From 22 May to 25 May, the battle situation in Hangzhou fell into the first round of stalemate in the past few days.

Han Shizhong adhered to the spirit of "one move is fresh, eat all over the sky", and used superior ordnance to continuously consume the gunpowder crossbow arrows of the Yongle Dynasty.

For the Vara army, firearms and crossbows were difficult to produce in large quantities in the city. Bed crossbows, large crossbows, and stretch crossbows are more expensive and can be troublesome to repair.

When the defenders and young men of the Yongle Dynasty waited for the Great Zhou army to attack the city, they used more "renewable weapons" such as gold juice, as well as recyclable weapons such as wolf tooth slaps and yaksha beats to kill and injure the soldiers of the Great Zhou army.

In the city of Hangzhou, the Pingtou people who were interested in the Yongle Dynasty gave full play to their ingenuity and made a large number of bamboo standing signs and coverings with materials that were readily available to better protect the soldiers and young people on the city wall.

Materials are limited, and things are not made well enough. The psychological effect is greater than the actual effect.

The limited large bed crossbow did not dare to use the force to the extreme, and all the large arrows with one less were tied to the rope so that they could be reused.

Even so, Fang Lajun's long-range projection weapons were rapidly decreasing, and bed crossbows were damaged and scrapped every day.

Every time the Great Zhou army pushed a large number of rushing carts, ladders, and trebuchets forward, Fang La's army had no other way but to resist regardless of consumption......

The Great Zhou army was at a stalemate under the city of Hangzhou, but it made little progress in other battlefields.

The Xiangzhou Navy initially mastered the essentials of fighting on the Qiantang River and along the coast.

After familiarizing themselves with the hydrological situation, the official and military warships began to explore the upper reaches of the Qiantang River. It also carried thousands of foot soldiers to attack frequently, sweeping all the tributaries of the Qiantang River.

The Xiangzhou Navy obeyed Yu Yunwen's order and made a plan to land on the north shore and attack Hangzhou City.

Zhai Yuan, who commanded the Yongle Dynasty naval army, could no longer sit still and appeared in a death battle, only to be destroyed by the Xiangzhou naval army, destroying most of the remaining ships.

The remnants of the Yongle Dynasty lost their threat to the official fleet, and the remnants of their ships roamed between the Shengsi Islands and the Zhoushan Islands, rapidly turning towards pirates.

As one of the "Four Dragons of Zhejiang", Zhai Yuan disappeared in the water battle and his whereabouts are unknown. A soldier of the Fang La Army said that Zhai Yuan ran away with a few Flying Tiger warships.

When the Qiantang River and the offshore waters of Hangzhou Bay were in a pot of porridge, the two Great Zhou armies south of the Qiantang River also had their own gains.

Liu Guangshi dispatched troops to defend Pujiang County, the east bank of Tongji Lake, and the foot of Xianhua Mountain, and removed the threat to the left flank. Then he endured the potholed roads, filled in the potholes and bridges along the way, and finally hit the vicinity of Zhuji on the 25th.

Since it is fought from south to north, the uncomfortable terrain near Zhuji is even more perverted.

Coupled with the logistical problems caused by the constant attacks of the Fang La army, as well as the risk of epidemic diseases caused by the hot and humid weather and the dirty and chaotic battlefield environment, Liu Guangshi could only maintain 14,000 men on the Zhuji battlefield, and there was no possibility of making a major breakthrough for the time being.

Liu Guangshi begged Wang Shixin, who was marching by sea, to transport more money and food every day, but Wang Shixin was unmoved.

One hundred stones of grain traveled hundreds of miles of mountain roads, and when they arrived at Yiwu City, there were not even forty percent left, and Wang Shixin really couldn't afford to support the 100,000 people under Liu Guangshi. Although Fujian Road did not suffer from the war, even if the merchants in Quanzhou City were rich, Wang Shixin could not spend it indiscriminately.

Wang Shixin relied on his good reputation and reputation to persuade a small colonel in Tiantai County to defect.

With the civil strife, the Fangla defenders in Tiantai County no longer had the fighting spirit, and the city was easily captured by the soldiers and horses of Fujian Road. Marching north from Tiantai County, crossing the mountain road is the Chongren Valley surrounded by mountains.

Wang Shixin relieved the threat of the left flank, and was able to wholeheartedly lead the forbidden army, the Xiang army, and the soldiers to open the scene, and compete with the Fangla army in the Ninghai battlefield with steep mountains and dense forests and dense islands and reefs.

By the evening of 25 May, Liu Guangshi and Wang Shixin were like two arrowheads, trying to surround the Chongren Valley with a large green mountain as the center.

