In the bamboo forest outside the main hall, a group of jade butterflies with transparent snow-white wings, like tulle and ice crystals, flew up in the dark snow. They tried their best to fly.
This is the last moment of life of this kind of insect unique to the underworld.
They emitted a pearl-like brilliance in the flying snow, and their wings were still gently and rhythmically sing, flying around the green branches. The ice crystal-like body also flashed with a faint reflection in the darkness under the dark clouds.
When the snow stops, they will hide in the flowers and plants, lay insect eggs with all their might, and then pass away peacefully when the clouds clear and the fog dissipates, and the sun shrouds the earth again.
When the next snowy day, when the yin energy is extremely strong, the insect eggs that have been sleeping for a long time will break open, the larvae hatch, and then turn into a cocoon into a butterfly in a short time, and then take off and dance, like a graceful and graceful dance in the air.
, flying up and down with the wind and snow.
The new jade phoenix butterfly will be like the jade phoenix butterfly flying in the snow now. Every time you wave your wings, you can always pass through the fleeting blue lights among the snowflakes flying in the air.
Xiao Shizhu first saw this insect on a snowy night on Shuoyue Island. Groups of jade butterflies flew out one after another from the stone forest on the sea, drawing out a series of dark blue lights, like meteors leaping.
It illuminated and decorated the night sky. At that time, Xiao Shizhu also thought this thing was magical. After knowing their habits, he called it the shortest beauty.
Even if life is fleeting, these jade phoenix butterflies will do their best to dance the last dance. This is the most beautiful thing about jade phoenix butterflies.
Xiao Shizhu in the lobby room has lost the beauty of the room today. He held his hand stove and leaned against the throne in the room. He said firmly to the ghost mother who was breathing deep in the air beside him: "No, that person is in gynecology and obstetrics.
,I am not a female ghost, so I ask him to treat me. Are you afraid that he will prescribe the Black Chicken and Baifeng Pills for me?"
He rarely sits on the throne upright unless there is an important occasion, otherwise he will sit as he feels comfortable.
Anyway, there are no outsiders in the house now, so Xiao Shizhu doesn’t pay too much attention to it.
"Su Su can also prescribe medicine, so let her prescribe medicine for me first. As for the medical treatment, it's better to wait until the national teacher Yingying comes back." After a pause, Xiao Shizhu looked at the ghost mother gently and firmly.
Free one hand, hold the warmer with one hand, hold the ghost mother's hand with the other hand, and pinched the other's slender and tender hands with moderate force, comforting the ghost mother with a rare soft voice and said, "Don't worry,
Hu Hui used to say that I am a cat. Since I am a cat, I have nine lives, so how can I die so easily? Don’t look at me like this now, but I have a long life. Huang Quan walked away and took me away at most.
There are only one life, there are eight more lives. There are eight more lives, and I am still alive before death."
The ghost mother, who was originally worried, was amused by him and her worries suddenly decreased a little.
Amid the giggling of the ghost mother, Xiao Shizhu also raised her lips and smiled.
He knew his own body, and those words were half true and half false, and were mostly comforting words that made his wife feel at ease.
He also knew that he had a lifespan of more than ten years at most. But it was not a foregone conclusion. There was still a glimmer of hope. He could regain endless life.
The premise is that within these ten years, he must seize the blood pool.
This is extremely difficult, just like ascending to heaven.
But Xiao Shizhu can no longer turn back and must continue to walk down.
"The ministers are coming soon, calm down. Let's discuss the matter in front of us first to come up with a result." Xiao Shizhu gently patted the back of the hand that the ghost people put on the handrail of the throne and said, "My
Things can still be slow and not in the way.”
As I was talking, the main door of the lobby was open, and the cold wind blew in with a few snowflakes falling on the ground outside the door.
The snowflakes flew into the house for a few times and then melted.
Chen Ruo walked in with Xiao Shizhu's shirt in his arms; according to Xiao Shizhu's request, Chen Ruo only brought a brocade shirt. The shirt is knee-length, half-sleeved, and the sun and moon and cloud patterns are embroidered on his shoulders. The other side of the cuffs and the Forgetful River River.
Pattern.
The outside of this shirt is indeed satin, but the inside is lined with a layer of velvet, which is very warm.
Xiao Shizhu put down his hand stove, took his shirt and put it on and put it on.
