Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 537
"There is another letter from King Wei. Everyone has seen it. If you have any opinions, you may wish to speak freely." Gongsun Kang knocked on the armrest of the chair and asked the group of officials below him for advice.

Because it had close contact with the Chu State in the past and was located in Liaodong, it had a lot of contact with the "Hu people", so the Yan State naturally accepted things like chairs very quickly.

Compared to Gongsun Du, Gongsun Kang was obviously more domineering and ambitious. After a few years of succession, even the veterans from Gongsun Du's time felt stressed in front of him.

"My lord, the evil Chu has bribed the Koreans and alienated Fuyu. It is obvious that he is eyeing our great Yan. Even without the help of the Wei State, we will not sit still and wait for death. What's more, now the King of Wei also wants to break with the evil Chu. I, the great Yan Naturally, we should follow the trend." Bei Yan stood up and said after hearing this.

Bei Yan's appearance seems to be of Wuhuan or Xianbei descent. His body hair, including his beard, is very heavy. He even exposes his chest hair in the cold weather near winter. He wears an animal skin jacket and looks like a warrior from the North.

If the State of Chu publicizes the theory that the princes of Shu will destroy Chu, others will naturally publicize the cruelty and threats of the State of Chu...

At most, the difference is in the acceptance among the people. On the surface, it must be a good way to save face. And for the old warlords, the acceptance among the people... is actually dispensable, not as practical as two buckets of rice.

After all, it is impossible to muster the will to "fight for oneself". The generals at the grassroots level are forced to recruit half-heartedly. What difference does it make whether the people accept the news?
The letter from Wei at this time was asking the Marquis of Yan to assist Wei and jointly expel Chu from the Bohai Sea!

"If Dayan fights, Zuo wishes to be the vanguard, first go to Andong, and then Pingta Port!" Yang Zuo, who is about the same age as Bei Yan, directly stood up and asked for a fight.

Bei Yan and Yang Zuo both looked to be in their thirties, and... they both looked mature compared to their age, but in fact they were only 27. They were both new generals who were promoted after Gongsun Kang came to power.

It is not difficult to guess Gongsun Kang's attitude on this matter - with Gongsun Kang's temperament, how could he tolerate the Chu State still occupying his ports and minerals after acquiring the plate armor?
Chu's minerals in Liaodong had been taken away one after another before, so Gongsun Kang's statement was naturally not missing.

The two new generals promoted by Gongsun Kang were not only hawks, but they also definitely followed Gongsun Kang's wishes.

However, Gongsun Kang was not blindly arrogant. He did not take Bei Yan and Yang Zuo's words seriously. He first commended the two for their loyalty and bravery, and then asked Liu Yi: "What do you think of Mr. Liu... and Mr. Liang? "

Liu Yi and Liang Mao were both veterans left by Gongsun Du. The former was also relied upon by Gongsun Kang. As for the latter... he was at odds with Gongsun and his son, and Gongsun Kang also half used and half used him. It's alertness.

After all, Liang Mao was the real governor of Lelang, but he was intercepted and detained by Gongsun Du on his way to take office. The relationship between the two parties was not an ordinary vassal relationship.

It was Liang Mao who secretly contacted Gan Ning at the beginning, seemingly for Gongsun's sake, but in fact it was to clear the way for Gan Ning's negotiations.

Afterwards, although the Gongsun family accepted Liang Mao's analysis and became more wary of Liang Mao, under the secret planning of the Enlightenment Department of Chu State, even though Liang Mao and his relatives were strictly supervised, some of his descendants still left Liaodong, Has been taken to Jinling.

After all, Liang Mao was a representative figure of Shilin in Liaodong. During the Gongsun Du period, he was used to promote Gongsun's belief that talents should be valued as life and the legal rationality of Lelang's rule, so it was not easy to do anything to him directly.

"After taking action, we will lose the good relationship with Chu State, and at the same time... what we can gain is also very important.

Nowadays, Chu State dominates the Bohai Sea and takes full advantage of it. If Chu State can be driven out of the Bohai Sea in one fell swoop, what will be the benefit to our country, Yan?
If you just get back two ports, maybe even a half-destroyed port, it doesn't mean much.The strength of Wei's navy is second only to Chu's. Will it really be beneficial to us if the one that dominates the Bohai Sea is changed from Chu to Wei? "Liu Yi obviously has different views on this matter.

If he were to assume the role of the Wei State, or if the Yan State now had the strength of the Wei State's navy, Liu Yi felt that it would be okay to completely fall out with the Chu State.

Firstly, Chu State has two important ports, which are located directly at the "doorstep" of Marquis Yan. Secondly, Marquis Yan's navy cannot be underestimated. In history without the White Rabbit Effect, the Gongsun family was in During the Three Kingdoms period, there were many contacts with Soochow on the sea, and... One point not emphasized in the novel is that in fact, during the dispute between Cao and Yuan, the Gongsun family set out from the sea and captured the coastal area of ​​Donglai, Qingzhou , which is where Chu State now occupies.

In history, after the Battle of Guandu, when Cao Cao occupied Qingzhou, he took it back.

Although in many naval tactical concepts, the gap between Yan State and Chu State cannot be bridged, otherwise Liaodong Port and Anton Port would not be given up... But now in Chengji World, the scale of Liaodong Navy has been greatly reduced due to the intervention of Chu State. While compressing, its strength also became stronger because it absorbed some of Chu's technology!
It is precisely because of this that the Yan State became the target of the Wei State on the Bohai Sea.

