dawn
The first ray of sunlight broke through the clouds and sprinkled on the sea, dyeing the sea a golden yellow. On the coastline of Penglai Island, there are people lying all over the beach. They are not corpses, but they are too tired to take a short time to rest. The scout's ship encountered the foreigner's advance ship at sea yesterday. Everyone knows that today will be a bad day. In fact, there is more than just today... maybe for a long time, every day will be bad.
Yan Li is a very senior general in Mu's residence. Although he is not yet old, he has been with Mu Guangling since he was a teenager. Counting his years, he is older than Mu Xianjun.
work all night
Yan Li's eyes were bloodshot, and he was also very tired, but at this moment, he opened his eyes very wide, holding his clairvoyance and standing on the high place of the pirates, looking towards the east. His mood was very contradictory. He didn't want to see the foreigner's fleet arrive, but he also felt that it would be better to come early than late, and he wouldn't wait so anxiously.
"General Yan."
Mu Xianjun walked over from a distance and walked to Yan Li's side: "I am not as good as you in matters of military and military affairs. If you have any orders, you can just say them directly. Don't be embarrassed to give orders just because I am Mu Guangling's son. Since I choose Now that I've followed you here, I know what I should do."
"Little Grandpa..."
Yan Li put down his clairvoyance, feeling a little emotional in his heart. To be honest, he really didn't like this young man before. Especially after the night attack on Shanhaiguan by members of the Mu family, he disliked Mr. Mu Xian even more. The man who guarded the Shanhaiguan had a lifelong friendship with him back then. At the beginning, the two were generals under Mu Guangling's subordinates, and fought together in the mountains of swords and blood on the battlefield.
Mu Xianjun instigated those retainers to attack Shanhaiguan at night and killed his friend's family. He couldn't let go of this matter.
But since yesterday, he suddenly felt that Mu Xianjun was not that hateful.
"How about this."
Yan Li thought for a while and said: "The foreigners have artillery, and the defense we have set up on the coast may not be able to stop it. The general will gather all the practitioners in the army and give them all to the command of the young man to be the reserve team. The young man The father-in-law will attack according to the situation, and support wherever there is danger. As for how to allocate the manpower, the father-in-law has the final say."
"good."
Mu Xianjun nodded: "General Yan... are foreigners' firearms really that powerful?"
Yan Li shook his head: "That's what I heard. My lord has always wanted to trade with foreigners and buy their artillery, but before I could negotiate with the people of the Ross Principality in the east, the Ross Principality was destroyed. Later, my lord planned to send someone to deal with Ross. The Principality’s resistance army contacted, but there was no response, it is said that there is someone who cooperates.”
"Are you sure?"
Mu Xianjun asked again.
Yan Li smiled bitterly: "To be honest, this is the most uncertain battle that the last general has ever fought since following the father-in-law. As a general, one must know the time, place and people, even if he can't do it Up to this point, at least we must understand our enemies as much as possible. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win a hundred battles, but now...we basically know nothing about foreigners. Although the emperor of Eastern Chu, Chu Juzheng, fled to us, But even though we know what he said, we still don’t understand.”
Mu Xianjun understands Yan Li's words.
Knowing, and understanding are two different things.
"For example, Chu Juzheng said that the firearms of foreigners are powerful. The range of the artillery is much farther than that of the catapult, and the power is much greater than that of the catapult. This is just a concept. We know this concept, but we don't understand it. So even if you know you want to think of a way to avoid the enemy's edge, it's impossible. You can only fight, only fight."
Yan Li's words warmed Mu Xianjun's heart.
Only fight, only fight.
"Last night..."
Mu Xianjun took a long breath and then let it out slowly: "I finally know why the Mu Mansion is so respected in Dongjiang. I always thought that people can be respected as long as they have status. I saw those fishermen last night When I risked being swallowed by the sea to deliver fishing nets by boat, I finally figured it out... The reason why my father is respected is not only because he is the Duke of Sui Dynasty, but also because he took in three Qianmenke, but... Father, he knows better than anyone else what is important and what can be left behind."
He opened his arms and embraced the sky: "It was because my vision was too low before... Now I understand how far I am from my father. Although my father did not lead the army into Shanhaiguan, I am more sure of one thing than anyone else... If father really became emperor, he must be a good emperor."
Yan Li nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
"so… "
Yan Li took a look at Mu Xianjun: "In this battle, everyone including me can't escape, only you can escape, the little prince. Because you are the only blood of the prince..."
Mu Xianjun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
"coming!"
At the highest point, the watchman roared with the loudest voice: "Due east! See the mast!"
"how many!"
Yan Li turned around abruptly and asked.
"a lot of!"
The watchman's voice trembled slightly: "I can't count!"
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Schulence savored today's rich breakfast, even on a warship he would not abuse himself. Just because he is getting older, he understands a truth... the days he can enjoy life are actually decreasing day by day, and the rest is absolutely not for him to squander.
This is a kind of enlightenment, but also a kind of sadness.
The waves in the morning were a little bit bigger, and the dining table was shaking slightly.
