The emperor stood on the wall of Xuanwumen, watching the mighty army gradually disappearing, and couldn't help clenching his fists tightly.
If this battle goes well, the structure of the world will change again.
This is exactly what he wanted.
"Your Majesty, His Highness has gone far, it's time for us to go back."
Chen Mo reminded carefully.
"Um."
The emperor nodded, and Chen Mo shouted loudly: "Get off and drive back to the palace."
And Liu Xia was riding on a wind-chasing beast covered with gold and gold, wearing a golden dragon-patterned battle armor, majestic, and headed towards the Longdu City Pier.
Following him were only the Song family's well-equipped 30,000-strong army. These armies had to go south in warships in batches, and it took them nine days to take Wu'an City.[
As the commander-in-chief, Liu Xia naturally wanted to be the first to arrive.
Seeing the warship from a distance, Liu Xia was a little shocked for a moment.
I have always been in the northwest before, and I have never seen the navy of the Skyrim Dynasty.
Standing on the dock now, I was still a little excited when I saw the magnificent battleship that was thirty to forty feet long and more than ten meters high.
"Your Highness, this is the Ningyuan Fleet of our Tianji Dynasty. It is considered a medium-sized fleet in our navy."
Duan Lingxiao explained to Liu Xia from one side.
"These ships are only medium-sized? What do large-scale ships look like?"
Liu Xia was thinking secretly in her heart. Naturally, she couldn't show the look of a rustic who has never seen the world on her face and said with a smile: "There is something interesting. Not bad, let's get on the boat."
Immediately, Liu Xia's personal soldiers and Tiger Guards began to board the ship.
It took half an hour for the fleet to be ready, and then it started to move towards the south.
Liu Xia's warship is the main warship of the fleet. It has six floors, and the space inside is very wide. The entire second floor is where Liu Xia lives.
The furnishings inside are also very luxurious. If it weren't for the slight bumpy feeling, it would be more comfortable than inside the palace.
Dabao and the palace guards are taking over your second floor defense.
When Liu Xia arrived in the study, he saw a huge map of the Tianrim Dynasty.
The surging Longhun River is the dividing line between the north and south of the Tianji Dynasty.[
The south has a vast territory and a humid and warm climate. Over the years, it has gradually become the granary of the Tianji Dynasty.
Moreover, the top five families in the Tianji Dynasty are also in the south.
If it hadn't been for the purpose of fighting against the Tianxuan Dynasty, perhaps the capital of the dynasty would have been located in the south.
After all, the economy in the south is more developed, there are a lot of talents, and the population is relatively denser than in the north.
The Nangong family's sphere of influence mainly covers the three coastal provinces of Kunzhou, Taizhou, and Qianzhou. Their hometown is located in Taizhou, facing the sea to the east, with flat terrain and fertile land. These conditions are all important factors for the rise of the Nangong family.
Moreover, it is worth mentioning that the Nangong family navy is also quite large.
At first, it was just to protect his family's industry, but now it has become an important force in fighting against pirates at sea.
The Nangong family now supports the second prince as the emperor, and has instigated the rebellion of the southern Xinjiang border guard army. Now the Nangong family is indeed ready to fight to the death against the Tianji Dynasty.
Once they win, they will have a chance to win the Dragon Soul. Of course, it will not be that easy, but the Nangong family has no way out now.
After the massacre in Longdu, the Nangong family sent people to Longdu seven times to sue for peace. Several major families interceded one after another. After all, the Nangong family also paid a heavy price this time.
However, the emperor did not give them this chance to breathe.
In this case, the Nangong family can only strike first.
"Is it really okay for that girl Caiwei to travel alone?"
At this moment, Dabao was lying lazily on the low platform on one side, holding a bunch of grapes in his hand, eating and muttering at the same time.
"It's okay. With Ao Cangqiong walking with him, it won't be a big problem."
Liu Xia said calmly.
Caiwei's injury has just been healed, and now is a great opportunity for him to resume his cultivation. Going alone will be conducive to her cultivation.
Moreover, Ao Cangqiong was determined to find traces of the demons and the remaining Nine Heaven-Seizing Swords, so Ao Cangqiong took Caiwei on the road.
At this time, Lingling quietly opened the door, looked into the room, stuck out her tongue, and slipped in.
"It's so lively outside."
Lingling smiled excitedly.
"You look like you have never seen the world."
Dabao smiled disdainfully.
"Fat cat, just die."
Lingling made a face at Dabao, ran to Liu Xia, and sat down in Liu Xia's arms.
"I'm a bear, not a cat."
Dabao said angrily.
"Tsk, whose bear looks like you? Look at the two dark circles under your eyes."
Lingling chuckled.
Dabao spoke for a while.
"Auntie, don't go out for a walk. If someone finds out, I will be guilty of deceiving the emperor."
Liu Xia Nai smiled.
"Don't worry, no one can see through me. Before sister Caiwei left, she told me in detail about disguises and other tricks. If I don't want them to recognize me, no one can recognize me."
Lingling smiled mischievously.
At this time, Zhang Zong shouted outside the door: "Your Highness, the frontline information has arrived."
Liu Xia quickly asked Lingling to stand up and shouted loudly: "Come in and talk."
At this time, Zhang Zong, Liu Liansheng, Dai Binglong, and Duan Lingxiao entered the room.
"Your Highness, frontline battle report. The Nangong family took advantage of the chaos of the southern Xinjiang border troops to seize Jing'an, Quzhou, Huizhou, Tongtianling, Tongzhou and other places. They completely controlled the entire Taizhou Province within their defense range. The southern Xinjiang army is now
Without defeat, the remaining troops are now hoarded outside Huizhou, preparing to completely abandon Taizhou and protect the Kunzhou position."
