The Ming army conducted careful investigation before and after arriving on Juehua Island. After landing on the island, they carefully searched the entire island, but found no suspicious signs.

Moreover, from the abandoned cities, ports and land on the island for many years, it can be judged that no one has lived here for a long time.

Why did the Qing army's scout suddenly be found in the waters of Juehua Island at this time?

Could it be that these Qing troops are new?

After thinking about it, Yu Qi felt that this was the only explanation left.

The city closest to Juehua Island is Ningyuan City.

If the Qing army scouts in the waters near Juehua Island were new, they might only come from Ningyuan City.

If this is the case, Yu Qi and the others really have to be careful.

Yu Qi immediately asked, "General He, has this Tartar scout been captured?"

He Shouyi shook his head helplessly and said, "The Tartars are like loaches in the ridges. They are very cunning and cannot catch them at all. As soon as they saw our boat, they ran away in a flash."

"In this case, we'd better repair the wharf quickly. The city defense of the city guards must be repaired quickly. If the Tartars really come to attack, we can also have the power to fight."

At present, He Shouyi didn't know the number of Qing troops coming, so he could only deal with it like this first.

"Okay, soldiers come to block the enemy, and water comes to cover the enemy's land. I don't believe it anymore. The Tartars can't beat us in the pass, and this will make it impossible to go against the will of heaven."

"We are here to come to Liaodong under the order of the emperor. We should be cautious in everything and make sure that we should not fight blindly, which will ruin His Majesty's plan to recover Liaodong."

Yu Qi added from the side.

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"Report, report to your master. According to the inquiries of the slaves, the Ming thieves have invaded Juehua Island."

In Ningyuan City, a personal soldier knelt in front of Ebilong and reported the report respectfully.

Ebilong frowned, his eyebrows were almost twisted.

Why is this wise thief so far away?

They were driven out of the prison, and they were not willing to give up.

What are they going to do? They want to go to heaven.

I have to say that the Empress Dowager is really foresighted and ordered Ebilong to lead the army into Ningyuan in advance. This is to cut off the Ming army's path forward.

You should know that after leaving Shanhaiguan, along the narrow and long terrain of a generation, the shortest one is Qiantun and Gaotai Fort, Ningyuan City is the one that is closest.

In terms of scale, both Qiantun and Gaotai Fort are far from comparable to Ningyuan City.

If you want to block the Ming army's troops forward, it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to garrison troops in Ningyuan City.

To the north of Ningyuan is Tashan, and to the north are Xingshan, Songshan and Jinzhou.

Further north is Dalinghe Fort.

Although these places are all strong forts in Xiongguan, they are not stuck in the narrow zone like Ningyuan, as if they were stuck in the throat of Ming army.

If the Ming army attacked rashly, they would probably end up in a complete defeat.

Moreover, in this narrow and narrow area, the Ming army's numerical advantage could not be exerted.

Ebilong can completely play the role of one man as the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it.

But after thinking about it, these fortresses were originally built by the Ming army to resist the advance troops, but now they have become the Qing army garrisons to resist the Ming army.

At the beginning, the Qing army did not take these forts seriously, but now they had to rely on these forts to stop the Ming army.

This is really thirty years from Hedong and thirty years from Hexi, and fortune is so good.

Ebilong didn't know what else to do except self-deprecating and feeling.

Of course, with the current scale of the Ming army, it is unrealistic to leave the customs. In this way, the supply of food and grass by the Ming army will be very difficult, and it is likely to be out of food, which is unrealistic at all.

Ebilong judged that the Ming army that appeared on Juehua Island could only be a vanguard army.

In this case, Ebilon is still sure to defeat it.

Now the Qing army has retreated to Liaodong, and it is a state of inability to retreat.

If you win the battle again, it will be unreasonable no matter what.

Ebilong must win the face of the Empress Dowager, so that the Empress Dowager can believe that he was not wrong in choosing him at the beginning, and that his ability was far above Sony and Suksaha.

The Qing Dynasty attached the most importance to military merits. As long as it made military merits, everything else was easy to say.

For Ebilong, it is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Ming army to come to the door with a pole.

If he can't catch it, it's really inappropriate.

"Come on, please order people to prepare all the ships quickly. This general will conquer Juehua Island soon."

There is a saying among the Han people that lie on the side of the bed and can’t let others sleep soundly.

Ebilong felt that it made sense. Whether it was for the sake of credit or to ensure his own safety, he could not allow the Ming army to continue to be stationed on Juehua Island.

Only by uprooting Ming Jun to the roots can he sleep peacefully.

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After some discussion, Yu Qi and He Shouyi reached a consensus, which was to lure the Qing army into taking the bait and take the initiative to attack Juehua Island.

The reason why I didn't choose to attack Ningyuan from the island was mainly because I didn't want to expose my strength.

After all, the Qing army now does not know the number of Ming troops on Juehua Island. If the Ming army goes to attack Ningyuan by itself, it will be like showing all its strength in front of the opponent.

On the contrary, if the Qing army came to attack Juehua Island, they would expose their strength to the Ming army.

This is like a chess game. The one who takes action first is the one who suffers a loss. And the one who fights later can have a solution and will never lose.

Although the city on Juehua Island has been in disrepair for many years, its foundation is still there. As long as the Ming army lives here, it is equivalent to having a good location.

The Qing army will definitely suffer losses under the strong attack.

And now the temperature is getting lower and lower, and the physical energy consumption of the attacking party will definitely be huge.

At this time, Yu Qi and He Shouyi would not be confused and attack Ning Yuan.

It is also after spring to fight.

What they have to do now is to defend Juehua Island steadily and give the attacking Qing army a headache.

Only when they were afraid of the Qing army and surrendered, would they not dare to harass the Ming army again.

The terrain of Juehua Island is high in the north and low in the south.

If the Qing army attacked, it would probably come from the north, but it was not ruled out that it would attack around the south.

Therefore, Yu Qi and He Shouyi need to make preparations.

The city was almost repaired, so the cannon was mounted to adjust it.

You must never allow low-level mistakes such as silence when the war begins.

For this reason, He Shouyi and Yu Qi did not hesitate to inspect it personally.

This time I went north, the imperial court gave them a lot of resources.

Artillery, food, explosives, whatever you want.

They must not let His Majesty down.

It can be said that in this bitter and cold place, except for the lack of women, everything else is basically all.

But then again, they are basically people without families. If they have families, they will not be willing to see their wife coming to the north to suffer.

What a real man needs to do is to shoulder the burden for women and children, so that his wife and children can live a peaceful life.

Now that the pass has been liberated, Liaodong is not far from recovering.

When Liaodong is restored, they will always have a day to meet.

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Chapter completed!