Chapter 304: Haihang Liaodong...
A few days ago, when Liu Biao was feeling panicked by the news that Qiao Yan had sent troops to Yingchuan, Yuan Shao was actually feeling secretly delighted when faced with the same news.
The death of Yuan Shu meant that when he agreed to let Cao Cao send troops, he hoped that Yuan Shu would pay the price.
This brother, who had been trying hard to put the blame on Yuan Ji after his death, could no longer compete with him for the position of leader of the Yuan family in Runan, nor could he use his outspoken mouth to cause him any unnecessary trouble.
Cao Cao's occupation of Runan County certainly made Yuan Shao feel a surge of pressure, but the news that Qiao Yan was sending troops turned this pressure into a show where he could only sit on the mountain and watch the fight between two tigers.
Judging from his own experience, if Runan County fell into his hands, he would never be willing to give this place to others.
Likewise, Qiao Yan would never give up until he achieved his goal when he sent troops, so it was expected that he would also have a stubborn attitude towards the ownership of Yuzhou.
In the fight between the two parties, no matter whether Qiao Yan wins or Cao Cao wins, based on his understanding of the strength of the two parties, he feels that there will definitely be a fierce battle.
The more troops they consumed in Runan, the more comfortable Yuan Shao's situation would be according to the balance of gains and losses.
He even said this to Xu You -
"If it is Cao Mengde who wins, we can prepare for further public opinion blows against the Chang'an court and take the opportunity to launch a counterattack from Henei County. Although Cao Mengde wins, it is probably a pyrrhic victory. We can support Zhang Mengzhuo to fight against him in Yanzhou and weaken his power in Yanzhou."
"If it is Qiao Yan who wins, that will be easy. Cao Mengde needs my support even more after he lost many soldiers and generals. Two years ago, I intended to ask him to send his eldest son Cao Ang to Yecheng to serve as an official, but he always found opportunities to shirk and refused to compromise. Now I can do it."
The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more he felt that this was the best situation for him. Even when Shen Pei reported to him the results of the well digging and applied for large-scale production of the palm-leaf fan files used for well digging, he did not feel unhappy about the expenditure. Instead, he readily approved the suggestion.
However, this good mood only lasted until Cao Cao's next report was delivered to Yecheng.
This memorial clearly stated that the reinforcements from Guanzhong and Jingzhou had all arrived in Yingchuan. The troops under his command were insufficient, and at most these troops would not be able to successfully break through the defenses he had set up on the border between Yingchuan and Runan, but would not be able to complete the attack on Yingchuan.
It is important for people to know themselves. Since he could not take over the entire Yuzhou and could not get timely support from Yuan Shao, instead of wasting his troops in a hopeless battle, it would be better for him to end the war as soon as possible.
He discussed with Qiao Yan that since Yuzhou was still suffering from drought and locust plagues, it would be better for the two sides to temporarily demarcate the area with Yingchuan and Runan as the boundary. Otherwise, the intensification of the war would only lead to the suffering of the people in Yuzhou, which would be of no benefit to anyone.
Fortunately, the current battle results are much better than he predicted before he sent out the troops.
Most of Yuzhou, which was not originally under the jurisdiction of the Yecheng court, has now become the territory under their control. Once the disaster year is over and the farming order is restored, it will definitely become a help to the Yecheng court and provide a considerable amount of tax revenue.
“That sounds nice, but I haven’t seen how much tax Yanzhou can provide to Yecheng!” Yuan Shao cursed inwardly when he saw this.
But the promise to pay taxes was not the most problematic aspect of the report.
What was most difficult for him to accept was that the battle he thought would break out ended in such a nonchalant manner.
There will be casualties in any battle. The previous report submitted by Cao Cao mentioned the defeat of Xiahou Dun. Although some of his men took the opportunity to flee home, and some were captured by Qiao Yan under Linying City and in Heilu Gorge, there were still more than 2,000 casualties.
If this is the case in the outpost confrontation, the situation will be even more shocking when it comes to the head-on confrontation.
When placed in an environment where people's lives are difficult, perhaps the popular uprising that Yuan Shu experienced that day would happen again.
