Chapter 232 Pushing the boat down the river
It is not impossible to turn enemies into friends, Gongsun Du is very domineering in Liaodong, but he is not empty-sighted, he knows that it is impossible for Liaodong to cross the sea to confront Wang Yu, so he has no intention of occupying Yingzhou and not leaving.
In fact, just before Kong Rong's envoy, Liu Yi of Yingzhou had already begun to arrange the withdrawal of the army, and after the beginning of spring, as soon as the wind direction on the sea changed, he could set off and sail back.
However, a sober entry is much more difficult to deal with than that kind of reckless man.
If Gongsun Du had to occupy Yingzhou and not leave, then there was really nothing to fear. As long as Qingzhou's side launches an offensive on land and keeps the offensive going, but does not completely capture it, let the other side continue to reinforce and consume the opponent's strength.
As far as Liaodong's family is concerned, consuming a few thousand dollars, it can already be regarded as a heavy blow to the muscles and bones, and no matter how tenacious Gongsun Du is, he can't last long.
But things are obviously not so simple, Gongsun Du is very clear about his advantages and disadvantages, he has no intention of fighting with Wang Yu on land, but hints to Wang Yu that his naval army is of a good size, and he can shroud the sea frontier in the north of Qingzhou under the front of the army.
Of course, if Wang Yu shows a certain sincerity, the threat can also be transformed into goodwill, Qingzhou has no naval army, Liaodong can help protect the sea frontier, do sea and land trade, this is also a win-win choice.
And the premise is that Wang Yu handed over the Juzi Order, and those disciples of Xu Rong entered.
I have to say that Gongsun Du is indeed not ordinary. Thousands of miles away, the news he got was transferred several times, but he was keenly aware of the truth of some things, as well as Wang Yu's way of governing Qingzhou. Then, he made targeted threats.
"Whatever you're afraid of...... Wang Yu smacked his lips, very helpless, is this a good thing?
"If it's that token alone, it doesn't hurt to give it to him first, with the help of Liaodong, it will be easier to exterminate Guan Cheng."
Jia Xu analyzed Wang Yu's words and expressions while analyzing, and his tone was slow: "However, those Momen disciples are all of great use now, so why can't they be handed over?" What's more, if you are threatened to compromise, this wind will not last. What does Brother Yuan Hao think? ”
It is rare for the old fox to set the tone when he speaks for the first time, which is also why he has the right grasp of Wang Yu's character, knowing that Wang Yu will not bow his head in front of other threats, so there is no need to go around, just know the advantages and disadvantages.
"Well, as Wenhe said, this wind can't last, if the other party thinks that he has taken our weakness, it is difficult to guarantee that he will make demands again and again, and it will be difficult to fill the desire, when will it be over?"
Tian Feng didn't know what Juzi Ling was, but he vaguely sensed that there was something special in the Taishan army.
According to Wang Yu's arrangement, generally only the injured and sick soldiers will retire and transfer to the field of government affairs, but some of them who are physically strong and skilled in martial arts have also joined the ranks of retirement.
Before being dismissed from the military, most of these recruits were low-level officers, and there was no shortage of military marquis and military horses, but they preferred to start with a small pavilion chief.
Curious about these anomalies, Tian Feng investigated a little, and found that these people who worked hard in the position of the pavilion chief and could be called the most competent group of people, the only strange thing was that they usually promoted a certain idea, which was roughly the concept of equality and benevolence.
It looks somewhat similar to the improved Taiping Dao, but Tian Feng is well-versed in the past and present, and is very knowledgeable, although he has only heard a rough idea, he can easily distinguish the difference between these concepts and the Taiping Dao.
Is it clearly the inheritance of the Mo family...... At that moment, Tian Feng finally knew that what Wang Yu said was compatible with hundreds of schools, not just talking, but to come to the real thing.
Tian Feng has no intention of stopping, from Emperor Wu to depose the hundred schools of Confucianism to the present, the Han Dynasty has gone through many catastrophes, and it has been proved that Confucianism is not a panacea, and there are many drawbacks.
