Chapter 611: Mission Accomplished

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Just one day after arriving in Jinling, the Yanzhou official responsible for the diplomatic mission to Southern Liang arrived here.

Unlike the officials who arrived in Qi and Jinling.

The Yanzhou official who entered Southern Liang was hog-tied and escorted to Xiangcheng.

Upon learning the purpose of the Yanzhou official's visit, Dou Wei and Dou Mu did not meet with this Yanzhou official, but instead went to a mansion within Xiangcheng.

"Great King Gurtu, does Northern Di really have no way to defend against Smallpox?"

In the center of the courtyard, Gurtu was setting up a bonfire and roasting a sheep.

"Yes, just kill the people who have caught Smallpox." Gurtu said in a buzzing voice without even raising his head.

After the Northern Di envoy arrived in Xiangcheng last time, he had concluded an alliance with Southern Liang.

Afterwards, Khan Mule Hongzhen ordered him to lead fifty thousand Cavalry to enter Southern Liang from Wuguan and await the orders of the Southern Liang Emperor.

These past few days, he has been preparing to head south with the Southern Liang troops to attack Bazhou, west of Jingzhou.

According to Dou Wei, this Bazhou was once the territory of the Great Song Imperial Clan.

Now that the world is in chaos and Bazhou is so close to Jingzhou, Southern Liang naturally has designs on this piece of land.

After all, among the powerful clans that established the Great Song, who doesn't want to carve up the former Imperial Clan's sphere of influence?

As for how much one can swallow, that depends on one's own ability.

In his view, Southern Liang is very ambitious; in order to occupy more land, they requested the help of their Northern Di Cavalry.

And they, the Northern Di, are happy to see the internal chaos of the Great Song, so they are also willing to send troops to muddy the waters even further.

Dou Wei and Dou Mu looked at each other, revealing expressions of disappointment.

This was practically the same as asking for nothing.

It seems the Northern Di are only good at spreading poison and not good at preventing it.

"Are you Northern Di not nervous at all? If Yan Wang were to use the methods you used against him to deal with you..." Dou Wei said this much,

and did not continue.

Gurtu laughed twice, "The great Khan has of course thought of this problem, so this time we Northern Di have retreated to the north of the desert, leaving only one royal tent to raid and harass Ningjin Dusi; if they want to spread poison, they must first be able to find where our royal tent is."

Dou Wei was speechless; at this moment, he felt a bit of envy for the Northern Di's ability to migrate at will across the vast Grassland.

"Father, in my opinion, we can only agree to this matter for now, lest Yan Wang use the method of spreading poison against Southern Liang. The most important thing right now is to take Bazhou and expand the territory of Southern Liang."

Sighing, Dou Wei nodded. He spent his days calculating against others, never expecting to be calculated against by Yan Wang today. "Since that is the case, we shall listen to the Emperor on this matter."

Having decided this, Dou Mu ordered someone to untie the Yanzhou official and let him return.

Three more days passed.

The fourth Yanzhou official arrived in Zhezhou.

At this time, Liang Kai was leading Wu officials at Lincheng Wharf, inspecting the Wu Navy.

Not far away, two hundred and seventy Warships were lined up in two columns on the sea, slowly sailing past him; each Warship was equipped with eight to twelve pieces of Artillery on its sides.

Looking at the majestic Wu Navy, Liang Kai was all smiles. He said to the crowd: "The current Wufeng Pirates are nothing more than clay chickens and pottery dogs in front of my Liang Family Navy."

"Father is right. Not just the Wufeng Pirates, even the Black Shark Sea Bandits can only tuck their tails and flee in front of us." Liang Feng echoed.

As his voice fell, many Wu officials burst into laughter.

Hearing this, Liang Kai became even more smug.

At this moment, an official said: "Your Majesty, it is said that the Qi established by the Han Family is currently fighting fiercely with Dongying, with a strong stance of jointly containing Yan Wang. It is just that I hear the Black Shark Sea Bandits have been harassing their Merchant Ships. Your subject thinks, why not take this opportunity to unite with Dongying and Qi to wipe out the Black Shark Sea Bandits?"

Liang Kai sighed, "Do you think I don't want to? It is just that the greatest threat to our Wu right now is not Yan Wang, but the British. The Wu Navy must be kept to deal with them."

The officials nodded one after another, their expressions grave.

Ever since receiving this news, their Liang Family's Warships had been scouting to the south.

They discovered that the number of British Warships in Tianzhu had increased from eight to twelve, and it was estimated that it would continue to grow.

With so many Warships gathered at the port of Tianzhu, what the British want to do is obvious.

He believed that before long, the British would bare their fangs at Wu.

After all, just as Fan Xinglun said.

Over these years, their Liang Family had earned quite a bit of Silver from the British.

Now, they want to snatch it back.

Thinking of this, Liang Kai was somewhat unhappy. Casting this problem aside, Liang Kai said: "Yan Wang has Dongying and Qi to deal with; we don't need to worry about him for the time being. I have great confidence in Dongying. Their strength is not a bit inferior to the Northern Di, and perhaps even stronger. The most important thing right now is for our Wu to compete with Southern Liang to occupy the Imperial Clan's prefectures in Jiangnan."

"It is said that Southern Liang intends to take Bazhou. Since that is the case, we shall advance west and take the opportunity to take Jiangzhou."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The generals under Liang Kai were eager to get started.

Jiangnan is covered in a dense network of waterways, and the Liang Family's Navy is invincible. As long as their Warships carry soldiers to Jiangzhou, they can quickly take Jiangzhou, which is adjacent to Zhezhou.

Besides that, there are also Xiangzhou, Anzhou, and Jiaozhou.

Just as the crowd was filled with excitement, a general came in a hurry, bringing the news of the Yanzhou official's arrival.

After the general stated the purpose of the Yanzhou official's visit, Liang Kai's face turned the color of fermented bean paste.

"This Yan Wang, I haven't even looked for trouble with him, yet he has come to look for trouble with me first."

Liang Feng said: "Yan Wang is truly excessively confident. Zhezhou is so far from Yanzhou, what makes him think he can spread the plague here?"

"It is said that Yan Wang's Warships are elusive; this is not impossible." At this moment, an official reminded him, but seemingly realizing he was boosting others' morale and destroying his own prestige, he quickly shut his mouth.

Liang Kai knitted his brows and looked at the vast sea. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Go tell him that I grant this request."

Liang Feng was slightly startled upon hearing this and hurriedly asked: "Father, why is this? Why agree to this matter so readily?"

Liang Kai said: "Now that Southern Liang has allied with Northern Di, and Qi has allied with Dongying, we Liang Family previously held the advantage, but looking at the current situation, we are slightly inferior to them. If Yan Wang were to perish just like this, it would actually not be a good thing for our Liang Family. It is better to agree to this matter and let them fight for a longer time; it would be best if both sides suffer."

"Furthermore, this matter of spreading poison is impossible to guard against; it is better to be safe than sorry."

Although Liang Feng was unwilling, he still nodded.

The Liang Family is also very wary of Dongying, so letting Dongying and Yan Wang fight until both sides are crippled best serves their interests.

In this way, the Liang Family can sit securely in Jiangnan and eventually bring the entire Great Song empire under the rule of Wu.