Gu Shenwei stood at the bow of the boat, and could see a large cloud of smoke and dust rising in the distance.

After abandoning some of the important supplies, the last of the dragon troops boarded the ships and sailed to the southern shore of Xiaoyao Sea.

The enemy did not seem to be in a hurry to a decisive battle on the northern shore and followed not far away, there were several skirmishes without full contact.

In any case, the dragon army was temporarily given a chance to breathe, and Gu Shenwei could breathe a sigh of relief.

He couldn't imagine how short it would be for the time being.

As soon as the ships docked at the port of Angola, news came that a group of Jinpeng troops was building a bridge in the narrow strip of the westernmost part of the Xiaoyao Sea, and some of the troops had occupied a small area of territory on the southern shore.

Only then did Gu Shenwei understand what the nameless old man meant by "crossing the sea from the west".

The Xiaoyao Sea is roughly oval, the middle is wide, the two sides are narrow, the east and west are lofty mountains and mountains, becoming a natural barrier, in the concept of ordinary people, if you want to pass the Xiaoyao Sea, you must take the waterway.

But in the westernmost mountains, there is a hidden path, the width of the lake is only two or three miles, and the opposite shore is clearly visible, and this road is so rugged and difficult that it is inconvenient for livestock to walk, so few people know about it, and no one thinks that it can pass a large army.

Jin Pengjun did it.

Shangguan Jianyi's advantage was that he had a large number of loyal local advisers, most of whom were supporters of Jinpeng Fort and Meng's cultivation back then, and King An, who had fled to Biyu City, also sent his own son to act as a guide.

When Shangguan Jianyi heard that the Dragon Army was preparing to cross south to avoid the battle, he immediately summoned these advisers to discuss countermeasures.

Prince An had never heard of this road, but a businessman casually mentioned it, but he didn't think it was useful, it was possible for the Jinpeng army to send dozens of spies over, and the army of 80,000 people would not be able to spend a whole year.

Shangguan Jianyi didn't care about it at first, and it wasn't until Huiguo sent a representative that he changed his mind.

King Hui wanted to negotiate with Jinpeng Castle, Shangguan Jianyi felt funny, 80,000 troops were enough to turn the sea upside down, King Hui was just one of the fattest insects, and he wanted to put forward conditions.

The old prime minister of Huiguo naturally understood that if he wanted to negotiate with the strong, he had to have something in his hand that the other party needed, and what he provided was the westernmost passage of the Xiaoyao Sea.

"Huiguo has the means to widen that passage in the shortest possible time, and build a bridge to allow the army to pass smoothly, if the wing marshal is not interested, King Hui can only cross the sea south and completely throw himself into the dragon king. ”

Deputy Huiguo can speak well, and this sentence alone has changed Shangguan Jianyi's attitude.

Many years ago, Huiguo tried to develop the shortest road to the south bank, for which a large number of manpower was dispatched, digging stones and moving mountains, more than half of the project was carried out, a large-scale war broke out among the tribes in Osan Li, and the war burned to Anguo, and King An fled to the north bank to save his life.

Although the war ended in nothing, it reminded King Hui at that time that roads can make money and cause trouble, and the Osan tribe was brave and warlike, and it was all by the sea that the war was confined to the south bank, so he ordered the construction to be stopped, and refilled the gravel in the completed part, and made a strict order that future generations were not allowed to mention the construction of the mountain and the road.

In order to gain the favor of Jinpeng Castle, King Xinhui and the old prime minister decided to betray this secret against the ancestral teachings.

At that time, the dragon king was busy crossing to the south, and it was not until he heard that the dragon king had boarded the ship and all the dragon troops in his country had left, that Huiguo publicly expressed his position and decided to stand on the side of Jinpeng Fort and become the first of the five kingdoms to surrender.

On the one hand, Shangguan Jianyi sent a small force of troops to quickly cross the sea on mountain roads and seize a small foothold on the south bank, and at the same time requisitioned civilian forces and assigned a part of the soldiers to carry out construction work day and night, continue the unfinished project of the year, and dig a wide road suitable for the passage of the army.

According to the estimation of Huiguo Junchen, it will only take half a month to complete it.

This is the situation faced by the dragon army that has just crossed to the south, everyone is angry at King Hui's ingratitude, if it weren't for the dragon king to see through King Hui's conspiracy, the crown prince is still a hostage, and there is no chance to return to his homeland, let alone ascend the throne.

Dugu Xian led part of the army to cross south early in the morning, and heard that there was a Jinpeng army rushing to the west, so he immediately sent troops to clear it, but it was a step late, although the enemy army was not many in number, but it occupied a narrow passage, which was difficult to break.

"We have to attack by water. "Dugu Xian is waiting for the Dragon King's fleet to come back, and it is much easier to get around the flank of that small group of enemy troops from the water, than to attack by land.

But soon news came that Huiguo had hidden some of the ships, and at this time they were all taken out and handed over to the Jinpeng army, Shangguan Jianyi now has dozens of light warships, which are also not many, but they are enough to defend a small stronghold on land on the narrow lake.

Dugu Xian immediately set about forming a fleet, because he controlled most of the ships of the five countries, the dragon army had an absolute advantage in water warfare, and the only problem was the lack of a suitable commander.

