The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 297
Ferros was very angry when he heard the screeching of the sentinel on the lookout, as if someone had stepped on his tail. This panicked cry could easily cause misunderstandings among the soldiers. The soldiers are in danger and are particularly sensitive. It causes wild thoughts, so there is a reason why running, shouting, and whispering are not allowed in the army.

But the soldier obviously didn't feel Feroz's anger, he continued to scream loudly, pointing one hand at the rear of the fleet.

Sanjay got angry, shouted and cursed loudly, climbed up the watchtower, drew out the dagger at his waist, and was about to cut down the sick sentry, but the sentry stared wide-eyed, black eyeballs hanging in the air. The whites of his eyes looked very small, and there was an inexplicable strange taste, while his eyes were full of fear that was concealed, and the hand pointing backward was trembling constantly.

Sanjay glanced in the direction he pointed and froze immediately.

Five huge building boats formed a half-moon shape and came galloping from a distance. Although they were against the wind and did not set sail, their speed was unimaginable. Compared with them, those Zhu Luo sailors were not only small, but also Slow as a snail.The big ship quickly rushed into their rear formation, and wherever it went, people turned upside down, and the dozens of giant poles on the big ship, as tall as the masts, were like a dozen giant hands, dancing non-stop, fighting against the approaching Tianzhu. One by one the boats capsized and sank.

More than 20 warships that were not much different from the Tianzhu warships fell behind and were not in a hurry to attack. Their targets were those Tianzhu warships that slipped through the gap between the big ships by chance. Although these warships were not as huge as the big ships in front, But it was extremely tyrannical. Sanjay saw with his own eyes that the two Tianzhu warships started to spin around after they were hit by each other.

Do the Vietnamese have so many big ships?These big ships are so fast and have such a strong attack power?

Sanjay felt that his brain was not enough, and he could not accept this fact. Whether Sun Shao appeared absurd in front of him, whether he tried his best to hide his weakness, or bluffed for the sake of reputation, it was all a scam, and the purpose was to lure them into the world. To this place of death?
"Hey, why are you in a daze?" Feroz was very unhappy to see Sanjay standing still on it like a log.

Sanjay suddenly came back to his senses, turned around and climbed down. Because of nervousness, halfway through the climb, his foot slipped and he stepped on the ground, and fell sideways from above.Feroz was furious, and just about to scold him, Sanjay rushed to him, hugged his leg, and cried, "My lord, run away."

Feroz froze for a moment, glanced suspiciously at the watchtower above, and then glanced at the rear. There was already a commotion in the rear, and a large ship was approaching from the east and west sides at an astonishing speed. In the distance, three large ships Also approaching rapidly, among the more than 150 Zhuluo battleships, these five large ships seemed particularly abrupt.

They are tall, they are fast, they are tough, they are murderous, and they are invincible.

Feroz's mind went blank for a moment, and was soon awakened by the terrified cries of his subordinates. He immediately understood what happened, raised his foot angrily, and hit Sanjay hard on the forehead, and then He shouted loudly: "Beat the drums, the rear team will change to the front team, and we will face—"

Drums sounded, colorful flags fluttered, and the sailors who were rushing northward suddenly received this order. He breathed a sigh of relief, without saying a word, ordered to go forward to meet the enemy, and those with more flexible minds simply ordered to sail, use the north wind to speed up, and whether they can escape, it's all in one fell swoop.

The battle formation of the Tianzhu Navy suddenly became chaotic. The Pandya Navy in front had been beaten by ten warships from the Yue Kingdom, and was waiting for the Zhe Luo Navy and Zhu Luo Navy to come forward to meet them. The strength of the Zhe Luo Navy Worst of all, looking at the warships of the Yue Kingdom that suddenly appeared in front of them, they didn't know whether to go forward to grab the credit, or to inform the Zhu Luo Navy behind them first. They can't catch the boat.They didn't even know that Zhu Luo's strongest navy was now facing a more ferocious attack.

