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Jiaozhi in the Dark Chapter 57 Private Yacht

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    Regardless of whether Zhou Shixiong is happy or not, in order to maintain his territory, he must stir things up.  After Ha Binh Palace announced that it had surrendered to the Le Dynasty, Nguyen Phuc finally reacted. Thirty thousand troops marched from Thang Long Palace into Ha Tay Province, intending to block the path forward of the Le Chao Northern Route Army and the coalition forces of Ha Binh Palace.  The soldiers of Taiyuan Prefecture and Beijiang Prefecture were also transferred from Jian'an City and marched towards Nanding Prefecture. A decisive battle was about to begin.

    At the beginning of June, Zhou Shixiong led two thousand soldiers from the government to go on an expedition, targeting Henan Prefecture.  Zhou Shixiong didn't care what others did to him, he came for the eight gunboats.  Zheng Zhuang dispatched the main force of the East Route Army to Heping Prefecture. In order to suppress the Vietnamese and North Korean troops in Henan Prefecture, he left the warships in Nanding Prefecture to prevent Nanding Prefecture from being attacked by the Vietnamese and North Korean troops.

    The time span of this war exceeded the imagination of both sides. Zheng Zhuang thought that this would be a quick and decisive battle. Zheng Zai thought that Li Chao would withdraw after a little trial, but it turned out to be a tug of war.  war.  The Li Chao army led by Zheng Zhuang saw the dawn of victory many times, but ultimately failed to seize it.  The North Vietnamese army commanded by Zheng Zai had their own agendas and could easily be defeated in theory, but the result was surprising.

    When Zheng Zai first summoned the troops from various provinces, everyone was making their own calculations and worrying about the number of troops to send.  Now that we have discovered that the situation is not good, each government has automatically and consciously begun to increase its troops. Although it seems a bit fragmented, it is still very loving to take the initiative to do things.

    For example, Gaoping Prefecture was the only state capital that refused to send troops to resist the Li Chao army. The reason was unclear, and the excuse was that the mountain barbarians were causing trouble.  Now he pulled up an army of 5,000 people and hurriedly marched towards Shenglong Mansion. He wrote in Taoist texts to be as humble as possible, as humble as possible, as sincere as possible.  In order to pass through the boundary of Lang Son Province smoothly, the soldiers of Cao Binh Prefecture were willing to hand over all their armor to Lang Son Prefecture for transportation and pick them up after leaving Lang Son Prefecture.

    If Zhou Shixiong dislikes Gaoping Mansion, he can easily get rid of these five thousand unarmed Gaoping Mansion soldiers.  From this point of view, the sincerity of Gaoping Mansion is really genuine.

    Zhou Shixiong is now following the Gaoping Mansion soldiers to escort them out of the country.  Gaoping Mansion changed its attitude. Of course Zhou Shixiong would not easily believe that they were just trying to help Zheng Zai fight.  There must be necessary precautions, and Zhou Shixiong also wanted to observe for himself whether his unruly neighbor was strong or weak.

    Observing for several days in a row, Zhou Shixiong confirmed that the so-called government soldiers in front of him were just a bunch of rabble. Not to mention high-end goods like military discipline and military appearance, they couldn't even basicly march in formation. If Zhou Shixiong hadn't held down the formation with two thousand soldiers from behind, they probably wouldn't have been able to do so.  Within three days half the force would have been lost.

    Such an army is not worthy of attention. Out of caution, Zhou Shixiong sent people to arrest several Gaoping Mansion soldiers. After interrogation, he found out that this was the strongest army in the Mansion.  Zhou Shixiong was relieved.

    When the soldiers of Beijiang Prefecture and Gaoping Prefecture separated, Zhou Shixiong's elephant cavalry, which had elephants for transportation, rushed to Henan Prefecture at full speed to avoid long-term changes.

