Sun Shao walked into the lively front hall with his hands behind his back, and everyone who was excited by the victory on Jinou Island hurriedly got up and saluted, congratulating Sun Shao with nonsense. Sun Shao frowned: "Why are you so happy?" ”

"Big brother, General Zuo has annihilated 8,000 Funan water divisions, and the Funan people have no water divisions." Sun Luban, who was jumping happily in the crowd, thought that Sun Shao didn't know the good news, and happily reminded.

"That's it?" Sun Shao still looked dead, as if this was not a big victory at all, just a skirmish. Sun Luban didn't understand yet, and then reminded: "That's the Eight Thousand Water Master." ”

"I see." Sun Shao touched Sun Luban's head: "Girl, is it worth being happy to be like this with eight thousand Funan sailors?" ”

"Huh?" Sun Luban blinked, very puzzled. That's not happy enough, so what is worth rejoicing?

"Defeating the Funan Naval Division and dominating the rising sea is only the first step in the long march." Sun Shao waved his hand, motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said: "Our goal is the entire Funan, which is the fertile rice fields of Funan. After defeating the Funan Naval Division, we can only control the South China Sea and those islands in the sea at most, and control trade, but can this help us take Funan? ”

The crowd was silent. They all came back to their senses, yes, defeating the Funan Navy Division is not the same as taking Funan, Funan still has an army of nearly 100,000, with the current strength of the Yue Kingdom, it is almost impossible to capture Funan. Sun Shao's 10,000-mile expedition has just completed the first step.

The Long March they understood and what Sun Shao said did not mean the same thing, but at this moment, it just coincided.

"If you have this spirit, you might as well think about how to deal with those foot soldiers in Funan, especially those elephant soldiers." Sun Shao pinched his eyebrows, and his expression was a little depressed: "Three hundred elephants, my God, how can this be done just by digging a pit." ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, feeling that Sun Shao wanted to dig a pit for people every day.

"Zhong Rong, you can go to Yuenan and see how they are prepared. The sailors of Funan were eaten by us, and Fan Man only wanted to take revenge through land battles, if these 100,000 or so troops attacked, it would be difficult to defend Yuenan. Sun Shao said with a smile: "You ask them, if they need help, if they do, then they have to negotiate in advance, don't come when Fan Man calls, we haven't negotiated the conditions here." ”

Shi Bao smiled and nodded, there is no water division in Funan, Yue Guo is safe, if Fan Man wants to retaliate, there is only one way to fight on land. Although Fan Man may also attack Linyi, but the Yue State has a water division and comes and goes freely, so it's a big deal to throw Linyi and run away. But Nan couldn't run away, and in the face of the vengeful Fan Man, Sun Deng was much more nervous.

If you don't negotiate at this time, when will you negotiate the price? Shi Bao rushed to Yuenan with the task.

As soon as Sun Deng heard the news, he was stunned, his hand shook, and the hot tea in the teacup splashed on his crotch, making him grin.

"The Funan Navy Division was wiped out?" Sun Deng pushed away the maid who rushed over to wipe the water for him, he lifted his pants and trembled, and asked without caring about the image at all: "When did it happen?" ”

Compared with Sun Deng's gaffe, Shi Bao is very calm. He took a sip of tea and glanced at Sun Deng: "Five days ago." ”

Sun Deng said "oh", he couldn't believe it, but it was normal to think about it. Although he didn't know much about naval warfare, he could also see from the merchant ships that the shipbuilding technology of the Great Han was not at all comparable to those small countries. Although Funan is not a small country, but it is still too far to compete with the Han after all, Sun Shao started as a sailor, and this time he brought out nearly 20,000 sailors, and it is not too difficult to completely annihilate the Funan Sailors, if it is difficult, it is just how to lure the Funan Sailors out, and such a means is simply easy for Sun Shao.

After the initial shock, the first thing he thought of was that if Fan Man wanted to retaliate, then the pressure on Yue Nan would be very great. As soon as he thought of the Funan army that came in anger, Sun Deng felt his scalp tingle. But after all, he has experienced a lot of things, he has read a lot of Confucian books, and he has some kung fu to raise his surname, so he will not mess up. He glanced at Zhuge Ke and Xie Jing next to him, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea slowly, taking the opportunity to calm down his somewhat panicked mood.

