As Chen Xi expected, this night was not peaceful.

From time to time, gunfire sounded on the island. The officers and soldiers who were resting on the boat were called to prepare for the battle many times, but they were not given the order to land immediately for the battle. It lasted until late at night, and you could still hear violent explosions on the island.

Just in terms of movement, the war on the island was extremely fierce, and there might be major casualties and injuries. Some generals with the army gathered on the command ship of Chenxi to wait for news, but they didn't even see Chenxi's face.

"What does it mean? I don't know where the adults are? Has the adults already gone to the island?"

Hu Songyue came the latest. As a senior general in the army second only to Chen Xi, he owned his own ship. He had been waiting for the landing order before. Unfortunately, he had not received any news for a long time. He was so itchy that he had to take a boat to Chen Xi's command ship to inquire about the situation.

The person he asked was Jing Yue, who had been staying by Shen Xi's side to fight.

Jing Yue replied: "I haven't seen the adults either, but I think he shouldn't go ashore... Let's wait for the news from the adults with peace of mind."

Hu Songyue seemed very anxious: "It can't be that something happened to the adults, right?"

Jing Yueheng glanced at him: "Can you say this kind of thing be casually? You have only fought land wars before, and you have never experienced wars at sea. Being too anxious will not do you any good!"

Although Hu Songyue was a little dissatisfied, he had no intention of arguing with Jing Yue.

About half an hour later, Chen Xi brought Yun Liu out of the cabin and a group of generals outside surrounded him.

Chen Xi looked around and asked, "What are you all here? Shouldn't you be on your own boat now and wait for military orders? How can you leave your post without permission?"

Chen Xi said this to Hu Songyue.

Hu Songyue is one of the two major generals in the army. Another general, Song Shu, has led his troops ashore. If Chenxi gives an order to land on the island, Hu Songyue will be the main general in charge.

Hu Songyue said: "Sir, what's going on the island now? Brothers are very anxious. I don't know if there are large-scale casualties... The people who landed on the island before were basically from Beijing camp. They have never experienced big scenes, so they are afraid that they will have problems."

Chen Xidao: "General Hu, have you been with me for so long and don't understand the rules? You can only ask if you ask. If you involve military information on the front line, any changes will shake the morale of the army when you hear it."

Hu Songyue lowered his head in shame: "The last general just wants to ask clearly."

Not only Hu Songyue was concerned, but the generals and schools next to him were also concerned. After all, the noise on the island that night was too loud, and they were floating on the sea. This feeling of not being down-to-earth made them uneasy. After all, they had not lived on boats since childhood and lacked a sense of security.

Chen Xi smiled faintly: "Everything on the island is fine, but we still need to prepare to land on the island for support at any time, so I ordered the three armies to be on guard. But now it seems that there is no need, so I will land after dawn."

Hu Songyue was a little surprised when he heard the news and asked: "The soldiers from Beijing Camp on the island... haven't many dead?"

After being turned blank by Chen Xi, Hu Songyue stopped asking questions and greeted his subordinates: "I'm leaving. I'll let us go back and wait. Why are we still here? Go back to our own boat. If anyone comes to harass the adults again, they will be served by military law!"

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In the second half of the night, explosions and fires still came from time to time on the island, but they were not as violent as at midnight.

The soldiers were observing the situation on the island with their naked eyes. There were some rumors in private, some said that the bandits had been defeated in a mess, and some said that the war was in a stalemate. However, ordinary soldiers were very confident in Chen Xi and felt that even if the soldiers who had not experienced the test of the war on the island were originally the soldiers who had not experienced the test of the war, they would not be defeated by a group of local bullies.

On Chen Xi's command ship, Jing Yue finally entered the cabin. Seeing Chen Xi's hand chewing in front of the map, muttering something, standing beside him without saying anything.

Apart from him, there were only Yun Liu and a few guards in the wide cabin.

This command ship is one of six large ships. The entire ship has a keel length of 40 meters, a total length of 50 meters, a width of 15 meters, a depth of 23 meters, a draft of 7 meters, a weight of 1,500 tons, a 4-layer deck, equipped with 50 main guns, and consumes about 1,500 teak and 30 tons of iron during construction. It is like a giant fortress when berthing on the sea, and it is extremely stable even in the turbulent waves.

At this time, Jing Yue wanted to break the silence, but he didn't have the courage to stare at him.

"grown ups."

Just when Jing Yue was drowsy, a voice came from the door of the cabin. He was shocked. When he came to his senses, he found that it was an old acquaintance next to Chen Xi, who was Xi'er, and he felt a little more relaxed.

Chen Xi did not look up, Yunliu walked to the door and asked a few words in a low voice. Jing Yue didn't hear it clearly. Soon Yunliu returned to Chen Xi and said something in Shen Xi's ear.

Jing Yue was a little confused, but more of it was wronged. He felt that his existence caused trouble to the transmission of information. There were many things he could not know about.

