planned to intercept and kill Yuan Xu halfway.

Guan Cheng and Guo Zu returned in vain.

Back on the shore, the two met He Kui.

Detailing what happened on the sea, He Kui suddenly frowned.

"The two generals' move is afraid that they have already caught the grass by surprise." He Kui said: "If Penglai is defenseless, it is impossible to send ten huge ships to meet Yuan Xianxin. ”

"What can I do?" Guo Zu asked.

"Calm down, both of you." He Kui said: "Cao Gong's intention is to raise an army to come to Penglai. Since Yuan Xianxin can't be killed, we just need to raise more warships and prepare to land on the island! ”

"I'll leave this matter to the two of us!" Guan Cheng said: "Other difficulties are difficult to raise, and some sea vessels can still be prepared!" ”

The news that He Kui and others intercepted Yuan Xu in the Donglai area reached Xudu a few days later.

When Cao Cao learned about it, his heart immediately became angry.

slapped it on the table, and Cao Cao said angrily: "He Kui, misunderstand my big thing!" ”

Cao Cao was angry, and many of his staff did not dare to speak up.

has known him for many years, but Xun Yu ignores these.

He got up and said, "Don't worry about Cao Gong, it's not a bad thing!" ”

"It's already a startling snake, how is it not a bad thing?" Cao Cao said: "If they don't make any moves, although Yuan Xianxin knows about a certain Zhao'an pirate, he can't imagine that he will attack Penglai." The surprise is the only way to make things happen! The near shore of Penglai is the boundary of the Yuan family, and our army can board ships in the southern port. In the long run, if the Penglai Navy attacks, how should it respond? ”

"Fiction is real, reality is fiction." Xun Yu said: "Although Yuan Xianxin will face the battle, the Penglai naval army is limited after all. How does he guard against many passers-by? ”

"Wen Ruo can have a plan?" Cao Cao asked.

"The soldiers are divided into two roads, one is real and the other is virtual." Xun Yu said: "Cao Gong can order all the people to go north on a pirate ship. Lead the Penglai naval army to attack it. Choose another way, take a fishing boat close to Penglai and take advantage of the situation to land! ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up. He asked the people, "What do you think?" ”

"Xun Gong's dedication is the strategy to break the enemy." Cheng Yu said: "There is no objection. ”

Cao Cao's gaze fell on the faces of the others.

Guo Jia and others had no objection.

Everyone agrees that it is possible. Cao Cao said: "Pass the order, and the soldiers will be divided into two ways. A certain rate boarded the ship all the way from Laoshan Bay and attacked Penglai. The other way was led by Zixiao, and the fishing boat was recruited to quietly dive to Penglai and land! ”

Cao Jun made a move, and Yuan Xu of Penglai was not idle.

There are only 2,000 soldiers in the Tianhai battalion, but there are 30 large ships on Penglai Island.

The navy has long been established, but due to the shortage of men, many large ships are idle.

When Yuan Xu was greeted, the Penglai Navy sent out ten large ships.

But each large ship was assigned only a minimum of fifty men.

A large ship of only fifty people. It's quite scary to drive out, but there is not much combat power in the real fight.

The Cao army is about to attack, and of course the navy can't go to meet it with this kind of subordination!

Yuan Xu dispatched five warships, each with 240 soldiers, to conduct drills around Penglai all day.

The remaining 800 soldiers of the Tianhai Battalion stayed on the island to beware of Cao's sudden landing on the island.

Standing at the head of the city, looking at the Tianhai Battalion warships that were practicing in the sea, Yuan Xu said: "The population of Penglai is too small. Warriors should be recruited! ”

"How many people does Childe think Penglai still needs?" Tian Feng asked.

"Although we are diligent in recruiting, the population is only more than 10,000, the Tianhai Battalion is only 2,000 soldiers and horses, and the Night Thorn is only more than 100 people." Yuan Xu said: "One day the army will go out of Penglai. How to fight against a strong enemy? ”

"Penglai is the land of projectiles." Tian Feng said: "Hundreds of thousands of people can live, but the cost of grain and grass is consumed, and daily consumption must be allocated from outside the island. In case Cao Jun seals the island. What can I do? ”

Yuan Xu didn't say anything.

He had thought about this question before.

In Penglai, the wasteland is cultivated to grow grains and mulberry hemp, and self-sufficiency can only sustain 20,000 or 30,000 people at most.

If there are hundreds of thousands of people. The army also grew to more than 10,000 people.

Just feeding these people is enough to give Yuan Xu a headache.

"Call Dong Zheng." Looking at the warship that was practicing on the sea. Yuan Xu commanded the guards behind him.

The guard left, and asked in frustration, "Childe is planning to open up a wild route?" ”

"The Central Plains, Jiangnan, and even Xiliang and Beidi are all constantly fighting." Yuan Xu said: "Although Dong Zheng opened up business routes, his income was limited after all. If we can open up a wild route, so that the barbarians can grow grain and mulberry hemp for Penglai, we can support the prosperity of this place. ”

"Have you ever thought that in a barbarian land, the benefit is loyalty. If there is no benefit, is it to turn the other cheek and deny it? He said, "This method is absolutely not feasible!" ”

"Does the frustrated prince have a plan?" Yuan Xu asked.

"The land of barbarians is usable but not rich." "Childe may order a caravan to go and buy grain and mulberry from there, but he may not contact others. ”

"How?"

"Raise barbarians with barbarism, and control barbarians with barbarism." Fu Zhu said: "Cultivate barbarian cronies and restrain barbarians!" ”

While he was talking, Dong Zheng came.

"Dong Gong has been to various places in business, how many times have you been to the land of barbarians?" Yuan Xu asked.

"I don't know what the boundary is that Childe is asking." Dong Zheng said: "From now on, you can go to the east, and you can enter Dongyi. From here, you can go to the smoke miasma. ”

"Can Dongyi and the wilderness have grains and mulberry hemp?"

"Yes, yes!" Dong Zheng said: "There are mostly slash-and-burn cultivation there, although there are grains and mulberry hemp, it is difficult to buy!" ”

"How long will it take to teach them how to grow cereals and mulberry hemp, so that they can eat enough and then buy the surplus back to Penglai?"

Dong Zheng was stunned: "Childe plans to do this?" ”

"Exactly!" Yuan Xu said: "Cultivate cronies in the barbarian land, and choose those who are skilled in planting to teach the cultivation method there. Dong Gong is away all the year round, so he should know how to do it. ”

"Barbarian stupid." Dong Zheng said: "Teaching the way of planting, without three years or two years, it is difficult to succeed!" ”

"This matter is handed over to Dong Gong." Yuan Xu said: "To strengthen Penglai, it is quite arduous to allocate grain and grass from the Central Plains and other places. ”

"Childe rest assured, a certain self will do it with his heart!"

"Dong Gong remember!" Yuan Xu continued: "After all, the barbarians are different, since they are stupid, we have to make them even more stupid!" If you have a full stomach, you will be comfortable, let them be fed and warm, and you want them to be loyal to Penglai, can you be sure? ”

Dong Zheng thought for a while, but did not respond immediately, but looked at Tian Feng and Frustrated.

"Childe has given the right time." Tian Feng smiled indifferently: "Wild and hard slash-and-burn farming, people's comfort will not change slightly, so that they will no longer have the heart of subordination if they are well fed and clothed." Dong Gong can choose another cronie, marry the daughter of his clan leader, gradually encroach, and control the power in the hands of Penglai! ”

"Meng Gongzi and Tian Gongmian are authorized to do it, and they know how to do it!" Dong Zheng responded. (To be continued.) )