Chapter 149: Expedition

A quiet full moon hung in the air, but the military camp below was a hustle and bustle, as the so-called no fight, no acquaintance, Yu Baihu and Li Tie and others sat together and drank and talked.

Li Jie was also extraordinarily generous, and asked people to buy wine and meat to reward the three armies, the reason was that Li Tie's performance made him unexpectedly satisfied, although this tone was still unpleasant, but there was wine and meat, which made many people in the army also have a great change in their opinion of Li Jie.

The remaining hundred households and their soldiers are now scattered, each of them wanders around with a wine jar, and when they meet someone, they have to pour a few sips, and as soon as they have the opportunity, they begin to boast about their deeds of clearing the Japanese Bandits, these people are all veteran oil, and a share of the credit goes to their mouths, and it immediately becomes ten, and the murderous Japanese Kou are said by them to be made of tofu, and they can almost slaughter a few of them.

Don't underestimate the boasting of these soldiers, after all, they have personally eliminated the Japanese invaders, so their words are still very credible among the soldiers, and many people have dispelled the fear of the Japanese in their hearts, after all, although the performance of Li Tie and others today is not as good as that of the remaining hundred households, it is almost the same, in comparison, the Japanese are much worse.

Li Jie, Zhang Dingbian, Zou Pusheng and others were also drinking and chatting in the hall, among which Li Hong even raised his glass and said to Li Jie: "Li Banyu really has a way, just a scene has made the soldiers in the army dispel the fear in their hearts, and I really admire it!" ”

"General Li is polite, thanks to Lingzi's proper cooperation!" Li Jie also raised his wine glass and smiled.

Today's scene is all directed by Li Jie, the remaining hundred households were specially selected by Li Jie, to be exact, the family is already a thousand households, when he cleared the Japanese invaders before, he led his soldiers to make great contributions, so he was promoted, and although Li Tie looks reckless, he actually colluded with Li Jie, I have to say that this kid really has a talent for acting.

"Thanks to Li Banyu's method, now the military heart is available, and you can set off at any time, but I don't know how the imperial court is arranged?" At this time, Zhang Dingbian also asked again, he had asked this question when he went to see Li Jie before, but Li Jie had just arrived at that time, and he had not had time to arrange it.

"I discussed it with Grandpa Tang, this time it will be escorted by Fang Guanqin and the navy, and you don't have to worry about logistics, I have already agreed with those merchants that they are willing to use their own merchant ships to transport supplies for you." Li Jie immediately replied that he had already done many things in less than three days after he came to Ningbo.

"Great, as long as the logistics are solved, there will be nothing to worry about in this battle!" Zhang Dingbian was also overjoyed when he heard this, as a famous general, of course he knew the importance of grain and grass to the army, and it is no exaggeration to say that fighting a war is actually about logistics, and if there is a problem with logistics, even if it is a powerful general, I am afraid that it will be a complete defeat.

"Not only that, but Jinyiwei has also sent people to Goryeo a long time ago, and they are more familiar with the Wa Kingdom, and they should be able to collect some information about Tsushima Island and Kyushu, so when we go to the Wa Kingdom this time, we may stop at Goryeo!" Li Jie smiled again, of course, he only said half of what he said, and stopping in Goryeo was not just to gather intelligence.

Zhang Dingbian and the others nodded in agreement when they heard this, and there was no objection to this, after all, only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one win a hundred battles, although they are all ready, they still don't know much about the situation on the Japanese side.

This meal was drunk until midnight, and most of the soldiers in the barracks were drunk except for the soldiers on duty, but this was just an exception, after all, it was about to set off, and it was rare for the soldiers to relax, and from tomorrow, they would officially prepare for the expedition.

That night, Li Jie also lived in the barracks and did not leave, the next morning, he had just gotten up, and someone immediately came to visit, Li Jie was not surprised to see the other party, but smiled slightly: "Jiang Qianhu...... No, it should be Jiang Yanshi, I haven't seen you for many days, you have always been good? ”

The person who came was the previous Jinyi Wei Qianhu Jiang Xuan, but because of his meritorious work in clearing out the Japanese Kou, Jiang Zhen was also like a rocket, and was suddenly promoted from Qianhu to the commander of the Jinyi Guard, second only to the commander and the two commanders in the Jinyi Guard.

"With Lao Li Companion Reading Concern, everything is fine in the next place, and I have been waiting for Li Companion Reading to come during this time!" I saw Jiang Zheng solemnly saluting Li Jie, although he was promoted, he still didn't dare to have any contempt for Li Jie, and even the more he knew about Li Jie, the more he was in awe of Li Jie.

"What have you been doing lately, is there any situation on the Goryeo side?" After the greetings, Li Jie also asked directly about business.

"My subordinates have been staying on Zhoushan Island recently, after all, Zou Pusheng and others are training here, and the imperial court is not completely at ease, so I have also sent a lot of people to monitor the island, and Goryeo has also sent a lot of people, and recently there is news that some information has been collected, but this information is still on the way, and it is estimated that it will take a few days to arrive." Jiang Xuan replied again.

"I need the exact time, that information is extremely important for this trip, and this time I also need the full cooperation of your Jinyi Guard, did Mao Xiang tell you this?" Li Jie asked again.

