Thirty miles away from Seoul, Zhu Xieyuan was listening to the return of Tanma in the camp of the Ming army, with a bit of fatigue on his face after a rapid march. As a civilian official, although Zhu Xieyuan has military talent, his body is not like a military general.

"Dashuai, now Seoul is besieged by 20,000 Jiannu, if we hadn't come early, I'm afraid Seoul would have been lost. According to Jinyiwei's spies, the Korean king Li Brown has left Seoul, and the Joseon Dasi Xian is guarding the city. The number of defenders was also not large, only 10,000. If it weren't for the people helping to defend the city, they wouldn't have been able to withstand it for ten days. The soldier used the simplest of words to explain the information he had heard as quickly as possible.

Nodding slowly, after ten days of rapid marching, the Ming army was already very tired, although these 20,000 people had horses to ride, after all, the body was not made of iron. Glancing at the location of Seoul, Zhu Xieyuan said to the flag official on the side: "Chuan Ben Shuai ordered to strictly guard the camp tonight and triple the secret sentry!" ”

"Yes, Dashuai!" The flag officer on one side saluted respectfully, turned around and walked out.

Sitting on the chair, Zhu Xieyuan quietly thought, what should he do next? If he really let Zhu Xieyuan and Jiannu fight hard, he would really be a little reluctant. I only have 20,000 people, and Jiannu is also 20,000 people, and if I really want to annihilate them all, I am afraid that I will also hurt 10,000 enemies and lose 8,000 myself.

He urgently needs a victory now, firstly, to establish his prestige in Liaodong, and secondly, to be able to block the mouths of others. After all, with his own qualifications, Governor Liaodong is still a little unqualified. However, in Zhu Xieyuan's opinion, it was the best way to drive Jiannu away, but considering himself, he couldn't help but fall into a dilemma.

Azig and Duoduo sat on their horses, their faces were not very good-looking, and no one expected that the Ming army would come so quickly. Seeing that the Ming army was camped there as if no one was there, Duoduo hated it so much that his teeth itched.

However, there was nothing they could do, and the Ming army arranged their artillery positions as soon as they arrived here. Under the cover of artillery. Tudor would never let the children of the Eight Banners attack, that was an act of seeking death.

"Big brother, it's time for us to go back! The Great Khan had already sent Azig to pick us up, although this time he was unable to take Seoul. But there was a lot of looting. In the future, we will do such a thing for a long time, after all, if Daming wants to help, it is beyond the reach of the whip. Duoduo looked at Azig and said in a deep voice.

Azig on the side did not speak, his face was very solemn, and his heart was also full of mixed feelings. Since when did the 20,000 Eight Banners dare not attack the 20,000 Ming Army, which is definitely not a good thing. If the children of the Eight Banners can't capture the city of the Ming army, this can be shirked. But in the field, when the number is equal. The children of the Eight Flags can't win!

Thinking of this, Azig suddenly felt a chill in his back, once the Ming attack came, what would we do to resist?

"Big brother?" Seeing that Azig's expression was not right, Dordor nudged him gently. Asked with some questions.

Yes! Azig came back to his senses suddenly, but the expression on his face did not improve, sighed, and said, "You go and arrange it!" Let's get out of here as soon as possible, the eldest brother will come to pick us up with 10,000 horses, and we will meet him as soon as possible. Although he wanted to rush over and fight the Ming army to the death, Azig knew that he could not do so. If he loses these 20,000 Eight Banner disciples, Daikin will really have no hope.

Zhu Xieyuan was still struggling with whether to fight Jiannu, but he didn't expect to receive a report from the secret sentinel in the middle of the night, and Jiannu ran away! This made Zhu Xieyuan breathe a sigh of relief, Jiannu ran away by himself, and he didn't have to worry about it. Anyway, at the speed of the Ming army. If you want to catch up with Jiannu, it's a fool's dream.

patted the horse and followed, and then Zhu Xieyuan continued to rest, as for the matter of tracking, let's talk about it at dawn! Able to send Kennu away. That's pretty much it. However, Zhu Xieyuan once again remembered his performance to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Jiannu is always a disaster, and it is better to evaluate it as soon as possible. Zhu Xieyuan didn't understand the idea of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, in his opinion, the Ming Dynasty would have the strength to exterminate Jiannu.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was not thinking about Jiannu, at this time Jiannu was already meat on the side of his mouth, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse felt that he could eat it at any time. Now we have to think about the Taiwan Strait, because there is about to be a war there.

"Your Majesty, this is the last agreement reached between the Spaniards and the Ming Dynasty, please preview it." Sun Chengzong stood respectfully below, holding a piece of folding in both hands, which he had just gotten.

