Juehua Island is a small island not far from Jinzhou. The island is not big but its location is very important.

Li Xiao sat on the low couch and looked at the rolling waves in front of him. When he raised his eyelids, he could see the coastline in the distance. Over there was Ningyuan City. The location of Juehua Island, another fortress after Jinzhou, was great.

The so-called Guanningjin Defense Line is actually the general name for a series of fortress groups.

Guan is Shanhaiguan, Jin is Jinzhou City, and Ning is Ningyuan City. In later generations, this place came under the jurisdiction of a place called Huludao. Why Huludao was called Huludao? Li Xiao doesn’t know. He only knows that this line of defense was not destroyed until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

Nurhaci and his descendants gnawed through it.

These bunker groups not only include Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, Ningyuan, but also a series of fortresses such as the Zhongqiansuo, Zhonghousuo and so on. In short, it is quite difficult to conquer this line of defense.

Juehua Island is such a place. Juehua Island can easily supply the three most critical points on this defense line: Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, and Ningyuan.

Li Xiao specially hoarded supplies and grain here. The warehouses on the island were full. He simply piled them in the open air. There were grain stacks as high as mountains, and there were warehouses and warehouses of supplies.

The five-masted ship is docked on the sea not far away. The draft of the port here is a bit shallow. This may be the only disadvantage of Juehua Island!

The sea breeze in November was already very cold. Li Xiao was standing on the pier blowing the wind not because he was suffering from hysteria, but because a guest was coming. He was an old friend, so he felt a little embarrassed not to come to meet him.

A small boat appeared in Li Xiao's sight. It is actually very dangerous to approach Juehua Island like this. This is already a military restricted area, and no official or civilian ships are allowed to approach easily. Now I don't know how many guns and muzzles are aimed at it.

Got this poor little sampan.

"Brother, we're here." Li Hu didn't understand. He was just an envoy from Hou Jin. Why did Boss Mao go to the pier to greet him in person? Could it be that this guy's status is very noble. Can he be nobler than his eldest brother?

"This fucking weather, if it's cold, it's fucking cold." Li Xiao rubbed his hands, and the sea breeze almost made his face go numb. In the middle of winter, the seaside is really no place for human beings.

The boat docked at the shore, and two well-dressed men got out of the boat. These two guys had pigtails on the back of their heads, and their bear-like bodies made them extremely intimidating.

Roasted Chicken instinctively touched his hand to the dagger. These two people gave him a very dangerous feeling. The elbows and others behind him were even more tense like leopards, ready to pounce and bite their prey at any time.

The two guys looked at Li Xiao and his party, and finally their eyes fell on the roast chicken brothers. It seemed that the beasts had some special communication skills.

After the two guys got off the boat, a... woman came out of the boat!

Li Hu's eyes immediately lit up, and his eyes kept switching between Li Xiao and the woman. Although it was cold, the fire of gossip in his chest was burning brightly.

The boss turned out to be here to pick up this woman, no wonder! No wonder!

He was kicked on the butt, which was what he got when he looked at Li Xiao with strange eyes. Anyway, he was wearing cotton pants now, so the kick didn't hurt much. Li Hu rubbed his butt and followed closely beside the boss.

"Miss Luzhu, we meet again. I don't know how many things you have brought this time. What I have in my hand is red goods, and the money is short." Li Xiao felt happy when he saw Luzhu, and extorted money again.

It's a good opportunity. Last time the matter about Jueluo Baishan was discussed by these girls, this time about the matter about Huang Taiji, I have to kill Hou Jin severely.

"Master Li is really good at kidnapping and extorting money. I don't know how you are going to make such a big deal this time. Don't use the letter you gave to the Khan as an excuse. No one will agree to that price."

"I'm actually pretty good at other things!" Li Xiao said this without knowing what was going on in his mind.

Li Hu next to him was very proud. The boss was very good at flirting with girls. The food was not vegetarian, but meat dishes. Speaking of this green little girl, she has big breasts, a thin waist, a round butt, and her winter clothes didn't even cover up her good figure.

What's rare is that she has such a beautiful face, she is really the best among women. It's a pity that she is a Jurchen, which is a bit bad.

Li Xiao regretted it as soon as he said it. This kind of occasion seemed not suitable for being a hooligan. But he didn't know what happened, so he just threw this sentence out of his mouth.

"Bah...!" Luzhu's face turned red, he spat at Li Xiao and walked away with his head raised. The two bears behind him quickly followed!

