The fat man replied: "It shouldn't be wrong. I have several informants selling the same information, and I tried to get close to Wuying Water Village, but the defense there was very tight. I was almost discovered. This will not happen normally."
"Very good! Now, for the time being, focus all your attention on Wuying County and investigate the movements of the relevant troops as much as possible. I will also mobilize forces to investigate. Even if you meet someone who is suspected of being one of your own, you cannot contact them. Do you understand?"
Fabian reminded Fatty.
"Understood, will my subordinate contact you like this next time?" The fat man is naturally Zhu Geliang.
"Change the mole to the corner of your right eye. Don't make it so big, just make it smaller. That's it, I'm leaving." Fabian hugged the fat man and parted ways.
Judging from Zhu Geliang's information, at least thousands of our country's warships have been transferred to Wuying County, and the size of the ships is not yet known. It is estimated that our country may use between 100 and 300,000 troops.
It was mid-August when the news came back to Juyang City. It was mixed with a bunch of exciting news for Ding Kui and was almost ignored.
The news that excited Ding Kui the most was that the Eighth Army Corps was ordered to go south to Zhongwangzhou to quell the rebellion. The forwards had arrived at the Xijiang River and were preparing to cross the river to Zhenjiang County.
Jiang Qi, the Marquis of Zhenjiang County, couldn't wait to inform the whole country about the news of welcoming the Eighth Army. Although his territory was still two counties away from the place threatened by the rebels, he had been uneasy since Wangzhou County was breached. He was always worried about rebellion.
The army will suddenly attack Zhenjiang County.
As soon as the Eighth Army arrived on the other side of the Xijiang River, all the worries in his heart disappeared. No matter how powerful the rebels were, could they defeat the Eighth Army? In his mind, this was impossible.
Another piece of news that excited Ding Kui was that two elemental magicians had a fight in Funiu Mountain. One of the protagonists of the incident was his acquaintance, Li Fei's teacher, Gong Lianggu.
The cause of the incident is unknown, and the other protagonist is Cang Yan, the president of the Rebel Magic Association.
One day in early August, Cang Yan broke into the Funiu Mountains for unknown reasons. Gong Lianggu sensed the approach of a person with level 7 combat power through the magic tower, and immediately rushed to the Funiu Mountains to check.
Two magic masters belonging to different camps met, one of water type and one of fire type. They started fighting without saying a few words.
According to gossip from the surrounding cities and counties of Funiu Mountain, the ground felt like a major earthquake that day. Fortunately, there were no reports of houses collapsing and crushing people.
Two elemental magicians who were hostile to each other started fighting, often using forbidden magic. I don't know if the rumors were so exaggerated. Anyway, the movement was insignificant. After a fierce battle, it was said that Gonglianggu returned to the magic tower to retreat.
For a few days, there was no way of knowing what Cang Yan's condition was.
"Wow, the civil strife has reached the level of elemental magicians. This must be rare in the history of the kingdom, right?"
Although the matter had nothing to do with Ding Kui, he was still very excited.
"Haha, don't you know that others don't know? Your ancestors encountered legendary knights during a counter-insurgency war." The person who studied the intelligence with Ding Kui was Fei Ze.
"Yes, yes, my ancestor saved an elemental magician that time. The earliest reason why Qianyou came to follow me probably originated from this." Ding Kui was familiar with family allusions and did not forget this paragraph.
"What's the name of that legendary knight?" Fei Ze put down the information and thought for a while, "Yes, his surname seems to be Ruan."
"I don't remember my last name. The Ding family has fought too many battles and defeated countless enemies. I rarely remember the names of the enemies." Ding Kui has his domineering capital. The history of the Ding family is like the history of war. Among them,
There are very few records of defeat.
It's not that the Ding family didn't record their defeats, it's that they fought far fewer defeats than they won. Mixed in with the records of victories, the records of defeats were not so conspicuous.
"My surname is Ruan, and he is a Duke." Fei Ze has a good memory and can remember roughly.
"Haha, we are actually from the same family as Miss Xingzhu." Ding Kui didn't pay attention.
His attention turned to the latest piece of information.
"Thousands of warships, please be good! Who is behind the Le family?" He finally saw the intelligence sent back by his country.
"More than a thousand warships?" Fei Ze frowned, "The ratio of our country's navy escorting the army is 1:1, and the total carrying capacity of 200,000 troops is equivalent to 100,000 landing operations.
The water flow in the lower reaches of the Tongyuan River is slow, our ships are wider, and medium-sized warships can carry 150 to 200 people. Based on this calculation, our country plans to transport 150,000 to 200,000 troops?
This does not include large and giant warships. Our country has a kind of ‘submersible dragon ship’, which is specially used for maritime operations. It is a super giant ship that can carry more than 2,000 fully equipped sailors.”
Ding Kui had heard of the Qianlong Ship, but had never seen it. He asked, "Can that kind of Qianlong Ship be driven to Juyang City?"
