Ren Haitang didn't need Xiao Chen to provide people, money or troops, but he needed his efforts.
Although Yanyun County is located in the north, there is another state far away in Nanyang, Lingzhou.
Lingzhou Island is not far from Antinisa, and there is a well-built port and wharf that can berth large warships, and there is even a large-scale ship repair yard.
Of course, the number is unknown, but there are at least more than 5,000 troops and hundreds of large, medium and small warships.
It is said that they were all the old troops of Dianhou and the main force of Yizhou, and their combat power was quite strong.
Therefore, Ren Haitang hopes that the Japanese Navy led by her can borrow the port terminal of Antinissa as a base, and also hopes to get some urgently needed supplies here.
Of course, it would be better if Lingzhou Guard also sent a fleet to cooperate with us.
Because Lingzhou actually belongs to Yanyun County, but it is an independent island country in name, so in theory, cooperation with them has nothing to do with Xiao Chen and Yanyun County.
But others don’t know about this, but Ren Haitang certainly knows it. Don’t forget that the owner of Paradise Island, who is very close to Lingzhou, is her biological sister!
So Xiao Chen, please don't tell me that you are not familiar with that General Zheng Baiqing.
"We are familiar with each other, we are all friends..." Xiao Chen said, "But I can't agree to this now. I still need to go back and think about it."
It means that maybe I can help, but what are the benefits?
I send troops and exert my strength just to help you achieve fame. Isn't it too boring?
"Andinisa is too far away from Japan, and Japan is beyond its reach." Ren Haitang said, "So the purpose of this battle is just a revenge attack, and does not mean to occupy the territory... As far as I know, you and the Javanese seem to
There are also some festivals, right?”
She knows a lot.
"That shabby place in Andinissa is just useless, and I actually have no interest in it." Xiao Chen said, "But the Javanese are quite annoying, and I have long wanted to teach them a lesson..."
"That's good." Ren Haitang took it as Xiao Chen agreed, "But before that, you have to do me a favor and help me convince Shaoyan Mingguang not to compete with me for this great credit."
Because if Emperor Shen Zhao sent troops to Andinissa, his first choice would definitely be Shaoyan Mingguang, but she was not a new shogun who had never led an army before.
"Xiao Chenjun, what do you mean Miss Haitang?" Seeing Xiao Chen come out, Shaoyan Mingguang couldn't wait to pull him to a quiet corner and asked with expectation on his face.
"What she means..." Xiao Chen shook his head.
"It's Xiao Chenjun, you haven't asked her yet, right? That's right. In this situation, it's really hard to talk about this kind of thing, so it's okay to talk about it in two days." Shaoyan Mingguang said a little disappointed.
"Mr. Shaoyan, I heard that you are going to attack Andinisa?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Uh..." Shaoyan Mingguang didn't know why Xiao Chen suddenly asked this question? This is a military secret. How could you, the boss of an enemy country, know about it?
Is your Yanyun County intelligence network already so strong?
"I also heard that Emperor Shenzhao wants to appoint you as the general for this battle?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"Xiao Chenjun, what exactly do you want to say?" Shaoyan Mingguang said in a deep voice.
"From Mr. Shaoyan's perspective, how will this battle be won?" Xiao Chen continued to ask.
"When marching thousands of miles, the outcome is unpredictable." Shaoyan Mingguang said.
"Mr. Shaoyan, the outcome is uncertain, so what if Miss Haitang becomes the general?" Xiao Chen finally got to the point.
"Oh..." Shaoyan Mingguang seemed to understand everything, "Did Miss Haitang say that?"
"Then what do you say, Mr. Shaoyan?" Xiao Chen said.
"It doesn't matter what I say. It's hard to disobey the emperor's order." Shaoyan Mingguang said.
"Of course the emperor's order cannot be violated, but if you, Mr. Shaoyan, suddenly feel unwell..." Xiao Chen's hint was already obvious.
"Oops, I suddenly felt dizzy." An idea flashed in Shaoyan Mingguang's mind, and he fainted immediately.
After Daimyo Qingtian's diagnosis, he believed that Mr. Shaoyan had always been busy with state affairs and had become ill from overwork. General Kobayashi Inamitsu suddenly died suddenly, which made him excessively sad, leading to the outbreak of serious illness. Although his life was not serious, he had to stay in bed...
But even though Shaoyan Mingguang was bedridden, he still managed to solve this shocking case. The murderer was arrested and brought to justice. The real culprit behind the scenes was also brought to light, and it turned out to be the remnant of the Ainu people.
When Kobayashi Inamitsu was the general who conquered the barbarians, he almost massacred all the Ainu people, so they hated General Kobayashi the most...
Whether or not the Ainu did this is not really important. What is important is that everyone in the shogunate, including Kobayashi Haitang, agrees with this conclusion. This is enough.
After the funeral of Xiaolin Daoguang, Ren Haitang went to the palace in person to express her gratitude, and recommended herself to be the general to conquer Antinisha because she heard that there were still many remnants of the Ainu in Antinisha!
Publicly speaking, as the shogun, she wanted to share the emperor's worries and show Japan's prestige; privately speaking, as the daughter of Kobayashi Daoguang, she wanted to avenge her father and continue his great career...
Originally, Emperor Shenzhao planned to send Shaoyan Mingguang, but Shaoyan Mingguang suddenly became bedridden. Of course, there were many other generals who were worthy of important tasks, but Miss Haitang insisted on going. The reason seemed to be quite sufficient, so he ordered
Emperor Shenzhao was very embarrassed.
Ren Haitang was impatient and wanted to send troops to conquer within three months, but in this case we would not be fully prepared.
But Ren Haitang said that she only wanted a hundred battleships and 10,000 soldiers, and she would have to figure out other logistics and supplies herself. If this is the case...
But Miss Haitang, you have to know that there is no joke in the army! If you win, I will naturally receive a big reward. But if you lose, you will have to engage in military law, otherwise you will not be able to explain to everyone.
So I ask Miss Haitang to think twice before taking action.
Ren Haitang was extremely resolute and expressed his willingness to issue a military order to the Ministry of War.
If this battle fails, I will not be able to come back to see the Japanese fathers and the emperor, and I will definitely commit suicide to apologize!
Emperor Shenzhao tried to dissuade her again and again, but she had already made up her mind and her attitude was firm, so Emperor Shenzhao could only reluctantly agree...
The secret alliance ceremony with Xiao Chen was carried out secretly in his palace. The ceremony was actually a bit nondescript.
According to the custom of the Japanese people, brothers who join a sworn alliance exchange papyrus made of zoysia grass with their names, birthplaces, birthdays and other information written on them. This is called "knot grass".
It may be that it comes from the Chinese allusion to knotting grass and holding rings?
The brothers formed are called "sworn brothers", which is equivalent to the Chinese brothers who worship each other. They really want to live and die together.
Xiao Chen and Shenzhao may not be able to "live together", nor can they "die together", and most of the birth dates written on the papyrus are fabricated...