Late at night, another deep-sea flood dragon attacked the Blue Wind Port, but it was secretly stopped by the Gong Gong Navy under the command of Candle Dragon.
… …
The next morning, the sea breeze was cold, mixed with tiny snowflakes, which smashed on the face, especially painful.
When Lin Muyu returned to her tent after patrolling the camp, she discovered that Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi were brewing coffee in her living quarters. She had even brought back the equipment for brewing coffee from Earth. The two girls had already perfected the process of heating the coffee with alcohol. It was a rare opportunity to drink warm, fragrant coffee in Shattered Cauldron Realm.
"Damn it, I can't live in peace!"
Feng Jixing walked in while cursing. He raised his head and said respectfully, "Your Highness and Princess are here as well. Greetings, Your Highness. Good morning, Your Highness."
Qin Yin smiled and said, "Commander Feng, what's making you so angry? Sit down and have a cup of tea. "
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Feng Jixing sat in front of Lin Muyu and said, "Yu, last night, the second deep-sea flood dragon attacked our port and overturned three ships and a fortress ship. Damn it, that fortress ship is our main warship. It can be used for transport and artillery battles. But this one cost over a hundred thousand Jin Ying coins to build, and it sank with a wave of the dragon's tail."
"I know."
Lin Muyu pondered for a while and said, "Last night, I sent over a hundred Gong Gong Navy soldiers into the deep sea to investigate. This morning, they reported back that because of the climate change in Divine Punishment, the air temperature has dropped, but the deep sea is heating up. Therefore, those deep-sea flood dragons couldn't stand the heat and all came ashore. Comparatively, they like the climate on land better."
"How many deep-sea flood dragons are there?"
"Tens of thousands. If nothing unexpected happens, we will receive many reports of coastal fishermen being attacked by deep-sea flood dragons in three days."
"Do we need to send people to kill them?"
"We can't. Ordinary soldiers are no match for deep-sea flood dragons. A hundred soldiers may not be able to defeat a flood dragon, and the scales of these flood dragons can even resist magic crystal cannons."
"My goodness … Is he really that powerful?" Feng Jixing clicked his tongue and said, "Then forget I said anything. But your Gong Gong navy is powerful, and good at water battles. Why don't you send them out to kill those flood dragons, in case those animals do harm to the world?"
"I've already ordered Candle Dragon to be in charge of the coastal defense. Thirty-thousand Gong Gong navy warriors will be divided into over a hundred legions, patrolling our coastal areas to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
"That's good." Feng Jixing clapped his hands and smiled. "Your Highness, is my tea ready?"
"Wait a moment, I'll be done soon."
Qin Yin smiled sweetly.
At this moment, two beautiful figures walked in from outside. They were Chu Yao and Ouyang Yan.
"Sister Chu Yao, you're here?"
Lin Muyu stood up and personally moved a chair for Chu Yao. After Chu Yao sat down, she smiled sweetly and said, "So there are so many people …"
"You must be here for something, right?"
"Hmm."
Chu Yao's eyes were as clear as water as she said in a low voice, "It's about the herbs. Over thirty percent of our warriors have frostbite on their hands and feet. The frostbite is spreading very fast, which will affect their fighting abilities. I've ordered to prepare gloves, boots, and other cold-proof items for them, but they can't be cured immediately. We still need some medicines to help them heal."
"Don't you have any in stock in the department?" asked Feng Jixing.
Chu Yao smiled, shook her head and said, "We did have some, but they've been used up in the past half a month. The weather is cold, and more and more soldiers are suffering from frostbite. Before I came here, I've already sent a purchase list to the chambers of commerce in the Five Valley City and Muyu City. The stores in the departments of spiritual medicine are all out, but these merchants still have a lot in stock. However, the funds of the departments of spiritual medicine have been used up. Therefore … this cost has to be paid by the Ministry of Revenue."
Qin Yin walked over with a cup of coffee, put it in front of Chu Yao, smiled and said, "I see. How much in total?"
"800,000 Jinyin coins." Chu Yao took out a list of funds from her pocket and said, "This list was issued by the Department of Spiritual Medicine and the Ministry of War. If I want to get the money from the Ministry of Revenue, I need the signatures of two people. One is Yu's, and the other is Your Highness's."
"No problem."
Qin Yin smiled cheerfully, reached into her pocket, and took out a dark blue signature pen.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Yin."
Lin Muyu was speechless and said, "If you sign with a fountain pen, the Ministry of Revenue might not recognize it."
"It's okay, I have the imperial seal …"
"That's right, sign it."
After Qin Yin signed, Lin Muyu also signed her name. Following which, she took out the marshal's seal from her Qiankun bag and stamped it. After that, she handed it over to Qin Yin. After Qin Yin stamped the empress's imperial seal, it would be considered as an official signature.
Chu Yao happily took the receipt, sat down again, and took a sip of coffee. She couldn't help but frown and say, "Wow, this taste is a little weird …"
Qin Yin smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I thought so too at first, but I felt much better after that. Sister Chu Yao, this is a specialty from Yu's hometown …"
"From Yu's hometown?" Chu Yao blinked her eyes and immediately took another sip. She smiled and said, "I like it. I will come over often in the future, is that okay?"
