Cao Cao stood on the bow of the ship with some difficulty, resisting dizziness, squinting his eyes, and looking into the distance. Since he started sailing, he rarely appeared on the bow of the ship. He spent most of his time resting in the cabin, and there were
The doctor stayed by his side for a long time, and the discomfort in Cao Cao's heart gradually diminished. At this time, soldiers suddenly came to report that they had discovered the island.
Cao Cao had never missed the land so much. He couldn't wait to rush to the bow of the ship, but he didn't see any sign of land. However, the soldiers on the observation deck were very sure that the small island was not far away on the opposite side.
In this way, Cao Cao struggled for nearly half an hour before he saw the outline of the island. At this time, he could not suppress his excitement.
He burst out laughing: "Ziyi, today you know the true nature of the earth!"
Taishi Ci smiled reluctantly and did not answer. Ever since he went to sea, there was no joy on his face. Cao Cao was confused. Logically speaking, this warrior should not be afraid of water, and it was also a common practice to train the navy.
Good man, why does his face always look extremely worried after going to sea? He didn't know that it was precisely because of the hardships he and Zhang Jiao endured when they went to sea that Taishi Ci had a deep fear of the sea.
Cao Cao saw that Tai Shici did not speak, so he said nothing.
When the ship docked, Cao Cao and his soldiers were the first to step off the ship and walked on the land. He took a deep breath. Cao Cao felt so comfortable. He casually looked at the people who were ordering the soldiers.
Taishi Ci shouted: "Ziyi!"
"Mr. Cao!"
"Come and take a walk with me. The soldiers are getting tired. Let them rest for a while..."
"Here you go." Tai Shici gave a few more instructions to the army officers and horses, then walked to Cao Cao's side and walked with Cao Cao. Cao Cao walked for a while and felt a little uncomfortable in his shoes, so he took off his shoes and threw them away.
Standing aside, he was about to walk barefoot. Taishi Ci was taken aback and looked at Cao Cao with some surprise. Cao Cao smiled and said: "It feels better this way... Why don't you give it a try?"
"Don't dare be rude!"
"Hahaha, what kind of etiquette are there in these overseas islands? You and I are not so stinky and rotten. Come on, take it off, take it off!" Cao Cao said impatiently. Taishi Ci hesitated for a moment and also took off his shoes.
After taking it off, the two of them walked barefoot on the beach. Cao Cao smiled and asked: "General Ziyi, do you feel much better?"
Taishi Ci was not as restrained as before. He smiled and said, "That's true."
Cao Cao then asked casually: "Does General Ziyi know about the affairs of Japan?"
"Japanese country??" Tai Shici asked with some doubts.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "It is one of these Yi countries..."
"Is it possible that there are many more Yi countries? How could you know about them?" Tai Shici was a little confused. Logically speaking, even the Bianhan people who had been hanging out with the Yi countries for a long time did not know the situation there. How did Cao Cao know about the country there?
Woolen cloth?
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Emperor Xiaoguangwu, in the second year of Jianwu Zhongyuan, the Japanese Nu Kingdom sent an envoy to Luoyang, and the emperor gave him a golden seal... He donated a hundred slaves. It is said that they learned about it from Benhan
Knowing the situation of the Han Dynasty, he landed from Lelang County and was escorted by officials all the way to Luoyang. After that, there was no news from this country again. In the first year of Emperor Xiaoan Yongchu, the Japanese country once again sent envoys to offer slaves..."
Taishi Ci listened attentively, and Cao Cao continued to speak: "It is said that there are hundreds of Yi countries, and the Japanese slaves are slightly stronger, but they are not as powerful as a Han Dynasty... We are going this time to find the Japanese slaves.
This country is a vassal of the Han Dynasty and has the golden seal of the emperor, so it is reasonable for us to go there..."
"Then we are going here to conduct foreign trade with the Japanese slave country?"
"Japanese slave? Why is it called this name..."
"Hahaha, they may not be called Japanese slaves, but the officials of the Han Dynasty at that time regarded them as barbarians, so they were translated as Japanese slaves..."
"I see..."
After chatting for a long time, Cao Cao saw that Taishi Ci was not as restrained as before and had a worried look on his face. Cao Cao and Taishi Ci dressed up and returned to the ship. Taishi Ci quickly arranged for his soldiers to explore the island and set up camp.
The whole army was camped on the ship, but Cao Cao wanted to sleep peacefully on land for a night, so Taishi Ci set up camp on the spot.