After hearing Yunliu's report, Chen Xi raised his head and ordered Jing Yue: "Send the order, the fleet's security will be lifted, and the soldiers can go to rest... There is more than an hour before dawn, and you have to get up at about the hour of Mao, and then start to land on the island."

Jing Yue asked, "Sir, what's going on the island?"

Chenxidao: "The situation on the island has basically stabilized. General Song will attack the Japanese pirates in the camp and repel them. There should be peace tonight... But after dawn, we will initiate a landing, and then join General Song's troops to advance to the depths of the island to confront the Japanese pirates head-on."

Jing Yue nodded in his understanding and bowed to exit the cabin.

After Jing Yue left, Yunliu said: "Sir, should you send some ships to the south of the island to see? If you find the Japanese pirates' ships, you can sank in time to block their retreat!"

Chen Xi looked down and continued to look at the map, saying, "I didn't find Japanese pirates' ships before, but it doesn't mean they are trying to fight to the end. What's more, they may hide the ships and flee at the critical moment..."

"The main fleet of Japanese pirates has gone south. Although they are not considered shrimp soldiers and crab generals, they are also the abandoned passers-by. The result of this battle may make them distant and their fighting spirits not high."

"Although I said that I had made a quick decision before, and strive to wipe out the enemy completely and avoid delaying the war, but in detail, the specific situation is analyzed. Since the opponent in front of me is no longer determined to fight to the end, we can give them a proper hope. In fact, they are even more vulnerable to the sea when they leave the protection of the islands!"

Yun Liu said: "I'm afraid that the Japanese pirates will escape in the dark."

“No.”

Chen Xi said confidently, "The bandits prevent us from coming suddenly. They made a lot of preparations in advance. How could they retreat without weighing our weight... You and Xier go to rest first, and accompany me to the ashore after dawn. Speaking of which, even if the ship looks like a fortress on the sea, it still shakes a little. I have long thought of going to the island."

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Time passed slowly, and as dawn was approaching, a ship came over the other side of the island, but Song Shu sent someone to report the results of last night to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi had seen the messenger and ordered the fleet to sail and approach Qushan Island.

In the waves, the ship approached the bay where Song Shu landed yesterday. When the ship was about to arrive, the signal flare on the shore took off and gave a reminder to the three armies.

Chen Xi stood on the deck, with Yun Liu behind him, and the guards and soldiers were far away from him.

Looking at the coast getting closer, Chen Xi suddenly said: "If there is such an island for me to live in the future, it would be a good choice."

Others can't hear this, only Yunliu can hear it clearly. Based on her understanding of Chen Xi, Chen Xi seemed to be tired of being an official and leading troops to fight.

"Sir, a boat is coming and guide us to the dock." Yun Liu pointed to a small boat coming from afar.

Chenxi Road: "Send orders to stop, large ships fall sails, and small and medium-sized ships are responsible for transporting troops and landing!"

Because the island's simple port is insufficient, large warships docked and are easily stranded under such unfamiliar hydrological conditions. Shenxi did not intend to let the large ships sail directly to the dock, but instead carried soldiers to the shore from small and medium-sized ships with shallow drafts.

There is no need to transport it twice. The officers and soldiers can all get ashore in a small and medium-sized boats at one time, but there are always garrison troops on the ship. Chenxi has no intention of landing for the time being. They just stand on the deck and watch small and medium-sized boats sailing away from the fleet and approaching the shore.

Everything seemed orderly.

Although there is no systematic training for naval battles, this does not affect the flexibility of the dispatch of the three armies. It is because most officers and soldiers are used to strictly guarding military orders under Shen Xi's command, and even if they first landed on the island and did not have stage fright.

As small and medium-sized ships sailed towards the shore, Yunliu explained the situation everywhere to Chenxi.

"...Sir, there are 300 people left on the six large ships, plus the necessary sailors, a total of 800. In order to prevent the Japanese pirate ships from approaching, all artillery shells have been loaded and can be fired at any time... I wonder how to deal with the remaining small and medium-sized boats in the fleet?" Yun Liu asked for instructions at the end.

Chenxi Road: "All small and medium-sized boats enter the harbor and bend, so you don't have to worry about even if you encounter big storms. Moreover, if the main ship encounters an enemy, the ships in the port area can also sail out to support and cooperate with each other... You can't let the Japanese pirates take over in one fell swoop, right? Well, it's time for me to get ashore."

While speaking, Jing Yue came from the stern of the boat and said, "Sir, Bei Zhi has arranged the personnel. If a war occurs, will Bei Zhi be fully responsible?"

After Chenxi landed, the command of the six large ships fell on Jing Yue's shoulders. Jing Yue was in the second echelon among the generals in the army. He had a rare opportunity to perform, and he seemed extremely excited at this time.

