When Deng Li saw Wan Jun, he cried, "Head of the State, please spare my life. I am wronged!"

Wan Jun asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Li Laiheng sneered and said, "The Annan people are rebelling. I don't know where this guy got the news. He dared to pass the news privately to Li Mo's old troops in an attempt to recruit surrender troops and drive us out of Annan."

Wan Jun looked at Deng Li, pretending to be surprised and said, "What, you have only been King Annan for a few days and you have forgotten your true identity. You were originally just a retainer of the Mo family, but now you can be King Annan, aren't you satisfied?"

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Deng Li kowtowed repeatedly, "Be satisfied with what you have. The guilty minister is unjust!"

Wan Jun said again, "When I handed over the Li family and the Mo family to you, do you still remember how you treated them?"

Before Deng Li could reply, Wan Jun continued, "If I remember correctly, you killed all the men of the Li family and the Mo family, and you didn't even spare the pregnant women, right?"

Deng Li cowered on the ground and did not dare to reply. Wan Jun smiled and said, "The old members of the Li family and the Mo family have long wanted to kill you. Without us, how long can you, Deng Li, stay in the Hefei Palace?"

Li Laiheng laughed at the side and said, "It was Li's old subordinates who gave us the news about Deng Li's secret contact with them!"

When he learned that it was Li's old subordinates that he wanted to recruit and sent his contact information to the Chinese army, Deng Li's expression turned complicated from disbelief to panic, and he burst into tears after a few wry smiles.

Wan Jun laughed at the side and said, "You are the first person to be so unclear about your position!"

Deng Li cried and begged for mercy, "Head of State, please spare my life, Head of State. From now on, I, Deng Li, will be the Head of State's dog. As long as the heaven has orders, I will not dare to disobey. Please spare me!"

Wan Jun felt sick after hearing this, "Pull him aside and keep him under strict supervision!"

Li Laiheng said from the side, "Deng Li's name is already bad in Annan. If we let him be the king of Annan, we are afraid..."

Wan Jun said to Li Laiheng, "Establishing the King of Annan is a temporary measure. This Annan rebellion is just an opportunity to reestablish the state and county system in Annan. No matter what, Deng Li is of no use."

Li Laiheng said, "Then we want to kill Deng Li?"

Wan Jun said, "Don't worry, we will settle the accounts after the rebellion is suppressed. What is the situation in Annan now?"

Li Laiheng said, "We have been fighting in the southern mountains and sea ridges for a month. The soldiers and horses of the Nguyen Dynasty cannot break through our heavy artillery defense line at all. Although the rebels everywhere are fierce, our bastion line is not in serious trouble at the moment. The only trouble is

There is a fleet of red-haired men bombarding our army from the sea. We can only use rocket launchers to fight back, but the results are not obvious!"

Wan Jun said, "That is the European combined fleet. Their main force has been defeated by us in Luzon. The one in Annan is just a partial division. It must have joined the remnants. Just go and deal with the rebels on land.

If there are not enough troops, they will be mobilized from Lianzhou and Kunming."

Li Laiheng said, "With the cooperation of bastions from various places, the current military strength is sufficient!"

Wan Jun said, "I will deal with the enemies at sea. I will give you two months to put down the rebellion on land quickly!"

Li Laiheng smiled and said, "Two months is enough!"

The fleet was hastily repaired and replenished at the coastal defense, and five days later it set off again, heading south along the Annan coastline, searching for traces of the European Combined Fleet.

Probably due to the close proximity of the Chinese army's land garrison, or the victory of the Zamboanga naval battle, Wan Jun felt completely different between this fleet expedition and the trip to Luzon. He no longer had the slightest worry, only to find another European fleet and fight again.

desire.

Wan Jun is eager to judge the current combat strength level of the Chinese Navy through another victory.

Due to strong winds, the flying ball could not be released, so the fleet released the clipper and moved forward fifty miles to explore in all directions.

By evening, the fleet arrived at the sea off Hue, where it received information about returning to the ship. The European fleet, in conjunction with the Nguyen army on land, was storming the mountain ridge.

The largest garrison base to the north of Shanhailing is Hue Fort, but it is currently being besieged by the rebellious Annamites and there is no time to take care of Shanhailing.

It would take half a month at the fastest for Li Laiheng's troops to move south by land.

There are only two regiments stationed in Shanhailing. Ruan Chengfu's tens of thousands of troops are attacking from the south. There are also heavy artillery bombardments from the European fleet at sea. I don't know how long they can hold on.

Wan Jun said, "Without further delay, the fleet rushes to the rescue of the mountains and seas!"

Zheng Chenggong immediately ordered, "Raise the mainsail and move forward at full speed!"

The fleet accelerated towards the south, and half an hour later, the sky had completely darkened.

The fleet had not yet approached the waters near Shanhailing. Wan Jun stood on the ship's deck of the flagship and saw the red light reflected in the sky in the direction of Shanhailing from a distance.

"It's mountains and sea ridges!"

Zheng Chenggong pointed to the red sky and said, "The mountains and sea ridges are burning!"

As the distance got closer, "Everyone heard the rumbling sound of cannons, and the firelight illuminated the sea area, like a burning world, with mountains and seas burning!"

Cui Ziyi was surprised and said, "How could this happen?"

Wan Jun said, "How can we rescue such a fire!"

Zheng Chenggong said, "Führer, our goal is the Hongyi Fleet. Even if the mountains and sea ridges are lost, they can be recaptured."

Cui Ziyi said, "Yes, even the Ruan family will not be able to pass through such a fire. The first thing now is to fight the Western Yi!"

