Chapter 111 Donglai Port Construction

Liaodong, Xiangping City.

"Hurry, right in front!" A group of Liaodong soldiers, like wolves and tigers, rushed forward and soon arrived at the coffin shop and surrounded them.

"Roar in!" A general waved his hand, and then the soldiers kicked open the door of the coffin shop and rushed in.

The coffin shop was empty and quiet. The Liaodong soldiers searched for most of the day and found nothing except for some objects related to the fall of Goguryeo.

Not long after, Gongsun Yuan received news from the soldiers.

"Damn Goguryeo!" Gongsun Yuan snorted coldly, his face as gloomy as it was.

At that time, Gongsun Yuan's father Gongsun Kang led his troops to capture the capital of Goguryeo, occupying the country of thousands of miles of Liaodong, and then defeated Fuyu. Since then, small tribes including Sanhan and Dongwoju have been paying tribute to the Gongsun family, but the Goguryeo royal family suffered heavy losses at that time. For many years, Goguryeo has never given up regaining the capital.

Gongsun Yuan sent someone to pay tribute to Adou. He was going to flatter him, but he didn't expect that the flattery was not good, and three groups of assassins were mixed with it. Adou followed Xu Shu's advice and sent envoys to Liaodong to question Gongsun Yuan, and at the same time asked for horses, ginseng, marten and other items.

Gongsun Yuan was furious about this matter. Among the three groups of assassins, Gongsun Yuan had no choice but to take Cao Rui, after all, his strength was not as good as others. The remaining troops of the Southern Xiongnu had long been scattered to various places, and Gongsun Yuan wanted to seek revenge on them, but there was no way. Therefore, Gongsun Yuan had to vent his anger on the Goguryeo people. For a moment, the remaining Goguryeo people in Liaodong were washed away, and blood flowed into a river on the land of Liaodong, and thousands of people lost their heads because of this.

However, what Gongsun Yuan is most worried about is Adou.

Adou Lion spoke up and asked Gongsun Yuan for 50,000 war horses, 10,000 jin of ginseng and 50,000 minced skins. In addition, Gongsun Yuan also asked 10,000 war horses, 2,000 jin of ginseng and 10,000 minced skins every year.

Liaodong is very rich, but there are also few people in Liaodong. In the agricultural era, fewer people are destined to have low productivity. Therefore, it is impossible for Adou's request to Liaodong, which has insufficient productivity.

Gongsun Yuan was not very worried that Adou would attack Liaodong. After all, Liaodong was a bitter and cold place, but the Youzhou he had just obtained was different. Although the general under Gongsun Yuan led Bei Yan to capture Jicheng, he left Tian Yu's 30,000 Youzhou cavalry, and Tian Yu's people could counterattack at any time.

The other side, which had just surrendered, had nearly 100,000 troops from Deng Ai, but was still in the process of being incorporated. In a short period of time, there was no need to expect Deng Ai's 100,000 troops to go to the battlefield. Once A Dou really took revenge and attacked Youzhou, Gongsun Yuan could only retreat east of Youbeiping.

The servant walked in from outside, came to Gongsun Yuan, and bowed and said, "Lord, Duke Guan is back, and I ask to see him."

"Mr. Guan is back, please! Oh, no, I'll go to greet him in person." Gongsun Yuan said as he sorted out his clothes and went to greet Guan Ning.

Gongsun Yuan welcomed Guan Ning into the room and then told Guan Ning about the assassin.

"Kun Guan, what should I do now? If the Han army attacks Youzhou in the east, it will probably be difficult to resist. I don't want to let go of Youzhou that has just been taken down!"

"Hahaha... Congratulations to lord, congratulations to lord... lord is overjoyed!" Guan Ning said with a smile.

"Xi? Gong Guan, don't joke with me."

"Master, I'm not kidding. All I said is true. Liu Chan's asking price is too ruthless, but this is exactly what it means to show that he is trying to blackmail some property and will not attack Youzhou for the time being. Otherwise, Liu Chan would have taken this opportunity to send troops to Youzhou, so why would he ask for so many things from his lord? So Youzhou is not worried, so I naturally want to congratulate you!"

"According to this, did Liu Chan have no intention of Youzhou?"

"No, no one doesn't want Youzhou, and Liu Chan will not give up Youzhou. But I think he is busy competing for Qingzhou with Sun Deng, so he has no time to attack Youzhou."

"But Liu Chan's price is too high! Do we have to agree?"

"He Liu Chan asked for a lot of money, of course we have to pay it back."

"I understand! I will send someone to negotiate with Liu Chan's envoy. But Tian Yu's 30,000 cavalry of Youzhou are still in Dai County, what should I do?"

