Taishi Ci led the fleet back to the Wonu Kingdom. This time, he did not bring a baggage of talents. Instead, he brought a large force. After receiving the emperor's order, Liu Bei immediately summoned the entire Ning Dynasty.
Soldiers from counties and counties in the prefecture, including some troops who stayed in Ningzhou, totaling tens of thousands, followed Tai Shici and came to the Japanese Nu Kingdom.
When this large number of troops disembarked from the ship, the entire Japanese island and the countries were in panic all day long.
Liu Bei first went to look for Liu Mo. Unexpectedly, it was Xun You who came out to greet him. Xun You seemed not to have thought that Liu Bei would come, and was a little surprised by his arrival. However, he still hurriedly asked Gongsun Zan for help and made arrangements first.
These soldiers provided accommodation and food, and kindly pulled Liu Bei into the palace. Liu Bei was even more shocked than Xun You.
What exactly happened here?
He remembered that when Dong Yi met before, Xun You was extremely cold to everyone. He never said a word to himself, let alone be so kind. He acted a little flattered, and after greeting
, then he talked about the purpose of his coming here and the emperor's edict. Xun You nodded and said: "When you meet Liu Gong later, don't be stunned, don't look at his face for a long time."
Liu Bei frowned, thoughtfully, nodded, and thanked him again and again.
Entering the palace, Liu Mo was processing the memorial on the document. He had already sent people to take over the territories of Weiwu and Yixie. He also sent people to various countries to persuade them to surrender. With Weiwu
, Yixie, Duzhi was treated by the Three Kingdoms, and with the return of Yamatai, most of the countries expressed their submission, and did not dare to be arrogant and insult the Han envoys.
While they were busy, Liu Bei and Xun You walked in together. Liu Bei paid his respects and said, "Meet Liu Gong!"
Liu Mo was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly turned around, walked up with a smile, and helped Liu Bei up. Liu Bei raised his head, his expression unchanged, and said: "I have been ordered by the emperor to come to help." Liu Mo asked him to sit down, and Xun You
Sitting aside, Xun You was a little surprised. Liu Bei, after meeting Liu Mo, was not at all alarmed and his expression did not change.
Even though I had warned him beforehand, this reaction was still unbelievable.
Liu Mo chatted with Liu Bei again and talked about a lot of trivial matters. Liu Bei was not worried or impatient. He listened carefully, neither humble nor arrogant. Liu Mo just liked the way he looked. In the world today, there is only one person who can listen to his own words like this.
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei are fighting, and most of the others are unwilling, but because of their positions, they have no choice but to listen.
Previously, Emperor Xiaokang also listened to this. Unfortunately, this is not the case today.
The two chatted for a long time, and then Liu Bei said: "The people who came here are headed by Liu Gong, and the soldiers I brought will all obey Liu Gong's orders." Liu Mo thought for a moment and said, "In this way, we can
General Gongsun Zan is the leader, and you will accompany the people you bring with you to travel to various countries to find out the whereabouts of the thieves and to frighten the four directions. If there is anyone who has done something wrong, you can deal with it yourself."
"By the way, General Huang, let's go together. If Xuande is not upset, how about letting him command the army? I heard that Xuande doesn't know about military matters? Does Xuande mind if I don't know?" Liu Mo asked seriously,
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "I have never been in charge of an army. I have General Huang to help me, so I naturally want it. I wonder if Mr. Liu has any other orders?"
Liu Mo shook his head, looked at Xun You, and asked, "Mr. Xun, what do you think?"
"I am willing to obey Liu Gong's order."
"Don't do this. With your talents, I hope you can tell the truth."
"I think it is not necessary to use the method of patrolling. We can directly order General Gongsun, General Huang, and General Xun to go to various countries and ask them to obey. Those who do not obey will be exterminated. Today's Japanese islands have no one who can compete with the Han Dynasty.
If you delay for a long time, you should resolve it quickly. With today's military strength, if you stay on the Japanese island for a long time and consume a lot of materials, it is better to resolve the major issue quickly."
Hearing what Xun You said, Liu Mo nodded, looked at Liu Bei, and said, "I will follow what Xun You said."
Xun You also asked Da Dan to accompany them to resolve the matter of words.
The next day, Liu Bei did not stay long and left the Wonu Kingdom directly. Light rain was still falling from the sky, hazy.
Gongsun Zan led his seemingly mighty and brave camp, Huang Zhong led Liu Bei's coalition of counties, and Liu Bei also followed. Before leaving, Xun You repeatedly asked that the countries must be completely shocked and make them lose resistance.
