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When the two envoys of the imperial party arrived at the Qinghe Army station almost at the same time, the Quanzhou port of Ninghai County ushered in a celebration banquet for the launch of another batch of new ships. {We don't write novels, we're just web text porters-

Long before the Songjiang Army started the Asahikawa iron mine on Cook Island, Chen Wu had already ordered a large amount of funds to be allocated to revitalize the shipbuilding industry in Quanzhou Port, and also requisitioned a lot of manpower to dredge the channel of Quanzhou Port and clear the silt. Over the past few years, the effect has been very obvious. At the time of the fall of the royal capital of Northern Luzon, there was already a group of four-masted ships for the sea, and now it is the second batch.

The sea ship that was originally temporarily classified as part of the Ninghai Division was stripped out again. After the slimming down, although the scale of the Ninghai Division is much smaller, only about 150 ships, almost all of them are warships, and there are not a few large ships, and the combat effectiveness has risen instead of falling. The ships that were spun off for transportation were merged with the newly-built four-masted seagoing ships and placed under the name of the ocean-going fleet of the Quanzhou Shipping Department, which was specially responsible for the maritime trade between Quanzhou and Asahikawa and Quanzhou and North Luzon.

This second batch of 30 large ships carrying more than 3,000 stone has greatly increased the transportation capacity of the ocean-going fleet.

The influx of iron ore and grain, which continued to increase, made Quanzhou Port much more prosperous, and also made the Songjiang Army's finances more and more prosperous. This, in turn, increased the Songjiang Army's investment in naval divisions and maritime trade, thus forming a virtuous circle.

Under the effect of this good news, there was also the stimulus of the possibility of an early outbreak of the Imperial Civil War, and the troops as far away as North Luzon accompanied the arrival of the Ninghai Division and the ocean-going fleet. A change of guard was made. The 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of the Songjiang Army stationed in North Luzon. Following the Ninghai division to retreat to Quanzhou. Prepare for a civil war that could break out at any time. At the same time, after some internal games, Lou Liuzhong, who served as the lord of the Dominion of Northern Luzon, also officially took office with the newly changed troops.

Lou Liuzhong was the city guard of Changlu Mansion in Tiannan County, and he was a pro-Songjiang faction that took the position after the Songjiang army marched south, so he had enough guarantees for Chen Wu's loyalty. In the past few years, it has also done a very good job in Changlu Prefecture, building water conservancy, roads, encouraging the development of furs, handicraft processing, etc., all of which are in good shape. After all things considered. Chen Wucai appointed him lord of Northern Luzon.

As for why he was not the governor of Northern Luzon as everyone originally thought, the reason is simple. Now Chen Wu has not officially crowned the king, and he is still the governor of Songjiang and the envoy of Tiannan. In this case, his subordinates can only be lower, not equal. Therefore, Lou Liuju could only temporarily condescend to the lord of a Dominion. When the civil war broke out in the empire, Chen Wu swallowed Donghai County in the name of the eldest prince, and then took advantage of the situation to become the king, and Lou Liuzhong could be automatically promoted to the governor of Northern Luzon.

The feeling of being able to be alone outside is naturally not bad, but Lou Liuzhong already knew it before this trip. The task itself is not easy.

The main thing in front of him was on the basis of the original dirt road. Expand and rebuild an official road from the royal capital to the city of Carakron, and then continue for dozens of miles to the northern harbor. With this official route, the speed of transporting wealth from North Luzon to the seaports for loading will be greatly increased. At the same time of building the road, it is to cooperate with the armed forces on the island, do everything possible to take the whole territory of Northern Luzon, stabilize the situation, and then carry out comprehensive development, so that this place can continue to provide manpower, material resources, and financial resources for the Songjiang army.

In addition, he also tried his best to seize the two major gold mines, mine and plunder more gold.

Being able to sit on the throne of a Dominion is just the beginning. Whether these three major problems can be solved well will determine whether he can sit firmly in this position and how long he can do it!

The two major gold mines in North Luzon have spread throughout the Songjiang military hierarchy with the return of a shipload of gold. Everyone knows that although this place is deserted and backward, it is easy to produce results, and there are many people who are eyeing this position!

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"Welcome to the lords of the kingdom!"

In the evening of the same day, a grand banquet was held in Manila, the royal capital. A large number of Manila nobles and chiefs led by the surrendered officer Agno rushed to attend the banquet and greeted the arrival of Lou Liuju with flattery, flattery and awe.