Xie Jing laughed, but only a little reluctantly. He has been by Sun Deng's side for a long time, and he can roughly figure out Sun Deng's mood at this time, but he doesn't have too many solutions to the situation in front of him, and can only say a few words, which has no effect on Shi Bao, who is deliberately blackmailing, but makes Shi Bao laugh secretly. Zhuge Ke saw it, and said very calmly: "So, the enmity between King Yue and King Funan can be bigger, although King Funan has no water master, he has no choice but to King Yue, but what should Lin Yi do?" ”

Shi Bud turned his head and looked at Zhuge Ke, whose face was as heavy as water, and couldn't help but be a little curious. He is Sun Shao's cronies, and he knows that although Sun Shao seems to be looking for trouble with Zhuge Ke everywhere, he actually values Zhuge Ke very much, but he has always been a little incomprehensible, and now he sees that Zhuge Ke is not moved, but is worried about Sun Shao, but he appreciates Zhuge Ke's sobriety very much.

"If the king of Funan comes to attack, there are deep mountains and dense forests around Linyi, and it is not easy for elephant soldiers to walk, it is a good place to ambush, compared to the long mountain in the west of the south, it is much more advantageous." Shi Bud came prepared, of course he would not be frightened by Zhuge Ke's words, he picked up the teacup, took two sips of tea steadily, and then continued: "Fan Man has been fighting for many years, he won't be unable to see this." ”

"That'...... If Yuenan loses again, will His Royal Highness King Yue prepare to retreat from the sea, or will he be trapped in Linyi? Zhuge Ke asked rhetorically with a smile. When Sun Deng heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Zhuge Ke reminded him well, Sun Shao can't sit back and watch Yuenan lose, Yuenan is lost, Sun Shao's Linyi will become a turtle in the urn, and he will have to bear the siege of Funan on three sides, and the remaining way can only be to retreat from the sea. Sun Shao put so much effort into it, and did not hesitate to deceive, and the Wu army attracted Fan Zhan's attention and successfully attacked Linyi, and I heard that Sun Shao had placed many old and weak pirates in Linyi Tuntian, how could he give up Linyi at this time?

Shi Bao's mouth was crooked, and he said disapprenously: "It's just one Linyi, if you lose it, you will lose it, this time we defeated the Funan Water Division, and the land we got was limited to ten Linyi." Besides, even if Fan Man arrives in Linyi, what can he do to me? Is he my opponent of the Sailor of the Yue Kingdom? ”

"Will His Royal Highness the King of Yue, who has won all battles, retreat like this?" Zhuge Ke was unmoved, and sneered: "That's too disappointing for us." ”

Shi Bao shook his head again and again: "Otherwise, the temporary retreat is for further advancement, Yuan Xun Xian Brother knows the art of war very well, do you still want to be entangled in temporary gains and losses?" ”

Zhuge Ke was speechless, the ability of the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom to play scoundrels is indeed the same, blowing to death when it is time to blow, and pretending to be a grandson without changing his face when he is just pretending to be cowardly. Although he also wanted to play tricks, he couldn't ignore Sun Deng's face, so he could only turn his attention to Sun Deng helplessly.

Sun Deng secretly smiled bitterly, he didn't have the courage of Zhuge Ke, in the face of the predicament in front of him, he didn't dare to provoke Sun Shao, otherwise if Yue Nan was lost again, his son would be difficult, just because he had made a meritorious contribution to recovering Yue Nan, he changed hands and lost Yu Nan, he is not a waste who is a waste? Sun Shao is different from him, if a Lin Yi is lost, he will be lost, even if someone looks down on him, no one dares to say anything to his face, with Sun Shao's cheekiness, he doesn't care what others say.

"Then Zhong Ronglai, is it a kind reminder to us, or is it about cooperation?" Sun Deng stopped going around in circles and asked straight to the point.

Shi Bao accepted it when he saw it, coughed lightly, his expression became serious, and he said solemnly: "Prince, Wu Yue is a family, this time the king of my family and the prince came to Yuenan together, and they were originally to recover Yuenan together and seek justice from Funan." Now that Yuenan has been recovered, our justice is about to be recovered, and if the king of Funan knows the general situation, this matter can be resolved satisfactorily. However, we have to guard against these barbarian dogs jumping off the wall in a hurry, unwilling to calm things down, in line with the principle of being prepared, there is always no harm in being prepared. ”

Sun Deng nodded, although he felt that Shi Bao was a little unreasonable, but since Sun Shao took the initiative to fight the enemy side by side, it was always good for him, and those unclear truths should not be too detailed.

