The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 248
Sun Deng has been dealing with Sun Shao for so long, and this is the first time he has learned from Sun Shao's rascals. Couldn't make it out, and left in a huff.Zhuge Ke and Xie Jing, who were waiting outside the palace, were chatting. They were very surprised when they saw Sun Deng coming out angrily. Just about to ask what happened, Sun Deng jumped into the carriage and shouted repeatedly: "Go back to the posthouse! Go back to the posthouse Museum!"

"Prince, what are you..." Zhuge Ke quickly jumped into the car and asked in a low voice.

Sun Deng was sullen for a while, and then told what happened just now.Zhuge Ke frowned: "Prince, are you really planning to negotiate with Funan?"

"If you can take back Nichinan through negotiation, why do you still have to fight?" Sun Deng turned his head and glanced at Zhuge Ke, his eyes full of suspicion: "Yuan Xun, do you also think we should fight?"

Zhuge Ke smiled faintly: "I just think that the envoys from Funan Kingdom came too coincidentally. Lu Shijun has been in Rinan for so long, and they haven't sent any envoys. Why did their envoys arrive as soon as King Yue arrived at Zhuya? I think These barbarians don't know etiquette, and if they don't beat them hard, they probably won't be honest. They came to Zhuya, maybe it was more of a test, and they didn't really want to make peace."

Sun Deng's eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn't say a word. When he called Chen, he asked in detail about Lu Dai's journey since he arrived in Jiaozhou, and then he asked suspiciously: "It's really a coincidence, but how can they be so well informed?" , The King of Yue’s army has just arrived at Zhuya for a few days, and even Duke Lu Ding didn’t know about it, so how did they know? Maybe it’s just a coincidence.”

"I don't think so." Xie Jing interjected: "I think that the barbarians may not make peace because the King of Yue came to Zhuya. Of course, as Yuan Xun said, they may not just make peace. I think it is possible." It has something to do with Wei Wen and the others. Wei Wen and the others have been in Zhuya for more than three months, and they have made a lot of noise in the area of ​​Linyi State. They attacked Da Nang twice in succession and killed many people. Maybe Funan State was forced by them. , and then came to Zhuya to ask for help."

"Shufa, do you think it's a fight or a reconciliation?"

Xie Jing glanced at Zhuge Ke, stroked his beard, and said with a faint smile, "I think that if the barbarians really want to make peace, it would be a good thing. Lu Dinggong died two to three thousand soldiers in Rinan for half a year, and consumed so much food. , It is still in vain. When the army moves, thousands of miles are uneasy, if we can take back Nichinan, why not do it?"

Zhuge Ke curled his lips and said nothing, but his expression showed his disdain.Seeing that the two of them disagreed, Sun Deng felt a little headache when he thought that he and Sun Shao had very different opinions.Sun Shao snatched Zhou Xun's men and horses, so he could only rely on Lu Dai, but Lu Dai is in a difficult situation now, and he has problems appeasing Jiuzhen and Jiaozhi counties. It was based on this fact that he wanted to negotiate with Funan, but he didn't expect Sun Shao to go crazy and insist on entangled with Funan because of the deaths of several businessmen, some businessmen who had broken the law and deserved to die.

Could it be that there is such a big difference in capturing them from Funan and then killing them?

Sun Deng couldn't figure it out.

But the predicament in front of him is that if he disagrees with Sun Shao, then he can only negotiate with the Funan people himself. Although Sun Deng is a little bookish, he also knows that if there is no force to back him up, then the negotiation will most likely fail. It's hard to succeed.

If Sun Shao can be used to frighten Funan, maybe things will go smoothly.Sun Deng raised his eyebrows and suddenly had an idea.

"Shufa, find a chance to chat with that Funan envoy."

When Fan Xun woke up in the middle of the night, he sat on the bed and was out of his mind for a while. He carefully recalled whether he had said anything he shouldn't have said, but he couldn't remember a word he said except for the wine and food. live something.He slapped his head in frustration, and decided to find a chance to talk to Sun Shao again, to find out some facts.But after waiting for a few days, he never saw Sun Shao again, instead he waited for Wei Jing.

