There are ways to turn enemies into friends. Gongsundu was very domineering in Liaodong, but he was not arrogant. He knew that Liaodong could not cross the sea to confront Wang Yu, so he had no intention of occupying Yingzhou and not leaving.
In fact, just before Kong Rong's mission, Liu Yi of Yingzhou had already begun arranging the withdrawal of troops. After the beginning of spring, as soon as the wind direction on the sea changed, he could set off and return.
However, a sober person is much more difficult to deal with than a reckless person.
If Gongsun Du insists on occupying Yingzhou and refuses to leave, then there is really nothing to fear. As long as Qingzhou launches an attack on land and maintains the offensive, but does not completely conquer it, let the opponent continue to reinforce and consume the opponent's strength.
That’s it.
With Liaodong's small fortune and the loss of several thousand people, it was already a serious injury. No matter how stubborn Gongsun Du was, he would not be able to hold on for long.
But things are obviously not that simple. Gongsun Du is very clear about his own advantages and disadvantages. He has no intention of fighting Wang Yu head-on on land. Instead, he hints to Wang Yu that his navy is quite large and can conquer the northern part of Qingzhou.
The entire sea frontier is shrouded in military force.
Of course, if Wang Yu expresses a certain degree of sincerity, the threat can be turned into goodwill. Qingzhou does not have a navy, and Liaodong can help protect the sea and engage in sea and land trade. This is also a win-win choice.
The premise is that Wang Yu hands over Ju Ziling and Xu Rong's disciples.
It has to be said that Gongsun Du is indeed not an ordinary person. Thousands of miles away, the information he received was relayed several times, but he was keenly aware of the truth of certain things and Wang Yu's ideas in governing Qingzhou. Then,
He made targeted threats.
"Whatever you are afraid of will come..." Wang Yu smacked his lips, feeling helpless. Is this a good thing?
"As for the token alone, it doesn't hurt to give it to him first. With Liaodong's help, it will be easier to destroy Guan Cheng."
Jia Xu observed Wang Yu's words while analyzing, and said in a slow tone: "However, those Mo sect disciples are of great use now, why can't they be handed over? What's more, if you give in when someone threatens you, you won't be able to do this for a long time.
What does Brother Yuan Hao think?"
It was rare for the old fox to set the tone when he spoke for the first time. This was because he knew Wang Yu's temperament correctly. He knew that Wang Yu would not bow down in front of others' threats, so there was no need to go around and point out the advantages and disadvantages.
That’s it.
"Well, as Wen He said, this trend cannot last long. If the other party thinks they have grasped our weakness, they will inevitably make demands again and again, and their desires will be difficult to satisfy. When will it be settled?"
Tian Feng didn't know what Juziling was, but he vaguely sensed that there were some special people in the Taishan Army.
According to Wang Yu's arrangement, generally only injured soldiers would retire and transfer to the government field, but some people with strong bodies and superb martial arts also joined the ranks of retirement.
Before being relieved of their military duties, most of these people were low-level officers, including military princes and military commanders, but they preferred to start as small pavilion commanders.
Curious about these abnormal situations, Tian Feng did a little investigation and found that these people worked hard as the director of the pavilion and were the most competent people. The only weird thing was that they usually promoted certain ideas, roughly
It’s those concepts of equality and benevolence.
It looks somewhat similar to the improved Taiping Dao, but Tian Feng has extensive knowledge of ancient and modern times. Although he only heard a rough idea, he can easily distinguish the differences between these concepts and Taiping Dao.
Is it clearly the inheritance of the Mohist family...
At that moment, Tian Feng finally knew that what Wang Yu said about being compatible with hundreds of families was not just a talk, but a real thing.
Tian Feng had no intention of stopping it. From the time when Emperor Wu deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism to the present, the Han Dynasty has experienced many catastrophes. Facts have proved that exclusive respecting Confucianism is not a panacea and has many drawbacks.
