After hearing this, Li Luo couldn't think of any good solution except a sad smile.
A few days after the generals set up their camp, the other battalions of the Chuyang garrison also rushed to Guanchao Ferry, along with Xiong Pingzhang, the magistrate of Chuyang Prefecture. When they saw Li Luo, they shouted loudly and narrated the evil deeds of the rogue bandits.
Finally, how about expressing gratitude again and praising Li Luo for his bravery.
Li Luo was already used to seeing things like this, and the expectation that it would be like this, lukewarm or not, made Xiong Pingzhang confused and uneasy for a moment.
Cui Ding, the commander-in-chief of the Chuyang Prefecture, had not been confused all year round. His face was very gloomy. When he saw Li Luo, although he was respectful, he was deeply wary. A strange light flashed in his eyes from time to time. He looked at Li Luo and saw that
Look at Gu Xichao and the others, I wonder what they are planning.
Li Luo smiled calmly and did not reveal anything. I am afraid that Cui Dingquan, one of Gu Xichao's subordinates, had a confidant. Gu Xichao's plea for guilt may have reached Cui Dingquan's ears. In this way, Cui Dingquan would pay attention to Li Luo's expression and try to figure out what Li Luo was thinking.
think.
"General Cui, is there a navy in Dongfu?"
"Navy Master?" Cui Dingquan was shocked. Several people in Chuyangzhou looked at each other and lowered their heads.
Cui Dingquan hesitated and said: "It's not clear whether there are any naval generals in other states of Dongfu, but there is no navy in Chuyang Prefecture."
"No?" Li Luo looked at the officials in front of him quietly and said calmly, "If pirates disturb the people along the coast, how will you respond?"
"This..." Cui Dingquan glanced at Xiong Pingzhang and replied respectfully, "I'd better let Mr. Xiong elaborate on it for the prince."
Xiong Pingzhang cursed secretly and said with a smile: "How do you know about this matter in the army? General Cui has been in the army for a long time, so naturally he knows much better than me."
Li Luo saw the two of them exchanging blame and said calmly: "General Cui is in command of a state's soldiers, so he has the responsibility of guarding the territory. He must know how to set up formations to defend against the enemy.
Mr. Xiong is the governor of a state, and he is responsible for the peace of the state. Even if he is not a soldier, he should know something about military affairs. Neither of you knows, who should I ask?"
Cui Dingquan and Xiong Pingzhang were speechless and were about to speak out in defense.
Li Luo raised his hand slightly, looked at Gu Xichao and said, "No need, General Gu, just say it."
Gu Xichao was shocked, without even looking at Xiong Pingzhang and Cui Dingquan, and said in a deep voice: "Reporting to the prince, there is indeed no navy in Chuyang Prefecture. If pirates are rampant and plundering, Cang'er Prefecture's naval division is requested to send troops to drive away the enemy.
, If it’s just sporadic pirates, then, just..."
Gu Xichao looked at Li Luo and the generals, hesitating and looking stunned.
"Just leave it alone, right?"
"Exactly." Gu Xichao said dejectedly, lowering her head slightly.
Li Luo snorted, glanced at the Chuyang officials a few times, without getting angry, and asked calmly: "If Chuyang Prefecture does not have a navy, there is nothing you can do, but will the Cang'er Prefecture Navy send troops if requested?"
"Yes, yes," Xiong Pingzhang said quickly, "The commander of the Cang'er Navy is very familiar with the subordinates. In the past, there were pirates who caused trouble. If they invited each other, the Cang'er Navy rarely made excuses and would usually send troops to conquer.
Don’t care about anything.”
"Oh, I see, who is the commander of Cang'er Navy?"
"Reporting to the prince, the commander of the Cang'er Navy is named Yu and his name is Zilue. He is a close friend of the official."
"Yu Zilue?" Li Luo pondered for a moment and said softly, "This time the Dongfu bandits are raging, why didn't Cang'er Prefecture send troops to help?"
"This, this." Xiong Pingzhang was speechless.
