Ji was looking at the blank map of Nanzhou in the command room, worried for most of the day, and did not wait for the legendary shark, but waited for the news that the ship had landed.

Docked?Ji was running out of the command room at a brisk pace.

Sun Yun, Shang Zhu and the others were standing on the deck, looking at this small ferry.

The boat headed west and to the left, and to the left of the boat was a flat riverbank. The wooden horse repelling pistols, the long fence exposed to the water, and the sailors who were moving, all showed that this was a ferry built by the human race. It was sunset, and the sun's afterglow was shining on the river, sprinkling on this port, and the golden light made this port seem much more sacred.

Already the soldiers began to cheer loudly.

"Raise the fence. With a high-pitched and loud shout, the fences on both sides of the ferry slowly rose, crunched, and opened an opening, just enough for Sun Yun's team of buildings to rush in.

"Taibu. Sun Yun looked at Shang Zhu incredulously.

"We are now at the border of the Heishui Country, and the Heishui Country and the Tongbai Country have been friendly for generations, which is actually equivalent to the Tongbai Country. Shang Zhu smiled at Sun Yun.

"Then we will continue to go against the river or land. Ever since the crushing defeat to the barbarians, Sun Yun's face had been shrouded in black clouds, and a rare smile appeared at this time.

"Both of these routes can reach Tongbai Kingdom, so it's up to the prince to decide. Shang Zhu smiled.

"Of course it is......" Ji Zheng was about to say that he was going to take the land route, but Ting Yan gently pulled his sleeve, then coughed and changed his words, "Let's continue to take the river road, the soldiers don't have to travel tirelessly, everyone is more relaxed." ”

"Gee, there's no way to have a good time on the road. Sun Yun made a regretful expression, having said that, Ji Zheng's decision was undoubtedly what Sun Yun wanted, his Xuanshui Army had suffered a lot of casualties after the landing battle just now, and it was in urgent need of repair.

"Just pretend, if you can, you can't wait to get off the boat for 365 days a year." Li Qing stuck out his tongue at Sun Yun.

Sun Yun, who was exposed to his thoughts, was not unhappy, and ordered Sun Sanchuan to enter the port to replenish supplies, renovate the building ship, and let the soldiers have a good rest.

Ting Yan stayed on the ship on the grounds that he was unwell, and Ji Zheng had to disembark with Shang Zhu, Li Qing, and Sun Yun to meet with the general who came to meet him from the Black Water Kingdom.

Ji Zheng later learned that the general Fengxun who came to greet him was the great Sima of the Heishui Kingdom, and at this time he thought that the other party was just an ordinary general guarding the border. The man was nine feet tall, dressed in light red armor, without a helmet, revealing short hair, dark skin, a garlic nose, and a tattoo on his neck.

The other soldiers were dressed similarly to General Fengxun, with light red cloth uniforms, short hair, and tattoos on their exposed skin.

Ji Zheng thought to himself: This southern barbarian land is really the same as described in the book, everyone has broken hair and tattoos, short clothes and long pants, unlike the people of Kyushu who wear crowns and wide robes and coats, I wonder if they are also like what is said in the book, do not eat on fire?

When General Fengxun led Ji Zheng and several of his courtiers to the barracks, Ji Zheng found that it was not exactly what the book said: they also cooked the food before eating.

This made his heart finally put down, Ji Zheng was really afraid of eating cattle and sheep raw, he didn't dare to imagine what the picture of Ru Mao drinking blood was like.

The banquet set up by General Fengxun was very simple, a spacious open-air venue, a roaring bonfire was burned in the middle, and tables were set up on all sides, beef, lamb, fish, pheasant, mustard...... A steady stream of large plates of dishes was served.

They eat differently from Kyushu, there are four people sitting at each table, a few dishes are put on the table, and then poured into a large plate, and after stirring, they can eat whatever they like.

Ji Zheng has been taught since he was a child that he does not get tired of eating, he does not require that there must be fish and meat at every meal, but just tries to make the dishes as exquisite as possible, and now these meat and vegetables are mixed together, looking like food in a pig's trough, which makes people unable to raise their appetite, Ji Zheng couldn't help frowning.

General Fengxun thought that Ji Zheng thought it was not delicious, and asked, "Prince Ji Zheng, are these dishes not to your liking?"

"No, I'm not too hungry. Ji Zheng politely moved his chopsticks.

Shang Zhu knew that Ji Zheng's mood was a little broken at the moment, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, although these dishes are not in good style, they look black and do not slip away, but they have another taste, please try them." ”

Sun Yun and Li Qing are from a military background, the other is a cultivator, and they don't have high requirements for eating, they only feel that these large dishes are large, which is very good for their appetite, and they really feel good about eating, sweet, sour, salty and spicy, and all the flavors are in it, which can especially make people have a great appetite.

Both of them expressed to Ji Zheng that it was delicious.

Ji Zheng understood the rules of following the customs of the locals, he Chong Fengxun barely squeezed out a smile, forced to lift the chopsticks, picked up a piece of leek, and put it in his mouth.

This taste is weird, refreshing and sweet and crisp, but with a little spicy, when I just chewed it, I felt that the taste was a little rushed, chewed a few more times, I felt that the taste was acceptable, the hunger in my stomach was stimulated, Ji Zheng sandwiched a few other dishes, tasted them separately, and felt that the taste was not bad. But he didn't dare to eat those hairy hooves anyway.

