Heaven's Formula

"Xu Sanzhong, if I give you 2 people and prevent the enemy from setting foot on Leizhou, can you do it?" Ning Wanjun looked at his commander.

Now Jinxia's army is rapidly expanding, and has successively recruited more than 20 new recruits from Shenzhou. Together with the original main force, the scale has reached as many as [-].These [-] were not the usual false reports in the past camps, but real soldiers that could fight.If it is placed on the side of the court, including all the logistics and supply personnel, it is normal to boast that there is an army of [-].

According to Xia Fan's proposal, the army was divided into three divisions and a reserve force.Each division has 1 people under its jurisdiction, which belongs to the standard old-fashioned model.The 2 people in the reserve force are "rookies" who have just entered the team. They are gathered in a camp on the northern outskirts of Jinxia City for training. Usually it takes two to three months before they can enter the combat force and become a real soldier.

2 people are equivalent to two main divisions, with several artillery battalions and Xuanwu battalions under them, which is already considered a fairly powerful force.

Considering that the reserve troops can only be stationed in Shenzhou, there is only one division left for the princess to dispatch - this undoubtedly puts most of Jinxia's strength in the hands of her subordinates.

Xu Sanzhong immediately got up and cupped his fists, "It may not be possible to do it!"

"Your Highness..."

Staff Officer He wanted to persuade him again, but Ning Wanjun had already interrupted him, "What is an evil horse? It is our tributary country. At that time, Wu Yueyao and I signed an agreement in Fengyang Villa. She expressed her allegiance to me, and I provide them with help and shelter within my ability. At that time, Jinxia was still weak and unable to go to the other side of the sea to fight against the princes of Dongsheng, so I could only help with salt and weapons. Now we have a strong army, evil horse The country is in danger again, why does Jinxia not help!?"

Speaking of this, she slapped the table vigorously, "It is true that Wu Yueyao did not inform Jinxia City of his plans and actions in advance, but this is not a reason for us to shirk. If we refuse this request for help, will the rest of the allies think that we are Will you refuse the second or third time? Even if we can take the opportunity to win Shangyuan City, we will lose our righteousness—what do you think is a mere Shangyuan City, or righteousness and commitment more important?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the auditorium suddenly became different.

The reason why Ning Wanjun can stand out from the army is because of her simple faith and personal charm of not putting her own interests above others. Everyone is willing to be loyal to her, and it is precisely because of this that they are attracted.

Especially the people in the military, all of them are full of enthusiasm.

Go to the fucking Shangyuan City!

How can a capital compare to the reputation of a princess?In any case, they can't let the corners of their wings be covered with dust.

Staff Officer He could only show a wry smile, but his eyes were still mixed with touch and emotion—after all, he was also a member of the frontier army who was attracted here.

Only Sikong was not affected by the atmosphere, she cast a glance at Xia Fan, her expression was full of confusion about human disputes.

Xia Fan could only shrug her shoulders.

He has more considerations than Ning Wanjun - apart from the fact that the Yama Kingdom is Jinxia's ally, the movements of the Seven Star Privy Council are also very suspicious.Although the opponent's purpose is not yet clear, as long as it is what the enemy wants to do, it is not a bad thing to block it.What's more, after Qixing took down Yama Island, there will be an unsinkable endless sea port, which is definitely not good news for Jinxia.Therefore, Xia Fan is more inclined to take the initiative to attack Qixing halfway.

Ning Wanjun's speech convinced most of the participants.

Soon, the strategy of rushing thousands of miles to rescue Yama Island became the consensus of high-level officials.With the goal, the next step is to make a plan.

The most suitable vessel for transportation is undoubtedly the tree boat.

Just a tree boat can carry more than [-] people, and it is not a problem to transport troops and supplies to Yama at one time.However, since the tree boat is also the main fishing tool, it is responsible for the food supply of Shenzhou, so it cannot stay overseas for a long time.When the army landed on Yama, the tree boat would retreat to Jinxia Harbor.

Fortunately, the two parties can use the audio device to contact each other at any time, so this is not a big problem.

