The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 158 Set sail to spaceflight and clean sand

"Thank you for your trouble, brother." Zhou Yu put the book away carefully, with a faint smile on his delicate face, appearing calm and calm, not too excited, nor indifferent.

"Ayu, what is this writing?" Ohashi asked with a smile.

Zhou Yu shook his head: "It looks like a six-character poem, but there are two characters missing. I can't tell what it is. It just feels like it should be right. No, you have to wait for elder brother to come back and ask him face to face to find out."

Daqiao pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Ayu is still smart, I also think it is easy to read this way, and it is in line with the scene in the painting, but... it's just that this sentence sounds too dull, not like what he should have at his age. Yes. The heartbroken man is at the end of the world, alas, it always makes people jump in fear."

Zhou Yu said with a slight smile: "Don't worry, auntie. Literati and poets often make outrageous remarks, and it's not uncommon for them to moan without illness. It's possible for my brother to leave home thousands of miles away, miss my aunt, and get heartbroken once in a while."

Hearing her bitter words, Daqiao couldn't help joking with her: "Do you miss me, maybe it's someone else, and I'm embarrassed to say it, but I want to refer to it differently, as a metaphor. .I said, Ayu, you will be sixteen after the Chinese New Year, is there any boy you like? If not, Auntie can help you talk about marriage?"

Xiaoqiao laughed: "Sister, you are too. It's okay to make jokes with the child. Although Aman is your child, I am not bad to him. He should think about me, right? I can’t just think about you as my mother, but I can’t miss my little aunt once in a while? As for Ayu, I don’t dare to worry about Sister Lao.” She paused for a while, with a forced smile on her face: “A few days ago Madam went to my house and asked about Ayu's birthday, from what it means, I'm afraid she wants to marry Ayu for the sake of Prince Deng."

Daqiao was stunned for a moment: "Young Master Deng? He...he is only ten years old, isn't he..."

"It's a bit small, but that's good too. You can let Ayu stay with me for a few more years."

Although Xiaoqiao was smiling, there was some helplessness in his eyes.First, Sun Luyu fell in love with Zhou Xun. Sun Quan said that he would betroth Sun Luyu to Zhou Xun. Zhou Xun could only wait for Sun Luyu to grow up. Sun Quan was not happy when he found out.As for whether Sun Luyu was a child's curiosity, or a love between a man and a woman, none of them knew.If Zhou Xun didn't say it himself, Xiaoqiao was naturally more confused, and now that Sun Deng wanted to marry Zhou Yu, Xiaoqiao was scratching his head.Sun Deng was only ten years old, and he would not get married until he was around thirteen at least. In other words, Zhou Yu would have to wait at least three years.

Xiaoqiao knew that Zhou Yu had never forgotten Sun Shao in her heart. She was against this marriage, but for the future of the Zhou family, she couldn't refuse.Although Sun Deng came from a low background, he is the eldest son of Sun Quan. If there is no accident, Sun Deng will be the future lord of Jiangdong, and maybe even the lord of the world. Then Zhou Yu may be the queen of the world, and Zhou Xun It was Princess Shang, they couldn't resist such an honor, neither Zhou Xun nor Zhou Yu could refuse.

Probably no one can refuse this glory before.As for the mood of the parties involved, it doesn't really matter anymore.Although I heard that Sun Luyu had a good opinion of Zhou Xun, and Sun Deng also had a good impression of Zhou Yu, but no one had ever asked Zhou Xun and Zhou Yu whether the same was true.

In fact, there is no need to ask, because none of them refused.

"It's a pity, Aman is not lucky." Daqiao sighed regretfully, and blamed himself for delaying things. If he had told Sun Shao earlier, he might not have come to this point.She also resented Sun Shao a little bit, and this child also, he seemed quite smart, why couldn't he see what Zhou Yu was thinking?Could it be that he really hated Zhou Yu for teasing him before?
After hearing this, Guan Feng was in a very bad mood, and all the slight guard against Zhou Yu disappeared.She is someone who has experienced this kind of thing, of course she can understand Zhou Yu's thoughts at the moment. Zhou Yu and Sun Deng have only met once. Although Sun Deng was not ugly, he was still a childish child at that time. into Zhou Yu's eyes.Thinking of her own helplessness back then, Guan Feng was filled with guilt towards Zhou Yu.

"Don't worry, auntie. Although the eldest brother is a bit reckless this time, he will not cause trouble." Zhou Yuqiang comforted him with a smile: "He has a wise man like Yu Zhongxiang by his side, so he won't sit idly by. He must have a countermeasure."

