Zhao Yu's master and apprentice talked about the current situation for a while, and they both felt that the future was unpredictable, and the only way to do this now was to hold Qiongzhou as the foundation first, and then make plans as the situation changed, but they couldn't help but be bored in their hearts. In order to ensure the safety of the fleet to sail close to the coastline and the scenery on the shore is in full view, Ying Jieyan took the opportunity to talk about how to use the mountain-shaped terrain to arrange troops, build forts and forts, and control key points. These common knowledge of the art of war is exactly what Zhao Yu lacks, he naturally listened carefully, and he was able to relieve the loneliness of the journey.

"Your Highness, you see that there is the mouth of the Baiquan River in front of you, and there is a sandbar in it to hold the mouth of the river, and the soldiers of the first battalion can block the enemy from going up the river." After more than half a day of sailing, the ship sailed to the sea area of Huitong County, and pointed to the west coast strictly.

"Well, this is indeed an important place. If the enemy lands from here, he can avoid our frontal defense by going upstream, and detour from the flank to Qiongzhou, where I remember that the Chinese army Huangfu Battalion is stationed! Zhao Hao picked up the telescope and looked at it, only to see the coconut trees and betel nuts in front of this small island, where the river diverges around the island and enters the sea, and there are little sails scattered on the sea.

"Your Highness has a good memory, a fortress has been built here, and the generals will be stationed there." Ying Jieyan nodded.

"It's called Boao?" Zhao Hao looked at the clear water and white sand here, and the sea water was crystal clear, he asked thoughtfully.

"Exactly, this is Boao, what's wrong?" The defense of Qiongzhou is naturally presided over by Fu Si, where to garrison and where to set up a fortress are all determined by Ying Jieyan himself, much clearer than Zhao Yu, he saw that His Royal Highness asked strangely, and asked rhetorically.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that the name of this place is strange!" Zhao Yu said casually. He remembered that he had come here in his previous life, but it was a world-famous modern city built at the mouth of the Wanquan River. Just now he heard Ying Jieyan say that this is the Baiquan River, and he was not sure that he had this question, but he felt quite emotional when he went to the 'old place'.

"Bo, vast, many; Ao, the genus of fish and turtles. It means that there are many fish, shrimp, turtles and turtles here. Ying Jieyan explained, but he didn't see any difference in His Highness's complexion.

"I see, the students are taught." Zhao Yu looked at the sea and replied casually.

"Your Highness, Fu Shuai, it's getting late, do we dock to rest and go again tomorrow." At this time, Zheng Yong asked.

"Okay, just check out Haiphong too!" Zhao Yu said with a little excitement.

"Your Highness, there is only one battalion of soldiers stationed here, in case you ......" Ying Jieyan was a little hesitant, it was indeed risky to sail in the dark, and he was worried about the police when he went ashore.

"Fu Shuai don't worry, this place is the place where my Tan clan lives, if something happens, you can gather thousands of people and horses to rescue with just a whistle!" Zheng Yongshili said with a smile.

"Haha, it turns out that this is your home, and you will have to entertain this king well!" Zhao Yu laughed without waiting for a strict answer.

"Your Highness is willing to succumb, how dare your subordinates not be hospitable!" Zheng Yongyan said.

As he spoke, the ship's alarm bell suddenly rang, and the soldiers on the ship quickly entered the battle position, the cannon doors and crossbow windows opened, and the guards also gathered around.......

"Your Highness, there are more than a dozen small boats heading towards our ship, and they are still approaching despite warnings, do you want to meet them?" The captain of the Warrior came over and said.

"Wait, it's okay, our boat has entered the waters of the Tan tribe, they are here to inspect the situation, wait for me to talk!" Zheng Yong looked out and shouted back.

"Remove the guard to prevent accidental injury!" Zhao Yu immediately ordered when he heard this, and motioned to Zheng Yong to go and explain, so as not to cause misunderstanding between the two sides.

Having said that, His Royal Highness dared to make the slightest mistake on the ship, so although he closed the cannon door, the arrow was still on the string, and his hand was still on the hilt of the knife, and he did not relax his vigilance, and Ni Liang was even more in front of His Highness, staring at the sea with fierce eyes. And Zhao Yu knew that it was useless to speak, and the porthole was blocked by Ni Liang, so he could only listen to what they said with his ears sideways, but he only heard the other party shouting and shouting, and he couldn't understand a word.

After Zhao Hao came to this world, although he sometimes felt a lot of inconvenience, he was basically used to life. Now what makes him feel most helpless is talking. The official dialect of the Song Dynasty, which is now spoken in Mandarin, is Henan dialect with a Kaifeng accent, and it remained so after moving south to Jiangnan. Zhao Yu was originally a northerner, and he could still understand the official language, and the palace attendants naturally spoke the official language, and the officials of the Great Song Dynasty also tended to be scholars who could speak the official language, and the official language naturally became a necessary skill for scholars, so communication was not a problem when he first arrived.

On the epidemic ship, only Liu Huang and Zhao Mengjin were in contact, they were all from the officialdom, while Zhuang Shilin was a businessman, and there was no obstacle to talking. But after arriving in Jiazi, the volunteers in the army came from all over the place, and he could barely understand Hokkien because of his work in the south, but it was also difficult at this time. And when he arrived in Guangzhou, the Shuaifu army came from all directions, and his accents were varied, and he didn't know how to pretend to understand most of the time. When I arrived in Qiongzhou, the accents were even different, and I had to bring an interpreter when I went out.

Zheng Fuweng was the leader of the Tan clan, and the eldest son of his family didn't know anyone, so the misunderstanding was cleared up after some shouting. Due to the dense reefs and complicated water conditions in this sea area, Zheng Yong piloted the boat in front and led the fleet to the dock. Huang Fuhe, the guard general who received the letter, and the county magistrate were already waiting here, welcoming His Royal Highness and others into the city.

Entering the city, Zhao Yu watched while walking. This will be the same as the county does not have a city, the new city built only after the construction of coastal defense, the city wall is made of stone, there are two zhang high, more than 100 zhang horizontally straight, less than 400 zhang around, there are two city gates in the south and north, the size is only equivalent to a larger town in the interior. There are only two streets in the city, except for the county government and the barracks, there are only a few shops and workshops, and the inhabitants are no more than 100 households, and it takes less than ten minutes to walk from one end to the other, and it does not take half an hour to turn around.

Now the city has just been built, and the city defense facilities are not complete, there is neither the moon city and the urn city, let alone the moat, and even the city tower has only been built, on which you can overlook the entire northeast sea, and the ships can not escape the eyes of the sentinels. However, the island is not large, with a radius of only two square kilometers, and the placement of ballistae on the city can block the waterway and prevent the enemy from entering the Baiquan River.

Zhao Yu climbed the city tower to look at the whole island, a long sandbar in the east separates the river and the sea, on one side is the vast South China Sea, on the other side is the calm as a mirror of the Baiquan River; There are several small villages scattered between the mountains and river beaches, there are some slopes and paddy fields around, the Baiquan River, the Jiuqu River, the Longluo River three rivers converge, the three islands of Dongyu Island, Shapo Island and Yuanyang Island face each other, the water is all around, and the boat is required to enter and exit, forming a natural moat. The mountains and rivers in front of him are still picturesque, but he sighed, the Boao in his memory in his previous life may only appear in a dream...... (To be continued.) )