Chapter 222: Defeat Nanli

Jiang Jiu fantasized about making a lot of money.

With Taohua, Yunshu and two bodyguards, the prospect of traveling around the world in a carefree manner.

Suddenly I looked down and saw that there was only one shrimp ball left on the plate.

Her hand and Zhao Zhuoxi's hand attacked the shrimp ball together.

Instinctively, Jiang Jiu grabbed the shrimp balls.

But suddenly, Jiang Jiu was stunned, and his eyes slowly moved from his own fingers to Zhao Zhuoxi's fingers.

He is the emperor, how dare you snatch his food away.

Jiang Jiu was just about to put it down when she remembered that she should eat the first and the last one, otherwise she would feel uncomfortable.

Zhao Zhuoxi also looked at her with an innocent face.

Suddenly I remembered what she said before.

"The first and last bites are mine. If you want to snatch them from me, it means you don't like me..."

Although Zhao Zhuoxi didn't know what the logic was.

Respect is love.

Zhao Zhuoxi slowly retracted his hand.

Jiang Jiu, however, pretended to be polite: "How about I give it to you?"

Zhao Zhuoxi looked at her with amusement: "What? You don't want to eat anymore?"

The hand that had retracted was stretched out again, "I really ate it."

Jiang Jiuya was reluctant to let it go and was just being polite, but who knew that Zhao Zhuoxi took it seriously.

"How about I give you half?"

"Okay." Zhao Zhuoxi agreed readily, but stared at Jiang Jiu and smiled.

Jiang Jiu just wanted to bite it open with his teeth, but when he thought about it, it would get stained with his saliva, and it would be unhygienic to give it to him.

So I thought, why not let him bite me?

But isn't the effect the same? She wouldn't want to do it if his saliva got on her.

It was strange, she didn't really dislike him, and she vaguely remembered that his lips seemed sweet.

No, how did she know his lips were sweet? Had she kissed them before?

Jiang Jiu tried hard to recall whether she had ever kissed him on the lips.

His eyes couldn't help but stare at his mouth.

At this moment, Zhao Zhuoxi's big hand suddenly reached out, pulled her into his arms, and bent down to crawl under the table.

Jiang Jiu heard three "dong dong dong" sounds, and then Lu Ming was shouting outside.

"Assassin, there is an assassin, catch the assassin and protect him."

Suddenly, all the guards surrounded their carriage, making it impossible to get through.

Even so, Jiang Jiu did not forget to stuff the shrimp balls into his mouth while reacting.

Outside there was the sound of knives, guns, and clubs clashing.

In the carriage, Zhao Zhuoxi protected Jiang Jiu and lifted her up from underneath.

Jiang Jiu stuck out his tongue towards Zhao Zhuoxi and said, "I've finished eating, and you have nothing to eat."

Zhao Zhuoxi was speechless and turned her around: "Are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?"

Jiang Jiu shook his head, and suddenly saw a smear of dust on Zhao Zhuoxi's face.

"Your face is dirty."

Naturally, she raised her hand to wipe the dust off his face.

Unexpectedly, her hands were greasy and had just touched the dust, so the more she wiped, the dirtier they became.

In the end, it became pitch black.

She tried to wipe it with her sleeve again, but was caught by Zhao Zhuoxi.

Zhao Zhuoxi held her face and rubbed it hard.

It was nice, the gray moved from his face to hers.

The battle outside ended quickly, and all five assassins were captured.

Lu Ming interrogated him outside and found out that he was a spy left in Daning by Nanli Kingdom.

They disguised themselves as ordinary people and assassinated Zhao Zhuoxi when there were few people around him.

It's a pity that although Zhao Zhuoxi has few guards around him, each of them is an elite, especially the shadow guards beside Lu Ming, who were killed from the crowd, fighting one against ten.

"Your Majesty, should we kill all these people or take them back for questioning?"

Outside the carriage, Lu Ming asked for instructions.

Zhao Zhuoxi got out of the carriage.

Then the assassins from Nanli Kingdom shouted, "You dog emperor, you killed our marshal and the prince. We want revenge."

Zhao Zhuoxi waved his hand and said, "Kill them all, tie their bodies to the bamboo raft and send them back to Nanli."

Lu Ming arranged his men to do it.

Jiang Jiu also got out of the carriage. She didn't expect that the couple who were so loving just now were actually assassins.

All love is fake.

Jiang Jiu sighed heavily: "I'd better wait and see. If the world is not peaceful, there will be no peace anywhere."

That night, Jiang Jiu followed Zhao Zhuoxi back to the tent and began to discuss the plan of attack.

Jiang Jiu is not good at fighting, but it doesn't prevent her from learning from the side and giving her

Give me some advice.

A few days later, a huge ship as tall as a five-story building came by.

Then another thirty warships came over.

Zhao Zhuoxi's cannons were also transported onto the ship.

Everything was arranged, and Zhao Zhuoxi was seen standing on the deck and waving his hand.

"Sail."

Jiang Jiu was very shocked and pulled over an old soldier under the command of the Duke of Zhen to ask.

"Have these boats existed before?"

If there was, Nanli would have been killed long ago.

The old soldier shook his head and said, "No, these ships are so big, none of us can build them."

"However, I heard that when Your Majesty was the King of Qi, he built such a large ship in his sea area. Now they are all transferred from the north."

Jiang Jiu finally understood, no wonder Zhao Zhuoxi had the confidence to go south.

In addition to the four cannons, he also had so many large ships, each of which could carry a lot of soldiers.

This time we are heading to Nanli, so aren’t there more soldiers than they have?

More importantly, Jiang Jiu saw that the leading large ship seemed to be equipped with two cannons, hidden in the cabin below.

Jiang Jiu rubbed his hands, feeling a little regretful.

"If I had known, I would have gone over to see what was going on."

The old soldier advised her: "Don't go. The river is not peaceful. If a fight breaks out, the boat will capsize and everyone will be dead."

Jiang Jiu asked, "How did my grandfather fight wars when he was alive?"

The original owner was young at that time and did not have much impression.

So there is nothing wrong with her asking this.

The old soldier sighed: "At first we had to take a boat. If you are good at swimming, you can survive even if the boat capsizes."

"That time, the Duke risked his life and brought more than 30 experts to attack Nanli."

That sneak attack not only killed Nanli's general, but also captured their crown prince.

A sneak attack brought more than ten years of peace.

The consequences were serious. Of the thirty people who went, only three or four returned.

Nanli's prince was humiliated and committed suicide after returning home.

Duke Zhenguo got the news and attacked Nanli again. This time they suffered heavy casualties before signing a peace treaty.

However, since then, Nanli has also built a wall along the river to prevent a sneak attack from Daning.

In the face of power, sneak attacks are impossible.

This time, Zhao Zhuoxi rushed forward with men and artillery.

Even on this side of the river, one could hear the sound of artillery fire.

This war of unequal power lasted only five days.

The king of Nanli committed suicide, and the people of Nanli surrendered. From then on, they became a vassal state of Daning. In addition to paying tribute every year, they also collected all their military equipment.

The Nanli Kingdom was not called a country, but Nanli County. The king was gone, so Zhao Zhuoxi sent an old subordinate of the Duke of Zhenguo to lead troops to garrison the county.

He was left with two cannons and ten large ships.