The renovation of Matsue Castle is in full swing, and now that the entire city has been rebuilt, it is only a matter of time before some interior details remain.

After all, there are not a lot of mechanical devices buried in the city, and these mechanical devices have to go through many times of debugging with each other, especially the cooperation of each mechanical device, which can not be completed in a short time, and it still takes a lot of time for the entire city to be completely rebuilt.

However, now that the overall reconstruction of the city has been completed, there is no need to worry too much about it, and Lucius does not have to stare at it every day, just leave it to those mechanical workers.

After all, there are no mines along the Tianjiang River to support the production of the workshop, so it is still necessary to continue to use those mineral deposits in southern Xinjiang to maintain the normal operation of the workshop.

There is also a small episode in this, originally the workers of Longquan Restaurant did not want to go back, especially the more cunning goblins, they really wanted to continue to stay in Songjiang City.

Because southern Xinjiang is a barren land, where is there such a prosperous Middle Earth as Songjiang City to attract people?

Therefore, the goblins did not want to go back, and some of the workers of the other three ethnic groups did not want to return to southern Xinjiang, so they deliberately dragged their time for this matter.

After Lu Xiusi understood the situation, he did not come forward, but directly informed Du Liniang of the matter, and told Du Liniang that night, Du Liniang personally found the four foremen of Longquan Restaurant, and the four foremen hurriedly drove the prepared steam locomotive and left with the workers under their command that night.

Even originally said that they would let Lucius Airship send them, but in the end, they didn't dare to ask Lucius for the airship to take off, and they didn't even say hello to Lucius and the others.

At night, watching the eight steam locomotives leave, Lucius couldn't help but say to Du Liniang: "Auntie, you still have the means, amazing." Terrible. ”

Du Liniang snorted coldly: "Those guys, they just don't owe a beating, if you give them some color, they will kick their noses and faces, you can't give them a good face, you just have to be ruthless to them." ”

Seeing Du Liniang's appearance, Lu Xius could probably imagine how Du Liniang made the workers of Longquan Restaurant leave willingly, although it seems that Du Liniang's methods are very radical, but they are indeed the most effective means at the moment.

Du Liniang stared at the night, and suddenly said to Lucius, "I heard." This time, the Second Sage plans to send the four disciples of the academy to take over Songjiang City, what are your plans?"

Lucius turned his head and looked at Du Liniang with a smile and asked, "Auntie, what do you think I should plan?"

Regarding Lu Xiusius's rhetorical question, Du Liniang was stunned for a moment, and then said with a straight face: "If you think that I will plead with you because that flawless is my junior, then you are mistaken, for me." If the other party really wants to use force, I think you don't want to make a move, and if you want to make a move, you have to be ruthless. ”

"Ruthlessly?"

"Yes, be ruthless. ”

Du Liniang's face showed a hideous look. Looking up at the moonlight above his head, he said, "Now that the Second Sage will send someone to take over Songjiang City, the first is to show that they are afraid of you, and the second is to show that in their eyes, you are always just an outsider. Now there is not enough strength to threaten them. ”

"So, if you want to make a move, you have to be ruthless, and you have to let those guys know that it hurts. so that they can all be afraid of you, and dare not tempt you lightly. ”

Du Liniang's words were a little unexpected by Lu Siusius, Lu Sius didn't expect Du Liniang to say this, originally Lu Liniang thought that Du Liniang would let herself be a little more restrained.

However, after being silent for a moment, Lu Xius smiled and said: "Hehe, auntie, in fact, my thoughts are just the opposite of yours, I don't plan to use force on the people from the academy, I plan to directly hand over Songjiang City to Wufang, and show enough sincerity so that the academy can recognize me." ”

Lu Sius's words made Du Liniang a little surprised, turning her head to look at the harmless and sunny smile on Lu Sius's face, Du Liniang suddenly felt that she couldn't see through the other party.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Do you really decide that? But what if the Second Sage and the Master make up their minds to get rid of you? At that time, you didn't have Songjiang City, how would you face such a crisis?"

