The elk family has never been good at leading troops in battle, don't look at the ability to ride and shoot well from the beginning of the elk, that's just a personal hobby. Just because you have a good martial arts doesn't mean you're a good general. What the elk family is best at is still doing business, and it's a big business.

However, if you often walk by the river, it is inevitable that you will not lose your footing. Lu Zhu invested in Liu Bei and invested his entire family property, but as a result, he miscalculated and almost wiped out the entire army. After Mrs. Elk's death, she was silent, and Elfang was incompetent, and she lost Jiangling, causing Guan Yu to be cornered, and naturally became the scapegoat for the Battle of Jingzhou.

Lu Zhu died of illness, and Lu Wei had no future in the Shu Han court. Elfang surrendered, and there was still no future in the state of Wu. So Elway took the risk to invest in Wei Ba and put all his bets on Wei Ba, this time, he didn't lose the bet, and finally earned all the capital back.

When Lu Fang went south and north to do business, he couldn't understand the situation in the East China Sea anymore, when he could stop ships, where he could supply fresh water, when he could set up camp and attack the turnover of the army, he knew very well. Together with Zhuge Zhi, it only took him a month to select three important supply points, one of which was in the bay north of Le'an County.

This island was originally called Blind Island, and there lived a group of pirates who were about 100 years old, the leader was surnamed Guan, and the big Guan Hu was the descendant of Guan Hai, the handsome man of Qingzhou. More than 40 years have passed, and the Yellow Turban banner has long disappeared into the dust of history, and this group of people is now left to rob their homes and rob some passing boats, and if it is not enough, they can only go to the sea to fish and make a living.

In front of the sailors led by Zhuge Zhi, they did not hesitate. He surrendered immediately, changed into the standard battle robe of the Jiaozhou Naval Division, boarded a medium-sized warship, picked up his military salary, and became a scout. Zhuge thought that the name of Blind Island was not good, and changed it to Xia Island because of its location in the middle of Bohai Bay, which is south and in summer.

From Xia Island to the water upstream, about 200 miles, there is a Daze. It's called Judian. There is also a gang of water thieves in the giant lake. The leader is called Liang Jing, and Guan Hu was originally in the same group. Guan Hu fell, and Liang Jing naturally descended, and his water village became the closest contact point for Elway. Liang Jing has some shrewd brothers under him. Originally, he was hidden in the cities of Linzi to do business. It is to be the eyes and ears of the stockade. provided daily necessities, and also resold some looted goods, and now naturally became Elway's subordinates.

Linzi has been a famous city since the Warring States period. And the market has always been a place to hide filth and dirt, so Elwei assumed the name Lu Dai, and led dozens of pirate subordinates to call for wind and rain in Linzi City, and no one found any clues before. Even after they played such a play, the official only knew that a giant businessman surnamed Lu was playing ghosts, and they didn't know what was sacred. Now that the market has returned to calm, no one cares about it anymore.

But Wang Ling and the others felt Sensen's chill. The number of statistics in the market is unknown, but it is known that the cloth market has returned to normal, and the other party has not taken much raw silk with them, but the copper and iron paint used in grain, meat, and weapons has been almost swept away. These are all strategic materials, and Wang Ling has already been cut off a piece of meat by the other party before he even looks at Wei Ba's shadow.

After Tian Yu's father and son, who had just arrived, heard the news, their faces were also a little ugly. Qingzhou faces the sea on both sides, the coastline is very long, and the east and west are thousands of miles long, and the other party is hidden on the island, and their whereabouts are uncertain, and their defensive task is not light.

"It's not that complicated." Wang Ji broke the silence, "Since Wei Ba pointed out to Gongsun Yuan that he wanted to take Yingzhou, the ultimate goal must be Yingzhou. If he goes deep into Qingzhou, he may not be able to hold it even if he takes it. Disrupting the Linzi market is just raising materials and disturbing the people's hearts, which are all sideways skills and are not a problem. The main goal of our garrison is still to be placed in Donglai. Judging from the strong characteristics of their sailors, the focus should be on the line from Zhifu Island to Long Island. ”

Tian Yu looked at the map and nodded silently. The so-called Yingzhou is just a few counties along the coast of Donglai, which have been lost since the time of Gongsun Du. It is easy to gain and lose, and Cao Wei does not have a strong sailor, and he is entangled with the Liaodong people composed of those pirates, so he has never really wanted to take it back. Wei Ba threatened to take Yingzhou to give Gongsun Yuan a little power, and he would not go deep into Qingzhou to fight.

Therefore, as Wang Ji said, if you guard the line from Zhifu Island to Changdao, the task will be basically completed. Going to the sea, Wei Ba won a complete victory and went ashore, and the Wei army had 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and there were enough advantages in troops and troops.

Just when Tian Yu was relieved, Tian Fu pursed his lips and pulled Tian Yu aside: "Father, I don't see it really. This Wang Ji had never seen Wei Ba's methods, he took it for granted. ”

Tian Yu glanced at Tian Fu and did not speak. Among so many people, Tian Fu is the only one who has had close contact with Wei Ba, and he has the most say in how to fight with Wei Ba.

