Since Wang Fu arrived in Yangzhou, his results have been extremely amazing.
By September, Wang Fu had built hundreds of ships in the south and recruited and trained nearly 10,000 sailors. In addition, he also gathered some rangers, landless tenants, slaves, etc. from various places to prepare to personally lead the fleet to Yizhou.
, Yizhou is the largest overseas island discovered by the Han Dynasty. The Yangzhou navy has not yet been able to fully explore this island.
Wang Fu's trip this time was to establish a Han county in Yizhou, and to fully integrate Yizhou into the territory of Yangzhou to develop Yizhou. According to the words of the sailors who came and went, the land of Yizhou could be
Wang Fu's plan to support farming is not limited to Yizhou. Yizhou is just his jumping point. His ultimate goal is the rich land in the distance.
However, if he wants to establish a large stronghold there, Wang Fu must move forward step by step, control many overseas islands of the Han Dynasty, and get closer step by step. In recent years, the navy of the Han Dynasty has been in the south, leaving Funan and Zhenla outside Jiaozhou.
The two countries are becoming more and more frightened. These two countries are not as powerful as Kushan. In terms of national strength, the two countries are not as good as Yangzhou. The Yangzhou navy often harasses the surrounding areas of the two countries.
Zhenla is okay. It is on land outside Jiaozhou and does not have much territory close to the sea. Only a part of its territory to the south is close to the sea. But Funan is much more miserable. He originally relied on Jiaozhou.
South of Jiaozhou, it occupies good cultivated land and an excellent port. As a distinguished general of the Southern Army named Huang Zhong was assigned to Yangzhou and served as a navy captain, their good days came to an end.
This captain acted a bit domineeringly, forcibly snatching some seaside territory from the Funan Kingdom and establishing a stronghold here. He did not engage in force with the Funan Kingdom. The Funan Kingdom had always treated the Han with great respect and had no influence from the emperor.
According to the order, he could not start a war without authorization, but he relied on the force of warships and Jiaozhou to force Funan to give up its four coastal territories.
These coastal territories became the bridgehead for the Yangzhou navy of the Han Dynasty to explore foreign lands.
Originally, the national power of Funan Kingdom was far greater than that of Zhenla Kingdom, and Zhenla Kingdom was still a subsidiary of Funan Kingdom. But now, because it is too close to the territory of the Han Dynasty, Funan Kingdom's national power has been weakened time and time again, and Zhenla Kingdom has also escaped.
However, Funan no longer has the ability to sanction him, so he cannot protect himself.
The equipment of the Han soldiers was too far behind them, not to mention that their training, fighting methods, etc. were much more advanced than theirs. Their soldiers were still soldiers in wartime and farmers in weekdays, with a total number of about 30,000.
But the Han Dynasty had ten thousand soldiers on their border. These soldiers were completely separated from farming and trained full time!
What's more, there are nearly 10,000 soldiers from counties and counties in Jiaozhou, and the equipment of these soldiers is far superior to theirs. In Yangzhou, there are 10,000 naval troops who can come to support the battle at any time. Under such circumstances, they have no chance of winning.
It can be said that in the face of Huang Zhong's pressure, they could only keep retreating. After Sun Jian became the captain of the Southern Army, he strongly recommended his former comrades.
Dian Wei is now in Yizhou, serving as a school captain to guard against the Qiang people in the south.
Huang Zhong, Xu Rong and others were in Yangzhou, and Huang Zhong served as the school captain.
The soldiers who used to follow Duan Qi in painful training and marched quickly have now become the pillars of the Han Dynasty and the most capable generals of the Han Dynasty, guarding the four directions. And they who have followed Duan Qi for a long time have also become more or less capable.
There are still very few people like Lu Zhi who have contracted Duan Qiao's bad habits, such as being fond of military exploits, being strict in running the army, and using unscrupulous means.
Chenla has made the decision to expand further west. They don't want to be close neighbors with the Han Dynasty to avoid ending up like Funan. In this period, in order to obtain enough material needs, they carried out some harassment and plundering of Funan.
, Funan was furious, but did not dare to take any measures. The conflict that Zhenla had been suppressed by Funan for a long time finally broke out.
Zhenla sent out soldiers brazenly, not to occupy, but to plunder. Faced with such banditry, Funan couldn't help it. The war was about to break out, but he did not expect that in the face of Zhenla's offensive, the number of soldiers would be larger.
Funan, however, was defeated again and again. Their army's morale was low and they were no match for the opponent. There were no decent generals in the country.
Under such circumstances, the King of Funan finally sent people to Huang Zhong to ask for help, and asked Huang Zhong to help Funan and stop Zhenla's unprovoked attack. Huang Zhong was overjoyed, and he expressed his righteousness.
He will definitely uphold justice and will never sit back and watch his vassal country be bullied. After hearing the news, Funan's minister turned pale and returned to report.
Finally, the king wrote a long article, telling the emperor of the Han Dynasty that he was willing to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty every year and that the Han Dynasty would protect him.
That month, the emperor was overjoyed and ordered Huang Zhong to send troops.
Huang Zhong immediately sent troops, and the Yangzhou Navy rushed to Funan. After landing, they participated in the war. Huang Zhong first ordered the minister of Funan State as an envoy to go to Chenla to express the Han Dynasty's intention to have a truce between the two countries, and proposed that if the war continued
In the war, the Han Dynasty would directly intervene in the war. The continuous victory may have burned the mind of the general of Zhenla Kingdom. He smiled ferociously, killed the minister who came, cut off his head, and returned it to Huang Zhong.
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Huang Zhong was furious and the Han soldiers entered the battlefield.
In the area called Jianjiang, they severely defeated the Chenla army that came. After fighting for half an hour, they killed three thousand people and captured nearly ten thousand people. However, the Han soldiers... only injured four people and no one was killed. Huang
Zhong himself was a little confused. The moment the two armies came into contact, the other side was directly killed. Huang Zhong did not have time to command, and the friendly troops did not join the battlefield... The other side was defeated like a mountain.
Huang Zhong felt a little depressed. It was a pity that he was finally able to start a big war.
As for King Chenla, after hearing the news, he was so frightened that he could not stand up, so he took his servants to escape, but was killed by the servants on the way. The servants took his head and presented it to Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong
For his crime of regicide, the slaves were also put to death. Prince Chenla and his ministers submitted a letter of surrender. Huang Zhong accepted it. Like Funan, they also chose to submit a letter to the emperor.
Even more thorough than Funan, they asked the Han Dynasty to send officials to help the young prince run the country. Huang Zhong also had his own plan, and he took over the territory of Zhenla Kingdom under the peninsula without hesitation and stationed himself here.
At this time, the Yangzhou navy had established a maritime circle from Yangzhou to Yizhou, Yizhou to Hainan, Hainan to Funan, and Funan to Zhenla.
In this sea area, the big man has absolute rights.
The Han's fleet, including warships and merchant ships, kept traveling on the sea, and countless wealth also flowed to the Han's treasury. If Wen Renggong could see this, he would definitely be extremely happy to think about it. Alas, what a pity.
In addition, in Yizhou, Wang Fu came here for maritime trade. He had no right to interfere in this war, but he did not expect that a war would shorten his goal by a few steps. However,
He was not in a hurry. He still stayed in Yizhou and developed Yizhou with all his heart. He also did not let go of the newly occupied strongholds in the surrounding areas. What he wanted was not temporary gain. He was convinced that what he did today would be beneficial for thousands of years.