At this time, if I go to Quang Ninh, because I have to wait for the wind to stop or turn around, I don't know when I will have to wait. If you go to these places, you don't have to wait a few days, you just need to have a little weaker wind to set sail.

If you go to Guangning, when you get there, you don't know whether Guangning City has been conquered by the Jurchens, and they will not be of great use. The Jurchens did not come, and Guangning City belonged to Wang Huazhen. Wang Huazhen is Ye Xianggao's protégé, and with this cabinet chief assistant as his backer, he doesn't even listen to the words of his top boss, Liaodong Jingluo Xiong Tingbi, let alone himself.

If Quang Ninh falls. It was Nurhachi who was in charge, and Guangning, as the first important town in western Liaoning, had to send at least thousands of soldiers and horses to guard it. With the little men and horses he brought, there was no fight at all. But Lushun is different. Although Lushun is not too small, because it is the rear of the Jurchens, it is unlikely that they will send too many people to garrison. Moreover, there are many islands here, and if the Jurchen army comes to help, it will be easy for them to withdraw.

What's more, if they make a big move here, Nurhachi will not dare to attack westward with confidence. Strategically, it can play a role in containing the westward advance of the Jurchens.

Yu Ren went north to Guangning this time, originally thinking that he wanted to act at the opportunity and find a suitable fighter for himself. He knows very well his current strength, with this little person in his hand, if he fights head-on, even if his brothers can fight again, it will not be enough for the Jurchens to stuff their teeth. His purpose is to fight skillfully and have the effect of pulling out a thousand pounds in four or two.

Now that he has a fighter that suits him, he will naturally use it to Quang Ninh.

Thinking of this, Yu Ren summoned Liang Zongyi and several other cronies, and everyone began to discuss the attack on Lushun.

After listening to Yu Ren's words, everyone agreed. It's just that in the end, Mao Fugui said, "I've been to Lushun City." Although there were only five hundred Jurchen troops stationed there. However, there are many Jurchens living in clusters, at least about 2,000. These Jurchens are very fierce, and if we attack the city, they will definitely help. When the time comes, with more than 100 of us, although there are cannons, I am afraid that it is unlikely that we will be able to defeat them. ”

Yu Ren listened to Mao Fugui's words and knew that what he said was still the truth. I couldn't help frowning. Indeed, with their people, it is unlikely that even a small city will attack a city. So, Yu Ren thought of Li Zhaoji, the chief soldier of Shandong.

This Li Zhaoji's achievements in quelling the chaos in Shandong can be said to be all due to Yu Ren's help. If he opened his mouth to transfer one or two thousand soldiers and horses to him, it would not be difficult to think of it, not to mention that he was still fighting for the imperial court. If there were one or two thousand soldiers and horses, it would be much easier to attack Lushun.

Thinking of this, Yu Ren hurriedly asked people to find a pen and paper to prepare to write a letter.

As a result, before the pen and paper could be found, one of his subordinates came to report. It is said that two warships were found in the sea ahead, and they did not have flags.

Yu Ren was shocked. In this area, the Jurchens will not have ships, and if the Ming warships go to sea, they will definitely play the flag. Could it be that these two ships are pirate ships?

Thinking that these ships were likely to be his peers, Yu Ren couldn't help but be vigilant, and hurriedly gathered everyone to prepare for the battle.

Because the sea breeze was already a little lighter at this time, everyone got on the boat to prepare for the battle.

These two sea ships are huge, each ship can accommodate three to five hundred people, which is much larger than Yu Ren's boats. However, the two ships did not seem to have malicious intent, and when they saw several ships in front of them looming their guns, they raised a flag on the mast.

"It's the official ship of the Ming Dynasty." Liang Zongyi said to Yu Ren.

Yu Ren was overjoyed. "Okay, let them come. Let the brothers put away the cannons. ”

Hearing that it was the official ship of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Ren couldn't help but rejoice in his heart. Because these two ships are obviously warships, there must be armies on board. If they could convince their leading general to join him in attacking Lushun, then it would be much easier.