Even if Cao Cao and Qiao Yan would never end up in the same situation as Yuan Shu, they could still cause them some trouble.
Material resources will also be continuously invested in the Yuzhou territory. Compared with the expenditure on building the well-drilling hammer, this is an investment with even less visible actual benefits.
But what about now?
Now Cao Cao has taken over Runan County, which occupies the largest territory in Yuzhou, and Chen County to the north, which borders Yanzhou. Yingchuan, which has the most talented aristocrats, has fallen into the hands of Qiao Yan.
The result of the former was a positive feedback to Cao Cao's expedition, which was crucial to his reputation as the governor of Yanzhou.
Not to mention the latter.
The scholars from Yingchuan held positions in the court of Chang'an, ranging from Grand Herald, Palace Attendant, to Military Clerk of the Grand Marshal's Office. If they knew that Qiao Yan's hasty dispatch of troops managed to keep Yingchuan on his territory, this practice of one person recommending another would probably continue.
"Yingchuan...why Yingchuan!"
Of course Yuan Shao knew that his question was unreasonable.
The situation in which Yingchuan was crowded with scholars was more or less related to its proximity to Sili. This location, close to the center yet not directly under the emperor's feet, contributed to its unique status.
When Qiao Yan's troops marched out of Huanyuan Pass, the first place they captured was of course Yingchuan.
But Yingchuan could not be captured, and it was not only Cao Cao who was affected, but also him.
Is it true that people from Yingchuan Yangdi like Xin Pi and Xin Ping would not have any special thoughts about this situation?
"Wait..." Yuan Shao suddenly showed some doubt again, "Why did Qiao Yan agree to Cao Cao's idea of dividing the land and governing it separately?"
Does she look like such an easy-going person?
At least based on Yuan Shao's understanding of her, it is definitely not the case!
However, the envoy who came to present the memorial knew nothing about it. He only said that the memorial was first sent to Yanzhou by fast horse, and then sent from Yanzhou by different people and horses. The purpose was to deliver the news in a timely manner. Of course, he did not know the details of Yuzhou.
Yuan Shao felt a bit of a headache after hearing this. He didn't think that it was anything worth being happy about that such unclear news came to him so early.
Fortunately, it was not only Cao Cao’s people who reported the situation in Yuzhou to him.
After being criticized by him for causing internal turmoil, the Yanzhou clans still tried to build a bridge between them and him in an attempt to bring down Cao Cao by gaining his support.
The team heading to Yuzhou this time is large in number, so it is inevitable that they will have their men.
These people may not have any other functions, but they are capable of tipping off Yuan Shao.
This letter, which arrived a few days later than Cao Cao's memorial, may more accurately convey what happened in Yuzhou if it were stripped of some of the exaggerations.
Rather than saying that it was difficult for Cao Cao to invade Yingchuan and it was difficult for Qiao Yan to continue to counterattack Runan County after winning the first battle, it is better to say that it was Qiao Yan who took the initiative to approach Cao Cao to discuss the cessation of hostilities. After the two sides reached this agreement, Cao Cao sent Qiao Yan away from Pingyu and sent Yuan Shu's body to Yingchuan.
"There are really a lot of complaints in this letter," Xu You laughed as he read the secret letter. "If Cao Mengde really flattered Grand Marshal Qiao because of his overwhelming power and sent him ten miles from Pingyu to Yingchuan, I think he would have already started to make connections with Chang'an, and there would be no surprise attack on Runan this year. It's more like he was coerced by Qiao Yeshu."
Seeing Yuan Shao's slightly unfriendly look, Xu You quickly coughed and straightened his face, "I don't mean to explain Cao Mengde's move, I just think there is something to be done about it."
Yuan Shao said, "Tell me about it."
Xu You said: "If this is a truce agreement reached under the coercion of Qiao Yeshu, and Cao Mengde's Yuzhou offensive, which he had put so much thought into, could not be completed in one battle, the current peace situation is only temporary."
