The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 271 The Pirate Empire

"The year before last, Elagabalus was killed, and Alexander became the new emperor, but he was too young, so now his grandmother Yulia and mother Momia help him handle political affairs." Qin Lun showed some embarrassment With an unnatural look, he glanced unnaturally at Sun Shao who was leaning comfortably on the table.

Sun Shao wiped the beard on his lips with his fingers, dismissing Qin Lun's uneasiness, and smiled: "Do you know the Emperor Xiaowu of our big Han? Well, probably... probably at the time of Tiberius, who was more important than Caesar." Probably 100 years earlier."

Qin Lun shook his head blankly. He knew the current situation of the Han Dynasty relatively well, but his knowledge of the previous situation was limited, and he was even more confused about a specific emperor in the past. Because of this, he was very surprised by the fact that the Yue king knew a lot about Roman stories, and he was also very surprised by the interest and admiration shown by Sun Shao.Although the Great Han has declined, the pride of the Han people makes them less interested in learning about Rome. If you want to talk about the Great Qin, they still know a little bit, and most of them will add a sentence: "You people from the Great Qin came to worship our Great Han before. "Emperor", if you talk about Rome, most people will look at you blankly, which small country is Rome?Is it famous for its rich horses?
People like Sun Shao who are interested in listening to his detailed explanation of the history of Rome are the first people Qin Lun has encountered since he left Rome.

Qin Lun is not an ordinary person. The Severus family is currently the most prominent family in Rome. Thirty years ago, Severus became the emperor of Rome from the governor of Pansynia, creating the Severus dynasty, which has been passed down to the fourth An emperor, Qin Lun is also a relative of the emperor. Although the relatives of the emperor in Rome cannot be compared with the relatives of the emperor of the Han, but in Rome, which values ​​​​family, Qin Lun's status is not low. According to his seniority, he is still the current one. Uncle of Roman Emperor Alexander.

Sun Shao has a general understanding of the current situation in Rome. As soon as he heard that Qin Lun's surname was Severus, he became very interested. In addition to military affairs, he often talked with Qin Lun about the past and the present.Today we are talking about Alexander, the current emperor of Rome.Alexander is 15 years old this year, and he doesn't know how to be an emperor at all. His grandmother Yulia and mother Momia are actually in charge. Qin Lun is very worried about this from the perspective of maintaining the authority of the emperor. Sun Shao feels that he and Da Most Han people also have a tendency to discriminate against women, so they mentioned Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to him.

When Emperor Wu of the Han ascended the throne, he was quite similar to the current Alexander. He was also young. He had his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Dou, and his mother, the Empress Dowager Wang. But didn’t he become the emperor with all the power later?Although Sun Shao complained about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's exclusive respect for Confucianism, dismissing hundreds of schools, and monopolizing power, he still admired the achievements of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Hearing Sun Shao finish the general story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Qin Lun nodded thoughtfully, "What Your Highness said is very reasonable. After I go back, I must pass these words on to Alexander, and ask him to take the great Emperor Wu as an example." example."

Sun Shao laughed. If he wanted to learn from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he wondered if that Alexander had the talent.As a prince who was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of a woman, he can finally become a generation of heroes, regardless of his merits and demerits, the talent of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is very rare.

"Your Majesty, Colonel Zhou is back." Ao Lei stood at the door and said with a happy face.

"Oh, that's great." Sun Shao sat up and said to Qin Lun apologetically, "It's very interesting to talk to you, we'll talk again when we have time."

Qin Lun got up and said goodbye in a hurry. When he went out, he ran into Zhou Yin who was striding forward.Zhou Yin glanced curiously at Qin Lun, who obviously had a barbarian appearance, but he didn't care. He strode into the main hall and bowed to Sun Shao: "Your Majesty, fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."

Although Zhou Yin is full of travel and dust, his voice is full of vigor, which shows that he is in good spirits now.

"Zhongying, did you enjoy this battle?" Sun Shao motioned Zhou Yin to sit opposite, and asked with a smile.After the baptism of the battlefield, Zhou Yin has become more mature obviously. There is a small scar at the corner of his eye, probably from this battle.

