Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 138

"What's your name? Where are you from?" Zhao Feng asked after the man put down the boulder and was surrounded by a group of recruits to praise him.This person is also wearing a recruit uniform, obviously just enlisted this year.

"General, the villain's name is Niu Jin, from Nanyang!" the man replied.

Niu Jin, the mighty general of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period?Zhao Feng was a little surprised this time, he didn't expect to meet him here.Thinking about history, this old man was simply a desperado. He dared to fight tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops with only 500 people. He was really not afraid of death.Later, Sima Yi wanted to usurp power and knew that he was a loyal minister of Cao Wei, so he poisoned him to death.A person who can make Sima Yi so afraid is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"What are you guys doing?" Zhao Feng looked at the boulder that Niu Jin had just placed on the ground, why did you join the army to perform a boulder-breaking chest?
Niu Jin smiled and didn't say anything, and a Du Bo who was in charge of training the recruits quickly replied: "As for the general, this kid always claims to be good at martial arts, so I said if you are really capable, lift this big rock up." , and he lifted it.”

"No, have you promised others that what will happen after you lift it up?" Zhao Feng felt a little untrue when he heard this. No matter how impulsive Niu Jin is, he is not so easily provoked.If this Dubo hadn't made some promises, how could he work so hard.

"General, this is just a joke that the villain played with him, it can't be considered real!" Du Bo immediately laughed.But Niu Jin didn't want to do it when he heard the words, and immediately yelled: "Uncle Li, you agreed. I lift this stone and walk ten steps, and you will let me be the corps leader. These brothers have heard it. You can't count your words!" A group of recruits immediately became noisy when they heard the words.

Uncle Li was sweating profusely when he heard the words, he could only smile at Zhao Feng. "Captain?" Zhao Feng couldn't help being a little surprised by Niu Jin's "big ambition".In the military system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, five people formed a team and set up a team leader. This can be said to be the lowest-level officer. Even the salary is only [-]% higher than that of ordinary soldiers, which is simply symbolic.At that time, even such a low official position could not be appointed by Li Dubo, a small official with hundreds of people.

But it's normal to think about it. This Niu Jingang joined the army just now, so he naturally has no "ambition".Looking at the embarrassed Li Dubo and the expectant Niu Jin in front of him, Zhao Feng cleared his throat and said, "Niu Jin, a man must have great ambition. What is a mere corporal leader? Li Dubo, you are holding a military rank as a prize If the recruits don’t go to training but watch the excitement here, it’s not wrong to punish you for disturbing the morale of the army. In this way, I will give you a chance to make meritorious deeds and redeem your sins. If you two are one-on-one, if Niu Jin wins, then I will be promoted His official; Li Dubo, if you win, I will not hold you accountable."

"Yes!" The two had no choice but to agree, and then a recruit handed them two wooden guns, and Niu Jin and Li Dubo stood together after a while.After more than ten moves, Niu Jin spotted a weak point and swept his shot, immediately knocking Li Dubo to the ground.

"Okay!" A group of recruits were all elated when they saw Niu Jin win. It was indeed a great thing for them to be able to kill the vigor of these veterans.Zhao Feng also nodded secretly, this Li Dubo is fairly solid, otherwise he would not be allowed to train recruits.Since Niu Jin can easily defeat him, he deserves to be the one who left his name in history.

"Uncle Li, go and run ten laps!" Zhao Feng ordered, he didn't like to have to fine people with money or reward them with military sticks, generally if it wasn't for violating military laws, running laps would be enough.As if he had received an amnesty, Li Dubo immediately refreshed himself and went to run around.Looking at Niu Jin, who was a little excited, Zhao Feng nodded and said: "You are good at martial arts, don't train with the recruits anymore, and be the head of the bodyguard for me!"

"Thank you, General!" Niu Jin was overjoyed upon hearing this.Although Shi Changzhi is one level higher than Wu Zhang, being a general's personal guard is quite different.Zhao Feng ordered someone to find a horse for him, and let him practice riding a horse before obeying his orders.

"Second brother!"

"Lord!"

Accompanied by two excited voices, beaming Sun Yi and Ding Feng walked into Jiaozhou Shepherd's Mansion with their heads held high. "Second brother, Cheng Yuan, how is the matter going?" Seeing the excited expressions of the two people, Sun Quan had basically guessed the outcome of the matter, but he still asked.

"Second brother, according to the advice of those old boatmen, we sailed from Zhuya County to the northeast for more than half a month, and we found a big island. Cheng Yuan and I did a rough calculation, and the distance between the north and the south is nearly a thousand miles. It is also more than 300 miles from east to west, which is larger than Zhuya County. The island is fertile and rich in products, and it is even more beautiful and rich than Jiaozhou!" Sun Yi couldn't hide his excitement.

"Is there anyone living on the island?" Sun Quan asked the most important question.

"There are some aborigines, although their accents are different, they can still hear Chinese. According to what they said, they are descendants of the Baiyue tribe. But as far as I can see, these people live in extreme poverty, similar to the Shanyue people!" Ding Bong replied.

"Zi Ming led people to build a city there, named Danshui, and left [-] soldiers stationed there. Many local natives came to rob them, but our army repelled them. But Zi Ming also said that this is not a long-term project. Plan, please send someone to take charge as soon as possible." Sun Yi thought of something and said again.

"I see. I don't know how many people there are in Yizhou?" Sun Quan thought for a while.

