Chuhou Mansion.

The night is silent, the fog is thin and the moon is light.

In Cai Tong's residence, the curtain fluttered, the surrounding guards patrolled, and a dark shadow quietly moved in.

With a soft sound, Cai Tong opened his eyes, dragged his weak body and slowly sat up, looking at the black shadow kneeling in front of him.

"Fan Yue, you're here!"

"Lord!"

Fan Yue, dressed in black, knelt on one knee and bowed.

"How's that going on with what I asked you to check?"

"Yun Qu has begun to secretly contact the generals of the Yun clan in various places, and the soldiers and horses in Ximi City have also begun to prepare for war. Moreover, Yun Qu seems to be secretly hooking up with the Liang army in the north. ”

"Really?"

Cai Tong showed a worry on his face, the power of the Yun clan is deeply rooted in Jingzhou, that is, he has been constantly changing their men and horses for more than ten years, using Han Shi and Sanxiu, but it is not so easy to completely cut off with the Yun clan.

"In addition, the minister also found out that the Yun clan once sent an assassin to Shu, and the specific purpose is unknown."

Cai Tong reached out and took a box from the short table next to the bed.

"Yun Qu got the news and knew that the navy of Shu had collected the glazed algae jade, so he wanted to rob it in the process of transporting it to the Shu army."

"How dare they!" A wave of anger welled up in Fan Yue's heart, and then he felt that something was wrong, "We tried to break into the bureaucracy of Southwest County several times, but we were stopped by Tsing Yi. With Yun Qu alone, how could the few people under him hide it from Tsing Yi? ”

"Yang Xian wants to let Yun Qu know, how could he not know?"

Cai Tong smiled disdainfully, opened the box, and sniffed it carefully, the surface of the glazed algae jade was soft and exuded an almost unpleasant fishy smell.

"Could it be that Yang Xian designed it on purpose, but why?"

"I don't know, but the Yun clan seems to have provoked Yang Xian. Yang Xian faked Wenqing and handed over this glazed algae jade to my hands. Although I don't want to, I owe him a great favor. ”

"My lord, what should we do? Do you want to do something to the Yun family? ”

Cai Tong shook his head, a little helpless.

"The Yun clan is a big clan in Jingzhou, and I was defeated by Huan Wu and lost 50,000 elites. At this time, if there is a war with the Yun clan, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the Chu State, which is not a good choice. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Capture the thief and capture the king first!"

"Yun Qu is cunning, I am afraid it will not be easy for him to leave the lair."

"Unless I can convince him that I am seriously ill, confused, and will die soon, let him think that he can take advantage of the weakness."

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't Cai Ji keep clamoring to come and serve the medicine?" Cai Tong's eyes were cold, and he closed the box, "Do a full set of plays." ”

"Subordinates understood!"

String City, Prime Minister's Mansion.

"The Liang army suddenly approached, and Wen Qing went to Xiangcheng with soldiers and horses?"

When Yang Xian got this military report, he was discussing the matter of the naval army in the southwest county with the ministers in the prime minister's mansion. After getting the news, Yang Xian seemed a little surprised.

"The water in Chu State is so muddy this time, Huan Wu also came to intervene."

"My lord, this operation of the Liang army is very abnormal. The soldiers were approaching, the weapons were full, the grain and grass were abundant, and the leader was Chu Sui, the general of the Liang army. However, Chu Sui only stationed his troops and horses around Qingyang County and confronted each other with the Chu army, and did not seem to have the intention of making a move in a short time. ”

Yan Le, who had just handed over the military report, had not yet retreated into the train, and was telling everyone about the specific situation ahead.

"Huan Wu smelled the smell of blood, and was waiting for the situation in the Chu State to be clear, so that he could bite into a piece of meat."

"Lord, how should we deal with it?"

"If it really makes Huan Wu cheap, it will not be good for us. Didn't that old boy shout that he had nothing to do? Let him take his Yingyang army into Dankou. ”

"Got it!"

Yan Le retreated into the train, and Huang Yan immediately stood up.

"My lord, the refiners of the Thousand Machines Pavilion have joined hands with the craftsmen of the Southwest County to transform two large warships that the Chu State has paid tribute to. However, even if the fleet is completely renovated, our army does not have enough soldiers to control it at present. The minister suggested that the twenty warships that Wu Chu paid tribute to be sealed for the time being. In the future, the scale of the Southwest County Navy will be expanded, and then it will be used. ”

Yang Xian nodded and looked at Tang Dafu, who was bored on the side.

Even though Tang Dafu has become a great master, he still hasn't changed his old temperament and is used to being casual. In this room, a group of vassals were deliberating, but he was wandering out of the world.

"Tang Dafu, what do you think?"

Tang Dafu woke up from the state of wandering outside the world, and said, "I think it's good." ”

“........”

The vassals were speechless, and this one didn't even hear it.

Yang Xian smiled, ignored it, and said, "Do you think we have to expand the navy?" ”

"I don't think it's going to be used for the time being." This time, Tang Dafu finally heard it clearly, and said: "The strength of the naval armies of Wu and Chu has been seriously weakened, and we have no opponents on the sea, so there is no need to continue to increase the size of the fleet in a short period of time." In addition, it is already difficult for our forces to control the existing sea areas, and it is necessary to recruit new naval recruits to continue to expand the fleet, but an elite naval force cannot be trained in a short period of time. ”

Most of the sailors in Southwest County are Jingzhou Chengtian Dao disciples, they are already good at water warfare, although they have been displaced for many years, but their skills have not been left behind. Once you get on the ship, you quickly get used to it. The other soldiers couldn't do it, not to mention that in the southwest county, most of the Tuyi were afraid of the sea, and most of the outcasts had not even touched the sea, and they lacked soldiers to recruit new soldiers.

Yang Xian waved the feather fan in his hand and said, "In this way, the twenty warships will be temporarily sealed." Also, control the area explored by the Southwest County Navy. ”

The navy of this world is very special, in addition to the naval army above the warship, there are also a large number of sea tribes under the warship.

Because of their presence, the fleet's endurance, combat effectiveness, and exploration capabilities have been greatly improved. Most importantly, the cost of the fleet expedition was greatly reduced.

The Southwestern County did not need to prepare sufficient food and fresh water for the fleet, and the Sea Clan slaves could find it on their own. The Zhou people did not have the strength to gather food in the sea, but the sea tribes could.

Even if it wasn't a particularly severe wound, the ship didn't need special maintenance, and the Sea Clan slaves could repair it.

However, while the navy of the Southwestern County brought a great deal of wealth, it also caused predatory damage. It is not that there are no sea kings as powerful as Modu among the sea tribes, but they are in the deep seas.

Modu has been entrenched in the East China Sea for many years, and has always invaded the maritime frontier and disturbed the border. With the vastness of the South China Sea, the naval army of the Southwest County and the subordinates of Sea King's Tooth are not enough to carry out complete control.

Yang Xian thought to himself, with the strength at this time, under the premise that the water army could not continue to expand, it would not be wise to provoke another 'Modu'.