Regardless of whether Zhou Shixiong was happy or not, he had to stir up his territory in order to protect his territory. After the Heping Prefecture announced his inclusion in the arms of Li Chao, the Ruan Phuc finally responded. Thirty thousand troops set out from Shenglong Prefecture and into Hexi Prefecture, intending to block the way forward of the Li Chao North Route Army and the Heping Prefecture coalition forces. The Taiyuan Prefecture and the Beijiang Prefecture troops were also transferred from Jian'an City and headed towards Nanding Prefecture. A decisive battle was about to begin.

In early June, Zhou Shixiong led two thousand troops to the expedition to target Henan Prefecture. Zhou Shixiong ignored the other people's actions, and he rushed to the eight gunboats. Zheng Zhuang drew the main force of the Eastern Route Army to Heping Prefecture. In order to suppress the Vietnamese and Northern Dynasties in Henan Prefecture, he left the warships in Nanding Prefecture to avoid Nanding Prefecture being attacked by the Vietnamese and Northern Dynasties.

The time span of this war exceeded the imagination of both sides. Zheng Zhuang thought it would be a quick battle. Zheng Zai thought that the Li Dynasty would retreat after a little test, but in the end he accidentally fell into a tug-of-war. The Li Dynasty army led by Zheng Zhuang saw the dawn of victory many times, but in the end he failed to catch it. The Vietnamese army commanded by Zheng Zai had their own thoughts, and in theory it was easy to be defeated, but the result was eye-catching.

When Zheng Zai first summoned the troops of each government, everyone was making their own plans and was very concerned about the number of troops sent. Now that the situation was not good, each government automatically began to increase its troops. Although it was a bit like doing their own thing, it was still very loving to take the initiative to do things.

For example, Gaoping Prefecture is the only state prefecture that refuses to send troops to resist the Li Dynasty army. The reason is unclear, and the excuse is that the mountain barbarians are in chaos. Now they have brought up an army of 5,000 people and marched towards Shenglong Prefecture in a hurry. The writing should be humble and humble, and the sincerest. In order to successfully pass through the territory of Lang Sang Prefecture, the soldiers of Gaoping Prefecture were willing to hand over all the troops to Lang Sang Prefecture for transportation, and waited for the Lang Sang Prefecture to retrieve it after they were out of Lang Sang Prefecture.

If Zhou Shixiong dislikes Gaoping Mansion, he can easily solve these five thousand unarmed Gaoping Mansion soldiers. From this point of view, Gaoping Mansion's sincerity is really true.

Zhou Shixiong is now following the soldiers of Gaoping Mansion to escort them out of the country. Gaoping Mansion changed his attitude, and Zhou Shixiong certainly would not easily believe that they were just to help Zheng Zai fight. There must be some necessary guards, and Zhou Shixiong also wanted to observe for himself whether his untreated neighbor is strong or weak.

After observing for several consecutive days, Zhou Shixiong confirmed that the so-called mansion soldier in front of him was purely a group of mobs. Not to mention the high-end products such as military discipline and military accompaniment, they could not even be able to make a basic lineup. If Zhou Shixiong hadn't been under the command of the two thousand soldiers behind him, half of the troops would have been lost within three days.

Such an army is not worthy of attention. For the sake of caution, Zhou Shixiong sent people to arrest a few soldiers from Gaoping Prefecture. After interrogation, he realized that this was the strongest army in the prefecture, no doubt about it. Zhou Shixiong was relieved.

When the troops separated from the Gaoping Prefecture, Zhou Shixiong, an elephant cavalry with elephants, rushed to Henan Prefecture at full speed to avoid long-term changes.

While Zhou Shixiong was rushing day and night, the situation of the battle changed again. In Chunmei City, which borders Heping Prefecture and Hexi Prefecture, the 30,000 Li Dynasty troops were attacked by the 30,000 soldiers of the Nguyen Phuc family. The two sides fought a battle under Chunmei City. During the battle, the Nguyen Phuc family's three government forces were supported by the defenders of Chunmei City. Zheng Zhuang found that the two sides were evenly matched and could not defeat the Nguyen Phuc family in a short time, so he took the lead in withdrawing from the battlefield and resting in Pingcheng.

