The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 209 The Third Leg of the Pirate Empire
"Left and right cloud hands...reverse scroll rainbow...wild horse split mane..."

On the sand covered by the moonlight like silver, Xia Houhui followed Sun Shao's command to practice Tai Chi in a disciplined manner. gas.

"Stop!" Sun Shao stopped her suddenly, strode up, and pushed Xiahou Hui's tightly clenched fist away: "Why is this fist clenched so tightly? It's too tight, and the breath is not smooth, isn't it a bit Out of breath?"

Xia Houhui glanced at Sun Shao timidly, stuck out his tongue, and explained softly: "My sister has always taught me this way."

"Yinping..." Sun Shao's words came to his lips, and he swallowed them back. He glanced at Xia Houhui's eyes shining under the moonlight: "Is she in a bad mood recently?"

"Yeah." Xia Houhui lowered her head: "She misses Amu and Ayi."

"I knew it." Sun Shao shook his arms, shook off the cloak, and revealed the robe inside: "Look, pay attention to the roundness of all the joints." After speaking, he started from the first pose. Whip, practiced step by step, the movement is smooth, the expression is elegant, like a fairy, and Xiahou Hui is as crazy as a crime.

"Do it again." Sun Shao hooked his fingers and signaled Xia Houhui to do it again, "Remember, do not use force with your intention, but use your heart to experience the subtle changes in the body during each movement."

Xia Houhui didn't say a word, and followed Sun Shao's instructions to practice boxing until fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She found that although the movements taught by Sun Shao and Guan Feng's were the same, after Sun Shao's adjustments, the results were very different. After the rehearsal, I felt hot all over and sweated a little, but I didn't feel that breathless.

"Where's my sister? I'm going to tell her."

"It's not that I haven't taught her, it's that she has lost her temper." Sun Shao took the fox fur from Shi Bao's hand, put it on Xiahou Hui's shoulders, and said, "Are you saying that I am cruel?"

Xia Houhui grabbed the fur collar and shook his head: "Husband, don't blame my sister, mother and child are connected, it is impossible to be like you men. In fact, she also knows that husband and King Wu are not the same people."

"I know." Sun Shao took Xia Houhui's hand and walked slowly along the beach. "Yinping is pure-hearted and doesn't think too much about it. It's not surprising that she has such an idea. Just wait a little longer. When this war is over, I'll find a way to bring them back."

Xia Houhui bit his lip and thought for a while, then asked tentatively, "Exchange for a war horse?"

"Yes." Sun Shao turned his head and glanced at this unusually intelligent girl. As soon as he showed a little interest, she guessed that she was really intelligent.

Xia Houhui's long eyelashes fluttered twice, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"why?"

"The more you want to bring them back, the more King Wu will not let them go." Xia Houhui held Sun Shao's hand and said softly: "The more valuable the hostages are, the more tightly they are controlled, and those dispensable hostages I have seen too many hostages like this in Yecheng. Zang Ba and Sun Guan also have sons in Yecheng, but they often default on their annual expenses, and the king of Wei can only let him go."

Sun Shao blinked: "I know this truth, but I can't be calm, so no matter what method I use, I must bring them back."

"Then...husband needs to prepare more methods." Xia Houhui hesitated for a moment, and reminded: "Exchanging war horses is just righteousness. There is righteousness and strangeness. This is the way of a military strategist."

"Hehehe, I didn't expect you to study the art of war." Sun Shao smiled.

"It's not about research, I just read some." Xia Houhui blushed and said embarrassedly: "It's just talk on paper, and it's okay to talk about it. If you really want me to arrange it, I can't do it. It’s not as good as Sister Feng’s ability to fight on the battlefield with her husband.”

Sun Shao didn't say anything, he knew what Xia Houhui wanted to ask, but he couldn't say it yet.It's not that he doesn't trust Xia Houhui, but that the fewer people who know about certain things, the better.

"Husband, why don't you want to occupy Liaodong?" Seeing that Sun Shao didn't say anything, Xia Houhui knew that he didn't want him to know Guan Feng's whereabouts, so he changed the topic: "I think Zang Ba and the others are very disappointed. , which is more beneficial to them.”

