Tatars in Jinzhou at the moment, so it's no problem to take it down, but Shenyang has received the news, so a large army will definitely attack."

At this point, he smiled bitterly with some embarrassment, "To be honest, Marshal, Dongjiang Town has been fighting against the Tartars for many years, and we have hardly ever won a direct field battle."

Chen Ran watched quietly until no one came forward to persuade him.

"Have you finished speaking?" He nodded. "Now listen to me."

"The goal of this battle is to recover the three states for Jin, as for how to defend them after conquering them." At this point, Chen Ran's expression suddenly became serious. "If the Jiannu dare to come, then we will fight them!"

There was an uproar in the main hall.

Everyone originally thought that the Marshal only wanted to attack Jinzhou, but they never expected that Jinfu wanted to attack all three states together!

The Jiannu did not have many troops stationed in these three states, so it was not too difficult to conquer them.

But Gaizhou, the northernmost city, is not far from Liaoyang.

Going so deep into the heart of the Jiannu region would inevitably attract the Jiannu army.

Dongjiang Town had fought fiercely with the Jiannu for many years and was well aware of their strong night combat capabilities, making it almost impossible to win in a field battle.

You can't win a field battle, defending a city means defending yourself to death, and besieging a city will kill the defenders.

"Marshal, no~~~"

Everyone spoke out in opposition and tried to persuade him.

Such a generous commander cannot be lost on the battlefield.

"I have made up my mind." Having said this, Chen Ran said firmly, "This is a military order."

Everyone had no choice but to respond.

The Marshal took out the military order, and disobeying it would be disobeying the order.

In the past, people would just disobey, and some even thought about causing trouble.

But now it’s different. The Marshal is so generous that he immediately paid the two years’ unpaid wages.

When there is benefit, of course you will cling to someone. "You don't need to contribute in this battle." He changed the subject and said with a warm expression, "Just bring your servants to watch the battle. Watch carefully how I fight!"

"Sir." Cao Demeng, who was filled with anxiety, sat opposite Chen Ran to play chess again. "If we really attract the Jiannu army, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Chen Ran, who was observing the chess game carefully, responded without even looking up, "Don't worry, they won't be able to come before the autumn harvest."

Eunuch Cao's spirits suddenly lifted. "Really?"

"Last year, we suffered huge losses in the capital, but did not gain much. Not to mention the complaints from the various Mongolian tribes, there must be turmoil within the Later Jin as well."

Chen Ran, who had quietly taken away two chess pieces, calmly explained, "Huang Taiji is indeed a capable man, but the four great beiles, now the three great beiles are in power together, there will definitely be constraints. They are a bandit group, and they will definitely quarrel if they suffer heavy losses. If they send too few troops, they cannot defeat me, but if they send a full army, they will not be able to do the same. If we want to settle everything and gather enough military resources to go into battle, we have to wait until at least after the autumn harvest."

Last year, the Jiannu invaded the capital, and the Zhen Tartars alone lost thousands of people.

Most of the captured materials were obtained by Chen Ran.

Two beiles were also killed, one of whom was even one of the four beiles in power.

Huang Taiji's prestige was greatly damaged, and there were undercurrents within the country.

Moreover, the imperial court reported that Lingdan Khan had taken the reward money from the Ming Dynasty and was constantly harassing the Jiannu.

Sun Chengzong, the Grand Lord Sun, continued to build castles further north and was even preparing to rebuild Dalinghhe Fort.

"These people in Dongjiang Town are short-sighted." As the number of chess games increased, Chen Ran's chess skills improved by leaps and bounds. At this time, he could talk about things and play chess at the same time. "The Jiannu are in turmoil internally and are full of enemies externally. Why do they send their entire division to deal with me?"

"If you want to deal with me, bring all the Eight Banners!"

In early spring, a rumbling sound was heard from the land in southern Liaoning.

This is not spring thunder, this is cannon fire.

Jinzhou, hundreds of years later, was called Luda and Dalian.

At that time, this was the Jiannu's southernmost garrison in southern Liaoning.

The more than 400 Jiannu soldiers stationed in Jinzhou Fort only realized that they were surrounded when daybreak came.

At the beginning, there were thousands of Ming cavalry outside the city.

These Ming troops attacked under the cover of night and surrounded Jinzhou Fort.

The defenders had not given up yet and took the initiative to gather troops and charge out of the city.

As a result, after losing more than a hundred people, they fled back in a panic and closed the city gates.

By the afternoon, countless Ming troops surged in from the south like a tide.

They just made a brief repair and then launched a fierce attack.

It was not the traditional siege of the city, but a bombardment.

Chen Ran brought more than 30 red cannons from the capital, and baptized the city with fierce fire.

The artillery fire was too fierce. After more than an hour of bombardment, the city walls, which had already been severely damaged in multiple battles, were broken and cracked until they collapsed.

A gap about sixty to seventy feet long appeared in front of everyone.

"Team C moves forward~~Team B retreat~~~"

The sound of goose flutes pierced through the thick smoke, and a large group of musketeers took turns moving forward and firing at the defenders who were trying to block the gap.

What is shot outside is lead bullets from muskets, and what is shot inside is arrows.

It is obvious that the arrow shot from a high position cannot defeat the hot lead.

The Ming army's musketeers advanced in rows and suppressed the defenders with their fierce shooting.

Wang De commanded the shield-bearing soldiers to move forward and bravely break through the gap and charge into the city.

Knowing that their situation was hopeless, the defenders opened the north gate and fled, but were soon chased by thousands of cavalrymen.

"I thought the Marshal had some incomparable ability in fighting." Geng Zhongming complained to Shang Kexi beside him, "Isn't this just making things? It seems like everyone can't do it. Give me so many soldiers and firearms, I can make more than the Marshal."

Chen Ran kept his promise. This time, his own troops were the main force in the expedition, and the commanders of the other troops came with their servants to watch the battle.

The generals who watched Marshal Chen fight the whole process had similar first thoughts.

"It's just a waste of money, right? It's something everyone can do."

Dozens of red cannons bombarded for an entire afternoon, and thousands of muskets fired continuously.

The soldiers wearing three layers of heavy armor broke into the city, and thousands of cavalrymen gave chase.

If any one of them had the strength and financial resources, they could easily deal with these hundreds of Tartars.

"We can't afford it." Shang Kexi responded calmly, "For so many people, the money and food, the consumed medicine, the casualties, the broken horses, which one can Dongjiang Town afford?"

Geng Zhongming, with a bored look on his face, rode his horse towards the city gate. "This battle cost at least tens of thousands of taels. For a mere Jinzhou City, is this general mentally ill?"

Shang Kexi curled his lips and said, "Be careful with your words~~~"

"Congratulations, Marshal! Congratulations, Marshal~~~" Outside the city gate, the Dongjiang generals were all smiling, their horses were flying high. "Marshal, you are so powerful! Jinzhou City was taken in one battle, and the Jiannu are terrified~~~"

"Marshal." Geng Zhongming, with red eyes, said with a choked voice, "The Marshal is here. We Liao people can finally get revenge!"

Facing the constant flattery, Chen Ran, who always had a smile on his face, accepted it all and said, "Everyone has made contributions in this battle, and we will enter the city for a feast."

The crowd poured into the city which had been lost for several years.

And in the open space outside the city, soldiers came from time to time and threw the heads in their hands on a tower that was gradually taking shape!
(End of this chapter)