At the beginning of September, Wuyang City was already raining in autumn.

Although there was a big incident at the end of last month, when the second marshal Xuan thundered and grabbed the boat and left, for the citizens of Wuyangcheng, this kind of thing was just a private conversation that could be whispered, and it had no big impact on the usual food, clothing, housing and transportation. After all, the rule of the Sunflower King's army in Wuyang City has become more and more stable day by day, and being chased and taxed has made them even more exhausted, and they have no leisure to think about anything else. However, for Du Hulun, the ruler of Wuyang City, such a big thing happened, which really made him anxious.

As the flagship of the Wuyangcheng Naval Army, the Fuxing has a considerable load, and it is also loaded with a Ruyi machine, and the speed of the ship is also very fast, so Admiral Yu Peili incorporated this ship into the fleet bound for Lushuguo, and it is also a very important one, second only to his flagship Molong. It's just that I never expected that Xuan Minglei, who had always been very deferential, would secretly lay down such a hand. When the Fuxing was taken away, Admiral Yu Peli was furious, but because he was anxious to escort the fleet to Lushu, he had no time to pursue it, but ordered Du Hulun to keep an eye on him and wait for him to return before searching for him. It's just that since Pelly left these days, Wuyang City is also very unstable, not only the Snow Shame Group has made some disturbances from time to time, but there are always people in the city who have come forward to instigate rebellion against taxation, so these days it is becoming more and more difficult to collect taxes as explained by Admiral Pelly, if it weren't for the full assistance of Wang Toqing, Du Hulun was really a little at a loss.

In the afternoon of this day, Du Hulun finished his refreshments and was sitting in the Great Command Mansion to review the materials sent by the various divisions. Although Wuyangcheng has changed banners, the five departments are still running smoothly, especially the Ministry of Rites has recovered more than ninety percent, and now the merchant ships at the wharf are almost the same as before the change of banners, and this has greatly relieved the pressure on Admiral Yu Peli to levy taxes within a time limit before he leaves.

It would be nice if other departments could also cooperate with Wang Toqing. Du Hulun was thinking about it when there was a soft knock at the door, followed by the voice of his clerk Pedlow: "Mr. Huron." ”

"Come in."

Pedlow was also a generalist. In fact, in terms of words, Pedro's talent is still above Duhuron. Although Wuyangcheng is also a city in the Central Plains, the dialect here is very different from the official dialect of the Central Plains, it is simply two languages, Du Xiulun can only speak official dialect until now, if you meet the native people of Wuyangcheng who can't speak official language, then you can only catch blind, but after Pedro came, he has learned seventy percent of the Wuyang dialect, and there is no problem in talking at ordinary times. It's just that Pedro is a Ubian from a vassal country, not a native of the Sunflower Dynasty, so he has always been able to serve as Duhuron's retinue, and now he is a clerk.

Pedlow entered the door and saluted Duhuron before saying, "Mr. Huron, Prince Rochard and Princess Rosamon have arrived. ”

Rochard! Rosa Dream!

As soon as these two words entered Du Huren's ears, he stood up at once.

In the Sunflower Dynasty, the celestials of the Three Holy Emperors were followed, and their natives were called the Bellows. And the Sunflower Dynasty attacked the city all the way, slaughtered the city and destroyed the country, and these people were collectively called the Ubi people. Naturally, the identity of the Ubi people is also high and low, and Pedron is the highest among the Ubi people from the early subject countries, but the identity of the Ubi people cannot be compared with that of the Belo people. And the same Pellow people, there are also high and low, and the highest is Rochard, who has the title of prince. Prince Rochard is the plenipotentiary spokesman of the Three Holy Emperors, and this time he came east, whether it was Marshal Taysley on land or Marshal Remack on the water, they had to be restrained by Prince Rochard and Princess Rosamon. Don't look at Du Hulun is now in power to govern Wuyang City, as soon as Admiral Yu Peili leaves, he will be the supreme ruler of this city, but when these two people arrive, then his position will immediately retreat to the back. Where did Du Hulun dare to be lazy, and said hurriedly: "Quick, take me to meet it." ”

Du Hulun's usual grandeur was now gone. When he came to the cart, he stood up straight, took off the big hat decorated with feathers, and said loudly: "The favor of the Three Holy Emperors, the noble rulers of the Sunflower Dynasty, His Highness Rochard and His Highness Rosa Dream, and the Wechen Du Hulun are here to greet you. ”

The door opened, and a tall, middle-aged man stepped out. The man with his cheeks as cold as a knife was none other than Prince Rohard, and when he came out, he ignored Du Huron, just stretched out his hand into the car and said softly: "Samon, be careful. ”

Du Hulun didn't dare to come out. Prince Richard only has a princess named Rosa Dream, and he naturally knows this. It's just that with his identity as a general, it was impossible to see the prince and princess in the past. Now these two people were in front of him, and they made him tremble and sweat.

