This is the first time that Chen Xi has been persuaded to rebel.

The main reason is that he has made too much contribution and has too high ability to lead troops and control soldiers. He has been invincible since he led the army, allowing outsiders to see or take advantage of the emperor's suspicion. He also has made great contributions to this and persuaded him to rebel.

Chen Xidao: "In this way, are you here to act against the spy?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Then he said, "The villain is just putting forward some constructive views... If you can accomplish great things, there will be many people following you. Since ancient times, fame and fortune are just passing clouds. If you want to achieve history and control your own destiny, you must accomplish great things yourself."

"If you don't agree, the bento villain is farting, and the villain definitely has no intention of implementing counter-espionage."

Chen Xi's tone was cold: "As a minister, you should think about being loyal to the king and the country. How can you do such a rebellious thing? If it weren't for you, I would have to kill you!"

"The villain knows his mistake."

The man quickly knelt down and admitted his mistake to Chen Xi.

Chen Xidao: "Your mission has been completed and you can go back... I believe that a fierce battle will happen in the next twelve hours. Whether it is the Folang Ji people or the sea boats of you bandits, they will be defeated by me. Come!"

With Chen Xi shouting loudly, Yun Liu immediately brought people in outside. When he saw that the man was still kneeling on the ground and Chen Xi was as high as his master, Yun Liu felt a little relieved.

"Take him away."

Shenxi Road, "Give him a small boat and let him row back to the shore by himself."

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As the visitor was taken away, Chen Xi was still in the cabin and had no mood to eat breakfast.

"grown ups."

Yunliu asked with concern, "I wonder what that person is here to do?"

Chen Xi smiled faintly: "He advised me to rebel."

Yun Liu felt a big head when she heard this.

Of course she knew what Chen Xi was worried about now. With Zhu Houzhao's trust in Chen Xi, the great achievements of the Lord seemed to be a joke in the world, but in fact it was an irrefutable reality. Chen Xi was under pressure from all sides, and she also understood that what Chen Xi would face in the future was not a dispute between the court, but a positioning issue between the ministers and the emperor.

Yunliu asked hesitantly: "That sir, you..."

Chen Xi looked up at Yunliu: "Why, do you think I should listen to him? Will leading the army to rebel?"

Yun Liu was silent for a while before whispering: "Why don't you think about it?"

When Yunliu said this, Chen Xi realized that Yunliu had completely come to his position to consider the issue and no longer regarded himself as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but his person.

Chen Xi shook his head: "How easy is it to usurp the throne in the court? This is the Confucian world. Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The consequences of traitors are not just about being ruined, but also about the shattering of belief in the heart! There is also endless killing... This is not the result I hope to see."

Yunliu understood that Chen Xi had not considered the possibility of independence.

Chen Xi said again: "Besides, Your Majesty has begun to get on the right track, and his suspicion about me is far from the point where I have to take risks. Why do you have to do this? Don't mention this matter again!"

"Yes, sir."

Yun Liu shut up, but his heart was obviously a little turbulent.

If Chen Xi accomplished a great event, her future identity would naturally be beyond what she is today. Before she knew it, she also had ambitions to grow.

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The fleet slowly moved forward, and at noon, no trace of the Folangians and Japanese pirates were found.

"Sir, news came from the shore that the bandits transported a large number of supplies in the second half of last night and headed towards Jiushan Island along the coastline. It was less than thirty miles away from us!"

As the news came, Jing Yue and others around Chen Xi became excited. After waiting for a day and a night, they finally caught the thief's tail.

Chen Xi ordered: "Mofan advances quickly to the southeast and approaches Jiushan Island!"

"Get orders!"

This time he received the order, Jing Yue, and he couldn't wait to go and advance to the army. He had few opportunities to make contributions in the past. This time he felt that he happened to meet someone he was good at. After all, he had fought with Chen Xi before. Seeing Hu Songyue, Song Shu and others being arrogant, he certainly had to fight for his fame and fortune.

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The fleet headed towards Jiushan Island in a mighty manner.

Just after noon, I saw that there were not one or two ships on the ocean in the distance, but an entire fleet.

However, this fleet is obviously not a warship, it is basically a cargo ship that transports materials, and its size cannot even be compared with the medium-sized ships in the Shenxi Fleet.

"Sir, it should be the bandits' fleet." Jing Yue jogged all the way to the next to Chenxi and pointed to the distance, "The Ming Dynasty has been forbidden from the sea for a long time, so it is impossible for other ships to go out to sea."

Chen Xi didn't reply and continued to use a telescope to view the situation in the distance.

After the ships found a huge fleet of unknown origins approaching themselves, they immediately set sail to flee southeast. Under the wind, these small and medium-sized ships were much faster than the large ships in the Shenxi Fleet.

"Sir, it's not easy to chase."

After looking for a while, Jing Yue found that the thief's ship was gone, and he couldn't help but get up in a hurry.