"From Funan, if they want to attack Linyi or Yuenan now, there is not much difference. If we want to attack Linyi, we will inevitably seize Yuenan first, cutting off our army's retreat, and if we want to attack Yuenan, we will inevitably involve Linyi. Of course, Fan Man has been operating in Funan for so many years, he is not a simple-minded reckless man, he will not challenge Wu Yue at the same time, he will negotiate with one side first, fight with the other party, and attack it separately. Shi Bao smiled disdainfully: "The king of my family is wise, and the prince is also a sensible person, and no matter how much blood relatives there are, they will not be deceived by his little tricks, so it is undoubtedly true that Wu Yue is fighting the enemy side by side, and there is no need to bother with any more words." Bud came here on the orders of the king to discuss relevant cooperation matters with the crown prince. ”

Sun Deng breathed a sigh of relief, and was a little annoyed with Shi Bao and Sun Shao, since they wanted to cooperate, why should they say it so scary.

"Does my eldest brother have any plans?" Sun Deng changed to a more intimate title.

Shi Bao said seriously: "Of course, the king of my family has three strategies, please choose between the prince and the princes." ”

Sun Deng also became serious, unconsciously moved forward, and stretched out his hand to signal Shi Bao to hurry up and say. Shi Bao cleared his throat and said loudly: "The best policy, the Wu army is guarding Changshan, confronting the Funan army, our naval division is patrolling the Funan Bay, forcing Fan Man to divide the troops into two ways, tired of coping, within two years, Funan will be tired, then the Wu Yue army will advance by land and water, and drive straight in, which can completely pacify Funan." ”

Before Shi Bao's words were finished, Sun Deng and the others frowned, Xie Jing was just about to speak, but Zhuge Ke preemptively said: "What about the middle strategy?" ”

Xie Jing is a little strange, Shi Bao's so-called best strategy is clearly ill-intentioned, he said it nicely, what soldiers are divided into two ways, so that Funan is tired of coping, but Funan has no sailors, they are safe at sea, and Wu Guo has to really face Funan's attack, whether it can be supported until two years later is a question, maybe Funan is not finished, and Nan is finished first. What kind of bullshit is this? Xie Jing wanted to ridicule two sentences, but Zhuge Ke didn't comment, and directly asked Shi Bao to say the middle strategy, which inevitably made Xie Jing a little short of breath.

"In the middle strategy, the two sides will mobilize troops and fight a decisive battle in Changshan." Shi Bao glanced at Sun Deng and the others, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "If the prince chooses this strategy, then we will discuss the matter of assisting in defense, will our army all come to Changshan, or will part of it?" How do these two sides cooperate, whether each is responsible for a section, or work together, regardless of each other. The heavy grain and grass, and how to co-ordinate them, must be consulted, so as not to give birth to discord and miss major events when the time comes. ”

Sun Deng thought about it and felt that this plan was still more feasible, but there were many problems involved, after all, it would not be a simple matter for more than 20,000 Yue troops to enter Yuenan. Sun Shao's methods are always endless, and he still doesn't understand why Fan Zhan stayed so well in the city, why he suddenly ran away, and in such a hurry. He also asked the captives, only saying that there was a group of people of unknown origin who hunted a lot of soldiers who went out around the Fan Zhan military camp, causing turmoil in the hearts of the army, as for where these people came from, the captives thought they were from Wu State, but Sun Deng knew that those soldiers who were not Wu State must be Sun Shao's handiwork, but what happened to these people, Sun Deng never figured it out.

The 20,000 army entered the south of Yuenan, regardless of the heavy grain and grass, what if it was easy to invite the gods and difficult to send the gods? Sun Deng had to prepare for the worst in advance.

"What's next?" Zhuge Ke didn't wait for Sun Deng to understand, and asked again.

"The strategy is very simple, that is, each to guard his own and fight his own." Shi Bao spread his hands: "If you lose, you withdraw from Yuenan, if we lose, then we will withdraw from Linyi, and each according to the destiny of heaven." ”

Sun Deng shook his head again and again, and vetoed this strategy in one bite: "It's not advisable, wouldn't it make people laugh at it, and it is in Fan Man's arms." ”

"The prince is wise, and His Royal Highness also thinks that this strategy is not advisable." Shi Bao flattered at the right time.