"Although my occupation of Liaodong is good for them, it is not good for the overall situation." Sun Shao's tone was a little erratic, as if he might be blown away by the sea breeze at any time. "Mr. Cao will not rest assured that I will occupy Liaodong. There will inevitably be disputes at that time, so why bother. I only need a few islands."

"However, the territory of the Yue Kingdom is indeed too small." Xia Houhui shrugged his slender eyebrows: "The husband himself takes care of the overall situation, but what about the ministers? They all hope to split the soil and seal it up, and pass it on to their descendants."

"There is plenty of land, so why is it in Liaodong?" Sun Shao smiled, and squeezed Xiahou Hui's hand: "Your Xiahou family's fief is the fief of Xiahou's servant?"

The ancestor of Xiahouhui was Xiahouying, the servant of Emperor Gaozu. Xiahouying was a friend of Liu Bang when he was not prosperous. Later, he followed Liu Bang to fight, drove for him, and saved the later Xiaohui Emperor Liu Ying and Lu Yuan Princess Liu Le. Gaozu died, Empress Lu was in power, and many heroes were deposed, but because of his life-saving grace, he was still his servant in peace and stability. , can be said to be the most stable hero in the early Han Dynasty.But despite this, the Marquis of Ruyin was only passed down to his great-grandson Xiahou Po and ended.

"That's what you say, but...others don't think so."

"I'll give them a better explanation." Sun Shao said with a confident smile: "I don't want to be cunning, but I don't expect them to have nothing. Things like being selfless can only be asked of yourself. , can’t ask others.”

"But, isn't it wrong to rule the country with virtue? If there is no morality, the world is full of corrupt officials, how can it be possible to govern the world well?" Xia Houhui raised his head and looked at Sun Shao in a daze.Sun Shao's theory and practice of governing the country are far from what she knows.The great man is based on agriculture, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, but Sun Shao puts more emphasis on industry and commerce, and simply gave up farming. not many.

"Of course morality is needed, but if it is too high, it is too much to go too far." Sun Shao followed the temptation and used every opportunity to instill some issues he thought about into Xia Houhui. She is still young, and although she has read some classics, it is easier to accept after all. new ideas.Moreover, her foundation in Confucian classics is better than his. After her understanding and polishing, she puts on a cloak of Confucianism, and then feeds it back to him, and it will sound much more pleasing to others.He also said these words to Guan Feng, but Guan Feng was not interested in these ways of governing the country. She was only interested in the guerrilla warfare and blitzkrieg mentioned by Sun Shao. "For example, a person's two legs are the same. Only two legs are similar, so that he can go far. If one leg is strong and the other is weak, can he still go far? Morality and talent are like these two legs. .”

"What about the three legs?" Xia Houhui stretched out a finger, propped up his red face, and tilted his head to look at Sun Shao.

"Three legs?" Sun Shao was taken aback, and looked at Xiahou Hui in puzzlement: "Where did you get the three legs?"

"I don't know either." Xia Houhui was also a little dazed: "Sister Feng said, you once told her that a man has three legs, and whether the third leg is strong or not is the most important issue."

Sun Shao suddenly realized, his face turned red immediately, and he squeaked twice. Looking at him from left to right, he secretly sighed in his heart, Guan Feng was really deceived by Xia Houhui, and even told her this kind of boudoir talk.Seeing that Sun Shao had stopped talking, Xia Houhui was also a little embarrassed. Although she didn't understand what the third leg referred to, she could guess from Sun Shao's expression that it was definitely not serious.

The sea breeze was blowing, the waves were hitting the shore, and the two sets of footprints walked farther and farther along the beach.

On the west bank of Daliangshui, at the foot of a hill called Daliang Mountain, Fuyu King Wei Qiutai was watching the singing and dancing with great interest. Several tall and plump maikos with blond hair and blue eyes were circling in the tent in time with the rhythm, spinning , their skirts flew up high, revealing the slender legs under the skirts, they raised their arms high, and made many tricks with their fingers, for a while they were like agile snakes, and for a while they were like birds with wings ready to fly. It slid down to the shoulders, exposing all the slender arms in front of Wei Choutai's eyes.

