"Will I regret it? It's not your worries." Qiu Darui took a sip of tea and said expressionlessly, "However, if you still preserve your strength, we may not have a chance to regret it again." His words were said in Chinese, and the faces of other pirates changed slightly. At this point, Qiu Darui did not have the need to be with the Great Cannibal. Although he was forced to give up the ship, the ship was not a problem for the merchants of the Song Dynasty. If he could not break through the Hanhai City, nothing would be useless. If he broke through the Hanhai City, Qiu Darui had another hundred ways to deal with the Great Cannibal who was eager to return home.

Famatu was not angry at Qiu Darui's almost offensive answer, but just closed his eyes.

Yasin and Abad were beside the commander and heard him whisper: "Bless by the true god."

Working together is the current situation of the pirates. No matter how rebellious a person is, he will not dare to mess around.

Compared with the previous few days, the plan to attack Hanhai City was quite smooth. Qiu Darui was temporarily elected as the chief military advisor by the pirates. Although the South China Sea Navy was probably preserving its strength, before the Pearl River channel was completely blocked, the pirates still left nearly half of the troops to prepare for the Navy, and the remaining half of the troops attacked Hanhai City in turn. The result of one-sided battle during the day was half because the naval artillery was powerful, and half because the width of the Pearl River's river surface into the sea was very suitable for gunship combat. If the South China Sea Navy wanted to forcibly attack the pirates against the current, the narrower river surface and more shallow water areas would be conducive to the pirates approaching the gunships to fight. The pirates knew the power of the gunship, so in order for the waterproof division to forcibly attack the port, they prepared a lot of fast ships and fire attack ships after returning.

Although the direct threat at the sea was no longer urgent, it was a sharp sword hanging above the head. However, in the next two days, the navy's passive war gave the pirates great comfort. The officers continued to orderly sank captured ships near the channel, which was enough to make the most generous people heartbroken. This was no longer a blockade, but blocking the entire Pearl River's road into the sea. It was a very hard work to clear the channel again.

However, after attacking Hanhai City with all its might, the pirates discovered that behind the low and wide walls, the Guangzhou official army had filled in countless strong men. The official army almost spared no expense to defend Hanhai City. However, there was no other way for the pirates to break Hanhai City to death. Moreover, they had to break Hanhai City as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the food was exhausted, the pirates would starve to death without waiting for the official army to attack. Therefore, when they were sure that the Pearl River channel was really blocked by the official army's ships, Qiu Darui would prepare to deal with the South China Sea Navy's raid, especially most of the Dashi Navy transferred to the siege.

There was another sea of ​​corpses and blood under the city of Hanhai, but the city wall was still in the hands of the Guangzhou official army.

In the Guangzhou Prefect's Office, Mr. Chen looked at the people dressed in the dress of a few merchants sitting in the hall.

The visitor was Li Rui, a member of the Tianji Academy of the Bachelor's Mansion, and was also a classmate and friend of Zhao Xingde and Chen Gongju. Li Rui rushed from Chang'an without stopping to persuade Chen Gongju to release Zhao Xingde and not delay the joint navy to attack the local port of the Dashi princes. However, after entering Guangzhou Prefecture, he found that Zhao Xingde had already escaped. The Nanhai Navy defeated Dashi and Song pirates at the Pearl River Haikou. Tan Lanxi, deputy envoy of Xia, immediately returned to Luoyang with the fastest pigeon book, while Li Rui's vocation was temporarily staying in Guangzhou, waiting for the latest instructions from the Xia court.

Since the Jingkang storm, it has been common for Song people, especially those in Central Plains, to be officials in Guanxi. However, Qingliu still has a strong rejection of the country of martial arts. Facing Li Rui, who came to serve as a lobbyist for Xia, Chen Gongju's attitude was also very complicated. He was unwilling to blame Xia Kingdom too much, and in addition to telling Zhao Xingde that he had returned to the navy, he was just reminiscing about the past. Tan Lanxi, the deputy envoy of Xia Kingdom, tried his attitude towards Chen Dong several times, and Deng Su became prime minister, and Chen Gongju just told him that the fight between Qingliu and the treacherous party was a family matter of the Song people. If he quoted external help to overwhelm the other party, it would be worse than even the treacherous party.

"Since Brother Li is here, I will spend more time in the city." After Chen Gongju briefly explained the arrangements, he stood up and left.

The sound of cannons in the south of the city was roaring, and the sound of killing was shocking. After the navy defeated the pirates on the Pearl River, the remaining bandits outside Guangzhou fled far away when they heard the news, but the war in Hanhai City became extremely fierce. In the past three days, Chen Gongju sent all the troops recruited. He and the regiment training officer Lu Gan supervised the battle at the top of the Hanhai City day and night. The Maritime Command envoy Liu Yu stayed in Guangzhou, arranged food and grass supplies and treated the wounded, and urged officials and gentry from all over the country to recruit and replenish strong men. Several officials from the front were busy and did not have time to receive the envoys from Xia.

Li Rui looked at Chen Gongju's back and sighed slightly, with a trace of loneliness flashing across his eyes.

