The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 259 Pirate Empire Pirate General Mobilization

Funan Bay, an unnamed island five miles away from the coast of Temucheng, with flags fluttering, it seems to be showing off to Temucheng [-] miles away.After annihilating the Funan Navy, Cui Qian and Yue Hai discussed it, and simply pitched the camp at the gate of Temu City, making it clear that there is no navy to bully Fan Man, and there is nothing they can do about it.

Training and living in such an atmosphere made the sailors feel infinitely proud. The bad luck of being chased by the Funan navy for half a month was swept away, and the shame was doubled back to Temucheng.They have already regarded Funan Bay as the territorial waters of the Yue Kingdom, and they patrol the coast every day as a routine. Considering that this land is already their own, they can no longer engage in robbery by pirates, even if they are pirates. Robbery at the door, the rabbit doesn't even eat the grass by the side of the nest.

The pirates had some opinions, but in the face of Cui Qian, the big pirate's despotic power, they could only bear with their opinions.

Today, Cui Qian brought them to meet Yue Wang Sun Shao.

When the pirates first heard the news, they were a little excited. They were familiar with the soldiers of the navy, and they probably knew some stories about Cui Qian being made into dust by Sun Shao. They were very puzzled, even Cui Qian What kind of character is the king of Yue who can be admired so modestly?It must be a person who is eight feet tall and eight feet wide, right?

When the one-eyed eagle first asked this question, he was immediately sprayed by the soldier who was spitting all over his face: "That's why your old man looks like this. Our King Yue is a very handsome young man. When he was in Jiangdong , everyone calls him Sun Lang. If your old mother talks nonsense, I will kill you with a knife."
The one-eyed eagle was very curious, what kind of character was the king of Yue who could be so protected by the soldiers?The left general Cui Qian has 3000 sailors under his command, the rear general Yue Hai has [-] men, Zhuge Zhi and Wei Wen each have [-] to [-] men, so what will the king of Yue look like when he goes on patrol?It must be that the flags are like clouds, and the warships are as numerous as fish, right?

No one expected that the spectacular scene they were waiting to see did not appear. When Sun Shao's ship appeared in their field of vision, there was only one building ship.When this large ship first appeared, the pirates thought it was the first ship to announce the news. They stretched their necks and looked back, but after looking around, it was still only this ship, so they were a little anxious. When they said that this was King Yue's ship, the pirates were disappointed.The one-eyed eagle muttered something, which happened to be heard by Cui Qian, who turned around and snorted:
"Only you idiots rely on the prestige of having a large number of people. Even if my king only has a small fishing boat, as long as he hangs his battle flag, he can sail across the sea."

As soon as these words were said, the pirates didn't dare to say anything, they were full of awe for the King Yue who was about to appear.There is no other reason, Cui Qian, whom they are in awe of, is in awe of the Yue King.The pirates couldn't help getting a little nervous. Now that the Funan Navy is finished, their role seems to be gone. Will the Yue Kingdom Navy attack them? Will the King of Yue, who dared to run across the sea with a single fishing boat, cross the river and demolish the bridge?
The building boat was getting closer and closer, and the pirates became more and more frightened, and some people couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice.They thought that the boat of Cui Qian and the other generals was big enough, but they didn't expect that the boat of King Yue was even bigger. It can be seen roughly that the boat is at least thirty feet long, with a high bow It is three or four feet high, and it is not obvious in the distance. When you get close, seeing the towering bow of the ship block in front of you, the coercion makes people feel breathless.On the dark red iron wood ship board, a soaring eagle is painted in white, its sharp eyes piercing the hearts of the pirates.

The building boat was too big to dock, so Cui Qian personally drove a fighting boat to the front of the building boat, boarded the boat respectfully, and waited by the side.After a while, Sun Shao, wearing a red cloak, appeared on the side of the ship under the guard of several mighty soldiers. He stepped steadily on the gangplank and changed to Cui Qian's battleship. Cui Qian bowed to accompany him. By his side, the vigilance made the pirates palpitate.

However, Sun Shao was not vicious. He went ashore, first greeted Yue Hai, Zhuge Zhi and others who came forward to salute, and then turned to the pirates such as the one-eyed eagle and the knife-faced man with a pleasant smile. Teng Teng's guard, the pirates always thought he was a young man next door, but Cui Qian's respectful look just now hit them too hard, no matter how bold they were, no one would think that this amiable young man was a Good stubble that can be bullied at will.

The pirates didn't dare to be negligent, and stepped forward to salute tremblingly. Sun Shao asked a few questions one by one, and asked Qin Sai if he didn't understand something. It's just that his smile is natural, while the pirates are somewhat reserved.