The battle south of the Qiantang River fell into a long stalemate, and the Great Zhou army and the Fangla army began to struggle in the quagmire.

May 26, Wuhu.

Liu Chengdong has been stationed at the riverside station for three days.

While lamenting the convenience of transporting troops by water, he selected the wounded soldiers to be brought back to the Jingnan Road, and the first batch of more than 2,000 people had already set off.

Ships are not a problem.

Liu Chengdong thought that it would be difficult to find enough boats in Jiangnan, where there was a shortage of ships, but he didn't expect the villagers to help.

When the merchants of Jingnan Road heard that Liu Chengdong was going to give priority to returning with the wounded soldiers on Jingnan Road, he would go to fight the mad Wang Liu and Wang Qi, and promised to transport the wounded soldiers at a very low price. Although it was thousands of miles away, they didn't have much to bring back, so they should treat people as ballast.

Medicine is not a problem, it is operated by Li Xiang.

Wearing the vest given by Lord Yu, Li Xiang had already spread the news of the all-round competition, and the business community in Jiangnan was in chaos.

For the sake of the major affairs of the country, Yu Yunwen not only found Li Xiang alone, but also hinted at the big businessmen with names and surnames on Jianghuai Road, Jinghu Road and Sichuan Road. There will definitely be millions of dollars worth of money, food, medicinal herbs, cloth and other materials for Yu Yunwen to distribute, and it will not be long.

Combat power is not a problem.

Liu Chengdong swept away the lightly wounded on Jingnan Road and removed all the wounded soldiers who were not involved in their families. Seriously injured people who did not have missing arms and legs were also recruited, but they had to recuperate in Jiangnan for the time being.

Desperate on the battlefield, having seen blood and being wounded, such a person has completed several eliminations. Wounded soldiers are undoubtedly the source of elite soldiers, and the premise is that they are willing to be treated with blood and money, and they must spare no money and food to provide for them.

The problem is that time is too tight.

Liu Chengdong supervised the work of more than a dozen scribes and more abacus.

He was troubled, and he opened his tent and came to the river, and said to himself:

"Tangzhou was captured by Wang Liuwang Qi, and Lord Zhizhou was chopped into meat sauce, and half of Jingnan Road was not guaranteed. Time waits for no man! ”

"Fortunately, my cheap son-in-law is here, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go back in time."

"Now it seems that before June 10, nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses should be mobilized to Xiangyang City. Enough is enough! ”

Li Xiang wanted to do things for Liu Chengdong and Yu Yunwen, so he took a fast boat and arrived at Jingzhou City first. On the way, Medical Officer Kuang and several middle-aged people in Confucian robes who looked like staff members visited by boat and discussed with Li Xiang for two days and one night.

As a commercial thoroughfare, Jingzhou City has been very prosperous in previous years.

Since the beginning of spring, stimulated by the war, the streets and docks have been overcrowded.

Da Zhou attaches great importance to business. It is rare for the Lord of Zhizhou to put down the lacquer bowl and pen and ink, and focus on the commercial order, ensure the government's tax collection, and ensure the accessibility of the wharf.

When Li Xiang arrived at the dock in the early morning, he happened to meet Lord Zhizhou inspecting the dock.

The officer holds a water and fire stick as a leader and opens the way in front.

The yamen officials shouted loudly and informed the identity of the Lord Zhizhou.

There are also heads guarding both sides, hitting the ground with wooden staffs, which is called "beating sticks".

"Hey, it's not very majestic. Lifting wooden signs, striking gongs or something, I really haven't seen much in Da Zhou. ”

Li Xiang just sighed a few words in his heart at that time. After the Lord Zhizhou went away, he went into the city to do errands.

All morning, Li Xiang had been sitting in the corner, watching a few officials of the eighth and ninth grades, more than a dozen staff masters, and other figures urgently negotiate arrangements for the crossing of wounded soldiers.

Where did the wounded soldiers who returned to Jingnan Road stop, what to eat, and who paid for it. In other words, it's just these three questions.

Li Xiang has no official status, so it is inconvenient to say more. Many of Da Zhou's systems are perfect, and he doesn't have much to add, just proposing a few small details to improve efficiency.

Dine at noon at the most famous Da Hyeon Pavilion Tower.

Li Xiang took his cronies to the restaurant, of course, he couldn't be cowardly, and instructed the steward to put together the distinctive dishes.

The guy served Jingzhou fish cakes, eight-treasure rice, pot helmets, steamed lotus roots, Honghu imperial lotus root balls, fish balls, osmanthus glutinous rice cakes, and thousands of buckle pork......

