"What do the people of Songjiang want to do?"

Faced with two very different pieces of information on the table, Prince Raman, or the newly enthroned Suleiman VI, was at a loss.

After being driven out of Manila, the royal capital, by the Matsue army, the absconding prince realized the strength of his enemies. At the beginning of secretly accumulating strength in the Sulu region, he began to continuously plant secret agents on the royal capital, collecting as much information as possible about the Songjiang army. And this effort has also brought him significant rewards.

But sometimes, gathering too much intelligence is also a disadvantage.

One of these two pieces of information is about the fact that after the victory of Laoag, the westward advancing Songjiang Army continued to attack the city and seize the major towns in the western part of Luzon. Another piece of information is just the opposite, which shows that after receiving the news that he has established himself as king, the people of Songjiang immediately adjusted their plans, shifted their focus to themselves as soon as possible, and will soon move eastward.

Undoubtedly, these are two contradictory pieces of information.

If the former is true, it means that Suleiman VI has at least three months to prepare. During this time, the people of Matsue could not muster any superfluous and threatening enough military forces to attack him. But if the latter is true, then the situation is completely different, and the time left for them to prepare will be greatly reduced.

If you can't accurately judge the enemy's thoughts, it will be difficult to adjust your own plans accordingly.

"The subordinates feel that there is no need to worry too much."

The one who spoke was the former Admiral of the Duchy, Cagayan. After the defeat in the Battle of Yanjian Island, Cagayan's status was ******** for a while. However, with the Andamans approaching and supporting a number of warships, Cagayan was able to rebuild the Duchy's Naval Division. His position under Suleiman VI also jumped back to the front row.

Seeing Suleiman VI looking at him, Cagayan knew that the other party was waiting for his explanation, and immediately said: "From the information sent by the royal capital Manila, it is only said that the people of Songjiang are mobilizing for war and making the Northern Luzon garrison division ready to send troops, but it does not mean that they will immediately advance eastward. After all, after the Songjiang people took Laoaga, the next step was to sweep the entire western part of Luzon. There is no reason to leave a large area of land and not occupy it, leaving a mess to find us directly. ”

His attitude was inclined to believe the first piece of information, that is, the goal of the Songjiang Army was to give priority to the capture of the entire territory of the Laoag and Cebu regions.

"It stands to reason that this should be the case...... Suleiman VI muttered, still having doubts in his heart: "But if the people of Songjiang know about the Andaman people, I am afraid that they may not be so calm." After all, the Andaman sailor had told him a message when he was unloading the goods that their stock might have been discovered by the Songjiang people. ”

"The people of Songjiang may not change their plans directly because of a possibility, right?"

Cagayan felt that if he was the commander of the Songjiang Army, he would first send someone to confirm the news. Just this one time and again, there will be a lot of delay. Take a little time to make a decision, and even if it doesn't turn out to be as rosy as expected, the worst-case scenario will never happen.

He estimates that it will be fine to fight for at least two months.

If you look at the efficiency of the civil war in the Duchy of Luzon, this speed is absolutely amazing. It's a pity that this naval commander of the Duchy of Luzon still underestimated the decisiveness and efficiency of the Songjiang army.

Deep down, Suleiman VI certainly hoped that the Songjiang would give him more time, and even more so if he could support the second wave of support from the Andamanese. With this inclination in his heart, he was finally persuaded by Cagayan's judgment. While speeding up the training of recruits and preparations for war, the counterattack of the Songjiang Army was set two months later.

What he didn't know was that by the time this decree was issued, the westward movement of the Songjiang Army had already withdrawn from Laoag to the territory of the Quezon Plain. It would take only ten days at most for the army to withdraw to the royal capital.

The time left for Suleiman VI will definitely not be more than a month!

………

Dengzhou, the palace of the King of Thailand.

After the day of the wind and dust, Chen Wu finally met Lin Yunshuang, the third lady of the Lin family, for the second time.

If it was a game, Chen Wu had seen the news of the Lin family's concubine on the forum more than once, and even the videos recorded by the players privately. But after crossing over to this world, there really isn't a decent chance. When Taiping County raised troops that year, Chen Wu once entered the Langya Pavilion of the Lin family, but he only saw the high-level of the Lin family, and Lin Yunshuang did not show up.

Speaking of which, the first time the two met was a few days ago.

It's just that at that time, Lin Yunshuang was on a hard journey, and a large number of entourages were present, and Chen Wu only briefly greeted him. Today's meeting is the first meeting between the two in the true sense.

probably knew that the two of them had something to discuss, so Lin Xing and Lin Yue retired with interest. In the simple and elegant study, there are only Chen Wu and Lin Yunshuang. Facing this lady who had longed for before the crossing, Chen Wu looked a little dazed, and for a while it seemed to be back in the game of another world. Even, even the goose yellow dress worn by the other party is exactly the same style.

