Henan Province, there was already a busy preparation situation in the territory of Duzhidao. Teams of various flags gathered in Heyang Bridge Pass; there were also chariots and horses carrying armor and supplies, constantly traveling to the various city blocks and strongholds occupied by the Liang army.

In the still broken and quite cold Luodu City, the location of the General Administration of the Four Towns in Beidi is a strange and quiet atmosphere.

"Duanshuai, now things are completely impossible to do."

In front of Wang Duanchen, Yan Jing was sitting at the latest secret envoy from Guangzhou, still exhorting both soft and hard.

"For the sake of this plan, please follow someone as soon as possible to get on the road..."

"The ardent heart of the emperor is already in a hurry and cannot be delayed."

"Otherwise, not only can I not explain it, but I can't even explain the decency of the Lord."

"Even if there are some difficulties along the way, we will do our best to protect our handsome guys."

However, should I really leave behind these more than 20,000 people and more than 100,000 people in the area where I gathered, I will return alone? Now it is finally time for him to make a decision. Wang Duanchen sighed more and more but still shook his head and stopped talking.

However, the secret envoy responsible for persuading him became increasingly anxious and urgent. At this time, can't he sit down and make a decision? This is the one who turned the tide in the Northern Expedition and led a group of defeated troops to fight against the mainstay of the southward "Wang Duanshuai"; how could he be so old and depressed in such a matter of breaking the ground?

You should know that although he is responsible for the mission of the court and has the right to act out of the rules and conditions, he does not dare to hold on to this person, because the fortune and life future represented in his mission has been maintained on this person;

If he fails to persuade this person to go south to return to the court, even if he can return safely, he will be regarded as a serious crime of escaping in the face of battle. If he dies, he will still implicate the family's tragic consequences.

However, although there were secret orders, entourages with unique skills, and internal responses in the army, he did not even dare to take more intense and strict words or more radical expedient means, but could only use the water grinding skills that knew the advantages and disadvantages to deal with it.

On the one hand, he was in the northern army and was in danger of being destroyed if he was not careful; on the other hand, Wang Duanchen, who participated in and presided over the two Northern Expeditions, had too high prestige and appeal among the old subordinates of the Northern Expedition, and was almost unshakable. So much so that once he left, there was no suitable candidate, and he could compete with the strongly rising lord of Huai Town.

Therefore, the rapidly corrupt situation ahead is a good thing and potential help for this envoy; compared with the situation in the north, which is already on the irreversible cliff edge and on the road to collapse, it is obviously more important to his personal capital and life.

However, he continued to think of the other party's perspective and position, and kept saying and analyzing:

"Does Duan Shuai feel that it will be beneficial and effective if he stays here?"

"The courts and the newly formed army in the south are where you regroup and make great fuss."

"Instead of being bound by the gains and losses of this corner and a place..."

"Since the court has repeatedly brought in contact with each other, how can those who are ministers not follow it?"

Wang Duanchen sighed at last, as if he was moved by him and said something.

"Just allow me to make more preparations..."

"It should be so, I'll prepare for the subsequent matters."

The envoy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and showed a relief expression.

"Please continue to speak well"

For him, as long as Wang Duanchen lets go, the rest of the army will be much easier. I believe that those who are willing to let go of these situations that are difficult to achieve, temporarily stay away from the dangerous place and return to the country, and still regain fame and fortune.

In this way, the more generals and officials he brought back, the greater the preservation achievements he would have been recognized by the court in the future. As for the possible experiences and consequences of ordinary soldiers and local people, he would no longer consider them. After all, the country was rich and dominated the world, and even if there were any shortcomings here, it was just a slight sacrifice to take into account the overall situation.

After a series of famous and private explanations and arrangements, Wang Duanchen finally called his most trusted confidant soldiers; and the old man's mission was to find out the representatives and messengers hidden in the army in Huaizhen in the shortest time, and then take them to himself for a final negotiation of power and personnel.

Although traitors are more hateful than enemies in terms of legal principles and principles, they are at least the origin of friendly forces that have been collaborated in the past, and are more worthy of trying and hard work than those Western army that are not our race or the remnants of the Northern Dynasties.

Although doing so may leave a faint stain and potential handle for his career and military career; if he leaves easily without doing anything, he will not forgive or let go of himself.

Although he had already put on the golden and purple crown belt representing the envoy and the Shuchen, he still had the "Wang Duanchen" who never gave up his subordinates easily.

.........

at the same time,

On the sea southeast of Yizhou, large areas of waves were surging and the sky was gloomy. The whistling sea breeze blew the sails and people's clothes all made a slap.

"Turn left two or three points..."

"Release the corner four inches..."

“Catch more sea water.”

"Cleaning the cabin and continue draining..."

"The port 23rd area needs to be filled in, where is the carpenter and carpenter...."

"Come on, clean up the injured..."

The deck of Lulu was topped by the crowds of people, full of sweat, fireworks, blood, and burning smells.

The spherical iron bullets burned red on the stove were mounted by special pliers and placed in the barrel of the wet mud and wooden boards. A large ball of gray smoke suddenly evaporated. Then, it flew out from the barrel that pulled the raid, dragging out a thin and white smoke mark and on the side of the swaying enemy ship in the distance, a large splash of fine water splashed on the end.

