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Chapter 136: The Humiliated Woman Beheaded and Abandoned in the City (19)

Yuanjun Mansion, Qixiang Hall.

After leaving the Sun and Moon Palace, Tian Minghui came here and activated the radio station placed in the side hall to contact the twenty or so junior sisters who served as core decision-makers. After a while, those who lived nearby came here one after another to attend the meeting.

Those who are far away and stationed in other places use their radios to hold remote meetings after receiving notification.

With today's technology, it's definitely impossible to make a device extremely small, with a very long communication distance, and to mass-produce it. However, if you painstakingly build one and then use the rebate system to rebate dozens of them, it's not a problem to use them to facilitate communications within Yazhou Island.

After a while, when everyone said they were ready, Tian Minghui specifically explained the specific situation and the two suggestions made by Ding Shui, and asked them which option they wanted to choose and whether there was a better option available.
"Let Master come forward and modify their memories. After all, although the situation is becoming increasingly chaotic, no one has openly declared himself king or emperor. Moreover, all the local vassal states, regardless of whether they obey the imperial court's orders or not, at least they do have the imperial court's canonization.

But these are what we don’t have.

Whatever they do, they still have a fig leaf to cover it up, but whatever we do is basically equivalent to direct rebellion.

It is easy to be the vanguard of the king and fail at the last moment.

So it’s better to develop for a few more years!”

"I agree. Based on our current research progress, in about five years, we'll be able to fully equip our troops with advanced firearms in large quantities, capable of carrying out line-up executions. By then, our overall deterrent power will undoubtedly be much greater than the firearms we have today that occasionally malfunction or explode."

“I think it’s totally unnecessary.

When the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

You have to know that the soldiers we have now have only fought once, against the local indigenous tribes, and have rarely fought since then. Furthermore, when we were fighting against the local indigenous tribes, we actually played a relatively large role. We displayed terrifying strength, frightening most of the natives. They regarded us as messengers of the gods and did not resist at all.

So we have to practice and test the waters!
I believe it is impossible for the Lingnan Jiedushi to directly bring hundreds of thousands of troops at the beginning. He does not have that many people. I guess he will only send a few thousand soldiers to test the waters at the beginning. So he can fight with the Lingnan Jiedushi a few times first and let the soldiers see blood. Otherwise, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand the cruelty of the battlefield.

The follow-up was either peace talks or direct occupation of Lingnan.

It all depends on the situation.”

"I agree. If they dare to fight, we'll just take over their territory like we did with the indigenous tribes and the Yazhou Governor's Office."

"agree!"

"The current output of Yazhou is far beyond the reach of the local population. Selling it secretly through a few families is not a good idea. It would be better to take over the entire Lingnan Road and establish a separatist regime, then transform and develop the entire Lingnan Road. It would be better than hiding in Yazhou Island, and there would be fewer shackles on all aspects of development."

"The risk is too great."

"I think you're too timid. It's just that you haven't been conferred an imperial title, so it looks like you're rebelling. But there are many who rebelled first, waited for the pacification, and eventually became military governors. At worst, after we occupy the entire Lingnan Road, we can give 1.8 million taels of silver to the young emperor.

It's not easy to get a Jiedushi position

Then it will be justified."

"Lingnan Road has always been neglected, and is even considered by high-ranking officials and nobles as a place of exile and the source of southern barbaric miasma. If we can truly capture Lingnan Road and spend some money to bribe high-ranking officials in the court, or even directly bribe the current young emperor, we have a great chance of successfully obtaining the position of Jiedushi of Lingnan Road."

“There’s no way we could fail.

To be honest, even if it's a head-on clash, I don't think we will fail. Even if the soldiers under our command are useless and vomit after killing someone and have no combat ability, the three hundred of us should be enough to sweep them away.

I don't know your current strength, but I can easily take on three to five hundred of them, but I have to hold back to avoid killing them. If I didn't need to hold back and just went all out, I'd probably be able to take on a thousand of them. Right now, only artillery and crossbows can pose a threat to me.

Other swords can't hurt my skin at all.

The musket shot would have done me no more than a minor wound."