Zheng Chenggong said, "The European fleet has not been seen in the outer sea. It seems that it has already withdrawn. We can send a small team to try to communicate with the mountains and seas. I suggest that the fleet leave the mountains and seas and withdraw five to ten miles to the north to hide. Tomorrow

After the Xiyi fleet is dispatched, we will attack Xiyi directly!"

Wan Jun nodded, "Then do as you say, send me a company of soldiers to go up the mountains and sea ridges to see what's going on at Haiyunguan!"

As the ship approaches the shore, Wan Jun will head to Haiyun Pass with his team.

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly grabbed Wan Jun and asked, "Führer, what are you going to do?"

Wan Jun said, "I don't know what it is like on the mountains and seas. Only by going there can I strengthen the confidence of the soldiers to the greatest extent!"

Zheng Chenggong said anxiously, "It's too dangerous!"

Wan Jun said calmly, "Soldiers don't have to live or die, how can I be afraid of danger?"

Cui Ziyi said, "But, head of state, your hand is still injured, take care of your dragon body!"

Wan Jun laughed and said, "You guys, return the dragon body. I am not the emperor. Even if I die in the battle, there are deputy heads of state and other pillar countries. How can a man be afraid of life and death!"

Cui Ziyi and Zheng Chenggong looked at each other, worried but helpless. Cui Ziyi said, "Madam is still waiting in Chang'an. Doesn't the head of state care about her?"

When Wang Huan was mentioned, Wan Jun fell silent for a moment. He recalled that night when Wang Huan learned that Wan Jun was about to go on an expedition again. He complained and cried in his arms. His heart felt sad. Zheng Chenggong saw that there was something going on, so he followed up and persuaded, "On the battlefield.

Even if a man is a swordsman and has no eyesight, he should also care about the second half of his little wife's life, right?"

All the troops sighed,

"Well, if I can't go back, ask the Zhuguo Council to take good care of her and remarry her to a good family so that she doesn't have to be a widow for me."

After saying that Wan Jun jumped off the boat, Cui Ziyi gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, as a cultivator, how can I not care about life and death? Just let me protect the head of state!"

After saying that, he also jumped off the boat. Wan Jun glanced at Cui Ziyi, nodded, and walked forward.

After walking a few steps, Wan Jun remembered something, turned around and said to Zheng Chenggong, "I'll leave the fleet to you. Tomorrow's battle with the Europeans will be fought. I'll watch your victory from the mountains and seas!"

Zheng Chenggong said, "Don't worry, head of state. If you don't win, you will die to clarify your ambition!"

Without further delay, Wan Jun led the people and began to advance along the path towards the mountains and sea ridges.

The steep path winds up through the woods, and the soldiers light up the mountain road with torches. In order to prevent being accidentally injured by the Chinese soldiers on the mountain, the four soldiers in front act as the vanguard and head towards the mountain first, singing loudly as they go,

"Rise up, slaves who are hungry and cold, stand up, all the suffering people of the world!"

All the way up to the platform halfway up the mountain, no guarding Chinese soldiers appeared. Wanjun once thought that there was an empty gate city on the mountain and sea ridge, and that all the soldiers at Haiyun Pass had died in the battle.

As they approached the top of the mountain, the singing of the four soldiers in front suddenly stopped, and there was only the sound of the whistling wind and the crackling of burning trees.

After waiting for a while, two soldiers came over and said, "Führer, Haiyun Pass has not been lost, the soldiers are still holding on to the mountain!"

The stone in Wan Jun's heart fell to the ground, and he said softly, "Okay, let's go quickly."

Under the leadership of the soldiers, everyone quickly reached the top of the mountain. The two-story Guancheng of Haiyunguan stood at the highest and narrowest point. The flag of the Chinese Army on the tower was swaying in the wind in the red firelight, looking particularly simple and solemn!

The army crossed the broken stone path and entered in front of Haiyun Pass. The general guarding the city hurried over with two soldiers, "Hello, head of state, Chen Youzhong, commander of the Hue garrison of the Great Chinese Empire, is reporting to you!"

Wan Jun nodded, "Okay, thank you for your hard work!"

Chen Youzhong said excitedly, "Report to the head of state that we will not work hard for China!"

Wanjun looked around, everything was in an unsettling red light, "How is the situation in the mountains and ridges, and what are the casualties of our soldiers?"

Chen Youzhong said, "The situation is not good. The enemy has been besieging us for more than a month and is shelling us from large ships. Two regiments of our army have suffered more than 60% casualties. Yesterday, the enemy started setting fire to the mountains. Haiyun Pass is on the verge of being lost."

Wan Jun raised his hand and said, "Lead the way and look at the soldiers!"

Chen Youzhong led thousands of troops out of Haiyunguan. Below Guancheng was the fortified position of the Chinese army. The triangular fort and the half-moon-shaped fort formed a fortress up to 100 meters wide.

After taking Haiyunguan, Wanjun ordered people to build a defensive position for the Chinese army here. Now, relying on the fortress and human lives, it has successfully blocked the crazy enemies.

Standing on the fort's fort, Wan Jun saw the fire engulfing the entire mountain range below Haiyun Pass, destroying nearly half of the triangular fort and fort.

Fortunately, with this hundred-meter-wide defense facility, the fire was isolated under the mountains. However, in other directions, the closest fire was less than a hundred meters away, and the temperature of the flames burned Haiyunguan.

Chen Youzhong said, "Because the temperature is too high, the gunpowder will explode on its own, and the defenses fifty meters away have been withdrawn."
Chapter completed!