The so-called father must have his son, there must be his king, there must be his minister, when Sun Shao was engaged in the pirate assembly order in Linyi, Cui Qian was also engaged in a pirate carnival, he re-played the banner of the king of the South China Sea, and issued a call to the nearby pirates, everyone come, let's go together to help the southern country, eat meat in a big piece, drink wine in a big bowl, divide the gold in a big scale, and make a strong contribution to find the trouble of Fan Man, the old thing.

Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi were very puzzled that Cui Qian did not play the banner of General Yue Guozuo, but wanted to play the banner of the king of the South China Sea, and even a little worried, in case the king knew about it in the future, maybe he would be punished? Cui Qian didn't think so, he said to Wei Wen and Zhuge directly, the king is a person who has the world, he knows that I, Cui Qian, am not that kind of person, I will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected, that is, I must adapt measures to local conditions, I said that I am the left general of the Yue country, how do those pirates know what General Zuo is? They may not even know the king of Yue, do you know how many kings there are in this sea? And my old Cui is not the king of the South China Sea, if he hadn't been dug a pit by the king back then, my old Cui is still a tyrant in the South China Sea.

Speaking of sadness, Cui Qian pretended to wipe away his bitter tears. Cui Yan pierced him mercilessly, it is true that you were the king of the South China Sea back then, but in addition to your good name, whether it is strength or the life you enjoy, which one can compare with now? Be content!

Cui Qian made a big red face, and scolded angrily, it is difficult to prevent thieves, it was your kid who didn't grow up, and was copied by the king, so I was forced to fight to the death with the king, otherwise how could I lose? Cui Yan pouted, I abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, otherwise how could you be today.

Zhuge Zhi and Wei Wen didn't know if what these two people said was true or false, so for the sake of insurance, they wrote a chapter for Sun Shao and told Sun Shao Cui Qian's plan clearly, so as not to have an accident in the future, and they would be unlucky.

Cui Qian didn't care, he continued to gather people with great fanfare, and within three months, more than 2,000 pirates came to vote. Cui Qian told them that Lao Tzu was urging him to sign, and now he is the general Zuo of the Yue Kingdom, don't say that this sea, the sea of the whole world, is the territory of my Yue Kingdom, which is sealed by the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty himself-Cui Qian knows that these pirates may not know which onion the King of Yue is, but they still have heard of the Han who has been in the country for 400 years - you have to know each other, now follow Lao Tzu and go to find trouble with Fan Man, if you don't know each other, Lao Tzu will go and destroy you first.

After Cui Qian finished speaking, he put the three building ships and more than 50 medium-sized warships they brought on the sea, and then swung the warships captured from Fan Chang outward, and those who are willing to follow Lao Tzu are yours, these Funan warships are yours, if you don't want to, go back now and pack your luggage, whether you want to escape or fight, you can choose.

The pirates were frightened by Cui Qian's arrogance, firstly, the name of the king of the South China Sea is not covered, even if they have not seen a real person, they have heard a little, secondly, Cui Qian's strength is not ordinarily strong, they are generally ships of thirty or fifty people, robbing homes and houses, and it is more than enough to deal with merchant ships, but when they encounter the warships of Funan, they can only look at the wind and escape, but now they find that in front of Cui Qian, the warships of Funanguo are only small roles, and the building ships that can hold one or two thousand people are giants.

Have you ever seen such a big ship? A pirate asked an accomplice next to him.

No, the pirate's head shook his head and drooled, there was no way, his mouth hadn't closed since he glanced at Cui Qian's ship.

The pirates live a life of licking blood with a knife, they don't know what to convince people with virtue, they believe in the natural law that the strong are kings, and whoever has the strength is the boss. They weighed their wrists, as if the gap with Cui Qian was not ordinarily big, and the heart of ambition first faded a little, and then looked at the warships in Funan, and the heart to make a fortune together suddenly prevailed. They may not know this sentence, but they have a very deep understanding of the essence of it.

