Chapter 456 Shocked! The ancestor's management of the ocean is not inferior to the Ming Dynasty?
"Hey young!"
Cao Cao, who was watching on the hill, suddenly showed a knowing smile: "This Wen Chou is really powerful. He actually understood our strategy so quickly. Wen Ji has been exposed."
"What a pity!"
At this point, Cao Cao sighed: "Our cavalry has not completed the final encirclement, otherwise Wen Chou would not even have the possibility of escaping."
"yes."
Cheng Li spoke loudly, and naturally understood the key: "Now, the possibility of capturing Wen Chou alive lies entirely on Wen Ji. If he can entangle Wen Chou and buy enough time for Zi He, he may be able to arrest him.
"
"Wen Ji..."
Cao Cao frowned, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but question: "Can he do it? Wen Chou is one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei and one of Yuan Shao's most respected generals."
"this......"
Cheng Li frowned, paused for a moment, and turned to glance at Cao Cao: "Maybe. After all, Wen Chou is fighting alone now, and his mentality will definitely change. But Wen Ji is not like that. He can chase and kill him with peace of mind."
Cao Cao nodded, naturally understanding that in this state, it would be difficult for Wen Chou to exert his strength: "I hope so. If we can catch Wen Chou this time, it will be considered as breaking one of Yuan Shao's arms."
"Zhongde."
"exist."
"Continue to track Wen Chou's location."
"Here."
How could Cao Cao, an old and cunning man, place all his hopes on Wen Ji?
In fact, he was well prepared. If Wen Ji was discovered, there would naturally be others who could continue to track Wen Chou. Even if Wen Ji was completely defeated, it would still be possible to capture him, but it would be slightly more difficult.
The next moment.
On the hills, red and green flags flashed.
Cao Chun, who was chasing after him, had naturally seen Wen Ji's signal: "Quickly, give orders to Cao Tai and Cao Fu to get close to them immediately. Don't forget to cut off the Yellow Turban's path to Qingzhou. Our target is only Wen Chou."
The messenger nodded and said, "Here."
immediately.
The same red and green flags flashed, passing the order to the past.
At the same time, Cao Chun waved his hand and said sonorously: "Brothers, follow me. Most of the troops in front of us are Xu He's troops. Although they are Yellow Turbans, if they do not put down their weapons, they are still enemies. Understand
?”
All the soldiers responded in unison: "Understood."
If you do not lay down your weapons, you are an enemy. If you are an enemy, you must kill them!
Although Cao Chun didn't say it clearly, the entire army already understood what he meant.
"Those who surrender will be ignored; those who stubbornly resist will be killed without mercy!"
"Those who surrender will let bygones be bygones..."
"..."
*****
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The golden sound exploded, and the sparks burst out.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were going back and forth, and it took more than twenty rounds.
As Yuan Shao's most powerful general, Wen Chou was certainly very powerful, but he couldn't believe that the man in front of him named Wen Ji was not inferior in terms of strength, and could even counterattack with one or two moves in his busy schedule.
Awesome!
So awesome!
Wen Chou raised his knife to hold Wen Ji's blade, and a fierce force surged up in his heart, but he suppressed it forcefully. If he had enough time, he would have a good fight with Wen Ji, but now
The situation simply does not allow him to do this.
After all, Xu He, this stupid guy, was completely unreliable, and the soldiers under his command were gradually becoming disloyal. The opponent clearly only had about twenty people, but it took such a long time that they could not be eliminated.
In fact, countless soldiers under his command took the opportunity to flee, and only a few were able to fight with all their strength. The vast majority were just waiting and watching, seemingly fighting, but in fact they would not take action at all.
If this continues, Cao Jun's cavalry will inevitably take advantage of the situation to cut into the battlefield and surround Xu He's troops. By that time, even escape may become a luxury.
"Damn it!"
Wen Chou cursed secretly, raised his eyes and glanced at Wen Ji, and said coldly: "I have to admit, you did have a few moments, but unfortunately, I don't have time to waste with you, so I'm leaving."
clang!
