The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 843 The Envoy of Yamatai

The reason why the Anhai Navy Port is under martial law is because soon, the main fleet of the Liaozhou Navy will arrive at the port here to complete the supply.

And more importantly, Xu An is now in Anhai Harbor.

Now the soldiers guarding the Anhai Port have all been replaced by Tengxiang Guards and Yellow Angels.

Along with Xu An, there is a battalion full of military soldiers. They will board the transport ship and go south with the Liaozhou Navy to land in Donglai.

This time, there were nearly [-] troops landing in Donglai.

Of the more than [-] people, most of them were recruits from Haidong Province, the original Taishan Yellow Turban Army veterans, and the other part were Liaozhou soldiers under Gongsun Du's command.

There are only more than [-] people, and the combat power is not strong. The military equipment is only comparable to that of the Ming army's garrison, and most of the training they receive is old-fashioned training.

The new type of training has only started in the past two years, so the combat power is probably at a level above the middle of the military area soldiers and army troops.

After all, the Qingzhou Army was led by Cao Cao, as well as the elite Danyang soldiers led by Sun Ce.

According to the report of Yinglangwei in Qingzhou, the Han army built a large number of beacon towers along the coast, and built camps in places suitable for landing, and stationed troops for defense.

If the first batch of troops who landed were not tenacious enough, it would be difficult to open up the situation in Donglai County.

If the situation cannot be opened in Donglai County, then the Ming army can only storm Qingzhou. The well-prepared Han army can rely on Jiancheng to effectively resist the unilateral attack of the Ming army.

However, if Donglai County is captured, the Ming army only needs to go south a little further to threaten Qingzhou from the east and force the Qingzhou Han army to withdraw to the south, otherwise there will be a danger of being encircled, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Holding the whip in his hand, Xu An stood on the watchtower at the port, looking at the sea level in the distance.

This is already the third day since he arrived at the port. It stands to reason that the Liaozhou Navy should have arrived at An Haijun Port yesterday, but it is almost dusk now, and the Liaozhou Navy has not yet arrived at An Haijun Port. All this is a bit abnormal.

Xu An's eyes moved away from the sea level in the distance, and looked at the interior of An Haijun Port.

He previously ordered the construction of a military port in each of the four provinces of Jizhou, Liaozhou, Youzhou, and Haidong.

They are the four major military ports of Anhai, Tianjin, Ninghai and Zhenyuan.

Among them, Anhailing Port in Jizhou is located in the southern waters of Bohai County in Jizhou, not far from Qingzhou Plain County.

The four major military ports start from Anhailing Port and end with Zhenyuan Military Port.

Among them, Tianjin and Anhaijun Port are located in the Bohai Sea, and Ninghai Haigang Port is the location of Lushun for later generations, guarding the throat of the Bohai Sea.

On the archipelago between Ninghailing Port and Donglai County in Liaozhou, there are also fortresses and small military ports of the Ming Army.

The Ming army has completely controlled the Changshan Islands during the period, and now more than [-] soldiers from Liaozhou and Haidong are on the islands, and the Haidong navy is constantly transporting supplies and soldiers. Landing on Changshan Islands.

It can be said that as long as they control the Changshan Islands and Ninghai Port, they control the entire Bohai Sea.

If the enemy navy does not know the military port of the Changshan Islands and the Ninghai Navy Port, once it enters the Bohai Sea, it will enter the urn and cannot escape.

Haidong’s Zhenyuan Military Port is located in the southern part of Haidong Province, and two islands in the south of Haidong Province, Tamna (Jeju) and Tsushima Islands, also set up military ports. The three military ports are connected by waterways. , watch and help each other.

Because it has the responsibility of guarding the safety of the open sea, it was named Zhenyuan Military Port.

Xu An leaned against the railing, he was very interested in navy ships before.

Battleships, cruisers, from ancient sail warships to modern steam ironclad ships, to modern aircraft carriers.

This is how the knowledge of Fuchuan and Galen ships came about. It’s just that he drew many drawings of warships, but he never really saw the appearance of a warship. He boarded a warship and sailed on the sea, and he still felt a little regretful. .

Seeing the two fleets of Haidong and Liaozhou sailing across the sea above the documents, Xu An wanted to see the fleet he created many times with his own eyes, but he couldn't escape because of the heavy workload.

"Ding ding ding ding———"

Just as Xu An was distracted, the bell in the port rang.

Xu An was slightly taken aback, raised his head, and looked into the distance.