"Reporting to the prince, Lord Zhizhou also sent someone to Cang'er Province for help. However, the messenger was assassinated before he arrived at Cang'er Province. We only found out about this a few days ago. I am afraid that the rogue bandits were worried about the help of Cang'er army and blocked the road to intercept them. ." Gu Xichao heard the words and continued.
Li Luo let out an ooh and said, "You guys go down first, gather your troops and horses in the next few days, and be careful of rogue bandits."
"I will obey the order." Several people from Chu Yangzhou left the tent. Li Luo looked at Shen Xiangdong and Shi Wei and said softly: "There is something strange."
"What did the general mean?" Shi Wei thought thoughtfully.
"Cang'er Prefecture is no different from Chuyang Prefecture. The Dagan Navy has been weak for decades. The court pays half of the navy's food and salary, and the remaining half is left to the various states to take care of themselves.
Even if Cang'er Prefecture is rich, there is no need to respond to every request. Seeing the magistrate being so proud, if what I expected is true, Cang'er Zhoushi will send troops regardless of whether it is just one of them. I'm afraid he won't take Chuyang Prefecture's penny for doing so. , If this Yu Zilue is not a loyal, brave and kind person, then he has ulterior motives."
Shen Xiangdong and Shi Wei looked at each other, and Shen Xiangdong said in a deep voice: "The commander of the boat division is still under the command of the magistrate and the commander-in-chief of the prefecture and county. No matter how well Yu Zilue understands the righteousness, he still needs to know the commander-in-chief of the prefecture and county." Only if the military commander agrees.
Furthermore, with the chaos in Dongfu this time, Cang'er Prefecture and Chuyang Prefecture are dead and teeth cold, but there is no movement at all, and they look like they are just waiting to see what happens. This is intriguing."
"If it is true as General Gu said, there is such a big movement in Dongyan and Chuyang Prefecture, even if Cang'er Prefecture has not received the message from Chuyang Prefecture, it should have already known about the situation in the two prefectures. It seems unreasonable to stand still." Shi Wei said in a deep voice.
"It's not unreasonable, but it's also reasonable. This time, the border bandits are different from the past. They have a large number of people. There is no order from the court to send troops to Cang'er. They stick to the front line. It can be regarded as rhetoric. It is difficult for others to blame him."
"Cang'er Prefecture is actually now under the control of the Song family. The Song family has not done anything at this juncture, which inevitably makes people suspicious. It is really difficult to justify such actions based on the talents of Song Yayu. I can't figure out what the Song family is doing. Intend."
"There's no need to guess, you'll know it when you see it." Li Luo said calmly.
"General's intention?"
"Send a message to Cang'er Prefecture, asking Cang'er Navy to go north to help."
"General, I understand." Shi Wei said in a deep voice.
"How to deal with Xiong Pingzhang and Cui Dingquan?"
"Don't pay attention to it for now. We will make a decision after the war in Dongfu is over."
Shen Xiangdong and Shi Wei retired from their tents and went about their business.
Li Luo muttered to himself for a long time, then sighed softly.
Since returning from Yangnan City to Zhuocheng, Li Luo has begun to pay attention to the Dagan Navy. The Chuyang Yizhou court recorded that there are 8,000 naval troops. Every year, the court allocates money, food and military pay for 4,000 naval forces.
It was only when I came today that I found out that Chuyang Prefecture’s navy had no soldiers. Where did the records of the eight thousand navy come from? I don’t know whose hands the imperial court’s food and salary fell every year. The inspection was indeed difficult.
Less than a few days after the message was sent to the army, the Cang'er Prefecture Navy had already set sail to the east coast of Chuyang, with boats and boats covering the sea with flags. The momentum looked astonishing from a distance, but from a distance it was just a drop in the ocean. It was really insignificant. The ocean was vast. , it can be seen.
Yu Zi stands near the age of 18, with a tall figure and a dignified appearance. Perhaps he has been drifting at sea all year round, so he is quite dark, which adds a bit of perseverance and calmness, and he is extraordinary in martial arts. (To be continued.)