The autumn in Tokyo is getting stronger, but at this time the coast of Jiaozhou in the south is still hot.

The river surface at the mouth of the Taiping River is very wide, and the river water is mixed with the sea water. It is no longer clear whether it is sea water or river water. It was not until the sailor on the ship picked up a gourd and tasted it, and then shouted: "The water has become lighter!"

Immediately a young and handsome general scolded: "Military orders are not allowed to drink unboiled water!"

"I'll just try it." The sailor disagreed and muttered. Everyone was also noisy and did not take it seriously.

The young general was Yu Liang, and he suddenly felt that the soldiers had no awe of him and looked unhappy. However, the military order issued by the central army was only inaccurate and did not stipulate how to punish if they violated it. Yu Liang was not convenient for him to attack, otherwise everyone would think he was making a big fuss.

So Yu Liang raised his face and roared: "When I was going to follow Cao to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty, many people did not die on the battlefield, died of dysentery and miasma!" He shouted again with a stern voice, "I laugh at this time, don't howl then!"

The noise around stopped for a moment. Yu Liang was very satisfied with the situation and took the opportunity to issue an order. "After the docking, everyone took people to the distribution office, and took the wormwood, mugwort, realgar, and aquamarine. Follow the military orders."

At this moment, General Zhang Jiankui walked onto the plywood and echoed: "Deputy Commander Yu said it very well. Even if it is a small matter, everyone should follow the rules. This is not difficult. We have a lot of things to worry about, how to build a military camp and how to deploy the guards. If the soldiers do not obey the orders, is there any way to do so many people? The soldiers are quick and quick, and the superiors ask you to do what they do, just do it well."

"General Zhang, General Feng, please come up and speak." A civil servant shouted apologetically from the Lookout Tower.

Zhang Jiankui nodded and agreed, and said to Yu Liang, "Remind the people on this boat that the wormwood cannot be boiled, soak it in cold boiled water."

Yu Liang apologized: "Abide by the order."

Zhang Jiankui climbed the boat tower and saw Feng Jiye and Zheng Xianchun standing there looking at the land. Zhang Jiankui stepped forward to greet each other and looked at the surrounding scenery. As soon as he reached a high place, his vision suddenly widened, and the white sails on the sea became more and more spectacular. Although there were only 3,000 people in the Xu army's vanguard, Feng Jiye's headquarters, the Jiaolong Army dispatched many ships of all sizes to transport troops and baggage. In addition to sea boats, there were also flat-bottomed sand ships, suitable for shallow water landing wars on the coast and inland navigation.

However, it seems that there will be no war in logging in.

The spectacular fleet further reflects the tranquility on the land. Xu Jun is like an uninvited guest, incompatible with the desolation here.

Chief Zheng Xianchun said: "I asked the Jiaozhou guide and I was sure that this was the entrance to the Taiping River. There is a branch in the north of this river named Baiteng River, which was the place where the Wu Quan tribe in Jiaozhou destroyed the Southern Han army in that year."

Zhang Jiankui said: "That's right. Cao Gong meant that we should gain a foothold at this estuary of the river and defeat the invading enemy."

Feng Jiye said: "I heard that the Navy of the Southern Han Army often entered Jiaozhou from Halong Bay, and the people of Jiaozhou also deployed heavy troops in Halong Bay. We walked this path and saved a lot of trouble when we went ashore."

Zheng Xianchun said: "General Feng said very well. The Guangnan Navy has never walked down the Baiteng River in Longwan or the Honghe River. Few people walk this way."

A large fleet of ships on the sea was slowly approaching the land. Zhang Jiankui took out a picture from his arms to unfold, sometimes looking up and sometimes looking down at the picture to compare.

He pointed to the front and said, "There is a lake in the northeast. The fleet enters the lake entrance, which can both hide from the wind and the rapids. The military camp is stationed on the north shore and builds forts on the spot. After landing, we will be responsible for the construction of the military camp and the subsequent construction of forts. General Feng must be responsible for the deployment and scouts to prevent the Jiaozhou army from attacking us."

Zhang Jiankui reminded him with a little concern: "South of the lake, there is a large jungle. General Feng, please see, even the lush forest in the east, you must send scouts into the forest to take a look; there must be sand boats patrolling day and night on the lake and river surface."

Feng Jiye smiled and said, "General Zhang is too worried. My title was earned from the battle formation, not by his skirt and belt."

After hearing this, Zheng Xianchun laughed a few times.

Feng Jiye's smile on his face said he would stop and he was a little moody. He turned and said coldly: "How can General Zhang build a fort? There are only so many people, both to prepare for war and work?"

Zhang Jiankui said: "Da Xu is strong and Jiaozhou is weak. The leader of Ding's army dared not go to war with Da Xu easily. Our initial defense was mainly scouts, and the soldiers built fortifications first." He pondered, "Standing the ground first. If we can talk to the locals about the transaction conditions, we might be able to obtain some manpower."

Feng Jiye said: "The leader of Ding's army wants to send a large army to attack, but it is the most convenient."

"Why?" Zhang Jiankui said in confusion.

Feng Jiye said: "Aren't there many prisoners doing coolies?"

The three of them looked at each other in an instant.

After they discussed for a while, they summoned all commanders and deputy commanders to the flagship and deployed and arranged the responsibilities of each department.

