The sun shines brightly and the grass is green, and Pinghu Island has become a huge picnic camp.

On the burning firewood, various kinds of browned and tender meat were roasted. I had just picked up shrimps, crabs, clams and clams from the beach, fresh vegetables, various fruits, and cooked meat and vegetable soup with large pots. The smoke rose and the aroma was everywhere. The simple and hearty picnic made the navy officers and soldiers move their index fingers. As for whether Zhao Xingde would immediately send troops to attack Liuqiu Island Barbarians after returning, it was just a hunting trip to digest food.

On the sea boat, from Zhao Xingde to ordinary soldiers, there was not much fresh food. It is said that the Dashi warship would raise sheep and plant vegetables for the use of officers. The captain could even drink fresh goat milk every morning, but Zhao Xingde did not allow the officers on his ship to have too many differences in life. This did not conform to his idea of ​​maintaining the status of grassroots soldiers and making every member of the fleet have a relative gentleman position. Therefore, it was found that the price of food on the island was much lower than that of Dayi, Tongdu, and other livestock and poultry were all purchased. The commanders of each ship also understood the military situation and allowed soldiers to get off the boat and bury pots on the shore to make rice, and the officers and soldiers were having fun together.

"There are only a few hundred families in the island barbarians. The army drove over. Wouldn't they kill chickens and use bull's knife?"

Ding Jin's questioning tone made Du Chujiao roll his eyes and smiled, "I just report the military information to General Zhao. As for how to send troops and how many troops it will be decided by the general. You are really a rat and meddling in other people's business." He burped loudly, patted his stomach, reached out and grabbed the horse spoon and stirred it in the soup pot for a few times, and sighed, "The dishes are still fresh. I heard that if you sail in the South China Sea, you may not be able to get ashore for more than a month to replenish supplies. If the wind direction is not good, it will be even worse. That day will be uncomfortable." Generally speaking, while scooping a large bowl of meat and vegetable soup from the pot, putting the horse spoon back into the pot with a "bang".

"Ha, that's natural." Ding Jin didn't think it was offended, so he grabbed the horse spoon, stirred it up for a few times, and asked again, "The Han army's origins are unknown, and they suddenly appeared and took Jingdong Road. Although it was a recruitment, wouldn't it be dangerous for General Zhao to attend the meeting alone?" He asked inadvertently, but his eyes looked at Du Chujiao and waited for his answer.

"Hey, the auspicious people have their own heaven. I said, "Your emperor is not in a hurry." Du Chujiao smiled and said, "General Zhao is a man who came out of thousands of troops. He has killed more murderers than you have ever seen. What are the only six ships of the Han army? Our general is Wu Quxing reincarnated, and it is not surprising that they bow to their heads." While he was lying nonsense, he buried his face in the soup bowl and made a vague gurgling sound. Ding Jin sighed, scooped two spoons into his soup bowl, and accompanied Du Chujiao to his heart for a while. He quietly walked to Zhou He and sat down.

"This old slippery guy," Ding Jin smiled bitterly, "I can't get anything out. I wonder what the governor thought?"

"That's all." Zhou He nodded and whispered, "The most important thing is not what he thought, but what he did. Until now, General Zhao has not done anything out of the way except to stubbornly teach the gentleman's way in the army. He stayed for a while in order to eliminate the pirates of Liuke. Compared with other large garrisons, it was really a witch." He sighed, "Maybe it is necessary to be as the general said, a group of independent gentlemen, fighting for the morals they believe in, so the court really does not need to worry about the general's position, nor does it have to hold the sword backwards." Zhou He was originally disdainful of things like the Four Books and Five Classics, but he taught on the ship like "three examinations" every day, but he subtly considered affairs from the gentleman's way.

Not far away, beside countless blazing bonfires, the navy officers and soldiers and some nearby villagers were enjoying the tranquility and comfort of the war. These island barbarians, neither could they be treated as gentlemen. For the officers, the threat of the Han navy, which anchored on the other side of Pinghu Island, was even greater. Although various duty and training were still carried out in an orderly manner, Zhao Xingde temporarily left, which made many trusted officers feel like "letting go". In front of them was a long and arduous sail, and the soldiers chose to enjoy the moment without hesitation.

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On the Han Army's boat, Han Ningshuang's face was a little pale. She was excited and angry and was a little exhausted at this time.

Zhao Xingde stroked her cheek pity and asked, "Why are you here in person?" His tone was gentle, but his tone of questioning did not diminish at all. With Han Ningshuang's temperament, he personally led the Han army fleet Yang Fan to the south, and it was impossible for him to be just for a private matter.

The so-called gentleman is used to be righteous, and villains are used to be profit. The meaning of the matter is to some extent responsibility and order, even loyalty and sacrifice. People are different from animals, and they are able to be grouped together. Ordinary people have natural dependence and maintenance on order. The former is the etiquette and law advocated by the Song people. From eating, dressing, weddings and funerals, to self-discipline and sacrifice themselves for justice.