Wei Qiutai laughed loudly, grabbed a handful of corn and rice from the bamboo beans and stuffed them into his mouth, then got up and walked to the middle of the maiko, turned his head and swayed his hips, and danced along with him.Both men and women in Fuyu are good at singing and dancing, and Wei Choutai is also a master of it, and he became the center of maiko in a short time.He wrapped his arms around the waist of a plump maiko, and the two looked at each other affectionately, dancing mesmerizingly.

Wei Qiutai couldn't help being in a bad mood.This time Cao Zhang and Sun Shao sent troops to fight against Liaoshui. Gongsun Gong was so frightened that he sent someone to ask them to send troops to help him, and he agreed to a generous offer.I thought it was a fierce battle, but I didn't expect that Cao Zhang and Sun Shao would have internal strife before it started. I heard that it was a lively fight at the beach, and it would be impossible to tell the winner for a while.Wei Qiutai followed Yang Yi to attack Liao Tuncheng, and Yang Yi gave him another good job, and took his men to station on the west bank of the Daliao River to prevent Cao Zhang from suddenly returning to help.Wei Qiutai knew that Cao Zhang was not small and he was a good warrior, so he was very careful and sent his scouts all the way to the beach.The past few days have been quiet, and the news sent back by the scouts said that Sun Shao came to reinforce him, Cao Zhang was a little nervous, and had already retreated [-] miles from the sea.

Wei Qiutai was not worried, he had retreated for thirty miles and there were still nearly a hundred miles. Although Cao Zhang had cavalry, he only had 1 cavalry, and the remaining [-] people were all infantry. It takes two days to go, and with these two days, he can calmly make the choice that is most beneficial to him.

The latest news has just arrived, and there is nothing unusual about Cao Zhang's camp. It seems that Sun Shao has held back his hands and feet, and he will not be able to return to Liaotun City for a while.Thinking of Liao Tuncheng, Wei Qiutai's psychology is a little complicated. His grandfather with the same name set off from here and took a boat to Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, to be a proton.Life as a proton is difficult, especially in the eyes of the big Han people, they are still barbarians. His ancestor lived in Luoyang for more than ten years before returning. Han people are no different, but he was rejected by his tribe because of this, and finally lost in the struggle for heirs, and lived in Liaotun City in his later years.Wei Qiutai learned about his grandfather's deeds from his grandmother, and saw the seal and ribbon bestowed by the emperor of the Han Dynasty left by his grandfather. He loved the exquisite embroidery and official seals, but hated them for losing his chance to become Fuyu King.

He could have become King Fuyu very smoothly, instead of gaining the throne by surrendering to Gongsundu as he is now.

His biggest dream is to get rid of the big man and live a free life again after the strength of the tribe grows.But this time, Gongsun Gong gave him this opportunity. As long as he helps Gongsun Gong defeat Cao Zhang and Sun Shao, he can get a lot of property and population, and he can return to Fuyu's hometown and become a real Fuyu king.

Although Wei Qiutai is not very clear about the situation of the big man, he still knows the general situation. The big man now is not the old man. The current big man is as weak as an old man, and even an incompetent person like Gongsun Gong can dominate Liaodong, what prestige does the big man have to conquer the world?The Fuyu people, Xianbei people, and Karasuma people, whether they were surrendered to the Han Dynasty or still independent, are all ready to move, waiting for an opportunity.

This opportunity originally appeared 40 years ago. After the Xianbei king Tan Shihuai defeated the Han army, all the tribes on the grassland thought that the opportunity to invade the Han Dynasty had come. Tan Shihuai died suddenly and inexplicably, and his son He Lian was an idiot at all, and the extremely powerful Xianbei was torn apart in a blink of an eye.Later, there were two Gongsuns in Liaodong, one was Baima Gongsun Zan, who was the nightmare of Karasuma people, and the other was Gongsun Du, who was the nightmare of Goguryeo and Xianbei people, and Fuyu people were sandwiched between Goguryeo and Xianbei people. It was the mouse in the bellows, and Wei Qiutai was forced to submit to Gongsundu in this situation.

