Chapter 402: Joining the War

Southern Xinjiang is mountainous, and the border between the Wu Dynasty and the Nanni Kingdom stretches for hundreds of miles. There are as many as fourteen mountain passes suitable for military use. Moreover, this is a world dominated by monks, and some barren mountains and rivers that are not suitable for marching in the conventional sense are often invaded by Nanni monks.

Therefore, the Flying Bear Army built hundreds of talisman beacon towers along the entire border. If they discover enemy situations, they can immediately notify the Flying Bear Army camp. Behind this beacon defense line, the Flying Bear Army arranged ten guerrilla troops composed of high-level monks, who could rush to the battlefield as quickly as possible to support them.

The recent batch of supplies and spiritual jade sent back from the capital has solved the Flying Bear Army's urgent need. During this period, the morale of the Flying Bear Army was booming, and they also won consecutive victories in border conflicts. But Hou Qianchen, the commander of the Flying Bear Army and General Wu Lie, was not happy at all.

Even though the court strictly blocked the news, he and Li Wuming were connected, and they knew that Li Wuming and his party had become prisoners of the court! After this batch of supplies, it will be extremely difficult to get support!

He sent secret messages to Master Lu Guangxiao for help many times, and Master Lu promised to find a solution. However, Hou Qianchen also knew Master Lu's difficulties and did not dare to have high hopes.

After Li Wuming and the others went to the capital, the number of provocations from the Nanni Kingdom suddenly increased, and the scale became larger and larger. In the past, conflicts involved only a few dozen people, but recently there have even been large-scale conflicts involving more than a thousand people.

This has greatly increased the consumption of the Flying Bear Army. The supplies that Li Wuming and the others originally thought could last for three months may now only last for one and a half months.

At the same time, there was another change that made Hou Qianchen even more worried: the proportion of red barbarian monks in the Nanni Kingdom's army was increasing!

The Nanni Kingdom is not a concern, but everyone in the Flying Bear Army knows that there must be a big country on the Red Barbarian side that is not inferior to the Wu Dynasty.

At this time in the camp, Hou Qianchen was looking at a map in front of him, which was covered with small red flags. Each small flag represented a recent conflict with the Nanni Kingdom.

His military advisor sighed: "Yesterday, fourteen battles broke out on the front line. In the largest one, Nanni dispatched 1,500 people. General, this is not the way to go..."

Hou Qianchen put his hand on the table, with a jade slip under his palm. There is a battle plan in the jade slip, which details the entire march route and the strategy for the use of troops by the Flying Bear Army in two directions to coordinate with each other to completely attack the Nanni Kingdom and seize the Nanni King City.

This battle plan was completed more than a year ago. According to the analysis of Hou Qianchen, the generals and military advisers, there is at least a 60% chance of success in the first battle.

The Flying Bear Army sacrificed hundreds of scouts before they figured out the deployment of troops in Nanni Kingdom and formulated this plan.

But it can only be stored in jade slips because there is no money. The consumption of the army's departure far exceeds the current position of holding on.

But if you persist like this, you will just sit back and wait for death. Hou Qianchen let out a long sigh, hoping against hope, and said, "Contact Li Wuming and ask them to ask Mr. Jiang Dusi if he can support us."

The military advisor felt quite embarrassed: "The founder of Mengjiang City, I heard that he started from scratch. He wants to defend the vast Tongcoff Gorge annihilation territory. Even if that gentleman has intentions, I'm afraid he can't do anything..."

"Ask me, a dead horse is a living horse doctor. We, the Flying Bear Army, really have no choice."

"Yes, General."

…

A few days later, Mr. Sun finally returned to the Wangyunya Hundred Household Residence. The entire household was in a state of excitement, and the subordinates happily welcomed Lord Sun back.

Sun Changming asked about the situation of each department one by one, and the focus was naturally on the movements in the Tongcoff Gorge.

A-Yu and the old man Gu Li were responsible for this aspect. A-Yu reported truthfully: "We clean up regularly. At least the area close to our defense line is relatively calm. The herb collectors can work safely, but in the depths of the destruction domain, we can't go deep without the adults." , it’s unclear what the current situation is.”

