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Chapter 1456 Conquering the Empire (2)

Zhao Hu also smiled. Speaking of which, it was really a coup for him to resume his status as an imperial officer.At least others will not see themselves as an aggressor.

Nearly a hundred huge sea-going ships sailed in this sea area. Although the sailors strictly abide by the post system, everyone couldn't help but feel a little relaxed. There was nothing they could do.It doesn't work if you don't relax.The waters of the two basic provinces of Haibin Haiquan are the sphere of influence of the Third Fleet.Now I am logging in on my own land, what problems can there be?
Just as the sailors expected, the Qin family's transport ship set foot on the land of the Seaside Province without any difficulty, greeted by the family members of the Third Fleet who were temporary porters at the dock.

Since the Third Fleet's goal after the surrender was the entire imperial sea area, not only did it not reduce the resident personnel, but it expanded a lot.It is also because of this that the Qin family's army can be led to land so quickly.

While the officers were busy arranging soldiers, Zhao Hu was already receiving secret guards hidden in the seaside province.

These secret guards were infiltrated by Zhao Hu when he was in office, and as Zhao Hu became stronger in the southeast peninsula, there were more and more secret guards. Most of the power is placed in the Maritime provinces.

"My lord, after a series of melees during this period, there are five major warlords, twelve medium warlords, and more than [-] small warlords attached to these large and medium warlords in the coastal province." The secret guard said respectfully.

There are more than 40 warlords in one province?Hey, it's as chaotic as the southeast peninsula.Zhao Hu shook his head and sighed, "Let's talk about the situation of the five major warlords."

"Yes, the five major warlords in Coastal Province are the head of the Guard Division of Coastal Province, which occupies the capital of the Coastal Province, with more than [-] troops; The guard of Kaesong City in the north has a force of more than [-]; the captain of the First Regiment of the Third Brigade of the Garrison Division occupying the west of the province has a force of more than [-]; the patriarch of the Lu family occupying the east of the province has a force of [-] The rest. The secret guard said in detail.

Liu Ming, who was lucky enough to attend the meeting, was taken aback by the detailed information before he woke up from the mysterious guards, and was secretly shocked in his heart.

The person I am relying on is really not ordinary, not to mention that he has laid down such a tight intelligence network in advance, just this group of mysterious guards is a huge strength, think about it, if Zhao Hu doesn't like anyone, let these Wouldn't it be easy for the secret guard to assassinate him?It really makes people break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.

Since I am now considered a member of the Qin family, I should work for this, otherwise I am afraid that I will be difficult to explain inside and out if I am reserved as an outsider.

So few troops?
Zhou Wen was very puzzled. It stands to reason that any county in the empire can recruit the strength of a division. Why is it that except for the head of the guard division who exceeds the strength of a division, the others are at the level of the brigade?

The secret guard explained respectfully: "My lord, at the beginning of the warlord's melee, it was true that as many soldiers as there were strong men were recruited, but after the loss of strong men, almost all agriculture and commerce in various places came to a standstill. In order to maintain the rule, and to gain more wealth , so the warlords consciously carry out reasonable conscription.

In other words, the troops in their hands are all regular troops now, and if the situation is not good, they can expand their troops several times at any time. "

Zhao Hu frowned slightly, and then said: "Well, that is to say, if we take the first Lu family to face as an example, once the Lu family is artificially unable to compete, his military strength will increase several times in an instant? "

"Yes, although the Lu family seems to have the least number of troops, due to the rise of the family, all officers in the army are members of the family, so it is the strongest among the five warlords. And it is also the most ambitious among so many warlords. The strongest, other warlords have a mentality of making a fortune and leaving, but this Lu family has the ambition to change the world." Said the secret guard.

"So, the Lu family is the biggest enemy of this coastal province? So who are the capable people in the Lu family?" Zhao Hu asked.

The secret guard shook his head and said: "Except for the Patriarch, who is not bad, the rest are mediocre people. Although they are mediocre, they are better than ordinary people. But the Lu family is also very shrewd. They recruited a group of imperial officers to take charge of the battle for them, and because of this, they were able to dominate the eastern border of the province."

"So this Lu family is not so easy to get along with?" Zhao Hu said with a frown.

Liu Ming, who had been silent for a long time, finally found the opportunity to cough and said, "My lord, since the Third Fleet is settled here, I have a certain understanding of the warlords in the seaside province, especially the Lu family who are near the station."

Zhao Hu smiled inwardly, Liu Ming was willing to speak, and judging by his self-proclaim, it should be said that he thought he was a member of the Qin family, looked at Liu Ming and nodded, "En, please tell me."

"Subordinates dare not be."

Liu Ming first thanked Zhao Hu for his invitation, and then said: "My lord, although the Lu family is the most cohesive among the five warlords, but because it is ruled by the family, all officers and officers are members of the family, so military discipline must not be done. Just like the regular army, such as my nephew or uncle taking bribes and oppressing the people, if such a thing happens, if those officials who have the power to manage the army dare to implement military laws, what do you think the people of the Lu family will think? How will they be done?"

The secret guards belong to the cronies of the cronies, and they can intervene at any time because of intelligence issues, so he nodded hurriedly and said: "What the chief of the navy said is that in the territory controlled by the Lu family, except for the base of the Lu family, other places, although superficially Submitting to the Lu family, but because the people are oppressed by the Lu family's swordsmen, they are in dire straits, if the Lu family hadn't controlled the army, I am afraid the people would have rebelled long ago."

Zhou Wen asked suspiciously: "What's going on? Didn't it mean that their Lu family has great ambitions? Since they have ambitions, why can't they even manage military discipline? People don't know how to accept them?"

Liu Ming said with a smile: "Master Zhou Wen, it's just that the upper echelons of the Lu family have ambitions, and the lower-level people below only think about how to fill their own wallets and how to have fun."

"Oh, so that's the case. It must be that their domineering local tyrant mentality has not changed. From this point of view, the Lu family is nothing special." Zhou Wen nodded and said.

"Don't underestimate anyone." Zhao Hu waved his hand, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Well, according to our current position, our current target can only be the Lu family, but due to lack of troops, we can't fight directly. At present, other methods are mainly used to attack the Lu family."

Liu Ming couldn't help suggesting: "This subordinate thinks that the most important thing is to increase our local troops. As long as we have enough strength, we don't need to worry about any tricks."

"My lord, the chief of the Navy's proposal is very good. It's just that the subordinates think that while transporting troops, they should now start to monitor the Lu family closely with all their strength, and immediately start to sow dissension internally, so that the officers they recruit and the members of the Lu family will be more closely monitored. If there is a problem in the time, it will increase the dispute between the Lu family and the people under the rule, and even create a bloody case to make the two sides even more antagonistic." Zhou Wen suggested.

Regarding Zhou Wen's proposal of this insidious plan, Zhao Hu nodded and agreed indifferently. Since he is the enemy, of course he must do everything he can.

When the secret guards were about to go down to carry out the mission, a secret guard popped up suddenly and saluted and said, "My lord, the Lu family has discovered that our army, which is stationed in the Third Fleet, has suddenly increased. In order to prevent accidents, we have already started in advance. Now we have mobilized [-] troops." The rest are coming to attack us!
Everyone didn't care that the Lu family got the news so quickly. There was no force that would not monitor the surrounding forces, and they didn't make any cover up when they came.It's just that when they heard that the other party only sent ten thousand people, they all showed strange expressions.

Is the Lu family very confident in the combat effectiveness of their army, or do they look down on us at all?I don't believe that the Lu family doesn't know how many troops we have landed.Zhou Wen raised his eyebrows and said coldly.

Liu Ming sneered coldly and said: Hmph, I have a regiment of soldiers from the local Third Fleet, plus the strength of a brigade formed by adults, they actually sent more than [-] people, hmph, yes Don't take us seriously at all, I'm afraid they think we are old, weak, sick and disabled.

Well, let them see who is the old, weak, sick and disabled.Zhao Hu got up and said in a very peaceful voice.

yes!People like Zhou Wen were much more excited than Zhao Hu.

The horn sounded, and the soldiers of the Qin family were used to this penetrating and powerful sound. Hearing the sound, they immediately rushed out of the tent with all their equipment, led by the most skilled officers, and assembled step by step. The brigade phalanx appeared in front of everyone.

The family members of the Third Fleet looked at the Qin family phalanx that had assembled without a single sound, and then looked at the land battle, which was silent and looked extremely neat at ordinary times, but now felt a little flustered The troops were assembled, and the family members were a little complicated.

When I first learned that I and these people had joined a colonel who was originally from a local army of the Imperial Army, and who ran to the southeast peninsula to occupy the mountains as king during the civil strife in the Empire, they were extremely reluctant. , How could it be possible to take refuge in a small bandit?It's just that he acquiesced because he was concerned about the family members who fell into the hands of the other party.

(End of this chapter)