Wuchao Lake Governor's Mansion.

Xiong Liangxiao had a puzzled expression on his face and asked, "What is the imperial court's request? I haven't heard of any other requests from the imperial court."

"The imperial court naturally has requirements. This is not an extra step, but a normal procedure. Your water stronghold now belongs to the imperial court. If nothing else, you must at least tell the imperial court the location of the water stronghold, the specific defense situation, and the water

The court must be told how many people there are in the village and how much food is needed." Luo Xingchen said slowly.

Xiong Liangxiao frowned immediately. He came here unwillingly, so how could he tell this?

"We came here because the village owner wrote a letter saying to go ashore to get food. As for the situation in the village, we have to ask the elders in the village for instructions. I don't have this right." Xiong Liangxiao did not directly say no, but shied away from the village.

The elder in.

However, Xiong Liangxiao's unwillingness was already obvious.

"Since you don't have the right, just rest here for the night and send someone back to ask if it's okay."

Luo Xingchen waved his hand and stood up, not wanting to say anything more to Xiong Liangxiao.

…

After arranging a place to live, Song Chen said unhappily: "Boss Xiao, they are deliberately trying to show off. The village leader is really serious. He actually trusts people from the imperial court..."

"Yes, the people in the imperial court are not good people. What ability can this admiral, a baby at such a young age, have because of his connections? I heard that this baby admiral is the son of the general who protects the country, and he is here.

They are just going through the motions, and they only have 200 people under their command, and they only have three small ships at most. How can this be called the Imperial Navy? It’s really ridiculous.” Jiang An also echoed.

"I think the nearby Zhanlong Village is much stronger than this so-called naval force. I'm not sure whether it will be the one in Daqi in the future." Song Chen said.

"You two, be careful what you say and stop talking." Xiong Liangxiao glared at the two of them unhappily.

Then, he pondered for a while and said: "Jiang An, I will write a letter and you can bring it back to the water village. We won't make any decisions about this matter and let the elders worry about it."

"Okay, Boss Xiao, I'll go back right now," Jiang An said.

"Let's do it tomorrow. It's getting late now, and it's not safe to go back because of the strong waves."

After Xiong Liangxiao said something, he lowered his voice and said: "You two, you must be careful not to talk nonsense. This is not a water village."

Song Chen and Jiang An looked at each other, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Boss Xiao, we won't talk anymore."

"That's good. Let's all go back to our rooms and rest early. No matter what, we have to find a way to transport food back this time, otherwise the water village will be in crisis." Xiong Liangxiao sighed.

…

In a quiet room, the incense burner is lit and the aroma is lingering.

Luo Xingchen was sitting at the desk, holding a pen in his hand and practicing calligraphy one word at a time.

Although he has become an admiral of the navy, he has not delayed his studies now. After all, he is still young, only over eleven years old. Even though he is a genius, he still has not stopped studying.

Live and learn, this is what his mother taught him.

My mother told a story called the story of Shang Zhongyong. It tells the story of a genius who was encouraged by his talents, put aside his studies, and finally disappeared from everyone.

Therefore, he did not dare to let himself slack off.

Practicing martial arts and literature every day, being self-disciplined and not lazy. There was also an old master who followed him to the governor's house, and the one who taught martial arts was Fengsheng.

After writing a copybook, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Luo Xingchen raised his eyes and said.

Fengsheng opened the door and walked in. He didn't bring a sword this time, and his expression was a bit grim.

"What's going on?" Luo Xingchen asked.

"I have heard clearly that these people from the water village, Xiong Liangxiao and others, do not want to take refuge in the imperial court. The fundamental reason is that in addition to not trusting the imperial court enough, they also underestimate our power." Fengsheng said slowly.

"In their words, that Zhanlong Village is actually stronger than us." Fengsheng sneered.

"Zhan Longzhai is nothing. We are the captain of the ship. That's because the big ship is being built in a secret port. No one knows about it except us. The craftsmen we have recruited can only get in and out. Zhongqin Bo Lu Tao will be here soon."

Guide the ship building, then our ship will be more powerful."

Luo Xingchen continued: "Even if we don't use new warships, our current ships are equipped with enough firearms, and the forged cannons are enough to destroy ordinary ships."

"Admiral, it seems that in order to make them give up their illusions and convince them, we must first defeat the Dragon Warrior Stronghold," Fengsheng said.

"Have you investigated the situation in Zhanlong Village clearly?"

"That's about it. This time I'm here to deliver relevant information about Zhanlong Village. Admiral, you decide what to do this time."

"Let me check the information first."

Luo Xingchen got the information compiled by Fengsheng. In fact, there was not much information about Zhanlong Village. There were only a few pages, which was roughly the origin of the village.

Sure enough, this Zhanlong Village was caused by the chaos in the capital a few years ago. Some gangsters fled into Wuchao Lake and lurked on a nearby island, becoming Zhanlong Village.

There are currently more than a dozen boats in Zhanlong Village, and the leader of the village is called Lu Zhanlong. He built this village with his own hands.

Lu Zhanlong was a real desperado. He led many bandits to attack passing merchant ships in the waters, and accumulated a lot of wealth. In order for some merchant ships to cross safely, they had to pay protection fees to them, so as to ensure safety.

"Although this Zhanlong Village has more than a dozen boats and more than 300 ruthless bandits, they have not been systematically trained, let alone equipped with firecrackers and cannons, so they cannot be our opponents... This time, we undercover

The Chaohu navy came to them to practice. As the saying goes, you can train for a thousand days and use your troops for a while, so you can just pull them out to practice." Luo Xingchen stood up. He had made up his mind to destroy Zhanlong Village to intimidate Wuchao Lake and Cai Zihu.

The large and small water villages here.

The strength of the Wangjia Water Village is not weak. If they cannot prove their overwhelming force, it will be difficult to convince them.

"Okay, I'll go and let them start preparations for combat. They can enter combat status at any time." Fengsheng also stood up.

"Okay, we will go on the expedition tomorrow. Can we make preparations at night?" Luo Xingchen asked.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Since Zhanlong Village needs to be solved as quickly as possible, it shouldn't be too late.

"When I'm ready, I'll go out in person tomorrow, the navy's first battle, and I'll see the effect with my own eyes." Luo Xingchen looked excited.
Chapter completed!