Although he is free and easy and devoted to astronomy calculations, he has been away from his hometown for a long time, although he is faint on the surface, but he is eager in his heart. Chen Gongju's semi-cold and unhealthy attitude makes him feel a little complicated. Guandong is in power and acts fiercely. Chen Gongju's Grand Secretary's Office tells him to let go and come to Guangnan to be this lobbyist day and night. Li Rui expected that he would be a little embarrassed, but when he is really immersed, he understands better and understands Zhao Xingde's feelings in Guandong.

"Sir Li, Lord Li?" Tan Lanxi called in a low voice. The clerk was waiting to lead the two envoys to the guest room.

Rui came back to his senses and reached out and said politely, "Please, Lord Tan."

This time when he was on the envoy to Guangzhou, Li Rui was the Grand Secretary and the envoy, and Tan Lanxi was actually sent by the Military Information Department to escort Li Rui. Before entering Guangzhou, Li Rui and Tan Lanxi jointly opened the secret order given by the Prime Minister's Office before leaving. Tan Lanxi transformed himself and continued to protect Li Rui as Deputy Envoy of Road Cao. In the five prefectures of Xia Kingdom, each department and Cao each had its own responsibilities, and Road Cao was in charge of guests and missions. Although Tan Lanxi was the first time to be an envoy, he was an old man from the Military Information Department. He was so sophisticated and skilled, and Li Rui was also very relieved. Therefore, after entering Guangzhou City, the two envoys involved in the specific affairs of the mission were discussed.

There was a secret stake from the Military Information Department in Guangzhou City. After connecting, Tan Lanxi used a carrier pigeon to report the latest battle situation to Luoyang every day.

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It was getting drums at night, and the Luoyang Tuanjian Mansion was brightly lit in the back hall.

A huge map covering the Central Plains, the southeast and Guangnan is hung on the wall.

Countless black arrows pointed from the sea to the periphery of Guangzhou, and then a red arrow came from the sea and fought a battle mark at the mouth of the Pearl River. The envoy of the Xia Kingdom used 100,000 urgent carrier pigeons to report the closest battle between the South China Sea Navy and the Dashi Pirates to the Military Information Department. The Military Information Department immediately copied the Luoyang camp general Wu Jie, Luoyang regiment training envoy Chen Chong, and Luoyang Order Yuan Xingzong. Before the five governments made a decision on the situation in Guandong, if these three people agreed, they had the right to act cheaply, including using troops to counterattack the attack of Song and Liao.

Although Zhao Xingde won this battle beautifully, he not only deceived it from the pirates, but also from the Song and Xia courts.

After learning the news, Chen Chong put aside his worries and immediately summoned his aides to discuss countermeasures. Luoyang Gangzheng and the Nanhai Navy are two systems. According to common sense, Zhao Xingde will report the detailed process of the battle to the Military Information Department. The General's Office Marine Department will copy the list of important officials of the court, including the Crown Prince Chen Chong.

"I didn't expect it, really," Lieutenant Zhang Shizhen sighed, "Are the pirates in Song so unbearable to fight for five thousand? "

"The pirates in Song State are not worthy of fighting, are they too cannibals?" Xie Yuan, the commander of the Dushi, rolled his eyes and sneered, "If you are not blind, you must admit that although General Zhao is from Guandong, he is not inferior to the generals in Guanxi. In this battle, he has calculated the time, place, and people, and has achieved such a huge difference in results."

"However," Liu Changgeng, a member of the army, pondered: "The Guangzhou government has tasted the sweetness, but I am afraid that we will urge General Zhao to do our best to wipe out the pirates."

"I have this concern, too," Commander Li Ziweng nodded and said, "The case file of the Military Information Department says that the waters near the port of Western Australia are narrow, which is conducive to bloody battles on the sidelines. If you want to kill them all, the navy will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 themselves. The day of sending troops to the big food will be delayed. The key now is to attack the hinterland of Da food. Therefore, the envoy must convince General Zhao to put the overall situation first and not lose the big because of the small. Otherwise..." Li Ziweng sighed and suppressed his words and said nothing.

The officers who were discussing the matter knew that Zhao Xingde was now the general of the Firearms Division and could go further in the future. However, even the emperor could only nominate the position of the General or Prime Minister of the Military Division. If Zhao Xingde had two intentions towards the Xia court and caused dissatisfaction with the captain of the Huguo Mansion, no matter how talented he was, he would have to be idle for life. The prince Chen Chong attaches great importance to Zhao Xingde, and the two were almost in the family. However, if Zhao Xingde's behavior really angered the Huguo Mansion, it would probably not only Chen Chong could not protect Zhao Xingde, but also affect Chen Chong's prestige in the Huguo Mansion.

"General Zhao can understand the general," Yang Ren said with a serious expression, "However, for both public and private, Your Highness should still write a letter."

He was specially invited by Chen Chong from Wujie. According to the Xia State system, the lieutenant must withdraw from the Guguo Mansion when he was promoted to a general. Yang Ren had refused the appointment of the general many times. Now, as the lieutenant of the Guguo Mansion, he also served as the commander of the regiment cavalry training, training an auxiliary regiment cavalry training for Luoyang localities. Although he was a concurrent position, Chen Chong would invite Yang Ren to attend the scene every time he discussed major military and political affairs. Some people secretly speculated that if Chen Chong ascended the throne, he might not be far away for Yang Ren to withdraw from the Guguo Mansion and accept the important task.
Chapter completed!