According to historical records, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Han Xin led his army to attack the State of Qi. King Tian Guang of Qi was killed, and Prime Minister Tian Heng of Qi retreated here with 500 soldiers. After the great ancestor Liu Bang became emperor, he sent an envoy to order Tian Heng to surrender, but Tian Heng did not
From then on, he claimed that he could not get out of the saddle, so he drew his sword and committed suicide on the way to Luoyang. When the five hundred soldiers on the island heard the bad news, they collectively brandished their swords and died. The world felt their loyalty, and Tianheng Island got its name.
Of course, the reason that surprised Chu Nan was not the reason why Tianheng Island got its name, but the fact that this place belonged to the Mi family, and the Mi family's ancestral land was in Yuzhou Mountain. The two sides faced each other across the sea, and they would never go more than ten miles away.
The pirates who raided Ganyu are neighbors of the Mi family? Can the two sides live in peace?
In the military tent, looking at the position marked by Hou Cheng, Chu Nan fell into deep thought.
I originally thought that Ganyu was barren and there were no big forces involved. The aristocratic families were almost extinct here, and it would be easy for me to control it. But now it seems that it is not as simple as I imagined.
What role does the Mi family play in Ganyu?
Chu Nan carefully recalled what he had seen and heard in the past few days since he came to Ganyu. The Mi family had no influence at all here. Before Chu Nan arrived, Ganyu was not considered a major salt-producing county, although there were some salt-producing counties.
, but the output relies on the salt fried by these seaside fishermen themselves. Compared with the specialized salt fields controlled by the Mi family, Ganyu is obviously not qualified.
In terms of reputation, the Mi family seems to have little reputation here. In this operation, Zhang Yuan basically gained the reputation.
Neither for fame nor profit, why should the Mi family secretly protect him?
"This is the place, what's wrong with you?" Hou Cheng looked at Chu Nan in confusion.
"The Yuzhou Mountain area is the ancestral land of the Mi family." Chu Nan frowned.
"Do you suspect that this group of pirates is related to the Mi family?" Hou Cheng frowned.
"There is no doubt about this. Tianheng Island and Yuzhou Mountain face each other across the sea. It is impossible to say that the Mi family does not know about it. They knew it but neither reported it nor took action to eradicate it. Of course it is related." Chu Nan thought.
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"What's the relationship?" Hou Cheng asked hurriedly.
"There are probably two possibilities." Chu Nan groped his chin and said: "First, the pirates have a strong background, are supported by big families, and have accounts with the Mi family, and the Mi family is unwilling to provoke them; second, these pirates are originally
The Mi family's private soldiers used pirates as pirates to make money for the Mi family."
"Sir, maybe the Mi family just doesn't want to cause trouble." Cao Xing couldn't help but said.
"Well said, so the pirates reciprocated the favor and did not do any harm to Qiu County, Qu County where the Mi family is located?" Chu Nan asked with a smile: "I have already visited Qu County with people, but I don't know whether there is Haixi County to the south or Haixi to the north.
There are Haiqu and Langya, both of which are close to the sea, but they are not harmed by pirates. Only Ganyu is exploited by pirates."
"Should we fight or not?" Hou Cheng asked with a frown.
"Of course we are going to fight. Who is behind it and what does it have to do with me? I only know that they are pirates." Chu Nan said matter-of-factly.
"Then why are you talking about these?" Hou Cheng looked at Chu Nan in confusion. Is there any point in analyzing such a large number?
"I just want the two generals to know the context behind this and the enemies we may face in the future." Chu Nan smiled and looked at the two of them. I just wanted to show off my strategy. This thing cannot be shown in front of Chen Gong.
I can only show off in front of you vulgar warriors~
"Who cares who he is?" Hou Cheng said disdainfully. In this Xuzhou territory, besides Lu Bu, do we need to be afraid of anyone else?