Zhou Yin chuckled: "Two thousand Funan people are not a problem at all, we won it easily. We heard that the King of Funan is here, so we came here day and night. Your Majesty, this time we have to let Rui Feng Let's go to camp."

"You just know how to go into battle. How can you rely on blood and courage to fight?" Sun Shao smiled lightly: "Now Fan Man has an army of nearly 4 people. We all add up, and there are only more than 5000 people, not even half of them." In addition, Fan Man still has fifty war elephants, which is also a very tricky matter..."

Zhou Yin said disapprovingly: "The people of Funan are not beaten. This time, I took 1000 people to deal with 2000 people. Didn't I surround them and beat them?"

"Zhongying, you are too careless, can Ruan Wu compare with Fan Man? This old thief has been fighting in the north and south for 30 years, and his experience is beyond comparison to ordinary people. I have spent so much thought and tricks, but in the end He failed to take advantage of him, but was trapped in Meng Ang Bay by him instead."

When Zhou Yin thought about Meng Ang Bay, the smile on his face suddenly faded.Not only was Sun Shao trapped in Meng'ang Bay, but if Sun Shao hadn't become vigilant at that time, he might have run into Fan Man's trap. Thinking of this, he felt a little scared.No matter how elite the Cuifeng Battalion is, if they are trapped by an army of [-], they will definitely die.

"It's because I underestimated the enemy." Zhou Yin bowed embarrassedly.

"Don't be arrogant in victory, don't be discouraged in defeat, you are one step closer to your father." Sun Shao said with a smile: "However, in the final analysis, fighting is still about strength, and the role of strategies is to turn the weak into the enemy, or to improve the overall situation. We are not as good as humans, resulting in local advantages. Fan Man wins in the number of people, and we win in the soldiers. Generally speaking, the difference is not big. Fan Man is the strongest opponent we have ever encountered. Why are we not Fan Man? The most powerful enemy you have encountered in the past 30 years?"

"That's right." Zhou Yin raised his eyebrows and smiled: "When will the king plan to go to war?"

"No hurry." Sun Shao said calmly: "A miserable victory is like a defeat. I don't need such a victory. The current situation is at best a close match, and the advantage is not obvious. I want to further destroy Fan Man's confidence and let him show his strength." Then defeat him in one fell swoop. Defeating him is equivalent to defeating Funan Kingdom, and the others can only wait and surrender."

Zhou Yin thought for a while and nodded in agreement.Just as Sun Shao is the courage of the Yue Kingdom, Fan Man is also the Optimus Prime of the Funan people. The contest between the Yue Kingdom and the Funan Kingdom is ultimately reflected in the contest between Sun Shao and Fan Man.In the previous contest, Sun Shao had the overall advantage, but Fan Man took the lead in Meng'ang Bay. It can be said that the two sides were tied.Dunxun City is the place where they will fight. If Sun Shao wins, Funan Kingdom belongs to Yue Kingdom. If Fan Man wins, Sun Shao can only withdraw from Funan Kingdom. It is impossible to get involved in Funan Kingdom again in the short term. Come to an end.

Of course Fan Man didn't dare to take it lightly, how could Sun Shao act rashly?
"You caught Ruan Wu?" Sun Shao interrupted Zhou Yin's meditation.

"Caught it." Zhou Yin nodded again and again: "Qin Tongyi captured him alive."

"Very good." Satisfied, Sun Shao said to Tu Hu beside him, "He brought it here with Ruan Wu."

Tu Hu responded with a humming sound, turned around and went out, and after a while, he came back with one hand dragging Ruan Wu.His strides were so big that he dragged Ruan Wu staggering, very embarrassed.Seeing Sun Shao casually sitting there looking at him smiling, although Ruan Wu didn't know Sun Shao, he knew Zhou Yin's respectful expression that this must be the King of Yue, so he quickly knelt down and saluted, knocking his head on the floor There was a rattling sound.

"Get up, I won't kill you." Sun Shao tapped lightly on the desk, stopping Ruan Wu's repeated begging for mercy.Ruan Wu couldn't understand, he looked blankly at Sun Shao, then at Zhou Yin, then turned his head to Qin Sai who walked in, his eyes were full of tension.