Wen Chou used his sword to deflect the opponent's weapon, and with a sway of his body, he tried to leave Wen Ji behind and run away.
However, how could Wen Ji give Wen Chou a chance to escape? He took a step forward, and as if he was being ejected, he stood up and chased after him, shouting sternly: "Where are you going, bastard?"
call-
A blade of light wrapped with fierce murderous intent seemed to have broken free from the constraints of time and space, and pierced Wen Chou's back without any fancy.
Even Wen Chou himself couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He had to dodge sideways, and at the same time, he swung the blade of the knife in his hand to emit a cold light and slashed at Wen Ji who was charging straight at him.
"ah!"
Wen Ji marveled at Wen Chou's reflexes. He quickly drew his sword back and held the blade upright in front of him. He heard a golden clang and a spark of fire where the two swords intersected.
At the same time, Wen Ji's body showed a larger arc, turned his back to the sky, and slid forward. He stared blankly at the twinkling stars passing by in front of his eyes.
Once Wen Chou's power increases by half, perhaps the Huanshou Sword will be close to Wen Ji's face, adding a battlefield mark to his handsome face.
but......
Wen Chou's heart was entirely focused on escaping.
Taking advantage of this moment, he glanced around, trying to find a suitable breakthrough.
Although the yellow turbans beside Wen Ji did not follow, Cao Jun's cavalry had already moved closer. Moreover, the yellow turbans under Xu He's tent all dropped their weapons and raised their hands to signal surrender. It was probably impossible to use them as backers.
"Damn it!"
Wen Chou was terrified.
This was the first time since he joined the army that he felt like he was on the verge of death.
Cao Jun's methods were indeed powerful, and they were beyond his ability to deal with. Now that he thought about it, Guo Tu in the rear might have suffered as well because he hadn't replied to his letter for so long.
Must go!
Wen Chou did not hesitate and left without hesitation.
Wen Ji raised the Huanshou sword and kept running through the crowd with strange steps. At the same time, he ordered: "Quick, get on top of me and stop this thief. Don't let him go."
"You two, go sideways and stop him!"
"..."
"We have cavalry here. If we follow him, we will definitely die."
"..."
"Give me the strength you usually have to carry a load of ten miles across the country, and be sure to keep an eye on him."
"..."
Although Wen Chou usually rode more horses, he was a martial arts practitioner after all. His physical strength and leg strength were definitely at the forefront of Yuan's army. However, he could not believe that the ordinary soldiers of Cao's army had leg strength that was not weaker than his own.
What's more, there is a faint possibility of outflanking and intercepting his advance. You must know that this is just an ordinary soldier of Cao Jun, but he has become so powerful.
It was said that Nanyang Hanting followed the route of elite soldiers, but Wen Chou couldn't believe that the opponent's individual combat capabilities were actually so strong.
His foot strength is comparable to that of a mighty general, can you believe it?
hiss-!
Wen Chou was surprised and couldn't help but gasp.
The panic in his heart became even stronger.
Suddenly, a man with a height of more than eight feet ran out from the front to the right. This man's head was wrapped in a yellow scarf. He was obviously a soldier under Wen Ji's command. He held a Huanshou sword in his hand, turned sideways, and pointed at Wen Chou.
Pounced over.
call!
The cold blade fell from the sky and struck Wen Chou's head.
If it weren't for the fact that the opponent's sword skills were relatively simple and had the shadow of the standard sword skills in the Han army, Wen Chou would have thought that the guy he was killing was a strong general like Wen Ji.
Looking at his physique and swordsmanship, if he were placed in his own army, he would probably be at least a military lord or above. But judging from the current situation, under Wen Ji's command, he would probably be at best a team leader, or even just a commander.
Nanyang's elite soldiers are indeed worthy of their reputation.
Wen Chou stepped sideways, sideways avoiding the blade, and at the same time, the Huanshou sword in his palm quickly struck out, with lightning speed, like a meteor, it pierced the opponent's body.
"This is...leather armor?"
Wen Chou couldn't believe his eyes.
