But Jie Xi's attitude was a little hesitant - although he was also very dissatisfied with Xiao Lang's actions, he was still "expanding territory", and he hurriedly announced the withdrawal of troops as soon as he came, which seemed a bit deliberately to cause trouble.

I mean, I don’t think it will look good on the committee after I go back.

But Pang Yu scoffed at his worries - this was not as simple as opening another branch in Beijing. This was far away from the main island of Hainan, and the supply line needed to run through almost the entire China. It was to open a new store with Ming Dynasty's most ferocious enemy.

A front! Can you solve the financial problem in the short term? - Obviously not, then, just for the sake of face of one or two people, let your soldiers be stationed here for a long time, facing the threat of death at all times? This is obviously not a qualified commander

The decision the officer should make.

"According to your opinion, we should abandon Port Arthur and eventually let it fall into the hands of the Manchus?"

Jie Xi still couldn't turn around at that time, but Pang Yu insisted on his opinion:

"First of all, Lushun is not our territory. This is a burden that belongs to the Ming Dynasty. They can no longer afford it, but with our current capabilities, we can't afford it either. People know their own way, and we can only do what we do

What we can do is to move the residents here as much as possible, which is our limit."

"Secondly, this place is useless to Houjin because they don't have any sea power. In history, they captured it more than once, and each time they destroyed the city dock and then withdrew. If they stationed a large number of troops here

, purely to spread our forces. And if we do not station or only arrange a few people, then we can fight back at any time - after we have the ability to solve the Northeast problem. Our power expands very quickly, and time is in our favor. Today

It shouldn’t take long.”

After such a long discussion, he finally persuaded the commander to agree to withdraw the troops to Shandong. However, when exactly the troops would be withdrawn was also a problem - although Huanglong agreed to load most of the civilians on ships and transport them away, due to the execution capabilities of those Ming officers and soldiers,

, I am afraid that even the exact number of people cannot be counted in a short period of time. And time waits for no one. The ice floes on the sea are increasing rapidly every day at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye. Although Lushunkou will be regarded as a foreign land by the Russian Empire in a few years.

They tried their best to seize the only ice-free port in the Far East, but at least in this little ice age, those ice floes were still very dangerous for wooden hulls.

In addition, Xiao Lang's injury is also a problem - he is completely unable to move now, because Shi Yisheng is worried that leaving the current "nearly sterile" environment created by Qiong Haijun's hygienist, an old Chinese medicine practitioner from the Ming Dynasty, and perhaps the local weather, his wound will

The rotten condition will worsen rapidly, and death will be inevitable if septicemia occurs.

"Now I can only wait for old Jack to come over. Maybe he will have a better solution than me."

Doctor Shi rarely relented, so Pang Yu and others had to wait. Fortunately, the waiting time was not too long. A few days later, Wen Desi's fleet arrived in Lushun.

Old Jack didn't waste any time after landing. He immediately went to check on Xiao Lang's injury, but he came to the same conclusion as Dr. Shi - he needed to have surgery to remove the infected part quickly. Then there was nothing to delay, and the surgery started immediately.

, it took more than six hours. Old Jack and Shi Yisheng took turns to fight, while Xie Xi and two other comrades who were confirmed to have type O blood provided a large amount of plasma - in fact, they can now use the serum coagulation method to roughly

Determining a person's blood type can at least ensure that both the transfusion and the recipient will not have a rejection reaction. However, it is obviously very difficult to get people of this era to accept the concept of "blood donation". Moreover, they do not know that modern people accept the concept of "blood donation".

Whether the blood will produce some kind of unknown reaction. Therefore, the blood donor can only be selected within the time travel group.

The operation was successful - at least that's what Old Jack said after they came out. But he also admitted that whether Xiao Lang could survive this time mainly depended on his own physical fitness, will to survive, and luck.

Xiao Lang obviously had all three - he woke up just a few hours after the operation.

…………

When he opened his eyes with difficulty, he saw the group of people standing in front of the bed: Old Jack, Doctor Shi, Jie Xi, Pang Yu, Wen Desi, Chen Jun, Xu Lei...etc. Xiao Lang

He forced a smile:

"Thanks, guys..."

Just seeing the two famous doctors in the team standing here, he could guess how hard the home front had made to save his life. Of course, everyone was very happy for his recovery and sent their best wishes.

Even Lao Shi, who was always serious, said happily:

"Okay, your life is saved. Just rest and cultivate. Your physique is very good. As long as you don't worry about it anymore, you will recover soon."

Xiao Lang nodded, but the next moment, his eyes still stayed on Jie Xi.

"...I won."