Qin Sai pursed his lips, saluted Sun Shao, and then turned to Ruan Wu and said, "Get up, my king said, he won't kill you."

Ruan Wu listened, as if hearing the sound of Lun, he was ecstatic and kowtowed again and again.When he entered the city, he saw the head hanging on the top of the city. Although the head was bloody and deformed, he still recognized that it was Li Yuan.He was afraid that he would be killed by Sun Shao like Li Yuan, and his head would be displayed on the top of the city. Although he also liked to chop off people's heads, it was definitely not a good thing to have his own head chopped off.

"I'll let you go back." Sun Shao leaned forward, sizing up Ruan Wu.Ruan Wu was very haggard, and his spirit was also in a trance. It was the kind of expression after being frightened for several days, which was exactly what Sun Shao wanted.Put this guy back and let him talk about the bravery of the Yue soldiers in front of Fan Man, which can more or less touch Fan Man's nerves that are as tough as steel wire.Sun Shao has force, but he doesn't like bullfighting. He likes to spy on his opponent like a leopard. He will test and harass his opponent from time to time to increase the pressure. Once the opponent has a flaw, he will jump on him without hesitation. .

When necessary, he is not afraid to be a sinister guy.

Ruan Wu couldn't believe it until Sun Shao asked someone to send him out of the king's city. He still couldn't believe it. When he finally stood in front of Fan Man, he pinched himself and was bitten by mosquitoes and leeches in the jungle. Soaked thighs, and then woke up.

Fan Man didn't say a word, looking at Ruan Wu who was like a sleepwalker, he was very annoyed, Ruan Wu was frightened by the Yue people, and Sun Shao let him back to shake the morale of the army.This is the same as killing Li Yuan and those archers and spreading rumors, it is a small means to target their psychology.

"Defeated?" Fan Man asked indifferently.

Ruan Wu fell to his knees with a plop, and couldn't help sobbing.

"Well, it's not terrible to lose a battle." Fan Man comforted: "A true warrior is not afraid of being defeated. As long as you can defeat your opponent in the end, you are the final winner. But if your heart is defeated, You will really fail, and you will never have a chance to stand up."

Ruan Wu shrugged his shoulders and nodded repeatedly. He originally thought that Fan Man would kill him, but he didn't expect that Fan Man not only didn't kill him, but also talked to him so gently.

"Okay, tell me how you were defeated." Fan Man motioned Ruan Wu to sit in front of him, and asked Ruan Wu to get a glass of wine, and said in a calm tone.That tone was not at all like facing a defeated player, but a child who returned home after being injured outside.

After drinking a glass of wine, Ruan Wu's trembling hands gradually stabilized. Although his voice was still a little hoarse, the feeling of trance was gone.

"I was careless." Ruan Wu said in the first sentence: "I heard that there were only 1000 people on the opposite side, and the main force of King Yue had been near Meng'ang Bay. He didn't dare to leave the bay and go deep into the jungle, so he relaxed his vigilance. Later... ...Later surrounded by those 1000 people, I...I didn't deal with it seriously, and was killed by them in the end."

"Who are those 1000 people? Do you know?" Fan Man asked lightly after taking a sip of his wine.

"I don't know." Ruan Wu shook his head, with a hint of fear in his eyes.The Destroying Front Camp left a deep impression on him. The 1000 people not only outrageously surrounded 2000 of them, but also launched an attack on their own initiative. It seemed that they were not 1000 people, but 1 people.Their attacks were extremely sharp. Not only were every soldier tall and skilled in martial arts, but they also cooperated with each other tacitly. They killed like chopping melons and vegetables, without any extra tricks.His soldiers were not opponents at all, and they were overwhelmed by them as soon as they came into contact, causing his command to fail. The battle was over in a short time.

"They are the imperial guards of the King of Yue, the most elite infantry of the Yue Kingdom, and Mona died at the hands of these people." Fan Man twitched her lips, and actually showed a smile: "They are called the Breaking Front Camp, in Han Chinese , is to destroy all enemies. There are only 5000 people in the entire Yue State. They are well-deserved elites. These people are selected from each battalion. They not only have to be in good health and martial arts, but also have experienced many wars. , apart from practicing how to kill, do nothing. If it is a head-on confrontation, let alone 2000 people, even if you have 3000 people, you may not be able to stop them."

