Because Xie Linlang defeated the water bandits before and deterred the pirates, so later, when Xie Linlang went to sea business, he easily reached a deal with them.
As long as they don't rob and offend Xiangcheng's goods, then she won't trouble them, and if they are willing to contribute to the shipping, then she can give them a share of the pie.
Under the deterrence of force and the lure of interests, the water bandits surrendered one after another, and the two sides temporarily reached a friendly relationship.
In order to deepen the bond, Xie Linlang also brought their children to Xiangcheng for education.
Those water bandit pirates agreed without much hesitation. After all, it is not a last resort. Who would want to be a water bandit? Moreover, although Xie Linlang is ferocious, they still believe in her character and believe that she will not attack innocent people.
With this connection, the relationship between the water bandits and Xiang Cheng has become closer and closer. Of course, on the surface, they still do not violate the river water, but once they have any news, they will tell Xie Linlang as soon as possible, such as this Second-rate.
This time, before the navy of Zeguo harassed Xiangcheng, Xie Linlang received a reminder from the water bandits, saying that Zeguo intended to bribe them so that they would not get in the way, and open the waterway so that the navy of Zeguo could reach unhindered. Xiangcheng.
It was precisely because of their tip-off that the sudden harassment from Zeguo did not cause much loss to Xiang Cheng, and it also allowed Xie Linlang to gain insight into the situation and make predictions in advance.
This time, Huang Lao came to tell Xie Linlang about the news of the water bandits and the movements of the Zeguo water army.
After he told her about the situation on the water, he went on to talk about the situation in the Red River Valley.
"At present, the Red River Valley has been rebuilt according to the city owner's proposal. If the Zeguo Navy really launches a water war, then the Red River Valley will become Xiangcheng's first line of defense."
Xie Linlang heard the words and shook her head with a wry smile.
"It's not if, it's definitely. This time, Swamp Country obviously wants to go to war with Daqin. For a long time, Swamp Country has always been cautious, but this time it suddenly became stronger. In addition to its cautious layout, there must be strong allies.
And the allies who can bring them such confidence, except for Zeguo, do not do what he thinks. "
Xie Linlang said, looking at a map of the countries hanging on the wall, her voice gradually became heavy.
"On the other hand, Daqin, relying on the natural dangers on the water and the rampant water bandits, did not set up naval defenses in the southern waters, which is simply an open door for Zeguo.
As long as Zeguo's shipbuilding technology can be improved to a higher level and can deal with the complex water environment, as long as they can spend a lot of money on the water bandits to clear the relationship, and there is the promise of the Swamp country, they have no reason to refuse to send troops and come over to get a piece of the pie. . "
With Xie Linlang's affirmative words, the expressions of everyone in the room became heavy.
Before, they actually had fantasies, thinking that the next thing was just the collision between the Swamp Kingdom and Daqin, and that the Ze Kingdom was only here to test the harassment... If this is the case, even if there is a war, Xiangcheng will not be affected.
Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a battle that affected the entire Central Plains!
After Huang Lao stepped back with a heavy face, Mr. Liu brought a few master craftsmen forward and said.
"Lord City Lord, the defense weapon you designed before has been successfully completed after several months of debugging. When will you go to the mechanical workshop to have a look and test its performance?"
The Mechanical Workshop was a newly built workshop in Xiangcheng. If you want to defend the city, how can you not have weapons
Especially Xie Linlang realized the importance of Xiangcheng and the danger of Zeguo several years ago. In this regard, it is impossible not to take precautions.
Xie Linlang nodded, indicating that she knew.
This is good news. One more weapon means more security.
Next, there will be other people reporting the situation in the city one by one, and the latest news received.
Everything was going on steadily under intense and tight control. Seeing Xie Linlang sitting here peacefully, everyone who was a little flustered slowly calmed down.
Anyway, no matter what happened, they Xiangcheng, and the city owner!
Outside Xiangcheng, the Marsh Kingdom has announced a break with Daqin.
Because Daqin has never been able to hand over the real murderer who killed their prince, Swamp Country was furious and said that he would tear up the previous peace treaty and launch a mutiny!
This made the situation in the court very serious, but the overall national strength of the Swamp State was not as good as that of the Qin State. Even if they seized the opportunity and sent troops first, Da Qin would not be afraid to fight them!
Therefore, in the court, most of them are the main war faction, agreeing to go to war.
Since Swamp Country is going to fight, then fight it, just to let them know that they know how powerful they are, and they don't dare to have any more coveted hearts.
But there is still a part of the Lord and faction. They think that Daqin is wrong first, and they should actively compensate to eliminate the anger of the swamp country, instead of rashly going to war and causing life paint.
However, such voices are only a small part, and most of them are active in the main battle. They have also elected suitable leaders and generals, and assembled an army of 200,000 to deal with this war.
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On the other hand, the battle of Xichuan Forest has also been heated up!
Qin Jue killed a lot of enemies in a very short period of time by using the method of "Please enter the urn", and took the initiative. In the process, he also killed a lieutenant and got a second token.
However, this plan cannot be kept tight. After Qin Jue got the second token, the last lieutenant noticed the conspiracy and was very angry. He even gave up on continuing to hunt down the main general, and had to gather all the troops. Eliminate the hidden danger of Qin Jue first!
During this process, he didn't even know who the people who had been fighting against them were all the people around Xie Linlang and a group of powerful subordinates.
Soon, more than 10,000 elite soldiers gathered and rushed towards Qin Jue.
The location that Qin Jue chose as a trap was a forest surrounded by water on three sides. This forest area helped Qin Jue kill many enemies. At this time, the enemy army was forced to come. This location is also a place where there is no way to retreat. cul-de-sac.
At this time, knowing that the enemy's heavy army was attacking, all Qin Jue's men also gathered together, but they only had a few thousand people, and they all experienced bloody battles, so they could not be the enemy's opponents.
Under this circumstance, Qin Jue did not mess up either. The melee went on for a few days, and he believed that as long as the general didn't die, he must have seized the opportunity to escape.
Even if he didn't escape, Qin Jue still had the last move to take, which was to kill the fire pit and bury everyone here.
If possible, Qin Jue didn't want to kill too many people, because most of them were from the garrison in the west, the people of Da Qin, and even more people who fought bloody battles for Da Qin on the battlefield.
But if he really came to the last step, he had to do it, because the war horn of Numokuni had already sounded. If he could not stabilize the garrison camp and let Numokuni break through the frontier defenses and drive in, it would be more people die.