Chapter 195 [Prepare for War! ]
@Yan Zhaoyue (Grassland Khan): Li Li, don't worry. Most of the Xin family soldiers I rescued have been transferred in batches and are heading to Haizhou. Judging by the time, the first batch should be reuniting with Guan Yue's escort agency soon. @Guan Yue, please say something!
Guan Yue seemed busy, and after a while she replied: [Yes, yes, I'm on my way to pick up the first batch of Xin's troops. I'm so nervous. I haven't even met them before. Will they trust me?]
Jiang Lili saw Guan Yue's message and was about to ask Xin Che to write a handwritten letter and send a red envelope when she received a message from Guan Yue: [Huh? Why is it that when the Xin family army saw me and I said I was a friend of the Crown Prince's Consort, they seemed to believe me and obediently followed us to form a copycat?]
Huh? Jiang Lili was also a little dumbfounded.
At this time, Yan Zhaoyue jumped out and said, "Of course, that's all my work! I told you how the Crown Princess saved my life, how kind she is to others, and how she saved everyone in the Marquis Zhaoping's mansion. They admire you so much before they even meet you."
Jiang Lili was very confused. Could word-of-mouth publicity alone have such an effect?
@Guan Yue: These big brothers are so nice and easy-going. They are willing to lead our brothers and bodyguards in the village to conduct additional training in the same way as in the military camp!
Li Li, my Yuelai Escort Agency now has courier guys, oh no, escorts totaling 700 people, plus the 300 elite soldiers of the Xin family army, that's about 1,000 people in total, you don't have to worry too much!]
Guan Yue was very excited at this moment. With the Xin family's elite soldiers training the brothers in his own stronghold for free, wouldn't the military strength and cohesion increase greatly?
Wow, a thousand reinforcements, including three hundred Xin family soldiers who were worth ten to one. Jiang Lili was no longer panicked in an instant.
@薛蔚 (科考必过): A thousand people are going to the south coast of Haizhou Island. That would require a lot of boats. Wouldn't that attract attention?
Jiang Lili saw the message from the student council and thought to herself, this is a problem.
She thought about it for a while, and suddenly remembered that she had reinforcements!
The head of the He family signed an agreement with her, supporting her in building Haizhou Island into a retreat for the He family.
@Jiang Lili: I have a strong supporter in Lingnan! I'll handle the transfer. Stay in touch!
Not long after, Wen Qiao also learned from the group message that spies from the enemy country had landed on the south coast of Haizhou Island. As a former maritime commander, Wen Qiao quickly made a plan. The Xin family father and son and the pirates under Jiang Lili would first go to the Sunan Islands in the South Pacific.
Wen Qiao, who was returning, met them there. Wen Qiao led the pirates to Sunan Island to inquire about the enemy's situation.
The merchant ship Tianxuan was handed over to the deputy team leader to drive back, and the Xin father and son returned to the Lingnan Lianzhou port with the merchant ship to meet the elite soldiers of the Xin family army and the escorts of Guanyue Escort Agency.
Jiang Lili was in the study of the mountain cabin at this time. She immediately planned to write a letter to the He family. Just as she was about to pick up the brush on the table, she remembered that her handwriting was worse than a dog's, so she silently changed to a black marker and draft paper.
In the letter, Jiang Lili explained the current crisis on Haizhou Island and asked the head of the He family to help recruit people.
In the letter, she pointed out that she could contact Guan Yue, the head manager of Yuelai Escort Agency, to recruit people, as Guan Yue had the means to recruit a large number of people in a short period of time.
The He family only needs to help send a ship for transportation and prepare men, horses and weapons.
As for daily necessities, they are all available on the South Bank, so there is no need to prepare too much.
Everything was arranged carefully. Jiang Lili tied the written letter to the leg of the eagle Liefeng and asked it to deliver the letter to the head of the He family as soon as possible, asking for support.
*
Two days later, at the He family mansion.
He Shao was looking at the account book in the study, and He Jing was helping his aunt grind ink. The housekeeper came running in, "Master, the eagle of Manager Jiang is here!"
"This is the letter tied to the eagle's leg!"
Jiang Lili usually sent carrier pigeons to deliver messages, but now she sent her trusted eagle to see her off, which must mean that something urgent has happened. He Shao hurriedly took the secret letter and spread it out to read.
After reading the words on the letter, He Shao frowned and quickly picked up the pen to write the letter.
The atmosphere in the study was tense, and He Jing didn't even dare to say a word.
After the ink on the letter dried, she sealed it in an envelope and called the housekeeper: "Quick, deliver this letter to the Lianzhou branch of the Yuelai Escort Agency. Have them send an expedited secret letter to Guan Yue, the head manager of the Yuelai Escort Agency."
The butler took the letter without saying a word and ran out. He rarely saw the head of the family, who had been calm and composed in recent years, so anxious.
"Aunt, what happened to Miss Jiang?"
He Jing, who was standing aside, obviously also felt his aunt's anxiety. Something might have happened to Miss Jiang.
"Haizhou Island is in urgent need of manpower and weapons."
He Shao didn't reveal too much about the sexual content. She said to He Jing, "Count the number of weapons in each blacksmith shop of the He family, report it to me, and have the people in the warehouse ready to mobilize them at any time."
"Okay, Auntie, I'll do it right away."
He Shao didn't reveal much, so He Jing didn't ask.
He Shao warned He Jing: "Don't tell your brothers and sisters about this matter."
He Jing nodded seriously. Since the matter concerned Miss Jiang, he would be extremely cautious. Miss Jiang had saved his life.
"But Aunt, if I want to count the weapons in the warehouses, there are many eyes on me among my brothers and sisters, and I'm afraid I can't hide it from them."
After careful consideration, He Shao said, "If they ask, just tell them that our He family is planning to organize a large-scale trade trip to Southeast Asia, and the fleet needs many people."
"I plan to use the south coast of Haizhou Island as one of the resting places for our fleet sailing to the South China Sea."
"This time, we're visiting new island nations in Southeast Asia. We're not familiar with the local customs and culture, so the crew members need to be well-equipped with real skills and weapons."
*
Another two days passed.
Jiang Lili received responses from all parties, and the things she was asked to do were being arranged in full swing, and everything was going smoothly.
That evening, Xin Che had just returned from the cave. Seeing Jiang Lili's excited expression, he asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so happy?"
"Everything is almost ready. Now we don't have to worry even if the enemy brings troops directly to the island."
Jiang Lili recounted her plans with Wen Qiao, then remembered that she hadn't yet told Xin Che about the need to support the Xin family army. She said, "Also, we need your father and second brother to secretly go to Lianzhou Harbor to meet the men sent to us by the He family and Guan Yue."
Xin Che was stunned. He touched the note in his sleeve. What a coincidence?
He had just received a letter via carrier pigeon, saying that there was someone he needed to meet at Lianzhou Port.
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