On the next day, Taishi Ci left some soldiers here, left two large ships, and sent three other large ships back to Donghao to transport some supplies to the island. In this way, even if they stayed overseas
For a long time, there was no need to worry about material issues. After arranging many things, Taishi Ci and Cao Cao went sailing again.
This time, Cao Cao's expression was not that bad. It seemed that he had overcome the discomfort in his heart. Taishi Ci often came to see Cao Cao and chatted frequently, and the relationship became extremely close.
After sailing for a long time, just when Cao Cao was wondering whether the direction was wrong, they made an unexpected discovery. The big ship that opened the way found several small fishing boats fishing in the distance. Knowing this situation, Cao Cao immediately
Ordered to pursue these fishing boats, those fishing boats seemed to have discovered their presence and quickly fled into the distance.
Dozens of large ships slowly followed them and sailed away.
Cao Cao's main ship also sailed ahead, standing side by side with Tai Shici, looking into the distance, his heart full of joy, finally found those Benhan people, who usually boast that they can sail back and forth to the Yi Kingdom several times with their eyes closed.
, but when they arrived on this big ship, they couldn't find the right direction for more than half a month. If it weren't for Sinan, they would still be wandering on the sea now.
Fortunately, they finally encountered these small boats. Following these fishing boats, they would definitely be able to find the island.
At this time, the crew members were surprised to find that the outline of an island appeared in the distance. Moreover, this island was by no means an uninhabited island. According to the outline, this was an extremely wide island with many
The crew members were all veterans who had served in Yangzhou. With their extraordinary experience, they came to many conclusions. They changed their course again and sailed towards the island.
As they approached the island, they could vaguely see the situation on the shore. The local people looked extremely panicked. They were roaring and running around. There was noise everywhere, and there were hundreds of ships on the sea.
Small boats gathered together. Those boats were very small and could only accommodate three or four people. It was obvious that they had a commander.
Because they are constantly gathering together, facing the Han fleet, trying to confront each other.
Cao Cao smiled disdainfully and ordered to summon the Benhan guide who could speak the Yi language and asked him to stand on the bow of the ship, preparing to get in touch with these people. The Benhan guide held the mast rope and stood on the bow of the ship, trying to
After discussing with them, the boat he was in had just approached the other party. "Whoosh~~" hundreds of arrows flew towards them. The guide was so frightened that he threw himself into the sea. The arrows hit the big ship one after another.
Someone immediately pulled up the Benhan soldiers who had jumped into the sea. Cao Cao was furious and said: "Counterattack!"
Although Taishi Ci did not agree with Cao Cao in his heart, he could not disobey the military order and immediately ordered an attack. The crew rowed with all their strength, and the soldiers took out the bed crossbows and yellow crossbows on the ship. Dozens of large ships rushed towards the opponent.
, the other party also rushed towards the Han fleet as if angry. However, when dozens of large ships all appeared in the other party's sight, the other party panicked.
Dozens of large ships, and the shadows formed by the huge figures several feet high directly covered the small boats. They seemed to be cut off by the light at that moment. They looked at these large ships in horror, and many small boats that were preparing to set off also stopped.
After falling down, the Han army had no intention of stopping. The crossbows made a fatal neighing sound, and the iron crossbow arrows flew towards the opponent.
"Click~"
Some small boats were directly pierced by crossbow arrows, and the soldiers on them fell to the sea with howls. The leader issued new orders. Many small boats turned and tried to escape. The big Han fleet was behind them, chasing after them.
Still unable to escape the black shadow, he screamed in despair. When the big man's fleet all arrived at the shore, the remaining wood of the boat was floating on the water, and everything was blood red.
Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to disembark from the ship. Tai Shici protected Cao Cao and stood on this land for the first time.
There was no one left on the shore. After they saw these huge hulls, they fled in all directions, leaving no one behind. Cao Cao led the soldiers forward. After they walked for a while, in front of them,
Only then did a group of farmers with weapons appear. These people may be soldiers. They looked at this strange army in panic, and the leader walked out from among them.
The leader held a spear, followed by two soldiers. After walking about a hundred steps, he stopped and confronted Cao Cao. Cao Cao looked at this man with interest and admired his courage in his heart. He sent out again
He picked up the Benhan soldiers and went to negotiate. These Benhan soldiers had just been almost shot by the other side. They were still a little angry in their hearts. After hearing Cao Cao's order, they walked up with some arrogance.
"This is the Han army, here to come to Japan. Who are you? How dare you attack the Han fleet!!"
he roared.