On a sterling silver plate, there are thinly sliced ham, fried golden eggs, medium rare steak, and a glass of amber red wine. Relatively speaking, he prefers to drink a glass of milk for breakfast, but because he can't save it, he can only settle for the next best thing.
He ate slowly, savoring the taste of each food carefully.
"Duke."
An admiral walked in from the outside, his body straightened.
"Penglai Island can already be seen. It seems that the Han people are already prepared. The watchmen found fortifications on the coast, and many small boats were sunk in the shallows. It seems that they know how to defend."
"Super."
Swallowing the last bite of food, Xiulunsi said with some dissatisfaction: "This is definitely not the first time I told you not to disturb my breakfast. It seems that your memory is worse than that of the elderly. Do you need me to remind you again? you once?"
"No need, Your Excellency the Duke!"
The admiral named Supper shook his head quickly: "I will never have a next time."
Schulence shrugged his shoulders: "It doesn't matter, what I like most is to discover young talents in the army. I like to promote young people who are capable and understand the rules. That's how I promoted you, so you should know that I No lie. And there are so many good young men in the army, if no one makes room, how can I satisfy as many of their desires as possible? Right?"
Su Poer's face turned pale, and the sweat in the palm of his hand came out almost instantly.
"I love sunny mornings and I'm disappointed that you interrupted my breakfast. That's annoying enough, but you know what's even more annoying?"
Schulence asked.
"I have no idea."
Supper replied.
"If a good day is ruined by one thing that lets me down, I'm not happy. But if someone lets me down twice a day, then I'm more than just unhappy."
He looked at Su Poer: "I don't care what kind of defense the Han people have, because that is your business. I will give you three hundred ships. If you fail to plant the eagle flag of the Opru Empire before the sun goes down At the highest point of that island, I will cut you into three hundred and sixty-five pieces and feed them to the fish, and I promise that there will be no missing piece."
"yes!"
Su Poer snapped to attention: "I must take Penglai Island before dark!"
"I don't need your guarantee."
Xiulunsi waved his hand: "I only like to see the results. The most distrustful thing in this world is the guarantee. Your wife will never believe that you don't go to the pub and get drunk. How can I believe what you say?" victory? I need to see the dead bodies of the enemy all over the place, and see Opuru’s eagle flag flying over the enemy’s territory.”
"yes!"
Supper saluted, then turned and left.
The sea ship that Hurons was on was the largest in the fleet and was the flagship. The powerful navy of the Opru Empire sent Dongchu's navy into the bottom of the sea within a day, from which we can see how powerful this fleet is. And there is no doubt that Shulunsi is the one who holds this war machine, and everyone in this fleet knows the absolute power of Xiulunsi.
Back then, when Schulens was appointed as the new Grand Duke of the Duchy of Ross, it took him only seven days to reduce the population of the Duchy of Ross by one-fifth, and it took him ten days to make the Duchy of Ross no longer have nobles. In a month, the people of the Principality of Ross will crawl down when they see the eagle flag of the Opru Empire, and they dare not even move it.
At this age, it is not easy to get the attention of Emperor Lehman. Because Emperor Lehman likes to use young people, he often said that young people have an unparalleled determination.
Schulens has always been appreciated by Lehman, not because he is more determined than the young man, but because he is more thorough than the young man... Vicious and thorough.
In front of his name, a long prefix was added by the people of the Principality of Ross: Butcher under the Eagle Flag.
"The enemy has given up the naval battle!"
Another fleet general, Lei Ze, raised his clairvoyance and said: "They are very smart and know that naval battles will not take advantage of the slightest advantage. Instead of wasting troops on the sea, it is better to concentrate on fortification on the island."
Schulence smiled and said: "Although the people in front of you seem to be backward, but Lei Ze, don't forget that they also have a history of civilization for thousands of years. Compared with the Opulu Empire, they have existed for a little longer. Not short... no, the comparison is not appropriate."
Hurons shook his head: "The civilization of the Han people used to be ahead of the world. However, I don't know why their civilization has stagnated since thousands of years ago, and there has been no progress. That's why their army appears to be backward, but In a civilized place, the soldiers are never lacking in fighting spirit. I bet... Poor little Supper won't have an easy fight."
Lei Ze laughed loudly: "I can imagine how ugly Su Poer's face is now. He has always thought that he is a very handsome man who can easily capture a woman's heart. However, I don't think he can easily capture the enemy heart of… "
Schulence shrugged his shoulders: "It's not your turn to worry about Supper's fate. Whether he succeeds or fails has nothing to do with you. If there is anything to do with it... Lei Ze, if he can't fight , the next person whose face will become ugly is you."
Lei Ze's face changed, and he immediately became submissive. As Xiulunsi's direct subordinate, he knew better than others how vicious this old guy who seemed to be in his dying years was.
A cloud of smoke rose in the distance, and Schulence raised his clairvoyance and stopped talking.
On the coast of Penglai Island, clusters of fire were shining brightly.
Sand flew into the sky.