Li Dan is the number one maritime merchant on the Daming Sea today. He held exclusive trade rights with Japan, as well as entrepot trade rights with the Netherlands and Spain.

Without his permission, the Netherlands and Spain could not even have the money to buy enough Ming goods.

Li Dan is the well-deserved king of the sea in the Ming Dynasty.

But no matter how strong the king is, there will be a day when he will grow old.

Li Dan is already old.

Since entering the Apocalypse five years ago, Li Dan's health has not been very good, and he always has a low-grade fever. But there were so many things in his hands that Li Dan couldn't let go of rest.

This time, he finally completed the navigation permits for the Netherlands and Japan. Major, Li Dan also handed over to Zheng Yiguan for full management.

Li Dan's next step is to go back to Hirado, Japan to take a good rest and recuperate his body.

"Father-in-law, rest assured, an official will never dare to slack off." Zheng Yiguan patted his chest and assured Li Dan.

"That's good, that's good." Looking at Zheng Yiguan's young and enviable face, Li Dan muttered in response.

Looking up and taking one last look at the tranquil man, Li Dan raised his legs and stepped onto his ship.

No one thought that a goodbye would become a permanent secret.

Li Dan left this time and never came back.

On the second day of the eighth month of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Li Dan died of illness on a ship back to Hirado, Japan.

According to Li Dan's arrangement before his death, all his forces in Dayuan were handed over to his righteous son Zheng Yiguan.

After Zheng Yiguan received this part of Li Dan's inheritance, he became one of the top ten maritime merchants in the Ming Dynasty.

Liaodong, Ningyuan

In mid-August of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan, the former soldier of Ningqian, made another big news.

Yuan Chonghuan publicly wrote the Jiliao Jing slightly higher di, clearly expressing his intention of not advocating giving up Guanwai.

Yuan Chonghuan said: "In the art of war, there is no advance or retreat. Since we have already occupied Jinzhou, Youtun and Dalingcheng, we should not give up easily.

Jinzhou and Youtun are the gateways of Ningyuan's defense line, and once they are easily abandoned, they will shake Ningyuan's military heart.

Jingluo wants to hold Jinzhou and Youtun, in fact, it is very simple, as long as you find a good general. ”

In fact, these contents about Jinyou have nothing to do with Yuan Chonghuan's defense area, and Yuan Chonghuan just made a casual comment. The focus of Yuan Chonghuan's entire book is on the last paragraph, his statement about Ning Yuan.

In the last paragraph of the book, Yuan Chonghuan expressed his determination to stick to Ning Yuan in an extremely firm tone: "As a soldier in front of Ning, it is my responsibility to defend Ning Yuan. Except for dying in Ningyuan, I won't go anywhere! ”

Yuan Chonghuan's resounding letter won the unanimous support of Guan Ningjun.

To defend Ningyuan is to defend the foundation of the Guanning army. Under tremendous pressure from the imperial court, Guan Ningjun finally recognized Yuan Chonghuan's command. There is no way, Guan Ningjun has no other ministers to rely on for the time being.

"Good, good. Liaodong finally has someone who is willing to stand up and do things. Sun Ge's old vision is still good. Gao Di put down Yuan Chonghuan's book and praised it softly.

Although the meaning of Yuan Chonghuan's book is not entirely in line with Gao Di's ideas. But Gao Di finally found the main general who could hold the Ningyuan defensive line.

The reality is so cruel.

Although Gao Di came with the imperial court to set a strategy, in fact, Gao Di did not have the slightest confidence in his heart.

After arriving in Liaodong, Gao Di intentionally or unintentionally revealed the conservative idea of giving up the customs and retreating to Shanhaiguan.

This idea, Gao Di is actually not all used to scare Guan Ningjun.

Because, in Liaodong Gaodi, there was no general who was willing to live and die with the defense line, which made Gaodi feel very desperate for the future prospects of war.

The generals have no heart to stick to it, how can this battle be fought.

Gao Di had already calculated, if the generals of Liaodong were all in this kind of mentality of fearing the enemy and fearing war, then he would write to the court and give up Guanwai directly.

Fortunately, at this time, Yuan Chonghuan jumped out, which made Gao Di very happy.

With such a chief official who is willing to defend and defend to the death, and is even more determined to die in Ningyuan, he can try to fight this battle in the future.

What's more, with Yuan Chonghuan on the front line in Ningyuan, even if he loses in the future, Gao Di's responsibility will be much smaller.

Since Guan Ningjun has expressed his attitude and is willing to obey Yuan Chonghuan's dispatch, then Gao Di is of course willing to entrust Yuan Chonghuan with important tasks.

In August of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, under the application of Gao Di, Yuan Chonghuan's official was promoted to another level, and he continued to serve as the commander of Ningqian's military preparation, presiding over all the things of the Ningyuan defense line.

Since the second year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan has been promoted 4 times in 3 years. Counting up, Yuan Chonghuan's official has been upgraded by 6 levels in a row, and in Daming, this is definitely the speed of a rocket! Yuan Chonghuan has a good eye!

Solved the problem of Ning Yuan's main general, and Gao Di finally thought of a way to withdraw Jinyou's troops. His inspiration came from the book given to him by Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan said that it is very simple to guard Jinzhou and Youtun, just choose a good general. Gao Di began to choose the defenders of Jinyou according to this criterion.

Isn't your Guan Ning army unwilling to retreat?

Well, you can nominate a Jinyou guard, as long as you dare to nominate it, I will dare to appoint it.

However, let's say it first, the chosen lord must shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the right of the brocade.

If you dare to retreat without permission at that time, don't blame my Gao Di's subordinates for being ruthless and tearful. Anyway, if there is a good general, he should hold the right of Jin.

When Gao Di let this out, Guan Ningjun was stupid.

No one in the Guan Ning army is an idiot, and no one knows the line of Jinyou, how can they hold it! Those half-sized cities with earth-rammed earth did not have the conditions for defense at all.

No matter who is the main general of Jinyou, it is his own life, hoping that he will not retaliate after the golden autumn. But although everyone doesn't want to admit it, they also have to agree that the post-autumn gold may be as high as 8 percent.

In this situation, who is the main commander of Jinyou, and who is not purely going to commit suicide?

Who would be so stupid?

Isn't it good that everyone hasn't lived enough?

In this way, under the condition that the general of the Guanning Army was well protected, the plan to dismantle Jinyou was finally passed.

Although the process was so tortuous and the action was so stumbling, under Gao Di's adjustment, the Ming Dynasty's preparations for the Battle of Ningyuan were finally preliminarily launched.

Liaodong, Shenyang.

Bo Erjin, the defender of Yaozhou, who was rewarded, retreated to the side.

Borjin got a big credit this time. He not only repelled the attack of the Ming army in Yaozhou, but also almost completely annihilated the Ming army's troops crossing the Liuhe River.

He even took the opportunity of the retreat of the Ming army to carry out another sweep in the Yaozhou area. In more than a month, Boljin added more than 500 households to Houjin with just one Niu Lu's troops.

As Nurhachi's former guard, he made this contribution, which was enough for Borjin to be promoted from Niu Lu Ezhen to Jiala Ezhen.

In view of Borjin's excellent performance, Nurhachi not only promoted Bol to Jialaezhen, but also gave Borjin the name of Bayarajangjing.

With the name of Bayarajangjing, Boljin has the qualifications to lead the most elite class of troops in Houjin, the White Fangra.

From this moment on, Borjin officially entered the ranks of senior generals of Houjin.