Except for a few pirates who valued freedom more than their lives and quietly left, most of the pirates stayed and were willing to make a fortune with Cui Qian. Cui Qian immediately gave them official titles according to their original strength, more than 300 people were military horses, more than 100 people were military marquis, and only a few dozen people were all named 100 generals. Then Cui Qian ordered them to rush to the nearby ports and villages, he led a large army to sit in the rear, and the pirates swarmed in front, encountering a small group of resistance, the pirates rushed up, and encountered the regular Funan Naval Division, which was dealt with by Cui Qian in the back.

The pirates didn't dare to approach Funan before, that was because their strength was not as good as Fan Man, and they only had the share of fleeing when they met Fan Man's sailors, not their friendship with Fan Man or their compassion, but now it's different, with the support of Cui Qian, a big pirate, especially after seeing Cui Qian overturn several Funan Navy Division's warships once or twice, their confidence rose suddenly, and at first they just hit the coast, robbing villages and ports, and then they became bold and directly attacked the county seat. In the end, he was so bold that he actually started to rob fifty miles away from Temu City. They were elusive and uncertain, making Fan Chang, who was in charge of the sea frontier in this area, anxious.

Is it tolerable, or is it intolerable? Fan Man, who was on the fire, broke out irrepressibly, he convened the generals to discuss the matter, and several capable generals arrived, the eldest son Fan Jinsheng, the second son Fan Chang, the general Fan Xun, Fan Jun and more than a dozen people gathered in Temu City.

"Tell me about the situation first." Fan Man kept a calm face and asked Fan Chang to explain the situation first. Fan Chang's face flushed, and he talked about the recent situation of piracy, and finally emphasized that these pirates are not terrible, but the Yue Guo sailors behind them are terrible, according to the captured pirate prisoners, Cui Qian has a warship as tall as a mountain, a boat can carry thousands of people, and it is as fast as flying on the sea, and it is impossible to resist at all, so they have suffered losses in several small encounters.

As soon as Fan Chang's words fell, Fan Jinsheng sneered unabashedly: "A boat like a mountain? Can it fit a few thousand people? Do you believe such nonsense? It can't be that you lost the battle and used the captive's mouth to cover it up, right? I started with Lao Wang, and I have been crisscrossing this sea for hundreds of years, when have I ever encountered a ship bigger than us? ”

Fan Jinsheng is the eldest son, and he blamed Fan Chang for this time, and directly regarded Fan Chang as a synonym for incompetence, and the meaning is self-evident. Fan Man is just their two sons, both of them have strong strength, and Fan Man is over sixty years old, and he has not specified who is the prince, and who is strong at this time is very important. Fan Jinsheng has always been in charge of the sea areas in the northwest of Funan, and Fan Chang is in charge of the sea areas in the south of Funan, and the oil and water in the South China Sea are thicker than those in the northwest seas.

Fan Chang was very annoyed, but he had to say that although Fan Jinsheng's words were ugly, they were basically the truth. From the old king, that is, the founding monarch of Funan, who came to Funan by boat from the country of touching the fall, defeated the queen Liu Ye at that time, and became the king of Funan, the warships of Funan have always been very advanced, after Fan Man became the general of Funan, and attracted the strengths of the Hanyi merchant ships that came and went, and presided over the construction of warships that could carry hundreds of people, the maritime strength of Funan was second to none, and they were able to dominate the sea (South China Sea) for decades, but not by blowing out, that was by strength.

Now Fan Chang suddenly said that the invading Yue Navy has a big ship like a mountain, which can carry thousands of people, and can walk like flying, who believes it? Not to mention that Fan Jinsheng didn't believe it, even Fan Chang himself was a little skeptical. Until now, he had not seen such a large mountain ship with his own eyes, and all he encountered were pirates driving the warships of the Funan Naval Division that had been captured by the Yue Guo Naval Division. These pirates are very skilled in fighting, and with the same warships as the Funan Naval Division, they are like a tiger with wings, just them, it is enough for Fan Chang to have a headache.