Sun Changming nodded. When he came back just now, he had seen outside Baihusuo that the elixir market was getting more and more prosperous. Sitting in Baihusuo at this time, he could still hear the lively noise outside, the team of herb collectors and The size of the elixir market has expanded a lot.

"Not bad." The Lord nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Yun Fan: "Where are those people?"

"They settled in the inn in the elixir market. These people are indeed good businessmen. They have been wandering around the market in the past few days and seem to have picked up some business."

The elixir market is now not only the sale of elixirs. With the security near the defense line guaranteed, monster hunters and prospectors are also flocking here. The Destruction Domain is actually a huge treasure.

"Invite Li Wuming here first, and then hold a banquet in the evening. I and Li Wuming will meet them together."

"Understood, my subordinates will make arrangements immediately."

…

Sun Changming, the commander of Meng Jiangdu Division, number one on the Dragon and Snake List, and the Emperor's favorite, invited representatives from Wan Lisheng, Jingjingji, Guangqingtang and Wanbao Pavilion.

He had arranged this before going to Qingsuotan.

Mr. Sun on Wan Lisheng's side thought that it must be Wan Qianlai, but he didn't expect that Wan Qianlai's uncle also came. Judging from Wan Qianlai's respectful attitude towards him, he had a very high status among Wan Lisheng.

Jingjingji cooperated with Mr. Sun, and it was very honorable. They specially sent a third shopkeeper from the capital.

Not only did Guangqingtang and Mengjiang Dusi cooperate closely, but they were also beaten by Mr. Sun. They did not dare to neglect Mr. Sun's private letter and hurriedly sent the branch manager of Jiujiang County to come in person.

Only Wanbao Pavilion has a hint of "arrogance". Mengjiang Dusi had contacted them before, but in the end he didn't buy anything. Wanbao Pavilion knew that Meng Jiangdusi was a "poor man". Although they sent someone this time, and he was also a semicolon shopkeeper - he was just a Fucheng The semicolon shopkeeper's status is not high. Although they are close, they are the latest to arrive.

Yunfan arranged the dinner at a restaurant outside the elixir market. It was not the most upscale restaurant nearby, but...it was owned by his Yun family. Yunfan also said that it was safer here and could be kept confidential.

Not only the Yun family, but also after the elixir market developed, who among the prominent figures in Mengjiang Dusi didn't take advantage of it? Master Sun knew about this and would not stop it. As long as everyone is doing business in a disciplined manner and earning a reasonable amount of spiritual jade, why should they interfere?

But after a while, I'm afraid something messy will happen. Before that, Master Sun will give everyone a warning. If there are still people who can't help but fall, then don't blame Mr. Sun for being unkind.

For today's dinner, the chefs of the Yun family also tried their best. The ingredients were all just shipped from the Destruction Domain today, including monsters and wild vegetables, ensuring freshness.

The wine is brewed in Yun's own workshop and has been aged for thirty years.

Sun Changming ate and drank a few mouthfuls. He wanted to chat for a while, but he couldn't help laughing when he saw everyone's cautious and worried expressions: "Well, I'd better get straight to the point, so as not to make everyone feel uneasy."

"I'm inviting you all here this time, not to beg for help empty-handed. Rather, I have a huge deal, and I want to help you make the connection. I just want to see if you have the courage to take it."

It's a pity that Mr. Sun's encouragement and outspoken response was met with a mediocre response, which made everyone feel even more embarrassed and uneasy.

When Wan Qian came to see Mr. Sun, who had made a huge investment, he was silent, he laughed dryly and came out to compliment him: "Your Excellency, please tell me in detail what the big deal is."

His second uncle glared at him quietly from the side and scolded him for being nosy.

Sun Changming said in a deep voice: "This big deal is called the Southern Conquest of Nigeria!"

Everyone's expressions became even uglier. There was a war, and a big war! That would cost a lot of money. Even though several of their brands claim to be as rich as the rest of the country, if they were really allowed to support a war, they would probably go bankrupt.

Sun Changming pointed to Li Wuming next to him and said: "This person is the Flying Bear Army Qian Commander. You may not know how rich Nanni Country is, so I asked him to introduce it to you."

