"A Quan, let things go here first, and go to the north first." This section is under Gao Quan's responsibility. Gao Jichong came to find him, so there was something more important for him to do.

"General, where to go to the north?" Gao Quan put the whip on his waist, but he didn't have to work, he just needed to supervise the worker.

"Let's go to Tanzhou and meet the people who are now Nanchu." After Gao Jichong took control of Xiongzhou again, the first thing he needed to do was to strengthen his ties with Nanchu.

Sun Yu communicated with him about this matter. After the autumn harvest, Nan Chu was under great pressure. Now, it is only less than four months before the autumn harvest, so I have to help Nan Chu as much as possible.

If Nan Chu could not hold on to this year, Sun Yu's plan would be difficult to implement.

The young master of Nanchu is now Zhou Baoquan, and Yang Shifan is a young man. He is now the highest military commander of Nanchu. When Gao Jichong fled Jiangling, he made a deal with Yang Shifan. He had dealt with each other and had always had some affection.

"General, don't worry, let's prepare now." Gao Quan is now working hard to show his strength and not to lose Gao Jichong's face.

"Well, I have prepared some gifts from the business bank. You can bring them with you and give them to General Yang." Gao Ji Chong weighed it. This is a big deal and a combination of two benefits. As long as Yang Shifu is not in trouble, it should not be a problem. It is just this price, so you have to have a good talk.

Chu has been prosperous since ancient times. As the administrative center of Southern Chu, Tanzhou is one of the most famous ones.

Yang Shifan, who strives to protect the Southern Chu regime, was named General Zhennan by Zhou Baoquan, and personally led people to stay in Tanzhou to protect the young master.

In the mansion of the General of Zhennan, Yang Shifu was deducing with his staff. Murong Yanzhao on the other side trained the navy every day, and his combat intentions were visible across the river.

Although the Navy of the Song Dynasty was weak, there were wealthy people. The warship was launched very quickly. Now, both the number and quality of the warships were greater than that of the Nanchu. The worst was the experience of water warfare.

"General, in the eyes of his subordinates, our water advantages will soon be lost." Aide Shi Fang stared at the deduction map. Nan Chu could not afford to spend money like Da Song.

"I will communicate with the young master, and this foundation cannot be lost. Zhao's wolfish ambitions are so good to treat his generals under his command. If he surrenders, he will probably not even have any bones left." Yang Shifan was considered an important official in Nanchu, and he has his own integrity. If he surrenders like this, and it is not the old master who entrusted him to others? He doesn't want to be a traitor who is despised.

Zhou Baoquan was still young and he didn't understand the general trend of the world. His father had to hold on to him this foundation.

The rebels were powerful before and were in the limelight for a while. In the end, Yang Shifan was still allowed to destroy him in one battle. He believed that as long as he fully supported Yang Shifan, the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty would still have no choice but to deal with Nan Chu.

"The General is right, the Song Dynasty has invested a lot of money to build warships this time, and the number of warships will increase. We have to prepare early." According to this situation, after the autumn harvest, it is estimated that the load of the Navy warships of the Song Dynasty will be twice that of the Southern Chu.

Faced with this overwhelming advantage, it was difficult for them to stop the other party from crossing the river. They could not say that they could only wait until they crossed the river before making any more conspiracy.

"How are the weapons ready now?" Once the other party crosses the river, all they can do is to defend the city. Take advantage of the territory, consume the other party's strength, and hold them back. Once the cold winter comes, they can only retreat their troops.

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"It's not optimistic. The loss was too great before. Now it is insufficient to station troops in Fengzhou and Yuezhou. After the autumn harvest, a large number of young and strong people will inevitably be recruited. Once the war begins, the weapons consumed will be difficult to calculate." In the past, the civil unrest in Southern Chu was severely consumed, and now it is difficult to make up for them.

The main focus of my previous energy was always on the navy, focusing on defending along the river. Later, I found that my strength was not as good as the pace of the Song Dynasty building the navy, so I turned my attention to defending the city.

"Then go buy it! Whether it is Western Shu or Southern Tang, as long as the price is appropriate, buy a batch of emergency first." In the territory of Nan Chu, minerals are limited, and the speed of building weapons is even more worrying. Civil strife has led to further decline in production, and it is difficult to improve in the short term.

"Well, General, you also know that you are not enough in the situation in Southern Tang. Western Shu doesn't know what to do. My subordinates have contacted them, and they always keep silent and have no intention of selling." Shi Fang looked worried. This weapon is different from other things. It has always been a key target for control, so it can't be bought at will.

There seemed to be no movement in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but in fact, the one in Western Shu didn't know what he was going to do now, and he regarded the weapons as treasures and hid them tightly.

"Then, go to the south and ask." Yang Shifan had no choice. They had always had a disagreement with the Southern Han Dynasty, and many disputes of all sizes arose, but at present, there was no better choice.

"This..." Just when Shi Fang was in a dilemma, a guard came in to report that Gao Quan was asking for a meeting outside the mansion.

