Xiangyin County, Xiangyin Cave Sky

The heavy rain that lasted for a month gradually became lighter, and today it has almost stopped, and only dark clouds cover the mountains, fields, rivers, and cities......

The mid-air was full of brilliance, the stars were paraded, and the immortal battle came to an end, and the 'boom' immortal thunder broke through the blockade immortal array, and in the faint blue scattered light, the last two ships broke through and disappeared under the dark clouds in the east.

In the moist and cold air, the fairy shadows followed closely and pursued the past, without stopping at all, they were chasing their own battle exploits, ignoring the ground battlefield.

Losing the cover of the foreign ship, knowing that there was no hope of victory, the last soldier on the ground receded like a tide, trying to follow the foreign ship to the direction of Xiaozhou, but there were no eggs under the nest, none of these were chased by the elite soldier group, and the corpse was paved all the way on the official road.

The breeze blew through the hill, bringing the fragrance of pine trees in the forest, looking at the top of the mountain, the earth was vast, Zhang Weicun stood silently like this, his fingers touched the handle of the knife, I don't know what he thought......

Now that the immortal battle is over, there is no suspense about the victory on the ground, and there is a group of capable teams, and he is not worried about the sweeping work, but he is worried about how the surrounding shape will evolve.

The intensity of the recent war in southern Hunan is too high, and the Hou Mansion is only struggling to survive, and it has been a long time since they have taken the initiative to pay attention to the situation outside, and they have only heard that the Han Hou has been comprehensively suppressed by the Cai Dynasty...... It must have attracted a lot of firepower, right?

The master of the cave thought like this, a little anxious in the fog.

When the sound on the battlefield gradually subsided, the firelight dissipated, and the bloody breath was deeply soaked in the soil, and then hurried footsteps, some important ministers came over on the stone mountain road, and many people looked slightly happy: "Lord, the immortal war is over, but you have to order the people to move out......"

After giving the salute, when they saw that he did not speak, the people quieted down and waited.

"The battlefield is on our own land......" Zhang Weicun was a little stunned at this time, and exhaled: "Although we have won, we are not the victors." ”

Hearing this sigh, the minister roughly understood the meaning, and when he thought about it, the losses were indeed incalculable, especially the war and heavy rain had damaged the cultivated fields, and this year he could only replant a little yakava, and the rice would definitely be harvested...... There are pros and cons to playing at home, and this loss is the disadvantage.

The mountain breeze blew for a while, and he felt that the atmosphere on the field had cooled down a little, and Zhang Weicun changed the topic: "Migrate the people, go home and resume production." ”

The signal was sent immediately, and after a special conversion mechanism, it penetrated the boundary membrane and entered the Xiangyin Cave Heaven.

Almost immediately, the mountain shook, and the crystal portal opened with a 'boom', and a team of elite soldiers in military uniforms came out, followed by the cloth-clothed people pushing carts and carts.

Although it is a bit noisy and chaotic, it is basically organized, men, women and children, with their families and mouths lined up to go down the mountain, and some people kneel on the top of the mountain by the side of the road, thank Xianghou for their protection.

Zhang Weicun waved his hand occasionally, but there were too many people like this, and it was expected to be millions, so he didn't put on a show, more often he just looked at it silently, and laughed at himself slightly: "I can protect you for a while, but I am still a mortal after all, who will protect me?"

"Is the lord worried that the intensity of the war will continue to escalate?" A strategist He Congyun saw his thoughts and asked.

"Yes, the immortal battle in the past two days really frightened me, and I really understand the immortal gap...... Originally, it was not much different from Xiange when it came up in advance, but the luck on the ground was downgraded, and it had to start again...... Or better than the king of Qingjun, but how can the land of only four counties develop?"

He Congyun thought for a while, took out a map from his sleeve and unfolded it: "In the opinion of the minister, it is ...... time to obtain Xiaozhou."

"Oh, how do you say?"

Zhang Weicun's eyes flashed and he looked at it with interest.

This group of ministers all gathered around, and some people held up large umbrellas to block the fine and dense light rain and prevent the map from getting wet.

This is a map of the lower reaches of the Qianjing River made by Fushang, which can be seen to be copied on the official map of the Cai Dynasty, and there is generally only some civilian information, but there is a lot of specific military information between Xiaoxiang, which is the scope of the forces of the Xianghou Mansion.

The snow-white brand new paper is divided into four colors according to the genus of veins in this area of Xiaoxiang.

In the whole territory of northern Hunan and the eastern part of central Hunan are large areas of blue, occupying a small half of Xiangzhou, and the population density of the plain area is similar, but the water transportation artery generated by the Qianjing River is advantageous, and the economy is more prosperous.

The four counties in southern Hunan are red in color, and the economy is relatively weak, especially the infrastructure has been destroyed by foreign ships, but because of the Xiangyin Cave Heaven that can be sheltered, most of the people have finally been protected, which is the capital of the comeback in the future.

Thinking of this, all the ministers moved in their hearts, and looked at Xiaozhou, which is close to the east of Xiangzhou, which is an area of red and yellow, which means that they are inclined to have half of Tude and half of Huode.

In fact, except for the feudal states, the vast majority of states and counties are intertwined with fire and virtue, and only a few are dominated by golden veins.

