The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 261

Of course, Fan Jun is not a reckless man, he is a person who fought on the battlefield. It only took one glance to tell that Lin Yizhi had never fought in battle, not only because of his fair skin and weak body, but more importantly, his waist Comes with a sword, not a knife.

Fan Jun has seen many Han warriors, but he has never seen one with a sword. Han warriors are accustomed to using ring-shoulders, and most of the swords are scribes.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Fan Jun, who originally wanted to kill Lin Yizhi, immediately took the conversation away when he heard that Lin Yizhi despised him. war.His purpose, of course, is to take this opportunity to kill Lin Yizhi in a legitimate manner, and then drag Jin Chenguo to their chariot to fight the Yue Kingdom to the end.

However, what he never thought of was that it is true that Han warriors used the ring-shoudao, and that most of the swordsmen were scribes, but it is absolutely not true that scribes do not know martial arts.The real Han people advocate both civil and martial arts, but they don't like barbarians like Fan Jun who like to use the level of martial arts as the only criterion for judging. They pay more attention to talent and learning between talents and martial arts, but this does not mean that they On the contrary, there are very few scholars with superb martial arts skills among the Han scholars, such as Cao Pi and Cao Zhi brothers, such as Shen Xuan, such as Lin Yizhi in front of him.

Fan Jun suffered from ignorance. As soon as he pulled out his knife, Lin Yizhi stabbed him in the wrist, disarmed him, and the second sword pointed directly at his neck, scaring him so much that he didn't dare to move. .

Things developed so fast, Fan Jun certainly didn't expect it, Jin Chen Wang Wujiu didn't expect it, and those personal guards who followed Fan Jun didn't expect that when Lin Yizhi hurt his wrist with one sword, and two swords pressed his throat, they would not even think about it. None were pulled out.

Lin Yizhi flicked his wrist and the tip of his sword, cutting a gash on Fan Jun's chin.Lin Yizhi frowned, took back the long sword, and said with some self-blame: "I'm really sorry, I'm not good at swordsmanship, I can't control it freely, I hurt you, I am ashamed."

Fan Jun was so angry that his eyes went dark. If his wrist was not badly injured and his left hand was really inconvenient, he really wanted to rush forward and fight Lin Yizhi to his death.A good man doesn't suffer from immediate losses. Fan Jun may not know such learned words, but he understands the truth, and if he continues to make trouble, it is purely self-defeating. He clutched his injured wrist and gave the very wronged Jin Chen Wang Wugui a hard look. , and left with his personal guards.

Wugui is really stupid, how did things develop to this point?Before and after this is the time of two sentences.

Lin Yizhi still felt very ashamed and said that he was not good at learning art, and he just wanted to learn from each other, but he couldn't control his strength well and actually stabbed Fan Jun.At this time, Wu Jiu couldn't care whether he did it on purpose or not, he turned around twice anxiously, and sincerely said to Lin Yizhi: "Since the navy of your country has arrived in my Jinchen country, no matter what, I should Go and meet General Cui, and talk about the friendship of the landlord. Please also ask your envoy to lead the way."

Lin Yi laughed until his stomach cramped. He didn't expect things to go so smoothly. This Fan Jun is really a savage, and he was fooled as soon as he got excited.Funan now has no choice but to take over the Yue Kingdom. If he wants to vent his anger, he can only disperse it on Jin Chen's head, so King Chen of Jin panicked. real.

At this time, Lin Yizhen didn't know Fan Jun's real identity, let alone that there were five thousand Funan troops not far from Dunxun, otherwise Wu Jiu wouldn't have messed up his position.Otherwise, he would have notified Cui Qian in advance to make the soldiers stand more dignified.Even so, Wu Jiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the valiant five thousand sailors.The number of everyone is about the same, and the Yue State Navy seems to be superior in terms of equipment and spirit. The vicious General Cui in front of him is the ruthless character who just defeated the Funan Navy with fewer victories and captured Fan Jinsheng alive. It shouldn't be a big problem to deal with Fan Jun.

