Chen Xi gave a detailed explanation to Han Yi and Ma Ang.

Chen Xi led his troops to the expedition and the transportation of materials almost at the same time. Since he did not make any preparations in advance, he did not worry about the news leaking.

As for the specific intention, Chen Xi did not explain it to anyone.

Now the Japanese pirates on the island are under strict blockade and are extremely short of food and grass. Because the Japanese pirates mostly rely on plunder for survival mode, there are no bases for producing materials on the island, and they cannot grow crops on a large scale. To survive, they either take the initiative to fight with the imperial soldiers, break the blockade, and continue to plunder, or they can only buy with merchants.

But if a businessman does not have an official background, it will be difficult for him to transport supplies to the sea. Han Yi was a person who was very frugal in both black and white in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Japanese pirates would naturally believe that Han Yi had the ability to deliver food and grass to the sea. It would be difficult for others to do this.

That night, Chen Xi asked someone to allocate supplies, and Ma Ang and Han Yi went to receive them. The entourages he brought included Chen Xi's personal guards and intelligence personnel under Yun Liu.

When the drum was ringing in the second update, Tang Yin arrived after hearing the news.

Because Tang Yin did not need to accompany Chen Xi to fight, he would take care of the main affairs in the city for a while in the future. Suddenly, he learned that Chen Xi mobilized a batch of supplies and would come to ask Chen Xi’s meaning even if it was too late.

"Brother Bo Hu hasn't rested so late?"

Chen Xi looked at Tang Yin with a smile, without any explanation.

Tang Yin said anxiously: "Shangshu Chen mobilized the city's food and weapons and loaded it into the sea. As far as we know, it is not for use in the army, so I don't know what the purpose is?"

Chen Xi was calm and all preparations were basically ready before going to the expedition. He had already gone out of the yamen to find a place to rest. After all, he had to lead the army early in the morning and needed to give himself plenty of rest and adjust time.

Tang Yin's arrival slightly disrupted his arrangements.

Chen Xi said: "Brother Bo Hu, you have no right to ask about this matter, but since I have come, I don't need to hide it from you. I want to do a deal with the Japanese pirates."

"Buy and sell? What kind of business? Why do you do this? Is it to spy on the internal intelligence of the Japanese pirates, or to exchange for valuable things from them?"

Tang Yin seemed incomprehensible, "This matter is not a trivial matter. If the court learns it, those censors will definitely gather together to launch an impeachment against Shangshu Chen in front of His Majesty... Even if you want to spy on information, you can use other methods. Why is it so risky?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Sometimes, in order to ensure victory in the war, we have to go on a dangerous journey."

Tang Yin said: "It seems that Shangshu Chen refused to explain in detail."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Just telling you that you must do this transaction... You can treat it as a spy on the intelligence. After all, I will go to the island with the army and must ensure absolute safety."

Tang Yin frowned: "Even if I don't know the subject of Shangshu, I understand that it's not just about spying on intelligence. Although the islands occupied by Japanese pirates are not as many as before, there are forty or fifty. If you can only do business with one or two of them. How much information can you investigate?"

Chen Xi smiled, with a little apology in his expression. He said to him: "Brother Bo Hu's analysis of the problem is becoming more and more comprehensive."

Tang Yin said angrily: "I really don't know whether Secretary Chen is complimenting or harming others. But I probably understand that Secretary Chen's move is a dangerous move, but I am afraid that this move is a fire... Secretary Chen can tell you so that he can consider it carefully and avoid making any mistakes."

Chen Xi shook his head: "If you say it, it's not a strange move, isn't it?"

Tang Yin was stunned and thought about it carefully. He was so reasonable that he knew that he could not get the inside story from Chen Xi.

It is impossible to do business with the Japanese pirates in order to win the war. After all, Chen Xi is deeply trusted by the emperor, and it is difficult for ordinary people to overthrow him. Tang Yin thought for a while and said, "What do you need to do?"

Chen Xi's tone was calm: "Brother Bo Hu doesn't need to do anything, you don't even need to interfere in the fortunes. The time and location of the war will remain unchanged tomorrow. You can go back and rest early, and you will have to appear when you see off tomorrow morning..."

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Chen Xi did not go to see Hui Niang and Li Jin that night, but went to Ma Lian's place.

