With the sun shining and the grass green, Pinghu Island has become a huge picnic camp.

On the blazing firewood, all kinds of brown and tender meat are grilled on skewers, shrimp, crabs, mussels and clams just picked up from the beach, fresh vegetables with dew, all kinds of fruits, and meat and vegetable soup are boiled in a large pot. Bursts of smoke rise, and the aroma fills the air. The simple and sumptuous picnic made the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division tremble, and as for whether Zhao Xingde would immediately send troops to attack Liuqiu Daoyi after his return, it was just a hunting trip to eliminate food.

On the sea boat, from Zhao Xingde to ordinary soldiers, there was not much fresh food. It is said that the Great Food Warship would raise live sheep and grow vegetables for the use of officers, and the captain could even drink fresh goat's milk every morning, but Zhao Xingde did not allow too much difference in the lives of the officers and soldiers on his ship. This is not in line with his idea of maintaining the status of a grassroots soldier and making every member of the fleet have a relative gentleman's position. As a result, it was found that the price of food on the island was much lower than that of Tongdu Dayi, and livestock and poultry such as pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other livestock were all sold. The commanders of all ships also observed the military situation and allowed the officers and men to get off the ship and cook on the shore, and the officers and men enjoyed themselves.

"There are only a few hundred households in Daoyi, and the army drives over, won't they kill chickens with knives?"

Ding Ban's questioning tone made Du Fujiao roll his eyes and said with a smile: "I just have to report the military situation to General Zhao, as for how to send troops and how many troops to send, it is up to the general to decide, you are really a dog and a mouse, nosy." He burped loudly, patted his stomach, reached out and grabbed the horse spoon and stirred it twice in the soup pot, sighing, "The food is still fresh, I heard that the South China Sea sailing, one anchor may not be able to go ashore for more than a month to replenish, and it will be even worse if the wind is not good, and it will be uncomfortable that day." Generally speaking, while scooping a large bowl of meat and vegetable soup from the pot, put the horse spoon back into the pot with a "bang".

"Hah, that's nature." Ding Ban didn't think it was wrong, grabbed the horse spoon, stirred it twice at the bottom of the pot, and asked, "Those people in the Han army are of unknown origin, and they suddenly appeared and seized Jingdong Road. He asked as if unintentionally, but his eyes looked at Du Fujiao, waiting for his answer.

"Hey, Jiren has his own heavenly phase, I said that your emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry." Du Fujiao smiled and said with a smile, "General Zhao is a person who has been killed by thousands of troops, and he has killed more murderers than you have ever seen, what are the six boats of the Han army?" Our general is the reincarnation of Wuqu Xing, and it is not unusual for them to bow their heads. He bured his face in the soup bowl and made a muffled grunt. Ding Ban sighed, scooped two spoonfuls into his soup bowl, and accompanied Du Fujiao to talk nonsense for a while, he quietly paced to Zhou He and sat down.

"This old slippery head," Ding Ban smiled bitterly, "I can't say anything." I wonder what the Governor thinks? ”

"Then forget it." Zhou He nodded and whispered, "The most important thing is not what he thinks, but what he does." So far, General Zhao has not behaved out of the ordinary except for stubbornly teaching the way of a gentleman in the army. Staying for a while in order to exterminate the Liuqiu Haikou is really a small drop compared to the other garrison troops. He sighed, "Maybe if you really have to be like the general said, a gentleman who everyone is self-reliant, fighting for the morality that he believes in, so that the court really doesn't need to worry about the generals, and there is no need to hold the sword." Zhou He originally disdained such things as the Four Books and the Five Classics, but after lecturing on the ship every day, he subtly considered affairs from the way of a gentleman.

Not far away, beside countless roaring bonfires, the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division and some villagers from the left were enjoying the peace and comfort before the war. These island barbarians will not be treated like gentlemen. For the officers, the threat of the Han army's sailors anchored on the other side of Pinghu Island was greater. Although all kinds of duties and drills were still carried out in an orderly manner, Zhao Xingde's temporary departure made many cronies and officers have a feeling of "letting go of the wind". Ahead was an arduous long voyage, an unknown battle of life and death, and all the soldiers did not hesitate to choose to enjoy the present moment to the fullest.

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On the Han Junlou ship, Han Ningshuang's face was a little pale, and he was a little exhausted at this time after the excitement of the reunion and the onset of anger.

Zhao Xingde stroked her cheek with pity and asked, "Why did you come here in person?" The tone was gentle, but the tone of questioning did not diminish in the slightest. With Han Ningshuang's temperament, it is impossible for Yang Fan to personally lead the Han army fleet to the south, just for a private matter.

The so-called gentleman is in righteousness, villain is in profit, and the righteousness is, to a certain extent, responsibility and order, and even loyalty and sacrifice. Humans are different from beasts, and they can be swarmed in people. Ordinary people have a natural dependence on order and maintenance. The former is the etiquette advocated by the Song people. From eating and dressing, weddings and funerals, to self-denial and self-denial, sacrificing oneself for righteousness.