"I hope so." Daqiao was a little sad, and he was not in the mood to talk about Sun Shao's affairs. Since Zhou Yu also said that nothing would happen, that was the only way to go.She ordered the kitchen to prepare food and drinks, entertained Xiaoqiao's mother and daughter for lunch, and laughed with them courteously.Guan Feng got rid of his jealousy, and tried his best to win over Zhou Yu's emotions. The host and guest enjoyed themselves for a while, but they always felt a little depressed when talking.

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Sun Quan hesitated for a few days, and discussed with several close officials. Some advised Sun Quan to be on guard, and some said that Sun Shao should not have any disagreements. Sun Quan finally couldn't make up his mind, so he called Lu Xun again.

Lu Xun read Bu Zhi's battle report and thought for a moment: "I think I should reward you."

Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun silently, listening to his reasons.

"Based on General Fubo's military exploits, if the Supreme Commander does not order rewards, the hearts of the soldiers will surely be chilled. To calm down the East China Sea and the South China Sea within a year, no matter whether his actions are suspicious or not, is a great achievement. And From the current point of view, there is no sign that he has colluded with the pirates, and it may be difficult to suppress him with this crime." Lu Xun said slowly, calmly and indifferently: "If you have merit, you must Reward, if there is a fault, it must be punished. This is the way that the Supreme Master can accept the loyalty of the generals. The Supreme has been in Jiangdong for fourteen years, and who is not convinced by the Supreme's understanding of employing people and the fairness of rewards and punishments?"

Sun Quan breathed out calmly.Yes, he has taken over Jiangdong for 14 years, and his foundation has been stabilized. There is no need to worry that Sun Shao will use the name of his dead brother Sun Ce to make trouble.Today's Jiangdong is his Sun Quan's Jiangdong, not Sun Ce's Jiangdong.Especially in the past few years, most of Sun Ce's old ministries have died, and the few remaining have become Sun Quan's confidantes. Under such circumstances, why should he always worry about Sun Shao?It's not worth hurting your own reputation for a worry.

"Furthermore, I think General Fubo's move is still for the sake of the Supreme." Lu Xun continued to analyze: "Zhu Ya was abandoned by Jia Jianzhi as early as Emperor Xiaoyuan, and it has been more than 200 years since today. It is not counted as the territory of my great Han. Now General Fubo has taken it again. If the Supreme One sets up a county in Zhuya, it is no different from expanding the territory. Dare I ask who can do this in the past 200 years since Emperor Guangwu and all dynasties? What a feat? Duan Jiong just defeated the Eastern Qiang, pacified the territory that originally belonged to me, and became a captain. Now that General Fubo has taken Zhuya, he just wants to set up a county on it and use it as his own food town. The request is not too much. Even if there is no county in Zhuya, wouldn't the Supreme give him food?"

Sun Quan nodded again and again. Although Zhu Ya didn't gain much, his reputation was good.Cao Cao is so good at fighting, at most he just regained the lost ground. When will he be able to expand the territory?Not to mention Liu Bei, he didn't keep the Yizhou he snatched from Liu Zhang and his son, Hanzhong was taken from the north by Cao Cao, and the barbarians in the south were rebelling, so the territory he could really control was actually limited.Among the three families currently confronting, only Jiangdong was able to win Zhuya, which is a rare thing. This shows that the Sun family is aggressive, and they are more committed to God's will than Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

From this point of view alone, Sun Shao is a great hero, and he should not only be rewarded, but also be rewarded heavily.

"You're right." Sun Quan brushed his beard and showed a gratified smile. "Bo Yan, do you think the next step is to let him continue to conquer the barbarians, or what?"

Lu Xun frowned, and shook his head lightly: "Take Zhuya, that's all. Adding some more small countries is just icing on the cake, and it won't make much difference. In my opinion, General Fubo is not good at using troops. If he is talented, he should be allowed to return to the Danyang and Yuzhang areas to calm the mountains and stabilize the heart, which is more useful than conquering some barbarians."

Sun Quan didn't speak, he pondered what Lu Xun said.Putting Sun Shao in Danyang to pacify Shanyue is actually a matter of ups and downs.Sun Shao's subordinates are now mainly sailors. If he leaves the sea, he is like a fish out of the water, and the threat is much smaller.Ping Dingshan seems to be an opportunity for him to increase his strength, but in fact it deprives him of his naval rights in a disguised form, and he is reduced to an ordinary general, not the only naval officer who can rule the roost on the sea.But he was also a little worried. Now that Sun Shao is in charge of the navy, his attention may be outside, not Jiangdong itself. If he is asked to pacify Shanyue, let alone whether he will be willing, even if he is willing, will he do it again? Raising tigers?He started with fifteen ships within a year, and now he has nearly a thousand warships and twenty thousand sailors. How could he know that he couldn't calm down the mountains quickly?When the time comes, he will have both a powerful navy and elite soldiers from the mountains, so who else can control him?

