The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 389
Chapter [-] Yizhou

"General, that's Yizhou." On the boundless sea, a fleet composed of three huge ships was sailing forward rapidly. On the middle ship, an old man with a white beard dressed as an old farmer appeared excitedly pointing at the sky A black line roared loudly.

"accelerate!"

Beside the old farmer, the eyes of the general in armor lit up, and with a wave of his hand, the fleet sped up again and rushed towards the black line.

"General, I didn't expect there to be such a big island in the sea so close to Soochow."

"The existence of Yizhou has long been spread along the coast of the east of the Yangtze River. It is not surprising that we have found it now."

A lieutenant next to the general said excitedly: "The Fuzhou occupied by the big man Liu Bei actually produces gold and silver, and it is said that it is like a mountain, and it can't be mined in a lifetime. How much gold and silver must there be?"

"Hmph!" The general said dissatisfiedly: "The sea is vast and boundless, without such a powerful warship, how could we sail safely on the sea."

The general touched the side of the ship, his eyes were bright. With this kind of battleship in hand, he can't go anywhere in the sea.

"Take Yizhou, that is Fuzhou of Soochow..." The general thought excitedly.

Just when the general was still planning to build a maritime empire for Soochow, the captain next to him suddenly said: "General, there is a ship!!!"

"What!?" The general fixed his eyes and saw a few small black dots coming towards them directly opposite their fleet. The crew members who had experience in sea navigation could tell whether it was a ship or a sea stone at a glance.

"But a fishing boat?" The general looked serious, if it was a fishing boat from Yizhou, it would be fine, if not. . . . . .

"No." The old farmer beside the general said resolutely: "This place is still some distance away from Yizhou. It is impossible for the fishing boats on Yizhou to go so far unless they want to go back to the mainland."

"Get ready to fight." When the general heard this, he immediately knew that something was wrong, and the hazy shadow of the boat in the distance was definitely not a fishing boat. Such a speed and such a figure were not something a fishing boat could have.

"The catapult is ready!"

"Prepare the crossbow!"

"Archer ready!"

All kinds of orders were shouted among the big ships, the figures on the three Soochow battleships shook, the catapults were erected, the bed crossbows were pushed to the side of the ships, and countless soldiers were waiting.

"Five ships!"

"Liu!!!"

"how is this possible?!"

"How could Liu Bei's navy appear here!"

"Could it be that Yizhou has already been captured by Liu Bei's navy...!"

"General, their warships are one size larger than ours, and they are parked outside our attack range. Do you want to send someone to contact them?" the captain asked the general with a serious face.

"No need." The general shook his head, pointed to the distance and said, "They are here."

Following the general's finger, a smaller battleship was slowly approaching them, and it looked unprepared for battle.

"This is Liu Bei's elite navy. Their warships are better than ours..."

After carefully observing the approaching warship, the general had already made a decision in his heart, and knew that there was nothing wrong with Soochow in Yizhou.

"May I ask General Lu Ji, why did he lead his troops into our sea area?"

Sure enough, as soon as the little school standing at the bow spoke, it indicated that this place was already Liu Bei's territory.

"This is the Jiangdong sea area, what has become the Dahan sea area, why are you here?"

General Lu now sighs in his heart that Liu Bei's hidden guard is too powerful. The other party calls out his name directly. There are only two possibilities. One is that he is famous all over the world and many people know him, and the other is that the other party It has long been known that he will come here, and his identity has been investigated.

Obviously, Lu Ji is not the kind of super general who is famous all over the world, so it is the second possibility.In other words, the purpose of their trip has been discovered by the other party's spies.

"Hehe, where did General Lu Ji say that? Yizhou was named by His Majesty two years ago, and officials were sent to govern it, and soldiers and horses were sent to guard it..."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Ji and others were shocked, but also relieved. When Liu Bei's navy was rampant on the sea, Soochow was still training the so-called navy in Xiaohegouli, and the warships did not dare to leave the mainland.

It has long been heard that Liu Bei's navy has occupied countless islands above the sea, and it makes sense to discover Yizhou and send troops to occupy it.

Lu Ji had no choice but to lead his fleet back to return to Sun Quan. As for the matter of Yizhou, let Sun Quan decide.

Fighting is impossible. The warships in his hand were obtained from Liu Bei, and the number is limited. Looking at the warships on the opposite side, not only are they more in number, but their quality is also higher than them. They are not at the same level at all.

"Send more patrol ships to prevent Jiangdong soldiers from attacking..."

After Lu Ji led the Jiangdong Fleet to retreat, the admiral in charge of this sea area immediately dispatched a large number of patrol ships to closely monitor this sea area.

When Lu Ji told Sun Quan about Yizhou, Sun Quan frowned, and asked carefully about Yizhou's defense situation, and whether it was possible to forcibly take Yizhou.

"Liu Bei's navy is strong, and Jiangdong has many spies. If we attack Yizhou, the strength of Jiangdong's navy may be slightly insufficient..."

In the end, Sun Quan gave up his plan to take Yizhou by force, but he couldn't swallow his breath. After all, Yizhou should belong to Jiangdong in terms of its geographical location.

"The envoy from Jiangdong is here, and the purpose may be to ask for Yizhou..."

Before Sun Quan's envoy entered Liu Bei's rule, Liu Bei had already received the specific news from the dark guard, and hurriedly called everyone to discuss countermeasures.

Xu Shu said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has already expected this matter. We don't need to pay attention to Jiangdong. Now Jiangdong's target is Nanyue and other places, and we will not return troops for the matter of Yizhou."

"That's right." Chen Gong also said, "Yizhou is a strategic location on the sea. With Yizhou in hand, we can monitor the movements of Jiangdong's navy from the sea. If necessary, we can send troops from Yizhou to land along the coast of Jiangdong to fight. .”

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"There is a conflict at sea, and Jiangdong has already paid attention to Yizhou..."

When the news about Yizhou reached Chen Ziming's ears, Chen Ziming thought about it for a while and stopped paying attention. With the strength of Liu Bei's navy and Jiangdong's family background, he was not qualified to fight for the so-called sea control.

"Hanzhong is under great rule, and all places are stable. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have built roads to Hanzhong, but the progress is slow..."

The roads in Yizhou are really difficult. There are many mountains and rocks. It is difficult to build a wide road by manpower alone. This is also a major problem for the army to conquer Yizhou.

"To capture Yizhou, we still need outsmart..."

After learning about the road construction in Hanzhong, Chen Ziming gave up his plan to storm Yizhou and changed his thinking.

(End of this chapter)