"Yes, there is no possibility of failure. Why do we have to ask Master to modify their memories? If it doesn't work, I can go and lead the charge. No problem."

"Yazhou Island is still too small, and the population isn't very large. Even if all the indigenous tribes were incorporated, we wouldn't have reached 300,000 people. As Master said, with such a small population, we can only focus on one or two areas of the technology tree; comprehensive development is simply impossible.

Since our Master has been unwilling to take the initiative in the fight, we naturally have to seize any opportunity that comes our way to attack us.

Only by occupying Lingnan Road can we develop better."

"Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about how to repay Master. Master likes to enjoy himself, and a lot of research and development is for enjoyment. Everyone should be clear about this, right?

Although we can grow lychees here on Yazhou Island.

But the lychees grown here are not as delicious as those from Lingnan. Don’t you want your master to eat lychees from Lingnan? The top-quality lychees are not available for purchase. If you don’t knock them down, you can’t buy them even if you spend money.

The sugarcane grown in Cangwu is sweeter, and it is especially suitable for raising buffaloes. Master has thought about milk many times, and she has said that buffalo milk tastes better.

There are also some that we can't grow here, or the taste of them isn't that good, but we'll have them all if we take over Lingnan Road. In other areas, we really can't bring any help to Master, nor can we repay Master.

We even want to continue practicing.

We all have to rely on Master to provide us with Qi and Blood Pills.

Otherwise, if we only rely on eating meat to practice, we would probably have to spend three or four hours a day just eating.

So besides making sure Master eats a little better.

What else can we do?
Why aren't you willing to do even this?"

"You make it seem like we're all unfilial descendants, and you're the most filial. Okay, okay, if you want to fight, go ahead. I don't have any other abilities, so I'll just lead the charge when the time comes. Okay, let's vote quickly.

If we continue to talk to her, we will all become traitors."

"Okay then, I vote in favor."

After some discussion, the majority of people agreed not to bother Ding Shui, and that if an enemy comes, they should be met with force, and if water comes, they should be flooded with earth.

And then of course there is no need to adjourn the meeting.

Once this decision is made, it means that there is a high probability that war will be needed in the future. No matter how promising this future is, it will definitely be okay to prepare in advance.

So what they discussed next was the preparations before the battle, and they had to start mobilizing and preparing in advance.

At the same time, the two teams, one open and one secret, all but the few who were captured, began to flee. Tian Minghui and the others had originally wanted to let the captured ones go, but later felt that doing so was a bit deliberate, so they sent them to the western mines to mine iron ore with the former Yashan Governor and his men.

At the same time, in order to make the performance more realistic, they also sent people to hunt down Su Xingyu and his group.

After all, if they do nothing, they will appear too calm and confident. If they send people to hunt them down, it will show that their strength is limited. They don't want the relevant information to be leaked.

This successfully attracted the attack of the Lingnan Jiedushi.

After another seven or eight days, Su Xingyu and others who had escaped finally returned to Lingnan in a panic, and met with Cui Yu, the governor of Lingnan, to report the relevant situation.

This is a situation that is quite different from reality.

In their words, Yazhou Island is purely a place where cults are prevalent. An unknown deity named Yuanjun Niangniang is quite popular on Yazhou Island. Everyone worships and respects her, and she is not just a clay puppet.

He is a living person with three hundred disciples.

Even the Governor of Yazhou was fooled and may have joined this cult. Now the entire Yazhou Island is under the control of that cult, or in other words, under the control of Niangniang Yuanjun. The people only know Niangniang Yuanjun.

But he didn't know the court.

"Empress Yuanjun? Is she a woman?"

After listening to this, Cui Yu first paid attention to the issue of Empress Yuanjun's gender, and soon sneered:

"Where on earth did this ignorant fool come from? I've only heard of Madam Zi Guang, Bixia Yuanjun, or Shangyuan Niangniang. Yuanjun and Niangniang are both honorific titles. Where on earth did this fool come from to put these two honorific titles together?

The Governor of Yazhou was at least a Jinshi.

I was actually deceived by such an idiot.

After all, he comes from a poor family with little background and is very ignorant."

