Xia He subdued Li Simiao and led his army to Dengzhou. He eventually dispatched 5,000 naval forces to engage in a naval battle with the Rou Kingdom in the East China Sea.
On the coast of the East China Sea, thirty miles outside Dengzhou City, the flag of the Po Lu Camp fluttered in the salty and humid sea breeze.
Three days later, dark clouds covered the East China Sea.
Xia He stood on the deck of the modified ship, the salty sea breeze blowing in his face. Five thousand naval forces were divided into forty warships, breaking through the waves in a cone-shaped array. The medicine powder prepared by Li Simiao was put into a special pottery jar and placed next to the catapult.
"General, enemy ships spotted ahead!" The lookout's voice was broken in the wind.
Xia He looked up and saw dozens of black spots approaching the sea and sky. He turned and walked to the secret room at the stern, and took out a yellowed page from the brocade bag next to him - the fragment of the heavenly book. When his fingertips touched the paper, a strange heat flowed up his arm and rushed to his heart. The scene of the naval battle in the next half a quarter of an hour appeared in front of him: the southeast wind direction suddenly changed, and there would be a gap on the left wing of the enemy ship...
"Pass the order, all warships turn right 30 degrees, prepare the medicine jars, and listen to my orders!" Xia He strode back to the deck, the prophecy in the heavenly book made his voice particularly steady.
The battle broke out suddenly and fiercely. When the Rouguo fleet entered the range, Xia He decisively ordered the launch of the medicine pots. The pots drew an arc in the air and shattered on the deck of the enemy ship, and the yellow-green powder was blown away by the wind. But a moment later, coughs and screams were heard one after another on the enemy ship - Li Simiao's "whooping cough" powder was effective.
Just as the enemy's formation was in chaos, the southeast wind suddenly increased as predicted by the heavenly book. Xia He personally led ten fast boats to cut into the gap on the enemy's left wing, and rockets rained down, and the sea soon ignited with flames that soared into the sky.
After the battle, only five of Rou's 27 warships escaped, and more than 800 enemy soldiers were captured. Xia He lost only three small boats, with less than 100 casualties.
When the ship was returning, Li Simiao silently treated the wounded. The old doctor's technique was so skillful that it was shocking. Silver needles flew between his fingers, and often a few needles could stop the bleeding and relieve the pain.
After the war, news came from the court that the prince had died suddenly.
Xia He destroyed Rouran and met Yang Qing'er again.
I have heard the secret: when the old emperor was young, he met an immortal in Kunlun Mountain and was given six immortal treasure maps. These immortal treasures must be worn by those with dragon and phoenix bloodlines to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
When they were born, the emperor tattooed a spirit gathering array on their hearts.
The prince's sudden death was no accident. The magic treasure in his body absorbed enough spiritual energy and was taken away by the emperor.
There are six fairy treasures in total, and only when all are collected can one have the possibility of becoming an immortal. The old emperor discovered that the remaining fairy treasures were in the territory of the Northern Barbarians, and the Northern Barbarians also discovered the fairy treasures on the prince and the seventh princess, so he launched a war regardless of everything.
The power struggle in Dengzhou City is more dangerous than the naval battle.
Dengzhou Governor Lu Yuan detained Xiahe's army's food and grass in the official warehouse on the pretext of "inspecting military supplies", and secretly mobilized the state soldiers to surround the navy camp. To make matters worse, the Ministry of War suddenly sent an order to withdraw 8,000 naval forces to the north to support the war against the barbarians.
"This is going to cut off the foundation of our army."
Xia He led his troops to attack the Dengzhou Governor's Mansion and broke into it.
The seized food and grass were miraculously "found". Lu Yuan's confidant personally escorted the food and grass to the military camp, with a smile uglier than crying: "General Xia, it's all a misunderstanding..."
Xia He took the grain book and said meaningfully: "Lord Lu's loyalty is admirable. I will definitely report his achievements to the court." He deliberately emphasized the word "court" and looked at Lu Yuan with cold sweat on his forehead.
Just as the storm subsided, another shocking news came from the capital: the prince's coffin was brought to the capital, and the whole country was in mourning. Along with the bad news, there was also a secret order - ordering Xia He to immediately escort the seventh princess to the north to pay homage to the tomb.
Xia He won many wars and attracted the attention of the northern barbarian gods. He suffered various assassination attempts and was suppressed by court officials and the old emperor. In addition, after the death of the crown prince, the seven princesses were also to be sacrificed. He reached into the desert and found several magic weapons. Eventually, he captured the important town of the northern barbarians. He fought to support the war, sealed the Wolf's Lair, shattered the magic weapons, and caused a great war with the old emperor. After that, the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, and he started a country, which was eventually named Da Xia.
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