Yang Chaojin probably also knew that once Yang Zhen left, they wouldn't be able to see each other much, so after saying these words, he paused briefly, and then said again:

"Our family has been ordered to supervise the army in Songshan, and we have been working with you, brother Hanqing, for less than a year, but it has been the most colorful and satisfying period in our family's life. If I can get to know brother Hanqing, I can get

It is our family's great fortune to work with the wise brother Han Qing!"

Hearing what Yang Chaojin said, Yang Zhen immediately understood that Yang Chaojin had indeed received the correct news.

"My brother supervised the army at Songshan and supervised military law. Although his time was not long, he made outstanding contributions. The Holy Emperor will not ignore this. Even if the imperial court has a decree, my brother will still be reused when he returns to the court."

Seeing that Yang Chaojin was not in a high mood, Yang Zhen immediately comforted him with these words, and then continued: "Moreover, the situation in the pass is not optimistic, and the capital court is in chaos, so people like my brother are needed to go back and help the Lord!

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"well--"

After hearing Yang Zhen's words, Yang Chaojin, probably thinking of the situation in the pass and the court in the capital, suddenly sighed and became speechless.

After a while, he shook his head, stood up with a wry smile, clasped his fists at Yang Zhen and said: "The matter has come to this, and it has to be like this. I hope that my dear brother Hanqing, you can show your strength and conquer the enemy in the future by moving to Haidong."

After the Tatars are full, you can draw out your troops and horses, enter the pass and go south, suppress the bandits, and repay the holy grace! - Brother Yu, say goodbye!"

After saying these words, Yang Chaojin cupped his fists and bowed, then turned and left.

Yang Zhen quickly left his seat and escorted him out of the General Military Mansion.

After the military meeting on the seventeenth day of the first month of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen ended, people from all walks of life inside and outside Songshan City became busy.

The battalion heads of the Songshan regiment, who were tasked with staying behind, were busy selecting and reorganizing new sentry teams in accordance with Yang Zhen's orders.

Other teams preparing to move to Haidong were busy counting their belongings and packing their belongings in accordance with the orders of the Assistant Camp Office.

Large quantities of food, grass and equipment also began to be transferred day and night to the Zhimao Bay Boat Camp and the Sailor Camp at Xiaoling River Estuary.

At the same time, God cooperated. In the second half of the first lunar month, around the time of the Waking of Insects, the weather in western Liaoning really began to warm up. For several days in a row, the sun was shining brightly and the wind was gentle.

Every day around noon, a loud "click" and "click" sound can be heard on the ice offshore of Liaodong Bay outside Songshan City. The sound can be heard for more than ten miles, like thunder.

But this was not thunder, but the sound of cracking ice in the coastal waters of Liaodong Bay.

At this time, the ice and snow on the houses in Songshan City will turn into countless small water slides, and they will start ticking endlessly.

Yang Zhen also began to send troops to the coastline where the Anchor Bay Boat Camp is located every day to observe daily changes in ice conditions along the coast.

On the 26th of the first month of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, at noon on the third day after the Jingzhe solar term, not long after Yang Zhengang sent Shen Yongzhong out to check on changes in ice conditions, he heard cheers and laughter coming from outside the General Military Mansion.

Soon, Xu Tingxuan ran all the way from the front yard and rushed into Yang Zhen's signing room.

"Captain, Governor, there is news from Lushun. The fleet is coming, the fleet is back!"

Yang Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly followed him to the door. At this time, he saw Zhang Chen, Yang Zhan'ao, Shen Yongzhong and others, surrounding Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai, happily entering the second courtyard.

"Commander, ah no, Lord Jin Haibo, congratulations, Lord, you have lived up to your humble position and returned with the fleet!"

As soon as Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai entered the courtyard, they saw Yang Zhen coming out in a hurry. They immediately walked to the middle of the courtyard, separated by a few steps, lifted their robes and knelt on the ground, and greeted Yang Zhen.

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Yuan Jin, who had always been on good terms with Yang Zhen, congratulated and reported to Yang Zhen first with a face full of joy.

The news that Yang Zhen had been awarded the title of Spylord Jin Haibo had spread quickly as Zu Keyong, Lu Pinqi, Xu Changyong and others led their troops to Fuzhou.

Including the news that Shen Zhixiang was awarded the title of Xiang Pingbo, Zu Keyong was promoted to the chief soldier of the Jinhai Town East Road Assistant Guards, and Lu Pinqi was promoted to the chief soldier of the Jinhai North Road Assistant Guards, the news also spread a lot.

This news made the soldiers from all walks of life who were holding on to the enemy's rear with anxiety suddenly feel relieved.

According to Yang Zhen's past style, if Shen Zhixiang, a subordinate, is granted the title of Bo, and Zu Keyong and Lu Pinqi become commander-in-chief, then it can be said that everyone else will be promoted.

In particular, the news spread from the big mouth of Xu Changyong, saying that Yang Zhen had brought back countless amounts of food, wages and wealth from the pass, was so popular that the generals and soldiers stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula suddenly

Morale is boosted.

The fear of abandonment that lurked deep in the hearts of many people suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Since Zhang Degui, Shen Zhixiang, Xu Tianchong and others received the news that Yang Zhen had returned to Songshan City, they began to urge Yuan Jin day after day. Qiu Zhenhai and others led the fleet to welcome Yang Zhen across the sea as soon as possible.

