Yang Zhen's sweet dream did not come true. After being woken up by Zhang Guogan, of course it was impossible to lie down and sleep again.

Because the time to set off is coming soon, and it’s time to arrive.

In the past few days, not only Yang Zhen himself was exhausted, but also other related people were exhausted to the point of collapse.

They are not Nine Nine Six, they are all Ling Ling Qi, white and black, spinning continuously.

In order to prepare for the rescue mission to the north, those people under Yang Zhen, including Zhang Degui, Li Lu, Pan Wenmao, Zhang Chen, Yang Shen, Zhang Guogan and others, were all so exhausted that no one had a sound sleep.

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Two people, including Zu Keyong and Xu Changyong, were also ordered around by Yang Zhen, the temporary camp commander.

These people all slandered Yang Zhen in their hearts. No one could understand why this reckless man who used to only charge into battle suddenly had so many ideas and so many tricks!

Could it be that when a person is about to die, his words are kind?!

Of course, if you offend someone in this way, no one is willing to say it out loud.

Needless to say, Zu Keyong, because he was forced to drink several bowls of wine by Yang Zhen, he patted his chest and agreed to Yang Zhen to help arrange muskets, artillery and ammunition.

As a result, not only did Zu Dale, Wu Sangui and other former colleagues offend him, but many people also heard about it. Even Marshal Zu had some opinions on him and thought he was very immature.

Zu Keyong himself felt regretful. He didn't know how he fell into Yang Zhen's trick in the first place. Now when he saw Yang Zhen again, he was extremely cautious to prevent Yang Zhen from trapping him again.

Even Xu Changyong, who had been busy with his own affairs and rarely interfered with the affairs of the temporary advance camp, was tortured for several days without a good rest because of the problems with the more than 300 horses.

Yang Zhen originally did not want to take so many war horses to sea, and he also sold all his own horses to exchange money for buying things. However, in order to win Xu Changyong's support for the strategy of going north by sea, he reluctantly agreed.

But soon after agreeing, Yang Zhen felt extremely regretful.

Because after the large group of people went to sea, it was difficult to replenish fresh water and forage.

In terms of forage supply, the grain transport fleet on Juehua Island already has their share of the regular supplies of grain and fodder to the Ningyuan garrison. They only need to reserve a portion of hay and horse fodder, so it is not the most difficult.

But supplying fresh water along the way was difficult.

There are about 600 people in the advance camp. In fact, it is better to say that they will only be at sea for three or two days at most, so the problem of drinking water is not difficult to solve.

However, Xu Changyong and Zu Keyong had so many livestock under their command, how to solve their drinking water problem?

Yang Zhen couldn't think of any good solution for the moment, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Instead, he directly cheated and told Xu Changyong that either he should not bring so many horses, and if he wanted to bring them, he should think of his own way.

In just a few days, what solution could Xu Changyong come up with? His hair almost turned gray from worry.

Yang Zhen gave him another choice, hoping that he would bring fewer horses and turn the horseless Mongolian soldiers into gunners for Yang Zhen to command.

It happened that Zu Keyong was about to bring 200 ordinary matchlocks, and Yang Zhen's musketeers were suffering from a shortage of manpower.

Doing this is actually the best of both worlds.

However, Xu Changyong felt that Yang Zhen's proposal might be "a weasel paying New Year greetings to a rooster - it has no good intentions", so he firmly rejected Yang Zhen's proposal.

Finally, he went to find Fang Guangchen, the son of Governor Fang, and after repeated searches several times, he asked Fang Guangchen to go to Yuan Shu to intercede, and reserved several large ships for him to transport horses and water.

Moreover, in order to drive the horses to the ship smoothly, Xu Changyong led his troops to start civil engineering work on a coast at the mouth of the Ningyuan River starting from the early morning of the third day of March.

He commanded 300 Mongolian soldiers under his command to cut down trees, dig soil and build platforms. They worked day and night under the stars and moonlight before finally building a simple dock, which allowed horses to move directly along the wooden ramps and platforms they built.

Get on board.

In this way, from the first day of March to the fourth day of March, there were only a few days in total. However, these people who followed Yang Zhen and were ordered to go north to rescue Songshan all got up early and worked hard day and night. They were as tired as three grandsons.

Days are like years.

When the sun finally set in the west on the fourth day of March, and the time to set off northward finally arrived, these people who should have been on tenterhooks all breathed a sigh of relief. Not only did they temporarily forget about the risks of going north, but they also felt a rare and long-lost feeling.

of ease.

Finally leaving Ningyuan!

On March 4th, at dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on a coast east of Ningyuan City. Yang Zhan'ao, the captain of Yang Zhen's soldiers, held high the banner of "Temporary Ningyuan Advance Battalion" and followed Yang Zhen.

People around me follow suit every step of the way.

Yang Zhen was talking to several people who came to see him off.

The important figures in Ningyuan City, such as the governor Fang Yizaofang and the Liaodong Marshal Zu Dashou, did not come to see him off.

Not even any of the generals under Zu Dashou came to see Yang Zhen, Zu Keyong, Xu Changyong and others off.

