A certain person in the south of the Yangtze River looked up at the sky and muttered to himself that he wanted to be called emperor.
Foreigners from Mouping in Eastern Xinjiang ran rampant in the city, and Eastern Chu merchants disappeared.
None of this seems to have anything to do with Fang Jie, but if one looks down from the sky, all forces, large and small, are on the same chessboard, and no one knows which one is the hair that can affect the whole body, so what? Maybe it doesn't matter? After Chen Xiaoru reported that the Eastern Chu merchants had disappeared in Muping, Fang Xie felt a little nervous. If this was as he speculated, the changes in the Central Plains might no longer be dominated by the Han people themselves.
He ordered the ship to stop on the shore, and said he would wait for someone.
And the person he was waiting for was rolling towards this side with 1,200 cavalry like the wind of officialdom. If anyone knows that Fang Jie has come to Eastern Border, their first reaction will probably be four words, far away and close attack... The Black Banner Army and the Mu Mansion are east and west, if they form a temporary alliance, it will definitely affect the world. But who would have thought that Fang Jie didn't come here to form an alliance, but to make an enemy
Not long after the big ship docked, a flat boat caught up from behind and leaned against the side of the big ship. Sanjin Hou Wu, who had already changed into a brocade suit, boarded the big ship with a serious face and went straight to Fang Jie's place.
"My lord."
Wu Yidao bowed and saluted after entering the door.
"Lord Hou."
Fang Xie glanced at him: "You came up because of my order to stop the boat?"
Wu Yidao nodded: "The subordinates can understand why the lord intentionally offended the Mu family, but they don't understand why the boat stopped to wait. After all, the lord's safety is above everything else, and everything should be considered based on this. Mu Guangling's cultivation is very strong, What's more, my subordinates just learned that in order to deal with the great cultivators they will face on the battlefield in the future, Mu Guangling specially trained a group of very special cavalry. The subordinates still don't know what special means these cavalry have, but since the Mu family Come prepared, why did my lord stop the boat?"
Fang Jie recounted the news reported by Chen Xiaoru, and Wu Yidao's expression also changed.
"If that's the case, you should really stay and warn him. If the foreigners attack the Central Plains, the troops in the Mu Mansion will be restrained. At that time, it will be of great benefit to the Black Banner Army going out to the southwest."
Wu Yidao could guess why Fang Jie wanted to offend Mu Mansion on purpose. No matter how far Mu Mansion was from the southwest, sooner or later he would face the Black Banner Army head-on. And once the troops of the Mu Mansion enter the Central Plains, they will immediately become the common enemy of many forces. It was precisely because Mu Guangling knew this very well that he did not raise troops for a long time. His son Mu Xianjun even ridiculed his father's cowardice and cowardice in secret, but how could he have such deep thoughts as his father
If there is no complete preparation, no matter how powerful the Mu family is in the eastern border, how dare they enter the Central Plains and become enemies all over the world
Mu Xianjun saw too little, and Mu Guangling was scheming.
At that time, once the various forces in the Central Plains unite to fight against the Mu Mansion, if it is reported that Fang Xie had entered the Eastern Border and formed an alliance with the Mu Mansion, it would not be beneficial to the Black Banner Army. Everyone has regional views, and they are all Han Chinese, but the people in the Central Plains fought terribly, but they couldn't tolerate the people in the Eastern Xinjiang. Many tyrants in the Central Plains and Jiangnan will never allow a force from Eastern Xinjiang to finally take away that chair.
For a long time, no matter how hard they fight, it has always been the people from the Central Plains who take turns to sit in the manor, but once the people from the Eastern Xinjiang intervene and succeed in the end, then the forces of all parties will be reshuffled in the future. How much benefit can these tycoons have? Originally, the big cake in the Central Plains was shared among them. Now that there is an extra outsider, I am afraid that they will eat more, and they will not agree.
The purpose of Fang Jie is to become the leader of various forces in the Central Plains in the future. It seems very unwise to offend the Mu family now, but it will be different in the future. It is precisely because Fang Jie has seen through the thoughts of Haoqiang in the Central Plains that he has no intention of establishing a good relationship with the Mu family from the beginning.
Now foreigners seem to really have the intention to invade the Central Plains. Wu Yidao thought that Fang Jie meant to tell Mu Guangling about this, so that Mu Guangling would not dare to leave easily. After all, Eastern Xinjiang is his base. . Once he leads troops westward into the Central Plains, how can Eastern Xinjiang resist the invasion of foreigners
It is absolutely beneficial for the development of the Black Banner Army to tie the strength of the Mu Mansion to the eastern border.
"but… "
Wu Yidao was silent for a while and then said: "It's not a matter of risking the Lord, why don't you tell Mu Xianjun about it, and then leave him, he will naturally tell Mu Guangling."
Fang Jie shook his head: "You haven't seen Mu Xianjun's eyes... Even if I told Mu Xianjun that the foreigners were about to invade, he would not tell Mu Guangling. The ambition in Mu Xianjun's eyes is too big, too. When he grows up, in order to be able to sit on that chair in the future, he will not be reluctant to part with Dongjiang. Since ancient times, those who sit in the Central Plains are the most orthodox in the world, and if the army of the Mu family can really take over the Central Plains, what more does he want from Dongjiang?"
"This person... can't be so stupid?"
"He's not stupid, he's paranoid."
Fang Jie smiled: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, I won't let myself get into danger easily. It's just a good time for you to come. Originally, I planned to send someone to invite you over."
"What orders does my lord have?"
Wu asked together.
"First thing, everyone on this ship is transferred to another ship, you come to sit in town, continue westward and return. This ship is parked here, and I will stay by myself. Don't say anything, I want to get away , is much easier than taking most of them and getting out together. I will let Daoist Xiang Qingniu secretly support me, so you don't need to persuade me anymore."
