Sun Yu returned to the Governor's Mansion first, and had to tell Juyao that she was pregnant, but he had to lead troops on an expedition, which was a hardship for her.

As soon as Sun Yu arrived at the yamen gate, he saw Xu Yi waiting at the door. He didn't need to guess to know that he was waiting for him.

"Sir, do you want to tell Jiang Ning?" For such a large-scale deployment of troops, if the decision is made completely privately, it may be suspected of supporting the troops' self-respect.

"No need, Jiangning is just a broken sieve. It will take at most half a month for the Northern Song Dynasty court to know when the news reaches Jiangning." Sun Yu was assassinated in Raozhou last time, so he knew that the court was unreliable. He had already told the king before,

He also has the privilege of acting cheaply, and he has a gold medal, so it should be fine. Besides, he has the King of Han supporting him in the court, so he will fight first and then talk about it.

"That's true. I'm afraid that someone will spread rumors and it will be detrimental to your lord." I and others stayed away from the court, because I was afraid that someone would apply eye drops in front of the king. This matter can be found everywhere in history books.

"Sir, if we capture Quanzhou, our situation will be very different. Why are we so worried?" No wonder no scholar has successfully rebelled since ancient times. This is too much to think about, and it will be over after doing it. If we capture Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, we will be so worried.

His subordinates control the land of three states, which is enough to support tens of thousands of armored elites, and they also occupy a favorable location, so why should they be timid?

"What the Lord said makes sense." Xu Yi suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. The Lord's ambitions were getting bigger and bigger, and he had no choice but to go about his business. It was useless to think too much.

Sun Yu said no more and walked towards the backyard. Ju Yao should still be waiting for him.

"Lang Jun, why have you been gone for so long?" Juyao didn't know that something big had happened. She thought that Sun Yu was just going to write a letter to Xu Yi. Who knew that he had been gone for two hours and it was almost dark.

"Let the person in charge take this letter to Jiangling later." Sun Yu took out the envelope and handed it to Ju Yao without even sealing it. Ju Yao would help him handle these things.

"Something big happened?" Juyao took the envelope and couldn't help but ask after seeing Sun Yu's distraught look.

"Well, let's talk while we eat." Sun Yu asked the maid to bring the food, helped Ju Yao sit down, and poured himself a glass of wine. It would be inconvenient to drink it after the expedition.

"Lang Jun, eat more roast duck, this is your favorite." Ju Yao picked up a piece of duck leg and put it in Sun Yu's bowl.

"Juyao, I have to go south for a while. Something happened there. I can't miss this opportunity." Sun Yu took a bite of his leg and said after careful consideration. If he misses this time, he may never have another chance again.

"Is there going to be a war?" Juyao's heart tightened. The Jianzhou army was expanding and training was going on every day. She had expected it, but she didn't expect it to come so early.

"Well, if we win the big battle, we can go to the south." Sun Yu put down the duck leg, grabbed Ju Yao's hand, and gave him a comforting look.

"What if, what if we lose?" Although Ju Yao is usually strong, her husband is about to go out to fight, and life or death is uncertain. Tears of disappointment well up in her eyes.

"I don't know. If we can come back, we will look for an opportunity to make a comeback. If we can't come back, you can try to sell your property and go to Hangzhou or the Northern Song Dynasty. My husband can't help you." Sun Yu stood up and put his hand on Ju Yao's belly.

, which contains his unborn child. Although he has made a lot of preparations, things on the battlefield can change rapidly, who can say for sure.

"Mr. Lang, you must come back. I'm not going anywhere. I'm just waiting here."

Come back." Juyao grabbed Sun Yu's arm and leaned into his arms, finally unable to hold back her tears.

Early the next morning, Sun Yu personally saw off Cheng Zhenbei in front of the three-army formation. Dajianfeng was very close to Quanzhou, and inspection inspector Jin San had been ordered to seal off the water surface to prevent the news from leaking.

"After you go, train your troops well and don't worry about anything else." Sun Yu said to Cheng Zhenbei. The reason why he went to garrison first was to allow the soldiers to recharge their batteries and have enough energy to prepare for the war.

"Don't worry, sir. I'll save you the trouble by taking a humble position." Cheng Zhenbei nodded. He was considered a pioneer and went to explore the road first to avoid any accidents that would delay the army's schedule.

"Let's go!" Sun Yu gave the order. Cheng Zhenbei led the Jianzhou Army Regiment out of the north gate and boarded the rafts one after another. They first went south along the Minjiang River to the mouth of Youxikou, and then turned to Youxi. There was a waterway along the way.

Direct access, saving time and effort, and extremely convenient.

The baggage camp was the busiest. It took seven days to arrange and load all the baggage into trucks. In addition, there was also a group of large items that had to be sent to Youxi by water first.

These six big guys are new siege vehicles that Sun Yu asked the craftsman battalion to build. He drew the drawings himself, and the craftsman battalion spent two months thinking about it before completing it. The base of this siege car is equipped with eight large wooden wheels, and the front is covered with iron armor, which is enough to withstand powerful crossbows.

Attack with trebuchets, with wooden skin on both sides to resist ordinary bows and arrows. The overall height is three feet, which is slightly higher than the Quanzhou City Wall. It adopts a sub-ladder design. The three-foot-long sub-ladder is covered with iron sheets, which is not only stronger, but also

And you are not afraid of fire. Once you get within three feet of the city wall, you can put down the ladder and set up a passage directly between the engineering vehicle and the city wall. The siege soldiers can use the siege vehicle to continuously attack the city head. Compared with those temporarily built

The siege ladder is hundreds of times more powerful, but it is too heavy. Even if it is dismantled, it is still a huge burden.