The leather armor worn by the opponent looked very ordinary on the surface, but in fact, it was wrapped with dense fibrous materials. My Huanshou Sword was an ordinary weapon, but the resistance was surprisingly great.
As a last resort.
Wen Chou actually exerted force, instantly increasing his strength by about 30%, and then managed to pierce the wallet and penetrate into the soldier's superficial flesh.
But he wanted to use more force and when he stabbed the man to death, the opponent's blade swung again, forcing him to give up the attack, pass by the opponent, and continue to run forward.
Damn it!
Wen Chou felt angry.
After all, he was also a general under Yuan Shao's tent, but he was not able to kill a single soldier of Nanyang Hanting with a single blow. It was simply unbelievable that they had prepared such fine leather armor for ordinary soldiers.
Wen Chou had to admit that the Nanyang Han Court's arming of soldiers had almost reached its peak. Although on the surface, it was not much different from the soldiers under Yuan Shao's command, only by actually fighting can one understand the difference.
In the past, Wen Chou thought that Yuan Shao might still have a chance to win against Nanyang, but after this trip to Yanzhou, he finally realized that there was an insurmountable gap between the enemy and us.
In that battle next year, Yuan Shao's winning rate is extremely small!
Wen Chou took a deep breath.
At this moment, there were mixed feelings in his heart. If Yuan Shao had not been kind to him, Wen Chou might not have hesitated to put down his weapons and choose to surrender to Nanyang.
But now...
He could only continue to run forward and flee.
Under repeated obstacles, Cao's cavalry came from all directions to attack. Wen Chou was still like a ferocious tiger, facing the horses without dodging or evading, and ran straight over.
"Die!"
call-!
When the distance between the two sides was only a few horse lengths, Wen Chou threw the weapon in his hand without hesitation, and the blade was spinning. The next moment, it accurately pierced the enemy's face, killing him on the spot.
Wen Chou galloped quickly, turned over and mounted his horse. Just when he was about to rein in his horse, turn around and run away, a big net flew directly in front of him.
"Damn it!"
"What...what is this?"
Wen Chou tried to escape from the big net, but he had no weapons in his hands and could not escape at all.
After a while, Wen Ji and Cao Tai all came over and surrounded him three levels inside and three outside: "Wen Chou, you have no way out, surrender."
Wen Chou glared and gritted his teeth: "Don't do this, I, Wen Chou, would rather die than surrender."
Cao Tai smiled: "Hey, you are still a tough guy! I like it, brothers, tie it up for me."
The guard beside him shouted: "Here."
Immediately.
A group of people rushed forward, pulled the big net, and pulled Wen Chou off his horse.
Wen Chou originally wanted to struggle, but seven or eight strong men pressed on him like a stack of arhats, and captured Wen Chou in an instant.
"Ha ha ha ha."
"You dare to fight with me alone? You're looking for death!"
****
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Warm Pavilion.
Liu Bian was holding a scroll in his hand, ostensibly reading, but in fact, he was communicating with the military advisor alliance: "Does moving the capital need to be so urgent?"
"certainly!"
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance immediately sounded: "Although Nanyang is rich, we have only worked hard on people's livelihood and have never strengthened the emperor's palace, government offices, etc. In fact, for Bian Ye, this place is just a temporary resting place.
"
"Three years have passed, and it's time for us to prepare to return to Luoyang. Zhong Yao has developed well here. He has almost sorted out everything that needs to be sorted out."
"We should also start preparing for the construction of Luoyang Imperial City now. It happens to be a pile of ruins, which saves us the work of demolition. After all the construction is completed, the world will be unified."
"oh?"
Liu Bian frowned and couldn't help but be curious: "What the experts mean is that if we conquer the world within two years, we also need to repair the imperial city? Is this considered a beginning and an end, returning to the starting point?"
"You could say that."
The Military Advisor Alliance did not object, but said softly: "Actually, whatever you say is fine. According to experts' plans for the future, Luoyang will be our core."
"Then, Chang'an, Jixian, Xiangyang, and Moling will be our second base stations to expand our territory. They can be referred to as Western Capital, Northern Capital, Southern Capital, and Eastern Capital."
