As Daxia's stronghold in North Korea, Zhou Fuchen has been strengthening the defense of Jianghua Island during this period.

Even Zhou Fuchen figured out some of Zhang Xuan's thoughts.

Even after the war is over, whether Ganghwa Island belongs to North Korea is still a question.

Ganghwa Island is to Seoul what Tianjin is to Beijing.

As long as the Xia army is stationed on Jianghua Island, North Korea dares to disobey Nanjing's orders? Although Zhang Xuan did not express this intention, but what Zhou Fuchen said, he was also Zhang Xuan's old subordinate, following Zhang Xuan step by step

To the current position.

I am very familiar with Zhang Xuan's writing and sentence making, and I also know the implication clearly.

Therefore, no matter how dangerous the Korean War became, Zhou Fuchen kept more than 10,000 soldiers on Ganghwa Island. He also gathered Korean refugees to open up wasteland and cultivate land on Ganghwa Island, with the intention of maintaining a long-term stalemate.

The King of Han seems to feel that only Ganghwa Island is safe, or that it is only safe near the Xia Army. He has never trusted his army, even the more than 10,000 elite soldiers under his command who fought out of Seoul.

But he highly regarded Xia Jun.

He even handed over the only two military command rights in North Korea to Yang Shengzu, and ordered all the soldiers in North Korea to obey the control of the generals of the Xia Army.

Of course, King Han was not defenseless. Although he secretly arranged many things, on the surface, nothing was revealed. He communicated everything with Zhou Chang and then Zhou Fuchen.

I don’t know if it was because Zhou Chang and the King of Han lived together in an isolated city. The King of Han treated Zhou Chang differently from others. He didn’t seem to regard Zhou Chang as an outsider.

Precisely because of Zhou Chang's close relationship with the King of Han, Zhou Chang had to control the civil affairs and general affairs of Ganghwa Island. He controlled tens of thousands of Korean people. In the Central Plains, he could be regarded as a county magistrate. Zhou Chang was also capable of handling the civil affairs in an orderly manner.

, there was no delay in spring plowing.

Although Ganghwa Island is not big and there is not much arable land, it is a good thing to have a harvest to alleviate the food consumption on the island.

No, as soon as the Qing army moved here, the King of Han, accompanied by Zhou Chang, immediately came to see Zhou Fuchen.

"General." King Han said with a hint of tears in his tone: "A small country that only has this land has asked the general to send troops to rescue it."

Zhou Fuchen said: "Please rest assured, King Han. Your Majesty has ordered me to preside over the Korean war. I am determined not to let the whole of Korea fall."

Zhou Fuchen comforted King Han and allowed him to leave.

Then Zhou Fuchen asked Ruan Jin to come over.

After Ruan Jin got the news, he was already waiting outside. So Zhou Fuchen said hello and he came over.

Zhou Fuchen faced the window with his hands behind his back. The end of his sight was boundless

The sea, late spring and early summer this year, is the most beautiful time of the year on Ganghwa Island. The gentle sea breeze fills Zhou Fuchen's mind and makes the robe behind him bulge.

"General Ruan, you already know the news that the Qing army is going to move south in a large scale, right?" Zhou Fuchen said.

Ruan Jin said: "The general already knows."

Zhou Fuchen said: "What do you think?"

Ruan Jin pondered for a moment and said: "From the general's perspective, this time the Donglu are serious about it. Not only did Azige lead his troops southward in person, but the marching speed was not fast. They had manpower arranged along the way, especially on the coastline.

, the beacons are connected. As soon as our army lands, the news will immediately reach the main force of the Donglu, and the Donglu cavalry will come to drive them away."

"It will not have the effect of disturbing the grain road."

"The outcome of this battle depends on how well General Yang fights on land."

Zhou Fuchen said: "Yes, I want you to transport all the Korean troops on the island to the south, which can be regarded as a helping hand to General Yang."

Ruan Jin was not surprised by this incident. After all, they had performed the most tasks like this since they came to North Korea.

Ruan Jin said: "The general will finally understand."

"No." Zhou Fuchen said, "You don't understand." He turned around and said, "What do you think is the most important thing when you go south?"

