Lin Jiang was stationed in Zhongzhou and had no time to leave, because the court forces of Chen State did not give up on opposing Lin Jiang. The army could not defeat Lin Jiang, so they began to play the advantage of the navy and harassed along the Yunjiang River. So the envoy of the fairy country was sent to Zhongzhou.

"Lin Yunjiang, the captain of the Great Wall Army of the Fairy Country, greets General Datong

." The man met Lin Jiang and bowed to Lin Jiang with a low attitude.

"Please stand up."

"Thank you, General."

"I heard that your troops moved to the border of Hezhou. I don't know how the Great Wall is doing."

"Reporting to the general, the Great Wall Corps is not doing well. The year before last, the monsters attacked..."

Lin Yunjiang told the recent situation of the Great Wall Corps one by one. The situation of the Great Wall Corps was very bad. The Great Wall Corps of the Fairy Country had hundreds of thousands of troops, and their food and military supplies were all provided by the hinterland of the Fairy Country. After the Fairy Country was broken, their food and grass support was lost by 70% or 80%, and they could only rely on themselves in the mountains near the Great Wall.

Although they are barely alive, their strength is seriously weakened. The demons raided the Great Wall Corps two years ago, and the Great Wall Corps was defeated. They were cut into several parts by the demons and can no longer communicate with each other.

The demons are still clearing out the troops of the Great Wall Corps. Their part is located in the southwest of the Great Wall, close to the State of Chen, so they can only cross the mountains and ask for asylum in Hezhou.

"According to Captain Lin, you come to my Datong Army's territory to take root in Hezhou?"

"Yes, there are too few people in our part, less than 30,000 people are left, and we are no longer able to resist the demons. Please be merciful, General, and give us a place to survive. We are willing to die for you,"

said Lin Yunjiang. They were scared of being beaten and really couldn't win, so they only asked Lin Jiang to take them in.

"How many soldiers and warriors do you have?" "More than

20,000 people,"

Lin Yunjiang replied. It is difficult for the elderly, the weak, women and children to cross the mountains, so they are almost all soldiers, warriors, and strong people.

“More than 20,000 soldiers and generals entering Hezhou, what use is there to me?”

“General, we…”

“I know you are an elite division, and those who can survive are almost all elites. How about this, I will leave you a piece of land in Hezhou to take care of your retreat. You can leave the elderly, the weak, women and children behind, but the soldiers and generals must go back to the Great Wall area to resist the monsters”

“General, please spare us, it’s not that we are afraid of death, but the monsters are too strong, and we have almost all the weapons and armor, but we are short of food and grass…”

"I haven't finished yet. I will supply all the weapons, armor, food and fodder in full. I will supply them according to the standards of the most elite soldiers of my Datong Army. Forget it, I won't play tricks on you. I'll tell you the truth. The policy of my Datong Army has always been open. After I unify Southern Chen, I will

lead my troops north, but I still need time, and I need you to hold back the monsters. So I will give you all the supplies, not just for you, the remnants, but for all the Great Wall Legion. You just have to hold back the monsters, how about that?"

"General, our soldiers are now unwilling to fight, we just want to survive."

"Survive, if the monsters destroy our human civilization, how can you survive? You have no relatives or family members killed by the monsters, and you have no desire for revenge. I tell you the truth, if you are cowards, my Datong Army will not welcome you. This is your only choice,"

Lin Jiang scolded. Perhaps they had serious psychological trauma, but Lin Jiang didn't care. He had to hold back the main force of the monsters.

Lin Yunjiang's face changed drastically. Lin Jiang's words were too sincere. What should he do?

"Captain Lin, you might as well agree to it. You and I are from two countries. We will never agree to your tens of thousands of soldiers staying in Hezhou. What if you become the host? Hezhou is not your hometown, but the fairyland. My general intends to defeat and expel the monsters. You will be able to return home in glory..."

Xie Yunfeng saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and immediately persuaded him. Xie Yunfeng was very eloquent and patient. With his eloquence, he slowly convinced Lin Yunjiang.

After seeing off Lin Yunjiang, Xie Yunfeng said, "General, do you really want to support the Great Wall Legion?"

"Do you think I'm kidding?"

"General, that is the business of the Fairyland after all."

"Look at the bigger picture. Monsters are not human, and the people of the Fairyland are human. It's a fight between races, a fight to the death, and no compromise is allowed."

"Yes, I understand."

"Send a message back to Fengzhou and let the Xiao family of Qingzhou handle this matter. The Great Wall Legion must be revitalized and a trade route to the Great Wall Legion must be opened from Hezhou. As for how to support them specifically, the Xiao family of Qingzhou must also come up with a set of plans, and it must be a win-win situation."

Lin Jiang said. Lin Jiang had made arrangements for the five major noble families. The Xiao family of Qingzhou had made achievements in business. In recent years, they have been doing business for the Datong Army, and they have done quite well.

Lin Jiang was also unwilling to do business at a loss, so he asked the Xiao family to find a win-win method.

