Chapter 918: The sand flew into the sky

dawn

The first rays of sunlight broke through the clouds and sprinkled them on the surface of the sea, turning the sea golden. On the coastline of Penglai Island, there are people lying on the beach, they are not corpses, they are just too tired to take a short time to rest for a while. The scout's ship had already encountered the advance ship of the foreigners at sea yesterday, and everyone knew that today would not be easy, but in fact, it was not only today...... Maybe every day won't be better for a long time.

Yan Li is a very old general in Mu Mansion, although his age has not yet reached the age of old, but he has followed Mu Guangling since he was a teenager, and he is older than Mu Xianjun's age.

A night's work

Yan Li's eyes were bloodshot, and he was also very tired, but he opened his eyes wide at this time, and stood on the pirate high place with clairvoyance to look east. He was in a very conflicted mood, he didn't want to see the arrival of the foreigners' fleet, but he felt that it was better to come late than early, and he would not wait so anxiously.

"General Yan"

Mu Xianjun walked over from a distance and walked to Yan Li's side: "I am not as good as you in military affairs, if you have any orders, just say it directly." Don't be embarrassed to give an order just because I am Mu Guangling's son, since I chose to follow you here, I know what I should do. ”

"Little Grandpa......"

Yan Li put down his clairvoyance and felt a little emotion in his heart. To be honest, he really didn't like this little grandfather before. Especially after the night attack on Shanhaiguan by Mufumenke, he looked down on this Mu Xianjun even more. The person guarding the mountain customs had a lifelong friendship with him at the beginning. At the beginning, the two of them were under Mu Guangling as generals, and they fought together in the sea of blood on the battlefield.

Mu Xianjun instigated those doormen to attack Shanhaiguan at night and killed his friend's family. He has never been able to let go of this matter.

But since yesterday, he suddenly felt that Mu Xianjun was not so hateful.

"So be it."

Yan Li thought for a while and said: "The foreigners have artillery, and the defenses we have arranged on the coast may not be able to stop it. The last general gathered the cultivators in the army, handed them all over to the command of the little grandfather, and made them a reserve. The little grandfather will attack according to the situation, and support wherever there is danger. As for how to allocate manpower, you have the final say, little grandfather. ”

"Good"

Mu Xianjun nodded: "General Yan...... Are foreigners' firearms really that powerful? ”

Yan Li shook his head: "I heard that this is the case, Grandpa has always wanted to trade with foreigners and purchase their artillery, but before he could negotiate with the people of the Principality of Rus in the east, the Principality of Rus was destroyed." Later, the grandfather planned to send someone to contact the resistance army of the Principality of Rus, but there was no response from there, and it was said that there was someone who cooperated. ”

"Are you sure?"

Mu Xianjun asked again.

Yan Li smiled a little bitterly: "To be honest, since following Grandpa, this is the most uncertain battle that the last general has ever fought. As a general, you must know the heavens, the earth, and the people, and even if you can't do this, at least you must know as much as you can about your enemies. Only knowing oneself and knowing the other side can survive a hundred battles, but now...... We still basically don't know anything about foreigners. Although Chu Juzheng, the emperor of Eastern Chu, fled to us, we still don't understand what he said, although we know it. ”

Mu Xianjun understands Yan Li's words.

Knowing and understanding are two different things.

"For example, Chu Juzheng said that the power of foreigners' firearms, the range of artillery is much farther than that of catapults, and the power is much greater than that of catapults. It's just a concept, we know it, but we don't understand it, so even if we know that we want to come up with a way to avoid the enemy's edge, it's impossible. You can only fight, only fight. ”

Yan Li's words made Mu Xianjun's heart hot.

You can only fight, only fight.

"Last Night......"

Mu Xianjun took a long breath and slowly spit it out: "I finally know why Mu Mansion is so respected in Eastern Xinjiang, I always thought that people could be respected as long as they had status, and when I saw those fishermen risking being swallowed by the sea last night to drive boats to deliver fishing nets, I finally figured it out...... The reason why my father is respected is not only because he is the grandfather of the Great Sui, but also because he took in 3,000 guests, but because he ...... Father he knows better than anyone what is important and what can be put aside. ”

He opened his arms and embraced the sky: "It used to be that my vision was too low...... Now I understand how much difference I have between me and my father. Although my father did not lead the troops into Shanhaiguan, I am now more sure of one thing than anyone else...... If my father really became an emperor, he must be a good emperor. ”

Yan Li nodded vigorously: "Yes!" ”

"So ......"

Yan Li glanced at Mu Xianjun: "In this battle, everyone, including me, can't escape, only the little grandfather can escape." Because you are the only bloodline of Grandpa Guo......"

Mu Xianjun opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

"It's coming!"

At the top, the lookout roared in the loudest voice: "Due east!" See the mast! ”

"How many!"

Yan Li turned around sharply and asked.

"A lot!"

The lookout's voice trembled slightly: "I can't count them!" ”

……

……

Thurence savored the rich breakfast of the day, and he would not abuse himself even on a warship. It is precisely because of his age that he understands a truth better...... The days when he can enjoy life are actually decreasing day by day, and the rest is absolutely not allowed for him to squander.

