To the east of Liaoxi County in Youzhou, there is a 'paradise'-like place.

To say that it is a 'paradise' does not mean that its environment is so good or suitable for human survival;

In this era of strife and chaos in the world, it is not an exaggeration for the people to call it a 'paradise' just by virtue of stability.

This 'paradise' is composed of four counties: Liaodong County, Xuansu County, Liaodong Dependent States, and Lelang County.

Although these four counties are extensive, most of them are still undeveloped.

Whether it is the education level of the people, the ability to work, and the combat ability of the soldiers, they are all much worse than those in the Central Plains.

However, after the arrival of a man called Gongsun Du, all of these things changed.

In 190 AD, Gongsun Du was recommended by his fellow villager Xu Rong and was appointed by Dong Zhuo as the Taishou of Liaodong County.

Most of Dong Zhuo's government affairs are in charge of Li Ru, so Li Ru has a curiosity about this Gongsun Du.

Others are looking for a good place to have a relationship, but this Gongsun Du likes such a place where 'rabbits don't'.

Either there are secrets in this area, or Gongsun Du has water in his brain.

But for Li Ru at that time, no matter which of these two was very important. Subsequently, the matter was put aside.

Unexpectedly, ten years passed in a flash, and Li Ru received the 'news' from Gongsun Du again.

Every time the Fenwu Army occupies a place, the intelligence battalion, as the 'eyes' of the Fenwu Army, will first infiltrate the surrounding forces.

In the past ten years, what Gongsun Du did in the four counties of Liaodong was summarized by the soldiers of the intelligence battalion in less than three days, and then jumped on the paper in front of Li Ru.

Ten years ago, when Gongsun Du first took office, he immediately imposed strict punishment and strict laws, and cracked down on the powerful forces of Liaodong County, so that the order was administrative.

Within a year, Liaodong County had a new look, with strong soldiers and strong horses, and plenty of food.

Soon after, the Central Plains region was in turmoil because of Dong Zhuo, and the princes and warlords of all walks of life had no time to take care of Liaodong County.

Gongsun Du took the opportunity to establish himself as the Marquis of Liaodong and the pastor of Pingzhou.

and sent troops to the east to capture Goguryeo County in Xuansu County, to the west to fight against the Wuhuan people, and to the south to take the Liaodong Peninsula.

Moreover, he vigorously cultivated the navy and prepared to cross the sea to attack Donglai Zhuxian in the north of the Jiaodong Peninsula and expand his territory.

At the same time, it also recruited talents, set up a museum to open a school, and recruited displaced people.

After Gongsun Du's drastic reform, the four counties of Liaodong have undergone essential changes.

The treasury is full, the people are numerous, and they can live and work in peace and contentment.

Of course, under this, Gongsun Du's 'ambition' is also revealed.

It's just that the place chosen by Gongsun Du and the pattern in his chest can only be regarded as a 'little hero' at most.

When Li Ru handed over the information about the four counties of Liaodong and Gongsun Du to Han Cheng, Han Cheng read it many times with concentration.

Li Ru rarely saw Han Cheng so serious, so he carefully observed Han Cheng's gaze.

found that Han Cheng's gaze mainly stayed on the six words "vigorously cultivating the navy".

Li Ru wondered in his heart: "Navy, is it that important?" If you want to dominate the world, shouldn't you rely on the cavalry who looks down on you? ”

If Han Cheng knew Li Ru's thoughts, he would definitely say: "The navy is very important, and its importance is no less than that of cavalry." ”

Without Han Cheng's appearance, Cao Cao would have ruled the north many years later.

At this time when the front of the army is in full swing, it will inevitably go straight to the direction and go south in one fell swoop to unify the whole country.

However, a Yangtze River separated the north and the south, and also cut off Cao Cao's dream.

Cao Cao's army, which was strong and numerous, was defeated in a place called Chibi.

If Cao Cao had already had an elite naval army, then this world must be Cao Cao's.

It was because of the absence that this hero missed the opportunity to dominate the world.

A quarter of an hour later, Han Cheng said to Li Ru without a smile: "Wenyou, I want to take the four counties of Liaodong. ”

As for Gongsun Du, Han Cheng didn't even mention it.

Mainly because of disdain, in Han Cheng's heart, Gongsun Du is not a qualified opponent.

Seeing that Han Cheng was so serious, Li Ru also replied meticulously: "This is not a difficult thing. Although the four counties of Liaodong have a vast area, their numbers are scarce, even if they have developed well in recent years, with the amount of grain produced, an army of 100,000 is the limit.

And these 100,000 troops must have been pieced together haphazardly.

Among them, the good and the bad are uneven, and they are not at the same level as our elite Fenwu army.

Moreover, the four counties of Liaodong are scarce in talent, and there are no fierce generals.

Therefore, it is easy for us to win the four counties of Liaodong.

There is just one question, and the subordinates don't know whether to ask it or not? ”

After listening to Li Ru's words, Han Cheng behaved very calmly, this calmness was not pretended, it was mainly from Han Cheng's powerful force.

Hearing Li Ru's question, Han Cheng replied: "Wenyou, do you want to ask me why I have to take the four counties of Liaodong?" ”

Li Ru nodded lightly, expressing the thoughts in his heart.

Han Cheng only said two words - "navy".

When Li Ru heard Han Cheng's answer, he didn't ask much, and directly asked: "The strategic vision of the lord is unmatched in the world.