"How should I say? It's also on the island. According to the fishermen, these pirates seem to be able to control water and have sea beasts to help them?" Chu Nan frowned and looked at Hou Chengdao: "General, are you sure you can defeat the enemy?"
Hou Cheng hesitated for a moment, then looked at Chu Nan and said: "I came back this time to discuss this matter with my husband. Although they are not far apart, the pirates are separated by the sea after all. I wonder if my husband knows the method of controlling water?"
"It has only been less than a month since I awakened, and my awakening of divine power has nothing to do with water." Chu Nan looked at Hou Cheng speechlessly, wondering in his heart: Have you misunderstood my ability?
"Have you never practiced literature, sir?" Hou Cheng looked at Chu Nan unexpectedly: "It's the magic of that strange sect. I remember that there is a way of hiding whereabouts. As long as our army is not discovered before landing, it will be fine.
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Chu Nan: "???"
I do not know how?
Hou Cheng looked at Chu Nan with disappointment and a touch of contempt in his eyes.
"Then the Hidden Word Secret among the Nine Secrets of the Royal Army cannot be replaced?" Chu Nan suddenly asked.
"It's okay on land, but it's impossible to form a military formation on the sea." Hearing this, Hou Cheng glanced at Cao Xing, shook his head and said: "Besides, once the hidden word secret is used, it will be difficult to move.
It will be destroyed if you are not careful, and General Cao's methods may not be able to be used during the march, right?"
Cao Xing glanced at Hou Cheng silently, nodded to Chu Nan and said: "It is indeed difficult for a general to do this."
"In this case, I'm afraid even if the lord comes, it will be difficult to deal with this pirate!" Hou Cheng snorted coldly. He thought Chu Nan had a solution here, but only at the last step did he realize that Chu Nan had grown a little longer.
Open your mouth and do nothing else.
Chu Nan groped his chin. If it were Lu Bu, Chu Nan felt that as long as he managed to send Lu Bu to the island, the battle would be over.
"How did the general find out the information on the island?" Chu Nan asked.
"There are only three of us. With the cover of the moonlight, it will not be difficult to approach the island," Hou Cheng said.
But if we want to conquer this place, we definitely can't go there with three people.
"How many men and horses do they have?"
"Looking at the size of the camp, there are only about five hundred people, which may not be enough. If we don't go into the water, only a hundred people can defeat this rabble." Hou Cheng snorted.
"How many people are needed to wipe out all these people?" Chu Nanfu asked.
"There are hundreds of people hiding where their ship docked. Naturally, the whole army will be wiped out." At this point, Hou Cheng sat down on the banquet and frowned: "What a pity, what's the use of talking about this? Don't talk about crossing the sea, we'll wait.
We can’t even get together the boats. Just these small boats on the beach, with two people per boat and a boatman, at least a hundred are needed.”
"Boats are easy to say. If you put together the boats from various fishing villages, you can still make a hundred boats. As for the boatmen, just let the fishermen do it." Chu Nan thought for a while and said with a smile.
"What these fishermen are most afraid of are pirates. Are you asking them to follow us to fight against pirates?" Hou Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Nan in disbelief.
"Just don't let them know. We only said we were going to Tian Heng Island. Does anyone know that Tian Heng Island is a den of thieves?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.
Hou Cheng: "..."
After a moment of silence, Hou Cheng frowned and said, "Even if we have a boat, how can we cross the sea?"
"The words of General Cai just reminded me that I still have a special army at my disposal." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"There is still a large army?" Hou Cheng's eyes lit up: "How many are there?"
"About 100,000 or so!" Chu Nan said uncertainly.
Hou Cheng: "..."
Believe me! Lu Bu doesn't have that many people under his command now.
Faced with Hou Cheng's suspicion...it could no longer be regarded as suspicion, but a look of retardation, Chu Nan waved his hand and said: "General, go and prepare yourself, we will find out tomorrow."
"Okay." Hou Cheng frowned and looked at Chu Nan. He still felt that this person was not reliable, so he finally left with fists in his hands...