Chapter 443: Voyage to the South China Sea (1)

"Return to the lord, take back Tsushima Island, and the rebels will be ambushed."

Xu Wu replied sonorously, if Tsushima Island was not recaptured, he would not dare to come to see Xu Ding.

Simply his wife gave his strength, and attacked Tsushima Island with him from the south and the north, and wiped out the Donghao army above.

"How many people have you killed?" Xu Ding asked again.

Xu Wu replied: "Eight thousand! ”

"It's a little less, 10,000 is appropriate, but forget it, this matter will be over." After Xu Ding finished speaking, he swept it with one palm, and knocked all the thorns on Xu Wu's back into the boat.

Xu Wu hurriedly said: "Thank you, lord! ”

"The three islands of the Japanese need to have a naval army in charge, your troops stay, remember not to be suspicious of each other with the fierce bull, you can be cruel to the Japanese people, and don't trust any of them, especially the one from the dog slave country."

"It's my lord! The last will remember! ”、

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The rippling sea, the basket is clear and clear, the fish are happy when they enter the water, and the birds fly high and see wide.

It is said that Gan Ning and other departments went south from the mouth of the Great River in Yangzhou, sailed along the coast, crossed the Zhoushan Islands, and came to Yizhou in less than ten days, leaving a boat and hundreds of people to explore Yizhou.

Then the large force continued southward.

"This is the Penghu Islands marked by the lord! It's not very far from the west coast of Yizhou, where you can build a supply depot. Ganning and his generals stepped ashore and searched the archipelago for several days, finally deciding to establish the first supply depot here.

Xin commented: "For the time being, this place is more suitable for the time being, although the soil here is shallow, the fertility is insufficient, and the water is scarce, which is not conducive to agricultural production, but the bay on the island is suitable for shelter from the wind and can effectively protect ships."

In addition, there are abundant fish in the vicinity, so it is convenient for soldiers to catch seafood. ”

The most important thing is that the geographical location here is more suitable, with Yizhou in the south and Huiji County in Yangzhou in the north.

At present, the main responsibility of the navy is exploration, which can reduce unnecessary contradictions and conflicts, and it is most important to complete all kinds of investigations.

Of course, if the navy takes root here, it can also drive warships to the south of Yizhou to explore and establish a new supply base.

The others had no opinions, so they left another department responsible for the construction of the Penghu Islands, and Gan Ning and others continued to go south.

According to the map, they soon sailed 15 degrees north to Nanhai County in Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou is in the south of the Han Dynasty, and in the image of the Central Plains people, it is a wild and uncivilized land, and the miasma is raging, the heat and poison are pervasive, and the population is sparse.

And Nanhai County is even more barren.

The pedestrian road sailed from the coast of Nanhai County, and Gan Ning and the others did not see a single city, not even a single person.

The further south you go, the more disappointed you become.

Sure enough, sailing is lonely and boring.

Soon they reached the mouth of the Pearl River marked by Xu Ding, and they all felt deceived when they looked at the words Hong Kong Island, Macao Island, Zhuhai, and Shenzhen written on it.

After passing the Hong Kong Aomen, it entered the Pearl River Estuary, but at this time, the Pearl River Estuary or the Pearl River had not yet been formed.

Like what in later generations, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shunde, and Foshan are still sinking in the water of the inland sea and have not surfaced.

So Gan Ning waited for the northward to enter and found that this was a big bathtub, and there were many mountains and islands, and the fog was heavy, and he would get lost if he was a little careless.

Thankfully, they finally found a city.

This is the city built by the Han people, the number of people is less than 10,000, it is called Panyu City, it is the county capital of Nanhai County.

Seeing Gan Ning and others suddenly emerge from the southern inland sea, the people of Panyu City were also surprised and shocked.

Fortunately, both sides can speak the official language and can communicate, so there was no fight.

After the exchange, I learned that there are only seven counties in the entire Nanhai County, with a population of 250,000.

The weather here is hot all year round, and although it is winter, it is as warm as spring.

And they also knew that the next stop to sail south was Hepu County, which had only 80,000 people and five counties, which was even more barren.

After bidding farewell to Panyu City, the army continued to set off, sailing for eight days to reach a county called Xu Wen.

After the correction of the local officials here, they departed from Xuwen, due west route, and arrived in Jiaozhi County, Jiaozhou five days later.

The dragon weaving of Jiaozhi County is the state governance of Jiaozhou, and it is also the location of the county government, with an important geographical location, and it is also the economic and cultural center of the entire Jiaozhou.

"Xingba, we rashly drove the warship to Longbian, I'm afraid that it is easy to misunderstand, it is better to send people to the county seat of Zhoucheng first, and get in touch with the local officials in the west." Xin Ping advised:

"This Jiaozhi County is not as large as Nanhai County, Jiaozhi County has a large population, and there is also a state rule here, and the garrison is strong, if there is a war, it will not be conducive to our exchanges with the entire Jiaozhou."

"Hahaha, what are you afraid of, I want to see how strong the military strength of Jiaozhou is, and see the real strength of these guys in a remote corner." Gan Ning Road:

"Although we didn't intend to fight, but since ancient times, there has been no friendship and kindness in the world for no reason, don't look at the Taishou of Nanhai County to greet us with a smile, in fact, a male prostitute and dog thief, he deliberately did not tell us the truth about Jiaozhi County, in fact, I know what the hell this guy is fighting.

You see the information given to us by the main bus shows that the real first powerful family in Jiaozhou is the Shi family, they control the military, government, finance and taxes of the entire Jiaozhou, this Shiwu is obviously the Shi family, obviously the younger brother of the Shi Xie, but he didn't say a word, in order not to deceive us to come to Jiaozhi County, and then have a conflict with Jiaozhou Thorn Shi Zhang Jin, and then see that we both lose, and their Shi family takes advantage of the fisherman? ”

Xin Ping smiled bitterly: "It turns out that you know Xingba, then you have to rush up, and you have to make Zhang Jin unable to get off the stage, so that the Shi family can pick up the cheap." ”

"If we don't light up the sword, how can the people of Jiaozhou be afraid of us, whether it is Zhang Jin or the Shi family, we always have to fight, they will understand our true strength, and it will be easy to talk about what we will talk about next.

And whether or not you can let the Shi family pick up the cheap is also up to our bow and crossbow, as well as your resourcefulness. Gan Ning then added:

"I heard that this Zhang Jin originally had a good relationship with the Yuan family, Zhongzhi, don't let the water go."

Zhang Jin, Ziyun, a native of Nanyang County, Jingzhou, was one of the key figures in facilitating He Jin and Yuan Shao to join forces to murder the eunuchs after the death of Emperor Ling.

So it has a lot to do with the Yuan family.

The Yuan family is Xu Ding's enemy, and since Zhang Jin is friendly with the Yuan family, he is also the enemy of the Donglai Navy, and the blow is understandable.

Xin Ping's face was embarrassed and said: "As long as Xingba can spare his life, I will naturally do my best to plan for the navy." ”

"It's okay to spare his life, and having him is also a bargaining chip to contain the scholar's family." Gan Ning never thought that he would kill Zhang Jin.

But then it will depend on Zhang Jin's performance, if he is not interested, it will be difficult to say.

The navy warships marched westward along the river to Longbian, and Zhang Jin, who received the news, was indeed facing the great enemy, and immediately dispatched troops and horses to defend Longbian and prepare to meet the great enemy.

The entire Jiaozhi County also heard the wind and looked up to the Shi family.