It's an enlightenment, but it's also a sorrow.

In the morning, the waves were a little bigger, and the table was slightly shaky.

On a sterling silver plate, there is thinly sliced ham, fried golden eggs, medium-rare steak, and a glass of amber red wine. Relatively speaking, he prefers to have a glass of milk for breakfast, but because he can't save it, he has to settle for the next best thing.

He ate slowly, savoring the taste of each food.

"The Duke"

An admiral walked in from the outside, his body straight.

"I can already see Penglai Island, and it seems that the Han people are ready. The lookouts found fortifications on the coast, and a number of small boats were scuttled in the shallows, and it seemed that they knew how to defend themselves. ”

"Supper"

Thurence swallowed the last bite of food and said with some dissatisfaction: "This is definitely not the first time I have told you not to disturb my breakfast, it seems that your memory is even more deteriorating than that of the elderly, do you need me to remind you again?" ”

"No, Lord Duke!"

The admiral named Super hurriedly shook his head: "I will definitely not have a next time." ”

Thurence shrugged his shoulders: "It doesn't matter, my favorite thing is to tap into the young talents in the army, I like to promote young people who know the rules, and this is how you were promoted by me, so you should know that I am not lying." And there are so many good young people in the army, if there is no one to spare a place, how can I satisfy their desires as much as possible? Isn't it? ”

Super's face was a little pale, and the sweat in the palm of his hand came out almost instantly.

"I love sunny mornings, and I'm disappointed that you interrupted my breakfast, which is already very annoying, but do you know what is more annoying?"

Thurens asked.

"I ...... I don't know. ”

Supper replied.

"A good day, if it's ruined by something that disappoints me, I'm going to be upset. But if someone disappoints me twice a day, then I'm definitely more than upset. ”

He looked at Super: "I don't care what kind of defense the Han people have, because that's your business." I'll give you three hundred ships, and if you don't plant the Eagle Banner of the Opru Empire on the highest part of that island before the sun goes down, I'll cut you into three hundred and sixty-five pieces to feed the fish, and I promise you won't lose one. ”

"Yes!"

Su Poer snapped and stood up: "I will definitely take Penglai Island before dark!" ”

"I don't need your assurance."

Thurence waved his hand: "I just like to see the results, and the most distrusted thing in this world is the guarantee." Your wife will not believe that you don't go to the tavern to get drunk, and how can I believe the victory you say? I need to see the corpses of the enemy in one place, to see the Eagle Banner of Opru fluttering in the enemy's territory. ”

"Yes!"

Supper saluted, then turned to leave.

The sea ship that Thurence rode on was the largest in the fleet and was the flagship. The powerful navy of the Opru Empire sent the sailors of Eastern Chu to the bottom of the sea in one day, so you can see how powerful this fleet is. There is no doubt that Thurence is the one who holds this war machine, and everyone in this fleet is aware of Thurence's absolute power.

At the beginning, when Thurence was appointed as the new Grand Duke of the Principality of Rus, it took him only seven days to reduce the population of the Principality of Rus by one-fifth, it took ten days to make the Principality of Rus no longer have nobles, and it took a month to make the people of the Principality of Rus prostrate when they saw the eagle banner of the Opru Empire, and they did not even dare to move.

At this age, it is not easy to still get the attention of Lyman the Great. Because Lyman the Great liked to use young people, he often said that young people have an incomparable determination.

Thurence has always been appreciated by Lyman, not because he is more determined than young people, but because he is more thorough than young people...... Vicious thoroughly.

His name is preceded by a long prefix by the people of the Principality of Rus: Butcher under the Banner of the Eagle.

"The enemy has abandoned naval battles!"

Another fleet general, Razor, held up his clairvoyance and said, "They are very clever and know that naval warfare will not take advantage of the slightest advantage, and it is better to concentrate on fortifying the islands than to waste their forces on the sea." ”

Thurence smiled and said, "Although those people in front of you seem to be backward, but Razor, don't forget that they also have a history of civilization for thousands of years. Compared to the Opru Empire, they have not existed for a short time at all...... No, it's not a good comparison. ”

Thurence shook his head: "The civilization of the Han people used to be ahead of this world. It's just that I don't know why their civilization has become stagnant since a thousand years ago, and there is no progress. That's why their army will seem backward, but in a civilized place, soldiers never lack fighting spirit. I bet...... Poor little Supper won't have an easy fight. ”

Razor laughed, "I can imagine how ugly Super's face is right now. He always felt that he was a very handsome person who could easily capture a woman's heart. However, I don't think he can easily capture the hearts of the enemy......"

Thurence shrugged his shoulders: "Super's fate is not your turn to worry about him, and it has nothing to do with you whether he succeeds or fails. If I had to do anything to do with it...... Razor, if he can't knock it down, the next person whose face will turn ugly is you. ”

Razor's face changed, and he immediately became submissive. As a descendant of Thurence, he knew better than anyone else how vicious this old guy who looked like he was in his last years.

A cloud of smoke rose in the distance, and Thurence raised his clairvoyance to stop talking.

On the coast of Penglai Island, the fires are shining one by one.

The sand flew into the sky.