"According to the elders of their clan, there are at least a hundred thousand people." Sun Yi replied. (I don't know the population of Taiwan during the Three Kingdoms period, so let's just say it)

"That's good, Gongji, Chengyuan, you lead an army of [-] to follow the guide to Yizhou, and you must pacify it like Jiaozhou. If those aboriginals know the current affairs, they will be recruited into civilians and soldiers. Those who don't know the current affairs Just exterminate them all, understand?" Sun Quan ordered in a swift and decisive manner.

"Understood!" Ding Feng and Ling Tong responded quickly, and the two immediately went down to prepare not to mention it. "Second brother, why are you making such a big fuss about Yizhou?" Sun Yi asked a little puzzled.

Sun Quan didn't answer his brother's question directly, but asked Sun Yi first: "Uncle Bi, it's been more than two years since your brother and I came to Jiaozhou?"

"It's been two years and three months!" Sun Yi sighed, with a somewhat lonely expression on his face.Ignoring his little brother's pettiness, Sun Quan said again: "Third brother, from your point of view, the Jiaozhou we live in is different from the Jiaozhou we heard about when we were in Jiangdong?"

Sun Yi didn't answer so quickly this time.After being silent for a while, Sun Yi said: "When I was in Jiangdong that day, everyone thought that Jiaozhou was a land full of miasma and poisonous snakes. Now that I have come here, I know that people in the world have misunderstood this. The land in Jiaozhou is fertile, and rice is grown every year It can be cooked three times, and after the Zhan tribe’s rebellion was suppressed, the people here live and work in peace and contentment, it’s truly a paradise in the south.”

"Yes, if someone told me three years ago that Jiaozhou was a paradise, I would have dismissed it as absurd. But what I have seen and heard now is nothing like that. Talking about these four counties, even Zhuya County, which is isolated overseas It is unbelievable that there is such a large area of ​​iron ore. Since then, I have understood that everything in the world should not be easily concluded. It is the same in Jiaozhou and Yizhou. If Yizhou can be properly governed, it is difficult to guarantee that it will no longer be Another Jiaozhou." Sun Quan said somewhat philosophically.

"Second brother is right!" Sun Yi nodded, completely agreeing with Sun Quan.

"Furthermore, Yizhou is only a few days' journey away from Kuaiji and the South China Sea. If you can lay down an army horse in Yizhou and raid Kuaiji or the South China Sea, you will definitely be surprised!"

Sun Yi was surprised when he heard the words, and after seeing that there was no one around, he asked in a low voice: "Second brother, do you still want to call back to Jiangdong?"

"Don't you want to?" Sun Quan asked back.

"Of course I want to, but you, second brother?" Sun Yi was a little hard to speak.

"Ah!" Sun Quan also sighed, and then said: "Although Jiaozhou is good, it is not our hometown. Right now, Mother, Ji Zuo and the others are in Wujun, and they are monitored by Liu Bei all the time. Every time I think about it, I They are all deeply disturbed. But now I am in Jiaozhou, the population under my rule is only 70, and the number of soldiers is only [-] to [-]. How can I fight back to Jiangdong? It belongs to Liu Bei. Right now, Zhao Feng is in Jingnan, and he still has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands. How can I act rashly? In order to avoid causing trouble for myself, I can only hide my strength and bide my time, waiting for the right time. I usually keep my mouth shut about Jiangdong. But have you ever forgotten your ambition? Third brother, now we have acquired Yizhou, and running it well is another foundation. Even if his daily affairs fail, he can take his family and return to the island. It happens to be my mother, which shows that the sky is endless. My grandson Zhongmou. In this way, if you and my brother don't let go, we may not be able to turn things around!"

"Second brother!" Sun Yi looked at the determined Sun Quan, and suddenly felt his nose a little sore.Since coming to Jiaozhou, Sun Quan has been working almost at a flying speed, which is why he pacified Jiaozhou so quickly.As a result of overwork, Sun Quan, who was only 20 years old, already had gray hair on his temples. "When is the second brother going to march into Jiangdong?" Sun Yi asked, wiping the tears from his eyes.

"Wait, when Yizhou can settle down a little bit, when Liu Bei and Cao Cao or Yuan Shao start the war again and have no time to take care of Jiangdong, we will send troops to Jiangdong. Shu Bi, the former king of Yue, Gou Jian, has endured humiliation for 20 years. We will run Jiaozhou two This year has achieved such achievements. As long as we work hard and wait for the right time, why worry about not having a chance?"

"I understand!" Sun Yi looked at his brother with a firm expression.A few days later, Sun Yi, Ding Feng, and Ling Tong's generals led [-] Jiaozhou troops, secretly sailed from Zhuya County to Yizhou.The aborigines on the island were immediately terrified when they saw such a murderous army.Except for a few tribes who still dare to fight, the rest are invincible.Sun Quan was then appointed by Xu Jing as a civil servant, appointed Lu Meng as the governor of Yizhou, built a city in Yizhou, settled people and horses, and attracted the island residents to come to cultivate with advanced agricultural tools and seeds brought from the mainland, and selected the best and strong weaves from them. Train into an army.After all this busy work, it was already winter, and Sun Quan finally established a foothold overseas, and greatly supplemented the population and military strength, and suddenly became a little restless.However, Liu Bei who was in Shouchun, and even Zhao Feng who was in Jingnan had no way of knowing all of this.Although they have also arranged detailed operations in Jiaozhou, it is naturally difficult to find out this kind of thing that is so far away.What's more, they are busy recuperating now, so they can't take care of this side for a while, how could they have expected that Sun Quan could make such a big commotion.

Just as Zhao Feng was busy training soldiers and Sun Quan was plotting to seize Yizhou, news came from the north: Yuan Shao had died.

(End of this chapter)