This year's spring came very early, when the sun hung high, the ice and snow had melted, the sky was cloudless, the blue ocean was connected in a line at the junction of water and sky, when the breeze was blowing slowly, the air on the seaside was blowing on the face and there was no too humid feeling, the breeze made people feel fresh and very comfortable!

Yantai as the distribution center of import and export trade, has now become the world's largest port, whether south to the West or east to Liaodong or the Korean Peninsula, all have to start from Yantai Port here for transit, the original small village near has developed into a large city, today Yantai Port red flag exhibition, crowds of people, looks as if it is celebrating a grand festival in general. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

There are traders coming and going in the crowd of the port, the people living locally, and speculators from all over the world who come to look for opportunities, of course, there are many soldiers who maintain law and order here, at this time, the port is surrounded by bright armor of the Great Wei soldiers, the snow bright two grades of Mingguang armor were originally the clothing of senior officers, but now it has been popularized into the armor of ordinary sergeants, lined with black uniforms to make the Great Wei soldiers look very energetic! (Wei Dynasty is Shuide, and the costume is black)

On the sea at the end of people's sight, a huge ship is heading towards Yantai Port, "How long will it take to dock!" Hou Mo Chen Chong leaned on the railing and looked up, as if he wanted to put all the scenes of his hometown in his eyes.

"It's a tailwind now, and it won't take half an hour to get there!" Li Ben stood behind Hou Mo Chen Chong, and the young man from the south was obviously also very excited, after all, the Great Wei Empire was said by Hou Mo Chen Chong and others It was really good, and Li Ben was full of curiosity and expectation about this land.

Under the propaganda of the southern country, the north is full of barbaric Hulu, and the minds of the people in the south are all yurts, and the nomads grazing in large pastures, but they have stopped at a few ports along the way, and Li Ben's impression has completely changed, and he believes that the northern country is indeed as Hou Mo Chen Chong said, and it is better and more suitable for the people to live in than the south is developed.

"Governor Dadu, the news is estimated to have reached Yecheng, do you say that His Highness will send troops south!" Although Li Ben is a southerner. But he has long been completely disappointed in his home country, and now he only hopes to personally lead troops to overthrow this dark and greedy country.

"I believe that the lord has been ready for a long time, and Dawei is definitely sure to win a battle!" Hou Mo Chen Chong did not look back, and said flatly. "However, in recent years, we have successively sent troops to the Korean Peninsula and the Western Regions, and we have also sent garrisons in the grasslands and northeast China. Our chances of winning are greater, and the process will be much easier! ”

"What the Metropolitan Governor said is good, I understand this, but this opportunity in front of me should not be let go easily!" Li Ben knew that the actual head of Great Wei was Chen Yu, and his immediate boss had a very close relationship with Chen Yu, and he hoped that Hou Mo and Chen Chong could persuade Chen Yu to send troops to attack the south.

"Of course I know what you kid thinks, I will persuade the lord, but the lord will still consider the overall situation!" Hou Mo Chen Chong smiled and continued to look in the direction of the land, this fierce man who had captured the enemy general in the million-strong army, his eyes were moist when he was about to go home......

The most advanced and largest fleet in the world after two years and three months of voyages. Finally returned to his hometown, on the deck of the main ship, Hou Mo Chen Chong leaned on the railing and looked at the approaching dock and the cheering crowd on the dock, turned around and shouted to his subordinates: "Brothers, we are home!" ”

With this roar of joy, the entire fleet immediately cheered, and the people standing in the harbor were instantly infected again, and the cheers became even more enthusiastic.

Although Hou Mo Chen Chong's first voyage was mainly only to explore and mark the route, the harvest of this voyage was also very rich, and the fleet spent most of the day just unloading the cargo. There is no need to bring money back to the ocean, and the goods are more valuable than the same amount of currency.

The silk and porcelain and other specialties they brought with them when they traveled to the West increased their profits by no less than a hundred times, and when they returned to the city, they brought spices, jewelry, and other items. In China, there is no market, and the profits of this round trip are even beyond the imagination of Chen Yu and others.

Of course, there are many things to bring with the West, such as seasoned pepper and other ingredients, the value of these things is not even lower than gold and silver, in addition to a book of goods, but also a lot of rare plants and animals. Of course, there were also envoys sent by small countries that met along the way, these small countries did not have seafaring skills, but they were very curious and admired advanced culture, and they rushed to take a boat to Great Wei to see it.