Although the Tianzhu Navy has nearly 2 people, twice as many as the Yue Kingdom Navy, they were at an absolute disadvantage from the very beginning in front of the Yue Kingdom Navy.Not only are they unable to fight back against the tall and sturdy building ships, but they also have no chance of winning compared to the medium-sized warships of the Yue Kingdom that are not much different in size.The warships of the Yue Kingdom were all fixed with iron nails, they were strong and strong, and they were rampant without any scruples. The strength of the hull alone gave them the upper hand. Coupled with the continuous crossbows on board, in terms of attack power, they were more than Tianzhu navy. a grade.Not only can the Tianzhu Navy fail to fight, but it is also very difficult to escape. The Tianzhu Navy, which is driven by paddles, is two levels behind the Yue Kingdom warships driven by wheel paddles, and the speed difference is nearly doubled. They could not catch up with the warships of the Yue Kingdom, but it was almost easy for the warships of the Yue Kingdom to chase them.

The Tianzhu navy was defeated without any suspense. After a short contact, the courage of the Zhuluo navy was broken like a bubble. They all set sail and prepared to take advantage of the wind to escape for their lives. There were only more than 20 warships intercepted. With so many people fleeing for their lives, there was still some chance.

But Feroz had no chance of escape. He was pinched left and right by Zhou Xun and Zhuge Zhi's two buildings. Double-teamed by Lou Chuan, he is like a weak woman surrounded by two burly men, with no hope of success at all.

Facing the wall-like building ships, Zhu Luo's soldiers showed desperate expressions. They couldn't see the enemy hiding behind the bulwarks, but the enemy could clearly see them, and the long arrows howled As a result, the soldiers who wanted to resist were accurately shot down to the ground, and the opponents were not in a hurry at all. They had enough time to aim, because even if the Zhuluo soldiers wanted to jump overboard and fight hand-to-hand, they would not be able to find tools to climb higher than them in a short while. There are more than ten feet of building boats.

The battle became a one-sided massacre.

However, Feroz should feel lucky, and so should the soldiers on his ship, because he is the king of Zhuluo, and because he is the supreme commander of the Tianzhu United Navy, so Zhou Xun and Zhuge Zhi had a tacit understanding and did not use their guns. Rods attacked him, but they crushed dozens of long oars when they were squeezed. The rest of the hull was almost intact. Only nearly a hundred soldiers were shot and killed by powerful crossbows, and the others could only huddle in the cabin. Watching the Yue people jump down swaggeringly, asking Feroz to surrender.

Feroz was already paralyzed on the ground, unable to speak, and was finally dragged to Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xun by two soldiers.Both Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xun are sincere people, they didn't strive for merit like others, and showed each other friendly:

"General Zhuge, please first."

"General Zhou please first."

Feroz rolled his eyes, and simply fainted. He came here with great ambition, and never thought that he would fall to this point. Only by fainting can he not be too ashamed.

Yang Xiu and Xia Hourong put down the clairvoyance in their hands at the same time, looked at each other with mutual understanding, shook their heads at the same time, and sighed.Xia Hourong took the lead and said: "I didn't expect the Yue Kingdom's navy to be so powerful, and I didn't expect the Tianzhu navy to be so fierce and vulnerable."

"That's right." Yang Xiu let out a long breath, and said with a bit of gratitude: "Although Tianzhu has not been captured yet, Tianzhuhai is now under the control of Yue's navy. After this war, this thing The trade between them is completely out of touch with the Tianzhu people." He paused, and then said: "Youquan, what do you think is the possibility of the Wei, Shu, and Yue countries jointly attacking the Western Regions?"

"It's hard to say." Xia Hourong shook his head, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, glanced at Yang Xiu, lowered his voice and said, "I've seen the geography of Tianzhu, if we can't take Tianzhu, Yue Guo wants to participate in the battle of the Western Regions." , is almost unlikely."