"Besides, Yingchuan only occupies one tenth of the entire Yuzhou. At best, it is just a springboard for attacking Yuzhou. This position is not in Qiao Yeshu's hands, and those who should go to Chang'an will not give up the plan to go there to serve. In her hands, the resources she can provide are also limited. On the contrary, once it falls into Cao Mengde's hands, it will really become a headache for you, my Lord."
"What Cao Mengde wants is nothing more than the support of the Yuzhou nobles to balance the power of Yanzhou. Now that the Yingchuan nobles have been eliminated, there are many Runan nobles who have grudges against him because of Yuan Gonglu's death. The process of conquering them is not as easy as imagined. This is the most favorable situation for you, my Lord."
Yuan Shao listened to Xu You's statement with doubt. The more he listened, the more he seemed to think it was true.
Given Cao Cao's character, he would not choose to swallow this loss even if the person who did it was his old friend, Qiao Xuan's granddaughter.
Since there was a possibility of bordering and friction, Yuan Shao had a good reason to start from it.
In addition, the more complicated the situation in Yuzhou becomes, the more Cao Cao will have to devote his energy to it. Once he relaxes his control over Yanzhou...
This is his chance!
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao immediately returned to the good mood he had when he received the first message.
Perhaps the only thing that made him feel a little depressed was that Liu Biao, a relative of the Han royal family, had clearly committed the act of killing Sun Wentai during Dong Zhuo's reign, which could be considered as a courageous person fighting a tiger. However, when it came to Qiao Yan, he was as obedient as a quail and sent his generals and elite troops to Yingchuan.
What's the difference between this and tying yourself up in knots?
Now that the person is in Qiao Yan's hands, will he return him?
Look at Han Fu, the former general who led the Liao army.
When Qiao Yan borrowed Qu Yi from the other party, he did not say that he would not return it. However, Han Fu did not respond to this with sufficient vigilance. What was the result?
Qu Yi went directly from being a captain under the General Du Liao to the current General Zhengdong, and even his entire family joined Qiao Yan's army.
However, Han Fu, the general of Du Liao, was first imprisoned for deserting his post and attempting to escape. Later, it was as if this person did not exist in the territory of Bingzhou at all. Until recently, Bingzhou's demand for iron ore increased, and an inventory was made of the prisoners in prisons across the country, preparing to put them all into labor. Only then was Han Fu pulled out from a forgotten corner.
Han Fu had not committed any crime, so there was no reason to keep him in custody. According to Bingzhou, Han Fu was obsessed with the court in Yecheng, so they had him sent over.
This made Yuan Shao very angry.
Han Fu had books to read and weaving work to do in the prison cell in Bingzhou, and his mental state was not too bad. But how to settle him was a difficult problem for the court in Yecheng.
If General Du Liao, who was forced to resign after only two years in office and did not make any substantial contribution, were given a high position again, people would inevitably worry about whether he would cause any more trouble. However, if he was abandoned, another problem would arise.
This Han Fu must be considered a semi-celebrity...
Qiao Yan was guilty of this, and she did not use excessive punishment on him. If you have to say something, you can say that it was because of a series of trivial things in the changing situation that made her forget that such a person existed. This barely makes sense.
Now that he had been sent to Yecheng with great fanfare, Yuan Shao could no longer ignore him.
Having just heard about a series of changes in Jingzhou and Yuzhou, he even thought that he could send Han Fu to Liu Biao as a personal lobbyist so that Liu Biao would be more careful.
However, before Yuan Shao could figure out whether this decision was appropriate, he was forced to divert his attention due to another piece of news.
In the message sent to him, there were four clear words written at the beginning: There have been changes in Xuzhou.
Will it ever end?
The moment he saw these four words, this was the only thought left in Yuan Shao's mind.
The pressure of migratory locusts, the expenses of digging wells due to drought, and Qiao Yan's victory in the battle of Yuzhou were enough to make Yuan Shao feel that the current situation was a headache, and now there was also Xuzhou.
If the previous confrontation between these adjacent forces made Yuan Shao feel like he was just watching the show, this idea is now almost gone.
When he heard that something unexpected had happened in Xuzhou, his face even turned a little green.
