Send Chiaya away.
Shen Shuli and Mu Wanjun continued to work on the shipyard.
Two more days passed.
Most of the families of the shipyard craftsmen have been notified to arrive.
A small number of family members made the decision quickly and immediately agreed to leave with them.
But most family members disagreed.
After all, few people are willing to abandon their homes and hometowns and follow one of their sons to such a faraway place to start over.
Isn't it just a few years of separation?
It’s not like I won’t come back anyway.
Family members who were willing to leave with the family arrived one after another within the past two days.
...
...
Xiao Yuxuan had already arranged for this group of craftsmen and their families, as well as those craftsmen whose families were unwilling to leave with them, to board a large ship and be sent to the island.
The rest are family members whose hometowns are far away, and they will need some time to wait.
In addition, at Mu Wanjun's request, he finally got 6,000 ordinary soldiers from Pingxi Hou.
Send these soldiers to the island first and help build houses in advance.
Mu Wanjun was certain that her grandfather would lose the bet, and that her grandfather and his family would take 100,000 soldiers to live on the island.
She didn't want to waste time, so she brought a group of people back to the island in advance to build the house.
In order to prevent an extreme cold disaster from coming, even if her grandfather and the others arrived on the island and had no place to live, it was not her intention to let them freeze to death or get frostbite.
Three large ships had already carried these 6,000 soldiers and some shipyard personnel to the island two days ago.
only.
Shen Shuli didn’t expect it.
They unexpectedly met a group of old acquaintances in Lihai City!
It turned out to be Cangzhou prefect Cheng Zongyi and his 1,000 elite soldiers, as well as Quanzhou's transport commissioner Gao Fei and the 50,000 troops under his command!
The reason why Cheng Zongyi appeared here.
It was he who tracked down the Zhou and Gu families all the way to Lihai City.
We just arrived at Lihai City a day ago.
Chen Shuli was at the dock, in charge of taking the craftsmen's families who were arriving one after another onto the ship, and unexpectedly ran into Cheng Zongyi.
Shen Shuli did not recognize him at first.
After all, Cheng Zongyi now had a full beard on his face, and his temperament and state were completely different from before.
He looked like a savage, violent and rough man, without any of the elegant and handsome scholar temperament he used to have.
It was Cheng Zongyi who first recognized Shen Shuli.
Shen Shuli personally has a very good impression of Cheng Zongyi.
After all, during the journey of fleeing famine, almost none of the officials he met along the way were good officials who truly served the country and the people.
But Cheng Zongyi is definitely a breath of fresh air!
Even though he obeyed the old emperor's orders, he had always been defending Cangzhou City and protecting the people.
“Miss Shen! I didn’t expect to meet you here!”
Cheng Zongyi's eyes, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly lit up, and he eagerly pushed aside the crowd in front of him and approached Shen Shuli.
Shen Shuli looked at the other person for several times before she recognized him.
"Ah, Prefect Cheng! Why are you here?"
She was really surprised!
Cheng Zongyi is the governor of a state north of the capital!
How could it have come from such a far distance and appeared in this extreme southeast location?
Cheng Zongyi felt extremely complicated when he thought about the past.
Shen Shuli saw the complex emotions in Cheng Zongyi's eyes, and instantly figured out the twists and turns, and she felt uncomfortable.
A prefect from the north would suddenly appear in the south. It must be that Cangzhou Prefecture was conquered by the northern barbarians.
And there was no place for him in the capital, so he fled here.
"Miss Shen, I am no longer the prefect. You don't have to call me that in the future. Just call me uncle."
Cheng Zongyi pretended to be relaxed and changed the subject: "By the way, do you know where Lord Zhou and Lord Gu are?"
"I asked around and heard that they came to Lihai City, but I couldn't get any more news about them here."
"Uncle Cheng, I know where Uncle Zhou and Uncle Gu are. Do you want to go find them?"
Chen Shuli would not refuse Cheng Zongyi from going to the island, but would welcome him instead.
After all, we are all acquaintances.
It can also be regarded as repaying Cheng Zongyi's kindness in allowing them to enter Cangzhou Prefecture.
At least.
After all, you are a laborer, right? Are you afraid that you will have no place to use your skills after going to the island?
