Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 548 Yamatai Kingdom, restarting the Maritime Silk Road

The navy, or the water army!
To put it simply, they are legions fighting in inland rivers, coastal areas, oceans, and deep sea areas. Speaking of which, Huaxia has a long coastline, a vast ocean territory, and a relatively early history of navigation.

But because China has been a large agricultural country since ancient times, with a vast territory, successive dynasties have focused on the army and fortress defense, and completely ignored the navy and coastal defense, so... the speed of development is weaker than that of the surrounding empires.

The navy that dates back to the earliest period in China was established by the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

It was the spring of 485 B.C., and Fucha, the king of Wu, sent the main fleet of the naval division to detour the rear of Qi State by sea, and launched a long-distance voyage to attack Qi State.

The two sides had a naval battle in the waters of the Yellow Sea, and finally the Qi State Navy won.

This was the first large-scale naval battle with definite documents in history. After that, building ships, warships, fighting ships, etc. appeared in the Han Dynasty.

The Western Han Dynasty even set up a naval force. Relying on national strength, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also opened the "Maritime Silk Road", starting from "Xuwen" and "Hepu", passing through the South China Sea, entering the Malay Peninsula, the Gulf of Siam, and the Bay of Bengal, and reaching the southern part of the Indian Peninsula. The "Huang Zhiguo" and "Has Chengbuguo"!
The items sold include silk and porcelain, and the items purchased are spices, dyes...even some pearls, rhinoceros (ox), tortoiseshell, etc. from South Vietnam!
According to historical records, on the Maritime Silk Road, the silk and porcelain sold by the Han Dynasty to Feibing Kingdom would be transported through the Red Sea to Cairo Port in Egypt or enter the Mesopotamia through the Persian Gulf to Antioch. It was transported by Greek and Roman merchants from ports such as "Alexander" and "Gaza" in Egypt via the Mediterranean Sea to the big and small city-states of the two empires of Greece and Rome.

It can be said that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the entire ocean of Asia, Africa, and Europe was connected as a whole.

And this contains huge wealth and countless rations...

Lu Yu was keenly aware of this.

It is a pity that the world was in chaos at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and how could the princes continue to develop the "Maritime Silk Road" to connect the Han Dynasty with trade with countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa!
Perhaps, the shipbuilding level of the Sun Clan in Jiangdong still maintains a very high level of skill!
It's a pity that those built by Jiangdong are warships, not merchant ships!
What Lu Yu needs are coastal routes, merchant ships, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, the export of some excess goods, and the import of some urgently needed materials including food.

"Young master seems to be very interested in this Yamatai country."

Seeing Lu Yu pondering, Dian Wei asked a timely question...

Lu Yu took a deep breath and asked him back. "Lieutenant Diandu? Do you know why the Central Plains dynasty always changes within 300 years?"

Uh…

Dian Wei scratched his head, how could he, a rough man, know this.

"Aren't you embarrassing me, son?"

"Haha!" Lu Yu said with a smile. "Didn't you ask me why I am interested in this Yamatai country? There are many articles in it, and it is closely related to the change of the Central Plains dynasty."

what…

Dian Wei felt that what Lu Yu said, the situation seemed to be big all at once.

And Lu Yu's voice came out one after another.

"It seems that the end of the Central Plains dynasty is closely related to the peasant uprising army and the invasion of nomads, and these are related to the emperor's fatuousness and incompetence, but in fact... there will be a phenomenon at the end of each dynasty, that is A large number of refugees can’t get enough to eat, maybe because of locust plagues, or because of heavy taxes and wars!”

"It stands to reason that since we have found a way, we can prescribe the right medicine. In fact, the dynasty can continue its life, but in fact, all of these are life skills! Because what really determines the dynasty's life skills is not the internal and external troubles, but the change of the climate. !"

Lu Yu did not describe too many specific conclusions.

Talk to Dian Wei...what he says is what he says, just keep it simple.

But in fact, it is true. Throughout the 5000-year history of China, the prosperity of dynasties is often accompanied by rising temperatures, and the demise of dynasties is often the arrival of cold periods, such as the Little Ice Age. I don’t know how many dynasties have been destroyed!

However, scientific data shows that if the annual average temperature drops by one degree Celsius, the average annual precipitation will drop by 100 millimeters...and the further north you go, the more obvious the drop in rainfall will be!
In ancient times, every [-] millimeters of precipitation decreased, and the grain output would drop by [-]%. That's why the nomads frequently went south, which led to wars, heavy taxes, and finally the collapse of the dynasty!
Although I don't want to believe it, in fact, this is fate...

