Chapter 763: Hitting the Stone with Eggs

Li Richao had to be alert. Cai You's words were not unreasonable. He pondered for a moment and said, "If the Song Dynasty conquered Da Yue, about when will it be possible to arrive in Champa?"

Cai You said: "It will be almost the same as one month or as half a month. If the general and Champa are lost, the door of the Great Yue Kingdom will be opened. If the arrangements are not made early, I will regret it at that time."

Li Richao stood up from his chair and walked in the hall with his hands in his arms, saying, "There are only more than 10,000 defenders in the city, but there are several water boats at the port, which is afraid that it will not help. There is a water army that can be called."

The naval army that Li Richao mentioned was a large-scale cattle fleet that came from afar. The fleet secretly set up crossbows and reserved bows and arrows, and more than 7,000 Dashi navy troops. This navy set out from Dashi and arrived in Dashi and waited for the opportunity. Dashi and the maritime trade of Dashi were developed. In fact, the maritime government of the Song Dynasty had the greatest blow to Dashi. Originally, the Dashi fleet was heading to Nanyang to show off its power to various countries, intending to enhance the influence of Dashi. When this fleet arrived in Nanyang, it immediately joined forces with the people of Yue, and is now stationed in the waters near Chameng.

In addition, there is another fleet that can be used, that is, the fleet of Xingyue Trading Company. This fleet is managed by Yue people, with a total of five thousand people.

These two forces combined into one can reach as many as ten thousand people and have hundreds of ships, but compared with the Nanyang Navy, it is really far from that.

Cai You said: "Why might as well write a letter to Shenglong Mansion immediately and order various parts of the Great Yue Kingdom to draw troops and horses to rush to Chameng City?"

Li Richao couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Mr. Cai is resourceful, but the military affairs may not be able to see clearly. Although our country of Great Yue has 100,000 strong soldiers, the coast is also very long, with countless ports, and they have to guard and defend everywhere. If the army is drawn to Chameng City, wouldn't other ports be unprepared? What should the Song army do if they divide their troops to capture several other ports and attack Shenglong Mansion?"

Li Richao's worries are not unreasonable. Naval warfare is not as good as land warfare. In land warfare, every pass and stronghold can become a powerful pass that the enemy cannot pass. If you guard one place, you can block the enemy's throat like a fish bone. However, naval warfare is completely different. As long as it is a port town, the Song Dynasty's navy may appear there. It is full of attack targets of the Song army's navy. If you can't capture the city for a long time, you may land at other ports at any time. At that time, the large number of Vietnamese troops gathered in the city will immediately be in a passive position.

Cai You was also silent for a moment. His wealth and life were already connected to the Great Yue Kingdom. If the Song army conquered the Great Yue Kingdom, where would he be in the world?

Li Richao clenched his fists and said, "Then let's defend to the death. I want to see what kind of ability the Song people have."

The war was imminent. In a few days, news came from Quanzhou that it was said that Quanzhou had issued a proclamation to fight against Yue, and the entire Dayue Kingdom immediately became a mess. The King of Dayue was still in Quanzhou, and his life and death were uncertain. The Dayue Kingdom had no leader. Now the Song army's navy arrived soon, and the chaos in the current country was in an uproar.

The people of Dayue were contemptuous of the Great Song Dynasty, but when faced with this huge thing, some people were afraid. Therefore, the officials of Dayue Kingdom immediately elected the prince as king and agreed to resist the Song army. After that, Dayue Kingdom issued a letter of response, which said: "Although the Chinese country is thousands of chariots, they are never afraid of a country of ten thousand chariots." Then, Zhao Ji issued ten major crimes, and the signs were all banished, trying to resist stubbornly.

The governor's jurisdiction near Saigon, this emerging port city gradually flourished due to trade and the gathering of a large number of Han merchants. In this city, the population has exceeded 50,000, and the Han people account for more than 90%. However, today, the entire city immediately became tense. The battle between Song and Yue was inevitable, and the nearby Vietnamese army had issued an ultimatum, requiring the Han people to get out of the governor's jurisdiction immediately. From then on, this place was still under the jurisdiction of the Great Yue.

In the Governor's jurisdiction, there are only 500 servants under the Governor's office to maintain public order. Although there is a Nanyang Navy ship parked outside the port and a team of sailors stationed, there are only more than a hundred people, which are only used for anti-smuggling. If the Yue people really want to enter the country and take back the Governor's jurisdiction, how can they resist?

In addition, there are many warehouses in this jurisdiction, and I don’t know how much goods have been hoarded, so merchants are definitely unwilling to leave. Once people leave, they will save their lives, but the losses are too great.

Therefore, the Governor's Office is already in a mess, and several big merchants from the local chamber of commerce and some famous local gentry were arguing endlessly.

The governor is Liu Mingxiang, who is affiliated with the Haizheng Yamen. He looks majestic, but in fact he is just a small official of the eighth rank. The system of the Haizheng Yamen does not use the imperial officials. To be honest, if he really enters the imperial examination, he may not be willing to go to the vassal state to be a governor. Scholars always have a sense of fear of the unknown world. Going to a foreign vassal state is even more frightening than going to Jiaozhou and Qiongzhou to play mud at the ends of the world.

The Jinshi Juren refused to come, and the Ministry of Personnel simply ignored it. The palace ignored it, and even the three provinces forgot the existence of the governor's jurisdiction. So the King of Pingxi simply chose officials by himself. The so-called governors were actually old soldiers who retired from the navy. These people were quite familiar with foreign vassals and had some knowledge of navigation. In addition, they were warriors after all, they were somewhat decisive. Therefore, as long as they participated in the examination, they were directly awarded official positions and paid to the eighth-rank official.