    While Zhou Shixiong was on the road day and night, the battle situation changed again.  In Xuan Mai City at the junction of Ha Binh Province and Ha Tay Province, 30,000 Le Chao troops were attacked by 30,000 soldiers of Nguyen Phuc's family.  The two sides fought at the foot of Chun Mui City. During the battle, Nguyen Phuc's three-province coalition was supported by the defenders of Chun Mui City.  Zheng Zhuang found that the two sides were evenly matched and could not defeat Nguyen Phuc's army in a short time, so he took the lead in withdrawing from the battlefield and returned to Pingcheng to rest.

    This victory seemed to give the North and Vietnam a shot in the arm. The morale of the frontline defenders was greatly boosted, and the various prefectures increased their troops. The situation was excellent.

    "Sir, this is the latest battle report." Zhou Shixiong rushed to Henan Fucheng at the end of June. The master of Henan Prefecture, Zheng Dong, was in his forties and a member of the Zheng clan with Zheng Miaohong roots. He was a cousin of Zheng Song and Zheng Du.  However, not long after Zheng Dong was born, his father died on the battlefield, leaving only a small territory for Zheng Dong.  Henan Prefecture is said to be at the same level as Lang Son Prefecture, but in fact there is only one city in the whole prefecture, not even subordinate towns.

    The palace master Ji Hongchang came to reinforce him in person, and Zheng Dongan took care of him, for fear of offending the palace master.  It is related to the fact that the five thousand Lang Son Army led by Zhou Er was so powerful that it was already famous in the southern part of North Vietnam and North Korea.  How dare Zheng Dong put on airs with the master of this powerful army? Keeping a low profile is the way to go.

    "Palace Master Zheng, please don't do this. How can Hongchang be treated as an adult at such a young age? Please, Palace Master Zheng, call me Hongchang." Zheng Dong actually followed Zhou and called himself an adult. Zhou Shixiong would not dare to do so, no matter how thick-skinned he was.  Life is tough, but Zheng Dong refuses to change despite repeated admonitions, and Zhou Shixiong can only stress it out once and for all.

    "Mr. Ji is the savior of this mansion. It is reasonable to call you my lord, don't you think so?" Zheng Dong followed the mass line and asked his subordinate officials if what they said was correct. It is estimated that the person who said he was wrong must have water in his head.  Therefore, Zhou Shixiong could only hear a chorus of approval.

    "No more gossip, let's take a look at this detective report." The other party insisted that Zhou Shixiong had no choice but to change the topic to attract everyone's attention.  This detective report is talking about the battle of Chunmei City.It used a lot of adjectives and interjections. Zhou Shixiong suspected that the person who wrote the battle report was a professional writer and wrote a lot of nonsense.

    "It's so impressive! It's so obvious." Zhou Shixiong didn't appreciate this kind of bullshit battle report, but Zheng Dong liked it very much. While watching it, he threw his schoolbag mournfully, and almost did a striptease on the spot to show his excitement.

    "Palace Master Zheng, Hongchang is going south recently and would like to borrow some boats. I wonder if Palace Master Zheng can help." Henan Mansion has almost no output. The largest industry in the mansion is shipping and fishery. Of course, Zhou Shixiong can't borrow a boat.  question.

    "Master Ji, why are you so polite? I just built two big ships. I will give one to Master Ji as a meeting gift. I hope Master Ji will not find it objectionable." Zheng Dong was really willing to spend money and gave the best ship to Zhou Shixiong. Zhou Shixiong thought  It¡¯s okay not to appreciate it.

    "Hongchang remembers Master Zheng's friendship. In the future, if there is an errand, all he needs to do is call him. Hongchang can do as much work as a dog and a horse." The gift of a boat was really shocking. Zhou Shixiong had been interested in owning a private yacht in his previous life.  Mr. Kuan was envious and jealous. He always wanted to own a yacht when he came to the Ming Dynasty. Until now, this dream has finally come true. It would be strange not to be excited.

    "As long as Mr. Ji likes it, let's go. I will take Mr. Ji to the pier to pick up a boat." Zheng Dong took Zhou Shixiong's hand and was very affectionate.  He has always wanted to have a good relationship with Ji Hongchang, but unfortunately Ji Hongchang responded coldly and always acted businesslike. Now that he can impress Ji Hongchang with a ship, Zheng Dong thinks it is worth it.

