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After a few days, Xia Yun led his 50,000 troops and finally arrived in Fujian.

"Sir, the scouts ahead sent back news that the 500,000 tons of grain and grass that Chen Bao was transporting have now arrived in Xiamen."

"Sir, the 20,000 cavalry led by General Zhao Xinlei have now arrived in the Beiling Zigui area, and have joined forces with Generals Jiang Wenzhong and Heihu. They are now in a standoff with the 50,000 Japanese pirate army."

Not long after the army entered Fujian, the scouts in the front sent back the latest battle reports.

"Sir, according to intelligence, there are 100,000 Japanese pirates who have entered Fujian from Zhejiang. Now there are still 50,000 pirates missing. What should we do now?"

When the army was resting in place, Xu Wan'er analyzed on the map in the temporary central army tent.

Judging from the map, their current location is less than a day's journey away from Beiling Zigui area.

If they march quickly, they can arrive there early tomorrow morning.

However, to this day, there has been no sign of the additional 50,000 troops in the various news coming back from the front lines.

Hearing this, Xia Yun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Indeed, 50,000 troops are not a fly. Once they land on Fujian’s land, they will inevitably be discovered.

"Perhaps those 50,000 Japanese pirates never entered Fujian at all!"

An extremely deep light flashed in Qin Tianye's eyes.

"How is the construction progress of the new warship?"

Xia Yun, who had been silent all the time, suddenly focused his attention on Xu Wan'er.

However, what he said had nothing to do with the current war situation.

"In reply to your Excellency, the latest news came from Hangzhou a few days ago. Sixteen new warships have been built and are now taking shape."

Xu Wan'er responded immediately.

"Send a letter to Xiao Haiyang to arrange for the warships to be launched for training immediately. We must make sure that the new warships are combat-ready in the shortest possible time."

Xia Yun looked stern and spoke in a deep voice.

"Yes, my lord!"

Xu Wan'er responded and accepted the order.

"Pass on my order. After the army has rested for half a day, they will immediately march towards Beiling Zigui at full speed!"

Immediately afterwards, Xia Yun gave orders again.

To him, whether the number of Japanese pirates on the Fujian battlefield was 100,000 or 50,000, it was insignificant.

The top priority now is to eliminate all the Japanese pirates in Fujian to ensure that the final battle is foolproof.

Although he had not yet received a letter from Zhejiang, he already had a vague premonition in his heart.

With Zhao Gongming taking charge of the 600,000-strong army in Zhejiang Province, Zhao Gongming will lead his army to launch the final counterattack against the Japanese pirates within half a month at most.

By then, he could also lead his troops from south to north and join forces with Zhao Gongming and others to annihilate the Japanese pirates!

After the order was issued, Xu Wan'er immediately drafted an imperial edict and sent it eight hundred miles away to Zhejiang.

Xia Yun sat quietly in the central military tent.

However, before Xia Yun could remain quiet for long, a messenger from Nanzhili suddenly brought him some rather absurd news.

"Sir, what happened in Nanzhili?"

When Xia Yun finished reading the letter, he was silent for a moment, while Xu Wan'er showed a questioning look on her face.

"Is Xiao Zongnan's head still there?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Yun's face showed a look of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Xiao Zongnan's head?"

Xu Wan'er was also stunned when she heard this.

"According to your orders, my Lord, the head is now stored in the ice cellar."

Xu Wan'er responded immediately.

"Send a message immediately and have Gu He send Xiao Zongnan's head to Zhejiang."

Xia Yun shook his head helplessly and handed the letter in his hand to Xu Wan'er.

Xu Wan'er opened it and took a look.

It turned out that the imperial court sent people to Zhejiang to collect Xiao Zongnan's body.

However, after they killed Xiao Zongnan, they chopped off Xiao Zongnan's head and brought it to Ningdu.

"Yes, sir, I'll do it right away!"

Xu Wan'er learned the whole story and immediately wrote another order, which she sent urgently to the Ningdu prefectural government office at a speed of 800 miles.

……

At the same time, inside the Ningdu prefectural government office.

Furukawa also received a letter.

However, the source of this letter was not Xia Yun, but Xiao Haiyang, the governor of Zhejiang Province.

"Xiao Haiyang?"

"I remember Lord Xu said that Xiao Haiyang was also one of his men. He sent a letter at an expedited speed of 800 miles. Something big must have happened in Zhejiang!"

In the lobby of the prefectural government office, Gu He was holding the urgent letter he had just received from eight hundred miles away, with a hesitant look on his face.

Logically speaking, he should hand the letter directly to Xia Yun.

But before Xia Yun left, he had handed over all the affairs in Nanzhili to him.

If this letter were to be handed over to Xia Yun again, it would inevitably waste a lot of time and might even delay certain things.

Finally, after careful consideration, Gu He opened the letter himself.

However, when the content of the letter came into his eyes, Gu He was suddenly struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

Your Majesty has arrived in Hangzhou? !

Gu He looked at the text in the letter carefully, his pupils suddenly widened, and a look of shock unconsciously appeared in his eyes.

Although he has only been with Xia Yun for a short time.

However, he also knew that everything Xia Yun did was quite unorthodox and not in line with court regulations.

Your Majesty, when you arrived in Hangzhou this time, you must have seen many of Xia Yun’s “crimes”. In this case, Xia Yun might be in danger!

Gu He realized in a very short time that something was wrong, and he quickly repacked the letter and called one of his lieutenant generals.

"Rush to Fujian immediately and deliver this letter to Lord Xia Yun in person. If there is any mistake in the mission, you will be beheaded!"

Furukawa gave the order with a very serious look.

When the lieutenant general accepted the order and left the prefectural office, Gu He urgently dispatched a group of people to escort the lieutenant general to Fujian in order to ensure the safe delivery of the letter to Xia Yun!

After doing all this, Gu He's whole body went limp, and the two of them slumped down on the armchairs.

"I hope you are alright, my Lord."

Gu He prayed in his heart, and a trace of sweat appeared on his forehead unconsciously.

……

This day, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

The empress, who had stayed in Hangzhou for many days, had witnessed all the prosperity of the city.

While I was extremely shocked, I also had the idea of ​​leaving.

However, when the empress told Xiao Yan about this idea, Xiao Yan's face immediately showed a look of worry.

"Ling'er, right now, the safest place in the entire Jiangnan region is Hangzhou. If you go to other places now, I'm afraid your safety may not be guaranteed."

Xiao Yan's worries were not without reason.

Although Hangzhou is far away from the battlefield, over the past few days, batches of food and fodder have been shipped out of the city, and troops have been mobilized from various routes.

Everyone can already feel that an extremely brutal final battle is about to begin in Zhejiang!