"Yes, but it cannot reach the shore. It is at least several hundred meters away from the shore. The Qianlong ship cannot attack the river bank, but it can load baggage and personnel and transfer them to the shore through medium-sized warships." Fei Ze has recently studied his country's tactics.
, be familiar with your country’s weapons and equipment.
"Then let's count according to the larger number. Oh my god, two hundred thousand troops are invading Juyang City? This is too disrespectful to me, Ding!" Ding Kui pretended to pull his hair.
Fei Ze chuckled and said, "Maybe more if you count the special logistics personnel."
"It seems that this battle is going to be fought, and it may last for a long time." Ding Kui pinched his chin.
"Fortunately, for some reason, the commander-in-chief actually transferred the Eighth Army to Zhongwangzhou. If the situation here is critical, we can really consider asking for help from the Eighth Army. The army protecting the country should give priority to resisting foreign enemies."
Fei Ze also couldn't understand the mobilization of the Eighth Army. The documents in the staff department clearly understood the unspoken rules for the mobilization of elite corps. Unless it was particularly critical or involved special interests, it would not be mobilized under normal circumstances.
"Jiang Nan came here specifically to tell me yesterday that the purpose of mobilizing the Eighth Army was to prevent a large-scale attack by our country. By making good use of the Jiang family's special passage, we can arrive within ten days." Ding Kui didn't have time to tell his men.
"I see." Fei Ze didn't say much. It was not his turn to intervene in the matters that the bosses above were doing.
"Since our country has made such a big move, I'm afraid we won't give up until we achieve our goal. If 200,000 people are not enough, will more come? We have to prepare for the worst. Of course, no matter how bad the situation is, I have ways to ensure that the territory does not
Lost." Ding Kui showed a mysterious smile.
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Fei Ze didn't expect Ding Kui to be so confident.
"Well, I can't tell you the secrets involving foreign aid for the time being. We just need to protect Hengfu City and have enough power to harass our own people." Ding Kui shook his head and did not say what he could do.
"That being the case, then we will focus on holding on to Hengfu City, preserving our combat power to fight, and making some sacrifices when necessary."
Fei Ze could understand that Ding Kui had a secret. Foreign aid matters were not something that his staff could get involved in. They were the lord's connections. As long as he was given a clear and feasible goal, he could use his talents.
The two of them hadn't been studying for long when another visitor came to visit.
The person who came this time had made a deal with Ding Kui, and he was Liu Tong from Chunlu Bay Water Village.
"Haha, Captain Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why are you here this time?" Ding Kui knew that the soldier in front of him liked to be direct.
"To make a long story short, my country's military has recently sent several messages to Nanjing, complaining that our patrol ships often cross the border and harass our own ships, and requires us to severely punish cross-border ships and personnel and give our country a satisfactory explanation."
Liu Tong paused, glanced at Ding Kui's expression, and then continued: "The patrol ships that can reach the border of our country can be sent by our water village, but you should know that our patrol ships have not crossed Juyang City for a long time. ." He stopped talking and did not continue.
"Our ship crossed the border? And it harassed our own ships? It's pure nonsense. You shouldn't believe their words. Here I can responsibly say that there is absolutely no chance that the patrol boat I sent will cross the border."
Ding Kui didn't care whether his ship had crossed the border or not. He would deny it first. There was no surveillance or photography in this world. It would be nonsense not to catch Xing Xing.
"Sir Ding, I am very willing to believe what you say, but the commander-in-chief said that our country's military will not issue multiple notices to Nanmaozhou because of some unfounded matters that affect the relationship between the two countries.
However, the Commander-in-Chief does not mean to blame you. He has a suggestion: Recently, water bandits disguised themselves as patrol boats of our army and jumped into our country to commit crimes. You should hand over a few death row prisoners here and let us kill them in the water village. It was handed over to Nanjing City.
This will not only damage our face, but also give an explanation to our country. You will not have any losses, and everyone can deal with the matter. Do you think so?" Liu Tong was embarrassed to say that he didn't believe Ding Kui, so he blamed Jiang Rong. I even thought of ways to deal with it.
"No! You can't admit anything you haven't done." Ding Kui's attitude was very tough. "A weak country has no diplomacy. If we admit it, others will ride on us. If his country's military says this is true, then it is true. Is this happening? Last time, Meng said that we had robbed their war horses."
Liu Tong showed a look of embarrassment on his face and said: "But the city of Nanjing hopes that the big thing will be reduced to a trivial matter, and they also hope that we in Shuizhai can hand over a few heads to deal with the problem. The pressure is all on Commander Chiang."
Since Juyang City became your territory, the water bandits on the nearby water have disappeared, and we really can't find anyone to deal with. The key is that we can't tell anyone about the patrols you sent."
"What's going on in Nanjing City? Just reply to them and tell them that there are no water bandits under the jurisdiction of Juyang City. Your patrol boats are also followed by my personnel. I will prove for you that there has never been any crossing of the border."
Ding Kui ordered the secretary to come in, and then said to Liu Tong: "I will write you a document, guaranteeing it in the name of myself and the princess. What our country's military said is false. You see how to write it, and follow my secretary Let’s discuss it with the officials.”