Even in 2022, the United Nations will issue food warnings, and 17 billion people will go hungry!

Not to mention ancient times with low productivity...

To put it bluntly, the demise of the dynasty is all fate!
The method of changing this destiny technique, in later generations, often uses international cooperation. To put it simply, some empires have astonishing food production. Once 2000 trillion tons of food cannot be shipped out, the global food supply will be tight.

For the ancient Han Dynasty, it was to find some grain-rich empires and bring in food or cold-resistant crops that could be planted on a large scale, such as sweet potatoes and potatoes. These... were enough to reverse the fate of the dynasty's demise.

And to do this, the first thing to bear the brunt is to restart the Silk Road and build a fleet capable of long-distance voyages.

This is too important!

As for the relevant blueprints in Lu Yu's memory, a building as tall as a few buildings seems to be incompetent.

Looking at it this way, the shipbuilding technology of the Yama Empire is very important!
"Forget it... let's not talk so much!" Lu Yu waved his hand, "I'll go directly to Xuzhou Donghai County..."

Uh…

Dian Wei was taken aback, he didn't expect that several large ships from the Yama Empire could attract Mr. Lu to go there in person.

"News from the northern border are frequent, and it is only a matter of time before we want to slaughter Wuhuan, and there is no need for me to continue to lead the overall situation here..."

"That's it, Lieutenant Diandu, now you go and prepare, we will set off tomorrow morning!"

"Here!" Dian Wei agreed...

Although there were some surprises, Lu Yu's order, he always worshiped like a god!
On the contrary, Lu Yu... he raised his head and looked at the sky!

——Yamatai Kingdom!
——The battleship of the ocean!

These all made him daydream...

No one can estimate how much wealth can be brought by restarting the "Silk Road"?How many resources?
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The Lu Family Army camp outside Kuaiji City was quite lively, and dusk was approaching, and it was time to cook around the pots.

Some soldiers carried burdens full of fish, and some poured a large bag of rice into boiling hot water. This place at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain has a taste of Jiangdong in miniature!
A sense of sight of a rich land of fish and rice.

Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua were sitting in their tents, and a dedicated cook was holding a big raw fish in his hand, and with a knife like flying, he sliced ​​the fish sticks as thin as a cicada's wings, and finally sliced ​​two plates and placed them in front of Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua.

"The patriarch has ordered, both of you please!"

Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua picked up the chopsticks hesitantly, not knowing what to do with the raw fish, the cook reminded them with a smile. "Don't worry, you two, we southerners all eat like this, try it, your tongue will fall off!"

In this way...

Sima Yi just took a sip, and immediately felt that it was so delicious that he raised his eyebrows.

Never thought, right now.

The sound of "treading" footsteps came from outside the big tent.

Immediately afterwards, there was a clap of applause.

The cook backed out tactfully... After that, Lu Xun walked in slowly with light steps. "Mr. Sima brought his wife with him when he went south. He really is so free and easy. He is a famous gentleman!"

Seeing that it was Lu Xun, Sima Yi was not surprised and asked him to sit down.

"To be honest, my nephew is ten times better than me in martial arts. Only by protecting me can I ensure that Master Lu's words will be passed on safely."

Lu Xun was taken aback, and the two laughed "haha".

Zhang Chunhua knew that the two of them were going to discuss important matters, so he made a clever excuse to withdraw, leaving only Sima Yi and Lu Xun in the big tent.

"As soon as Mr. Sima came to the evil place, he proposed four methods of strengthening, training and managing troops. It's just... now that I am ordered to crusade against Shanyue, this is very important to the Lu family and to my elder brother. What does Mr. Sima think? Which of these four methods do you use?"

——Yu Jin's army is strictly organized!

——Sun Ce's autumn is innocent!

——Lu Meng's sympathetic sergeant!

——Liu Bei's faith building!

Putting it all together takes time...

And the quickest way is to imitate... Lu Xun silently went over what Sima Yi mentioned in his mind, but how to make a choice is a new problem?
This time, the military situation was urgent, and Lu Xun simply cut to the chase.

Sima Yi smiled and said: "In terms of strategy, Mr. Chen is far superior to me by a hundred times. The reason why Mr. Boyan can't defeat the enemy must be some difficulty? I don't know, how can I solve problems for Mr. Boyan?"

