For the current King of Qi Murong Cheng, the situation began to be a little unfavorable to him, especially after half of the land of Jiaozhou was occupied by the Yongwang army, Murong Cheng fell into a situation where the north and the south were at war.

Of course, for Murong Cheng, he is not afraid of fighting, but the situation of enemies on all sides is prone to great danger. Whatever direction goes wrong, then it will bring a fatal threat to the whole situation. For Murong Cheng, the only advantage is that he has a strong inland river army and an outer sea army.

Murong Cheng also began to follow the example of the Xiaoguo Army and divided the Yangzhou Navy into two, namely the Yangzhou Navy and the Yangzhou Navy, one was responsible for the inland river and the other was responsible for the ocean. At present, the inland water army has not yet played a big role in the battlefield, but in terms of logistics, it has provided great convenience for the army of the king of Qi. It can be said that the Qi Wang army that confronted Xuzhou, the Shence army in Yuzhou, and the Wuwei army in Yanzhou, and the southern region were all transported by the Yangzhou naval army.

As for the newly carved Yangzhou Navy, the credit is not small. Harassing the eastern waters of Xuzhou is not in shape, making Li Chi miserable in the eastern region of Xuzhou. Not only that, Murong Cheng also sailed the navy to the north and south, buying all kinds of supplies in Qingzhou and Youzhou. It can be said that a large part of the income of the Xiaoguo Army is now obtained through Murong Cheng, the king of Qi. Of course, the Xiaoguo Army also gave Murong Cheng a sign, that is, to unite with the Shence Army and destroy more than 100,000 elites of the Yongwang army in the land of Hanoi, and thwarted the Yongwang army's eastward advance into Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

But no matter what happy things were, they were mixed up by the situation in Jiaozhou. As soon as Jiaozhou changes, it can be said that the rear base in Jiangzhou, which was just taken by Murong Cheng, is not safe. Murong Cheng also knew what Situ Lei wanted to do, and he knew that this Murong Cheng, in addition to attacking from the south to the north, was also for a few seaports in the southeast of Jiaozhou. It is a prosperous place for maritime trade, speaking of which, even Yangzhou is not as good as it, if not for anything else, because the terrain is good, and the surrounding areas are connected to various Nanyang countries.

At the end of August, he immediately ordered the Yangzhou Navy to dispatch a full-scale attack on the coastal areas of Guangzhou Prefecture, and more than 300 sea ships were looted and more than 500 were burned, and began to implement the policy of closing the port in the southern part of Jiaozhou, strictly prohibiting any maritime merchant from docking the sea ships in the southern part of Jiaozhou, otherwise, they would all be destroyed. As for the businessmen, who dared to speak? That dare to be angry? No matter which country's sea ships dare to dock in Jiaozhou, several seaports in the south of Jiaozhou have become empty shelves.

Anyway, when Situ Lei heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and now he understands that without the navy, it is useless for you to occupy the harbor. Otherwise, the eastern part of Xuzhou would have become like that and would be pressed and beaten by the Yangzhou Navy. At this moment, Situ Lei has little hope for the prosperity of Haimao in the short term. However, it was also able to trade with several small Nanyi countries in the south of Jiaozhou, and of course, this profit was very small.

"You see, how is it good now, Jiaozhou is occupied by us, and the seaport has not been caught, but it has made the southern part of Jiaozhou have to guard against the counterattack of the Yangzhou Navy. I now understand why Li Chi can't stand it. The wrinkles on Situ Lei's forehead deepened again, because there was news from Jiaozhou that all coastal areas in Jiaozhou were attacked by the Yangzhou navy, and they could land and raid various places, killing local officials and soldiers. Not only that, but also formed a local rebel army to resist the rule of the Yongwang army in Jiaozhou.

Lin Shucheng, Lin Shiwen, and several elites of the Situ family all looked bitter, and they really didn't know anything about naval warfare. Naval raids, landings, counterattacks, and all kinds of work were extremely unfamiliar to them.

