Chapter 54: The Great Chess Game

On land, the armies of the three states marched in triumph. The sea confrontation between Qingzhou and Yangzhou above the sea.

As Gangzi expected, the Yangzhou Navy had a plan to continue to attack northward, and the Hangzhou Fleet did have the ability to defeat the Donglai Fleet, even if the Lingxiao Fleet was added, the Hangzhou Fleet was confident that it would win. However, the arrival of the Jimo fleet made the Hangzhou fleet begin to hesitate.

The Jimo fleet has just annihilated the Langya fleet with the same strength, although there is an element of taking advantage of the terrain, but the warship performance and captain quality of the Jimo fleet have been recognized by the navies of the Han Dynasty and are regarded as equal existences. In the face of the Donglai Fleet and the Jimo Fleet, the Hangzhou Fleet had no certainty of victory, so it could only continue to maintain the status quo on the sea and secretly ask the King of Yangzhou for instructions on the next move.

"Take over Guangling Port, don't show hostility to the Qingzhou fleet, keep the status quo, and wait for the war on land to end."

The king of Yangzhou gave instructions, and the Hangzhou fleet began to shrink and focus on the reception of the port of Guangling. The Qingzhou fleet in the north was relieved, and no one was willing to go to war with Yangzhou at this time.

Guangling, Langya, and Chuguo counties were lost one after another, and the Xuzhou army retreated to Linhuai County and Donghai County. On the one hand, the king of Xuzhou mobilized his army to resist the attacks of the three sides, and on the other hand, he asked for help from his allies.

Jizhou was knocked on by Youzhou and took care of itself, only Yuzhou still had the strength to support Jizhou, so the king of Yuzhou mobilized his existing army to storm Yanzhou. The attacked Yanzhou had to withdraw troops from Donghai County in Xuzhou to resist the attack of Yuzhou, which greatly reduced the pressure on the north of Xuzhou and gradually stabilized the northern defense line, and began to shift the focus to the defense of the Yangzhou army.

At this time, Gangzi was in the captain's room of the Penglai, the flagship of the Donglai fleet.

Pouring a cup of tea for himself, Gangzi lay comfortably in a chair and put a pair of shiny riding boots on the drawing table, and said to Wei Yu, who was looking at the territory of the Han Dynasty with his back to him and didn't know what to think: "The Yanzhou army has retreated, and our Qingzhou seems to have been beaten back to Langya by the defenders of Donghai County, but the Yangzhou army in the south has been advancing, if we don't do something." Yangzhou is afraid that it will occupy the East China Sea together, and when the Yangzhou army, which has obtained most of the land in Xuzhou, sees that our Qingzhou army's attack power is so weak, and Yanzhou is too busy to take care of itself, it will definitely continue to fight north. ”

Wei Yu glanced at Gangzi and his unscrupulously shaking legs and said: "Qingzhou has a small territory and a small population, and there are only so many soldiers who can be recruited, how can it be more than Shangyangzhou, which is to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops casually." If they really dare to make a move against Qingzhou, I will lead the entire Qingzhou Navy to fight a decisive battle with them at sea, and then I will appoint you as the vanguard to attack the port of Hangzhou. ”

Gangzi hurriedly put his feet down and said: "Don't don't, I don't have the ability to fight the Hangzhou fleet, but the Jimo fleet was raised by me with great difficulty, and you didn't send it to death casually." ”

looked at Gangzi's anxious appearance. Wei Yu laughed and said: "Don't worry, this war is still under my control, and the attack of the Yuzhou army is also part of my plan, in fact, this war is prepared for Yuzhou, Xuzhou is just unlucky, and the Langya fleet was wiped out by you and caused Yangzhou to peep." ”

Wei Yu plotted against Yuzhou? But there is no boundary between Qingzhou and Yuzhou, there is a Yanzhou in between, and the Qingzhou army is attacking Xuzhou, even if you can fly over, you have to have soldiers!

The doubts on Gangzi's face made Wei Yu's vanity greatly satisfied. She moved away to reveal the map behind her, which was the map of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and Gangzi followed Wei Yu's gaze to Yuzhou. Yuzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with flat terrain. The land is fertile, which is conducive to raising soldiers in Tuntian, and it is also a place where soldiers must fight, and every time the dynasty changes. Yuzhou is full of corpses.

From the map, Yuzhou is Jizhou in the north, Jingzhou in the south, Yanzhou in the east, and Sizhou in the west. Wei Yu said that she was plotting against Yuzhou. Then the Qingzhou army will definitely not be able to fight, and the Qingzhou army is placed in Xuzhou, and Langya has no strength to cross Yanzhou to fight Yuzhou; Without Qingzhou's help, Yanzhou's defense of Yuzhou would be insufficient, and it would be impossible to cause harm to Yuzhou.

Jizhou in the north is an ally of Yuzhou, and Jizhou is beaten by Youzhou and still needs to ask Yuzhou for help, and it is impossible to do anything that damages the interests of Yuzhou. Then only Sizhou remains.

Sizhou is the center of the Han Dynasty, where the imperial city is located, and the thirteen state division system of the Han Dynasty at this time is definitely not what the Han Emperor wants to see, so Sizhou is the state that is most inclined to unify with the Han Dynasty, so they have an impeccable motive to attack Yuzhou.

