The generals dispersed, and only the head general of the fifth battalion and the military supervisor Du Xun were left in the tent. Xia Shu brought a few personal soldiers in, removed all the extra cases outside the tent, and served a few snacks and fragrant tea.

Zhou Xian waved his hand to signal them to sit down, and said with a faint smile: "I have been discussing this matter for so long, and I have to eat something to put my stomach on my stomach first! Since I have decided to send troops, I will definitely win in one battle. Later, we will talk about how to fight this battle?"

The men in the military were generous by nature. At this moment, they were indeed hungry and did not be polite. After a moment, they cleaned the snacks in front of them. Only Du Xun was proud of his identity, holding the snacks in one hand and hiding them in the other hand, eating in a subtle and calm manner.

At this time, Xia Shu took Wang Shizhong in and bowed to Zhou Xian and said, "Sir, Wang Hada is here."

Zhou Xian nodded and laughed: "Hadda, please sit down quickly. I will have to ask you some more things later."

Wang Shizhong wore a blue crown and a pure white brocade fur on his body, which was as graceful as a king, prince and noble family, and looked very elegant and luxurious. He smiled slightly and bowed to everyone in the tent one by one, and finally found a seat close to Du Xun to sit down. Although they didn't know each other before, one came from the palace and the other grew up in the palace since childhood. During this period, they had a unique friendship.

Zhou Xian saw that Xia Shu was still standing there after he finished speaking, so he said, "Xia Shu, it's nothing, you can go down first!"

Xia Shu hesitated for a moment and said, "Military Sect, Gao Yi, Xie Qian and three Qianshang Generals are still stranded outside the tent at this moment. The subordinates asked them and said they were coming to ask for battle. Should they let them go back first?"

Zhou Xian glanced around and said with a smile on his face: "If you have such a general, how can you not win this battle? Let them not wait outside, come in!"

Xia Shu responded, and soon led the three of them to push the tent in.

Before the three of them spoke, Zhou Xian waved his hand and said, "I know what you ask. Find a seat first and talk about you later."

Zhou Xian stood up and walked to the hanging sheepskin map. He picked up a two-foot-long slender stick in his hand and pointed to it: "This time we marched into Jinzhou to capture Jinzhou, but the battle situation should not be limited to Jinzhou. The first stage was to seize the island, and the second stage was to attack the city. Our army set off from Penglai and sailed on the sea for about eight days to reach the southernmost Lushun coast of Jinzhou. If we launch an attack directly as soon as we arrived, the soldiers would inevitably be extremely tired and unfavorable to the battle. Therefore, we must seize several islands along the coast of Liaodong as the basis point and then plan to attack Jinzhou. Moreover, in order to avoid the Qing Dynasty's true intentions of our army in advance, we cannot just seize the islands that are useful to us in the future, but we must launch an attack on all islands from Jinzhou to Pi Island, and remove them one by one."

Zhao Xusheng looked up and asked, "Military Gate, after capturing these islands, do we want to occupy them one by one?"

Zhou Xian said: "This depends on the situation. For example, the two islands closest to Lushunkou must be occupied, but some islands are not necessary. I will not disperse my troops very much because I want to occupy some useless islands. And attack everywhere is just to cover up our ultimate goal of attacking Jinzhou. The dispatch of troops this time is determined. In addition to the soldiers of the Yanzi Navy, all the soldiers of the Yanzi Navy were on standby, the Zhizi, Xinzi and Renzi Navy also had to participate. Compared with the Manchus scattered all over the coast, we have an absolute advantage in the military strength to a certain extent."

Li Kai's heart sank and said hurriedly: "Military Gate, we are the camp of the charity!"

Zhou Xian waved his hand and said, "There must be someone who stayed in Denglai. Mr. Xie Qian and Mr. Ding Qian led his troops to join the army recently, and the training has not been completely completed yet. If you are hasty, the losses will be great. And most of your other two thousand-man teams are newly recruited, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is also uneven. This time, you will lead your troops to stay in Penglai and train the soldiers well. As long as we can win Jinzhou this time and march into Liaodong in the future, there will be opportunities to go into the battle."

Li Kai's face was a little dull, but he finally nodded slightly.

Xie Qian stood up, bowed to Zhou Xian, and said, "The military service is very caring for me. I am deeply grateful to my brothers. But since we have already joined the army, we should naturally spare our lives. And after we defect to the military service, we have not made any contribution yet. I hope the military service will give me a chance to serve the country this time."

Xie Qian was a giant thief from Shandong. Although he surrendered to the official army at this moment, it was difficult to get the recognition of others because of his old identity. Li Kai was loyal and treated him no differently, but he always wanted to find an opportunity to prove his value and let his brothers completely integrate into the Denglai army.

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "Mr. Xie Qian, when you were a bandit, the government army surrounded and suppressed you from all sides, but they were still unable to do anything to you. In addition to being familiar with local geography, are there some other unique means that can help you run rampant among the Qingzhou Mountains?"

Xie Qian looked at Zhou Xian strangely and replied honestly: "It is true that there are some experiences in survival in the mountains, such as where to shelter from the wind, when the humidity is the heaviest at any time, where to hide, where to be the least likely to be discovered, etc. As long as you master these, it will naturally become very easy to survive in the mountains."

Zhou Xian nodded gently and said, "What if I ask you to lead your troops to the coast of Liaodong! Where can you lead your brother to survive?"

Xie Qian's face changed slightly, and his eyes were a little dazed.

"The information our army received was that since the last time Deputy General Lin raided Pi Island, the Qing army began to build camps or beacon towers along the coast. These camps were not very large, with dozens of troops stationed, and at least a few. They were all built on high hills to monitor the movements of ships coming and going at sea to determine the true direction of our army's advance. Although this did not pose any actual threat to our army, it was a bit disgusting. Sending troops to clear them one by one is too troublesome and useless. If Mr. Xie Qian, you think you can, I will give you 400 cavalry, one with two horses, and then you will be responsible for raiding and pulling out these strongholds along the coast. However, this may lead to the encirclement of the manchus. Although the coast is full of hilly areas, it is extremely difficult to move. I speculate that the number of these Qing troops will not be too large, but it will be very dangerous to go deep into the enemy's territory so deep."
Chapter completed!