Yang Yingdong and Da Niu bit their tongues, and Old Man Zhang and Radar gobbled them up.

Wang Xiaochen and other girls didn't care about being elegant, so they ate a round belly.

The only people present who could take care of their appearance were Liu Decheng and Zhang Zhanjun, who had been in Jingzhou for a few months.

In the evening, he had to discuss important matters with Dr. Kwong and others, mainly to ensure that he received enough medicinal materials. Fortunately, Li Xiang was free in the afternoon, and Li Xiang seized the rare opportunity to wander around the streets and alleys of the ancient city of Jingzhou.

Li Xiang cherished his life too much, and he was afraid that there would be more than 40 people who disguised himself and secretly protected him. This guy also carries a few "sky-high fire monkeys", that is, large two kickers, so that they can notify the people outside the city and the people hidden in the city at any time.

Want to move me? Try!

After a while, Li Xiang came to a section of the street where women's incense powder, Luo skirts, and jewelry were mainly dealing.

The bluestone floor tiles have been washed clean by the rainwater, and the delicate and beautiful shop flags are listless in the scorching sun. The air was hot and humid, and it was evident that few women came here when the sun was at its most poisonous.

Li Xiang raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat and walked quickly into a storefront with a plaque that read "Qilou".

Several burly men suddenly appeared outside the store, staring at Li Xiang's back. Not far away, Li Xiang's hands immediately appeared, holding sharp knives, staring at several strong men who suddenly appeared in front of the store.

The girl who was napping and yawning glanced at Li Xiang, and first lowered her head indifferently.

However, after a breath, the sound of the chair falling to the ground sounded. The confused girl in charge of greeting the guests fell her ass.

A young lady with a delicate face, a little haggard, and elegant manners came to Li Xiang's side and repelled several strong men dressed strangely outside the door.

Li Xiang also waved his hand, signaling the good hand who drew his knife and ran over to disperse.

is pulling out a knife to confront each other, how can it be so easy to disperse? The good players on both sides still stared at each other viciously, but changed positions.

The girl in charge of greeting the guests recognized Li Xiang and got up from the ground in a panic.

The little girl made a mistake, and her bulging bun face turned pale. Sweat holds the bun to the face, and the powder on the face is also washed away by the sweat.

The building was originally opened by Liu Susu with the help of Li Xiang, mainly selling some jewelry, incense, mosquito nets, skirts, embroidered shoes, etc. Because the styles are too different, the market has not yet been opened.

Entering the store before Li Xiang was Duan Lintian, the princess of Dali.

For some reason, Her Royal Highness the Princess was in a very bad mood today, so she went out shopping in the bright sun.

Li Xiang turned his head and saw Duan Lintian, who was pure and delicate, with simple earrings and elegant earrings, and exuded the aroma of medicine, and suddenly felt that the dull air was filled with the smell of mint......

His eyes lit up, and Li Xiang's heart beat a few times. Oops, it's a heart-warming feeling!

It didn't matter if Li Xiang's heart was together, Duan Lintian, who was full of sorrow, blew up directly.

"Ascend to the disciple! Da Zhou also claimed to be the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, but as a result, the men of Da Zhou did not have a good thing. It's just a bully......"

Her Royal Highness the princess had tears in the corners of her eyes, and the white and slender green onion Duan pointed and pointed, choking and accusing. In her words, Da Zhou doesn't seem to have a good person who gangs up to bully a little girl.

There are more than a dozen young people from the Great Zhou royal family, most of whom want to inherit the title or even the king, and write to the Emperor of the Great Zhou. said that he wanted to marry the princess of Dali to increase the relationship between the two countries.

Duan Lintian cherishes his homeland, misses his two elder brothers and his father who is not in good health, where is he willing to stay in Dazhou and never go back. The girl's mood is not beautiful, most of which comes from this.

After scolding half of the incense, Her Royal Highness the princess twisted her slender waist and left in a huff.

The petite woman dressed as a maid beside Duan Lintian glared at Li Xiang fiercely, holding a large pile of things that Her Royal Highness the princess had paid for, and staggered to follow.

The shopkeeper who hurried here and the girl who greeted the customer looked at each other, as if they had discovered something extraordinary:

What is the relationship between the owner of the village and the beautiful little lady who is obviously from an unusual background?!

Li Xiang looked at the lake blue pleated silk skirt that was walking away, and pointed at himself again, and the whole person fell into a daze.

