choke element

Chapter 505

This sentence sounds just polite, but from Chen Ran's mouth, Hou Zhongxin heard more than just politeness.

That's not just humility, but an emperor who really doesn't care about Daikin.At the corner of Chen Ran's mouth, Hou Zhongxin even saw a scornful smile.

Hou Zhongxin couldn't help being stunned.

Chen Ran waved his hand immediately, and said with a smile: "The emperor is too far away from us! We are soldiers of the Dinghai Navy, and all we need is an order from my family's envoy... that's enough."

Of course, these words were meant to be a bit of a cover-up, but when the two sentences were combined, the unscrupulous contempt still couldn't be concealed.Moreover, this is different from the literati in the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties who frequently called the captives "Zei Liang" and "Ge Chieftain" at every turn. This kind of contempt was based on their strong confidence in their own force.

"Yes, yes, indeed." Hou Zhongxin laughed.

The two continued to chat for a few words.

Ding Haijun wanted to arrange a camp for the night, so Hou Zhongxin couldn't keep disturbing him, he had various thoughts in his mind, and he was anxious to discuss with Ding Cang, so he left.

As soon as he left the fleet, he heard the bang of the gong.

That was to inform the civilians that the enemy troops who tried to approach had been expelled, and the construction of Huyin County could continue as soon as possible.

Hou Zhongxin slowed down, took another two steps toward the county seat, and looked up.

Feiyin County was originally a wild land to the south of Lu County, with a large area of ​​water and dense reed ponds nearby.In the early years when the Liao Kingdom was strong and prosperous, Khitan nobles hunted here every spring in Yanfang Lake, where there was a Shenqian Palace where the Daliao Emperor lived.The residents then gathered into cities and towns, and went to Dadingfu, the capital of the Jurchens. In order to ensure the Lushui water transportation, this place was promoted to Huyin County.

It's just the beginning of spring at this moment, and there are already flocks of migratory birds who have already distinguished the cold and heat, resting and hunting here.With the sound of gongs, groups of wild geese and swans were startled, and in Huinyin County, which had just been burned and destroyed not long ago, thousands of people rushed over carrying iron catalpas or logs, sweating profusely.

The county seat of Feiyin is located to the west of Yangou, Yanfangdian is also east of Yongnusou in Han Dynasty, and south of Lushui.The terrain surrounded by water on three sides is actually very suitable for defense, and I don't know how it was broken by the Mongolian army before.

Ding Haijun's fleet arrived here in Shenshi, and first sent men to the north, fought a battle with the small group of Hu Qi who had been tracking and disturbing, and drove them back.The various ministries quickly collected building materials and built temporary barracks and fortresses.

A series of wooden planks were erected to form a wooden wall, and wooden stakes were driven into the ground, and then a watchtower was built.Many of the wood and iron left in the Zhigu Village were requisitioned by Chen Ran before, and they also played a role at this time.

The fortress facilities are very complete. The outermost side relies on the ruins of the county seat, and a strong fence with concave and convex windings is also set up. The extension of the fence is close to the pier.But the scale of the entire camp is small, at most one or two hundred people are stationed there, so it was built very quickly.

Hundreds of officers and men of the Ding Navy and nearly a thousand civilians were busy together, and the sky had not yet dusk, and it had a general appearance.Tonight and tomorrow morning, work hard for a while, and leave a general here to lead the troops, so that the fleet can continue to advance to Lu County.

According to Chen Ran, the Dinghai Navy intends to maintain a supply route to the central capital along Lushui, so in the past five days, every time the fleet camped, they would set up military camps.

The first military village is located at the confluence of Lugoushui and Lushui, which used to be the residence of the Wuqing Inspection Department. After that, a village was set up every [-] to [-] miles.Here in Feiyin County is the fifth and last one.These five military strongholds are not only the footholds for the fleet to moor and repair, but also serve as a warning. They can serve as outposts for military defense in the direction of Zhigu stronghold.

At this time, there were still a group of civilians who carried supplies from the cabin and filled them into the newly built wooden city in the military stronghold.

Inside the wooden city, thick felt cloth was laid to prevent moisture.More than a hundred stones of food and military supplies are stored here. First, they can be used by the Ding Naval Fleet. Second, in case of a certain time, if the people in the capital gradually withdraw, they can also get supplies along the way here. .

Obviously, Ding Haijun is very serious about King Qin.They thought about all kinds of possibilities in a down-to-earth manner and made full preparations to deal with them.

The significance of this kind of preparation is not understood by those who are born in the army.But Hou Zhongxin knew that this represented a high level of military management and abundant material reserves, which represented that the Ding Navy in Shandong was able to mobilize extremely large-scale troops and materials across hundreds of miles of sea routes, and had the ability to support this. A mobilized and stable regime.

Is this what the Jurchens can do?
Don't talk about it, let's not talk about the Jurchens who are in a mess now, even the Jurchen Emperor Sejong who was known as Xiao Yaoshun was alive, they don't have the ability.Even the current Great Song Dynasty...the navy of the Great Song Dynasty is naturally much stronger than that of the Shandong people, but the coastal system... well, in short, the Great Song Dynasty has the difficulties of the Great Song Dynasty.