Now that Gongsun Zan is dead, and Gongsun Du is also dead, the Xianbei people are in chaos, and the Fuyu people's opportunity has come.

Wei Qiutai couldn't be unhappy, he pulled the maiko and danced excitedly, the smooth and soft arms of the maiko fascinated him endlessly.He pulled hard, pulled the maiko into his arms, let out a lewd smile, and waved his hand, the other maiko retreated immediately, while the maiko he left behind obediently stuck up, using his dexterous fingers Gently untied his belt, and the thick fur fur was opened, revealing the brocade clothes inside. This was bought from a merchant at a high price, and it was a symbol of status. He was afraid of being dirty by maiko, so he personally To untie the brocade.The brocade belt was very slippery, and it opened with just a light pull, revealing the pure white dress inside.

Who says barbarians are dirty?Wei Qiutai is a very clean person.

Maiko touched Weiqiutai's brocade belt enviously, the silky feel of the brocade belt made her hands pale in comparison.

"Do you want it?" Wei Qiutai narrowed his eyes and smiled.The maiko was taken aback, and quickly let go.Wei Qiutai laughed: "Don't be afraid, I'm comfortable serving you, and I'll reward you with a hair tie."

Maiko looked at Wei Qiutai in surprise, although it was just a hair tie, it was also a rare item.Full of joy, she went to untie Wei Qiutai's little coat, and stretched her hand in along the edge of the little coat. Just as she reached Wei Qiutai's waist, Wei Qiutai suddenly grabbed her wrist.Maiko was taken aback, thinking that she had offended Wei Qiutai, and was about to ask a question, but saw Wei Qiutai looking at the tent door unhappily.

At the tent door stood a panting warrior.

"What's the matter?" Wei Qiutai asked with suppressed anger.Being interrupted at this time is really not something that can make him happy.

"Cao Zhang is here." The samurai pointed to the outside of the account: "Now it is at most five miles away from the camp."

"Wuli?" Wei Choutai was taken aback, pushed Maiko away, pushed her so that she couldn't stand still, and fell down on the tent with a plop.Wei Choutai didn't even look at it, he took a step forward, grabbed the warrior by the collar, and shouted angrily, "Why didn't you report it until now?"

"They're too fast." The samurai blushed and stammered, "When we found them, they were already very close to us. I almost ran to my horse's death before I was a few miles ahead of them. "

"So fast?" Wei Qiutai frowned, "How many people?"

"Four 5000 men, all cavalry."

"There are only 5000 people." Wei Qiutai breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hand: "Explore again."

The samurai breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out of the tent.Wei Qiutai immediately beat the drums to raise the account, he was not worried, Cao Zhang only came with 5000 people, and he had nearly [-] people, as long as Cao Zhang is not out of his mind, he would not dare to attack him, as long as he is not given a chance to attack, It was useless for Cao Zhang to run, so he had to return empty-handed.

However, things went beyond Wei Qiutai's expectations, and when he was gathering his generals to discuss matters, Cao Zhang, who had rushed outside the camp, launched an attack.In a short period of time, he defeated the guerrillas who stepped forward to intercept him, and rushed directly into the camp of Weichoutai. The speed was so fast that everyone could not expect it, so fast that Weichoutai's subordinates were not even ready to fight. I had time to open it up.

Four thousand cavalry, mainly Karasuma people, rushed into the camp, wielding sharp knives and spears, slashing and killing wantonly, causing chaos wherever they went.Cao Zhang had a spear in his left hand and a saber in his right hand, charging forward. Next to him were three hundred guard cavalry, all equipped with the new sabers provided by Sun Shao.As soon as they rushed into the big camp at Wei Chou Terrace, they formed into a queue about two or three zhang apart, passed through the big camp, and killed the enemies they encountered one by one.

The saber provided by Sun Shao was very sharp. With one strike, the spears and sabers in the hands of the Puyu people were broken. Most of the Puyu people had no armor, a few had leather armor, and even less iron armor. Affordable, in front of Cao Zhang and others, they are no different from being naked. Wherever the sword goes, even iron armor is useless, let alone leather armor or even a simple leather jacket.

