Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 389 The Black Ship Incident
Cao Cao stood on the bow of the ship with some difficulty, suppressed dizziness, squinted his eyes, and looked into the distance. Since he started sailing, he rarely appeared on the bow of the ship, and spent most of his time resting in the cabin. The doctor served by his side, and after a long time, the discomfort in Cao Cao's heart gradually decreased. At this time, a soldier came to report that he had discovered the small island.

Cao Cao had never missed the land so much. He rushed to the bow of the ship impatiently, but he didn't see any shadow of the land. The soldiers on the observation deck were very sure that the small island was not far away. In this way, Cao Cao struggled for another half an hour before he saw the outline of the island. At this time, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

He laughed loudly: "Ziyi, you will know the truth of the land today!"

Tai Shici smiled reluctantly, but did not answer. Since he went out to sea, his face has never been happy. Cao Cao was puzzled. Logically speaking, this brave general should not be afraid of water. Master, why does he always have an extremely worried face after going out to sea, he doesn't know, it's because of all the hardships he went to sea with Zhang Jiao in the past, that made Tai Shici have a deep fear of the sea.

Seeing that Tai Shici didn't speak, Cao Cao said nothing.

When the boat docked, Cao Cao and his soldiers got off the boat first, walked on the land, and took a deep breath. Cao Cao only felt so comfortable. He looked casually at the man who was ordering the soldiers. Tai Shici called out, "Ziyi!"

"Cao Gong!"

"Come on, walk with me, the soldiers are very tired, let him rest for a while."

"Be kind." Tai Shici ordered the army Sima a few more words, then walked to Cao Cao's side, and walked with Cao Cao. After walking for a while, Cao Cao felt that the shoes were uncomfortable, so he took off the shoes and threw them away. Standing aside, he was about to walk barefoot, Tai Shici was taken aback, and looked at Cao Cao in surprise, Cao Cao said with a smile: "It's so easy to feel, why don't you give it a try?"

"Don't dare to be rude!"

"Hahaha, what kind of etiquette do you talk about in such overseas islands? You and I are not so sour and rotten, come on, take off, take off!" Cao Cao said impatiently, Tai Shici hesitated for a moment, and also took off the shoes After taking it off, the two walked barefoot on the beach. Cao Cao asked with a smile, "General Ziyi, do you feel much better?"

Tai Shici was not as restrained as before, he smiled and said, "It's really like that."

Then Cao Cao asked casually: "Does General Ziyi know about the affairs of the Wa Kingdom?"

"Waguo??" Tai Shici asked with some doubts.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "It's one of the Yi kingdoms."

"Could it be that there are still many Yi countries, how do you know about them?" Tai Shici was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, even the Bianhan people who have been with the Yi countries for a long time do not know the situation there. How did Cao Cao know about the countries there? Woolen cloth?
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Emperor Xiaoguangwu, in the second year of Jianwu Zhongyuan, the Wanu Kingdom sent envoys to Luoyang, and the emperor gave him a golden seal. He gave him a hundred slaves. It is said that they learned about the great Han from Bianhan. Therefore, they landed from Lelang County, escorted by officials all the way, and arrived at Luoyang. After that, there was no news from this country. In the first year of Emperor Xiao'an Yongchu, the Kingdom of Wa once again sent envoys to offer slaves."

Tai Shici listened carefully, Cao Cao then said again: "It is said that there are hundreds of Yi countries, and the Wa Nu country is slightly stronger, but not as powerful as a county of the Han Dynasty. We are going this time to find the Wa Nu country, this country , is the vassal of the great man, with the golden seal of the emperor, there is a reason for us to go there."

"Then we are going this time to conduct foreign trade with the Japanese slave country?"

"Wonu? Why is it called this name?"

"Hahaha, they may not be called Wonu, but the officials of the Han Dynasty at that time regarded them as barbarians, so they were translated as Wonu"

"I see."

After chatting for a long time, seeing that Tai Shici was not as restrained as before, with a worried look on his face, Cao Cao and Tai Shici dressed up and returned to the side of the boat. Tai Shici quickly arranged for soldiers to explore the island and set up camps. The whole army stayed on the ship, but Cao Cao wanted to sleep peacefully on land, so Tai Shici set up camp on the spot.