However, Fan Chang must not just admit defeat, he sneered: "Big brother, don't forget, Fan Zhan's 3,000 sailors were wiped out. ”

"Annihilation?" Fan Jinsheng was dismissive: "How did he wipe out the whole army, and who knows?" However, his 4,000 foot soldiers, ten war elephants were eaten by the Wu army in Changshan, and it is not impossible to think that the 3,000 sailors were eaten by the Yue army. ”

Fan Chang was speechless. Although Fan Zhan is not their brother, but he has won the trust of the king Fan Man, he has been in charge of the east of Funan and the border of Yuenan and Linyi, and he can be regarded as a pivotal figure in Funan, and was once the object of joint defense of the Fan Chang brothers, but I didn't expect that none of the seven thousand men and horses escaped back this time, it can be said that they have experienced countless winds and waves, and they did not climb up in the ditch for the last time.

Fan Changsang's face turned red, and he protested: "When Fan Zhan was here, you didn't say that he was incompetent, he was defeated, and you slandered him like this?" Be careful, he will turn into a ghost and come to you. How big is the warship of the Yue State Naval Division, even if Fan Zhan can't tell us anymore, but Fan Xun has been to Yue Guo, he must have seen it. Fan Xun, tell me, does the Yue Guo Navy have a warship as big as a mountain? ”

Fan Xun's expression was a little unnatural, he stayed in Zhuya for a few days, but he was intoxicated by Sun Shao's hospitality for a few days, and he never had the opportunity to investigate the strength of the Yueguo Water Division, and then the conversation collapsed, and he was directly blasted out of Zhuya by Wei Jing, and only inquired with Sun Deng on the road, but Sun Deng obviously meant to intimidate him at that time, and what he said was only half-truths and half-truths, and now Fan Chang wants him to say, what did he say?

"This ...... From what I know, the strength of the Yue Guo Navy Division is indeed very strong. Fan Xun carefully picked out the words, so as not to let people find problems: "To say that it is as big as a mountain is of course an exaggeration, but to say that there are warships larger than us, it should be possible." ”

Fan Chang and Fan Jinsheng snorted dissatisfied, Fan Xun rubbed his hands a little embarrassed, turned to Fan Man, who had been silent, and said: "King, everyone knows the strength of our Funan, and the Yue Kingdom is also clear, they dare to come all the way to provoke, of course it will not be impulsive." Great, if nothing else, there are thousands of ships from various countries that pass through Dunson every year, and which country is the largest ship? ”

Fan Man's eyes flashed and he nodded silently. As Fan Xun said, although he didn't believe that there was a big ship as big as a mountain that could hold thousands of people, among the merchant ships he saw, the merchant ships of the Han Dynasty were undoubtedly the largest and the best in quality. Although a merchant ship is not a warship, it can also represent a country's shipbuilding strength, and with such a merchant ship, it is not impossible to build a powerful warship.

What's more, Fan Zhan's three thousand sailors disappeared quietly, which also made him have to be vigilant, three thousand sailors is not a small number, he was able to sweep the rising sea with three thousand sailors back then, and now the Yue Guo sailors can actually swallow his three thousand sailors in one bite, so how strong is the Yue Guo Sailors?

Fan Man felt a headache for this conjecture, so he was also very unhappy with Fan Xun, and sent him to Zhuya to find out his strength, but he went for a few months, and the news that he came back was actually hearsay. Although Fan Xun didn't say it, who is Fan Man? He has dealt with all kinds of people for decades, and he can tell the truth from anyone who passes by before his eyes.

Fan Zhan, who has ten war elephants and four thousand elites, and can fight for the war, was killed by the Wu people like this, and his youngest son Fan Chang, who is not bad, was also beaten by the Yue people and had a blue nose and swollen eyes, and was helpless, is the strength of Wu and Yue so strong? Fan Man hesitated, and regretted a little, if he had known about these circumstances earlier, he would never rashly agree to Ou Lian's request to help him invade Yuenan. However, the matter has nothing to do with Lin Yi at this point, if the Funan Kingdom swallows this breath, the powerful Funan Kingdom will soon collapse.

A kingdom conquered by force, in the face of greater force, there is still surrender and destruction, is there a third option?

Fan Man doesn't want to surrender, let alone perish, he must choose the third way, defeat him, use all possibilities, and turn the situation around. Didn't the Han people's war book say that the first to come is invincible, and the second is invincible. The wise man named Lao Tzu also said that the weak can defeat the strong, why can't I?

