The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 168 Set sail
"You mean, Gou Xi asked you to come back to tell me that he only wants Langya County and Taishan County?" Liu Tai couldn't help but smile a little after hearing Gou Chun's words, "Should I still thank him deeply?" Do you understand justice?"

When Gou Chun heard Liu Tai's tone, he finally chose to shut up. It was obvious that it was not appropriate for him to say anything at this time.

"My lord, it seems that Gou Xi's matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible!" Chu Hui said seriously,

"Otherwise, Wang Jun and Gou Xi will attack from the north and south, causing the overall situation of our army to be turbulent, and then our situation will be passive!"

"Yes!" Liu Tai nodded, and then said to Gou Chun: "Daozheng, thank you for your hard work. Next, take good care of your body.

Let's rest for a month. When your body recovers, go back to your tax department and continue to trace the thousand acres tax and corvee tax.

These days when you are away, the wealthy families have become a little bit more rampant again! "

"When I go back and take a good rest, I will certainly live up to the Duke's care!" Gou Chun hesitated for a moment before saying, "When I was in Xuzhou, I saw the general offering a reward of a thousand gold to Ge Hong, who was under Gou Xi's command. !”

"Oh?" Liu Tai's eyes lit up when he heard Gou Chun's words. To be honest, Liu Tai didn't expect that there was such news.

However, after saying this, Gou Chun did not leave, but there was hesitation and hesitation on his face.

Liu Tai looked at Gou Chun and said thoughtfully, "Are you worried about Gou Xi's life?"

When Gou Chun heard Liu Tai's words, he sighed and said, "Reporting to the Duke, I know I shouldn't say this, but I only have this brother. If the Duke captures him on the battlefield, please keep him." Save your brother’s life!”

Liu Tai patted Gou Chun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's a good thing that you are brothers and brothers, but there is no eye on the battlefield, and I dare not give you any guarantee. After all, Gou Xi has crossed the line this time!"

When Gou Chun heard Liu Tai's words, he only saluted Liu Tai and said helplessly, "My request is too rude!"

After Gou Chun finished speaking, he left in a state of despair.

Although his brother's behavior was very animalistic, Gou Chun knew that Gou Xi was really doing it for his own good and the good of the Gou family.

"General, why don't you agree to Gou Chun and put Gou Chun's heart at ease!" Chu Hui looked at Liu Tai and said.

"Why do you all look like Gou Xi is dead!" Liu Tai couldn't laugh or cry when he heard Chu Hui's words.

"That's right, I defeated him once, and I also mixed sand into his army.

But this is Gou Xi, why does it look like I'm sure of him all the time? If I'm not careful, he can really kill me! "

When Chu Hui heard Liu Tai's words, he couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart, and he also understood that he had underestimated Gou Xi for some reason.

After all, if it were the invincible Gou Xi a few years ago, Chu Hui would feel an inexplicable suffocation when he heard that Gou Xi was coming to deal with him. But now, it seems that Gou Xi can only do this. Who can't be defeated by Liu Tai?
This is the undefeated golden body possessed by famous generals who have won all the way. Everyone in their own camp unconditionally believes that Liu Tai will win, especially an opponent like Gou Xi who has already defeated Liu Tai once. It is even more difficult to match Liu Tai. .

Chu Hui shook his head, secretly reminding himself not to be careless, and then said to Liu Tai:

"My Lord, if you defeat Gou Xi and successfully capture him, I beg you to release him again!"

"You're crazy!" Liu Tai said with a bit of surprise when he heard Chu Hui's words,
"I let Gou Xi go because my uncle had just died and I didn't know the attitude of Luoyang towards us, so I needed to raise the bandits to respect themselves.

As for the so-called letting Gou Xi be our gateway to the southeast, it is more of just a joke.

If there is a chance now, why not destroy them?He really came and went as if we were opening a charity hall! "

When Liu Tai heard Chu Hui's words, he didn't understand Chu Hui's thinking. After all, Gou Xi was not important enough to let him go.

But Chu Hui shook his head at Liu Tai and said, "The Duke still remembers where our next target will be if we defeat Wang Jun!"

"Wait for the weather and take Pingzhou first!" Liu Tai somewhat reacted after hearing Chu Hui's words.

Chu Hui nodded and said, "Now that all the heroes in the world are vying for power, King Langya of the Jin Dynasty has gradually taken power in Jiangdong.

Since we plan to develop to the north, we must arrange manpower in the south to contain the situation in the south.