Cui Qian welcomed Sun Shao into the wooden house that had just been cleaned up, and sat around Sun Shao with Yue Hai and others, and explained the situation of the Battle of Jin'ou Island in detail. Somewhat awkward, he glanced at Yue Hai in embarrassment.In the report written to Sun Shao, Yue Hai did not mention this matter. Now in front of Sun Shao, Cui Qian dare not not say it. This kind of thing will definitely reach Sun Shao's ears in the future. If he deliberately conceals it , it is a crime if it is not done well.He is so respectful to Sun Shao today. On the one hand, he really admires Sun Shao, and on the other hand, he deliberately played a role to make the pirates fear Sun Shao from the bottom of their hearts, thus proving that his decision at that time was the right idea.

Sun Shao smiled, and tilted his head to look at Cui Qian for a while. Cui Qian didn't dare to show his anger, and he lowered his eyelids involuntarily, and clicked his lips twice, but felt that his mouth was a little dry, so he didn't say a word.

The atmosphere froze for a while.

There are [-] troops here, including the left general Cui Qian, and the rear general who crossed the sea, while Sun Shao only brought a thousand Destroying Front Battalion, obviously not for reinforcements.Then what is he doing here?Could it be because Cui Qian was too overbearing, and even let the later general dare to command across the sea, which touched his Ni Lin, so he came to deal with him?

When Cui Qian himself, Yue Hai and others heard the news that Sun Shao was coming, they all had this idea, but no one would say it out loud. Now it is time for the answer to be revealed. A little nervous.

"Jianzhong, this is a gift from me." Sun Shao turned around and took a stack of memorials from Ao Lei, and gently pushed it in front of Cui Qian.Cui Qian looked at the memorial, but didn't dare to take it. When he saw the cover, his heart started beating.There are a few words written on the memorial: "Admonish Cui Qian to exceed his authority and command Shu".

"Your... guilty." Cui Qian had two beads of sweat on his forehead, took a step back, and knelt down on the ground.

"Jianzhong, get up." Sun Shao leaned forward and pulled Cui Qian up: "This is the responsibility of the censors. It is their right and obligation to impeach all illegal acts. If they do not impeach, it is their dereliction of duty. But, You did the right thing."

Cui Qian let out a long breath and smiled, but this smile was a little stiff and looked extremely unnatural.

"The general is out, and the king's order is not acceptable. It is the responsibility of the generals to make decisions on the fly." Sun Shao signaled Cui Qian to relax, looked around, and said with a smile: "If you dare not take responsibility, you have to ask for everything later. Sure, how can we fight this battle? Don’t you think so?”

"Your Majesty is wise." Cui Qian was the first to bow down, followed by Yue Hai and others.

"You are all my minions. As minions, you need to have some vigor. When you strike, you should strike. When you have a chance, you are like a lion fighting a rabbit. Go all out. You can't look forward and backward, and be timid. Responsibility, of course, is there. , but how can a person who dare not take responsibility achieve invincible achievements?"

"Your Majesty, Mingcha." Cui Qian regained his composure at this moment, and his eyes became lively.

"Jianzhong wiped out the Funan navy in the first battle, and deterred the thieves. If you have merit, you will be rewarded." Sun Shao stroked his chin, and said with a smile: "It's just Jianzhong, you are guilty of being in the name of power. If the merits and demerits are equal, this promotion is impossible, otherwise the censors will say that I encourage your domineering spirit. Let me give you an island, that Jin'ou Island, I specially made it when I passed by on the way I went to check it out, it feels very good, I will build a house on it in the future, and go on vacation when I have time."

Cui Qian was overjoyed, Sun Shao has always only rewarded money, not a marquis, so far, he is the first person to have a fief.Although Jin'ou Island didn't produce much, this honor was worth more than anything else, how could he not be overjoyed.

"Chenqian, thank you, Your Majesty."

"You deserve it." Sun Shao smiled, and then turned to Yue Hai, Zhuge Zhi and the others: "You have worked hard too, and you are rewarded, and I will announce it to you later. Cui Yan, you go forward Come."

Cui Yan walked forward arrogantly, and saluted with joy on his face.

"Fan Jinsheng was captured alive in the first battle. He was courageous and resourceful. He is no longer the Cui Yan he was back then." Sun Shao smiled and waved his hands. , Fought strong and broke through, captured the bandit chieftain alive, and broke the enemy's courage. Promoted to partial general. Hope to continue to work hard and make new achievements."

Cui Yan was overjoyed, bowed down on the ground, took the seal ribbon with both hands, and responded loudly: "I thank you, the king, and I am willing to serve the king. May the king rule the world, and may I be strong forever." Then she stood up, stepped aside, He happily changed into the general's seal and ribbon.All the generals congratulated, and Cui Qian was also very happy. Although he was a little regretful that he had not been able to advance in the military rank, but now that he has obtained the fiefdom, and his brother has been promoted to three ranks, it can be regarded as his wish fulfilled.

