The monsoon had arrived, but the wind direction was unstable in the first few days, and considering that the whole of September was not suitable for travel, the date of departure was set for October. It's the end of September, and it's just the right time to ship fresh food these days. Wild vegetables near Panyu, citrus and pears transported from Yingdu against the Jiangxi River, locally produced sugarcane, and pigs, cattle and sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, all of which were moved to the boat.

While the docks were busy, the sacrifices were also being prepared. In October, the day before the trip, the northeast wind was blowing fiercely, and the grand sacrifice began. It wasn't one sacrifice, it was two. The Chu people sacrificed with Chu customs, and the more people sacrificed with more customs, and each did not interfere. On the same day and night, the Chu people have sacrificed to their ancestors, and worshiped the god of the South China Sea, Buting Huyu, with three animals, and the sacrifice of the Yue people in the day, sacrificing the god of thunder and the god of water. After the sacrifice is a feast, after the feast, there is no hook and the other people go out of the city to the wharf, board the ship and set sail.

At this time, the decks of the Mountain Ghost and the Gluttonous were no longer as spacious as they had been when they came, and they were either piled with wild vegetables and fruits, or crowded with cattle, sheep and poultry. At this time, something very inexplicable happened, a pig somehow made a fool of himself, and actually rushed over the freeboard and jumped into the sea, and the big wing handman hurriedly fished it out of the sea and reloaded it onto the ship.

On the day of sailing, the pig jumping into the sea was naturally an omen, and the witches of both Chu and Yue made interpretations. The Chu people believed that the pig jumping into the sea was a good omen, and the Yue people thought that it was half evil and half auspicious. Xiong Jing has no objection to this, going to sea is half fierce and half lucky, even if the level of shipbuilding is more than a thousand years ahead of this era, there is no guarantee that the voyage is foolproof.

"King, the auspicious time is ......" The sun turned overhead, and the tide also rose, seeing Xiong Jing staring at the sea boat that was about to go to sea, everyone was waiting for Xiong Jing's royal life, and Youshi had to remind in a low voice.

"Set sail." Xiong Jing retracted his gaze and nodded slowly.

"The king has a life, set sail immediately." When the servant heard this, he immediately shouted to the dock, and the captain of the Gluttony, who had been transferred to the captain of the Gluttony, was standing on the stern and waiting, and when he heard this, he said loudly to the shore: "Your Excellency respectfully accept the order and set sail!" ”

"Set sail ——!" The order to set sail spread throughout the ship, as well as to the Mountain Ghost.

The cable was untied, and the long anchor chain was lifted from the sea, and the iron anchor went up section by section with a little mud and sand. The sailors, who had been waiting on the beams for a long time, unfurled the sails thoroughly, and the whole sail was bulging before the halyards were fixed. As a pilot ship, the Mountain Ghost took the lead and sailed away from the dock with two pilot wings, the Gluttony is a cargo ship full of goods, and the speed of sailing away from the dock is not fast before the sails are fully deployed, and this kind of reluctance between lovers seems to be waiting for the passengers who have not arrived.

The sea ships were all funded and built by the royal court, and belonged to Xiongjing's private boats, and the royal court's three-headed wind mark was printed and dyed on the huge sails. The sea curved, and the farther the boat went, the more obvious the markings became until they disappeared from view. For the people who saw them off on the pier, although there were still three sailboats parked on the pier, they always felt lost in their hearts for some reason.

"The sea boat is far away, please return to the city." As a landlord, the public teacher invited Xiong Jing to return to the city.

"There's no hurry." There are many islands in Panyu Bay, but you can also drive at full speed after getting acquainted. After sailing away from the dock, the Gluttony not only unfurled all its sails, but also hung up its wing sails (the sails were hung on both sides of the sails), so that the speed became faster and faster, and at last its top sail was no longer visible, even with the Lu Lijing.

"When will the king return?" Coming to Panyu, in addition to seeing off the Red Ocean Fleet, another purpose is to inspect on the spot, after the two things are completed, there is another war waiting in Yingdu, which is the right history to ask.