After taking the fold that Chen Hong had taken, the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at it slowly, and finally gently put it aside. looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile and said, "Since this is the case, then do what you say above!" I will issue an order to Yu Zhigao and Qi Jin, and let them lead the navy to Quanzhou. This time, I want to pacify the Taiwan Strait in one fell swoop, and whether it is the Dutch or the pirates, we cannot let it go. As for the Spaniards, clean them up later. ”

Sun Chengzong nodded, he is now looking forward to the opening of the Ming Dynasty, which is a very profitable business. However, Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, and said with a little worry: "Your Majesty, although the naval fleet is very powerful, after all, it has not been in the army for a long time, and it has not participated in the war, will there be any mistakes?" ”

Sun Chengzong was not familiar with naval warfare, which was not his area of expertise. However, as a military strategist, he still has the vision he should have, and he hurriedly expressed his worries.

"Aiqing doesn't have to worry, fighting at sea is actually very simple, and the only thing to rely on is to build strong ships and artillery. As for any other battle formation strategy, it will be greatly weakened. It is not the first time that Qi Jin and Yu Zhigao have led the troops, so there will be no problem. Besides, the navy I want is not an ornament, it is an army that can fight! The Emperor of the Apocalypse waved his hand, although he was also a little worried, but at this time, he must behave indifferently and behave very confidently.

"Your Majesty, since the Spaniards have to fight this time, and they are begging us, we can take advantage of this. Is it not so that Qi Jin and them don't have to put all their strength into it, properly hide their strength, and let the three of them fight each other, so that we can also reap the benefits of the fisherman. Sun Chengzong lowered his head and thought about it, and said his suggestion.

Looking at Sun Chengzong with a smile, this old minister really didn't let himself down! The Emperor of the Apocalypse said softly: "I can't write it in my holy decree, but I can mention it in the documents of the Military Aircraft Department!" Hurry up and get the Spaniards out as soon as possible, and soon the weather will turn cold, so let them go back and prepare. ”

This matter is definitely a top priority, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse has decided to devote his energy to it for the whole year of next year. As for the extermination of Jiannu, it was not in the plan of the Emperor of the Apocalypse at all. After all, the reform of the military system has just been completed, and it will take some time to integrate.

After the Spanish affairs were over, Sun Chengzong felt that it was time to talk about the Portuguese! Glancing at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Sun Chengzong said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse: "Your Majesty, is it too much for the support of the Portuguese, all the warships of the first three years are given to them, and the ministers are afraid that they will be in trouble raising tigers!" ”

Smiled and waved his hand, the Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't have this worry at all, and said: "Aiqing is too worried, Portugal is very weak at this time, their country is occupied by the Spaniards, and the Spaniards are their sworn enemies. The reason why I helped the Portuguese was to find an opponent for the Spaniards. After all, after this battle in the Taiwan Strait, there are only the Ming and the Spaniards here. Conflict is certainly inevitable, and that's when the Portuguese come into play! ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse gave an explanation that was not an explanation, but in fact, the Emperor of the Apocalypse's thoughts were not as simple as he said. The Emperor of the Apocalypse was thinking for the future, and in fact he was fighting the idea of those Spanish colonies.

You can't just focus on the Taiwan Strait, this is what the Emperor of the Apocalypse knows very well. It is a matter of time before we intervene in Southeast Asia and compete for interests there. The Portuguese are the best excuse to fight for the colonies there in the name of justice, and at the same time they are good guides and forwards.

Although he was very confident in his warship, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also knew that the Ming Dynasty had bid farewell to the sea for so many years, and needed detailed charts and rich sailing experience, which were exactly what the Portuguese could provide. However, the Emperor of the Apocalypse would not say these words to Sun Chengzong, maybe the time has not come, maybe he just doesn't want to.

Sun Chengzong's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal, and he could feel that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was hiding something from him. But Sun Chengzong also knew that since the Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't say it to himself, it wasn't what he should know. All along, the Emperor of the Apocalypse can be said to be honest with himself, and since he didn't say it, there must be his reasons.

"Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?" Sun Chengzong saw that he had finished speaking, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse had no intention of letting him go, so he couldn't help but ask.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was slightly stunned, remembered a question, and said directly: "Aiqing, where do you think it is more appropriate for me to open the sea?" ”

This question stunned Sun Chengzong, he had already heard rumors that the Emperor of the Apocalypse seemed to be interested in opening the sea in Xu Guangqi's hometown. also intended to let Xu Guangqi preside over the opening of the sea, but it was just some rumors, and Sun Chengzong didn't care.

At the beginning, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did plan to do so, but now the situation has become a little complicated. If you want to open the sea in Shanghai, you need to rebuild the city for so long, which is very expensive! After reading Xu Guangqi's budget excerpt, the Emperor of the Apocalypse could only shake his head and smile bitterly, this cost was too high. Since the mountains and seas can't work, let's change places! However, the Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't know where to choose, and when he saw Sun Chengzong today, he took this question out, hoping that Sun Chengzong could give him a good advice.