After Zhang Zong finished speaking in a leisurely manner, Liu Xia walked to the map and took a look.
The three provinces of Taizhou, Kunzhou and Qianzhou are adjacent to each other. Among them, Taizhou is the largest and the southernmost part of the Tianji Dynasty. Together with Kunzhou and Qianzhou, it has become a tripartite force.
Taizhou is the territory of the Nangong family. Now that he is planning to rebel, he will naturally consolidate the territory of Taizhou first, and then take Kunzhou to become his channel to counterattack the Central Plains.
The southern Xinjiang border garrison can block their route to the north by guarding Kunzhou.
In the past few days, the armies of the Huangpu family, Zhang family, Liu family and other southern families have all moved towards Kunzhou to support them. The Nangong family knows that powerful enemies are looking around, and they will never dare to attack Kunzhou rashly.
Liu Xia guessed that the first thing the Nangong family wanted to do was to take advantage of the chaos in the southern Xinjiang army and navy to control the shipping routes and cut off the sea passage of the Tianji Dynasty army. Secondly, they wanted to harass the Qianzhou line and make a feint to attack Qianzhou.
Action, find ways to distract them, and then raid Kunzhou.
Only in this way will they have a chance.
"Send the order and order all the troops who have arrived at the position to stay closed and not fight. No matter what the problem is in Qianzhou, they are not allowed to leave Kunzhou. Everything will be discussed after I arrive."
Liu Xia hesitated and said.
"As ordered, General Mo will go right away."
After saying that, Zhang Zong turned around and left.
"Your Highness, do you have a way to deal with the Nangong family?"
Duan Lingxiao asked curiously.
Liu Xia smiled slightly and said: "I don't know much about the situation in southern Xinjiang yet. It's just that before going to the front line, we have to go somewhere."
"Where?"
Everyone asked curiously.
"The Nangong family navy is the most powerful force in the world, and it is an important force of the imperial navy. Now that the Nangong family has rebelled, the imperial navy is afraid to go to sea. The most urgent task now is to find a general who is good at water warfare. Although among the family, there are many people who are good at water warfare.
There are many generals fighting, but I'm worried that none of them will really become enemies of the Nangong family. If we meet at sea, something might happen."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
"Then do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
Dabao asked.
"Have you ever heard of Liao Qichang?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
Everyone shook their heads in confusion, obviously this person was not very famous.
However, Duan Lingxiao on one side was suddenly startled and said: "Are you saying that Liao Qichang was the pirate leader of the Nansha Gang before?"
"Yes, it's him I'm talking about. Have you heard of him?"
Liu Xia asked with a smile.
"Of course I have heard that this man has been in the South China Sea for more than thirty years. If Princess Chang'an had not surrendered him in the battle of Nansha Island, I am afraid that he is still dominating the South China Sea. This man has disappeared for a long time. This huge sea of people, you
How to find it?”
Duan Lingxiao asked.
"Of course I have my own way. Before His Majesty saw me off, he told me about two people. The first one is this person. I just checked his file and he has the name of Sea Tiger King, the overlord of the sea. I don't believe it.
It would be a wasted reputation."
Liu Xia pondered.
"Then who is the second person your Majesty proposes to you?"
Lingling asked curiously.
"The naval battle relies on the Sea Tiger King, and to deal with Nangong Shili of the Nangong family, he naturally needs his old rival and their old neighbor, Huangpu Yingcai."
Liu Xia smiled.
"Your Majesty is indeed far-sighted. The Huangpu family and the Nangong family have been neighbors for many years, and they were very familiar with each other. It would be a lot more reassuring if there were two of them as the main generals."
Duan Lingxiao smiled.
"Right now, I'm only worried about the position of the Huangpu family. After all, the Huangpu family reacted very slowly to the Nangong family's rebellion. If the Huangpu family has second thoughts, I'm afraid it will be bad."
Duan Lingxiao analyzed.
"That's exactly what I'm so worried about. Okay, let's take it step by step for the current matter. Now we'll go to Jiangling to look for the Sea Tiger King. Then we'll go to the Imperial Navy Camp. The Nangong family has been fighting one after another and needs time to recover. Let's take advantage of the opportunity
At this time, we can seize the maritime hegemony and drag the rhythm to our rhythm. This will work. Otherwise, once the Nangong family leads us by the nose, I am afraid we will be very passive."
Liu Xia said worriedly.
"Everything depends on His Highness's orders."
Everyone clasped their fists and said.
After that, the mighty fleet went south along the canal and arrived at Jiangling in about four days.
Jiangling is located along the coast of Jiangzhou and is an important sea port.
Although it is not the provincial capital of Jiangzhou, it is one of the most prosperous and wealthy cities in Jiangzhou.
This is an important transfer station for goods from the north heading south. Most merchant ships will unload their goods here and return to the north.
The goods are loaded on ships from here and sent south along the coast to other ports in the south.
Goods from the south will also be transferred here and transported to the north.
When Liu Xia's fleet arrived at the general, they got out of the cabin and saw Jiangling's dock, which was so majestic.
Thousands of large and small ships are moored here, which is quite spectacular.
On the pier, there are crowds of people, busy traffic, and a bustling scene.
At this moment, Jiangzhou officials lined up on the dock to welcome him, with loud drums and music, it was very lively.
As soon as Liu Xia got off the ship, Jiangzhou Chief Envoy Zhang Changyuan, Commander-in-Chief Liu Bilong and others hurriedly greeted him.