Su Qi'an and Xie Cang arrived in Nanzhou by civilian boat, and almost did not stay too much, all the way to the west, heading towards Jiaozhou.

Nanzhou Mu Gu Hua, before Su Qi'an returned, got the news and sent someone to answer early, although along the way, Gu Hua did not show up.

But his help to Su Qi'an is not small, and the escorts along the way are all elite soldiers, not to mention, the biggest help for Su Qi'an is Xie Cang, who followed him all the way.

Xie Cang's status in Nanzhou and his importance to Gu Hua are self-evident.

The 10,000 Split Mountain Army in his hand is not a joke, and in terms of strength, it is not at all weaker than Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army. Look at the book

If the two armies face each other and fight face to face, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.

With the great help of the Split Mountain Army, it can be said that it is like a tiger with wings, with the men and horses at hand, even if he really fights back to Xizhou, Su Qi'an is not afraid at all.

All the way down the river to the west, about half of the walk, changed to a horse-drawn carriage, and set off from the official road.

It is estimated that it will only take them two or three days at most to reach the border of the Southern Diplomatic Relations.

The mighty army set off, and the official road was basically unimpeded, and there were few pedestrians and civilians along the way.

This is Gu Hua's special preparation for Su Qi'an's emptying, what Gu Hua did, Su Qi'an took it to heart, and expressed his gratitude to the officials who escorted him.

At the same time, he asked someone to bring a message to Gu Hua, and when he handled his affairs well, he would definitely have time another day to personally come to the door to thank him.

Under the escort of elite soldiers along the way, two or three days of hard work passed quickly, and Su Qi'an and the others finally arrived at the border of the two states.

After saying goodbye, he quickly disappeared into the forest in front of him with the men and horses, and disappeared.

This forest is not long, only about a mile, and when you get out of the forest, you will see a familiar environment.

Empty land, endless desolation, this is the desolate land in the east of Jiaozhou.

The crowd did not stop, but they hurried non-stop, but they walked for about a quarter of an hour.

The scene in front of them surprised Su Qi'an, and in front of them was no longer an endless wasteland.

On the contrary, there are people, and these people are not in a hurry, but in the reclamation.

In addition to the middle, a relatively simple road was vacated, and the wasteland on both sides gradually took some rudimentary shape.

As Su Qi'an and the others continued to move forward, not only did the number of people in the vicinity increase, but also thatched huts were built on both sides, and there were soldiers patrolling back and forth around them.

At the very front, there are obviously a few simple sentry points, and when you look at it, behind the sentry points, there are many people.

This is a wasteland, it is completely a village, a small town.

Su Qi'an and Xie Cang were still immersed in the surprise of the village in front of them, and the sentry soldiers in front of them quickly discovered their traces.

yelled, "Who!"

After a while, twenty or thirty people quickly gathered around, holding halberds, broadswords, and shields, and came towards Su Qi'an and them.

After all, in such a small village, the sudden appearance of a large number of soldiers in armor would make anyone very nervous.

As the sentry stepped forward, they just wanted to reprimand with a stern expression, when their eyes saw the leader of the people.

Stunned for a moment, his expression was sluggish, and the people next to him hit the thugs, so that the sentry could react.

They quickly half-knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully, "It turned out to be Su Hou and Xie Hou, and their subordinates had eyes and didn't know Mount Tai, and they collided with the two adults, please punish them."

The sentry admitted his mistake, but Su Qi'an waved his hand, helped him up, and said with a smile.

"Harm, you are doing a good job, and you have to be vigilant against strangers, what is wrong."

"Tell me what's going on here, I remember before I left, it was still a barren place."

Hearing Su Qi'an say this, the sentries breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and looked at Su Qi'an's eyes with a little admiration.

Hearing Su Qi'an's question, the sentry led Su Qi'an and his party, talking as they walked.

It turned out that not long after Su Qi'an and the others left, under the consultation of Huo Cheng and several county guards such as Wu Yong and Huang Wenyan, it was decided to be in the east of Jiaozhou

Migrant population, opening wasteland.

This decision is of great significance, not only to expand the territory and increase production, but more importantly, to expand eastward, which is of great strategic significance.

To the east of Jiaozhou, backed by Nanzhou, Nanzhou itself is the strongest among the three states.

Now Su Qi'an and Nanzhou Mu are good friends, Su Qi'an once sent a message to them, and they can trust Nanzhou Mu.

This sent a very strong signal to them, so they decided to expand eastward.

Although the east of Jiaozhou is mostly bad wasteland, the output of grain cultivation is definitely not as good as that of the other six counties.

However, it is only appropriate to turn the east side into a rear training ground and granary.

Huo Cheng They can do this, Su Qi'an is still very happy, before he left Jiaozhou, he had the idea of transforming the east of Jiaozhou.

Now it seems that the past month or so has achieved initial results, and the current scale is not large, only about a few towns, and the population is only 20,000 or 30,000.

However, in order to protect the safety of the newly built town, 1,000 soldiers and 1,000 militiamen were specially dispatched to patrol them.

Su Qi'an is already very satisfied with these arrangements, and the place east of Jiaozhou is not mainly about building so-called large towns.

It is a granary, a training ground, which is brought in for training in peacetime, and can be directly dispatched in wartime.

The friendship between Jiaozhou and Nanzhou is what Su Qi'an is happy to see, but in Su Qi'an's heart, at any time, the heart of guarding against people is indispensable.