Gongsun Kang frowned after hearing Liu Yi's words, but he did not insist on refuting. However, Liang Mao sneered at this moment, which made Gongsun Kang's eyes flash with a fierce light when he heard the laughter.

On the contrary, Liu Yi saw this and asked politely: "What is Bo Fang's advice?"

"The Bohai Sea is now the Bohai Sea of ​​Chu State, but if Chu State loses power in the Bohai Sea, this will not be the Bohai Sea of ​​Wei State! Could it be that the Marquis of Qi would watch Wei State and Chu State compete for dominance in the Bohai Sea and remain indifferent? Or... if Wei Guo didn't even coordinate well with the Marquis of Qi, so would he dare to go to war with Chu?" Liang Mao asked calmly.

When Gongsun Kang heard this, he ignored his indignation and asked with pretense of respect: "Mr. Liang, do you think that there has been a deal between the State of Wei and the Marquis of Qi?"

"It's just common sense." Liang Mao's expression said, "You can't even guess common sense." Gongsun Kang's eyes flashed coldly again, as if he was a domineering president.

"If that's the case...why didn't Wei mention it at all in the letter?" Seeing that Gongsun Kang seemed dissatisfied, Beiyan immediately glared at Liang Mao and attacked.

"General Bei asked a good question. This is the key point!" Liang Mao was not sarcastic about Hanhan.

"Bo Fang means that the State of Wei specifically did not mention the Marquis of Qi's affairs to prevent us from coming into contact with the Marquis of Qi? Well... if that is the case, I am afraid that the State of Wei will regard us as his allies in front of the Marquis of Qi. It's not an alliance of three families..." After being reminded, Liu Yi nodded suddenly.

Indeed, they had not mentioned or even hinted that the princes of Qi...or rather the princes supporting the Han Dynasty would coordinate their actions.

Indeed, as Liang Mao expected, the old rivals, King Wei and Marquis of Qi, had reached an agreement on the Bohai issue.

With the rise of maritime trade, the sea has also attracted more and more attention from the princes. Those princes who have risked their lives not to touch the sea are just that. How can Cao Cao and Liu Bei sit back and watch the already powerful Chu State and rely on their dominance? Bohai and East China Sea, and become stronger?
Especially in terms of geography, the East China Sea is just that... The Bohai Sea is the divergence area of ​​influence from Jizhou and Qingzhou, right?
It was just because of a mistake at the beginning that the Linhai counties, which were not important at first, were "given" to the Chu State.

But now the Marquis of Qi and the King of Wei also have their own ports and naval forces.

It’s enough that Chu’s navy can always maintain its absolute advantage. However, its performance in the past two years has shown everyone that Chu is not invincible in the Bohai Sea...

Although there is a gap between the two sides, it does not seem to be very big!
As for the East China Sea, the Chu State has Huzhou, Danzhou, and the ports in the Chu State itself. It is true that they cannot be shaken easily, but the Bohai Sea in front of me...

The forces of Wei and Qi both felt that as long as they joined forces, there was still "hope" that they could drive Chu out of the Bohai Sea. If they joined forces with Yanhou, it would be "very hopeful."

However, when it comes to uniting with the Marquis of Yan, the interests of the Wei State and the forces supporting the Han Dynasty are obviously different. The Wei State is more like a reflection that it is the "little brother" of the Yan State who is cooperating with the Marquis of Qi, rather than Wei, Yan, and the Marquis of Qi. Qi's three companies cooperate...

"In other words, after expelling the evil Chu, the navies of Qi and Wei will fight in the Bohai Sea? No, the Chu State has military ports in Hu and Danzhou. Even if it is really defeated in the Bohai Sea, it will definitely try to make a comeback. Wei The states of Qi and Qi will not unwisely fight each other in the Bohai Sea. Instead, they will coexist peacefully and beware of changes in the East China Sea. This will also be an opportunity for us, Dayan!" Liu Yi had already reacted at this time. .

If it were just Wei and Yan, and Bohai changed its master after the war, it would still not be Yan's turn to speak. Even Wei's rule over Bohai might not be more beneficial to Yan than Chu.

But if Wei and Qi coexist, especially if they have to face a strong enemy like Chu, then Yan can definitely gain a place in the cracks!
After Gongsun Kang heard this, although he was skeptical about Liang Mao's purpose, after all, this was his own judgment, and even Liu Yi accepted this logic, so he finally accepted Wei Guo's letter tactfully and began to Try to contact Qihou yourself.

In this way, the three families, either overtly or covertly, reached an agreement on the Bohai Sea issue - to "collude" first and clear the influence of Chu State out of the Bohai Sea...

The reason why there is no immediate action is because this is the "Bohai Sea". It is already October now. Unlike the climate south of the Yangtze River where water can barely be fought, the Bohai Sea is already freezing in October.

On the other hand, even if the three parties join forces to face the Chu Navy, they are not completely sure and still need to accumulate.

The navy is more difficult to "accumulate" than ordinary soldiers. After all, manpower can be recruited and ships can be built slowly, especially now that only Wei's warships can fight against Chu, and Wei has not disclosed its technology to its "allies." " plan.

Of course, there is another important factor...

The three parties, as well as the Chu State, are all waiting for news...

Can the other half of Chu's navy come back?

(End of this chapter)