Li Xiao rubbed his nose in embarrassment. Fortunately, there were only Li Hu and the Roasted Chicken Brothers around. The bad reputation seemed to be under control!

I looked back at Li Hu. He looked like a good brother with his shy chest and belly.

Another kick!

Along the way, Luzhu's eyes were chattering around. There were warehouses of ordnance, and crops of grain. There was so much food that the farm couldn't even hold it, so it was packed in sacks and piled up in the open air.

As high as a mountain.

"Master Li is really careless. When you saw Lvzhu in such an important place for the Ming army to hoard, are you not afraid that Lvzhu will leak the secrets here?" Lvzhu looked at Li Xiao and said jokingly.

"Haha! The sea water here is very shallow, and you can't get on a big boat. If you come with the boats of Houjin, you are looking for death. I am not boasting, but when it comes to water battles, you Houjin are not enough." Li Xiao was quite proud.

in return.

"That's true, our Hou Jin raised troops in the White Mountains and Black Waters. They are all hard-working men, and they are really not familiar with water warfare. Otherwise, how could Mr. Li capture Babeile with his ability." The green bead was given to Li Xiao with disdain.

With a big eye roll, he continued to roam around the most important logistics and baggage storage area of ​​the Ming army.

Li Xiao didn't care, but introduced it confidently.

"The food in these villages is all wheat, which needs to be ground before it can be eaten. The food in those open fields is all rice, which will be distributed to Jinzhou and Ningyuan before the first snowfall. Let me tell you a secret first. If

If you want to besiege Jinzhou, you must first be prepared to be dragged down."

"You mean Jinzhou has a lot of grain stored in it?"

"Of course, Jinzhou's food reserves will not be a problem for a year and a half. So, you should give up the idea of ​​siege as soon as possible."

"Would you tell me such a confidential matter?"

"I'm telling you because I don't want to fight either. You just stay in Liaodong. What about me? Guard my Jinzhou City well and don't disturb the river. If you don't come to our territory to cause trouble, I won't go either.

I'm causing trouble for you. Everyone is so nice. What I want to do most is to make a fortune. I actually have no interest in things like war."

Li Xiao behaved very sincerely. Luzhu stared at Li Xiao's face carefully, as if he wanted to see some flowers on Li Xiao's face.

"I hope you are right, take me to see Babeile." Lu Zhu looked at it for a long time but couldn't see anything.

However, Luzhu disagreed with Li Xiao's words, at least he couldn't do it without violating the river.

If your Ming army is short of food and money, you can bring food from the pass to Liaodong. No matter what, the Ming army will not be hungry. But this year there was a flood in the Liaohe River, and many bannermen's families suffered disaster. Not only the food production was reduced, but even the livestock were reduced.

Many people died. The Jurchens could not go to the pass to adjust food, so they had to go to the pass to grab food.

Li Xiao took Luzhu into a courtyard. There were actually two hoards of food in the yard. Juehua Island was really full of food. He followed Li Xiao into the main room. There was a person sitting cross-legged on the Kang.

He is holding a book and reading it.

"Minion Lu Zhu has seen Ba Beile!" Seeing Huang Taiji, Lu Zhu saluted with the two bears.

"I finally saw the Manchu people after so many days. Are you okay, Dahan?" Huang Taiji did not let Luzhu and the others get up, but smiled at Li Xiao and nodded.

"If you go back to Babele, the Great Khan is in good health. The Great Khan's slave will come to negotiate with Li Xiao and take you back to Shenyang as soon as possible."

"oh!"

"Master and servant, let's talk first. It's not convenient for me to be here." To Lu Zhu's surprise, Li Xiao actually took the lead and left. He didn't even leave anyone to monitor him, leaving Huang Taiji and Lu Zhu without reservation.

speak.

"Babeile, this...!" When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Luzhu looked at Huang Taiji with some hesitation.

"He is too confident in this Juehua Island. It is surrounded by the sea. We can't escape without a boat. I can also walk around in the yard here. As long as there are people watching, I can also walk around the island.

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This island is almost full of food. Look, the big tanks in the outer room are full of food. The Ming Dynasty is really rich, and it doesn't allow such a child to do anything.

Let’s not talk about this, how is our harvest this year? Is there any commotion in the Liaohe River? Has anything big happened to our Zhengbai Banner? Is Hauge still competent?” Huang Taiji seemed eager to know the news about Hou Jin, and asked a series of questions.