It was in the house again, and the fire was still lit, and Xiao Shizhu had returned to normal.
After a while, some ministers of the Central Academy arrived one after another. In addition to those who did not come from outside the Beijing, even the members of the Central Academy in Beijing temporarily canceled the Rest Mu and were present.
Lu Wuchunyun and Jiang Ziwen and Lei Yun took the lead in, and after saluting, sat left and right in front of Xiao Shizhu's ghost mother.
Afterwards, Lin Cong and Changqin, Wu Xiaohui, the commander of the imperial guards, Julong, who had just returned from the Yingzhou area, and Gonggong, the navy commander who had just returned to Beijing.
The ghosts saluted Xiao Shizhu and Guimu one by one and sat down. Chen Ruo and Qinglan left the house in the hall and went to make tea.
"The issue we are going to discuss today is nothing else, but it's still the matter on the Yingzhou." Xiao Shizhu said straight to the point and straightforwardly: "The rainy season in the Yingzhou is about to end, and you all know that our attack that has been stagnant for a long time is about to be about to be
Continue, the troops are out of Du Shuo, and it is urgent. Today is to discuss this matter. I mean, the battle will end. Once the war begins, we cannot stop. We must firmly control the Yingzhou in our hands.
Let it become our territory.”
As soon as Xiao Shizhu finished speaking, a serious and tense atmosphere spread in the room inside the hall. The left and right ministers below tense up, and Chun Yunteng stood up, nodded, and replied with a strong force.
: "I agree with the king's proposal that the final battle will be the end, and it will allow our country to rest after a war. This is very necessary. Otherwise, the war will be delayed for too long and consume more."
Chunyun's eyes are firm and confident. As the minister of the Jiuyou Kingdom's military affairs and military taxes, Chunyun knows the combat effectiveness of various armies everywhere.
I knew that the Jiuyou Army was sure to swallow up the split countries in the Yingzhou.
She had no objection to Xiao Shizhu's proposal and agreed with both hands.
"Yes, it was precisely because of this kind of consideration that I planned and decided like this." Xiao Shizhu said this and immediately turned to look at Lu Wu opposite Chunyun.
"This year we received a large amount of compensation from the Beiyin Dynasty. Last year, we only fought a war with the Beiyin Dynasty. The war was only in a few areas on the North Coast and the waters near Shuoyue Island, which was not much affected. Others have been around, most areas
It's a great harvest again." Lu Wu understood and immediately responded: "The weapons production of military weapons supervisors in various places and near the capital were also delivered as scheduled and in accordance with the volume. The military supplies and military rations were sufficient, and the manpower was sufficient. A battle was launched.
There is no problem with the war.”
"Where is the money and military pay?" Xiao Shizhu showed a hint of satisfaction on his face, and asked in a very calm tone: "Where are the officials and ghost officials who will be rebuilt after the war?"
"There are at least three or four hundred ghosts that have graduated in the past two years." After a while of calculation in his mind, Lu Wu replied frankly, saying: "As for money, the national treasury and military treasury are still some of the remaining money.
It is enough for the military pay subsidy for one year for the 800,000 army to fight."
"Millions of hectares of fertile land near the five major Lingqu canals in central Beijing have been abundant in recent years." Jiang Ziwen was sitting down and took the speech and added: "The northern, central and eastern parts of Xuanyanzhou are in the north, central and eastern parts of Xuanyanzhou
The granary and grain cellars are filled with all capacity. Near the capital, the twenty-two-treasure warehouses with a capacity of 80,000 stones in the hills and hills are also filled with them. If necessary, military rations can be allocated from these places.
”.
"What else?" Xiao Shizhu pondered for a moment, asked again, and at the same time turned the antler ring on his finger.
But after turning the ring gently in his hand for two or three times, Xiao Shizhu looked up again and looked at Lu Wu.
Lu Wu was stunned by his question and asked blankly: "Master, what else is there?"
"The king asked you, after deducting all these remaining money, do our country still have any remaining money?" Xiao Shizhu, who had a faint look, said silently, but the ghost mother spoke and said slowly.
"There are, there are, and the remaining storage of the underworld in various places and capitals is absolutely sufficient. The amount of money is enough for us to spend five years nationwide. But that is a special fund for civil and infrastructure." I don't know if it is in the hall in the middle of the house.
