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    Chapter 250

    The trouble caused by Li Zhen

    "Lu Qing, according to your estimate, will there be any problems with the defense of Keelung Port?" Li Min, who was on the warship, held his hands on the side of the ship, nervously looking to the north, and asked anxiously to Lu Qing beside him.

    "Your Highness, don't worry. Most of the natives on Liuqiu Island are very docile and are more willing to interact with the Han people, so there will generally be no conflicts. As for the other small number, these natives make a living by hunting and their folk customs are relatively tough.  , and even have the custom of cannibalism, so these people are most likely to besiege Keelung City. However, the natives are originally divided into various ethnic groups, and the internal fighting is very serious, so even if there are natives besieging Keelung, the number will probably not be large.  A lot. With the defense of Keelung City, there shouldn't be any problems!" Lu Qing answered slowly. Although this was the third time he had answered, he also knew that Li Min cared about the people in Keelung City, so every time  They answered very patiently every time.

    Li Min was consolidating his uncle Yang Xian's forces, but he received news from Keelung City that a group of natives had begun to attack Keelung City. It turned out that Keelung was Li Min's foothold on Liuqiu Island, and the defense force was very strong.  But because he was coming to Tainan, Li Min not only took away most of the palace guards, but also took away a lot of Lu Qing's people. As a result, now there are only more than 2,000 people guarding Keelung City. It can be said that he is very powerful.  It is weak. If it is breached by the natives, Li Yun, Li Zhen, Wu Meiniang, Cui Mengxue and others in the city will be in danger.

    In fact, Li Min also knew clearly that the productivity of the natives on Liuqiu Island was backward, and even iron weapons were very rare. Therefore, their force was very limited. With the strength of the two thousand guards in Keelung City, plus the advantage of occupying the city,  , the other side would have to send at least 20,000 natives to be able to break through, and in a land like Liuqiu, the total number of most native tribes is only a few thousand people, and it is impossible to send such a huge armed force of 20,000  strength.

    However, it is one thing to know in the heart, but it is another thing to worry or not. For example, Li Min is a good example now. Although he knows that everyone in the city should be in no danger, he still can't help but worry.  Especially among them were two weak women, Wu Meiniang and Cui Mengxue, which naturally made him worry even more.

    "Compared with Li Min's concern, although Li Ke next to him was also a little worried, he behaved more rationally.  Seeing his brother in such a hurry, he couldn't help but persuaded: "Liu Lang, seventh brother and the others are not fools. Keelung is a seaport after all. There are many ships parked in the port. Even if the city of Keelung is breached,  , they can also evacuate to the ship, after all, no matter how powerful those natives are, without a big ship they can't be affected at all."

    "Yes, yes! Third brother is very thoughtful. They must have thought of this too!" Although Li Min said yes, he still looked north without blinking, obviously not listening at all.

    Seeing his younger brother's appearance, Li Ke shook his head helplessly. In fact, he also knew that the pressure on Li Min was much greater than his. After all, everyone who came out of Chang'an followed Li Min, and most of them are now.  In Keelung City, if something went wrong, Li Min wouldn't be able to explain it. What's more, there were two of their brothers and Li Min's two women there, which naturally made him feel more  pressure.

    Thinking of this, Li Ke stopped trying to persuade Li Min, and waved his hand for Lu Qing to step back and prepare, trying his best to be ready for battle as soon as he landed, while he himself stood on the bow of the ship with Li Min.

    It is about 200 nautical miles from Penghu to Keelung. After Li Min received the news yesterday afternoon, he immediately ordered the fleet to set sail. In addition, there were no big winds and waves at night, so it was still possible to sail. So far, he has sailed seven or eight times.  It's almost time, and Keelung Port is already in sight.

    When Li Min's fleet rushed into the port in a hurry, they unexpectedly discovered that the entire port was in order, with a steady stream of ships coming in and out, and there was no sign of being besieged.  Entering Niuchou Port, I found that Li Yun, Li Zhen and others were waiting at the port. Among them, Li Zhen looked a little timid, as if he had done something wrong.

    As soon as the boat docked, Li Min immediately jumped onto the pier and asked Yan Bei loudly: "Brother Yan, what's going on? How could the natives besiege Keelung for no reason?"

    Both Li Min and Lu Qing left Keelung, so the affairs here were temporarily handed over to Yan Bei. Although he was not very qualified as the chief of the Qi Palace, he always had some experience in governing, and Li Min specially promoted him  Cui Yu and Mengxue's second uncle Cui Wei was his deputy, so they were very relieved, and the news of the natives' attack on the city was also sent by Yan Bei.

    Yan Bei knew that Li Min was going to ask this, but he did not answer immediately. Instead, he glared at Li Zhen next to him angrily, and then said: "Your Highness, the natives who besieged KeelungWe have been repelled, so don¡¯t worry too much. As for the reason for this matter, let His Royal Highness the King of Yue tell you personally!  "

    Although Yan Bei and Li Min are friends in private, he still has to address each other as His Highness in such formal occasions. After all, there are differences between superiors and subordinates. If there is really no distinction between public and private affairs, then

    After i, it is likely to create a gap in the minds of the superiors, so Yan Bei has always understood his position.