Moreover, through the war against Mongolia, Sizhou got an enclave on the grassland, and thus trained a strong cavalry, and now is the time to use strong soldiers. Looking at the princes and kings around Sizhou, there is no oil and water in the poverty of Bingzhou and Liangzhou, but they need to be fed back by Sizhou; Yizhou is mountainous, easy to defend and difficult to attack; Jingzhou's waterways are strong. In contrast, only Yuzhou is the best bully, Yuzhou belongs to the North China Plain, there are not too many mountains and rivers, as long as the Sizhou army is out of the tiger prison, the east is a horse Pingchuan is the most suitable for cavalry combat.

Therefore, there is no better goal for Sizhou than Yuzhou, not to mention that Sizhou has a strong internal response in the east of Dahan.

From the last time Wei Yu asked Gangzi to build a Han fifth-class battleship for the Han Royal Fleet on Wanwan Island, Gangzi could see that Wei Yu and Sizhou must have established some kind of firm cooperative relationship. After Wei Yu mentioned it again, the layout of this war instantly became clear in Gangzi's mind.

It is no wonder that Wei Yu's attack on Xuzhou at the beginning was to fight indiscriminately, it turned out that her purpose was to trigger the battle of the six states, so that the army of Yuzhou would be concentrated in the east, thus causing the defense of the western part of Yuzhou to be weak and creating opportunities for Sizhou to go out of the customs. It was only because of the collapse of the Langya fleet that Yangzhou went north that Wei Yu cheered up and prepared to gnaw a piece of meat from Xuzhou.

After seeing the situation clearly, Gangzi asked cautiously: "Your Excellency is the person of the Han Emperor?" ”

Wei Yu's eyes showed a rare seriousness, she did not answer Gangzi's positive question, but asked Gangzi: "Do you think the divided Han is strong, or the unified Han is strong." ”

"Of course it's unified." Gangzi said without thinking.

"That's right, if the Han is unified, the Qingzhou Fleet and the Yangzhou Fleet will not be confronted here, and only if the Han is unified, we don't have to worry about the sneak attack of our neighbors all the time when we go to the open sea. There is no need to leave a large number of warships in their own ports, so that they can concentrate more forces to spread the majesty of the Han Dynasty further. ”

Wei Yu's words reminded Gangzi of the ASEAN, it was the cooperation of the four major fleets of the Han Dynasty that made the Han player fleet strong, and it was able to concentrate on defeating Fusang and dismantling the anti-alliance, and with the powerful Han player fleet, he promoted the establishment of the ASEAN Association with his strength, so that with a stable rear, the Han players dared to explore the ocean boldly and with confidence, and to fight with players from other countries.

In Gangzi's imagination, what would it be like if the Youzhou fleet, Jizhou fleet, Qingzhou fleet, Xuzhou fleet, Yangzhou fleet, Jiaozhou fleet, and royal fleet no longer guarded the port to guard against their neighbors.

Alas...... Brother suddenly moved himself.

But...... Since Qingzhou and Sizhou are in the same boat, then ......

Gangzi said loyally: "The lowly and Jimo fleets will do their best to assist your lord to unify our Han Sea Frontier." Since we and Sizhou are one family, can we ask the emperor to transfer the royal fleet over, and we will attack from the north and south to destroy the Hangzhou fleet together. ”

Wei Yu regained her original expression, and said lazily: "Our relationship with Sizhou can't be made public yet, and you don't want to talk nonsense, in short, Yuzhou is unlucky to participate in our battle and was attacked by Sizhou from behind, and it has nothing to do with us at all." When Yuzhou is too busy to take care of itself, Yanzhou can free up his hands, and then we will destroy Xuzhou together. Without Yuzhou and Xuzhou, Jizhou will not be able to jump for long. ”

Another major news, after Sizhou finished fighting Yuzhou, the next thing is Jizhou. Qingzhou has fallen to Sizhou, and there is only one Yanzhou left, and it will definitely make the right choice, so that the Han Emperor will control the entire Central Plains region, and open up the sea route to establish contact with Wanwan Island.

The Imperial Forest Army, which has the resources of the five states, can block Youzhou as long as it controls the Shanhaiguan, and then it can sweep the north.

It's a big game of chess.

Gangzi was dumbfounded and muttered, "When our Han is unified, what official can I be?" ”

Wei Yu said with a smile: "You are really unprofitable, and the pride of your chest was swept away by your words." ”

is still full of pride, and my brother only saw two balls.

Feeling Gangzi's hot gaze, Wei Yu didn't care, but said quietly: "How about asking the emperor to crown you as the king of Qingzhou?" ”

Wei Yu is the princess of Qingzhou at this time, this is simply a seduction of eating fruits, Gangzi laughed and said: "I am quite satisfied with the admiral of the Jimo fleet." Since Sizhou uses troops against Yuzhou, Yanzhou can continue to attack Xuzhou, the two states of Qingyan on land are enough to fight against Yangzhou, and Yangzhou has no capital to fight at sea. ”

Gangzi quickly said goodbye and left the Penglai, rubbing his red face and complaining secretly.

Brother is still too pure, he should have pushed Wei Yu down at that time, but why did the figure of the younger sister always sway straight in front of his brother's eyes. No way! This girl has ruined my brother's good deeds, and my brother must get it back from her.

"Little sister!"

"What's the matter? Elder brother. ”

"Teleport to Jimo Port immediately, brother is looking for you in a hurry."

"Okay, what's the matter?"

"The first hard-sail three-masted battleship built by my brother is about to leave the port, this is a very commemorative moment, my brother only thinks of you, my brother just wants to call you to be the first person to witness this moment, and only you can share the joy of your brother, if this battleship is successfully tested, will my brother give you this battleship, brother will not send flowers, brother will not be romantic, brother will only throw a bunch of messes to you, brother ......"

"Brother...... Line! The girl said softly. (To be continued......)