Chapter 485 Too Risky
Li Wanjiang followed Xiao Chen's suggestion, and sent someone to Yizhou to deliver a decree to Xiao Xinghan, ordering him to immediately prepare a fleet to stand by, and within three months to go north to fight against the Ross fleet, and regain our China's Shunfeng Harbor!
He also wrote a couplet in his own handwriting and gave it to him: the four towns have different ideas, Yidao stationed teachers, and dared to fight for half of the southeast;
When Xiao Xinghan saw it, he couldn't help but laugh.
It's not Li Wanjiang, are you serious?
Or are you kidding me?
But then he realized that Li Wanjiang was serious.
Because the imperial decree written in black and white on the yellow paper is very clear, and it is also stamped with Li Wanjiang's jade seal.
This is tantamount to handing over the evidence to him. If Li Wanjiang is up to some kind of conspiracy, he will definitely lose his prestige and be despised by the world!
This really took Xiao Xinghan's army.
It made him hesitant, and he didn't think about food and drink for several days, standing at the port every day and looking at the other side, and one stop lasted for a day.
Finally made a difficult decision to send troops!
Two reasons, one bright and one dark.
For obvious reasons, Shunfeng Port is an inseparable part of our Chinese territory. As a descendant of Yan and Huang, especially the Han royal family, we must not just sit and watch him fall into the hands of foreign races!
The relationship with Li Wanjiang is a family feud, but the relationship with the Ross people is a national hatred!
Therefore, we must first avenge the country and then the family.
The hidden reason is to compete with Li Wanjiang.
You Li Wanjiang can have such a heart, don't I, Xiao Xinghan, not have it?
I'm going to fight with you, so that the heroes of the world know that I, Xiao Xinghan, also have the spirit of an emperor.
Of course, sending out troops is sending out troops, how to send out, how much to send out, how to go, how to return, how to take advantage of as much as possible and suffer as little as possible in this cooperation...
It also needs to be discussed carefully.
Therefore, the joint fleet planned by Xiao Chen can include the Yizhou navy. Xiao Xinghan promised to send at least ten warships, three of which are large warships, and the number of sailors should be around 3,000.
The Dazhou Navy can almost dispatch five large warships, ten medium-sized warships, and dozens of other small warships. The number of sailors is about six or seven thousand, which is almost the entire family property of the Dazhou Navy.
Li Wanjiang really went all out this time.
Xiao Chen also went all out. When he was about to set off to go back, he received news from Yanyun County that Wilson's merchant ship had arrived at Shunfeng Port. He wanted to meet Xiao Chen and asked when Xiao Chen would go back?
Xiao Chen immediately sent someone to rush back to send a message, telling Wilson to come directly to Fengyang City to find him, and he decided to go south in person to negotiate with the pirates!
This move was also a bit rash.
Not only Fu Yan, but Xu Haiming and the others resolutely opposed it, and even Li Wanjiang felt it was wrong.
But Xiao Chen had made up his mind, because he felt that he had to discuss this matter himself, otherwise who would he send?
It is not suitable for anyone to go.
Besides, this kind of thing must be interviewed with them. Wilson said that those guys all speak English. Who of you can speak English?
It’s not a good idea to find an interpreter. There are not many English-speakers in Dazhou, and they are not very proficient in speaking. Once this kind of negotiation makes a mistake in the translation, even if it is a small mistake, it may miss a big deal. .
Li Wanjiang thought for several days before finally agreeing, but Xiao Chen was urged to pay attention to safety, the gang of pirates were all desperate, it would be best if they could negotiate, and if they failed, don't force them.
But Fu Yan and others still strongly opposed it, because they felt that the risk was unnecessary.
"The battle to recover Shunfeng Harbor is extremely important. If we fail, it will be very difficult to have this opportunity again in the future, so we are putting all our eggs in one basket. We can only succeed, and we must not fail." Xiao Chen knows the importance of this battle very well.
Although winning or losing is a common matter in military strategists, this battle can only be won, not defeated!
It can even be said that Yanyun County's future life and death depend on it.
Therefore, it is necessary to unite all forces that can be united, and the strength of the pirates cannot be underestimated. With their participation, the odds of this victory will be greatly increased.
"Then let's transfer at least two large warships from the navy?" Seeing that he had made up his mind, Fu Yan stopped trying to persuade him in vain and started planning the itinerary.
"We don't take a boat, the boat is too slow, we go directly on land." When Xiao Chen said this, everyone thought he heard it wrong.
We're looking for pirates, right? It's not about looking for bandits, how can I find them instead of going by sea or by land?
Xiao Chen ordered someone to take out the map, put his finger on Fengyang City first, then head southward, cross the Nine Rivers and enter Myanmar, and then head south...
The end point is Badley Harbour, Myanmar.
"The pirates we are looking for are active in this ocean. At that time, we can borrow a few warships from Myanmar to go to sea to find them. I heard from Liu Ruyun that Myanmar also has a navy. Although the scale is not large, there are dozens of them." I would like to talk to the king of Burma and see if it is possible to borrow another ten or eight warships from them."
This idea is also feasible.
If Li Wanjiang ordered the King of Burma to send a fleet to support the battle, the King of Burma might have more than a hundred reasons to refuse, just say that there is no ship or the ship is broken, what can you do to him?
But it would be different if Xiao Chen went there in person, he could see the situation of the Burmese warship in person, and the Burmese King couldn't hide it, and Xiao Chen and the Burmese King had an extraordinary friendship, they had saved his life back then do not forget.
So if he made this request and offered some benefits to the King of Burma as compensation, the King of Burma should agree.
Besides, there is Liu Ruyun, Xiao Chen has already told her about it, and even asked her to write a letter to King Myanmar.
"It's on my back, but I have to go south again. The road I rely on is thousands of miles away. It's not convenient for me with a big fat body. Otherwise, I'll go to Yanyun County and wait for you." Shangguan Qiji said that he would not accompany him.
"All of us have to go, and you, Shangguan, have to go. In case of a fight, you will definitely be injured. Can you not go?" Fu Yan said.
"Isn't it negotiating? Why are you fighting and killing again?" Shangguan Qiji grinned, and suddenly thought of a good reason, "We have to go on horseback? I don't know how to ride a horse." !"
"If we can't go here, we have to ride horses, and we have to ride fast, day and night, changing horses without changing people, Shangguan, if you don't know how to ride a horse..." Xiao Chen looked at Shangguan Qiji with understanding in his eyes.
"I really don't. I've been afraid of heights since I was a child." Shangguan Qiji said that he really doesn't know how to lie.
"That's okay, as long as you are tied to the horse's back with a rope, it's even safer. No matter how fast you run, you won't fall off, but it may be a little bumpy." Xiao Chen laughed.
"Know how to ride and ride! I'm just kidding you guys... the one who can't ride is my son!" Shangguan Qiji was taken aback and quickly changed his words.