Wen You couldn't see where the future of the navy was, but Wen You knew that the lord's decision must be right.

So please leave this matter to me, and I will not disappoint my lord! ”

Han Cheng looked at Li Ru's sincere gaze and said, "If you say so, then I will appoint you as a military advisor this time." The coach is still Zhang Liao. 80,000 elite soldiers were selected from Youzhou, and the generals were at will. Before next spring, you will take the four counties of Liaodong. There is only one requirement this time, I want a full navy. ”

Li Ru took the order and left.

......

Five days later, Li Ru took Han Cheng's order and went to Youzhou.

On the way, Li Ru had already thought of a plan to attack the four counties of Liaodong.

The first step is to let the Wuhuan people return to the north first, and this return to the north is conditional.

After they returned, they had to send troops to attack Gongsun Du in the four counties of Liaodong.

This is not a difficult thing for the Wuhuan people.

Because this season is about to enter winter, according to the practice of previous years, the Wuhuan clan will send troops to plunder.

It may be Liaoxi County, or it may be Liaodong County.

In the second step, when the Wuhuan people launched an attack, the Fenwu army raised troops from Liaoxi County.

This season is a time to recuperate, and no one would have thought that Han Cheng would raise troops at this time.

Therefore, Li Ru wanted to win in a surprise.

A total of 40,000 men were selected for the attack, all cavalry.

Coach Zhang Liao, the generals are Yan Rou, Han Hao, Liu Bao, and Zhao Yun.

Ten days later, the Wuhuan launched an attack on Changli County, one of the four counties in Liaodong.

When the Wuhuan tribe had just gathered troops, Gongsun Du arranged for his son Gongsun Gong to lead an army of 30,000 to aid Changli County.

Changli County is the junction of the four counties of Liaodong and the territory of the Wuhuan people, and there were already 20,000 troops of Gongsun Du stationed for a long time, plus the 30,000 troops led by Gongsun Gong, it was naturally impregnable.

After the arrangement, Gongsun Du arranged for his general Liu Yi to lead an elite 10,000 cavalry to be stationed in Fang County, not far from Changli County, ready to aid Changli County at any time.

Under the multiple arrangements, Gongsun Du can only sleep peacefully at night.

However, just when Gongsun Du thought he was 'sitting back and relaxing', the Fenwu army attacked from Liaoxi County in the west.

The strength of Gongsun Zhan's army, Gongsun Du once tasted it; Yuan Shaojun, who could defeat Gongsun Zhan's army, was naturally more powerful, and before Gongsun Du had time to try, Yuan Shaojun was defeated by the Fenwu army.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Fenwu Army, Gongsun Du only dared to think about it, but did not dare to try.

However, Fenwujun took the initiative to let him try.

As a result, he told Gongsun Du that the Fenwu Army was really powerful.

The Blue Dragon Army, under the leadership of four fierce generals, is like a bamboo.

Within one day, he captured Bintu County and Fuli County in the Liaodong Dependent States, and went straight to Xuansu County.

Two hours after Gongsun Du received the news of the loss of the two counties, he received the news of the loss of Liaoyang County in Xuansu County.

Gongsun Du stayed where he was and didn't say a word for a long time.

The Fenwu Army is just amazing.

The cavalry is powerful, and the strategists are even more powerful.

The cavalry that can run more than 150 miles in a day must be well-trained elite cavalry, how can it not be powerful?

Within one day, he broke through three counties in a row, smashed Huanglong, and won the 'middle hub' of his four counties in eastern Liaodong - Liaoyang County in one fell swoop.

After the Fenwu army occupied Liaoyang County, it cut off its own contact with the army in the subject areas of Liaodong, and also cut off their food routes.

Within five days, the armies in the Liaodong vassal areas would surely be defeated because of the lack of food.

The strategic vision of this strategist, the land of the four counties of Liaodong, no one can compare, how can it not be powerful?

Thinking of this, Gongsun Du didn't want to continue thinking about it.

The land of the four counties, which he has worked hard for more than ten years, has changed hands like this, and he is unwilling, but he is helpless.

A day later, Gongsun Du, who was in Goguryeo County, ordered the whole army: "Surrender to the Fenwu Army!" ”

When Zhang Liao saw Gongsun Du holding the Taishou Seal and leading a group of bureaucrats to Liaoyang County slowly, he said to Li Ru beside him: "Military advisor, I really admire you!" forcibly took the land of this county, and forced Gongsun Du to surrender. ”

Li Ru smiled slightly and said: "The reason why I won this battle is that my plan is ingenious, and I have no last resort to account for seventy percent, and the remaining thirty percent is because of Gongsun Du." Gongsun Du thought that he was a 'hero' with the world in mind, but as everyone knows, his heart is not so big, and he is not so strong. However, after this defeat, he should know something. ”

Hearing Li Ru's self-deprecation, Zhang Liao couldn't help laughing, and then hurriedly asked: "Han Junshi, what would he do if it were a 'hero' in this situation?" ”

Li Ru's eyes looked in the direction of Taiyuan County, and replied to Zhang Liao: "If it is a 'hero', he will definitely choose to fight to the death." Even if you don't win, morale can't lose! Even if you lose, you won't be discouraged, because the heart of the 'hero' can not only tolerate the world, but also tolerate failure. Do you know that it is easy to tolerate the world, but it is not something that ordinary people can do! ”