More than an hour later, the generals led their troops to land on sand boats, but no soldiers were seen in Jiaozhou, and Xu's army did not resist at all. The north bank was flat, with large areas of rice fields and vegetable fields, small rivers and waters everywhere, and some farmhouses were dotted. A place as a camp was empty, some soldiers were burning rice crops, the fields were dug down, and the ditches were dug to release water. Zhang Jiankui received the report that he used wealth to buy the farmers' farmhouses and fields.

The south bank of the lake is full of woods. The woods there are inconvenient to observe and search, but a large amount of wood can also be used to build military camps and collect firewood. The river bank suddenly became noisy and lively. The arrival of Xu's soldiers and horses made it seem like it had become a big market.

At this moment, Zhang Jiankui found a fire in a house in the field, and smoke surged into the sky. The scout general immediately reported to him. The general said, "Brothers, go to the nearby houses to inspect, just to see who is inside. The family closed the door and did not answer. The scout kicked open the door and rushed in. Unexpectedly, a man shouted and rushed over with a sickle. The scout was in a hurry and killed the man with a fire gun. The incident was reported to Commander Huang, and Commander Huang ordered us to kill all the people and burn the house to avoid the family shouting around..."

After hearing this, Zhang Jiankui frowned, but the civil servant Zheng Xianchun, the military supervisor, advised: "The court and the leader of Ding's army did not have any envoys. If we suddenly come to the territory of Jiaozhou, such evil things will inevitably happen. If we control the soldiers too tightly, it is not a good move."

As soon as the military supervisor spoke, Zhang Jiankui said, "I'll report that there is a market ten miles away, and there are many people there. If you are cautious in sending troops, you must report to the central army first."

The general hurriedly said, "Get orders!"

...A few days later, a military camp surrounded by wooden stakes, and countless camp tents were scattered inside. Xu Jun camp rose from the ground. Outside the camp, there was a archway called "Taipingzhai", and all the simple wooden arrow towers and sentry towers were available. There were no troops in the local area, and the situation was still calm. Only scouts and local officials and civilians had several casualties.

At this time, the Jiaozhou government finally sent an envoy to see him.

Xu Jun vanguard general Feng Jiye, deputy general Zhang Jiankui, and military supervisor Zheng Xianchun met with the envoy in the central army tent. But when he saw that the man was wearing a long robe and with a head curled, if he had not had a different face than the people in the Central Plains and his skin was very dark, everyone thought he was originally a scholar of Xu Guo.

The messenger was dark and thin, probably because the climate in Jiaozhou was too hot. He always felt something was wrong when wearing the same literati robe. His demeanor and movements were very absent and casual, and he didn't even wear a hat.

He said in Chinese with a difficult accent, "I came from Fuguixiangcheng and was ordered by the envoy of our government. The envoy wanted to ask the people of Xu, why did they occupy my land and kill my officials and civilians?"

Zhang Jiankui looked slightly sideways, and Zheng Xianchun said, "Jiaozhou has been a place of 'China' since ancient times, and it has been Jiaozhi County since the Qin Dynasty. Now Emperor Daxu is the common ruler of the world, and Jiaozhou should be one of the states of Daxu. All the world is the king's land. The emperor's army is stationed here under the imperial edict. How can there be a saying of occupies and other lands? Local chaos. The party and the unlucky people dare to harass the official army. The court ordered officials to punish them according to the law and orders. How can there be a saying of killing officials and civilians?"

The envoy was anxious and angry when he heard this: "There is an emperor from Da Qu Yue who was ordered to be justified by heaven and to pacify the troubled times with his own troops and the support of the government and the people. What does it have to do with Xu State?

Zheng Xianchun breathed a sigh of relief and opened his mouth, "A state under the rule of the court rebelled and separating the localities and proclaimed itself as kings. This is called a righteous mandate to the heavens? It is ridiculous! If you want to negotiate conditions, it is not a local prefecture or county to send people to discuss. Please report to Luocheng (the capital of Jiaozhou) and ask the leader of the Ding tribe to send people to discuss. If you want to be justified, you can only be granted the title of Emperor Daxu."

The messenger was completely angry: "The messenger has already reported it!"

"Okay!" Zheng Xianchun said, "Send out the guests!"

The envoy turned to see the soldiers coming over, was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said, "The envoy of our mansion has something to say, so I would like to ask the soldiers of Xu to restrain themselves. It is not good to kill innocent people indiscriminately!"

As soon as the people from the Jiaozhou government left, the central army immediately discussed the reaction of Ding's leader. Zheng Xianchun believed that Ding's leader should send someone to talk first, accepting the enthronement of the Central Plains dynasty and becoming a local emperor was something that many Tusifans were willing to do. However, Zhang Jiankui suggested strengthening his vigilance. Judging from the many combat experiences of Ding's leader, he felt that there might be a risk of going to war.

So the Central Army ordered all troops to be on guard, and being cautious is not a bad thing.

The fortress would not be built for a while, so Zhang Jiankui planned a defensive strategy in advance. He relied on a small river as the front line of defense in the north, lined up the main infantry forces on the river bank and set up land artillery arrays. At this time, the warships of the Jiaolong Army had not left, and the firepower support of the two wings of the naval guns can be used to repel a large number of invading enemies.

This is a plan in case.

Unexpectedly, in less than ten days, Zhang Jiankui's hard work was not invalid. The sand ship on the Taiping River returned to report, and the large Jiaozhou army took a boat downstream and headed straight for the military camp!
Chapter completed!