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"I believe you already know that the Great Wall Legion sent people to ask for help. What we are discussing today is to formulate the current strategic issues.

I will definitely eliminate the monsters, so the strategic plan must be conceived now. My plan is that once they unify Southern Chen and recuperate for two or three years, we will mobilize troops against the monsters. We must unite all the forces that can be united. The Great Wall Legion and the Qingjiang Legion of the Immortal Kingdom must support them, and the Zhou Dynasty must also be won over. What plans do you have?"

"General, the Zhou Dynasty was established less than seventy years ago. It was a time when the country was rich and strong. If the Zhou Dynasty is willing to take action, it will definitely be twice the result with half the effort. However, there are many dirty things between the Zhou Dynasty and us, so we should make plans early."

"Xie Yunfeng is right. The Zhou Dynasty and the State of Chen have territorial disputes and dignity disputes, but we are not the State of Chen anymore, so we should select some eloquent people to lobby the powerful factions of the Zhou Dynasty. You should be prepared. When things are done, a position of Shangshu will be indispensable."

Lin Jiang first painted a big pie. The Zhou Dynasty is now a force that cannot be underestimated and must be won over.

A group of senior officials made suggestions and a strategic blueprint was quickly planned. For now, it is to support the Great Wall Corps to continue to resist the monsters, delay the main force of the monsters, and prevent the main force of the monsters from going south to swallow up the State of Chen. The Datong Army must prepare for war and speed up the pace of unification. It is best to have a strong navy, so that it can go north along the sea, go upstream from the estuary of the Qingjiang River, and directly block the monsters' retreat, so that they can be completely annihilated.

At the same time, support the Qingjiang Corps of the Zhou Dynasty and the Immortal Kingdom and send troops together. At that time, millions of soldiers and horses will be gathered, and there is no fear of not being able to destroy the monsters.

After the strategy was formulated, Lin Jiang revised the current tactics and appointed the general to continue to attack other states and counties. He himself returned to Fengzhou, mainly to supervise the construction of the navy, and to teach the disciples of the martial arts academy to train warriors in batches.

Now that the Datong Army controls the land of ten states, Lin Jiang no longer needs to charge into battle. Even if the opponent has a martial saint, it doesn't matter. It can completely win by relying on numbers. Those martial saints are not Lin Jiang. They don't have such strong strength. It is difficult to escape when trapped by tens of thousands of people.

Half a month later, Lin Jiang returned to Fengzhou and inspected the shipyard in Fengzhou as soon as possible. The Xiao family gave Lin Jiang a good news. Through secret operations, they brought back more than a dozen shipbuilding masters from the shipyard in Haizhou, which made the shipbuilding technology of the Datong Army advance by leaps and bounds.

"General, this is our latest warship, which is 1,200 tons and is the largest warship suitable for inland rivers."

Xiao Sheng explained to Lin Jiang the warships that the shipyard is currently manufacturing. He is a direct descendant of the Xiao family. He has been in charge of the affairs of the shipyard two years ago. He is very capable and has come up with real skills.

"Can we build bigger warships?"

Lin Jiang said. The weight unit was proposed by him in the Xia Dynasty, which is the commonly used units of Hao, Li, Liang, Jin, and Ton, in the decimal system. Lin Jiang

remembered that he had watched a documentary before. In the era of sailing warships, that is, wooden ships, the maximum weight could reach about 5,000 tons and could carry hundreds of cannons.

Of course, there were no cannons in this era. The discovery of gunpowder was related to alchemists, and the alchemists of this era inherited the technology from the era of cultivating immortals, so those low-level things would not appear.

"Yes, the largest warship over in Haizhou weighs 3,000 tons, and its sails are changeable, which can adapt to various situations. Only a small part of it is driven by manpower, and it is also equipped with multiple decks, which can carry hundreds of crossbows at a time, but only the top deck can be used to mount crossbows."

"Are the warships over in Haizhou so advanced?"

Lin Jiang was a little surprised. Isn't this just a sailing warship, but it has no cannons, but is equipped with crossbows. There are seven or eight kinds of crossbows in the State of Chen. The most powerful one is the crossbow, but it takes up a lot of space. There is also a continuous crossbow, which is much weaker in power, but it can fire continuously.

"Yes, General, Haizhou's warships are the best in the world, and even the warships of the Zhou Dynasty cannot compare with them."

"Can the master craftsman you found make that kind of top-level warship?"

"Yes, I've asked, but Yunjiang is not suitable for this kind of top-level warship. It's too big and difficult to turn. It will be disadvantageous in combat."

"Continue to dig out Haizhou's craftsmen. Although Haizhou can be taken over sooner or later, we still have to dig them out. Even if they are unwilling to come, we have to protect them. I will give you a group of money and a group of people, and you can ask them to arrange them."

Lin Jiang said. He knew that the status of Chen State's craftsmen was very low, which was why they were so attractive. Lin Jiang would naturally not make this mistake. He respected technology and talents.