The strategy of the caravan was the usual method used by the vanguard, especially the grain and grass needed by the soldiers and horses could be transported directly through the caravan without suspicion.

As for money, it is completely possible to exchange the profits of the business for money, and there is no need to carry so many copper coins when going out, Li De had no intention of carrying copper coins.

It's too heavy, so it's not as convenient as bringing gold and silver directly.

"Haha, with such a clever plan, Qing Xuan is really Kong Ming alive." Li De started the joke.

"Husband, you actually made fun of me, let you understand how powerful I am today." Pei Qingxuan is a woman after all, and she is a serious female general in front of others.

When he was with Li De, he was completely different, different from Zhang Chuchen's chivalry, Pei Qingxuan's way of doing things was a refreshing person.

Li De was joking on purpose, Pei Qingxuan knew very well that he was very thin-skinned in front of him, and when he was shy, he would naturally show a woman's nirvana.

"Ahh Hurt! ”

Li De didn't rush to hide, if he hid the woman in front of him, he would be jealous of him, and he could only sigh that the kung fu of women in the world seemed to be innate.

The vanguard has already begun to prepare, and dispatching 100,000 soldiers and horses is easier said than done.

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move the grain and grass first, logistics can always determine victory or defeat, and the bitter lessons of the three expeditions to Goryeo are remembered by the long-hearted generals.

Li De is not a reckless person, he would rather miss the royal sacrifice than joke with the lives of the soldiers, this is not a time to come back, he knows it in his heart, everyone knows it in their hearts.

Just when Li De was preparing, Lu Fulin had already arrived in Penglai at this time, and the soldiers and horses patrolling at the gate of Penglai City at this time were in groups, and the soldiers were frozen outside in the winter, and the soldiers were leaning on the city wall to avoid the cool breeze.

When they saw a carriage coming, the soldiers immediately lined up and gathered around.

"What?"

Lu Fulin didn't expect to be stopped outside the city gate, thinking about what is going on in Penglai now, has the situation changed?

"Go and inform to come to protect the child, Lu Fulin, the secretary of Honglu Temple, asks to see you."

Lu Fulin still put on a low profile, after all, he had to take it easy when he was someone else's territory.

Where had the soldiers seen such a big official, and after verifying Lu Fulin's road citation, they immediately asked people to go into the city to spread the news.

While waiting, Lu Fulin said curiously: "Why is Penglai City closed the city gate, and what should the people in the city do if they want to travel?" ”

"Hey, I was attacked by pirates not long ago, this is not just in case I am afraid of being attacked, and besides, there is no important thing in the cold and freezing, who will go out, the time to open the city gate is fixed, if the people who missed it can't come back, even if they come back, the city gate will not be opened, and even those of us who patrol will not be able to enter the city until the shift changes."

"I see, what are your chances of winning the battle with the pirates?" Lu Fulin continued.

"After the pirates landed, they robbed the finances, and they originally wanted to capture the city, but they didn't succeed in damaging two percent of the soldiers and horses and left, so we didn't have much to lose, but those pirates were going to attack every once in a while, and it was annoying."

Lu Fulin learned about the situation, the situation in Penglai is not optimistic, and he is now more confident in his heart.

Just by virtue of the closed city gate in front of him, he knew that the life of Laihu'er was not easy, and he was not good at war, and he could see that the closed city gate was only to prevent the enemy from engineering, but the soldiers and horses on the city wall did not see anyone for a long time, which can already show that Penglai may be facing difficulties now.

It took a while for someone to open the gates.

Lai Hu'er is worried that after a few battles, the soldiers and horses are more than two percent, the key is that the soldiers and horses are in the category of food and salary, and he is now a little passive in the face of pirates.

He was good at naval warfare, and it was probably because of this that the pirates did not take the initiative to fight at sea, and each time they transported soldiers to assemble on land for a week to attack.

Laihu'er sent people to guard the ships on the shore, and they couldn't do without people at all times.

Where there are surplus soldiers and horses to fight against pirates, the premise of wanting to gather soldiers and horses is to have enough food, grass and salary, although he has been operating in Penglai for so long, he doesn't know anything about business at all.

With the investment of tax revenue, it can only barely support the current situation, and there are not so many resources to expand.

It is not difficult to say that it is not difficult to assemble a army of soldiers and horses, with the wealth he now has, 100,000 soldiers and horses can afford to raise them, there is no problem with people, and the problems are those ships docked on the shore.

Ships are weapons, they need to be maintained and repaired, and the maintenance cost of ships is very high, and most of his money is invested in ship maintenance.

If someone stands in front of him now and tells him that he wants to give him the money he needs, the price is to defeat those pirates, he doesn't have to hesitate, naval warfare is what he is best at, and if he doesn't send ships, it's not that he can't beat the other party, but he doesn't want to fight the enemy to the death.

After all, he can't afford the losses after that, and if Penglai loses the ship, it will be tantamount to cutting off his arm, and he won't do this kind of thankless thing.

Lu Fulin was the one who made a special trip to send him money, and when he heard that the imperial court had sent an envoy to protect his son, he pondered for a while and then asked someone to bring the other party over.

"Honglu Siqing, what are you doing in Penglai, is Your Majesty going to crusade or has another purpose, if you don't say secret words, you can say anything." Laihu'er said directly.

"General, refreshed, I'm here to send you money, it's up to you to accept it." Lu Fulin's momentum is not lost to the other party, he is here to negotiate, and he is really not cowardly at all with the emperor's hand.

"Send me money, make it clear." Come to protect the child.

"Your Majesty is thirsty for talent, if the general can send troops to fight against Yang Xuangan, the imperial court is willing to fund to help you repair the warship, provided that you are reinstated and return Penglai." Lu Fulin Road.

Lai Hu'er was silent, and the person who sent the money came and proposed the most suitable choice for him, but would Emperor Yang of Sui be as capricious as Emperor Wen of Sui.

He calculated in his heart the pros and cons.

Lu Fulin didn't bother when he saw that Lai Hu'er was thinking, he was already sure enough, it was useless to close Penglai, and now he could support it completely by virtue of geographical advantages, once the pressure of food and salary increased and the people of Penglai were miserable, Penglai would be in chaos.

At that time, the forces occupied will not be affected, and it will not be stupid to protect the children, and the key is that they can still think of it.

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, that being said, but who can know if there will be a meal after the surrender?" Laihu'er said.

In fact, I can't help but think about it a lot, the thing that comes to protect the child is to rebel, but all those who rebel are nothing more than two results, one is to win the world, and the other is to die at that time.

Lu Fulin saw the other party's entanglement, and immediately said: "Don't worry, general, after the official is reinstated, Penglai will still be under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan governor." ”