For Yang Zhen, everyone is not familiar with them anyway, and he doesn't care whether they love him or pull him down.

However, this situation made Zu Keyong and Xu Changyong feel very disappointed, and Xu Changyong even cursed and was extremely dissatisfied.

When the two of them learned that the governor was not coming, Marshal Zu was not coming, and even their former close colleagues Zu Dale, Wu Sangui and others did not come to see them off, they felt very lonely.

Moreover, after working hard for a few days, I was tired and exhausted, and I was too lazy to continue standing on the coast to blow the cold wind. I took a small boat early and boarded my own ship to catch up on my sleep.

The two of them had a total of 400 people and 400 horses. It took a long time to pull the blindfolded horse along the dock platform that three hundred Mongolian soldiers had worked hard for a day and night to build.

Boarded one sea ship after another.

These four hundred people and their four hundred horses alone occupied ten of the twelve large ships in the northbound fleet. In the next few days, each of them will have to fight with their own horses.

Live together.

As for the advance battalion musketeers, artillery and grenadier teams led by Yang Zhenzhi, they didn't have many possessions, mainly firearms, and to put it bluntly, they were all small firearms, and they didn't actually take up much space.

Even the ten Tiger Crouching Cannons and the Ten Folang Machine Cannons, which took up the most space, were all installed in the cabin of a large ship.

Eighty men on the left and right flanks of the artillery team led by Zhang Degui also stayed with their twenty artillery pieces.

"Yang Xiezhen! Yuan is here in Ningyuan City. He is able to meet such a talented person like you. It's really a good idea to come to Liaodong and his party! However, after seeing you for thousands of miles, we must say goodbye! Let's say goodbye!"

Yang Zhen was very moved when he saw Yuan Shu, the governor's salaryman, who came to see him off in person. If he hadn't met Yuan Shu by chance and Yuan Shu admired him quite a lot, then his plan to go north by sea would have been far away.

It can't be so smooth.

In particular, with such a short preparation time, even if the plan to go north by sea could come true, without Yuan Shu's strong support, they would have been completely annihilated due to lack of preparation.

Therefore, Yang Zhen's gratitude to Yuan Shu was indeed from the bottom of his heart: "Mr. Yuan has over-praised him! Yang is just a martial artist and cannot deserve such praise from Dr. Yuan! If we can save Songshan by going north this time, then we will be able to save Songshan in the future."

, there will be a day when we meet again! If this trip fails, Yang’s loyalty to the king and his desire to serve the country will be enough to comfort the ancestors and martyrs, and there will be no regrets!”

Yuan Shu saw that Yang Zhen's words contained a hint of "the wind is rustling and the water is cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone." He felt sad and was silent for a moment, then suddenly pulled a middle-aged man from beside him.

Pointing at the middle-aged man, he said to Yang Zhen:

"This man's name is Yuan Jin. He is my father's old subordinate when he was the governor of Denglai. He is now serving as the garrison of the naval battalion in Tunliangcheng on Juehua Island. Although the naval battalion currently does not have decent warships and insufficient troops, it cannot help.

Why are you so busy, but there is no problem in transporting people, horses, and grain! This time, he will be in charge of the fleet that transports you north!"

When Yuan Shu said this, he turned to the middle-aged man and said: "Brother Yuan Jin! This General Yang Zhen is the only friend that Yu Yu has valued since he took office in Liaodong! This time, he will go north by sea to rescue Songshan.

Host! I leave it to you!"

The middle-aged man named Yuan Jin, after hearing what Yuan Shu said, quickly said: "Don't worry, young master! The young master's friends are my friends, Yuan Jin! I, Yuan Jin, have nothing to do with hurting my friends! What's more, Yang Xie

Going to Zhenbei to rescue Songshan is a heroic feat that affects the overall situation of Liaodong! It is an honor for Yuan Jin to be able to help him and wait for his orders!"

After saying goodbye, Yang Zhen felt that it was almost done. He looked at the last ray of sunset in the western sky and said to Yuan Shu: "Mr. Yuan! It's getting late! If you stay any longer, Ningyuan City will be under curfew! Please come back.

Bar!"

After hearing this, Yuan Shu nodded to Yang Zhen and Yuan Jin, said nothing more, turned around and mounted the horse brought by his entourage, clasped his fist at Yang Zhen on the horse, turned the horse's head, and led the entourage

, and rode towards Ningyuan City.

The middle-aged man named Yuan Jin watched Yuan Shu and his party walking away, then turned to Yang Zhen and said, "Master Xiezhen! It's time for us to board the ship!"

"Wait a minute! Wait a little longer! I still have some subordinates who haven't arrived yet! When they arrive, we'll set off immediately!"

As soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, he heard Yang Zhan'ao, the captain of the soldiers standing behind him, suddenly pointing in the direction of the mouth of the Ningyuan River and saying loudly: "Sir! They are coming! They are taking the waterway!"

When Yang Zhen heard this, he quickly looked at the Ningyuan River not far away. In the blood-red sunset, he saw a small boat rushing down the river and rushing into the river mouth.
Chapter completed!