Chapter 404 Suddenly
While Qu Mao was still desperately urging Su Yan to build 200 villages in total according to Outlying Island, Yi Island and Sky Island, the Ji Island Exploration Team was also gradually searching towards the southern end of Ji Island.
Fortunately, Su Yan has recruited all 6,000 excellent-level qualified citizens, and marked the locations of a total of 200 villages on the maps of Outlying Island, Yi Island, and Sky Island.
No matter what the progress of the village construction is, at least every village has built an interior office, and at least 110 initial villagers are working hard to build it.
When the existing villagers are settled, they must not continue to adopt the method of free choice. After all, the time requested by Qu Mao is very urgent.
When Maffei Trani, Su Qiaoer and Shanks Reid drove 10 ships to Yancheng Port, it was March 11th in the third year of Tianxuan, and a week later, that is, before March 18th, the time was still relatively tight.
Such a tight schedule made even Su Yan, who couldn’t move her legs as soon as she saw the treasure chest, forget Qu Mao’s promise to open the treasure chest. Su Yan's backpack has never been opened.
At around 6:30 p.m. on March 17th in the third year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao suddenly received a remote communication application from Zhao Pan. Qu Mao, who was eating, connected to the communication with some astonishment, and asked, "Damn it! Zhao Pan, why are you in such a hurry?" What do you want me to do? Don't you know that this is the time for me to have dinner?"
Zhao Pan's eager voice sounded: "My lord, the Ji Island Expedition Team has an urgent report: a large number of warships have been parked on the southeast side of Ji Island, and there are still a large number of soldiers gathered on the shore!"
"What?" Qu Mao was taken aback, jumped up from his seat, and walked out of the fifth-story building without even thinking about eating.
Walking out of the fifth-story building, Qu Mao realized that he had spent a lot of time cheating. He was in a newly built village in the southwest of the central part of the outlying island. During the day, he was still excitedly guiding the villagers to dig the water supply and drainage system.
This is a new village built completely according to the new model. The village was built by magicians using fire magic. In the early days, there were two teams of second-level archer guards. Qu Mao brought two teams of fourth-level guards. When they arrived at this village, two teams of second-tier archers also just withdrew.
The entire village has only 10 village officials with excellent qualifications, and 100 initial leaders. This will also include Qu Mao and 20 fourth-tier guards.
There is no road leading to any of the five main roads of the outlying island, and there is still 3 kilometers of virgin forest to go to the nearest new village under construction.
After discovering this fact, Qu Mao had no choice but to return to the fifth-story building. After a brief loss of consciousness, Qu Mao asked: "Did you find out where the troops are? Have you figured out how many people there are?"
Zhao Pan said: "My lord, Master Hua Tielan and the others immediately reported this situation to their subordinates. After a brief exchange of opinions with Lord Chafidel, the subordinates will be responsible for reporting to you via remote communication, and Chafidel will be responsible. Dispatch the army to deal with this emergency.
Hua Tielan and the others had already conducted a covert investigation, and it was already dark when they discovered it.
However, my lord, there are shadows on the beach, I am afraid that there are quite a few warships. Based on the number of marching tents and bonfires that Hua Tilan and the others observed, the number of troops who have landed is probably no less than 10,000. "
Qu Mao calmed down and asked, "Is it possible that they are the troops of the aborigines?"
Zhao Pan smiled wryly and said: "My lord, how is this possible? In the early days, the sailors and fishermen in our territory conducted close-range investigations there, and concluded that it was a deserted island without any human habitation.
The troops that landed on Ji Island are most likely to be the third batch of invasion fleets of the Anti-Yi Village Alliance. Of course, there is also a certain probability that the fleets of other aboriginal forces searched the sea area, and finally broke into this sea area by mistake, and chose to land on Jidao to rest. "
Qu Mao said: "That's unlikely, our fishermen go fishing along the reef chain every day, why haven't we noticed the ships transporting troops from the Anti-Yi Village Alliance?
It has never happened before. After the anti-Yi Village alliance landed, our Yi Village territory discovered their traces.
Besides, if it is the third batch of invasion fleet of the Anti-Yi Village Alliance, they don’t besiege outlying islands or Yi Island, and they don’t attack us. Why go to Ji Island to land?
We have only recently considered exploring and developing Jidao, which is nothing more than a deserted island in the eyes of the Anti-Yi Village Alliance.
If it is really the third batch of invasion fleet of the Anti-Yi Village Alliance, what are they doing on the deserted island? Do you want to establish a permanent base on a desert island and play a protracted war with us? "
Zhao Pan smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, I don't know for the time being. I think you shouldn't worry, my lord. Let's discuss it after Hua Tielan and the others collect more information tomorrow morning. What do you think?"
Qu Mao seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be saying to Zhao Pan: "We were just exploring Ji Island tentatively, and unexpectedly found the enemy's landing force by accident.
At present, it is still an intelligence blind spot. The purpose, source, and number of the enemy troops are not clear, but they only know that they will forcibly land from the southeast side of Ji Island, and they are building a camp..."
Zhao Pandao: "My lord, I have already discussed with Chafidel that all the Jidao exploration team will gather at Hua Tielan's headquarters, and at the same time, the army of Yicun Territory will gather at the outlying island shipyard and Yidao military port respectively.
We will take further measures when the information becomes clearer tomorrow. "
Qu Mao came back to his senses and said: "Well, no matter who it is and what purpose it has, the landing of troops on Ji Island is a provocation to our territory of Yi Village.
First assemble the army and inform other heroes of the sudden enemy intelligence.
All the islands in the entire Yi Village territory are in a state of war, especially the air island security forces are given priority to prevent the enemy from using warships to cut off the sea area between the air island and outlying islands. "
Zhao Pan said: "Yes, my lord!
The subordinates have notified Sir Mrak and Wang Ping to gather all the army troops, waiting for the situation to become clearer, the cavalry is withdrawing from the air island, and dispatching other third-tier troops who are good at defense and capable of long-range attack to replace the air defense island.
Hua Tielan's troops monitored the enemy camp all night. Four heroes Xu Tan, Zhang Yao, Silta Delta, and Shi Buhui led the troops to move closer to Hua Tielan's troops overnight. "
Qu Mao said: "Very good, Zhao Pan, communicate with me again at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to confirm the enemy's situation."
Zhao Pan said firmly: "Yes, my lord. The subordinates will deploy troops overnight, please rest assured, my lord!"
(end of this chapter)