Wu Jiu, who was accidentally forced to a dead end, had no choice but to euphemistically express his wish for help from the Yue State Navy. Cui Qian readily agreed, and then Wu Jiu hurried back to prepare for Cui Qian to clean up the dust. and other related matters.

When Wu Jiu left, Cui Qian sneered: "Zijia, this Jinchen King is a cunning old man, he doesn't really want to submit to our Yue Kingdom, he is using our power to bargain with Funan. You have to be careful, don't Be deceived by his face."

Lin Yizhi smiled complacently: "The general is right, but how can he control the matter at this point? As long as he agrees to our landing, won't the initiative be in the general's hands in the future?"

Cui Qian bared his teeth and nodded, he thought so too.

"What I'm worried about is whether Funan has sent a large army. How many people are there? The envoy looks aggressive, and he may be a general leading the army. They know our strength, but we don't know theirs. Lose a loss before a fight."

Cui Qian frowned, nodded and said: "I see, I will immediately send scouts to investigate. When you talk to Jin Chen Wang, don't agree too readily, he should know the details of Funan people. Besides We can't fight to the death and let him take advantage of it in the end."

"Of course." Lin Yi smiled and nodded again and again, with a look of shame that didn't match his elegant and unrestrained image: "If we want to take advantage, we can only take advantage. When will it be their turn to take advantage? In my opinion, the most we can give He has a strong voice, and if he really wants to go to war, the people of Jinchen Kingdom must go first. Jinchen is guarding the throat of the East. Whether the king can calmly conquer the southern countries depends on whether he can hold Jinchen. We must It’s not just the Funan soldiers in front of us that we’re dealing with.”

Cui Qian's eyes flashed, he hesitated to speak, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Zijia, can you get the map of Jin Chen country? The more detailed the better. If possible, it is best to get Jin Chen's map. The deployment of troops has also been figured out.”

Lin Yizhi touched his nose and thought for a moment: "I will do my best."

"Very good." Cui Qian showed appreciation in his eyes: "Your Majesty is not mistaken about you, you are really good at barking and biting."

Lin Yizhi's face suddenly collapsed, no matter how you listen to it, this sentence is not a compliment.

Jin Chen Wang Wujiu knelt in front of Fan Jun, weeping bitterly, while reviewing his own carelessness, he begged Fan Jun to stay and protect Jin Chen Guo, otherwise, with the thousand soldiers in his hand, it would be impossible to block it. If they can't live with Yue's navy, if they forcefully land, Jinchen will no longer be owned by Funan.

Fan Jun's complexion is very bad, he is not a fool, of course he can hear the threat in Wu Jiu's words.Wu Jiu is telling him that once you leave Jin Chen, then Jin Chen may be "forced" to join the Yue Kingdom, because Jin Chen only has a thousand soldiers and cannot stop the attack of the Yue Kingdom Navy.

"King Jin Chen, don't worry, Your Majesty believes in you, and I, Fan Jun, also believe in you." Fan Jun patted Jin Chen Wang Wujiu's shoulder with his uninjured left hand, and said with a smile on his face, "God Brahma will also bless you, Don't worry, I won't leave."

"Then..." Wu Jiu pointed helplessly at the guards who were ready to go, like a child looking at his parents who are about to go far away.

"You don't know." Fan Jun lowered his voice: "Yue Kingdom defeated our navy, do you know why? It's because their warships are stronger than ours. Have you seen their warships too?"

Wu Jiu nodded quickly, as soon as he saw the dozens of warships, especially Cui Qian's tall Jin'ou, he felt a sense of fear in his heart.He has seen big ships, and there are always some big ships that pass by Port of Denson every year, but those ships are all cargo ships, and they move slowly, making people feel like a cow with a heavy load, and there is no such thing as this big ship. That domineering.In order to convince him, Cui Qian specially raised the thunderbolt chariot and the giant crossbow hidden under the deck, and demonstrated the racket stick. When Wu Jiu saw the racket stick whizzing down with the sound of the wind, hitting jets of water soaring into the sky , He sighed in his heart, and believed the news that Cui Qian wiped out the Eight Thousand Funan Navy.