After despising the outsiders, Cui Yu continued, "Cults are good at collecting money. Some even ask their followers to hand over all their wealth. That so-called Yuanjun Niangniang has truly met her end. She deserves to be completely wiped out.

Zhou You, please help me write the petition for merit.

We will rush to Luoyang soon. General Liu Yao, you should quickly mobilize 8,000 soldiers and 3,000 navy to cooperate with us and wipe out the evil cult as soon as possible.

All the stolen money is brought to me."

To be honest, if the Governor of Yazhou was attempting to do something wrong or even rebel, he might not be so decisive and resolute, and would need to consider it carefully.

If necessary, we may need to investigate further.

But it is a cult, and a cult created by a woman who seems to have little culture just by hearing her title.

You don't need to use your brain at all.

And this is actually not the most important thing. The most important point, as Cui Yu just said, has been made quite clear, that is, cults are accustomed to making money, and most of the local people's wealth may have been taken away by cults.

In this way, after defeating the cult on Yazhou Island, he would not have to bear the stigma of plundering the people, and he could easily take most of the gold and silver on Yazhou Island.

Such a great thing.

How could he not respond positively?

Not only did he respond positively, he also didn't think he would fail at all. He was preparing to have his subordinates write a memorial requesting merit and send it to Luoyang in advance, so that the emperor far away in Luoyang could receive the news earlier.

What a thoughtful gesture!!

"Sir, you must not underestimate them. That Lady Yuanjun seems to be particularly kind to the local people. She also possesses some remarkable skills, capable of building numerous and extremely wide roads. Some also say that all three hundred of her disciples are invulnerable to swords and spears, and as strong as bulls..."

Su Xingyu continued to persuade him truthfully.

But before he could finish his words, Cui Yu interrupted him:

“No need to say more, you are a Jinshi after all, you believe this nonsense, when the Zhang family rebelled, didn’t they also say that their men were invulnerable to swords and guns, and that the talisman water could cure diseases and save lives, and even bring the dead back to life!

As a result, they are still under the control of the imperial army.

It collapsed in an instant.

Go back. It's not easy to bring back this news. I'll commend you for your contribution after we destroy the evil cult."

Some people, the more they learn and understand, the more they feel that the universe is mysterious and full of unknowns. But some people, the more they understand and learn, the more they feel that they know everything and are extremely confident. Cui Yu is the latter.

He naturally takes his own understanding as the standard.

As for Su Xingyu and his companions, they did not have time to gain an in-depth understanding of the situation on Yazhou Island, so they were actually unaware of many things. Although they were a little worried, they did not say anything more. After all, they still had a certain sense of superiority towards those remote places.

It was likely that only the few captives sent to the west to mine would actively express the need to be fully prepared, or even dissuade the enemy from doing so. This was because they had seen all kinds of explosives at the iron mines, which were quite powerful when used for mining, and would also be quite effective if used in warfare.

It's a pity that those people are still digging iron ore at the iron mine.

Naturally, no one dissuaded them. In fact, the vast majority were eager to try, excited by the chance to finally get a fight. Consequently, the relevant arrangements were swiftly implemented. The pre-written petition for merit was also dispatched to Luoyang at full speed on the day Governor Liu called for the troops to depart. Cui Yu was confident that they would be able to successfully defeat the cult before the petition arrived in Luoyang.

This is the confidence of the strong.

As for the results, we will have to wait and see.

Even at their fastest speed, it took them about six days to reach the Lingnandao wharf, the closest to Yazhou Island, and another day before they set foot on Yazhou Island. Meanwhile, upon landing, the soldiers encountered a head-on attack. The few naval forces that remained ashore also received news of the ambush, and several large iron-clad ships that had been ambushed were instantly destroyed with two cannon shots.

The war started in a hurry.

It ended very quickly too.

All told, the battle was successfully completed in less than two hours, with most of that time spent on securing the captives and rescuing the drowned sailors. Commander Liu, the leader, was completely bewildered, from the start of the battle to his capture, as he had never before encountered a firearm, let alone a cannon.

This is pure technological and historical victory.

When everyone was using iron tools, they suddenly started using firearms, which were relatively complete firearms.

Who can bear it?
How did you lose? Just tell me how you lost!!!