On the next day, Tai Shici stayed here to guard some soldiers and two large ships, and sent three other large ships back to Dongyi to transport some supplies to this island from Dongyi. In this way, even if they stayed overseas For a long time, there was no need to worry about supplies. After arranging many things, Tai Shici and Cao Cao sailed again.

This time, Cao Cao's complexion was not so bad, it seemed that he had overcome the discomfort in his heart, and Tai Shici also came to see Cao Cao from time to time, often chatting, and the relationship became extremely close.

After sailing for a long time, when Cao Cao had some doubts about whether the direction was wrong, they made an unexpected discovery. The big boat that opened the way found several small fishing boats fishing in the distance. Knowing this situation, Cao Cao immediately He gave the order to pursue these fishing boats, and those fishing boats seemed to have spotted them, and quickly fled towards the distance.

Dozens of large ships slowly followed them and sailed away.

Cao Cao's main ship also sailed to the front, standing side by side with Tai Shici, looking into the distance, full of joy in his heart, finally found it, those Bian Han people usually boast that they can sail several rounds to Yi country with their eyes closed , but on the big ship, they couldn't find the right direction for more than half a month. If it wasn't for Sinan, they would still be wandering around at sea.

Fortunately, they finally came across these small boats. Following these fishing boats, they would definitely be able to find the island.

At this time, the crew were surprised to find that the outline of the island appeared in the distance, and this island was by no means an uninhabited small island. According to the outline, it was an extremely wide and large island. The crew members were all veterans who had served in Yangzhou. With their extraordinary experience, they came to many conclusions. They changed their course again and sailed towards the island.

When they gradually approached the island, they could vaguely see the situation on the shore. The local people seemed extremely panicked. They roared and ran around, making noise everywhere. On the sea, there were hundreds of ships The small boats gathered together, those boats are very small and can only accommodate three or four people, it can be seen that they have a commander.

Because they are constantly getting together, facing the big Han fleet, trying to confront each other in vain.

Cao Cao smiled disdainfully, and ordered the Bianhan guide who could speak the barbarian language to be brought in to stand on the bow of the boat, ready to get in touch with these people. Talking with them, the boat he was on had just approached the other party, "whoosh~~", hundreds of arrows flew towards them, the guide threw himself into the sea in fright, and those arrows hit the big boat one after another.

Immediately, someone pulled up the Bianhan soldier who had jumped into the sea, Cao Cao was furious and said, "Counterattack!"

Although Tai Shici did not agree with Cao Cao in his heart, he could not disobey the military order, and immediately ordered an attack. The crew rowed with all their strength, and the soldiers took out the bed crossbows and yellow crossbows on the ship one after another. Dozens of large ships rushed towards the opponent. , the other party also seemed to be angry, and rushed towards the big Han fleet. However, when dozens of large ships all appeared in the sight of the other party, the other party panicked.

Dozens of large ships, the shadows formed by the huge figures several feet high, directly covered those small boats. They seemed to be cut off from the light at that moment. They looked at these large ships in horror, and many small boats that were about to set off also stopped. When they got down, the Han army didn't intend to stop. The bed crossbow let out a deadly neigh, and the iron crossbow flew towards the opponent.

"click~"

Some small boats were directly pierced by crossbow arrows, and the soldiers on them fell into the sea with howls. The leader issued a new order, and many small boats turned to flee. Still unable to escape the black shadow, he screamed in despair. When the big man's fleet all reached the shore, the remaining wood of the boat was floating on the water, blood red everywhere.

Cao Cao ordered the soldiers to disembark, and Tai Shici guarded Cao Cao, standing on this land for the first time.

There was no one on the shore. They fled in all directions after seeing these huge hulls. Cao Cao led his soldiers forward. After they had walked for a while, in front of them, Only then did a group of peasants armed with weapons appear. These people may be soldiers. They looked at this strange army in panic, and the leader walked out of them.

The leader held a spear, followed by two soldiers. After walking about a hundred paces, he stopped and confronted Cao Cao. Cao Cao looked at this man with interest, and admired his courage in his heart. He sent out another I met the Bianhan soldier and went to negotiate. These Bianhan soldiers were almost shot and killed by the opponent, but they were still a little angry. When they heard Cao Cao's order, they walked up with a little arrogance.

"This is the Han army, and they are here to find the Wa country. Who are you, how dare you attack the Han fleet!!"

he growled.