Sun Shao then rewarded Zhuge Zhi and the others, and after being happy for a while, he sat down to discuss the war.Sun Shao told Fan Man's reaction that Cui Qian and the others realized that the war was about to start. Naturally, Sun Shao came to Funan Bay at this time to avoid avoiding it. Funan prepares——Wu Guo was blocked in Changshan by Fan Man's army. It is not easy for them to enter Funan.

"The general situation has advantages and disadvantages." Sun Shao said slowly: "Jianzhong, you played the prestige of the Yue State Navy in this battle, but it also made Fan Man afraid to go to Changshan with confidence. Leaving heavy troops in Temucheng is very detrimental to our attack on Temucheng."

Cui Qian smiled awkwardly, he didn't think of so much at the time.

"However, after eating the Funan navy, this piece of sea is our world. We can come and go freely, and we can appear in front of Fan Man openly. Fan Man must be in a bad mood. Let alone a hundred thousand Big soldiers, even if there are millions of soldiers, they can only watch us fishing here."

"Hahaha..." The generals laughed out loud, quite proud of themselves, that's how they lived these days.

"On land, we don't have an advantage. At sea, we can fully control it. However, no matter how strong our battery life is, we can't stop at the shore. Therefore, our top priority is to find a port that can call." Sun Shao said with a smile : "Although the port of Oe is good, Fan Man will definitely not let us come and go freely, and the islands in the sea may be okay to replenish fresh water, but it is even more difficult to obtain food. I decided to send some people to the south and divide them first. Funan, a vassal country that is far away from Temucheng, let them be our friends and provide us with a port."

"My lord, these state-owned ones are at odds with Fan Man, but some of them have a good relationship, such as Moshui Kingdom, because it is the old country of Fan Man and others, and they have always taken good care of Moshui Kingdom. It may not be easy to divide them " Cui Qian said very seriously, he has recently heard a lot of news from the pirates, and he knows a lot about the vassal states of Funan in this area. "The power of the Moshui Kingdom is not small. If you can't put him down first, I'm afraid those small countries will have concerns. Moreover, the Moshui Kingdom is on the only way for barbarian merchants to go to the South China Sea. Funan collects business taxes mainly because of Moshui The country is responsible."

"Really?" Sun Shao waved his hand, called Cui Qian to him, and spread out the chart: "You point to the location of the Mosuo Kingdom."

Cui Qian pointed at the chart, and Sun Shao looked at it. It turned out that this country is near Java, which is the east entrance of the Strait of Malacca in later generations, and the southern tip of Malaysia Island. The country on his chart is called Jiguo. It may be called differently by different people.

It turned out that Fan Man came from here.

"I know about this country. They intercept merchant ships passing by. Those who don't pay taxes will forcibly detain the ships. Some time ago, Funan Kingdom had a bad relationship with me, and many of our merchants were detained by them." Sun Shao sneered. : "Since they are Fan Man's hometown, let's start with this country first."

"Your Majesty, you can entrust this task to me, and I will definitely beat this country to its knees." Cui Qian stood up excitedly and patted his chest and said, "With the King sitting in Funan Bay, Fan Man must not dare to act rashly. Without Funan's support, the country would be vulnerable."

"Old Cui, why are you here again?" Yue Hai stood up: "You have just made meritorious service and received a seal, so it's time for us to show our hands."

Cui Qian chuckled.

Sun Shao also smiled: "This is also reasonable. You, Cui Qian, can't take up all the good things. This time, you can take a break. However, you can't go to the sea, and I still have to keep the relationship with Te Mucheng. The pressure, Wei Wen, you go for a while."

Wei Wen, who hadn't spoken much, was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed. He quickly stood up and replied loudly, "Here."

Yue Hai sat back in frustration.Cui Qian touched his head, although he felt a little regretful, he didn't argue any more.

"Do you have enough manpower? Do you want to give you some more manpower?"

Wei Wen smiled: "I feel that there are enough people. If the king can ask General Cui to assign some pirates to me, I will be more confident."

Sun Shao laughed out loud. He had heard Cui Qian introduce those pirates just now, and he knew that these people were idle and bored recently. He planned to let these pirates go out for activities, but he was worried that Wei Wen only had more than 2000 people. , Can these pirates be restrained, and don't end up being injured by the tiger instead of failing.

"It doesn't matter. After the battle of General Cui, the pirates have formed awe of our Yue Navy. Besides, I only need to choose some pirates who are familiar with the terrain as guides, and I don't need too many people."

"Okay then, I'll call some pirates for you." Sun Shao said very happily: "I was about to talk to you about the role of these pirates, but I didn't expect you to have a plan. Very good, unite all the forces that can be united , Try not to make too many enemies, this is a general principle, you must remember it in the future."

"Here." All the generals responded in unison.

