Under the jurisdiction of Hailing County, Haiyang Prefecture, Hengnan County Wharf.
As Zhang Shicheng's power grows, now, except for a few large cities in Hailing County, they are still under the control of the Xia Kingdom. All other prefectures, counties and towns have fallen into Zhang Shicheng's control.
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Hengnan County, Haiyang Prefecture, which is close to the sea, is now controlled by Zhang Shicheng's tribe.
Thousands of soldiers wearing Xia army armor, armed with weapons, and equipped with bows and crossbows. They looked like elite soldiers and horses of the rebel army. They were heavily guarding the area. The security was extremely tight.
The leader of the rebels was short in stature, had a beard, and had a rather dignified appearance. He was surrounded by a group of rebel generals, but he had a certain aura as he looked around.
This person is none other than Zhang Shicheng, the leader of the rebels who is causing quite a headache to the Xia Kingdom!
The cronies around Zhang Shicheng looked at the empty sea in front of the pier and couldn't help but ask Zhang Shicheng:
"General, are you really going to come here?"
Today, Zhang Shicheng has only occupied less than half of the prefectures and counties in Hailing County, so he only calls himself a general and does not raise any too eye-catching banners.
Upon hearing the inquiries from his close associates, Zhang Shicheng had no doubts and said firmly:
"There will definitely be one!"
Before Zhang Shicheng came to Hailing County of the Xia Kingdom, he had only stayed in the stick stick for a short time. But he had no doubts about the stick stick's methods.
If you say that ordnance supplies can be delivered today, they will definitely be delivered!
Zhang Shicheng led his subordinates and waited for about half an hour when he suddenly heard one of his subordinates shouting:
"General, look at that, isn't it?"
When everyone heard the words, they all looked at him.
Then I saw more than ten merchant ships appearing on the sea in the distance. These ships were slowly slowing down at this time, as if they saw soldiers and horses stationed on the pier, watching silently.
When Zhang Shicheng saw this, his eyes lit up and he immediately said:
"It should be time... quickly raise my flag!"
Upon hearing this, his subordinates quickly responded and turned around to raise Zhang Shicheng's flag.
The fleet above the sea, after seeing Zhang Shicheng's flag, sailed towards the dock again.
The Hengnan County Pier had already been cleared by Zhang Shicheng's men. More than ten large ships sailed into the terminal easily.
It was only then that the people on the pier saw clearly that the flags hanging on these dozen or so ships were actually the flags of three neighboring countries: Korea, Fusang, and Bohae.
Wang Zhi, the general of Henghai, took off his armor and put on the clothes of a merchant. Surrounded by a group of sailors, he stepped off the ship. At first glance, he looked like a great maritime merchant.
If someone didn't know Wang Zhi's identity, how would he know that he was actually a newly decorated naval general of the Yun Kingdom?
When Zhang Shicheng saw Wang Zhi coming down, he immediately stepped forward, cupped his fists and cupped his hands and said:
"Zhang Shicheng, I have met Mr. Wang Daguan!"
At this time, Wang Zhi was also acting like a businessman. He returned the gift with a smile and said:
"General Zhang, I have admired you for a long time!"
The stick-stick office had contacted them in advance, so the two of them naturally knew the identity of the person coming. They even had a specific portrait of the other person in their respective hands, so there was no way they could mistake him for it.
After a few polite words, Wang Zhi immediately signaled his men to start moving the cargo on the ship. Seeing this, Zhang Shicheng also quickly motioned to his men to step forward to help.
When there were only a few die-hard loyalists left around the two of them, Wang Zhi lowered his voice and said:
"A total of seventeen ships brought 2,000 pieces of armor, 5,000 knives, 5,000 spears, 500 divine arm crossbows, 50 bed crossbows, and 50,000 stones of food and grass."
There are naturally a lot of these things. But when Zhang Shicheng heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Zhang Shicheng knew very well that although his power was getting stronger day by day, it only seemed that way.
Facing the upcoming all-out massacre by the Xia Kingdom, Zhang Shicheng only had 3,000 elite troops secretly supported by local salt merchants, plus tens of thousands of people who were coerced.
Based on the undefensible terrain of Hailing County, if Xia Kingdom mobilized elite soldiers and horses, I am afraid that even with his ability, he would not be able to hold out for long.
Even though Wang Zhi, the Henghai general, sent a lot of these things, it only allowed him to arm an army of less than 10,000 people. How could he resist the Xia army's subsequent encirclement and suppression?
Although he didn't speak, looking at Zhang Shicheng's expression, Wang Zhi was able to guess what he was thinking. He immediately chuckled and said:
"General Zhang must worry, this is just the first batch!"
