Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 220 214. Going to Jiaozhou in person
What Feng Xi had just thought about was naturally the "future" world history.

Looking back at the world's thousand-year history in Feng Xi's mind, there are countless cases of colonization, assimilation, and genocide. Of course, there are examples of failure, but there are also examples of success.

For example, Britain, France, and Spain conquered America, Britain suppressed India, and the Netherlands controlled Southeast Asia... These Europeans brought countless sufferings to Asia. If it weren't for the racial issues that made it almost impossible to integrate, and the distance of half the world, I'm afraid these places would have been incorporated into their homeland long ago.

However, this is not a big problem for Chinese civilization. Most of Jiaozhou will be Chinese territory in the future, and China is a notorious feudal dynasty that has suppressed Asia for thousands of years. Its power is still there. Whether it is assimilation or absorption, it is just a matter of willingness.

Feng Xi thought about it and immediately came up with a lot of ideas.

"The army of Jingzhou cannot move without authorization, so I intend to lead 3,000 elite soldiers of the Shenwu Camp, the Bao brothers, and some young officials to Jiaozhou to assist Li Deang. This will neither interfere with the operation of Jingzhou, nor be helpless in dealing with Jiaozhou's affairs."

Feng Xi told Ma Liang his idea, and Ma Liang nodded. This was indeed a good idea. Although Feng Xi was no longer in Jingzhou, Huang Quan, Ma Liang, Zhao Lei, and Zhang Nan were not pushovers. With Xu Shu in charge, even if Cao Ren returned with an army of 100,000, he would not be able to gain any benefit.

Feng Xi only took away 3,000 of his own troops, plus the Bao brothers who had not been very good at commanding, and some young officials to gain experience, which had almost no impact on Jingzhou.

"But Xiu Yuan, you only have 3,000 men. Can you take care of Jiaozhou? You should know that Yu Jin's Jiaozhou army has 30,000 men, and they are all overwhelmed with the task of suppressing the rebellion. 3,000 men are just a drop in the bucket."

Ma Liang was still somewhat worried about the role Feng Xi could have played in the past.

"It doesn't matter. If the method is wrong, let alone 300,000 people, even 300,000 people won't work. If the method is right, let alone 3,000 people, even 300 people might be enough."

Feng Xi smiled and said something that left Ma Liang confused, but since he was so confident, Ma Liang naturally chose to believe him.

After all, starting from the Battle of Yiling, many of Feng Xi's seemingly fantastic ideas eventually proved to be foresighted. As one of those who listened to these opinions and luckily survived the Battle of Yiling, Ma Liang naturally would not have any other opinions.

"In that case, I will notify the others to discuss matters tomorrow and inform them of these circumstances."

Ma Liang handed Li Hui's letter of request for help to Feng Xi, and then left in a hurry, just like when he came. As the Grand Commander in Chief of Jingzhou, Feng Xi must inform Huang Quan and others before going to Jiaozhou, so tomorrow's meeting is essential.

Feng Xi opened Li Hui's letter and took a look. It was almost the same as what Ma Liang said, so he simply put the letter away, said a few words to Fu Zixun, and returned to his Grand Marshal's Mansion to make some preparations for going to Jiaozhou.

On the second morning, all the officials of Jingzhou gathered in the meeting hall of Jiangling. On the left was Huang Quan, and on the right was Xu Shu.

"Today I summoned you all to come here despite your busy schedule because something happened in Jiaozhou. Please, Ji Chang, repeat the letter of request for help sent by Governor Li."

Ma Liang stood up and told the current situation in Jiaozhou again. The civil and military officials had different reactions. Xu Shu and Huang Quan seemed to be thinking about something, while Cheng Ji, Wang Fu and others frowned, and Ma Su seemed to be eager to try.

"The situation in Jiaozhou is so urgent that Governor Li feels that he is losing control, so he sent a letter asking me to send troops from Jingzhou to help."

Feng Xi placed Li Hui's letter on the table and spoke slowly.

"This is not allowed."

Xu Shu reacted immediately and was the first to bow and dissuade Feng Xi.

"Grand Commander, please be advised. If my Jingzhou army is mobilized, Wei and Wu will certainly know about it. By then, Jingzhou will be empty, and there is no guarantee that they will not have ulterior motives." Xu Shu's strategic vision was still outstanding. He immediately discovered the key, which was the same as Feng Xi's opinion.

"Don't worry, I know about this as well. I troubled you all to come here today because I want to inform you of my final decision. I intend to lead 3,000 Shenwu Battalion as my personal followers to Jiaozhou to assist Governor Li. In addition to myself, I will only bring the Bao brothers. If anyone else is willing to accompany us, that's fine."

Feng Xi deliberately nominated only the Bao brothers, and the others were volunteers, intentionally giving them the opportunity to recommend themselves.

"Grand Commander, I am willing to go with you."

Sure enough, Ma Su took the lead, but compared to the arrogant temperament he had when he conquered the two counties last time, although Ma Su was still a bit arrogant at this moment, his speech and behavior were already in good shape, and it seemed that he had made a lot of progress.

"Since Youchang has this intention, there is nothing wrong with it."

Feng Xi nodded, and Ma Liang beside him opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. After all, this time was different from the last time, and traveling with Feng Xi, the risk factor couldn't be lower, and it would be good to have some experience.

"Ai...Ai is also willing to go with us."

After Ma Su, Deng Ai also spoke. He didn’t know if it was Feng Xi’s illusion, but he always felt that Deng Ai’s stuttering seemed to be less severe than before. Although he still stuttered, the frequency was obviously much lower.

"okay."

Feng Xi smiled and nodded. Then other people also signed up, many of whom Feng Xi had a deep impression of, such as Zong Yu and Liu Yin, who would leave a mark in history books in the future.

"After I go to Jiaozhou, the people's livelihood affairs in Jingzhou will remain the same, and Gongheng and the others will be in charge. Unless it is so urgent that you can come to Jiaozhou, otherwise you can discuss and make decisions on your own.

"The military affairs will remain the same, but I will leave my seal of the Grand Commander and entrust it to Mr. Yuanzhi for safekeeping. If there is any urgent military situation while I am away, Mr. Yuanzhi can make the decision for me, and the generals, big and small, must not disobey."

"I respectfully obey the order of the Grand Commander."

The generals had no objection to this, but Xu Shu was a little surprised. He did not expect Feng Xi to trust him so much, which made him think of Liu Bei again.

"I will definitely live up to the Grand Commander's trust and firmly defend Jingzhou."

Xu Shu stood up, bowed, and took the seal of the Grand Commander handed to him by Feng Xi.

"In that case, those who are following me south should prepare themselves. Bao Feng, Bao Yi, the two of you go to the Shenwu Camp and gather three thousand men. We will set out tomorrow."

Seeing that no one had any other opinions, Feng Xi announced the adjournment of the meeting and asked everyone to go home and pack their things and set off on time tomorrow.

On the morning of the second day, a small group of people set out from the military camp in Jiangling City and boarded a boat to head east. Now that the four counties in southern Jing have been fully recovered, it is naturally most convenient to go south from Xiangjiang River and go directly to Jiaozhou via Guiyang County.

(End of this chapter)