Sun Shao then received the pirate leaders. Nearly a hundred people, big and small, sat there. Each of them was fierce, or cunning, or gloomy, or rough, in different shapes. Sun Shaoshi's eyes showed some nervousness.

Sun Shao got up from his seat and stood in front of the pirates. After standing there, the chattering pirates quieted down and looked at Sun Shao together.Sun Shao had no expression on his face, his serious eyes swept over the faces of the pirates one by one, and the atmosphere became very dignified, even a little suppressed.

"Everyone, you are all people with families and families. You have a reason to go to the sea to become a thief. Generally speaking, I think there are two points, either because you were bullied too hard by the old thief Fan Man." , had no way out, and could only go to the sea to be a thief in exchange for a bite of food. Either he likes this kind of day when the blade is licking blood, and he doesn't want to be a farmer with his face on the loess and his back to the sky, working hard in the field for a year, or If you can’t get enough to eat, you might as well try your best to go to the sea once, and if you’re lucky, you can eat for a year. In my opinion, you are probably all the latter, right?”

After hearing this, some of the pirates burst into laughter and responded loudly, "Your Majesty is right," while others nodded shyly, expressing their agreement with Sun Shao's guess.Sun Shao is right. Being a pirate is nothing more than two possibilities, one is forced and the other is initiative.Although most people are peace-loving, it has to be said that there is no shortage of people in this world who love to kill and blood.Most of the pirates who can sit here are outlaws who are obsessed with the days of licking blood with knives.

"Now, let me tell you, this sea is the sea of ​​our country, and these islands are the islands of our country. As long as the merchant ships passing here pay taxes to our country, they will be protected by our navy. People." Sun Shao stretched out his hand, pointed at the pirates, and said in a stern voice: "Funan Kingdom killed several of our merchants, and I will lead an army to conquer them. I will never stop until justice is returned. If you kill our merchants from Yue Kingdom , you are my enemies, even if I chase you to the end of the sky, I will capture you back and avenge my revenge."

The pirates were startled, and their faces changed drastically.

"You may say that I am too ruthless. Yes, I just want to be ruthless. The reason is very simple. My people feed me with blood and sweat, and I have to pay for their safety. This is my responsibility as a king. The responsibility of all soldiers in the country, whoever forgets this responsibility, is not worthy of being called a soldier of our country." Sun Shao shook his dantian, and shouted loudly: "The responsibility of a soldier is to protect all the people of our country. To live with dignity is to fight against all enemies who dare to harm the people of our country of Yue, and use our blood and flesh to fight all enemies to the end!"

Cui Qian and the others couldn't help puffing out their chests, instantly filled with pride.But the pirates were ashen-faced, they could tell that the King of Yue was definitely an unreasonable person, and these words were not meant to be a joke, he would fight Funan Kingdom for a few merchants, of course he would not put them little pirates in the in the eyes.

"You may want to say that I have taken your jobs." Sun Shao slowed down and smiled: "You are wrong, I, Sun Shao, have never been a person who cuts off life, you can ask Cui Qian, He used to be the pirate king of the South China Sea, you can ask him if he is better off now than before, or worse."

The pirates were at a loss, some could tell that Sun Shao was recruiting them, but some didn't take it seriously, it's great to be a pirate, free and easy, following Sun Shao, of course, is climbing a big tree, but There are also many constraints.

"I will give you two ways." Sun Shao raised two fingers: "First, take your family members and become the people of my country of Yue. Those who are willing to join the army join the army. Those who don't want to join the army want to farm. Here you go, if you want to do business, I will protect your safety." He paused for a while, and looked at the expressions of the pirates: "Second, you can continue to be pirates, but where to rob and who to rob, you have to listen mine."

The pirates looked at each other in surprise, and the one-eyed eagle stood up first: "Your Majesty, you mean we can still be pirates?"

"Of course." Sun Shao stopped Cui Qian, who was about to step forward to scold him, and nodded solemnly: "If you still want to be pirates, I can provide you with warships, weapons, and related supplies, but , you must listen to me, who can rob, who can't rob, who can rob and when can't rob, you have to listen to me. As long as you don't violate my requirements, you are still free pirates .”

With a sound of "coax", the pirates blew up their nests. They were all attracted by Sun Shao's words. They can continue to be pirates and get funding from the Yue State. That's great. As for those regulations, they can also accept them. If they didn't take advantage of Sun Shao, they wouldn't dare to touch the target that Sun Shao wouldn't allow to be robbed—who would want to be chased and killed by Yue's navy.

"If you are willing, you are the advance team of our Yue State Navy." Sun Shao smiled, and finally said: "Of course, you still have a third way, and that is to be an enemy of our Yue State Navy. However, I don’t think everyone here will be that stupid.”

"Then... where can we go...to rob?" Daobian stood up and said hesitantly.

"With the support of our country, the world is so big, where can you go?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)