When Li Yuzhu learned that Xia Jing had a channel to learn about the young master of the Yuan family, she stood up happily and thanked him: "Zhu'er, thank you grandma first. Please understand my anxiety."
"It's not too late to thank Young Master Yuan for this matter after I get the information. I may not get it if I ask for it, and even if I get the information, it may not be accurate." Xia Jing reminded her first.
Li Yuzhu is a good child who knows how to be grateful and can distinguish good from evil. Regardless of whether she can get what she wants from others, her kindness is always worthy of thanks.
With Li Yuzhu accompanying her in the Yiguiyuan, Xia Jing felt that time passed quickly, and it got dark after not long chatting.
When Li Chengmu came back, she reluctantly said goodbye and left.
"What are Pearl and you talking about? Are we talking so congenially?"
When Li Chengmu came back from outside, he went back to his yard first, took a shower and changed clothes before coming over.
"The topic of the girl's family." Xia Jing replied casually, and then asked: "You are going to the military camp today, have you arranged everything properly?"
When it came to business, Li Chengmu put aside his newly raised curiosity, "The supplies are ready. I prepared a batch a few days ago, and today I added some fresh fruits and vegetables. They are all ready."
Now, everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, we are all waiting for you to lead us out to sea."
Xia Jing: "That's good. Have a good rest tonight and we'll set off tomorrow at 10:00."
She originally wanted to go to sea last time, but because she suddenly learned that the team had brought back a lot of sugar cane from Annan, Xia Jing let the sea team go to sea, but she herself returned to Fucheng first to let Ding Daqiang prepare for the establishment of the sugar factory.
I have been busy until now, and everything is running normally.
Xia Jing didn't know when the fleet would come back, so she couldn't help but ask Li Chengmu to rent more than a dozen ships from powerful people, just to go to sea and grab settlement lands in other countries.
A group of sea officers who have been trained for a period of time have already gone out with the ship. Now there are still a group of sea officers who have been trained in the military camp and are suitable to be taken out to sharpen their skills.
The next day, at dawn, Xia Jing led Li Chengmu and the guards out of the house.
King Qian, who was running and exercising in the garden, faintly heard the sound of neat footsteps, and stretched his neck to look outside, "Who made this noise?"
Anu ran a few laps with King Qian. King Qian was so tired that he was sweating profusely, but he followed beside him without blushing or out of breath. The faster King Qian ran, the faster he ran. King Qian slowed down.
, he also slowed down.
Anyway, everything is controlled by King Qian.
After hearing King Qian's question, he said, "It should be the princess who has left the palace."
King Qian glanced at the blue sky and said, "The sun hasn't come out yet, why is she going out so early?"
Anu replied with a solemn face: "It should be going to sea. A few days ago, I heard that the Fifth Master's team was collecting daily necessities."
"Why haven't I heard you mention this before?"
Anu: ".This old slave has neglected his duty!"
King Qian didn't think about blaming him, so he waved his hand and said: "I think I went to sea to rob pirates again. I don't know if she is a pirate or a pirate, or are they more pirates than pirates?"
After saying that, he turned around and asked, "Do you know where they went to sea?"
Anu shook his head. The sea is vast and boundless. Where can we find several ships that have entered the sea?
No place to look!
Overseas places have always been lawless places that Yu's court never touched.
If you want to conquer overseas, the first problem is the problem of food and grass. The lengthening of sea routes will lead to longer transportation lines, and the weakening of logistical supply capabilities is the biggest problem in conquering overseas.
Another problem is that people are not familiar with the sea. It is easy to lose direction in the vast sea. Once you drive in the wrong direction, you may never return home.
In the history of the Yu Dynasty, the ban on the sea was lifted several times. Until now, the officials of the Yu Dynasty have never had any sea ships to send envoys to other countries. Only the fleets of various forces can go to sea and dare to go to sea.
Xia Jing led the team out to sea and did not dare to go too far because this month is the peak period of typhoons, so she should maintain a lot of respect for the sea.
There is a colony of Xiyi people in Annan's Yi'an Prefecture, and there is also a dock built by Xiyi people.
The Western Yi people crossed the ocean and came to the East, occupying land everywhere on the eastern coast and becoming kings. Because their weapons were advanced compared to this era, they could occupy a territory with a few hundred people and claim it as their own.
Xia Jing's goal this time is the port of Annan's Anfu. Others may be afraid of the Xiyi people and think that the Xiyi country is powerful and invincible.