Current scholars are also looking for new ways to govern the world. Most of them are trying to make improvements within Confucianism; some are turning their attention to the once glorious Taoist metaphysics and Legalism; Wang Yu uniquely proposed to regain compatibility with hundreds of schools of thought.
, it cannot be said that it is not a solution.
Tian Feng could not deduce what would happen after Baijia regained its glory, but he did not think this was a bad thing.
Just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, we are now in troubled times, and each school of thought has its own unique ideas. Whose idea is better will have greater hope of fixing the Central Plains. People who are out of step with the times will only be annihilated in this era of great waves.
So, there is nothing to worry about, just work hard and look forward to it.
Because of this, he was certain that his lord would not accept Liaodong's conditions. Although from a strategic perspective, the advantages of cooperation with Liaodong outweighed the disadvantages in the short term, there was nothing wrong with a temporary compromise.
It's a pity that my lord's style is more like Xiang Yu than the great ancestor Liu Bang. He is the only one who threatens others. If others want to threaten him? I'm afraid there will only be one result.
The heroic temperament is a little less, but for the subordinates and generals, it is not a bad thing. At least they don't have to worry about the birds being wiped out, the rabbits dying and the dogs being cooked, and finally following in the footsteps of the Marquis of Huaiyin.
"Then let's fight!" When he heard that there was going to be a war, Taishi Ci became excited, "On the Dongmou side, only a few hundred soldiers are enough, and the key is the navy. I went to investigate and found that the navy of Liaodong was anchored at Zhifu Island.
There are more than fifty ships, large and small...our army can..."
Taishi Ci asked for help before, not because he was afraid of the enemy's strength, but because he was facing one side of the princes and did not dare to start a war. During the period when he stood still, he was not idle. He led his men to find out the details of the two enemies and even the countermeasures.
Several have been drawn up.
The enemy has naval forces but our own does not, so the best way is of course a sneak attack.
Zhifu Island is a land-connected island in the northwest of Dongmou. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has a path to the south. It looks like a Ganoderma lucidum grass that sticks out from the Shandong Peninsula and grows in the vast blue sea.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhifu, together with Jieshi, Juzhang, Langya and Kuaiji, were known as the five major ports. Since the Han Dynasty, it has become the largest port in the north. In those days, Qin Shihuang visited here three times during his eastward tour.
Last trip.
The scale of the Liaodong Navy was very large, so naturally they had to find a suitable docking place, and Zhifu Island became the best choice.
One side of this island is connected to the land and is not far from the coast. Taishi Ci thought that he could use special forces to make a sneak attack so that the opponent would not have time to board the ship. This would not only defeat the enemy, but also plunder the ship to strengthen himself.
Taishi Ci's idea was quite consistent with Wang Yu's original idea. However, thinking about Gongsun Du's identity, Wang Yu thought that things were not that simple.
He mused: "In the Battle of Yangren, I was lucky enough to defeat General Xu by relying on sneak attacks. The subsequent battles in Beihai and Mount Tai were also won with surprise tactics. Gongsun Du is not a fool. Since he deliberately planned to fight with me,
If Hou is an enemy, he will not fail to guard against this move."
"He's hard to guard against!"
Taishi Ci refused to give up, "No matter how prepared he is, he can't imagine how many changes our army's tactics have and how powerful each change is! Besides, if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?"
As long as he is slightly negligent, our army can approach silently and then deliver a thunderous blow!"
After taking over the special force and receiving the teachings from Wang Yu, which had been proven many times in the previous bandit suppression operations, Taishi Ci's confidence was overwhelming and he felt that there was nothing he could do in the world.
Wang Yu shook his head: "It's hard to say. Liu Yi doesn't have to do much. He just needs to set up more sentries and spread out the ships, and he can cause enough trouble to our army. If he simply doesn't spend the night on the shore, even if our army
Even if you can approach silently, you can't do your best."