In the end, Situ Qi said in a sullen voice: "Lord Wang, speaking of which, it is all our wishful thinking, thinking that if we can occupy the southeast of Jiaozhou, we will be able to expand maritime trade, but we did not arm the merchant ships and warships in the harbor into naval warships in time, which made us lose a lot. Up to now, the land of Jiaozhou has begun to play its original role, although Jiangzhou can be suppressed in the north of Jiaozhou. However, Jiaozhou is also facing the flank attack of the Yangzhou army, they can land on the long coastline, they can raid the rear of our army, and even if necessary, they can attack the land of our Jiaozhou. If you want to ensure the stability of Jiaozhou, you can only build a dock fort city on the coast to defend it. ”

Situ Lei shook his head and said: "We are careless, no wonder Murong Cheng can let Zhang Tao play the role of Jiaozhou independence, it's not that he can't beat it, but Jiaozhou has no actual threat to him." As long as he wants, Murong Cheng can classify the situation in Jiaozhou as the worst situation at any time. I think if it weren't for Murong Cheng's dislike of not wanting to be disgusted by the people of Jiaozhou, I'm afraid that our actions would have been applied to Zhang Tao a long time ago. ”

Speaking of this, Situ Lei secretly smiled bitterly, "In this way, we also named this Zhang Tao, which just made Murong Cheng find an excuse to launch an attack on Jiaozhou." After all, the sea trade in Jiaozhou is prosperous, but it does not belong to him. Now, being so engaged by us, he sealed the port of Jiaozhou, forcing the ocean-going maritime merchants to move their trade focus north to Yangzhou and Jiangzhou, and finally made Murong Cheng profitable. It's a loss! It's a loss! ”

Lin Shucheng said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, although we have lost in terms of interests, we are still advantageous to the battle situation. After all, we have obtained most of the territory of Jiaozhou for no reason, as long as we build a city and a dock fort on the coast, the Yangzhou Navy will definitely not dare to invade the land of Jiaozhou. It's already September, and in late autumn, as long as winter comes, the northern front will stop, but in the south, it won't be too cold. We could attack Jiangzhou and Jingzhou from Ningzhou to the east and Jiaozhou to the north, forcing Murong Cheng to draw troops from Yanzhou and Yuzhou to the south. By the next year, it will be able to reverse the situation on the northern front. ”

Situ Lei said in a sullen voice: "Speaking of which, I will let you go from Yizhou." Liangzhou has transferred troops, how is it now? Without soldiers and horses, no matter how good the situation is, it is useless. ”

Lin Shiwen said: "According to the reports of various ministries, a total of 150,000 soldiers have been transferred from the two states, and the roster has been recorded. ”

Situ Lei nodded and said: "This is very good, send orders to the states, recruit new soldiers, continue to train, and maintain the number of 100,000 garrisons in each state, and the same is true for Yongzhou, Yongzhou has a population of five or six million, and there is no problem with 100,000 garrisons." "Speaking of which, based on the population of each state, a state of 100,000 troops is not a lot, but raising troops requires money and food, which is a difficult problem for any prince to solve. For this reason, Situ Lei's jurisdiction also began to increase taxes slightly.

In fact, Lin Shiwen, Lin Shucheng and others all wanted to build a yì to Situ Lei, like the Xiaoguo army, to increase taxes on wealthy families in various places, confiscate their private soldiers, and even limit the amount of their fields. However, they thought about it and still didn't say it. Because, this Situ family is a first-class clan in the world, with hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, and the total number of private soldiers in various places is 780,000, and the disciples of the branch of the clan have wantonly encroached on the fertile land in various places. However, who dares to tell King Yong's family? Who would dare to accuse? The Situ family has dozens of branches alone, and the children of the clan are officials and generals in various places, and their influence is extremely far-reaching. Even if they were Situ Lei's cronies, they didn't dare to propose such a proposal to Situ Lei.

After all, such a building is also included in the Situ family, and if it is handled, the Situ family is the most representative figure among them. Working against the master's family is a taboo for being a courtier. Of course, they also believed that if they brought it up, Situ Lei might do it at his discretion, and even if he didn't, they wouldn't be punished or anything. However, Situ Lei will not mean that the sons of the Situ family will not. Situ Lei is old, and the people of the Situ family are still in charge in the end, and there will be no one to speak for them at that time.

"By the way, have you seen the situation of the Shanyang Army in the land of Yanzhou? What are your thoughts? Situ Lei remembered the information sent back by Situ Wen in Yanzhou, about the Shanyang army that had won the battle.

