"Good! This time the sailor did a great job! Give Li Qingping an order to start construction on Xishan Island, which will become the garrison of our Jieyi Army's naval division. How can I send the Righteous Army Sailors to the north, west, or south to the Qi Army's territory, and here will be the transit point for your supplies. In addition, if our naval division wants to continue to advance westward, it must also be guaranteed in our hands. This time, all the soldiers will be rewarded! Gu Shan, the governor of the Jieyi Army in Wu County, learned of the success of the sailor, and laughed in the hall and issued a commendation order.

"Immediately relocate 5,000 refugees from Suzhou Prefecture to Xishan Island, since we want to continue to operate there, we can't let the Qi army take it again. Where we want to establish a stable rule, an adequate supply of troops, and a stable livelihood above the localities. Let Li Qingping be in charge of the construction of Xishan Island, where it is necessary to establish a solid defense system. In addition, to the east of Xishan Island, all water bandits are clear and trade exchanges are opened. In addition, arrange for civil officials to support this place and be responsible for the people's livelihood here" Subsequently, Gu Shanjie issued several military orders, all of which were related to Xishan Island.

These military orders are mainly aimed at the development of Xishan Island. The largest island in the waters of Taihu Lake is here, and it is also located in the central waters, and the Jieyi Army takes here, which is not only of great significance to the sailors, but also to the entire Jieyi Army. The reason why Gu Shan relocated the people was not only to make Xishan Island more populated and convenient for the Jieyi Army to replenish the garrison here at any time, but also to reduce the influence of those water bandits here.

According to Li Qingping's report, this Xishan Island will relocate many bandits' families here, and even some bandits who are not suitable for the army will also settle in the place. Li Qingping also didn't want the people here to end up being dominated by water bandits and their families. The relocation of people from other regions can also facilitate the jurisdiction of the government here.

At this moment, on Xishan Island, Li Qingping also officially moved the center of gravity of the Jieyi Army's naval division from Leishan Island in the south. Since then, it has been the direct jurisdiction of the Jieyi Army, and it is also the garrison of the sailors in the middle of the waters of Taihu Lake.

After the Jieyi Army entered Xishan Town, they immediately wiped out all the heroes in Xishan Town, and all of them were wiped out. If it were in other regions, the Jieyi Army might not have wiped out all the heroes. However, here, the Jie Yi army will not give them politeness. After all, this Xishan Town is lonely, and for the Jieyi Army, this place needs to be stabilized quickly. And the destruction of these powerful clans is very beneficial to the Jieyi Army to stabilize the place, and it will not let these news leak out easily.

In accordance with the established method, the Jieyi army began to distribute the fields occupied by these powerful men to the people in the city. Of course, there are not many people in this city, and Li Qingping does not have all the fields in Jianmen Pass. He knew that after Songjiang Mansion got the news, he would definitely relocate some people here to dilute the proportion of the bandits' families here.

After the Jieyi Army took Xishan Island, while it began to pacify the people's livelihood, it began to build two docks and ports in the south and north respectively, and at the same time built a camp for the sailors, so that the headquarters of the Jieyi Army could settle here. And those private soldiers, family members, and slaves in the powerful families have become the laborers of various sieges at this moment. And, of course, some stubborn water bandit captives.

The sailors of the Jieyi Army took Xishan Island, who had the greatest impact? Of course, it's the surrounding bandits. The sailors of the Jieyi Army and the surrounding water bandits were in a hostile state, and the sailors of the Jieyi Army wanted to force these water bandits to surrender. In the past, these water bandits could still rely on this Xishan Island as a shield against the sailors of the Jieyi Army, but now, this shield has been completely shattered by the sailors of the Jieyi Army. In other words, there is only one enemy in front of the Jieyi army, these water bandits. Even the Qi army is powerless to interfere here now.

Therefore, after the Jieyi Army Sailor took Xishan Island, some medium-sized water bandits had to come to the door and express their willingness to surrender to the Jieyi Army's Sailor Division. The sailors of the Jieyi Army did not refuse, and of course accepted it gladly. Like the small group of water bandits who surrendered before, after they surrendered to the Jieyi Army's sailors, they would also be selected, broken up and reorganized, and relocated to the water bandits' families and other means, so that these surrendered water bandits would be completely integrated into the Jieyi Army.

Of course, not all bandits are willing to surrender unconditionally, and some of the larger bandit leaders are naturally unwilling to surrender. For them, in the past, they were in the waters of Taihu Lake, they were a hegemon, commanding hundreds of miles of waters, having countless money, and there were no taboos in what they did. But if they surrender to the Jieyi Army, not only will their current status not be guaranteed, but even the money they have accumulated will also be owned by the Jieyi Army. In addition, for the rest of their lives, they were to obey the laws appointed by the Righteous Army. This is naturally very unaccustomed to a person who is already accustomed to being the leader of a water bandit.

Therefore, these larger bandits secretly contacted each other and sent people to express their willingness to submit to the Jieyi Army Sailor Division, abide by the rules set by the Jieyi Army Sailor, and even assist the Jieyi Army Sailor in combat. However, they have to exist separately and do not merge into the sailors of the Righteous Army.