With a slight thud, a girl's voice rang out: "Mr. Du Hulun, please don't be polite. It's raining, let's go inside and talk. ”

It's a very young voice. Although his voice was somewhat childish, his tone was strangely old-fashioned, and his tone was extremely gentle, not at all as cold as the prince. Du Hulun only felt a warmth in his heart, thinking that in order to welcome Her Royal Highness the princess, even if she was wet, it would be worth it, and hurriedly said: "Yes, two highnesses, please." ”

The Great Command House has been cleaned immaculately. Wuyangcheng is warm and warm, and now it is very hot, but it is raining, which has forced the heat back a lot. Du Hulun led the prince and princess into their seats, and arranged for a group of entourages to sit down, but he didn't dare to sit down, so he stood aside and asked the workers to bring up refreshments to relieve the heat.

The dim sum of Wuyangcheng is very exquisite, and the four colors that are delivered at this time are sweet and salty taro corners, chicken cakes and the first volume. The taro is made of taro flour, which is fragrant after steaming, the chicken cake is sweet and crispy, and the first roll is snow-white flour glutinous, which is still slightly shaking in the dish, exuding bursts of rice fragrance. The tea that was served was fresh lychee juice, Rosa Meng took a sip, only to feel that it was extremely sweet, and couldn't help but take another sip, and immediately saved herself from losing her temper, so she reluctantly put down the cup and sat down.

Prince Rochard didn't pay much attention to these refreshments, but just took a sip to moisten his throat and asked, "Mr. Huron, isn't Admiral Hupelly in the city?" ”

Du Hulun hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Royal Highness Prince Chad, Admiral Peli led a fleet to escort the first batch of baggage to Lushu on the 23rd of last month, and should set off on the 15th of this month to return to prepare to escort the next group of baggage. ”

Rochard nodded, but looked at Rosa Meng and said, "Sha Meng, what do you think?" ”

Rosa Meng really wanted to taste the taste of those tempting refreshments at this time, but when her father asked, she said with a straight face: "Father, I think everything should not be rushed, blindly looting, I am afraid that it will make the people's hearts unstable. ”

Du Hulun was stunned. When he captured Wuyang City, he took the opportunity to empty the city, and it didn't matter if he wanted this city at that time. That was the decision made by Marshal Remack at the time of departure. For the Sunflower Dynasty, a Wuyang City that revolts from time to time is naturally not as trustworthy as the extremely obedient Lu Shuguo. Moreover, there is a powerful Central Plains Empire behind Wuyang City, once it cannot be defended, it will be in vain. It's just that he didn't dare to refute Rosamon, just said, "Yes, yes." Instead, Rochard frowned and said, "Shamon, do you think it's better to be here?" ”

Luo Shameng nodded and said, "Father, we passed through Fog Cloud City before, I only thought that the world was prosperous, and we were not as good as Sunflower City. But after seeing Wuyang City, I knew that it was like the sun and moon in the sky, and these two cities were actually prosperous. Such a great city is like a piece of unflawed jewel, which is rare only when it is complete, and only a little powder when it is smashed. ”

Duhuron almost screamed. In fact, he didn't agree with Admiral Yu Peili's search method in his heart, such a search was simply knocking on the bone and sucking the marrow, no matter how thick the family background of Wuyang City was, it couldn't withstand a few tosses. And every time it is looted, it is a pain in the bones for Wuyang City, and when it reaches the point where it can no longer be recovered, this prosperous city is afraid that it will really turn into a ruin. These days, he has been checking the archives of Wuyangcheng and found that Wuyangcheng is based on commerce and trade, and the annual tariff is an astonishing number. It is precisely on this basis that Wuyang City can balance its income and expenditure year after year and have a surplus, and Admiral Yu Peili led the army to come, this month the merchant ships were drastically reduced, and the income was correspondingly reduced a lot, and at the same time, Admiral Yu Peili was so merciless to loot, it was really like killing chickens and eggs. If the people's livelihood is restored as Rosa Meng said, and the city of Wuyang is restored to its old appearance, only the tariff can reach eighty percent of the usual level, because there is no longer a need to pay tribute to the north, and the city can continue to provide funds. It's just that although he saw it, he didn't dare to say more, but he didn't expect Rosa to dream of a girl who could see it so clearly, and he almost wanted to scream.