Without any extra details, Chen Xi arrived at Ma Lian's residence and had some lingering with Ma Lian. This time he went on the expedition without planning to bring any women by his side, so he just thought it was just seeing him off before parting.

After everything calmed down, Ma Lian didn't want to get up and sorted it out, leaned in Shen Xi's arms, with a little resentment in his tone: "The master will leave tomorrow, but unfortunately I can't practice it for my master."

Chen Xi closed his eyes, his breath was a little heavy, and he looked sleepy, but his mind was still thinking about something. After hearing Ma Lian's words, he comforted: "This expedition is more like a formality before His Majesty arrives, using victory to boost the morale of the army, so that the Japanese pirates dare not get involved in the new city... Nothing will happen, just put your heart back on your stomach."

Ma Lian looked up at Chen Xi: "After going to the battlefield, there will always be casualties, and even if the arrows are running wild, it may hurt the master."

Chen Xi opened his eyes, turned his head and looked at Ma Lian, and asked, "Why do you want me to be injured?"

Ma Lian quickly explained: "I dare not think so, I am just afraid... I am worried. It would be great if there was a Buddhist temple in the city. I can go and ask the master for the peace talisman."

Chen Xidao: "Whether this battle is successful or not, it is not a strange thing before the war... I understand your intentions, but some things will return to reality. Your elder brother will not go to the army these days, he will stay in the new city. As for your family, such as your sister-in-law, don't see you for now, wait for me to come back."

Ma Lian wanted to know why Chen Xi had made such a arrangement, but when he spoke, he didn't dare to ask too much and lowered his head and said nothing.

After a while, Chen Xi's breath was smooth and occasionally snoring, and she was obviously asleep. She leaned against Shen Xi's arms and fell asleep deeply.

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September 28th, early morning.

A battle and practice ceremony is underway at Xincheng Port.

There are eighty ships of all sizes on the Huangpu River, including six largest ships, three of which were built by the Longjiang Shipyard in the Nanjing Nanjing, and the other three were built by the Xincheng Shipyard. The first two were relatively complete, but the last big ship was not fully equipped, and it was a new ship that had just left the shipyard.

In addition, there are only twenty medium-sized ships, and the rest are a wide range of small ships. These ships are basically from several major shipyards belonging to the court, and some garrisons built on their own. Most of them have been reinforced and improved to adapt to maritime navigation and combat.

In addition to Tang Yin, there were also civil officials such as Su Tong and Zheng Qian, as well as military generals who did not go out with the army this time.

As Chen Xi's closest direct general, Wang Lingzhi was appointed as the police chief by Chen Xi earlier. This time he was appointed as the commander of the garrison and stayed in the new city, so he had many complaints in his heart.

In addition to Wang Lingzhi's staying behind, two generals, Zhang Lun and Liu Xu, were left behind.

As for the Jing camp, Deputy General Song Shu followed the army to fight.

In the previous assessment, Song Shu's men and horses were quite average. In the end, the final expedition was less than 1,000 people, but the number of soldiers in the Beijing camp itself was far greater than that of the border troops, which made Song Shu feel embarrassed.

However, the results are open and transparent. For the same projects, they are all newcomers who are not familiar with the land, and they all start with landslides. In the end, they are proficient in various water skills. If they fail the assessment, they cannot blame others.

Song Shu was very pleased that he could follow the army. If he followed the assessment standards, he would definitely not be able to pass.

"Mr. Shen is here." Someone said, and many officials and generals waiting at the port looked towards the city wall that had just been built behind the port.

Chen Xi rode a horse and brought the brigade generals and school. Before that, Chen Xi held a military meeting before the expedition in the camp, and only the generals who were dispatched to the expedition could participate.

Following Shen Xi were Hu Songyue, Song Shu, Jing Yue and others, who would be the main generals who led the troops.

After Chen Xi left the city, she had not arrived at the port yet. Tang Yin brought people to greet her. Chen Xi came down from the horse's back from a distance, and a group of people gathered up to see her farewell.

"Shangshu Shen, the ship is ready, the three armies have boarded the ship, and you can obey your order at any time."

As a military advisor, Tang Yin personally supervised the troops on board the ship. At this time, he had the momentum of being a left-behind commander and made the final entrusting to Chen Xi before the expedition.

Chen Xi nodded slightly: "After I go to war, all military and political affairs in the city will be responsible for the military advisors, and the case for judging the prison in the city will be troubled by President Su and Vice President Zheng."

