Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 791 Accumulating Strength 1
The war in the south is in full swing. Gongsun Xu has been sending spies to watch everything here. At the same time, Gongsun Xu has not relaxed the surveillance of other places. The intelligence department organized by Gongsun Xu has its own spies in various places. These people may be Traders, perhaps officials, or generals in the army, every day, they will send various information to Gongsun Xu through various channels, so that Gongsun Xu can grasp the latest situation in other places.

In the past few months, Yuan Shao has been standing still, as if he is accumulating strength, and also seems to be waiting for an opportunity.The son of Yuan's eldest son, the fourth generation and the third lord, is not someone who gives up so easily. He still has the prestige of the Guandong alliance leader at this moment, and he can also give orders to order some less powerful princes. Had to give him enough face.

While Jiangdong Sun Ce sent troops to conquer Shanyue, he also sent a large number of ships to explore the sea, in an attempt to open up a water route like the Northern Xinjiang Navy.Jiangdong has the advantages of a navy and a well-developed shipbuilding industry. Sun Ce learned about the situation at sea from Gongsun Xuna earlier, and also had a little understanding of the other side of the sea.After learning that the northern border army had opened up sea routes and earned untold wealth, Sun Ce also wanted to use this method to strengthen his own strength.

On the other side, Ma Chao from Xiliang has led [-] cavalry on the road to conquer the Western Regions.The people here in Xiliang are fierce, but the land is relatively barren. If Ma Chao wants to grow himself, he must have more land and food. After clearing the cattle, sheep, horses and wealth, he resolutely decided to open the Silk Road and bring the Western Regions under his jurisdiction.

Northern Xinjiang has indeed entered a stage of rest and reorganization. At this moment, there is still some fighting in the north of Liaodong and the Sanhan area. Lu Zhi commanded [-] troops. With Gongsun Zan as his deputy, he conquered Sanhan, Goguryeo and some nomadic tribes in the east. This large army mobilized food and supplies, and the east side was generally stable.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gongsun Xu sent the navy to go to sea again. This time, Huang Zhong was left on the grassland to inspect the grassland, and Xu Shu was replaced in charge of the navy.In addition to the generals of the navy, Gongsun Xu also sent some scientific and technological personnel and many descendants of aristocratic families to sea. Among them, Pang Tong and others came from the south and were recommended by Huang Zhong.

The last time he went to sea, Huang Zhong won Nanyang and other places, opened up overseas granaries for his generals, and brought back a lot of novel fruits and other crops.The Yuanhang team even risked their lives to complete part of the tasks assigned by Gongsun Xu. Overseas specialties such as sweet potatoes and tomatoes were brought back to northern Xinjiang.

However, the tasks assigned by Gongsun Xu have not yet been completed, and all this is just the beginning. According to Gongsun Xu’s budget, it is best for the voyage team to bring back potatoes, corn and other specialties native to the Americas. These crops have high yields and are adaptable. Li Qiang, if it can be brought back, then the grain production in northern Xinjiang can be doubled several times.

Gongsun Xu has already promoted the rice planting plan in the Nanyang region. In fact, this can solve the food problem in northern Xinjiang. What matters is the world, and then even other corners of the world, and food is absolutely essential.

After having these plans, Gongsun Xu assigned people to carry out the mission. Gongsun Xu didn't know if he could complete the mission, but he knew that he already had the ability to sail far away, so he had to open up the world. All of Jie's visions are too narrow. They only see the land within the territory of Dahan, but they cannot see the whole world.

Gongsun Xu had plans for the external affairs, but he never let go of the internal affairs. While rectifying the army and appeasing the refugees, Gongsun Xu also increased his investment in military innovation and technological innovation.

Time passed quickly, and three years passed in a blink of an eye. The war in the south became more and more fierce. In this series of battles, Cao Cao became stronger and stronger. Liu Bei and Cao Cao joined forces to attack Lu Bu. After a year of fighting, Lu Bu has already Only half of Xuzhou was left.

According to the agreement, Cao Cao sent Runan, Suiyang and other places to Liu Bei to be stationed. Liu Bei now has his own territory. In order to protect his own three-acre land, Liu Bei stepped up his military training, hoarded food and grass, and at the same time cooperated with Cao Cao to send troops. .

In the north of Bingzhou, in the territory of Hetao, Gongsun Xu has been staying here for almost half a year. In the past three years, Gongsun Xu has been running around, and rarely stays in one place for more than half a year.

"My lord, the battle report in the south." Gao Shun walked into the big tent and handed in a battle report and said, "Pengcheng, the northern part of Xuzhou is almost taken by Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao has also made some changes recently. It seems that he wants to make trouble after regaining his vitality. None of these vassals belong to An Sheng. As long as there is a chance, they will definitely cause trouble. I guess they want to get enough benefits before our army takes action. This Cao Cao is not a good thing. Yuan Shu cannot be defeated. Let’s attack Lu Bu first, probably because I have been staring at Xuzhou for a long time.”

"It's just a stalemate." Gongsun Xu said after reading the battle report: "Let them continue to fight. Lu Bu won't collapse so soon. Lu Bu still has tens of thousands of elite veterans under his command. Those are his family assets. He has the most money this time." That is to consume a lot of his old background. Of course, if the stalemate in the war continues and Cao Cao is willing to pay, Lu Bu may really suffer a lot.

In addition, Yuan Shu is not a fool. Although he had conflicts with Lu Bu, he would not just watch Lu Bu be destroyed. After all, he is one of the few princes who has no attack power against him. He is not a villain, and Yuan Shu can tell the difference clearly. Keeping Lu Bu will benefit him a lot.Furthermore, most of the military supplies we traded with Lu Bu were used to defend the city. Cao Cao will definitely encounter tough bones next time, we will just wait and see. "

"The grasslands in the north have been stabilized." Gao Shun cupped his hands and said, "The 2 recruits recruited a year ago have also been rectified, and the Navy has recruited another [-] people, and now it has reached [-]. The food in the Nanyang region has been distributed. The batch shipment back to northern Xinjiang is basically unloaded at Zhangwu and Yuyang. These two places are not too far away from Qingzhou. My lord, do we have to be careful? There are so many grains and grass, so many people are there every day Yuan Shao's spies will definitely find out about the port activities."

"Are you worried that Yuan Shao's latest trick is to attack our army's port and granary here?" Gongsun Xu asked with narrowed eyes, "If this is the case, then it is necessary to send more troops."

"It's not sure yet." Gao Shun shook his head and said, "However, hundreds of thousands of shi of grain are shipped from these places every day, and then transported to granaries in various places. This is related to my grain storage in northern Xinjiang. , can't allow us to be careless."

(End of this chapter)