Lin Shucheng nodded and said: "Look, this Shanyang Army is indeed very powerful, but it is difficult to explain clearly among the rest of the Xiaoguo Army." If you want to say that the Shanyang Army is a branch of the Xiaoguo Army, they are making diametrically opposite choices to the Xiaoguo Army, one to attack us and the other to attack Murong Cheng. Of course, theoretically, such a choice is not wrong, and it is profitable to make a profit. However, our actions in the Youbei Ya Tribes have been seized by the Xiaoguo Army, and now, judging from the overall situation, Murong Cheng is at a disadvantage, if the Shanyang Army is a part of the Xiaoguo Army, it should not be done to the Wuwei Army in Yanzhou, and it also dealt a fierce blow to the Wuwei Army, killing a quarter of its regular soldiers. ”

"But it doesn't matter, but they moved the people from the reconquest to Jizhou, sold the spoils of war to Jizhou, and cheered for grain and war horses, so there is an extraordinary relationship between the two. In addition, according to our investigations, many of the officers and officials in this Shanyang army were not promoted from Shanyang Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture, and it is not yet known where they came from. ”

"In general, whether this Shanyang Army is a Xiaoguo Army or not, it is beneficial to us now. Because this Shanyang army is attacking the Wuwei army in the land of Yanzhou, if the Wuwei army in the land of Yanzhou is eliminated, then even if there are reinforcements on the side, Murong Cheng will not be able to defend the land of Yuzhou for long. ”

Situ Nan said in a deep voice: "No matter where this Shanyang Army comes from, it is a good thing for us now. In the land of Yanzhou, the Wuwei army is getting stronger and stronger, but the Yanzhou government army we support has been defeated repeatedly, and it can't suppress the Wuwei army at all. If you want me to say, it is better to hand over the money and wealth that support Xu Jie to the Shanyang army, so that it can do its best to take the Wuwei army in the land of Yanzhou, and then cooperate with our army to attack the land of Yuzhou. We dispatched soldiers and horses from Liangzhou and Yizhou, which was enough to deal with the Shanyang army after the bitter battle. Maybe this Shanyang Army is deliberately so blatantly attached to the Xiaoguo Army, in order to pull the tiger skin, pull the banner, and deter us. ”

Because the rise of the Shanyang Army has not been long enough, and there is nothing to do in Shanyang Mansion, it has not been taken seriously by the dizzy forces that are busy now, and the exploration of the Shanyang Army is not very detailed. Coupled with the undisguised transaction between the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army, Situ Lei and the others did not dare to confirm the relationship between the two.

Lin Shiwen disagreed, shook his head and said: "No matter whose people this Shanyang Army is, but now they are definitely not our people, and the potential threat to us from this Shanyang Army is far greater than that of the Yanzhou Army." We can let the Shanyang Army grow, but we must not let the Shanyang Army dominate the land of Yanzhou. The Yanzhou government army still has the need to survive, at the very least, it can also balance the Shanyang army and prepare for the eastward march of our army in the coming year. After all, the chaotic land of Yanzhou is much easier to solve than a unified Yanzhou. ”

Situ Nan asked rhetorically: "However, now that the Shanyang army is weak, it is already very good to be able to defeat an attack by the Wuwei army, and it is impossible for them to pose much of a threat to the Wuwei army." In other words, the current Shanyang Army is no longer able to attack the Wuwei Army in the short term. However, Xu Jie's Yanzhou army was overwhelmed, and was defeated and retreated by the Wuwei army. Even if we support it, what can we do? Do you have to wait until the Wuwei Army occupies most of Yanzhou? ”

Lin Shucheng said in a deep voice: "What the two adults said, each has its own worries, indeed, we can't let the Shanyang Army dominate, and we can't ignore it. But now this Shanyang army has begun to have other thoughts, trading with the Xiaoguo army, but using the population and treasury of the Xu Jie's jurisdiction, and recruiting new soldiers in the Xu's jurisdiction. For these, Xu Jie's complaint has already been filed with us. Now it seems that this Shanyang Army does not take us in his eyes at all, and he only pays attention to the Shanyang Army itself. Also, the reason why he attacked the Wuwei Army, in addition to wanting Yanzhou Mansion, may be to loot the materials in the south, train soldiers in actual combat, and use other people's materials to reorganize his own team. ”

