Although the Chinese people pay attention to etiquette, they do not have the rules of meeting and talking with the main generals before the war, especially after the Spring and Autumn Period, with the saying that soldiers are not tired of deceit, there will be no one who sticks to false etiquette, and pins the great plans of the military and the matter of death and life on justice and morality.

However, there is a special reason for the current imminent naval battle, which makes both sides unanimously agree with such rules.

Nominally speaking, it is true that Liaodong and Qingzhou are still allies, but one side has a huge force and has been overwhelmed strongly, intending to co-opt the weaker side. The weaker side is unwilling to give in, but it does not dare to completely tear its face, so it can only make some small moves as much as possible to show its unyielding will.

Therefore, although the two generals Yang and Liu were determined to cut off the grain route, they were unwilling to make a brazen move when Tai Shici broke forward with a flagship and made it clear that he wanted to negotiate. Yang Yi was even more panicked and put on a posture of being ready for battle, so that Tai Shici took the lead and lost his morale.

Fortunately, Liu Yi thought about it and made the decision to take the initiative to board the boat immediately, which can be regarded as recovering the disadvantage. This is also why he has a clearer grasp of the situation, Yang Yi is worse than Liu Yi in this regard, but he also has his own advantages.

Liu Yi's personality is soft, he always thinks a lot, his action and decisiveness are relatively poor, and Yang Yi is the opposite of him. From this point of view, if the two can work together sincerely, it will be a good pair.

Gongsun Du did not let his sons go out, but ordered the generals of these two, not out of such considerations.

"There are also smart people in Liaodong......" Wei Yan muttered quietly, and Tai Shi Ci also smiled when he heard it.

This time, the dispute between Liaodong and Qingzhou. Who gets the first thing is critical.

Qingzhou's side will not stick to human feelings and common principles, but it must consider the perceptions of the rest of the princes. After the Battle of Youzhou. Wang Yu originally intended to transfer Lu Su to Youzhou to help, but the order had already been issued. However, he changed his mind and ordered Lu Su to go to the three western counties and Hanoi counties of the Montenegrin Army, and lobbied Zhang Yan and Zhang Yang respectively.

Obviously, he is laying out for the hegemony of the Central Plains in the future.

After settling the northern Xinjiang, if Zhang Yan successfully changes his banner, Hebei will no longer have any hidden dangers, and he can concentrate all his resources to prepare for the next unification war.

The significance of Hanoi County is directly related to the situation of the Central Plains War. Hanoi's strategic location was quite important, especially when the Hebei forces were competing with the Central Plains forces. It can be said that before the war, whoever controls Hanoi will be able to take the lead in the big war.

Wang Yu ordered Lu Su to lobby the two sheets, undoubtedly to beat the rabbit with grass, and the two did not delay.

Now that the situation in the Central Plains is gradually clear, the three families are about to emerge, once this plan is completed, the strength of the Cao and Sun families will not only swell rapidly. And it completely eliminates the worries, and can go all out to compete with Qingzhou. In addition, Yuan Shu is no longer a dispensable existence, and it is likely to become the most unstable factor in the Central Plains.

So. The next thing to grab is time.

If Qingzhou can stabilize Hebei faster, the bloodless attack on Hanoi will not be able to send troops westward at the first time. It can also put extreme pressure on Cao Cao, forcing him to be unable to invest enough resources in the Jingzhou battlefield. There is no Cao Cao, the main force. Relying solely on the Jiangdong family and Huainan, whose strength far exceeds its real strength, Liu Biao may be able to withstand this wave.

Cao Cao couldn't steal the chicken in Jingzhou. He also gave half of Guanzhong's harvest to Ma Teng and Han Sui, and he had to always guard against Liu Biao's counterattack, so it was naturally impossible to gather enough resources to confront Qingzhou

On the other hand, let Cao Cao and Sun Ce succeed, Wang Yu still had no way to withdraw from northern Xinjiang, or he couldn't talk to Zhang Yan and Zhang Yang, and the swords and soldiers met, and the advantages and disadvantages of the situation were naturally self-evident.

From this point of view, the Qingzhou Army's Eastern Crusade did not include Liaodong as the target from beginning to end. Worrying about the prolongation of the war is only one of them, and more importantly, Erzhang is watching the situation in northern Xinjiang, if Wang Yu comes hard, it will easily arouse Erzhang's vigilance and ruin the plan to appease.

The strategic value of Hanoi lies in its location, bordering many forces, and in a sense, it can be regarded as a transportation hub, and Zhang Yang can choose others to take refuge.

Not to mention Zhang Yan, he originally came down from Taihang Mountain, if he was in a hurry, he would break up in two if he was in a hurry, and he pulled the team back to the mountain.

Although Qingzhou has also done a lot of work in the past two years, so that many Montenegrin generals, including Wang Dang, the number two person, have a great impression of Qingzhou and are happy to submit, but the unity of the Montenegrin army cannot be ignored.

If Zhang Yan decided that Wang Yu was inconsistent and resolutely refused to submit, Wang Dang and the others would still obey his orders, and it would be much more troublesome at that time.

Of course, it is impossible for Liaodong to know these calculations, because the news in Liaodong is too closed and there is not enough intelligence support, even if Gongsun Duzhi is higher than the sky, it is impossible to analyze so much. In fact, as long as he was in Liaodong and did not move, it was impossible for the Qingzhou Army to take the initiative to fight him.