Wei Jing had a serious face, which made Fan Xun feel a little flustered when he saw it.

"The general's kindness, my king appreciates it." Although Wei Jing's face was ugly, Fan Xun breathed a sigh of relief at the first sentence: "My king said that we can negotiate with Funan Kingdom to resolve this conflict. This is our condition. , Please take a look at it, if it is acceptable, we will do it according to this, if not, then please go back and prepare for the war."

Fan Xun's heart suddenly rose. He took the paper handed over by Wei Jing and was surprised. There were two kinds of characters written on this document, and each line of Chinese characters was followed by a line of characters they used.The characters of Funan Kingdom were created by drawing on the alphabet of Tianzhu and combining the local pronunciation. Only the capital city of Funan, Temucheng, is used, and no one else uses it at all. However, someone in Zhuya can use this kind of characters. He knew the situation in Funan very well, but he still had a vague understanding of Zhuya's situation, which was far from knowing the known and the other.

After reading the contents of the document, Fan Xun's surprise immediately turned into anger. He suppressed his anger, gently spread the paper on the table, and smiled: "Master Wei, these conditions may not be too harsh, right? Damn businessmen who break the law, actually want us to pay so much? Even if they earn a lifetime, I'm afraid they won't be able to earn so much money, right?"

Wei Jing smiled lightly: "You are right, even if they are alive, they can only earn [-]% of the money in business for a lifetime."

"Then you still want so much?" Fan Xun gritted his teeth, clasped his hands together, slowly hugged them in front of his chest, and raised his chin.

"The other ones are compensation." Wei Jing was indifferent, turning a blind eye to Fan Xun's hostility. He stroked his beard and said calmly: "You may not know that my king has just issued a notice to the people. Since those businessmen are The people of my country of Yue enjoy the protection of our soldiers of the country of Yue, and if you kill them, you are showing contempt for our soldiers of the country of Yue. Tell me, how much is the face of our [-] soldiers of the country of Yue worth?"

Fan Xun froze for a moment, then twisted his mouth, and said doubtfully, "Do you have a hundred thousand troops in Yue?"

"You don't even know this?" Wei Jing showed a surprised expression.

Fan Xun's eyebrows trembled uneasily.He really didn't know how many troops the Yue Kingdom had. If there were 10 troops as Wei Jing said, then he really had to consider whether he could fight.If Funan Kingdom mobilizes, it should be able to gather [-] people. Coupled with its local advantages, there should be no problem in winning, but winning alone is not enough. If the loss is too large, it will be a disaster.

"Soldier's face, do you need money to buy it?" Fan Xun smiled, trying his best to look calm.

"To be honest, those generals really don't like to use money to buy." Wei Jing looked at Fan Xun calmly: "They are more willing to use swords to seek justice. However, I have something to say first, our Yue Guojun The cost of people is very high, once you make a move, I am afraid that your entire Funan Kingdom will not be able to afford it."

"Since our entire Funan Kingdom can't afford to pay, what are you planning?" Fan Xun looked at Wei Jing with a hint of sarcasm on his lips, "You Han people have a saying that you can't do anything if you have nothing to gain, and you know it's a loss-making business." , why do you have to fight? Besides, I also have an army of [-] in Funan. If you really want to go to war, you may not be able to win. Lord Wei, in my opinion, you should go back and persuade your king to reconsider this matter. Conditions, otherwise, I'm afraid I will lose everything."

"Hahaha..." Wei Jing laughed, slapped the paper with his big hand, stood up and looked at Fan Xun who was frightened: "My king has made up his mind, don't think about it anymore, it's you, I think you may You can’t be the master, so how about this, you take this request back to your king to see what he thinks, if he agrees, then he will deliver it in full, if he disagrees, then prepare soldiers and horses, see you on the battlefield. Your envoy is good at doing things for himself, maybe we still have the chance to be ministers in the same hall."

Fan Xun's expression changed, he was frightened by Wei Jing's confident expression.The monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom were very different from the Han officials he had come into contact with before, as if they were looking forward to war, which was completely different from the attitude of the Han officials in his impression of calming down.