After the governor of the expedition disembarked the ship, he politely declined the banquet of the officials and squires of the year, and Hou Mo and Chen Chong at this time could not rest, changed their clothes, and only took Li Ben and a few other guards to ride a fast horse to Yecheng.

Hou Mo Chen Chong, who was drinking or something, was not interested at all, although he was calm and light when he talked to Li Ben, but Hou Mo Chen Chong had made countless military exploits, but after all, he was only in his early twenties, and he was still that warlike young man......

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Hanzhong is from Guanzhong into Shu must pass through the important place, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty Cao C and Liu Bei both sides for Hanzhong opened a vigorous offensive and defensive war, this battle fought for two years, Liu Bei Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Ren Kui and other generals all died, Cao C lost the general Xiahou Yuan, although the battle ended with Liu Bei to obtain Hanzhong, but Liu Bei's losses were not small, Shuzhong even to the point where men fight, women when luck (transportation), it can be seen that the battle is hard.

Historically, Hanzhong was occupied by Liang when the Northern Wei and Wei were fighting for hegemony, and now Gao Huan and Yuwentai are basically raised by Chen Yu in captivity, and the Great Wei has no possibility of splitting, so this bridgehead for attacking Shu is still in the hands of Wei.

In the military camp of Hanzhong County, a young general was checking the fire paint on the letter in his hand, and only after verifying that it was intact did he open the letter and read it carefully, after confirming the entire content, he immediately burned the letter, and then ordered the soldiers outside the tent: "Call General Hu Luguang over!" ”

Later, another young general walked in from outside the tent, and the young man arched his hand in the account, "Brother Wei! ”

"Brother Mingyue doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat!" The young man in the tent is Wei Xiaokuan, and it is easier for Great Wei to send troops to the Western Regions than everyone expected, and Chen Yu does not have high requirements for the natives of the Western Regions, so he has set up liuguan in some places where things really have not happened, and he has adopted a policy of restraint against more forces, allowing them to govern autonomously.

It's not that Chen Yu doesn't have the confidence to completely conquer the Western Regions, it's just that this place with a long distance, difficult supply and no great benefits, Chen Yu doesn't seem to spend too much energy and manpower, after the sea route is unblocked, the significance of the Silk Road in the Western Regions is already very small, Chen Yu has no intention of continuing the expedition to West Asia or even Europe from the land, so he only needs to slowly assimilate the indigenous people of the Western Regions to achieve his goal.

Although the Northern Dynasty has abundant troops, after all, the southern kingdom has not been destroyed at this time, and Chen Yu can't squander it too much, and the other point is that in a bitter place like the Western Regions, the northern warriors are really hard to endure.

"Great news, No. 2 said that he has manpower in various passes, and he can cooperate with us at any time!" Although Wei Xiaokuan's tone was understated, the excited look on his face was difficult to hide.

"Great!" Hu Luguang's eyes lit up when he heard this, "The eldest husband's achievements are not far away, when will we send troops?" ”

Although Wei Xiaokuan was also very excited, he was obviously much more cautious than Hu Luguang, he pondered for a moment before getting up and pacing in the camp tent, "In order not to attract Xiao Ji's attention, there are not many elite soldiers and horses that we sneaked into Hanzhong, even if there is an internal response that can help us open the pass, but it is also difficult to let the follow-up troops continue to enter, once Xiao Ji sends a large army to support and we can't get reinforcements, then the situation is not good!" ”

"Wealth and danger are sought, Xiao Ji's 100,000 army is like a soil dog, it is not vulnerable at all, it is time for us to give it a go, even if we lose, it is a big deal to take the lives of you and me, but it can expand the territory, its strategic significance is more than the occupation of ten Western Regions, why can't you and I be a marquis?" Hu Luguang later became the governor of the city, and eventually became a generation of famous generals, but when he was young, he was arrogant and not stable enough.

"From the day I joined the army, my life has always been ready to sacrifice for Dawei!" Wei Xiaokuan twisted a pair of eyebrows and said slowly: "The lord has been buried in this chess piece in Shu for so many years to achieve the results in front of him, how can we use it rashly, if we don't succeed in one fell swoop, how can we take the risk of the painstaking efforts of the Pao Ze brothers and the lord!" (To be continued.) )