Wan Jun saw the remaining hundreds of soldiers one by one and learned that the head of state of the empire was at Haiyun Pass. The morale of the Chinese troops stationed there rose and they all shouted "Long live!"

Returning to Haiyunguan City from the front, under the red light in the sky, Wan Jun led Cui Ziyi up to the city and looked around.

Cui Ziyi endured the burning smell in the air and couldn't help but sigh, "The red flames are burning high and want to burn the sky. The city gates are dilapidated but they remain firm. They are not afraid of the wild fire, but they are generous and heroic."

Wan Jun praised, "I never imagined that Ziyi could be so emotional at this time."

Cui Ziyi said, "With a strong mind and feelings, the courage of Chinese soldiers who are not afraid of life and death is moving."

Wan Jun couldn't help but nod in agreement. There were so many Chinese heroes in the icebergs and snowy valleys in history that made people sigh and cry.

Chen Youzhong said from the side, "Head of State, Minister Cui, when the fire comes up, Haiyun Pass will be in a sea of ​​fire soon. You will either be burned to death or roasted to death. You two should leave quickly!"

Wan Jun said, "In this case, I can't defend, and the enemy can't attack, so I'm giving an order to everyone to retreat down the mountain to avoid the fire. After the fire is extinguished, we can come back!"

Chen Youzhong smiled and said, "Thank you, the head of state, for your concern. Our brothers are all here. We swear to live and die with Haiyunguan and never take a step back!"

Wan Jun scolded, "You are stupid. You can save the green hills without worrying about having no firewood. If you save people and lose land, you will save both people and land. If you save land and lose people, you will lose both people and land. Do you understand this truth? Only you are still alive."

Ensure that Haiyun Pass will not fall into enemy hands."

Chen Youzhong said, "But..."

Wan Jun said, "But what? Now the Annan people are rebelling, and Ruan Chengfu in the south is colluding with the red barbarians. I am short of manpower. Do you want to kill him, or follow me and kill Ruan Chengfu?"

Chen Youzhong said, "Follow the head of state and beat Ruan Chengfu to death!"

Wan Jun smiled and said, "Smart, gather the soldiers quickly, we will retreat from the mountain!"

At this moment, Cui Ziyi suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, okay, okay!"

He turned to Wan Jun and said, "Führer, we don't need to retreat!"

Wan Jun wondered, "What?"

Cui Ziyi smiled and said, "God is good at saving lives. If I calculate with my fingers, it will rain heavily in less than a quarter of an hour. By then, the fire will be extinguished by the rain, so we won't have to evacuate!"

Wan Jun looked at Cui Ziyi suspiciously, then raised his head and looked around. The sky was glowing with dark red blood reflected by the fire, and the surrounding area was pitch black and nothing special could be seen.

Wan Jun asked in confusion, "Ziyi, when did you start doing weather forecasting?"

However, despite saying this, Wan Jun stopped and raised his head, hoping for the slightest sign of rain.

After a while, there was a sudden thunder, a "bang", and lightning almost lit up most of the sky.

Wan Jun looked back at Cui Ziyi, "I didn't expect you have such a skill?"

A drop of water fell on Wan Jun's forehead, and then the rain fell suddenly. The sound of rain covered the roar of the fire, and the hot feeling in the air was swept away.

Wan Jun said happily, "Okay, it's raining!"

Chen Youzhong was overjoyed and said, "Head of State, Minister Cui, you guys rest in Guancheng. I'll go check on the defense. If the fire goes out, I'm afraid the Ruan family will take the opportunity to sneak into Guancheng."

Wan Jun and Cui Ziyi stood on the wall. The flames on all sides gradually lost their power under the heavy rain, and the red light in the sky began to gradually extinguish.

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The heavy rain continued until noon and gradually stopped, the clouds were blown to pieces by the wind, the sun peeked out, and the rays of light shot down from the clouds, shining brightly.

The flames had long been extinguished, leaving only charred wooden piles on half of the mountain. Rain mixed with black mud flowed down the hillside, and everything was covered with a layer of tragic blackness.

At the fortress fort on the mountain ridge, a Chinese soldier erected the red flag that had been collected. The flames and heavy rain had passed, and the red flag was fluttering in the wind, shaking out the dragon pattern and five stars on the flag.

As soon as the heavy rain stopped, the Ruan soldiers and horses at the bottom of the mountain gathered again. Among the ashes and blackened tree stumps, some of the Ruan soldiers and horses waved swords and guns, some held firecrackers, and some held up swords and shields. They began to shout and march towards the mountain.

Swarmed up.

Chen Youzhong stood on the fort, commanding the heavy artillery to fire at the Ruan army in the distance, and the smoke began to rise again.

When Ruan's army rushed closer, the multiple rifles hidden in the triangular fort began to fire "click-click-click"!

Due to the terrain restrictions and the defensive power of the bastion fortress group, the Ruan army on the front just gave up their lives in vain.

The biggest threat was the cannon bought from the Dutch. The cannon flew through the sky and hit the fortress. The flying rubble was extremely lethal.

Cui Ziyi said, "It's a pity that we don't have rocket launchers, otherwise their cannons could be eliminated in one sweep."