If a person like Han Ningshuang has been carrying heavy responsibilities since childhood, if he is not crushed by this responsibility, he will inevitably have a tenacious and stubborn personality and will never be able to leave the army for private matters. The commander has the responsibility of the commander. If the order is lost, loyalty will be impossible. Only by establishing order and obeying the Lin can thousands of heroes surrender.

"The debt collection is coming." Han Ningshuang gave Zhao Xingde a blank look and turned to avoid Zhao Xingde's eyes. "We have been operating Liuqiu for a long time, leaving a few unsatisfied islanders and past businessmen to continue to create rumors and intimidate nearby islanders and past business travelers, and not to land on the island to spy on the reality of the military and civilians. So when I heard that Lord Zhao was going to send troops Liuqiu, I rushed here immediately."

"So that's it." Zhao Xingde asked a little surprised, "How many people have you moved?"

After the Jin Dynasty was defeated and the Han army was forced to go north by the Liao Kingdom, they were always looking for islands to settle the people. In this large area of ​​the North and South Oceans, except for Qiongzhou where the Song Dynasty exiled officials, the best place for immigrants to settle the people is Liuqiu Island. In the eyes of the officials of the Northern Song Dynasty, the sea route is not too far from Liaodong, and because of the island barbarians' rebellion, merchants and people regard it as a fear of the way. It was not difficult for the Han army to immigrate to settle the people in a large number of years. The difficulty was that the gods and the people built a solid and consolidated foundation before they could arouse the sensation of the Song Dynasty court.

"More than 300,000 people." Han Ningshuang looked at the blue sea outside. "We built two ports in Ryukyu and two cities imitated Nanshan City. In order to cover up people's eyes, all the ships passing by or sheltered from the wind were detained by us. Fortunately, the Manchus on the island are well-known and not many in the past few years." A smile appeared on her face, as bright as the morning glow. "We rely on these two villages to reclaim wasteland and grazed cattle and sheep. The years at the beginning were very difficult, but fortunately, the Han'er was used to the bitter and cold days in the north. The climate on Ryukyu Island was mild and there was no pressure from the Liao people, so the people quickly settled down. The barbarians on the island were very hateful and often sneaked in to kill people and rob people. We took a little revenge, but they attracted greater hatred from the Manchus. The suppression and suppression were not clean, which was a headache."

"Island Barbarian?" Zhao Xingde's face changed slightly and he asked, "Is it still impossible to destroy the Han army for several years?"

"It is easy to defeat them, but it is difficult to eliminate them." Han Ningshuang shook her head and said, "At the beginning, the generals of Tun were negligent in their precautions. When they revenge, most of the island barbarians fled into the mountains, and it was impossible to eliminate the disaster. So I instructed Tun Generals and their storms to take things and repair them. In the past few years, they finally relaxed their vigilance. My people did not relax and kept trying to find out their details. Now the gunship was going to follow you south and solve these troubles together." Send troops to suppress the barbarians and eliminate the roots, involving the fall of thousands of white heads. Her tone was much calmer than before.

Zhao Xingde said suspiciously: "Since you have already repaired it with the island barbarians, why should you still be wiped out?"

"You don't know what Zhao Dashanren," Han Ningshuang gave him a blank look and said angrily, "Although it is well repaired, the tribe leader cannot completely restrain his tribe members. There is a bad custom in the island barbarians. Men like to cut off other people's heads, peel off their heads, tanned them with paint, and hang them on skeleton racks. The more heads the more likely they are to gain respect from the tribe members. Sometimes in order to compete for prey in the land, sometimes in order to sacrifice natural disasters, and sometimes in order to compete for women to favor, they all have to sneak in and kill people and cut their heads, which is called "showing grass". The objects of cutting their heads are not distinguished.

Men, women, young and old, even babies are not spared," she clasped her fist and said in a deep voice: "We couldn't bear it anymore. We sent people to ask for the murderer, but were driven out by their tribesmen. In the end, it turned into a large-scale fight between the island barbarians and the military and civilians of the settlement. After the two sides formed a grudge, the island barbarians who made their grass were even more legitimate." "In recent years, I asked the generals to endure as much as possible and bribe the tribe leader to restrain the island barbarians, but it was useless. They completely regarded us as prey. Since we couldn't seek peace, we had to cut the roots."

"What is the Han army planning to do?" Zhao Xingde felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart, but asked in a low voice, "What do we need to do?"

"No need to be too much," Han Ningshuang shook her head, "There are several large tribes of the island barbarians. Some of them usually live near the sea, and some are on the mountain. This time I recruited 60,000 regiments and 3,000 elite soldiers. The power is enough, but I am afraid that they will scatter into the middle of the mountains. Since you are here this time, you might as well act together with us. You attack the pirate tribes that harass Pinghu, and then my detailed work will make the seaside pay and grain to ask for help from the tribes in the mountains, attracting them to the seaside to the seaside, and finally our gunships come out again and destroy them in one fell swoop. Our army on the island will set up an ambush on the way back of the island barbarians, wipe out the fish that escaped the net, and then attack the remaining island barbarians along the mountain roads." She looked slightly cold and gritted her teeth, "We must conquer them this time."

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