Himekawa was completely unprepared for war, and this was not included in his plan.

Too early!

He wanted to wait for the results of the reform to show, which would take at least five years... This was also what he had agreed with Liang Guo before.

Song Taiping's two strategies are also waiting to be put into effect. When the time comes, he will join forces with Liang Guo to attack Daning, and the chance of winning will be even greater!

It's too early!

The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and understood what they were thinking!

This battle cannot be fought!

When Daning sent troops to Liang State before, Wei State stood aside and did not help. Now that the same situation has happened to Wei State, what else can Liang State do to help?

It's simply impossible!

What's more, Liang Guo had just cut off the land and paid compensation, and he was still licking his wounds. How could he be able to help?

But why?

"Your Majesty, it was also said orally that the Secretary of General Affairs received a letter of credence from Daning. An envoy from Daning is about to come to Wei State, and the person who comes is none other than Meng Hong, the minister of Honglu Temple in Daning."

"Envoy of Daning?"

"When did this happen?"

Wu Gonggong said: "The general envoy received the letter of credence from Daning in the morning. Seeing the time on it, the letter of credence was sent not long before the envoy set out. By this time, the envoy from Daning should have arrived in Wei."

"this……"

Song Taiping looked surprised and suspicious again.

Normally, when an envoy from another country comes to visit, he must first submit a letter of credence, stating the purpose of visit, time, personnel, itinerary and other details.

You still have to wait for a confirmation reply before permission comes.

Especially when the two countries are in hostility, they pay more attention to these processes.

However, this time Daning submitted his credentials and came directly without waiting for a reply. This was an uninvited act, so there must be something big going on.

Then they received an urgent report from Fan Huazang that there might be war on the border, which made them think more...

"Your Majesty, the governor of Danhai County also sent an urgent report."

Eunuch Wu handed over another letter. He knew that as long as it was an urgent letter, there would be no good. The General Secretary did not submit it, but asked him to deliver it.

But this is also his responsibility and he cannot refuse it.

"Is there any urgent news?"

Himekawa quickly opened it and scanned it quickly, his face quickly becoming ugly.

"Damn it!"

He couldn't help but cursed and handed it to Song Taiping.

"The coastal area has been attacked and plundered by pirate skeleton fleets many times. I requested the imperial court to send a navy to suppress the bandits..."

That's the general idea.

Details of the damage are listed at the back.

"Skeleton Fleet!"

Song Taiping, who had always been calm, could not suppress his emotions at this moment. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, showing his hatred for the Skeleton Fleet!

They were no strangers to this group of pirates. When they first appeared, they had robbed Wei merchant ships many times and roamed the sea.

I didn't care at first.

Wei itself is close to the coast, so it is normal for pirates to exist.

But this group of pirates robs everything, not just merchant ships, but also pirates.

They are strong themselves, and they only bully the weak at first, but then their power gradually grows.

The Wei navy was robbed once by them. That time it was the navy's external patrol, which was not large in scale, so they succeeded.

However, this also shows the audacity of this pirate group, which also attracted the attention of the court.

This fleet, flying the skull and crossbones flag, was extremely arrogant and broke into Wei's waters wantonly. Under its intrusion, trade could not proceed normally, and Wei merchants suffered terribly.

For this reason, the imperial court also sent out naval forces to eliminate them. However, they were extremely cunning and ran away when they saw an enemy. After many attempts to lure them and fights many times, they suffered damage but were not truly eliminated.

But the strength of the skeleton fleet gradually grew.

The imperial court cannot always send naval escorts, let alone waste them with them, which will greatly affect maritime trade.

Local officials mentioned many times that Song Taiping also attached great importance to it and sent people to find out the bottom line and even sent people to negotiate, even if they paid some annual money to buy peace.

But it's all to no avail.

It was found that this pirate group originated from the East China Sea Islands and had also been to Southeast Asia... As time went by, more and more information was investigated, and Song Taiping discovered that something was wrong...

In the past, they only looted in the sea, but now they directly go ashore to loot, which is extremely bad!

"What exactly is Emperor Yuanwu going to do!"

Song Taiping gritted his teeth and roared.

"Are your suspicions correct? Is the skeleton fleet really from the Daning Dynasty?"

Himekawa looked a little suspicious.

"pretty close!"

"I have never heard of this skeleton fleet before. They are well-armed and well-equipped. A crossbow arrow was found during the battle. It is suspected to be a military equipment of Daning. I asked the navy to track it. It seems that they have never robbed a Daning merchant ship...

There are many other coincidences that can prove that the skeleton fleet is not pirates at all, but official thieves!"

"mean!"

Himekawa looked gloomy.

"One of the three mainland countries, originally an orthodox country, actually did such a despicable and shameless thing. The country supported pirates and looted everywhere. It is really indescribable!"

Of course Himekawa was angry.

This skeleton fleet frequently robbed Wei merchants and had a great impact on commercial shipping.

This time, they went directly to the shore to plunder, which was even more excessive!

"Send me to the navy to wipe them out, no matter the cost!"

Himekawa gave the order.

No matter whether the skeleton fleet has a background from the Daning Dynasty or not, he must wipe it out. If Daning is behind it, it must be wiped out even more.

Anyway, you are in the name of a pirate, not an orthodox navy.

"Your Majesty, please be at peace."

Song Taiping calmed down at this time.

"If the Skeleton Fleet is really supported by the Ning Dynasty, then this action is also under the order of Emperor Yuanwu. In the past, merchant ships were robbed, but this time they went ashore to rob, it is quite abnormal, just like... revenge!"

"revenge?"

"Yes, and the Daning army on the border is also moving."

"Your Majesty, there is a reason behind this!"

Song Taiping suddenly thought of it.

These two things must be related. Why did Daning suddenly take action against Wei?

There must be a reason.

Maybe it was somewhere that provoked Daning.

Himekawa also thought of this.

The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and said almost at the same time: "The plan has been seen through!"

Apart from this reason, there is no other reason.

Everything was fine before, but it could only be this matter. It was obvious that Daning was seeking revenge and even sent an envoy urgently.

"This...could it really be discovered?"

Himekawa panicked slightly.

The plan has just begun, and it has been discovered before it really works. And it is like being discovered after doing something bad, and naturally there is a guilty conscience.

"It should... be!"

Song Taiping's voice was low.

He didn't want to accept this result, but this was the situation now.

Emperor Yuanwu's revenge is coming!

"What should I do?"

Ji Chuan said: "The land and water are moving at the same time. Daning's revenge is so swift and violent. What should we do? If Emperor Yuan Wu comes to find another hundred thousand barbarian cavalry, we, the Wei State, will not be able to withstand it!"

He panicked!

If they really used huge troops like they did against Liang Guo, Wei Guo would really be unable to withstand it.

"The wilderness is not the back garden of Emperor Yuanwu. How can he mobilize as many troops as he wants?"

Song Taiping snorted coldly.
Chapter completed!