"Return?" Take the Suzaku to return to Yingjiang by sea, and then reverse the Xijiang River and the Beijiang River, and return to Yingzhou from Xiangshui and Ganshui. Xiong Jing's previous plan was to travel north against the Xijiang River, cross the Nanling Ridge from Yuecheng Ridge, and then go straight down to Dongting County along the Xiangshui River, along the Yangtze River to Jiujiang. The Gan level south of the Jiujiang River originally needed to be inspected again, and the autumn harvest in October could already be seen how thin the fields were.

"The alignment is very big, and the minister thinks that he should return to Yin as soon as possible." Right Shi was worried that Xiong Jing would ignore the battle of alignment, so he said again. "This Qin people's plan is also. If you don't cut down, you will be humiliated; Cutting Qi, Chu Qi is evil, and the Qin people benefit. ”

"This unruly marriage, why should the whole country be destroyed?" Xiong Jing smiled. "Don't go to the capital of Yingdu, don't interfere with private affairs."

"The king...... "Right Shi was surprised." If you don't destroy the Qi country, the whole world will despise my Chu country. ”

"Cutting Qi has nothing to do with the Chu State, so you can just cut it down." Xiong Jing is not unclear, but he doesn't want the whole country to cut down.

"Huh?!" Right Shi was even more surprised. Under Xiong Jing's rule, it was just the periphery of Yingdu, the fiefdom of my Yuling, and then Hangying. I have more than 1,000 households in Yuling, and Hang Ying is still digging deep ditches to lay foundations, and Yingdu is full of 50,000 troops. After the implementation of the new military system, many old and weak people were eliminated, and there were about 30,000 people left, and these 30,000 people were not the former kings.

"Thirty thousand people, can't you?" Xiong Jing smiled and nodded in the surprised gaze of the left and right history, he just wanted 30,000 people to fight.

"Great King, there are 100,000 halberders in the Qi Kingdom, 200,000 soldiers in the two capitals, how can 30,000 people win?" Zuo Shi said hurriedly, he was worried that Xiong Jing would make a big mistake with a hot head. "Please think twice, the king."

"Qi Guo ......" Xiong Jing suddenly remembered the face of Qi Wang Tian Jian, and said disdainfully: "Vulnerable." ”

Before the two envoys retorted, he said: "This is not to destroy Qi, this is to destroy Qi." The war of Qi is because the Qi country did not retire before the first daughter and two marriages, so it is not light. Whoever is responsible for this matter will be defeated if he does not hesitate. ”

Zuo Shi is young, and his expression is still anxious when he hears the words, and the older Right Shi naturally knows the meaning of Xiong Jing's words. With the situation of Qi country, if the army is only a victory after the crusade, the doctors of Yi may not contribute, but will watch the excitement. The 100,000 halberd-wielding men under the command of King Qi may not be willing to fight for the victory of Qi Xianghou, but 30,000 is too little.

"No more talking. It went north from Luoshui and southward from Xiangshui. Xiong Jing said arbitrarily.

South of Panyu is the bay, the water (Xijiang) enters the sea in the west of the bay, about 500 miles against the water can go to Wuzhou, and then from Wuzhou against the Lishui upstream, you can go to Guilin. Guilin goes north again, which is the source of Lishui, Xing'an. The city was the name of later generations, but now this large area is a nameless place, so it is naturally named after the name of Xiongjing.

Guilin's landscapes are the best in the world, and Xiong Jing is around such a bend, so naturally he is not here to see the landscape. According to historical records, after the King of Qin destroyed Chu, he cut down Lingnan. After the first failure, he ordered the superintendent to build a spiritual canal to transport grain. The Ling Canal is a channel to communicate Xiangshui and Lishui, and since the Qin people will dig a canal to transport grain again, then Chu Yue will be deployed here.

This is, of course, a military consideration, not an attempt to prevent traffic from Lingnan to the north. Between the five ridges, the westernmost Ling Canal is the easiest to dig, the Yuecheng Ridge is not high, as long as the Xiangjiang River and the Li River can be connected, the boat can enter the Pearl River water system from the Yangtze River water system.