"Let's deal with the matter of rewards first. As for how to arrange him, we can decide after discussing with the officials." Sun Quan decided to proceed in two steps, and quickly issued the rewards for the heroes of the South China Sea.Sun Shao was promoted from General Fubo to General Later, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Ganquan Township, Yu Fan's Staff Officer Meritorious Service, Marquis of Huating, Marquis of Yuehai, General of Zhenhai, Marquis of Gutianting, Su Yu, that is, Su Chuleg, General of Henghai, Marquis of Guannei, Cui Qian For the captain of Dinghai, the others have their own rewards.

As soon as the document was sent out, Deng Zhi, the envoy sent by Liu Bei, arrived in Jianye and conveyed an urgent message to Sun Quan.

In July, Cao Cao arrived in Hanzhong and commanded the army to enter Brazil County from Nanzheng, firmly restraining Liu Bei's main force, and the forwards had already attacked Hanchang.Xia Houyuan was on the right wing and led the Guiyi Qiang people into Wudu and Zitong, defeated Ma Chao and Wu Lan sent by Liu Bei one after another, and approached the Jiange. He may join forces with Cao Cao in the Jiange at any time.Liu Bei was under a lot of pressure. In order to stop Cao Cao's offensive, he ordered Zhuge Liang, the general of the military division, to send all the troops that could be mobilized in Yizhou to the front line, squeezing out the last bit of food reserves in Yizhou.People in Yizhou are now in panic, and Zhuge Liang is even worried about turmoil in Chengdu, so he dare not recruit troops.Even so, Liu Bei's situation on the front line is still not optimistic.I heard that Cao Cao continued to increase his troops in order to conquer Bashu in one fell swoop. Seeing him like this, he will not give up if he does not capture Bashu this time.

Yizhou has reached the most critical time, Liu Bei felt that he could not support himself alone, he had no choice but to accept Fazheng's suggestion, and sent Deng Zhi to Jianye, asking Sun Quan to send troops to attack the Jianghuai area, to attract Cao Cao's attention and relieve Liu Bei's pressure.

While sending Deng Zhi to Jianye, he also ordered Guan Yu in Jingzhou to attack Cao Ren in Xiangyang and Fancheng, but this military operation can only be launched when Sun Quan sends troops to Jianghuai, in case Guan Yu and Cao Ren fight However, Sun Quan stabbed him in the back. Not only would Bashu be tight, but Jingzhou might also fall.Liu Bei judged others with his own heart, and was extremely worried about Sun Quan, for fear that he would remember the past, and instead joined forces with Cao Cao to destroy him Liu Bei first.

Sun Quan is a smart man, although Deng Zhi didn't say everything, but he guessed what Liu Bei was thinking right away.After he asked Deng Zhi about Liu Bei's front line, he asked with a smile: "I am fighting Xiahou Dun between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. What benefits can General Zuo give me?"

Deng Zhi smiled: "The general may be wrong. This is not that we ask the general for help, but that we want to fight side by side with the general to destroy the Cao bandits."

Sun Quan smiled indifferently: "Bo Miao, are you bluffing me? Cao Cao is attacking Bashu, not Jiangdong. Is it necessary for me to fight with General Zuo? At the beginning of last year, when I fought with Cao Cao, he didn't fight with him." I fight side by side."

Deng Zhi did not rush, and bowed his hands: "General, General Zuo used his strength in Yizhou to fight against Cao Cao, not only for Yizhou, but also for Jiangdong. If General Zuo gave up Bashu, he would still be the emperor's uncle, even if he could not I've become Yizhou Shepherd, but it's not a problem to be Jiuqing. It's just that at that time, Jiangdong...can he finish it alone?"

Sun Quan smiled wryly and was speechless.He was well aware of this situation, so he bargained with Deng Zhi.Otherwise, he would directly throw Deng Zhi out.However, Deng Zhi obviously understands the truth of this, and put on a sloppy look, won't you save me?OK, let's all finish together.There is still something in his words, if Liu Bei surrendered to Cao Cao and went down the river to help Cao Cao fight Jiangdong, what would you do?
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Every time Sun Quan deals with Liu Bei, he feels this kind of depression.Liu Bei is that kind of old rascal, nothing else, a dead life, if you don't let me live, I will drag you into the water.But Sun Quan had nothing to do with his trick, and every time he suffered a loss, he could only swallow his anger.Otherwise, he would have killed Liu Bei as early as the 14th year of Jian'an, so how could he have waited until today.

