In the Taiwei Mansion, the prefect of Song sent someone to send a message to know that the person from Baishan from Taizhou was here.

Huo Bao and the Master of Ma were not surprised.

A few days ago, the horse foal booked the wedding date and sent invitations to Chuzhou and several places.

Yangzhou, Bozhou, Lingshui, Taizhou and Qichun.

There was no delivery in Qichun, and the rest were delivered.

All forces have also made replies, and people will come to have a wedding banquet at that time.

Not only did Taizhou Baishan Army arrive, but if it was expected, there should be news in Bozhou.

Today is October 23rd.

The distance from Bozhou to Jinling is not close, and it is time to enter Chuzhou in the past two days.

When the people of Bozhou pass through, news will come out in Chuzhou.

"The Yuan brothers are powerful in capturing Taizhou and Wenzhou, robbing two naval ships, and curbing the sea routes in East Zhejiang... but they are too repetitive. They rebelled three times within three years and surrendered twice. In March, they killed the Marshal of the East Zhejiang Province in Zhejiang, but they did not recur immediately... It is estimated that the court would send people to Taizhou to recruit surrenders. The Huanghuai River was decayed and the land was cut off. The court relied on sea routes..." said the leader of the Mazhai Village.

He did not despise the Yuan brothers.

In terms of the background of the Chuzhou Army, the bandits went down the mountain.

The Taizhou Army, the pirates who came ashore, said it was similar to the Chuzhou Army.

Huo Bao thought of the salt field in Songjiang and the mysterious Jiu Uncle, saying, "Yuan Guozhen defeated the counter-rebels from Zhejiang East and killed Marshal Du, but did not take the opportunity to go north to attack Ningbo, the prefecture of Zhejiang East, but chose to go south to attack Wenzhou Prefecture... There must be a reason for this..."

Ningbo and Wenzhou are both adjacent to Taizhou, only one north and one south.

Whether it is population or wealth, Wenzhou is definitely not as good as Ningbo.

"What else can be done? Just because Zhoushan was given for free?"

The leader of the village said casually.

Huo Bao curiously said, "Uncle Six, where are the island you were on before? But there is Zhoushan?"

The leader of the village Ma glanced at Huo Bao and said, "What is this?"

Huo Bao smiled and said, "I thought Uncle Jiu was in Chongming before, but it was wrong to think about it... Chongming is in the mouth of the river, close to the land, and there is no natural danger!"

The leader of the Ma Village shook his head and said, "No need to ask this, I won't say it, nor will your father say it... Before we went ashore, we swear that no one was allowed to disclose the location of the island. Those who violated the oath would be forsaken it..."

Huo Bao hurriedly said, "It's my nephew who was rash!"

From this point of view, the island where Zhu Qiang and Du Laoba went to before should not be Jiu Ye’s nest.

Since it is such a private place, it must be not close to the shore and is secretly in and out.

For a moment, Huo Bao couldn't guess it.

However, it is conceivable that even if the Zhoushan Islands are not Jiuye’s old nest, there are other pirates entrenched.

Yuan Guozhen didn't attack Ningbo Prefecture, so he should be worried about this place.

Even if you fight, you can't hold on.

...

In the afternoon, Song Lin led several envoys from Taizhou to the Taiwei Mansion.

The leader is Yuan Guozhen's second brother Yuan Guohua, followed by his aide Xie Xian and Yuan Guozhen's fifth brother Yuan Guoke.

The leader of the village received the news and took Du Laoba and Huo Bao to the gate of the Taiwei Mansion to greet him.

Regardless of whether Yuan Guozhen was kind to the Chuzhou Army or not, if he could send two brothers and one of his top aides, he would mean showing kindness to Jinling.

Otherwise, there is no need for such a person.

It's just this look...

The Yuan brothers have short figures, black and red faces, while Xie Xian has no cheeks, sparse beards, and some are also sloppy.

The prefect Song said, "Mr. Yuan Er, Master Yuan Wu, Mr. Xie, this is our General Ma, General Du and the eldest son!" After that, he introduced the three of them to the Master Ma and others.

The leader of the Ma village was so disgusted, but he shouted "Haha" twice, clasped his fists and said, "Ma Kui has met Master Yuan Er, Master Yuan Wu, Mr. Xie! The distinguished guest came to the door and was very happy!"

Yuan Guohua and others looked at the three of them, and also held their fists and returned the greeting.

The Mazhaimaster disliked them for their ugly appearance, and they also despise these people for their strange appearance.

The face of Ma is one and a half feet long, and the two of them are wide. They are even "swallowing" and still become generals?

And this eldest son, who is the only son of Mr. Huo Wu?