"Why?" Yang Xiu was very puzzled: "I heard that there is no need to pass through Tianzhu. To the west of Tianzhu, there is Anxi and Tiaozhi. It is much closer to go by sea than by land. With the powerful sea transportation capacity of Yue Kingdom, It is not difficult to find a few islands in the sea as transit bases."

Xia Hourong was startled, rolled his eyes twice, and suddenly smiled. He looked at Yang Xiu with admiration: "Master Yang, no wonder King Wei and King Yue value you so much. I am ashamed. I went to Yue with you, but the difference between naval warfare and land warfare is still not as fast as you think."

Yang Xiu smiled proudly, but his tone was very calm: "It's nothing, you are still young, and when you reach my age, you will not be comparable to me. Youquan, learn hard, Zhu Jianping said that your fate has changed, maybe you are old. God is destined to let you bear the heavy responsibility."

Xia Hourong smiled, glanced at the cabin, and said with a smile: "With Master Yang and His Highness here, there is still room for me to play."

"Me, you don't have to think about it." Yang Xiu shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Your Highness, if he intends to fight for the Central Plains, you really don't have many chances, but so far, he has no such interest at all, so you still have a chance Think about it, Taizhou is already as big as Qingzhou and Xuzhou, plus Shanghai Prefecture, his territory is not comparable to the current Central Plains in terms of size or wealth, why would he give up such a large foundation, To fight for the Central Plains?"

Xia Hourong nodded sympathetically, but said nothing.Originally, like Yang Xiu, he was worried that although Sun Shao said that he was not interested in the Central Plains, it was actually just empty talk when his current strength was not good. He has already surpassed the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. Even if the entire Central Plains is combined, it may not be much better than him. He said that he does not want to get involved in the Central Plains, at least for now, it seems credible.

"So, the Western Expedition is really feasible?"

"It's doable." Yang Xiu nodded affirmatively: "However, it will take some vitality to recover in the past few years. In the 40 years of chaos, the vitality of the big man is almost exhausted. If you don't pay attention and focus on militarism, you can win the Western Regions." I can't keep it."

"Dezu's words are right." Sun Shao's voice came from behind.Yang Xiu and Xia Hourong hurriedly turned to pay their respects, only to see that although Sun Shao was smiling, he was a little forced, and there seemed to be some unresolved worry between his brows, which was a bit strange.The Tianzhu Navy has disappeared, and Sun Shao has dominated the Tianzhu Sea in one battle. What else is he unhappy about?Before the battle started, he called the bald nun in to give a lecture. At that time, his expression was relaxed. It could be seen that he didn't take the war seriously at all. Why was he worried when the battle was over?

"Dezu, what do you say to make the population recover as soon as possible?" Sun Shao asked in a calm tone while leaning on the railing and looking at the distant battlefield where the winners and losers were already clear.

"It's hard to say. For the Yue Kingdom, I think the king's method is very appropriate." Yang Xiu said respectfully, paused, and then said with some regret: "However, population growth is not a trivial matter after all. It may be impossible to recover to tens of millions of households within 50 years. If there is any natural disaster in the middle, it may take longer."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Sun Shao patted the railing lightly, "So I said, it would be fine if I was born 40 years earlier."

Yang Xiu and Xia Hourong looked at each other and smiled.Sun Shao looked at them and smiled: "Why, am I being too arrogant?"

"No." Xia Hourong said with a smile: "We all think that what the king said is reasonable. In fact, there are two problems in the reason why there were frequent civil upheavals in the Han Dynasty 40 years ago. One is the increase in natural disasters, and the other is the lack of land. Both reasons have caused a shortage of food, and the common people have no food to eat, so they can only take risks. If they can barely survive, how can there be such a thing as a million yellow scarves."

"Youquan, do you think so?" Sun Shao was a little surprised. Fortunately, Xia Hourong surprised him too much, and he was used to it.

"This is all a little insight from the good governance of the king, and I ask the king for advice."

