In early spring, Yangzhou has already presented a prosperous scene. The shore of Pengli Ze is lined with willows and shaded by green trees. On a small lake embankment, Sun Jian is riding a horse and dressed in military uniform and looking towards Pengli Ze.
In Pengli Ze, various large and small warships were flowing in an endless stream. The soldiers were either standing on the big ships or driving small boats. They uniformly accepted the orders issued in flags from the main ship in the center of the fleet. They looked around and looked at each other.
There is an irresistible momentum.
"Your Majesty, in just half a month, the young master has actually been able to train the newly formed navy to be so powerful. It seems that it won't take long before the navy will become an indispensable part of our army.
"Integral part." Zhang Hong stood next to Sun Jian and hurriedly praised him when he saw the large and small warships clashing in Pengli Ze.
A hint of melancholy appeared on Sun Jian's face, and then turned gloomy. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Has Zigang been to Jingzhou?"
Zhang Hong shook his head and said, "I've never been there."
"The navy of Jingzhou is famous all over the world. In the past, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself. Emperor Guangwu started at the end of his life and unified Guandong. He then pacified Guanzhong and Liangzhou. When he was preparing to attack Gongsun Shu who was entrenched in Yizhou, he encountered difficulties. Shu
The roads are difficult and dangerous, and there are many passes and obstacles
Fortunately, Cen Peng, the general who conquered the south, proposed to train the navy in Jingzhou and go up the river. Emperor Guangwu agreed deeply, so he appointed Cen Peng as his general, recruited people with better water skills from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and established a navy in Jingzhou.
Army, after two years of hard training, finally trained
A world-famous lion emerged, with 60,000 naval troops as the main force and 150,000 horse infantry as the supplement, and began to attack Shu in a mighty manner. The Jingzhou navy led by Cen Peng was invincible and won every step of the way.
After conquering Shu, the naval forces were sent back to Jingzhou.
From that moment on, all the officers and men of the Jingzhou Navy were hereditary and became the most important special army in the world. This is also the key to why Liu Biao occupied Jingxiang and was able to intimidate the entire Jingzhou."
Sun Jian slowly narrated.
Zhang Hong was naturally familiar with the history of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He also knew that the Jingzhou navy was powerful, but he had never seen it with his own eyes just how powerful it was. After hearing what Sun Jian told him, he understood that it was
What
It’s interesting. Looking at the huge Pengli River, there are only about 200 large and small warships clashing with each other, and the navy only has four to five thousand soldiers. Compared with the Jingzhou navy, which has thousands of warships and more than 30,000 soldiers, it is indeed
Much weaker.
He quietly observed the changes on Sun Jian's face and whispered: "Your Majesty, the training of the navy does not happen overnight. It is already remarkable that the young master can train the navy to be like this in a short period of time. I believe it."
, one year later, when the king comes to Penglize again to watch, he will definitely gain something unexpected."
"I hope so!" Sun Jian replied lightly.
At this time, a fast horse came from a distance, and the knight on the horse was Zu Mao, one of the four generals of Wu State.
Zu Mao had two swords stuck in his waist and was wearing armor. He galloped towards Sun Jian on horseback. When he reached Sun Jian and others, he reined in the horse, turned over and jumped off the horse, and hurriedly took out something from his arms.
When an imperial decree came, he knelt down before Sun Jian and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please read the imperial edict!"
After hearing this, a trace of joy appeared on Sun Jian's face. He turned over and dismounted, and hurriedly took the imperial edict from Zu Mao's hand. After opening it, he took a quick look, and the faint joy immediately disappeared, and he threw the imperial edict on the ground angrily.
He stepped hard twice with his foot and said angrily: "Ma Teng and his son are bullying others too much!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Hong knew that what was written in the imperial edict was not a good thing, so he hurriedly picked it up from the ground. After browsing it hastily, he couldn't help but frowned and said: "Your Majesty, Xiangzhuang's sword dance is for Duke Pei. I am meeting the emperor.
If it is false, it is true to take the opportunity to eliminate all the kings in the world. You cannot go on this trip."
Sun Jiandao: "The emperor is in the dust and is controlled by Ma Teng and his son. Recently, he suddenly came to Sili and said that he wanted to rebuild the old capital and called on all the kings in the world to discuss matters together. I think this is what Ma Teng and his son meant."
"Your Majesty, as the King of Liang, Ma Teng has been stationed in Liangzhou and has very little contact with the emperor. Moreover, in order to ease the conflict with the princes of Guandong, Ma Teng asked the emperor to reward the heroes of Guandong as marquises. This shows that Ma Teng did not reconcile with the emperor.
