At this moment, inside the city of Xiangyang.

Liu Qi was in the house, holding his son in his arms, with a smile on his face, and he was in a very good mood.

The same is true of Sun Shangxiang on his side.

At this moment, someone outside came in to report, it turned out that Zhuge Liang was coming, Liu Qi nodded slightly, and handed Liu Sheng over to Sun Shangxiang, and everyone retreated.

Soon, Zhuge Liang entered here.

He said to Liu Qi:

"My lord, the queen of the Evil Horse Terrace, Himiko, has arrived in Xiangyang City, and Liang has already sent someone to receive her."

Hearing this, Liu Qi was not surprised, he seemed very calm, and said calmly:

"It's okay, it's all a trivial matter, has there been news of Cao Cao recently?"

Zhuge Liang hurriedly replied:

"Lord Qiqi, Liang heard that Cao Cao has returned to Xuchang, and Cao Cao won a great victory on the border in this battle, and the Xianbei foreign tribes suffered heavy losses, and even their leader Kebineng was taken prisoner. qs

Presumably, it will not be able to recover in a short time, and in the next period of time, Cao Cao will definitely make every effort to prepare for the next battle. ”

Liu Qi waved his hand, and at this moment he looked confident and said:

"It is not surprising that Cao Cao was able to defeat Xianbei, this Xianbei foreigner dared to invade the border of our Han Dynasty, thinking that we would send troops to help them, it was simply wishful thinking.

This time, even if Cao Cao completely defeats Xianbei, he will not be able to defeat us, and even the longer the time, the lower Cao Cao's chances of winning, but at this moment, he may not know about it. ”

With the strength of Cao Cao and Liu Qi.

There is no absolute superiority between the two sides, and if a war breaks out, it is likely to be a stalemate. When the time comes, it is not yet known how the victory or defeat will be, and what needs to be considered is the national strength.

Just like the Warring States Period, the battle of Qin, Zhao and Changping, there was not much difference in the strength of the two countries, but the national strength of Qin was superior, so it won the final victory.

But even so, after the Battle of Changping, the Qin State was also greatly damaged and on the verge of collapse.

But that's no longer the case.

Liu Qi led the vast south, although before this, the degree of development in the south was far lower than that of the north, but the climate and geographical advantages of the south are here.

Coupled with Liu Qi's opening, the strength of the south is growing rapidly, and in the next battle with Cao Cao, Liu Qi is fully prepared, and he will not take it lightly.

Zhuge Liang echoed and said:

"What the lord said is extremely true, although Cao Cao is a thief, but he is still a Han courtier, if he loses great righteousness because of small profits, wouldn't it make the world laugh?"

Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Liu Qi nodded.

The two didn't dwell on that.

Liu Qi suddenly said:

"Since Na Himiko is here, then I'll go and see it later!"

From Yamatai to Xiangyang City.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the change is earth-shattering.

Anyway, the place where Himiko is located is already the most prosperous and wealthy place in Yamatai, but compared to Xiangyang City, it is not a level thing at all, and it is far from it.

This made Himiko surprised all the way.

She had imagined Dahan before, but there were some things that she couldn't know just by imagining.

Only by witnessing it with her own eyes can she know the prosperity of Dahan.

This incident strengthened Himiko's idea, she wanted to stay in Dahan, and as for Yamadae, let it go to hell.

Anyway, as the queen of Yamadai, Himiko can't hold power, strictly speaking, she's just an alliance leader, and many things still need to be discussed by the big guys.

Soon, Himiko was brought to the palace.

There are two people sitting here.

It was Liu Qi and Zhuge Liang.

When Himiko stepped inside, she quickly realized that something was wrong, or that the two of them were not ordinary.

And the location here is not something that ordinary people can do.

Himiko said with some trepidation:

"Yamadai Himiko, I've seen two adults."

Hearing Himiko's fluent Chinese, Liu Qi glanced at Zhuge Liang meaningfully and said:

"Himiko, you are really fluent in Chinese."

From the beginning of Himiko coming in,

Liu Qi was already looking at her. This humble meiko is fundamentally different from the image that Liu Qi understood in later generations.

Himiko can't be said to be ugly, but she's not a beauty, at best she's just mediocre.

As for the temperament, there is inexplicably a feeling of a fellow countryman entering the city, which is very unpretentious.

As for other things, Liu Qi couldn't see anything for a while.

