In Baoqing Port, Jiang Tao and Ma Xiangnan stood side by side. It turned out that there were ships to the port, and Ma Xiangnan handled them. Jiang Tao ignored these things, but today it was a little different. The second batch of reinforcements from Chu State had arrived. As the highest military in charge of Baoqing, Jiang Tao also arrived at the port.

Baoqing Port is now very different from two years ago. Although it cannot fully restore the grand occasion of the Tang Dynasty, we can also see some signs of revival. The port has been roughly completed. Although it is the cold winter, the dock is still in a hurry to work. Stones are hanging slowly moving to a new position, falling, inlaid and reinforced. The original ridge is turned into a stone ridge to make it more solid.

Around the wharf, rows of adobe houses and thatched huts extend far away. There are naturally business to do where there are people, not to mention that in the past two years, Baoqing Port has been building a large-scale construction, which has also brought new opportunities to the people of Baoqing.

The masters all came from Dachu, but the hard work they worked hard naturally had to be found locally. Slowly, there were many people gathered here, and houses were built one by one. Adobe houses were built by some merchants to do temporary business, while thatched huts were mostly built by the people who came here to find a meal.

From the beginning of not wanting to starve to the point where there is a little extra money in your pocket, Baoqing Port has gradually flourished. It is still a little more prosperous than Baoqing County.

Whenever a large ship appears on the sea, both the people and the merchants in the port will be excited. Once the ship arrives at the port, the supplies need to be unloaded, which requires manpower. The sailors need to relax and the merchants will have business.

When there were shadows of sails at the end of the sea, the dock became busy. Coolie carrying shoulder poles and ropes on her shoulders rushed to the entrance of the port, raised the wooden sign in her hand to inspect the guards before entering the real port area.

Not everyone can enter this military important place. When you arrive in Baoqing, you have to go through an inspection if you want to eat this coolie rice.

Compared with these ragged coolies, the other group was more conspicuous. They were women, wearing red and green, with cheap rouge on their faces, which were a bit dazzling. They were crowded on the fence, looking at the big ships in the distance. Only when new sailors came ashore could they have more business to do and survive.

It's pitiful. Most of these people were good women, but Molo's uprising, and most of the young and strong men came back with Molo's expedition to Shayang. Some women and children who stayed at home had to start this business in order to survive, which made Baoqing's brothel industry particularly prosperous.

In troubled times, human life is like a dog. In order to survive, shame has to be put aside.

Baoqing's current situation is not good. The civil strife of the Shuntian Army made Ma Xiangnan and Jiang Tao unexpectedly. The previous plan went bankrupt instantly, and everything was to be pushed back. But the question is, will the Taiping Army give them this opportunity? Chen Jialuo and Zhang Xiaozheng two battle camps sealed Baoqing's only exit. Now Baoqing has mountains on both sides, the sea on one side, and the enemy is eyeing them on the other side.

What's more serious is that Baoqing is a typical landform of seven mountains, one water and two fields, and grain is the biggest shortcoming. When Molo withdraws from Changyang County, he almost emptys the strong men and women in Changyang County. More than 100,000 people were wrapped in a row and enter Baoqing. After the people of Baoqing had it, there was a grain, but there was no food. This put great pressure on Ma Xiangnan.

If there is food, it is stable, and if there is no food, it is chaos. This is a problem that any official has to consider, but Moro did not consider it. Now Baoqing has no hope except looking at the sea with his eyes.

Of course, they can still fight, but if there is not enough military rations, how can they fight? The internal fire of the Shuntian Army has made morale extremely low, so how can they deal with the Taiping Army, which is like a wolf and a tiger.

That is an army that is now in a strong sense.

Chen Jialuo and Zhang Xiaozheng are not easy to mess with, especially Zhang Xiaozheng, who was born in the regular army of the Chu army and had a clear understanding of the way and combat habits of the Chu army. Without absolute certainty, Jiang Tao could not use this little army to fight against the other party. But Mo Luo's subordinates, let's forget it. Apart from adding more labor and strengthening men to the Taiping Army to build a position to siege Baoqing, it is really useless.

"Moro can't help it at all." Ma Xiangnan looked at Jiang Tao, who was getting thinner and thinner with some distress. "I sent someone to ask for food yesterday, and there was a threat in my words."

Jiang Tao twitched his nose. He was thin and rarely left the house. Today, he stood on the dock and blew the wind for a while. Then he felt his nose was a little blocked and his speech was filled with a strong nasal sound.

"I don't have to pay attention to him, he's just a threat. He knows very well that if he leaves us, he can't survive."

"This person is a typical hooligan. He does nothing and is impulsive and can do anything. You can't judge him by common sense. This person has a high opinion of himself, but he has suffered consecutive defeats. Now he is very violent. If he is too impatient and does anything, we can't even cry. When we go out and sail, we will really have no way out." Ma Xiangnan reminded.