Lucius looked up at the starry sky above his head and said, "It's very simple, I will withdraw from Songjiang City, sit back and watch the Tang Empire be completely destroyed by the Immortal Domain and the Buddha Kingdom, and then I will take action to destroy the Immortal Domain and the Buddha Kingdom, so that I can control the entire Middle Earth in my own hands." ”

Du Liniang was stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded and said, "Okay, sure enough, you are getting darker and darker now, you want to retreat and advance and force the second saint and the master to make a choice." ”

Lucius spread his hands and said helplessly: "This is also something that can't be helped, many times I don't want to do that, but the current situation forces me to do that, after all, if the second saint and the master really don't want to trust me, I can't force them." ”

Du Liniang was silent for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "But have you ever thought about how the civilians of Eastern Middle-earth will be harmed if you do that? You keep saying that you want to save the people who are enslaved by the idea of the Eternal God, but what you do is to push them into the fire pit. ”

"Hahahaha......" Lucius suddenly raised his back and laughed when he heard this, it seemed that Du Liniang had said something very ridiculous, and he was laughing all over the place.

Seeing that Lucius couldn't stop laughing, Du Liniang gradually felt a little annoyed, and scolded with a very stern face: "What are you laughing at?

In Du Liniang's harsh scolding, Lu Xiusi finally stopped laughing, looked at Du Liniang and said, "Auntie, you are really too serious, do you take what I just said seriously?

Du Liniang suddenly felt a little puzzled, and looked at Lucius with a puzzled face, as if she wanted to know what he thought?

But Lucius was smiling, always smiling, and there didn't seem to be anything unusual, which couldn't help but make Du Liniang feel a little confused about Lucius.

At this time, Lucius opened his mouth and said: "Actually, Auntie, your analysis is correct, now the Second Sage and the Master are very jealous of me, and they don't trust me, but this does not prevent me from gaining a foothold in the East, at least now the people in Jiangnan, most of them already know about me, and they will stand on my side." ”

"I always felt it. Whether you can gain a foothold in one place, the key is to see whether the people accept you, now the people of Jiangnan have accepted me, through my several big battles in Jiangnan, it can be said that the people of Jiangnan have recognized me, otherwise there would not be so many people to rebuild their homes according to my requirements. ”

Speaking of this, Lucius turned around and pointed to Matsue Castle, which was brightly lit at night, due to Lucius's reconstruction. The city is filled with various mechanical devices, and there are also magical street lamps that light up the city.

It can be said that Songjiang City is now a fully mechanized city, and the people who were originally displaced by the war have returned to the city one after another and began to rebuild their homes in the new city, and many people came for the reputation of Lucius.

Even Du Liniang had to admit that Lecius's several battles south of the Tianjiang River had indeed made him gain high popularity. It can be said that the people on the south bank of the Tianjiang River now almost regard Lucius as a savior and rescue them in times of crisis.

Now it is not only Songjiang Castle, but also Linjiang Castle and Wangjiang Castle. As well as many cities south of the Tianjiang River, they are in full swing to rebuild and rebuild.

And the reconstructed mechanical corps sent by Lucius was almost unhindered, and it was very smooth to take over the control of many cities in the south of the Yangtze River. And rebuild or rebuild those cities.

Today, on the south bank of the Tianjiang River, almost half of the cities have been rebuilt, and Lucius has connected the cities together. The railroad tracks and locomotives laid underground through guò, and the underground passages that extend in all directions, are almost all over the south bank of the Tianjiang River.

Lu Xius said with confidence: "Now, even if the imperial court takes back Songjiang City, I still say that I will lower all the city walls and make Songjiang City completely become a city without any defense, and at the same time, using my network of underground passages all over the south bank of the Tianjiang River, I can still control Jiangnan in my hands." ”

Du Liniang listened to Lu Xiusius's words, and was speechless, and had to admit that when she learned that Lu Xiusi was rebuilding Songjiang City at the same time, the underground locomotive operation lines all over the south of the Yangtze River were connected, which was definitely beyond everyone's expectations, and it was definitely a very important thing.

It can be said that with the transportation network all over the Jiangnan underground, Lucius no longer has to fear anyone, and he can deploy troops from various places anytime and anywhere.

Today's Lu Xiusi can be regarded as the overlord south of the Tianjiang River, even if the academy and the Tang Empire want to get rid of him, they must pay a great price, and may even directly lead to the collapse of the Tang Empire.

You must know that Lucius is now the savior in the eyes of the people of Jiangnan, and almost all the people of Jiangnan have recognized that it was Lucius who rescued them from the hands of the demon clan when they were in trouble, and it was also Lucius who helped them rebuild their homes.