"If this is the case, we will not pay attention to the behavior of the Shanyang Army, and let it go, which can also be regarded as helping it to become strong and conquer the Wuwei Army. As for Xu Jie, we still provide money so that he can continue to fight back against the Wuwei Army together with the Shanyang Army. However, this Xu Jiejie is really not angry, and even the former subordinates are not as good. ”

"Lord Wang, my subordinates think that the most important thing now is to send soldiers to the land of Jiaozhou and start recruiting naval troops. As long as we hold the southern coastal area of Jiaozhou, the Yangzhou Navy will withdraw from the southeastern part of Jiaozhou sooner or later. When the time comes, after our naval army is developed, it will be able to resist and counterattack the Yangzhou navy, restore sea trade, and even block the southward shipping lanes of Yangzhou and Jiangzhou. ”

Situ Lei listened to everyone's arguments, and his head was also incomparable, but Lin Shucheng's last construction did poke at his itch. Nowadays, Yongwangjun is easy to say anything, but money and food are scarce. I thought that if I won half of Jiaozhou, I would be able to make a fortune along the coast, but who knows, I was messed up by Murong Cheng's three times and five divided by two, and nothing was lost.

"Give an order to the governor of Ningzhou and ask him to transfer 50,000 people to Jiaozhou. Originally, there were a lot of troops gathered in Ningzhou, and falling east could also reduce the pressure on Ningzhou. Also, there are many Yi people in Ningzhou, all of whom are Diao people. Recruit them, promise small profits, let them enter the state to participate in the war, let them exchange their military exploits for living needs. In addition, those Shu soldiers who followed Zhang Yan's uprising also pulled me to the land of Jiaozhou, staying in Ningzhou is a disaster, let them go to the land of Jiaozhou to participate in the war. Situ Lei said coldly.

"Give Situ Yuan an order to strengthen the defense of Hanoi Province, whether it is the Xiaoguo army in the north or the Qi army in the east, there must be no carelessness. Strengthen the defense of the Tiger Pass, I don't want the last incident to happen in the Tiger Pass. The Shence Army can quietly take our city, so can the Xiaoguo Army also quietly take the Tiger Prison Pass of the Eastern Barrier of Luoyang? ”

Hearing Situ Lei say this, everyone was slightly stunned. The Tiger Prison Pass is heavily guarded, which is well known, especially after Zhao Xun's Qianniuwei came out of Luoyang and broke the Tiger Prison in the past, this Tiger Prison Pass is responsible for Situ Lei's nephew Situ Yuan, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Luoyang. These words sounded like Lin Shucheng and the others felt that Situ Lei was scared. Afraid of the surprise attack of the Xiaoguo Army, afraid of the entry of the Xiaoguo Army......

"By the way, I asked you to arrange manpower to negotiate with the Goguryeo people on the Silla Peninsula and let them attack the Xiaoguo army, what is Goguryeo's reply?"

Lin Shiwen said: "Lord Hui, Goguryeo seems to be unwilling to provoke the Xiaoguo army lightly. After all, the Beihai tribes have become history, and the Liaodong Kingdom and the Sumo Tribes have also lost one-third of their territory, and Goguryeo does not dare to move. In particular, both sides of Goguryeo were within the attack range of the Youju navy, and they could not consider their own safety. ”

Situ Lei frowned and said, "Navy? Aren't there warships along the coast of Goguryeo? Don't you dare to fight with the Xiaoguo Army? When it comes to the navy and navy, Situ Lei's heart is an evil fire, and being put on the table by Murong Cheng is really difficult for him to let go.

Lin Shiwen smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Wang, from the current point of view, the entire Dayan and its surrounding forces, the strongest of the outer sea army, the original Xiaoguo army, the Yangzhou navy ranked second, and the land of Goguryeo and Yizhou ranked second. From the perspective of the inland water army, the Yangzhou water army ranks first. The warships of Goguryeo were far from the same as the Xiaoguo army. ”