At noon today, after experiencing a series of ups and downs, the two of them, as well as Yu Liangtai, Yan Shengsan and others, finally returned with a huge fleet.

"You are not a lord, it is better to ask me, the governor, to make it easier for you. Lao Yuan, Qiu Tong, please get up quickly and talk in the room!"

Yang Zhen stepped forward with a smile, pulled Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai up one by one, then led them into the signing room and asked them to sit down and talk.

"You two, please tell me, how is the situation in Fuzhou City? What about Jinzhou City and Lushunkou now?"

As soon as everyone sat down, Yang Zhen eagerly asked them about the situation across the sea.

Although he knew in his heart that there wouldn't be any big problems, at this moment, he still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Okay, Commander! Fuzhou City is safe and in our hands, and now with the reinforcements of Zu Keyong, Lu Pinqi and others, even if the Manchu Tatars really come in force, they can still hold on! As for Jinzhou

The city and Lushunkou are safe and sound, so good!"

Next, Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai briefly explained to Yang Zhen the situation of the cities in the Liaodong Peninsula.

As expected, the Manchu Tatars did not launch a large army south to attack Fuzhou City. They only retreated to Xiongyue City after a brief trial in early November. Since then, except for the continuous sentry southward, there has been no other movement.

"Captain, this situation is really strange. The Tatars in the rear asked us to occupy three cities, but from November to now, almost three months have passed, and they can't help but do nothing. This is really strange.

Got it!"

After briefly talking about the general situation on the Liaodong Peninsula, Yuan Jin immediately raised his own questions.

Seeing the disbelief and confusion on his face, Yang Zhen smiled and said to him: "Then what do you think? Why do you think the Manchu Tatars didn't go south to attack Fuzhou City?

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Seeing Yang Zhenmo asking, Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai looked at each other and said, "We think something must be so big that the Manchu Tatars have no time to send troops to attack us!"

Yuan Jin said this categorically, and Qiu Zhenhai, who was sitting next to him, also looked at Yang Zhen and nodded vigorously.

Yang Zhen looked at them, then looked at the other people present, nodded noncommittally, then clapped his hands and smiled and said: "Okay, no matter what the reason is behind it, in short, Manta will not attack me for the time being, but will attack us." That’s good news.”

At this point, Yang Zhen said with a smile: "Okay, you have been on a bumpy sea and have had a hard journey. You have the right to take a rest today. In the evening, I will take care of you.

"We will move the supplies and load them onto the ship early tomorrow morning. The day after tomorrow at the latest, the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, will be the day we set off!"

After hearing this, Yuan Jin, Qiu Zhenhai and others quickly stood up, bowed and left.

They themselves found a way to go ashore and went to the city to see Yang Zhen, but the large number of ships they brought back were still floating on the sea several miles away from the shore.

When there is sunshine during the day, the ice cracks. At this time, large ships can be used to clear the way, and a channel can be forged. However, at night, when the temperature drops, the channel will be frozen again due to unpreparedness.

They also need to find a way to move a large number of ships as close as possible to the harbor terminal off Songshan along the opened channel.

In this way, that afternoon, Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai did not rest. With the cooperation of Zhang Chen, Yang Zhan'ao, Guo Zengfu and others, they used the new variant of the blasting barrel named by Yang Zhen from the Songshan Ammunition Factory. , forcefully blasted out a ship berth near the port.

This allowed the fleet returning with Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai to dock near the shore, and allowed the oarsmen and sailors on board to disembark and go to the Anchor Bay Boat Camp and Sailor Camp Sandbank to rest.

That night, Yang Zhen invited Yang Chaojin, Xia Chengde, Zhang Chen and others to accompany him to help Yuan Jin, Qiu Zhenhai, Yu Liangtai and Yan Shengsan.

During the banquet, everyone asked about the situation in Fuzhou, Jinzhou, and Lushun, and Yuan Jin and others explained it to the generals present.

The advantage of Lushunkou as a frost-free port is immediately revealed in winter when Liaodong Bay freezes.

The danger of a sneak attack by the Manchu Tatar army on the west coast of Liaoning completely disappeared there.

When ice began to appear in Liaodong Bay at the end of November, the sea south of Jinzhou Bay was still a vast ocean.

Even in mid-December, when Gaizhou Bay and Fuzhou Bay freeze one after another, the sea surface of Jinzhou Bay is just a thin layer of floating ice.

As for Jinzhou Bay further south, there are only scattered ice floes left.

On the sea surface inside and outside Lushun Port, there is no ice at all, making it extremely convenient for ships of all sizes to berth and come and go.

In fact, after Zu Keyong led his team across the ice and arrived in Fuzhou, Yuan Jin and Qiu Zhenhai learned that Yang Zhen was determined to move the defense around Jingzhe, and they began to continuously send ships from Lushunkou to the west and north to explore the sea. Condition.

However, ice floes gathered on the sea, making sailing very dangerous, so they had to wait day by day until the Jingzhe solar term passed. They couldn't wait any longer, so they bit the bullet and sailed to the northwest.

Fortunately, almost all of their group were experienced pirates or navy sailors, and were very good at sailing in the Liaodong Bay, which has complicated ice conditions.

After a careful journey, which lasted three days and three nights, we finally arrived at the floating ice sea a few miles away from Songshan.
Chapter completed!