"Commander, I reported that on September 17th, the bandits suddenly arrived at the gates of Pyongyang City. According to the order of the bandits, I opened the city gate and withdrew the defenders, intending to lure the enemy into the city to surround and kill them. On that day, the bandits could not

Moved!"

"On September 18th, more than 30 thieves rode into the city. My subordinates annihilated them all in Wengcheng. The thieves made a huge outcry and killed more than 300 people near Pyongyang under the city walls. Our army remained unmoved!

"

"On the night of September 18th, the bandit army attacked at night and was defeated. More than ten corpses were abandoned!"

"On September 19th, the bandits captured thousands of nearby people, felled trees and collected soil near Pyongyang, and were suspected of preparing siege equipment. We are waiting in full formation and will not be moved!"

"On September 20th, the bandits built a high platform under the city and attacked it with long bows and heavy arrows. Our army suffered dozens of casualties..."

Jiang Wan looked at the battle reports one by one, frowning slightly. Today is September 22nd, which means that since yesterday, the battle reports have been unable to be delivered. Either Li Zicheng has blocked all routes in and out of Pyongyang, or the Tatars

Pyongyang was cut off from the outside world.

No matter which one it is, it means that the war in Pyongyang has begun to intensify.

"What's going on over there with Tang Ruowang?"

"Commander, Mr. Tang can only make two or three cannons a day at most. He said that if we go faster, the quality of the cannons will not be guaranteed!"

Jiang Wan shook his head: "No, let him speed up a bit, both quality and quantity are important. Also, how many people did I ask you to pick to fire the cannon?"

"I really can't pick many of them!" Mei Xiaofei felt a little ashamed: "These people in my legion are all a bunch of crooked melons and cracked jujubes. Apart from fighting and killing, there are few who can stand up to the table. Take it out.

All of them have used firearms before, no matter how many there are, you won’t be able to pick them out!”

"In other words, even if dozens of cannons are built by then, no one will use them?" Jiang Wan sighed: "It would be fine if the Tatars were only ten or eight days late. Now, they are really calling me

I was a little caught off guard!"

"How about we bring in another group of people from Pidao to learn this specifically!" Mei Xiaofei said, "You can't let outsiders learn this kind of thing. It's better to use it yourself without worry!"

"Has the fleet returned?" Jiang Wan asked. He was seriously considering this suggestion. Li Zicheng should be able to hold on for a few more days in Pyongyang. If a group of reinforcements are really mobilized from Pidao, he might be able to send them.

Useful.

It's just that the fleet's transportation capacity is limited. With a few hundred people coming this time, it really won't have much impact on the battle situation.

Mei Xiaofei shook his head. Ever since traces of the enemy appeared in Pyongyang, he had been paying attention to the situation in the small mountain village. Once he found that the enemy was heading towards Tieshan City, even if he had to bear Jiang Wan's punishment, he would

We need to put Jiang Wan on the boat and leave here first.

He, Mei Xiaofei, can get into trouble, but Jiang Wan must not get into trouble.

"Go and ask. If the fleet comes back, ask Fan Zhen to come see me immediately!" Jiang Wan waved her hands a little irritably, and Mei Xiaofei responded, turned around and left.

An hour later, Mei Xiaofei ran back with excitement: "Commander, Commander, the fleet is back!"

"Where's Fan Zhen?" Jiang Wan was also slightly happy in her heart. At this time, if the fleet was lost again, she would be in tears.

"It's not Fan Zhen!" Mei Xiaofei looked a little strange: "It's Miss's fleet!!!"

"Who?" Jiang Wan didn't realize for a moment who the young lady Mei Xiaofei was talking about.

"Miss, Miss Yanran!" Mei Xiaofei smiled: "It's Miss Yanran's fleet, coming from Haojing'ao. The messenger, Miss Yanran, is already heading towards Tieshan!"

"What kind of trouble is she coming here to cause trouble at this time?" Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, and slapped the table hard: "Who told her to come here? Why don't she stay in Haojing'ao and come here to do it?

What?"

"Commander, when the lady comes, you can just ask the lady!" Mei Xiaofei said cautiously: "The messenger said that the lady came with many people!"

"Hmph!" Jiang Wan snorted heavily: "It's really annoying to ask her to come see me immediately when she arrives!"

While the two were talking, Jiang Yanran was already riding a beautiful little mare, swinging into Tieshan City. Behind her were a group of faces looking around like him. Among these faces, there were people from Ming Dynasty and people with blond hair.

There were blue-eyed Westerners, some with dark skin, and it was hard to tell whether they were natives of Southeast Asia or somewhere else. Although they were dressed in bright clothes, when they looked at the city in front of them, they still had a look of wonder in their eyes.

"This is just a station for our Fourth Marine Regiment!" Jiang Yanran waved her hand grandly: "Small stronghold, small stronghold, don't look like a country bumpkin. It will embarrass me and make the seniors of your regiment look down on you!"

When the people behind him heard this, they immediately cheered up and followed Jiang Yanran into the city without looking back.

After lighting the incense, Jiang Yanran walked in with a smile, and saw Jiang Wan looking at him with a sullen expression: "Brother, have you missed me?"

"What are you doing here!" Jiang Wan rolled her eyes: "I don't care about the business in Haojing'ao. If I give you instructions, you don't care so much?"

"I'm taking care of it, of course I'm taking care of it!" Jiang Yanran chuckled: "However, I feel that the small place of Hao Jing Ao is really unable to display my great ambitions, so I will expand my business a little bit.

Make it bigger!"

"I'm very busy right now, and I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!" Jiang Wan sighed: "Take your people back to Pi Island first. If anything happens, wait until I get back. I'm fighting with the Tatars here!"

"Tatars!" Jiang Yanran's eyes lit up: "There really are Tatars, where are they? Why didn't I see them!"

"When you see it, you won't be able to escape!" Jiang Wan glared at him: "Just in time, Fan Zhen hasn't come yet, please bring me a message back to Pidao and ask Zhang Zhulin and Tan Chun to give it to me

Pick some smart people to come over and learn how to fire cannons. Don’t have too many people, just one or two hundred people are enough!”

"Do you have a cannon?" Jiang Yanran was stunned for a moment: "It seems that I have missed a lot of things!"

"No, you didn't miss anything!" Jiang Wan patted her head dotingly: "Stay here for one night and go back tomorrow morning!"

"Among the people I brought this time, there are dozens of people from Zhouzhuang!" Jiang Yanran blinked: "You don't think they will be needed, but you have to agree first to return them to me. My Four Navy Corps also needs these talents.

Yes!"

"What are your four naval regiments..." Jiang Wan rolled her eyes: "Mine!"

"No, no, no!" Jiang Yanran chuckled: "What you have here is the First Regiment of the Fourth Marine Regiment, and what I brought here is the Second Regiment of the Fourth Marine Regiment. Brother, I think my talent is as good as in a business.

Being a little expert at making money is simply too insignificant. In this era, how can profitable business be more profitable than war and plunder?"
Chapter completed!