When others saw that Ji was eating with relish, they all laughed heartily and raised their glasses to drink.

There is no such beautiful music in the banquet as the Kyushu countries, these Nanzhou natives sing to their heart's content, the distant singing is far away, and the accompanying instrument is also very simple, it is a kind of local long drum, the rhythm is light and not hurried, not panicked or chaotic, the soldier is a dancer, wearing very little, even if it is winter, it is also a barefoot dance in the cold land.

"What the hell are those barbarians, so powerful. Sun Yun was still angry about being defeated by the barbarian warriors, and he lost hundreds of sailors in such a daze, Sun Yun couldn't swallow this mouthful.

"Hehe, you don't know the barbarian warriors, it's normal to have no power to fight back against them, you know, we have to pay a considerable price for dealing with them all year round. Feng Xun heard Shang Zhu talk about the barbarian sneak attack when they landed on the riverbank, and he was not surprised at all that the Xuanshui Army was beaten and lost its armor.

With one enemy against a hundred, this is not a boast, but a manifestation of the true combat power of the barbarian warriors.

More than 300 years ago, the barbarians, who had always been keen on infighting, unilaterally tore up the treaty of peaceful coexistence between the three continents and began to wage war with foreign countries. The barbarian soldiers divided into two routes, all the way across the Three Rivers, attacking the Yuren Kingdom in the east, and marching all the way to the west, attacking the Western Continent. They crossed the Yabuluzang River across the alien beasts obtained from the Fairy Forest, and rushed into the Western Continent with their weapons held high, entering and exiting at will between various small countries. Their mounts were lightning fast, their weapons were sharp, their strength and agility were so great that they could not resist a single round of battle, and the walls of rammed earth were as weak as white paper, tearing apart at a moment's notice.

These true barbarians do not invade a country, but always rob and leave, acting like robbers.

Many countries in the western continent realized how terrifying the barbarians were, the countries adjacent to them could not bear their harassment, the soldiers were powerless to resist, the people rushed to flee, and continued to migrate to the center of the southern continent, leaving behind most of the old men or crippled people who could not run, several small countries on the west bank of the Yabulu Tibetan River have existed in name only, and the remaining large countries have little interest in these lands for the time being, and they are limited by the interference of the Witch Alliance, they simply concentrate their forces, while strengthening the border garrison while building stronger cities to defend against this group of barbarians。

The place where Ji Zheng and his party first landed was the border of the Linglong Kingdom before, and they had been "borrowed" by the barbarians for a long time, and they did not produce, but made a living by robbing passing merchant ships. If the countries in Kyushu send troops to cross the river to attack, they will also meet them, and they will never allow the troops on the other side to set foot on the riverbank.

When Sun Yun and the others heard this, they were all shocked, they couldn't imagine that this barbarian's individual combat ability was so powerful, and it seemed that they had lost this battle during the day.

"What is the situation in the Western Continent now?" Shang Zhu hadn't been back to Nanzhou for several years, and he didn't know much about the situation here.

"I can't move. Feng Xun said with a wry smile, "The barbarians come to attack from time to time, and the Witch Alliance has spoken out many times, asking every country to try to exercise restraint, stop the war, and fight against the barbarians." ”

For thousands of years, the struggle between many small countries in the western continent of Nanzhou has never stopped, at first it was only a small-scale conflict, and then slowly developed into a joint war between countries, the original number of countries, weak countries were constantly annexed, and powerful countries were swallowed all the way, at most the Western Continent reached 50 countries, and now only seven countries are standing.

Shang Zhu told Ji Zheng in private that these so-called countries are actually only equivalent to the sub-kingdoms and male kingdoms of the princely states in Kyushu, that is, a small city with a population of only tens of thousands, and some countries are not even larger than a county of some princely principalities. However, after these so-called powerful countries annexed and annexed other small countries, the number of ordinary people gradually increased, such as Tongbai Country now has a population of more than 400,000 people, and the population of Black Dragon Country is probably the same number.

If this situation continues, if these nine countries go to war with each other, they will inevitably be unified by a powerful country in the end, and a superpower will eventually be born in the Western Continent, and at that time, they will be able to wrestle with the barbarians.

It's a pity that the barbarians seem to have expected it and didn't give them this opportunity at all.

"And then?" asked Shang Zhu.

"And then it's now, countries are stepping up patrols on their borders to defend against barbarians. I'm just afraid of ......."

"Afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid that some countries will be restless and defend themselves, and first tear their faces and start a war, and other defenseless countries will suffer. ”

"No, don't you dare to obey the words of the Witch Alliance, aren't you afraid of being wiped out?"

"Haha, I'm talking nonsense too. Feng Xun didn't want to say more, and toasted with Shang Zhu.

Ji Zheng still had some doubts in his heart, but it was not easy to raise them in front of Feng Xun, he found that Shang Zhu seemed to be very familiar with Nanzhou, and when the banquet was over, as soon as he returned to the boat, he immediately asked Lord Taibu:

"Why do the countries of Kyushu only attack each other on the Eastern Continent, but not on the Southern Continent, is it because the barbarians are too arrogant and powerful?"