Liaokou, that is, the estuary of the Liao River, was one of the two major ports where the Liaodong Naval Division was stationed along with Dongyu in the era of Gongsun Du.

Compared with Dongqi Port, which is located at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula and connects Liaodong and Shandong, Liaokou Port is much worse in terms of scale and length of stay of sailors. It is more of a terminal for unilaterally receiving supplies from Donghu Port, and the real hub is still Donghao Port that can connect Qingdao, Jizhou, and even Samhan at the same time.

Because of this, even those who have lived near Liaokou Port for more than ten years rarely see more than ten seagoing ships appear in the port at the same time.

However, in April of the second year of the new Han Dynasty, Liaokou Port was unprecedented!

Because the Liaodong Army strictly enforced martial law, no one could get close to watch, but even from miles away, people were still shocked by the vague sight.

I saw that the mast was like a forest, and the sails were like clouds, filling the entire bay, and the fishermen who were accustomed to seeing the sea boats were all amazed.

"Mother, where did you get so many ships? Looking at it like this, I'm afraid there are nearly 100 three-masted ships? ”

"More than that, much more! In this posture, it is not unusual to say that there are 200 ships. ”

"This is going to war with the Qingzhou Army, Liaodong Hou has saved up his family funds for many years, and he can be regarded as taking it out in one go......"

"Do you really want to fight? I heard that over there in Liaoxi, the Wuhuan people were beaten very badly, although our Liaodong is stronger than Wuhuan, but if we really fight, how much stronger can we get? ”

People marveled at the strength of the Liaodong Naval Division, but at the same time they were worried about the uncertain battle situation.

Although most of the people here are Han people, and they do not have the same worries as the Wuhuan people, but the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and everyone knows that fighting is not a good thing, and no one wants to be involved in the war, especially when they encounter such an unusually strong opponent.

What's more, xenophobia is always there, although Gongsun Du is also an outsider, not everyone knows about it, and he can be regarded as growing up in Liaodong since he was a child, and he has long been regarded as a local by everyone.

For the people of the border land, the people of the Central Plains have always despised it, and if they rashly go to the Central Plains, they will be treated worse than the Hu people. If Liaodong and Qingzhou go to war and end up defeating, is it possible that the new ruler on their head will be stronger than the Marquis of Liaodong?

Everyone is at a loss in their hearts.

Justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, no matter what Gongsun Du's purpose is, but since he took power, the life of the people of Liaodong has indeed been better day by day.

Externally, the arrogant and domineering Goguryeo was beaten to the point that it didn't dare to come to disturb and provoke if it had nothing to do.

Although the Wuhuan people did not mean to obey, but the spearhead was more pointed at Youzhou, even if they knew that Liaodong was prosperous and rich today, far more than before, they had never reined in the eastward to get a piece of the pie.

As for the farther eastern Xianbei and Fuyu, they simply turned a blind eye to Liaodong and did business, but they never had the slightest idea of coming to Liaodong to loot.

Not to mention internally, the prosperity of Xiangping City amazed Ambassador Zhang from Qingzhou, and he often compared it to the Gaotang Dynasty of Qingzhou. Only with the strength of the handle, in this land of Liaodong, you can always find a bite to eat.

In this era when the Central Plains is full of hunger, wars are raging, and the border is also full of smoke, Liaodong is like a paradise. How many people fled from the rich Jizhou and Qingzhou, including even the great Confucians of the time such as Wang Lie, Bingyuan, and Guan Ning!

Why? Isn't it that Liaodong Hou's knife is sharp enough, his wrist is strong enough, and he has suppressed all internal and external troubles, so that he has established such a paradise in this wild place?

Now, when they suddenly realized that Liaodong was going to collide with an unprecedented enemy and was about to overturn at every turn, how could the people of Liaodong not be worried?

"It shouldn't matter, the sailor is no different from others, the ship needs to be built board by board, and the sailor also needs to be tempered in the wind and the waves, not that it can be built. Our sailor is the belongings that Liaodong Hou has accumulated for decades, four years ago, Qingzhou still had nothing, how can there be a sailor that can be compared with Liaodong so quickly? ”

"No matter how you say it, it's better not to fight, if you really fight, this good day will come to an end."

There are also people who optimistically analyze the war situation, but most people are still not optimistic about this war, but in the face of such a military event, just having a position and no status is useless after all, and in the end they can only look at each other and sigh.

It is not only the people who are pessimistic about the prospects, including the rulers of Gongsun Du, but also the tragedy of the wind and the cold at the moment.

"Ziqiang, Fa Li, the life and death honor and disgrace of hundreds of thousands of my fathers and elders in Liaodong are on the two of you!" Gongsun Du held his right arm one in one hand, and his expression was extremely solemn.

"Don't worry, lord!"

Yang Yi replied first, he clenched his fist with one hand, slammed it on his chest like a drum, and said loudly: "The people of Qingzhou came to demonstrate this time, and they wanted to kill chickens to show monkeys, but they forgot that the lord must not be so easy to bully!" This time, the last general will definitely go all out to cut off the sea supply line of the Qingzhou Army, and let them know that the same trick cannot be used in our Liaodong! ”

"Don't worry, lord," Liu Yi's expression was not as flamboyant as his, but in his low tone, it was the same heaviness: "The last general will definitely try his best to control the situation of the battle, do less killing, and only use this battle to demonstrate, so as not to expand the flames of war, so that the prince and the prince will be angry and unable to get off the stage." ”

Both of them said that they would reassure Gongsun Du, but the tone and meaning were diametrically opposed, which made Gongsun Du even more worried.