But then the dozens of red balls that continued to be fired were at least four or five of them missing on the target. I saw that on the opposite boat gang, there were piles of sail cables on the side railings, and in an instant, the fragments of the big bunch and the splashing sparks were burst open;

Then, among these bounce points and gaps, the large flames and smoke that spread out from the Evolution City were gushing. After a while, against the backdrop of the entire large sails that were lit, the other party's ship was filled with figures of people who began to jump ship and escape.

Yuan Jiuro, who was already the deputy chief of the Nanyang Navy, couldn't help but touch the sweat flowing on his forehead. He felt that the wound on his face was not so stinging.

Their old servants who were the first to follow the young lady, now have their own opportunities and their future is unlimited. Because of their many years of career and qualifications, he eventually became the third person to be rebuilt Nanyang Navy, second only to Duguan and Deputy Manager.

For example, Yuwen Badu, a retainer and distant relative of the tribe, has become the leader of the Yuwen Fan's military commander and deputy envoy of the aftermath of Yizhou.

Another general, Yicong, the leader of the General, now led a vassal army armed with firearms. In the identity and name of Yicong of Huai Shang, he joined the Northern and Southern Dynasties battles between the vassals of the Fuso Islands to support the disadvantaged Southern and Eastern camps.

All this was because of the rebellion in Yizhou.

Just before Huaibei Road launched a large army to attack Pinglu Road, several local princes located east of Zhuoshuixi, south of Yizhou, did not know what medicine they had taken or what support and guarantees they had received, but suddenly raised their flags and claimed to have driven out the rebels who occupied Yizhou and restored their hometowns for the court. They gathered 20,000 to 30,000 people in Nanping and swore to advance north, claiming to be the "50,000 army".

For a moment, the continent was shaken and people were panicked. There were countless people watching. Even the many resettlement sites that were originally directly under Huai Town, there were escapes and commotions of varying scales.

However, these usurped anti-rebellion troops were then defeated by Yuwen Badu, the current leader of Yuwen Fan, and led the eight thousand vassal troops on the north bank of Zhuoshui River with ease, waiting to be killed, and they lost almost all their armor, posts, baggage and other items. Under the leadership of their respective families, they fled back to their own vassals.

However, compared with these remnants of rebel vassals scattered on the island of Yizhou, the more difficult ones are the reinforcements from Huan Road. They not only have large ships that are strong enough to provide transportation capacity across the East China Sea, but also provide escorts from the remnants of the Southern Dynasty.

Fortunately, these ships and equipment belonging to the local navy were already old, and even the cannons on the loading ships were old-fashioned, rough benzene-steering, and a few small-caliber mother-and-child cannons used to deal with personnel;

Even if several cruise teams were encountered at sea and the number of dozen warships was small, they were no match for the marine rotating axle gun mounts and rear-mounted long-tube clamping guns equipped in Huaizhen, let alone the ship's sturdy and manipulation, which was also incomparable.

After just a few encounters, several burning fires appeared on the sea, but the remaining warships did not give up. Instead, the sails and current tried to adjust their course and rushed towards the ship where Genjiro was; they actually wanted to make a stance of dying together or jumping into the battle.

But Genjiro breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party took advantage of the situation and fled in all directions, it would be difficult for him to pursue him, but if he continued to entangle him, it would be exactly what he wanted.

At least according to the recent strategy of the Nanyang Navy, while ensuring the route, it is necessary to eliminate and weaken as much as possible. The power of the Southern Dynasty on the sea surface is unlikely to block the long coastline from Jiangdong to the outside of the ridge, it is still easy to cut off several fixed northbound routes.

As long as these sea-transported forces are not interrupted or destroyed, the disaster of rebellion and riots in Yizhou will always exist and continue to be endless.

"Stay stable...must be stable..."

"Get closer, let it get closer..."

"Prepare to load flowering bullets and burst shots..."

"The quantity is limited, you must be close enough before you can fight..."

Some cylindrical shells were lifted up, carefully unpacking the sealed moisture-proof top cover, igniting the delayed fire tube and then pressing it into the filler on the cannon bore, and then facing the enemy ship that slowly approached the hull.

It hit the rudder tank at the bottom of the opponent's tail building. After a moment of delay and waiting, countless pieces and limbs exploded and splashed out, and there was only a big gap left at the original position.

After losing the diversion of the tail rudder, the large warship seemed to have completely lost control of the direction and began to drift along the sea along with inertia.

However, another small enemy ship that came immediately had already broken through the large splashes of water from the waves and was quite close to Genjiro's ship. The small projectiles fired by the mother-and-child cannon above also fell on the side of the ship and the deck, splashing a bunch of debris and wood chips, and swept down many figures that could not dodge during their running.

"Prepare to fight..."

"Doing to prevent collisions..."

Amid the shouts on the ship, the shipmen holding crossbows and muskets opposite, the shipmen holding machetes and hand axes, had already appeared within a clearly visible distance with the dissipated smoke.

At this time, the many long and short gun doors located under the side of the ship had not had time to turn slightly, but could only rely on a few open-air gun positions on the deck to fight the enemy.

I heard that the light cannons that had been prepared for a long time on the tail building and the bow of the ship finally began to roar. First, a wave of shotguns burst out in cone shape above the other party's head, smashing everything on the deck to pieces; then several flowering bullets that broke the baffles and shields of the cabin, splashing out many bloody fragments and bloody corpses from the cannon door and portholes.
Chapter completed!