Today's scholars are also looking for new ways to govern the world. Most of them tried to make improvements within Confucianism; There are also those who have set their sights on the once glorious Taoist metaphysics and Legalism; Wang Yu's unique proposal to re-integrate with hundreds of schools of thought cannot be said to be a solution.
Tian Feng couldn't deduce the scene after reproducing the glory of the hundred schools, but he didn't think it was a bad thing.
Like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, now is a troubled time, each doctrine and concept has its own magical powers, whose concept is better, the greater the hope of Dingding Central Plains, and the untimely entry will only be annihilated in this era of great waves and sands.
So, there's nothing to worry about, just work hard and look forward to it.
Because of this, he can be sure that his lord will not accept Liaodong's conditions. Although from a purely strategic point of view, the advantages of cooperation with Liaodong outweigh the disadvantages in the short term, and there is nothing wrong with temporary compromise.
It's a pity that the style of his own lord is more like Xiang Yu than Gaozu Liu Bang. Only he threatens not to enter, don't want to threaten him? I'm afraid there is only one result.
The heroic temperament is a little inferior, but for the generals of the ministers, it is not a good thing, at least there is no need to worry about the birds hiding the bow, the rabbit dead and the dog cooking, and finally following in the footsteps of the Marquis of Huaiyin.
"Then let's fight!" As soon as he heard that there was going to be a war, Tai Shi Ci became energetic, "On Dongmu's side, as long as a few hundred soldiers are enough, the key is the navy." I went to investigate, and the navy of Liaodong anchored on Zhifu Island, with a total of more than 50 large and small ships...... Our army can ......"
Tai Shi Ci asked for help before, not because he was afraid of the enemy entering the strong, but in the face of the princes of one side, he did not dare to start a war lightly. During the period when the troops were not moving, he was not idle, and led his subordinates to find out the bottom of the two enemy invasions in detail, and even worked out several countermeasures.
The enemy has a naval army, but the enemy does not, and the best way is, of course, a sneak attack.
Zhifu Island is a land island in the northwest of Dongmu, surrounded by the sea on three sides and a path to the south, like a Ganoderma lucidum grass, poking out from the Shandong Peninsula and growing in the blue sea.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhifu was called the five major ports with Jieshi, Juzhang, Langyu and Huiji, and since the Han Dynasty, it has become the largest port in the north. At that time, Qin Shi Huang made three trips to the east, and each time he had to go here.
The scale of the Liaodong Navy is not small, so it is natural to find a suitable place to stop, and Zhifu Island has become the best choice.
One side of this island is even landed, not far from the coast, and Tai Shici thinks that he can use a special combat team to sneak attack, so that the other party will not have time to get on the ship. Not only can you defeat the enemy, but you can also plunder ships to strengthen yourself.
Tai Shici's thoughts were quite consistent with Wang Yu's original thoughts, but thinking of Gongsun Du's identity, Wang Yu thought that things were not so simple.
He muttered: "In the battle of Yangjin, a certain person won General Xu by sneak attack, and then the two battles of Beihai and Taishan were also won by surprise tactics. Gongsun Du is not stupid, since he is deliberately trying to be the enemy of Benhou, he will not be unguarded against this hand. ”
"He can't guard against it!"
Tai Shici refused to give up, "No matter how defensive he is, he can't imagine how many changes there are in our army's tactics, and how strong each change is!" Besides, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days? As long as he is the slightest negligent, our army can approach silently and deliver a thunderous blow! ”
After taking over the special combat team and getting Wang Yu's teaching, it has been verified many times in the previous anti-bandit operations, and at this moment Tai Shici's confidence is bursting, and he only feels that there is nothing to do.
