After arriving in Nanzhou, two hours of detailed talks with Gu Hua made Su Qi'an feel a little relieved.
With such a person in Nanzhou, at least Su Qi'an is not worried that Jiaozhou will be stabbed after he leaves. It can be said that the two of them feel like they met late.
In the next few days, accompanied by Xie Cang, Su Qi'an traveled around the prefecture and nearby counties.
The two of them traveled without large-scale military protection, and only took a dozen people with them.
Just like what I saw when I first came to Nanzhou, the public security in the city is relatively good, whether it is the state city or other local county towns.
Although in some aspects, such as road construction and people's lives, they are not comparable to Qingcheng County controlled by Su Qi'an.
But under the framework of a feudal system like Great Liang, Nanzhou can at least guarantee basic fairness, which is already a good job.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Nanzhou were separated, it would be a smaller version of Great Liang. However, this smaller Great Liang was not declining, but prospering.
What impressed Su Qi'an the most was that the children of the aristocratic families he had met in the past few days were all polite and well-spoken. Even if there were some fun-loving dandies, they would never be like the powerful people in Kyoto, who were domineering and had nothing to do with gangsters. the difference. Read the book
These people give people a sense of vitality, and in their words, they have a kind of upward ambition and some lofty aspirations.
It sounds unrealistic in some aspects, but isn't this what the younger generation should be like?
Compared with those scheming dandies in Kyoto, the children of Nanzhou's aristocratic families are truly aristocratic.
It can be said that Nanzhou's aristocratic families are outstanding among the Daliang states.
The reason why there are such outstanding children from aristocratic families in Nanzhou is all inseparable from the example set by successive generations of state pastors.
As the largest aristocratic family in Nanzhou, the Gu family also served as officials. It can be said that several generations of people have devoted their efforts to the development of Nanzhou.
There is such a group of people who are dedicated to the development of Nanzhou. In addition, Nanzhou is geographically remote and is basically in a semi-closed state. With such favorable weather, location and people, it is difficult for Nanzhou not to rise.
Moreover, these children of Nanzhou aristocratic families have a great attachment to Nanzhou, and they don't care much about going to Daliang Kyoto or becoming an official in Kyoto.
It is precisely because of this that a large number of young blood have been created to support Nanzhou. It is not unreasonable for Nanzhou to become the center of the Southern Territory.
If Su Qi'an hadn't set off for Yuezhou soon, Su Qi'an would have stayed in Nanzhou for a while.
Su Qi'an couldn't dream of being able to stay with such a group of young talents who are full of energy, ideals and ambitions.
Of course, after getting along with each other for a few days, Su Qi'an took note of some good models in Nanzhou. Apart from anything else, Su Qi'an already had thoughts on how to cultivate local young talents and how to keep these people in the local area. Got some ideas.
After the war in Yuezhou is over and they return to Jiaozhou, Su Qi'an will discuss with Huo Cheng, Huang Wenyan, and Wu Yong.
In any state, as long as the people in power are willing, they will always discover and cultivate talents. Only when there are talents, can the state under its jurisdiction achieve real development.
Discovering, cultivating and retaining talents is Su Qi'an's biggest gain from his trip to Nanzhou.
In a flash, four or five days passed, and the urging letter from Yuezhou arrived in Nanzhou.
Su Qi'an said nothing, and immediately set off with Xie Cang, who had been prepared for a long time.
Only this time, they did not take the official road, but instead took the waterway. In Nanzhou, there is a river that leads directly to Yuezhou. After the construction of successive generations of Nanzhou herdsmen, this river was turned into a canal.
If you want to set off to Yuezhou as quickly as possible, there is no faster way than taking the waterway.
If you take the land official road, it will take at least ten days and a half to reach Yuezhou, but if you take the waterway and go down the river, it will only take five days at most.
And this renovated canal is not far from Nanzhou City, only twenty or thirty miles away.
After preparations, ten large transport ships were parked on the canal. The number of troops setting off this time was about 18,000.
There are 15,000 mountain-splitting troops, more than 2,000 troops directly under Su Qi'an's headquarters, and the rest are servants doing odd jobs.
Ten large transport ships were parked on the riverside in a mighty manner, as far as the eye could see. They looked very spectacular.
Although Great Liang's overall combat power is not good, its internal economy is quite prosperous.
And because there are many rivers and rivers in the territory, the maritime industry is very developed. The construction of large transport ships and fishing boats basically formed a complete industrial chain in Daliang.
Because of this, the most powerful force in Great Liang is not the land army, but the naval fleet.
The entire Daliang land army is about 400,000 to 500,000 people, and the naval fleet is about 200,000 people, more than half of which are based in Dongzhou and Yuezhou.
As long as you enter Yuezhou, you will find that sea transportation is very convenient and developed.
Therefore, this kind of large transport ship is very common in states near the sea. If necessary, this kind of civilian transport ship can even be transformed into a military ship.
From this aspect, it is enough to see the power of Daliang Shipping.
Su Qi'an and Xie Cang boarded the ship with their troops. On the shore, Gu Hua came with state and city officials to say goodbye.
The transport ship moved slowly, and under the gaze of Gu Hua and others, the ten large transport ships gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.
