Liu Chuang was woken up from his sleep, opened his eyes, and saw that the window was already dark.

He sat up from the couch and looked at the moose who was wearing his clothes suspiciously, with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong?"

"Just now, Little Mushroom has come to report, Lone Bamboo City has urgent military affairs, and I want you to rush to discuss it immediately."

Liu Chuang was stunned and got up from the couch.

Elk picked up his clothes, draped them over him, and whispered, "It sounds like something big has happened, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered so late."

The wash is ready, so let's go over and have a look. ”

Liu Chuang hurriedly wiped Lian, and Lu Jin put on his clothes for him, and hurriedly walked out of the bedroom.

When I came to the yatang in the front yard, I saw that the yatang was brightly lit...... As soon as Liu Chuangcai came in, he saw Xue stepping forward and kneeling in front of him with a puff.

"Uncle Huang, please avenge my father."

"Yuan Dynasty, what's wrong with you? What happened? ”

Liu Chuang felt at a loss, stretched out his hand to help Xue up, and looked at the others suspiciously.

Bu Qi, Lu Dai, and Sima Yi all came, and their faces were solemn.

Seeing Liu Chuang's view, Chen Gong said: "Uncle Huang, I just got the news, before Hai, the Shijiutuo dock was attacked by pirates, and Captain Xue ...... him."

Liu Chuang shuddered: "What's wrong with Captain Xue?" ”

"Captain Xue was killed by pirates when he was defending against pirates...... When General Wei Yue and Yi En arrived at the dock, the dock had been destroyed by pirates. Hundreds of craftsmen were killed or wounded in the dockyard, and three ships that were being repaired in the dockyard were also burned by pirates. ”

Liu Chuang gasped and didn't react for a while.

"Pirates. This is good, where do you get pirates? ”

"It's not clear."

Liu Chuang's head buzzed, and it turned into a pot of porridge. The pirates attacked, and Xue was killed...... This qiē came too suddenly. Liu Chuang was caught off guard.

Looking at Xue, who was crying bitterly, Liu Chuang hugged him, and after comforting him in a low voice, he ordered someone to help Xue go down to rest first.

Sit on a couch chair. Liu Chuang still felt a wave of dizziness.

It happened too suddenly, and Liu Chuang was so sudden that he was not the slightest psychological preparation.

Xue Zhou, a veteran who followed Liu Chuang almost from the beginning.

In terms of bravery, he can't compare to Guan Hai and others, and in terms of resourcefulness, he can't compete with Huang Shao...... Xue Zhou and Huang Shao, one by one, followed themselves from the beginning to fight. Now his soul has returned to Jiuquan. Huang Shao. Died at the hands of Zang Ba. It's been over a year; Unexpectedly, now that Xue Zhou is gone again, it really makes Liu Chuang feel unacceptable. From the very beginning, I was optimistic about Liu Chuang. And after Liu Chuang gained a foothold, he was the first pirate leader to come to defect. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be dead at the hands of a group of pirates, which is really ridiculous.

"Servile Heart!"

"The end will be."

Liu Chuang raised his head and saw Pei Wei who was on duty outside the yatang, so he shouted in a deep voice.

Since Liu Chuang arrived in Liaoxi, Pei Wei has broken away from Guzhu City. He was in a different situation from Chang Sheng, Zhang Cheng, Zhang Chao and Li Lun, and the four of Chang Sheng were unwilling to return to serve in the army, and now they all stayed in the Yellow Pavilion and waited for Sima Yi's dispatch. Pei Wei, on the other hand, returned to Liu Chuang's side and played the role of a guard. Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan went to the front line to participate in the battle, and there was a vacancy in the guards around Liu Chuang.

In contrast, Pei Wei is the most loyal.

He was the first to accompany Liu Chuang, and the old man who broke into Xuzhou with 36 people, naturally won Liu Chuang's trust.

"Slave Heart, you've lived in Lonely Bamboo City for two years, have you ever heard of pirates attacking?"

"Nope!"

Pei Wei's answer was categorical.

The lonely bamboo city is desolate and remote, and the population is sparse.

How could pirates come here to raid and plunder?

"Then have you heard that in the land of Liaoxi, there are pirates who are coming?"

Pei Wei thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "I have been in Liaoxi for two years, and I have only heard of Karasuma attacking the territory and Xianbei raiding and plundering, but I have never heard of pirates coming.

However, I have heard that the Gongsun clan of Liaodong has a close relationship with pirates.

Among them, the Changcen thief Fengchi and the cicada thief Li Dayin are the most famous. No, these two people are also the two largest pirates in the Liaodong Sea. I used to hear the second master of the elk say that Li Dayin, the cicada thief, was the pirate raised by the Gongsun clan, and the Changcen thief was galloping, and he was also quite related to the Gongsun clan. But I haven't heard that these two pirates have raided Liaodong, and they are more likely to raid the coast of Jizhou, after all, Jizhou is rich and has gained a lot. And the coastal areas of Liaodong are all desolate, and there are no people for hundreds of miles, so why do you raid and plunder? ”

Chen Gongbu and Sima Yi flashed in their eyes.

