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    The sky hung low like a gray fog curtain, and some cold debris fell on Li Yan's face.  An eagle coming from afar seemed to be angry at the heavy sky. Its flat wings were thrust down from the sky without moving, almost touching the earth mound on the other side of the river ditch, and then it flapped its wings.  It made a violent sound and jumped up.  The huge wings were amazing, and Li Yan could almost see the gray feathers between its ribs.

    It was a gloomy morning and 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 is located is a very quiet small courtyard, which 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 found 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.

    Li Yan only practiced ordinary swordsmanship for health, not for killing people in battle, so he was very vigorous and beautiful. 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 and wiped his face, and was about to walk into the inner hall.

    "Report!"

    A shout called back Li Yan's steps. Li Yan turned his head and looked behind him. He saw a soldier standing at the foot of the steps and loudly reported: "Report to the Superintendent, there is an emergency in the night without collecting information from the city."  I¡¯m reporting the military information to you!¡±

    "oh!"

    Li Yan¡¯s expression changed: ¡°Let him in!¡±

    "yes!"

    Soon, two dusty and tired-looking Ye Bushou hurriedly walked in. After seeing Li Yan, they hurriedly knelt down on one knee and saluted, saying, "To the Commander-in-Chief, we are waiting for the Li Yan who came two hundred miles away yesterday evening."  Shan found that there was a Tatar flag coming towards Jinzhou with a Zhenglan flag, about five thousand in number, and the flag of the leader was Haoge, the bandit chief!"

    "Hauge?"

    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?¡±

    "Reply to the Superintendent. It's exactly this beast!"

    "Hauge? Why did he come to Jinzhou with only 5,000 soldiers and horses? Is he trying to find out our truth?"

    Li Yan walked around twice in front of the hall, muttering in his mouth, and then asked the two Ye Bushou: "Behind that army of soldiers and horses, you also found traces of other Qing soldiers."  ?"

    "No!"

    The two Ye Buzuans shook their heads and said: "When we found the Tatars, it was almost dusk. It looked like the Tatars 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 gently, "Well, I know, come here, give this team a meritorious deed for staying awake all night, and we will give you a reward 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 tip of a knife. Therefore, as long as Ye Buzai can come back alive every time he goes out on a mission.  And if they gain something, the coach will reward them heavily.

    "Thank you, Governor!"

    The two Ye Bu Sheng 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 at war for so many years, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties don't have too many spies lurking in Jinzhou.

    "But if the Manchus had followed the arrogant temper, they would have already pressed forward with their troops. How could they only send so few troops to Jinzhou? Are they just here to test the reality of Jinzhou?"  It shouldn¡¯t be!

    In fact, this is because Li Yan underestimated the deterrence of the Manchu Dynasty against the new dynasty of Dahua. With the help of 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 Qing Dynasty shiver.

    Li Yan thought for a long time.  Still feeling that some issues were unclear, 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.  After joining Dahua, he ran out of the mountains and joined the army with Li Yan.

    Logically speaking, 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 when he first joined the bandits a few years ago, and had experienced so many narrow escapes.  He became more and more cautious in doing things, knowing that he? Dahua's qualifications were too young, and he was a demoted general, so he was granted the post of Minister of War with the emperor's favor. However, if he uses his power to find a good position for his younger brother, he will be turned over by the official censor in the future.  That would be very troublesome.

    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 face, and an energetic young man strode up to Li Yan. He 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 achieved any merit. This is already extraordinary. If I were awarded a higher official position, I would be in trouble."  People are gossiping. His Majesty also taught us that a real man would rather get fame from the straight, 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 you 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 detect their intentions, and then report them as soon as possible. Do you understand?  ?¡±

    When Li Nian heard this, he said without hesitation: "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely 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.  "

    "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 explore 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 relied on Pang Gang's golden finger and his heavy investment in the navy over the years, so that such a large navy could be established within a few years.  Otherwise, if it develops slowly and step by step, it will be 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 in his mind. The fleet stationed on Pi Island was only the first fleet of the Great China Navy. It had 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 on the borders 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 into the land of Liaodong.

    But in this operation, Tu Hai¡¯s navy was just a supporting role, which was what Tu Hai was dissatisfied with.

    "Commander Tu, why are you here alone in a daze?"

    A voice sounded behind Tu Hai. Tu Hai knew without turning around that it was the voice of Wang Zhi, the commander-in-chief of the 50,000-strong army.  For Wang Zhi, Tu Hai still admires him. He was one of the first old men to follow His Majesty. He was also the most courageous and resourceful general and one of the generals who is most valued by His Majesty. Now he is only thirty years old and is already a commander.  As a general with an army of tens of thousands, his future is limitless.

    Tu Hai turned to look at Wang Zhilang and laughed loudly: "It turns out to be General Wang. Why are you free to come over 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: "Old Wang, come onDon't mind the joke. You didn't come here specifically to chat with Lao Tu, right?  "

    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 down by then."

    Tu Hai slapped his chest loudly: "Don't worry, I promise it won't delay your important event."

    Wang Zhi then 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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