As soon as Gongsun Zan heard all his thoughts, he had a plan in his mind.
As for Huang Zhong, he did not participate in anything. He was only responsible for the war. Liu Bei followed him. It was a rare opportunity to march like this. Liu Bei naturally did not miss it. He asked Huang Zhong for advice on marching matters along the way.
Including some knowledge about war, although Huang Zhong was taciturn, he did not refuse to Liu Bei. After Liu Bei asked, he explained everything one by one and solved his doubts.
Later, Gongsun Zan was also very interested in this and joined their conversation. Of course, Liu Bei had no say. He could only listen to Gongsun Zan and Huang Zhong arguing. Gongsun Zan and Huang Zhong had completely opposite marching styles.
, Huang Zhong believed that infantry should still be the mainstay in battles. In future battles, infantry can be accompanied by a large number of horses.
After arriving at the battlefield, dismount and fight, because it is difficult for the horse to maintain its strength after charging, which is not enough for long-term combat, and it is very restricted by the terrain. Moreover, in the future, the crossbows will definitely be strengthened, and the role of the cavalry will gradually decrease, so it should still be
Let the horse become a tool for transporting soldiers.
His remarks aroused Gongsun Zan's counterattack. Gongsun Zan said: "What you said is wrong. The advantage of cavalry lies in the speed of its movement and the rapidity of its offensive. Naturally, the physical strength of war horses has always been a problem. However, in Wu
Huan, there are some ponies in the land of the late Xianbei. These horses are not afraid of the terrain, can be fed all kinds of food, and have excellent physical strength."
"As for crossbows, after the development of crossbows, cavalry equipped with crossbows can run back and forth and shoot from a long distance. Who can resist?"
Neither of them could convince the other, and they fought endlessly. Huang Zhong had always been calm, but when it came to military affairs, he did not maintain his grace and argued with Gongsun Zan rudely. Liu Bei was afraid that there would be conflicts between them, so he persuaded him with a smile.
He met the two of them and said, "You two have your own opinions, why don't you write a book. Today there is a reading hall, which was built by the princes in the past."
"All the works of the great sages can be put into this place. After they are copied, the two generals can watch the two generals' writings. First, they can teach those who come after them. Second, they can also see whose opinions are more popular."
Both of them were thoughtful and stopped arguing.
However, after the dispute, the two of them did not become estranged or have conflicts. Instead, their relationship became closer, which made Liu Bei a little confused.
When they arrived at the first small country, Gongsun Zan found the two of them again, and he also called the generals over. Gongsun Zan asked straight to the point: "How should we scare them and make them take effect?"
Liu Bei said: "General, you don't have to do much. You only need to lead the army there, station it in the city, and ask the king to go out and pay homage."
When Gongsun Zan heard this, he shook his head and said what he was thinking. Hearing this, everyone was shocked, especially Liu Bei and Da Dandu. They shook their heads crazily and said, "This is impossible, General. If you do this, you will only I am afraid that fighting will continue along the way and it will be difficult to return quickly.”
"It doesn't matter, it's just the Japanese island countries, don't worry about it!"
Gongsun Zan made his own decision.
After that, in the past two months, the group traveled all over the countries, even Yamatai was not spared.
In July, they returned to the Japanese slave country.
Immediately, soldiers came in to report to Liu Mo and Xun You that General Gongsun had returned!
Liu Mo and Xun You were overjoyed. Xun You saw a strange look on the soldiers' faces and asked, "Is there anything wrong? Are the generals okay?" The soldier looked a little embarrassed and said, "It's just that he's fine." Xun You and Liu Mo looked at each other with a somewhat solemn expression. They quickly walked out of the door and went to the city gate to greet them. When they arrived at the city gate, Taishi Ci was also there.
Just by looking at it, they were stunned and could not speak for a long time.
I saw Gongsun Zan and his party walking at the front unharmed, but behind them, there was a long queue. There were nearly three to four hundred people walking behind them, their hands tied with ropes, one after another, low and low. They had slender heads and gray faces, but it could be seen from their clothes that they were definitely ordinary people. Seeing these people, Xun You seemed to understand something.
Gongsun Zan came up with a big smile, paid homage to the two of them, and said, "This time, we have not reduced our numbers. Also," he pointed at the people behind him and said, "I am stupid and don't know how to deter the Japanese. Therefore, I will kill the Japanese." All the kings and kings on the island are bound here. It is up to Mr. Xun to do the shocking thing on his own. I am really not good at it."
Taishi Ci looked at the group of people blankly, but he was thinking in his heart:
You're not good at being a bastard. You've already tied them up. What's the point of intimidating them?