Lu Dai opened his mouth and said, "Could it be that he was instructed by Gongsun Du to come and attack him?" ”

Before Liu Chuang could speak, Chen Gong said categorically: "It's impossible!" ”

"How so?"

"Gongsun Du at this time, is it necessary to offend Uncle Huang?"

When Chen Gong spoke, Lu Dai closed his mouth.

Yes, since Liu Chuang came to Liaodong, although he is nominally the Taishou of Liaodong, he has never revealed his intention to go to Liaodong. After all, the exiles under his name all live in Liaoxi, which is Liu Chuang's foundation. Judging from Liu Chuang's actions after arriving in Liaoxi, many people will think that Liu Chuang wants to occupy Liaoxi, not peep into Liaodong. After all, Liaoxi is sparsely populated, and it is not very difficult to occupy.

And Gongsun Du is in Liaodong, but he has deep roots.

Liu Chuang, without any foundation, ran to fight Gongsun Du, and had no chance of winning.

Similarly, in Gongsun Du's opinion, Liu Chuang did not reveal the intention of being an enemy of him, and he ran to provoke Liu Chuang, wouldn't he ask for trouble?

Everyone knows that if Liu Chuang enters Liaodong, even if he is not Gongsun Du's opponent, it will hurt Gongsun Du's vitality.

Gongsun Du is just brutal and unrestrained, not without brains.

At this time, he was unnecessary, provoking Liu Chuang and making enemies of Liu Chuang......

Liu Chuang closed his eyes and tried to calm down his feelings.

After listening to everyone's discussion, he suddenly opened his eyes, "Zhongda, how do you think this matter should be resolved?" ”

Sima Yi was in his chest, "Judging from the news from Lonely Bamboo City, this group of pirates is well-trained and extremely cruel. It's not an idle person. I have consulted the cicada thief and the Changcen thief mentioned by Fang Cainuxin, and although these two pirates are often dispatched, they rarely kill excessively. More often than not, they robbed merchant ships at sea. Because merchant ships are hijacked at sea, it is the most difficult to track down......

Judging from the situation of the attack on Shijiutuo this time, it does not conform to the habits of the cicada thief and the Changcen thief.

However, when I was looking at the past files. I found something very interesting...... Since the end of the second year of Jian'an, a pirate appeared in the Liaodong Sea, called the Donglai Thief. Their whereabouts are secretive, difficult to find, and they are ruthless, specializing in plundering merchant ships.

In the three years of Jian'an alone, Donglai thieves attacked and plundered seventeen merchant ships in Qingzhou, and every time they attacked, they were extremely ruthless. Leave no mouth alive.

It's just that. This band of pirates rarely landed and raided villages. ”

"Then it wasn't the Donglai thief?"

"Quite the opposite. I thought that this time, it was very likely to be this Donglai thief. ”

Liu Chuang's fingers lightly tapped the armrest of the couch chair, and suddenly asked, "This Donglai thief." What does it have to do with Dongnae-gun? ”

"I don't know much about this, just say the title 'Donglai'. So it's not clear if it's related to Donglai. ”

Liu Chuang's gaze fell on Bu Qi.

"Zishan, what do you think?"

"Donglai thief, Donglai thief ......" Bu Qi showed a puzzled look and shook his head: "In my impression, I really don't have the impression of this pirate.

In the past few years, although Donglai County has been attacked by pirates, it is mainly concentrated in the Dongmu area, and the scale is not large, and the losses are not too severe. Later, it was found out that most of those pirates had contact with Donglai Dihaoqiang. Gongzi ordered the old camp to clean up the Haoqiang of Donglai County, and after he also cracked down on the pirates and bandits a few times, Dongmu became much calmer and never suffered from the pirates' attacks or attacks again. ”

Bu Qi said, shaking his head with a wry smile.

"I can't think of such a pirate."

Liu Chuang never doubted Buqi's memory.

Since Bu Qi said that he had no impression, he must really have no ......

"This group of pirates is obviously specifically targeting me, and this attack on the Shijiutuo dock is also prepared.

The construction of the Shijiutuo dock has only just begun, and there are not many people who know it. And the outside world, the root does not know the storage of the stone mortar dock...... How can these pirates find the stone mortar so accurately, and after launching an attack, burn down the dock, and quickly evacuate?

Obviously, this was not an isolated operation.

As for the main messenger behind it......"

Liu Chuang's eyes suddenly flashed with a look of calmness.

In the yatang, there was silence, everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and they all showed their senses.

"Zhongda!"

"Yes."

Liu Chuang thought for a while, raised his head to look at Sima Yi, and said in a deep voice: "The whereabouts of this pirate are not difficult to find out.

They should be hidden in this sea area, if not in the Liaodong Sea, then hidden in the coast of Jizhou...... If it was the Jizhou pirates, it would be impossible for them not to show their whereabouts. I'll leave this matter to you to solve, and you must do your best to find this group of pirates and annihilate them.

Xingba Navy, it is difficult to draw the main force at the moment, but I will let him do his best to assist you.

