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The Japanese retreat proceeded in an orderly manner, first recovering the troops from the direction of Hyuga and Beppu to Kitakyushu, then establishing heavy artillery positions on both sides of the strait in Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki, blocking the narrow part of the strait, and then building various large and small ferries to begin a long and tragic retreat.

During the day, the flying dragon of the Han army along the middle line of the strait, avoiding the anti-aircraft fire of the Japanese people, shuttled back and forth, and attacked the Japanese people floating on the sea with huge stones on their claws, although the effect was not very good, but at least the heavy weapons of the Japanese people could not pass.

At night, the Han army began to infiltrate and assault the shore, and every night, the coasts of Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu were filled with fires and explosions.

The fierce battle filled the Shimonoseki Strait with debris and debris, as well as the corpses of men and horses, attracting a large number of sharks, which made the Japanese who swam across the river during the day pour blood mold.

As the Japanese gradually retreated, the infantry of the Han army gradually approached Kitakyushu, in the cramped terrain, the Japanese gathered a large number of troops, these troops with the loss of the outer defense line, gradually flocked to the coast of Kitakyushu, a large number of Japanese troops gathered on the coast, the enemy behind them pressed step by step, the strait in front of them was like a chasm, under extreme pressure, the Japanese army finally broke out large-scale infighting.

The Han army took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, breaking the last line of defense of the Japanese army in one fell swoop, and the more than two million Japanese troops who did not have time to retreat fell into a melee with the Han army, and a large number of Japanese aboriginal troops surrendered. Among them, the defection of the Maori family made the Japanese army even worse, and a large number of Japanese troops rushed into the sea and wanted to swim to the other side. As a result, most of them disappeared into the icy waters.

On November 17, the ninth year of Guangxi, the Battle of Fukuoka ended, and the Japanese army retreated to Shimonoseki at the cost of 5 million deaths, and Kyushu completely fell into the pockets of the Han army

When the Han army in Kyushu was cheering. The land of the Central Plains is also a season of heavy snowfall, and Zhuge Jin is heading south from Yecheng, planning to meet with Han Sui in Dunqiu. When I entered Dunqiu City, I found that Dunqiu City was full of lights, and I didn't know what was going on, and Han Sui, who was in charge of escorting Zhuge Jin, couldn't figure out the situation. Zhuge Jin immediately sent his servants to inquire.

After a while, the person ran back with excitement on his face: "Master." This is made by strangers, I heard it is to celebrate. ”

"Celebrating? What to celebrate? Just over a month before the New Year? Zhuge Jin asked suspiciously.

"Celebrate the victory of Yingzhou Island! It is said that yesterday the victory of Yingzhou Island was a great victory, and the Japanese army was wiped out in a place called Fukuoka in Kyushu and achieved a brilliant victory, and now the Kyushu Island to which Yingzhou Island belongs has been fully occupied by our Han army, so the strangers are preparing to celebrate tonight. ”

Zhuge Jin was slightly stunned, then nodded with some feeling and loss, and put down the curtain window of the carriage boringly. With an excited face, the servant suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, Zhuge Jin paused for a while and said, "Let's go." Don't delay1

When Zhuge Jin saw Han Sui, Han Sui's mood didn't seem to be very good, presumably hearing the news of the victory on Yingzhou Island, these princes would not be in a good mood, the victory on Yingzhou Island meant that Fang Zhiwen's strength could gradually be freed from the national war, and these powerful forces that were freed would definitely not be released from Nanshan, if these forces flocked to the Central Plains, who could stand it!

The two greeted politely, Han Sui was dressed as a scribe today, in fact, Han Sui was a scholar.

"Lord Zhuge has worked hard all the way."

"Don't dare, Lord Han is polite."

"Uncle Liu Huang has always been good?"

"Lord Lao asked, my lord is busy with official business all day, but he is a little too tired."

"Hehe, as a superior person, you must work diligently, although this official is only in charge of this small place, and he is trembling all day long, but I am afraid that I will not be entrusted by the Son of Heaven and the expectations of the people.1

Zhuge Jin smiled faintly and turned his words to the topic: "What Lord Han said is very true, I heard that now that the imperial treasury is empty, it is a blessing for the court to have a diligent and loyal official like Lord Han1

Han Sui had a stiff smile on his face and smiled noncommittally.

"I heard that Prime Minister Cao Cheng asked Sun Ce, Lord Han and Lord Yuan for food, but fortunately, Cao Cao did not ask for food from my lord, otherwise the people of Jingzhou and Sili would starve."

Han Sui shook his hand: "Lord Zhuge doesn't need to detour, Lord Zhuge has gone all the way south from Miyun, and he must have come to do something, Lord Zhuge might as well say it clearly." ”

"Hehe, Lord Han saw that he was ordered to visit the princes for one thing, Cao Cao said that Lu Bu held the Son of Heaven hostage to the princes, and Lu Bu was driven away, but now the court is clear? Cao Cao was shameless, he actually appointed himself prime minister, and openly concentrated the military and political power of the imperial court in one hand, how is this different from rebellion? How is it different from Dong Zhuo? Back then, Dong Zhuo acted perversely, and the heroes of the world rose up to ask for it, and now Cao Cao is unwilling to be followed, and my lord also hopes that the princes can follow the righteous deeds of that day and raise troops to fight against the traitor Cao Cao. ”

Han Sui was not surprised by Zhuge Jin's words, no matter how beautiful the words were, the core meaning was that he wanted to unite everyone to fight against Cao Cao.