Rochard frowned, but nodded, "You're right. However, the reaction of the Central Plains Emperor was also extremely fast, and there was no possibility of reconciliation at all, and they were already preparing to attack south. ”

Du Hulun was taken aback and shouted: "His Royal Highness Prince Chade, the Central Plains Empire is going to attack south?" ”

Rochard glanced at Duhurun as if he was looking at a fool and said, "Of course, that's why I'm in such a hurry." How many troops are left in the city? ”

Du Hulun said: "Now, the Flying Dragon Army has been staying behind to shock the whole city, and there are not many of the rest. ”

Yu Peili's fleet originally consisted of thirteen ships, and in order to transport goods back to Shuguo, he could not withdraw all of them, so he had to requisition the original ships of the Wuyang Water Army. Now those who remain in the city to guard are the five warships, including the Wyvern Army. Hearing Du Hulun's report, Richard paused, and immediately said: "Send a letter to Remark immediately, and the fleet stationed in Lushu will come at full speed, and there must be no mistake." ”

Du Hulun only felt a chill on his body. He has been anxious to quell the riots in Wuyang City all these years, and he really didn't get the news that the Central Plains Empire was going to attack south. He lost his voice and said, "The Central Plains Empire got the news so quickly? We have strictly guarded the information and must not leak it. ”

Rochard snorted: "Your strict defense is only for a while, not to mention that on August 23, there was a deputy commander named Xuan Minglei who escaped from the ship. It's okay if something so big happens, Yu Peili is really big-hearted. ”

Duhulun's face had turned pale. Obviously, Prince Rochard was already quite dissatisfied with Admiral Peli, and he had obviously taken the lead in the power of Wuyang City. He didn't dare to say more, just bowed down and said, "Yes, Weichen will send an emergency feather report immediately." ”

Rochard asked him a few more about the situation in Wuyang City, and Du Hulun knew all about them, and he said that he was the head. Rochard's face was already tense, but seeing that he was so familiar, he was a little more relieved. When Du Huron had finished speaking, he nodded and said, "All right, Mr. Huron, you go and send an urgent report at once, asking Marshal Mark's fleet to arrive before the twentieth day." ”

It was the 4th of September. From Lushuguo to Wuyangcheng, it usually takes 20 days to travel, and if you want to arrive on 16 days, you really have to travel day and night, and you can't delay a minute, and Admiral Yu Peili is still mostly still halfway now. But judging by Rochard's expression, this matter is obviously urgent, and there must be no more mistakes. Duhuron hurriedly bowed, withdrew, and prepared to report to Marshal Remack and Admiral Huppelli.

As soon as Duhuron went out, Rochard immediately said, "Shamon, do you think it is really so urgent now?" ”

He is Rosa Meng's father, and he is the head of the Eight Princes, and the Three Holy Emperors and below respect him, but Rosa Meng is still just a girl, but at this time he is facing his daughter, but he is facing the elder.

Rosa dreamed of this before she twisted a piece of chicken patty and put it in her mouth and took a bite. This chicken cake is filled with sesame seeds and walnuts, and the taste is very sweet, Rosa Meng tasted it, and then said: "Father, the news has leaked, so the empire must have a countermeasure to deal with the Flying Dragon Army." At this time, if you blindly believe in the Wyvern Army, you are afraid that you will regret it, so you must fight off the first attack of the Imperial Army with all your strength to make them retreat. Just ......"

She and Rochard traveled from north to south, and when they passed through Fog Cloud City, they originally had the intention of subduing the Great Qi Empire. However, after meeting Ba Annie, who answered, they all understood that it was impossible to make the Great Qi Emperor bend his knees by words alone, and the war was already on the verge and had to be launched. Although she is the princess of the chief prince of the Sunflower King, Rosa Dream does not want to have a needless war, but she will not shy away from it. So the best way is to make a final decision and solve it at the lowest cost. The Imperial Army has already connected with Xuanming Thunder, who escaped from Wuyang City, so they must be prepared to deal with the Flying Dragon Army. It's just that now the whole army of Marshal Remack is summoned, but I'm afraid it's a little late, and I don't know if I can hold out until Marshal Remack arrives with the strength at hand, so she can't help but hesitate a little when she talks about this.

