Although Liu Bei regarded the Liaodong region as a special zone and actually gave Gongsundu a lot of power to act expediently, this power was not long-term but a short-term expedient.
Generally speaking, he still wants to bring the military operations in Liaodong into the system controlled by the Privy Council.
Judging from the situation at that time, the Privy Council did not establish a control system over Liaodong.
Liu Bei was dissatisfied with this.
However, at that time, his main focus was on the land transfer decree, and he did not have much energy to deal with Gongsun Zan for the time being.
So he brushed the matter aside and planned to deal with it coldly, allowing Gongsun Du to calm down a little, take a good look at the power gap between himself and the Third Reich, and not do anything funny.
As a result, he did not expect that Gongsun Du was somewhat seriously ill.
Liu Bei even wanted to deny it, but he actually sent the memorial twice in a row. It was nominally to greet Liu Bei, but in fact he wanted to discuss with Liu Bei the appointment of him as a general and the governor of Hepingzhou. This was obviously not achieving his goal.
The feeling of not giving up made Liu Bei very angry.
He wondered if all the Gongsun family members in Liaodong were suffering from some serious illness, and their brains were not very clear. First it was Gongsun Zan, and then Gongsun Du. Is there really something wrong with their brains?
The main reason why they are so arrogant in another timeline should be that Dong Zhuo's rebellion destroyed the prestige of the central court, but now this prestige has been well maintained by Liu Bei, and there is no collapse of central authority.
Even the central authority is higher than during the Second Empire.
So what do they mean?
Can’t you see that a powerful monarch from a unified dynasty is ruling the world?
Who gave Gongsun Du and Liu Bei the courage to take the initiative to ask for power?
Liu Bei couldn't figure it out, but he quickly stopped thinking about it. It took a while, and coupled with the delay caused by the time it took to get from Luoyang to Liaodong, the chaos caused by the Dutian Decree was quickly eliminated.
It was suppressed and did not affect the overall stability of the Third Reich.
Regarding this situation, Liu Bei didn't know if the Liaodong region was clear about it, but since Gongsun Du had launched provocations against him one after another, he naturally could not continue to tolerate the existence of this situation.
So Liu Bei sent an order to Qianzhao, asking him to prepare and prepare for action.
Qianzhao is the head of the Northeast Military Region, commanding the forces of the three armies and responsible for the military security of the Northeast, and of course the security of the entire grassland.
However, due to Liu Bei's shocking military action before, more than 700,000 people in the entire grassland were wiped out by Liu Bei. The remaining people were all frightened and fled westward, so there was a vacuum period in the entire grassland.
And in this vacuum period, Qianzhao obviously doesn't have that much room to play.
While stationed in Liaodong, Qianzhao took people to patrol the grasslands many times, looking for traces of the Xianbei people everywhere, hoping to find some and fight some beautiful battles. However, it was obviously because Liu Bei had gone too far before, and there were only a few left on the grasslands.
There are a few small tribes here and there, with a total of only two thousand people.
After being stationed for several years, Qianzhao only took action three times in total, and his combat success was limited, which made him very unhappy.
But Liu Bei asked him to station in Liaodong, obviously not only to guard against the grassland during the vacuum period, but also to guard against Gongsun Du.
Because the road to the Liaodong region was very difficult in this era. The Liaodong Corridor in the Ming and Qing Dynasties did not appear in this era. The accessible roads are still a vast ocean and cannot provide a stable path for movement at all.
At this moment, the road from Liaoxi County to Liaodong County is very difficult, and generally there are only two choices.
Or, take Liaoze, cross the difficult and muddy Liaoze, and reach the other side of victory.
Or, we have to choose to take a detour from the prairie, bypass Liaoze and finally reach Liaodong. In short, these two roads are not reliable roads.
But under Liu Bei's instructions, Qianzhao opened up a third way.
Sea route.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula were already connected by sea. However, this situation did not occur too many times and was very dangerous. It also relied particularly on the seasons and ocean monsoons. If you were not careful, you would be buried under the sea.
Condition.
After the pointed-bottomed sea-going ships in Yangzhou were successfully built and successfully trialled, Liu Bei instructed Qianzhao to build the pointed-bottomed sea-going ships in Youzhou.
The style of the pointed-bottomed sea-going ships of the Third Reich was mainly based on the galenic ship, the main ship of the sailing era. It was characterized by the relatively narrow and long sails and the ship, and the height of the deck building was reduced. It even reduced the tall deck building of traditional Chinese ships to
In the hull, the keel length is generally three times the width of the ship.
This kind of ship is actually very suitable for naval battles, especially long-distance naval battles, and was even born to facilitate naval battles.
But at this moment, ships lacking long-range attack equipment do not have the capability of long-range naval warfare. However, such ships are also suitable for transporting troops and loading cargo, and their load capacity can generally reach 600 tons.