What is the most scarce resource on the island today?
Of course it’s people!
The more people the better~
"May I?"
Cheng Zongyi looked at Shen Shuli somewhat embarrassedly, but still said with a hint of pleading, “If it’s convenient, can you take me to see them?”
There was a sly glint in Shen Shuli's eyes.
"Of course it's convenient, but they are not in Lihai City, but on a small island outside. You need to take a boat to get there. I will arrange for you to board the boat now, shall I?"
Cheng Zongyi did not refuse at all, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, thank you Miss Shen!" After that, he clasped his hands together and performed a martial arts etiquette to Shen Shuli.
Shen Shuli immediately led people on board. She counted carefully and found that there were a total of one thousand people!
And they are all strong and brave men!
They are definitely good at their job!
"I hope they don't cry with excitement when they go to the island~"
"Once you get on my ship, there's no turning back."
Shen Shuli's ears were quite sensitive. When she was arranging seats for Cheng Zongyi and the others, she could hear their stomachs rumbling with hunger.
She immediately had someone send them a full meal so that they could eat their fill and then rest.
Cheng Zongyi was a little embarrassed, but he did not reject the other party's kindness.
During their escape, they were indeed very displaced, had poor food and drink, and had a hard time traveling.
"By the way, Miss Shen, I met Quanzhou's transport commissioner Gao Fei on the way. He brought an army of tens of thousands of people and seemed to be going to attack Lihai."
"But we have been temporarily stopped outside the city by the Lihai army. If you have finished your business, you should leave as soon as possible to avoid being affected by the war."
Cheng Zongyi felt heavy and uncomfortable when he thought about the undercurrents and constant wars in all parts of Dayong.
He hated why the dynasty he lived in suddenly became so dilapidated?
Shen Shuli's heart skipped a beat when she heard this!
She didn't expect Gao Fei to come too!
He was even stopped outside the city by Pingxi Hou's men!
I think so.
How could Marquis Pingxi allow other troops to enter Lihai City at will!
She had to go and make peace quickly.
"Uncle Cheng, you should have a good rest first. Someone will bring you meals and clean clothes in the next few days."
"If you are not full, you can go to the kitchen to get food yourself. I have something else to do, so I will leave first." Shen Shuli forced herself to calm down and explained.
Cheng Zongyi: "Okay, go ahead and get busy. Thank you Miss Shen for your hospitality."
After getting off the boat, Shen Shuli immediately went to Gao's house to look for Mu Wanjun and told her Gao Fei's whereabouts.
Mu Wanjun was also surprised.
She didn't expect Gao Fei to come with his army!
The two sides must not fight!
Otherwise they will suffer a great loss!
"Come on, come on, come with me to the city gate to find grandpa!" Mu Wanjun immediately pulled Shen Shuli to the north city gate to find someone.
Pingxi Hou heard that an unfamiliar army had arrived outside the city, and that its number was huge, at least 50,000.
The army of Pingxi Hou numbered as many as 100,000 and was not afraid of the enemy.
But he also didn't want to fight and let his own people sacrifice, he would feel sorry for those soldiers.
now.
Marquis Pingxi stood on the high city wall, looking at the army below that was trying to break into the city.
"This is not the place you should be! Please leave quickly, otherwise, you will be declaring war on us!" Pingxi Hou's subordinates shouted loudly.
Gao Fei also shouted loudly: "Don't misunderstand, we are just borrowing your passage and have no intention of becoming your enemy!"
"Please allow me to enter the city to look for someone. Once I find someone, I will leave the city immediately and will not stay any longer!"
Gao Fei knew that the Xie family would come to Lihai City, so he came here specifically to look for them and he had to enter the city to look for them.
But he led an army of tens of thousands and his identity had been exposed.
If you enter the city alone, no one knows what unpredictable things may happen.
What if Li Hai’s army detained him? Wouldn’t his army be eaten up by these people?
But it is impossible for the other side to allow 50,000 troops into the city.
The situation remained at a stalemate.
Almost all of Pingxi Hou's people knew Mu Wanjun. She wanted to go to the city gate to find Pingxi Hou, and no one stopped her and let her go.
Chen Shuli and Mu Wanjun breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the two sides did not fight.