But Xia Jing, who came from the end of the world, knew that the country of the Xiyi people was actually a small country, and the reason for its arrogance was entirely due to the weapons in their hands, the power of the tiger and the fox.
She also has their weapons, and even the modified weapons are more powerful than those of the Xiyi people.
"Mother, there are many ships parked at the port!" Li Chengmu handed her the telescope in his hand.
Xia Jing took it and looked at the port ahead. A row of ships were parked at the coastal pier.
After counting, there were at least twenty ships.
"Sure enough, the docks built by the Xiyi people have a lot of inventory."
Li Chengmu held on to the railing along the side of the boat with both hands, turned around and asked, "It will get dark in less than an hour. Do we need to stop here first and wait until night for a sneak attack?"
"Let everyone lower the sails and stop moving forward!" After saying that, Xia Jing turned around and entered the cabin first.
Li Chengmu summoned Xia He, Long Yutian, and Sima Lu who were standing not far away.
Xia He is a native of Yanzhou in the north. He has never learned to swim since he was a child. It was during this period of training with Li Chengmu that he got used to life on the boat. At first, he was one of those who got seasick.
Long Yutian and Sima Lu have both lived in Lingnan for more than 20 years and have long adapted to life in Lingnan. They are also the quickest to adapt to wandering at sea.
Several people entered the cabin, greeted Xia Jing and took their seats.
"I just counted, there are nine soft sailing boats, and the rest should be Annan's large fishing boats. Do you have any good suggestions for this?"
After Xia Jing finished speaking, she looked at everyone.
Li Chengmu turned to look at Long Yutian, "My suggestion is to wait until dark for a sneak attack. Sir, what are your suggestions? Or do you have anything to add to the details of this sneak attack?"
Long Yutian thought for a while and said: "Based on the soldiers we brought here, the sneak attack may really succeed. If we really want to make a sneak attack, our soldiers will be better in numbers, and the other side is docked at the dock.
There should be only crew members on duty on board.
In this way, we can take advantage of this sneak attack to control the sea ship. If they discover it, the worst case scenario is that the ship will be driven out of the port. They will have no way to pursue us without the sea ship.
Even if there are sea ships chasing us, compared to the number of sea ships on both sides, they will not pose a threat to us."
Xia Jing: "Since sir also agrees to the sneak attack, let's come and discuss the details while it's dark."
The coastal waters of the South China Sea have never been harassed by coastal countries except for the invasion of the Western Yi people.
The guards at the Yi'an Prefecture Pier had actually discovered their presence when Xia Jing's fleet appeared on the sea level.
It was just that the officers on duty didn't take it seriously when they saw that the ship was not a soft sailing ship. They just thought it was a fleet of some family from a coastal state capital fishing.
When it got dark and after dinner, when it was time to hand over the shift, I forgot to explain this matter. As a result, the personnel on duty at night did not know that there were ships in the open sea at all.
In the dark outer sea, Xia Jing gave an order, and the fleet set sail again and headed for Yi'an Pier.
In the dark night, when sailing on the sea, the lighthouse at Nie'an Pier is the best navigation.
On the lighthouse, several watchmen put wine and meat on the table. During the long night, only sake and braised pork could relieve their loneliness at night.
Xia Jing sat on the main boat, looking at the sea with only stars dotted on it, as her ship slowly approached the dock.
When the ships were approaching the pier, each ship put down several small boats.
The boat was lowered into the water and shot towards the ships moored at the pier like an arrow.
There were several people on duty on each of the ships docked at the Nie'an Pier, as if they had not been attacked all year round. The people on duty were careless and had no sense of vigilance at all.
They thought it was too boring for a few people to stay on a sea ship, so the people on the ship gathered together, drank and gambled, and had a great time.
Such a lack of vigilance actually gave Xia Jing's fleet an advantage and made their operations easier.
This allowed them to easily move the unmanned ships and put several ships with dozens of people at the end.
The soldiers quietly touched the ship. When they were not prepared, the soldiers were dispatched and pointed their flintlock rifles at their foreheads. The guards on duty who were already drunk were sweating coldly and were so drunk.
My dizzy head suddenly sobered up.
"You, who are you? What do you want to do?"
This time when she went to sea, all of Xia Jing's personal guards who were in Fucheng came.
At this time, Wei Dong held a gun against a man who looked like the leader, "Kneel down and surrender without killing me!"
There was a language barrier between the two countries. Of course, the conversation between the two was followed by the person in charge of the Lan family who often ran business at sea, and they translated the communication between the two parties.