Faced with Xiao Lang's insistence, Xie Xi couldn't help but feel angry at this time, so he had no choice but to pat his arm and whisper:

"We will deal with the next thing. You can rest in peace and recuperate. If there is anything else, we will talk about it later."

Then a group of people left the ward as requested by the doctors, but everyone did not disperse. Instead, they found various places nearby to start discussions.

"Can Xiao Lang be moved onto the ship and taken away now?"

Pang Yu was very concerned about this, because it was directly related to their next move. After a few words of discussion between Old Jack and Doctor Shi, both of them gave a negative answer.

"We must not move him now. If the wound he just underwent surgery collapses, there will be no way to save him."

"It's not even possible to move to Shandong nearby?" Pang Yu still refused to give up, but seeing the two doctors still shaking their heads, he finally had to sigh helplessly, "Then how long will it take for him to recover to the point where he can take a boat?"

"It will take at least twenty days before you can get out of bed. For safety reasons, it is recommended not to move long distances for fifty or sixty days."

"That's it..."

Pang Yu thought about it for a moment, then turned around and said to Jie Xi:

"Looks like we have to spend the winter here, the whole winter."

"Yes...all the troops must stay. In front of us will be the vengeful Manchus, and behind us will be the unreliable Ming army..."

Although he had been mentally prepared for this, Xie Xi still sighed. After giving up the unrealistic idea, he was still very cautious.

"Our navy will provide full assistance. If there is no need in the south during this period, both large sailing ships can be left, and we can also pull up the General to provide support for the Liaodong Ming Army. This

It is also one of the original intentions of establishing the 'Tinmen Fleet'."

Wen Desi offered to help, which made Pang Yu and others breathe a sigh of relief. The large sailing ship's ice resistance was relatively strong, so they could at least maintain a minimum supply line throughout the winter.

In addition, the powerful artillery on the large sailing ship is also very important support. Although the ship cannot get too close to the shore due to ice floes, the southern city of Lushun itself is close to the seaside, and in Pang Yu's plan, even if they stay for the winter

It is impossible to do nothing, but will focus on surveying the Laotieshan Waterway and preparing to restore the Laohwei Port. They will all operate on the seaside. With the artillery support of the navy, it will be much safer.

"I just don't know how large a force Hou Jin will send over. This is definitely unprecedented in history."

Xu Lei couldn't help but muttered, with a clear regret in his tone: "There is no guide, you can't cheat!" Others present also had more or less similar feelings to him. However, Jie Xi behaved very well.

Bachelor:

"It doesn't matter, just fight as many as you come. Xiao Langguang can kill ten thousand of them with an infantry battalion. With the strength and firepower we have on hand, Houjin can't even think of taking advantage unless he dispatches thirty to fifty thousand people."

"I'm not worried about a large-scale attack by the Jin Army. The terrain here in Lushun is very beneficial to the defenders."

Pang Yu took the map, pointed at the narrow strip of land connecting the Lushun Peninsula and the Liaodong mainland, and said:

"Here, where the Jinzhou Isthmus is located, is the only way to enter the Lushun Peninsula. If the Houjin side dares to send a large force here, Lao Wen, you can lead the fleet over and fire a few cannons at the Jinzhou Acropolis Pass to threaten you.

Their retreat. As long as General Houjin is not stupid, he will inevitably retreat."

"What if they insist on not withdrawing?"

Someone asked next to him, and Pang Yu smiled:

"Then let's make the lie come true: bring the Third Battalion from Weihai, occupy Jinzhou and cut off the enemy's retreat. At the same time, we will take the initiative to catch turtles in a jar on the Lushun Peninsula... The old commentator is right, our side

With two battalions and artillery support, they will definitely not be able to capture them without tens of thousands of troops. But if they really dare to send tens of thousands of the main force of the post-Jin army to Lushun, we will attack them in Jinzhou.

That’s it.”

After a long pause, Pang Yu added:

"If the enemy army is really powerful, we can even abandon the city of Port Arthur, so what's the harm in giving it to them? Anyway, Lao Wen's ship is big enough, so we and all the Ming army will get on board and go to Jinzhou to guard -

- There is no sea supply line in Houjin. It is impossible for tens of thousands of people to rely on fishing and scavenging for food. They will be trapped alive on this peninsula... So I guess Huang Taiji will not make such a stupid move.

"

"So there's no danger for us to stay here for the winter?"

After Pang Yu's analysis, everyone felt a lot more at ease. Pang Yu thought for a while, nodded first, and then added:

"We are not afraid of head-on battles, but the Hou Jin regime has always been good at using time. They also relied on spies to seriously injure Xiao Lang this time. Now that they have tasted the sweetness this time, there is no guarantee that they will not continue to fight in the future - so we must be particularly careful about encounters here.
Chapter completed!