"Alright." Fan Man's voice was not too loud, but it was majestic enough, so that the generals who were sarcastic at each other quieted down in an instant, held their breath, and listened to Fan Man's instructions. "In this battle, we have lost the upper hand before we have even fought." Fan Man showed the piece of paper that Fan Xun brought back in front of everyone: "The enemy knows us well, and they even know our characters, but which of you can read these Chinese characters smoothly?" ”

Fan Jinsheng and the others looked at each other, they were okay to fight, they were average readers, it would be good to know their own words, and they could also know one or two Han people's words, but after reading them smoothly, the requirements were obviously too high.

"You are satisfied that we Funan are the overlords here, and you are satisfied with your great military exploits, but you are never willing to open your eyes to see what else is outside." Fan Man hated that iron could not be made of steel and said slowly: "When you see the Han people, Tianzhu people, and Xiyi people, you only see their exquisite goods, only their beautiful maids, and only their bulging pockets, but you never want to understand their country with a little heart. Now, you have to pay the price for this, the Wuyue people are coming to the door, they want to occupy your land, forcibly occupy your women, and empty your pockets, but you still haven't figured out what the other party looks like, you can't even figure out the size of the other party's warship, and you still have the face to yell and accuse each other here? ”

Fan Jinsheng and the others lowered their heads, and Fan Xun was even more ashamed, he had to take the main responsibility for this issue.

"Fan Zhan's ability, don't you know? Do you think it is honorable to humiliate a compatriot who died in battle? Fan Man suddenly stood up, looked around angrily, and his voice shook everyone's ears: "I help the warriors of the southern country, is there only the courage to slander the dead?" ”

As soon as he said this, Fan Jinsheng and the others all raised their heads, Funan people advocate bravery, and what they are most afraid of is being treated as cowards, not to mention that these are all martial artists who have been fighting with Fan Man for many years. Fan Jinsheng, as the eldest son and heavy general, was the first to roar loudly: "I am willing to fight to the death with the king!" ”

"I am willing to fight to the death with the king!"

"Annihilate Yue and destroy Wu, and avenge Fan Zhan."

"Avenge Fan Zhan!"

The roars came and went, Fan Man nodded, signaled the generals to be calm, and his voice returned to his usual calmness: "We didn't expect these Han people to change their surnames, and they actually came to compete with us for a few damn businessmen, they were unprepared and fell behind, this is not terrible, after all, this is our land, we are the masters here, they are powerful, and we are not betel nuts to be chewed." ”

Fan Jinsheng and the others nodded silently, neither the spirit just now, nor the impetuousness just now, just quietly listening to Fan Man's explanation.

"Therefore, the most important task for us now is to find out what the strength of these people is." Fan Man said lightly: "Fan Xun, if you go to Yuenan again, you have to figure out a few things: first, how many troops Wu Yue has, what is the situation of armaments, who is in charge, what are their respective Xi surnames, and their military specialties." Second, what exactly is the most powerful warship of the Vietnamese Naval Division, and do we still have an advantage. Third, Wu Yue ......" Fan Man paused slightly, slowly twisted the rosewood Buddha beads in his hand, and after a while, he said slowly: "Are they a gang, how did Fan Zhan die, and whose handiwork." ”

"Yes, the king, the minister will definitely complete the king's mission." Fan Xun raised his head and looked at Fan Man, who was as immobile as a mountain: "King, we ...... Agree to their terms first? ”

"Let's talk about it first, he asks for a sky-high price, and of course I have to sit on the ground and pay back." Fan Man said lightly.

"Yes." Fan Xun responded and retreated.

"Jin Sheng."

"In!" Fan Jinsheng got up in response.

"You first go to Shan Country and Lin Yang Country to stabilize them, and then rush here, join forces with your Ah Chang, and test the Jin Liang of the Yue State Water Division. Be careful, don't fall into their trap, and if things don't go right, you go back. They came from afar, which is conducive to a quick battle, we can afford to wait, they can't afford to wait. As long as I help the south country is still there, those rats who ride the wall will not dare to be too arrogant, just right, I also want to take the opportunity to see which people are real and which are fake, and if necessary, I still have to kill a few people to stand up. ”

"Yes." Fan Jinsheng replied and retreated.

