Kai Fu Han

Chapter 583
Thirty of the twelfth lunar month, New Year's Eve.

The night in Penglai seems very noisy.

Ever since it got dark, the sound of firecrackers has never stopped.Rich people use gunpowder firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, while poor people use real bamboo, which makes a crisp sound when burned.

The baby who is just two months old is very sleepy. Occasionally, loud firecrackers will frighten the baby, but he still keeps his eyes closed.The little man frowned slightly, wondering if he was fighting a "Firecracker" monster in his dream.

"Penglai is really full of Chinese New Year flavor this year, and it hasn't stopped since Laba." Zhou Yue patted the child with her hands outside the quilt. This rhythmic soothing can make the child feel at ease.

"Everyone has money in their hands, and their spiritual needs will naturally increase." Liu Xinqi was reading a book by candlelight. He had just had the New Year's Eve dinner and was not yet sleepy.

According to custom, a vigil is required tonight, but Liu Xinqi doesn't believe this, so the two of them are now lying on the bed, preparing to go to bed.

"I'm used to living here, and I'm going to move to Daxing Mansion next year." Zhou Yue felt a little melancholy when she thought that next year's New Year might be in the north.

Most people are nostalgic creatures and are not used to change.

"Penglai is too small, and the location of Dengzhou is too remote. It must be moved." Liu Xinqi knew that Zhou Yue was just muttering and had no intention of complaining, so he simply explained.

"Can the child walk that far when he is still so young?" Zhou Yue asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, we'll go there by boat. We'll get off the merchant ship from Penglai Port and we'll be at Daxing Mansion." Liu Xin said.

"That's good." Zhou Yue nodded...

The same family chat fills every corner of Penglai, and the people are enjoying a better life in the future.

Regardless of the surrounding countries, Penglai has completely entered its prosperous age.

……

The years are quiet, but there are people carrying the burden for you.

At the same time, all [-] servants of Liuqiu Island had landed on the island. Ryukyu North Port was occupied by Liu Xinyuan's troops on December [-], and took over Liuqiu's communication channel with the mainland. Ryukyu strategy began to be more convenient and faster. Obtain human and resource support from the mainland.

There are many Han people who can speak native dialects in Beigang, Ryukyu. With these Han people as translators, the progress of "converging" the native tribes has been greatly accelerated.

By New Year's Eve, the Fourth Field Brigade had advanced to one-third of Liuqiu Island.

The central part of Liuqiu Island is full of mountains. After sending a boat around the island, Liu Xinyuan arranged for the army officers to advance southward along the east side of Liuqiu Island. The main force advanced faster, while the slave army advanced slower in the mountains.

As of New Year's Eve, the number of casualties has reached more than 570, of which more than 40 were field troops and more than 530 were servant troops.

As the occupation of the island continued, Liu Xinyuan was really glad that he listened to the leader's advice and recruited 1 servants in the Japanese country. Without these more than 570 servants, the more than [-] casualties would have been field troops. .

"Those high-mountain tribesmen are so tough. They basically don't obey and go down the mountain. They have to fight before they can recognize the reality." His subordinates reported to Liu Xinyuan.In the high mountains, our own advantages in weapons, armor, etc. were weakened. Fortunately, the Japanese we recruited also had a poor living environment in the Japanese country and were relatively familiar with the mountains and forests, which effectively reduced our casualties.

"I won't shed tears until I see the coffin. I have never encountered the enemies of our Xinghan Alliance army. I always feel that I can be an exception and want to have a try first." Liu Xinyuan naturally understood: "These natives all think that their familiarity with the mountains and forests can Defeat all enemies, so it’s impossible to just surrender.”

"Those natives can't fight their way into the mountains, and they will have a great impact on our subsequent actions." His subordinates worried.

The natives are familiar with the terrain, and Liuqiu Island is relatively south. Even on New Year's Eve, no one can freeze to death without shelter, which makes it completely impossible to completely clean up the natives in the mountains in a short time.

"It doesn't matter, just destroy their stronghold in the mountains. When we control the north and south lines of the island, they will become turtles in the urn." Liu Xinyuan replied: "Don't worry that they will affect the subsequent progress. We are on the plains to the east. As the zone advances step by step, the servant army in the mountains does not need to worry about supplies and can just 'contain'."

It was also New Year's Eve, and Emperor Nan Zhao had trouble sleeping and eating.

The Xinghan Alliance is attacking the big island in the south, so it is impossible for Southern Zhao not to know about it.

The sea trade between Da Dao and Nan Zhao has never stopped. Sulfur, deer antlers, deer skins, etc. on the island have always been hot commodities in the Jiangnan market, and business exchanges are frequent.After the Xinghan League occupied Liuqiu Beigang, in order to obtain support from the mainland, they did not block the port. The news quickly spread back to Hangzhou and reached the ears of Emperor Song Gou of Southern Zhao.

"Guan, from today on, you can't have any luck with the Xinghan League. The ultimate goal of the Xinghan League must be our Southern Zhao." After the news was sent back to Hangzhou, Li Gang was immediately summoned to pretrial.

"I have never had any luck with the Xinghan League. I just didn't expect that they would be so quick and waste manpower and material resources to go overseas and stab us directly in the back." Song Gou now heard the words of the Xinghan League. News, you will feel a little panic.

"The gap between our naval combat power and that of the Xinghan Alliance is too big." Li Gang explained.

The warships of the Xinghan League do not need to carry cargo at all, so the ships are equipped with weapons. It is not too much to say that they are armed to the teeth.

A Xinghan Alliance warship full of fangs is more than enough to deal with ten warships of Southern Zhao.

"Then there is no way?" Song Gou was very frustrated. Ever since the Hexing-Han Alliance broke up, Southern Zhao had always been at a disadvantage, and the disadvantage was severe.

"There is still a chance to make a desperate move now. If the Xinghan League is given more time to develop, it will no longer be an opponent in the future." Li Gang has already put his own life at risk.

From the moment he returned to the court, he had been persuading Song Gou that the sooner he had a decisive battle with the Xinghan League, the more advantageous it would be. However, Song Gou was used to being cowardly and did not have the courage to challenge at all.

"Is it still too late?" Last time, 40 troops were gathered with great difficulty, but they were easily defeated. Now that the Xinghan Alliance understands Southern Zhao better, Song Gou feels that besides peace talks, fight!No confidence at all.

"You can only know if you try." Li Gang continued to persuade.

"I'll think it over."

The conversation once ended with "think about it," and Li Gang was used to it.He knew in his heart that when the Xinghan Alliance completely occupied Liuqiu Island, Nan Zhao would have no chance at all.

Everything Li Gang did was just doing human affairs.

(End of this chapter)