The heavy rain that lasted for a month gradually became lighter and almost stopped today. Only dark clouds covered the mountains, fields, rivers, and cities...
The mid-air was filled with brilliance and stars paraded around. The immortal battle for days came to an end. The immortal thunder broke through the blockade of the immortal formation. In the faint blue light, the last two ships broke through and disappeared under the dark clouds in the east.
In the humid and cold air, the phantoms of immortal shadows chased after each other without stopping at all. They were chasing their own military exploits and ignored the battlefield on the ground.
Losing the cover of the foreign ship and knowing that there was no hope of victory, the last soldiers on the ground retreated like the tide. They tried to follow the foreign ship and ran to the direction of Xiaozhou, but there were no eggs left behind. All of them were hunted down by the elite group.
It slipped through the net, and the corpses were spread all along the official road.
The breeze blew through the hills, bringing the fragrance of pine trees in the forest. Looking from the top of the mountain, the land was vast. Zhang Weicun just stood and watched silently, touching the handle of the knife with his fingers, and he didn't know what he thought of...
Now that the fairy war is over, there is no doubt about victory on the ground. There is a group of skilled team members. He is not worried about the finishing work, but he is worried about how the surrounding situation will evolve.
The recent war in southern Hunan has been too intense. The entire Hou family is only struggling to survive. It has been a long time since they took the initiative to pay attention to the situation outside. I only heard that the Han Hou suffered a comprehensive suppression from the Cai Dynasty... It should have attracted a lot of firepower, right?
The owner of the cave was thinking this way, feeling a little anxious in the mist.
When the sounds on the battlefield gradually subsided, the fire dissipated, and the smell of blood was deeply soaked in the soil. Then there were hurried footsteps, and some important ministers came up the stone mountain road. Many of them looked slightly happy: "My lord, the fairy war is over, how can we do it?"
Order the people to move out..."
After saluting, seeing that he didn't speak, everyone calmed down and waited.
"The battlefield is on our own land..." Zhang Weicun felt a little sad at this time and breathed out: "Although we won the battle, we ourselves are not the winners."
Hearing this sigh, the minister roughly understood the meaning. When he thought about it, the losses were indeed worthless, especially since the war and heavy rains had seriously damaged the farmland. This year, at most, he could only replant some cassava, and there would definitely be no rice harvest... Home field
Fighting has advantages and disadvantages, and this loss is a disadvantage.
The mountain breeze blew again, and it felt like the atmosphere on the field had cooled down a bit. Zhang Weicun changed the topic: "Relocate the people and return home to resume production."
The signal was sent immediately, and through a special conversion mechanism, it penetrated the boundary membrane and entered the Xiangyin Cave.
Almost immediately in response, the mountain shook, and with a bang, the crystal door opened, and a group of uniformed soldiers came out, followed by civilians pushing carts and carts.
Although it was a bit noisy and chaotic, it was basically organized. Men, women, old and young, with their families, lined up to go down the mountain. Some people knelt down on the roadside towards the top of the mountain to thank the Marquis of Xiang for protecting him.
Zhang Weicun occasionally waved his hand, but there were too many people like this, estimated to number in the millions, so he did not show off. Most of the time, he just watched silently, laughing at himself slightly: "I can protect you for a while, but I will eventually
Or a mortal, who will protect me?"
"My lord, are you worried that the intensity of the war will continue to escalate?" A counselor, He Congyun, saw what he was thinking and asked.
"Yeah, the past two days of the Immortal War have really frightened me. I really understand the gap between immortals and mortals... I originally came up early and was not much different from the immortal level, but my luck on the ground was downgraded, and I have to start again... Maybe it's better than King Qing.
But how can we develop a land with only four counties?”
He Congyun thought for a while, then took out a map from his sleeve and unfolded it: "In my opinion, the time has come to capture Xiaozhou..."
"Oh, what do you say?"
Zhang Weicun's eyes flashed and he looked at it with interest.
All the ministers gathered around, and someone held up a big umbrella to block the drizzle and prevent the map from getting wet.
This is a map of the lower reaches of the Qianjing River obtained by the government. It can be seen that it is copied from the official map of the Cai Dynasty. It generally only has civil information, but there is a lot of specific military information between Xiaoxiang and Xianghou.
The scope of exploration by government forces.
The snow-white, brand-new paper is divided into four colors according to veins in the Xiaoxiang area.
Throughout northern Hunan, the eastern part of central Hunan is covered with a large area of blue, occupying a small half of Xiangzhou. The population density in the plain areas is similar, but due to the advantage of the water transportation artery generated by the Qianjing River, the economy is more prosperous.
The four counties in southern Hunan are red in color, and their economy is relatively weak. Especially the infrastructure was destroyed by foreign warships. However, due to the shelter of the Xiangyin Cave, most of the people were finally protected. This will be the basis for a comeback in the future.
The capital is gone.
Thinking of this, all the ministers were moved in their hearts. They looked at Xiaozhou, which is adjacent to the east of Xiangzhou. It is a red and yellow area, which means that each one is inclined to the earth virtue and the fire virtue.
In fact, excluding the vassal states, most states and counties are intertwined with fire and earth virtues, and only a few are dominated by gold veins. Generally, these gold vein traditional states are close to the eight wastelands and exist with the advantage of pioneering and enterprising.
In the dark and crowded crowd, the discussion volume subsided, and He Congyun's firm voice was heard: "The mother's family of Prince Qing is from Xiaozhou, which is why the imperial court sent him to Xiaoxiang to fight with us... It can be regarded as the immortal fire earth.