Cao Zhang slashed and slashed freely, and vented all the embarrassment he had suffered in Sun Shao's camp for so many days. Now he finally regained some goodwill towards Sun Shao. Tore apart the resistance of the Puyu people. I didn't feel it when I met the guerrilla cavalry just now. Now that I rushed into the camp, the effect was much more obvious.

Facing the ferocious Cao Jun cavalry, the Fuyu people were dumbfounded. They had no time to organize an effective resistance, and watched Cao Zhang lead the dark-haired Karasuma people through the formation.

"God damn Karasuma people!" Wei Qiutai, who rushed out of the big tent, yelled, Karasuma people are so useless, they actually became the dogs of the Han people, helping the Han people to kill the Fuyu people who are also grassland tribes.Although the Fuyu people and Karasuma people have fought and had enemies, you can't be the dogs of the Han people.

The Han Chinese cavalry led by Cao Zhang couldn't understand what Wei Qiutai said, but they saw his identity immediately when they saw the brocade clothes on Wei Qiutai's body and the luxurious tent behind him.Cao Zhang screamed excitedly, and threw the spear in his hand with all his strength.

The spear was like lightning, like a huge arrow, flying eighty steps in an instant, piercing through Wei Choutai's chest.Wei Qiutai was driven back a few steps by the huge force on the spear, and did not stop until he leaned against the tent.He looked at the half of the spear handle, and couldn't believe his eyes. How could someone throw a spear so far with his arm strength?This is simply a crossbow of human flesh.

The rapid death of Wei Qiutai brought immeasurable losses to the Fuyu people. The Fuyu people who were not prepared lost their command and fought on their own. They were not Cao Zhang's opponent at all. He led the cavalry back and forth twice. Collapsed, some of them dropped their weapons, knelt down and surrendered, and some turned their horses' heads and ran away.Cao Zhang gave an order, and the cavalry in a group dispersed and chased in all directions.Behind Weiqiu Terrace was the Daliang Water, and the Fuyu people were in a panic. Many people jumped into the cold Daliang Water and were drowned, only a small number escaped to death.

In just one hour, Cao Zhang broke through the camp of the Fuyu people and beheaded Fuyu King Wei Qiutai on the spot.Victory in the first battle boosted morale.Cao Zhang notified Tian Yu to lead the infantry to come, regrouped his troops, crossed the Daliang River, and took the opportunity to attack Goguryeo King Baqi.

When the news reached Yang Yi's ears, Yang Yi turned pale with shock. After a short silence, he cursed Wei Qiutai as an idiot.He knew that although Wei Qiutai claimed to have 6000 people, it actually only had more than [-] people. He reported more people because he hoped to share more benefits by then.He didn't care either, he was well aware of these barbarians' narrow-mindedness, and he didn't expect Wei Qiutai to stop Cao Zhang, but he didn't expect Wei Qiutai to lose so quickly, which made him fall into a passive position all of a sudden.Yang Yi didn't even have time to discuss with Goguryeo King Baqi, so he withdrew [-] miles back in the shortest time and gave up the plan to attack the city. He didn't want to be flanked by Cao Zhang inside and outside.

At the same time, he sent someone to send the news to Xiangping City, asking Gongsun Gong to be careful. Cao Zhang reacted so quickly, it is very likely that he had reached some kind of agreement with Sun Shao and put aside the conflict for the time being.Two days after the news was sent, Yang Yi received the news that Tian Yu led the infantry to arrive, and he was suddenly shocked.He was skeptical of Cao Zhang's relentless actions. Logically speaking, with Sun Shao behind him, he would at most use cavalry to take the risk of attacking Weiqiutai to relieve the pressure on the Liao Tunnel. How could it be possible for all the cavalry to rush over?
Unless, he and Sun Shao have no conflict at all.In other words, Cao Zhang and Sun Shao teamed up to dig a hole and lured them from Xiangping City to Liao Tunnel.Thinking of this, Yang Yi didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately ordered a quick retreat to Xiangping City.

However, soon there came another news that shocked Yang Yi even more. Sun Deng, the son of King Wu, led five thousand Jiangdong naval forces to cut off the pontoon bridge on the Daliang River and cut off his retreat.

(End of this chapter)