"Ahh Fan Man opened his eyelids and looked at Fan Chang, who was a little nervous: "Don't be nervous, the Han people often say that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and a general who has never lost a battle is not a qualified general." When my father followed the king to fight in the north and south, I suffered a lot, but my father finally survived, and those who once defeated me are now all defeated by my men. ”

Fan Chang breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, you can't relax, keep an eye on your opponent." Fan Manhua's white thick eyebrows trembled twice: "The king of the South China Sea? Urging the signature? I have heard of this person, he was the biggest pirate in the rising sea back then, insidious and cunning, and his methods were vicious, and now he actually obeys the orders of King Yue, which shows that this King Yue does have some means. You should ask those pirates about what conditions this urging sign promised them, and if they can accept it, we can also do it, and one more friend is better than one more enemy. As for the future...... Let's wait until the victory is won, and the king of Yue will talk about it. ”

"Yes." Fan Chang hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Go ahead." Fan Man waved his hand: "From today on, treat those Yue merchants well, tell them that we are going to negotiate peace with the King of Yue, and let them not be nervous and do business in peace." However, don't forget to send more people to keep an eye on them, I always feel that the king of Yue is so familiar with our situation that he has a lot to do with these merchants. ”

The people agreed with a bang, and then withdrew from the palace one after another. Fan Man sat alone on the throne, did not move for a long time, only his loose eyelids twitched from time to time, and the Buddha beads under his hand slowly rotated, and after a long time, he muttered: "Lord Brahma, please bless me." ”

…… Fan Xun rushed to Yuenan as quickly as possible, first visited Sun Deng, the prince of Wu, and expressed his greetings to Sun Deng to the king of Funan, and he said to Sun Deng that this time it was a misunderstanding, and Fan Zhan's task was only to help the Linyi Wang District to calm the civil strife in Linyi, not to assist him in invading Yuenan, and now he was defeated and died, and he was to blame. The king of Funan was willing to strike down with Wu and reconcile. Although Sun Deng didn't believe Fan Xun, he took the initiative to apologize, and of course he would not refuse with his surname. Fan Xun stayed in Xijuan City for a few days, gave a large number of gifts to Zhuge Ke, Lu Dai and others, and used every opportunity to get close to them, and at the same time he also mentioned the exchange of prisoners with Sun Deng, and took this opportunity to ask the captives about the war. The captives said all sorts of things, but one thing was consistent with the news that Fan Xun inquired about from the generals of Wu State, that is, the king of Yue did not send a single soldier into Yuenan County from beginning to end, he just helped the Wu army transport troops and food.

Fan Xun relieved himself, said goodbye to Sun Deng, and rushed to Linyi, saying the same thing again, saying that the king of Funan was willing to negotiate compensation with the Yue country, but this condition was too harsh, and the king of Funan could not explain it to the people, so could he ask the king of Yue to consider it again.

Sun Shao spoke very well this time, and his attitude was very good: "Since this is the case, then it's okay, the compensation will be less, but we have to add the cost of my army's dispatch, we came all the way, but it cost a lot of money." In addition, your king of Funan must promise me that if the merchants of my Yue Kingdom commit crimes in your Funan again in the future, you should not kill him on your own initiative, you can rest assured, if he is indeed guilty, I will not tolerate the punishment that should be killed, and the punishment that should be punished. ”

Fan Xun sneered secretly, Sun Shao said it beautifully, and reduced the compensation by half, but in addition, he asked for military spending, what kind of concept is this, it is thousands of times the compensation. However, he got a message from it that the Vietnamese army only had 10,000 people, and all of them were sailors.

Fan Xunqiang endured his anger and humbly agreed to go back to ask for instructions, and then asked to see the military appearance of the Vietnamese army. Sun Shao politely asked Shi Bao to take him for a tour, of course, just let him take a look from afar, Fan Xun was very strange, he didn't see any mountain-like warships. He asked vaguely questions, and Shi Bao, who took him to visit, pointed to a huge baggage boat and said: "A boat like a mountain, of course, there is, Yao, the ship that transports grain is not as big as a mountain." Of course, it's just a hill, a hill. ”

Looking at Shi Bao, who was modest on the surface but was actually full of arrogance, Fan Xun was complimented and secretly relieved.

(To be continued)