In the crowd of black presses, the voice of discussion was quiet, and he heard He Congyun's firm voice: "The mother family of the king of Qingjun is from Xiaozhou, which is why the imperial court sent him to Xiaoxiang to fight with us...... It can be regarded as a small microcosm of the battle between the two veins of immortal road, fire and earth. ”

Someone snorted when they heard this: "This is the previous situation, or should we say, Han Hou's strong insertion is at least not the worst...... Well, by the way, where is King Qingjun?"

These words made the civil and military people laugh, and their eyes noticed that the central and western parts of Xiangzhou were very inconspicuous and a small piece of earthy yellow.

In any case, let King Qingjun pick peaches strongly, this breath is always held in my heart, and now it is finally more comfortable...... In fact, human nature is like this, the positioning is a mutual reference, there is happiness only when there is comparison, and when you look at the bad old enemy, you feel that you are not the worst in Shonan.

He Congyun pointed out again: "Xiaozhou does not have outstanding princes, and it is still controlled by the imperial court and state supervision system, and more importantly, it has failed to unify the lower territory, and its strength is insufficient to control the new life of Dongtian...... And the Xiaoxiang pattern, we are split with the king of Qingjun in the south and the north, and we go east to Xiaozhou, which will lead to the king of Qingjun at the same time. ”

"Now that the Han Marquis has seized Xiangbei and Xiangzhong, but it is no longer possible to be hostile to us, the commercial and trade treaty signed by Hongxuan Zhenren before is undoubtedly a hint of friendship...... In fact, the Han Marquis was blockaded by the imperial court's sailors, and there was no possibility of going south to Xiaozhou. ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded, and Zhang Weicun also smiled: "The king of Qingjun wants to go, but unfortunately his Fengliang County is in the westernmost part, unless the three counties in central Hunan are recaptured, the road to Xiaozhou can be opened, this is tantamount to pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth, how is it possible?"

Some generals frowned and reminded: "But if you ask Han Hou to borrow ......?"

"Heh, this is the case militarily, but Admiral Zheng zhì made the matter of the peace of the three families like this, and he still has the face to excuse it?" He Congyun shook his head and disdainfully: "Even if this person says it with a shy face, with the capital of Fengliang County alone, what benefits can he come up with to appease the anger of the Han Hou? Han Hou would rather reduce the smuggling interests than give the Qingjun King a penny of benefits." ”

Zhang Weicun quietly listened to Wenwu's opinion, thought about it, and said: "It's better to be just in case, you might as well reveal to Hanhou that we are willing to triple the smuggling quota, make half of the profits, and sell them in Xiaozhou...... The premise is not to interfere with our strategy for Xiaozhou. ”

"What the lord said is very true. ”

"King Qingjun tried to march into our southern Hunan province, and if he is not benevolent, he will blame the injustice......"

"There are some risks in expanding smuggling, but I heard that the Northern Wei Dynasty has also expanded smuggling recently, as long as it does not tear the surface, it should still be within the allowable range. ”

"I'm afraid that the Hanhou lion will open his mouth and not be satisfied with the ...... of half of the profits"

The monarch and the ministers were thinking about it, when a messenger came up, looking at the large number of people, he didn't say anything for a while, but just sent the message in his hand to his lord.

Xiangnan has not paid attention to the outside for a long time because of the continuous immortal war, and it must be a big event at this time, Zhang Weicun suppressed a trace of nervousness in his heart, and directly looked at the information inside, and his face gradually became complicated.

He Congyun couldn't help asking: "Lord...... What's the matter?"

"Someone in the south is ahead of us......" Zhang Weicun handed the message to his subordinates, asked the magician a few words, confirmed that the source was reliable, and calmed down.

"Could it be...... Is it the State of Chu?" someone hadn't seen the text yet, but they had already guessed a little, so they only asked suspiciously: "Isn't the King of Chu a puppet who does nothing?"

"The June Revolution of Chu State brought a new king to power, directly broke with the Cai Dynasty, and spread the alliance...... We are also invited to join the alliance as a member of the Northlands. ”

When these words fell, the field was much cooler, for the Xianghou Mansion with Huode, this incident was too sudden, and including the alliance invitation attached to it, it was difficult to estimate how much the specific impact would be, and the monarch and the ministers didn't know what to say for a while.

But in general...... Not good news.

Just as he was about to discuss the response to the covenant request, at this time, the southern sky lit up with starlight, and a crimson fairy light rapidly expanded, and then the fairy sound burst, and the sky fell.

A scarlet-robed immortal landed on the top of the mountain, waiting under a pine tree with his back to everyone, and he couldn't see the front face, only the breath of fire was so full that the pine needles were slightly scorched.

The minister was secretly surprised, and when he saw that the lord waved his hand, he retreated knowingly.

"How can His Highness come and ...... in person?"

Zhang Weicun went to visit him, smelled the burnt smell of pine oil, and was shocked: "Are you injured?"

The only explanation is that the war has just ended, and he has not recovered from his injuries, but in this case, he came to meet on purpose, which can indicate that there is something important.

"I'm here to give rewards...... When this is on the surface. After the isolation barrier was lowered, the immortal withdrew his gaze from looking at the land, looked at Zhang Wei Village fixedly, and sighed for a long time: "You seem to have received information about the incident in the Southern Chu State just now?"

"Yes. ”

"I won't tell you the truth, the original king of Chu didn't enter the lower soil, only sent some generals to fight the world, and he entertained himself on the ground all day long, which disappointed many people above, and you looked at the results of the hard work in the lower soil in all aspects, so I support you......"