But Rochard smiled and said, "Shamon, are you worried that it will be too late?" That's a bit of a thought. ”

Luo Samon's brows raised slightly, and she said, "Father, are you ready?" ”

Although she is only a daughter, Rosa Meng's intelligence is that even the Three Holy Emperors are greatly admired. Originally, the prince's daughter could only be called the county lord, but Rosa Meng's favor was favored by the Three Holy Emperors and she was specially named a princess. The meaning of this is very clear, the head of the eight princes in the future will undoubtedly be Rosa Dream. Rochard originally only loved his daughter, but along the way, Rosameng's extraordinary talent made him understand that his young daughter was really an extraordinary person, so he also intended to nurture his daughter, and often let her call the shots.

However, Rosa Meng is still only a sixteen-year-old girl after all, and although her mind is far more thoughtful than ordinary people, there are many things that she can't think of yet. For example, a conspiracy hidden in the shadows......

Thinking of this, Rochard also smiled faintly and said, "Yes, Shamon. In fact, the Three Holy Emperors had been laying out the layout a long time ago, and this chess piece could come in handy now. If it goes well, the Imperial Army's southern offensive should be abandoned halfway. ”

Rosa was stunned, obviously a little surprised. But her eyes flickered for a moment, but she didn't say more, just said, "Yes." Father, but don't be careless in everything. ”

Rochard nodded: "This is natural, everything is careful, so that everything can be worry-free." ”

As soon as he said this, there was a sudden "bang" outside the window, but it was suddenly raining heavily.

Wuyangcheng is located in southern Xinjiang, with a lot of rain, and it is the autumn rain in September, and it will be mostly sunny in October. Lothard looked out the window, and he didn't know what to expect.

Central Plains Daqi. This boss empire is the ultimate goal of the Sunflower King's army all the way east. The victory in this battle means that the Sunflower Dynasty is unique in the world, and there is no force that can be worthy of the opponent. And at that time, he, the chief prince below the Three Holy Emperors, will also be a genuine supreme.

Rochard and Rosa Meng arrived in Wuyang City under the escort of Ba Annie, which was September 5, and this day was also the day when Fu Yanshu arrived in Dongping City.

It is rainy in Wuyang City, but Dongping City is high and cool in autumn, and the summer is beginning to disappear. When Fu Yanshu entered Dongping City, Cai Yici, the deputy general who had arrived earlier, led important officers to greet him.

The Great Qi Empire has been peaceful for a long time, and it has been inactive for nearly twenty years. Although it has been peaceful for so many years, Fu Yanshu knows the importance of taking precautions, so he pays great attention to training every year, so even if he has never really gone into battle, the army is still as elite as it was back then.

I just don't know what kind of performance it will be like after putting it into actual combat.

Even after a hundred battles, Fu Yanshu was still a little apprehensive. He dismounted, handed the reins to the guards on the side, and walked with Cai Yici, while whispering: "Yici, how are you preparing?" ”

"King Yuming, the naval army is ready to go, General Yemo is ordering troops, and it should be ready to set off in three days."

Cai Yici and Fu Yanshu have been partners for a long time and know each other well. This time, although it was not many days before the emperor decided to make this proposal, because all the elites of various departments were transferred, the speed was astonishing. It's just that the navy was originally Fu Yanshu's subordinates, although the army was dominated by Dai Chengxiao, the king of Diming, who was under the command of Yemo Wang Zuo, but because there were 50,000 people, some elites of various departments were also transferred, so there was more of a run-in link than the navy. Although Yemo Wang Zuo was not named the king of Ming, he was also a famous general, so he had arrived in Dongping City a few days earlier, and there should be no problem.

A total of 70,000 on land and water. This is a very rare large army dispatched for many years, but Fu Yanshu's eyes are a little trance, he thinks that many years ago, he also led a large army that is better than today's south. originally thought that it was a peaceful and prosperous world, and he would never go to the battlefield again in his life, but in a blink of an eye, he was facing a vicious battle, that is, he was a little like a dream, doubtful and suspicious.

Dongping City is one of the eleven cities of the Empire. Although it is not famous for its high walls, it is a famous city that is no less prosperous than Wuyun and Wuyang. And Dongping City is located on the south bank of the river, and the Dongyang City on the other side of the river is one and two, two and one, the two cities are each other's horns, attack and defense are one, so whenever the troubled times come, the north and south are divided, Dongping City often takes the lead in becoming the front line.