The two men first looked down at the city to confirm whether the person under the city was Gao Fei, the transport envoy.
"It's Gao Fei indeed!" Shen Shuli confirmed.
Mu Wanjun nodded when she heard this, and then quickly persuaded Pingxi Hou: "Grandfather, please don't start a war!"
Marquis Pingxi didn't know why his granddaughter and her good friend suddenly came here.
But he was worried that this army might start a war at any time and hurt the two of them, so he said with a serious face: "What are you doing here? Go back quickly! It's dangerous here!"
Mu Wanjun quickly explained: "Grandfather, don't worry, the people below are our own people!"
Upon hearing this, Marquis Pingxi frowned even more tightly.
How come he didn't know when his granddaughter had raised such a huge army?
That's not how you joke!
"Grandfather, please don't be anxious. Let me explain it to you slowly."
When Shen Shuli saw Mu Wanjun explaining to Marquis Pingxi, she hurried to appease the troops under the city.
She moved a stool, stood on it, lay on the city wall and waved down.
"Uncle Gao, Uncle Gao, please don't fight. I am Shen Shuli. We are all family members."
Shen Shuli called out several times, fearing that Gao Fei couldn't hear her or that she had forgotten about her.
Gao Fei didn't expect that the person on the city wall was Shen Shuli.
The little girl who was very close to the eldest brother’s son.
His originally tense nerves suddenly relaxed.
“Miss Shen, it’s you!” Gao Fei quickly asked the archers to retreat and took the lead in showing his attitude.
"Uncle Gao, please ask the troops to retreat a little. I will go down to find you later."
Gao Fei responded loudly: "Okay!" and ordered the army to retreat one mile.
Mu Wanjun also explained Gao Fei's background and identity, as well as his relationship with the Xie and Mu families.
"So that's how it is," Pingxi Hou nodded in understanding, "So the person below is the nobleman you met in Quanzhou?"
Mu Wanjun nodded and said, "Yes, grandpa, so we are all family, don't do anything to hurt the relationship. Uncle Gao should be here to look for the Xie family."
"Well, that's the best." Pingxi Hou still had a trace of caution in his heart.
After all, we should always be on guard against others.
What's more, now is a time of chaos. Who who holds military power does not have some ambitions in his heart?
Don't be careless and lose Jingzhou!
"Grandfather, please open the door and let us go down to talk to Uncle Gao. It's hurtful to keep them outside." Mu Wanjun said coquettishly.
Marquis Pingxi nodded and signaled his soldiers to open the city gate.
In order to prevent the two from encountering any accidents, Marquis Pingxi personally took them on the trip.
When Gao Fei saw that the general of Li Hai was leaving the city in person, he also dismounted and went forward alone to meet him.
"Uncle Gao!" Shen Shuli and Mu Wanjun quickly ran to Gao Fei and called for help.
When Gao Fei saw the two of them, he felt completely relieved.
The fact that they can stand here safely means that the people of the Xie family must be safe as well.
Then he felt relieved.
"Well, how have you been lately?" Gao Fei asked.
"It's great. It's even better to meet you." Mu Wanjun replied sweetly.
Shen Shuli nodded and asked, “Uncle Gao, did you come to the Xie family specifically?”
"Well, Yunzhou and Xingzhou joined forces to take over Quanzhou, so I took the initiative to give up Quanzhou and led my troops to find you. But it seems that you don't welcome it very much."
Gao Fei looked at Pingxi Hou meaningfully.
There was still no trace of emotion on Pingxi Hou's face, and he was not at all affected by Gao Fei's sarcastic words.
"Hehe, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. We didn't know you were coming at first, otherwise we would have opened the city gates and warmly welcomed you~" Mu Wanjun quickly acted coquettishly and made jokes to ease the atmosphere.
Shen Shuli thought for a moment and said, “Uncle Gao, the Xie family has already landed on the island and is not in the city. If you want to join them, why don’t we take a boat to find them?”
"Can."
Gao Fei had no objection. After all, his purpose was to find the Xie family, not to enter Lihai City.
"But I'm bringing a lot of people. Can the boat hold them?"
Shen Shuli smiled and said, "It may not fit in one trip, it will probably take two or three trips."
