As four giant ships arrived from Jiaozhou and officially entered service, Feng Jin and others finally had the battleship they had dreamed of. Wei Ba used one as the flagship, and Feng Jin, Fu Xing and Zhuge Zhi also owned a giant ship as the flagship.
Like the main battleship, like Xiahou Xuan and Zhuge Dan, he truly became a general who stood alone.
Feng Jin and Fu Xing were nothing strange. They were all old friends of Wei Ba. One had provided the initial drawings for Wei Ba to transform the warship. The other had a lifelong friendship with Wei Ba. It was expected that they were reused.
What happened? Zhuge was very surprised when he learned that he would also own a giant ship. He was both a surrendered general of the Wu Kingdom and a member of the Zhuge clan. When Zhuge Dan had become a member of Wei Ba, he
I never expected to sit side by side with Zhuge Dan again.
It’s not that he felt that his level was not enough, but that he knew that there were some rules in the officialdom that need not be explained. The differences between Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang always existed. As a member of Zhuge Liang’s tribe, Wei Ba suppressed his promotion and prevented the Zhuge clan from being too strong.
It is reasonable. If Wei Ba did not give him a giant ship, he would not be disappointed, because he had no hope at all, and at most he would just regret it.
When Wei Ba announced that he would own a giant ship and stood side by side with Feng Jin, Fu Xing and others, Zhuge was stunned for a while and bowed: "I would like to serve the general."
Many people are puzzled by Wei Ba's approach. There are many people who are qualified to own the giant ship. For example, Zhang Wei is good. Whether it is ability or loyalty, they are more suitable than Zhuge Zhi. If it really doesn't work, please transfer Zhou Yin over.
It's also better than Zhuge Zhi.
Wei Ba had his own opinions. He knew very well that Feng Jin and others had good water war skills, but they were familiar with water wars on the river. The only person who really knew about sea water wars here was Zhuge Zhi, who made Zhuge Zhi a member.
It is not only a role model for Feng Jin and others, but also a role model for them. With enough competitors, they will not be self-righteous.
From another perspective, Zhuge Zhi and Zhuge Liang have a farther relationship. They are far less close than Zhuge Dan. If he can use Zhuge Dan, he can use Zhuge Zhi. Why is Zhuge Liang's personality charm? It is because he is righteous and dare not dare to do so.
He can't find any faults when he says anything, but in most cases, he is still fair. If he wants to be an opponent of Zhuge Liang and be a villain, playing conspiracy will only lead to death faster. It is better to be open-minded and everyone plays conspiracy.
He is thirty years younger than Zhuge Liang. He can also waste Zhuge Liang to death if he spends time, so he doesn't have to be eager for success and gain.
The one under Wei Ba's command who grasps the most accurate people's hearts was Fa Miao, so he also understood Wei Ba's intentions the fastest. After a few unintentional provocations, Feng Jin and others' fighting will explode and they mingled with their soldiers every day.
, eating and living together, on the one hand, it is to enhance feelings. On the other hand, it also asks the soldiers adapted from pirates to ask for experience in survival at sea.
Under this competitive mentality, their abilities increased rapidly. After more than two months, standing in front of the sand table that had just been completed, Wei Ba announced his first long voyage.
Zhuge is in front, Wei Ba is in the middle. Feng Jin's rear, Fu Xing leads 3,000 people to stay. The three fleets of voyages are twenty miles apart, which is equivalent to a daytime journey on the sea to support each other. Each has giant ships
One, four to eight medium-sized warships. Any one has the ability to fight against a small group of pirates alone. Even if they encounter Qingxu Shui Division, they still have the power to fight.
"Do you understand?" Wei Ba looked around for a while and asked faintly.
Zhuge Zhi and others responded with a loud voice.
"Remember, we are not going to attack Yingzhou now, we are just familiar with the water feelings." Wei Ba said again: "This is the first pre-war drill. We will conduct such drills many times. After this drill, we will finish it.
Some soldiers will return to their hometown to visit relatives, and a group of soldiers will come from Jingzhou to train. I calculated that in two years, our soldiers will probably be able to fight formally."
He smiled and raised his lips slightly: "In the past six months, it is not only a time to train ordinary soldiers, but also a time to test your abilities. It does not mean that the leader will definitely be able to go into battle when the time comes. You must know that there are still people here.
Waiting to push you off, even if you start, you may change.”
Feng Jin and others looked at each other and showed a provocative expression at the same time.
Wei Ba made arrangements and chose an auspicious day to sacrifice the flag to go out to sea.
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Wang Ling has had a headache recently.
Since Wei Ba moved the camp to the island, Wang Ling has set up his camp in nearby Qu County. Qu County belongs to Xuzhou, but now most of Xuzhou has been captured by Sun Shao, and the remaining small part has been left.
It was meaningless to establish a governor. Cao Rui simply assigned these places to Qingzhou, and Wang Ling was responsible for all of them.
As the governor of Qingzhou, Wang Ji was responsible for dealing with the aristocratic families within his jurisdiction. He quickly noticed the undercurrents surging in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and even Yanzhou. Someone secretly instigated these aristocratic families.
The large clan resisted donations and taxes, and attracted them to do business with Wei Ba with generous profits. Even if Wang Ling issued a strict order, a large number of raw silk and silk fabrics were still out of stock.