Well, let Yuanfu temporarily obey your orders and cooperate with your investigation. I will ask Xingba to dispatch five more ships to cooperate, and once I find this pirate, I will be annihilated on the spot, without worrying about which side is sacred. In short, I want those behind the scenes to know that the person who killed me can't just be counted as plain. I'm going to kill tenfold, twenty, or even more to terrify them. ”

"Whoa!"

Sima Yi got up and took the order.

Liu Chuang looked at Chen Gong again and said, "Gongtai, you don't have to bother about this matter, you will go to Liaodong early tomorrow morning."

Kong Ming is over there, I really don't feel at ease...... When you have passed, you don't have to meddle in it, but just watch him do what he does, and tell me about it. ”

This is like the position of a military supervisor, Chen Gong knows that Liu Chuang is going to use the whetstone of Liaodong to sharpen Zhuge Liang.

He hurriedly bowed down and took orders, and hurried away.

Liu Chuang's gaze fell on Bu Qi and Lu Dai.

After a while, he suddenly said, "Zishan, Dinggong...... I think that when I went to fight thousands of miles, you two were also the first to follow me...... Take care of yourself. Captain Xue is gone, and Gongmei has also passed away before. Seeing the former robes leaving one by one, I really didn't feel very good. Now, it has come time for us to fight a decisive battle in Liaodong, you should take care of yourself, don't worry about me. ”

Bu Qi and Lu Dai hurriedly bowed down and agreed.

"As soon as the morning dawns, to the general's headquarters, stationed in Feiru.

Dinggong went with him, and gave me more guidance on his behalf...... Xiang is capable, but still a little reckless, you have to remind him more. ”

Lu Dai hurriedly agreed, "I will never live up to my son's trust." ”

"Zishan!"

"Whoa!"

Liu Chuangqiang laughed, "Now, there are only you left in Linyu, you have to think harder."

I have already transferred all the soldiers and horses from Linyu, and it is inevitable that there will be an empty force here. You can recruit some sergeants as you like, and one out of fifty is enough, and you can be a patrol for the time being. I will let Yuanji stay and help you, and during this time, it is important to ensure the peace of Linyu City. ”

"Whoa."

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By the time he sent him away, it was already dark.

Liu Chuang leaned back on the couch chair a little tiredly, his thoughts were still a little confused.

As soon as Xue Zhou died, Liu Chuang also lost a right-hand man...... The role of Xue Zhou did not seem to be obvious before. But once he died, he found out that he was indispensable. In these days, technical talent is very scarce, and it can even be described as a shortage.

A strange and ingenious plan has almost cut off the future and development of technical talents.

Xue Zhou is good at shipbuilding, and with him, Liu Chuang doesn't have to worry about this problem.

But now, Xue Zhou is dead, and Liu Chuang has to think about who should replace Xue Zhou...... But this candidate, Liu Chuang is really not clear.

The three kingdoms in his memory are only a few people.

Liu Ye, who built a thunderbolt car, this is a statement in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and there seems to be no relevant record in the official history.

And Liu Ye is now under Cao Cao's account, how could he come to help Liu Chuang? So this person, on the basis of not having to think about it.

In addition to Liu Ye, there are also Pu Yuan, Zheng Hun and others in later generations.

But Pu Yuan is good at fighting knives and should belong to a master of forging soldiers; Zheng Hun...... That's even more. Zheng Hun is the brother of Zheng Tai, a famous man in Yuzhou, and he himself is also a famous man in Yuzhou, and enjoys fame. Is it Maocai or filial piety? Liu Chuang doesn't remember very well. But Liu Chuang knew that Zheng Hun was a member of the Zheng clan in Xingyang, and the Zheng family would be one of the five surnames and seven families in the future, and it was an authentic old family in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Do you think Zheng Hun is possible and runs to be a blacksmith?

Zhuge Liang seems to be good at tricks and tricks, and once created a wooden ox and a flowing horse.

But if you let Zhuge Liang go to build a ship, it will be overkill...... Huang Chengyan is good at mechanical arts, and Zhuge Ling and Huang Yueying are two women, which are not suitable.

Shipbuilding is not a trivial matter.

He is related to Liu Chuang's future development...... Nowadays, the best boat masters are mainly concentrated in the Chaisang and Bajun areas of Yuzhang, and Liu Chuang does not know how to find them. In addition, the boatmen of Yuzhang and Ba County built more boats for use in rivers. Xuezhou, on the other hand, originated in Qingzhou and is good at building sea ships...... And what Liu Chuang needs now is mainly to sail on the sea, and the river building ship seems to be not suitable for sailing on the sea.

By the way, there is a place where you are good at building sea ships.

Jiaozhou!

Liu Chuang suddenly remembered that when Shi Yi came to visit, he had mentioned this matter.

Is it possible that I want to send someone to Jiaozhou to look for talents? If so, this matter doesn't seem to be too difficult, after all, Liu Chuang and Jiaozhou have a close relationship.

Shi Xie will not refuse Liu Chuang's request, not to mention that Liu Yong is now in Jiaozhou to help Shi Xie.

The problem is that far water can't quench the thirst of the near!

Thinking of this, Liu Chuang couldn't help but pat his forehead lightly, feeling helpless......