The Wuhuan people couldn't stop the Qingzhou army, and they couldn't even delay the other party's footsteps. After getting the information about the first battle of the Qingzhou Army after leaving the customs, Gongsun Du made such a judgment.

Even so, he still didn't expect that the war in Liaoxi would go so smoothly, and Xu You, a famous man in the Central Plains, would be so useless, and he brought 20,000 horsemen to battle, but he was defeated all the way to White Wolf Water!

For this reason, Bun Dun even gave up the old nest of Liucheng, crossed the White Wolf Water, and retreated to the western foot of Yiwulu Mountain. But even so, the distance between the Wuhuan people and the Han army was only less than three hundred miles, and if the Han general Zhang Liao was willing, he could even appear in front of the eyes of the Han army within three days!

Gongsun Du couldn't sit still, he knew that Wang Yu's intention was to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, and he also knew that the performance of the Liaodong Army would not be much stronger than that of the Wuhuan people. But he also did not want to give up the authority in his hands, which was not related to his personal honor and disgrace, but to the expectations of all Liaodong.

After thinking about it, he thinks that there is only one way to go, and that is to give back to the other way.

The Qingzhou Army's tactics are strong in the transportation of supplies from the sea, and there is no risk at all, and the Wuhuan people are helpless about it, but he is not, he has a quite powerful naval division in his hands.

The question now is how to make good use of this trump card and fully demonstrate the deterrent effect, but we must not go overboard.

If it was possible, he should have made this trip on his own, but there was no way, as the leader, he couldn't act rashly. It's not that he thinks that the son of a daughter can't sit down, he, the Marquis of Liaodong, was originally cut out with a knife, and he has personally wielded a knife in battle over the years, mainly because his identity is too sensitive, and he personally leads the army into battle, maybe it will be regarded as a full-scale declaration of war.

In addition, now that the strong enemy is pressing the border, Liaodong is also floating in the hearts of the people, and those who have been suppressed by him and hidden in the dark corners are also ready to move, and it is indeed dangerous for him not to stay in Liaodong.

Gongsun Du can only hand over this important task to his right-hand man.

Yang Yi is the main battle, Liu Yi is the main peace, these two people are dispatched together, presumably they can contain each other and make a relatively moderate decision, which is exactly what Gongsun Du wants.

Therefore, despite being worried, the two generals did not look like they were going to cooperate sincerely, Gongsun Du still nodded and expressed satisfaction.

"If there is something on the road, you two must discuss it and be as cautious as possible."

"The last general obeys!" The two generals Yang and Liu agreed in unison, and seeing that Gongsun Du had nothing to order anymore, they went to make arrangements and set sail.

Nearly two hundred ships, soldiers and sailors combined with four or five thousand men, although they had been prepared in advance, it was still busy for half an hour to complete all the preparations.

In a burst of drum music, the sailors' fleet took the lead, and the shadows of the sails gradually faded away, and soon disappeared between the sky and the sea.

Gongsun Du stood on the watchtower of the wharf and stood for a long time until dusk, when he returned to Xiangping overnight.

As soon as he stepped into Xiangping City, Li Min hurriedly greeted him, bowed his hand, and said with a panicked face: "Why did the lord return at this time?" ”

"What's the alarm?" Gongsun Du was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Min like this, he knew that there was nothing good, but he couldn't think of anything worse for Liaodong at this moment?

"Yesterday evening, Ambassador Zhang of Qingzhou came to the house to ask to see ......" As soon as Li Min spoke, Gongsun Du gasped, and there was really something important.

Since that Zhang Fang arrived in Xiangping, he has never met with Gongsun Du.

At the beginning, Gongsun Du was trying to delay time in order to avoid the idea of the Qingzhou envoys, but Zhang Fang was unhurried, and completely regarded himself as a businessman.

At this time, Gongsun Du was a little too thoughtful, Wang Yu probably didn't expect to be able to convince himself from the beginning, so he simply didn't put the goal on himself.

In short, this Ambassador Zhang came to Liaodong to find out, on the one hand to collect intelligence, on the other hand, to win over local powerful factions, and to pry him into the corner of Liaodong Marquis!

Although he understood this meaning, Gongsun Du couldn't do anything.

He didn't dare to completely tear his face with Qingzhou, so he couldn't kill or deport Zhang Fang; At the same time, he doesn't care about screening who is reliable and who is treacherous. Without the Qingzhou Army, with his authority in Liaodong, of course there is no problem in doing this, but doing so at the current time of the great enemy is purely a way to die.

Thinking about this section, Gongsun Du didn't plan to see Zhang Fang. Because he knew very well in his heart that when he saw Zhang Fang, there were only two possible situations, one was that the Qingzhou Army gave up the Eastern Crusade, and he summoned Zhang Fang to reach a peace agreement; The other is that he was ready to surrender and groveled and took the initiative to see Zhang Fang.

Now, the third situation has emerged, and the meaning behind it is undoubtedly that the other party is going to have a showdown! (To be continued.) )