"I can command it myself, but I don't know much about water warfare, so it's best to find someone from among the soldiers of the Five Nations who is familiar with water warfare. ”

Although the five countries rely on water, in recent years they have even had very few standing armies, and there is no naval army at all.

After inquiring around, they didn't find a suitable candidate, everyone knew that this battle was very important, and no one dared to take the initiative to take responsibility.

Dugu Xian quickly formed a naval army, as long as he has a numerical advantage, the odds of victory are still very large, the Dragon Army does not have a naval general, nor does the Jinpeng Army, they just occupy a geographical advantage.

On the night when Gu Shenwei crossed south to Anguo, a naval army with more than 100 large and small ships had been established, and Duguxian planned to spend two or three days training the naval army before sending it to the battlefield in the west.

The heir to the throne of the Stone Kingdom was born at this time of chaos, bringing a glimmer of hope and a qualified naval general.

The palace maid Begonia followed the princess to the first batch of Nandu early in the morning, she was frightened a lot, and the death of the stone king made her even more confused, so the baby was born a few days prematurely.

It's a boy, if it's fake, Gu Shenwei's original "promise" to King Shi has been fulfilled, and there is no need for conspiracy, it is indeed a boy.

The princess herself held the baby, and the frail mother, supported by her maids, knelt before the dragon king, who had come to visit, and asked for his blessing.

Gu Shenwei has been waiting for this baby to be born, not only to give him blessings, but also to make a move that surprises the five ** people.

It was Zhong Heng who reminded him that the royal families of various countries had politely refused the invitation to Nandu before, but they all sent more royal children as hostages, even Anguo, who had decided to surrender at that time, was no exception, and the prime minister saw through their trick at a glance, "Stepping on two boats and betting on both sides, this is the eternal strategy of the royal family and the aristocracy, no matter which side wins, the family will benefit from it." ”

Zhong Heng is not a cynical person, so he suggested that the dragon king accept the tricks of the royal families of various countries, instead of killing them all, "The king is usually such a person, when he reigns, the people are indifferent, and when the king is gone, the people will be like mourning, and no matter how incompetent and mediocre the king is, it is also a symbol of a country." ”

Therefore, except for the Stone King who directly colluded with Jinpeng Castle, Gu Shenwei did not kill any more kings.

As soon as the Dragon King's ship docked at the port of Anguo, the two kings Kang and Sha could not wait to follow in the footsteps of Queen Hui and surrender to the Jinpeng army, with the only requirement being to retain their thrones.

Zhong Heng guessed this result, and the response plan he proposed was to set up five new kings among the hostages of the royal families, so that the north and south sides of the Xiaoyao Sea could break more completely, and at the same time, it could also provoke mutual suspicion between the hostages and the mother country, and prevent the secret collusion between the two.

The birth of King Shi's posthumous son made up the last candidate for the new king.

In the early morning of the second day of the baby's birth, the dragon king performed an unprecedented feat of the free sea, and in the same day, five kings were divided into five kings.

The palace was crowded with people from the five kingdoms who had fled to the throne to witness the ascension of their new king, and in the minds of many, the king appointed by the dragon king was more trustworthy than the old king on the other side of the sea.

The first person to be knighted was the baby who was born yesterday.

The princess held the baby in one hand, supported the palace maid Begonia with the other, bowed down and accepted the seal and crown given by the dragon king.

The whole process was simple and solemn, and the people of Shiguo knelt down one after another, accepting the king who was only one day old, and anyway, there was the guardianship of the Dragon King, so there was no need to be afraid of anything.

Gu Shenwei did not appoint himself as a guardian, and before the new king came of age, the princess and Shi Wang's mother listened to the government together, and soon everyone would know which of the two was the real principal.

The second recipient was the King of Angola, a child of seven or eight years old.

The royal family of An fled early, and there was almost no one left, so King An's mother, the old queen mother from the Central Plains, personally selected an heir from the family branch and volunteered to serve as the guardian.

She got her wish, and among the five kings, only this one was not the one the dragon king fancied.

The third recipient is the king of the Sand Kingdom, the least controversial, he is the eldest son of the Sand King, he originally had the right to inherit, and he ascended the throne ahead of schedule at the request of the Dragon King, he did not dare to refuse, and he had no intention of refusing.

The fourth recipient was King Huiguo, the little prince who had a broken palm and was not killed for participating in the rebellion, but was made the new king, fulfilling his dead mother's long-cherished wish.

When Queen Hui died, the little prince hid under the quilt, so he couldn't tell who was the murderer, and in his mind, the dragon king was more like a murderer.

Setting up such an obviously dissenting child as the king, many people around the dragon king were surprised, but Gu Shenwei had his own considerations, from the perspective of his background, the little prince was the most qualified to compete with King Hui on the north shore, and he was young, shallow in foundation, and resentful, which just gave the dragon king the best excuse to directly control him.

The last recipient was King Kang, who was the most controversial.

The Dragon King did not choose the biological son of King Kang on the North Shore, but set up a branch son to be the king.

The name of the new Kang King is Shang Liao, before the death of the prince of Kangguo, he recommended this person to the Dragon King, Gu Shenwei sent a team of soldiers, went straight to the capital of Kangguo, and brought it to Anguo by means of half-robbery.

Gu Shenwei has not yet been in contact with Shang Liao, and King Feng is the first time the two have met.

In the afternoon of the same day, the two would meet for the second time, after which Shang Liao would become the commander of the naval army.

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