Ruan Wu was dumbfounded, Fan Man is so familiar with the enemy?No wonder he made himself careful before leaving, and ran away as soon as the opponent showed signs of taking the initiative to attack.

"Do you know why he let you back?" Fan Man took a full view of Ruan Wu's shock, and her attitude became more calm.

Ruan Wu shook his head in astonishment, for some reason, the tension in his heart was gone.

"He knew that you were broken by him, so he let you back, told us these things, and wanted to scare us." Fan Man lowered her face and said without anger: "You know what you should do Do it?"

Ruan Wu was stunned for a moment, then kowtowed: "My lord, I understand."

"Very good, go take a rest, you've worked hard." Fan Man nodded with satisfaction: "Take a two-day rest to recharge your spirits, and then go to battle and kill a few more Yue people to get your courage back."

"Yes." Ruan Wu replied loudly, when he stood up, he straightened his waist and strode out.

Fan Man watched Ruan Wu disappear outside the door, let out a long breath, but frowned.Sun Shao has never dared to fight him decisively. He thought that Sun Shao was waiting for reinforcements. What he worried most about was the reinforcements from the sea. He has no navy now and knows nothing about the situation at sea. A large number of reinforcements were mobilized by sea.Now it seems that the situation is far more serious than he expected. Not only is Sun Shao waiting for reinforcements, but he is using various opportunities to support his military spirit. The brave Ruan Wu, who will be next?

Fan Man was very anxious, not only because of Sun Shao's trick, but also because he really couldn't afford to wait.On the one hand, the food and grass are almost exhausted, on the other hand, because of the need of the war, he recruited almost all the strong men in Funan, and the harvest in the second season of this year will definitely be greatly affected.If Sun Shao can't be defeated and those huge commercial taxes can be regained, Funan will have a hard time this year.

Can't retreat, can't advance, is it possible to spend time with Sun Shao in Dunsun like this?Sun Shao can afford it, but he can't afford it.

Fan Man thought hard, and finally decided to take the initiative to attack and force Sun Shao to fight. However, instead of attacking Jinchen King City, he would attack the reinforcements from the Yue Kingdom from the east.There are about 1 people in this group of reinforcements, and they are the main force of the Yue Kingdom. As long as they are defeated, the vitality of the Yue people will be severely injured, and it will be meaningless to spend any more.

Fan Man knew that Sun Shao would definitely pay close attention to his movements, and it would be impossible for him to sneak attack those aid countries. Instead of doing this, it is better to go to war openly.He summoned all the generals to discuss matters, intending to leave 1 people to defend the Vietnamese army in the city, and personally lead the main force of 3 people to invite the main force of the Vietnamese army.

The generals have long been fidgeting, feeling irritated by waiting here with nothing to do, but they were all rejected by Fan Man when they asked for a fight before, and now Fan Man wants to take the initiative to attack, of course they are very happy, although Fan Man is not going to fight. Jinchen Wangcheng, which has money and food, is the main force of the Yue Kingdom, but for them, as long as they start fighting, it is better than waiting here to make people feel more at ease.

As soon as Fan Man was dispatched, Sun Shao got the news, and he smiled: "Fan Man is in a hurry."

Cui Qian stroked his beard and asked tentatively, "My lord, how should we deal with it?"

"Not in a hurry." Sun Shao smiled, "He's in a hurry. I'm not in a hurry. Let someone inform Yuehai, keep a distance from Fan Man, don't take the initiative to attack, even if you retreat to the boat, there is no problem. The reason why Fan Man took the risk to divide the army and invite the attack is because It’s because they are running out of food, but we are not short of food.”

Cui Qian shook his head with a smile, the king of Xindao is indeed insidious, and he is determined not to give up until he forces the enemy into chaos.Yue Hai and the others have enough luggage, and they can still fish at sea if they can't. However, Fan Man has traveled thousands of miles, and now he is riding on the back of a tiger. He has no choice but to retreat. Actively looking for fighters.

