Chapter 918: Sand flies into the sky

Morning light

The first ray of sunshine cleared the clouds and sprinkled on the sea, dyeing the sea a golden color. The coastline of Penglai Island, the beaches are all people. They are not corpses, but they are too tired to hurry up and take a short rest. The scout ship had already encountered the advance ships of foreigners on the sea yesterday. Everyone knows that today will not be better, but in fact it is more than today... Maybe for a long time, every day will not be better.

Yan Li is a very old general in the Mu Mansion. Although he is not old yet, he has followed Mu Guangling since he was a teenager. He is older than Mu Xianjun.

Working overnight

Yan Li's eyes were covered with blood, and he was also very tired, but at this time he opened his eyes wide open, and stood on the pirate's height with his clairvoyance to look east. He was in a conflicting mood. He didn't want to see the arrival of foreigners' fleets, but he felt that it was better to come early than to come late, and he would not be so anxious.

"General Yan"

Mu Xianjun walked over from a distance and walked to Yan Li: "I am not as good as you in military affairs. If you have any instructions, just tell me directly. Don't be embarrassed to order just because I am Mu Guangling's son. Since I choose to follow you here, I know what you should do."

"Little Master..."

Yan Li put down Qianli's eyes and felt a little emotional. To be honest, he really didn't like this young master before. Especially after leaving the Mu Mansion's visit to Shanhaiguan at night, he even disliked Mu Xianjun even more. The man guarding Shanhaiguan had a lifelong friendship with him. The two of them were both under Mu Guangling's command, and they struggled together on the battlefield.

Mu Xianjun instigated those guests to attack Shanhaiguan at night and killed his friend's family. He could not let go of this matter.

But since yesterday, he suddenly felt that Mu Xianjun was not that disgusting.

"That's it."

Yan Li thought for a while and said, "The foreigners have artillery, and the defense we have arranged on the coast is not sure to block it. Finally, the general will concentrate the practitioners in the army and give them all to the young master to command, and then serve as a reserve team. The young master attacks according to the situation and supports wherever there is danger. As for how to distribute manpower, you have the final say."

"good"

Mu Xianjun nodded: "General Yan... the foreigners' firearms are really that powerful?"

Yan Li shook his head: "I heard that this is the case. The Duke of the Lord always wanted to trade with foreigners and buy their artillery, but before he could negotiate with the people of the Duke of Ross in the east, the Duke of Ross was destroyed. Later, the Duke of the Lord planned to send people to contact the resistance army of the Duke of Ross, but there was no response there. It was said that there were people who cooperated."

"Are you sure?"

Mu Xianjun asked again.

Yan Li smiled bitterly: "To be honest, since he followed the prince, this is the least sure battle that the last general has ever fought. As a general, he must know the right time, the right place, and the right people. Even if he can't do this, he must at least understand his enemies as much as possible. Only by knowing yourself and the others can he be defeated in a hundred battles, but now... we basically know nothing about foreigners. Although the emperor of Dong Chu, Chu Juzheng, escaped to us, we still don't understand what he said, even though we know."

Mu Xianjun understands Yan Li's words.

Knowing is different from understanding.

"For example, Chu Juzheng said that the power of foreign firearms is much further than the range of the cannons, and the power is much greater than that of the stone throwing car. This is just a concept. We know this concept, but we don't understand it, so even if we know that we want to find a way to avoid the enemy's edge, we can only fight, we can only fight."

Yan Li's words made Mu Xianjun feel warm.

You can only fight, you can only fight.

"Last night..."

Mu Xianjun took a long breath and slowly exhaled: "I finally know why the Mu Mansion is so respectable in Dongjiang. I always thought that as long as people have status, they can be respected. When I saw those fishermen driving a boat to deliver fishing nets last night, I finally figured it out... The reason why my father is respected is not only because he is the prince of the Great Sui Dynasty, but also because he took in three thousand guests, but... My father knows more than anyone else what is important and what can be put aside."

He opened his arms and embraced the sky: "I used to have a low vision... Now I understand how much difference is between me and my father. Although my father did not lead troops into Shanhaiguan, I am now sure of one thing more than anyone else... If my father really became an emperor, he would definitely be a good emperor."

Yan Li nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

"so……"

Yan Li glanced at Mu Xianjun: "In this battle, everyone, including me, cannot escape. Only the young master, can escape. Because you are the only bloodline of the prince..."

Mu Xianjun opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Here you come!"

At the highest point, the lookout hand roared in the biggest voice: "Zhengdong! See the mast!"

“How many are there!”

Yan Li turned around and asked suddenly.

"a lot of!"

The voice of the lookout hand trembled slightly: "I can't count it!"

...

...