Otherwise, if King Langya of the Jin Dynasty conquers Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou and other places, he will achieve the power of Soochow.

It will be troublesome for us to deal with it in the future. After all, Soochow once ruled by dividing the river, but it was tightly contained by Hefei.

Now that the situation in the world is gradually becoming clearer, if Sima Rui swallows up the four states, it will not be easy for us to deal with him.

Therefore, it is better to teach Gou Xi a lesson and let him continue to disgust Sima Rui! "

"What if Sima Rui is so bright and broad-minded that he chooses to accept Gou Xi?!" Liu Tai couldn't help but said to Chu Hui.

"Not to mention whether the Sima family has such a big heart, the Sima family started with power and tactics, and will surely be destroyed by power and tactics!"

Chu Hui said with a bit of sigh, "The Sima family used power and deceit to seize the world. From then on, the world was no longer stable, but full of turmoil.

In the final analysis, the Jin court's position was unfair, and no matter who they looked at, they were treacherous ministers and traitors, so what if Gou Xi was accepted.

In the eyes of the Jin court, having soldiers with power was a serious crime in itself, not to mention that he clearly opposed Sima Yue, but Sima Rui completely inherited Sima Yue's legacy.

If Sima needs to establish his authority in the future, he will sacrifice Gou Xi's head immediately!
After all, Gou Xi was not from a noble family and was not from the same family as Director Wang and Sima Yue.

If one of them was in the south of the sky and the other in the north of the earth, they might still be able to get along well.

But one is in Xuzhou and the other is in Yangzhou. Even if everything is fine now, something will happen sooner or later! "

Liu Tai heard Chu Hui's words, nodded and said, "I understand, let's not mention it now, wait until I fight him.

If he had been shot to death on the battlefield, maybe I wouldn't have to worry so much! "

After hearing Liu Tai's words, Chu Hui didn't say much, but Chu Hui believed that Gou Xi could still survive if he just wanted to die.

After all, on the battlefield, all generals basically have personal guards, so very few generals die on the battlefield.

Chu Hui understood that Liu Tai thought that he had let Gou Xi go, and that Gou Xi had acted as a barrier for him.

After he had finished taking care of the northern forces, and then turned around and unleashed his bastard spirit, Gou Xi would be able to surrender.

It will be considered a good story at that time. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Gou Xi led his people to surrender and get a title of lord?But the problem is, as long as people in the world can be princes in one place, who would want to be treated like a dog by others?

And this world is so magical. If he is a coward, even if Liu Tai gives him the south of Mount Tai as a barrier, he may not be able to deter the Jin court in the south.

But if he is too capable, like Gou Xi, when his own strength expands to a certain level, then Gou Xi will use various methods to increase his strength and break free from the shackles on himself!

But even so, Chu Hui still hoped that Gou Xi would live.

But there is no way. Compared with vision and strategy, Chu Hui is really inferior to Liu Tai, but when it comes to political sensitivity, Liu Tai can't keep up with Chu Hui even if he is a flatterer.

Because after Wang Jun was overthrown, the remnants of the Western Jin Dynasty in Guanxi were fully pursued by the Xiongnu and Han Dynasties, and Liu Kun in the north was still struggling to survive in Bingzhou.

The only high-ranking officials of the Jin court who can truly influence the world are Gou Xi and Sima Rui.

And as long as these two people are at odds, it is destined that Jin Ting's power cannot be completely integrated.

Even when Gou Xi became a benchmark figure for some forces in the Jin Dynasty, he was designed to join Liu Tai.

The impact that would bring would make the Jin court's resistance forces despair, and would even take away part of the power that originally belonged to the Jin court.

Therefore, compared to Liu Tai's overall layout, Chu Hui prefers to lay out the political structure.

For this purpose, in Chu Hui's opinion, keeping Gou Xi alive is more valuable than letting Gou Xi die.

After all, Gou Xi's undefeated golden body was defeated by Liu Tai, so Liu Tai was born to restrain Gou Xi. If that's the case, why not take advantage of it!
Liu Tai said goodbye to Chu Hui and entrusted Qingzhou to Chu Hui.

And he dispatched Liu Ming, Ge Xin and Xijian to accompany the army, leading about [-] soldiers in his headquarters, preparing to set out to attack Gou Xi.

At this time, Zhou Ping saw that Liu Tai did not choose him, so he immediately came to Liu Tai and recommended himself:

"General, now that you are attacking Gou Xi, Zhao Anyan is far away in Jizhou. Let's not talk about him yet. But since you have brought Liu Ming and Ge Xin with you, why don't you let Ping follow you!"