If you don't do your best, you will fail. If you can't annihilate the main force of the Liaodong Navy, you will definitely suffer retaliation from the other side. The war will inevitably continue indefinitely, which greatly violates Wang Yu's policy of stabilizing the rear and recuperating the people's strength.
Taishi Ci was not a reckless person. He followed Wang Yu's ideas and deduced, and he knew what the success rate of the raid was. If it went well, he could achieve certain results, but if there was a slight mistake, he would be in big trouble.
"What about Guan Cheng?" Finding no way to deal with the Liaodong Navy for the time being, Wang Yu turned his attention to the other side.
"This thief is a long-time pirate who has been operating in Donglai for many years. Although he is a thief, his subordinates are very powerful. He originally started his family in Chengshanjiao. Later, when the chaos in Qingzhou began, he also moved westward.
His current base is on Daheishan Island in the north of Huang County. He has thousands of men under his command and nearly a hundred ships, but most of his ships are small boats, which can only sail offshore and cannot go very far."
Taishi Ci knew more detailed information about Guan Cheng, a fellow villager.
"Is there any hope of recruiting this bandit?" Jia Xu suggested when Wang Yu was silent.
"Impossible." Taishi Ci shook his head, not optimistic about Jia Xu's proposal.
"Guan Cheng's men are all long-term gangsters. They can only rob with knives. If they are asked to farm or fish, they will definitely not do it! As for the recruitment of the entire army... they may accept nominal recruitment, but they will definitely not go ashore.
Accepting the incorporation, just like Zhang Yan of Montenegro, is nothing more than letting them fight against the Liaodong Navy, that thief is cunning."
After the Battle of Taishan, Wang Yu allowed the gangsters to flee without pursuing them. Although there was an element of night fighting, it was also because he was not interested in this kind of disaster that makes a soldier uneasy and a farmer uneasy.
Taishi Ci knew Wang Yu's thoughts, so he explained it very thoroughly.
Wang Yu nodded.
The Qingzhou Army has a great reputation in history, but there are not many outstanding achievements recorded in actual records. The Qingzhou Army under Cao Cao was organized separately and was led by Xiahou Dun. I have never heard of any successful battles, but it often caused messy accidents.
For example, when they were defeated in Wancheng for the first time, hundreds of Taishan soldiers in Yujin fought and retreated, and even set up camp to collect the defeated troops, while Qingzhou soldiers were looting everywhere.
Assuming that Cao Cao's army at that time was like Yu Jin's Taishan soldiers, it may be difficult to say the final outcome of the battle. Therefore, he had no interest in the Qingzhou soldiers and would rather train his own troops all over again.
The situation in Qingzhou is different from that of Cao Cao. Wang Yu is not in a hurry to expand and confront the enemy. Accumulation is the best way.
Wang Yu asked: "Is Heishan Island far away? Is it possible to sneak across in a small boat at night?"
"My lord, you want to deal with Guan Cheng first?" Taishi Ci's eyes lit up at first, then dimmed: "Heishan Island is not far away, only twenty or thirty miles in total. It is definitely within time. However, there are no ships along the coast. When I heard Taishan
After hearing the news, Guan Cheng and Liu Yi teamed up to sweep all the boats along the coast. Now, even small boats have to be built."
Guan Cheng was indeed very cunning. He collected all the ships before Wang Yu took action, hoping to maintain his maritime superiority to the end. He did succeed.
Jia Xu and Tian Feng, although very resourceful, could not figure it out for a while when faced with a strange thing like the ocean, let alone come up with an effective method.
Everyone has focused their attention on Wang Yu. Although everyone knows that their lord has no sailing experience, he has always been good at creating miracles. He has even flown people in the sky. Small navigation problems should not be difficult.
Bar?
Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Wang Yu pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head, with a mysterious smile overflowing from the corner of his mouth: "In that case, let's just build the boat and go with the flow." (To be continued. If you like this work,
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