Just when Li Yong's combined fleet defeated the sailors of the Japanese Kou, at this time, in the Li Mansion of Zhao County, Chang'an City, the sandalwood curled in the spacious and elegant study, and more than a dozen people sat together, their faces were a little heavy, and the main seat was Li Zixiong, the patriarch of the Li clan of Zhao County, and the head of the Li clan of Zhao County in Chang'an was sitting next to him, and on the other side was the patriarch of the Fanyang Lu clan and the head of the branch in Chang'an, and below were the representatives of other families, Li Zixiong's cold eyes looked at everyone quietly, and said slowly.

"Patriarch Lu and the heads of the family, I received news today that our Huating Marquis Li has gone to sea, I don't know how you feel?"

"Why should Patriarch Li be tempted, now we are all allies in the same boat, and we have something to say."

Patriarch Lu's eyes wandered, shining with shrewdness.

"Okay, Patriarch Lu is quick to speak, and the old man will speak directly."

Li Zixiong said with a satisfied expression.

"Once what our family and the Jiangnan Shi clan did in Jiangnan is known by the saints, the consequences must be clear to everyone, Li Yong has a shipyard in Huating County, and now he suddenly goes to sea, I'm afraid he already knows something, is to look for evidence, once there is evidence, all of us will be ruined."

"What Patriarch Li said is true, the sea is dangerous, not to mention that there are pirates from the Japanese Kingdom who are familiar with that sea area, as well as the information we provide, it is said that Li Yong may not have the life to come back alive, but with the old man's understanding of him, he will never fight an unprepared battle, maybe he has something to rely on, in case he finds evidence and comes back, the disaster of extermination, he must not sit still, Patriarch Li has ideas?"

"The head of the Xiao family can see it so clearly, the old man is relieved."

Li Zixiong smiled, threw a look at the head of the Li family, some words could not come out of his mouth, the head of the Li family nodded knowingly, took over the topic and continued.

"Everyone, the younger generation thinks that it should be divided into two steps, one is to send people to continue to pretend to be pirates, destroy Li Yong's salt fields in Haizhou, snatch the sea salt, and cut off its salt road.

"Li Yong's several caravan veterans have also heard of it, in addition to the white paper, liquor and other things it produces, there are also open sea routes, and now with the sale of this salt, the salt is now very profitable, as long as it destroys its Haizhou salt fields, it can break one of its arms, this is a great good, however, although Li Yong has gone overseas, but the guards of the salt fields will not be weak, the people sent must be elite, the number can not be small, there is only one chance, it can't be like last time, let's talk about the second."

Patriarch Lu looked at the Li family master, his eyes were cold, and the Li family leader hugged his fists and saluted, and continued.

"Patriarch Lu is right, the younger generation received the news that Li Yong built an ironclad ship, which is very special, and we need to send additional people to Huating County to collect his shipbuilding technology, which is of great benefit to all our families."

"Oh, and that matter?"

The Xiao family master's eyes lit up, he stroked his beard and groaned for a moment, and said with a smile.

"We have to admit that this son is indeed extraordinary, the things he makes are very novel, and he can actually build an ironclad ship, it's incredible, the iron is heavy, how to float on the sea?"

"The younger generation is also curious."

The head of the Wang family also smiled calmly, and said that the shipbuilding technology, these scholars in Jiangnan can be regarded as old rivers and lakes, but after being hit by Li Yong, their shipyard is considered to be wasted, and at present, only Li Yong's imperial shipyard can build ships along the coast, and after thinking for a while, the head of the Cui family suddenly became a little excited and said.

"Iron is incomparably hard, if it is used to build ships, will it not be afraid of any collision at sea, if it is big enough, will it not be able to crush all enemies like a chariot, with this technology, we will cross the sea, monopolize the sea trade routes, then what is the imperial court?"

Li Shangxiong stroked his beard and smiled.

"This is also what the old man values, the sea is vast, take a step back and say, if we fail, we can also retreat with our whole body, be at ease at sea, and even take the country of Wa."

"Wonderful, wonderful, nephew, tell me about your second point."

Patriarch Lu looked at the Li family master, who nodded and continued.

"The second is to prepare early, Li Yong is now going overseas, life and death are unpredictable, but it is difficult to guarantee that if we succeed in getting evidence, all of us will be in danger, when we prepare with both hands, ...... if necessary."

After speaking, he made a neck wiping movement, his eyes were gloomy and indifferent. The study suddenly became cold, everyone was silent, each with their own concerns, and after a while, Patriarch Lu looked at Li Zixiong.