    Arriving at the dock, Zhou Shixiong saw the building ship Zheng Dong mentioned. Zhou Shixiong, who had seen a 10,000-ton ship, would certainly not be intimidated by a wooden sailboat dozens of meters long.  However, Zhou Shixiong was still very happy. This kind of antique ancient warship has special meaning for Zhou Shixiong who likes to play the Age of Discovery.

    This is a three-story, three-masted hard sailing ship. According to Zhou Shixiong¡¯s knowledge, this kind of ship first appeared in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and was the main warship of the Sun family in the Eastern Wu Dynasty.  There are eight long oars on each side of the hull, which are not suitable for normal navigation. The oars are only used for acceleration during combat.  Walking up the gangway to the deck, Zhou Shixiong finally felt the hugeness of this building ship. It was indeed unfair for him to compare the building ship with a giant ship.

    "Master Zheng, how many sailors does this ship need and how many soldiers can it carry?" After going up and down, Zhou Shixiong finally recovered from the excitement of getting a private yacht and faced the fact that this ship was not a yacht but a warship.

    "If it is just normal navigation, one hundred sailors are enough. If there is a naval battle, two hundred and thirty sailors must be equipped. There are not many troop transports, a thousand people are enough. It is a pity that we cannot buy artillery, otherwise  Equip a few artillery pieces, why not be afraid of Zheng Zhuang's broken ships." Zheng Dong is not senior and he is definitely qualified to call Zheng Zhuang "Zheng Zhuang" in front of Zheng Zhuang, but Zheng Zhuang can't be angry.

    "Palace Master Zheng, Hongchang shamelessly asked for a group of sailors to drive the boat. Please give me your love, Master Zheng." If you want someone else's ship, you also want someone else's sailors. To describe him as shameless is not an exaggeration.

    "Master Ji, what are you talking about? You're too polite." Zheng Dong waved his hand, indicating that it was no problem, turned around and said a few words to the attendants around him.  Soon, the entourage came over with a dark and thin middle-aged man.

    "Lord Ji, I would like to introduce to you that this is Ali from Srivijaya. Ali was doing overseas business in the south in his early years. A few years ago, he encountered a tornado at sea. He was the only one to escape with his life. Later, he found refuge here.  To make a living. He is the captain of this ship. Since Master Ji likes this ship, it means that he is destined to be with him. Please treat him kindly." Only then did Zhou Shixiong understand that he had wasted all his expressions in delivering the ship and the sailors.

    "Ali, let's sail out of the harbor and let me see the power of this ship." Zhou Shixiong was in high spirits and immediately ordered the ship to sail. Zheng Dong did not stop him from messing around. Ji Hongchang's behavior made the gift giver feel more comfortable.

    Ali is indeed an old sailor. Generally, it is difficult for a ship to show any surprises when it is sailing normally.  In order to show his skill in front of the new owner, Ali ordered his men to set sail with oars, demonstrating the characteristics of the building ship that could set sail quickly and not be restricted by wind.  After leaving the port, Ali ordered the sails to be raised, and then demonstrated his sail control skills. He could keep the ship moving at a constant speed regardless of the wind or the wind. Even a layman like Zhou Shixiong could see the difficulty.

    "Palace Master Zheng, this gift is not much smaller than a boat. Palace Master Zheng is so kind and loving, Hongchang really doesn't know how to repay it!" As a modern person, valuing talents is an innate concept. Zhou Shixiong asked Ali and  The comparison between building and boat is completely from the heart.  It's a pity that Zheng Dong only regarded these words as a scene and didn't care at all.

    In his opinion, the price of a slave is whatever the price is. He only spent one hundred taels of silver to buy Ali. Compared with the building ship that cost more than 10,000 taels of silver, Ali was not even worth a fraction.  "Since Mr. Ji values ????so much, I will send someone to buy back his family and give them to Mr. Ji." Zheng Dong looked around and found that no one was around them, so he whisperedHe continued, "Srivijaya people have always been untrustworthy. If Lord Ji wants Ali to do his best for you, you must have his family in your hands. Otherwise, it is hard to say what will happen."

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