In three months, of course, Zhao Yu did more than just do this little thing. At present, all coastal defense projects are nearing completion, but although they are only 10 miles away, he, the initiator, has not yet been able to witness it with his own eyes, and can only get a glimpse of it from the drawings and official documents.

The coastal defense project starts from Wenchang Qixingling in the east and reaches Lingao Biye Mountain in the west, and the coastal fortification stretches for more than 100 miles. Focusing on Haikoupu, Chengmai and Lingao, the city was built and water villages were set up, and forts were set up in places that were easy to land on, and troops were stationed as the support points of the entire defense line. The three commanding heights of Qixingling, Chengmai Mountain and Biye Mountain can overlook the Leizhou Peninsula on a clear day, and they set up lookout posts on them to monitor the entire strait, and once there is an invasion of the enemy's fleet, they will light the beacon fire to warn and gain time for the deployment.

Haikoupu guards the mouth of the Nandu River and is the top priority of Qiongzhou's defense. Not only was the acropolis built, but also there were heavy troops. A high sand bank was piled up along the coastline in front of the acropolis, which could hide troops and block the attack of the landed enemy; In the shallow sea, wooden piles were arranged to prevent the convoy from docking and transporting the landing troops, forming three lines of defense five miles deep. In the harbor, there are more than 300 naval ships of all kinds stationed in the harbor, and at the same time, several hills four or five feet high near the waterway have built forts, and heavy projectile ballistas are arranged to destroy the enemy ships docking, and each can form a support point to contain the enemy forces attacking the Acropolis.

At the same time as participating in the construction of the city, all armies completed basic training such as strict military discipline, clear orders, and knowledge of queues, and grass-roots officers were also transferred to various armies after completing their rotational training, and then the whole army was transferred to combat skills training. At the same time, at the suggestion of Zhao Yu, a cavalry army of 1,500 men was formed using the horses captured and purchased in Guangzhou, which was under the direct jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Command Department as a strategic mobile force, so as to quickly mobilize troops and reinforce the various departments. The prefectures and counties also adopted the method of drawing two to one to form a 20,000-strong township soldier, who ploughed the fields on weekdays and served as soldiers in wartime in order to supplement the loss and be responsible for transporting baggage.

In a killing atmosphere, Deng Guangjian also completed the purge of Qiongzhou officials, and now all states and counties are equipped with chief officials and officials of various cases, although they have not yet reached the point of running freely and like an arm, but finally everything is managed, and the decree can be accessed and implemented. The grassroots organization in the township has also been rebuilt, and the armor protection system has been strengthened, allowing the marshal to control the whole island. Now, with the cooperation of the army of the commander's government that has completed the training, the state capitals have begun to crack down on bandits and village ruffians, strengthen social order, and calm the people's hearts.

Under the watchful eye of tens of thousands of troops, how dare the various slangs living on the island act recklessly, so that the strategy of 'deterrence first, appeasement supplemented' formulated by Zhao Yu was implemented. The familiar slang who had long been attached to the imperial court also obeyed the order and cooperated with the marshal's government to send people to dredge the post road through the slang area, dispatched soldiers to protect the passing merchants, and cooperated with the officers and soldiers to crack down on and monitor the slang who did not obey Wang Hua. And Zhao Hao did not treat them badly, in addition to providing them with food and grass, he also gave them some weapons and armor, so that the two sides could live in peace for a while.

In any case, a simple post road around the island can be regarded as a repair, although in some places the width can only pass one large car, but so that the state and county land routes can be connected, and the transportation of materials and personnel does not only rely on waterways. With the completion of the construction of the post station, the speed of information transmission and troop mobilization will be further enhanced, so that the idea of integrating the defense of the whole island will be realized, and the situation of combat readiness will also be greatly improved. Of course, the most important thing is that this is a chain that binds the slang, and in the case of failing to completely subdue them, it is also a helpless choice to prevent civil strife......

In the midst of the chaos, several major events that Zhao Hao grasped also had results. The matter of Leizhou, which worries him the most, finally came to an end, and it is said that it developed according to his own vision, but the ending was out of the script and did not achieve what he wanted.

After Zhao Yu's resignation was sent to the imperial court, it still caused a commotion, and at first the ministers and even the queen mother believed that what King Wei said was true, after all, he was still young, and it was very difficult to control such a big situation. More people believe that after King Wei arrived in Qiongzhou, he realized that the conditions there were difficult, and he wanted to take the opportunity to get out in order to leave the wild place and return to the imperial court. But to replace the head of the road, and the prince who went out of the town as a prince, of course, he could not be hasty, so the queen mother summoned the ministers several times to discuss, but it was difficult to decide because of different opinions.

The group of people led by Jiang Wanzai and Liu Huang believed that he fled at the most difficult time for the country, indicating that he lacked virtue and could not be entrusted with important tasks. And the group led by Chen Yizhong did not agree, because they knew that only by holding the Qiongzhou Strait could they keep the last escape channel, and since they knew that everyone was all the way, how could they dare to put their lives in their hands.

However, it is not that no one advocates that Zeng Yuanzi should preside over the affairs of Guangnan West Road, after all, he was an important minister of the imperial court, and His Royal Highness is much stronger than him in any aspect, and it is also a good strategy to assist His Highness in guarding Qiongzhou in extraordinary times. But they are low-minded and cannot get the support of several important ministers, and they can only talk about things. Therefore, Zeng Yuanzi lost at the starting line at the beginning of his plan to seize power, but Zhao Yu won this game by understanding people's hearts.

Later, Jiang Wanzai received a strict letter, and learned that the matter was caused by Jiang Xuan, who did not hesitate to violate the military law and lead the army to flee without authorization in order to repay the Zeng family, and helped Zeng Yuanzi capture the land of Sanzhou, but put himself to death. Zeng Yuanzi wanted Jiang Xuan's power to seek power on the South Guangxi Road and control the Shuai Mansion, so he did not hesitate to intercept and kill the Shuai Mansion messenger to cut off Jiang Xuan's back road, so that His Royal Highness had a dislike with him and became his pawn. And after His Royal Highness learned of the reason, in order to protect Jiang Xuan's life and fulfill his promise to himself, he had to make this resignation and give way.

Jiang Wanzai knew that His Royal Highness was 'scheming', and he was also puzzled that the nephew he brought out would be selfish and forgetful, and he began to suspect that this was His Royal Highness's plan to get out of his shell and leave Qiongzhou. At this time, Zeng Yuanzi's complaint letter also arrived, and he said that Jiang Xuan sent troops to Leizhou for merit, and used the credit of the three states to extort the locality, wantonly amassed wealth, forcibly conscripted Ding Zhuang to increase his strength, and tried to break away from the Shuai Mansion to be unique. He couldn't see Jiang Xuan's 'perverse' move, and he wrote to the court for impeachment.

In contrast, thinking of Zeng Yuanzi's personality, Jiang Wanzai still preferred to believe in King Wei, but he didn't want His Royal Highness to lose power for the Jiang family, thus endangering Qiongzhou, so he asked the Queen Mother to investigate the matter thoroughly, and the result was that Zhao Yu was safe and sound, and Jiang Xuan used the transfer to make him lead the three states of Gao, Hua and Lei. It is a pity that in order to maintain the so-called balance and contain the marshal's mansion, the court only revoked Zeng Yuanzi's proclamation as an envoy, and after applying for a resignation, he still ordered him to lead the post of governor of Leizhou...... (To be continued.) )