Sun Deng smiled, does this still need to be praised, everyone knows that this strategy is not advisable.

"Shijun, can we discuss it before we get back to you?" Zhuge Ke smiled politely, took a sip of tea from the teacup in his hand, and said lightly. Shi Bud smiled lightly: "This is natural." I took my leave first and waited for the prince's good news at the post house. ”

Although Sun Deng was a little confused, he didn't say anything, and asked Xie Jing to send Shi Bao out, he and Zhuge Ke stayed in the room, locked their brows and thought for a moment, and then asked softly: "Yuan Xun, which do you think is feasible?" ”

Zhuge Ke smiled a little smugly: "It is said that there are three strategies, but in fact, there is only one strategy, that is, the middle strategy is feasible." The prince is virtuous, presumably he has already made a conclusion, the minister is not presumptuous, and dares to present a hole for the prince to refer to. ”

The corners of Sun Deng's mouth twitched inadvertently, after Zhuge Ke won the battle, he unconsciously revealed some arrogance, for Sun Deng, whose surname was more feminine, this made him a little uncomfortable, but Sun Deng is a tolerant person, and has always prided himself on being a corporal of Lixian, this bit of open-mindedness is also there, although he is a little unhappy with Zhuge Ke, he can usually treat him calmly.

"Let's start with the best policy. There is a huge disparity in the strength of our two sides, as long as Fan Man leaves 10,000 or 20,000 people to defend the city, the rear will be as stable as Mount Tai, and the Yue State Naval Division will not dare to go ashore to attack the city, Fan Man can lead a large army to storm the south. In order to protect the south, I can only fight with all my might, and the country has the name of containment, and I sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. Regardless of whether or not Fan Man can be defeated in the end, our Wu State will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and may even lose Yuenan. ”

Sun Deng rubbed his hands slowly and nodded frequently, he thought the same thing.

"Let's talk about what to do." Zhuge Ke paused, shook his head, and showed a penetrating smile on his face: "King Yue can give up Linyi, but it is impossible for us to give up Yuenan, and once we withdraw from Yuenan, if King Yue has the means of gods and ghosts, and then take Yuenan, this is Nan...... But it is not under the jurisdiction of my Wu country. The king is the pastor of Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou is only managed by the king because of the facts, once we lose Yuenan, how do you know that the king of Yue will not use this as an excuse to ask the Son of Heaven to take charge of Jiaozhou? ”

Sun Deng's curved eyebrows trembled, holding his breath, he was only thinking about Yuenan, and he didn't think about the whole of Jiaozhou at all. However, if Wu Guo loses Yuenan twice in more than a year, Sun Shao will take advantage of the situation to ask for Jiaozhou's possible surname. Of course, he may not be able to get it, but in that case, he will definitely end up with an incompetent comment.

Thinking of this, Sun Deng was shocked, and when he looked at Zhuge Ke again, he was a little more grateful.

"Only the middle way goes." Zhuge Ke felt Sun Deng's psychology, and he continued quietly: "Wu Yue joined forces to fight with Funan in the Changshan area, Fan Man came from afar, although the army is superior, but how can my Wu Yue's ordnance be comparable to Funan?" The minister roughly estimated that my Wuyue army of 30,000 is enough to block 100,000 horses in Funan, and it is much more convenient for us to defend nearby. He hesitated for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "The more [***] weapons are very sharp, and their soldier training is also more refined than ours, even if they only send 10,000 people, I am afraid they will be more powerful than our 20,000 people. Therefore, the minister suggested that if we cooperated, our army needed to increase its troops, at least ...... to increase by five thousand to ten thousand. ”

Sun Deng suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhuge Ke, and thought for a moment: "Yuan Xun, do you want to recruit more troops from Hepu and Cangwu Counties?" ”

Zhuge Ke nodded: "It is imperative, if not, I am afraid that the wolf will be rejected in front and the tiger will be greeted later." ”

"I'm going to discuss it with Lu Dinggong." Sun Deng hesitated for a while, and shook his head with some worry: "I have already recruited soldiers twice, and if I recruit the third time, I am afraid that I will ......."