During the day, Li Wuming was approached by Master Sun and said that there was a way to solve the military expenses of the Fei Xiong Army. He was so excited that he almost foamed at the mouth - he had just received news from the general, asking him to ask Master Sun for help. Fei Xiong The army was in a bad situation. He was originally in a difficult situation, but he didn't expect Mr. Sun to take the initiative to talk about this matter - but after hearing Mr. Sun's plan, his heart became cold. Let those merchants pay? They are all iron cocks, and they can't afford to do anything early if there is no profit.

At this time, seeing everyone's cold reaction, even the remaining half was cold.

He hesitated, but received a fierce look from Mr. Sun, so he had no choice but to stand up and follow the rhetoric that Mr. Sun had helped organize before, saying: "You may not know that over the years, the Nanni Kingdom has been resold by the middle and sold us out. Various luxury goods of the Wu Dynasty, such as silk, porcelain, tea, and spices, were sold to the Red Yi Zhong via sea routes, and then the gold and silverware and various spiritual resources of the Red Yi Zhong were brought back to the Wu Dynasty. Although the sea was extremely risky, It is large, but each ship can earn ten times or dozens of times the profit.

In addition, Nanni Country is close to the sea, and all kinds of materials produced in the sea can be shipped to the inland of Dawu, and the profit will be more than ten times.

In the Nanni Kingdom, the trade route to the Wu Dynasty is called the "Golden Road". There are many declining small nobles in their country. When they are desperate, they will sell off all their property and embark on this journey. [Golden Road], as long as it succeeds, the whole family can turn around! There are countless such legends in Nanni Kingdom.

And as long as you enter Nanni Country, you don't have to worry about plundering wealth at all, because the people of Nanni Country are extremely poor and their lives are far inferior to those of the people of our dynasty. All their wealth was concentrated in the hands of the nobles.

In the Flying Bear Army, I once led troops to break into the Nanni Kingdom and captured one of their border towns. One of the lowest nobles in the city found 30,000 taels of gold and 10,000 spiritual jade in his home! Moreover, it is said that among the nobles of the Nanni Kingdom, it is now popular to build "gold houses". The bigger, thicker and more decent they are, those big nobles must have such a gold house in their homes, otherwise there will be no place to entertain guests. It is very shameful to invite guests to tea elsewhere!

The current national power of Nanny seems to be strong, and there are many high-level monks. But in fact, these monks are nobles. Regardless of their qualifications and whether they are suitable for practice, they will spend a lot of money to get money from our country or the red barbarians. Purchase various valuable treasures to push your cultivation level to a high level.

I can tell you that in our Flying Bear Army, Daxiu can easily kill three or four monks of the same level from the Nanni Kingdom. This is absolutely no exaggeration. The Nanni Country is just a piece of fat, it just looks scary. I, the Flying Bear Army, will do the big deal and the war proposed by Mr. Sun. You will pay for the logistics support, and everyone will share the accounts of the stolen treasures. Guaranteed profit without loss - it just depends on whether you have the courage. "

Li Wuming talked eloquently, and the more he talked, the smoother he became, because he really thought so. Moreover, in the past years of fighting against Nanni, the overall strength of their army has indeed increased. The threat lies in the continuous support of the Red Barbarians. But there is no need to tell these sponsors about the red barbarian species for the time being.

Li Wuming just felt that it was almost impossible to make these people believe his words.

Sun Changming secretly observed that the faces of the representatives of these companies were blank. It was obviously more difficult to persuade them to take shares than he expected. We can't blame them for this. The Wu Dynasty has been at peace for many years and has long lost its ambition for external expansion. Naturally, they don't know that war can actually make money, and if it works well, it will be a huge profit!

Mr. Sun's inspiration for operating this matter came from a certain pirate country in the previous life. A has a life, B has money, and C has weapons. Then we all join forces. A takes B's money to buy a ship and carries C's weapons. After going to sea to rob and extort a ransom, the three companies distributed dividends according to their shares!

A grenade or an RPG can be invested.

Let’s make the plate bigger together and create greater glory.