Jiang Tao snorted coldly: "Ma Gong, do you think I really don't guard against him? Don't think that he has a lot of people now, but he doesn't want to come to the port. This person can't be counted on. When he first arrived in Baoqing, I asked him to correct the military law immediately, give Ma Zhe a fairness, and also shock the soldiers. He actually ignored me. Now Bao Hua is still in front of him. Hey, how can such a person be rewarded and punished unknown and nepotism be achieved? "

"But who else can we count on besides relying on him?" Ma Xiangnan said with a bitter face.

Jiang Tao showed a smile on his face, "I have sent someone to find Zhang Xiaozheng and Gan Wei. They are all officers from Da Chu in the past. If they can tell them, they will still have a game of chess."

"But what Qin Feng does?" Ma Xiangnan said hesitantly: "These two are Qin Feng's confidants."

"Can a dead person be as rich and prosperous as the real world?" Jiang Tao said: "They had to escape at the beginning, but because the court listed them as criminal offenders. If they didn't escape, they would die. Now it's natural that I promised them great wealth."

"Of course it's good to be able to agree, but I'm afraid they will ignore it." Ma Xiangnan sighed.

Jiang Tao turned his head and looked at Ma Xiangnan and suddenly said, "Ma Gong, you came to Yueguo much earlier than me, it's been a year and a half?"

"almost."

"Have you ever missed my hometown?"

"Didn't you ask this knowingly? How can you not miss your home from thousands of miles away from home?" Ma Xiangnan smiled bitterly, "I originally thought of returning home in glory after making achievements, but now it looks a bit like a dream. I still trap myself here. Whether I can go back alive has become a problem."

Jiang Tao ignored Ma Xiangnan's feelings and turned to look at the vast sea: "They are also from Chu! They are thousands of miles away from home, how can they not miss home?"

"I hope this is the case!" Ma Xiangnan nodded and said, "If we can really say that we surrender to the two, Molo will be dispensable."

The sudden burst of cheers from above the dock interrupted the conversation between the two. The two turned to look at the sea, and their faces also showed joy.

"I finally waited for the moon, but I finally waited for them, but I was nearly half a month late." Ma Xiangnan said: "Once this batch of reinforcements and supplies arrived, it can alleviate the food crisis in Baoqing, and it can also shock Molo and prevent him from doing anything randomly. Hey, General Jiang, why do you look unhappy?"

"The number of ships is wrong!" Jiang Tao frowned deeply, "at least one-third of the ships are missing."

Jiang Tao woke up the joyful horse Xiangnan with his words. He counted the ships that were getting closer and closer, and the joy on his face suddenly became much less.

"What's wrong?"

"It goes without saying that you just need to look at the scars of the ship. Since the Qi people knew about Baoqing's existence, how could they allow us to provide such easy reinforcements? They must be obstructed at the sea."

"How did their navy be our opponent?"

"If you are not an opponent, you may not be able to attack!" Jiang Tao shook his head: "It seems that we have suffered a lot of losses."

"After all, most of them are still here. We have suffered a lot of losses, so they must have suffered greater losses." Ma Xiangnan breathed heavily and said.

While speaking, the first big ship slowly approached the dock. Baoqing Wharf had been renovated for almost a year, and finally this kind of sea boat was able to get on.

As waves pounced onto the dock, the ship shook slightly and finally stopped. As Jiang Tao said, there were traces of damage everywhere on the hull, and some of them were obviously temporarily repaired during the voyage, just like a few patches on a new piece of clothing, which should be as conspicuous as possible.

A man appeared on the deck and looked at Jiang Tao with a smile.

When Jiang Tao saw this person at first, he almost thought he was confused. When he was reaching out to rub his eyes, Ma Xiangnan screamed: "Shuai Cheng!"

Cheng Wuben rushed down from the tall bow and stood in front of the two of them in a blink of an eye. He was not a weak scholar like Jiang Tao, but a real ninth-level peak cultivation.

"Shuai Cheng, why didn't you mention it before in this fleet?"

"I was riding on the Clippers day and night to catch up with the fleet. They fought with the Qi State Navy at sea, delaying their journey and was caught up by me yesterday." Cheng Wuben said with a smile.

"You, why did you come to Baoqing?" Jiang Tao still found it difficult to understand.

"Things have changed, I have to come. This matter has a long story. Let's talk about it later!" Cheng Wuben patted Jiang Tao on the shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work this time."

"I am ashamed of being accused of having messed up the matters handed over by the court and was about to apologize to Shuai Cheng." Jiang Tao blushed and lowered his head.
Chapter completed!