"Ziyi actually asked for help?" Qin Feng's eyes widened. Even when Wang Yu personally told him that he would send troops north to fight alongside Gongsun Zan in the coming year, he was not so surprised.
My lord is right. The champion is a good man who values love and righteousness. His bold temperament is no less than that of Youyan. It is not surprising that he made such a decision when there was no war in Qingzhou.
On the other hand, Taishi Ci's request for help was really surprising.
Although they didn't get along for too long, Qin Feng already knew Taishi Ci very well. How could Taishi Ziyi, who liked to ride alone in formations and rush forward in battle, be someone who would proactively ask for help and invite friendly troops to share his military exploits?
?Is there such a powerful force in Qingzhou, so powerful that Taishi Ci asked for help?
Qin Feng's attention quickly shifted and his eyes were fixed on Wang Yu's face, hoping to get a glimpse of the changes in his expression. It had nothing to do with military affairs, just out of curiosity.
"Your Majesty, is the matter very difficult?" Seeing Wang Yu's expression, Qin Feng became more and more surprised. First, the fearless Tai Shici asked for help, and then the invincible champion actually frowned.
Qin Feng clearly remembered that when he faced Xu Rong, a terrifying opponent who made the heroes retreat, Junhou didn't even frown and made a decision quickly, but now, his expression is so solemn!
What monster is hiding in this little Donglai?
"There is indeed some trouble..." Wang Yu frowned and looked at the letter asking for help in his hand.
The initial surprise had passed. He knew why even Taishi Ci asked for help. The opponent he encountered was quite special. They were pirates headed by Guan Cheng, plus all the princes!
When Qingzhou was selected as his base, Wang Yu had plans to establish a navy, or a maritime transport team.
The sea route is much more convenient than the land route, and the transportation volume is also large. This is especially reflected in the communication with Youzhou.
Youzhou and Qingzhou are separated by the two countries of Bohai and Laoling. These two countries are relatively remote and Yuan Shao's control is not strong. But after all, they are under the jurisdiction of Jizhou. It is easy for Yuan Shao to send troops to attack.
Therefore, this transportation line is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also risky. It is much easier to take the sea route.
The fleet sets sail from Donglai and can cross the Bohai Bay and take a straight line to Youbeiping, the jurisdiction of Gongsun Zan. The Bohai Sea is the calmest sea among the Chinese offshore seas. Compared with the windy and violent East China Sea and South China Sea, the Bohai Sea is like a small sea.
Pond is average.
As far as Wang Yu knows, this era doesn't attach much importance to navigation. As long as he gets this first move, it shouldn't be difficult to become the overlord of the sea. Who would have thought that this time his prediction would be in vain again.
As the saying goes: You rely on mountains to eat and water to eat. It is not surprising that there are pirates in a place like Donglai. The Han Dynasty did not have any special achievements in navigation, but there was no such thing as a sea ban.
Wang Yu remembered that in the Three Kingdoms era in his previous life, Sun Wu's forces had also visited Ryukyu and even Luzon, but that was in the south. Shipping in the Jiangnan water town was already very developed, and it extended to the field of navigation, and some special achievements were made.
Nothing surprising.
It is very strange that a prince who attaches great importance to navigation suddenly appears in the north, especially when he comes from such a place.
Liaodong?
In Wang Yu's impression, the Central Plains Dynasty had never paid much attention to it, and had always abandoned it as a barbaric land, so that many evil bandits were raised here, such as Goguryeo in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Jurchens in the Song Dynasty, and Jurchens in the Ming Dynasty.
Manchu Tatars, etc.
However, according to Taishi Ci's letter: Gongsundu, the governor of Liaodong, occupied Dongmou in Donglai. Mouping equaled many county towns, including the entire southern Donglai, and established the position of governor of Yingzhou. This was somewhat beyond the scope of the king.
Yu's imagination, no wonder Taishi Ci asked for help.
Guan Cheng's thousands of pirates alone don't pose much of a threat. At most, it takes a while, but when Gongsun Du is added to it, it becomes very troublesome.