Good fighters have no illustrious feats.

Cui Qian suddenly thought of this sentence, and he had an epiphany in his heart. He remembered that he was forced to advance and retreat by Sun Shao's strategy of banning the sea. In the end, he took the initiative to attack after being helpless, and was played by Sun Shao in the palm of his hand. How similar is Fan Man.Thinking of it, he was suddenly full of confidence. Although it seemed that the troops on his side were not dominant now, with the King here, he would definitely be able to drive Fan Man into a corner, and eventually collapse without a fight.

Yue Hai received Sun Shao's order. Although he didn't quite understand it, he still led the army to retreat to the sea. Although Fan Man got the news, he was annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. At the seaside, he has nothing to do with the Vietnamese.He wanted to let go of his pace and march quickly, but firstly, the speed of the war elephant he relied on the most was not fast at all, and secondly, the opponent was also very vigilant, keeping a distance of more than thirty miles from him. He had just left Dunxun City for ten miles, and the opponent Already at the beach, ready to board at any moment, what could he do?
Not only the generals were restless, but even the scheming Fan Man was at a loss. Only at this time did he fully understand Sun Shao's sinister intentions, but what could he do?

Fan Man gritted her teeth, and finally came up with an unavoidable solution, attacking the inner city, the reinforcements could be withdrawn to the seaside, so could the people in the inner city also be withdrawn?Yue Wang Sun Shao is in the city, as long as he attacks the city at all costs, the Yue people are worried about Sun Shao's safety, so they can only rush over to rescue the siege.Attacking what is there must be saved, this is also the combat principle mentioned in the Han Chinese Art of War.

Fan Man no longer thought about other strategies, and focused on preparing to attack the city. He ordered people to build a large number of thick wooden houses as shields for the elephants, and prepared a lot of wooden ladders. houses.The Jinchen people in the city saw it, hated it, and cursed at the top of the city, but Fan Man was unmoved. At this time, it didn't matter to him to be scolded a few times. Only by occupying all of Jin Chen in the city can he solve the immediate crisis and have the possibility of defeating Sun Shao.

In order to deal with the thunderbolt chariots and strong crossbows of the Yue people, Fan Man had already made a lot of preparations, and the final preparations went very smoothly. In two or three days, the outer city was cleared out.Because there is no moat in the inner city, it also saves a lot of trouble for Fan Man's attack.He left some houses around the royal city and reinforced them as an outpost for the attack. With the completion of the preparation of the siege equipment and the movement of the barracks, even the blind could see the imminent atmosphere of the war.

Sun Shao didn't take it seriously, he was not afraid of Fan Man attacking the city at all, not only Cui Qian's troops were in the city, but there were also a thousand Destroying Front Battalion, Jin Chen Kingdom's reserves were enough, even if there was no reinforcements, he could defend the city for a year and a half There is no problem with loading.Forced by the situation, Fan Man failed in the field battle, so in the end he had to resort to the worst strategy of attacking the city, which invisibly limited the power of the war elephant, which he wished for.

Just when Fan Man was about to attack the city, an urgent report was delivered to Sun Shao. Guan Feng cooperated with Zhuge Ke to defeat Fan Chang in Xijuan City, and captured [-] Funan soldiers and [-] or [-] war elephants alive. With the benefit, the army has been reorganized and is preparing to advance to Funan.Sun Shao was overjoyed, he showed Cui Qian and others the good news, and he didn't forget to send a copy to Fan Man.

Cui Qian and the others were overjoyed, shouted long live, the queen has won, now it is time to watch the king's final battle, as long as Fan Man is defeated, the army will return to Funan, and the army led by the queen will attack Temu City and take all of Funan It is easy as pie.

Fan Man's mood was just the opposite. He sat there blankly, tightly wrapping the paper in his palm, with a surprisingly pale face.

After a long time, Fan Man calmed down, and said to the messenger who sent the letter: "King Yue, please get ready, I will attack the city tomorrow. You are a hero, please come out and fight, don't keep hiding in the city secretly like a A shameless woman."

(End of this chapter)