The wind drove the rain to sprinkle the high city, and the clouds pressed lightly and thundered.

An afternoon thunderstorm caused the soldiers and civilians of Lukang Town to stop working and take refuge in the barracks.

Even though it is made of wood, the walled walls of Lukang Town are still very grandiose, so everyone prefers to refer to Lukang Town.

The wall is hollow, one zhang wide and two zhang high, although it is far less solid than the rammed earth brick wall, but it is basically enough in Liuqiu Island.

The façade is beginning to be covered with a layer of clay for fire protection, with plenty of area on top for defense, and the hollow section can also be used as a storehouse to continue to store the more and more wood that has been felled.

The west gate of Lucheng is facing the port, and the city gate tower is more than four zhang high in the eyes of the natives, and the heart is full of worship.

So Lin Yingjia simply set the city gate tower as the state government office, taking the meaning of 'highlighting education', named Changhua Building, and the west city gate is naturally called Changhua Gate.

Lin Yingjia's public house is on the highest floor, and at this moment he is holding a cup of tea, standing in front of the window and looking at the port in the rain in a daze.

In order to save manpower, the building wood has not been processed and carved too much, it is basically a log with skin, and there are even new branches and buds on the wooden knots of this window sill, which has a bit of vitality and elegance.

It's just that Lin Yingjia's face is gloomy and full of worry.

Recently, he realized that there must have been some major changes in Quanzhou and even Fujian Road on the other side of the sea, so he didn't care about the affairs of the people.

Moreover, it is obvious that some people deliberately cut off the sea route and cut off the transportation link between Liuqiu and the mainland, which has put the pioneer group in a difficult situation.

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sea, and the illuminated harbor looked somewhat empty, except for seven or eight small fishing boats that had recently been made.

If it is winter, you can take the risk and try to cross the sea with a small fishing boat to restore contact with Quanzhou, but in these months, the weather is bad and the wind and waves are too strong, and the small fishing boat goes out to send it away.

The thunder sounded far away, and at the same time, there was a knock on the door, "Taishou, the lower official asks to see you." ”

At the moment, everything is simple, and there are not so many etiquette rules, and there is no need to communicate to Lin Yingjia, the governor of the state.

Lin Yingjia heard that it was Fu Yixin's voice, and immediately gathered his sadness, and turned calm and calm, "Please come in...... Brother Meng Shi, you really came from the wind and rain, drink a cup of hot tea first, and go to the dampness. ”

Seeing that the hems and cuffs of Fu Yixin's shoes were all traces of water, Lin Yingjia couldn't help but be helpless and admired, and immediately poured him a cup of tea with his own hands.

Fu Yixin was not polite, took the cup and drank it all in one gulp, and then went to carry the teapot to pour it himself, and said, "Taishou, the current situation can be said to be urgent, the next official went to the granary, carefully dished, there are only two hundred and sixty-three stones of rice, that is, one liter per person per day, and it will last for three or four days at most." ”

"Then let's halve, so I can support it for a few more days." Lin Yingjia had a big headache.

Fu Yixin's face was heavy, "Nearly 9,000 of us are all big-bellied men, and now it is difficult to guarantee the catch, let alone hunting, only half a liter of rice, where do you still have the strength?" ”

Although the small fishing boats were re-produced, the weather was not good, and there was not much time suitable for fishing, and secondly, the northern and southern coastal areas were often besieged by the natives, and even many natives rowed rafts and sampans close to Lukang, so fishing became more and more dangerous, and the harvest was naturally less.

As for hunting, even in the past, the prey resources in this place could barely meet the needs of 5,000 natives, not to mention that now that many forests have been cut down, the prey will only be less.

If the Song army carried out a large-scale hunt, the Babuza people would have to starve, and then they would inevitably cause trouble and alienate themselves from the government, and all their previous efforts would be in vain.

Of course, Lin Yingjia was also aware of the current situation, and said with a wry smile, "Brother Meng Shi, now that the sea route is cut off, I can't turn food into food, so what can I do, it's really not good, let's send someone to Pinghu Island to take a look." ”

"Taishou, Xia Guan thinks that this may not work, not to mention whether the fishing boat can pass smoothly, that is, there may not be much grain in Pinghu, and even if there is, how can it be transported back?" Fu Yixin shook his head.