Thanks to his habit of being stimulated by the frequent shocking news, he was able to maintain a calm tone: "Tell me the details."
Yuan Shao rubbed his temples, fearing that he would suddenly see news that Liu Bei was also assassinated by the rioting people, so he thought it would be better to let someone tell him directly.
But thinking about Liu Bei's slow approach to managing the people's livelihood in Pei State, it didn't seem like he would end up in such a situation, so he put these messy thoughts back.
The messenger studied Yuan Shao's expression and said, "To be precise, something happened in Yangzhou first. Sun Ce, the governor of Yangzhou, was assassinated by the Wujun family and the Shanyue people."
Yuan Shao stood up from his seat and asked, "He's dead?"
Being stared at by such expectant eyes, the messenger almost wanted to take two steps back, but still whispered back: "No... not dead. The great-grandson of Lujiang prefect Lu Kang was originally studying at Leping Academy. He was recently brought to Xuzhou to practice tactics, and he went to Yangzhou by the way. He first visited his great-grandfather in Lujiang, and then went to Huating in Wujun to visit his ancestors. He found that the Wujun family was acting strangely, so he informed Madam Wu who was here."
Mrs. Wu was Sun Ce's mother. Because of the dispute between Sun Ce and the Wu County family, she hurried back from Changsha County where she was originally located at the suggestion of Qiao Yan, and advised Sun Ce not to create too much killing here.
But Sun Ce was persuaded by his mother, while some of the less obedient families in Yangzhou were obviously not persuaded.
Seeing that Sun Ce's power in Yangzhou was growing stronger day by day, they were worried that Sun Ce was only talking nicely to Madam Wu at the moment, and that his brutal behavior when he wiped out Wang Sheng and others had not changed at all. He just intended to settle scores later. So they might as well join forces with Shanyue to strike first.
After hearing the judgment made by Lu Yi, Mrs. Wu did not think that he was just joking because of his young age, but immediately asked her brother Wu Jing to go and look for Sun Ce.
Fortunately, the news was reported in time, and Sun Ce was not ambushed, but only slightly injured.
But in order to catch the thief and seize the stolen goods, Sun Ce came up with a plan and directly announced to the public that he was ambushed by an assassin while hunting alone and was almost killed, and was on the verge of life and death.
In theory, there was nothing wrong with his operation. When these restless Wujun families heard that an accident had occurred on Sun Ce's side, they immediately became active. Among them, the one who actually participated in the assassination was the one who jumped the highest.
In this way, even if Sun Ce wanted to hold the culprit accountable, no one would be able to say a word against him.
This is not him disregarding the Wujun family's reputation and not giving them any respect, it's clearly...
These people are going too far!
He is now the legitimate governor of Yangzhou. How dare they try to take his life in this way?
However, there was a mistake in the process of pretending to be injured and delivering the letter. Sun Ce forgot to inform Zhou Yu in advance that he was not seriously injured.
The first thing Zhou Yu received was the news sent to him from Wu County across the river.
Sun Ce was assassinated and seriously injured.
He happened to be in Xuzhou at the time to discuss the deployment of troops. When he learned of this, he immediately turned back to Yangzhou.
If something happened to Sun Ce, the situation in Yangzhou would inevitably fall into chaos immediately. Then why would he need to focus his attention on the Huaihe River front?
He must ensure that the situation in Yangzhou is smooth as soon as possible.
Here comes the problem. There is a well-known fact in Xuzhou: Zhang Yang, who was sent by Qiao Yan to station troops in Hailing and supervise the situation in Xuzhou and Yangzhou, not only did not understand naval warfare, but also rarely got involved in the military deployment of Xuzhou. Zhang Yi was able to gain a foothold here basically thanks to Zhou Yu's efforts.
In most cases, this is actually a good thing.
This means that Qiao Yan gave sufficient autonomy to places such as Xuzhou and Yangzhou, which were far away from Chang'an's control, to prevent friction between foreign forces and local forces.
But sometimes, this is not a good thing, such as now.