Although the Third Reich has not yet been able to build a large ship that can carry 600 tons, it can still build a small Galen ship that is one size smaller. It is completely sufficient to match the cargo capacity of this era.
By the time Liu Bei was preparing to attack the three counties of Liaodong, more than 20 of this small Galen ship-style standard sea-going ship had been successfully built in Yangzhou. They had already set off for Rinan County and were ready to be delivered to Rinan County's first ocean-going team.
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In Youzhou, eleven such ships were successfully built. Qianzhao also found experienced sailors who traveled to and from Liaodong and Shandong Peninsula as guides and conducted many secret drills.
For this operation, Liu Bei's intention was to have Qian Zhao lead his elite troops to secretly arrive in the Liaodong area by boat, and then use his cavalry to quickly attack Gongsun Du's location, capture Gongsun Du directly, capture the thieves and capture the king first, and then capture Gongsun Du and his command.
After taking down all the layers, he took out the imperial edict and directly forcibly took over the soldiers of the three counties of Liaodong.
The more than 10,000 soldiers trained by Gongsun Du in the three counties of Liaodong are indeed a powerful force. Liu Bei does not want this army to become a victim of political struggle. He feels that this army can be used for great purposes.
Therefore, he decided to implement the beheading tactic, take the lead in attacking Gongsun Du, preserve this army, and let Qianzhao divide and disintegrate this army and completely digest it.
As for the success rate of this operation, Qianzhao said it is still very high.
The activities of the main Dongyuan spies in the three counties of Liaodong were relatively successful.
Many business travelers in the three counties of Liaodong were disguised as Dongyuan spies. They traveled to and from Youzhou and Qingzhou, and while bringing a lot of goods, they also got to know many officials in the Liaodong area.
There was also Dongyuan's secret agent who joined Gongsun Du's army and held a relatively important position in Gongsun Du's army. He had made contributions in previous battles and had a large number of soldiers under his command.
Even Gongsun Du's family has Dongyuan spies as servants, who are always sending news about Gongsun's family to Luoyang, so that Dongyuan can control what Gongsun's family is doing at all times.
Even Gongsun Du's family has Dongyuan spies as servants, who are always sending news about Gongsun's family to Luoyang, so that Dongyuan can control what Gongsun's family is doing at all times.
If Gongsun Du is still testing Liu Bei's bottom line, then Liu Bei can even tell whether Gongsun Du is wearing a crotch or not. Therefore, if this special operation cannot succeed, then the main problem is definitely
Lead the body.
Dongyuan's secret agents have done everything they can for him. In terms of intelligence, Gongsun Du has been infiltrated into a sieve.
So at the final execution level, Qianzhao felt that if he couldn't succeed, he would probably have no shame in holding on to the position of head of the Northeast Military Region.
In early March of the third year of Zhenguan, when Ninan County was preparing for the first ocean voyage, the plan began to be implemented.
Before the execution, Liu Bei generously sent a message to Liaodong, saying that he was going to send Qianzhao to lead an army of 30,000 to Liaodong County, and that he would join forces with Gongsun Du to completely eliminate Fuyu, Goguryeo, Dongwoju, Sanhan, etc.
Border troubles and completely solve the Liaodong problem to achieve the goal of peace.
The route he provided Gongsun Du was that the army would cross the grasslands, bypass Liaoze, and finally reach Liaodong County.
Of course, Liu Bei did not lie. The main force of the Northeast Military Region was indeed arriving at Liaodong County through the grassland.
Because there are not enough standard sea-going ships, it would take an unknown amount of time to transport all the main forces of the Northeast Military Region to Liaodong County with only those eleven ships, so Liu Bei wanted to let the large forces take the already completely safe grassland route.
He asked Gongsun Du to provide food security along the way the army advanced.
The mission was carried out by an elite force led by Qian Zhao. After this elite force eliminated Gongsun Du himself, they directly prepared for war locally. After the main force of the army arrived, they could take advantage of the situation and launch an attack on Fuyu, Goguryeo and Dongwoju.
The thorough elimination of local forces such as Sanhan wiped away all worries in the Liaodong region.
At the same time, a large number of prisoners of war can also be obtained for construction purposes in various places.
Of course, for the success of this military operation and to appease the emotions of the troops in the Central Military Region, Liu Bei finally sent out the two cavalry armies, the Xiaoqi Army and the Leopard Cavalry Army.
After Xia Houyuan and Pang De heard the news, they were overjoyed and immediately prepared their entire army. As soon as Liu Bei gave the order, they would set off immediately and would arrive in Liaodong as quickly as possible to assist in the attack.