Lin Yingjia's heart suddenly moved, "Brother Meng Shi, since you took the initiative to come to me, you should have a countermeasure, you can say it." ”

Fu Yixin pursed his lips and looked solemn, "The following officials are shallow, the situation in Quanzhou is unknown, we can't wait too passively, we still have to rely on ourselves, and again, the invasion of the natives is getting more and more intense, and it is not a matter for us to rely on defense alone, so the lower officials suggest that we gather troops to take the initiative to break through one side!" ”

"This ......" Lin Yingjia frowned.

For Lin Yingjia, the submission of the Babuza people is related to the governance of the entire Liuqiu Prefecture in the future, so it is necessary to do everything in their power to protect their safety in order to maintain their trust in the government.

As a result, more than half of the Song army was sent out, but the effect was not very satisfactory, and almost every day the Babuza people were cut off their heads.

If it is a frontal battle, the Turen are definitely not the opponents of the Song army, but the Turen do not meet the Song army, but sneakily sneak across the line and hide in the forest, especially in rainy days, the Song army can only stop patrolling, it is difficult to find them.

Then the natives saw an opportunity to either attack the Babuza who were hunting, or raid the Babuza village to create panic with killing.

It can only be said that Lin Yingjia is still a traditional literati thinker, and he is too passive and defensive.

And the initiative that Fu Yixin said is obviously not an ordinary conquest, as long as the other party surrenders, but the fundamental purpose is to snatch food, which is actually a massacre.

Don't look at Lin Yingjia's previous words about punishing those who are disobedient to sexual evil, but if you really want him to make this decision, I still feel unbearable.

Fu Yixin looked at this boss who was eight or nine years younger than himself and hesitated, so he persuaded and said, "Taishou, the barbarians are afraid of power but not virtue, even if we are benevolent and righteous to the Babuza people, but only when we encounter a little setbacks and difficulties, many of them begin to waver, it is completely possible to share wealth and nobility, not to share hardships, we are not subservient, it is precisely to deter the Babuza people, and only by combining grace and power can we put an end to their half-heartedness......

"Brother Meng Shi is reasonable." Lin Yingjia nodded, still having some questions, "Then which side should we attack?" Judging from the situation of the natives, they may not have much food, right? ”

Fu Yixin has already planned, "The mountainous area in the east is too complicated, so it will not be considered for the time being, the suggestion of the lower official is to eliminate the Pabula tribe in the north first, even if we can't get too much food, we can also get more fishing space, the Pabula tribe has a population of six or seven thousand at most, we only need to send 1,500 troops should be enough, and after the victory, we will turn around immediately, gather 2,500 people to attack the south, leave more than 700 people, and then organize the Babuza people, which is enough to defend...... The Mao Wu tribe in the south may not have much food, but the tribes further south have a certain level of cultivation and only harvested last month, so there must be enough food......"

This is an understatement, if it is really implemented, then at least tens of thousands of natives will die, even if they do not die under the Song saber, they will starve to death after losing food.

Lin Yingjia was silent for a while, and laughed at himself, "I didn't expect that we would also learn from the Tartars to fight the grass valley......"

"Taishou, how can this be the same? It's not that we didn't give them a chance, they didn't accept it, and now they are uniting to attack us, which makes us more difficult, and we are just fighting back to survive, if the court blames it in the future, the lower officials are willing to bear it! Fu Yixin's face was resolute.

"Brother Meng Shi is serious." Lin Yingjia shook his head and became serious, "This is the responsibility I should bear, how can I let Brother Meng Shi snatch it, this matter is so decided, without further ado, immediately send someone to Dingzhai to summon Zeng Tong back to discuss." ”

Fu Yixin proposed, "It's raining today, it can always be sunny for a few days, if you call Zeng Tong to come back, discuss and then go back to gather troops, it's too time-consuming, it's hard to be ready but it will rain, so I'll go on a trip, and after communicating with Zeng Tong, gather troops tomorrow, and act the day after tomorrow, Taishou here to organize the logistics of the people, and go to Lugeng Village tomorrow to prepare for river crossing measures......"

