Gan Ning said proudly: "If you don't take risks, how can you succeed!" If nothing else, then it's decided! ”

Alex thought for a moment and said resolutely, "We are at the disposal of the general!" ”

"Excellent! Go back and get ready! ”

"Yes!" Alex exited the tent. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Roman naval base.

Relund received a flying pigeon message from Teregor at the beginning of the attack, and was shocked and hurriedly adjusted his deployment.

A day later, the storm that had been raging for several days passed in a southeasterly direction.

A few days later, Lielund received a report from the patrol speedboat ahead that a Wei fleet was approaching the middle of the Red Sea. A general suggested an immediate attack, but Relund rejected the suggestion due to the current unclear situation of the enemy.

Lielund sent a patrol boat to investigate.

After another day, the patrol speeder returned, and another larger Wei fleet joined the previous fleet, and the whole fleet was entrenched in the middle of the Red Sea and sent a defensive stance.

"General, they seem to be trying to limit our movements!" A subordinate said.

Relund nodded, annoyed at the thought that he had missed a fighter.

"General, what do we do now?" The ministry general asked.

Lielund pondered, "That's fine! We tried our best to lure them out, but they didn't come out! Now that they've taken the initiative, we're in time for a showdown with them! Pass the order, and all fleets will attack! ”

"Yes!"

Two days later, Gan Ning, who was on the sea, received an urgent report from a patrol boat.

Gan Ning smiled and said, "It's finally here!" Inform the convoy of the situation and get them ready! ”

The convoy was just twenty miles southeast of the fleet, loaded with Alex's army, led by Alex herself.

They were to raid the shore bases of the Roman army as quickly as possible after the start of the big war.

An hour later, the patrol ship reported back again that the Roman fleet was only a dozen miles away, and the size was very large, and the Romans should have gone out of their nests.

Gan Ning smiled, stood on the deck and looked at the sea and sky in the distance and muttered, "Okay! All right! Hurry up and come to Grandpa Gan! Turning his head to the herald beside him, he said, "Order the teams to prepare for battle according to the original plan!" ”

"No!"

However, just as the Wei army was preparing to meet the battle, the patrol speedboat in front suddenly reported that the Roman fleet suddenly turned back.

Gan Ning couldn't help but feel very surprised, "What's going on?" Could it be that this Lielund still wants to play a conspiracy on me? ”

After thinking for a moment, unable to think of a reason, Gan Ning simply stood still, and at the same time scattered all the patrol speedboats around, and ordered Alex's transport fleet to stop for the time being.

Time passed slowly in the anxious waiting of the Wei soldiers.

In the evening, information gathered from all sides showed that the Roman fleet had indeed returned.

Early the next morning, the Wei fleet and transport fleet anchored and returned to the base.

Afterwards, Gan Ning learned through the secret agents of the Jinyiwei side that the reason why the Roman fleet suddenly returned when it was about to engage the Wei army was because it received an urgent message from the Roman side, and according to the analysis of the Jinyi guard, the content of the emergency message from the Roman side should be that the Roman side strictly ordered the fleet of the Lielund to return to the base immediately and not to engage the main force of the Wei fleet!

Cao Cao looked at the handbook in his hand and said with some emotion: "I thought it would be a decisive battle to determine the power of the sea, but I didn't expect it to end like this!" ”

Xi Zhicai said happily: "Actually, it's okay!" After all, this decisive battle was not what we expected, and the odds of winning were really not high! ”

Xun Yu nodded, "What Zhicai said is extremely true!" Once this big war really starts, the most likely outcome is a lose-lose outcome! The Romans didn't take advantage of it, but it wasn't what we hoped for! ”

Cao Cao smiled, put down the handbook in his hand, and nodded; "Not bad! That's fine! ”

After a pause, he pondered: "But this sea battle will be fought sooner or later!" We must be ready for this! Otherwise, we will regret it! Tell the Academy of Martial Arts to build a ship with all your might! We cannot hope for the courage and resourcefulness of our soldiers, this is not the right way! We should beat each other by an overwhelming margin! ”

The cabinet ministers nodded approvingly.