"We don't have a navy now, so it's impossible to defeat the Yue people at sea." Fan Jun said comfortingly: "However, we have enough strength on land, and our military strength is comparable to theirs. We still have five Ten war elephants, and more importantly, we have you."

"Me?" Wu Jiu trembled, his eyes full of doubt and fear.

"That's right, you are the key to our victory." Fan Jun had a fierce look on his face. "King Jin Chen, if I'm not wrong, you must have asked the Yue people for help, and the Yue people must have promised you, right?"

Wu Jiu's expression changed, he was about to shake his head, but he didn't dare.Fan Jun stared into his eyes like a hungry wolf staring at a sheep: "Don't be afraid, if you don't go, I will ask you to go. If you can lure them to the shore, it will be a great achievement." your."

Immediately, Wu Jiu showed a look of joy, nodded and bowed quickly and said: "The general is wise, the general is wise."

"Do well, I will send someone to notify you." Fan Jun got on his horse and walked away.Wu Jiu has been standing bowed, with a humble smile on his face, but there is always something strange in his eyes.It wasn't until Fan Jun's figure disappeared into the distance that he straightened up.

Two days later, Lin Yizhi came to the palace again and conveyed the conditions of the Yue Kingdom to King Chen of Jin. Jin Chen professed his vassal to the Yue Kingdom and paid taxes—this amount was half of what Funan demanded—Dunsun Port became the water of the Yue Kingdom. The division is stationed in Hong Kong, and Jin Chen is responsible for the supply of fresh water, food and other supplies, and is responsible for the reception of Han merchants who pass by, and reduces the merchant tax of Han merchants. Disputes related to Han merchants need to be negotiated and handled by this official and Jin Chenguo, and such detailed terms are filled with several sheets of paper.

King Chen of Jin did some calculations, and the conditions of the Yue Kingdom were relatively favorable, at least much more favorable than those of the Funan Kingdom. Chen Wang still got something.However, he considered that Fan Jun's army was pressing down on the border. Although the Yue State Navy was good at fighting, they were guest troops after all, and they might not be the opponent of the Funan Army when they landed. Consciously or unintentionally, he complained to Lin Yizhi that Funan was powerful, and it was difficult for the little Jin Chen Guo to be a man in the middle, so he asked Lin Yizhi to give him some time.

Cui Qian did not dare to go ashore because he did not get a clear promise from King Chen of Jin. Wang was in a dilemma and couldn't make up his mind for a long time, so the matter dragged on.

This delay lasted for more than three months, and it was already June of the fourth year of the Republic of Han Dynasty, entering the hottest season.Cui Qian saw that the progress of the negotiations was too slow, so he asked King Chen of Jin to temporarily station at a harbor in the Kingdom of Jin Chen. Pay the corresponding fees to Jin Chen.

Jin Chenwang hesitated again and again, but finally agreed.He already knows the strength of the Yue State Navy. The other party can discuss with him politely instead of directly forcing them to station. This has given him a lot of face. If the teacher wants to enter Hong Kong, he can't stop it.

Comparing the two, King Chen of Jin felt more comfortable dealing with the Yue State Navy, at least not as unreasonable as Funan, and Cui Qian did not blindly threaten him to cooperate with him like Fan Jun.

Fan Jun was really in a hurry.The Yue Navy never dared to go ashore, so he could only watch the Yue Navy drooling. No matter how powerful the war elephants were, they couldn't go into the water to fight. Although the Yue Navy was very close to him, there was nothing he could do.In addition, things that made him angry came one by one.

Funan Kingdom's most loyal vassal state, Moshui Kingdom, sent news that two months ago, a large group of pirates suddenly appeared on the sea near Mosuo Kingdom. These pirates are numerous and well-equipped. The country caused a lot of trouble.As the country guarding the east exit of the Malacca Strait (Malacca Strait), it is not that they have never dealt with pirates, but this time the pirates came so fiercely and powerfully that they scratched their heads.In the past, the pirates were all small boats, with a maximum of three or fifty people, and one or two hundred people when they came.This time it was different. The boat they drove was almost the same as the warship of the Motushui Division, even stronger, and the number of people increased. When they were dispatched, there were five to six hundred people, and sometimes even thousands of people. He actually went to war head-on with the touch-down water master.The two sides have fought several times, but they didn't take advantage of the water division.