"Brother Meng Shi is really a master of coordination, this discussion is very good, so it is so decided, you and I will do it separately!"

Lin Yingjia accepted the suggestion, and at the same time there was a sense of crisis in his heart.

The subordinates are both talented and extraordinarily hardworking, and there will be no pressure on anyone else.

Dingzhai is a military village built on Dingjun Mountain.

Dingjun Mountain was called Bagua Mountain in later generations, on which you can not only overlook the seaside, basically put the entire Luding County in sight, but also monitor the eastern platform and mountain range, and can also monitor part of the river section of Bird Creek.

Although there were natives in the north, southeast, and southeast, the natives who came out of the mountains in the east were the most fierce and the most threatening, so they were regarded as a key defensive direction by the Song army, and six military villages were set up.

The other five military villages are not large, each garrison has one or two hundred people, and the Dingzhai has five hundred people, and it is also the location of Zeng Ba's Chinese military camp.

Zeng Ba came back from outside with a group of soldiers, and his face was full of gloom after being drenched in heavy rain.

About an hour ago, the lookout spotted something unusual in a village four miles to the south, and it was suspected that it had been attacked.

Although the heavy rain may have been wrong, Zeng Ba immediately ordered troops to rescue, after all, this village was right under his nose, and it would be too much of a slap in the face if it really happened.

Braving the rain to rush over, he was still one step too late, and only saw three headless corpses.

This village belongs to one of the Luxu villages, there are only more than 100 people, and there are more than 20 strong men, and the natives who attacked are said to be more than 30, and they were caught off guard.

The Babuza people in the village did not seem to be grateful for the Song army's coming to the rescue, and most of them only showed indifference in their eyes.

This look made Zeng Ba feel very aggrieved, and there was a kind of burning pain on his face, so he didn't want to stay in the village, and led the soldiers to search around for a while, but there was no gain, so he had to go back.

endured his anger all the way, and after entering his barracks, Zeng Ba took off his hood and smashed it on the ground.

"Niang Xipi, a bunch of pickled monkeys dare to make a stinky face to Lao Tzu!? It's the opposite! If it weren't for the fear of ruining His Highness's plan, Lao Tzu would have cut you all down on the spot...... Thieves and birds, only dare to steal chickens and touch dogs, there is a kind of don't hide your head and show your tail, come to Lao Tzu to try, and rub the birds...... The thief of the dog, the endless rain and the endless pee......"

After scolding the people of Luxu Village, scolding the attacker and then scolding God, Zeng angrily took off the leather armor on his body and threw it on the ground indiscriminately.

A young soldier hurriedly picked up the armor on the ground, put it on the wooden table, and brought Zeng Ba a dry cloth towel, and then went to wipe and take care of the armor, stumbling and stumbling.

"General, Lord, rain, it will not rain for long, at most, and if there is a full moon, it will not rain again..."

The climate of Liuqiu Island is mainly affected by the monsoon, although the area is not very large, but the terrain is more complex, the east and west, the north and south, the mountain plains are different, like the central and western plains where Luding County is located, generally in the lunar calendar in April and May is the plum rain, July and August is the main rainfall period, until the southwest monsoon turns to the northeast monsoon, the rainfall is sharply reduced, such a climate is very suitable for the growth of crops.

This young man is the one who was pulled on the horse by Zeng Ba at the beginning, and he is still the son of Wan Xing, his original name is very tongue-twisting, Zeng Ba simply changed his name to Wan Sheng, and he was included in the army as an apprentice.

Wan Sheng is also smart, and after four months in the army, he learned Chinese so-so, and he was also clever, which saved Zeng Ba a lot of trouble in communicating with the natives.

Zeng Ba wiped it off casually, changed his clothes and came out, seeing that Wan Sheng was serious about taking care of his armor, his anger disappeared a lot, "Fortunately, there are people like you who know things, otherwise it would be a good heart to feed the dog......"