Sun Shao's mouth twisted, and Xia Hourong confessed, saying that he learned it from the Yue Kingdom, so as not to piss him off.However, since he is willing to let Xia Hourong take a look, he is not afraid of him stealing the teacher. In other words, he hopes that Xia Hourong can find something from his actions, just like letting Xia Houhui handle some government affairs. The ability of these smart young people who have not become very sophisticated to accept new things is amazing. Not to mention these new ideas, even if you bring a computer and give him a textbook, it is estimated that he will be better than most 21 The youth of the century are quick learners.

"Youquan, how much do you know about Taoism?" Sun Shao changed the subject.

"Taoism?" Xia Hourong was taken aback for a moment, not understanding exactly what Sun Shao was referring to.Taoism is the general source of Chinese academics. Huangdi Laozi, collectively known as Huanglao academics, is the root of Taoism, and also the source of military art, Confucianism, yin and yang, and gods. Two styles of study have been formed among the common people and among the folks. Scholars mainly focus on metaphysical reasoning, while folks mainly focus on amulets and witchcraft. There are also many kinds, such as Zhang Jiao’s Taiping Dao and Zhang Lu’s Tianshi Dao are both branches of Taoism, but they are very different. Zhang Jiao’s Taiping believes in the Taiping Sutra, while Zhang Lu’s Tianshi Dao believes in Lao Tzu’s five thousand In other words, in detail, the difference is huge.

"Hmm..." Sun Shao stroked his chin and thought for a moment, "It's the same as Tianzhu's Buddhism, which focuses on reasoning and practice."

"Yes." Xia Hourong said with a smile: "Brother Boren (Xia Houshang) is familiar with Lao Tzu, and also familiar with the health-preserving techniques in the room. Influenced by him in the early days, he is also very understanding of what Tan Xuan said."

Sun Shao slapped his head, he really forgot about these two people.

"In addition, He Yan, Uncle He Ping, the great general's uncle, is also good at talking about Xuan. I am familiar with these two people. I also know some people who are good at talking about Xuan, but I don't have much contact with them. Whether they are really talented or have a false name, I think It's not so clear."

"There is one more person." Yang Xiu stroked his beard, and interjected: "Master Cai Yan, You Quan, don't forget that most of these people who can talk mysteriously have direct or indirect relationship with Cai Bozhe Cai Bozhe studied Confucianism and Taoism, and also the art of war. Although he passed on to many disciples, the one who can really pass it on is his daughter, Master Cai."

"That's true." Xia Hourong clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "It's Mr. Yang who is well-informed. Everyone Cai has lived in seclusion since returning to Yecheng. I didn't think of her for a while."

"Actually, it's not only Master Cai. Master Cai's elder sister is the one who married Taishan Yangqin. Although she is not as knowledgeable as Master Cai, she is still very good compared to ordinary people. The Yangqi family has a long history of education, but the Cai family has lost power for many years. , Yang Fen has always respected Mrs. Cai, but it's not just as simple as the relationship between husband and wife."

Sun Shao quietly listened to what they said about the celebrities from the aristocratic families in the Central Plains. Yang Xiu was a famous aristocratic son and was very familiar with the situation of each family. Xia Hourong was an upstart and had a reputation for talent. By the way, I found several people who have studied Taoism.

"Since we are talking about Cai Bojie, there is one person who has to be mentioned." Yang Xiu suddenly remembered something, turned to Sun Shao and said, "Back then there were thousands of volumes of books in Cai Bojie's family, and they were all given to Wang Can, and Wang Can died. Later, these books belonged to his sons. After Mr. Cai returned to Yecheng, he asked someone to ask for these books from the Wang family, but the Wang family did not return them. Later, Wang Can's two sons were killed because of their involvement in the Wei satire case. These books I don’t know where they are. You Quan, you can check to see if these books are still in Wang’s house, or were they confiscated by the deputy prime minister. There should be a lot of Cai Bojie’s unique insights in them. The people are so open."

Xia Hourong nodded repeatedly.