According to what Chen Ran just said during the conversation, only in Shandong, there are tens of thousands of soldiers who own tax-free acres and are under the command of Guo Ning, while the Ding Navy has a large territory in Liaodong, and drives foreigners to die for it.Such power may be enough to affect the overall situation!

The decline of the Kingdom of Jin was as expected by the imperial court, and if the Great Song Dynasty wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the Kingdom of Jin to make a difference, it was obvious that there were more than just titles for exchanges and gold and silk for the army.As an envoy, our side needs to pay attention to places, obviously not only in the Central Capital!
Hou Zhongxin calculated several times, changed to a small boat, and rushed back to his own fleet.

The fleet of the envoys of the Song Dynasty is located in a small port on the west bank of Lushui River. In terms of scale, it is smaller than the Ding Navy, but there are more than [-] large and small ships.The main loads are silk, tea, ginger, lacquerware, paper pens, books and the like prepared by Ding Can in advance.

Over the years, the envoys sent by Song and Jin countries to each other have enjoyed the trade privilege of entraining materials and not passing through the market.This kind of privilege is an unspoken rule in the dark and cannot be brought to the surface, but most envoys count on it to make a fortune.

That's why when the Kingdom of Jin was in turmoil earlier, several waves of envoys from the Kingdom of Song claimed that they could not reach the central capital and turned back halfway.

In fact, no matter how chaotic the situation in the Kingdom of Jin was, a small number of envoys would always be able to arrive if they thought of a way. However, it was extremely difficult for the goods to overcome the obstacles along the way and reach Zhongdu.The question is, if the goods can't arrive, and the envoy lacks this natural fortune, why should he take such a big risk to visit the enemy's territory?

The goods Ding Tang prepared this time were in accordance with the specifications of previous years.

After the poor land route was transferred to the sea route, he felt that the group of governors, gift officers, guides, and ceremonies in the mission were not enough to ensure safety, so he additionally used acquaintances to travel between Chuzhou and Haizhou in the Song-Jin border area. , contacted the maritime merchants, and recruited a group of strong men.

At this moment, the strong men were resting scatteredly on various boats. Seeing Hou Zhongxin approaching, some stood up and saluted, while some remained lying down, they didn't care at all.

These are the people of the mountains, and etiquette cannot be forced.I heard that these strong men had served in the army in the Kingdom of Jin earlier, and later became exiled among the people for various reasons. Some of them were also involved with the Red Coat Army, and they were ruthless people who had fought old battles.

However, according to the maritime merchant who arranged the sea route, these people were entrusted by others, and they were very reliable in their work of loyalty.At the very least, they must do their best to protect the property of the mission.

Hou Zhongxin looked at the calluses on their hands and shoulders and the way they walked, and he knew that all of them had outstanding skills, and they were not inferior to others in the Song Dynasty's army.Such a hero is actually exiled in the rivers and lakes, which shows that the state affairs of Jin Kingdom are really rotten.

As Ding Cang, of course he wouldn't have much to do with these strong men.

Hou Zhongxin is a military officer, so he has some thoughts on this, so in the past ten months, he has treated a few strong men very kindly, and he has asked them a few times, asking if they are interested in following him to serve in the Southern Dynasty, promising food and salary The superiors must pay generously.

Seeing the laziness of the young men at this moment, he was not annoyed, and walked forward with a smile, raised his hand and patted the shoulder of a little boss: "Don't fall asleep, come and drink with me."

The little boss was sleeping comfortably, he opened his eyes blankly and looked at Hou Zhongxin, completely unconscious.

Hou Zhongxin smiled, and when he was about to say something more, he suddenly saw the little boss jump up and said sharply, "Be on guard!"

Following his call sign, nearly two hundred strong men drew their knives and swords and drew their bows like boiling water.Immediately, a solemn murderous aura filled the entire fleet.

This reaction was so sudden that Du Ha and the sixty soldiers in the mission were frightened for a moment.The officials were even more frantic. Some people didn't know what to think, and jumped out of the boat immediately, walking in the waist-deep water, and some people fell to their knees on the boat.

Hou Zhongxin was also taken aback by the reaction of this group of strong men, thinking that they finally showed their true colors as gangsters and planned to kill people and rob money here.Then he saw them looking warily at the east bank of Lushui, so he quickly stood at the bow of the boat and looked there.

It turned out that at this time, a well-armored cavalry team galloped from the direction of Tongzhou in the upper reaches of Lushui River, and unceremoniously crashed into the camp of Ding Haijun.And Chen Ran, the governor of the Dinghai Navy, is leading a group of people to confront him.

　Every time the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty went to the Kingdom of Jin, they brought a large number of smuggled materials with them, and these materials were bought by the Southern Song Dynasty court with public funds for the envoys as special benefits...

　
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