All the boats at the Lihai South Wharf and East Wharf were requisitioned by them.
Moreover, Chen Shuli also secretly took out the boats taken from Yinghai City and the four medium-sized boats that had been collected before and mixed them in with these boats.
Still not enough.
It’s definitely not enough to deliver all of them in one trip.
After all, there are so many craftsmen and their families in the shipyard.
She really didn't expect to meet so many people this time.
What a sweet burden indeed!
"It's okay. Thank you for troubling Miss Shen. I see there is a pier here. Let's stay at the pier for the next few days and not go into the city." Gao Fei took the initiative to say.
He didn't want to cause too much trouble to the other party.
Shen Shuli pursed her lips slightly when she heard this.
She didn't explain it clearly. One boat trip would take at least fifteen days, and three trips would take one and a half months.
If so many people just sit at the dock and wait.
When the extreme cold weather hits, we will probably be frozen into ice sculptures.
Pingxi Hou was unwilling to make things difficult for the other party because his granddaughter had told him that a trip to the island would take at least half a month.
As a soldier himself, he was unwilling to let these soldiers suffer in the rain at the dock.
He said at the right time: "Gaodu Transport Envoy, if you don't mind, why don't you take your people and settle them down in the city? It will take more than a month for everyone to leave. How can we stay at the dock all the time?"
Mu Wanjun breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her grandfather had agreed to allow Uncle Gao and his group to enter the city.
She was really worried that her grandfather would not let Uncle Gao and the others enter the city, leaving them in the rain at the dock.
Even a body of iron can’t endure it!
If you get sick from being caught in the rain, you will probably be the first to die when an extreme cold weather disaster comes.
How sad she must be!
Shen Shuli gave priority to arranging for the shipyard staff and their families to board the ship. Once these people arrived on the island, the shipyard had to be repaired as soon as possible without any delay.
When there is a vacant position, we will arrange for someone who can fly high.
There were simply too many more people than expected, and all the ships combined could not accommodate the shipyard staff and their families.
It has to be divided into two batches.
Shen Shuli was worried that there was not enough time, so she immediately discussed the matter with Xiao Yuxuan and Mu Wanjun.
"What should I do? I have secretly released all the ships in my space, but they are still not enough. The extreme cold disaster will come in ten days. What should I do if I don't have enough manpower?" Shen Shuli looked at the two of them anxiously.
Mu Wanjun said: "How about we go around all the boats along the coast and collect all the boats?"
Xiao Yuxuan objected: "What if someone else wants to use the boat? Wouldn't it be like destroying their livelihood if we do this?"
Shen Shuli felt that what both of them said made sense, and she became hesitant.
If she followed her idea, she would also like to get more boats from other cities.
But Xiao Yuxuan's opinion also makes sense.
She can't just destroy other people's lives, right?
"If I had known earlier, I should have put an aircraft carrier into the space, so I wouldn't be worried now." Shen Shuli sighed.
Mu Wanjun couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Come on, your space can't even accommodate a cargo ship, and you want to install an aircraft carrier?"
"You know how to hit people." Shen Shuli was unhappy and immediately retorted: "Why don't you show us your golden finger?"
"Hehe, just pretend I didn't say anything." Mu Wanjun immediately shut up in embarrassment.
Xiao Yuxuan watched the two people bickering every day and shook his head helplessly, his brain working quickly to think of a solution.
While the three were racking their brains in the room, there was a sudden noise outside.
This is a rare phenomenon in Gaofu.
The three of them hurried out to check.
"What happened?" Mu Wanjun asked a maid who was walking hurriedly.
Seeing that it was my cousin, the maid quickly replied, "My dear, I heard that a large army suddenly arrived outside the city and wanted to attack Lihai City! The Marquis has already led his troops to support them!"
When Shen Shuli and the other two heard this, their faces all changed!
They had never expected that there was a huge army outside the city that was planning to attack Lihai City!
Shen Shuli asked anxiously: "Do you know which city gate it is at?"
"Yes, it's the North Gate!"
The army at the north gate!
In other words, this army is also Dayong’s army!
Now, in the entire Dayong.
Where else could a force possess such a large army and want to fight for Lihai City? !