Liu Bian was already familiar with the maps of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he quickly showed it in his mind: "Chang'an is the springboard for westward expansion, and Jixian is the springboard for eastward expansion..."
"I see."
When Liu Bian suddenly realized this, he nodded slowly and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "If you connect them and draw them into a circle, it feels like one link of our big man. In the future, there will be two links, three links, and finally
Expand the world."
"It's interesting."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "In a sense, it is indeed like this. The core area of the Han Dynasty in the future will be a circle drawn by these four cities, and then gradually expand outwards, the second ring, the third ring,
Four Rings.”
"Master Bian's imagination is very rich. He actually turned it into city planning. His idea is very bold, and it is in line with experts' plans for the future of Han Dynasty."
"However, it is precisely because the experts' plans are relatively ambitious that we must be ahead of the curve in everything we do. We will build Luoyang first within two years. The experts are already drawing up the plans."
"Each functional area has generally passed expert demonstrations. Next, rational deployment must be carried out based on the map, including bridges, roads, residential areas, imperial cities, etc., all of which must be carefully considered."
"Experts cannot guarantee anything else, but they will definitely build an unprecedented imperial capital of the Han Dynasty. In the future, when all nations come to visit, the majesty and domineering power of this imperial city is also a manifestation of national power and can intimidate people's hearts."
Liu Bian seemed to be able to imagine that in the future, all the countries in the world would come to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty. What kind of Khan would Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty be called? To Liu Bian, he was simply a younger brother.
At that time, whether they are the yellow race countries in Asia, the black people in Africa, or the hundreds of people in Europe, they will all gather in the Han Dynasty, bow to themselves and give their hands to me, shouting long live the mountain!
Hahaha!
This feeling...
Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy.
Fortunately, Liu Bian had developed the habit of keeping his emotions and anger intangible, otherwise the guards in the palace might have thought that Liu Bian was suffering from hysteria or that he was insane.
"In this case, we should indeed prepare well, and now Lu Su has trained enough craftsmen, and they will become good hands in the construction of Luoyang in the future."
"That's right!"
The Military Advisor Alliance said with absolute certainty: "According to expert evaluations, the current Han Dynasty already has certain infrastructure capabilities. In the future, there will be almost no major problems in replicating the capabilities of our infrastructure maniacs."
"First build the imperial city, and then use three years to form a corresponding network of roads, bridges, and railway facilities to lay a certain foundation for the road network for foreign campaigns."
"Once the imperial city is built, it will be of great help to us in conquering the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. We may even be able to defeat them without a fight. After all, the Western Regions were ours before, but after Dong Zhuo, we completely lost control.
force."
Speaking of this, a word immediately came to Liu Bian's mind: "Teacher, now that Liangzhou is ours, can we consider reopening the Silk Road?"
"sure."
The Alliance of Military Advisors said with great certainty: "This is also within the experts' plan, and it can be completely handled by Lu Su. After all, some merchants led by the imperial court are already relatively strong."
"Some of our small inventions can be sold and we can make some money. After three or five years of development, we can even improve the economic development of Yongliang area to a certain level."
"Only when the economy develops, can Chang'an's strategic location better play its due role, and our power can gradually extend over it, and our influence and control will naturally increase."
"In the future, not only the Silk Road on land, but also the Silk Road on the sea will also need to be reopened. The route will be finalized through trade first, and then we will take the road of armed military."
Liu Bian was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Reopening the Maritime Silk Road? Could it be that during the Han Dynasty, there was still a Maritime Silk Road? Wasn't it the only thing that existed during Zheng He's voyages to the West?"
"Of course not!"
The Alliance of Military Advisors said with great certainty: "As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were already sea navigation routes. "Hanshu Geography" records: "In the near sea, there are many rhinoceros, elephants, poisons, pearls, silver, copper, and fruits."
, the cloth is gathered together, in the middle... the merchants who go to the country will get more wealth."
"There are also records: since Rinanzhan fortress, Xuwen, and Hepu ships can sail in May, there was Duyuan Kingdom. According to the consensus of experts, this Duyuan Kingdom is now northwest Malaysia."