This victory seemed to have given the Northern Vietnamese a shot in a strong manner. The morale of the front-line defenders was greatly boosted, and the actions of the various governments increased greatly, and the situation was very good.

"Sir, this is the latest battle report." Zhou Shixiong rushed to Henan Prefecture City at the end of June. The owner of Henan Prefecture Zheng Dong was a member of the Zheng clan who was in his forties and was a cousin of Zheng Song and Zheng Du. However, not long after Zheng Dong was born, his father died on the battlefield and left only a small territory for Zheng Dong. Henan Prefecture said that the level of the Henan Prefecture was the same as that of Lang San Prefecture. In fact, there was only one city in the prefecture, and there was not even a subordinate town.

The lord Ji Hongchang came to reinforce himself, and Zheng Dong'an took care of him, for fear of offending the lord. The 5,000 Langshan Army led by Zhou Er was too powerful and was already well-known in the southern part of the Vietnamese North Korea. How dare Zheng Dong put on airs with the master of this strong army? Low-key is the king.

"Don't do this. How can Hongchang be a respectful title for the adults at such a young age? I also asked the owner of Zheng to call him Hongchang right away." Zheng Dong actually followed Zhou and called himself an adult. No matter how thick-skinned Zhou Shixiong did not dare to accept it, but Zheng Dong refused to change his advice. Zhou Shixiong could only touch once and emphasize it once.

"Mr. Ji is the savior of our mansion. It is reasonable to call you a master. Do you think so?" Zheng Dong took the mass line and asked his officials if he was right. I guess what he said was wrong must be that his head was in his head, so Zhou Shixiong could only hear a voice of approval.

"Don't talk about it, let's take a look at this newspaper." The other party insisted that Zhou Shixiong had no choice but to change the topic and draw everyone's attention. This newspaper talked about the Battle of Chunmei City, which used a large number of adjectives and exclamations. Zhou Shixiong suspected that writing the battle report was a professional writer, and he talked nonsense.

"How might it be! It's a big deal." Zhou Shixiong didn't appreciate this bullshit report, but Zheng Dong liked it very much. While watching, he was so sad that he threw his schoolbag, and he was about to have a stripper on the spot to express his excitement.

"Master Zheng, Hongchang is going south in the near future and wants to borrow a few ships. I wonder if Master Zheng can help." Henan Prefecture has almost no output. The largest industry in the prefecture is shipping and fishery. Of course, Zhou Shixiong has no problem borrowing ships.

"Why should Lord Ji be so polite? Our mansion has just built two building ships and sent one to Lord Ji as a meeting gift. I hope Lord Ji will not dislike it." Zheng Dongzhen was willing to pay attention to it and gave the best building ship to Zhou Shixiong. Zhou Shixiong couldn't help but appreciate it.

"Hongchang remembers the friendship between Master Zheng, but if there is a call from the future, Hongchang will only need a piece of paper to summon him." The gift from a building boat was so shocking. Zhou Shixiong had envious, jealous and hated Mr. Qian, who owned a private yacht in his previous life. When he came to the Ming Dynasty, he always wanted to get a yacht to play. Until now, this dream has finally come true, and it would be strange if he is not excited.

"Just Lord Ji likes it. Let's go, my mansion will take Lord Ji to the dock to pick up the boat." Zheng Dong held Zhou Shixiong's hand and was so intimate. He had always wanted to establish a good relationship with Ji Hongchang, but unfortunately Ji Hongchang reacted coldly and always looked like he was doing business. Now that he could impress Ji Hongchang with a boat, Zheng Dong thought it was worth it.