At this time, Mr. Sun knew that he could only take some unconventional measures. In short, he had to have a sitter. Wan Shaodong is of course the best choice.

After Li Wuming finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Sun Changming said: "I know that everyone must have concerns, so I plan to raise 30,000 spirit jade first and fight a war to show everyone the harvest."

Li Wuming said: "Thirty thousand spirit jade is enough for an army of three thousand people to cross the border for hundreds of miles and attack a small border town."

Sun Changming tried his best to wink at Wanqian. The Shaodong family was helpless. Since they decided to bet, they would support whatever Mr. Sun did.

He pretended not to see his second uncle's face, and took the initiative to fight and said: "I will offer fifteen thousand spiritual jade."

Sun Changming immediately said: "Okay! In this operation, the Flying Bear Army sent 3,000 troops and occupied four shares. The owner who paid 30,000 Lingyu accounted for a total of six shares - Wan Shaodong occupied three shares."

He looked at the representative of Guangqingtang again. The people of Guangqingtang secretly complained that Master Sun was forcing himself to stand out. He felt that the money must have been wasted, but Guangqingtang had been beaten by Lord Sun, and the elixir business he was currently cooperating with Mengjiang Dusi was very profitable and he could not give up.

The representative of Guangqingtang gritted his teeth: "I, Guangqingtang... will give you five thousand spiritual jade."

"Okay, Guangqingtang will take one share."

Sun Changming went to see the other two people, but the people from Jingjingji and Wanbao Pavilion lowered their heads and said nothing. Sun Changming was also impatient: "I will pay 10,000 Lingyu for two shares!"

The people in Jingjingji and Wanbao Pavilion were surprised. They had been dealing with the officials of the imperial court for a long time, and they all knew the virtues of the officials of the Wu Dynasty. Could it be that Mr. Sun was really optimistic about this business?

So the two of them thought about it and said, "In that case, let's wait at Wangyunya now. If this deal can really be done, we will definitely invest in it later."

Sun Changming nodded. When he really sees the results, he may not be able to share with you. Master Sun certainly did not place all his hopes on these people. After these private messages were sent, he also asked Yun Fan to secretly contact some of the largest ticket accounts in the Great Wu Dynasty.

What they are doing is lending money. As long as it is proved that the southern expedition to Nigeria is indeed profitable, these bank accounts will definitely be surrounded by flies who have seen the carrion.

The dinner party seemed to end on bad terms. Wanqianlai hurriedly followed his second uncle, and he probably had to be punished. Fortunately, when Wan Qian came to pay, he didn't call out [Wan Lisheng]'s name. He paid for the money out of his own pocket.

The representative of Guangqingtang stayed until the end, complaining to Mr. Sun with a frown on his face: "Sir, this money is considered to be our Guangqingtang's support for you, but you must remember the favor of our Guangqingtang..."

Master Sun snorted coldly: "Remember, it is Guangqingtang who owes me a favor. When Mengjiang Dusi needs donations in the future, you must not be stingy!"

Then, while the representatives of Guangqingtang were dumbfounded, Master Sun walked away with Li Wuming.

"So confident?"

…

Sun Changming and Li Wuming returned to Wangyunya Hundred Household House. Li Wuming couldn't help being excited along the way. He wanted to speak several times, but he held back when he saw Mr. Sun's solemn face. As soon as Sun Changming sat down in the room, Li Wuming immediately poured hot tea for the adults.

Sun Changming laughed loudly: "Okay, don't be pretentious. You are holding a sword with your hands, not for serving others."

Li Wuming said: "You are the great benefactor of the Flying Bear Army, and I am willing to serve you."

Sun Changming waved his hand and said: "It's just a staggering start. Whether we can succeed or not depends on you later."

"I understand. Everything is difficult at the beginning - Your Excellency, you have given us the most difficult part. Please rest assured that there are no cowards in our Flying Bear Army!"

But Sun Changming still warned: "Although the number of the first battle is small, it is particularly critical. If your Flying Bear Army is short of manpower, I can lend you some to the poor cultivators on the Dragon and Snake List this time..."

Li Wuming shook his head and said: "I understand your good intentions, but I am not afraid to tell you that even if these young monks are at a higher level, but on the real battlefield, they are not as useful as my veteran soldiers of the Flying Bear Army!"