"To the south of Goryeo, there is an island country on the sea, called Danluo Kingdom. Its customs are simple, its people are no more than 100,000, and its national strength is poor and weak. After the destruction of Xia Kingdom's Leizhou Navy, Xia Kingdom's forces were unable to resist this place, so I led them
Although this place has not yet established a state or county and has been incorporated into Dayun, there are docks and warehouses on it, disguised as ships from other countries, and supplies will continue to be transported from the country."
The Danluo Kingdom is located on the sea route, connecting the Xia Kingdom with Goryeo and Fusang. Previously, for the maritime trade of the three countries, the Xia Kingdom did not actually control this place, but only included it as a patrol area for the Xia Kingdom's navy.
Now, with the destruction of Xia Kingdom's Leizhou Navy, the only remaining Jinling Navy needs to be responsible for patrolling the north and south coasts of Xia Kingdom and garrisoning the capital Jinling City. As for Danluo Kingdom, they can only give up.
And Wang Zhi was, after all, a great pirate and maritime merchant who was famous throughout history. He was naturally quite sensitive to this important place on the maritime trade route.
Before the other countries could react, Wang Zhi hid his identity as General Henghai of the Yun Kingdom and led thousands of his troops to directly occupy the Danluo Kingdom.
Wang Zhi looked pleased at this moment and said with a smile:
"It only takes twenty days to travel by sea from Danluo Kingdom to Hailing County. As long as the arrangements are made properly, the ordnance and materials needed by General Zhang will be shipped continuously!"
Hearing this, Zhang Shicheng felt relieved, frowned, nodded and said:
"I see."
Even though Zhang Shicheng had great confidence in himself, he couldn't help but feel hopeless and powerless whenever he thought about the lack of support from Yun State, leaving him to face the Xia State court alone.
At this time, I heard that the Yun Kingdom had now established a foothold on the sea and extended its power here, so I relaxed a little.
"In that case, I would like to ask Mr. Wang to pay more attention to the future matters!" Zhang Shicheng bowed and smiled, then waved slightly behind him.
Then one of his confidants held two account books and handed them to Wang Zhi.
Zhang Shicheng, who was standing aside, took the book above and said:
"Here are 40,000 stones of refined salt, which will be used to purchase ordnance. In the future, all expenditures for purchasing ordnance should also be settled with refined salt!"
This refined salt is indispensable to the common people in the world, it is a hard currency.
Nowadays, the turmoil in Hailing County has caused the price of salt in the Xia Kingdom to rise. The original price of 30 taels per catty has increased to 50 taels. If the 40,000 stones of refined salt are converted, it is worth more than 200,000 taels of silver.
It can be said that Zhang Shicheng, who now occupies half of Hailing County, holds one-fifth of Xia Kingdom's salt in his hands, and is definitely not short of money.
Wang directly checked the account book, opened it and checked it again, then nodded and put it in his arms.
At this time, Zhang Shicheng took advantage of the situation and handed over another account book and said softly:
"The ten thousand stones of refined salt here are my hard-earned money for the officials... Please take good care of me in the future!"
When Wang Zhi heard this, his eyes lit up, he took it without hesitation and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, your Majesty has made an explanation before... plus General Zhang is so polite, I will naturally not let you down, General, hehehe."
Hearing this, Zhang Shicheng laughed a few times in agreement, then raised his hand slightly to greet him, and said in a low voice:
"Your Excellency, the envoy of the Yi Guard at Stickang, will be here soon. I would also like to ask you to stay for a while and meet with me."
Wang Zhi heard this, nodded in agreement, and left with Zhang Shicheng with a smile.
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Xia Kingdom, Jinling City, Jinshen Palace.
Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling closed the secret fold in his hand angrily, slapped it on the imperial case, his face was extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said bitterly:
"This Emperor Yun really opened my eyes! But even if I submit a letter of truce, he can do this."
"The righteous man was killed, but our Daxia envoy could only continue to present his credentials and could not do anything else. In this way, I am afraid that the passion of many loyal and righteous men has been chilled!"
In the palace, Feng Chu heard the words and lowered his head to report:
"The visiting mission tried its best to deal with it, but Emperor Yun made careful calculations and even kept the captured martial arts righteous men from Jiangzhou County, just to put on a show... After that day, the young minister of Honglu Temple was filled with grief and anger.
, I can’t afford to get sick immediately.”
When Yu Zhaoling heard this, even though his face was extremely gloomy, he nodded and said:
"I know, so I can't blame them for this..."
"It's just that I'm really full of resentment in my heart right now, and I don't know who to vent to!"
At this time, Feng Chu directly answered the conversation without saying anything:
"Previously, the imperial court used such lazy connections and resources to invite hundreds of experts to assassinate Emperor Yun. If not for my incompetence in doing things, which resulted in failure, how could Emperor Yun be so arrogant!"