On the distant sea surface, many sails have appeared at this time.

"Shh----" "Shh----" "Shh----"

Urgent whistles sounded continuously from all over the place, and in Anhai Harbor, the original garrison soldiers gathered in an instant.

Soon, they were already in place, assembled at the bed crossbow and the preparation point.

The long period of peace did not let them slack off. Although it is almost impossible to have other forces' navies in the Bohai Sea, they still strictly abide by the system written in the Code of Conduct.

Soon the bell changed, and a new message was sent from the observation deck at the highest point. The fleet that appeared above the sea was definitely the Liaozhou Navy that should have arrived before.

As the saying goes, Wangshan runs a dead horse, which seems to be close but is actually far away.

But there is no gap on the sea surface, and there is no need to detour, and a warship with the power of sails is faster than human feet.

Soon the surface of the sea was covered with densely packed warships.

Standing on the observation tower, Xu An looked at the ships above the sea, his pupils shrunk involuntarily.

Although he has also seen the sea ships of later generations and the trading ports with huge throughput, he is still excited by the sight in front of him.

These warships hang the flag of the Ming army, and they are the fleet created by him alone. At the same time, this fleet is the most powerful naval fleet in the world, there is no doubt about it.

Not only Xu An was excited, but Lu Bu, Ma Chao and others standing by the observation deck were also moved.

At any rate, Lu Bu had pacified northern Xinjiang. Although it was the first time he had seen such a scene, he quickly regained his composure.

But Ma Chao and Pound were young after all, and they were young at heart, and their emotions became excited when they saw the fleet above the sea.

Xu An looked at the Liaozhou navy that was constantly approaching the port, and he has calmed down now.

The excitement at the beginning was caused by seeing the navy he created by himself, and such scenes were actually not enough to affect his mood too much.

But looking at the shocking scene in front of him, it's just hundreds of warships and transport ships.

Then when Zheng He sailed to the West, it was so magnificent.

Zheng He took more than [-] officers and soldiers on his voyages to the West, and thousands of ships docked in those big ports.

A treasure ship that represents the culmination of the highest shipbuilding technology in ancient China.

Treasure ships are still a mystery now, because there are no real objects left, and there are very few materials.

We can only get a glimpse of the leopard from the records in the historical materials, and get a glimpse of its elegant demeanor.

"Guoyan" states that "there are sixty-two treasure ships, the largest one is forty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide."

Compared with it, even the Liaozhou, the largest flagship of the Liaozhou Navy, is just a small boat.

Sailing...

Holding on to the guardrail of the watchtower, Xu An stared at the warship that had slowly reached full speed and was about to enter the port to berth.

He knows the things of the later generations and how the world develops, so he will never enforce the sea ban.

Only by owning the ocean can we have more wealth and a better future.

After the south is pacified and the Han court is wiped out, the Ming army will set foot on the ocean.

Now Ming Ting's shipbuilding technology has been ahead of Han Ting for almost a century, while other countries' navigation technology is even hundreds or even thousands of years behind at this time.

As long as Han Ting is defeated, relying on the existing technology is considered to be stagnant, and Ming Ting can rely on such technology to control the hegemony of the sea for hundreds of years.

As the Liaozhou Navy gradually docked in the port, Xu An did not continue to stay on the watchtower.

At this time, in Anhai port, the logistics troop was transporting food and grass, swords and arrows in wheelbarrows to the docked warships.

The transport ship docked in the port has also opened the hatch, and the anchor is being sorted out.
They won't stay here for too long, they only have one day's supplementary time, and they will set sail again tomorrow morning and advance towards Qingzhou.

The commander in command of the Liaozhou Navy is none other than Gongsun Du's eldest son, Gongsun Kang.

Gongsun Kang had just stepped off the warship and was talking about supplies with the logistics officer in charge, but from the corner of his eye he saw a group of fully armed Tengxiang Guards.

Gongsun Kang quickly said a few words to the logistics officer, and then went up to meet him in three steps at a time.

"The last general, Gongsun Kang, pays homage to the Taoist Lord."

Gongsun Kang subconsciously used the old military salute of the Han Dynasty, but Xu An didn't take offense, and stepped forward to lift Gongsun Kang's arm.

"It's said that a tiger father has no dogs and sons, and it's true when I saw it today."

"The battle of Liaodong, the destruction of the four countries, spread my reputation in China far and wide."

"I dare not be so praised by the Daoist Lord."