Combining the granary with the training ground is not Su Qi'an's defense of Nanzhou.

Be careful, there's nothing wrong with that.

The news of Su Qi'an and Xie Cang's return soon spread to several small towns in the east.

It also happened that Huang Wenyan and Wu Yong were patrolling in the east.

Hearing that Su Qi'an had returned, he immediately went towards Sanshan Town, where Su Qi'an was located.

About two quarters of an hour, outside Sanshan Town, a large number of figures galloped on horseback.

Led by Huang Wenyan and Wu Yong, they quickly dismounted and entered the town and found Su Qi'an.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, and there was some excitement on my face.

Su Qi'an and they went to Nanzhou, they knew, but when they went to Yuezhou, and they also fought a battle with pirates, and they only got the news after the war ended.

This can startle them, if it weren't for the news that came that Su Qi'an and Xie Cang would be fine.

I am afraid that they have already taken the soldiers and sent them to Yuezhou, having said that, they have not seen Su Qi'an, and they are somewhat worried in their hearts.

Originally, the estimated time should be to return to Jiaozhou in a day or two, but I didn't expect the trip to be advanced.

Looking at Su Qi'an and the others who were alive and kicking around in the past, Huang Wenyan and Wu finally let go with their hanging hearts.

stepped forward and wanted to salute Su Qi'an, but was stopped by Su Qi'an.

Motioning for everyone to sit down, Su Qi'an said straight to the point, "Wen Yan, Wu Yong, before I returned, I received a secret letter from His Royal Highness the Nine."

"His Royal Highness the Ninth has returned to Beijing, I know about this, but what happened to the Xizhou Movement."

Hearing Su Qi'an say this, the two glanced at each other and hurriedly said.

"Sir, the change in Xizhou is not Tang Feng, but the Heilu barbarian."

"Black Barbarian? Didn't Ben Hou knock them back? How dare they do that?" Xie Cang on the side frowned and said.

Wu Yong sighed, nodded and said, "No, although last time you made a move, you knocked out this group of guys."

"But they are not easy to provoke, it is estimated that the Jiaozhou war has given them a taste of freshness, and after the war is over, they have been restless."

"Especially Mr. Know, Xie Hou, when you left Jiaozhou, these guys are even more emboldened to launch an attack on Xiacang and Chencang counties again."

These barbarians seem to have reached an agreement, and this time it is not only the Heilu in Jiaozhou that attacked, but even the Heilu barbarians in Xizhou also went out collectively."

"Chencang County is okay, for many years, it has been the center of gravity of defense, and the barbarian attack in the south has been thwarted for a long time.

Now he has turned his head and joined up with the barbarian Heilu in Jiaozhou, and attacked the position."

"The six counties under the current Shimokura County, except for the county seat, have all been sacked by the Heilu barbarians."

Hearing Wu Yong say this, Su Qi'an and Xie Cang's faces were a little solemn.

They didn't blame Wu Yong, the strength of the barbarian Heilu, they were able to understand it.

Especially Xie Cang, when he was fighting with the barbarians who invaded Xiacang, the battle losses of the two sides were nearly one to one.

If it weren't for the fact that in addition to the 10,000 Split Mountain Army in his hands, there were also 40,000 Nanzhou soldiers, even if he held the lower position, I am afraid that he would suffer heavy losses.

Don't underestimate these black barbarians, the total population is not much, less than five or six hundred thousand, but the combat power that can be supported is seventy or eighty thousand.

It can be said that all the people are soldiers, and if the strength is not strong, it is impossible to fight the Jiaozhou Priest Alliance, and they are defeated and retreated.

The last time they invaded, the Heilu barbarians had only twenty or thirty thousand troops, and now they have assembled the Xizhou barbarians.

This time, not to mention that seventy or eighty thousand are on the battlefield in Xiacang, but at least eighty percent of them have been dispatched, and the pressure on Xiacang is not small.

Su Qi'an learned about the current situation of Xia Cang again, but fortunately, things were not as bad as he imagined.

Half a month ago, the two sides fought a battle, each with its own victory and defeat, and now it is in the confrontation stage.

Huo Cheng, Su Yong, Song Meng, and a large number of other Dongshan troops were already on the front line, and even the three elders of the Priest Alliance also sent troops to support.

In today's Jiaozhou, there is no regular army that moves, and only Chen Dao's third division and the second fierce cavalry division remain.

The terrain of Xiacang was complicated, which was not conducive to cavalry combat, and it was the right decision not to go to the front line.

Judging from the current situation, the next position is still in their hands, and the situation has not reached the worst time.

Compared with the current tense war situation, Su Qi'an can keenly perceive the unusualness behind this battle.

"Can make the Heilu barbarians in Xizhou so united and storm the warehouse, behind this is the abnormal movement of Xizhou."

Huang Wenyan and Wu nodded with a wry smile, and were silent for a while before they said softly, "That's right, to make the Xizhou barbarians so united, there is one person behind them, Xizhou Mu Tangfeng."

"As far as we know, among the barbarian Heilu army that stormed Xiacang this time, Tang Xiao, the prince of Xizhou, was also among them, and judging by his appearance, he should be a behind-the-scenes guide."

"Hehe, it's really not a good match, since it's so fateful, let's collect interest from Tang Xiao." Su Qi'an said with a smile.

But Su Qi'an's smile, no matter how you look at it, you can feel Sensen's coldness.