Wei Jing didn't say anything to him, directly arranged a boat for him, and sent Fan Xun out of Zhu Ya semi-forcibly, and Fan Xun's plan to inquire about Zhu Ya was aborted.Fan Xun was helpless, he asked people to try their best to find out where Sun Deng lived, and planned to get in touch with Sun Shao again.This time his wish came true, and Sun Deng rushed to Jiuzhen with him.

Fan Xun was overjoyed, he did everything possible to establish a relationship with Sun Deng, and then walked with Sun Deng.He quickly discovered from Sun Deng's entourage that the guards of the Prince of Wu were actually those Yue soldiers with their heads raised to the sky, and only the [-] guards who really respected Sun Deng.Fan Xun was overjoyed by this discovery. He knew that Han people valued ostentation, and Sun Deng was so poor as the prince of Wu. There were only two possibilities, either he was not favored at all, or there were other secrets behind him.Under his intentional investigation, he soon found out the truth of the matter. Sun Deng's [-] guards were detained by Sun Shao for some reason, and the two had a conflict for this reason.

Fan Xun was overjoyed, the Han people were well-deserved for their infighting nature, even if they belonged to the same clan, this battle hadn't been fought yet, Wu Yue had a conflict first.After arriving in Jiuzhen, he found an opportunity to meet with Sun Deng, and once again expressed Funan Kingdom's desire to negotiate.

Sun Deng frowned: "My country of Wu hopes to negotiate, but we can't be the master of the country of Yue. If the country of Yue wants to go to war with you, we can't stop them at all. As you know, the army of the country of Yue is my Wu China is several times, are we their opponents?"

"No matter how many troops there are from the State of Yue, they are only three or four from the State of Wu's army, right?" Fan Xun pretended not to know, and said disapprovingly: "Actually, even if you join the war, our Funan Kingdom has enough strength to defeat you. We just think that for the sake of It's really not worth fighting with a few merchants."

Sun Deng was stunned for a moment, and interrupted Fan Xun: "Do you know how many troops there are in Yue?"

Fan Xun was puzzled and said, "I know, there are 4 or [-] people in Yue."

"4 to 5 people?" Sun Deng burst out laughing: "There are 8 to 15 sailors in Yue State, plus infantry, at least 20 people, if you add our Jiaozhou County soldiers in Wu State, The total strength is more than [-]. If necessary, we can also bring in troops from the mainland. Thinking about Emperor Xiaowu’s [-] troops attacking South Vietnam, and Wu and Yue joining forces, how can we not have [-] troops?”

Fan Xun had a shocked expression on his face, as if he was frightened by Sun Deng's words, but secretly smiled in his heart.Wuyue is good at internal fighting, this deceit has defrauded the truth.Although he doesn't know how many troops Wuyue has, it is obvious that what they say is all lies and big words. He doesn't know the situation of Yue, but he knows that the total number of Wuyue's army is about 20. This is what he found out a few years ago According to the intelligence, Sun Deng brags that he can transfer 10,000+ people, just kidding, don’t guard the two northwest directions of Wu State?

From this point of view, the army strength of the Yue Kingdom must not exceed [-], and Wei Jing was bluffing him by saying that there were [-] troops.Generally speaking, people who talk big are people who have no confidence.Fan Xun couldn't help but sneered when he thought of the conditions proposed by Yue Guo: You want to lie to me?Your thinking is too simple.

Fan Xun pretended to be trembling, saying that he would persuade King Funan to recognize the situation and negotiate with Wu when he went back, and then he pretended to discuss some specific details and the arrangement for returning Rinan, and then left in a hurry.

As soon as he left, Sun Deng rushed to Lu Dai's residence.As soon as Lu Dai heard that Sun Deng had arrived, he was very polite, and he went out to greet him personally. Sun Deng selectively told him about his contact with Fan Xun, and finally said that negotiation is possible, but the premise is to be able to scare the Funan Kingdom, otherwise Nichinan would definitely not come back.The autumn harvest has been completed, now it is time to mobilize army rations, recruit county soldiers, and prepare for fierce battles when necessary.Lu Dai agreed one by one, and then asked Sun Deng to requisition food, grass and soldiers from Hepu and Cangwu counties in the name of the prince.