Sun Changming nodded and said: "Well, I won't worry about it blindly. You can make preparations and go back as soon as possible with Lingyu!"

"yes!"

Li Wuming was really convinced this time. When he was in the capital, even if Sun Changming crushed him on the Dragon and Snake Ranking, even if Sun Changming saved his life, Li Wuming still felt arrogant in his heart.

But this time, not to mention that he couldn't think of such a method without Mr. Sun; even if he thought of it, he wouldn't be able to take the first step, and no one would believe him at all.

Mr. Sun used his personal influence to forcefully push forward the matter and brought in two big business houses so that this plan could proceed. Otherwise, even if the Flying Bear Army fights this battle at its own expense and finally shows huge gains - who will believe you? ! Who knew it wasn't you, Fei Xiongjun, who was setting up a trap for us to exploit?

Those two companies are the most powerful witnesses.

Li Wuming and his party couldn't sit still anymore, so they immediately packed up their things and left the next day. The veterans who followed Li Wuming rushed to Mr. Sun's door before saying goodbye. Without going in, they kowtowed three times at the door and said through the door: "Sir, we are all reckless men. What we said before There is so much disrespect in it, and I feel so ashamed. I am going to southern Xinjiang to kill the enemy, and I don’t know if I can come back alive. I can only kowtow to you a few times, and if I am lucky enough to survive, I can repay you for your great kindness later!"

Then a few people got up and left, leaving the Wangyunya Hundred Household Residence. They met up with Li Wuming who was waiting, got on their horses and galloped towards southern Xinjiang.

In the room, Sun Changming sighed, these soldiers, it is not comfortable to interact with them, but it is a pleasure to have clear grudges!

Following Li Wuming were Wan Lisheng and the monks from Guangqing Hall. They would supervise nearby to prevent the Feixiong Army from committing fraud.

After these people left, Sun Changming dealt with the backlog of official affairs. The next most important thing was to form the Mengjiang Navy.

Sun Changming's original plan was to join the war business and advance the new airships together. He asked Li Wuming and the others to wait at Mengjiang Dusi. In addition to finding a way to help them solve the military expenditure problem, another reason was to tell them, At critical moments, Mengjiang Navy's airships can quickly support them.

However, the plan to invest in the war was more difficult than expected, and the instructions for how to build the new airships had not been published yet, so I held back for the time being and worked on it step by step.

He contacted Wu Yuanji and found out that the Jiuyun Sect was working hard to build the flying palace, which should be completed within the time limit required by the emperor.

In addition to Jiuyun Sect's own weapon masters, Wu Yuanji also invited hundreds of machine masters, as well as dozens of support from the Arms Department.

Sun Changming discussed with Wu Yuanji: "After refining the speeding palace, we have become very close to each other. It is a pity to break up like this. I also ask for the mediation of my seniors and ask everyone to directly refining warships for me, Mengjiang Dusi."

Wu Yuanji was in a dilemma: "These masters from the Arms Department are easy to talk to, and they have always been interested in you, Jiang Dusi, but these people I invited came to help because of my face, and they almost didn't get paid... …”

Sun Changming had a foundation of 200 million spirit jade given by the fifth prince, and Mengjiang Dusi was running smoothly, and taxes continued to rise, so he was confident: "I can offer generous salaries to everyone, including the weapon masters of Jiuyun Sect. Mengjiang Dusi will never let the masters suffer."

Wu Yuanji breathed a sigh of relief, and Master Sun thought of another level: "Senior, you might as well take the lead in forming an [Archives Alliance], and in the future, under the name of the [Arms Alliance], we will undertake the refining business of large-scale machine weapons." .”

Wu Yuanji pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Your Excellency, you have thought carefully."

These masters invited by Wu Yuanji come from different sects and have different backgrounds. If Jiuyun Sect keeps them for a long time, there is no guarantee that these people will not worry about whether Jiuyun Sect wants to annex us?

The purpose of establishing the [Instrument Alliance] is to dispel this concern. Everyone works together, everyone shares their share, and they get their own share of the money.