"Of course."
At this moment, Feng Jixing also took a sip and couldn't help but spit it out. "Wow, why does it taste like this?"
Lin Muyu, Qin Yin, and Tang Xiaoxi all stared at him.
"Cough cough … the taste is actually quite unique …" Feng Jixing laughed awkwardly.
…
At lunchtime, everyone ate together in Lin Muyu's tent. Even the empress and the marshal's meals weren't much better. They had porridge, flatbread, and a pot of meat soup. Furthermore, the meat was dried wild boar meat. It was hard to swallow, and everyone's faces turned green. However, this was military rations, and there was nothing they could do about it.
There had never been any good meals in the military camp, and even the dried rations were very laughable. The main dried rations were flatbread or flatbread that was squeezed out of rice and dried in the sun. Once the troops were on the move, the spiritual fire division couldn't cook. Usually, they would just hastily boil water and let the soldiers soak the rice flatbread for a meal.
In a war of life and death, no one would care about whether they ate well or not. They only cared about whether they could eat their fill and whether they had the strength.
In the afternoon, there was a military conference.
Qin Yin, Tang Xiaoxi, and Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing presided over the military conference. The commanders of all the major armies arrived one after another. Qin Yan, Tang Zhen, Chen Xiaoli, Xu Jiantao, Wei Chou, Xiang Yu, Baili Cang, QianFeng, and the others were all present. The two sides of a huge long table were filled with high-ranking generals, and there was a heavy guard outside. These generals were too important. They were the core of the entire empire, and they had to be strictly protected.
Three huge paper scrolls formed a coastal defense map on the long table. On the map, small areas were marked, including the defenses of the Shattered Cauldron Realm and the coast of the Celestial Pole Continent, as well as the details of all the islands in the East Sea and even the northern continental shelf.
All the generals looked grave, and the atmosphere of an unprecedented war spread out. Everyone was as if they were facing a formidable enemy. The opponent in this war was definitely not easy to deal with. After all, the opponent's military strength was more than twice their own.
"Marshal, when are we launching the attack?"
Everyone was silent, and only Xiang Yu opened his mouth to speak. "According to our preparations, we can go out to sea and start the war three days ago."
"I know. Wait a moment." Lin Muyu placed her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist and slowly walked past the generals. She came to the other side of the map, pointed at the West Mountain Province, and said, "The crux of this war is here."
"West Mountain Province?" Wei Chou was stunned. "Milord, are you talking about the Bai Ze Mercenaries?"
"Mn."
Lin Muyu nodded. "The Bai Ze Mercenaries are a chess piece that I left in the Celestial Pole Continent many years ago. Now, this chess piece has already caused Yangshang to be unable to eat or sleep in peace. Therefore, Yangshang will definitely face the Bai Ze Mercenaries as an opponent. After all … there is room for others on one's bed."
Zhang Wei clenched his fists. "In my opinion, it would be better to directly charge over and use the West Mountain Province as a springboard to wipe out the army of that vile person Yangshang in one fell swoop!"
Lin Muyu could not help but laugh. "Old Zhang is purposely setting us up as a bad example again."
Everyone laughed heartily.
Zhang Wei was completely confused.
Lin Muyu continued, "First of all, Yangshang's military strength far surpasses ours. Coupled with the fact that the Celestial Pole Continent's armored cavalry is extremely powerful, their total cavalry numbers over 500,000, and over a thousand dragonriders. This is their advantage, while our advantage lies in the Magic Crystal Cannons and Magic Crystal Crossbows. However, once we ascend to the Celestial Pole Continent and have a decisive battle with them on land, the speed of the cavalry will be extremely crucial. With Chen Yu's assistance, I believe that Yangshang will also understand how to use the cavalry's speed to wear down our cumbersome Magic Crystal Cannons. In a battle on land, we will definitely suffer a loss, and a great one at that!"
Xiang Yu frowned. "Then … Lin General means … a naval battle?"
"That's right."
Lin Muyu raised her sword-like eyebrows and smiled. "Only by dragging Yangshang's army into a naval battle can we have a chance of winning. As far as I know, the navy of Yangshang's army is extremely powerful. Their warships can carry millions of troops into the sea. Our Great Qin's ship can be called the king of naval battles. Together with the power of the Magic Crystal Cannons, it is enough to deter the opponent. In addition, with the Gong Gong Navy under my control and the Hui army of Eight Desolates Province, we have at least a seventy percent chance of winning."
As she spoke, Lin Muyu pressed her hand heavily on the table and said each word forcefully, "In this battle, we must annihilate most of the effective forces of Yangshang's army and hold the control of the entire sea in the hands of our Qin Empire. We will suppress Yangshang's forces in the Celestial Pole Continent. After that, we can fight however we want!"
"The key is … how can we make Yangshang underestimate the enemy and be willing to fight with us on the sea?" Feng Jixing said.
"This, we need to think about it at length."
Lin Muyu took a deep breath and said, "Bai Ze's mercenary group is the key. Let's wait for Si Kongyao to come. As for the battlefield, I think it should be near here."
He gently pressed his palm on a certain place on the map.
…
Tang Zhen's eyebrows relaxed and murmured, "Changyuan Island …"
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