On the beach.

The sea was scarlet, the corpses rose and fell with the waves, the beach was full of corpses, the white sand was dyed red, and everywhere there was the tragedy of the great war.

Niu Shizan looked at the soldiers who were busy cleaning the battlefield around him, and said in a low voice: "Yu Chi Shibo, two brothers, the secret order of the King of Han, ask if there is any silver on the island, if so, you have to transport some as much as possible, the more saltpeter, the better, this matter is very important, and you must not leak the rumors." ”

"There is silver, our army has occupied the northern part of the Wa Kingdom for a period of time, there are silver mines there, plus 10 million taels left by 1,000 taels, and now there are 30 million taels on the island, leaving 10 million taels to recruit troops and horses to attack the Wa Kingdom, and the remaining 20 million taels are all transported away." Yu Chi Baolin said immediately.

"I think it's okay, 10 million taels is enough to expand the army and raise troops." Wei Chigong agreed.

Niu Shizan was startled when he heard that there were 220,000, but he quickly stabilized and asked, "What about saltpeter?" ”

"There are still some of them, but they shouldn't meet the requirements of the King of Han, in this way, give me three days, just catch a batch of prisoners, and defeat the Japanese people, there will be no battle in a short time, you can refine a batch within three days, will you escort them back?" Can you leave an army to help. Yu Chi Baolin asked rhetorically.

The strength on the island is not enough, and Yu Chi Baolin is worried that the Japanese will come again.

"No, our army was ordered to support, don't leave for the time being, just send a regiment to escort it."

"Will a regiment have fewer troops and be unsafe on the road? The materials are expensive, careless, and we can't afford to take responsibility for accidents. Wei Chigong reminded.

"One regiment is enough."

Niu Shizan said affirmatively, seeing that the eyes of Wei Chi and his son were full of doubts, he explained: "Xue Wanshu, the governor of Goguryeo, has switched to the king of Han and was named the commander of the Goguryeo theater, and he arranged the ships to come, in addition, in five days, he will transfer 10,000 people and a batch of grain to come over and assign them to the navy, which is also the meaning of the king of Han, we have five days to prepare saltpeter, and we will return by ship in five days." ”

"Great!" Yu Chi Baolin said in surprise.

Wei Chigong also reacted, and said with a smile: "Xue Wanshu switched to the King of Han, the silver and saltpeter went to Goguryeo, and then went to the grassland, all the way to his own people, the escort of a regiment is indeed enough, so it is!" I didn't expect that in just one or two years, King Han would make great achievements, and my Qin brother's spirit in the sky would probably die happily. ”

Yu Chi Baoqi suddenly interjected: "The imperial court is attacking us, will the King of Han send troops after he finds out?" ”

"With the character of King Han who does not suffer, he will definitely be!" Yu Chi Baolin said.

"The grassland, Tibet, and Turks have all been taken by the King of Han, and only the Central Plains are left, if the King of Han sends troops, won't he want to unify the world?" Yu Chi Baoqi's eyes lit up as she spoke.

"The world is unified?!"

When everyone hears this word, they are not sure.

Good man, who doesn't want to be a founding hero? Who doesn't want to be famous through the ages?

Wei Chigong was an old man in the end, and he suddenly thought of something, opened the document and took a closer look, it was written very clearly, and he couldn't help but ask: "Wait a minute, you just said the navy, and the document does say so, unlike the Beide war zone, which is named after the place name, is it possible that the King of Han wants to expand the real navy?" ”

"King Han said that the existing army is the army, and the navy and air force will be established, the navy is you, and it is not clear what the air force is. Niu Shizan smiled.

Wei Chigong understood the subtext behind it, this is a new branch of the military, the status will be equal to the army, and his naval commander may be higher than the commander of the theater, which is also a great trust, and he was excited in his heart, but he didn't break it, and hurriedly said: "Baoqi, go and talk to your mother, set up a family banquet for the virtuous nephew to catch the wind, and talk about other things while drinking, Baolin, hurry up and clean up the battlefield." ”

"Understood!" The brothers said yes and hurried away.

Wei Chigong continued to praise Niu Shizan: "Virtuous nephew, you have been with King Han for a long time, if you have any good suggestions for island defense, can you help train after the 10,000 people come over, not to reach the level of the soldiers around you, even half is enough." ”

"No problem!" Niu Shizan agreed.

"We don't have much time, how long will it take to become an army?" Wei Chigong asked.

Niu Shizan was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "What does Shibo mean?" ”

"You and I are our own people, let's not hide it, it won't take long for the Han King to know about the imperial court army and the Japanese people joining forces to attack the island, and then he will definitely send troops, with the Han King's eloquence and strategy, benevolence, righteousness and wisdom, how can we watch the people of the Tang Dynasty being squeezed by the imperial court, suffering in fire and water, and definitely sending troops, it won't be long before the world is unified, you and I have no chance to participate in the battle of the unification of the Central Plains, it's a pity, then take the Japanese country as a congratulatory gift."

"Makes sense!" Niu Shizan is also an ambitious person, and his eyes suddenly lit up and he smiled.

If you can't participate in the battle of the Central Plains, it means that you will miss the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and when the world is unified, you will not have enough credit, and you will fall behind your peers, won't you regret it for life?

"Three months, Shibo, give me three months, and give you an elite army." Niu Shizan said solemnly.

Wei Chi Gong secretly calculated the time, after receiving the news, the King of Han made preparations for the army, and then it would take more than a month to go to the Central Plains, and the imperial court could not be captured, there must be a big war, at least half a year to take it, and when the time came, he said: "Okay, then according to the three-month plan, we will send troops after last month." ”

"What is the situation in the Wa Kingdom?"

"I've attacked once, the terrain is familiar, and you brought about 7,000 troops, right? Coupled with the number of troops on the island, a total of more than 10,000, and then trained a team of 10,000 elite soldiers, with more explosives bags, the old man was sure to sweep the Japanese country. Wei Chigong said confidently.

"What about the pirates?" Niu Shizan asked.

"I don't know, they suddenly appeared, last time they appeared out of thin air, sneak attacked from behind, forcing us to retreat here after defeat, otherwise, we are still in the territory of the Wa Kingdom at this time." Wei Chigong said depressedly.

Niu Shizan thought for a while and reminded: "When I came, King Han said that pirates may come from the south, there is Liuqiu Island in the south, there are many people living on it, and there are many islands in the south, such as Nibora, Forou, Xingzhou, etc., pirates are rampant, the specific situation Han Wang did not say, let the younger generation remind him, there is no mercy for pirates." ”

"And so many islands? So many pirates. ”

Wei Chigong was taken aback, and suddenly realized that he knew too little about the sea, so he secretly wrote it down, and immediately arched his hand to the west, and said solemnly: "Obey the order of the King of Han!" ”

The elders belong to the elders, but the etiquette cannot be abolished.

During the conversation, the battlefield was cleaned up, the corpses of the enemy were piled up and burned together to avoid the plague, and their own people were all buried, monuments were erected, and the army took the prisoners and withdrew to the camp.

The camp was in a col and had many houses built, made of wood, stone and clay, with thatched sloped roofs.

The army was fed to its heart's content, and without rest, it quickly plunged into saltpeter.