A thin little white face looks like it’s not suitable for use.

He defeated his father with his son, and the few people also had a silence in their hearts about Huo Wu who had not shown up.

Several people were polite in the restaurant and spoke nonsense. But when they arrived in front of others, they knew the rules and did not take the liberty to ask why Huo Wu was not seen.

The territory of the Chuzhou Army is now even more open than that of the Taizhou Army.

Huo Wu must be more proud and arranged to bring his brothers and sons forward, which is exactly the same as Yuan Guohua and others.

If Yuan Guozhen, the lord of the country, came in person, Huo Wu would come out to greet him in person.

...

Even guests who come to attend the wedding banquet must be placed in the guest room, right next to the yard of Tu San and others.

When I enter the courtyard for the second time, I can only place more than a dozen people, even a hundred or ten people can live there.

Whenever there is any movement here, the next door, the San and others will notice it.

But I wasn't in a hurry to inquire.

No matter where the visitor is, I will meet him during the meal.

...

After sending the envoy from Taizhou, Song Lin did not leave immediately, but instead spoke to the master of Ma Village. "Yuan Eryi was traveling on the sea and land, and the land was exchanged from Hangzhou Bay... There were a total of two hundred people. The city gate was strictly inspected, so he only brought twelve guards into the city..."

While in the Beijing Weitu Building, two guards were in the private room, and ten other people were released to find out the news.

Some of these news were found out by Song Lin, and some were inferred from the words of several people. "Even if I heard of the great victory in Yangzhou, these people did not take it seriously. I still thought of leaving the Chuzhou army aside, and directly contacting the little leader of Bozhou, wanting to ask for the title of king for Yuan Guozhen..."

The leader of the village and Huo Bao looked at each other.

My uncle and nephew mentioned Zhoushan just now, where the envoys from Taizhou were traveling by sea.

Entering Hangzhou Bay by sea, you have to pass through the Zhoushan Islands.

The relationship between Taizhou and the bandits in Zhoushan is a relationship that can be used with peace of mind no matter what the inside is inside.

There are also Taizhou's sea boats walking in Hangzhou Bay, not Songjiangkou. Does that mean that Taizhou is convenient and has connections with Hangzhou?

Otherwise, how dare you get ashore from Hangzhou?

There can be Hangzhou Navy in Hangzhou.

In this world, the powerful people who can control one side should not be underestimated.

The leader of the village could not help but worry, "It seems that the previous strategy is correct. With the little leader, all forces will only regard the Chuzhou army as a vassal of Bozhou... But now the Qichun is in full swing, don't treat us as soft persimmons!"

The Chuzhou army did not want to fight against the Baishi Army, but the Qichun army probably wanted to take revenge soon.

Du Laoba said, "Come when you come, afraid of a bird! They are not better than us, so they can walk a lot less!"

The leader of the Ma village was open-minded and smiled and said, "Old Eighth is right! The generals come to block the water and cover the soil. We are not afraid of conquering the battles. We are still afraid of being in the ground!"

Everyone said it easily, but they all knew in their hearts that if the Qichun army really had abnormal movements, the troops from the "Eastern Expedition" could only be transferred back.

The Chuzhou Army is currently in power and is still unable to fight on the east and west fronts.

Huo Bao didn't speak, and this sense of urgency made people feel uncomfortable.

He directly asked someone to tell Hou Xiaoming over and asked about his recruitment.

As for Qiu Wei, he had already taken his men to Taiping Prefecture to recruit soldiers.

...

"If you go back to Master Bao, you have sent six people out. According to Master Bao's instructions, according to the number of household registration, one for three forty-four, two forty-five, and no single forty-four... You can only draw young and strong, and become military citizenship at the age of 16 to 45... You can serve in the local area for ten days every season, clear the canals, and repair the official roads..." Hou Xiaoming said.

Among the six counties of Jinling Prefecture, the general Dingkou booklets are available in the Jinling Prefecture Office.

Jiangnan is densely populated, accounting for half of the country's total population.

The six counties in Jinling Prefecture have a total of more than 200,000 households and a million dens.

According to the method of drawing one and two of three Dings, it can draw more than 100,000 young and strong people.

The population of Taiping Prefecture is half of that of Jinling Prefecture, and it should be able to win 50,000 to 60,000 young and 60,000 people.

In addition to Zhenjiang Prefecture, there will be more than 200,000 new recruits.

Huo Bao only felt his scalp numb.

There are also more than 100,000 people before, and the food and supplies of these soldiers are a huge number.

He understood a little why the Qichun army could not wait to attack Wuchang Prefecture as soon as it defeated the imperial court to suppress the rebels.
To be continued...