Wang Ling and Tian Yu did not have a strong navy and could not enter the sea to fight Wei Ba, but it did not mean that they were blind. News that Wei Ba had established a base on the island soon reached their ears.
After marking Wei Ba's base on the map, Tian Yu couldn't help but glance at Tian Fu. Just as Tian Fu said, judging from the known locations of these islands, Wei Ba's goal is by no means just
The counties in Donglai are so simple, so he probably wants to take advantage of the situation and take Qingzhou into his pocket. Qingzhou is like a sharp knife thrust into the sea. Even if the hilt of the knife to the west of Beihai is connected with the mainland, it is difficult to capture.
Dong's sword may also become the target of Wei Ba's attack.
Wang Ling has an army of nearly 20,000 people, plus Tian Yu's 3,000 cavalry. Ordinarily, even if Wei Ba has 30,000 infantry, they don't need to be nervous, but they know that they are not facing an ordinary general. This man has never been
He has been a legend since his debut. Even if he only has 10,000 people, he cannot be underestimated, otherwise he may become the next name on his credit list.
What's more, in addition to defending Qingzhou, Wang Ling also has to defend Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and cover Luoyang's left wing. Once Wei Ba breaks through, Jizhou will be in danger.
Wang Ling did not dare to neglect. He accepted Wang Ji's suggestion and called the police to the court. At the same time, he summoned the gentry from Qingzhou's aristocratic family, coerced and lured them, and asked them to provide money to help the court win the battle. This caused dissatisfaction among the people.
Small scratches, names of people, shadows of trees, Wei Ba, who had nothing to do with them at first, suddenly became the center of their discussion, and could even be used as a good medicine to cure children's night cries.
…
Nancheng County, Taishan County, Yangjia.
Fourteen-year-old Yang Hu took a book and quickly walked into the small courtyard where his sister Yang Huiyu lived. Yang Huiyu, who was writing in front of the window, glanced at him and pursed his lips with a smile: "I got something good again."
, are you here to offer treasure?"
"Guess." Yang Hu said with a proud smile.
"A book?" Yang Huiyu put down his pen and looked at the book in Yang Hu's hand. His long eyelashes flashed: "Judging from the appearance, it is not an old book, and judging from the binding, it is not my Qilu style.
, from out of town?”
"Well, it's very far."
"It's not something that can catch my brother's eyes." Yang Huiyu thought about it carefully and said with a smile, "Could it be a new work by the great scholar Wu Di?"
"This is not a new work by a great scholar, but an idle book." Yang Hu laughed loudly and handed the book to Yang Huiyu. Yang Huiyu took it and took a look, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Is it a geography book?"
"That's right, but it's not the geography of the Central Plains, but the geography of the Western Regions." Yang Hu poured himself a glass of water and looked at Yang Huiyu jokingly: "Sister, you'd better give me the book first, I'm afraid
You tore up the book."
"Why?" Yang Huiyu held the book in his arms and asked puzzledly.
"Because the author of this book is the man who defeated your future husband many times."
Yang Huiyu was surprised and glanced at the cover again: "Wei Ba?"
"Well, this is the record of the meeting of Lou Chuan." Yang Hu reached for the book and said with a smile: "I have heard about such a book for a long time. I have searched for it in many places, but I have never found it. I didn't expect that someone came to my door today.
.I stole the book first while the eldest brother was not paying attention."
"I didn't expect my brother to be a thief today." Yang Huiyu covered her lips and laughed. She walked up to Yang Hu, stretched out her hand, took the book away, turned around and said, "I'll take a look first."
"Aren't you angry?"
"Why am I angry?" Yang Huiyu said expressionlessly: "What does the victory or defeat between you men have to do with us women? Besides, I haven't entered Sima's house yet, and I have nothing to do with him.
"
Yang Hu wiped his mouth and said nothing more. He knew that his sister didn't like Master Sima, and this marriage was not what she liked, but she had no way to refuse it. Master Sima was indeed talented, and he was from a wealthy family in Hanoi, and now he is a wealthy man.
It goes without saying that the eldest son of the general will hold a high and powerful position in the future. However, Sima Shi's ruthlessness is also obvious to all. In order to get the help of Wu Zhi, an important minister of Emperor Wen's dynasty, he married Wu Zhi's daughter. When Wu Zhi died, he turned against Wu Zhi.
The Wu family spoke ill of each other, and finally divorced the Wu family not long ago, and proposed marriage to the Yang family through the Xin family.
"Sister, do you know who the guest is today?"
"who?"
"There was a giant businessman in Donghai County many years ago." Yang Hu chuckled: "Although he tried to hide it, I only heard a few words before I could tell where he came from."
Yang Huiyu raised his eyebrows slightly and pondered for a moment: "A member of the Mi family? Mi Fang?"
Yang Hu nodded vigorously, a little frustrated: "Sister, how did you know it was Mi Fang?"
"A great businessman who became famous many years ago, and a native of Donghai County. I can't think of anyone other than the brothers of the Mi family. Mi Zhu is dead, and naturally only Mi Fang is left."
Yang Hu suddenly realized: "It turns out that I have revealed all the answers to the mystery to you."
"Being smart." Yang Huiyu smiled and turned to read a book.
In the front yard, Yang Fa walked away from Mi Fang, frowned, thought for a while, turned around and entered the backyard, asking to see his stepmother Cai.
