Liu Ruonan obviously didn't expect that the battle in Mobei had just ended, and he would go to Jiangnan immediately.
Chen Mu nodded: "There is nothing we can do. If we pretend to ignore it, Longxia will be occupied by Japan, and then it will be Yizhou's turn."
"But as far as I know, there are a lot of defenders along the coast. You should be more vigilant when going this time. Don't let Liu Yuan use you as a spearman. Once you are seriously injured in fighting with the Japanese, you will probably be beaten by Liu Yuan."
Liu Yuan is liquidated."
After hearing Liu Ruonan's instructions, Chen Mu couldn't help but joked: "If you don't speak for your Liu family, you will turn your elbows towards me, an outsider."
After hearing this, Liu Ruonan directly slapped Chen Mu on the back: "To me, a woman, the status of your Chen family must be higher than that of your natal family. Even if one day... you really raise an army to rebel, the dynasty
I may be sad if you are destroyed, but I will definitely support you."
Hearing this, Chen Mu smiled slightly and said nothing: "Forget it, it's getting late. Let's go to bed early."
"Why should I sleep? If I do it again, I still want a child."
"Your Highness, please forgive me for the fact that I have traveled all day."
In the past two years, he had spent too little time with his family, so Chen Mu decided to stay at home for a month and a half before leaving. After all, Han Xiner had already led the army to Jiangnan.
With Han Xiner's military qualities, Chen Mu actually doesn't need to worry too much.
On this day, after playing with Chen Zhiqiu at home for a while, Chen Mu brought Ping An to Qi Zuo Bureau.
The main purpose is to inspect the arms storage in the bureau. Jiangnan is different from Yanyun in Mobei. The terrain there is very flat. If there is a war, these flintlock guns will definitely come in handy.
Chen Mu took a flintlock gun, then loaded the ammunition and shot towards a tree in the distance.
"Peace, remember, from now on, the swords we use will gradually be eliminated by these things."
Chen Pingan nodded. He had seen the power of these firearms with his own eyes on the Mobei battlefield. To be honest, if the march had not been too hasty and the terrain in the north was too steep, and these firearms were not fully utilized, the casualties would have been even less.
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Not long after, Wang Qiong ran over and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhou Mu on this great victory in the Northern Expedition."
Chen Mu waved his hand: "Stop flattering, do you have enough reserves of gunpowder and iron bullets?"
Upon hearing this, the girl Wang Qiong patted her chest and promised: "You have been gone for so long, and I, along with the entire staff of the Bureau, have almost filled the savings bank."
After that, he took Chen Mu to a warehouse.
There is a very large and wide cellar below this warehouse. The cellar is used to store iron bullets and firearms and cannons. The warehouse is built on top of the cellar to store gunpowder.
The advantage of this is that gunpowder is not susceptible to moisture and its shelf life will be much longer.
Chen Mu looked at the hundreds of tanks of gunpowder and nodded with satisfaction: "Hurry up and order people to transport all these things and the iron bullets to Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River."
"clear."
You know, that woman Oda Guishuo has secretly learned almost all her core skills. If she raises an army to attack this time, she will definitely use these things.
Therefore, Chen Mu actually has no advantage in this war. Victory depends entirely on which side has better command.
In the afternoon of that day, two thousand soldiers dragged these things out of the cellar. By tomorrow morning, they could transport these things to the Minjiang River and reach Jiangnan in less than a month.
"Your Majesty, the imperial court has sent someone."
"What are they here for? Tell them to wait, I'll be there right away."
Having said that, after giving Wang Qiong a few words, Chen Mu went back. He had just returned from Chang'an not long ago, and he really didn't know what the court was looking for.
The person who came this time was not a scout, but an official from the Ministry of War. Seeing Chen Mu coming, he quickly stood up and saluted: "Meet the prince."
"Get up, you came all the way here to me, what's the matter?"
When the official heard this, he quickly took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Mu: "Your Majesty asked me to deliver this to you."
Chen Mu pulled off the wax paint on the envelope with a confused look on his face. After seeing the contents of the letter, his expression suddenly darkened.
"Han Xin'er and the others...why haven't they sent in troops yet?"
The content of the letter was that Emperor Liu Yuan was urging troops to march to the south of the Yangtze River. Now two months have passed. Chen Mu originally thought that they might have arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. Who would have thought that they are still stationed in Fufeng.
At the beginning, Liu Yuan went to urge him more than once, but Han Xiner used a series of excuses such as the heavy wind and snow to put him off. It was not possible, so he sent the letter to Yizhou.
"Isn't this guy usually very calm in his work? Why did he suddenly lose his temper this time?"
After that, Chen Mu walked to the study alone, picked up a pen and wrote a letter.
"Take this letter to Fufeng and give it to Han Xiner. By the way, I will also go to Jiangnan along the Yangtze River this time. If I don't see you when I get to Yingtian, let's see how I deal with it.
you!"
After receiving the letter, the officials headed back without stopping.
Although he is a little angry, after all, nothing has happened in Jiangnan now. He just feels that Han Xiner is a little strange this time. He has not marched for two months in a row. Why did he deliberately delay it?
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt: "Forget it, let's go with the fleet tomorrow."
As for Suzhou City at this time.
"General, now all the troops of King Shuchuan are hoarded in Fufeng, and they have not marched towards us."
Qi Zeguang stood in front of the window, and after a long silence he replied: "Chen Mu will definitely come, just wait."
During those years of hanging out with Chen Mu, Qi Zeguang thought that he knew him well, and he would never deceive others in the face of big things.
Maybe there's something wrong with them and they can't get over it for the time being.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran into the house.
"General! There's going to be a riot!"
Hearing this, Qi Zeguang and the deputy general frowned!
Finally started!
"Where are those Japanese people now!"
The soldiers quickly reported: "They are now at the city gate."
Hearing this, Qi Zeguang said nothing more, put on his armor and walked outside: "Hurry up and call the brothers to gather. I'm afraid there are also many Japanese troops gathered outside the city. We must defend Suzhou City."
"yes!"
Soon, the Qi family troops who had been hiding around gathered together. Their position was also at the city gate. When they stepped out of the alley, they saw many dark figures gathering in front of them.
Those people soon discovered Qi Zeguang and his party, and immediately heard someone shouting.
"No, I was discovered!"
"Fight them!"
Qi Zeguang led a large number of people to keep approaching this group of Japanese Japs. You must know that Qi Zeguang had been making preparations a few months ago. The number of people waiting was half as many as them. The sudden encounter now was tantamount to crushing them.
I saw him pull out the long knife from his waist, and then shouted angrily: "Kill!"