Liu Mingxiang originally worked in the Xinghua Navy, but later stayed in the Nanyang Navy for a while. He was then transferred to the Governor-General's Office of the State of Dayue as the Governor-General, and was an authentic "Western Selection Officer".

In fact, being a governor in this governor's jurisdiction makes life very comfortable. Usually, I just urge the lower-level servants to supervise the merchant ships at the port to dock, collect taxes, and then rectify public order. There are actually not many things. The Song Dynasty fleet docked here also has its own rules and self-discipline, and nothing will happen.

But today, Li Mingxiang's face was really not very good. In front of so many merchants and gentry, he slapped the table and roared: "This is what your order means. In order to avoid revenge from Yue people, you don't have to take all the money and property. Let the women and children get on the boat first. The town and you are obliged to you. These money will be handed over to Yue people today. Sooner or later, we will take it back ten times and a hundred times, and we will have no life. What are we still thinking about this?" Li Mingxiang is an impatient person. He kept slapping the table and continued: "There are 6,000 Yue troops in Saigon City. This town is not afraid of the enemy..."

A merchant said: "In the governor's jurisdiction, there are 50,000 Han people. What are the people in Yue who dare to come here, and why are they afraid of him?"

These businessmen who are usually timid are actually bold at this time. In fact, the so-called blood and courage lurk in anyone's heart is just a matter of whether there is any inspiration. For example, these businessmen have their lives in this jurisdiction. How can they say let go if they say they can let go? In order to make profits, they can take risks. Now they have to protect their own property. What's the harm in fighting?

Liu Mingxiang was in a strong anger and said angrily: "Just to save your wealth, you have to spend so many lives? 50,000 people? Humph, what's the use of 50,000 people!"

"Governor General, the villain has an idea. It would be better to let some ships take women and children back to Quanzhou first, and leave the young and strong. There are weapons and other jurisdictions. There are the most sailors here, and they are all very brave and fierce. As long as they are guarding, what are you afraid of? "

Is Liu Mingxiang unacceptable to this proposal? In terms of reputation, he did not want to escape in shame. After all, he came from the navy. Now he is the governor. He is responsible for defending the territory and going back in shame, and he is inevitably ridiculed. He was silent for a moment and said, "If you want to fight, you can't mess around. Everyone obeys the dispatch of the town. The governor's jurisdiction is in, and some Vietnamese troops can also be restrained. However, since he wants to guard the jurisdiction, the death is bleeding. We have agreed today. If there are casualties and injuries, please do not be weak."

The merchants said one after another: "Saving and dying with the jurisdiction!"

Liu Mingxiang slapped the table and said fiercely: "Post a list of articles to welcome the thieves of Yue!"

After seeing off the merchants, Liu Mingxiang immediately wrote a letter in his hand and asked someone to send it out in a fast ship. He also urged the women and children to withdraw, and ignored Saigon's monthly monthly payment.

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As the dawn began to appear, the fleet covering the clouds and sun sailed in the sky, seagulls hovered on the mast, making waves of gulls, and thousands of ships and soldiers of the navy divided into four groups and advanced towards one goal.

Occasionally, several merchant ships heading towards Quanzhou would meet this huge fleet. The merchant ship was frightened at first, and then saw the flag of the Nanyang Navy. Finally, he magnified his courage. When he passed by the ship, bursts of crying came from the deck.

Having sailed in the sea for half a month, half a month, it was a torment for the sailors' body and mind. The more this happened, Shen Ao instead issued an order and the drill was still carried out. Except for the necessary sailors, helmsmen, and sailors still had to practice on the deck every day and were not allowed to rest.

The bronze-skinned sailors were exposed to the scorching sun, facing the fishy sea breeze, and their actions were already a little numb, but such exercises also made them breathe while being lonely. Just like a man with no energy to vent, as soon as the time comes, they will become a beast and tear everything apart.

What Shen Ao was holding was a report sent by the Clippers. The governor's jurisdiction actually made his own decisions and prepared to resist stubbornly and live and die with the jurisdiction. Shen Ao raised his eyebrows, his slightly dark skin showed a hint of displeasure, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and his eyes were filled with anger.

"Bastard! He is good at making a decision, but he is Liu Mingxiang who came out of the navy!" After reading the report, Shen Ao tore the paper into pieces and couldn't help but complain. War is imminent, and the governor's jurisdiction has become the target of public criticism. It would be fine to withdraw as soon as possible. Now that people are still in Dayue, who knows what will happen?

Yang Guo sat on the bench in Shen Ao's cabin and said, "Your Highness, Liu Mingxiang is a military officer, so it is inevitable that he is more impulsive..."

Chen Ao interrupted him and said, "You don't have to plead for him. If something happens, he will take care of the relationship." Chen Ao paused for a moment and said, "I can't bear it even if I have to bear it. Commander Yang, how long is there to stay in Chameng now? Can I arrive within three days?"

Yang Guo held his breath and said, "Go forward at full speed and you can roughly arrive."

A hint of thrilling flashed in Chen Ao's eyes: "When the dawn begins to emerge on the fourth day, I will rest in Chameng, give my orders and prepare for the war with all my might!"

Chen Ao's impatientness is actually understandable. If you take down Champa as soon as possible, the entire Great Yue Kingdom will inevitably be alarmed. Who will take care of the governor's jurisdiction? I am afraid that leading troops to serve the king is the top priority. The faster the navy progresses, the safer the Han people in the governor's jurisdiction will be. He punched the table with a fierce punch and said, "The people of Yue Kingdom are talking wildly. Since they are going to hit the stone with eggs, I will tell him what it means to attack the country of thousands of cheng, and I cannot destroy the country of Yue in a month. I took off my clothes and went to Beijing to apologize."

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Chapter completed!