As Su Qi'an and Xie Cang left, a confidant standing behind Gu Hua said worriedly.
"Sir, is this Dongshan Hou really that powerful? They are fighting pirates this time, unlike the land battle. If something happens, the Sixth Prince is afraid that he will attack them."
Gu Hua looked calm and said softly, "Don't worry, Dongshan Hou will not fall into trouble so easily. The hardships and hardships he has experienced along the way are no worse than those of the Sixth Prince."
"Even if Yuezhou fails to suppress the pirates, it will not be that easy for the Sixth Prince to attack Dongshan Hou."
"Dongshan Hou has a saying that is right. In the declining Great Liang, young people must have more experience. Only with this can they be able to have a guarantee in Great Liang. I have confidence in Dongshan Hou. Let's wait and see."
On the other side, ten large transport ships were moving majestically down the river. The water flow was not turbulent and was very smooth. Looking at the speed, they might be able to arrive earlier.
On both sides of the river, there are mountains and mountains. The movement of the ship makes people feel like they are in a landscape painting.
Su Qi'an did not rest in the cabin. He stood on the deck and looked at the foggy mountains passing by in front of him.
Su Qi'an was reminded of Shixian's words, "The light boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains."
Only by going deep into it can you understand some poems more thoroughly.
Su Qi'an sighed a little, but quickly calmed down. This trip was not for fun and cultivating sentiments, but to prepare for war.
According to the agreement, Yuezhou will send people to respond at the third stop along the way, which is the border between South and Vietnam.
Now their fleet has almost arrived at the first stop. If everything goes well, it will take at most a day or two to reach the third stop.
Su Qi'an's eyes flashed, thinking about something in his mind. When he was in Nanzhou a few days ago, he usually drank and chatted with the children of the local aristocratic families. At other times, Su Qi'an had begun to study Gu Hua and provided him with military reports on the Yuezhou war. .
Judging from military reports, at first, only a small number of pirates landed in Yuezhou.
For this small-scale pirate, Yuezhou is basically indifferent. After all, they have experienced too many small harassments like this and have long been accustomed to it. According to past practice, they probably don't need to send troops to intervene. These pirates are doing a little robbery. After a while, it will evacuate on its own.
It was this habit that caused them to suffer a big loss and almost capsized in the gutter.
This so-called harassment of small-scale pirates also has another level of mission, which is to serve as the vanguard of reconnaissance, providing beach landing coordinates for subsequent large forces to land.
If Yuezhou reacted, they would withdraw immediately. However, this time Yuezhou did not respond, which directly caused this small-scale pirates to immediately seize the opportunity.
By the time Yuezhou reacted, the number of pirates who landed on the shore had reached seven to eight thousand.
They organized and targeted several weak counties in Yuezhou to launch attacks.
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By the time the Yuezhou soldiers sent troops to counterattack, three of the eight counties in Yuezhou had fallen into their hands. By this time, the number of pirates who had landed was approaching 40,000.
Looking at the 40,000 pirates who landed ashore at once, everyone understood that the real purpose of this group of pirates was to take advantage of their unpreparedness, expand their results, and want to encroach on Yuezhou.
In order to recapture the three occupied counties, a fierce battle broke out between the two sides. After paying 10,000 casualties, the Yuezhou army recaptured one county from the pirates. The pirates suffered considerable losses, with 5,000 to 6,000 casualties.
The remaining pirates clung to the two counties they occupied and did not take the initiative to attack, but defended silently.
After the previous fierce battle, the Yuezhou soldiers suffered a lot of losses. Even if they continued to attack, they would not be able to capture the two counties that the pirates were holding on to in a short time.
The defense of these two counties was designed to guard against pirates. The city walls were high and thick, and the pirates defended desperately. The Yuezhou soldiers charged several times but failed to capture them.
Therefore, the two sides formed a stalemate stage, basically unable to do anything about each other.
If this stalemate lasts for a long time, it will be very detrimental to the Yuezhou soldiers. They must be completely consolidated. They can use these two counties as a landing bridgehead, and the pirates from the Black Wind Island behind can land without any scruples.
The reason why the pirates from Black Wind Island did not arrive in time is because they are currently attacking Dongzhou.
Originally, according to the plan, 70,000 pirates, as usual, were divided into two groups to attack Dongzhou and Yuezhou.
It is said to be an attack, but in fact it is to fight against the autumn wind and loot. If things are unfavorable, leave and retreat. If no discovery is made, you can immediately switch to expand the results of the battle.
None of these pirates expected that the results of this expansion would be so huge.
The Yuezhou soldiers' defense was too loose, and they captured three counties in one go.
Fortunately, the Yuezhou soldiers realized that the situation was serious and quickly assembled their troops to fight back. After a head-on confrontation between the two sides, Ah Yi County was barely taken away.
But they were not at a loss. They relied on the two counties in their hands to form a stalemate with the Yuezhou soldiers.
Good news came from their side, but Dongzhou's attack was frustrated. Not only could they not return for reinforcements, but they were entangled by Dongzhou soldiers.
But this is not a blow to the pirates. They know that being entangled is only temporary. As long as they can stick to it and wait until the Dongzhou pirates return to help, they may be able to achieve greater results in Yuezhou.