It was too hot, and sweat beads were rising on Lu Wu's forehead. After raising his hand and whispering, he did not dare to hide it. He hurried back: "This is the government order signed by the king and ** in the fifth year of Jiuyou. Tianluge and Langhuan
The buildings have been archived."
"I didn't say it would be used for war. The rules I set myself must be followed." Xiao Shizhu glanced at Lu Wu, stopped and turned his finger, and said lightly: "But, the reconstruction after the war in Dongyingzhou,
Don’t you have to use this money?”.
But I still felt a little dissatisfied because the deposit was only enough for five years.
Xiao Shizhu originally believed that the Mingku should have ten years or more deposits and expenses.
"Yes." Lu Wu nodded and lowered his head slightly, replying to this word.
Chen Ruo and Qinglan just turned around and held the hot tea in their hands to serve them one by one. The seriousness and tension in the house in the hall was relieved.
"Then I should also be prepared to send additional ghost messengers to Dongyingzhou." Lei Yun took the hot tea, holding the tea holder under the tea cup in one hand, and picked up the cover of the quilt with the other hand, and his eyes were calm as he scraped the tea in the cup.
, his face turned solemn and said, "Every time the ghost army seized a land, the ghost messenger must immediately put into work to stabilize the order and restore order and stability."
"Yes, Xia Xing is recuperating, this is your job in Leiyun. You can inform the Chacha Department and the Punishment Department and let them choose officials who can go to Yingzhou to form branches." After a mouthful of hot tea, you can eat.
Xiao Shizhu raised his head and looked at Lei Yun, and said, "But it will be later. I will wait until the Qingqiu Fox King has finished his visit to Beijing and then go and notify them after he set off and returns home."
Xiao Shizhu made such arrangements naturally in order not to reveal any traces of movement in advance. And the discussion of this matter has basically become a foregone conclusion.
In the battle of Yingzhou, Xiao Shizhu is determined to win against Yingzhou.
The ministers were not worried, they were full of confidence. They were still sufficient in materials, money and food, so there was nothing to worry about.
The only thing that had concerns was Lin Cong. But this person's soul has always been calm and he would not impulsively say anything when he thought about it. At this time, he was just drinking tea silently without saying a word.
"Gonggong, what about the navy's arrangement?" The ghost mother asked.
"Gongyuan has established a naval base between Yunmengzhou and Dongyizhou. The ports in Dongyizhou and the southern part of Dongyingzhou have been completed before the end of the previous year." Gonggong put down his teacup and was in danger.
Just as he sat down, he replied: "The air cavalry, thunder chariots and flying celestial troops selected from various places are also dispatching to various warships, ports, and naval bases step by step. General Yu Rong is in charge of this matter, and everything goes well.
of.".
"Now, the scope of my country's sea-air coordinated combat has spread throughout the Yellow Spring Sea and the southern part of the Qinglong Sea." Gonggong, who paused, said proudly: "Any war broke out in these areas, every place we have The harbor and the garrison can arrive within one to two hours and enter the war.”
After hearing this, Xiao Shizhu's expression remained unchanged, but he still felt that it was too slow in his heart.
He also commanded the troops to fight wars, and knew that in one or two hours, it would be possible to end a small and medium-sized war.
But then I thought about it, the army of Jiuyou Kingdom has powerful weapons and some magical magic, with a strong defense line and an attack that can be as powerful as a bamboo shoot.
Once attacked by the enemy, it will be no problem to support one or two hours of stability and security.
Xiao Shizhu, who had calmed down, no longer cared about this matter.
These can be renovated slowly. The first priority in front of you is to attack the area north of Dongyingzhou.
"Okay, once the war begins, the naval warship fleet will block the coastal waters of Dongyingzhou, take off with the ship's air force and launch air strikes, and it is necessary to attack the target area." Xiao Shizhu looked at Gonggong with expectant eyes, "The cooperation of the navy
In cooperation with the governor, you, the governor, have to be adjusted."
Although Gonggong still had his long tail on the chair, he immediately straightened his waist and back and replied strongly to Xiao Shizhu: "No!".
"Lord." Lin Cong, who was worried, put the teacup on the small table next to his hand and stood up: "The Beiyin Dynasty has been secretly traveling to all parts of Dongyingzhou to sell food, grass and medicinal materials. I have checked, and this method is not at all
Violating the peace treaty between our two countries, but it will strengthen our enemies in the continent of Japan. Your policy of fighting again will be a daydream, so I am afraid that it will become a daydream because of this.”