Gongsun Zan was extremely happy in his heart. Who said that the brave camp was not good at fighting? Look, in this expedition, we captured hundreds of kings, and no one was lost. With such a fierce performance throughout the ages, who else can we do?
Xun You winked at him, and Gongsun Zan was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, Xun You shouted angrily: "How can you be so rude to the kings? Why don't you release them quickly!" After he finished speaking, Gongsun Zan said this Then he came to his senses and left the place with some displeasure, ignoring him. Xun You walked to the end and asked the soldiers to release these people, and then looked at the capital.
"Express my apology and let them enter the city. I will arrange a residence for them so that they can be taken care of and stabilized."
The big men nodded and spoke to the kings again. The soldiers untied them one by one. At this time, these kings with despair on their faces stood up and bowed to Xun You, and then After saying some words, Xun You looked at the capital, and the capital said: "They are thanking you for your great kindness, and begging you not to punish General Gongsun Zan."
"Oh? Why are they so respectful to General Gongsun Zan?"
"We have always been like this, respecting the strong," Da Dan said with some embarrassment.
Xun You nodded, smiled, and took these kings back to the royal city. Liu Mo did not see them again. His work was considered completed. He was not the Prime Minister of the Japanese Kingdom and did not have any official status here.
His original mission was to get all countries to recognize Liu An's status as co-leader, so that Xun You could reasonably intervene in the affairs of various places, so as to organize things and promote civilization.
In this way, all the kings of the countries were tied here. Among the crowd, he could even see Susanoo, who had already surrendered. He stood helplessly at the end. He was the only one who was not tied up.
After the task was completed, no one dared to recognize Liu An's status anymore, and the rest could be left to Xun You.
He and Huang Zhong walked towards the mansion together.
Huang Zhong asked: "When will we go back?"
"Still thinking about that famous doctor, please rest assured that it will only take a few days before we can return."
"My son wrote me a letter. When I was in Dongyi, a postman came to deliver it to me." A rare smile appeared on Huang Zhong's face. He took out a letter stained with blood from his arms.
He smiled and said, "Look, how does my son learn?"
Liu Mo took the letter, read it carefully, and said with a smile: "This word is much better than what you wrote. The allusions throughout the text are good, not bad, and it has the qualities of the Three Lords!" Huang Zhong heard that,
Although he had no words, he was still in a good mood.
"I don't want my son to be the third prince, I just want him to be safe. When I return, I will definitely find that famous doctor."
"Don't worry, I will help you, and Mr. Xun, his family is powerful, you can let him help."
"Don't want to owe a favor"
"It's okay, I'll go for you, and there's General Yuan from the DPRK. If these two are willing to help, this famous doctor will definitely be found."
The two chatted, and within a few days, after Xun You had cordial conversations with these kings, things on the island gradually calmed down. These kings also recognized Liu An's status, and they also decided to stay on the island.
For a period of time, the Japanese slaves wanted to avoid being attacked by thieves outside. Xun You had no one to help him, so he asked Liu Bei for help, and then the entire Japanese island was stabilized.
Even so, he still has a lot to do. If he wants to integrate the Japanese islands and make Liu An worthy of his name, he will probably have to be busy for several years. Of course, this also depends on how Xun You does it.
After finishing the work here, Liu Mo said goodbye and left, taking only Huang Zhong with him. The other generals, who were originally the generals guarding Ningzhou, were closely following Liu Bei to guard the Japanese island and help Xun You, so they could not return.
Everyone sent them off in person, especially Zhao Yun and others, who bid farewell to Liu Mo again and again. After spending these days together, they felt particularly close to the timid but not cowardly Liu Gong.
After taking a large ship and leaving Wa Island, they encountered an extremely abnormal climate. From the beginning of Wa Nu Kingdom to Donghao, the rain never stopped, especially in Donghao, the rain flooded many crops.
Fortunately, there were no casualties. However, in Bingzhou, Youzhou, affected by this abnormal climate, floods occurred in many areas.
In Youzhou, the Wuhuan River surged, causing major disasters in all counties.
When the state was merged, the Qinshui River surged and all counties were hit by disasters.
Yuyang, Jinyang and other areas were the most severely affected.
Arriving at Yuyang, the traveling speed of Liu Mo and others was greatly affected. In addition, the most annoying thing was that Tao Qian, the governor of Youzhou, was transferred to Xuzhou. The new governor of Youzhou, Yuan Shao, was still on the way.
There was no ability to urge the counties to start regulating the rivers together, which caused severe disasters in the surrounding areas. In addition to Wuhuan River, some areas near the coast also suffered major disasters.