"Patriarch Li is in a high position, he knows the holy will, and thinks it is necessary to prepare early? Once it is leaked, it will leave a handle, and those people in the DPRK and China are not vegetarians. ”

"Everything has a case, it's good to take precautions, but we can't do it too obviously, leave the handle, you can borrow a knife to kill, Li Shimin is now being bewitched by those people and is becoming more and more obsessed with immortality, we send more people to find a Taoist warlock to make friends with him, and gain greater trust, how can there be any immortality in this world, how to do it must be Patriarch Lu also understands......"

"That's a wonderful way!"

Patriarch Lu smiled knowingly, and Li Shangxiong continued.

"In addition, the old man can see that Li Shimin is interested in King Wei, and he will go with me tomorrow and meet with King Wei secretly, so that you can calm your heart and wait for the next day."

"Hahaha, Patriarch Li still understands me."

Patriarch Lu smiled with satisfaction, and the others also smiled, meaningfully. Under their conspiracy calculations, on the vast sea at this time, the seven giant ships of the United Fleet continued to advance towards the destination, slowly like a mountain, unparalleled in might, six warships advanced forward in a three-three formation, followed by the largest merchant ship, on the lookout, Li Yong stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes were as cold as electricity, and he could penetrate the space, and saw the endless distance, next to him stood Qin Huairen and Xiao Niu, after capturing the remaining sea ships last time, a group of marines were left in place to wait for the Black Pearl Pirate Regiment to collect, Because it is impossible for the fleet to continue sailing with these broken ships, when the time comes, these ships will be handed over to the Black Pearl Pirate Regiment to bring back to Huating County or sold to those wealthy merchants of the Jiangnan Shi clan at a high price, and the second ship of the Princess is led by six new warships, and the fleet is very imposing.

"Look, it's here."

The sentry on the admiral suddenly shouted in surprise, pointing to the front, at this time everyone can be in the distance ahead, a huge island can be faintly seen, like a fierce beast lying on the vast sea, mysterious, but it also makes the people who have been floating on the sea for a long time feel at ease, the sea is still very boring, especially in this era there is no entertainment TV or anything, the veterans are okay, they are all used to it, but the recruits slowly feel that the days are boring and boring, if it weren't for Liu Renliang They organized some fishing competitions, Then these recruits will really be bored to death, the news that the fleet is about to arrive on Danluo Island spread quickly, and the navy on all the ships cheered, because such days are too boring, they have all been trained into war machines by Liu Renliang, they would rather die in battle than die of boredom, the fleet continues to advance, the bottom of the ship set off endless waves, it didn't take long for the distance to get closer, from the telescope, you can see that the island is green, there are trees means that there is fresh water, this is the most scarce for the fleet to sail on the sea, Li Yong took the telescope and looked at the island carefully, It is estimated that there are about 2,000 square kilometers, the area is not small, the whole is oval, there are mountains and rivers, the main peak is towering, it is a good place, it can be occupied as a base for use, Li Yong remembers that this island was formed by a volcanic eruption millions of years ago, and the civilization can be traced back to the Stone Age, and I don't know how to increase, but the volcano is real, which means that there is high-quality sulfur on the mountain, which is an indispensable material for making gunpowder, saltpeter and charcoal in Datang are easy to find, sulfur, especially high-quality sulfur is too difficult, thinking of this, Li Yong's face is gloomy, With some thoughts in his heart, it didn't take long for the fleet to approach Danluo Island, Li Yong was not in a hurry to dock, and ordered the fleet.

"Give me the order, stop the advance, and get ready for battle."

The flag soldiers immediately spread Li Yong's order quickly, the fleet began to slow down, slowly stopped moving, and soon, everyone found that a large number of people rushed out of the mountains and forests, rushed to the beach, one by one with weapons, shouting something, there were many sea boats docked on the beach, some people rushed on the boat, looking at the posture to rush up and fight, however, without waiting for Li Yong to give the attack order, someone on the island rushed up and shouted a few words, the people on the boat went down one after another, everyone retreated to the edge of the woods, hidden, ready to fight, saw this scene Li Yong smiled.

"It seems that these people have learned wisely and know that we have naval guns, and they are ready to rely on the terrain to block the attack, and we are not allowed to go ashore."

"It's definitely not okay if you don't land, the width of the beach is not small, our naval guns are too far from covering, Admiral, prepare to land on the beach."

Qin Huairen hurriedly said, after all, he was a marine, and landing on the beach was one of their battle modes.

"Well, you're right, I'll let the fleet cover your marines with naval guns."

Li Yong said and looked at Qin Huairen and said, Qin Huairen's combat experience is naturally not as good as those old navies, Li Yong looked at the terrain and was silent, and then said lightly.

"Order, all ships and marines are ready to land on the beach, and all warships and artillery cover to let these natives know what a new type of naval combat is."