And Himiko, although in Xiangyang City, many things have subverted her cognition, but for Himiko, her eyesight is still not bad.

So after some observation, she looked at Liu Qi and said:

"Is Your Excellency the Lord?"

Regarding Liu Qi's identity, Himiko didn't know what to call him, so he used a common title.

These places are all owned by Liu Qi.

It's okay to call it a lord.

Liu Qi smiled, nodded and replied:

"That's right, I'm Liu Qi, Marquis of Xiangyang, Beimihu, I heard that you have a lot of respect for the Han, I don't know how you feel when you come to my Han territory now?"

In the face of Liu Qi's inquiry, Himiko did not mean to hide it, but said quite calmly:

"Lord Qiyu, the prosperity of the Han Dynasty is not comparable to Yamatai, what I saw along the way is really an eye-opener for Himiko, I can't imagine that there is such a fairyland in the world......"

This made Liu Qi and Zhuge Liang smile.

Today's prosperity in Xiangyang is closely related to the two, which can be regarded as their credit. And now, the prosperity of Xiangyang is so praised by Himiko, of course, they feel very happy.

At the same time, Liu Qi said with certainty:

"This is nature, Yamatai is an uncivilized and reckless land, and the situation of the Han Dynasty is not the same."

Looking at Liu Qi, Himiko was a little entangled, but she still stubbornly said:

"Honorable Lord, I have a reluctant request, and I hope that Your Excellency will agree."

This is something Liu Qi didn't expect.

It's the first time they've met, and Himiko has an idea, and I don't know what it is.

However, this made Liu Qi a little curious and asked:

"Tell me about it!"

Himiko fell to his knees and said with great sincerity:

"Lord Qiqi, I hope you can let me stay in Dahan."

"Uh......"

This question was also something Liu Qi did not expect.

It seems that this Himiko is very obsessed with the Han!

Thinking about it from another angle, this is actually a good thing, and through Himiko's idea, it is very beneficial to Liu Qi's next plan.

Immediately, Liu Qi put on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance:

"Himiko, of course it's not a problem for you to stay in Dahan, but I'm not going to agree to your request right now, because you're the queen of Yamadai.

Although Yamatai has now surrendered to the Han Dynasty, the subjects of Yamatai still do not know etiquette, righteousness and shame, and you have the obligation to go back and teach them these things.

Because of your identity, you are the most suitable person, and if you can change the minds of all the Yamatai people, when the time comes, there will be no problem for you to stay in Dahan. ”

Under Liu Qi's explanation, Himiko hesitated a little, but soon he was firm.

Liu Qi is right, no matter what, she is the queen of Yamatai, and she can't turn a blind eye.

Today's Yamatai is already the territory of the Han Dynasty, but many people have not realized this. They must be made to understand that surrendering to the Han is the only way to go.

Himiko said with great certainty:

"I understand what the lord means, and I will definitely complete this matter."

In fact, the best thing for the people of Yamatai is obedience.

However, in terms of obedience, there is also a need for deterrence, and only when people let them know that they are powerful, they will not dare to act recklessly.

Without deterrence, it will be difficult for them to become in control.

Liu Qi wants to plant servility in their hearts.

In the future, they will all be subordinate to the Great Han, and if they dare to betray, it will be a dead end.

The current Yamatai is too small.

Compared with the big man, it is not worth one at all

mention, and for a long time, it was so.

After a few simple words with Himiko, Liu Qi didn't talk too much nonsense, and the rest of the things were naturally arranged.

Now his main task is to dominate the world.

Taking down Yamatai is just a matter of hand.

As for the expansion of the south, I don't know what the situation is on Sun Quan's side, but Sun Quan, as one of the strongmen who can divide the world, is still not weak, and I believe he will not be disappointed.

Just as Liu Qi expected.

During this time, Sun Quan was not idle.

Our classmate Sun Zhongmou, after a period of hard work, successfully unified Yizhou.

Those large and small tribes, they are all under the command of Sun Quan.

Although Sun Quan's soldiers and horses are not enough to look at in the Han Dynasty, but in Yizhou, they can be called invincible.

This made Sun Quan's task of unifying Yizhou very smooth.

After taking the entire Yizhou, Sun Quan had no intention of relaxing. These places really make Sun Quan a little uncomfortable, mainly because the climate is mild all year round.

Unlike Koto, there are four seasons.