Not only Shen Shuli, but Mu Wanjun and Xiao Yuxuan were also thinking quickly.
The three of them immediately ignored everything else and while thinking, they immediately used their Qinggong skills to rush to the north gate at full speed.
Pingxi Hou's army has all gathered at the north gate, and the entire Lihai City is filled with a murderous atmosphere!
Shen Shuli and the other two came to the city wall again and asked Pingxi Hou.
"Grandfather, do you know who is coming this time?"
Mu Wanjun asked anxiously, and kept looking down the city, wanting to see clearly who was leading the army.
But this army is still very far away and cannot be seen clearly from here.
"I don't know. The scouts only reported that there are about 200,000 troops approaching Lihai City."
Pingxi Hou's expression was serious and stern, and it was obvious that he was under great pressure at the moment.
The entire Lihai City army, plus the 30,000 troops originally stationed in the city and several thousand ordinary officers and soldiers, totaled only 130,000 to 140,000 people.
The most important thing is that the original army of Lihai City was not united with Pingxi Hou and only surrendered on the surface.
And this time they are facing at least 200,000 enemy troops!
His men may not be able to defend Lihai City.
If the enemy breaks through the city gate.
Then the army of Pingxi Hou will definitely be eaten by the enemy!
Even if they wanted to retreat, it would be too late!
Besides, they had nowhere to retreat to.
Unless you go to Huaihai City in the east.
But who can say for sure that there are no other troops stationed in Huaihai City?
Wouldn’t this army that suddenly appeared chase us all the way to Huaihai City?
Shen Shuli didn't care about anything else and took out a telescope to check the dense and huge army approaching the city gate.
Military binoculars can see human faces within at least two kilometers.
She could clearly see a gorgeous bright yellow flag sail in the middle of the army, with a golden dragon totem embroidered on it.
Shen Shuli’s heart sank instantly.
In the entire Dayong Dynasty, only the emperor could use this color and embroider dragon patterns!
Could it be that the new emperor arrived in Lihai City so soon?
Shen Shuli told Mu Wanjun her guess.
Mu Wanjun immediately got furious when she heard this.
"Ari, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?!"
Shen Shuli handed her the telescope and let her look for herself.
Pingxi Hou was standing next to them and could see that Shen Shuli was holding something she had never seen before.
He didn't know what this little thing did, but he wasn't curious.
He just looked solemnly at the official road in the distance as the imposing army gradually approached Lihai City.
Mu Wanjun also saw the yellow flag sail and the vaguely visible yellow sedan chair, and her heart sank to the bottom.
In the book, the third prince is the son of destiny and has countless cards in his hand.
This life.
Although the original plot of the Third Prince was slightly affected by their existence.
But the trump cards in his hand remain the same, and his counterattack is even more fierce than the original plot.
He directly forced the emperor to abdicate and killed his father, successfully usurped the throne and consolidated his own position.
Even the Northern Barbarians' army was firmly under his control.
If the second half of the story in the book was not about the struggle among the heroes, the Great Yong would have been torn apart directly, which would have demonstrated the iron-blooded tactics of the Third Prince to unify the world...
Otherwise, the third prince would not have followed the plot and come to Lihai City.
And the purpose of his coming to Lihai City.
Of course, they don’t simply want to occupy Lihai City, but the island across the sea!
but.
The current island was the one that Shen Shuli had her eyes on first, and there was no way she would give it up!
"It really could be the new emperor's army! How could he come to Lihai City so quickly?"
"He gave up the Imperial City so quickly? Is he crazy?" Mu Wanjun gnashed her teeth in anger!
When Marquis Pingxi heard the conversation between his granddaughter and his partner, his heart beat uncontrollably for a moment.
"What, the new emperor is leading the troops personally?" Pingxi Hou's breathing became disordered at this moment.
He thought that the new emperor had learned of his rebellion and had sent troops to eliminate him!
If so.
The situation was far more difficult than he had expected!
Shen Shuli didn't have time to think about it, and immediately said to Pingxi Hou: "My Lord, we must not let them attack. I will go find the Transport Envoy and ask him to help defend the city together!"
"good!"
Pingxi Hou was also a little panicked at this moment, and hoped that Du Yunyunshi could help him defend the city.
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