The general was taken aback, thought for a moment, then remembered something, his face changed drastically, and he said with a little awe: "Greetings, general, I don't know the Han army, so I offended you, and I hope the general will forgive you, but we are from the Yamatai Kingdom. , not the country of Wa, the country of Wa is in the north"

The soldier returned to Cao Cao's side and translated: "He said this is not the country of Wa, and he wants us to leave quickly!"

Cao Cao laughed in a low voice, his expression changed suddenly, he pointed at this person, and shouted: "Catch this thief with me!!" He gave an order, and someone immediately caught him. The man was frightened and shouted : "Mr. Cao, why is this?"

"Just because you speak nonsense and want to avenge yourself publicly, this crime is enough to behead you!"

"Cao Gong, I don't have it, I don't have it!"

"Hehe, do you really think that I don't know the barbarian language at all? Someone, take this villain and behead him!"

"Cao Gong, spare your life, Cao Gong, forgive your life, forgive me, I will never do it again~~" The soldiers cried and shouted, but the barbarians on the opposite side didn't know what they were doing, and they were puzzled. Looking at them, Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and then the soldiers let him go and asked him to translate from the truth. The man said in a panic: "He said he didn't know it was the Han army, and he hoped Cao Gong would forgive him. They are not the Japanese country. It’s Yamatai, and the country of Wa is farther north.”

Cao Cao looked at him coldly, nodded, and said, "Tell them, I want to meet their king!"

The soldier nodded and ran towards the opponent, Tai Shici said with some admiration: "I don't know Cao Gong knows the barbarian language?"

"Hahahaha~~" Cao Cao laughed loudly and said in a low voice, "I just lied to him, so I don't know any barbarian language."

"Hahaha~~" Tai Shici also laughed.

Not long after, the man ran over and said, "He said he could lead Duke Cao there, but these soldiers can't go with him."

"Hehe, that's good, I won't go to see his king, let their king come to see me in person, if not, I will wash this place with blood, and there will be no chicken or dog left!" Cao Cao said angrily, and the man quickly Tai Shici said with a smile: "Mr. Cao scares them like this, they definitely dare not refuse."

When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled lightly, but said nothing.

He looked into the distance and saw that the soldier was still arguing with the other party, frowned and said, "Array!!"

The soldiers suddenly raised the halberds in their hands, another crossbowman took out the yellow crossbow, and formed a battle formation. The whole atmosphere became extremely chilling. Both the soldier and the general were shocked, and the general stared wide-eyed. He closed his eyes, and quickly ordered something, and then the soldier ran over and said with a smile: "Mr. Cao, they agreed, and their king wants to come to see Mr. Cao in person."

"Well, within an hour, if they don't come, they will be at their own peril!"

"Yes!"

Cao Cao then fixed the big ship on the shore, and asked the crew to set up tents by the sea, and ordered Tai Shici to lead the soldiers to patrol around to prevent the other party from cheating. After half an hour, a mighty group of people approaching, tens of thousands of people, Tai Shici immediately called Cao Cao, and ordered the soldiers to line up and wait around.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and looked at the distance without any fear in his heart. He didn't pay attention to such a mob. What he cared about was whether the king of the other party really came. Cao Cao pulled Tai Shici in front of him, and said with a smile: "Later, you will be the main general of the Han Dynasty, and I will be the deputy envoy."

Although Tai Shici didn't know why, he nodded obediently and said, "Take orders!"

The situation inside the carriage frame could not be seen from the outside. After the soldiers of Yi Kingdom arrived, they stayed around. The carriage frame stopped for a while, and then walked towards the big man's camp. The horse was driven by the general from before. , Cao Cao stood behind Tai Shici, observing these situations one by one, the carriage rushed up to Taishi Ci, and the soldiers of the surrounding Yi country completely lowered their heads, only two people got off the carriage.

The leader was a thin man with a handsome face, but his face was a little frightened. He was accompanied by a maid who lowered her head and stood beside him.

The translator stepped forward again, chatted with the king of the other side, looked at Tai Shici, and said: "General, the king of the Yi Kingdom said, can we have a conversation with the general in the camp. The dignity of their king cannot be judged." What the rest of the soldiers saw"

Tai Shici didn't know what kind of strange etiquette this was. The majesty's face could not be seen by his courtiers, so how did the majesty administer administration?He still nodded, and walked into the main tent with Cao Cao. The thin man hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, and walked into the tent with his maid. He didn't bring any soldiers, but he was quite bold .

(End of this chapter)