Moreover, in the next year, the situation in Shandong was extremely chaotic. All forces were like the Ming Dynasty and Dashun. The Qing court finished their performance. There were numerous local forces in Shandong like fences to surrender to Dashun first. After the Shun army was defeated, they killed the "pseudo Shun officials" and hung the banner of "restoring the Ming Dynasty". Then, after seeing that the Southern Ming court was even more unreliable, they all slap in flattery. There were countless officials who surrendered to the Tartars, and they were truly loyal.

The Dengzhou Prefecture chosen by Mo Ming is located in Jiaodong area. It was originally a prosperous place with a population of people. During the Wanli period, the population of the whole prefecture exceeded one million. However, since the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many disasters in Denglai area. First, it had famines and local uprisings, and then it was poisoned by Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng's chaotic army. Two months ago, it was looted by the Qing army again. The million people were already 100 and 670. It is not easy for the entire prefecture to have one-third of the population at its peak. It was once a major destination for Liaodong military capital transfer and a port with North Korea and a prosperous port for a while. The "small sea" that went to sea in the water city was also silted and difficult to move, completely losing its meaning as a large port.

Therefore, it is appropriate to set up the stronghold in Dengzhou Prefecture, which is sparsely populated. Especially in Weihai, which is a small fishing village, and Ninghaizhou, there are many excellent anchorages, but the Ming court's ruling foundation here is quite weak, and it can even be said to have basically been dissolved. Except for Penglai County (i.e. Dengzhou City) as the prefecture, it is still a bit popular, the rest of the places are like ghost towns. Especially Ninghaizhou, which was once captured by the Qing army on February 12, the lunar calendar, is even more ruined.

Faced with such a situation, perhaps people on the east coast will not be discovered by residents other than the local area for a long time after they get ashore. Of course, it is nothing even if they discover it. The original number of more than ten battalions of land and water in Dengzhou was destroyed by the Kong Youde Rebellion, but later it was attacked by the Qing army. The local armed forces can be said to have disappeared. Now less than two months have passed, and what kind of armed forces can be found in the local world?

"The stronghold is one of Weihai and Yantai. I will check which one is waiting for me to go and check it out. But I tend to choose Yantai. After all, there is a garrison in Weihai. Although it will not be too hard to defeat them, it is always a troublesome." Mo Ming said clearly, "There are still a thousand Koreans in Jingyi County, as well as a large amount of food, livestock and military funds. I plan to take them all to Shandong and build a wharf there. However, building a bastion is extremely expensive, and it is still a problem where this massive amount of building materials comes from. I don't know if there are earthen kilns in Dengzhou countryside, but I don't think it's very likely. Grandma, I want to demolish Jingyi County and ship the materials I got to Shandong to build a stronghold. Forget it, I'd better wait for the brick kilns in Heishui Port to erect. It seems that it will be difficult to build this fortress this year."

"Take it slowly first." Li Yi comforted, "First collect the population in Shandong, collect construction materials, and then do construction. Don't worry, the more than a thousand well-equipped soldiers, the local gentry and armed forces dare not provoke us. After this winter, we will definitely be able to build this bastion in the first half of next year, and then add some recruited savage Jurchens. The Ainu and the Japanese will come to guard, and no one will dare to provoke us."

After this battle to attack Jeongyi County, Korea, no one will despise these rude and barbaric natives of Sakhalin Island. Not to mention these hunters, these archery shooting techniques alone have reached an extremely high level. For this reason, when the first three ships returned to Hei Shui Port, Mo Ming specifically asked them to work harder after going back and try to recruit more indigenous soldiers. These people are tenacious and hardworking. If they teach them military discipline, they will definitely become a powerful force.

After lunch, everyone rushed to the dock and began to direct the shipment of goods and population.

The three ships that came this time were all empty ships, so all the materials stored in the county were shipped on board. The cabin of the armed transport ship "Businessman" was filled with nearly 300 tons of grain, as well as a large amount of gunpowder and arrows, and the remaining 1,000 Koreans in the city were loaded on the "Polang" expedition ship. However, at this time, there were about 500 cattle, horses and other livestock in the city, which were extremely precious resources and should not be abandoned easily. Therefore, in a last resort, Mo Ming ordered Liu Zhong to lead the Eight Banners troops to continue to stay here, while he led the brothers of the 102nd Company of the Army and the 1st Company of the Independent Field Artillery to go to the coastal areas of Shandong to fight for the front station. After the location was determined, they and the livestock were transported one by one by one by boat.

On May 17, 1643, three ships from the East Coast Republic carried 1,000 Koreans, more than 300 East Coast soldiers, and a large number of food, gunpowder and other materials arrived in Weihai Bay on the west side of Liugong Island. After observing the terrain with a telescope, Mo Ming found that Weihai Wei was surrounded by hills and surrounded by sea on three sides. Moreover, the mountain streams in the territory were crisscrossed, making it very convenient to obtain water. If repaired slightly, some military farms could be opened by the city wall. Weihai Bay

Liugong Island on the east side has become a natural breakwater, blocking the wind and waves; and if a fort is built on the island, it can block the entire bay. With such excellent conditions, no wonder the Beiyang Navy chose this place as the home port. However, the only worrying thing is that there is already a Weihai Acropolis here, and it should not be too difficult to capture them, but it is inconsistent with the current principle of low-key behavior. Forget it, let's go to Yantai to take a look.

In the afternoon of the same day, the fleet arrived in Zhifu Bay. This place is very similar to Weihai Bay. The water depth in the bay is about ten meters, and large ships can be parked. The Kongtong Islands on the east side are lined up to make their natural barriers. It is indeed an excellent harbor. What's even better is that this place is extremely remote, especially in the area close to Zhifu Island, there is no one except a few fishermen. There is a wolf Yandun platform built on the small hill on the south side of the bay, so the locals call this place Yantai.

If the people of the East Coast built the basin military port here, no one could stop it at this time. When the wharf was completed and the basin was completed, more than a thousand soldiers were stationed in the house and more than ten cannons were set up, even if tens of thousands of troops were eager to capture it, they would not be able to conquer them.
Chapter completed!