Hu Songyue brought Zhang Laowu and others over, and Hu Songyue asked for instructions: "Sir, the guy you asked to prepare before is ready. Have you started?"

"Can!"

Chen Xi nodded, "Start immediately and chase with all your might!"

Jing Yue looked confused. He didn't know what Chen Xi was going to launch, but after Hu Songyue took people down, the deck under his feet suddenly trembled, and he suddenly felt that things were not that simple.

"grown ups……"

Jing Yue wanted to ask something, but found that Chen Xi had no intention of paying attention to him.

The big ship began to accelerate to the southeast. Jing Yue couldn't help but look up at the sails and said to himself: "Strange, it's obvious that the sails are full, how can you speed up?"

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Steam engines installed on all large ships and some medium ships are beginning to work.

As early as when Shen Xi served as the governor of Huguang and Jiangxi and made every effort to establish Wuchang Industrial Park, he began to convene craftsmen to study steam engines. With the rubber in place, everything was developing in a positive direction. By the middle of last year, he finally developed the first steam engine and quickly used it in ship manufacturing.

Of course, it may not be effective to use the steam engine as power to drive large wooden warships to advance at high speed, but in the case of smooth sailing, the power brought by the steam engine can completely speed up the ship's journey. Even if it is just a little faster, it can drive the entire fleet to move rapidly.

The bandits' cargo ships never expected that their small boats were still approaching by large ships from the court with full sails.

When the two sides were only three or four miles apart, the bandits began to become nervous.

If it is on land, the distance between three or four miles is almost close, and the cavalry can fight with each other with one charge, but at sea, since each other is moving in the same direction, the vast sea is still separated by the vast sea.

The bandits' ships were obviously panicked and did not escape in one direction, but began to escape in different directions.

"Sir, go ahead about two miles and you will reach the range of the artillery." Yun Liu brought people over to report to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi did not reply. His eyes were no longer focused on the cargo ships in front of him, but looked further away. But he saw a ship approaching this side at the junction of sea and sky in the distance.

As more and more ships appeared on the sea level, Jing Yue immediately exclaimed: "Sir, there are a large number of sea ships in front... they are warships of Japanese pirates!"

The soldiers on the deck immediately became nervous.

If it were just a cargo ship, this battle would definitely be without bloodshed. But now a large number of thieves are rushing over, indicating that a large-scale maritime decisive battle is imminent.

When more and more warships appeared on the southern sea, the soldiers' nervousness became even more intense.

"There are at least seventy or eighty boats, right?"

Jing Yue couldn't help but be shocked. Obviously, the number of ships squirming like snails in front was far beyond his imagination. Although Chen Xi had received a vaccination before, he still believed in his heart that the bandits did not have the courage to compete with the imperial soldiers head-on, and it was impossible to have more ships than the imperial court.

Now I suddenly saw so many ships appearing in front of me, and I felt extremely shocked.

"Sir, a large number of sea boats have also appeared on the east side."

While speaking, sea boats began to appear on the ocean on the east side, but the number of ships was significantly larger, and there were more than a hundred ships at a time.

Jing Yue shouted loudly: "Hey, these Japanese pirates have no awareness at all. This is clearly a rhythm of seeking death!"

Chen Xi raised his hand calmly, and Yun Liu immediately understood and led the people away quickly. Soon, the speed of the ship under his feet obviously decreased.

The artillery on each warship began to prepare.

"Sir, there are also ships on the northeast side, but the number seems to be small."

This time, Hu Songyue came to report the situation to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi immediately moved to the other side of the boat board, picked up the telescope and looked carefully. Sure enough, some ships appeared in the northeast. Although they were still at the junction of sea and sky in the distance, there were only a dozen ships vaguely visible, but the hull was obviously much larger than the ships appearing on the south and east.

Chen Xi did not put down the telescope in his hand and said loudly: "This is the warship of the Flang Jiren! They are the main course of this battle! But I didn't expect that they would come from the direction of our heads against the wind. It seems that they were ready."

Hu Songyue, Jing Yue and others could not understand the importance of who occupied the upper wind direction in a large-scale naval battle. There was basically no difference between the two in the era of steel warships, but in such an era where wind power was the main force, the ownership of the upper wind direction was likely to determine the final victory of a war.

Chenxidao: "Folang Ji people have been roaming at sea for many years and are very clear about how to play the advantages of sailing warships. We are far inferior to them."

Hu Songyue said: "Sir, should we sprint with all our might and solve the shrimp soldiers and crabs in front of us first?"

Jing Yue said: "Old Hu, do you think these are shrimp soldiers and crab generals in front of you?"

When Hu Songyue looked south, he saw that the Japanese pirates' fleet was less than five miles away from his side. The number of ships was very complex, with a "concave" formation, as if they were open, waiting for the imperial fleet to automatically enter their mouths.
To be continued...