"Yes."

The flag soldiers immediately waved flags to each ship to convey Li Yong's order.

"The pirates on the island are ready for battle, this is a tough battle, the fleet will provide us with naval artillery cover, all detachments will land in echelons, seize the beachhead and establish positions, open up a safe passage for the logistics support troops to provide supplies, and after equipping the Xishan helmets, they will be defeated in one go, and they will see the opportunity to act after entering the jungle."

The deputy captain of the interim Marine Corps commander began to lay out the battle plan.

"Captain, don't worry."

Before all the marines began to prepare for the beach, the logistics support units had already begun to be busy with all kinds of materials and equipment for the landing operations, and the battleships also opened their cabins to prepare the landing boats, and just waiting for the marines to board the ship, all the marines under the command of their respective detachment captains checked their own preparations and made the final preparations for boarding.

"Board the ship."

After everything was ready, the commander of the Marine Corps indifferently ordered, and all the Marines who were ready at this time began to board the landing craft, and then the Navy in the cabin slowly pushed the landing craft out of the battleship, and then slowly lowered it with the help of pulleys, and the giant battleship swayed in the waves, and only in this way could the Navy like the Xishan Battalion do such an operation. It is inevitable that there will be deaths in the war, but as a commander, it is the responsibility to minimize the casualties, Fang Ming, who served as the commander for the first time, is also a little nervous, especially this kind of beach-rushing landing, they have no defense, the beach in front is flat, unobstructed, and the depth is large, plus the number of pirates is more than 5,000, it seems that there are still a lot of archers, and rushing up is a live target, if it is not covered by the naval guns of the combined fleet, such a beach-rushing landing is the most likely to produce casualties, and the landing craft carrying the members of the Marine Corps to the beach, At this time, the six battleships lined up to aim at the landing area, and then after Liu Ren's order to open fire, the six battleships began to cover the predetermined area with artillery fire in turn, and the pirate archers and long-range weapons hiding in the jungle were suddenly attacked by this one, and hurriedly retreated, and the marines who rushed to land on the beach saw that the fleet had begun to be covered by artillery fire, and the oars in their hands rowed more desperately, and soon those landing craft rushed to the beach one by one, and the members of the Marine Corps jumped off the landing craft one after another, and then began to assemble, A part of the weapons and equipment were also sent ashore, under the command of the leaders of each detachment, wearing Xishan helmets and receiving muskets and ammunition grenades, the unloaded landing boats began to return to the mother ship, and then the next batch of personnel and supplies were sent ashore, the first batch of landing marines armed themselves as fast as possible, and then established a beachhead to open a safe passage for the follow-up troops, the landing craft was like ants moving, going back and forth between the beach and the mother ship, and the marines on the beachhead were becoming more and more numerous, The first step of the beach-grabbing landing is considered to be complete. Li Yong took the binoculars and watched the marines rush to the beach, his palms were sweating a lot, fortunately everything went well, the vanguard had completed the landing and established the beachhead, the pirate's long-range weapons were completely useless by the naval guns, after some observation, Li Yong decisively issued a new order, let the admiral take Xishan and Huating to break away from the fleet, sail around the island, and the naval guns stopped attacking. As the vanguard of the marines with the ceasefire of the naval guns, everyone marched to the island in a three-three formation, when they came to the jungle in front of the beach, everywhere was the battleship's naval guns blasted out of the big pits, and destroyed trees, and the corpses of pirates who could not dodge, after the vanguard occupied the junction of the jungle and the beach, they began to wait for the follow-up large force to come, and the assembled 3,000 marines began to explore the jungle, the island is high and dense, and the pirates who are familiar with the terrain have withdrawn from the coverage of the naval guns early, coupled with the equipment of the Marine Corps, made it difficult for them to pursue, because the speed could not catch up, and they were quickly thrown away. Not long after the three warships broke away from the fleet, they found a large reef in front, different sizes, densely packed, and even many reefs emerged in the seawater, hit by the waves, splashing countless waves, the reef beach was a small open land in front of it, and then there were dense forests and winding mountains, and the reefs were too dangerous to be close to such a huge ship as them, Liu Renliang said.

"Order, the main ship stops advancing, and Xishan and Huating continue to explore around the reef,"

"Yes."

Someone immediately ran to inform the flag soldiers, and after the order spread through the flag soldiers, the two battleships Xishan and Huating bypassed the reef and continued to sail, and the Admiral directly dropped anchor to stop sailing, because this position was very conducive to the pirate retreat and concealment, so Liu Renliang wanted to sit here to defend this opening, and at this time, the marines who were fighting the pirate jungle in the jungle had already exchanged fire, but the pirates' bows and arrows did not cause any damage to the Xishan helmets of the marines, but exposed their location, Being directly killed by the muskets of the marines, Fang Ming's eyes were as cold as lightning, he looked carefully ahead, and pointed in one direction and said.