"That's it! So be it! Wen Ruo, is there any news from the south? ”

Xun Yu replied: "I just received a report from the south this morning, and the offensive of the Shiwei rebels is obviously not as good as it was a month ago!" At present, the Shiwei rebels occupy a large area of land north of Wutu Village! ”

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Consume it slowly!" After the rainy season, we will fight back in full force! How is the preparation of the various supplies? ”

"Plenty of food, grass and ammunition! The fifty catapults for the Flying Tiger Legion are all in place! ”

"Excellent! Do you think we have enough power in the South? ”

Jia Xu smiled: "Absolutely enough!" In fact, just one Flying Tiger Legion is enough! The reason why they are on the defensive now, in addition to the weather, is that we want them to be on the defensive! As Your Majesty said, let the rebels consume a lot of their own vital forces and resources in the attack, so that they can be wiped out more smoothly in the future! ”

Cao Cao smiled, "That's good!" ”

Xun Yu clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, we shouldn't just resort to force against the Southern Barbarian rebels!" ”

Cao Cao nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Xun Yu said: "According to intelligence, the main reason why the Nanban rebels are fighting back so frantically is because their king was killed by us!" However, this is not the case at all! We can make a fuss about this! If it succeeds, it may be possible to solve the Nanban problem in a short time! ”

Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully, "It's not Wen Ruo's reminder, I ignored this matter!" ”

After a pause, "Let Jinyiwei be in charge of carrying out this task!" What do you guys think? ”

Everyone exchanged a look, clasped their fists together, and said, "Your Majesty is wise!" ”

Jin Guo Shangjing Imperial Palace.

On this day, a mysterious figure entered the inner sanctum of the Roman palace under heavy escort.

The so-called 'inner sanctum' is located at the back of the main hall, and in the harem, it is usually a place where the Roman emperor and his close ministers had small or secret meetings.

At this time, in addition to Queen Slan, there were only her lover Joseph and Prime Minister Schroeder in the inner hall, and the expressions of several people were very complicated, looking both expectant and hateful.

The two sides exchanged courtesies very plainly. Empress Silan asked indifferently, "What does your emperor want to do when he sends you?" An ordinary question, but with a hostile look.

The visitor smiled and said: "The Jin Kingdom and our Great Wei Empire are neighbors separated by a strip of water, and I think the people of our two countries hope to be able to coexist peacefully!" ”

When the three people present heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned, exchanged a surprised look, and Queen Silan asked mockingly, "I heard me right, right?" How do you want to live in peace with us? ”

Wei Envoy said indifferently: "The queen's words are not right!" Could it be that the empress wants to remain hostile to our Great Wei Empire? In fact, the previous wars were all provoked by your Jin country, weren't they? ”

Queen Silan snorted coldly, "Of course I want peace!" But how do you know if what you say is true or false? ”

Wei envoy said: "In order to show our sincerity, our Great Wei Empire is willing to return the provinces of Nanpoli and Yukan that we occupied before to you!" ”

The three of them were stunned again.

Queen Silan asked incredulously, "Is what you said true?" ”

Wei Envoy nodded, "Of course! But only if you sign a formal non-aggression pact with us! ”

Queen Silan asked with some surprise, "That's the only condition?" ”

The envoy smiled and nodded, "That's all there is to it!" ”

Queen Silan hesitated for a moment and said, "The messenger is coming from afar, and he must be tired!" Let's go to the inn for a few days and then we'll talk! How is it? ”

Wei Envoy smiled and nodded, "It's okay!" That being the case, then I quit! Immediately, the Wei envoy was led out of the inner hall by several guards.

"What do you think?" Queen Silan asked.

Schroeder was worried; "It's unbelievable that the Wei people would take the initiative to give up the territory they occupied! I'm worried if they have some conspiracy?! ”

Queen Silan asked, "Then what plot does the prime minister think they have?" ”

Schroeder frowned and shook his head, "I don't know!" ”

Joseph couldn't help but smile, "Prime Minister, I think you're too worried!" What conspiracy can the Wei people have? ”

He saluted to Queen Silan on the side, "Empress, since the Wei people want to return these two provinces to us, we can't do without it!" ”

Queen Silan nodded thoughtfully, "Not bad! However, on the question of non-aggression treaties? ”

Joseph said indifferently: "It's just a paper treaty, we don't need to take it seriously at all!" If you want to sign it, then let's sign it! ”

Queen Silan looked at Schroeder and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think?" ”

Schroeder frowned: "I'm still a little worried!" ”

Joseph said: "The old minister is too cautious! At least for now, it wouldn't hurt us at all to reach such an agreement with the Wei people! Two provinces are at your fingertips, so why not? ”

Schroeder shook his head worriedly, but couldn't say why.

Queen Silan frowned and said resolutely: "I think that as Joseph said, we should not push this good thing that has been sent to the door at all!" Joseph, you are in charge of negotiating with the Wei envoys! ”

"Queen, do you want to think about it again?" The prime minister persuaded.

Queen Silan said impatiently: "Prime Minister, don't you also think that the other party has any conspiracy?" In that case, why do we have to push it out? Well, that's it! ”

Empress Silan asked, "What news is there from the counterinsurgency army in the north?" ”

Joseph reported: "This morning I received a battle report that the Imperial Army had once again defeated the rebels by the sea! Now that most of the rebels have been annihilated, a few have fled to the forest! ”

Queen Silan's eyes lit up, and she praised excitedly: "Good! That's great news! (To be continued.) )