Zhou Yu retreated hastily to prepare for possible changes in Yangzhou, taking his soldiers with him, directly exposing the empty defenses in southern Xuzhou to the eyes of the opposite side.
Even though Zang Ba and others stationed in Langya blackmailed Liu Bei, the governor of Xuzhou in the north, because of the drought, and the natural disaster also diverted a lot of attention from Liu Bei, Chen Deng and others, when the enemy was full of loopholes, they would definitely not show mercy.
On the advice of Chen Deng and Lu Su, Liu Bei launched an attack towards the southern part of Xuzhou.
When Yuan Shao heard this, his eyes brightened again.
Even if Liu Bei won the battle, he actually felt that it was not unacceptable given that Cao Cao had already advanced to Runan.
If the territory belonging to the Chang'an court could be reduced again, it would be considered a good news.
But due to the previous wrong guess, he still signaled the messenger to continue.
As it turned out, his decision was obviously correct.
Because the next sentence of the messenger was:
They were cheated! They were all deceived by that guy Zhang Yi.
He was not an incompetent character who could only rely on Zhou Yu to get out of his previous predicament and take the position of Mu of Xuzhou, but a genius who pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger.
The defenses set up along the south bank of the Huai River seemed to have revealed many flaws due to Zhou Yu's withdrawal. Some places became increasingly vulnerable to breakthroughs due to the shallowing of the Huai River, but a new round of deployment had already been completed in secret.
When Guan Yu and Lu Su led their troops into the country in two routes, they each fell into a trap.
Yuan Shao: "...What was the result?"
"Liu Xuande's army was defeated and Guan Yu wanted to retreat, but Zhang Yi's soldiers could not stop him. Lu Zijing was not so lucky. He fell into Zhang Yi's hands."
The messenger added, "The situation in Wujun was not reported to Xuzhou until after the battle. Since Sun Ce was not in trouble, the noble families who had contributed to the assassination were punished. Zhou Yu returned immediately after learning about the battle in Xuzhou and filled the gap in defense. As a result, Chen Yuanlong, who originally wanted to send troops to rescue Lu Zijing, was still blocked north of the Huai River."
In other words, Sun Ce was fine, Zhang Yi was fine, only Lu Su, who served under Liu Bei, was captured as a prisoner.
Is this a mutation in Xuzhou? According to the twists and turns of the story, of course it counts.
But it seemed that the situation was developing in a direction that was completely unfavorable to Yuan Shao!
What is this called!
But what Yuan Shao doesn't know now is that in this series of events in Yangzhou and Xuzhou, there are some things that he has not been informed of and will not be known to outsiders for the time being.
For example, Lu Yi's trip to Wujun could be said to be intentional.
As Hailing and Wujun were not far from each other, Zhang Yang often sailed between the two banks in order to improve his sailing ability, and he heard a lot of rumors in Wujun.
But rumors alone were not enough for them to formulate a plan, so with the intervention of Jia Xu, they successfully obtained more accurate information from the intelligence organization under Qiao Yan.
So a plan intended to break the balance of Xuzhou was launched under the arrangement of Zhuge Liang and others.
In order to minimize the deployment of manpower to Xuzhou and allow most of the people to continue the work of digging canals, they decided to use the assassination of Sun Ce as the beginning of this plan, and through Zhou Yu's return to Yangzhou, they would first show their own weaknesses to the opponents north of the Huai River.
As for what if Zhou Yu doesn’t leave?
"Fortunately, we didn't have to persuade Zhou Gongjin, saying that only if he withdrew, the catching of the traitor in Yangzhou could proceed more smoothly. It can be considered that we saved some trouble." After being busy for several days, Lu Lingju couldn't help yawning.
Lu Su, who was knocked off his horse by her halberd, was tied up tightly at the side. Looking at this group of young people discussing very seriously, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although when Lu Su first saw that the people who set the ambush were not Zhang Yi but these children, he felt a little disillusioned. He also felt that these people in the north were really too careless, otherwise they would not have suffered such a defeat.
But the more he listened to the conversations between these young people, the more he felt that these children were not as simple as he had imagined.