"Your Highness wants to use Taoism to deal with Futu?" Yang Xiu turned around and returned to the original topic.Sun Shao nodded, but Yang Xiu didn't take it seriously: "Talking about mysteries, what's the difference between them and the demons and ghosts of Tianzhu Stupa? It's not wise to make one harm easier to harm the other."

"What does Dezu think?" Sun Shao said with a smile. In fact, he could guess Yang Xiu's answer without asking. It was just out of politeness and wanted to hear his opinion.

Yang Xiu clearly knew that Sun Shao's smile was full of disbelief, but he still pointedly said: "It goes without saying, if you don't use the ready-made sage's words, and go to find some Taoist school, wouldn't it be a waste of money?"

"The sage's words that De Zu said are the Analects or the Six Classics? Or are they those long-winded treatises that are often tens of thousands of words or one hundred thousand words? Well, if you only use mathematics, the number of Confucian classics can be compared with Buddhism."

"How can this be compared to the quantity." Yang Xiu blurted out: "The classics of the sages are full of subtle words and great meanings. How can they be compared with those absurd platitudes? King, you have listened too much to that bhikkhuni's preaching recently."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao couldn't help laughing loudly. Compared with his old man Yang Biao, this Yang Xiu is smarter and more aggressive, but he is not full-bodied, not far from Yang Biao's old and sharp wrist. Little, no wonder he was killed by Lao Cao in history, but his father Yang Biao could not cooperate with Cao's family, but he could live to his old age in peace.

"Dezu, have you ever read Buddhist scriptures?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.

"No." Yang Xiu spoke sharply like a knife: "What's so good about reading that kind of nonsense, it's nothing more than deceiving people. Not only can I not read, but if possible, I should burn it clean." .”

Sun Shao was taken aback, how could this guy be as violent as the western missionaries who had just arrived in Maya.

Just when they were talking about Taoism and Buddhism, the battle was coming to an end. Zhou Xun and Zhuge Zhi held Feroz hostage and issued an order for the Tianzhu navy to surrender. In the face of force, he reluctantly accepted his fate, put down his weapons and surrendered.The soldiers who had fled ashore were captured by Zhou Yin and others who were waiting on the shore. A dozen warships among the navy rushed out of the encirclement. Cui Qian had already sent people to chase them, and the other Tianzhu navy was here. , More than 300 warships were lost in the battle, but more than 200 supply ships were intact, which was all cheaper for Sun Shao. Nearly 5000 soldiers killed more than 1, seriously injured more than [-], and the remaining more than [-] were all captured.On the one hand, Sun Shao ordered to set up camp at the selected place on the shore, and on the other hand, he sent someone to inform the Shan king Yongyoukai and the Pyu headman that the war was over, and told them to come here for mediation.

At the same time, the merchant ship, which had been waiting for two months, set sail, riding the increasingly strong north wind, and under the escort of Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xuner, it was ready to cross the Bay of Bengal and head straight for the opposite Ceylon Island.This time, Zhuge Zhi first contributed to his advice, and later he and Zhou Xun won the great merit of Feroz. He was promoted to General Protecting Ceylon, and he added 2000 households, and his number increased to 500. General, add two hundred households, which is just enough to meet the standard of one thousand households. You can receive an island and become a real Marquis.His subordinates increased to [-] people. This time, he went to Ceylon as Zhuge Zhi's deputy. Ceylon was at war, and he would have many opportunities to make meritorious service, and he would soon surpass his younger brother Zhou Yin.

Together with Zhuge Zhi and Zhou Xun, there is also Pian General Dunwu. This time he also made meritorious service. He added 200 households, which is [-] households away from the standard of [-] households, and has [-] people under his command.He is Sun Shao's family general, but he has been serving as a guard battalion beside Sun Shao before, and he didn't have many opportunities to go to the battlefield. This time he seized the opportunity and made a great contribution all at once.

At the end of the month, envoys from Shan and Pyu arrived at the mouth of the sea and accepted Sun Shao's mediation.

(End of this chapter)