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"I order you to take 5,000 soldiers and horses and search carefully all the roads from Ningdu to Fujian. If you encounter anyone dressed in luxurious clothes, do not use force but bring them back to the barracks immediately."

Xia Yun gave another order.

"The general will get the order!"

Chen Bao accepted the order and quickly left the tent.

After a while, the order written by Xu Wan'er was also passed down.

Inside the big tent, Xia Yun's expression remained very serious.

The sudden change disrupted his original plan.

The empress met with an accident in Nanzhili, and as the governor of two provinces, he naturally could not ignore it.

But according to his speculation.

The story of the empress being hunted by Japanese pirates must have been a false rumor.

After all, even he only learned about the empress's secret visit to Hangzhou a few days ago.

It was even more impossible for the Japanese pirates to predict the whereabouts of the empress in advance.

Therefore, the Japanese pirates must have planned this for a long time, preparing to cross over Huwei Mountain into the territory of Nanzhili and attack him from both sides to catch him off guard.

It happened that at this time, the empress was heading from Hangzhou to Ningdu City, and the two sides met on the way.

"A bunch of things that don't know how to live or die!"

Xia Yun snorted coldly, and an extreme murderous intent quietly revealed in his eyes.

The strategy of those 100,000 Japanese pirates was quite good.

Fifty thousand troops were divided and sent directly to Huwei Mountain from the coastal areas of the mainland, while at the same time attacking Fujian and Nanzhili.

If Xia Yun was not in these two provinces today, the Japanese pirates might really succeed.

It's a pity that the Japanese pirates met him. Not to mention attacking from both sides, the Japanese pirates in Nan'an City would be wiped out in half a day at most!

"Sir, the Governor of Fujian is here!"

Just as Xia Yun was sitting in front of the map, thinking about the next battle plan, a soldier suddenly entered the tent and reported.

"please come in!"

Xia Yun quickly came to his senses and said with a wave of his hand.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in his forties, seven feet tall and wearing a bright red official robe, appeared in the military tent.

This person was Sun Maocai, the governor of Fujian.

"Master Xia, I have already recruited 60,000 soldiers from all over Fujian, and now I am handing them over to you, Master Xia!"

As soon as the two met, Sun Maocai clasped his fists and bowed.

"Master Sun, thank you for your hard work."

Xia Yun bowed in return.

The reason why he could move freely in Fujian Province was naturally due to the convenience provided by Sun Maocai.

As early as when he first entered Fujian, he had sent someone to send a letter to Sun Maocai, asking him to recruit soldiers from across the province as quickly as possible.

"Sun is just doing his best. Lord Xia took the trouble to lead his troops from Nanzhili to fight a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates."

"If it weren't for Lord Xia's timely rescue, I'm afraid that by now, the entire Fujian province would have fallen into the hands of the Japanese pirates."

As Sun Maocai spoke, a look of gratitude was quite obvious on his face.

He had just taken office as the Governor of Fujian and had not had time to reorganize the military.

Before this, when he learned that the Japanese pirates were about to invade Fujian, he felt like the sky was falling.

Fortunately, Xia Yun extended a helping hand in time and led an army of 80,000 to enter Fujian, which saved the residents of the entire province from suffering.

"Master Sun, please take a look. This is the defense map that Xia designed for Fujian. According to this plan, even if the Japanese pirates land along the coast again in the future, Fujian will be able to resist them for a while."

As Xia Yun spoke, he took out a map from the table and slowly opened it in front of Sun Maocai.

Sun Maocai looked carefully and saw that the map on the drawing showed the situation along the coast of Fujian.

In addition, more than a dozen coastal towns were clearly marked on the map, and the military deployment of each town was clearly stated.

"As long as we deploy our defenses according to the blueprint, even if there are 200,000 Japanese pirates, Fujian can hold out until reinforcements from other provinces arrive."

Xia Yun added.

"Master Xia, thank you so much!"

Sun Maocai was so excited that he couldn't express it in words, even though he was a dozen years older than Xia Yun.

But at this moment, in front of Xia Yun, he was more like a subordinate, or a junior.

"You are welcome, Lord Sun. I have something else to trouble you with."

At this time, Xia Yun also put forward his own request.

"Master Xia, just say it directly. As long as Sun is within his ability, there will definitely not be any delay!"

Sun Maocai's eyes were still focused on the drawing. At this time, this drawing was already regarded as a treasure in his heart.

With the Fujian defense map planned by Xia Yun, his position as the Governor of Fujian would naturally be more stable.

"I need Lord Sun to immediately arrange a palace in Xiamen."

Xia Yun was straightforward and stated his request without any hesitation.

"A palace?"

Sun Maocai was stunned when he heard this, and a hint of doubt instantly appeared in his eyes.

With Xia Yun's status and financial resources, why should he ask him to arrange it if he wanted to build a palace?

Seeing that the other party had misunderstood him, Xia Yun couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face.

"Master Sun, please don't misunderstand me. The reason why I asked you to prepare a palace is because the distinguished guest is coming and I have no time to take care of him, so you should prepare it first."

Xia Yun explained with a wry smile.

The distinguished guests he was referring to were naturally the empress and her entourage who had fled all the way from Ningdu City.

Although he has not received the call from the empress yet, he estimated that it would take at most two days.

Chen Bao will definitely be able to find the whereabouts of the empress and her entourage.

After all, there are only a few roads from Ningdu to Fujian, and it is impossible for the empress and her group to grow wings and fly to the sky.

"Since you are a distinguished guest of Xia University, Sun will make preparations immediately after returning from this trip. Don't worry, Master Xia!"

When Sun Maocai heard that it was Xia Yun's distinguished guest who had arrived, the doubt in his eyes disappeared.

However, he was also curious about the origins of this distinguished guest who had attracted Xia Yun's attention.

"Master Xia, it is getting late. I still need to collect food and fodder for the army. I will take my leave now."

Although he was curious in his heart, Sun Maocai never asked about it openly.

After carefully putting away the Fujian defense map planned by Xia Yun, Sun Maocai turned around and clasped his fists and bowed.

"Master Sun, you have worked hard. Qin Tianye, escort Master Sun out of the camp."

Xia Yun smiled and nodded.

The army had entered Fujian for a long time. Even though Xia Yun had previously transferred 500,000 dan of food and fodder, the consumption on the battlefield was several times more than usual.

Naturally, the task of supplying food and fodder to the army fell on Sun Maocai.

Not long after, Sun Maocai left the military camp.

Xia Yun appeared on the parade ground, where the 60,000 soldiers sent by Sun Maocai were gathered.

Xia Yunxian gave an inspiring speech in front of everyone.

Afterwards, all 60,000 soldiers were handed over to Qin Tianye for unified command.

Speaking of which, Sun Maocai is indeed capable of getting things done.

What Xia Yun originally wanted was to let Sun Maocai recruit some new soldiers.

However, Sun Maocai urgently mobilized all the government officials and garrison troops from all prefectures, counties and districts in Fujian Province, and only then was he able to put together this team of 60,000 people.

And since this group of people already had experience in marching and fighting, after Qin Tianye took over, he directly sent these 60,000 people to the battlefield.

Sixty thousand soldiers were mobilized to encircle the entire Nan'an city.