The general was stunned, thought for a moment, then remembered something, his face changed greatly, and he said with some awe: "Greetings to the general, we don't know the Han army, so we offended, and I hope the general can forgive me, but we are the Yamatai Kingdom here.
, not the Japanese country, the Japanese country is in the north..."
The soldier returned to Cao Cao and translated: "He said this is not a Japanese country and wants us to leave quickly!"
Cao Cao smiled in a low voice, and suddenly his face changed drastically. He pointed at this person and shouted: "Catch this thief with me!!" After he gave the order, someone immediately caught him. The man was horrified and shouted.
: "Mr. Cao, why is this?"
"Just because you talk nonsense and want to avenge yourself, this crime is enough to behead you!"
"Mr. Cao, I don't have it, I don't have it!"
"Haha, do you really think that I don't know the Yi language at all? Come here, take this villain and behead him!"
"Gong Cao, please forgive me, Mr. Cao, please forgive me, I will never do it again~~" the soldiers cried and shouted, but the barbarians on the opposite side didn't know what they were doing and were confused.
Looking at them, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, and then asked the soldiers to let him go and let him translate from the truth. The man said in a panic: "He said he didn't know it was the Han army. I hope Duke Cao can forgive me. They are not a Japanese country here.
It’s Yamatai, the Japanese country is further north..."
Cao Cao looked at him coldly, nodded, and said, "Tell them that I want to meet with their king!"
The soldier nodded and ran towards the other party. Taishi Ci said with some admiration: "I wonder if Duke Cao actually knows the Yi language?"
"Hahahaha~~" Cao Cao laughed and said in a low voice: "I just deceived him, I don't know anything about the Yi language..."
"Hahaha~~" Taishi Ci also laughed.
Not long after, the man ran over and said: "He said he could lead Cao Gong there, but these soldiers cannot accompany him..."
"Haha, well, I won't go to see his king, and let their king come to see me in person. If not, I will wash this place with blood and leave no chickens or dogs behind!" Cao Cao said angrily, and the man quickly said Running over, Taishi Ci said with a smile: "If Duke Cao scares them like this, they will definitely not dare to disobey..."
When Cao Cao heard this, he chuckled and said nothing.
He looked into the distance and saw that the soldier was still arguing with the other party. He frowned and said, "Form up!!"
The soldiers suddenly raised their halberds, and another crossbowman took out a yellow crossbow, and formed a battle formation. The whole atmosphere became extremely solemn. The soldiers and generals were startled, and the generals widened their eyes. His eyes closed, and he quickly ordered something. The soldier ran over and said with a smile: "Mr. Cao, they agreed. Their king will come to see Gong Cao in person..."
"Well...if they don't come within an hour...there will be consequences at your own risk!"
"yes!"
Cao Cao then fixed the big ships on the shore and asked the crew to set up camps on the beach. He ordered Taishi Ci to lead his soldiers to patrol around to prevent the other party from cheating. Taishi Ci took the order and patrolled around. Half an hour later, he saw a huge group of people approaching, numbering tens of thousands. Taishi Ci immediately called Cao Cao and ordered his soldiers to line up around him and wait.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, without any fear in his heart. He didn't pay attention to such a mob. What he cared about was whether the other party's king had really arrived and saw the luxurious car in the distance. After a fight, Cao Cao pulled Tai Shici in front of him and said with a smile: "In a moment, you will be the commander-in-chief of the Han Dynasty, and I will be the deputy envoy..."
Although Taishi Ci didn't know why, he still nodded obediently and said, "Accept the order!"
The situation inside the carriage could not be seen from the outside. After the Yi soldiers arrived, they stayed around. The carriage stopped for a moment and then walked towards the Han camp. The person driving the horse was the general from before. , Cao Cao stood behind Taishi Ci, observing these situations one by one. The carriage rushed in front of Taishi Ci. The surrounding Yi soldiers all lowered their heads, and only two people got off the carriage.
The leader was a lean man with a handsome face, but a bit of fear on his face. He was accompanied by a maid, who stood beside him with her head lowered.
The translator stepped forward again, chatted with the other king for a few words, looked at Tai Shici, and said: "General, the king of the Yi Kingdom asked if he could talk to the general in the camp...The dignity of their king, It cannot be seen by other soldiers..."
Taishi Ci didn't know what kind of strange etiquette this was. The king's dignity could not be seen by his ministers, so how did the king manage it? He still nodded and walked into the main tent with Cao Cao. The thin man hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and walked into the camp with his maid. He did not bring any soldiers, but he was quite courageous.