Wang Ji didn't know who it was, but he thought it might be from the Mi family, so he asked Wang Ling to station in Qu County and strictly control the Mi family, intending to arrest this person who was secretly raising troubles. But unfortunately, he was in Qu County.
After staying for more than two months, I couldn't find the black hand.
On the contrary, various major cities in Qingzhou have experienced an unstable situation.
This made Wang Ji very scratch his head and also gave Wang Ling a headache.
Just as Wang Ling was getting angry, his second son Wang Peng walked in quickly, stood in front of Wang Ling, and took a breath: "Father, there is movement on the island."
Wang Lingteng stood up suddenly: "Has he sent troops?"
"Well, a fleet is heading east, but there are not many ships, and it seems that there are only one or two thousand people." Wang Peng's eyes were a little suspicious, and he seemed to not quite understand Wei Ba's intention. "What can one or two thousand people do?
Could it be a suspicious soldier?"
"It may also be a pioneer." Wang Ling pondered: "Since it is going east, it should not be Qu County. Maybe it is going to Chengshan. There is also a large island there, and there are people moving on it. From there, it turns west, but
It's Yingzhou."
"Then I'll go to Chengshan." Wang Peng was eager to try.
Wang Ling glanced at him and agreed: "You stay in touch with General Tian, it's better for him to send a cavalry to protect you."
"Here." Wang Peng agreed, turned around excitedly and left.
Wang Ling has four sons, all of which are unique. The eldest son, Wang Guang, whose courtesy name is Gongyuan, was in his early thirties. He is now a minister of the Luoyang court. He came to Qingzhou to preach the imperial edict not long ago, and then went back. The three sons remained in Luoyang.
Wang Biao, whose courtesy name is Jinhu, his youngest son Wang Song, and his courtesy name is Mingshan. He is both proficient in bows and horses, and both civil and military. The only one who follows him is the second son Wang Peng, whose courtesy name is Feixiao. He shoots a good arrow, can shoot bows from left to right, and is familiar with military tactics.
It is Wang Ling's right-hand assistant.
Wang Ling wants to take charge of Qingzhou and take overall charge of the situation. He lets Wang Peng take some of the reinforcements to Chengshan, so he is naturally the most suitable candidate.
Wang Peng immediately took Wang Ling's order to find Tian Yu. Without saying a word, Tian Yu personally led the three thousand iron cavalry and rushed to Chengshan with Wang Peng.
Qingzhou is the Shandong Peninsula in later generations. It is located in the easternmost part of the mountain and is the sharp tip of the knife. During the Han Dynasty, the development of the Shandong Peninsula was far from enough. Qingzhou's richest place was concentrated in the Linzi area in the west. Donglai County was quite small, but
There are only twelve counties, eight of which are concentrated on the northern coast, and there is basically no population on the southern coast. If it were normal, no one would care about this place. The situation is different now. In order to prevent Wei Ba from landing somewhere along the coast,
They had to move along the coastline, preventing Wei Ba from leaving his sight as much as possible and keeping close surveillance.
The speed of the cavalry is not a problem, but the supply has become a big problem. There are not many people along the way. The more than 3,000 cavalry people eat horses and chew it into a serious burden. After all, the carrying capacity is limited, and disturbing the people becomes inevitable.
choose.
Before the war began, the people of Donglai complained about the passing cavalry. In contrast, Wei Ba carried a supply ship with him and did not need to go ashore at all. Even if he went ashore, he only took a little fresh water and did not need to exploit the people along the way.
It left a good impression on the people of Donglai.
Wei Ba went east and took more than ten days to reach Chengshan. Tian Yu and Wang Peng also arrived at Chengshan. However, they watched Wei Ba dock and camped in Chengshan. However, they did not dare to go forward.
Attack. Wei Ba had nearly 8,000 people, and there were three giant ships and more than ten tower ships parked in the sea. The thunderbolt chariots and the crossbow chariots did not hide their ferocity at all. Tian Yu believed that if an attack was launched, the first thing to do was to do was to do was to do.
You will learn about the power of these crossbow chariots and thunder chariots.
Fortunately, Chengshanjiao has no strategic value. Tian Yu just needs to watch Wei Ba and not give him the chance to attack. He did not have the hard task of killing Wei Ba here. The two sides were thirty miles apart, except for the scouts watching each other.
In addition, we are still at peace.
A few days later, Wei Ba set off again, turned into a mountain corner, drove west along the coast, approaching Yingzhou.
While sending people to inform the counties ahead to strengthen the garrison, Tian Yu sent out intensive scouts to maintain strict surveillance. However, this time, even if he had a cavalry, it would not be easy for him to follow Wei Ba. The defenders of Yingzhou were not the Wei army.
But Gongsun Yuan's subordinates thought they could not defend Yingzhou, so they had to ask Tian Yu and others to help, but they refused to give in to Yingzhou easily, so they were willing to cooperate with Tian Yu and refused to let Tian Yu enter.
Their defense zone.
In this way, Tian Yu even forced the supply to be replenished, let alone surveillance Wei Ba. Wei Ba even drove the warship off the coast, left their sight, disappeared into the vast sea, and completely lost its trace.
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Yingzhou was suddenly in a panic, and all counties along the coast entered a state of combat readiness. Even Wang Ling, who was far away in the North Sea, dared not neglect. He was ready to go to war and support at any time.
The whole Qingzhou became nervous, and even after receiving the news from Gongsun Yuan, opposite the sea, he was a little restless.