Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 780 61: Infernal Blaze Sweeps the Land! Rolling Heads (4)

Qiongzhou.

This is what is known as Haikou in later generations. When Duncan arrived here, the top experts of Bao Xuan Cave had already secretly gathered near the harbor.

Duncan had two plans to initiate his revolt. One was to directly assassinate Liu Chang, exterminating the many demonic experts around him. However, he did not have a solid foundation in this world. If he couldn't rapidly take control of the entire Southern Han after Liu Chang's death, the situation would inevitably become increasingly chaotic, leading to significant civilian casualties and potentially benefiting neighboring countries.

The other plan was to start the uprising from Hainan, gathering momentum like a snowball and pushing directly to the Prince's Mansion in Xingwang Fu, what is Guangzhou in later generations.

The Southern Han's control over Hainan was weak, with only three thousand stationed troops, mostly old, weak, and sick, and the military preparations were lax. There was only one rather formidable eunuch as a supervisor, who was an adopted son in the core eunuch group of Li Tuo.

"My lord."

Under the night sky, Yun Zhike's figure was already waiting by the sea. Watching Duncan walk across the waves, directly crossing the strait, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "My lord's cultivation has become increasingly profound."

Occasionally, he had seen by his lord's side a strangely dressed woman in blood-like green clothes. Her movements were like a ghost, and her strength was unfathomable.

At first, he thought it was an illusion, but later realized that there was still an ace hidden by his lord's side.

Recently, he heard some demonic experts in the southern regions had died at the hands of a red-dressed ghost, which was probably the work of that bizarre woman. However, Yun Zhike was smart and knew not to ask about things he shouldn't.

Duncan, stepping on the waves, reached the edge of the beach and slowly said, "How are the preparations going?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhike respectfully replied, "Everything is ready."

"Qiongzhou and Yazhou (modern-day Sanya) only have three thousand troops. With Fu Jianhan taking action, we only need three hundred men to take them down."

"The local Luo, Yue, and Li tribes are all willing to support our uprising."

"I've already sent people to recruit fishermen to form a navy. Once we take Qiongzhou, we can immediately move to seize Xuwen Port on the Leizhou Peninsula the next day."

Xuwen Port was one of the important ports in ancient times.

It was also a transit point for maritime trade. However, the Southern Han's maritime trade wasn't particularly developed. True coastal tax revenues were largely in Wu Yue, whose business even reached places like modern-day Qingdao, with sizeable black market trade that formed a significant portion of the national finance.

Hearing this, Duncan slowly nodded and said, "Then let's prepare to act, shall we?"

"Who is the Supervisor here?"

Yun Zhike replied, "The Supervisor here is the eunuch Li Wenzhi, who is Li Tuo's adopted son."

"Li Tuo is highly trusted by Liu Chang due to his flattery."

"He recently presented two beauties to Liu Chang, a pair of sisters, one of whom was made a concubine and the other a beauty."

"Because of this, Li Tuo also became the Supervisor of Shaozhou."

Liu Chang employed eunuchs to control the military. Li Tuo scoured the beauties from the populace, selecting a pair of sisters as adopted daughters and offering them to Liu Chang. After entering the palace, they were successively made a concubine and a beauty, garnering great favor and often being favored together, known in the palace as the pinnacle of beauty.

Li Wenzhi was originally a disciple of Confucianism. To become an official, he self-castrated, then became the adopted son of Li Tuo.

His martial arts were notable, having trained in the Sunflower Manual. Extremely greedy, upon becoming the Hainan Governor, he exploitatively taxed, causing the indigenous minorities to revolt multiple times, but being disunited, they struggled to achieve anything noteworthy.

Duncan asked, "Is Lu Shanjun now at Xuwen Port?"

Yun Zhike nodded, "The Mountain Monarch has already set off."

"He once said that a military force is unnecessary; he alone could take down the Leizhou Peninsula."

A military force was still necessary.

Once Duncan initiated the uprising, he had to suppress the situation. Even if the main force consisted of just eight hundred soldiers, there still needed to be plenty of auxiliary troops to maintain order.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "Has the law enforcement team been arranged properly?"

Yun Zhike's eyes showed a hint of admiration as he lowered his head, "It has been arranged. Many are experts from Bahua Lion, as well as military personnel, mostly upright individuals."

"With them controlling the situation, innocents wouldn't be implicated."

Even at this time, the lord still had the energy to care for the local civilians, sparing them from being massacred by disorderly soldiers.

Duncan nodded in satisfaction, "Good."

"If anyone commits rape and pillage, just kill them."

Duncan never hesitated to kill.

Talents are forged through practice.

Even though Yun Zhike came from a lowly sect of novelists, he was more than qualified to be a strategist. The people around him could influence public opinion and conduct large-scale propaganda, proving to be a substantial help if used well.

Duncan's expression was full of heroic spirit as he gazed at the bright moon in the sky and commanded, "Let's proceed then."

"Change the era, starting today."

The night deepened.

A figure suddenly appeared outside the city of Qiongzhou, and then Duncan's figure leaped over the city wall, landing in a mansion in the southern part of the city. Behind him were several experts from the Valley of Flower Blooms, with a dozen silver needles flying through the air, instantly taking down the guards at the city gate.

Inside the mansion, the lights were bright. Several scantily clad concubines were dancing, while a man with a pale face and no beard, about thirty years old, sat in the main position with a delicate girl in his arms. Surrounding him were burly officers dressed as soldiers, each holding a woman for entertainment.

Although Li Zhiwen had been emasculated, he was adept at socializing, forming close ties with the officers of Qiongzhou and frequently hosting banquets for entertainment.

"Who?"

His martial arts were decent, as if he'd heard something unusual. In an instant, he pushed the woman next to him away, drew a soft sword from his waist, and leaped forward. His movements were swift, comparable to first-class experts in the martial world. The sword moves he executed were extremely sinister, ghostly swift, somewhat resembling the Evil Resisting Sword Techniques.