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"Report! We received a report from the scouts! A large number of Japanese pirate warships appeared in the southeastern coastal area! A large number of Japanese pirates have landed!"

When Xia Yun was taking Qin Tianye to inspect the city defense of Shanyin County.

A cavalryman who had rushed back from outside Shanyin County appeared in front of Xia Yun in a hurry and knelt on one knee.

"Another Japanese pirate has landed?"

When Qin Tianye heard this, a gloomy look suddenly appeared on his face.

They just annihilated more than 30,000 Japanese pirates a few days ago. This time the Japanese pirates continue to increase their troops, and they must have bad intentions.

"Send the message to Wangbei City immediately and inform the Governor General Lei Zhenning."

Xia Yun's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke immediately.

He had long anticipated the Japanese pirates' increase in troops.

Since the other side was able to send an army of 200,000 to attack the Daliang Dynasty at one time, it was naturally impossible that there was no follow-up reinforcement.

"Yes, my lord!"

The soldier who brought the message responded immediately.

Ten seconds later, a man and a horse galloped out of Shanyin County.

"Tianye, I want you to lead a thousand soldiers and leave the city quickly. Set up multiple blocking camps along the way to prevent the Japanese pirates from invading at any time."

After the soldier who brought the message left, Xia Yun turned around and immediately gave Qin Tianye another order.

"The general will get the order!"

Qin Tianye responded respectfully with a fist clasped.

Immediately, under Xia Yun's order, Qin Tianye personally led a thousand soldiers and left Shanyin County.

On the only road leading to Shanyin County from the southeastern coastal area, they searched for suitable passes and built a large number of temporary camps.

This is what we call prevention.

In Xia Yun's prediction, the Japanese pirates would most likely not attack Shanyin County again.

After all, the Japanese pirates attacked twice and lost nearly 40,000 soldiers in Shanyin County.

But the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly and no one can make any guarantees.

After Qin Tianye led his troops away.

Xia Yun appeared in the lobby of the county government office and happened to see Xu Wan'er who was working at her desk planning the development and construction of Shanyin County.

His footsteps were very light and he did not attract Xu Wan'er's attention when he entered the lobby.

Therefore, after just a few breaths, Xia Yun had already circled behind Xu Wan'er.

But Xia Yun stretched out his hands and picked up Xu Wan'er in an instant.

Xu Wan'er was startled and the brush in her hand fell to the ground.

She subconsciously wanted to cry for help, but when she turned around and found that the person coming was Xia Yun, a hint of anger immediately appeared on her face.

"What time is it! And you're still not serious!"

Xu Wan'er complained unhappily.

Hearing this, Xia Yun smiled awkwardly, then gently put Xu Wan'er down from his arms.

"The Japanese pirates have increased their forces."

In order to hide his embarrassment, Xia Yun went straight to the point and told the latest news.

Upon hearing the news that the Japanese pirates had increased their troops, Xu Wan'er, who had just looked angry, suddenly became more serious.

"Wan'er, send another order to Xiao Haiyang and ask him to recruit soldiers right away in Hangzhou."

Xia Yun then told us his plan.

All the troops he has now, when added together, only have about 6,000 people.

Among these six thousand people, there were only about two thousand soldiers equipped with automatic rifles.

Compared with the hundreds of thousands of Japanese pirates, this number is obviously a bit thin.

After all, the Japanese pirates also had firearms and cannons.

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

In the past few days, Xiao Haiyang, the prefect of Hangzhou, has been extremely busy.

From the livelihood issues of disaster victims across Zhejiang Province to trivial matters in Hangzhou City, all became part of his job.

Originally, given his position, he didn't need to be in charge of so many things.

But since he chose to follow Xia Yun, as long as Xia Yun was not in Hangzhou City, he became the de facto governor of Zhejiang.

Of course, for Xiao Haiyang himself, although such a life is very tiring, he enjoys it.

"Huaian, the county magistrates of Qingshui and two counties sent an official letter requesting the allocation of 30,000 dan of disaster relief grain to continue to provide relief to the victims."

"Jining Prefecture and Shun'an Prefecture sent an official letter, saying that a large number of disaster victims are pouring into the Nanzhili area. The two prefectures are asking whether they will accept the disaster victims!"

"An urgent report came from the Hangzhou Shipyard that the first batch of new warships still needs a batch of wood. Please allocate it as soon as possible."

"..."

In the court of the prefectural government.

While Xiao Haiyang was bent over his desk, the lawyers on both sides of him kept reporting on the official letters that had just been sent from various places.

Since Xia Yun was not in Hangzhou, officials from all over the country voluntarily sent their official letters to Xiao Haiyang.

"Order to quickly allocate 30,000 dan of grain from the granary and send it to Huai'an and Qingshui counties."

"Inform Jining Prefecture and Shun'an Prefecture to accept as many grain and grass as possible from the southern Zhili region into Zhejiang while ensuring that no unrest occurs. If there is a shortage of grain and grass, report to Hangzhou immediately."

"Also, send a message immediately to urge the Timber Bureau to give priority to delivering all the timber needed by the Hangzhou Shipyard!"

While dealing with the documents on the table, Xiao Haiyang gave instructions on the report content.

Although Xia Yun did not give him clear rules, Xiao Haiyang knew it clearly.

As long as what he does is for the people and he remains loyal to Xia Yun, there will basically be no problem.

"By the way, Master Qian, how long will it take for General Jiang Wenzhong to arrive in Hangzhou?"

Suddenly, Xiao Haiyang remembered something else.

Two days ago, he received an order from Xia Yun, asking him to prepare 200,000 dan of food and fodder and have Jiang Wen transport them to the anti-Japanese front line.

However, the order arrived before Jiang Wenzhong. He had already prepared the food and fodder, but Jiang Wenzhong had not arrived yet.

"Sir, General Jiang Wenzhong's troops sent a message this morning that they will arrive in Hangzhou in the afternoon."

Master Qian, who was standing by, responded immediately.

"Very good. Be prepared at any time. Once General Jiang Wenzhong arrives in Hangzhou, we will deliver 200,000 dan of grain and fodder to the anti-Japanese front."

Xiao Haiyang nodded.

Although he had never fought in a war, he knew that the military situation was urgent. Once the Japanese pirates were allowed to invade inland Zhejiang, tens of millions of ordinary people would suffer!

In a blink of an eye, six or seven hours passed.

Jiang Wenzhong and his group hurried and finally arrived in Hangzhou City.

Originally, the troops under Jiang Wenzhong's command were all cavalry.

But on the way from Wangbei City to Hangzhou City, Jiang Wenzhong encountered many wandering Japanese pirates, which delayed him for some time.

When Jiang Wenzhong arrived, Xiao Haiyang immediately handed over the 200,000 dan of food and fodder that he had prepared in advance to Jiang Wenzhong.

However, just when Jiang Wenzhong was preparing to rush back to Wangbei City overnight, an urgent letter with a delivery time of 800 miles fell into Xiao Haiyang's hands.

"Report, the governor has issued an order, ordering General Jiang Wenzhong to escort the grain and grass from Hangzhou to Shanyin County first, and not to go directly to Wangbei City."

At the gate of Hangzhou, a soldier delivering the news appeared in front of Jiang Wenzhong who was just about to leave the city.

The soldier who brought the message was out of breath when he spoke, obviously he had been riding on horseback without stopping for a moment.