Wang Yu shook his head: "It's hard to say, Liu Yi doesn't have to do too much, he just needs to arrange more sentry posts and scatter the ships, and he can cause enough trouble to our army." If he does not spend the night on the shore, even if our army can approach silently, it will not be possible to do all the work. ”
If you don't do all the work, it is a failure, and if you can't annihilate the main force of the Liaodong Naval Division, you will definitely be retaliated by the other party, and the war will be indefinite, which greatly violates Wang Yu's strategy of stabilizing the rear and recuperating the people's strength.
Tai Shi Ci was not blindly reckless, he followed Wang Yu's train of thought and deduced, and he knew what the success rate of the raid was. If it goes well, you can achieve certain results, but if you are a little poor, you will be in big trouble.
"What about the management?" Unable to find a way to deal with the Liaodong naval army for the time being, Wang Yu turned his attention to the other side.
"This thief is a long-standing bandit, who has been in Donglai for many years, although he is a thief, but the strength of his subordinates is very considerable. He was originally a home in Chengshanjiao, and then the chaos in Qingzhou gradually rose, he also went all the way west, and now his old nest is on the big black mountain island in the north of Huang County, with thousands of minions and nearly 100 ships, but his ships are mostly small boats, and they can only sail in the near sea, and they can't go too far. ”
For Guan Cheng, a fellow villager, Tai Shici knows more detailed information.
"Is there any hope of co-opting this coward?" Seeing that Wang Yu was silent, Jia Xu proposed.
"Impossible." Tai Shici shook his head, extremely unoptimistic about Jia Xu's proposal.
"Guan Cheng's subordinates are all bandits for many years, and they will only rob with knives, let them farm or fish, they are definitely not thousand! As for the integration of the whole army...... They may accept nominal appeasement, but they will definitely not go ashore to accept incorporation, just like Zhang Yan of Montenegro, let alone let them confront the Liaodong Naval Division, the thief is cunning. ”
After the Battle of Mount Tai, Wang Yu allowed the bandits to flee and did not pursue them, although there was an element of night fighting, but also because he was not interested in this scourge of being a soldier and being a peasant.
Tai Shi Ci knew Wang Yu's thoughts, so he explained it very thoroughly.
Wang Yutou.
The Qingzhou Army in history has a great reputation, but there are not many excellent records in reality. Cao Cao's Qingzhou Army was organized separately, led by Xiahoudun, and he had never heard of any victories, but he often caused some messy accidents.
For example, when the first time he was defeated in Wancheng, hundreds of Taishan soldiers in Yu Ban fought and retreated, and also set up a camp to collect the rout, but the Qingzhou soldiers were robbing everywhere.
Assuming that Cao Cao's army at that time was like the Taishan soldiers under Yu Ban, it may be difficult to say what the final outcome of that battle was. Therefore, he has no interest in Qingzhou soldiers, and prefers to start training his own troops from scratch.
The situation in Qingzhou is different from Cao Cao, Wang Yu is not in a hurry to expand and fight against the enemy, and accumulation is the king's way.
Wang Yu asked, "Is Black Mountain Island far away?" Is it too late to dive in a small boat at night? ”
"The lord wants to deal with Guan Cheng first?" Tai Shi Ci's eyes lit up first, and then dimmed again: "Black Mountain Island is not far away, a total of twenty or thirty miles, it must be in time, however, there are no ships along the coast, after hearing the news of Mount Tai, Guan Cheng and Liu Yi joined forces and swept away the ships along the coast." Right now, even if it's a small boat, it has to be built. ”
Guan Cheng was indeed very cunning, and before Wang Yu made a move, he collected all the ships, trying to maintain the superiority at sea to the end, and he did succeed.
Although Jia Xu and Tian Feng are very resourceful, they can't figure it out for a while in the face of something unfamiliar like the ocean, let alone come up with effective methods.
Everyone is looking at Wang Yu, although everyone knows that their lord has no sailing experience, but the lord has always been good at creating miracles, and even the entry has flown over, a small navigation problem, it shouldn't be a difficult thing, right?
Under the expectant gaze of the crowd, Wang Yu pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head, and a mysterious smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth: "Since this is the case, then let's build a ship, and push the boat with the water." ”