You know, although Yu Ren is sure that he can borrow one or two thousand people from Li Zhaoji. But it must be far away from the water and not able to dissolve the near fire. This comes and goes, to say the least, it will take a month. When the people sent by Li Zhaoji came, they were afraid that Guangning had already been lost, and even the Jurchens had already conquered Shanhaiguan. By then, it will be too late.

Thinking of this, Yu Ren asked people to take the initiative to get out of the way and meet the two warships on the island.

When the two warships were brought ashore, Yu Ren knew. The two ships seem to have just gone through a battle. There were several new marks on the deck that had been hit by artillery fire. On the two boats, there were more than 500 officers and soldiers. All kinds of combat-ready weapons are complete and well-equipped.

Although Yu Ren and the others took the initiative to show goodwill, these officers and soldiers obviously did not trust them.

Seeing that most of these officers and soldiers were soaked in armor and shivering in the cold wind, Yu Ren hurriedly asked people to give up a few newly built grass huts. They also asked them to pick up a lot of firewood for warmth. Seeing that they had not cooked for a long time after coming ashore, Yu Ren guessed that they must have run out of food.

So he ordered some food to be fetched.

Because it was a merchant ship, they already had a lot of food on board, and after resting on Huangcheng Island, Yu Ren was worried about the lack of food, so he sent people to buy a lot of food from those fishermen in the fishing village. Right now, they have an abundance of food.

It was only at this time that those officers and soldiers showed some gratitude to Yu Ren and them. Yu Ren knew that if he wanted to buy people's hearts, he couldn't be anxious. At present, his only hope falls on this group of fallen Ming officers and soldiers. These officers and men did not know where they belonged or what tasks they were performing, and they obviously had a strong sense of vigilance.

Therefore, Yu Ren was very careful, although he was giving favors to others, he did not reveal any purpose. Because he has not yet figured out the situation of this group of officers and soldiers. Judging from the damage to these two ships, they should have just experienced a major battle.

The next day, an old man in his sixties came to Yu Ren's hut with two officers in full armor.

The old man was dressed in a cloth coat and didn't look much like a soldier.

"Thank you to the staff for their generosity and help us through a difficult night." The old man was very enthusiastic.

Yu Ren hurriedly greeted him, "The old general is polite." As the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is normal to provide some help to our compatriots. We just did what we were supposed to do. Although Yu Ren guessed in his heart that this old man might not be the general they led the team, in order to prevent mistakes, he still politely called the other party a general.

Sure enough, before Yu Ren's words were finished, the old man hurriedly said, "You're polite." The villain is not much of a general. The little old man's surname is Yang, and his real name is Yang Decheng, but they all call me Old Man Yang.

I was the guide invited by General Mao. Because General Mao had something to do, he couldn't come to thank the staff in person, so he asked Xiao Lao'er and the two hundred generals to come and thank the staff. ”

When the two officers heard this, they also nodded to Yu Ren together. These two hundred households are tall, one of them has a thin face and a pointed chin, and the other has a round face and is slightly fat.

Then, Old Man Yang introduced two hundred households to Yu Ren one by one. The thin-faced one is called Ma Dacheng, and the round-faced one is called Xu Yougong.

Yu Ren listened to Old Man Yang's introduction, and followed the three of them politely, but he was thinking in his heart, this General Mao has such a big shelf, I gave you such a great help when you were in trouble. Although these things are not worth much. But on such a small island where supplies are seriously scarce, it is difficult to buy a thousand catties! And you didn't even come in person, but only sent a guide and two men.

"It seems that this person is a bit of a bad guy!" Yu Ren quietly made such a judgment to this General Mao in his heart.

However, if it is difficult, it must be done. Yu Ren's only hope now is on this group of officers and soldiers. If they can't be persuaded to attack Lushun with him, Liaodong will be in great danger. Not even Liaodong, the entire Ming Dynasty will be in a huge crisis.

Although Yu Ren was angry in his heart, for the sake of the overall situation, he still had to politely receive the three of them. After a few polite words, Yu Ren casually asked, "Where are you going?" I see that several boats are a bit damaged, I'm afraid that if they are not repaired, they will not be able to go to sea! ”

The old man listened, and glanced at the two hundred households on the side. A hint of wariness flashed in the old man's eyes, but it was immediately hidden by his smile.