Soon, close to the evening of November 17, the sailor fleet carrying 150,000 land divisions of the Ming Dynasty also came to the sea off Annam Yi'an Province, where the land could be seen.

He Rong knew very well the truth of the speed of the soldiers, and since he could see the land here, the people on the land would definitely be able to see the fleet, so he ordered Zhang Xiaodong to command the small boats that did not carry the naval warships of the land division to hunt the Annamite people, and at the same time he commanded the fleet to meet the warships that had been patrolling here for a few days, and use them as guides to drive towards Pingzhang.

When he reached a place six or seven miles from the shore, he saw that the surface of the sea here was rippling in layers and divided into sections. He Rong knew that this was already the place where the Annamite people had ordered the stakes, so he hurriedly ordered the fleet to stop here, let the first batch of soldiers who had already gathered to land board the boat, and the second group of soldiers who had landed gathered and prepared to board the ship.

Soon, the two Han guards led by Lu Xian, and the vanguard army composed of 5,000 wolf soldiers, 5,000 Yao soldiers and 5,000 earth soldiers all boarded the ship and headed for Pingzhang; The second group of landing soldiers under the command of Cao Tai waited to board the ship.

He Rong stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the landing vanguard army composed of various ships that had already set off, and suddenly a voice came from beside him: "He Rong, there are more than 20 people in each ship, and the vanguard army has a total of 25,000 people, it will take at least a thousand ships to load them all, where did so many small boats come from?" ”

He Rong turned his head sideways and said to Zhu Xianyan: "Your Highness, after learning that the Hu family father and son had ordered many wooden stakes along the coast to guard against the enemies coming across the sea, the minister, Zhang Xiaodong and others discussed and bought a small boat of less than 100 materials at a price of 100 yuan a piece in the entire coastal area of Guangdong, and bought a total of nearly 700 boats, plus the original sailors' boats, enough to carry these soldiers. ”

"A hundred dollars a ship? Those boats that can only be regarded as larger fishing boats are not good for drying, and the rest don't cost much, and you can buy them for thirty or fifty yuan, which is such a high price. Zhu Xianhui said with some surprise.

"Your Highness, I was in a hurry because I was about to leave, so I offered such a high price. According to His Majesty's wishes, when the battle is over, it will be sold at an average price of 30 per ship. He Rong said. It is useless for these ships to remain in the hands of the sailors, and they will naturally be sold after the fight.

"Thirty runs?" Zhu Xian moved his eyebrows and said, "When the battle is over, I want to pick a few that look good, buy them at the price of thirty and bring them back to Puluozhong." ”

"Okay," He Rong agreed: "It's better for Your Highness to talk to Your Majesty, and let Your Majesty reward these ships to Your Highness." ”

"It's not good." Zhu Xianyi said with a smile: "Although the imperial brother is quite generous in his assistance to us, the money is very clear. If I go alone and ask Your Majesty, the Imperial Brother will definitely agree, but I will also count these ships as aid to me at the price of 100 yuan, then I will lose a lot. It's better to spend 30 times to buy it back. ”

He Rong smiled and didn't speak, just looked at the thousand small boats in front of him that were sailing towards the shore. After a while, the sun was already in the west, and He Rong said, "The fleet is about to land." ”

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When he landed, Lu Xian's mood was very nervous. Although he had talked to a few people who were good at fighting, they all agreed that the place of Pingzhang had no military value, and it was impossible for Hu Jichen to arrange many troops here; Although he had seen through clairvoyance before the landing, there was only one beacon tower here, and there were more than a dozen small Annamite people on it who were panicking and wanted to light the beacon, but he was still worried, worried that just when they had just landed, countless Annam soldiers suddenly appeared out of nowhere, howling and rushing towards them with words they couldn't understand.

"If only the brocade guards sent here could continue to deliver the news, then there would be no need to worry. It's a pity that Hu Jichen ordered the closure of Yi'an City, and the entry and exit documents issued by the general of the garrison were required, and all the rural people in this area were moved, and the Jinyi guards were trapped in the city and could not come out. Lu Xian thought.

Under the nervous mood of Lu Xian, as well as many others, these boats leaned against the shore, and nothing happened. The dozen or so Annamites guarding the beacon tower had long since run away, and no one had come out from anywhere to attack them.

Lu Xian settled down and commanded. "Niu Qianhu, immediately take the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to extinguish the fireworks on the beacon tower; Feng Qianhu, see if there are any oil, gunpowder and other things around, if there is, destroy or transfer it immediately; By the way, let's see if there is any grain and grass, and if there is, collect it,......"

He concluded: "The rest of the soldiers rest here for a while, and in a quarter of an hour they will set out to seize the natural harbor." ”

"Lord Lu, the Annan people who stayed here before have already lit the beacon tower, and the reinforcements from Yi'an and other places are about to come, so it is better to set up a camp first, even if it is to dig a few tunnels, in case of Annan reinforcements." The commander of the mahout guard, Luo Shenzhen, said.

When Lu Xian heard this, he felt that it made sense, so he ordered: "Then Luo Shen Town, you lead the two thousand households in the headquarters to go to the vicinity to harvest wood and build a low fence; In addition, two thousand households were sent to dig a trench here in case of reinforcements from Annan. ”

"But after that, you don't have to participate in the attack on that natural port, stay here to guard against Annan reinforcements, and join the second batch of landing troops under Commander Cao Tai."

"Yes, sir." Luo Shenzhen sighed and said. Everyone felt that there must be a garrison of Annamite in that port, and that a rash attack might result in heavy casualties, and although he wanted to make a great contribution to atone for his previous sins, he did not want to rush to give up his life.

He immediately beckoned to his two thousand households, and looked around to look for the woods. But when he looked at it, he noticed that there were dense woods around him. He was very strange and said: "Didn't the Annamites dig wooden stakes hundreds of miles along the coast? Why are there so many trees here? There are many trees in Annam that can't be cut down? ”

Lu Xian also reacted when he heard him say this: There are so many trees forming a forest around here, and it is still very dense, which is not normal.

But he couldn't find the real reason, so he could only say uncertainly: "Probably because there are too many trees in Annan, so even if you cut down many nails and nail them into the sea as stakes, there are still so many trees." ”

Luo Shenzhen didn't believe Lu Xian's explanation, and became suspicious, and ordered those who went to cut trees to be more careful. "Beware of Annan soldiers lurking in the woods." He said to the thousands and hundreds of households under him.