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"The wind is rising, my Lord."

Xu Wan'er felt the cold wind blowing from the sea and uttered a reminder.

Xia Yun, who already had his eyes wide open, was now filled with surprise.

"The time has come! The time has come!"

Xia Yun laughed twice.

The reason why he came to the beach for a walk was not just to relax.

Along with this cool breeze, there will be heavy fog in the next half month!

However, the empress and Xiao Yan on the side still didn't understand what was going on, and both had a look of surprise on their faces.

"Xia Yun, the time has come, what does that mean?"

The empress also felt the cool breeze blowing from the sea at this moment.

"Your Majesty, this cool breeze is the clarion call for my army to march out! Tomorrow, there will be fog on the sea!"

Xia Yun said happily.

According to his observation, this will be an extremely rare fog phenomenon in the year.

At least it can cover the area from Zhejiang to Fujian. This is the time for advancement as agreed between Zhao Gongming and him!

same moment.

Zhejiang, looking up from the city wall of Beicheng.

Zhao Gongming and Lei Zhenning stood with their hands behind their backs.

"So many days have passed, and there is still no sign of fog rising from the sea. What should we do?"

Looking at the bleak scene outside Wangbei City, Lei Zhenning couldn't help but utter a tone of hesitation.

Almost a month has passed since Zhao Gongming first formulated the strategy for the final battle.

For the past month, the imperial troops under their command have remained inside the city and have not left.

This made the Japanese pirate army, which had been hiding in the occupied city, become arrogant again.

Over the past half month, the Japanese pirates have repeatedly taken the initiative to attack many cities that have not yet fallen.

However, under Zhao Gongming's command, the Zhejiang defenders were still unable to take the initiative to attack.

This caused many people to feel resentful.

"If this continues, not only will those generals lose their balance, I'm afraid even the imperial court will punish us, saying that you and I have allowed the Japanese pirates to cause trouble."

Lei Zhenning then expressed his concerns.

Zhao Gongming, who was standing aside, seemed to be deaf to everything and kept looking towards the sea.

Until a sigh came from Lei Zhenning's mouth.

Zhao Gongming then turned around and glanced at Lei Zhenning.

"How can those corrupt scholars in the court understand military and national affairs? Two-thirds of the court's troops are in our hands. If something goes wrong, you and I will not only be unable to explain to the court, but also to our ancestors of the Daliang Dynasty."

Zhao Gongming spoke in a steady voice, not taking the civil officials in the court seriously at all.

Lei Zhenning originally wanted to say something.

But that was at this time.

A strong wind suddenly blew from outside Wangbei City, blowing on Zhao Gongming and Lei Zhenning's faces.

Zhao Gongming felt the warmth on his face, his gaze suddenly turned towards the sea, and an extreme excitement instantly rose in his pupils.

"The wind is blowing! Haha! The wind is blowing!"

A loud and hearty laugh then rang out from Zhao Gongming's mouth.

He had been waiting in Wangbei City for more than a month, waiting for this strong wind that could decide the outcome of the entire battle!

Lei Zhenning has led troops for many years, so he naturally understands what this strong wind means.

The gloomy look on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by an excited look.

"This strong wind can blow from the coast to Wangbei City. There will be a thick fog on the sea tonight! And this fog will last for at least half a month!"

Observing the weather and geography are the most basic abilities for a general, and Lei Zhenning naturally has them.

"Pass on my order! Beat the drums, blow the trumpets! All troops, attack!"

Excited, Zhao Gongming suddenly turned around and gave an order to the messengers behind him.

After a group of messengers responded, they quickly conveyed Zhao Gongming's order to the entire Wangbei City.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

In less than a quarter of an hour, the atmosphere in the originally desolate and depressed Wangbei City suddenly became tense and lively.

The loud and powerful sound of war drums quickly spread to every corner of the city.

The 200,000 defenders in Wangbei City quickly assembled and loaded all the baggage onto horse-drawn carriages.

Then the four city gates were opened, and the army quickly set out from the four city gates, with an average team stretching out for seven or eight miles.

"Woo~"

At the same time, clear trumpet sounds rang out from the four city gates, adding a sense of determination that the warriors would never return to the already tense and solemn atmosphere!

The two commanders are Zhao Gongming and Lei Zhenning.

Amid the sound of the trumpet, they had already appeared at the forefront of the army.

The two men were each wearing armor, with gloomy and murderous expressions on their faces.

No matter what they thought before.

At this moment, the only thing left in their minds was to kill all the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang!

……

"Pass on the decree of His Majesty, appoint Jiang Wenzhong, Chong Heihu, and Zhao Xinlei as the vanguard generals of the Jiangnan Road, and each lead 20,000 cavalrymen to immediately march north to Zhejiang to wipe out all the roaming Japanese pirates along the way!"

"Your Majesty's decree, appointing Sun Maocai and Chen Bao as the grain transport officers of the Jiangnan Road. They are ordered to be responsible for collecting and transporting grain and grass to ensure that the 160,000 troops can march north to fight."

"Convey your majesty's decree, appoint Qin Tianye as the imperial cavalry general, deputy commander of the Jiangnan Road, and appoint Xu Wan'er as the chief clerk of the Jiangnan Road, to accompany your majesty in the expedition!"

"Pass on His Majesty's decree, appoint Xia Yun as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Road Army, confer him the title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, and command all 160,000 troops to march north to attack the Japanese pirates!"

"..."

On the city wall of Xiamen, the loud voice of the eunuch delivering the imperial edict could be heard everywhere.

Under the city wall, 160,000 soldiers and horses were assembled.

At the forefront of the army, a golden dragon sedan was particularly eye-catching. It was the carriage that the empress rode.

On the dragon sedan, the empress sat in the center, with Xu Wan'er and Yun'er on either side.

In front of the dragon sedan, on a tall horse, Xia Yun, wearing a black helmet and black armor, looked awe-inspiring. It turned out to be the supreme commander of the 160,000-strong army!

As the wind started to blow at sea, Xia Yun no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the entire city's army to attack.

Of course, the person who gave the final order was undoubtedly the empress.

After all, this time it is the Empress who leads the army in person. On the surface, even Xia Yun has to be under the command of the Empress.

As words came out one after another from the eunuch's mouth, about a quarter of an hour later, all the generals and officials under Xia Yun's command were given additional titles.

"Pass on my order! The army is marching out!"

Finally, Xia Yun, who was at the forefront of the army, gave an order, and in an instant, the sound of war drums rang out on the walls of Xiamen! During this time, melodious and vigorous horns also sounded.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Woo~!"

The 160,000-strong army, which had been resting in Xiamen City for more than half a month, finally officially marched towards Zhejiang at this moment!

The 60,000 cavalry led by Jiang Wenzhong, Chong Heihu, and Zhao Xinlei rushed out first, and amid the fierce sound of horse hooves, they raised a huge cloud of dust!