Curence tasted today's rich breakfast, and even on the warship, he would not abuse himself. It was because he was old that he knew a better idea... the days when he could enjoy life were actually decreasing day by day, and the rest was absolutely unforgivable.

This is a kind of enlightenment and a kind of sorrow.

The waves in the morning were slightly bigger and the dining table was slightly shaking.

On the sterling silver plate, there are thinly sliced ​​ham, fried golden eggs, eight-quarter cooked steak, and a cup of amber red wine. Relatively speaking, he prefers to drink a glass of milk for breakfast, but because it cannot be preserved, he can only settle for the second best.

He ate very slowly and carefully tasted the taste of each food.

"Duke"

A navy general walked in from outside, straight and straight.

"We can already see Penglai Island. It seems that the Han people are ready. The lookout hand found fortifications on the coast, and many small boats were sunk in the shallows. It seems that they know how to defend."

"Super"

Shuluns swallowed his last bite of food and 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 even worse than the decline of the elderly. Do I need to remind you again?"

"No, Lord Duke!"

The admiral named Supper shook his head quickly: "I will never have another next time."

Curence shrugged: "It doesn't matter. My favorite thing is to dig out young talents in the army. I like to promote young people who are capable and understand the rules. This is how you promoted me, so you should know that I did not lie. There are so many outstanding young people in the army. If no one makes room, how can I satisfy their desires as much as possible? Yes?"

Supper's face turned pale, and sweat came out in his palms almost instantly.

"I love sunny mornings, and I'm disappointed that you disturbed my breakfast, which is already annoying, but do you know what's even more annoying?"

Shullens asked.

"I have no idea."

Supper answered.

"A good day, I would be upset if it was ruined by something that disappointed me. But if someone disappointed me twice a day, I would definitely be more than just unhappy."

He looked at Supper: "I don't care what kind of defense the Han people have, because that's your business. I'll give you three hundred ships. If you can't put the Eagle Flag of the Oplu Empire at the highest point of the island before the sun sets, I will cut you into 365 pieces to feed the fish, and I promise not to lose one piece."

"yes!"

Supper stood at attention: "I will definitely take Penglai Island before dark!"

"I don't need your guarantee."

Shuluns waved his hand: "I only like to see the results. The most distrustful thing in the world is guarantee. Your wife will never believe that you don't go to the tavern and get drunk. How can I believe what you said about victory? I need to see the corpses of enemies all over the land and see Oplu's eagle flag flying on the enemy's territory."

"yes!"

Supper saluted and turned and left.

The ship that Shurence was riding on was the largest in the fleet and the flagship. The powerful navy of the Oplu Empire sent Dongchu's navy to the seabed within one day, and it can be seen how powerful this fleet is. There is no doubt that Shurence was the person holding this war machine, and everyone in this fleet knew Shurence's absolute power.

When Curence 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. It took ten days to make the Duchy of Ross without any nobles. It took a month to make the people of the Duchy of Ross crawl down when they saw the eagle flag of the Oplu Empire and dare not even move.

At this age, it is not easy to get the attention of Emperor Leman. Because Emperor Leman likes to use young people, he often says that young people have an incomparable aspiration.

Curence has always been appreciated by Lehmann not because he is more determined than young people, but because he does things more thoroughly than young people... cruelly thoroughly.

In front of his name, the people of the Principality of Ross added a very long prefix: the butcher under the Eagle.

"The enemy gave up the naval battle!"

Another fleet general, Leze, held his eyes and said, "They are very smart and know that naval battles will not take any advantage. Instead of wasting their troops on the sea, it is better to concentrate their efforts on the island for defense."

Shuluns smiled and said, "Although the people in front of you seem to be behind, Raze, don't forget that they also have thousands of years of civilization history. Compared to the Oplu Empire, they have existed for no short time... No, this comparison is not appropriate."

Shuluns shook his head: "The civilization of the Han people was once ahead of this world. However, I don't know why their civilization has become stagnant since a thousand years ago and has no progress. Therefore, their army seems backward, but in a civilized place, soldiers never lack fighting spirit. I bet... poor little Supper will not fight this battle very easily."

Raze laughed: "I can imagine how ugly Supper's face is now. He always felt that he was a very handsome person who could easily capture the heart of a woman. However, I don't think he could easily capture the heart of an enemy..."

Seurence shrugged: "It's not your turn to worry about Supper's fate. Whether he succeeds or fails has nothing to do with you. If you have to have some connection... Raze, if he can't hit him, the next person who will look ugly will be you."

Lei Ze's face changed and he immediately became submissive. As the subordinate of Shurence's direct subordinate, he knew better than others how vicious this old guy who seemed to be in his twilight years was.

A cloud of smoke rose from afar, and Seurence raised his eyes and stopped talking.

On the coast of Penglai Island, fires shine in balls.
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