These people must be the pillars of Qiao Yan's army.
That is to say, sometimes, one can still see a bit of childishness in their behavior, for example, Lu Lingju regarded Lu Su as the trophy of her first actual battle and guarded him very seriously. Another example is the topic they are discussing now.
Lu Su was not sure what they were going to do next. He could only vaguely hear that they were about to carry out a very important task, which required good luck to complete. Those with bad luck would be left here.
The criterion for judging luck is whether the location that was previously responsible for assisting in defense encountered enemies coming from the north of Xuzhou.
There are three places along the Huai River where there are loopholes, corresponding to the three people who set the traps.
Normally, there is a possibility of encountering enemies in these three places, but this time there are only two groups attacking from the north.
So it goes without saying that the place that was not attacked was the one with bad luck.
"Isn't it a bit too arbitrary for you to rely on this to decide your luck?" Pang Tong asked in frustration as he huddled aside.
Their specific combination is -
Taishi Ci, Guo Huai and Sima Yi.
Lü Lingju, Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang.
Zhang Yang, Zhang Yi and Pang Tong.
There is no doubt that among Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and Sima Yi, he was the only one who had never encountered any enemies.
"We are also thinking about your safety," As the big sister of the academy and also the one with the highest martial arts value among the students on this trip, Lu Lingju patted Pang Tong's shoulder in a leadership manner to show her comfort.
"Think about it. Although we have a solid ship, a compass to indicate the direction of the ship, and a navigation vehicle that the Lord sent, since it is a sea voyage, we still have to face risks. In this case, it is still responsible for you not to let you participate in this matter."
"You can even continue to assist in the battle of Xuzhou." Sima Yi said from the side.
If there were no selection criteria, according to Sima Yi's thoughts before coming to Xuzhou, he actually wanted to take on this responsibility, but unfortunately he still has to follow the rules now.
Zhuge Liang then added, "Since Shi Yuan's performance two days ago, he has some experience in cooperating with Zhangzhou Mu and General Zhang."
Pang Tong couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Kong Ming, do you call ambush without encountering the enemy as cooperation experience?"
That’s not right. If I have to say, maybe there is a little bit of it.
After confirming that they happened to be the ones who got a bye, Zhang Yang directly suggested that they should not come in vain and use fire to attract a group of locusts to visit and then burn them all. This would also be considered as eliminating some of the enemies.
All I can say is that the only thing that makes people feel fortunate is that Zhang Yi and Zhang Yang are both easy to get along with, and they don't think that he would be too inconsiderate just because he is young. In fact, because of Qiao Yan's evaluation of him as a phoenix child back then, they even have extremely high expectations for him.
When Zhou Yu returns, he will have one more smart person among his allies.
Facing the situation of competition between the north and the south in Xuzhou, there will probably be less pressure.
While Pang Tong was replying, he glanced at Lu Su and, as expected, saw a look of confusion on Lu Su's face.
It’s no wonder that Lu Su behaved like this.
It is understandable that these students from Leping Academy participated in the battle in Xuzhou.
But in the words that Lu Lingju used just now to persuade him to accept reality, a word was revealed that should not appear at this time - HNA.
Crossing the Huaihe River or the Yangtze River cannot be called sea navigation, their only goal can be to go out to sea!
But the question is, where are they going to sea?
Lu Su's heart was full of doubts.
Pang Tong decided not to worry about staying behind for now, and instead asked Lu Lingju, "Why don't you help your captives solve their puzzles?"
Lu Lingju shook his head. "You are wrong. He will be your prisoner next. This guy must be unlucky to be captured by us. What if he follows us on the ship and attracts a storm? To be on the safe side, let him stay here."
She solemnly told Pang Tong: "Remember to keep an eye on this hostage. If necessary, you can release him or kill him. It would be best if you can persuade him to defect to our side. But make sure that there are two situations - he pretends to surrender or surrenders to Jiangdong."
"I know. I'm not Dong Zhuo." Pang Tong agreed readily.
But as soon as he turned around, he saw that his teacher Jia Xu appeared behind them at some point.