So, I was scolded by a little girl I didn't know?

didn't say a word, didn't do anything, but was scolded as a disciple. It's so wronged......

Li Xiang was too lazy to explain to the curious shopkeeper and the welcoming girl. He looked at the storeroom and the accounts, and after a few words of encouragement, he went back to the street and continued his wandering.

Not long after, Li Xiang ran into Wang Xiaojiu, who was looking for him on the street.

The Jinghu Wang family is a big family, and it is inevitable that there will be infighting.

After the Wang family's business in Bianjing grew by leaps and bounds, Wang Xiaojiu was ostracized and lost his position as the chief steward of Bianjing.

When passing through Xiangzhou, Wang Xiaojiu happened to meet a large number of Mingyueji merchants who went south to make a fortune. He took the errand of the clan and relied on the good relationship with Li Xiang, a powerful man, to work hard for the clan.

Wang Jue set off from his hometown in Tanzhou and then went to Bianjing to give lectures.

When he arrived in Jingzhou, Wang Jue received a letter from Yu Yunwen and learned about the general actions of Li Xiang, a disciple in Jiangnan.

Wang Qi was relieved and decided to stay for a while to see Li Xiang.

Because of this, Wang Xiaojiu began to work beside Wang Qi.

Li Xiang was overjoyed, and immediately ran with Wang Xiaojiu to the cheap teacher's residence.

While walking and talking, Li Xiang was very sympathetic to Wang Xiaojiu's experience, but he knew that the big family would never be missing the matter of unloading the mill and killing the donkey.

After Wang Qi saw Li Xiang, a cheap disciple, he spent half an hour to test the school's knowledge, spent half an hour to determine the books that Li Xiang would read next, and then spent half an hour inquiring about Li Xiang's experience in Jiangnan in detail.

At that time, Li Xiang was accepted as a disciple, and Mr. Qingshi mainly looked at the face of the two things that Li Xiang took out.

Now that he learned that Li Xiang was in Jiangnan to save the lives of the small people, he practiced great wisdom, bravery, benevolence and righteousness, and almost killed him for this, Mr. Qingshi finally accepted Li Xiang as a disciple.

After thinking about it for a while, Mr. Qingshi gave Li Xiang a table: Yifu.

Li Xiang almost burst into tears. It's not easy, I finally got the table before I got married!

"The surname is Li Mingxiang, and the word Yifu. Lao Tzu will be called Li Yifu in the future! ”

At two o'clock, Li Xiang, who had used his brain excessively, returned to his room, washed his hands and feet, and lay down to sleep. In his dream, he saw the delicate little lady in the hundred days, and felt that the little girl was really cute with her cheeks bulging and bulging.

Duan Lintian hadn't slept yet. She hugged the pillow and asked Lu Yiming, who was standing outside the door, weakly:

"In order to gain the support of the Great Zhou, does this princess have to marry a certain royal family of the Great Zhou?"

Seeing that Lu Yiming didn't answer, Duan Lintian wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, smiled hard, and sobbed:

"If this princess stays in Da Zhou, she can ensure the continuation of my Duan clan's national ancestry, and the incense will not be extinguished, I am willing to stay. Girls always have to get married, who to marry is not to marry, do you say? ”

"When Prime Minister Lu returns to Dali, please take care of my elderly father for me. Persuade my two brothers to stop beating ......"

Lu Yiming lowered his head, struggling in his heart.

After a long time, the princess could not remember what else to say, and she looked pitiful as she hugged the pillow.

If the princess knew the truth about the marriage between the two countries, it would probably be even more painful. Lu Yiming sighed in his heart, decided to be cruel, and said without a trace of emotion:

"The princess is relieved, the minister will do his best to fight for more benefits for my Dali country."

"Mr. Qingshi Wang Qi is the in-law of the minister, and his influence in the Great Zhou is extraordinary. As long as Wang Qi comes forward, the difficulties encountered by the merchants of Dali can be reduced a lot. ”

"Princess, have a good rest, tomorrow the minister and Wang Qi will come to visit."

Lu Yiming said, saluted and left.

The door closed, and the girl's sobs rang out.

Lu Yiming hesitated, walked forward ruthlessly, and said in his heart:

"I can't help the princess. The marriage between the two countries was decided by His Majesty and the minister, and it was the minister who took the initiative to request the marriage with the Great Zhou. ”

"Dali is not saved, there is no salvation!"

"Your Majesty can't last a few years, so you can only send some of the Duan clan's children out of Dali as soon as possible. As for Her Royal Highness the Princess, staying in Da Zhou is the best ending. The minister also has to think about the way back for the Lu family......"