This…

Of course Lu Xun had difficulties.

Relying on their familiarity with the terrain, these Shanyue people huddled in the mountains, how could they fight this battle?
Even though Chen Gong planned thousands of times, he also hit the cotton with one punch, so he couldn't use his strength.

Lu Xun opened his mouth, intending to tell Sima Yi all these eloquently.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi waved his hand. "Mr. Lu, please don't open your mouth. Don't you have any doubts about Mr. Lu? Why... Master specially sent me here?"

This…

Lu Xun naturally had this doubt in his heart.

"Haha..." Sima Yi said with a smile. "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Young Master Sima, it's okay to say..."

"Master, there are so many generals who are good at managing and commanding the army. If you want to rule the army for Mr. Boyan? Why let me come? It would be better to let General Yujin come here in disguise? Just let Diandu lead Long Xiaoqi to come, Wouldn't it be easier to wipe out bandits with absolute force? At worst, call Zang Ba to bring Taishan army, Shanyue is good at mountain forest warfare, and Taishan army is also good at mountain forest warfare, which one is not more effective than me, Sima Yi?"

Uh…

What Sima Yi said stunned Lu Xun.

He raised his head, and many question marks flashed in his eyes.

"Then? What is the purpose of Brother Sima?" Lu Xun asked anxiously.

Sima Yi shook his head. "The reason why the master sent me to tell Boyan the methods of 'governing the army' and 'strengthening the army' from ancient times to the present is because the master is sure that Boyan can learn useful things from them. Come up with your own theory of governing the army!"

"Master treats Young Master Boyan very highly. Coupled with the relationship between Young Master Boyan and Master, Master hopes that you can become a famous commander in the world! It's frightening to hear!"

Huo…

This…

"Young Master Sima..."

Lu Xun still wanted to open his mouth to say something, but the words seemed to be choked up in his throat. He didn't know how to say it?

He didn't even think that his elder brother valued him so much?
"Master Boyan..." Sima Yi interrupted Lu Xun. "In this world, only the family connection and the friendship between master and apprentice can build a unity of destiny! Begging for Shanyue... Mr. Boyan shouldn't just think about how to beg for it? What's more important is that he can lead the way for your Lu family and for the master. Come on!"

Speaking of here…

Sima Yi waved his hand. "Mr. Bo Yan is a smart person. If you think about many things in detail, you may be able to comprehend a different kind of profound meaning! This is all for the next words!"

Lu Xun pondered for a moment, then replied with a smile: "Understood!"

The moon has just risen, and the night in Kuaiji Mountain is a bit cold, but the big tent here is full of enthusiasm, and the smell of fish is overflowing!

...

An hour later.

A new moon leaked its brilliance from between the tents of Lu Xun's big tent.

Lu Xun sat down slowly. Obviously, he still hadn't fully figured it out at the moment, and his expression was still a little gloomy.

"Remove the pollution and keep the clean, remove the false and keep the real?"

Muttering a sentence...

Chen Gong on the side narrowed his eyes slightly. "If it's Lu Ziyu, he is best at attacking the mind!"

Chen Gong said this carelessly...

But Lu Xun suddenly raised his head, his eyes were sharp, and after a moment he sank, his tone was decisive. "Gong Xin, yes, why...how did you forget about Gong Xin!"

"In the past...didn't my elder brother use the so-called sixteen-character mantra when breaking the Yanzhou Yellow Turban, defeating the enemy to win, and attacking the enemy's heart?"

Suddenly, this sentence in Lu Xun's mouth made Chen Gong daydream.

He said softly: "When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we chase, when the enemy is tired, we fight, and when the enemy is stationed, we harass? But... the Shanyue people are different from moth thieves!"

"No!" Uncommonly, Lu Xun retorted against Chen Gong. "Essentially they are all the same! Mothie is a human being, and Shanyue people are also human beings. Mothief can't fight hungry. Similarly... the food supply of Shanyue people is their only weakness!"

Thinking of this...

Lu Xun stood up suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and a sharp edge suddenly appeared!
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Jingzhou, Xinye City.

Outside the window of the government office, the heavy rain is "squeaking",
"Kong Ming, according to the news reports... Lu Ziyu attacked east and west, Long Xiao camp went north to Bailang Mountain and broke the Wuhuan cavalry... Cut off the troubles, it seems that it is only a matter of time before the northern border is wiped out."

