Chapter 799: Extremely good

The sky gradually became gloomy, and there were still cars and horses near the military port, and all the supplies were transported onto the boat. In the afternoon, it started drizzling in the sky, and the food piled up on the docks had to be covered with felt cloth and cowhide. The whole Penglai was in chaos.

Chen Ao wore a straw raincoat and appeared in the harbor with Yang Guo and others. Several local officials were also accompanying him. Chen Ao frowned, and there were sounds of greetings and salutes all the way. His boots stepped on the water and made a creaking sound.

"Within three days, all the supplies must be transported onto the ship. If there is not enough grain ship, some can be requisitioned. It is too late, and it is not appropriate to delay any delay." Chen Ao said while walking, and a doctor behind him was holding a bamboo piece, someone held an umbrella for him, and he moistened his pen to write down every word of Chen Ao's words.

Yang Guo was a little embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, it's raining for several days, so I'm afraid there is not enough time."

Chen Ao curled his lips and stood on a wooden stake bridge, saying, "I don't care, it's only three days."

However, the new Navy Governor Zhou Chu said: "There are still a batch of crossbows from Quanzhou that have not been transported. They have urged them several times and asked people to ask, but there is no news yet."

Chen Ao thought for a while and said, "Then you don't have to wait, cancel the order." He looked at the continuous ships in the bay in the distance and said slowly, "This time we are taking a gamble. If we fight well, we will naturally be good; if we fight poorly and have no support, we will be isolated and helpless. So this time we go to sea, it is important. Let the navy write suicide notes and leave these suicide notes in the navy's yamen for the time being. If anyone suffers misfortune, I will send them out."

Zhou Chu held his hand and said without hesitation: "You don't need a suicide note, anyway, you have no relatives or reasons, so you'll die if you die."

Yang Jiao said: "Is it affecting morale if the soldiers write suicide notes now?"

Chen Ao shook his head and said, "Even if the tiger and wolf army run to the sea of ​​swords and fires, they can share the same hatred of the enemy and move forward. Can a suicide note affect morale alone?"

A series of practice orders came from afar. Chen Ao looked over and said, "This time I go out, I don't want to come back for a year or two. I have to prepare what I need to prepare. By the way, have I found the person I am looking for?"

The person Chen Ao is looking for naturally does not dare to be negligent. In fact, to put it bluntly, he is just a guide who is familiar with the north and south terrain of the desert. Such a person is easy and easy to say, but difficult but difficult. First of all, you must be able to be at ease and gain trust. Secondly, you must be familiar with any terrain and must not make any mistakes. Where can such people be so easy to find? However, since Chen Ao has been inquiring, all places are trying hard to search and recruiting, and recruiting them everywhere, they have recruited a few good candidates.

The Penglai County Magistrate smiled and said, "I have found the person, but I have to test it. The official is preparing for it. Please rest assured that your highness will not delay your highness's efforts."

Chen Ao pressed the hilt of his sword at his waist, suddenly laughed, and said, "You must be wondering, I am going to save Qijin Mansion, but why do you have to search for talents who are familiar with the north and south of the desert? Is it strange?"

Zhou Chu was honest and said straightforwardly: "I feel strange if I am humble."

Chen Ao curled his lips and looked faintly, saying, "Because what I want to do is to hurt the Jurchens at once. If they want to make them unforgettable, it is no longer just a rescue. If I want Wanyan Aguda to know that if he provokes me, then he will have to pay the price."

Chen Ao tightened the straw raincoat behind him, and the raindrops became heavier and heavier. His face became colder. This guy was really a strange person. Sometimes he could talk nonsense with a smile, but sometimes he was like a fierce god. Every word, every sentence, and every behavior was full of murderous aura. His mood changed as soon as he changed. No one could guess what he was thinking in his heart at this time or what idea he had.

Chen Ao stepped on the accumulated water on the ground fiercely, quite like a child who was angry with the rain. He took a breath and said, "Send the order. Three days later, the navy will leave the port. All fleets must be prepared. Those who delay will be killed!"

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The letters passed by Bianjing and Penglai in the Western Xia made the entire Longxing Mansion uneasy.

Longxing Mansion is now a complete vassal of King Pingxi. Of course, the three words "Regent" should not be underestimated. Now the people in charge of the Western Xia are Yang Zhen, Wuda and Li Qing. Yang Zhen is in charge of government affairs, Wuda and Li Qing are all die-hard and confidants of Chen Ao. The news of the Jurchens going south has long been discovered by Xixia, but there is no edict from King Pingxi. The entire Western Xia has not taken any other action except that it is more nervous than before.

However, when autumn came, the atmosphere became more and more tense. Wuda had issued military orders, and the followers from all over the country began to gather in Longxing Prefecture. In two years, the army of Xixia had been transformed. The imperial guards composed of the Dangxiang people no longer became the main force. A large number of Han people were added to the imperial guards. The five armies of the Western Xia imperial guards, now except for the army and horses of the Dangxiang people, are dominated by the Han army.

