Kai Fu Han

Chapter 465 Arriving at Dasen
"He wants to occupy Ishimi Country?" Soraimo said in surprise.

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, Zong Chengmao hit Zong Laimao hard on the head with his hand: "Idiot, with just such a few people occupying territory on the main island of Japan, do you think we have no one in Japan?"

After saying that, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He raised his hand again and wanted to hit him again, but Zong Laimao quickly shrank his head to avoid it.

"You said it, the value is very high. Apart from themselves, what other high-value things does Iwamiguo have?" Mune Laimao looked innocent.

Zong Laimao took back his hand, lowered his head and thought for a while.

"Their people have been wandering around the mountains, what can be found in the mountains?" Zong Chengmao guessed.

"Shanzhen?"

"Not so much."

"A huge tree for building ships?"

"It's not like we're going to mobilize so many troops."

...

The two of them talked to each other, gradually eliminating possible guesses.

"mineral?"

"mineral…"

"mineral!"

"This..." Zong Laimao was shocked by this guess. If you think about it, you will know that if the Xinghan League mobilized so many troops, it would definitely not be iron ore, but at worst it would be copper ore, or even silver or gold.

Since ancient times, precious metal minerals have been a battleground for all forces, so it makes sense that the Xinghan Alliance would bring so many troops this time.

"Should we help them connect?" Zong Laimao hesitated.

Zong Chengmao was silent after hearing this, and after a while he said helplessly: "We have no choice."

"why?"

"Some of my subordinates came to report before that this time the Xinghan League brought a thousand Japanese from Dengzhou. For these Japanese to be brought here from thousands of miles away by Liu Xinqi across the sea, there must be something special about them, and they must have been loyal to Xingzhou. Han League." Zong Chengmao explained: "With these thousand Japanese people in the Xing Han League, the importance of our clan has been reduced to insignificance."

"But, they Xinghan League don't want our Zong family to purchase supplies from all over the Japanese country?" Zong Laimao couldn't believe it.

"Didn't you realize that in the past two years, Matsuura Hirojun has helped the Xinghan League to establish trade points in various states of the Japanese country? Now it's just that the faces of us and the Xinghan League have not been broken, so we can still maintain the current status quo. Zong Chengmao said that he was getting more and more frightened, and his calm expression could no longer be maintained: "It would be too easy for the Xinghan League to destroy our clan now. After destroying me, a family will immediately take over our management." On Juma Island, there are merchants vying to trade directly with the Xinghan Alliance."

"It turns out that our family's situation has become so bad that it's hard to describe it as 'precarious'." Soraimo sighed.

"So, we have no choice."

……

"There is news from Penglai that Jiyin's rebels have occupied the entire Guangji Army and have formally applied to the Xinghan League to purchase grain supplies and weapons. Luo Cheng has sold some armor and cold weapons to the rebels in accordance with your previous instructions. There are also some matchlock guns that have been eliminated by us." Liu Xinqi's correspondent reported.

"What is the reaction of Zhao State in the south and Puppet Qi in the west?" Liu Xinqi asked. "The State of Zhao still hoards heavy troops in the south of the Huai River, and has not developed to the west. It doesn't pay much attention to the rebel army. As for the puppet Qi, up to now, the court is still in a mess, and no real commander has been decisively won, so there is no time to take care of the rebel army. Making trouble in Xingren Mansion and Guangji Army." The correspondent introduced, and then handed the letter in his hand to Liu Xinqi.

Liu Xinqi read it quickly after taking it, and then handed the letter to Cui Wu on his left.

"The situation on the mainland is relatively stable at present, but we still need to make a quick decision here. Ye Chuan, how are you talking to the Zong family?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Reporting to the leader, the clan is very cooperative with our request, but it still has reservations and is unwilling to send troops to follow. It will only send coordination experts and auxiliary personnel including guides and translators." Ye Chuan said.

"Did you emphasize that we will give you money?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Emphasized." Ye Chuan nodded, and then said doubtfully: "However, I feel that Zong Laimao seems to know something, and he does not dare to talk too much about Ishi Jianguo with me. You know, before Zong Laimao and I When chatting, he told everything about the Japanese country, and basically had no intention of hiding anything. But now he has it."

"They don't need to send troops, we will be polite first and then send troops."

……

On August 26, the Xinghan League fleet, which had been resting for three days, set off again, heading for Ishimi State, which is slightly south of the east.

The fleet's ships had more supplies than before they docked at Tsuma Island, and there were more than 100 more cooperating personnel sent by the clan, and Soraimo went into battle personally.

In addition to the changes on board, there are also three more great white sharks at sea.

These three white sharks were very large, almost approaching a state-level warship.Although the body is huge, its speed is not stiff, but very fast, and it appears in the sea around the Lushan from time to time.

"Dabai seems to have grown bigger." Liu Xin said.

"Indeed, Dabai has always eaten a lot, which has resulted in a lot of weight gain." It was Zong Laimao who answered Liu Xinqi.

He often goes out to play with the whale hunting boats of the Xinghan League. Zhuima Island is surrounded by the sea, so most of the fun is naturally on the sea.Xinghan League's whale hunting currently requires the cooperation of great white sharks, so they often appear around ships, so Zong Laimao knows great white sharks very well.

"Lai Mao, have you ever thought about joining the Xinghan League?" Liu Xinqi asked suddenly.

"I haven't thought about it yet." Zong Laimao immediately became alert.

"We have known each other for a long time. Let me give you a piece of advice. It is more advantageous to join early than to join late." Liu Xinqi suggested.

"I will think about it carefully." Zong Laimao did not agree directly, because the Xinghan League was too far away. If something happened, water from far away could not quench the thirst nearby. When the support of the Xinghan League arrived, all the day lilies would be gone. It's cold.

The voyage went smoothly this time, with no hurricanes to disturb us or unsighted pirates.

The fleet successfully arrived at Omori City in Damo County, Iwami Province. Liu Xinqi did not arrange for all ships to dock, but only the Lushan docked at the port of Omori City.

The Lushan, a ship covered entirely with iron armor (actually steel), put a great pressure on Dasen City. Some underground figures in the city organized some people to come and make trouble. People gathered on the shore to watch the excitement.

For the local ruffians who came to make trouble, the one hundred Marines who disembarked to rest gave them a good lesson, and the results were very good.

"Iwami Country is divided into six counties, Anon, Imoma, Naga, Eichi, Luzu and Mino. Its capital is located in Damo County, which is the Omori Castle in front of us." Muneyarimo introduced: "According to your request , you want to purchase a very large area of ​​mountainous land, so you must contact the officials in the capital."

"Excuse me, Brother Zong." Ye Chuan answered.

(End of this chapter)