People like Han Ningshuang, who has shouldered heavy responsibilities since childhood, if they are not crushed by this responsibility, they will inevitably have a tenacious and stubborn character, and it will never be possible to leave the army behind for private matters. The commander-in-chief has the responsibility of the commander-in-chief. Without order, there is no way to talk about loyalty, and only the establishment of order and obedience can make thousands of heroes submit.

"Debt collection is coming." Han Ningshuang glanced at Zhao Xingde, and turned his head to avoid Zhao Xingde's gaze, "We have already been operating Liuqiu, and we have a few unsatisfied Daoyi barbarian tribes, which are to continue to create rumors and intimidate nearby islanders and past business travelers, and we are not allowed to go to the island to spy on the reality of my resettlement of soldiers and civilians." So when I heard that Lord Zhao was going to send troops to beg, I rushed here immediately. ”

"I see." Zhao Xingde was a little surprised and asked, "How many people have you moved?" ”

After the defeat of the Jin State and the Han army being forced to go north by the Liao State, they have been looking for the island to reclaim the people. In the eyes of the Northern Song Dynasty government, the sea route was not too far from Liaodong, and because of the chaos on the island, merchants and people were regarded as daunted. It was not difficult for the Han army to immigrate to Liuqiu Tun in large numbers for a few years, but the difficulty was that the gods did not know the ghosts and ghosts, and built a solid and consolidated foundation before arousing the vigilance of the Song court.

"More than 300,000 people." Han Ningshuang looked at the blue sea outside, "We built two ports in the Ryukyus, and two cities modeled after Nanshan Castle. In order to hide from the people, all the large and small ships that passed by or sheltered from the wind were detained by us. Fortunately, the island's barbarian reputation has spread far and wide, and there have not been many in recent years. A smile appeared on her face, as bright as the morning sun, "We will rely on these two walled cities to reclaim wasteland around them and graze cattle and sheep. The first years were very difficult, but fortunately, the Han were accustomed to the bitter cold days in the north, the climate on Ryukyu Island was mild, and there was no persecution from the Liao, and the people quickly settled down. The barbarians on the island are very hateful, and often sneak in to kill people and steal goods, and we take a little revenge, but we attract greater hatred from the barbarians. It is a headache to eradicate and not clean. ”

"Shimayi?" Zhao Xingde's face changed slightly, and he asked, "The Han army has been cultivated for several years, but it still can't be exterminated?" ”

"It's easy to defeat them, but it's hard to destroy them." Han Ningshuang shook his head and said, "At the beginning, General Tun was negligent in taking precautions, and when he retaliated, he let most of the Daoyi flee into the mountains, and it was impossible to clear the scourge. So I instructed the general to make a fuss with them, and to pay for the barbarian leaders to repair, and after a few years, they finally relaxed their vigilance. My people didn't relax, and they kept trying to find out what they were doing. Now the gunboats are going south with you, and by the way, these troubles will be solved. Sending troops into the barbarians, cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots, involving the matter of a thousand white heads falling to the ground, her tone was much calmer than just now.

Zhao Xingde doubted: "Since you have already reconciled with Daoyi, why do you still want to exterminate it?" ”

"Zhao Dashanren, you don't know," Han Ningshuang glanced at him, and said indignantly, "Although it is repaired, the head of the tribe cannot completely restrain the clansmen at all, there is a bad custom in Bisheng Daoyi, men like to cut off the heads of others, remove the flesh of the human heads, tann them with lacquer, and hang them on the skeleton, the more heads, the easier it is to gain the respect of the clansmen." Sometimes in order to compete for land and prey, sometimes to sacrifice natural disasters, and sometimes to compete for the favor of women, they have to sneak in and kill people and cut off their heads, which is called 'out of the grass'. The targets of the head cutting are men, women and children, even babies are not spared," her fists clenched and gurgle, and said in a deep voice: "We couldn't bear it anymore, and sent people over to ask for the murderer, but they were driven out by their people, and finally it turned into a large-scale armed fight between Daoyi and the soldiers and civilians of Tunken. "In the past few years, I have asked the Tun general to be as forbearant as possible and bribe the tribal leaders to restrain Daoyi, but it is useless, they completely treat us as prey. Since he couldn't make peace, he had to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. ”

"What are the Han Jun going to do?" Zhao Xingde felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart, but asked in a low voice, "What do you need us to do?" ”

"It doesn't take much," Han Ningshuang shook his head and said, "There are several large tribes in Daoyi, some of which usually live on flat land near the sea, and some on the mountains. This time, I requisitioned 60,000 regiments for training and 3,000 elite soldiers, and the strength was enough, but I was afraid that they would scatter into the middle of the mountains. Since you're here this time, you might as well co-star with us. You attack the few Haikou tribes who harass Pinghu, and then I will ask the tribes in the mountains to ask for help from the seaside with money and food, and attract them to the sea in large numbers, and finally our gunboats will come out again and destroy them in one fell swoop. Our army on the island will set up an ambush on the way back to the island, kill the fish that have slipped through the net, and then march along the various mountain roads to kill the remnants of the island. Her eyes were slightly cold, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I must subdue them this time." ”