Secondly, the construction of the Jinxia Navy has achieved initial results. In addition to the flagship Baisha, the other three captured warships have also been able to enter the battlefield.After these four gunboats have been refitted, they can all fire electromagnetic cannons. The scale seems small, but the firepower is no less than that of a full-stacked Nattatin main fleet. It is no problem to undertake the mission of landing cover.

Considering that the opponent is the Seven Star Privy Council, high-ranking alchemists are also indispensable combat power.

Especially the Tsing Yi alchemist mentioned by Wu Yueyao in the communication. After detailed analysis, Qian and Yan Qing believed that it was very likely to be one of the Seven Star Envoys, and they were initially identified as the Kaiyang Envoy of Fengguo.In the past cooperation, they had heard that the Kaiyang envoy has the ability to be invulnerable, and he is an aura-sensing person with extremely strong fighting ability.Facing such a difficult opponent, only Qian and others can be sure that they will not fall behind.

After determining the scale of support, the last step is to choose a landing location.

After some discussion among the people, the docking point of the tree boat was finally determined to be Tsushima Mansion, southwest of Yama.Although it is the main station of the Dongsheng Navy, it can be called a fortress-like port town, but because of this, once it is captured, it can relieve the worries of logistical support. The confluence of Yueyao's troops is a viable option.

Six hours later, at the dawn of dawn, the news traveled across the sea on radio waves and reached the kingdom of Yama.

The operation was named "Overlord".

Jinxia's reinforcements will set off in three days and go to the island.

Chapter 818 The Road to the South

Jiujiang, Liuzhou territory.

The cargo ship is going down the river.

"Ugh..." Gong Shujin lay on the window and retched for a while, but only spit out a mouthful of sour water.

"Drink some ginger soup, I asked the cook to make it just now." Gong Shufeng handed a water bag to his younger brother.

He didn't expect that this brother who was not related to him by blood would actually get seasick.

To say that the boat they took was already a good lion boat. Not only was it wide and big, but there was also a side room in the middle of the hull where people could sleep.But even so, Gongshujin vomited badly when crossing the rapids, and hadn't eaten seriously for almost two days.

Gong Shujin took the water bag, took a sip reluctantly, then he let out a long breath, and sat down slowly, "How long will it take for us to arrive at Jinxia City?"

"I asked the boatman. Huiyang City is not far ahead. After passing Huiyang, it will take at most one and a half days to enter Shenzhou." Gong Shufeng said, "Whether there are ice boats in Shenzhou, I heard that the speed It is several times that of ordinary ships, and we only need to change to an ice ship, and we can reach Jinxia in one day."

"Ice boat?" Gong Shujin frowned slightly, "It's not winter now."

"That's what the boatman said. Even in the hottest July and August, these boats can run back and forth on Jiujiang."

"Is this something that the Mo family fiddled with..."

"I don't know. But it's absolutely impossible to do this with mechanism alone." Gong Shufeng shrugged, "Whether it's true or not, everything will be revealed when we get to Shenzhou."

Gongshu Jin nodded and stopped talking.

His eyes turned to the window again.

Gong Shufeng naturally knew what his younger brother was looking at. In fact, this was what he saw the most in recent days. Whenever he looked at the river bank, he could see a group of ragged refugees slowly moving south.There are dozens of people when there are few, and hundreds of people when there are many.These migrants who don't know where they are going have yellow faces, thin hands and feet, and even fall on the road while walking. Sometimes he even has an illusion, as if he is not looking at the same kind, but a group of similar people animal.

"Is this really Liuzhou?" After a while, Gong Shufeng heard his brother whisper.

It's no wonder he had this question.

Because according to their knowledge, Liuzhou is a very rich area in Qi State, second only to Shangyuan in Gyeonggi.

"It shouldn't be wrong." Gong Shufeng replied softly, "I have written down every town I pass."

"Where are they going?" asked the younger brother again.