"The boat sailed for four months and reached the country of Lupu, which is near Bago in modern Myanmar. The boat sailed for more than twenty days and reached the country of Chenli, which is along the Yinlowaddy River in modern Myanmar."
"It takes more than ten days to walk to the country of Fu Gandulu, which is near Pyay on the middle reaches of the Inrawaddy River in Myanmar. It takes more than two months to sail from the country of Fu Gandulu. There is the country of Huangzhi, which is on the southeast coast of India today.
Kanchipuram."
"..."
Liu Bian was stunned when he heard this.
He couldn't believe his ears.
Our ancestors from the Qin and Han Dynasties were actually so strong.
You must know that what the Alliance of Military Advisors said is all historical data. Maybe the real history is far better than what the historical data records. Maybe they have been to Rome, so it is not a bad idea.
"My ancestors are so awesome."
Even Liu Bian couldn't help praising him at this moment: "Unexpectedly, their footprints have reached the east coast of India. Although they are not as good as Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean, they are not much different."
"It is a pity that the later closed-door policy allowed them to completely lose their leading advantage in just a few hundred years, turning them into a backward country, where they were beaten everywhere and bullied for hundreds of years."
"So!"
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance was not lost, but encouraged Liu Bian at this moment: "Master Bian must carry on the past and open up the future, and strive to create the most powerful country on the basis of the current situation."
"Not just militarily, but also culturally. Only culture can truly be passed down for hundreds, thousands, or even ten thousand years."
Liu Bian's sense of mission soared: "Don't worry, I will definitely do my best."
The Military Advisor Alliance followed closely and said: "Experts will definitely give their full support to Mr. Bian."
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the Nuan Pavilion.
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked.
But then, Zhu Tong pushed the door open and walked in. He bowed and raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Guo Jia and Jia Xu of the school affairs office would like to see you."
Liu Bian waved his hand: "Well, let them come in."
Zhu Tong nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left Nuange.
Not long after, the two people hurriedly went to the palace, stepped forward, bowed and held their hands: "Your Majesty, Guo Jia (Jia Xu), comes to see you."
Liu Bian waved his hand for the two of them to get up: "Get up, but there is a battle report coming from the front?"
"That's right."
Jia Xu affirmed: "The news came back from Yanzhou and Qingzhou that Cao Cao and Xu Rong have conquered Qingzhou. Cao Cao has captured Wen Chou alive, and Guo Tu and Xu Rong have captured Yan Liang alive. They have been handed over to the school affairs office and are being escorted back to Nanyang."
"oh?"
Liu Bian couldn't help but be surprised: "You actually captured Yan Liang and Wen Chou alive?"
Jia Xu nodded: "Yes, it is Yan Liang and Wen Chou."
"Ha ha."
Liu Bian looked up to the sky and laughed, completely relieved: "Yuan Shao was already extremely weak, and now he has lost Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Let's see how he will fight against me next year."
Jia Xu bowed his head and said: "Now, Cao Cao has occupied Yanzhou and Xu Rong has occupied Qingzhou. The two of them will definitely be able to assemble the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans before the Winter Festival. I think they will have at least 200,000 troops."
"Two hundred thousand?"
Liu Bian thought about it carefully, and it was normal.
After all, Cao Cao's battles with the Yellow Turbans in history were far less powerful than in this era, and the imperial court had high requirements for soldiers. Being able to obtain 200,000 troops was already the limit.
"kindness."
Nodding, Liu Bian showed an indifferent smile: "Now, our four armies are encircling Jizhou. The total strength is probably no less than 500,000. If I want to see how Yuan Shao can fight against me!"
Guo Jia said softly: "Not only the four armies, but now Tian Chou is negotiating with Gongsun Zan. He sent a message back saying that if His Majesty agrees, Wuhuan can be eliminated, and Gongsun Zan is willing to surrender to us."
"Destroy Wuhuan?"
Liu Bian frowned and said softly: "What do Liu Yu think?"