Although Wang Yu knew very little about Liaodong in this era, some basic common sense will not change. Gongsun Du was a prince and was more independent than the princes in the Central Plains. More importantly, he had a mature navy.
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The opponent coming across the sea should not have too many troops. With the current strength of the Qingzhou Army, it should not be difficult to regain the lost ground. But it will be difficult to end the war once the war is over.
If Gongsun Du refuses to admit defeat and cannot win in a head-on battle, and resorts to repeated harassment, then the entire territory of Qingzhou will face threats. The original natural chasm has become a front line, and Wang Yu's plan to streamline the army, streamline administration, and recuperate the people's strength will be
Total bankruptcy.
If Gongsun Du colludes with Guan Cheng and the pirates again, the problem will become even more difficult. If we want to solve the problem once and for all, we can only try to build a strong navy.
However, among all arms, the Navy consumes the largest amount of time and energy.
At present, Qingzhou's resources are limited. If you want to build a navy, you can only reduce the expenditure of other troops. The established navy will not be helpful in conquering the Central Plains, so it is really not worth the loss.
Moreover, the construction period of the navy is too long. Before the navy is formed, how should we deal with the relationship with Liaodong? Let the other party occupy its own territory? Or should we fight first and then talk about it?
A series of questions emerged, and Wang Yu felt that one head was as big as two.
"Captain Qin, do you know anything about Liaodong?" After briefly explaining the matter, Wang Yu wanted to collect some information first.
Theoretically speaking, Liaodong refers to the four Liaodong counties under the jurisdiction of Youzhou, including Xuantu, Liaodong, Lelang and Daifang. The two counties of Lelang and Daifang were actually under the jurisdiction of later Korea.
Pyongyang in later generations was the administrative seat of Lelang County.
"No."
Qin Feng shook his head, "Unless you are chasing Karasuma's bastards, who would go to that remote place? The place over there is quite big, even if there is no one there, you can't see many people even if you walk for dozens of miles in the wild, that is,
There are only a few people in Xiangping and Xuantu. However, I heard that Gongsun Du, who just took office last year, has some skills. As soon as he took office, he destroyed more than a hundred local wealthy families and gathered many refugees."
After thinking about it, he patted his head and added: "That's not all. He also fought several battles with Goguryeo last year. Taking advantage of the Karasuma people's invasion to the west, he raided Qiu Liju's lair and made the old guy angry.
As soon as he gets sick, he will die soon. This Gongsun Du is a good person and a ruthless character. Hey, Junhou, why do you suddenly ask about this?"
Is he a good person if he is a ruthless person? Wang Yu found the logic of the Youzhou people funny, but the information he learned from Qin Feng's words made him even more worried. Gongsun Du, the bitch in the novel, how do you look at it, he looks like a man with great ambitions
of.
Militarily, he attacked Karasuma in the west, invaded Goguryeo in the east, built Shui army, and marched south to the Shandong Peninsula; politically and economically, he punished powerful people to establish authority, took advantage of the situation to amass wealth, settle refugees, and recruit people. In other words, Liaodong was too remote and there was no one there.
Pay attention to him, otherwise this man would have become famous all over the world.
People with great ambitions are generally very tough-minded. It is impossible to intimidate others with their reputation. As Qin Feng said, Liaodong is lacking everything, especially people. He must have come to Shandong with the intention of taking advantage of the chaos to plunder the population.
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"No wonder..." Wang Yu's heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly thought that when Tai Shici recounted his experience, he also said that he went to Liaodong to avoid disaster.
At that time, Wang Yu was still wondering why Taishi Ci had to go all the way to Liaodong when he left Xuzhou and Yanzhou alone in such a big world. Now he finally understood that Taishi Ci did not seek the distance from the near. He went to Liaodong.
Went by boat!
No wonder Taishi Ci wanted to ask him for instructions after discovering that Gongsun Du had occupied the territory. He had been to Liaodong and should know the strength of Gongsun Du's navy.
Except for Tai Shici, the governor of Donglai County has abandoned his official position and ran away. Now he can only ask Kong Rong and other local people for details.