"The pirates' army should have been assembled, it's not okay to play peek-a-boo with them in this jungle, look at the mountain in front of you."

All the squadron leaders nodded their heads as he pointed.

"Order the troops to quickly go up the mountain, seize the favorable terrain to build fortifications, and wait for the pirates to attack, a squadron."

Fang Ming said solemnly, turning his head to look at the squadron leader of the first squadron.

"Yes."

The captain of the first squadron hurriedly answered.

"Your squadron is the fastest, you lead a squadron to build a defensive line on the mountainside, fight and retreat, bleed the pirates, weaken their combat effectiveness, and then lead them up the mountain, don't fall in love with the battle."

"Yes."

The captain of the first squadron replied solemnly, his eyes glowing, full of fighting spirit.

"Three Squadrons"

"Yes."

Fang Ming looked at the third squadron leader again, and said with a solemn face.

"Your squadron has the most firepower, your squadron will go directly up the mountain and ambush it, and when a squadron leads the enemy to arrive, it will suddenly kill and kill them, I hope you will fight fiercely like a tiger and bite all the enemies to death."

"Yes."

"Second Squadron follow me."

After Fang Ming's order was issued, the pressure in his heart was even greater, the first and third squadrons immediately attacked the predetermined position according to the order, and the guerrillas who were expected to block were directly knocked down with one shot, and the second squadron followed the squadron in front of it under the leadership of Fang Ming to move quickly, and finally the beachhead was naturally taken over by some naval soldiers on the ships Chang'an and Taizhou and Quanzhou, and the marines in the jungle ran quickly, the armor and equipment in their hands did not affect their speed at all, and soon all three squadrons arrived at the predetermined position, The 2nd Squadron of the main position began to build improvised defensive positions based on local materials.

"Don't worry, Commander, eat something, the pirates are catching up."

"Let everyone take turns to rest and regain their strength."

He took the compressed biscuits handed to him by the chief of staff, and ate the water, more than an hour has passed since the landing on the beach, and he knows that the physical strength of all the soldiers has been consumed to a critical point, and they must now seize the time to rest and prepare for the next battle, and the sea is still floating These four giant ships are guarded to death, Li Yong thought for a while and said.

"Order Taizhou and Quanzhou to sail in another direction, block the entire island, and leave the Chang'an here."

"Yes."

Li Yong's order was quickly conveyed to the battleships in front, and the two battleships of Taizhou and Quanzhou began to sail in the opposite direction of the Admiral, at this time only the Chang'an was alone protecting Li Yong's Princess No. 2 ship and the beachhead, and at the same time on the position of the Marine Corps, the squadron leader of the third squadron ate compressed biscuits and said to his thousand members.

"Brothers, this battle is our first battle on land with the Japanese Kou, we must win, fight well, play with momentum, and aim at Lao Tzu for a while before shooting, don't easily expose your position."

"Yes."

All the members of the third squadron responded in a low voice, the new recruits of the Marine Corps have been trained for so many months, and they use the amphibious training method of the later Marine Corps, which is similar to the kind of training of the ghost special combat team, naturally they all know how to hide so as not to be discovered, and at the same time can ensure a good vision to shoot the enemy, after a while, everyone in the third squadron who had rested began to hide, and all of them disappeared into the jungle at once, and it was difficult to find if they didn't pay attention, and the leader of the first squadron came to a place with a relatively wide field of vision, Coldly holding the binoculars and looking at the pirates who had been chasing in front of him, he looked at it and ordered.

"The pirates are coming, chasing is quite fast, they are in a hurry to send them to death, and they will be fulfilled in a while, all for Lao Tzu to remember, if you have a chance, you will fight, if you don't have a chance, you will find an opportunity, if you can't fight, you will withdraw immediately, while fighting, lead the pirates to catch up the mountain, and then fight back with the brothers of the third squadron, do you understand?"

"Understood."

All members of the 1st Squadron responded.

"Okay, from now on, shoot freely, don't make a sound, and fight like a pack of wolves."

The captain of the first squadron finally confessed, also picked up his musket, found a big tree and hid it, and stared coldly ahead, ahead, the pirates had already found a large number of people into the jungle, screaming and chasing them, and divided a team of nearly a thousand people to rush to the sea, straight to the direction of the beachhead.

"Look for death."

Fang Ming, who had witnessed everything on the mountain, put down his binoculars and looked at him, and a terrifying killing intent burst out.