"Wei Ba is as cunning as a fox and fierce as a tiger, he said that if he takes Yingzhou, he will definitely come to Yingzhou. But ......" Tian Fu paused and accentuated his tone: "It doesn't mean that he won't take the opportunity to take Qingzhou." As long as he could, he wouldn't mind taking half of Qingzhou or even the whole of Qingzhou into his pocket. The general asked my father and son to come to the rescue, probably because of this idea. ”

Tian Yu pondered for a moment and nodded. Among the generals of the Wei State, the ones who fought with Wei Ba the most were the general's father and son. He sent cavalry to reinforce Qingzhou, probably because he was worried about the loss of Qingzhou, not a few counties in Donglai.

"Let's be careful." Tian Yu patted Tian Fu's shoulder with satisfaction, returned to the case, and said to Wang Ling: "Wang Envoy, no matter where Wei Ba's target is, we must be prepared. Our mission is to assist you in defending Qingzhou. In the spring and summer, the war horse is weak, envoy, can you allocate the forage to me, if there is not enough concentrate, it is difficult for the war horse to maintain physical strength, unable to complete the task of galloping. ”

Wang Ling and Wang Ji exchanged a look, and they couldn't help but be a little annoyed. At this time, it is not enough for war horses to just eat grass, they must eat beans and other concentrated feed. Beans can be eaten not only by war horses, but also by people, and there are not a few ordinary people who take beans as their staple food. A few days ago, when they received news that someone was buying a large amount of grain, even beans, they thought that Wei Ba was hungry and did not choose to eat, but now they know that the other party is likely to have estimated that there will be cavalry to help, so they first bought out the beans and other essential concentrates for war horses.

Fortunately, Tian Yu only brought 3,000 cavalry, 3,000 cavalry, that is, more than 4,000 war horses, if you think of a way, you can still get it together, but you can't help but have to make some ruthless moves and forcibly recruit the hardliners. Forcibly recruiting hardliners will naturally cause dissatisfaction among the people, and at the moment of the war, if it is not necessary, they will not do so. Now that he has been forced to this part, his skills are not as good as others, and he can't complain about anyone.

As Wang Ling's order to collect horse grass and bean feed was transmitted to the counties, Wei Ba had not yet appeared, and the counties and counties of Qingzhou had already felt the atmosphere before the war.

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Wei Ba walked to the side of the ship, looked at the huge island, and was very satisfied. The island is big enough to maneuver even if tens of thousands of horses are stationed. Far away from the mainland, the sailors could easily block the Wei army's sailors who dared to cross the sea to attack, and the safety was guaranteed. There are several not very steep mountains on the mountain, and there is a north-south ravine in the middle, which divides the whole island into two parts, east and west, and just separates the military zone from the tuntian district.

"Yes, this island is very nice."

Elfang said with a smile: "The general doesn't know, when my brother was doing business in the East China Sea, most of the goods were not ashore, and they were transferred here. Although this is not the ancestral property of the Elk family, it is equivalent to the private estate of my Elk family. Most of the people on the island are from my elk family. ”

Wei Ba smiled slightly: "So, wouldn't it be a loss for you to take out this island as a station?" ”

"General, when the first emperor was in Xuzhou, my elk family sacrificed 2,000 people just as a child servant, and it is not comparable to a desert island. It's just that now, my elk family only has this desert island, and I hope the general won't dislike it. ”

Wei Ba didn't answer his words. The elk family's resentment against Liu Bei is not ordinarily big, to put it in detail, although Liu Bei did not do a good job in this matter, the elk family may not be without responsibility, but now it is not a matter of discussing with Elk Fang whose responsibility is large. The Elk family bets on him, and of course he has to promise the Elk family a good future.

"Don't worry, general, I'm just borrowing it temporarily, and this island will still belong to your elk family at that time." Wei Ba smiled: "Of course, the interest may be a little less, and please don't be disappointed when the time comes." ”

Elk Fang hahadaxiao. This island was originally not owned by the Elk family, and there was no way to borrow or not, with Wei Ba's strength, he wanted to take it, and the Elk family had nothing to think about. When Wei Ba said this, he had already sealed this island to the Elk family, which was a very rich reward. The area of this island is more than one county seat, and it is also a marquis of ten thousand households.

Wei Ba is really generous enough. Of course, he is so generous, but also because his mind is different, and the world in his eyes is different. Only when the horizon is broad, can the mind be broad. Elfang did not attend the event in Chengdu, but he received a book and couldn't help but be thrilled by the world depicted in it.

He doesn't want to conquer the world, but he wants to do business all over the world. The elk's heart is the blood of business, and their thirst for power comes from the thirst for wealth. Pure being an official has never been their ultimate goal.

"General, my task has been completed, the matter of the garrison, the general has many capable people, and he doesn't need my help." Elfang said modestly: "I want to go ashore to see if I can find some relatives and friends, and I can also find some news." ”

Wei Ba pondered for a moment and nodded. "Then the general should pay attention to safety, the two armies are fighting, and they can be closely guarded along the way."

Elfang looked up to the sky: "General rest assured, although I have been away from my hometown for many years, the hometown voice has not changed. When I go ashore and pretend to be a businessman who has failed in business, who will recognize me? ”

Wei Ba couldn't help but smile. The elk family went around outside, but didn't even the book eclipse? Although Elfang's words were a joke, they were not bitter...... (To be continued......)