As soon as Sun Deng issued the call-up order, he received a message from Sun Shao. Sun Shao said that my army is already on its way to Linyi and will arrive in Linyi soon.There are few generals in Linyi State, and the district company is in Rinan.If you want to fight, then I will cooperate with you to take Nichinan. If you still plan to negotiate, sorry, I will take Nichinan first.

As soon as Sun Deng received the news, he was taken aback. Didn't Sun Shao say that he wanted Funan to pay for it? If Funan didn't reply, why did he come to Lin Yiguo?It's fine to attack Lin Yiguo, why does he still want to take Rinan?If he took Rinan, can he still return it to Wu Guo? If not, how can I explain to my father?
Sun Deng immediately invited Lu Dai and others to discuss, and they were also at a loss by the speed of Sun Shao's actions. Judging from this speed, Sun Shao probably set off when they set off from Zhuya. Raising conditions is simply empty talk, and he has no intention of talking about it at all.

The problem is, Sun Shao can't talk about it, but he can't talk about it if he forces Sun Deng.

Sun Deng was too angry to say anything, but Lu Dai was furious. He was the person who was most embarrassed by Sun Shao's trick.If he doesn't send troops to attack Nichinan now, then he will not only have no chance to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, but also suffer the crime of losing Nichinan. Sun Deng can't be held accountable, right?However, if he sent troops to attack Nichinan, he would cut off the possibility of negotiating between Sun Deng and Funan, and turn threats into actual actions.

Just when they were hesitating, Sun Shao's news arrived after a day. He had already captured Lin Yiguo, and now he is sending people to Xijuan City in a hurry.When Lu Dai heard this, he couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately asked Sun Deng to attack.Sun Deng had no choice but to agree to Lu Dai's request. Ri Nan was in the hands of Qu Lian, and he still had a chance to take it back. If it was in Sun Shao's hands, it would be called "going but never returning."

Lu Dai immediately mobilized an army of [-], and went straight to Bijing with the first batch of food and grass prepared.On the one hand, Sun Deng sent Xie Jing to contact Sun Shao, and on the other hand, Zhuge Ke rectified the county soldiers who arrived one after another, as a reserve force, ready to support Lu Dai at any time.

Lu Dai's anger that had been suppressed for several months was provoked by Sun Shao, and he exploded with great energy. Regardless of his 60-year-old age, he led an army in a hurry in the mountains and forests, and appeared in Rinan County with lightning speed. Inside.District company was caught off guard by him, and lost Bijingcheng in just half a day, and was defeated all the way with the remnant soldiers.Lu Dai continued his efforts and chased after him. One day later, he conquered Zhuwu County.

When Xie Jing saw Sun Shao, Sun Shao had just rushed to Bailong Island, which is fifty miles away from the coast of Lurong. As soon as he saw Xie Jing, Sun Shao laughed: "Uncle Fa, did you come so fast?"

Seeing this, Xie Jing knew that he had been duped by Sun Shao. It was all nonsense that he had taken Lin Yiguo and was attacking Rinan County to the north.

"Your Majesty, isn't it a joke to force us to rush out troops by doing this?" Xie Jing knew it was useless to get angry with Sun Shao, but he still couldn't hold back the depression in his heart, and his face sank regardless.

"Send troops in a hurry?" Sun Shao sneered: "I just told you that I took Lin Yiguo and didn't ask you to send troops. What does it matter to me that you are willing to send troops? By the way, you don't want to negotiate. Why did you change your mind again? gone?"

Xie Jing was speechless, they sent troops hastily because they didn't want Sun Shao to take the lead, but how could they say this?Speaking of it, Sun Deng had a guilty conscience, and he was forced to the point of no return by being cheated by Sun Shao. This beating is a ghost.

"Okay, now that the troops are dispatched, don't hesitate." Sun Shao chuckled, "Are you going to fight Lin Yiguo with me, or go back and tell your prince?"