Cai is the daughter of the great scholar Cai Yong and the sister of Cai Yan. Yangfa's biological mother is the daughter of Kong Rong. After she died of illness, his father Yang Di married Cai. In addition to giving birth to Yang Huiyu and Yang Huzhi, Cai was
In addition, there was another child named Yang Cheng. Once, Yang Fa and Yang Cheng fell ill together, and Cai couldn't take care of her, so she devoted herself to taking care of Yang Fa and handed Yang Cheng over to the care of a servant. As a result, Yang Fa recovered and Yang Cheng died.
Although it didn't have much to do with who took care of her, Yangfa felt Cai's care. From then on, he treated Cai as his biological mother. If anything happened, he would report to Cai.
After entering the hall, Yangfa bowed respectfully: "Mother."
"The guest has left?" Mrs. Cai raised her head and showed a kind smile: "Looking at your face, this guest has a good background?"
"Well, he is Mi Fang from Qu County in the East China Sea. He is now a subordinate of Wei Ba, the cavalry general against Shu."
Cai raised her eyebrows slightly. She is not yet sixty years old, but she suffered a lot when she was young and was not in good health. Her eyebrows have fallen out and become very sparse. She doesn't like to draw eyebrows, so her eyebrows look very light when she frowns.
, the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes are clearer than the eyebrows.
After a while, Cai said calmly: "If someone like Mi Fang comes to visit, why should you receive him? You are asking for trouble."
"The child didn't know it at the time." Yangfa whispered: "However, this person said a few words, which is quite insightful."
"What kind of insight can an ominous person have?" Cai sneered.
Yangfa licked his lips and said, "Have you heard about the news about Linzi City a month ago?"
Mr. Cai was stunned, put down the needle and thread in his hand, and asked with piercing eyes, "Is that his handwriting?"
"No, it was the work of his nephew Mi Wei." Yang Fa said: "Mi Wei has been working for Wei Ba. When Wei Ba sent the navy to surprise Wu County, it was Mi Wei who dispatched the food, grass and baggage."
"So, Mi Zizhong has a successor." Cai took a breath involuntarily: "The troops and horses have not been moved yet, the economy is the first priority, Wei Ba uses both soft and hard tactics, and his methods are indeed clever. No wonder he is in a high position at such a young age."
"Mother, Wei Ba is the scariest thing when he knows people and uses them well."
Cai's head slightly opened. A few days ago, the Cai family's business branch in Linzi came back and reported the news that Linzi City had experienced a business war that was little known to the outside world. A mysterious giant businessman easily bought goods from Linzi City.
A large amount of grain, pigs, cattle, sheep and other materials were rushed away before the governor's order was given. The method was so clever that it is astonishing. It is still unknown where it came from.
This news has had a big impact on the big families. The reason is very simple. Every family has business, which is one of the main sources of their wealth. With such a giant businessman appearing, if they are not careful, they may be at risk at any time.
Become the opponent's prey.
Her husband, Yang Di, was not at home, and the eldest son, Yang Fa, was the front-runner in the family, and Mrs. Cai was the real person in charge of the family. She had to pay attention to such news. It was precisely because of this that she criticized Yang Fa for not receiving Mi just now.
Fang. Now that she heard the news, she realized that Yangfa had a last resort. The Mi family may not be terrible, but they have Wei Ba behind them. Wei Ba is in the East China Sea and is preparing to attack Qingxu. Once the war starts, the Yang family will inevitably
to be affected.
When the outcome is uncertain, it is a very wise choice to keep in touch with both parties. Yangfa's decision was not wrong.
"You did a good job." Cai said solemnly: "But you must do it secretly and never allow anyone to seize the evidence."
"Here, I understand." Yangfa bowed and saluted, reached out to fish in his sleeves, but found nothing. He thought about it and couldn't help laughing: "Uncle, he is getting more and more tired now."
So naughty."
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Wei Ba sat in front of the sand table and watched Fa Miao and a group of military advisers doing the final finishing work on the sand table with calm eyes.
Long before he went to Chengdu, he asked Mi Wei to lead people to reconnoiter the terrain of Qingzhou and Liaodong. After more than half a year of preparation, the results were about to appear in front of him, but he was not excited. On the contrary, he was a little disappointed.
He knew that Mi Wei and others worked very hard and did their work very meticulously, but their footprints had not yet crossed the footsteps of their ancestors. In fact, Luoyang already has such a map, or in other words, it once had it. The mapping technology of the Han people
It once reached the point of jaw-dropping, but unfortunately, these skills and the map were destroyed in the war.
War is a catalyst for technology, and it is also a destroyer of civilization. He has spent so much time trying to draw the attention of his countrymen to a wider world, but unfortunately those are too far away. Now he still has to raise his sword against his former compatriots.
.Sail the world is still an unattainable dream, at least in the foreseeable future. It is impossible. Before the unification of the Central Plains, his footsteps cannot go far, and even the nearby island country will not be able to conquer it.
What's more, Europe and America are thousands of miles away.
Looking at the world and focusing on the present, these are the only words he can use to comfort himself at the moment. Shortening the time of the war in the Central Plains as much as possible and preserving some vitality for the Chinese civilization is what he can do at the moment. As for promoting the Chinese civilization to a greater level
In the distance, there are only those waiting to come.
"General, the sand table is ready." A military adviser came over. Although he tried his best to hide it, there was still a little pride in his eyes.
Wei Ba sighed secretly, he didn't even have the Korean Peninsula, let alone the Japanese Islands, so what was there to be proud of...