For this offensive, it is not just about getting rid of Gongsun Du. Gongsun Du is just a small worry. His own strength is not worthy of his ambition. In fact, Liu Bei has no idea why Gongsun Du can still create a separatist regime.
With Yifang’s ambition, does it mean that he really feels that he is not capable of an expedition to Liaodong?
It shouldn't be the case. Liu Bei was able to lead his troops in the Northern Expedition to the grasslands under very difficult circumstances. Gongsun Du also witnessed his ability to fight with his own eyes. Why is it still like this now?
After much deliberation, Liu Bei couldn't figure it out and could only blame Gongsun Du's own expansion.
Some people, once they become swollen, are easily confused about the situation. Once they are confused about the situation, they will do all kinds of weird and funny things.
Trying to understand an abnormal person from a normal level is impossible and meaningless.
So Liu Bei had nothing to hold back and asked the Privy Council to finalize the plan and go through the process so that the Knight Cavalry Army and the Leopard Cavalry Army could quickly attack to Liaodong to join forces and then completely solve the border issue in Liaodong.
Speaking of which, the strength of local tribes such as Fuyu and Goguryeo, as well as the three Koreans on the Korean peninsula, cannot be said to be very weak in this era.
According to the results obtained by agents Dongyuan who have been operating in Liaodong for several years, Buyeo is first of all a relatively wealthy country. The country is mainly based on agriculture, with well-developed animal husbandry and handicrafts. According to the estimates of the spies, Buyeo
The population is about 30,000 households and more than 200,000 people, so it is a more appropriate comment to say that Buyeo Country has some strength.
The Goguryeo Kingdom is similar. The Goguryeo regime was established in Goguryeo County, Xuantu County of the Western Han Dynasty by Zhu Meng from Fuyu in the second year of Jianzhao of the Western Han Dynasty. It has the same origin as the Fuyu Kingdom.
The relationship between them is somewhat similar to the conjugated father-son relationship between Dai Ying and Mei Li. Although they come from the same source, their relationship with each other is relatively subtle.
When Buyeo was strong, Buyeo was the father, and when Goguryeo was strong, Goguryeo was the father. They often conquered, trapped, and massacred each other, but the one who had the last laugh was Goguryeo.
The situation between the yoke father and son came to a final end.
The population of Goguryeo was smaller than that of Buyeo, but it had slight advantages over Buyeo in terms of social system and production capacity.
For example, Goguryeo now has a relatively complete tax system. In terms of agricultural production, Goguryeo also has relatively clear iron farm tools, and has introduced cattle, etc., so agricultural productivity is not weak.
In the case of general mobilization, the two countries can each dispatch about 20,000 to 30,000 troops. In normal operations, they can also dispatch more than 10,000 troops. In terms of specific military aspects, they can be regarded as the two little overlords in the Liaodong region.
For the surrounding tribal forces that have not formed a unified national system, these two relatively mature countries still exert a strong deterrent force, and both have launched military operations against the Liaodong border of the Han Empire.
It was not until Gongsun Du suddenly emerged that he was appointed by Liu Bei as the administrator of the three counties in Liaodong. He led the army to conquer the north and south, and repeatedly attacked the invasions of Goguryeo and Fuyu, as well as other small tribes, forming a military advantage.
So after many conquests, the two major forces of Goguryeo and Fuyu were afraid of Gongsun Du and did not dare to engage in military confrontation with Gongsun Du again. In fact, they recognized Gongsun Du's superior status to them and expressed their willingness to obey Gongsun Du.
If Gongsun Du wants to conquer other tribes, they are willing to send troops to help.
So Gongsun Du actually became the suzerain of Buyeo and Goguryeo, the king among kings, and his prestige was unparalleled.
However, Gongsundu was not satisfied with this situation. He actually wanted to destroy these two countries and get everything from them, but he lacked the strength to annex them.
It is easier to defeat them, and it is easier to make them obey orders, but it is not so easy to annex them.
Gongsun Du lamented many times that he could not annex Goguryeo and Fuyu. He felt that if he could be given another 30,000 troops, he would definitely be able to destroy Fuyu and Goguryeo, unify Liaodong, and become the absolute king of Liaodong.
However, the foundation of Liaodong is too weak and the population is too small. The immigration wave of more than ten years in Liaodong caused by the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the original timeline did not appear because of Liu Bei's high involvement. Therefore, the population of Liaodong at this moment is really
not much.
Therefore, Gongsun Du has no chance.
In March of the third year of Zhenguan, Gongsun Du received an order from Liu Bei, asking him to prepare food and fodder for the army along the way and provide combat logistics for the army. He and his army also had to accept the command of Qianzhao, in order to completely pacify the Fuyu Kingdom.
, Goguryeo contributed its own strength.
After receiving this edict, Gongsun Du was shocked and immediately summoned his staff to discuss the matter.