"It seems that there are still people who don't give up! Couldn't we have fought a series of battles before us to make these people realize the strength of our righteous army? Hearing the reply of the officials below, Li Qingping said indifferently.

"Governor, why talk to them more? For these guys, the army is dispatched and it is good to attack directly! Qin Shouyi said in a deep voice, "Which of these water bandits has clean hands and feet?" I wanted to give them a chance, but they didn't know how to cherish and choose. Since they can't give up his current position, let them give up their lives. ”

Li Qing said flatly: "Talk to them?" Let's talk about it! The bandits were united by five families, and it is said that their fleets had converged in one place. Otherwise, where do you think he is old enough to negotiate with us and ask us to give them the qualifications to stand on their own? None of their five water bandits can compare to the defenders of Xishan Island, but they are still like this, relying on their union. It seems that the leaders of these five water bandits have also seen the reason for the defeat of the Qi army's sailors before, and have begun to blend them together. Qin Shouyi, when we negotiate with them, you find their lair and the location of the fleet, and solve them. If we don't move, we will do our best. ”

Qin Shouyi suddenly smiled and said: "The last general understands, the governor can rest assured, we already know the place where these five water bandits converge now." The last general will surely wipe them out while they negotiate with us. We now need a lot of manpower to build a city and a water camp here, and these water bandits are exactly what we need. ”

After settling all the military affairs, Li Qingping continued to talk with everyone about the political affairs of Xishan Island. The news that it sent back to Songjiang Prefecture has now been replied to. After learning that Songjiang Prefecture had transported a large amount of supplies and thousands of people for them, Li Qingping discussed with these generals that he would build three more cities on Xishan Island in addition to Xishan Town, as the outer defense line to protect Xishan Island, so that the land and water camps of Xishan Island could cooperate with each other to establish a perfect defense system on Xishan Island.

"Governor, the general thinks that in addition to building two large sailor camps at the north and south ends, we can also build docks for warships on the east and west sides. Think about how this will become a material transfer point for our army and a supply point for merchant ships. Therefore, in the east and west sections, we only need to expand the original dock and add a place for the sailor warship to dock. ”

"In this way, our naval warships will be able to protect this place from all directions of the entire Xishan Island, and they can also support any location in a timely manner. After all, in a lake, it is not as easy to be disturbed by various factors as it is on land. Hu Le put forward his own opinion, Hu Le was born as a water bandit, so he naturally knows more about the situation in the waters of Taihu Lake, and he also knows some of the situation on Xishan Island.

"Dudu, although it seems that Xishan Island is relatively deserted now, a large part of this is because we are hostile to the Qi army and are at war, the Qi army has blocked the area along the lake, and it is also strictly forbidden for merchants to enter the territory under the jurisdiction of our army, and the waters of Taihu Lake, which is the best route for trade, will naturally bear the brunt. But even so, there were still many merchants who ignored the ban and traded between our army and the Qi army through these waters. There are not too many merchant ships in sight now, because of the abnormal battle between us and the Qi army and sailors in the south, which made the merchant ship owners and merchants worry about being affected, so they gradually stopped and waited for the war to stop. ”

"When the bandits here are pacified, there will definitely be more merchant ships passing here. Of course, if we don't shoot at them either. At that time, there will be many merchant ships coming from the south to the north and from the east to the west. In the past, before the appearance of the rebel army, the southeast port of Xishan Island, Swallow Island, Leishan Island, and the southern places along the lake were all places for merchant ships to rest and dock and replenish supplies. Think about it, can you feed so many water bandits, can there be fewer merchant ships here? ”

"Now we have wiped out all the bandits on the surrounding islands and relocated all the bandits' families here. This also shows that we want to manage this place into a stable place under the jurisdiction of our righteous army. And the merchant ships of the past are the source of our money and taxes. With the other islands not replenished and not allowed to dock, this was the only place where these merchant ships could stay. In addition, when there are more people here, these merchant ships can also sell goods here. Therefore, the two ports planned now alone are still insufficient. If there is a war or something happens here in the future, then too many merchant ships will clog the port docks, and our warships will not be able to respond in time. ”

Listening to what Hu Le said, Li Qingping also nodded secretly. He also learned about this water area from the surrendered water bandits and the soldiers of this Xishan Island, which was not much different from what Hu Le said. At that time, it was Monsan and other powerful people who occupied the area, and together with some of the most powerful bandits in the south, carved up the interests of passing merchant ships. But now, after the Jieyi army sailors ruled here, Xishan Island was used as a place of anchorage and tax collection for passing merchant ships, then this Xishan Island will soon prosper, and the original wharf and port here, even if it is expanded to two, may not be enough. Of course, merchant ships alone may be sufficient, but in the event of war, problems may arise.