The reason why he bargained with Deng Zhi was actually just a fluke, hoping to get some benefits.But when the other party made it clear that it would be no good to help, but there would definitely be disadvantages if not helping, Sun Quan had no choice but to pinch his nose again and agreed to send troops to contain Cao Cao, so that Liu Bei would not be alone.

Sun Quan immediately summoned all the ministers to discuss the issue of sending troops to support Liu Bei.Although Jiangdong's ministers didn't like Liu Bei, they knew that if Cao Cao killed Liu Bei at this time, then Jiangdong's good days would be over.It is necessary to send troops, and what needs to be discussed is how to send troops and how many troops to send.

Lu Meng suggested that sending troops to Lujiang, Jiujiang, and fighting Xiahoudun should mainly focus on attracting Cao Cao's attention. There is no need to go all out. The main battlefield is in Jingzhou, and Guan Yu sends troops to attack Cao Ren. Once there, it is close to Xu County. It can quickly shake Cao Cao's heart, attract Cao Cao from Hanzhong, and relieve Liu Bei's pressure. Second, Guan Yu is Liu Bei's general, so he should contribute, and only if he leads the army to attack Cao Ren, Jiangdong will be safer. Don't worry. Was stabbed by Guan Yu.To be honest, Jiang Dong suffered from the losses of Liu Bei's monarch and ministers not once or twice, and Guan Yu has always had thoughts on Jiang Dong. If he is not restrained, Jiang Dong will always be ready to fight on the two fronts.

Lu Meng's suggestion was approved by everyone including Deng Zhizai. Deng Zhi immediately stated that as long as Jiangdong was willing to attract Xiahou Dun's attention on the eastern front, Guan Yu would naturally send troops to attack Cao Ren. Maybe to seek allies?Besides, Jiangdong and Yizhou have a good marriage. Guan Yu's daughter, Guan Feng, is in Jianye. Last time Sun Shao's son was full moon, Guan Yu sent Yin Guan to congratulate him.

The general direction is set, and then we will discuss the details of the operation.At this time, Jiang Qin proposed to ask Sun Shao's navy to help out.Sun Shao's navy is now the most powerful navy in Jiangdong. If he can join the battle, then the threat of Qingxu navy to Jiangdong navy can be offset.The Qingxu Navy is now the biggest worry of Jiangdong's generals.Since the great battle last year, the Qingxu Navy, equipped with thunderbolt cannons, swept away their previous weakness, and beat Jiangdong into a mess every time they made a move. If they didn't have enough warships, they might have hit Jianye a long time ago.

This proposal was unanimously approved by all the generals.Of course, the starting point here is somewhat different. Some sincerely hope that Sun Shaolai can restrain the Qingxu navy, while others guess that Sun Quan wants to take the opportunity to transfer Sun Shao to his side to control it. As for what it is, it doesn’t really matter, anyway. The result was the same, and Sun Shao was required to rush from the South China Sea to Dajiang to join the battle.

Sun Quan then issued another order.

When the order reached Buzhi, governor of Jiaozhou, Sun Shao was still in Rinan County.The change in the situation gave way to both Zhizhi and Zhang Zhao. They did not dare to be negligent, and immediately sent someone to inform Sun Shao that the war was imminent, and it would take some time to reach Jianye from the South China Sea.

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"What is the broken sea map?" Su Chukui rolled his eyes, and glanced at Cui Qian with contempt: "Look at your picture, where did you bring dad?"

"How do you know that it's Haitu's fault?" Cui Qian retorted with a sneer: "I don't know if the road is not going in the wrong direction. It's normal to go down a sea road of more than 1000 miles by one or two hundred miles."

"You mean by saying that I'm leading the wrong way?" Yu Fan stroked his beard and smiled gently.But in Cui Qian's eyes, his gentle smile was much more terrifying than Su's thick-legged face. He shrank his neck and hid aside without saying a word.Can't afford to provoke or hide?
"It doesn't matter who is at fault. The key is to figure out where we are now." Sun Shao stopped them. Can be as accurate as satellite maps of later generations, can you expect the newly improved compass to be as accurate as GPS?
"Call the merchants. They often take this sea route, so they should be familiar with the terrain here." Yu Fan said calmly.

The merchants came, and they used the clairvoyance in Sun Shao's hand to look at them one by one. After discussing with several people, they finally decided on the location. This place should be at the southern end of Rinan, and if you walk more than ten miles south, you should be Xian in Linyi Kingdom. Hong Kong, about eighty miles to the north, is the port of Lurong County.There is a harbor with excellent terrain. There is a long waterway between the two islands about [-] miles long and [-] miles wide and the land, which is suitable for berthing. Not far from the shore is Lurong County.Of course there are pirates on the island, but for Sun Shao, these pirates are not a problem.

(End of this chapter)