"This...is probably some place for shelter?" To be honest, this is the first time Gong Fengwang has seen such a situation. When he was in Xu State, he seldom left Dadu, and he didn't stay in the Ministry of Industry. , that is, in the field of their own agency.With the popularity of machine waterwheels and wooden oxen, Dadu has always been the most prosperous city in the Six Kingdoms. There are not no people on the streets, but most of them are lazy, disabled and local ruffians. It is easy for him to miss it. .

"Heh, where are you going?" Suddenly someone interrupted, "Actually, they don't even know where they are going."

Gong Shufeng turned his head and saw the middle-aged man next door leaning against the door, holding a jug of rice wine in his hand.

He is also one of the passengers on the cargo ship, his surname is Mo, and his identity seems to be a businessman.

The rooms on the boat are small, with poor sound insulation and no privacy at all. The two brothers are used to this.

"Mr. Mo." Gong Shufeng cupped his hands, "You said they didn't know? Then why did they leave?"

"Because if you don't leave, you're dead. Since you're dead anyway, why not just walk around and see."

"If you don't go, you die?"

"You... are not from Qiguo, are you?" The middle-aged man sized them up.

This made Gong Shufeng's back tighten.

According to the plan, their new identities are a small family from a remote town in the Gyeonggi area. Because their family has undergone major changes and they are in urgent need of money, and they also learned from the Shenjin Daily that they accept people who feel angry from all over the world, they decided to meet in Jinxia. try your luck.With the Privy Council paralyzed and the scholar examination canceled long ago, this reason is completely justified.

"Of course we are from Qiguo." Gong Shujin coughed twice, "Why did you say that, sir?"

"Forget it, where you come from has nothing to do with me." The other party shook his head, as if he didn't want to dwell on this issue, "After the defeat of the Privy Council, the court has now been torn apart. Tyrants from all over the world are vying for power and money. I can take care of the local common people. In the past, there were restrictions from the government, but now there are no restrictions, these people naturally want to plunder as much as they want, and the common people can only choose to flee."

"So... it's all Jinxia City's fault." Gong Shufeng said in a deep voice.

"Oh? What you said is quite interesting." Mr. Mo glanced at him, "Don't blame the robbers, but the people who are against the robbers? As far as I know, Jinxia's situation is much better than here, at least people Everyone has a mouthful to eat."

"But you also said that there were government restrictions in the past. In other words, aren't they the ones who released the robbers?" Gong Shufeng retorted, "If Jinxia doesn't plot rebellion and let the Privy Council take over the government, then things won’t happen.”

The other party suddenly showed a smile that was not a smile, "Do you think everything will be fine if you hand it over to the Privy Council?"

What's wrong?

Gong Shufeng said stubbornly, "Exactly."

"It's a rich family after all." Mr. Mo opened the jug, raised his head and took a sip, "But now...it's hard to say if you're rich!"

"Sorry, we're just from ordinary people—"

"Ordinary people don't carry leather water bags with them." He interrupted with a wave of his hand, "And shoes, your soles are a bit too clean... If you want to hide your identity, you should use more snacks."

After speaking, the man shook the jug and walked out of the boat house.

The two brothers looked at each other.

Before they set off, they had changed into the simplest linen clothes, and did not leave a single jewelry pendant; in order to match their identities, they only carried the most basic travel expenses and a package of dry food, and even the organs that they hardly leave their bodies. The tool kits were all left in Shangyuan City.

I thought this would be flawless, but unexpectedly, an ordinary businessman on board saw the flaw.

Gong Shujin glanced at the water bag in his elder brother's hand, "I'm afraid I'm going to throw this thing away."

"Do you even want to change your shoes?" Gong Shufeng raised his feet in a bit of embarrassment. The cloth shoes were much worse than the deerskin soft boots he wears every day. In order not to hurt his feet, he deliberately stuffed two more shoes into the shoes. There is no cushion, but the cloth shoes themselves have problems.

At this moment, a burst of yelling suddenly came from the bow.