"Fortunately, in this way, next to the two civilian docks in the east and west that were originally set, expand it a little more, and vacate the place for docking warships and the ships that our army will transport supplies in the future." Li Qingping nodded in agreement with Hu Le's suggestion. Of course, in this way, the Jieyi Army will need to spend more manpower and be unable to build Xishan Island. However, Li Qingping, who has already regarded the construction of Xishan Island as the top priority in the waters of Taihu Lake, naturally does not care about this.

"By the way, the port is going to be expanded, and this Xishan Island naturally can't continue to be the same as before, and it is not enough to have a Xishan Town in the center alone. This Xishan town will be expanded and will become Xishan City, which will serve as the core of Xishan Island. In addition, we will also build a castle in the north, southeast, and southwest to serve as a defensive line to protect Xishan Castle and Xishan Island. This time, we can see that the defense here is too weak, and once the enemy waits for the island, it will be very dangerous for Xishan Island. ”

"No matter how many merchant ships increase, we can't guarantee that these merchant ships will not have the tricks of the Qi army, if they take the opportunity to land on the island, it will be very unfavorable for Xishan Island. In addition, with the submission of various bandits, and as their families are moved in, the population here will explode. In addition, the Metropolitan Governor has already relocated some refugees from Songjiang Province to live here, and the number of people here will skyrocket a lot. So, we also need to build some cities to settle these people. ”

After a pause, Li Qingping induced: "Although these are all upcoming civilian officials, we need to choose the location of the city, after all, this place may face the attack of the Qi army for a period of time, and this is also an important place for us to fight against the Qi army." Therefore, the construction of the city should still focus on protecting Xishan Island. ”

"Li Ziran, then you will send people to explore the north, southwest, and southeast, and choose a suitable location to build a city. It doesn't need to be too big, but it is important that these cities can defend the island in the event of a situation on Xishan Island, and that they can send troops in time to support any problem location. ”

Li Ziran nodded and said, "Don't worry when you arrive, the end will understand!" ”

"Although we have occupied this place now, the Qi Military Officer's Mansion in Suzhou Prefecture to the north and Shen Tuxiong, the rebellious general of the Qi army, must have already known the news that we have defeated the naval division of the Qi army Zhao'an here and conquered Xishan Island. Therefore, we must not get carried away because of this victory, and the soldiers still need to be ready to fight. ”

"In addition, in addition to here, in the waters to the west and northwest, the Qi army still recruited a lot of water bandits. In other words, the Qi army still has a lot of strength in the west, so we may also have to face a counterattack from the west and north by the Qi army. What was the process of defeating the Qi army's naval division before, the generals are very clear, and we must not forget that the naval division of the Qi army's Zhao'an in the west can also enter the central waters. Therefore, we should send no less sentinels. General Du Linjiang, you are in charge of this matter, and you will definitely ensure that we can get accurate information when the Qi army is coming. ”

The Jieyi Army Naval Division began large-scale construction on Xishan Island, and there was no intention of continuing to dispatch, and in addition, the Jieyi Army Naval Division also had the intention of talking to them, which suddenly made the leaders of these five merged water bandits breathe a sigh of relief.

But it is not enough to get the rebels to admit that they exist alone, they also need food and daily necessities. Therefore, the leaders of these five water bandits began to send people to negotiate with the Jieyi army. Of course, it is not a reciprocal negotiation, after all, they are also a member of the righteous army. What they need is to be able to buy food, grass and daily necessities on Xishan Island.

The Jieyi Army Sailor agreed to their independent existence, but it seems that because the Jieyi Army Sailor was very dissatisfied with their refusal to surrender, the Jieyi Army Sailor refused to accept their request. Of course, the excuse used by the sailors of the Jieyi Army was that Xishan Island was under construction, and at the same time, it had absorbed a lot of water bandits, and the materials needed were very large, and they would not be provided to the outside for the time being.

The performance of the sailors of the Jieyi Army also made the leaders of the five water bandits breathe a sigh of relief. Because, in their opinion, this is the performance that the sailors of the Jieyi Army should have. Of course, they will not give up their request to buy supplies from the Sailing Army. After all, this is what they need to survive, so they offered to raise the price to buy it from the Jieyi Army Sailors. In this way, it can be regarded as their relationship with the Sailing Army's sailors.

The sailors of the Jieyi Army agreed to their demands, however, they were also given a condition. That is to ask them to attack the surrounding water bandits who have not yet been attached, and use the heads of these water bandits to show their sincerity to the sailors of the Jieyi Army. After all, you said that you surrendered, but you didn't say that the sailors of the righteous army would not admit it, and this can be regarded as a letter of surrender that they can offer when they surrender to the righteous army.

The leaders of the five water bandits were originally very reluctant, but they couldn't help but do it. After all, they had already expressed their submission to the Jieyi Army, and if they didn't do something, the Jieyi Army would naturally not believe it.

Therefore, the five water bandits began to attack a group of water bandits around them, and they still used the banner of the water division of the Jieyi Army. Needless to say, the five most powerful bandits in the surrounding waters joined together to destroy one bandit, which was naturally not a problem. In the process of action, the five water bandits also got a lot of money, and for a while, they actually tasted a little sweetness.