"Prince, if this battle is won, not only can the south be protected, but also the south can be supported." Zhuge Ke accentuated his tone: "Prince, do you know how big Funan is?" ”

Sun Deng shook his head blankly, he didn't know anything about Funan, who knew how big?

"It's bigger than Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, and even ...... It's not much less than the sum of the two. Zhuge Ke couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart: "Prince, if you can share Funan equally with King Yue, even if you only get one-third of the place, it will be a great achievement." If there is less, it cannot be less, and two more Nan can be added. ”

"It's that big?" Sun Deng was very skeptical of Zhuge Ke's statement. Zhuge Ke smiled mysteriously: "Prince, this matter will never be wrong, I have seen a map of Funan on the Eagle Yang of His Royal Highness King Yue, although it is only a glance, I can guarantee that Funan is by no means a small country." Prince, King Yue has never liked farming, why did he go to great lengths to deal with Fan Man this time? He also sent Liu Xi to Funan to preach that the Funan people were originally Chinese, what was the intention? Isn't that clear? ”

"I see?" Sun Deng gasped, and he couldn't help but feel a little hot.

…… Sun Shao met with the embarrassed Fan Jinsheng. Fan Jinsheng was only hit by an arrow in the thigh, and during the time he was escorted to Linyi, the injury had almost healed. The level of medicine and craftsmanship in Yue Guo opened his eyes. Funan is still a witch doctor, or more of a witch. They used not herbs but spices to cure diseases, and they always believed that spices had a miraculous power to ward off evil diseases. Even in the ordinary affairs, they also believe in the power of witches, if the people of Funan may have broken the law and are not sure, they usually use the method of asking the crocodile god to adjudicate, that is, to throw the suspected guilty person into the crocodile pool, if they are bitten to death, it is damned, if they climb up alive, no matter how big the suspicion is, they will also be acquitted.

When Fan Jinsheng began to see that the Yue Guo medicine craftsmen didn't recite incantations and dance to invite the gods before he smelted his wounds, he was very suspicious that they were sincere in treating him, but then his wounds were quickly closed, and he was relieved.

Eating and drinking well and resting well along the way, except for being a little haggard because of mental pressure, Fan Jinsheng generally seemed to be in very good condition. When he stood in front of Sun Shao, he even brichured up his spirits, standing in front of Sun Shao with his head held high, but he refused to kneel.

Sun Shao admired him a little, but admiration is admiration, this majesty still has to be killed, his eyes swept away, Tu Hu walked behind Fan Jinsheng, two big hands like a fan pressed Fan Jinsheng's shoulders, Fan Jinsheng suddenly felt like a mountain pressed down, he gritted his teeth and supported it for a moment, and finally he didn't resist it, his legs were weak, and he knelt down in front of Sun Shao with a plop. This time it hit hard, and the two knees hurt painfully. Fan Jinsheng gritted his teeth and let the beads of sweat flow, but he didn't say a word.

"Are you the Prince of Funan?" Sun Shao asked lightly. Qin Sai, who was standing next to him, immediately translated his words. Fan Jinsheng bared his teeth and sneered: "Do you want to use my life to blackmail my father?" Don't even think about it! I'm not a prince, I have a brother, and he's more favored by my father. ”

Although it was to make Sun Shao die, but when he said this, Fan Jinsheng still subconsciously paused, Sun Shao, who had been staring at him, was sensitively aware, and when Qin Sai translated Fan Jinsheng's words back, he understood a little in a trance, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, Lao Tzu loves children, as if ancient and modern China and foreign countries are the same. This Fan Jinsheng seems to be a bitter child, he has worked very hard, but he can't please Lao Tzu.

"Are you worthless?" Sun Shao was a little distracted, turned his head to Sun Song and said, "Tell Fan Xun and let him inform Fan Man to take money to ransom people." Alas, this kid is not estimated to be worth much, Ziqiao, how many elephants do you think he is worth? ”

Sun Song thought about it seriously: "At most, it's three or five heads." ”

"I think it's only worth one head. I guess someone might hope he never goes back. ”

Sun Shao said as he gave Qin Sai a look. Qin Sai understood and immediately translated their words to Fan Jinsheng. Fan Jinsheng knew that they were teasing him, but his face was flushed with anger, and he roared: "My dignified Prince of Funan, is it only worth an elephant?" I have ten elephants under my command. ”

"So much?" Sun Shao was surprised and waved his hand: "Then it will take ten heads." ”

(To be continued)