Xie Jing had no choice but to say: "I was ordered by the crown prince to ask His Highness for help. In order to hurry up, Lu Shijun only brought half a month's food, and there are mountains and lands between Jiuzhen and Rinan, and there are barbarians. It is very inconvenient to transport food due to human harassment, and I am afraid of being robbed by pirates when transporting it by sea, so I want to ask His Highness to take charge of cleaning up the pirates along the coast and keep my food roads open."

When talking about pirates, Xie Jing glanced at Sun Shao intentionally or unintentionally.In fact, they were not worried about the pirates, but the Yue King in front of them.If Sun Shao really intends to compete for Rinan County, once he blocks it at sea, Lu Dai will not be able to continue his food and pay, and his follow-up will be weak, and finally he will return to Jiuzhen like a few months ago.

"Let me be the captain of the grain transportation team?" Sun Shao curled his lips, he stroked his chin and thought for a while: "Okay, who made me his big brother? I can't write two characters "Sun" in one stroke, interrupt If I don’t help him, who else will help him? Don’t worry, I will send people to wipe out pirates along the way to ensure the smooth flow of your food roads. By the way, can you support me with some food?”

Xie Jing was taken aback: "Is Your Highness short of food?"

"Lack of food!" Sun Shao said in dissatisfaction: "You Wu country has no ability. I lost Nichinan. I can't buy food. How can there be no shortage of food?"

Xie Jing was helpless and did not dare not to agree, so he had to agree first.With Sun Shao's promise, he rushed back to Jiuzhen immediately.He walked too hastily, and didn't look carefully. He didn't know that when Sun Shao was complaining, that incompetent Wu Guori Nan prefect Wei Ping was standing behind Sun Shao.

"Your Highness, I've lost all my face. The next time I meet General Su, I'm afraid I'll be punished." Wei Ping grimaced.

"You've lost the face of the Wu Kingdom. What's the matter with Su's thick legs?" Sun Shaoli said bluntly: "Now you are the general of my Yue Kingdom, you can't lose face anymore, you know? I'll give you a chance, Take Zhou Xun to take Lin Yiguo, okay?"

When Wei Ping heard this, the cloudy weather suddenly turned clear. He rubbed his hands and said with a smile on his face, "It will definitely work. Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will definitely cooperate with General Zhou and kill that traitorous official and family in District Lian without leaving a blade of grass."

"Kill, kill, how can you have a few prefects, and still look like a pirate when you open your mouth?" Sun Shao pretended to be angry.He turned around and called Zhou Xun, with a smile on his face: "Boying, I wanted you here, but if you don't have the skills, I'll kick you back to the country of Wu. Don't blame me for not saving you face. You He is someone who came out of the Destroying Front Camp, and he knows that there will be no idle food left by my side."

Zhou Xun puffed up his chest and smiled loudly: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, Zhou Xun will definitely fulfill his mission." After a pause, he continued: "If such a task cannot be completed, I am afraid that the soldiers of the Destroying Front Camp will not recognize it in the future. I'm a colleague."

"It's good to know." Sun Shao nodded, and then took care of him: "To win, this is the goal I set for you, but how to use it is up to you to decide. I don't set a time for you. When is it appropriate? Just when to attack. Remember, at the lowest cost, in exchange for the greatest benefit, advance if you gain, and retreat if you lose, understand?"

"Here." Wei Ping and Zhou Xun agreed in unison. They saluted Sun Shao and strode off the ship. Soon, a building ship, eight medium-sized warships, and two baggage ships left the brigade and headed south at full speed. .

Sun Luban was lying on the railing, looking at Zhou Xun who was going away arrogantly, his eyes were full of little stars, until he could no longer see them, he turned around and said to Sun Shangxiang: "Auntie, isn't my husband majestic? "

"Prestige, how can you be worthy of my big tiger if you are not majestic." Sun Shangxiang responded casually.

Sun Luban stuck out his tongue, held his chin, and said yearningly: "Oh, I don't know when the elder brother will give the mission to Feihuying, so I can follow the prestige and prestige."

"That's too much." Sun Shangxiang curled her lips, deliberately teasing her, "Our Flying Tiger Battalion only provides special missions, and such non-difficult missions generally don't require us to take action."

"Oh." Sun Luban pursed his red mouth in frustration.

(End of this chapter)