After a period of rectification, the gap in the city wall that was blown down by gunpowder has been basically repaired. The inner city of the imperial city, which was burned to ruins, has also been preliminarily cleaned up, but obvious traces can still be seen. However, judging from the appearance of these native nobles, there is nothing left over from the war. It only took them a short time to adapt to Matsue's regulations...... There were also all kinds of new gadgets that came with the ship, and abandoned the Duchy of Luzon without any nostalgia.

Surrounded by them in the center, Lou Liuzhong couldn't help but sigh while being in a good mood.

After enjoying the exotic customs of the oceanic island country, Lou Liuzhong spent a few days taking over and understanding the general situation of the Duchy of Luzon and the foundation left behind, and then couldn't wait to take action.

It was not difficult to repair the road from the royal capital to the harbor, and Luzon was rich in grain, and there was no shortage of slaves, so the lords of the estates along the route could be asked to give out their men in proportion. The Songjiang army only needed to pay a small amount of porcelain and silk transported by Songjiang, and then demarcate the route, clarify the standards of the new official road, and send a small number of troops to supervise it, and then sit back and wait for the results.

What really made Lou Liuzhong interested was how to capture the whole island of Northern Luzon as much as possible.

Fortunately, He Shixiang, who is familiar with the situation in North Luzon, helped him!

Although the Second Brigade of the First Division had left with the Ninghai Division, He Shixiang did not leave. In the new appointment brought by Lou Liuzhong, He Shixiang was removed from the post of commander of the Second Brigade and Regiment, and instead gave him the title of General Fubo, temporarily controlling the Songjiang Army in North Luzon.

He Shixiang's original elite was transferred back to Quanzhou, which undoubtedly led to the weakening of the strength of the Songjiang Army on the island. Fortunately, the troops that came with the ship were the troops of the 5th Division. Although it was not as strong as the 1st Division, it was also a fully armed and well-trained unit. The Omani elite may be a little worse to deal with, but it is enough to deal with the native forces of Northern Luzon. What's more, after this period of training, the strength of the North Luzon Garrison Division has also made significant progress compared with before.

After discussing it all night, Lou Liue, who had only recently taken office. Confidence is given for the next military operation.

It took three days to make preliminary preparations. 5,000 Songjiang troops continued south from the royal capital of Manila. The clarion call for war was sounded again. Although affected by the situation inside and outside the island, the Songjiang Army changed its strategy of attacking Luzon twice, and the overall action of the guide zhì seemed inconsistent, but one thing remained the same.

That is, after taking the royal capital, continue southward until you reach the southernmost point of the Quezon Plain!

Once the Matsue Army had completely mastered the Quezon Plain in the central part of North Luzon, it would be able to separate the east and west sides of the island and block their communication. But. After the Matsue Army captured Manila, it did not go straight south, but slightly to the southeast.

According to the native Luzon, this direction will eventually cross the border between the Quezon Plains and the Medan region and enter the southwest of the Medan region!

There is, of course, a reason for the march in this direction. One is that there are the famous Banaue Rice Terraces in the Medan area, which is one of the main grain producing stores in the hilly Medan area. Second, of course, it's one of the two major gold mines in North Luzon.

In this way, while the Matsue Army went south to divide North Luzon, it could also complete the third task of capturing the gold mines by the way!

There were 3,000 soldiers of the North Luzon Garrison Division of Agno in front of the road. The marching speed of the Songjiang army was steady at the point of thirty miles a day. After only five days away from the royal capital, it entered the southern part of the Quezon Plain. Along the way, the head of the Duchy of Luzon and the owner of the native manor. I didn't dare at all, and I didn't have enough strength to fight against the army, so I chose to surrender!

The army moved all the way, encountering almost no resistance, until two days later it entered the confines of the Medan region and approached the Ifu Mountain Gold Mine!

After the Battle of Yanji'an Island, the Northern Army of the Principality of Luzon was completely annihilated. Although the Medan Army also suffered heavy losses, and most of them surrendered, some remnants of the army still withdrew to Luzon with Cagayan's Luzon Division. Later, as the Songjiang army took Mindu Luocheng without blood, and the whole country was in chaos, no one noticed this forgotten remnant army.