"The information can be delivered in three or four days at most, as for Li Banyu's trip, Commander Mao also personally instructed me to let me lead the Jinyi Guard to follow Li Banyu and obey your dispatch!" Jiang Zhen replied immediately.

Don't look at Jiang Cheng has been staying on Zhoushan Island recently, but Jin Yiwei is well-informed, so he also knows the situation in the capital very well, especially Li Jie humiliated his top boss Mao Xiang fiercely, but Mao Xiao could only swallow his anger, which also shocked Jiang Zhen and made him more respectful in the face of Li Jie.

"Mao Xiang is quite eye-catching, this time I am not only to escort the army of Zou Pusheng, but also for other purposes, if it is done, the credit will be greater than the previous eradication of the Japanese Bandits, but if it is done badly, I will definitely be fine, but you may not be able to say!" Li Jie also took the opportunity to knock Jiang Zhen at this time.

Li Jie and Jiang Cheng did not have any conflict of interest before, so the two got along quite happily, but this time it was different, Li Jie needed Jiang Cheng's cooperation, and he and Mao Cheng had a stiff relationship before, so he was also worried that Jiang Cheng would be instructed by Mao Cheng to secretly make a stumbling block for himself, so he took the opportunity to beat.

Jiang Xuan is also a smart person, and when he heard this, he immediately understood what Li Jie meant, and immediately saluted again: "The subordinates can have today, thanks to Li Banyu's original support, so in the future, Li Banyu will be sent, and his subordinates will definitely go all out, but Li Banyu is the first to look forward!" ”

Jiang Cheng took the opportunity to show his loyalty, and even said the words of Ma Shouzhan, obviously he also knew that although Mao Xiang was his top boss, Li Jie could decide his future, even life and death, so of course he had to listen to Li Jie at this time, even if Mao Xiang really had any advice to him, he could only forget about it.

Hearing Jiang Zheng's words, Li Jie also nodded with satisfaction and said: "Jinyiwei is the eyes and ears of His Majesty, although Mao Xiang has helped His Majesty do a lot of things, but he is becoming more and more arrogant, there are many people in the court who are very dissatisfied with him, in comparison, I think Jiang Yishi is much better than Mao Xiang." ”

Li Jie's words implied something, Jiang Zhen was also shocked when he heard this, and immediately showed an excited look and said again: "Thank you Li Banyu for your compliment, my subordinates have no other ability, only know how to be loyal to your majesty!" ”

"Very good, you can step down, and when the information from Goryeo is delivered, hand it over to me immediately!" Li Jie nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.

Jiang Zhen only knew that he was loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was ordered by Lao Zhu, so he also turned around to show his loyalty to himself, but Li Jie Jiang Zhen didn't believe much in his words, after all, Jinyiwei only obeyed the emperor's orders, and he didn't dare to interfere, now he just needs him to help him do things.

In the next few days, the entire Zhoushan Island entered a state of tension, the warships of the navy came, the merchant ships of the merchants also came, all kinds of materials were transported here from Ningbo Port, and the soldiers under Zhang Dingbian were also making a final farewell to their families.

Soon everyone was ready, and the 3,000 elite soldiers began to board the ship, and Li Jie also received information from Goryeo, but the information was divided into two parts, one about the Wa Kingdom and the other about Goryeo.

Li Jie handed over the situation of the Wa State to Zhang Dingbian and them, so that they could have a general understanding of the Wa State, but the information of Goryeo was personally collected by him, and he took it out from time to time to look at it a few times, and then made some scrutiny on the map.

After everyone got on the ship, the entire fleet finally left the port slowly under Li Jie's order, Li Jie rode on the flagship of Fangguan, led the Ming naval army to open the way in front, Zhang Dingbian and Zou Pusheng's troop transport ship in the middle, and the merchant's fleet followed closely behind, Gu Xuewen and others also attached great importance to this voyage, so they all got on the ship in person.

On the flagship, Li Jie stood on the deck and looked at the vast sea in front of him, while Fang Guan, who was wearing armor next to him, looked at Ningbo Port behind him, and his face also showed a little reluctance.

"Brother Fang, are you a little reluctant?" Li Jie turned his head to look at Fang Guan, and immediately asked.

"It's a little reluctant, after all, I've been stationed here for many years, and even my home is here, and now when I leave, I don't know if I can come back in the future?" Fang Guan replied slowly, in the entire fleet, except for Li Jie, only he knew more about the purpose of this trip, and their naval army was not only to escort Zhang Dingbian and others, but also had a very important task.

"There's no way, there aren't many naval forces that Daming can use, Brother Fang, you are proficient in naval warfare, and you have made great contributions before, so this time you can only have Brother Lao Fang!" Li Jie said slowly.

"Haha, Li Ban is polite, a good man is ambitious in all directions, although my Guan is not talented, but he also has the heart of a marquis, but unfortunately our navy was not valued before, and now I have the opportunity to serve the court, I am too late to be happy!" Fang Guan laughed loudly when he heard this, and the reluctance on his face was swept away, as an ambitious general, of course he was not willing to be mediocre, otherwise he would not have trained his naval army so elite.