At this time, Feng Chu suddenly leaned over and fell to the ground, kowtowed and apologized:
"I have failed to do my job well, so please forgive me and punish me!"
Yu Zhaoling felt even more indignant in his heart, and his voice couldn't help but screamed:
"Do I blame you? Assassination methods are not worthy of publicity. How can you rely on them for all the important matters of the general and the country?"
After being scolded like this, Feng Chu immediately shut his mouth and knelt on the ground with his head hanging down.
Yu Zhaoling took a few breaths, then calmed down a little, and said in a deep voice:
"Get up, my tone is a little harsh now, but I don't mean to blame you... How old is this Emperor Yun? Who would have thought that the rumors about his martial arts in the world are all true!"
No matter what, Xiao Chengyuan's attack on the river completely eliminated the idea of the Xia Kingdom's court sending people to assassinate him.
An emperor is protected by many soldiers and horses, and is guarded by masters day and night. Coupled with his own martial arts, he can be said to be unparalleled in the past. For such a person, you know that assassination methods are extremely useless for him.
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Yu Zhaoling took a deep breath, regained his energy, and said:
"That's all, no matter what, the war with Yun State has finally ceased. Since Daxia has given me a chance to breathe, I must seize it!"
"In the southern border, all the ministries were ordered to continuously train their troops, stock up on food, grass and weapons, and to set up defense lines to prepare for the next battle. In the northern border, all the ministries were ordered to attack with all their strength. Even if the Turkic tribes cannot be wiped out in this battle, they must still
Break the bones of the Turks so that these steppe barbarians will not dare to mention the matter of visiting the south again for more than ten years!"
Seeing Yu Zhaoling's renewed fighting spirit, Feng Chu immediately cupped his fists and shouted:
"According to the order!"
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Yunguo, Jiangling Mansion, above Jingjiang Pier.
The mighty ceremonial fleet left Jiangzhou City, surrounded by large and luxuriously decorated dragon boats. They sailed here and parked on the river.
After awarding awards to the frontline soldiers and appeasing the hearts of the people of Jiangzhou County, Xiao Cheng's trip to Jiangzhou County was considered a complete success and he set off back to Beijing half a month ago.
In order to maximize his God Card skills and appease the hearts of the people in several places, Xiao Cheng's return to Beijing will naturally be different from the way he came before.
The parade, still traveling by boat, went upstream from Jiangzhou City, from Yuezhou, along the Yangtze River, passed through Jiangling Prefecture, Yixian County, entered Jiangyang County, entered Jianchang Prefecture, and returned to the capital.
Today, the fleet arrived at Jiangling City.
Since he was chosen to accompany the capital, Xiao Cheng became interested and ordered Liu Bowen and Yuan Tiangang, who were accompanying him, to come and take a look at the feng shui of Jiangling City.
Liu Bowen accompanied Xiao Cheng. After watching a few times, he immediately praised:
"This is Jiangling City, where the Yangtze River flows from east to west. This is real water. The river moistens local lakes, and there are water veins running through the north and south. This is virtual water. The virtual and real water meet here, forming the image of "a thousand harmonies can be sung".
It has the potential to be prosperous and prosperous. Setting up the accompanying capital here will reflect the rising power of our country, Dayun, which is wonderful!"
Yuan Tiangang on the side also said:
"On the east and west sides of Gangneung City, there are Mount Ki and Mount Baleong."
"This Jishan Mountain is majestic, with floating clouds flying across it, like a fairy mountain and a palace. Near Jishan Mountain, there are white, black, green, red and yellow five dragon pools, clustered together to form a statue of "five dragons holding the saint", which is really
It is a treasure land. And this Baling Mountain is also unique. It is composed of eight ridges. The mountains are majestic and winding. From a distance, they look like a giant dragon lying down. It is particularly strange, and you can vaguely see the kingly aura!"
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng chuckled lightly and said:
"Really? You two, please don't just say good things because I have chosen you in advance!"
When the two heard this, they didn't even dare to say anything.
Liu Bowen said truthfully:
"This Jiangling City does have some imperial aura contained in it. It may not be enough to serve as the capital of our Dayun Kingdom. But if it is just a companion capital, it is enough!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he nodded slightly and said:
"Since the two Qing families have said so, it has been completely settled. The Ministry of Industry will now mobilize manpower and recruit the disciples of my Dayunmo family to assist, Zajia, and Shen's Trading Company to help build the imperial palace and official offices of the capital!"
Having said this, Xiao Cheng looked at the two of them again and said:
"I'm not superstitious about this Feng Shui theory, but I don't want to violate taboos. The two of you also came up with ideas for corresponding construction matters... By the way, Li Chunfeng was also transferred to Si Tianjian and was jointly responsible for it.
This matter!"
Upon hearing this, the two men immediately bowed and saluted, saying:
