Chapter 1306 Reasons for the Change of Defense

In the middle of the night, the Tianhu County Magistrate, who received the order, hurried to the navy camp.

Upon receiving the news, Yun Zheng immediately got up from the bed and met with the mayor of Tianhu County.

However, faced with Yun Zheng's question, the Tianhu County Magistrate was unable to answer.

The order for the change of guard was drafted by the cabinet and signed by Shen Luoyan.

As for why there was a large-scale replacement of guards, the mayor of Tianhu County was not clear.

However, nothing chaotic happened in Shuobei. Except for the sudden change of defense, everything was normal.

Although Shuobei was somewhat dry this year, it successfully survived the drought thanks to the extensive construction of canals and the investment in water trucks.

This year's grain yield per mu is slightly lower than last year, but Shuobei's overall grain output should be increased.

As for Tianhu Lake, the overall grain output is estimated to be 20% higher than last year.

The most fundamental reason is the large-scale planting of sweet potatoes.

After talking with the mayor of Tianhu County, Yun Zheng and Miaoyin were not relieved, but became even more worried.

Even the governor of Tianhu County didn't know the inside story, which only meant that some things were blocked by the cabinet and the palace.

As for why they blocked the news, it is worth pondering.

If nothing unexpected happens, something must have happened in Shuofang.

It is possible that something happened in the palace!

The first thing Yun Zheng thought of was that someone in the palace had been assassinated!

Early the next morning, Yun Zheng ordered his men to rush back to Shuofang as fast as possible to find out what had happened there.

In the next few days, Yun Zheng stayed in the navy camp to discuss various matters of the navy with the navy's generals.

In addition, the navy must also be expanded.

Yun Zheng planned to expand the navy to nine thousand people.

Their navy must be familiar not only with naval warfare, but also with land warfare.

When we go to war against the State of Yu in the future, the navy will not just send a large army to the State of Yu and watch the fun on the sea.

At the same time, Yun Zheng also summoned several persons in charge of the Ship Department and asked them to make improvements to the treasure ship by leaving gun muzzles, shell compartments, etc. on the treasure ship.

The artillery has not yet been loaded onto the warship, so Yun Zheng couldn't explain in too much detail. He only provided some general ideas and thoughts.

The specific details will have to wait until the finished artillery is delivered to the navy.

It sounds easy to move cannons onto a warship, but in reality there will definitely be many problems.

These can only be solved slowly.

The firearms workshop has been established for several years, so it should not be a problem to produce naval guns now.

He didn't need to shoot too far. He would be very satisfied if he could kill or damage enemy ships from a mile away.

A hundred feet away is also acceptable.

Anyway, it's better to have something than nothing.

However, without saltpeter mines, the number of artillery shells is still a problem.

Now, the only thing to do is to get the shells out first, let people familiarize themselves with the naval guns with the limited shells, and at the same time send people to continue exploring for saltpeter mines.

Four days later, the war horses sent by Moyang Horse Farm arrived.

They were less than ten miles away from the navy camp when the scouts in front hurried back to report: "Your Highness, Madam Zi brought people to greet you! Madam Qin is here too."

Ye Zi?

Yun Zheng was slightly surprised.

Aren’t I going back to Shuofang soon?

Why did she go through so much trouble?

But soon, Yun Zheng reacted.

Ye Zi must have learned about Jia Yao's situation from the guards who returned to Shuofang to inquire about the situation, and probably wanted to come and comfort herself!

"drive!"

Upon learning that Ye Zi brought people to greet them, Yun Zheng and his companions immediately rode forward.

Soon, they saw the team led by Ye Zi.

Qin Qihu's wife also brought the eldest son of the Qin family with her.

Although the eldest son of the Qin family is only ten years old, he can ride a horse very well.

Seeing them coming, everyone dismounted.

Yun Zheng stepped forward, not caring about the fact that so many people were watching, and hugged Ye Zi, whispering in her ears, "Why did you come all the way here?"

"miss you."

Ye Zi smiled gently and hugged Yun Zheng tightly.

Three simple words are worth a thousand words.

Qin Qihu, who was also holding his wife, asked with surprise, "Why are you here too?"

"Don't you know that you have returned victoriously?"

Li smiled and said, "Madam Zi is coming to greet His Highness, so she asked us to come along."

"So this is ah!"

Qin Qihu laughed and punched the Qin family boss lightly in the chest: "Stinky boy, I haven't seen you for only half a year, and you have grown a lot stronger!"

The eldest son of the Qin family waved his little fist and said, "I want to grow up quickly, so that I can fight like my father!"

"well!"

Qin Qihu laughed, "From now on, you will be the third most powerful general in Daqian!"

After listening to Qin Qihu's words, everyone was speechless.

So the top three most powerful generals in Daqian were all taken by the Qin family?

"Okay, let's not listen to his bragging, let's go talk about it."

Yun Zheng pulled Ye Zi and Miao Yin aside.

The three of them sat down to one side, Miaoyin and Ye Zi leaning on Yun Zheng on the left and right.

Ye Zi looked at Yun Zheng with some worry, "We have all heard about Jia Yao's situation. She is so powerful, she will be fine. Don't..."

"Ok, I know!"

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "Don't worry about me. It's been such a long time since this happened. I've let it go long ago."

Ye Zi smiled and said no more.

She had heard from Shuofang's guards that Yun Zheng had vomited blood.

She knew in her heart that Yun Zheng would not be able to let go of this matter so easily.

Yun Zheng didn't want to make them worry, so he kept many things in his heart.

"By the way, what's going on with this defense change?"

Yun Zheng no longer continued this topic with Ye Zi and changed the subject to ask.

“This is complicated…”

Ye Zi smiled bitterly and slowly explained the reason.

First, Xiqu sent a large number of spies to the Northwest Protectorate to spread rumors, saying that Yun Zheng and his men had suffered a defeat in the Li Dynasty and even Yun Zheng had died in the battle.

Those rumors were very detailed and even the process of Yun Zheng's death in battle was described clearly.

Although they all knew that Xiqu wanted to cause unrest in the Northwest Protectorate by spreading rumors about Yun Zheng's death, thereby relieving the pressure on Xiqu, these rumors still caused some unrest in the Northwest Protectorate.

At the same time, they received secret reports saying that Beimoduo might have colluded with the northern barbarians, and might use the empty Yanhuishan camp to attack the Daqian land north of the Baishui River.

Although they also thought it was a trick of the enemy, they did not dare to take it lightly at that time.

Therefore, after discussing with the cabinet, Ye Zi and Shen Luoyan decided to send elite troops from various cities in the rear to replace part of the reserve troops in the Yan Huishan camp.

In this way, no matter what happens in the Northwest Protectorate or in Beimoduo, they can deal with it calmly.

It was later confirmed that this was Xiqu and Lou Yi's trick.

The enemy wanted them to send troops to attack Beimoduo, which would then trigger rebellion among the forces such as Dongguifang and Beihuan ruled by Mondo for fear of being destroyed.

In this way, they became the target of public criticism.

"Does this mean that Xiqu and Louyi have joined forces?"

Miaoyin was surprised.

Ye Zi nodded gently, "It was when Tuohuan passed by Beimoduo on his way back from visiting his relatives that he used a trick to find out several people in Beimoduo who were colluding with Lou Yi, and brought Zulu to Shuofang to explain the situation to us. Only then did we know that Lou Yi and Xiqu had joined forces..."

That's it!

They want to cause trouble in Xiqu.

Xiqu also wants to cause trouble on their side.

Everyone tried every possible means to plunge the other side into civil strife.

"How's the situation in Xiqu?"

Yunzheng asked again.