When the local residents on the seaside discovered the five behemoth ships coming from the sea, they were so frightened that they could not help but retreat on the coastline.
"Monster! How can there be such a big ship?"
"This is not something we can beat."
This scene also surprised Xu Yunyan, who was looking over here from the boat. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could see that this was not an army, but ordinary people.
"What's going on? Why do they keep retreating and are on guard here as soon as they find the ship coming from the sea?"
Xu Yunyan was very curious about this, and Jiang Fangguo didn't know why.
"It stands to reason that this should be Annan. They have always had contacts with the Tang Dynasty, so they are not so afraid of the Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty."
"Oh? From such a distance, Captain Jiang can tell that this is a person from the Annan Kingdom. It just so happens that we can exchange for a large amount of food and grass by coming to the Annan Kingdom, if they agree."
As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Jiang Fangguo scratched his head in embarrassment.
"How do you say this? It's not just a small acquaintance, but Annan is to the west of Qiongzhou. Apart from Annan, other countries can't even name it."
After Jiang Fangguo said this, Xu Yunyan compared the map and found that it was indeed Annan. Since Annan produced grain, he should be able to get a lot of supplies.
It's just that the current ships have these lucky fish as burdens and excess infantry. What should we do?
But just when Xu Yunyan was thinking this, the ship reached the limit of sailing, and the draft could not withstand the super battleship designed by Xu Yunyan any further.
They had no choice but to put down the boat and let the landing infantry rush to the beach as the vanguard. The Annan people on the shore were even more frightened when they saw a group of armored troops rushing up.
"How could this happen?"
"I'm afraid!"
"I don't want to die!"
However, they were still defending here under the shouts of some old men, but when they saw the waving red Tangzi battle flag, the old man hurriedly waved his scepter to ask these people to put down their weapons.
While making arrangements, he shouted some words loudly that people in the Tang Dynasty could not understand at all.
And as the old man shook his drink, these Annan people cheered instantly and threw the weapons in their hands directly to the side, although these weapons were only some tools for their production.
Seeing this bizarre scene, Xu Yunyan followed Tang Jun closer. This Tang Jun was indeed trained by Xu Yunyan, and everything he did was quite in the style of later generations.
Without orders, they will not do anything extraordinary.
The Annan people watched Xu Yunyan come out like a crowd of stars and the moon, and hurriedly greeted him, speaking in sloppy Chinese.
"I am really lucky to be able to meet the general of the Heavenly Kingdom."
It sounds like this man can actually speak some Chinese. Although he is a bit awkward and not close to Qiongzhou, it seems that they made it themselves, but Xu Yunyan can understand it and hugs him.
"It scares the old man. I'll be hunting giant fish at sea."
While Xu Yunyan was speaking, he pointed at the huge lucky fish being dragged behind the boat with its white belly turned over on the sea surface and said to them.
"I came here by mistake, just looking to buy or exchange some supplies so that we can return to the Tang Dynasty. I wonder if the old man can do it for me?"
Xu Yunyan was here to seek help from the old man, but after Xu Yunyan made his request, the old man knelt down on the ground with a plop.
"General Shangbang, please help me. No matter what, I ask General Shangbang to help me. As long as the general can save my life, it will be no different for me if there is demolition."
The people in Annan all knelt down when they saw the old man in front of them. While they were still panicking for no apparent reason, the old man turned around and spoke some language that they couldn't understand. After that, the villagers also knelt down. down.
After everyone knelt down, they kept kowtowing to him in a jabbering voice. Seeing this scene, Xu Yunyan stepped forward and directly helped the old man in front of him in the midst of everyone's surprised eyes.
"Old man, you are trying to kill me. How can I accept such a great gift? If you need my help with anything, just say it. As long as we can do it, it doesn't matter if I help."
Xu Yunyan said this. After the old man hurriedly called his compatriots to stand up, he jabbered to them again. After the old man finished speaking, his compatriots cheered.
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Seeing this, Xu Yunyan and others had questions on their heads.
"What's going on? Is this old man asking me to help them with something? Why is it so lively?"
While Xu Yunyan was confused, the old man in front of him spoke to Xu Yunyan again.
"Your Majesty, General Shangbang. We have been harassed by pirates from the west and live in dire straits. I still hope that General Shangbang can help us out of the dire straits. I will be very grateful."
Xu Yunyan was surprised when he heard what the old man in front of him said.
"Pirates in the west? Don't your Annan Kingdom control a long coastline? Where did the pirates in the west come from? How did they cross your Annan Kingdom and come to this sea to cause trouble and do many evil things?"
Xu Yunyan looked at him curiously and asked, and when he asked, Jiang Fangguo couldn't help but tremble.
"Are there pirates? They just lack military merit now. If there were pirates, they might be able to take another step forward after making new achievements."
Just when Jiang Fangguo was looking at the old man in front of him with gleaming eyes, waiting to see if there would be any war that they needed to fight, the old man in front of him started talking.
Listening to the introduction of the old man in front of him, Xu Yunyan realized that the pirates they were talking about in the west were not from the countries near their Annan Kingdom. Instead, they were people who lived in this area for unknown reasons. They should be considered people from the Arab side. .
Is there now a collision between two empires?
But now that I'm here, even those as strong as the Turks have been beaten into dogs, let alone you Arabs?
Xu Yunyan said proudly, "No problem, as long as someone dares to bully our country of the Tang Dynasty, we will spare no effort to let these young people know the strength of our army in the Tang Dynasty. Tell me, where are they? How many people are there? If there are any Knowing their exact location, we will take the initiative and completely eliminate them."
Xu Yunyan was so arrogant that he was preparing to send troops to destroy the pirates from Arabia who didn't know where to live. And after Xu Yunyan spoke, the old man even cheered here and said something in a gibberish voice.
Many young people in the team ran out, rushed towards their own villages, and came back not long after.
Not only did the people come back, but they also brought the most delicious food they could produce.
Looking at the white rice they carried out, Jiang Fangguo swallowed.
"My darling, the rice here is so plump and so white. It's even more generous than our tribute from Qiongzhou."
Xu Yunyan laughed when he heard this, "Jiang Duwei, you don't know this, right? Annan produces rice and the quality is quite high.
Now we are in a good mood. They are bringing out the best rice for us to eat, so that we can work together to eliminate the pirates who wantonly harass them.
At the same time, this is also a good time for them to train soldiers. They fish every day, so they know the essence of naval battles. However, they are only showing off, but they do not take action to stand up. They always have appearances but no actions. of. "
When Xu Yunyan made such an arrangement, Jiang Fangguo hurriedly clasped his fists.
"Whenever the general asks for demolition, we will obey him and strictly abide by the general's military orders. As long as the general says, we will do it seriously."
"Okay, that's the case, then I will ask you where the pirates in the west are, and I will also let you know what the alien navy is like, whose customs are very different from those of the Tang Dynasty."
"A foreign sailor turned into a pirate?"
Jiang Fangguo was a little surprised?
"Yes, they are pirates, although they can also be imagined as alien sailors. They know themselves and their enemies and can survive a hundred battles. Haven't our ancients always taught us this?"
Jiang Fangguo understood what Xu Yunyan said, but Jiang Fangguo was a little speechless after he connected it.
"There are differences between the pirates and the regular army, but in some cases, the pirates are more brave and good at fighting than the regular army. They are used to licking blood from their swords."
This sentence is quite reasonable and makes Jiang Fangguo's blood boil here.
"No matter the general's orders, as long as we can do it, we will spare no effort."
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