In order to restore their dominance over this sea area, they had to go all out and mobilize all their forces. After nearly a month, they finally found the traces of the pirates.But no one thought that just when they were fighting the pirates, General Wei Wen of the Yue Kingdom led the navy to arrive, completely breaking the balance of the battle. The navy was not the opponent, lost more than half, and fled in a big defeat. Then Wei Wenwen and the pirates took advantage of the victory to pursue, first the sea battle, then the land battle. In less than half a month, the king of Motu was killed, and the kingdom of Motu changed its master.

The defeat of the Moshui Kingdom shocked the other vassal states. Faced with the aggressive Yue State navy and favorable conditions, they fell into the embrace of the Yue State one after another. Two small countries that had a deep friendship with Funan hesitated a little. All of a sudden, the coastal areas were attacked by pirates. When their navy went out to fight, they were either directly killed by the pirates, or when they were fighting with the pirates, they were beaten by the Yue navy who came over after hearing the news. With a bruised nose and swollen eyes, he could only surrender in the end.

Of course, the treatment of surrender and the treatment of active attachment cannot be compared. Those who actively attach can get more favorable conditions than Funan, and those who surrender can save their lives. It's not enough to pay.

The terrible thing is that when these vassal states were threatened by the Yue State Navy, they all sent a signal to Funan for help, but Funan's reinforcements could not arrive for a long time, and there was no news at all. Gradually, the Funan Navy had been completely wiped out. The news spread among the vassal states, and the vassal states that had hoped for Funan were all desperate.Funan conquered them relying on strong force. Now that Funan has met a stronger opponent, they certainly have no obligation to accompany Funan in misfortune.

When Fan Jun got the news, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but there was nothing he could do. He had a five thousand army, but there were also five thousand Yue State navy guards watching. Once he went south, the Yue State Navy After seizing Jin Chen State, his army will be cut off from returning, and it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out.

Fan Jun had no choice but to force King Chen of Jin to fulfill his country's obligations, while asking Fan Man for help.

Fan Man was already very anxious.Sun Shao used the captives to create public opinion. Those Funan natives who had benefited from the Yue Kingdom were unwilling to serve in the military. When they were pressed hard, they hid their families and fled to the sea with their families. They simply went to join Sun Shao. Man was afraid of causing a rebellion, so he did not dare to conscript by force, but wanted to appease him, and those non-indigenous captives who hated Sun Shao did not dare to serve in the army. Once, the life worth a pig's money could not be saved.Originally, Fan Man could recruit 3 troops, but now the vassal states south of Jinchen couldn't send them even if they had soldiers, and the vassal states north of Jinchen sent troops, but the recruitment of Funan's own country was very disadvantageous. However, more than 2 people were recruited, half less than planned, and more than 6 national soldiers were included, a total of less than [-].

And the 6 people were not going well. Fan Jun was pinned down in Jinchen State and couldn't move, and Fan Chang's 3 people were not going well in the Changshan area. Because the force advantage was not obvious, Fan Chang faced Wu Yue. The coalition forces' defensive and offensive skills were lacking, and they had not been able to break through. The two sides fought repeatedly in the Changshan area.Only Temucheng is really quiet. Fan Man originally thought that Sun Shao would take the initiative to attack Temucheng. Unexpectedly, Sun Shao had no interest at all. He lived on the island for more than three months, patiently waiting for Fan Man's opening.

Fan Man was very anxious. Nearly half of the vassal states were collected by Sun Shao, and nearly [-]% of the commercial tax became Sun Shao's spoils of war. More importantly, Funan was helpless, and the remaining vassal states had doubts about Funan's strength. They all began to wait and see, which further weakened the Funan Army's attack.