Liu Bei's deep voice came out, full of pain and despair!
Zhuge Liang closed his eyes, as if he was meditating. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at Liu Bei who couldn't calm down in front of him.

"Sure enough, the Northern Expedition to Wuhuan was also a bureau arranged by Lu Ziyu!"

"After a short rest, Cao Jun is bound to go south to plot against Jingzhou. It seems that we don't have much time left!"

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused...

He continued: "My lord, in fact, the most terrifying thing is not that the Longxiao camp has sacked the northern border!"

"what is that?"

"It was the Longxiao Camp who infiltrated Wuhuan's women and children into the interior, and sent a large number of soldiers to reclaim wasteland and grow food in Wuhuan's territory. All the commerce, forging, and animal husbandry of Wuhuan's troops belonged to Longxiao Camp! Afterwards, Cao Ying has another terrifying rear area!"

Speaking of this... Zhuge Liang's expression is not pretty.

He has a special channel and can detect some additional information.

And just...

In Zhuge Liang's view, Lu Ziyu's series of strategies after capturing Wuhuan are even more terrifying!Ten times more dangerous!
Not to mention food and forging, just the countless Wuhuan war horses that Cao Ying had produced for no reason made people frightened. Xinye City... can't be defended at all!

"Ugh…"

Liu Bei sighed, pondered for a moment, and continued: "There is another piece of news, can't say good or bad?"

"what news?"

"Under Liu Jingsheng's command, Huang Zu who was stationed in Jiangxia died in battle!"

Well…

Hearing this news, Zhuge Liang was taken aback, and then asked back. "But he was murdered by the second son of the Sun family, Sun Zhong?"

"Yes! No!" Liu Bei explained carefully. "Sun Quan was ordered to lead troops to attack Huang Zu in Jiangxia, and Jiangxia City was as solid as gold, so he sent Zhou Yu to lead the death squad to take the lead in rushing to Jiangxia City. Under countless arrows, he captured the city gate. In the street fighting... Huang Zu He was shot! But Jiang Xia did not fall, Huang’s army was extremely numerous, and they desperately resisted… defeated Zhou Yu’s death squad, Jiang Xia did not lose his master, but Huang Zu died in battle, and the dragons have no leader!”

"Zhou Yu..." Zhuge Liang whispered the name softly.

I felt emotional, even if Jiangdong was divided into two factions, Zhou Yu was able to kill Huang Zu under such a division of troops, amazing!

certainly…

After such a fierce battle, laymen saw the excitement, but Zhuge Liang saw the hidden way!
"My lord, the opportunity has come!" Zhuge Liang slapped his feather fan and opened his eyes suddenly. "The fleeting opportunity has come! My lord, come here!"

"Ah...ah..."

Liu Bei didn't seem to understand...

But in Zhuge Liang's mind, a chess game has already been arranged!

In this game, the players are Liu Biao's two sons—Liu Qi and Liu Cong!
And the chess player is Crouching Dragon—Zhuge Liang!

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In the morning light, the thin shadow of the sun shines on a wine shop in Xinye City.

In the wine shop, a storyteller shouted early in the morning... wanting to ask for more rewards to supplement the family!
At this time, a white-robed man was kneeling and sitting on a remote bamboo mat in the restaurant.

With his back to back is a young Confucian scholar.

The former is Zhao Yun...

The latter is Yang Xiu!
In other words, the former is "Candle Dragon" and the latter is "Chicken Rib"... Since the establishment of the Inter-Military Division in charge of intelligence in the Long Xiao camp, this is the first time that "Candle Dragon" and "Chicken Rib" have met in the Southland!

"Candle Dragon? How about it?"

A voice as thin as a gossamer came out...

"Mrs. Gan told me an important piece of information. She heard the conversation between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in the mansion...Zhuge Liang has taken action. It seems that he wants to help Liu Bei take Jingzhou in a gentle way?"

This…

Yang Xiu was taken aback, "Has Liu Bei agreed?"

"Of course I won't agree on the surface!" Zhao Yun said truthfully, "But I'm sure Liu Bei will take this step! In addition, Zhuge Liang also mentioned to Liu Bei that he has a handle on the Cai family, the head of the Jingzhou clan! This handle is enough to subvert Jingzhou..."

Cai's?handle?
This…

"What's the handle?" Yang Xiu asked urgently.

Zhao Yun, however, took a sip of tea... with a solemn expression, and countless calmness in his eyes. "Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, but I will find out!"

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(End of this chapter)