Even, Lucius took the opportunity to promote the civilization of steam machinery, which was also recognized by many people, and some people in the city began to let their children enter the school opened by Lucius.

However, Lu Xius has done so much, but the Tang Empire's action has not yet arrived, although now the Second Sage has issued a decree to let the four disciples of the academy take over Songjiang City.

But Lucius has already established his foothold in the Jiangnan booth, he has the strength to gain a foothold in the East, even if Songjiang City is handed over to others, no one can help him, this is the result he wants to achieve in the end after a war that has dragged on for several months.

Lu Xiusi looked at Du Liniang with a shocked face, and he said with a smile: "Hehe, auntie, in fact, when I went out to Jiangnan, I already expected that the second saint would inevitably be suspicious of me. ”

"As for the master of the academy, although he has a high status, he is already transcendent, and if he wants to influence the situation in the imperial court, his power is limited after all, and the King of Hearts is also eyeing me, so I must fight with the spirit of twelve points to deal with it. ”

Du Liniang recovered from the shock, looked at Lu Xiusi and said, "So, you have already made preparations before you set out on the expedition?

In fact, it was only now that Du Liniang finally understood that Lu Xius crossed the Tianjiang River first and used stratagem to recapture the three important towns on the south bank of the Tianjiang River.

After that, he went directly to the southern Xinjiang where the demon clan was located, and handed over the important task of guarding the south bank of the Tianjiang River to Du Liniang, but did not let the Tang Empire army enter the south of the Yangtze River step by step, and advanced all the way to the south from the banks of the Tianjiang River.

Using the original intention of the Immortal Domain and the Buddha Kingdom to limit the Tang Empire's sending troops, he deliberately exaggerated the strength of the Demon Clan south of the Tianjiang River, forcing those guys in the Tang Empire, intimidated by the Immortal Domain and the Buddha Kingdom, and none of them dared to launch an attack south of the Tianjiang River.

can only shrink into the three cities on the south bank of the Tianjiang River, and they don't even dare to recover some cities close to the Tianjiang River, and the footsteps of the Tang Empire to enter and recover the Jiangnan are restricted.

And Lucius entered the territory of the demon clan in southern Xinjiang, and with the help of the discord within the demon clan, he successfully built his own workshop, created a large number of mechanical warriors, and secretly sent mechanical warriors to recover the city in the south of the Yangtze River, and at the same time let Caroline brazenly advance from south to north, attracting everyone's attention.

It can be said that the whole scheme is really interlocking, showing almost any flaws, so that everyone is calculated by him.

Until now, the Tang Empire still thought that Lu Xius was only guarding the three important towns on the south bank of the Tianjiang River, and at the same time broke the morale of the demon clan, the immortal realm and the Buddha kingdom to enter the palace.

Therefore, the two saints set their sights on Songjiang City, only caring about the gains and losses of Songjiang City, and even ignored the large area of land south of Tianjiang and the current situation of those cities in the south of the Yangtze River.

Du Liniang can almost conclude that when the people sent by the Tang Empire get Songjiang City, and then want to use Songjiang City as a fulcrum to attack Jiangnan, they will immediately find that they have been calculated by Lucius, and they will find that Jiangnan is now under the control of Lucius.

Thinking of this, Du Liniang really had to admire Lucius's plan, it can be said that his plan counted everyone in it.

took advantage of the idea of restricting the Tang Empire from the Immortal Realm and the Buddha Kingdom, and also took advantage of the Tang Empire's fear of the Immortal Realm and the Buddha Kingdom, and also took advantage of a misunderstanding in everyone's understanding.

Lucius was indeed very successful, as he himself said, no matter who Songjiang City ended up with, it actually made no sense, because he had already gained a foothold in the East, and he had gained a foothold in the East, and he could use the large land south of the Yangtze River to start developing his own power.

As for the ownership of Matsue City, it was already a decoy in the eyes of Lucius, and it could become a bone for some ambitious guys to fight for, so that those guys could fight endlessly.

Looking at the completely mechanized Songjiang City, Du Liniang suddenly sighed: "Aren't you really distressed to give this city to others like this?"

Hearing this, Lucius immediately grinned and replied: "Hehe, don't feel distressed, because every qiē here was built by me, so this place is destined to belong to me only, and others are just taking care of this place in my place, and when I need it, it will be returned to me." (To be continued......)