Ruan Jin thought for a while and said: "The army is stationed on Ganghwa Island, and the logistics and supplies have to be transported from the capital, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. However, if it is taken from North Korea, it will save a lot. Therefore, these two measures must not be lost, otherwise the army may not be able to survive."

Can gain a firm foothold in North Korea."

Zhou Fuchen shook his head and said, "Yes or no."

"Although North Korea's supplies are important to our army, they are by no means the most important. Even if we don't talk about the supplies in Nanjing, I have also sent people to Japan to purchase grain and grass through the connections of the King of Fujian. Although I don't know how Japan will react, but with the help of

With the Zheng family’s ability, it is possible to gather some food and grass.”

"So although these two items are important, they are definitely not indispensable."

"What is really indispensable are the soldiers under Yang Shengzu's command."

"These people are all the elites of Great Xia, and most of the officers are disciples of the emperor. They are all involved in the palace."

"So, after you go to the south, remember to leave a way for Yang Shengzu. No matter what happens, as long as you bring Yang Shengzu's troops back, it will be a great achievement."

Ruan Jin said: "What about the North Korean army?"

Zhou Fuchen's eyes turned cold, and without saying a word, Ruan Jin immediately understood Zhou Fuchen's thoughts, lowered his head and saluted, and said, "I will finally understand."

Zhou Fuchen said: "It's not too late, just go and prepare."

"Yes." Ruan Jin said.

After Ruan Jin went back, he sighed slightly and felt a little ashamed in his heart. To be honest, King Han was very kind to Xia Jun, almost all the way to the end.

With abundant material resources, he gained the favor of the country. Ruan Jin got several beauties in North Korea, some of whom were even girls from the North Korean clan.

As for gold and silver jewelry, let alone that.

However, Ruan Jin was just a little bit ashamed.

He understands very well that this world cannot tolerate the kindness of women. No matter how much North Korea gives him, he will still be a general of Daxia.

"I hope that the worst outcome that Privy Zhou expected will not happen." Ruan Jin thought to himself, and immediately began to prepare to set off.

Within a day or so, he was ready and headed south along the coastline of the Korean Peninsula. Little did he know that a fleet had been hidden among the broken islands not far from the coastline of the Korean Peninsula for more than ten days.

Huang Wu was absolutely sure of this battle and had thought of many ways.

He chose this location, far away from the waterway. Under normal circumstances, Xia Jun's navy would not notice it at all.

After all, although the Xia Jun Navy is powerful, it is nothing compared to the vast sea. There are only a few springs on these small islands. If they are far away from the mainland, these few springs are precious.

of fresh water resources.

But now it is too close to the Korean Peninsula, so this is just an uninhabited desert island.

However, this is a good location to hide the Qing navy.

In order to find this location, Huang Wu has traveled here several times. Even the route to get here started from Liaodong, far away from the waterway, and came here by using a star-driven aircraft. This was to avoid the eyes and ears of Xia Jun.

I don't know whether it was Huang Wu's good luck or Xia Jun's navy's thinking that was too lax. In short, Huang Wu's plan went very smoothly and there are no mistakes or omissions so far.

The rest of the time is waiting.

It's like a hunter waiting for his prey. He lurks quietly. Everyone eats, drinks and eats on the boat. They are not allowed to go to the island, light fires, and light the lamp at night. They can only eat dry food and drink cold water. All of this is

It was to catch Xia Jun off guard.

And time passed day by day.

It has been ten days since Huang Wu came here.

Nothing happened within ten days. But being stuck in a small area for ten days, many people became irritable. Some people wondered if they missed it, and some wondered if Xia Jun's water battle did not go here at all. But here

Under Huang Wu's strong suppression, he did not dare to have any objection.

Even so, Huang Wu killed more than a dozen sailors in a row to suppress the restless people.

It has to be said that the failure of the Yangtze River Water Battle not only made the outside world distrustful of Huang Wu, but also many people in the Qing Navy were dissatisfied with this Fujian guy. Only because of Dorgon's trust, these northerners

Navy generals can only obey orders.

Three more days passed, and even Huang Wu himself was a little confused. Finally, news came that Xia Jun's navy was discovered.
Chapter completed!