Chapter five hundred and thirteenth two-handed preparation
The sky drooped like a gray fog curtain, and some cold debris fell on Li Yan's face. A distant eagle seemed to be angry, angry at the heavy sky, and spread its wings motionlessly from the sky.
It plunged down diagonally, almost touching the earth on the other side of the ditch, and then it flapped its wings and soared up with a violent sound. Those huge wings were amazing, and Li Yan could almost see the gray feathers between its ribs.
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It was a gloomy morning. The weather was not very good. Li Yan got up early and stood on the steps of the front yard, looking at the gloomy sky and thinking about something. The courtyard where Li Yan was located was a very quiet small
The courtyard was specially arranged by Zu Dashou. Originally, Zu Dashou wanted to invite Li Yan to live in the General Military Mansion, but Li Yan randomly made an excuse to refuse.
Li Yan moved his body, took a sword from the attendant on the side, performed a sword formula with his left hand, and began to dance.
What Li Yan practiced was just ordinary swordsmanship for health, not for killing people in battle, so he was very vigorous, which was really good-looking. After practicing for about two quarters of an hour, Li Yan, who was sweating a little, stood up straight.
He turned around, made a sword sheathing gesture, handed the sword to the attendant on the side, took the towel from his hand, wiped his face, and was about to walk into the inner hall.
"Report!"
A shout called back Li Yan's footsteps. Li Yan turned his head and looked behind him. He saw a soldier standing at the foot of the steps and loudly reported: "Reporting to the Superintendent, there is an emergency in the night without collecting information from the city."
I report the military information to you!"
"oh!"
Li Yan's expression changed: "Let him come in!"
"yes!"
Soon, two dusty and tired-looking Ye Bushou walked in in a hurry. When they saw Li Yan, they knelt down on one knee and saluted, saying, "For the record, I'm waiting for the Li Yan who arrived two hundred miles away yesterday evening."
Shan discovered that there was a Tatar banner coming towards Jinzhou with a Zhenglan banner, numbering about five thousand, and the banner headed by it was the Thief Chief Hauge!"
"Haug?"
Li Yan couldn't help being startled when he heard this, and blurted out: "Emperor of the Tatars, the eldest son of Huang Taiji, Prince Su Hauge?"
"Replying to the Superintendent, it is exactly this beast!"
"Hauge? Why did he come to Jinzhou with only five thousand soldiers and horses? Is he trying to find out our truth?"
Li Yan carried him around twice in front of the hall, murmuring in his mouth, and then asked the two Ye Bushou: "Behind that army of soldiers and horses, did you find traces of other Qing soldiers?"
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"No!"
The two Ye Buzuans shook their heads and said: "When we found the Tatar group, it was almost dusk. It looked like the Tatar group had been traveling for several days. They were camping on Mount Lu, and it was already getting late.
We did not go deep behind the enemy to explore."
Li Yan nodded lightly, "Well, I know, come here, give this team Ye Bu Shu a meritorious service, and we will reward them together after the battle is over!"
Since the risk of being a soldier is too great, if being a soldier is like keeping your head in your waistband, being a soldier is like dancing on the edge of a knife. Therefore, as long as Ye Bushou can come back alive every time he goes out on a mission. Moreover,
If they gain something, the coach will reward them heavily.
"Thank you, Inspector!"
The two Yebu bowed and thanked Li Yan before retreating.
Li Yan ignored Ye Bushou who had withdrawn from the front hall, but continued to stand in front of the hall and meditated. He knew that the news that he had led an army of 20,000 to aid Liaodong must have flown to Huang Taiji's desk. After all, the two armies have been fighting for so many years.
There should not be too many Manchu spies lurking in Jinzhou.
But if the Manchus had followed the arrogant temper and had already invaded the country with a large number of troops, why would they only send so few troops to Jinzhou? Could it be that they were just here to test the reality of Jinzhou? They shouldn’t be!
In fact, this is because Li Yan underestimated the deterrence of the Manchu Dynasty against the new dynasty of Dahua. With Julu, North Korea and the few battles in which Pang Gang led his troops to serve the king a few years ago, Pang Gang had already made his name.
, now his name cannot be said to make the children of the Qing Dynasty stop crying, but it still has the power to make the entire Qing Dynasty shiver.
Li Yan thought for a long time. He still felt that some issues were not clear, so he ordered his brother Li Nian to be called.
Li Nian is only twenty-four or five years old this year. He did not follow Li Yan to join Li Zicheng's rebellion in the past few years. Instead, he lived in seclusion in a mountain village until Li Yan changed his boss and joined Dahua.
He came out and joined the army with Li Yan.
It stands to reason that as Li Yan is the Minister of the Ministry of War, there is no problem in assigning his brother to a higher position. I believe that the generals in the army will give Li Yan this face.
But at this time, Li Yan was no longer the same Li Yan who had just joined the bandits a few years ago, and had experienced so many near-death incidents. He became more and more cautious in doing things. He knew that his qualifications in Dahua were too young, and in addition
He was a descended general, and he was granted the post of Minister of the Ministry of War due to the favor of the emperor. However, if he uses his power to find a good position for his younger brother, it will be very troublesome in the future if the official or censor turns over old scores.