For a few seconds, he even forgot to speak.

In contrast, Lin Yunshuang is more curious. Since Chen Wu started her family, she has heard too much about the deeds of the King of Thailand, and she has long had a preconceived impression. In the past two days, when chatting privately with Lin Xing and Lin Yue, he also heard a lot of praise from the sisters about him, and his feelings for Chen Wu became better and better. At this moment, seeing that Chen Wu seemed to be watching himself distracted, his face was a little shy, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Soon, Chen Wu calmed down from his memories of the past. Realizing that he was a little rude, he withdrew his gaze, reached out to pick up the teacup to cover up, and said lightly: "Compared with the Lin Mansion, the Thai Royal Mansion may be too simple." I don't know, Miss Lin has been quite satisfied these days? ”

The intimate and moderate greetings kicked off the prelude to the two being alone.

"His Royal Highness the King of Thailand has spoken seriously."

Lin Yunshuang sat opposite in a dignified and elegant manner, folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen, answered Chen Wu's words decently, and conveyed the kindness and greetings of the Lin family to him again.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the room seemed to fall back into silence. One is a king with a different surname who has mastered the territory of the four counties and an army of 200,000, and the other is the daughter of the head of the family of the eight major lords. It stands to reason that the two of them should have a lot to say. But on the contrary, whether it is Chen Wu or Lin Yunshuang, they don't seem to know where to start next.

In the quiet study, I don't know when there were invisible ripples.

Sunlight shines through the panes on the tiles on the floor, creating bright flicks of light.

In the end, it was Lin Yunshuang's request that broke the silence in the study.

"Since I was a child, this is probably my first time out of Taiping County. I have heard about the richness of Dengzhou, and I have the intention to travel for a few days, but I don't know where to go. I wonder if His Royal Highness the King of Thailand can give me some advice? ”

"That's easy to say."

Even if you don't talk about what you have seen and heard in the game, just the past few years of being in Songjiang are roughly enough for Chen Wu to understand the situation in Dengzhou. He thought for a while, and said like a few treasures: "Let's talk about Dengzhou City first, there are as many as six scenes that have been specially commented by the "Songjiang Official Daily". Near West Street, there are the evening bell of Songjiang's famous Xiangguo Temple, the sunset of Nanhu, the overlook of Wanghai Tower, and the ......"

Lin Yunshuang listened quietly to his introduction, and looked at the young but powerful man in front of her, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth unconsciously.

The charm that blooms in an instant makes people unconsciously attracted to it.

Chen Wu's words paused invisibly.

………

Speaking of which, this meeting between the two did not last long, and the time before and after was only a cup of tea, and nothing happened as some people thought. In the next few days, except for the first day, Chen Wu took the time to personally accompany Lin Yunshuang to visit Xiangguo Temple, but there was still not much to do with it.

However, the short contact still allowed the two to understand each other a lot.

The impression in the game, and the impression after personal contact in reality, unconsciously merge into one, and become a more realistic and vivid image. In addition, Chen Wu also knew about Lin Yunshuang's itinerary this time. He will not leave immediately, but will stay here in Dengzhou for a while.

When confirming the news, Chen Wu inexplicably felt very happy.

Lin Yunshuang also had a faint smile on her face, and she left the Lin Mansion suddenly, allowing her to relax a lot and see another scenery of Songjiang County. In addition to this reason, there seem to be other factors in it, but this young lady of the Lin family didn't notice it, or deliberately didn't think about it.

Of course, compared to the two of them, the palace guards and the Lin family who were traveling together were not so relaxed and happy.

His Royal Highness the King of Thailand is involved in the civil war of the empire, and there are many enemies, but there are no heirs until now, so it can be said that the stability of the entire regime is tied to one. In the event of an assassination, the vast system of the Matsue Army could be torn apart in a short period of time. In order to prevent accidents to the greatest extent, the accompanying guards relaxed the cordon to a full 300 meters away, and I don't know how much effort was spent.

This is also the reason why Chen Wu only accompanied Lin Yunshuang for one day, or at least one of the reasons!

At this time, the daughter of the head of the Lin family suddenly appeared in Dengzhou and traveled with the king of Thailand, which is undoubtedly a very sensitive matter, which has really attracted the attention of many secret agents of other forces. Even within the Songjiang Army, there were extremely rare voices of discussion. Could it be that the Lin family of the Eight Great Lords wants to strengthen cooperation with the King of Thailand and the Songjiang Army, and even has plans to marry?

Considering the increasingly tense situation in Taiping County, as well as the Southern Route Army War that may break out again at any time, this possibility is not impossible.

The forces of all parties that received the news, the more they deduced, the more they felt that this was possible.

Perhaps, the Lin family is looking for a reinforcement for themselves, or is it a retreat and insurance when they are forced to do so?