Wan Sheng hurriedly raised his head when he heard this, and said with wide eyes, "I, my father is also a sensitive, and the people in Lujia Village all know how good Da Song is." ”

Hearing this, Zeng Ba smiled, stretched out his big hand and rubbed it on Wan Sheng's head, "Say you're fat, you're still panting!?" ”

"General, those mountain people are very treacherous and cruel, but they are nothing remarkable, tomorrow I will go to the forest to guard, and I will definitely find their nest......"

Wan Sheng knew that Zeng Ba was worried that he couldn't find any trace of the enemy, and he had nowhere to use his strength, so he volunteered.

"Hey, it's not your turn to come out as a little ghost, train me well, and in the future, we will recommend you to His Highness, and earn a good future for your family."

"His Royal Highness King Yan? Last time, Lord, you said that Your Highness is about the same age as me, but he is the most powerful person in the world, right? ”

"What, don't believe it!? You'll find out when you see you in the future......"

The master and apprentice chatted for a while, and the soldier came to report, "Commander, Fu Zhixian asked to see him, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”

"What can be important on this ghost day, shouldn't it be that there is no food......" Zeng Ba muttered, tidied up his clothes, and went out.

At the same time, on the east side of the platform more than 30 miles southeast of Dingzhai, on the territory that originally belonged to the Zhou tribe, many simple squatter sheds were built around a large village, and I don't know how many natives shrank in it.

Immediately on the edge of the stockade, there are more than a dozen large cowhide tents, which are obviously not made by the natives.

In the largest big tent, there are more than 20 people gathered, judging from the appearance of clothing, there are Han people, Nanfan and Tu people.

Among the Han people, one is Liuxikun, the third grandson of Liuyuanman, and the other is Yan Lizheng, the leader of the smuggling fleet who stayed behind, and several Haoqiang children, Su Jiachang, Wu Qiqiao, and Cai Qicang.

One of them was the Champa pirate Vindravarman, and the other were tongue people.

The most conspicuous among the natives is a woman with a head full of feathers, a fat head and big ears, who is the chief witch of the Pawan tribe at the southern tip of Liuqiu Island.

Some of the others were among the Maowu tribes, the Su tribes, the Bunu tribes, the Luka tribes, the Hongya tribes, and the Sila tribes, as well as representatives of the Vaisha cults.

These strange people actually got together and formed an anti-Song alliance, but the people who strung these people together were Liujia and others from the Great Song Dynasty.

The reason why Haoqiang such as staying at home is to deal with Yan Wang's plan, secondly, he actually takes a fancy to the value of Liuqiu Island, and thirdly, it is also for the sake of having one more way out in case things fail.

Although there are Nanyang countries to escape, the Great Song Dynasty still has some influence in these countries, and it is not particularly safe to escape, so what's wrong with preparing an extra back road.

Liu Xikun is neither the head of the family, nor the head of the Yuanman family, but he is more ambitious, fantasizing about being the heir of the family, so he took the initiative to ask for this task, so as to make a great contribution to the family.

He has been on this island for more than three months, but he still doesn't understand the words of the natives at all, in fact, the language of the natives is not the same, but they have been on the same island for a long time, whether it is harmonious or not, there will always be communication.

A group of natives discussed for a long time before reaching a consensus, and explained the general meaning through the tongue man.

They believed that after nearly a month of operation, they found that the Song people were not terrible, and they could completely wipe out the Song people in one go.

After listening to this, Liu Xikun couldn't help but laugh at the arrogance of these local dogs, but he was still polite on his face.

"What you said is very reasonable, but I suggest waiting a few more days, according to the news from our people, the food of the Song army can support two or three days at most, and when they are so hungry that their hands and feet are weak, isn't it easier for us to get it? What's more, several big tribes in the north are still coming, and when they are together, we will be even stronger......"

After the tongue man conveyed his meaning, a group of natives had different opinions and began to make a fuss again.

But the witch Gu scolded with a straight face, and with the deterrence of the gods and the strength of the Pawan tribe, the natives were quiet.

Immediately, Hatoya looked at Liu Xikun affectionately, and said a word in a gentle and gentle voice.

"She said, "Listen to you." ”

Liu Xikun's hairs stood on end, but he endured his nausea and replied gently, "My chicken, you are so good, you must be a fairy in the world." ”

Some people died, but not completely......