Chen Xi nodded: "I'll leave the matter here to you. If you have any questions, look at the signal flare. When the weather is good, you can also look at the flags on the shore. The flagpole over there has been erected."

Because communication is often inconvenient when fighting at sea, in this case, the information can only be transmitted by flags and signal flares. After Song Shu got ashore, he had a task to raise a high flagpole and then use special flags to transmit messages. However, this must be based on the good weather and high visibility and during the day, if it is night, you can only rely on signal flares.

It is always not so convenient and quick to deliver messages directly with ships. Chen Xi also knew that if something happened to the big ship after he landed on the island, he would not be able to command it immediately, and he could only leave someone with relatively naval combat experience to take responsibility. Jing Yue had fought pirates with him before and had a certain understanding of naval combat.

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After Chenxi got ashore, Song Shu brought his generals to greet him, and reported to Chenxi the battle situation on the island last night to Chenxi again.

"...Sir, depending on the situation, there are not many remaining Japanese pirates on the island. Last night, we killed more than 100 people, and the rest fled to the center of the island. The brothers under us couldn't help but start a pursuit, and encountered an ambush on the road, which damaged nine brothers..."

Song Shu was a little ashamed. The war that had no suspense was almost disturbed by him. The loss of the soldiers was not due to the Japanese pirates' sneak attack, but this inexplicable pursuit. Chen Xi had previously ordered that no pursuit be not be pursued at night. Obviously, Song Shu did not fully implement Chen Xi's strategic intentions.

He was worried that Chen Xi would blame him, but Chen Xi turned a deaf ear and nodded to say that he knew and then he would expose it... The war was going on at this time, and even if Chen Xi wanted to pursue it, it would not be the present.

Chen Xi did not say much to Song Shu, and came to the temporary central army tent. At this time, the Beijing camp troops who were heading to the island were lined up in the center of the camp, waiting for Chen Xi's order to arrive and headed deep into the island.

Chenxi Road: "Just just got the news, the Luan Jia and his party accelerated their progress. They were about to arrive in Yangzhou. They might be in the new city in a few days."

These words made the surrounding generals a little nervous.

If the next battle can be won, Shen Xi will take them to triumph, and the emperor will personally go to the dock to greet them, then even if they "achieve success and fame", they will get more rewards in terms of merit.

Chen Xi looked around and the general was on the scene and the school was in charge: "So this battle can only be won but not defeated. From here, the main force went straight to the Daqushan line in the center of the island, striving to cut off the east-west traffic on the island and divide the Japanese pirates into two. There may be mines buried by the bandits along the way, so we need to send troops to explore the road in advance..."

"To ensure the safety of the two wings, we need to divide our troops. General Song led our troops south along the western coastline, while General Hu led another route to south along the eastern coastline. I personally led the central army to advance in the middle. In addition, we ordered the main fleet on the sea to sail around the island and prohibit the Japanese pirates from fleeing."

Song Shu and Hu Songyue bowed and took the order: "Get the order!"

Chen Xi said again: "You should not take this battle lightly. You would rather be slower than fall into the trap set by the Japanese pirates. If there is any trouble in the way, I will not let you go lightly. The scouts will also be allocated. All marches must be based on the information provided by the scouts. If there is any problem in action without authorization, you must be punished!"

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The three armies officially sent troops at once.

Hu Songyue and Song Shu each led a group of people, with a number of about 700. Chen Xi personally led the main force to the south to attack, striving to take down Yangtiangang, the main peak of Daqu Mountain as soon as possible, and take the initiative in strategy.

According to the latest information, the remaining Japanese pirates on the island do not exceed 500. Advancing in this way can basically ensure their own safety.

By noon, the central army led by Chen Xi had already penetrated the island four or five miles.

Because the island is basically in an undeveloped state and has many dense forests, the scouts need to spend a lot of time to investigate the marching routes and then spread the news to make the three armies operate, which delays a lot of time. The marching process is basically a stop and stop.

When the troops were stationed at noon, Chen Xi found a tree stump to sit down, and the guard next to him brought the water bag.

Chen Xi just took a few sips of water and saw Yun Liu coming hurriedly with more than a dozen scouts.

"Sir, some Japanese pirates tried to escape from the east of the island by boat, but were forced back by our giant ships with cannons. Now the Japanese pirates are mainly entrenched on the Wutou Mountain line in the northeast of the island. Scouts cannot get close to them. The thieves buried a large number of landmines at the foot of the mountain." Yun Liu reported.

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded slightly and thought about the next strategy.

Yunliu asked for instructions: "Sir, should we speed up the marches and leave a group of people occupying Daqu Mountain, and the rest of the troops divert to the east, and quickly approach Wutou Mountain to prevent the Japanese pirates from escaping by boat... It is more convenient for thieves to go out to sea after night, and it is difficult for our ships to completely block the sea area."

The guards next to him and several middle and lower-level generals looked at Chen Xi eagerly, as if they were going to compete for credit.
Chapter completed!