Tang Yin, Su Tong, Zheng Qian and others all came to receive the order. This was an explanation made by the civil servants, and the generals did not step forward.

Chen Xi glanced at Wang Lingzhi who was standing on the side.

Wang Ling pouted. Chen Xi had previously appointed him as the police chief and was very upset when dealing with the thieves who were stealing all day long. Now he is not allowed to go to the battlefield. He has a lot of complaints in his heart and doesn't even look at Chen Xi.

Chen Xi did not care about the resentful generals such as Wang Lingzhi. After all, who went to war and who stayed behind was not entirely subjectively decided by him. This battle was not a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates. If you have a lot of opportunities to make achievements in the future, you don’t have to rush for a while.

Chen Xi did not talk much with these people. As the head coach, he paid attention to what he said, and immediately waved: "The soldiers of the three armies obeyed the orders and boarded the ship to fight!"

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When Shenxi sailed away from the port, everyone on the shore was watching, each with their own thoughts, and many people were grateful for not following the army. After all, not everyone wanted to live a wandering life on the sea. Some people were not good at water and even seasick, but more were because they were flirting with their lives and were afraid of accidents.

However, most people still feel regretful. After all, they hope to go to the army to fight with the army and earn credit. In their eyes, they will be like winning credit for nothing. It is hard to say whether there is this store after passing through this village.

"Shangshu Chen has set out, and it's time for us to go back."

Tang Yin looked around him in a dense circle, and said with a voice.

Chen Xi left after a military meeting. Now Tang Yin is temporarily responsible for military and political affairs in the city. Of course, he has to take out his identity as a temporary city lord to stabilize the overall situation. Even if it is not the new official who takes office, he must first lay the power structure that has the final say.

Wang Lingzhi frowned: "As soon as he set out, the fleet was out of sight, we went back? Is it too hasty? If something happened, we can still help!"

At this moment, Wang Lingzhi spoke with anger.

Those who were a little familiar with Wang Lingzhi's personality understood how frustrated he was. After all, he was the number one general under Chen Xi. Everyone thought that Wang Lingzhi had the chance to make achievements or even achieve the first prize this time. Wang Lingzhi's stay allowed many people with complaints to find a balance temporarily.

Look, even General Xiao Wang was not recruited, which shows that Lord Shen was not nepotism. Besides, the assessment results at that time were fair and open. Anyone who complained would be ungrateful.

Tang Yin looked at Wang Lingzhi and felt that Chen Xi left this confidant to deliberately express an attitude.

As a military advisor and the commander who stayed behind, Tang Yin had no intention of guilty General Wang. After all, Tang Yin also knew the importance of Wang Lingzhi, the police chief and the garrison commander, to the new city.

Tang Yin said in his heart: "Without Shen Zhihou, all of these people in the army are arrogant and none of them are easy to mess with, especially Wang Lingzhi's thorny head..."

Tang Yin said loudly: "Before leaving, Shangshu Chen was responsible for the affairs of the city. There are many places that need to be implemented. Don't you want to listen? It involves daily public security, patrol, garrison and other affairs. The production and construction of factories in the city cannot be stopped, and the transportation of goods also needs to be coordinated and unified. Don't ignore his arrangements after Shangshu left!"

Su Tong and others looked at each other with bright eyes, Tang Yin's expression was a little unnatural, and he had no confidence to take charge of the overall situation at all.

The generals of the army gave Tang Yin face mainly for Shen Xi's face. Now that Shen Xi is gone, Tang Yin is under great pressure to completely control the situation.

As Tang Yin's biggest competitor, Su Tong took the lead in showing support: "Since the military advisor has given instructions, you should obey... Lord Shen is not here, the military advisor will represent Lord Shen. What do you think?"

Wang Lingzhi just snorted lightly, didn't say anything, and he didn't even express his opinion. Those generals who were not very good at speaking, and the relatively calm Liu Xu would not jump out and pick on the tricks.

The group left the port and headed towards the old county government in the city.

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Tang Yin's meeting was very brief. He just explained what Chen Xi had and told the people present again.

Some people even think that what Tang Yin said is simply redundant.

Chen Xi did not hold a meeting before leaving, but a few days ago, he held a meeting every day to explain the relevant arrangements after the expedition in detail. The production of various factories in the city, the construction of each construction site and road were properly arranged.
To be continued...