When he arrived at the pier, Zhou Shixiong saw the tower ship mentioned by Zheng Dong, and Zhou Shixiong, who had seen a 10,000-ton ship, would certainly not be shocked by the wooden sailboat that was dozens of meters long. However, Zhou Shixiong was still very happy. This ancient ancient warship had a special significance for Zhou Shixiong, who liked to play the Age of Discovery.

This is a three-story, three-mass hard sailboat. As far as Zhou Shixiong knows, this ship first appeared in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and was the main warship of the Sun family in the Eastern Wu. There are eight long oars on both sides of the hull. It is not suitable for sailing in normal times. Only when fighting will the oars be used to accelerate. Walking along the gangway to the deck, Zhou Shixiong finally felt the hugeness of this tower ship. It is indeed unfair to compare the tower ship with the giant ship himself.

"Master Zheng Mansion, how many sailors do this ship need and how many soldiers can it carry?" After walking up and down, Zhou Shixiong finally recovered from the excitement of obtaining a private yacht and faced the fact that this ship was not a yacht but a warship.

"If it's just a normal sailor, one hundred sailors are enough. If you want to engage in a naval battle, you must be equipped with 230 sailors. There are not many soldiers, and one thousand people are at the top. Unfortunately, our mansion cannot buy cannons, otherwise it will be installed with a few cannons, so why not be afraid of Zheng Zhuang's broken ships." Zheng Dong is not old and has a high grade. He is definitely qualified to shout "Zheng Zhuang's little boy in front of Zheng Zhuang. Zheng Zhuang cannot be angry yet.

"Master Zheng, Hongchang is shameless to ask for a group of sailors to ride a boat, and asks the Master Zheng to give up his love." It is not an exaggeration to ask for someone else's boat and the sailors to use shamelessness to describe it.

"What are you talking about by Lord Ji? You're so polite." Zheng Dong waved his hand and said no problem. He turned around and said a few words to the entourage beside him. Soon, the entourage came over with a thin black and middle-aged man.

"Master Ji, my mansion will introduce to you that this is Ali, a native of Sanfoqi. Ali was doing foreign business in the south in his early years. A few years ago, he encountered a tornado on the sea. He was the only one who escaped. Later, he was sent to our mansion to make a living. He is the captain of this ship. Since Master Ji is interested in this ship, it means he has a fate with him. Please treat him kindly." Zhou Shixiong then realized that he had a waste of his expression when he sent the ship and sailor.

"Ali, drive the ship out of the port, so that our mansion can see the power of this ship." Zhou Shixiong was in high spirits and immediately ordered the ship to start. Zheng Dong did not stop him from making trouble. Ji Hongchang's performance made the gift-giving people more comfortable.

Alibaba is worthy of being an old sailor. It is difficult for ordinary ships to show their wrists when sailing normally. In order to show their wrists in front of the new owner and let their subordinates set sail, Alibaba demonstrated the ability of the tower ship to set sail quickly without being restricted by wind. After leaving the port, Alibaba ordered the sailing to be raised and then demonstrated sail control skills. Whether it is up and down, the tower ship can keep sailing at a constant speed. Even an outsider, Zhou Shixiong, saw the difficulties.

"Master Zheng, this gift is not much smaller than the tower ship. Master Zheng is so loving, Hongchang really doesn't know how to repay it!" As a modern person, attaching importance to talents is a natural concept. Zhou Shixiong compared Ali with the tower ship, and it came from the bottom of his heart. Unfortunately, Zheng Dong only regarded these words as scene words and did not care at all.

In his opinion, the price of a slave is as much as it costs. When he bought this Ali, he only spent 100 taels of silver. Compared with the building ship that costs more than 10,000 taels of silver, Ali was not even worth a fraction. "Sir Ji valued it so much, our mansion sent someone to redeem his family and give it to Lord Ji." Zheng Dong looked around and found that no one was by their side, so he continued in a low voice, "The Three Buddhas and Qi people have never believed. If Lord Ji wants to let Ali do his best to do his best to do his job for you, he must control his family, otherwise, it is difficult to say what will happen."


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