    Hearing that the natives had retreated, Li Min breathed a sigh of relief, but after hearing Yan Bei's next words, he immediately guessed that this matter had something to do with Li Zhen. He had just seen that something was wrong with this kid.  Thinking of this, he immediately turned around, glared at Li Zhen fiercely, and roared angrily: "Eighth brother, what trouble have you caused me again?"

    Li Zhen originally had a guilty conscience, but now that she heard Sixth Brother's roar, she was immediately frightened and hid next to Seventh Brother Li Yun.  But there was no way to escape, so Li Min stepped forward and grabbed him, staring at him waiting for his answer.  Seeing Brother Six's appearance, Li Zhen finally knew that he couldn't escape this time, so he had to tell him what he had done.

    It turns out that after Li Min and Li Ke left Keelung, Li Zhen spent a few days in Keelung Port. It felt very fresh at first, but gradually she felt a little tired of it, so she always wanted to go out for a walk, but Yan Bei was worried about him.  Li Zhen felt very bored because of his safety, so he never agreed to leave the city.

    Just now, a group of businessmen in the city went to trade with a native tribe south of Keelung. Originally, the native tribe was very docile and had many contacts with the Han people, so there was no danger at all. But what I didn't expect was that this native tribe  The tribe was suddenly attacked by a hunting tribe. All the people in the tribe were killed, and the Han caravan was also captured by the other party.

    The native tribes in Zhouxue are generally very ferocious, and the Han caravan that was caught was bound to die. However, the leader of this native tribe had some insight and knew that instead of killing these Han people, it would be better to exchange them for some necessities.  For example, the Han people's iron tools and cloth were urgently needed, so they sent a person back to Keelung to prepare a certain number of iron tools and cloth.

    As the highest officer of Keelung, Yan Bei decided to agree to the other party's conditions after receiving the news and weighing the importance. After all, Li Min and Lu Qing took away most of Keelung's armed forces. It was really not appropriate to fight with the other party at this time.  A conflict occurs.  So I prepared what the other party wanted and prepared to personally lead the troops to exchange the people.

    However, Li Zhen heard about it from somewhere and insisted on going together. Yan Bei thought that the tribe was not far from Keelung, so he brought thousands of soldiers to protect him. In addition, this time he just went  Substitution rather than fighting, so I agreed.

    It was easy at first. After meeting the leader of the safari natives, he delivered the goods and let them go.  However, during the transaction, Li Zhen discovered that in the native tribe opposite, there were not many real mature men. There were only more than a hundred in total. The rest were mostly old, weak, women and children, and there was nothing special at all.  Strong combat effectiveness.

    Seeing this situation, Li Zhen was very unconvinced. The other party dared to threaten him even though he only had so little power. Moreover, Yan Bei even sent a large amount of iron tools and cloth. This seemed too cowardly.

    Thinking of this, Li Zhen rolled her eyes and thought of a good idea. When they camped on the way that night, Li Zhen sneaked back with her two hundred guards, and then while the natives were sleeping,  He commanded the people to fight in, and the result was a huge victory as expected.  And even though Li Zhen was young, he had a lot of murderous intent. He even ordered that no prisoners be taken, and the entire tribe was almost slaughtered by him.

    Of course, it would be fine if all the natives were really wiped out, but on a night when it was dark and windy, it would be easy for someone to slip through the net. For example, the body of the native leader was not found in the end.  It's a pity that Li Zhen, who was too young, didn't realize the risks brought by his move, and even proudly reported the credit to Yan Bei. When Yan Bei found out, he was so angry that he really wanted to beat this kid.  After all, he is not stupid, so he naturally knows that the other party is very weak, but it would be nice if the matter was really so easy to solve.

    Li Zhen had already committed the murder, and there was no point in blaming him. Yan Bei had no choice but to take people back to Keelung immediately, and then prepare for defense, because Cui Wei, as his deputy, had already reminded him that all the tribes on Liuqiu Island were  They have their own allies, and if you mess with one, you may bring out a bunch of them. So when he faced a weak native tribe, he chose to agree to the other party's request. Unfortunately, Li Zhen ruined the big thing.

    What happened later was exactly as Cui Wei said. A few days later, the leader of the slaughtered tribe led several allied tribes to attack Keelung City. Moreover, the number of these allies was quite large, and together they had enough  Tens of thousands of people.  Faced with an enemy that was several times more numerous, Yan Bei chose the most prudent method. While holding on, he sent someone to notify Li Min, hoping that after he came back with his army, they could defeat the opponent together.Lost under the city.

    But just as Yan Bei sent the news, an accident happened again, and this accident directly led to the collapse of the natives below the city.  (To be continued.
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