"Captain Qin, please go and rest first. I'll leave it to you to train new recruits."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome, I will do my best for you." There were too many things involved in Donglai, and Qin Feng knew that he couldn't help, so he made a promise and turned around to leave.
Wang Yu did not delay and immediately ordered people to invite Kong Rong.
No matter what era, the night life of the upper class is very rich, so although Wang Yu's invitation was a little late, Kong Rong came quickly. He and his guests were night owls.
Jia Xu came relatively late. He has always advocated a pampered lifestyle. When he was in Luoyang, he was still a soldier. After a few months of raising him in Mount Tai, the old fox had gained weight again and was out of breath even if he walked a few steps.
atmosphere.
Wang Yu guessed that the old fox was deliberately showing off to him because he didn't want to go to Jizhou with him. But it didn't matter. He had to leave someone to look after his house. Tian Feng was a bit unruly, so he didn't want to leave him alone.
Don't worry, the plots of the princes are really hard to guard against. How can we do it without the old fox in charge?
After greetings and greetings were exchanged, the guests and hosts took their seats, and Wang Yu got straight to the point.
"As early as a few years ago, there were ships from Liaodong to Donglai. At first they were just buying grain. Later, some people got into trouble in the Central Plains, or to avoid the Yellow Turbans, they went with the ships to Liaodong. Later, the size of the fleet became larger and larger.
The more we come, the more people come and go."
The person who answered Wang Yu's question was the famous scholar Guan Ning: "I'm ashamed to say that I also had this idea that day. If the monarch hadn't sent out reinforcements in time that day, I might have been waiting in Donglai to go to sea. Bing Genju had sent him last year
The letter came back and invited me to go to Liaodong, saying that although the climate there is cold and the land is barren, it has good government and people, and it looks like a paradise."
Kong Rong also laughed and said: "The so-called Yingzhou was set up by Gongsun Du last winter, and the governor was his confidant Liu Yi. At that time, the Yellow Turbans were in trouble in the territory, and Mou Pingdi was harassed by the pirate Guan Cheng, so the governor's office had no time for it.
Considering that he was also a minister of the Han Dynasty, he went with him. I thought that as soon as the banner of the monarch arrived, Liu Yi would know the way forward and retreat, but now he wants to block the car with his arms? This is really overconfident.
Already."
Hearing his smile, all the famous people also agreed with him. Mi Heng even asked for orders on the spot to send an envoy to Yingzhou to persuade Liu Yi to retreat with his sharp tongue.
How could Wang Yu agree? There is only one situation where Mi Heng needs to be the envoy, and that is to start a war or provoke. With his foul mouth, he is suitable for such a job.
As he learns more and more about Liaodong, how can Wang Yu think about starting a war and provocation?
Besides, there is no benefit at all in starting a war with Liaodong. They have a large-scale navy, but they don’t even have a sampan. Even if they do, it will be useless. Is it possible to fight a cross-sea landing battle? Gongsun Du can shoot his bow from left to right and hit Goguryeo.
He and Karasuma were complaining endlessly, no matter how weak they were, they were limited. If they wanted to beat the opponent into submission in a short period of time, it would probably be difficult.
If it's just defense...
Wang Yu secretly sighed. In this era, no one understands the difficulty of defending the coastline better than him. It is really a defense that is full of loopholes.
Wang Yu never expressed his stance. Those celebrities who were quick to react immediately felt that something was wrong.
They were surprised. They originally thought that the incident in Donglai was just a small case of mustard ringworm. The Taishan Army had even wiped out a million Yellow Turbans. Wouldn't it be over if they just crushed them? But now it seems that Wang Junhou seems to be in a bit of a dilemma?
Kong Rong stood up and said with a smile: "How about this, You Rong goes over to explore Liu Yi's tone and find a proper solution?"
"Then it will be time for Lao Wen to be elected to the public." Kong Rong has a great reputation and a gentle temperament. He asked to be sent as an envoy, which is in line with Wang Yu's wishes. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Piao Tian Literature
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