Wan Jun smiled and said, "If you are poor, you will use tactics to intersperse, if you are good, you will use rocket launchers to clear the ground!"

Although the battle on the mountains was fierce, Wanjun always looked at the sea in the distance. What decided the direction of this war was the naval battle between Zheng Chenggong and the European fleet.

Without the support of the Dutch, the Nguyen family is not worth mentioning at all.

Everything was calm in the north, but Wan Jun knew that Zheng Chenggong's 300 warships were hidden there, just waiting for the Europeans to show up.

On the sea to the south, the European fleet has not yet appeared.

"Appeared!"

Cui Ziyi shouted and pointed at the sea in the distance. A black line appeared on the southeastern horizon.

The black line quickly turned into many small black dots. The small black dots revealed the sails and the mast pointing high into the sky. They were the European fleet, coming towards the mountains and sea ridges.

Wan Jun said, "This is the final battle!"

The European fleet approached the mountains and sea ridges, and fired a round of deck guns at the mountains. A black dot in the smoke quickly approached and hit the mountains, sending rocks flying everywhere.

After just one round of artillery fire, the Europeans gave up bombarding the mountains and sea ridges and began to turn the ship's bow to the north.

"It's our fleet!"

Cui Ziyi said happily, "Zheng Chenggong has attacked!"

Wan Jun saw on the sea surface that the Chinese navy was advancing southward at full speed, rushing towards the European fleet.

Looking down from Haiyun Pass, we could clearly see the fleets of both sides approaching quickly. As the arrays spread out, the fleets on the sea began to fight together.

Green smoke rose in bursts, and the sound of the cannon was like distant thunder, leaving only a dull rumble.

Wan Jun was secretly anxious. The European ships retreating in Zamboanga had obviously merged with the squadron. There was not much difference in the number of warships between the two sides.

The Europeans had already learned about the Chinese army's combat power and numbers from the ships that escaped, and they must have already thought of a way to deal with it.

This battle is much harder to fight than the Battle of Zamboanga.

The two sides continued to fight until evening.

They began to break away from the battle, and each sent a small boat to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water. The sea was filled with broken wooden boards and the bodies of soldiers from both sides who died in the battle.

Wan Jun and Cui Ziyi can only worry secretly on Guancheng, but they don't know how much they will lose in today's battle and whether they can win tomorrow.

The two could only comfort themselves in their hearts. After all, the Europeans came across the sea, and if they sunk one ship, they would lose one. The Chinese army was fighting at home, and supplies were convenient.

At midnight, soldiers suddenly came to report that someone came down from the mountain to see him.

When the soldiers led the man in, they turned out to be Zheng Chenggong's personal guards, leading Bo Luoduoji, and a strange European.

Borodoch smiled and said, "Dear Majesty the Head of State, we won this war."

Wan Jun asked, "Did our army suffer heavy losses today? Did the Europeans escape?"

Porodoch pointed to the man next to him, "Your Majesty the Head of State, this is Earl Francis of England. He has brought us good news of cooperation."

Wan Jun asked curiously, "How to cooperate?"

Borrodo said, "This matter is of great importance. Count Francis needs to talk to the Head of State in person."

Wan Jun stretched out his hand to indicate to Francis, who put his hand on his chest, bowed deeply, opened his mouth and began to speak in English.

Although Wan Jun knew some English, it sounded like he could only understand the general meaning. After Francis finished speaking, Boluoduoji translated, "In the name of God, England is willing to put down its guns and become friends with the Chinese people."

Wan Jun smiled and said, "What your friends from England are doing is really interesting. The two sides are still fighting in the afternoon, so why don't you come to make friends in the evening?"

Porodoch told Francis what Wan Jun said, and soon Francis explained, "We were deceived by the Dutch before sending troops to the east. The English can withdraw from the battle immediately!"

Francis said to Porto, "Besides, England will recognize Portugal's independence!"

Wan Jun said, "If you want to fight, fight. If you want to withdraw, withdraw at night. Even establishing diplomatic relations is a matter for diplomatic envoys. Is this what Mr. Count wants to say when he comes to me so late?"

Francis smiled and said, "His Majesty the Head of State is a smart man. My purpose of coming here cannot be hidden from your eyes. I am here to discuss something with you on behalf of England."

Wan Jun said, "Say it!"

Francis looked at Borodoch again, "England will guarantee Portugal's independence, but please keep this matter a secret. In the name of God, you can never tell it!"

Porodoch said, "I swear in the name of God, I will stay in China. I love this place and will never return to Europe!"

Francis said, "Thank God, the English have long been dissatisfied with the Dutch. They seize trade all over the world, use women as slaves, and use cheap cloth as swords. They are also shameful thieves. This is a violation of the English."

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Wanjun immediately understood what Francis meant. According to the development of history, the British would eventually defeat the Dutch, known as the Sea Coachmen, and become a new worldwide empire. Francis wanted to stab the Dutch in the back.

Sure enough, after Francis finished scolding the Dutch, he changed the subject and said, "England is a friend of China. We are willing to provide the current location of the Combined Fleet and work with China to attack the Combined Fleet."
Chapter completed!