As for the trebuchet, all the parts and components have been prepared in advance, and the trunk wood will be taken locally and temporarily assembled. In addition to pulling goods, the baggage camp also recruited a group of carpenters and blacksmiths to accompany the army to be responsible for maintenance.

"San Dao, are you feeling a lot of pressure?" Sun Yu walked to the baggage camp and saw Sun San Dao directing the packing and loading of trucks.

"Sir, everything else is easy to say. It's just that these big guys are too heavy. It's okay to travel by water, but it will take up a lot of space later." Sun Sandao pointed at the pile of big guys on the ground and said, especially the attack

The baffle in front of the city car is made of pure iron, and the back is supported by a wooden frame. A siege car has three baffles, each weighing no less than three hundred kilograms. A carriage can only transport one, which takes up eighteen

A carriage. It is estimated that six siege vehicles, a total of more than thirty carriages, will be needed to accompany the army.

"Let's go to Youxi first, and we'll think of something later." If that didn't work out, the soldiers in each battalion brought their own batch of dry food. These baggage must not be left behind, otherwise many more soldiers would die during the siege.

In the city of Quanzhou, the palace of Prince Jinjiang was in chaos. Prince Liu Congxiao of Jinjiang had a high fever and had not eaten a grain of rice for two days. If he continued like this, he would definitely die in three to five days at most.

Liu Congxiao's stepson Liu Shaoban, although he was young, kept an eye on the room every day, not caring about the stench. Although he was young, he knew that as long as Liu Congxiao lived, he would have nothing to worry about.

"Young prince, let's go and have a rest first." Butler Xi glanced at the tired Liu Shaoqi. He was indeed a sensible child. What a pity.

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm just waiting here for my father to wake up." Liu Shao is not stupid. If he leaves, these people will definitely be lazy.

, then my father would have no chance to wake up. In this weather, even if ice cubes were placed in the room, it would still be unbearably hot. Liu Congxiao's back had already festered, and even if it was cleaned every day, the wounds would get bigger and bigger.

As for the Queen's Palace of Jinjiang, it has long been in chaos, and everyone is trying to find another way out. Even Song Wushuo has been feeling uneasy these days. His eldest brother came once half a month ago, but there has been no news since.

"Zheng'er, you still can't get out?" Song Wushu wanted to contact his eldest brother. Now people were in panic. The only one he could trust and who cared about her life and death was his eldest brother.

"You can't get out. The young prince gave an order. No one is allowed to come in or out without his order." Zheng'er shook her head. Now the person who makes the decision in the palace is Liu Shaoqi, who almost never leaves the prince's room.

"Then just wait, it's just a few days away." Song Wushu calmed down her emotions. She would go to Liu Congxiao's bed every day to say hello. Naturally, she knew that her condition had worsened so badly that it was already beyond the reach of gods to save her.

However, Liu Shaoqi did a good thing. The doctor and maid were responsible for cleaning Liu Congxiao's wounds, so she no longer had to endure the torture.

As for Song Wumian, he is currently leading a group of people to strengthen the defense in the Song family compound. These are all good people who were transferred from the farm outside the city. If there is a turmoil, they can resist. His father originally asked him to hide together.

Song Wumian refused to go overseas. If he wanted to get ahead, how could he not give it a try? Besides, his sister was still in the palace.

All the female members of the Song family have evacuated, including a group of Song Wumian's wives and concubines. One of the concubines was pregnant. This was the reason why his father agreed to let him stay. As long as he had a queen, Song Wumian would not be allowed to leave.

It's the end of the family's incense.

The walls of the Song family's courtyard were all heightened and reinforced, and the entire wall was painted with cement. It was like a miniature city wall. A wooden frame was set up behind it, and people could stand on it and attack outside the courtyard wall. And if there was a war, the other two families would come.

At this meeting, the three families joined forces and ignored the idle rebels.

"Sir, do you think this will work?" The captain of the guard found a master and built two small trebuchets. They were not very powerful and were good at scaring people. They were better than throwing stones.

"Okay, reinforce all the doors again, don't break them." The main door of the Song family is naturally very strong, but it's hard to say the small door next to it and the back door. Anyway, how strong it is, life-saving is important.

"Sir, why don't we go to the village?" The guard didn't understand. There were many people in the village. If it was not possible, we could go to the mountains. It was much better than staying in the city.

"You know what the heck, on Zhuangzi, if you are surrounded by a large army, you will have no place to escape. In the city, you can't go too far. If it doesn't work, you can still escape from the port." Song Wumian had his own thoughts, no matter what

Whether Zhang Hansi or Chen Hongjin takes over, this Quanzhou City is always a mansion. If it is too much, it will be unpopular. Besides, being in the city may help the Jianzhou Army, which will affect the future of the Song family and himself.

Zhang Hansi, who originally stayed in Quanzhou City, left the city and returned to Putian County three days ago. That was the headquarters of Zhang Hansi's operations. If he wanted to get the position of Jiedushi, he would not be able to rely on the few soldiers under his command. He would have to use all his elite troops.

That's it.

Chen Hongjin of Zhangzhou was not idle either. His elite troops gathered in Tong'an County, with nearly 20,000 troops. Another nearly 10,000 men stayed in Zhangzhou to prevent the prying eyes of the Southern Han Dynasty.
Chapter completed!