Gongsun Kang also laughed along with Xu An. After all, the host of the Battle of Liaodong was his father, and he was also honored.

"I also ask Dao Lord to forgive me. There have been some storms and conditions at sea, so I have delayed some time and made Dao Lord wait for a long time."

"It's okay."

Xu An didn't take these things to heart. The weather at sea is unpredictable, and anything can happen. It's not often that things go smoothly.

Xu An and Gongsun Kang were chatting, but his eyes were scanning around.

He always remembered the matter of Tai Shici and Zhao Yun, and he also wanted to know how Gan Ning was doing now.

However, after scanning around, he did not find any trace of Gan Ning, but saw a few strange looking boats.

When Xu An was about to ask.

Gongsun Kang seemed to have remembered something.

"By the way, I almost forgot to report to Mr. Reporter."

"On the way to Anhai, we intercepted a foreign fleet. According to them, they came from what we call Dongyi Island. They claimed..."

"It seems that they call themselves 'ya ma tai'. They bring a permit with the seal of Haidong Province, claiming to be envoys, and come to contribute."

"They also encountered wind and waves at sea before. They seemed to be planning to go to Tianjin Military Port, and then pay tribute to Yecheng by land. We discovered when they were adjusting their course."

"'ya ma tai'?"

Xu An was a little puzzled, and read it several times, but suddenly realized.

The so-called 'ya ma tai' is Yamatai. At this time, there was a country on Dongyi Island called Yamatai, and Queen Himiko ruled Yamatai.

"Volume Eighty-five of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Dongyi Seventy-fifth. Wo":
In Huan and Lingjian, the Japanese kingdom was in great turmoil, and they attacked each other even more, and there was no master for many years.There was a woman named Himihu, who was too old to marry. She was a ghost and god, and could deceive people with demons, so she became king together.

It was only at this time that Xu An noticed that standing behind Gongsun Kang were two men in different clothes with tattoos on their faces.

The two men are tall and short, and their clothes are quite tight. They seem to be made of good materials, and they should be nobles.

The short man has a strong build and a blue tattoo on his face, while the other slightly taller man is obviously thinner and has the same tattoo on his face, but the color of his tattoo seems to be slightly different from that of the short man. the difference.

Both of them were not tall, and even the taller man only reached the shoulders of an ordinary Ming army.

"These two are the principal and deputy envoys. Although they speak with accents, they know enough Chinese to be able to communicate."

Xu An frowned slightly. He remembered that Yamatai seemed to communicate with Liaodong after the death of Gongsun Du, and sent envoys to meet Cao Wei,

Could it be that the establishment of Haidong Province and the occupation of Tamna (Jeju) and Tsushima islands caused a reaction in Yamatai.

"Yamatai is making Nan Shengmi pay homage to the emperor of Shang Kingdom."

"Behind me is our deputy city Niu Li."

The strong man also imitated Gongsun Du's previous appearance and saluted, speaking in fairly proficient Chinese.

Xu An's eyelids twitched slightly, he was really from Yamatai, and he had heard the name of this envoy before, it was indeed the envoy from Yamatai who went to Wei Ting in history.

It seems that he set up the Haidong Province, but he has greatly advanced this progress.

"Our country has brought four warriors, six dancers, two horses and two feet of banbu, fifty bows, and twenty jewels to the emperor."

From Gongsun Du's hand, Xu An received a silk script and another letter written in sheepskin.

The silk script was written in Chinese, and it was also affixed with the seals of Haidong Province and Lu Sheng, while the characters written on the sheepskin were crooked, which should be in the Yamatai language.

Xu An looked at the two extremely respectful Yamatai envoys bowing down in front of him, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

He originally planned to send troops to attack Yamatai, and then seize gold and silver mountains such as Iwami and Sado in Dongyi Island.

With the two mountains of gold and silver with extremely high reserves, Iwami and Sado, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty will be filled in an instant, and more funds can be used for various developments.

A new plan appeared in his mind.

Perhaps not only does it not need to send troops, but the Yamatai Kingdom can directly become a great help for Ming Ting to control Dongyi Island.

He remembered that the history books said that there seemed to be a relatively powerful country in the north of Yamatai, which often had wars with Yamatai.

Maybe it will be possible to fight another proxy war on Dongyi Island like in Northern Xinjiang.

And this time the war will be easier, because the enemy's technological level is behind by an entire era, hundreds of years behind.

(End of this chapter)