The two hostile parties can still communicate without any barriers!
After listening to their words, the guards on duty in Yi'an were so afraid of death that they all squatted on the ground, waiting to be punished.
Wei Dong led his soldiers to quickly control the ship.
The situation on several other sea-going ships was roughly the same. The officers on duty were slightly drunk and their reaction was half a beat too slow. When they wanted to resist, the soldiers had already taken control of the whole place, which made them regretful.
After all the ships were under control, someone stood under the light and asked the main ship in the distance for a semaphore.
Long Yutian put down the telescope and said excitedly: "Princess, it's done!"
Xia Jing was overjoyed when she heard this, "Is it true? Now that it's done, let's move the boat over!"
The supplies on the ship have been almost consumed, with only a small half remaining, which can be replenished at the dock.
Long Yutian turned around and told the boy beside him to go to the driver's cab of the cabin to deliver the message.
The main ship moved forward at full speed and approached the dock.
Li Chengmu's private soldiers quietly occupied Yi'an Pier on this dark and windy night.
Xia Jing tried her best to spread the news as slowly as possible to buy herself more time to prepare.
When the East was white, all the ships docked at the pier were cleared out, and all the prisoners were imprisoned in the bottom cabins of several ships. The air was not circulated, and it was dark and humid. No one would have imagined that during the day, it was still the envy of the people there.
After just one night, they actually became prisoners!
Xia Jing ordered the team to go ashore to invite the Xiyi people who occupied this place.
In Yi'an City, most of the Xiyi people live together. They go to school together, have holidays together, and have more fun than children.
For those who didn’t know better, they would have thought that it was the grandfather taking care of his grandson because they were related across generations.
"Princess, do you think there are many Xiyi people in the city?" Long Yutian felt a little restless because he was so excited.
Xia Jing sneered and asked: "There are only a few Xiyi people in the whole country. How many Xiyi people are there in Yi'an, which is thousands of miles away?"
After thinking about it for a moment, Long Yutian felt that what the princess said made sense, and he became even more vigilant.
Xiyi was able to control Yi'an even though there were very few people in Yi'an, which shows that they also have something extraordinary.
But in fact, the reason why the Xiyi people captured Yi'an City so easily was because Yi'an's military strength was so poor.
Their force is not as good as the porters carrying goods at the dock.
Xia Jing's soldiers rushed into the city, frightening the Xiyi people in the city to run as fast as they could.
But no matter how fast they were, many Xiyi people were caught by the soldiers.
The soldiers had a clear division of labor. Those who hunted the Western Yi people pursued the Western Yi people, and those who collected supplies collected supplies. They quickly put the loot into the cart.
Long Yutian almost went crazy with joy as he looked at the steady flow of food and supplies.
"Now our team will no longer have food shortages."
After hearing this, Xia Jing smiled and said: "Wars always have a purpose. If we come to occupy Yi'an today with great momentum, it is entirely to make it easier for the soldiers to manage the land here."
When there is land, there is food.
When it comes to food and security, everyone prefers another beauty, Xia Jing, their princess!
Xia Jing, on the other hand, prefers to be self-sufficient, especially in food and grass, and cannot let outsiders get in the way.
When Li Yuzhu learned that Xia Jing had a channel to learn about the young master of the Yuan family, she stood up happily and thanked him: "Zhu'er, thank you grandma first. Please understand my anxiety."
"It's not too late to thank Young Master Yuan for this matter after I get the information. I may not get it if I ask for it, and even if I get the information, it may not be accurate." Xia Jing reminded her first.
Li Yuzhu is a good child who knows how to be grateful and can distinguish good from evil. Regardless of whether she can get what she wants from others, her kindness is always worthy of thanks.
With Li Yuzhu accompanying her in the Yiguiyuan, Xia Jing felt that time passed quickly, and it got dark after not long chatting.
When Li Chengmu came back, she reluctantly said goodbye and left.
"What are Pearl and you talking about? Are we talking so congenially?"
When Li Chengmu came back from outside, he went back to his yard first, took a shower and changed clothes before coming over.
"The topic of the girl's family." Xia Jing replied casually, and then asked: "You are going to the military camp today, have you arranged everything properly?"
When it came to business, Li Chengmu put aside his newly raised curiosity, "The supplies are ready. I prepared a batch a few days ago, and today I added some fresh fruits and vegetables. They are all ready."
Now, everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, we are all waiting for you to lead us out to sea."
Xia Jing: "That's good. Have a good rest tonight and we'll set off tomorrow at 10:00."
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