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"Going back to Babele, the Liaohe River flooded again this year. Except for the two blue flags, all the flags were destroyed. The disaster of the red flag was the most serious. Although the Zhengbai flag was affected by the disaster, the prince handled it properly, and now it is not

What a big mess is going to happen."

"Zhengbai Banner was hit by a disaster?" Huang Taiji obviously couldn't sit still when he heard that his home was hit by a disaster. He looked around and saw that there was indeed no one in the outer room. He raised his fingers at Luzhu.

Luzhu understood and hurriedly came over.

"It seems to Ben Beile these days that the food on Juehua Island will allow us to survive the entire Houjin winter. You go back and let the Great Khan send troops here."

"But we are surrounded by water, and we have no ships!" Lvzhu was also helpless. There was no navy among the military services of Hou Jin. In the past, several attacks on Pi Island failed, let alone an attack on Jue Island, which was surrounded by the Ming army.

Hua Island.

"Haha! A wise man will always make mistakes. Ben Beile chatted with an old fisherman on an island and learned that...!"

"Boy, how much do you want to extort this time?" Chen Fu leaned on the kang with a smile. He had just returned to Liaodong from Yizhou and was still not used to the cold climate of Liaodong.

"Hey! How much we want this time is secondary. This time I think it will cost Hou Jin tens of thousands of lives at least." Li Xiao picked up a piece of hibiscus cake and ate it in his mouth. The chef's skills became more and more exquisite. Hibiscus cake

The steamed cake is really authentic.

"You boy, the worst thing the Houjin people did was to kill your whole family. If you let a devil like you out, tens of thousands of lives can be underestimated. The rat you sent to Yizhou was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

That's called ruthlessness. Those red-haired ghosts were all subdued by him. Nicholas and his daughter planted the things you ordered to plant. It's because the local natives are restless. You have to be careful.

some!"

"I have asked Master Zheng to come forward and help make peace. The natives are all in the mountains, and they are familiar with everything there. If they want to attack, they will have to have a large army. But you know, I have a carrot, a pit, and an army here.

Even the pawn can't be pulled out." Li Xiao smiled helplessly, his hand couldn't stretch that long yet. Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong is a local leader there, and there will always be a way to ask him for help.

"The natives are the natives. If you give them a few pieces of cloth and a pot, they will treat you as a friend. They don't want much, and they can give you some benefits to reduce their workload. There is nothing you can do about it. Who wants you to have fewer soldiers?

By the way, you said you were going to Cangzhou to recruit troops. I have a few friends there who can help you find some suitable manpower."

In Fujian, Zheng Zhilong is a local snake, and in Shandong, this old Chen Fu is a local snake. He said that if he can help Li Xiao find a suitable person, he will definitely find a suitable person. Yu Lao is the best example, although he has no education. But

This old gentleman is now the backbone of Pidao's scientific research force and is absolutely an indispensable figure.

"Let's talk about it! It's already November now, and I think the Tatars are ready to attack. According to past experience, the Tatars usually attack in the first month. Anyway, they are only celebrating the Chinese New Year, so they have nothing to do.

If you have nothing to do, come and grab some, which can be considered as some income."

"So you brought that little girl here to meet and let them know that there is countless food and luggage on Juehua Island."

"Someone told me before that people will become spirits when they grow old. I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it. You always forget a sentence. If you don't tell it clearly, you won't be a good friend. Don't do this.

Talk about it everywhere."

"Haha! You kid, you were born to eat people. I think you are an eye-catching white-fronted tiger from Liaodong. When the Tartars get into your mouth, not even the bones and dregs are left." Chen Fu gave Li Xiao a summary

, and gave Li Xiao a nickname by the way. What Li Xiao didn't expect was that the nickname became more and more loud and loud, and it stuck with Li Xiao all his life. Even hundreds of years later, his reputation was still great.

"You came back from Yizhou and came directly to me without going back to Chen Hailong. Could Chen Hailong...!"

"Hey...! To be honest, I still have a heart for my old master. But I can't help it. He went too far. I, Chen Fu, have been a slave of his Chen family all my life, but I can't help it.

Children and grandchildren should all be slaves to the Chen family for life. For the sake of future generations, they can’t control that much.

You don't know, when I arrived at Phidao, I saw my grandson and his husband learning to read. I shed tears. Three generations of the Chen family have not had enough to eat, and now they are going to study.
Chapter completed!