There will always be times when the horse stumbles, causing some irreparable losses. Chen Qi has been on the horse for half his life, and when he is dying, he made serious mistakes, which is the biggest stain on his glorious life.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The sound of the assembled horns resounded throughout the port, and the Ming Navy quickly assembled, and forty warships went to sea with full strength.

In the huge command room of the treasure ship, Chen Jisheng and Chen Qiyu stared at the nautical chart in front of them, their faces solemn!

"Brother, the general army will arrive in Luzon in five or six days. This time, the basket that my brother poked out is not small, thanks to my brother for accompanying me on this trip, your kindness, my brother will always remember it in the future! Chen Qiyue moved his gaze to Chen Jisheng, stared at him, and saluted seriously.

"Brother doesn't have to be like this, you and I have worked together for all these years, and we don't know how much we were born and died together. It's a little busy, why should you be so worried. Chen Jisheng stepped forward and stretched out his hand to support Chen Qiyu.

"Alas, I think I, Chen Qiyue, am now over half a hundred years old, although I have rich experience on the battlefield, I can't match the passage of time. As soon as this person gets old, his head begins to be dull and he is prone to making mistakes. Brother, I heard some news, but I don't know if it's true or not, if my brother knows, I hope to be able to tell my brother. Chen Qi changed his words and began to get to the point.

"It's okay for the elder brother to say it, as long as the younger brother knows, he must know everything!" Chen Jisheng's heart moved, and he had already guessed what Chen Qiyue was going to know next.

Chen Qi hesitated for a moment, turned to look at the sea outside the window, and said lonely: "I heard that after the general army finished this campaign, he wanted to retire and delegate power to the emperor, is this true?" ”

As expected, Chen Jisheng nodded with a smile: "Big brother doesn't have to question it, the chief soldier does have this plan." When the younger brother set off from the city of Guangzhou, the general soldier had already talked to the younger brother, and it was exactly this matter! ”

Chen Qi fell deeper and deeper into thought, apparently also concerned about the great turmoil that the change of power would bring to the navy. But he didn't have the same worries as Chen Jisheng before, he believed that since Mao Wenlong made such a decision, he would inevitably think of these problems. According to his own understanding of Mao Wenlong, Chen Qiyue absolutely believes that Mao Wenlong will not let things go that far.

After some deep thought, Chen Qiyu gradually showed a smile on his face, looked at Chen Jisheng and said, "I don't know what my brother is planning?" ”

After hearing this, Chen Jisheng understood and shrugged his shoulders: "There is nothing to plan, everything is subject to the arrangement of the general army." I have been fighting with the general army for more than ten years, and my family has not been able to take care of it. Fortunately, I have a good wife and children in my family, and I take care of the family, so that my Chen family can be prosperous today. Now, the general soldier has plans to retire, and the younger brother also wants to take this opportunity to unload his armor and return to the field to accompany his family. ”

These words came from the bottom of his heart, and Chen Qi heard them more and more clearly, and he felt quite emotional in his heart: "What my brother said is very true, brother, I have also thought about it since I heard the news. ”

"Big brother, but he also has plans to unload his armor and return to the field?" Chen Jisheng asked with a smile.

"Yes, don't hide it, my brother is not as prosperous as my brother's family, and his family is big. Brother, I only have a son and a daughter in my family, and my wife has always been very supportive and never troubles me. Before this mistake, my brother and I had been hesitating in my heart. But after this incident, my brother is already relieved! Chen Qiyue said calmly.

Chen Jisheng nodded and changed the topic with a smile: "Big brother, have you ever determined that the Yi people are now stationed on the Batangas Peninsula?" ”

Luzon is mostly an island with steep terrain and mountains and forests everywhere. Interspersed with large and small rivers, it is the perfect place to hide. It is extremely difficult to find the Yiren hiding here, and the Dongjiang Navy can find their whereabouts, thanks to the hot air balloons that can soar and float in the sky.

"Yes, these damn guys have been swaggering and hiding on the Batangas Peninsula since the last successful sneak attack. Most of the places here are high mountains and steep places, and the mountains and forests are dense in them, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to get rid of them. Chen Qi gritted his teeth more and more, with a little helplessness.

Chen Jisheng nodded, then took out the map of the Batangas Peninsula and looked at it, and only heard him say after a long time: "The terrain here is complicated, and the islands are surrounded by reefs, so our warships should not get too close. This meant that the guns on the battleship could not pose a threat to them. ”

"Yes, our warships can't be in close combat, these people are very smart, they have used the reefs around the peninsula to set up ambushes. Brother, I just suffered from the ignorance of the terrain and was besieged by them! Chen Qiyue slapped his palm on the wooden table and made a loud noise.

"Big brother doesn't have to mind, no matter how cunning those Yi people are, they are still vulnerable in the face of our strength." Chen Jisheng is confident.

He had already experienced a situation like this many times in his life, and he could take places that were more difficult to break down than this. What's more, now that you are overseas, you only need to bring enough gunpowder and hot air balloons, and even if the entire peninsula is flattened, you don't need to worry about anything.

Chen Qiyue laughed and said: "Yes, this time we are prepared, a hundred hot air balloons and sufficient gunpowder will definitely be able to blast those Yiren into the sky." ”

"Report ...... We have arrived at the Batangas Peninsula. The guards reported at the door.

"Big brother, let's move to the bow of the ship to watch." Chen Jisheng looked at Chen Qiyue and said.

"Let's go!" Chen Qiyue agreed, and then the two came to the bow side by side.

The Batangas Peninsula is a long strip of mountains, and from a distance, the island is entirely covered with mountains, with rolling mountains and dense forests.

After observing for a moment, Chen Jisheng put down the telescope in his hand, frowned, and said, "I didn't expect the terrain of this peninsula to be so steep, but it is even more difficult than I imagined." ”

The Batangas Peninsula was much larger than Chen Jisheng had thought, and he thought that a hundred hot air balloons with enough gunpowder would easily raze the peninsula to the ground. But now it seems that it is not as easy as thought, and the long terrain has made the siege of the Dongjiang Army more difficult.

"Don't be embarrassed, brother, this peninsula is indeed not small, but we also brought a lot of soldiers and horses. In addition to the forces deployed at sea, we can send another half of our forces to land. This half of the landed forces can follow closely behind the hot air balloon, wait for the hot air balloon to bombard, and slowly sweep away the remaining enemy forces and occupy the base area. "Chen Qiyue obviously has a plan, this will be unhurried and confident.

After hearing this, Chen Jisheng agreed to Chen Qiyu's proposal after a little thought, and then gave an order, and the hot air balloons on all the warships began to slowly rise into the air. The boat was also lowered to the sea, fully loaded with soldiers and ready to land!