The heroes of Kanto are
The intention of the enemy. In my opinion, Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng, did this at that time. Now that Ma Chao is the king of Qin, he has been staying in Guanzhong, getting along with the emperor day and night, and controlling the government. The only hateful person is Ma Chao, and his father Ma Teng
It’s irrelevant.”
"It's the father's fault that the son is unfilial! Ma Teng can't escape his involvement. He acted as a talisman to the tiger and helped the tyrants to abuse him. Ma Teng can't escape the blame. He can't even control his son, so what kind of bullshit is he called the King of Liang!" Sun Jian said angrily.
Zhang Hong said: "Your Majesty, calm down. This imperial edict was issued in the name of the Emperor. Regardless of whether Ma Chao is behind it or not, your Majesty should respond. The Kingdom of Wu has just stabilized and the people do not want to see another war. Not to mention Liu Bei of Jingzhou.
The scholars in Jiaozhou are not oil-efficient lamps. The country cannot be left without an owner for a day. The king should stay in Wu and not go out. He only needs to send an envoy to see the emperor."
"In your opinion, who can be an envoy?" Sun Jian asked.
Zhang Hong said: "This person is far away in the horizon, but close in front of you. He is in the middle of Pengli Ze, on top of the main ship, under the banner of Jiang Zi."
When Sun Jian heard what Zhang Hong said so clearly, he already knew who it was, and immediately said: "Ask Bo Fu to come see me quickly!"
Zhang Hong said "Promise" and immediately sent someone to drive a boat to the center of the lake to meet Sun Ce.
Not long after, Sun Ce, Zhou Tai, and Lu Su came to the shore in a light boat. Seeing that Sun Jian, Zhang Hong, Zu Mao and others were there, they worshiped: "See you, Your Majesty."
"Without ceremony, please sit down." Sun Jian raised his hand, sat on the ground, and pointed at the grass beside him and said.
Sun Ce, Zhou Tai, and Lu Su were not formal people, but Sun Jian was not rigid about trivial matters, so they all sat on the ground.
"My father summoned me, but I don't know why?" Sun Ce asked.
Zhang Hong handed the imperial edict to Sun Ce and said, "This is the emperor's edict. Please read it, young master."
Sun Ce took the imperial edict, read it hastily, and threw it directly to Lu Su. Seeing that Sun Jian was still angry and there were footprints on the edict, he thought that Sun Jian was already angry, so he asked very calmly: "Father, will you?"
What’s the plan?”
Sun Jian asked: "How do you think this king should respond?"
"The State of Wu has just recovered from the war, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment. It is a time of prosperity and an opportunity for vigorous development. In addition, a few days ago, they signed a trade agreement with the State of Yan. Now the two countries are carrying out trade by sea.
In the next few years, the Kingdom of Wu may have greater development prospects. Militarily, the Kingdom of Wu also needs a leader to establish its navy.
In a stable environment, it is not easy to touch anything that makes the Wu Kingdom collapse. I know that my father still has the Emperor in his heart, but looking at the world, it is already torn apart. The Han Dynasty is in name only, and it is inevitable to change the dynasty. The Emperor has already been
Having lost his due status and being controlled by others, he is just a puppet. I think it’s okay not to go." Sun Ce replied.
After hearing this, Sun Jian suddenly had a new look at Sun Ce sitting in front of him. Not only did he notice Sun Ce's ambition, but he also felt that Sun Ce was a little calmer than him. He secretly said in his heart: "My son is the real overlord.
, is my heart already old?”
Zhang Hong said: "Young Master, after all, the world belongs to the Han Dynasty. If you openly refuse to respond to the emperor's edict, you will definitely be criticized by thousands of people."
"The water comes and the earth covers it, and the soldiers come to stop it. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world has been exhausted, the population has dropped sharply, and the people have all sought a safe place to escape from the world. The Han Dynasty has long existed in name only. Those who achieve great things should have nothing to fear, although
You may not be recognized by the people of the world for a while, but if you truly conquer the world, as long as you treat the people well, you will naturally gradually gain the trust of the people."
"Having said that, Wu Guo is in the stage of development and nothing can affect it..." Zhang Hong said.
"In Master Zhang's opinion, what should we do?" Sun Ce asked.
"The young master is the eldest son of the king, and his status can fully represent the king. The country cannot be left without a master for a day, and the king cannot leave the country of Wu. I think that the young master should go to Sili on behalf of the king. Once there, he can secretly spy on the lives of the kings in the world.
Secondly, it can open the young master's horizons."
Sun Ce thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I was just about to go meet that guy named Ma Chao. I want to see what kind of person he is, who can actually manipulate the emperor into his palms."