Therefore, solving the problem of Liaodong is the main task of Tai Shici and Wei Yan this time, escorting grain and grass or something, just superficially for people to see. And Tai Shici rushed over violently, and the desired effect was exactly what it is now.

"Force is used as a deterrent...... Tai Shici shook his head and said listlessly: "The lord can always say this kind of specious truth, refute it, we can't refute him, but it's really boring to do." ”

Just scolded two sentences, the hull of the ship shook slightly, knowing that it was the Liaodong people who arrived, Tai Shi Ci suddenly gathered his body and looked solemn, and his lazy expression disappeared, completely solemn and solemn, seeing Wei Yan smacking his tongue on the side, and said in his heart: When did Brother Ziyi's face-changing kung fu become so perfect.

"Brother Ziqiang, General Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come to harm?"

"It's just a resolute person, just a good day, but General Ziyi's demeanor is far greater than back then, and the name of the first fierce general in Qingzhou is like thunder in a remote place like Liaodong."

As soon as they looked at each other, the two sides had a small confrontation in words, and they both secretly screamed in their hearts. Tai Shici's tricks are relatively simple, through the estrangement of the title, to create a little gap between the two generals in Liaodong. Liu Yi turned a deaf ear to Tai Shici's small tricks, and in turn praised Tai Shici's achievements, but in fact insinuated that the other party did not miss the old feelings.

"A little bit of a thin name, not enough to worry about, Brother Ziqiang is too famous."

Tai Shici knew that although Liu Yi was a military general, he was actually used to being a businessman, and he could fight with Mi Zhu and Wang Xiu to have a lot of dealings, far better than himself, and he would not fight long with a short blow, and after a little greeting, he also asked bluntly: "The two of you are not at ease in Liaodong, how did they rush to the waters of Liaoxi with great fanfare?" Didn't you hear that our army had lost a lot of grain and grass and rushed to help in the war? ”

Liu Yi and Yang Yi glanced at each other, and they couldn't figure out what Tai Shici meant for a while.

Liu Yi couldn't care about being glad that there were no Qingzhou ministers and staff on the ship, so he could have the upper hand in words, and immediately asked, "Loss of grain and grass?" Could it be that the war has changed? ”

"Alas, it's all the fault of Wen Chang's meritorious service, and my ears are soft......" Tai Shici ignored Wei Yan's dissatisfied eyes, and pretended to sigh: "Although a fire burned more than half of the Wuhuan army, and the liver and gallbladder were cold, but tens of thousands of grains and grass were lost, plus those things that caused fire, alas, the gains outweighed the losses." ”

His tricks of selling cuteness and begging are quite rudimentary, compared to Liu Yi's hidden needles, the gap is really incomprehensible, but he can't stand up to him having dry goods, and the meaning expressed is amazing enough, Liu Yi and Yang Yi changed color on the spot.

"General Taishi, what do you mean by that?" Yang Yi didn't care much, and asked bluntly.

Before the Qingzhou Army's Eastern Crusade, Liaodong and Wuhuan had always been friends and enemies, and the two sides had attacked each other for so many years, and they didn't know how many grudges they had accumulated, and it was not an exaggeration to say that the hatred was as deep as the sea. If it weren't for the other party as a barrier to block the edge of the Qingzhou army, how could Yangyi care if the Wuhuan people lived or died?

This time the sailor was dispatched, and Gongsun Du was also counting on interfering with the supply lines of the Qingzhou Army, so that the Wuhuan people could support them for more time, and gain more bargaining chips for the final negotiations between the two armies. But if Yangyi didn't make a mistake, and Tai Shici didn't say anything, then the meaning of this would be too terrible.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that General Ziyi and I accidentally overturned a grain ship and lost a few prisoners, causing the grain point to be discovered, and then ......" Wei Yan took over the conversation with a salivating face, and pushed back the responsibility that Tai Shi Ci had cleared.

Although the fire grain camp was victorious, but after all, it was on its own, and he would still be scolded when he went back, Wei Yan couldn't let Tai Shici put all the responsibility on himself, and it was a small matter to be scolded, if he was excluded from the main lineup of the Central Plains War, it would be really wronged.

He was careful about this, not to mention that Yang and Liu Er didn't pay attention to it at all, even if they did, they would only think that this was Wei Yan showing unity or selling cuteness, and he wouldn't take it to heart at all.

In fact, at this moment, the second general was completely shocked and stunned by the information revealed by Wei Yan.

The Karasuma people will be defeated, it is the consensus of the whole Liaodong, but in everyone's expectation, the Karasuma people can support at least a month or two, and if there is enough food, they can even fight and retreat, and drag the war until autumn and winter.

But now, if Tai Shici and Wei Yan weren't bluffing, then the Wuhuan people could be said to be defeated now. Since the start of the war, they have not been able to fight back, and they can still support it before, because the losses are still within the range of bearing, and now nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses have been burned to ashes by Tai Shici, who can expect Badun to continue to insist?

The battle has already been fought like this, even if the Liaodong Naval Division can block the sea route, what can it do?

At this moment, the estrangement between the two generals of Liaodong finally disappeared, and the two looked at each other speechlessly, their faces were pale, and they were dumbfounded. (To be continued......)