"The second thing is to go down and investigate Dongchu with all your strength. No matter how quickly Dongchu is destroyed, some people will stay outside and never go back. Only Huotong Tianxing has the strength to find these people."
"Here."
Wu Yidao nodded: "This subordinate will let Lian Dan and his wife go with another big boat, and this subordinate will stay."
He bowed his head and said, "After we go back, I will ask my lord to punish me for disrespecting military orders."
After being silent for a while, Fang Xie didn't refuse, and nodded, "Then let's arrange it like this."
After saying this, Fang Jie turned and looked at Chen Xiaoru who had been standing by: "Send a secret letter to Zuo Mingchan, I guess he won't be able to return to the camp for a while. If foreigners really invade, the first stop will be Muping. Let him stay with his men, once the foreign army comes in, Zuo Mingchan's people will break up and hide, I need them to find out all the news about the foreign army."
"Here!"
Chen Xiaoru responded, then turned around and went out to work.
Fang Jie glanced out the window and said to himself, "I don't know how many people will forget the conflict of interests at that time... I don't know how many good people will die by guns..."
Wu Yiyi didn't understand this, and was stunned for a long time.
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Eastern Chu
the palace
Teams of foreigners wearing military uniforms completely different from those of the Han army passed by one after another, and now there is no trace of a person from Eastern Chu in the entire Eastern Chu capital. All Eastern Chu residents were ordered to stay in their own homes, and anyone who was found to have taken to the streets without permission would be shot to death.
At least 100,000 troops of the Opulu Empire marched into this city known as the richest city in the world, and then rammed countless gold and silver treasures onto ships and transported them back to the other side of the ocean.
Standing at the highest point of the Ruyi City Imperial Palace, the capital of Eastern Chu, you can see the warships of the Opulu Empire cruising back and forth on the sea. The ferocious beast covered with a layer of iron looks very different from the warships of the Eastern Chu people. The warships of the Opulu Empire do not look gorgeous or even ugly, but they are undoubtedly the real war machines.
From time to time, you can see the flames on the warship, which is the ship's artillery. Some Eastern Chu fishermen tried to escape the warships of the Opulu Empire in small boats, but they were ruthlessly smashed by artillery. There are clusters of flames on the sea, but they are not as beautiful as fireworks.
Yes, it's just a cold killing breath.
The scale of Ruyi City is definitely not as large as Chang'an, but it seems to be even more magnificent here. Because Ruyi City was built according to the mountain, the whole city extended from the mountainside near the sea, and then extended to the shore. Unlike Chang'an City, Ruyi City has no walls except for the magnificent palace built on the mountainside. Along the coast, without city walls, the heart of the country is thus exposed to the artillery of enemy warships.
The Eastern Chu people always thought that they were the rulers of the sea, so they never worried about the safety of the capital. On the contrary, they always thought that the ultimate enemy would be the empire called Great Sui in the Central Plains rather than foreigners from overseas, so they deployed all their troops on the western front. Although Ruyi City has a guard army that is said to be armed to the teeth, but in the face of sudden disasters, it is obvious that the fighting will of the Eastern Chu people is far inferior to that of the Central Plains Han people.
When the disaster came, only half of the mighty imperial guards chose to take up arms and surround Ruyi City. And the Eastern Chu Fleet, known as the world's invincible, was destroyed without holding on for a day. Before the cable of the ballista on the Eastern Chu warship was tightened, the enemy's shells had already landed on the bow.
This is a war where the power contrast is too great. The enemy came prepared, but the East Chu people had no defense at all.
"These black-haired, dark-eyed people are wonderful."
Standing in front of the main hall of the imperial palace, the emperor of the Opulu Empire, who was revered as Emperor Leman, stood with his hands behind his back. He stood there overlooking the entire Ruyi City, watching his fleet continue to besiege and kill the remaining Dongchushui on the sea. division.
"They have such a prosperous economy, such magnificent buildings, such luxurious palaces, and such rich nobles, but they don't have an army that keeps up with this era. Moreover, their will to resist seems not as strong as I imagined Strong, most people quickly accepted the fact of defeat... However, there happened to be a group of wonderful people who possessed some kind of natural power who were loyal to the royal family and were able to rescue the Emperor Dongchu from the encirclement of the army."
He seemed a little confused: "Those people, why are their personal abilities so strong? Is the sky above our heads on the other side of the sea really different from the sky above this land?"
"My lord."
The archduke Hurons, who had gray hair and hunchback, said respectfully: "Those are just a few people. Relatively speaking, the people on this land are all weak sheep, and those powerful people just take care of these people. It's just a lion for a sheep, this is a very strange composition, but there is no doubt that the number of lions is far from enough to protect the sheep... Besides, it's okay if the sky here is really different from the sky over there before, because You have stood on this earth, and the sky will change."
Emperor Leman smiled, looked at Xiulunsi and said, "Do you know why I like to take you with me?"
Archduke Hurons bowed his head: "Because I am loyal enough."
"That's just one of the reasons, along with...you always have something to say that makes me happy. I know how much I've accomplished, so I need someone around me to sing my praises to. Otherwise, life would be so boring .”
Hullens smiled humbly, showing his yellow teeth.
"My lord, shall we continue the attack immediately?"
"certainly."
Emperor Laiman turned his head to look at the Central Plains: "I heard that there is a city called Chang'an over there, which is ten times larger than the Ruyi City in Eastern Chu, even several times larger than the capital of the Opulu Empire. I Want to go there and kill the lions and shut up all the sheep in my folds to produce wool for me."
"Ha ha."
Schulence laughed out loud, as if he admired Emperor Leman's humor.