When Yang Shifan heard this title, he remembered that this was the relative of Gao Jichong's family, former general of Nanping, who had met several times.

Although Nanchu and Nanping were close to each other in the past, their relationship was pretty good, and they were quite meaningful to join the group to keep warm.

"I heard that Gao Jichong wasn't he in the hands of Nan Han? Why did Gao Quan come here?" Now all the Nan Chu people are staring at the Song Dynasty imperial guards in the north. When the news from the south is heard, they don't pay much attention to it at all.

"Maybe I want to surrender to us, General, it's a good thing." Shi Fang said happily. There is a shortage of people at the moment. Gao Jichong took away all the elite cavalry. If he could be brought to serve as a thug, that would be great.

"Then please, no, I'll go and greet him in person!" Yang Shifan felt that Shi Fang's analysis made a lot of sense. If he really came to join him, he would have to greet him no matter his strength. This is an attitude for the people of the world.

Since ancient times, those who have accomplished great things must have enough demeanor to attract everyone to vote.

Gao Quan brought not many people today, and even himself, there were eight cavalrymen. The bows and arrows he carried before had long been discarded and replaced with cavalry crossbows produced by the Zhongyong Army. They were powerful and simple to load.

Other equipment, whether it is long swords or armor, also comes from the Loyal and Brave Army. The special cavalry armor is mainly made of leather, and the key points are refined steel sheets, which have sufficient protection and are extremely lightweight.

The cavalry spear is more than eight feet tall, and the tip of the spear is shining under the light, and there is no doubt about the armor-breaking ability.

When Yang Shifan took Shi Fang to the door, the two of them looked at the water's dazzling equipment and felt that their saliva was about to flow down. Damn it was going to Nanhan to rob.

"Gao has seen the general and Mr. Shi!" Gao Quan knew that this fight was happening as he looked at the expressions of the two of them.

I pretended to be right, and before leaving, this was the manager of the Jianzhou Commercial Bank, which was brought to them by them. What is the catwalk?

Speaking of which, as soon as Gao Jichong stabilized Xiongzhou, someone from Jianzhou Commercial Bank came to open a semicolon. Xiongzhou has a small number of people, four-wheeled carriages and Feitian wine, etc., and there is not much sales, but this kind of bargain such as ironware should be pretty good.

This person loves decent, Gao Quan and his entourage. It is quite good to wear this way and enjoy the look of others looking up along the way.

"Well, I haven't seen you for a long time, General Gao, this is developed and I almost didn't recognize you." Shi Fanggong bowed and spoke first. He had dealt with Gao Quan and was more familiar with him.

"General Gao's outfit is really majestic and daunting. Please come inside!" Yang Shifan reached out to welcome him. He had to find out more carefully later. Where did this outfit come from.

"Thank you, General, bring the gifts up." Gao Quan waved his hand, and the soldiers stepped forward and moved the wooden box of camel on the horse's back.

Xiongzhou is not too far away, but the road is difficult to travel, and the carriage cannot be passed. Xiongzhou is short of everything, but there are enough horses, so just use war horses to carry them over.

Yang Shifu's eyelids twitched. Such an expensive war horse was too luxurious to use as a livestock for picking up goods.

When two large boxes were placed at the door, the heavy sound of landing scared Shi Fang. What big gift was this?

"General Gao, what is this? If it is gold and silver, please forgive me, but Yang would not dare to accept it." Yang Shifan was not greedy for money, and if it was spread, it would inevitably affect his impression in the young master's mind, which was not conducive to working together to fight the Song army.

"The general is thinking too much. My Xiongzhou is barren, so how can there be so much gold and silver?" Gao Quan laughed. If there is so much gold and silver, it is impossible to give it to Yang Shifan. It is better to recruit soldiers and horses than to buy them.

"Then what is this? General Gao might as well open it and take a look." Shi Fang understood Yang Shifan's intentions, so he simply opened it at this door so that everyone could see it so as to avoid suspicion. If it was indeed an ordinary object, then it would be fine if you accept it.

"Since that's the case, then open it and let the general take a look!" Gao Quan clapped his hands and ordered.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers under his command opened the lock on the box. After lifting it up, a dazzling luster flashed, which was no less than gold and silver.

"What does this mean?" Shi Fang walked closer. One box was full of long swords and the other box was full of spear tips. No wonder it was so heavy. But there was no gift for giving these things. It was obviously standard equipment, not a treasure blade.

It is true that Nan Chu lacks this thing now, but it is a drop in the bucket and nothing can be said.

Yang Shifan walked closer, took a long sword and looked at it carefully, and bounced his fingers on the blade. His voice was crisp, which was almost the same as the finest products he used in the army.

But when the fingertips swept across the blade, Yang Shifan felt a little different.

"General Gao has come from afar, so please follow me to the mansion first." Yang Shifan was very interested in these weapons and immediately invited Gao Quan and his party to enter the mansion first.

Yang Shifan's General's Mansion has high regulations, and the mansion is strictly guarded, with three steps and five steps per post. This is the result of the young master Zhou Baoquan repeatedly emphasized.
Chapter completed!