"Lord, don't worry." Guan Ning smiled and continued, "It's not a fear of just 30,000 cavalry. I think that now the lord is still focusing on Deng Ai and the 100,000 army. As long as he incorporates the 100,000 army, the lord will have the capital to advance, attack, retreat and defend. As long as he can firmly control Deng Ai and the 100,000 army, neither Liu Chan nor Sun Deng will dare to underestimate his lord anymore. Even if he no longer pays tribute to Liu Chan, he will not be able to do anything to his lord!"

Gongsun Yuan nodded slightly. In this world, strength is the final say. Now Gongsun Yuan is still relatively weak, so he can only pretend to be a grandson. If Gongsun Yuan has more than 100,000 people in his hands, Adou really needs to consider the issue of paying back if he wants to deal with Gongsun Yuan.

"Mr. Guan, I think I'd better go to Youbeiping to meet Deng Ai!" Gongsun Yuan said.

"It's good that this is the case. The lord should go to Youbeiping to take a look."

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Dai County.

Tian Yu's men have returned to Dai County.

Dai County is located north of Changshan. The place where Zhao Yun learned art with Tong Yuan was the Dai County generation. Zhao Yun was very familiar with the terrain of the Shanggu of Dai County.

Now, in addition to Tian Yu's 30,000 Youzhou soldiers, the Liangzhou cavalry under Ma Qiu has also arrived in Dai County. This surprised Zhao Yun very much.

Zhao Yun knew the strategy formulated by Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, so Zhao Yun thought that the main target of the Han army should be in Qingzhou, and Zhao Yun had no plans to have reinforcements coming to Youzhou.

When Zhao Yun saw Ma Qiu, he realized that A Dou was interested in attacking Youzhou. Not only Ma Qiu's Liangzhou cavalry had arrived, but even Wei Yan and Wang Ping had already arrived in Jinyang, Bingzhou, and the army began to gather towards the junction of Bingzhou and Youzhou.

Zhao Yun is unknown as to why Adou suddenly changed his strategic policy, but Zhao Yun is not the commander, and Zhao Yun is now old enough to be on the battlefield.

On the other hand, the governor of Qingzhou Zang Ai had surrendered to the Eastern Wu. The entire Qingzhou fell into the hands of the Eastern Wu. Zang Ai was persuaded by Sima Yi to surrender, so Sima Yi made another great contribution, and Sima Yi's position in Jiangdong was once again stabilized. In the hearts of those generals who were not from Jiangdong, Sima Yi had regarded Sima Yi as a god, and in Sun Deng's mind, Sima Yi's importance was far more important than Lu Xun.

Jiangdong occupied Qingzhou and could go north to Jizhou at any time. At this time, good news came from Lu Xun's side that the entire Yuzhou had been taken down by Lu Xun, and the Wei State's power south of the Yellow River had been completely cleared.

Sun Deng personally went to Qingzhou and summoned Zang Ai. At the same time, he ordered Sima Yi to stabilize Qingzhou as soon as possible. When Qingzhou settled, he sent troops to Jizhou.

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Linzi City.

Sima Yi sat in the middle, with thick stacks of official documents on the table, and below Sima Yi, Zang Ai, Zhuge Dan, Zhuge Ke and others sat on both sides.

"Teacher, look, this is a map of Donglai." Zhuge Ke hung up a map.

Sima Yi glanced at the map, then looked at Zang Ai again, and said, "This is what you gave to him!"

"What the lord said is that this map is a map of Donglai County, Qingzhou. It was drawn by my father ten years ago. It should be very accurate."

Sima Yi nodded and asked Zhuge Ke again: "Yuan Xun, why are you showing me this?"

"Look at Donglai, it is only a short distance from Liaodong, and the entire sea east of Jizhou is surrounded by Donglai and Liaodong."

"Yuan Xun, do you mean to build a big port in Donglai?" Sima Yi asked.

"What the teacher said is that the Wei State has never valued naval forces, so there is no big port in Donglai, and the Queen of the Japanese Kingdom, Himehu, paid tribute to Cao Pi, all of whom were from Liaodong. However, our Jiangdong naval army was different. As long as we establish a big port in Donglai and station a large sea boat, it would be equivalent to controlling the east coast of Jizhou, and our Jiangdong navy could land in Jizhou at any time."

Sima Yi nodded, then looked at Zang Ai next to him and asked, "Zang Ai, is it feasible to build a port in Donglai?"

"Absolutely feasible!" Zang Ai nodded.

"Hahaha..." Sima Yi suddenly laughed, and then spoke Zhuge Ke: "Yuan Xun, you want to build a port in Donglai not just to attack Jizhou!"

"Teacher, what you are talking about is that if you build Donglai Dagang, your Majesty will definitely leave such an important thing to you. In the future, the management of Donglai Dagang will be indispensable, Generals Zang Ai and Zhuge Dan will be indispensable." Zhuge Ke paused and continued: "Liu Chan has no navy under his command, and our Jiangdong Navy is invincible in the sea. In the future, the Jiangdong Navy will definitely be stationed in Donglai Dagang."