This situation made Sun Quan feel that if he slackened, it would be difficult to continue.

It can only be maintained by non-stop busyness.

Fortunately, now Sun Quan still has something to do, originally before Liu Qi sent people, Sun Quan had already found Luzon and was ready to go south, which he regarded as his own territory.

Now, however, Sun Quan's goals are even broader.

Of course he wants to take Luzon.

But at the same time, Sun Quan has set his sights further, and he wants to go further.

According to the information he knew now, the island further south was so huge that it was not an exaggeration to say that it was land.

Sun Quan's ambitions have not been diminished by reality.

Even because of the expansion of knowledge, Sun Quan's thinking has changed dramatically.

There are some things that you don't know the result without trying.

Sun Quan didn't know at this moment, Liu Qi had high hopes for him, if he knew this, I am afraid that his mood would be very complicated.

After all, he was beaten out of Jiangdong by Liu Qi at the beginning, although it is not a subjective consciousness now, but he is indeed helping Liu Qi expand his territory, which is really embarrassing!

At the moment, in the territory of Yamatai.

Send someone to send Himiko to Xiangyang, and the rest of the matter doesn't need to be bothered by the two.

They are military generals, and their mission in coming to Yamatai is to build a water village, and if they want to rule Yamatai, they need Liu Qi to send someone to come.

Of course, although this is not within the scope of Lu Meng and Lu Xun, it is impossible for them to turn a blind eye when they are in Yamatai, and the basic things are still properly arranged.

They need to stabilize the hearts and minds of the people of Yamatai.

Even if these are foreigners, they will not be able to kill them all, and they will take them for their own use.

Where the Great Army is stationed.

Lu Meng and Lu Xun got together, and the two opened their mouths to discuss.

"Ziming, now that the dust has settled on Yamatai, we have to hurry up and build the water village, the lord is really far-sighted, and the establishment of the water village here can indeed achieve miraculous results."

Lu Meng's gaze swept over, the place they were in now, on the border of Yamatai, from here, they could easily get close to Cao Cao's territory, and they didn't know it.

After all, under Cao Cao's command, although there are also naval armies, they are not naval armies used for conquest, these naval armies are at best transporting grain and grass, and have no actual combat ability at all.

Cao Cao's navy is inferior to the Jiangdong navy, let alone such an elite Jiangxia navy.

The strength of the Jiangxia Navy is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most elite Navy in the entire Han Dynasty. In addition to the well-trained Jiangxia Navy, it is also because the Jiangxia Navy's equipment is well-equipped.

This kind of equipment is not at all something that other naval armies can fight against, and the hard power is placed here, which is absolutely invincible.

Lu Meng is a person who really likes raids, and he said solemnly:

"That's right, when the time comes, the lord and Cao Cao will go to war, and the frontal battlefield will be fierce, Cao Cao can't have imagined that we will kill from Evil Horse Terrace, and we will definitely be able to kill him by surprise."

If it is to transfer water from the south

Army, Cao Cao may not be able to see the clues, but they set off directly from the Evil Horse Terrace, and it is impossible for Cao Cao to see anything.

Who will notice Yamatai now?

That is, Liu Qi, when Liu Qi mentioned Yamatai, Pang Tong and others were very reluctant.

But now that the wood is complete, there is nothing to delay.

Lu Xun's heart was about to move, Liu Qi found him and Lu Meng at the beginning, showed his trust in them, and gave them a chance, which was very rare.

At the beginning, Lu Meng was just a captive.

And Lu Xun is even more nobody.

It is not outstanding under Sun Quan, but in this way, Liu Qi still found them with great precision.

Today, the duo has grown a lot.

Of course, they want to make a difference.

The eldest husband is alive, how can he be mediocre, and now Liu Qi has given them a chance.

The flank surprise attack on Cao Cao, if they can really succeed, they must be a great achievement. When the time comes, disrupting Cao Cao's deployment and letting Cao Cao suffer from the enemy on his back may be able to affect the outcome of the entire battle.

But that may be an exaggeration.

After all, Liu Qi's battle line is now very long, the entire south to the north, and when the time comes, Yizhou, Jingzhou and Jiangdong, the three places will go out to fight and launch a full-scale offensive against Cao Cao.

But even if it can only affect the situation on one side, it will eventually skew the entire battle situation.

As the saying goes, one wrong step, one wrong step.

It's not that simple.