In addition, the samurai in Mingwu Academy supplemented the warriors and practiced day and night. The 150,000 elite Xia army soldiers were already full of murderous aura. With one order, the troops gathered in the area of ​​Longxing Prefecture in just seven days.

Yang Zhen is much older than two years ago. Now he is a very powerful minister, so he has become more cautious. In this Xixia disciple, because the regent does not manage the government, all the Xixia matters are on him. Unless there is a big deal that is difficult to decide, he will enter the palace to ask Li Ganshun for the imperial edict, or send a letter to Bianjing to ask Chen Ao for advice.

Now, Yang Zhen seems to be old. Early in the morning, he took a sedan chair to the door and the province. After reading the memorials from all over the place, he made up his mind. Then Wuda and Li Qing came together.

The meeting here was discussed by the three of them. Last night, King Pingxi had already handed over a letter. This letter was of great importance and was not something that Yang Zhen could decide alone.

Wuda was still as strong as before, with a burly figure and a simple face. She was always covered in armor and had ropes on her hair, giving people the impression of being stupid and thick. But this was just the surface. Everyone knew that this general Wu was bold and meticulous, and was definitely not a rough person.

As for Li Qing, his face was a little pale. His figure was not tall. Standing with Wuda, he looked even shorter, but his figure was quite solid, his eyes were like wolves and tigers, and he was quite sharp while he was wandering around.

"Please sit down." Yang Zhen smiled at the two of them, then asked someone to bring a seat and present a tea inscription, and said, "The two generals are busy with official business. If you invite them today, I won't hide anything. Let's talk straight to the point."

Wuda and Li Qing looked at each other. These two were one of the three giants in the Western Xia army, and the other was Gui Zhihuan of the five tribes of Hengshan. The three of them jointly controlled hundreds of thousands of troops in the Western Xia. None of them was simple. After hearing Yang Zhen's words, Wuda and Li Qing had already realized that things were not simple. Wuda acted to go to have tea, but the teacup paused when it came to his mouth and said, "Is it an urgent report sent from Penglai Port?"

Li Qing smiled and said, "Who else can shock us except His Highness the Regent?"

Yang Zhen laughed. In fact, Yang Zhen is not a person who is easy to get along with. It’s just that he and Wuda and Li Qing are in charge of their own affairs and have no conflict of interest, so their relationship can maintain a mutual awe. He smiled and said, “It’s indeed the news of the Regent, and the matter is quite a bit.” Yang Zhen took out a letter and said, “You can read it yourself.”

This letter clearly contains Chen Ao's handwriting, and even has a seal from the Regent, which shows Chen Ao's attitude towards this letter. Wuda first answered the letter, looked at it for a while, then frowned, and couldn't help but say, "This is a bit too reckless."

After saying that, he handed the letter to Li Qing, who looked suspicious. After reading the letter, Li Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's really too risky to do this."

The content of the letter made the two of them both surprised and smiled bitterly. Of course, it was not as simple as a greeting. To be more precise, this was an edict. When the edict arrived, it was the time of the Northern Expedition of the Western Xia.

Xixia is located in Longxi area, connected to the Xijing Road of the Liao people in the east, bordered to the desert grasslands in the north, connected to the Song Dynasty in the south, and found in the Tubo in the west. It can be said to be a place of four battles, and its geographical location is particularly important. Chen Ao's order was very straightforward and neat, and ordered the Western Xia cavalry to come out in full bloom, with the goal - Linhuang Mansion.

Linhuang Mansion is located in the hinterland of the desert, connected to Liaodong in the east, and to the western desert and Xixia in the west. This was originally the capital of the Liao people. After that, the Jurchens took over the Linhuang Mansion, and the Linhuang Mansion naturally became the new capital of the Jurchens. Although this place belongs to outside the pass, due to its extensive connections and the operation of the Liao people for several generations, the prosperity is definitely not under the Longxing Mansion. Although the Jurchens conquered this place and massacred the city, a large number of women The influx of real people, coupled with prisoners of war and slaves, was gradually settled. The population of Linhuang Mansion has exceeded 300,000, of which there are as many as 150,000 Jurchens. This is naturally the core area of ​​the Jurchens and the most important place for the Jurchens. In addition, the last attack on Xixia from the border made the Jurchens warriors long ago vigilant against Xixia. There were 20,000 Jurchen Iron Cavalry stationed on the border all year round, and there were 50,000 Jurchen Iron Cavalry guarding them in the Linhuang Mansion.

On the vast grassland, what does the 70,000 Jurchen Iron Cavalry mean? The three people here cannot not know, but...

The three of them looked at each other, and Yang Zhen finally took the lead in speaking, saying, "Is this battle feasible?"

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Chapter completed!