However, Zhang Zhenben was startled, realizing that his words might have leaked secrets. The Ming army was about to make a large-scale landing, but the Liu brothers were unaware that they would depart from Lushun.

The confidentiality work in the Dalian area was done very well. The two associations of Dengzhen and Jinzhen, with a total of 25,000 to 26,000 troops, secretly gathered in the Dalian area, but avoided the eyes and ears of the Jiannu.

The Later Jin's intelligence deficiencies were largely due to the naval blockade. With no ships allowed to sail, and the Port Arthur defenses heavily guarded, how could they possibly gather intelligence on Ming troop movements?

From Lushun Port to Changsheng Island, you can see from the map that it is a short distance to the coast. Even if there are strong winds and waves, it will not have much impact.

Moreover, in order to support this rebellion, the Dongjiang headquarters, the Luda Ming army, and even the Liaozhen troops have begun to take action to firmly tie down the Eight Banners troops of the Later Jin.

In western Liaoning, the Ming army first occupied Youtunwei, built and consolidated defensive positions, and then advanced thousands of cavalry to Guangning City, tentatively building city defenses.

Under the influence of fake newspapers and false news, Nurhaci did not dare to act rashly. While stepping up reconnaissance and spying, he commanded the four flags of troops to deploy along the Liao River, preparing to fight against the powerful combination of the elite troops of the Nine Frontiers and Liao Town.

In Liaodong, Mao Wenlong sent a unit of Chen Jisheng's corps to tentatively occupy Zhenjiang Fort. Huang Taiji ignored Mao's plan and suddenly crossed the Yalu River, establishing a strong defensive position in just one day and two nights.

Huang Taiji miscalculated. The position built by the Ming army with Zhenjiang Fort as the core was not something that could be captured by his own troops.

Moreover, the formation of a defensive formation on both sides of the river consolidated the defense of Zhenjiang and firmly drove a nail into the Liaodong land.

With Zhenjiang as the land base and taking advantage of the navy, the Dongjiang headquarters can expand westward and form a pincer attack with the Ming army in Luda.

The Dongjiang headquarters also sent a small team up the Yalu River with the intention of attacking the Jiannu's lair, thus tying down the Zhenglan Banner and making it unable to move.

Now, the Luda Ming army is advancing northward, and is occasionally clashing with Daishan's two flags. The battle situation is stalemate in the Xinjin area.

As long as the rebellion in Fuzhou is successful, the landing Ming army can advance directly eastward and deploy defenses along the Sha River to cut off the retreat routes of Daishan's two flags.

Anyway, the successful plan does not end here. While the various Later Jin forces are being tied down, the landing Ming army will also send out a division, led by Liu Xingzuo, to head north to Gaizhou.

If people are clear-minded, Liu Xingzuo, as the commander-in-chief of the three guards in southern Liao, still has a good chance of persuading the Gaizhou guard to prepare for defense and gain another guard without fighting.

The entire plan was formulated in this way, using Fuzhou as a breakthrough point to completely crush the Later Jin's deployment and defense line. Of course, even Cao Zhenghua, Liu Xingzuo and others did not know the whole story.

Liu Xingren suddenly raised his telescope and looked out to sea. First, he saw a small black shadow, which then grew larger and larger. Then he could clearly see the flags on the ships. It was undoubtedly the Ming army.

In the field of view of Liu Xingren's slightly trembling telescope, countless ships jumped out of the sea level and rushed towards the shore against the wind and waves.

"Here it comes, here it comes!" Liu Xingren returned the telescope to Zhang Zhenben, his lips moving with excitement and a little nervousness.

Zhang Zhenben nodded and said solemnly, "Brother Liu, please remain calm. The army has arrived as scheduled, so we're already nearly successful. Next, we must block the news and act quickly. That's our top priority."

Liu Xingren nodded vigorously, waved his hand to call his trusted soldiers, gave orders one after another, and started to work nervously.

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The waves hit the side of the boat, turning into chaotic splashes of water and scattering in all directions.

Holding a telescope, Dengzhen General Zhang Keda stood on the shaking boat, his feet as firm as nails, looking at the big island appearing in the distance.

There were flags and soldiers on the island, but through the telescope, they showed no signs of panic, no signs of movement or preparation for battle. Instead, they were busily preparing to land the ships.

With just this small number of people, it was impossible to stop the army from landing. But Zhang Keda knew the importance of having someone to support him and block the news.

If someone flew back to Gaizhou as soon as we landed here, and then flew back to report to the Jiannu, it would be very difficult to achieve the goals of cutting off the Jiannu's retreat and taking Gaizhou without fighting.

Therefore, Liu Xingzuo's role in the rebellion cannot be erased. Zhang Kedai also received instructions from Yuan Keli that the Emperor valued Liu Xingzuo very much and asked him not to be arrogant or rude.

From Yuan Keli's subtext, Zhang Keda guessed that the emperor was going to make trouble for Liu Xingzuo. If it were him, he would probably do the same.

The bigger Liu Xingzuo's rebellion became, the more respectful the emperor treated him, and the greater his influence on the Later Jin. From the perspective of an old slave, if the person he valued and promoted so much had rebelled, how many Han people could he trust?

In other words, as long as Liu Xingzuo successfully returned to the Ming Dynasty, no matter how big or small his contributions were, there would inevitably be a wave of suspicion and purge of Han officials and generals in the Later Jin Dynasty.

Traitor, you deserve it!

Zhang Keda cursed angrily in his heart. In the field of view of the telescope, he saw that the vanguard ship had dropped anchor, lowered the small boat, and transported soldiers to the shore.

One, two, three...

As more and more Ming soldiers landed and formed into lines, Zhang Ke felt relieved, knowing that great things could be accomplished.

……………………Dividing line………………………………

Boom, boom, boom... The continuous explosions echoed in the wilderness, like thunder and lightning in the sky.

With chariots in front and soldiers behind, the Ming army and the Jiannu army had another head-on confrontation, which began with the fierce bombardment of the new artillery - the Ming heavy mortar, and opened the curtain of the fierce battle.

This was not the first time that the Ming army in Luda and the Jiannu had clashed in a field battle. Sahalian led the army, but failed to break through the Ming army's formations, suffering heavy losses from musket fire and grenade launchers.

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