After hearing this, Sun Jian glanced at Zhou Tai and Lu Su behind Sun Ce, and said to Sun Ce: "I'm afraid it's going to be bad for you to go to Sili. Just in case, you take Zhou Tai and Lu Su on the way. In addition,
Then select a thousand elite soldiers to accompany you."
"No need, only Zhou Tai and Lu Su are enough. Too many people will be troublesome."
"Then once the young master leaves, who will be the leader of the navy?" Zhang Hong asked.
"Ling Cao, Chen Wu, Dong Xi, and Jiang Qin can take my place in commanding the navy."
Sun Jian said: "Well, I will immediately make these four commanders of the navy. When you return, you will be in charge of the navy. Bo Fu, when will you set off?"
"The sooner the better. It's better to choose a different day than to hit the sun. Let's do it tomorrow."
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Sili, Hulao Pass.
In the temporary palace set up in Guancheng, Liu Bianzheng was naked and blindfolded, running around like a headless fly in the palace. The dozen or so maids around him were also naked, and they were dodging around naked.
.
"Beauty...Beauty...Where have you gone? Don't let me catch you. If you do, let me see how I deal with you..."
"Your Majesty, I am here..."
"Your Majesty, come and catch me..."
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Liu Bian and the palace ladies were playing hide-and-seek, and they were having a great time. Suddenly, Liu Bian heard a few footsteps, his face lit up, he jumped forward, opened his arms and hugged someone
, said happily: "Haha, let you run away, I can catch you this time, let's see how I deal with you. Come, beauty, let me kiss you first..."
He had just brought his lips together and was about to kiss him, but he realized something was wrong and wondered why there was still someone wearing clothes. He hurriedly let go of his hand and opened his blindfold, only to see that the person he was holding turned out to be Ma Chao. He was stunned for a while.
He hurriedly backed away and scolded: "You...King Qin...how did you get in? Why didn't anyone inform me?"
"Your Majesty, I have asked someone to inform you three times. Your Majesty was only playing with the maids and didn't seem to hear you. I have something urgent to report, so I can only force my way in!" Ma Chao looked at the naked people around him with a gloomy look.
The palace maid who hid aside couldn't help but secretly cursed Liu Bian as a "foolish king".
"Then what's urgent, King Qin? Tell me quickly. I haven't had enough fun yet?" Liu Bian casually grabbed a piece of palace maid's clothes from the ground, covered his important parts, and asked.
"Your Majesty, all the imperial edicts have been issued. Soon, all the kings in the world will gather at Sili. May I ask, Your Majesty, where should the kings of the world be summoned?" Ma Chao said.
"The old capital is in ruins, and Sili is also deserted. I have just arrived here not long ago, and my horse has not rested from the fatigue. Why don't we stop moving and just receive all the kings in the world at Hulao Pass."
Ma Chao said: "The city of Hulao Pass is very small. How can it be a place to receive kings from all over the world?"
"Then where does King Qin think he will be elected?"
"Guandu!"
"Guandu?" Liu Bian said inexplicably, "Where is Guandu?"
"Guandu is a plain to the east of Hulao Pass, and it is also a good place for garrisoning troops. When kings from all over the world come to see Your Majesty, they will inevitably come with their soldiers, and it happens to be there to garrison troops," Ma Chao said.
"Well, let's do it according to King Qin's wishes. Let's choose Guandu. King Qin has nothing else to do. If not, please leave. I'm tired and want to rest."
Ma Chao did not answer, turned and left. But he had other plans in mind. The reason why he chose Guandu was because the 100,000 Xiliang cavalry led by his father Ma Teng had already left Hangu Pass and would arrive soon.
Hulao Pass is very small, it is difficult to station troops, and it cannot accommodate a hundred thousand cavalry. Moreover, he wants to use this opportunity to destroy all the kings in the world, so he must use a large number of cavalry.
For cavalry operations, plains are generally the best location. He chose the key location of Guandu just to attack all the kings in the world. With the 30,000 elite cavalry he brought with him, who could not be destroyed by the 130,000 cavalry?
In addition, he also received reports from scouts that the Wei army was moving towards Guandu. There were movements indicating that the Wei army was stationing troops in Guandu, and the Yan army had begun to gather troops along the Yellow River and was ready to cross the river at any time. In addition, what Chen Qun said
Because of Guandu's strategic location, he decided to occupy Guandu now.
After leaving Liu Bian's palace, Ma Chao suddenly had the urge to kill someone, and thought to himself: "Such a foolish king is not worthy of my help, Ma Chao. This time after all the kings in the world gather in Guandu, the big man will be completely overthrown by me..."