Fan Man, who was troubled both internally and externally, became irritable, and his healthy body showed signs of aging. He who had always been calm began to lose his temper for no reason, and whipped his servants to relieve his depression.He couldn't understand why Sun Shao, who should have been eager to fight, was now safe and sound, while he, the main army, was always passive. He had fought a battle for so many years, but he had never fought a battle like this.

Fan Jinsheng, who had exchanged ten war elephants for his return, had been thinking behind closed doors at home, not leaving the gate, and not entering the second gate. On this day, he suddenly received a summons from Fan Man.Fan Jinsheng was very surprised, but he packed up and rushed to the palace to meet Fan Man.When he saw Fan Man, Fan Jinsheng was startled.Fan Man, who was originally rosy, now has a very bad complexion. Some of the black hair before was completely white, and a lot of wrinkles on his face have been added for nothing. He is as old as a 80-[-]-year-old man.

"The situation is very bad." Fan Man didn't talk nonsense, threw Fan Jun's urgent report in front of Fan Jinsheng, and said straight to the point: "The commercial tax of Zhanghai was taken away by the King of Yue, and our income will be reduced by at least half this year. To appease the hearts of the people, we have spent a lot of money, if we don’t solve the current predicament immediately, there will be half a year at most, and we will be unsustainable.”

Fan Jinsheng glanced at the urgent report, and lay down in front of Fan Man, weeping bitterly: "It's all because of my son's incompetence. He ruined eight thousand sailors in World War I and handed over Zhang Hai to others. Right now, we can only watch the Yue Kingdom's sailors run rampant and lose their lives." Nothing can be done."

"Hmph!" Fan Man looked at Fan Jinsheng and sneered twice, but her words revealed deep sorrow: "You can't blame you alone for this matter, we were all deceived by him, Fan Zhan, Fan Xun, you, Including me, we were all fooled by this king of Yue. He deliberately wiped out our navy several times, first bluffing, and then hiding his strength. The strength of the National Marine Division is so strong, if we knew earlier, how could we let you take risks."

Fan Jinsheng was very uncomfortable hearing this.Fan Man has never been convinced in his whole life, but today he showed a regretful tone, which shows that the situation has hit him very hard, so big that it almost broke his confidence.Fan Man is the foundation of the entire Funan Kingdom. If he is shaken and loses confidence, then the future of Funan will be very worrying.

"Although Ah Chang's progress is not going well, he won't be completely defeated in a short period of time. With the cover of the dense forest, even if there is a small setback, the Wuyue people dare not go straight in." Fan Man said to himself: "The most anxious thing now is Jin Chen. , the Yue people have seized so many vassal states and occupied Zhanghai. If we can't defeat them as soon as possible and take back the vassal states, it will be difficult for us to recover after they have established a firm foundation. Therefore, I want to personally conscript Jin Chen .”

"Self-conquest?" Fan Jinsheng was taken aback, and shook his head after a while: "My lord, if you are not in Temu City, what will happen if Sun Shao comes to attack the city?"

"I don't want to do it myself, so who else can reassure me?" Fan Man looked at Fan Jinsheng regretfully. Originally, Fan Jinsheng was a suitable candidate. Well, Fan Jun definitely wouldn't have any ideas, there should be no problem in taking Jin Chen and opening up the passage to the south.But now that Fan Jinsheng was captured by the Yue people, his own confidence was crushed, and his prestige in the army was gone. If he was asked to lead troops to Jinchen again, he might not be able to command Fan Jun.That being the case, the only way is to let him defend the city and take people to Jinchen to rescue him.

However, Fan Jinsheng's worry was not unreasonable. If Fan Man took people to Jinchen, Sun Shao might attack Temucheng. Turning the spearhead around, showing his sharp teeth, he scrambled to serve the King of Yue.Fan Man knew that he was not as polite as Sun Shao when he conquered these vassal states. At least half of these vassal states had blood feuds with him.

Fan Jinsheng thought of it, and of course Fan Man thought of it too. He sneered and looked at Fan Jinsheng fiercely: "I'm not afraid of him coming, I'm afraid he won't come."

Fan Jinsheng suddenly realized.

(End of this chapter)