Champa Port is small but very busy. As an important stop on the Silk Road going south, Arabs and Han people gathered here, forming a small lively market.

The King of Champa only sent officials to collect taxes. The specific management was jointly managed by the major chambers of commerce. Han Chinese, big foodies, Japanese, etc. all lived in one stall, with a population of over 10,000.

"Luckily, are there any big fish today?" After walking a few alleys, Xu Yongliang came to a fish stall. The wet ground made him feel a little uncomfortable, but this fish stall was the cheapest nearby.

"Husband Xu, are there guests at home today? Some fresh fish happened to come today, how many do you need?"

The owner of the fish stall is a Japanese. He came to Champa ten years ago and ran out of money. However, with his good skills in killing fish, he finally got married and started a business in Champa and married a Han wife.

He also gave himself a Chinese surname and a Japanese name, Li Zhenxing, and was extremely fluent in Chinese.

The cash-strapped Xu Yongliang is a frequent visitor to fish stalls. After all, in Champa, there is no cheaper meat than fish.

"Here's this one!" Xu Yongliang said directly without changing his expression, pointing to the live fish in the wooden box, which was conservatively estimated to be about ten kilograms.

"This fish is the fattest, and it's perfect for husband Xu to entertain guests!" Li Zhenxing finished cutting the fish and said with a smile while raising the knife and speaking.

Xu Yongliang loaded the bamboo basket in his hand with the killed and cleaned sea fish, weighed it, and said with a smile:

"There are indeed distinguished guests coming today, and we are familiar with each other. Let's come together tonight!"

"Okay! You're not welcome!" Zhenxing was stunned for a moment, then nodded and agreed. Xu's husband was the only literate person in the neighborhood. Although he was poor, he still gained their respect.

Among the people who went to sea, few were literate. In the nearby market place with hundreds of people, there was only Husband Xu. In addition, Husband Xu had a high prestige in the private school where he taught and educated people. I was really lucky and admired him so much that he got this job.

Although he was doubtful about the invitation, he was happy.

Carrying the fish frame, Xu's husband walked around and sent out many invitations. With his old prestige, few people refused.

The small settlement is not big, it is just a part of the Han settlement, but it is closer to the seaside. The sea breeze is strong at night, most of the houses are crowded together, and the alleys are also very narrow.

Husband Xu's family is very large. Tonight, the courtyard usually used for teaching and educating people was filled with people of all kinds. Without exception, they were all mature men.

While everyone was discussing, Xu’s husband came out and said:

"According to the information I received, three days ago, the Han royal army from Lingnan set out from Panyu, preparing to occupy Champa and get this land where we live!"

"Why do we want to occupy Champa? We haven't provoked them!" Someone said cautiously.

"I don't know if it was the king of Champa or the pirates who robbed the Han people's ships. They probably belonged to the Han emperor, but if you want to accuse them, why bother? It's true that Champa was invaded!"

Husband Xu sighed and continued:

"Thousands of Han soldiers have already set off. Now, we have no other choice but to surrender!"

"Military disasters have a wide range of implications. Twenty years ago, Liang Kezhen plundered the city and returned. The city languished for several years, and countless people lost their homes. Now if the king's army comes and the troops pass by like a sieve, the consequences will be incalculable!"

"Why don't we please return to Master Wang and cooperate with others inside and outside? Even if we give away some money, we can still save our lives!"

After speaking, he touched his beard, squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at everyone, as if waiting for their decision.

"What Husband Xu said makes sense!" Zhenxing was the first to raise his hand in support, and received Husband Xu's approving eyes, and he was very happy in his heart.

Someone spoke up, and everyone naturally followed it. This land of hundreds of households already belonged to Master Wang.

Xu Yongliang nodded with satisfaction. These people were the backbone of the family. With their approval, there would be no problem.

Later, Xu's husband was not idle. He spread out his paper and began to write down the household registration line by line. This was very important, otherwise how would he be considered surrendered?

The same is true for the entire Champa City. Under the previous layout of the Li Chamber of Commerce and the efforts of the Shesheng Division, most of the Han people chose to surrender. Only some of the big cannibals resisted stubbornly and were ready to help the Champa King against the thousands of miles away.

The Han army came.

Zhou Kui of the Lingnan and Han Hailong Army knew nothing about this. He was on his way to the vicinity of Annan, preparing to pick up a group of subordinate troops from Annan.

Zhou Kui looked down upon Annan's army. He believed that with its own strength, the Champa Kingdom was extremely simple.

"Why do we need Annan people?" Zhou Kui thought for a while, but still didn't quite understand. Looking at Mr. Fan Di, who was wearing a long robe, he asked directly.

Fan Di looked at the shore getting closer and closer on the opposite side, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt inexplicably disgusted with this deck, and really wanted to step on the ground and feel the fullness.

In response to Commander Zhou’s question, he smiled casually and said:

"Although Annan is a country, the army is weak and the people are weak. In addition, the "Battle of Bai Dangjiang" decades ago means that there will be some short-sighted people. Yelang is arrogant and refuses to welcome the king's army, which is quite troublesome!"

"Although the purpose of destroying the Champa Kingdom this time was to recruit talents, it also had the intention of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger. If there were no Annan people involved, wouldn't it be just a wink to a blind man?"

"Moreover, when Annan sends people, he should be the first to attack the army. If it can be reduced by one or two, it will be good!"

"That's it!" Commander Zhou suddenly realized that politics is indeed a wonderful thing, but it is just a matter of conquering the city. It has so many backgrounds, but he is still not suitable for this thing.

Thinking of this, he became even more polite to Mr. Fan Di. He admired capable people the most. Obviously, Mr. Fan was such a person.

Leader Ding finally decided that he had to go to Champa City to see what the so-called King's Army looked like. Their Hualudong army was the strongest in the entire Annan.

So, with nearly a thousand strong soldiers under his command, Ding led hundreds of miles to Buhaikou (Chen Lan, one of the twelve envoys), then to Jiaoshui (Wu Riqing), and finally reached the coast.

After waiting for less than two days, dozens of warships docked on the shore, covering the sky and the sun. The Ding tribe, which had been inland, was instantly shocked.

Compared with the wooden boats in the cave, these warships are like wild beasts, which is chilling.

After a while, a young man and a dark-faced middle-aged man walked off the boat, surrounded by a circle of people.

"Ding Huan of Hualu Cave, I have met the general!" Leader Ding bowed and greeted him respectfully.
Chapter completed!