The remnants of the Medan Legion, which numbered about two or more than a thousand men, were consolidated by an ambitious man named Legazpi. Taking advantage of the chaos, he quietly went all the way south, fled back to the Medan area, and greatly expanded his manpower. They even took the initiative to attack nearby estates and annex their wealth, food, and slaves.

By this means, when the Songjiang army broke the agreement to attack Manila under the pretext that the nobles of the Sulu region had intercepted the caravan, Legazpi's army, which had already expanded to three or four thousand men, showed its fangs and suddenly attacked and seized the Ifugao gold mine from the overseers sent by the down-and-out king to the gold mines!

The hundreds of miners who mined here were all in the hands of Legazpi.

With the gold mine as the backing, Legazpi used the high mountains of Ifu as a base and increased the intensity of recruiting troops, as if there were several divisions of the party. If the Matsue Army's actions were a year and a half late, perhaps they would really be able to make a situation for Lyasetby. At that time, it will undoubtedly take a lot of effort to solve him.

But now, although Legazpi has some weather, it is still a ragtag army of only 5,000 men.

Of this patchwork of armed forces, only more than 1,000 people were the original Medan Legion soldiers. The rest, with the exception of a small number of royal army deserters from Manila, were mostly slaves of the annexed manor owners in Medan. It's okay to let these people do the work, as long as the food is full and the whip is pumped hard. But training them to be qualified infantrymen and trying to get enough weapons and armor became a headache for Legast.

However, at this critical time, the news that the Songjiang Army sent troops south to kill the Yifugao gold mine reached the mine.

Not only is this motley armed force loyal to him panicked and heard, but even Li Yashi is a little more uneasy than himself. Although he did not land on Yanji'an Island and see the strength of the Songjiang Army up close, just rumors and those real results were enough to make Li Yashi understand the strength of the Songjiang Army.

To put it mildly, even if the 5,000 men under his command are all soldiers of the Medan Legion, they may not be able to stop the Songjiang Army.

The best way is to retreat decisively and avoid the edge of the Matsue army!

But Legazpi was reluctant.

Dozens of miles to the east is the famous Banawe Rice Terraces, one of the few grain producing points in the Medan region. The Ifugao gold mine itself is an unimaginable cornucopia. In just a few months since he occupied the place, his miners have already unearthed nearly a ton of unsmelted gold!

It was a huge fortune that he could never have dreamed of before.

If you have money and food, if you can give him more time......

This reluctance made Li Yashibi toss and turn for several days, and finally made up his mind to take a risk.

Although the Matsue Army was strong, it came in limited numbers. He had already sent someone to inquire from afar, saying that only 5,000 people had been dispatched, and the remaining thousands were local troops reorganized after surrender. The latter, Legazpi, did not take it seriously, because he himself was one of them, and he was well aware of the strength and efficiency of his comrades. As for the 5,000 Songjiang Army, although it is strong, there are not enough people after all!

What's more, the other party still marched lightly and did not carry siege weapons!

It doesn't matter if you can't fight in the field, you can rely on the cottage on the mine for defensive operations. After years of repair and reinforcement, the cottage of this gold mine is actually no less than an ordinary small town, and there are mountains to take advantage of, and it is difficult to attack without siege weapons. Legazpi also deceived the gate with the help of his identity as an officer of the Medan Regiment, and only then did he seize the unguarded mine in one fell swoop.

However, with his own presence, it would be impossible for Matsue Jun to repeat this scene.

Legazpi is confident in that!

Even if he couldn't stop the Songjiang army in the end, as long as he could delay for a few more months, he would be able to dig up more gold, and then take this wealth and fly away to become the lord of a big manor somewhere else - and even try to buy a big ship and take a boat to the Qianyuan Empire!

In countless rumors, it is the center of the Eastern Continent, a paradise ten times more beautiful than the Principality of Luzon!

With this in mind, Legazpi rushed to store food and ordnance before the arrival of the Songjiang army, and then sealed the mountain. And spread rumors that they had made contact with Suleiman V of Davao Province and that reinforcements from the principality would soon arrive. For those soldiers who were still terrified, he also offered a high-level reward in addition to coercion and intimidation - five taels of gold for every Imperial man killed!

The greed for gold overrode the fear of the Imperials. In addition, in this patchwork armed force, except for a few deserters from the Wangdu Army, almost no one has really fought against the Songjiang Army, which has achieved the phrase "the ignorant are fearless"!

On the day that the word spread, the morale of this ragtag army under his command suddenly skyrocketed.

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