"In the world, Goguryeo, the land of the Xiaoguo army, is not defenseless, tens of thousands of troops are stationed on the dividing line between the Eastern Three Prefectures and Goguryeo, as long as Goguryeo dares to move, the Xiaoguo army will definitely enter the enemy territory. Nowadays, the tribes of the Yan Dynasty can no longer bring a mortal threat to the Xiaoguo army, but are struggling to survive under the suppression of the Xiaoguo army, and it is difficult to compete with the Xiaoguo army with Goguryeo alone. In addition, the two countries south of Goguryeo had very good relations with the Xiaoguo army and had a lot of maritime trade relations. However, these two countries are at odds with Goguryeo. In other words, if Goguryeo dares to ask for it, the Xiaoguo army will be able to fight against Goguryeo with the two countries behind Goguryeo in the north and south. Judging from the current behavior of the Xiaoguo army, once the two sides fight, I am afraid that Goguryeo will not be able to escape in the end and become the next Beihai Ministry. Therefore, Goguryeo did not dare to make a move, so they were unwilling and would not accept our conditions. ”

Looking at Situ Lei, Lin Shiwen continued: "Goguryeo also said that he wanted them to agree to the prince's conditions for sending troops, unless the prince's army had already reached the land of Youzhou. Otherwise, if you say that dividing Youzhou is dividing the entire Dayan, they don't have the ability to eat it. ”

"Bastard!" Situ Lei shouted in a sullen voice, "The Xiaoguo army is so strong now, even Goguryeo, who has always been arrogant, does not dare to act rashly......

Lin Shiwen secretly despised shì, what arrogance and arrogance, it was just that he had defeated several southern invasions of the Yan tribes, did he dare to fight against Dayan? Now Goguryeo has begun to retreat to the Yalu River, and it has retreated 300 miles back and forth under the coercion of the Xiaoguo army. What does this mean, it shows that Goguryeo did not dare to confront the Xiaoguo army head-on, and relented. If Goguryeo really dared, he was only afraid of the conditions proposed by Situ Lei, and the Goguryeo royal family would have led the army to dispatch like the Ya tribes.

"Forget it, since Goguryeo can't count on it, don't pay attention to them, these stupid people, they think that the Zhu Ya tribes are finished, and they will be fine if they don't move? It's naïve. What the Xiaoguo Army is doing now, which one is simple. The Khitan tribes and the Jin tribes were finished one after another, and they were annexed by the Xiaoguo army one by one, how good can he Goguryeo be? Wait for your own death, just let them wait. Situ Lei said hatefully, after all, he couldn't be the master of other people, so he could only give up.

But for Situ Lei, this was originally Goguryeo's words to send out the army, so that everyone could work together to put pressure on the Xiaoguo army, and the Yan tribes would not be suppressed too badly by the Xiaoguo army, maybe the two sides could still work together to resist the Xiaoguo army. But now Goguryeo doesn't dare, what else can he say.

"Water Army...... Naval ...... We are inland, and this navy is our weakness, let alone the navy. Lin Shiwen, a few of you have given Ling Xiao an order to let him develop the navy well, this is not only a matter of interests and harvesting money, but also an issue related to the major affairs of our army. Without a naval army, the eastern land will be suppressed sooner or later, even if Murong is finished, how can there be a Xiaoguo army in the north. We all underestimate this unappreciated navy, and its actions in the open sea have exceeded our expectations. In the future, the main battlefield of the naval army was still in the open sea. Let's take a look, Murong Cheng's navy has taught us a lesson, what a good place for maritime trade, it will become history in the blink of an eye. Situ Lei said with a sigh.

"In addition to the military in various places, the main energy is to recruit sailors in the southern waters of Jiaozhou and develop the navy, don't worry, but you can't help it." Situ Lei said slowly. As an old fox, I know what I should do now. In the past, Zhao Xun and Murong Cheng were both interested in the Qingzhou naval army, and even led the battle between the two armies in Qingzhou. Although the Wei army made a move, it was not caused by Murong Cheng, but the Xiaoguo army was indeed interested in the Qingzhou Navy, and the Great War broke out. In this regard, Situ Lei still had the mentality of watching jokes at that time, thinking that Zhao Xun fought hard for a month with nearly 100 sailors and two guards in order to suppress tens of thousands of people, and it was not worth it. But now that I think about it, it turns out that it's not that others are stupid, but that I'm too stupid.

"Why didn't I see the benefits of the water army in the first place?" Situ Lei couldn't help but think secretly. Of course, if Situ Lei was really interested in the Qingzhou Navy at the beginning, and before the Xiaoguo Army, he was afraid that taking down this Navy Fleet would not be a problem at all. Of course, he also had to find a harbor and a place to settle down on the coast.