The Han army stayed in Jiaozhou, and Tuxie sent people to deliver food and women. Although they were a little unaccustomed to the climate, most of the Han soldiers were still very well-off.

However, what made Tuxie feel depressed was that his people couldn't get on the ironclad ship! Mingjian's protection of military secrets is very in place, and all soldiers have learned the terms of secrecy, and once military secrets are leaked, they will basically be executed.

Therefore, all the people of Tuxie were denied boarding.

And seeing the strong bow and crossbow of the Han army, Tuxie's people did not dare to forcibly board the ship, which made Tuxie very helpless, and could only look at the ironclad ship of the Han army from a distance.

Cao Cao also led a small team of soldiers, led by local guides in Jiaozhou, to wander around and explore the people's conditions.

Although the climate is hot and the jungle is dense, it also benefits from the climate, and there is still a lot of grain production, especially Champa rice.

Cao Cao traveled all the way, and his impression of Jiaozhou was clear, and Ming Jian instructed him to be optimistic about geography and vigorously develop Jiaozhou in the future, so Cao Cao also paid special attention to the places that could be used for development.

It is mainly the coastal areas, which are to be developed as future bases for commerce and trade. As for the mountains and forests in Jiaozhou, Ming Jian is not interested in it for the time being, the population is too small, where is the energy to develop these mountains and forests.

After staying in Jiaozhou for more than two months, Cao Cao left.

The ironclad fleet sailed to Liaodong, and along the way, Cao Cao divided another fleet and let them explore the islands in the ocean, which Ming Jian came based on the experience of the last crossing, and he was ready to vigorously develop maritime trade.

Today's world is in a backward state, and the civilization of the Han Dynasty is definitely ahead of the countries of the world, and the Han needs the gold and silver of all countries in the world, and establishes a world order with the Han as the leader.

The two nearest islands, of course, are Yizhou and Liuqiu, which are close to China and must be occupied by the Han Dynasty.

The large force of the ironclad fleet sailed to the Liaodong Peninsula, and the situation in Liaodong was already very tense at this time, and Gongsun Chan led an army of 100,000 to launch a fierce attack on Gongsun Du.

As soon as the two sides fought, although the Liaodong Army was also very fierce, but in the face of the more ferocious Youzhou Iron Cavalry, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry continued to lose, and in just over two months, Gongsun Du was forced to Liaodong Peninsula and other places!

Seeing that he was about to be destroyed by Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Du now has a way out, that is, to retreat to Goguryeo, but Gongsun Du is obviously unwilling to give up Liaodong, which has been in business for many years, so Gongsun Du immediately sent a messenger to ask the court for help, all the way by land, all by water.

In this case, the messenger of the waterway ran into Cao Cao's ironclad fleet.

Seeing such a large fleet, the Liaodong envoys were dumbfounded, but seeing the [Han] flag fluttering high, the Liaodong envoys also quickly reacted, this is the imperial court's fleet.

The messenger quickly raised the flag, and after receiving permission, he moved closer to the ironclad fleet and was picked up on Cao Cao's handsome ship.

After some introduction, the envoy knelt down and said, "Gongsun Kang, the envoy of Liaodong, meet Lord Shangshu!" ”

Cao Cao picked up Gongsun Kang and said, "It turned out to be the eldest son of the Gongsun family, I don't know what the situation in Liaodong is?" ”

Gongsun Kang said gloomily: "My lord, Gongsun Chan crossed the border and wantonly slaughtered the people of Liaodong, and now he has penetrated into the hinterland of Liaodong, and my Liaodong army can't resist it, and it is losing and retreating, so my father sent his little nephew to ask the court for help, but I didn't know that I met the adults again, and I asked the adults to save my people in Liaodong." ”

Cao Cao said: "Your father and son have not worshiped Your Majesty for many years, nor have they paid money and food to Your Majesty, and now that the catastrophe is coming, I remember that the court is coming, how can this official save someone who doesn't want to do it?" ”

Cao Cao's words were deliberately knocked on Gongsun Kang, which is not false, Gongsun Du appointed himself as the Marquis of Liaodong, originally wanted to establish himself as the king, and Cao Cao wanted him to understand that if he wanted the court to send troops, he would have to pay the price.

Gongsun Kang hurriedly said: "My lord, since my father took over as the Taishou of Liaodong, he has fulfilled his duties, and he has always wanted to worship His Majesty, but this road is far away, and it is cut off by many princes in the middle, I am afraid that the money and food will not reach Your Majesty's hands, so my father has not been able to meet the Son of Heaven." ”

Cao Cao snorted: "This is all an excuse, now that your family is in trouble, the court will not see death without help, but well, this Liaodong must be garrisoned by the imperial court in the future, if you agree, this official will go to Liaodong, let that Gongsun Zan know the power of the imperial court." ”

Gongsun Kang secretly thought that he could only agree now, Liaodong was remote, could the imperial court manage it all the time? Just look for opportunities in the future.

"What your lord said is very reasonable, the army in Liaodong is also from the imperial court, and now your lord is in charge of military power, and it is natural that he should be."

Gongsun Kang said.

Seeing that Gongsun Kang was so simple, Cao Cao also knew that there must be something strange about this matter, but if the military power was in his own hands, it would be a matter of minutes for Cao Cao to clean up Gongsun Du at that time.

Cao Cao immediately gave the order to keep the fleet moving forward at full speed.

Half a month later, they arrived at the Liaodong Peninsula and landed at Liaokou.

After the successful landing, Gongsun Du personally came to greet him.

Recently, he has been tortured by hard work, and Gongsun Du is not young anymore, so he looks very old.

"Xiaguan Liaodong is too shou Gongsun Du, meet Lord Shangshu."

Gongsun Du completely lost the bearing of the princes, and gave Cao Cao a deep salute.

Cao Cao said: "Gongsun Taishou doesn't need to be polite, this official is here, if you want to capture Gongsun Chan alive, the soldiers are fast, you quickly send troops to lure the enemy, and let Gongsun Chan enter the ambush circle of the official!" ”

Gongsun Du hurriedly said: "Lord Shangshu, what if Gongsun Chan is not fooled?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Gongsun Zhan has become an arrogant soldier, how can he not be fooled?" You Liaodong soldiers are like a little, discarding the heavy grain and grass, abandoning the city, and making the soldiers embarrassed, so that Gongsun Chan will inevitably be deceived. If necessary, this official hopes that Lord Taishou will personally lead the troops to make a show, so that Gongsun Chan will be fooled, and this official will send someone to pick you up at that time. ”

Gongsun Du said: "In this way, it all depends on the adult!" ”

After some operation, the Liaodong army made a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan, and after several days of fighting, Gongsun Du led his troops to escape, losing his armor and abandoning his wife along the way, so as not to be miserable.

Seeing such a scene, Gongsun Chan no longer hesitated, and led the army straight to Liaokou to chase after him.

When he arrived at Liaokou City, Gongsun Zhan ordered the entire city to be surrounded.

At this time, the Han army suddenly killed from all directions, but surrounded Gongsun Zhan's 100,000 horses, and the Han army fired thousands of arrows, which caught Gongsun Chan off guard at once, and suffered countless casualties.

"Where did the Han army come from? Don't panic, line up and fight back! In the panic, Gongsun Chan stabilized his mood in time and ordered the soldiers to fight back.

However, at this time, the Liaodong Army in Liaokou City also rushed out, and under the attack from both sides, the entire Youzhou Army was in chaos!