When the other ministers heard this, they were shocked and turned their heads one after another. The surprised and surprised eyes fell on Lin Cong, who had already stood opposite Xiao Shizhu and Guimu.
It was precisely because Lin Cong finally talked about daydream that he poured a basin of cold water on everyone who was in high spirits and Xiao Shizhu.
"Yes, Lin Cong is also thoughtful, but this may not be a daydream." Xiao Shizhu, who was poured into cold water, was not angry because of a disappointment. Instead, he admired Lin Cong very much, "continue."
"No." Lin Cong bowed slightly, bowed and straightened his waist: "My lord has thought that even if we launched an attack, we would go north along the west coast, but there is still an east coast in the North Yin Dynasty that can carry out ship transportation.
Since this is the case, it is better not to launch a first attack on land first."
Having said this, Xiao Shizhu had already stood up and walked aside.
A map was hanging on the edge of the screen behind him.
It is the map of the East In the Underworld; the focus of Xiao Shizhu's military operations recently is on this land, and this map has always been hanging in the central courtyard.
"It is more beneficial to attack the coastal islands on the west coast first." Lin Cong De Ling continued: "On the first step, it is easier to support the land, and the king sets the strategy of attacking according to the coastline. Second, after siege, support the defending soldiers, after siege,
, prevent the enemy from counterattacking. In this way, no matter how much the enemy gets the support of the Northern Yin Dynasty, it will not pose too great a threat to us."
Lin Cong knew that once Xiao Shizhu started the war, he would definitely be the first to start the first battle in the western part of Dongyingzhou and the northwest. Combined with various intelligence, he gave Xiao Shizhu this suggestion.
"Come to Lin Cong, look at the map and give you a more detailed suggestion." Then, Xiao Shizhu waved behind him. Lin Cong immediately walked up.
Lin Cong, who was standing beside Xiao Shizhu, looked up at the map in front of him, stared at the landscape patterns on it, and began to ponder.
Lin Cong's eyes kept spinning back and forth near Yitian Mountain.
The military generals not far away were also in deep thought.
They are all veterans who have been through the battlefield for a long time, and they also know that Lin Cong’s suggestions are reasonable. But for a moment, they didn’t know which island should be attacked on this west coast of Dongyingzhou? Only in order to build a maritime base for Jiuyou Kingdom in Dongyingzhou.
After all, the islands on the west coast of Dongyingzhou are too scattered.
And they are not big, and some of them can only be regarded as sea reefs and cannot be called islands.
"Here." After a long time, Lin Cong, who was thoughtful, raised his hand and pointed to the map, "Ruoba Island."
After speaking, Lin Cong paused and said, "Liubo is only more than 70 miles away from the area west of Yitian Mountain. The two major ports along the coast are only more than 500 hectares of islands, surrounded by hills, cliffs and sea barriers.
, the center is flat and open, just in time to build a take-off site for flying thunder cars and fairy rafts."
"Once there is air support, the entire west coast of Dongyingzhou will be within the bombing range of the flying thunder carts and the Xiancha group." Xiao Shizhu pondered for a moment, thought for a while, and said thoughtfully: "Plus, add it to it,"
The powerful raid capabilities and air strikes of our country's Flying Army and Air Cavalry, so that land attacks can be more powerful."
"Okay, okay." Xiao Shizhu thought for a while, and after he felt it was feasible, he applauded.
"Konggong." He then turned around and looked at Gonggong who was enjoying tea with relish. He asked: "Attack Liubo, take down Liubo, defend Liubo, and develop it into a navy and air base near the coast.
, how many troops and warships can the navy mobilize?"
Upon hearing this, Gonggong quickly put down his teacup, silently calculated the forces and generals under his command, and said, "The three large iron dragon ship fleets and five Xuanwu ship fleets can still be evenly produced. It is just the ghost soldiers in the air,
There is no one under my command."
"It's okay, let Ying Lingxing go." Xiao Shizhu was not idle either. After thinking of this young general, he said firmly: "When sea and land attack at the same time, they must also capture Liubo when they capture Yitian Mountain."
"But be sure to attack quickly." After a brief pause, Xiao Shizhu reminded Gonggong again: "You must be fast, so that the enemy troops stationed at Liubo will be caught off guard."