"Yuan Xun, do you know that I have lived in the north for a long time, and I don't know how many naval troops there are in the sea battles?" Sima Yi asked.

"There are 50,000 naval troops on the Yangtze River, of which 20,000 naval troops are on large ships and can enter the sea at any time. There are more than 10,000 naval troops who usually travel on the sea." Zhuge Ke paused and then said, "If my Jiangdong Sea Division devoted his efforts, he could transport 20,000 troops at one time!"

"Twenty thousand, ten thousand, twenty thousand, two thousand, the total is 50,000!" Sima Yi asked.

"Teacher, there are more than that. I, Jiangdong, have 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers who are proficient in water. If it were during war, these 70,000 or 80,000 people could be transported by sea." Zhuge Ke continued.

"So much!" Sima Yi took a breath of air conditioning. At this time, Sima Yi also realized the power of the Jiangdong Navy.

The navy transported soldiers through the sea. The ships on the sea do not have various levels and fortresses like on land. They can be said to be unobstructed. The several states controlled by the Eastern Wu are coastal. Controlling the navy is equivalent to controlling the entire Yangtze River coast and even the Yangtze River coast, which is equivalent to controlling the arteries of the Eastern Wu!

The Jiangdong Navy has always been commanders of generals who are proficient in naval forces, from Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, to He Qi and Lu Fan. If the Jiangdong Navy had established Dagang in Donglai, the Jiangdong Navy would definitely have stationed troops in Donglai Dagang. Whoever controls Donglai Dagang is equivalent to controlling the powerful navy of the Eastern Wu.

If Sima Yi proposed to Sun Deng to build Donglai, and the two local snakes Zang Ai and Zhuge Dan were both Sima Yi's people, Sun Deng would definitely hand over Donglai's power to Sima Yi, which would mean that Sima Yi controlled the powerful naval army of the Eastern Wu.

Sima Yi is extremely smart, how could he not understand the profound meaning behind Donglai Dagang, and Sima Yi also knew that it also involved the struggle between the two factions in the court.

"Yuan Xun, this matter is of great importance, so let's consider it again." Sima Yi murmured.

"Teacher, are you worried about Lu Xun and Gu Yong?" Zhuge Ke asked immediately.

Sima Yi nodded slightly and looked at Zhuge Ke in surprise. Zhuge Ke is really extremely smart. Sima Yi already thinks he is very smart, but compared to Zhuge Ke, Sima Yi can only sigh that he is inferior to Zhuge Ke.

"The Zhuge family is really a freak. The two brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin are enough, and now they have Zhuge Ke. Zhuge Ke is a good material, but smart people are often smart and are mistaken by intelligence. I hope he doesn't do this..." Sima Yi sighed softly.

"Teacher, you don't have to worry that Lu Xun and Gu Yong will break up with the Tu tribes in Jiangdong. It will be a matter of time before you can decide the outcome in the court in the future, it is better to take advantage of Lu Xun's troops to take action first!" At this point, a trace of sinister flashed in Zhuge Ke's eyes.

Sima Yi's heart trembled slightly when he noticed the viciousness in Zhuge Ke's eyes. It is true that Zhuge Ke is smart, but his style of doing things never leaves a way out. This kind of personality can bring great success to Zhuge Ke and may also bring death to Zhuge Ke.

"Besides, I have already talked about hearing my father's tone. His father is willing to fully support the teacher." Zhuge Ke continued.

"Oh, Brother Ziyu is willing to support me?" Sima Yi looked at Zhuge Ke in surprise. Zhuge Jin is a very sleek person. He has always been a master who never shows up to the rabbit or the eagle. Now he is willing to express his support for Sima Yi, which surprised Sima Yi very much.

If Zhuge Jin really had the support of Sima Yi, Sima Yi's power in the court would no longer be at a disadvantage, and would be able to compete with Lu Xun and Gu Yong's Jiangdong.

"Okay, I'll write to Your Majesty now to build Donglai Port!" Sima Yi finally made up his mind.

Then, Sima Yi looked at Zhuge Ke again and asked, "Your Majesty has a eunuch named Huang Hao. Is it very popular with Your Majesty?"

"What the teacher said is that Huang Hao is deeply favored by His Majesty, but there is nothing wrong with this Huang Hao except for being greedy for money."

"Greed in money? Just be greedy for money. No problem can be solved with money in this world." Sima Yi smiled strangely on his face, and then said, "Yuan Xun, do you understand what to do?"

"Don't worry, teacher, I understand."

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Sima Yi submitted a statement, hoping that Sun Deng would build a big port in Donglai to maintain suppression of Wei and control of Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong.
Chapter completed!