There are only more than 1,500 people in total, and there are more than 20 large and small ships, and their strength is not as strong as that of Dengzhou Sailors.

However, when Wang Jingwu was alive, he put his nephew Wang Shimiao in charge of commanding the Laizhou Water Division.

When the Wang family controlled Ziqing, the sailor generals below would naturally obey the orders of the Wang family and his son. But now the Wang family fled to Dengzhou in embarrassment, and even the base camp Qingzhou was occupied by the imperial court.

Not to mention the generals below, let's just say that Wang Shimiao himself is considering whether to continue to follow his cousin against the imperial court.

"General, Qingzhou sent someone to send a message, saying that if we are willing to bring the sailor to join us, not only will we not be prosecuted, but we will also be promoted."

"That's all the tricks of the imperial court. Believe it or not, if we bring the sailor on the front foot, the court will deal with us all on the back foot? Wang Shimiao said with a gloomy expression.

"No, if the court does this, who would dare to submit to them?"

"How not? Remember, this sailor's surname is Wang, not Li, let alone Cui! Wang Shimiao looked at this group of subordinates with an unkind expression.

"Yes!"

The generals looked at each other.

After Wang Shimiao left, some people couldn't help it, "This Wang family is no longer good, that Cui Jieshuai will definitely not let go of Wang Shimin, and he will definitely attack Laizhou soon."

Laizhou is lost, what should we do? Who pays us? ”

"But General Wang insists on this, what can we do?"

It's not that no one has ever thought about leaving Wang Shimiao, but Wang Shimiao has a strong control over the Laizhou Water Division, and it is impossible to bypass him and seize the power of the Water Division.

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Although the water division has a special station, Wang Shimiao did not live in the water division, but set up his home in Laizhou City.

Laizhou City, like Dengzhou City, is a seaside city.

Don't look at the past ten years, the Central Plains region has been extremely chaotic, but harbor states such as Laizhou and Dengzhou have not been affected much. On the contrary, the maritime trade is very developed, especially Dengzhou, which has become the largest seaport city in the north.

As for Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Yantai, Weihai or something in later generations, they either did not exist at this time, or they were small county towns and fishing villages.

At this time, Dengzhou had more than 40,000 households and a population of more than 200,000 people.

With this population, it can surpass Qingzhou at any time.

Although Laizhou is not as good as Qingdeng 2, it has a population of nearly 30,000 households, because like Dengzhou, Laizhou is also close to the sea, with sea trade routes to Liaodong, Silla, Dongying and Jianghuai.

However, at this time, Laizhou was like a great enemy.

Laizhou had tens of thousands of troops before, but most of them were lost when they reinforced Qingzhou before.

As Qingzhou was broken by the imperial army, Wang Fan fled to Dengzhou, and the remaining troops in Laizhou were somewhat insufficient.

Li Jiye, the assassin of Laizhou, immediately ordered a total of 5,000 united soldiers to be recruited in various counties of Laizhou, which made Laizhou look strong.

However, the recruitment of so many people at once, coupled with the fact that many people were killed in the previous battle, also made Laizhou hide a sense of dissatisfaction.

And there was not a small group of cavalry on the Qingzhou side that appeared in Laizhou, but did not harm the civilians, but secretly attacked the army garrisons such as the forts in Laizhou, which made the people in Laizhou panic, and some people were ready to run away.

When he returned to the city and saw a lot of soldiers patrolling the streets, Wang Shimiao couldn't help but stop and observe.

"General, these are all solidarity soldiers recruited by the Assassin History, and they were brought to patrol without much training, which is a bit of an eyesore."

"Is something wrong? Didn't Qingzhou call from there? It looks like a great enemy. Wang Shimiao asked.

"General Hui, it is said that the cavalry from Qingzhou was dispatched to harass him, and the assassin Shi lost hundreds of soldiers, so this situation occurred."

Hearing this, Wang Shimiao frowned, "What else is going on in Qingzhou?" ”

"Yes, it was said that Cui Dashuai was going to form an army of 50,000 people, and he was going to attack Laizhou after it was formed."

"Fifty thousand? Didn't you say 30,000? ”

"Some say 30,000, some say 50,000, and some even say 100,000. However, the villain thinks that 50,000 people should be about the same, and 100,000 people is a bit outrageous. ”

"What about Dengzhou? What's the news of my cousin? ”

"The marshal hopes that the general can take the sailor to Dengzhou, and then stick to Dengzhou. It is said that when the time comes, you can attack and retreat, but it is really not good, and you can also take advantage of the convenience of having a sailor to go to Liaonan or Silla. ”

Hearing that Wang Shifan had this plan, Wang Shimiao was a little angry.

When his uncle handed Ziqing into the hands of Wang Shifan, he was strong and strong, but he didn't expect a good game of chess to be made like this by this cousin.

"What about Madame? Not in the house? ”

"Madame has been waiting in the mansion for a long time when she learns that the general is coming back."

When he returned to the house, a young and beautiful woman came out to greet him.

Wang Shimiao is slightly older than Wang Shifan, in his twenties this year, so his wife is naturally the same age as him.

However, compared with other women of the same age, Wang Shimiao's wife has a somewhat different temperament, like the temperament of being a superior person all the time.

Wang Shimiao's wife's surname is Li, and she was originally the daughter of a merchant in the city of Laizhou, and it is said that she moved from the Li family of Zhao County. This is not unusual, these places in Ziqing are close to Zhao County, and the big family surnamed Li is either from the Li family of Zhao County, or from the Li Tang royal family, even if it has nothing to do with the two, they will find a way to get involved.

Of course, when Wang Shimiao married his wife, the Li family where the Li family was located was not a big family, but a merchant family with a little wealth.

However, after the Li family married Wang Shimiao, with the convenience of Wang Shimiao's mastery of the Laizhou sailors, he vigorously expanded the maritime trade, and the family grew stronger and stronger, and it was also considered to be the number one in Laizhou City. This Li family plays a very important role in it, and in modern terms, she is a strong woman.

It is estimated that he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he has some talent in business. In addition, the Laizhou Mountain is far away from the emperor, and there is nothing they dare not sell.

After receiving the tea handed over by the Li family, Wang Shimiao talked about the current situation.

"Husband, are you hesitating to return to the imperial court? Or maybe the husband wants to return to the court in his heart, but he is afraid that he will not allow the Wang family to do so, right? Lee quickly grasped the point of her husband's thoughts.

Wang Shimiao nodded, "That's true. Judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the imperial court takes Laizhou and Dengzhou, and I am afraid that the assassination history of Denglai and Dengzhou is not very loyal to my cousin.

If the court can come to fight, it will be different from the ending of voluntary submission. ”

Li Shi thought for a while and said, "Husband, now the attitude of the Laizhou assassin is unknown. At this time, rashly returning to the imperial court is not a good thing for our family and the concubine's family, our foundation is here, and we will definitely not be able to take it away. Even if you can take it away, when you get to Qingzhou, you have to start again, how difficult it must be.

Therefore, the concubine suggested that the husband could contact Qingzhou Cui Dashuai first, express the husband's willingness to take the sailor to surrender, and then wait for the situation to become clear. Maybe the husband's cousin will take the initiative to return to the court in the end, it's not impossible! ”