"You can reorganize the soldiers in Linzi for me, and when I come back from Xuzhou, we can attack Wang Jun together.

This time I attacked Gou Xi with the intention of fighting quickly, and only needed [-] soldiers. Liu Tai shook his head.

Seeing Liu Tai's words, Zhou Ping sighed helplessly. Obviously, he was afraid that he would have no chance.

When Liu Xia heard what Liu Tai said, he decisively said:
"Since the Duke intends to fight quickly, he should let the heavy cavalry accompany him, and he will definitely be able to defeat Gou Xi's military camp in a short time!"

"You are the ultimate weapon I am preparing to deal with Wang Jun. How can you show it to the world so easily?"

Liu Tai said to Liu Xia, "By the way, have the soldiers adapted to being fully armed, and have the horses adapted to this equipment!"

Liu Xia said: "Back to the Duke, the soldiers are adapting as quickly as possible. As for the horses, they now eat better than us.

These guys are all wearing iron hooves, and even the horses' hooves have iron hooves. Once they get used to it, they can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy! "

At this moment, Liu Xia was also full of expectations. He could not wait to run into Qi Hong's Red Blood Cavalry and crush it completely!
Liu Tai nodded in recognition when he heard this.

To be honest, saddles and stirrups are relatively common cavalry equipment in this era.

After all, throughout the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, cavalry developed from rangers and assault cavalry to heavy armored cavalry, especially heavy cavalry, which became the mainstream military force of every country.

Almost every decisive war in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties featured heavy cavalry.

This situation lasted for 300 years. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that heavy cavalry gradually withdrew from the stage of history, and the brisk cavalry once again became the most common type of cavalry.

However, during the integration process of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the technology of horseshoeing had already appeared among the Xianbei tribe. The horseshoe painting of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang further proves that this technology has been developed among the people during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

But it was the Mongolian cavalry that truly linked horseshoe technology to military technology and carried it forward.

Because the Mongolian cavalry could travel across the Eurasian continent undefeated, the seemingly small object of the horseshoe played a great role.

Otherwise, the horse's hoofs have a certain lifespan. After they are worn to a certain extent, the horse will be completely useless.

However, Liu Tai also understood why, although the technology of horseshoes appeared in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it did not fully play its role until the Mongolian cavalry.

One very important point is that the horse arms of this era gradually transitioned to heavy cavalry.

For the heavy cavalry, what they care about is not whether the horses' hooves will wear out, but how many of the heavy cavalry horses can survive after the heavy cavalry is used once.

After all, even if a tank is used in a war, it will still suffer astonishing damage, not to mention the heavy cavalry that seems to be invincible on the battlefield. In the final analysis, it is just horses running rampant.

After appeasing the two of them, Liu Tai took Liu Ming, Ge Xin, Xi Jian and others and led the soldiers on a rapid march all the way to Jiaozhou Bay in Changguang County.

To be honest, although there was a road being built, Liu Ming, Ge Xin, Xi Jian and others were still confused as they watched themselves and others running towards the hinterland of Qingzhou.

However, when they arrived at the military camp in Changguang County and saw ships that made them feel like ants appearing in front of them, everyone's eyes were filled with wonder.

"Old Tian, ​​are you still alive?!" At this time, the sharp-eyed Ge Xin suddenly saw Tian Tian, ​​but he couldn't help but exclaimed.

"What are you making all the fuss about!" Tian Tian looked at Ge Xin's frightened look and cursed,
"You're not dead yet, how could I possibly die? I've just been practicing navy here for the past few years!"

"Oh oh oh, I thought you were dead. I plan to give birth to ten or eight sons for you to adopt and inherit your incense. Since you are still alive, it seems that there is no need!" Ge Xin couldn't help but smile.

"Thank you so much!" Tian Tian couldn't help laughing and scolding, then turned to Liu Tai and said, "General, are you about to set sail?"

"Let the soldiers board the ship and set sail. This time the fleet is only responsible for transportation and will not participate in the attack. It is just a rehearsal for the original plan. After all, although this ship has been designed and developed for a long time, it is really far away. Does it work or not?”

Liu Tai looked at Tian Tian and said, "Use this test to see if there are any flaws along the way to ensure that the plan next time is foolproof!"

"Follow the order!" Tian Tian heard Liu Tai's words and said confidently, "I must let the county prince take a good look at the results of this army's three years of hard work!"

"All officers and men get on board, Tian Zhen, and set sail!" Liu Tai said.

(End of this chapter)