A small microcosm of the struggle between the two veins."
Someone snorted: "This is what happened before, or we should say, at least the strong insertion of the Han Hou is not the worst... Well, by the way, where is the King of Qing County?"
These words made the civil and military officials laugh, and then their eyes noticed a very inconspicuous patch of khaki in the central and western part of Xiangzhou.
No matter what, I let King Qing pick the peaches forcefully. I always kept this feeling in my heart. Now I finally feel better. In fact, human nature is like this. Positions are all based on each other. Only when there is comparison, there is happiness. Seeing the old enemy is bad, just
I feel like I’m not the worst in Shonan.
He Congyun pointed again: "There are no outstanding princes in Xiaozhou, and it is still controlled by the imperial state governor system. More importantly, its unification in Xiatu failed, and it was not strong enough to control Xinshengdongtian... As for the Xiaoxiang pattern, we and the Qing Dynasty
The princes of the county are divided into the south and the north. If we go east to Xiaozhou, we will definitely cause the princes of the Qing Dynasty to join forces at the same time."
"Now the Marquis of Han has captured northern and central Hunan, but it is no longer possible to be hostile to us. The trade treaty signed by the Hongxiao Zhenren is undoubtedly a hint of good relations... In fact, the Marquis of Han is blocked by the imperial navy and has not yet gone south.
It’s possible to take advantage of Xiaozhou.”
Hearing this, everyone nodded, and Zhang Weicun also smiled: "Prince Qing wants to go, but unfortunately his Fengliang County is in the far west. Only by retaking the three counties in central Hunan can we open up the road to Xiaozhou. This is impossible."
It's like pulling out a tooth from a tiger's mouth, how is it possible?"
A military general frowned and reminded: "But if you ask the Marquis of Han to borrow a way..."
"Oh, that's true militarily, but politically, he has the nerve to make the peace talks between the three families go through like this?" He Congyun shook his head with disdain: "Even if this person says it with a shy face, Fengliang County alone will
With this little capital, what benefits can be provided to appease the anger of the Marquis of Han? The Marquis of Han would rather reduce his smuggling profits than give the Qing County Prince a penny of benefits."
Zhang Weicun listened quietly to Wen and Wu's opinions, thought for a while, and said: "Just in case, we might as well reveal to the Marquis of Han that we are willing to triple the smuggling quota, half the profit, and sell to Xiaozhou on behalf of others... The premise is that
It doesn’t involve our strategy for Xiaozhou.”
"What my lord said is true."
"The prince of the Qing Dynasty tried to march into our southern Hunan. If he is unkind, don't blame him for being unjust..."
"There are some risks in expanding smuggling, but I heard that the Northern Wei Dynasty also expanded smuggling recently. As long as it doesn't break the surface, it should still be within the allowable range."
"I'm afraid that the lion of the Marquis of Han will open his mouth too much and not be satisfied with the half profit..."
While the monarch and his ministers were discussing, a messenger came up. Seeing the crowd, he was speechless for a moment and just sent the message to his lord.
Xiangnan had not paid attention to the outside world for a long time due to the continuous immortal war. What happened now must be a big event. Zhang Weicun suppressed a trace of nervousness in his heart and directly looked at the information inside, his face gradually became complicated.
He Congyun couldn't help but ask: "Master...what's the matter?"
"Someone in the south is ahead of us..." Zhang Weicun handed the message to his subordinates and asked the magician a few questions to confirm that the source of the information was reliable and calm down.
"Could it be... that it's the Kingdom of Chu?" Some people haven't seen the message yet, but they already have some guesses, and they just wonder: "Isn't the King of Chu a puppet who does nothing?"
"The Chu Kingdom's June Revolution brought a new king to power, directly broke with the Cai Dynasty, and spread the alliance... We were also invited to join the alliance as a member of the same lineage in the North."
As soon as these words fell, the field became much colder. For the Xianghou Mansion, which shared Huo De, this event was too sudden, and including the alliance invitation attached to it, the specific impact was difficult to fully estimate. The monarch and his ministers were at a loss.
Know what to say.
But overall...not good news.
Just as he was about to discuss responding to the alliance request, stars lit up in the southern sky, a red fairy light expanded rapidly, and soon there were bursts of fairy sounds and flowers falling from the sky.
A crimson-robed immortal landed on the top of the mountain and was waiting under a pine tree with his back to everyone. He couldn't see his front face, but he was filled with a fire spirit that made the pine needles slightly scorch.
The ministers were secretly surprised, and when their lord waved his hand, they all retreated knowingly.
"Why bother Your Highness to come in person..."
Zhang Weicun went over to pay his respects and was startled when he smelled the burnt aroma of pine oil: "Are you injured?"
With the immortal's control, such leakage of power would not normally happen. The only explanation is that the war just ended and he has not recovered from his injuries. However, coming here to meet under such circumstances can mean that there is something important.
"I'm here to announce merit rewards... Take this on the surface." After the isolation barrier was put up, the immortal retracted his gaze from sizing up the land, and fixedly looked at Zhang Weicun. After a long time, he sighed: "You seemed to have given up just now.
Did you get the information about the Chu incident in the south?"
"To tell you the truth, the original King of Chu did not go down to the earth, but only sent some generals down to conquer the world. He spent all day on the ground enjoying himself, which disappointed many people above. But your achievements in all aspects of your hard work in the earth are in front of you.