Therefore, Li Yan just asked Li Nian to serve as a small chief hundred under his command, and he was in charge of a hundred cavalry. He believed that by assigning his brother such a small official position, no matter who wanted to find fault, he would not be able to say anything.
Not a word comes.
Soon, a young man in his twenties, of medium build, with a Chinese character for his face, strode up to Li Yan, raised his hand and shouted respectfully: "Brother, please call me here."
What are your orders?"
Li Yan glanced at his younger brother and said with a smile: "Second brother, you came to Liaodong with your eldest brother, but you only became a general manager. Do you feel aggrieved?"
Li Nian smiled heartily: "Brother, you praise me too much. I joined the army and became the chief hundred before I had any merit. This is already extraordinary. If I were awarded a higher official position, I would be in trouble."
People are gossiping. Your Majesty also taught us that a real man would rather seek fame from the straight and not from the music. How can I forget it!"
"Well, you are worthy of being a descendant of my Li family."
Li Yan praised him and then said: "Second brother, I asked you to come here this time because I want to give you a task. I didn't send a message all night. At dusk yesterday, they were at the mountain two hundred miles away.
Shan discovered that five thousand cavalrymen led by Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Hauge, were heading towards Jinzhou. Your task is to lead your troops to find out their intentions, and then report them as soon as possible. Do you understand?
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When Li Nian heard this, he said without hesitation: "Don't worry, brother, I will fulfill my mission!"
"Okay, brother, I will wait for your good news again!"
Li Yan patted him on the shoulder and told him again: "Okay, then go ahead. Remember, don't get entangled with the Tatars. If you find that there are other large groups of people behind the Tatars, don't get entangled and return quickly."
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"yes!"
As soon as Li Nian handed over his hand, he immediately turned around and walked out of the front yard. The sound of horse hooves soon sounded faintly in front...
While Li Yan was constantly dispatching people and horses to investigate the news, on the dock of Shenmi Island, thousands of miles away from Jinzhou, a huge fleet crowded the originally small dock of Pi Island into densely packed masts that blocked the sky and the sun.
Crowded with people's sight.
Tu Hai, who has now reached the rank of Admiral of the Dahua Navy, is standing on the pier, looking at the densely packed ships on the pier, a surge of pride welling up in his chest.
The navy under his command is now much larger than the Qingzhou Navy that was just established a few years ago. Today, the Dahua Navy has four fleets, more than 40 large treasure ships, and more than 100 ships.
A huge maritime force consisting of a Spanish galleon, more than 400 Dafu ships, and more than 500 fast armored cruisers. His Majesty also personally ordered the navy to be renamed the Dahua Navy.
The rapid establishment of such a large navy mainly relies on Pang Gang's golden finger and his heavy investment in the navy over the years. Only in a few years can such a large navy be established. Otherwise, if
Developing slowly and step by step, it is simply impossible to build such a large-scale navy without thirty to fifty years of investment regardless of cost.
Tu Hai looked at the densely packed masts on the pier and nodded secretly in his heart. The fleet stationed on Pi Island is only the first fleet of the Great China Navy. It has ten large treasure ships, twenty-five Spanish galleons, and one hundred large fortune ships.
As well as nearly two hundred fast cruisers, they are almost invincible in the boundaries of Korea and the Sea of Japan.
Now, the task of this fleet is to prepare to launch the two legions on Pi Island and nearly 50,000 troops onto the land of Liaodong.
However, in this operation, Tu Hai's navy only played a supporting role, which is what Tu Hai was dissatisfied with.
"Commander Tu, why are you here alone in a daze?"
A voice sounded behind Tu Hai. Tu Hai didn't need to look back to know that it was the voice of Wang Zhi, the commander-in-chief of the 50,000-strong army. Tu Hai admired Wang Zhi quite a lot. He was one of the first old men to follow His Majesty.
, is also the most courageous and strategic general, and one of the generals who is most valued by His Majesty so far. Now he is only thirty years old, and he is already a general commanding tens of thousands of troops. His future is limitless.
Tu Hai turned his head and looked at Wang Zhilang and laughed loudly: "It turns out to be General Wang. Why are you free to come here to inspect the dock today? Don't you never come to the dock when you have nothing to do?"
Wang Zhi glared at Tu Hai fiercely and said bitterly: "Well, you old Tu, you won't feel comfortable if you don't make fun of me every day, right?"
Tu Hai burst out laughing, stepped forward and patted Wang Zhi on the shoulder and said, "Old Wang, don't mind if I'm joking. You didn't come here specifically to chat with me, did you?"
Wang Zhi said angrily: "Of course not. I came here specifically to tell you that the day when the troops are sent to Liaodong is imminent. Your navy must be well prepared and don't let me off the hook when the time comes."
Tu Hai slapped his chest loudly: "Don't worry, I guarantee that it won't delay your important event."
Wang Zhi nodded with satisfaction: "That's good. As long as this battle is won, we won't have to worry about Liaodong in the future..."
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