Han Sui rolled his eyes and asked, "So, Mr. Zhuge must have asked Lord Youzhou Mufang and Master Jizhou Muyuan what they meant, what do these two adults say?" ”

"Lord Fang naturally supports my lord's idea, in fact, the friction between Lord Fang and Cao Cao in Mount Tai and the East China Sea can be seen by everyone, and Lord Fang's attitude is self-evident, and Lord Fang also said to Zai Xia personally, it is certain to contain and crack down on Cao Cao, especially Cao Cao not only hijacked the imperial court, but also colluded with the Japanese people behind his back to sabotage the Yingzhou National War, so Youzhou and Cao Cao are incompatible1

Han Sui nodded noncommittally and continued to ask, "What about Lord Yuan?" ”

"Hehe" Zhuge Jin laughed easily: "Lord Han is knowingly asking, the contradiction between Lord Yuan and Cao Cao is not a day or two, how can Lord Yuan not support this matter?" For this reason, Lord Yuan has sent an envoy to Gongsun Zhan to contact Gongsun Zhan to fight Cao Cao together. ”

"Gongsun Zhan?" Han Sui asked strangely, and then understood, Gongsun Chan and Cao Cao did not border at all, contacting Gongsun Chan was not to deal with Cao Cao, but to deal with himself, once he showed his attitude to stand on Cao Cao's side, Tie Jun, Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao would definitely launch an offensive together and destroy themselves in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Han Sui's face darkened, he looked up at Zhuge Jin, who seemed to be smiling, and secretly gritted his teeth.

Han Sui's mind was spinning rapidly, Zhuge Jin is now coercive and tempting, if he is obedient, he can try to carve up Cao Cao's territory, if he is disobedient, he will be divided by others, this reality is really cruel

As a small force sandwiched between the forces of Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Cao Cao, Han Sui now finally realized the pain in it, not long ago he could still play between these three forces, because everyone had to be busy digesting the meat torn from Lu Bu's body first, and they couldn't take care of themselves at all.

Now, after digesting Lu Bu's flesh and blood, the three big tigers finally set their eyes on their weakest selves again. Han Sui could imagine that if he agreed to join the Anti-Cao Alliance, he would definitely be forced to be the first to step forward and take the lead, who would call his geographical location good!

But if you rush to the front, you will definitely be hit hard by Cao Cao, and when the time comes, you will either be destroyed by Cao Cao, or you will be destroyed when you are borrowed by your allies, for Han Sui, there are pits on both sides of the left and right, and it is really difficult to survive!

Zhuge Jin looked at Han Sui's changing face, and sighed with some sympathy, it is really difficult to be a small prince in the Central Plains, and it is even more difficult to be a small prince who sways from side to side, Han Sui's idea is impossible to realize at all, the most realistic thing is to honestly take refuge in a family, and Zhuge Jin's purpose here is to persuade Han Sui to serve Liu Bei.

"Lord Zhuge , do you know why this official moved here from Zhangye?"

"Naturally, I know that in the Chang'an Imperial Court, there is naturally Lord Liu to speak on behalf of the person, and the matter in Zhangye was not an incomprehensible problem, it was just Xu Shu's trick at that time, and the misunderstanding between Xu Rong and Lord Han was taken advantage of by Ma Teng, presumably the court will definitely understand Lord Han's helplessness."

"This"

"Lord Han, to put it bluntly, now Lord Han is either going west or south, and it is impossible to cooperate with the north1

Why is that? Could it be that Lord Yuan has no tolerance for people? ”

"Yuan Shao has a great reputation, but he is not necessarily big-minded, Lord Han has ruined Lord Yuan's good deeds three times and twice, how can Lord Yuan forget, even if he takes a step back, Lord Yuan can focus on the overall situation, so with the strength in Lord Han's hands, Yuan Shao will not care?"

"Could it be that Lord Liu can not care about it?"

"It's definitely not okay to not care about it, but compared with Lord Yuan, my lord's strength is obviously stronger, and the mind that accommodates Lord Han is broader, although it is not said that it can completely make Lord Han independent, but it is no problem to give Lord Han enough power."

"What about the brothers under the command of this official?"

"This naturally has to follow a unified arrangement, but the name of my lord's benevolence and righteousness is known to the world, and Cao Cao's cunning and unrighteousness are recognized by the world, who would Lord Han rather believe?"

Zhuge Jin looked at Han Sui, who was gradually oozing sweat on his forehead, and his heart couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and self-restraint, Fang Zhiwen fought hard for many years and won Kyushu Island, which is indeed a great achievement, if he only relied on his three-inch tongue to say that Han Sui was surrendered, the territory of Dongping County, the eastern part of Dongjun County and the southern part of Wei County was obviously more than that of Kyushu Island.

Although the meaning is very different, people always like to lie to themselves, and it is also called maintaining mental health, Zhuge Jin can also be regarded as taking the initiative to comfort himself psychologically and relieve pressure on himself. To be continued...