Gong Shujin propped himself up, looked around, and saw a gray-white city wall not far from Zuo Xian.On the Jiujiang River, long iron cables were pulled up, and many ships piled up on both sides, forming a dense forest of masts.At the same time, several fast boats were approaching the cargo ship, and the person standing at the bow was wearing official robes and shouted loudly, "Stop the boat! Accept inspection by Huiyang Mansion!"

Chapter 819 The Road to the South

"What's the situation?" Gong Shufeng was a little confused.

The news he learned before was that although Princess Guangping blatantly rebelled, the traffic in Shenzhou has not been cut off, at least land and water commerce has been going on, which is why he chose to go there by boat.

But that river lock is not like that.

Gongshu Jin shook his head.

This is Qiguo, which is completely different from the environment he is familiar with.

However, the "identities" of both of them are innocent civilians, and they still carry the government's pass, as long as they don't meet the rebels, they shouldn't get into any trouble.

Half an hour later, the captain brought bad news.

"What? This boat can't continue going south?" Gong Shufeng frowned.

"It's temporarily impossible." The ship owner corrected, "I heard that Huiyang Mansion is arresting rebels. Every ship going south needs to be searched in detail to ensure that there are no problems before it can be released."

"Then just let them search!" Gong Shufeng expressed his puzzlement, "It will only take half an hour at most to board the boat?"

The captain showed the same eyes as Mr. Mo before.

That look seems to say whether you really don't know or you don't know.

This made Gong Shufeng subconsciously take half a step back.

"Fool, what they want is money." Another merchant on the same ship said directly, "Where are you guys from, you don't even know this."

"Inspection takes time, especially with so many ships queuing up." The owner coughed twice, "If some ships carry seasonal goods, they will be more eager to clear the customs. At this time, money is very important gone."

Speaking of this, even Gong Shufeng fully understood what the other party meant.

Whoever pays more will have the chance to get a faster inspection.

And the goods carried by this ship don't care about waiting for a period of time, so the owner of the ship intends to exchange time for additional expenses.

Gongshujin said with a pale face, "Then how long would it normally take?"

"It's not long. I've asked. If it goes well, it will take about ten days." The captain replied, "Of course, you have to bear the food and drink expenses during this period."

Gong Shufeng's heart sank.

In half a month, this has greatly exceeded the scheduled plan.Jinxia City has already mastered the new tool-making method, is accumulating a lot of experience every day, and is getting stronger every day.The longer the plan is delayed, the wider the gap between the public loser and the Jinxia Machinery Bureau will be.What's more, if this is going well, who knows if Huiyang City will come up with something new in the next period of time?

After returning to their residence, the two brothers leaned together.

"How much money do we have?"

"At most ten taels." Gong Shujin took out his purse and counted, "It's definitely not enough for the cargo ship to clear the customs."

If it was normal, they would bring a full amount of silver with them when they went out, and it would be no problem to pick up a few hundred taels of gold leaves, but as civilians whose families were in distress, it was obviously impossible for them to take so much cash and go to Jinxia City.

More importantly, even if they had money, it would be difficult for them to let Huiyang City go without telling the ship owner.The two of them had been warned as early as in Shangyuan City. Jinxia City's anti-eyeliner power is quite strong, and even professional spies seldom succeed in lurking.This made the two of them have to strictly guard their identities. From the moment they left Shangyuan, the disguise began, and the owner of the ship was also a stranger who could not be trusted to them.

"What should I do?" Gong Shufeng asked.

Waiting is never acceptable.

They have a mission and must rush to Jinxia City as soon as possible.

"If we can know which ship will pass first..." Gong Shujin said halfway, and quickly vetoed this idea, "No, unless we can get through the relationship with Huiyang Mansion, otherwise we can't ask the real situation."

"How about going by land instead?"

"The border between Liushen and Shenzhou is blocked. If you want to rely on a caravan to travel, you will also need a certain amount of expenses."

This expense is either money or relationships.

Gong Shufeng discovered for the first time that when a person falls to the bottom, even going to other places becomes extremely difficult.

"Perhaps we still have a choice."

The younger brother said suddenly.