Lingnan is barren, and the tribes hunt more for a living, and then they grow rice in the fields. The principle of water raking is similar to that of fire farming, relying on the water in the mountains to rise and fall and hoe the grass, and it is all up to heaven to harvest more and harvest less. When the Qin army entered Lingnan, they could not eat locally, so they could only transport grain from the rear. Transporting grain in the plains is fine, but transporting grain in the humid and sultry hills and valleys will soon kill the men and horses.

And if the Qin army dug the Ling Canal, the boat will go down the Lishui to the Yushui, and it will take about ten days to reach Panyu Bay. With the current layout, Panyu Bay is a relay station and shipbuilding center for foreign trade, and it must not be occupied by the Qin army.

"Your lord, there are many small roads in the mountains, and they are only fortified in Xiangshui and Lishui, which is insufficient." In the karst landform of the Guilin area, the chief of the Xiou tribe, Ji Jun, understood the Vietnamese language, and Xiong Jing only understood what he said by relying on two translators.

"Not only Xiangshui and Lishui are fortified, but the rest of the places are fortified." Xiong Jing gestured on the map. "The cement and even grain and straw needed were all transported by Ying, and the Yue people were responsible for building the city. In addition to Linwu, Lingbei was garrisoned by Chu soldiers, and Lingnan was garrisoned by Yue soldiers. ”

Linwu is Linwu County in later generations, south of Qitianling, upstream of Wushui. Wushui is the upper reaches of the Beijiang River, starting from Linwu, the boat can go down the river through Shaoguan and go straight down to Panyu. The establishment of a city in Linwu by the state of Chu is equivalent to mastering the Lingnan passage. Although there are many trails to cross the Wuling Trail, the nearest and best way to take is this later called Guiyang Road.

"Your lord, he can also say it." The translator continued. "However, Jiuzhi Mountain is the boundary of West Ou in South Africa, and it is inconvenient to go there."

"Yes." Xiong Jing agreed. The east of Jiuzhi Mountain is in charge of Linwu City, and has nothing to do with Xiou.

In fact, the five ridges are said to be five ridges, but there are only four ridges side by side. Xiangshui Lishui between the city ridge, this is the westernmost one; To the east is Du Pang Ling, which also has a trail (through Dao County); Further east, beyond Jiuzhi Mountain is Qitianling; Further east, is the Great Yuling or Meiling. The last ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, is actually to the south of Jiuyi Mountain, not parallel with the rest of the ridges.

And the road situation, the westernmost Yuecheng Ridge is the later Lingqu, and the easternmost Da Yuling is the later Meiguan Road, which is very simple. In the middle, it is very complicated between Pangling, Jiuyi Mountain, and Qitian Ridge. There is a road between Du Pang Ridge and Jiuyi Mountain (Jingdao County), between Jiuyi Mountain and Qitian Ridge, on the east side of Qitian Ridge, there are a total of four roads.

The route on the map is complicated, but if you look south, you will find that all the roads finally converge into three: the first is the westernmost Lishui and Guijiang rivers connected by the Ling Canal, which leads to Wuzhou, which is the Lishui Road;

The second is Jingdao County, which is the road between Du Pang Ling and Jiuyi Mountain, and it also has to cross the Mengzhu Ridge in the south of Jiuyi Mountain, and go south from Heshui, which can be called Heshui Road (the first and second are all in Wuzhou and flow into the Xijiang River);

The third is the passage between Jiuzhi Mountain and the east and west sides of Qitianling, the west three converge in the Lianjiang River, the east one Shunwu River goes south, and the Zhenshui from Meiling Road converges in Shaoguan, that is, the Beijiang River. The Lianjiang River then joins the Bac River in the territory of Yingde and eventually becomes the Bac Giang Province.

In addition to fortification in the mountains, Guilin and Wuzhou in Lijiang Province, Hezhou in Heshui Road, and Shaoguan, Yangshan, and Yingde (Lianjiangkou Town) in Beijiang Province will be the second line of defense.