It is hard to say whether Jia Xu heard the rest of what they said, but he definitely heard the last sentence Pang Tong said.
There was no strange expression on this shrewd face, except that his eyebrows were slightly raised.
Pang Tong: “…”
Is it too late for him to say now that he actually has no intention of implying Jia Xu's intention?
But he soon heard Jia Xu say: "Pang Shiyuan, I am an old man, so I will not consider going to sea. I will stay here to teach you how to make the enemy fall into the trap accurately. Submit a practical document in two months."
After his appeal failed, Pang Tong decided to transfer the pressure he had gained into motivation to fight against the enemy.
And the chatter in the ear of the hostage Lu Su.
"Are you really not considering turning to the light?" Pang Tong asked helplessly.
Lu Su asked back: "What is darkness and what is light?"
Pang Tong changed his attitude from the rat seeing the cat in front of Jia Xu, and replied confidently: "The dark one is that when things happen, you can only be led by others by the nose. You are brought to this high position by others, but you can't make fundamental changes to the situation. The bright one is that you always see one step further than the development of things, and because of this, you can make the most appropriate development."
"Are you talking about HNA?" Lu Su continued.
Pang Tong replied: "Don't try to get any information from me. This is not something you should know now."
Who would have thought that after a sudden change occurred in Yuzhou and a series of dizzying events happened in Xuzhou, Gongsun Du in Liaodong would actually be their next target?
It was at the time when Lu Su and Pang Tong were having this conversation that Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Lu Lingju and Guo Huai, accompanied by Gan Ning and Taishi Ci, had already boarded the main ship of their fleet.
It was also the large ship that locked onto Gongsun Du's position and prevented them from deviating from their course.
He had walked back and forth on this ship countless times and almost checked all the nails on the ship. But when he really had to face the situation of going out to sea, Lu Lingju still clenched his fists and took a deep breath to calm himself down.
Suddenly, she heard Gan Ning ask, "Did we forget to bring anything?"
Lu Lingju subconsciously looked towards Gan Ning.
This guy was a little unhappy about being tricked by them before, but now, no matter how unhappy he is, he has to accept the reality. Moreover, such a challenging task as crossing the sea to Liaodong was obviously a good job for this thief who loved to show off.
The boat we are riding has changed from a ship on the river to a sea vessel today. What a huge contrast there is, and also a kind of honor!
What’s more, the number has expanded to more than twenty sea vessels!
"There shouldn't be anything missing, right? Wasn't our luggage delivered to the ship a few days ago?" Lu Lingju replied.
For this sea crossing battle, every student who participated in the assignment had a thick stack of manuscripts in their hands, which of course included the things that must be brought for the sea voyage.
With the combined wisdom of these top students in the academy, plus Jia Xu's help in filling in the gaps, it would be too lame if there was still something missing!
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
But when the ship was sailing out of the shipbuilding dock, everyone on the deck heard a burst of hurried footsteps.
Lu Lingju stuck his head out of the boat and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a dusty young man running towards them. When he realized that they had heard his movements, he shouted loudly: "Hey! Did you forget me?"
Lu Yi was really pissed off by his companions.
They can’t let this group of people forget about him just because he ran to the other side of the river and tipped off Sun Ce!
How can you cross the river and then destroy the bridge?
Gan Ning couldn't help laughing as he watched Lu Yi being taken aboard. "I was thinking I had forgotten something, but it turns out I forgot to bring someone."
As the other instigator who tricked Gan Ning into getting on board, it would be too ridiculous if Lu Yi was left behind.
Maybe this is what unreliable young people are like...
Sure enough, I still need to remind myself.
Gan Ning whistled and went to stroll around the bow of the boat.
When he turned around, he saw that the young men had followed him.
"I haven't offended you, have I?"
Lu Lingju replied: "Who wants to trouble you? We are here to see the scenery at the bow!"
Yes, who would want to miss such a scene?
When the ship entered the Yangtze River waterway from the dock and then entered the sea from the Yangtze River waterway, the red sun in the east covered the sea ahead, making the ship seem to be flowing into a golden flash.
This is where their journey begins!
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