Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 301 295. Return to Jingzhou

Feng Xi stayed in Jiangdong for a month or so. After Li Yan and Zhuge Jin arrived, he let them gradually take over the affairs of Yangzhou. At the same time, he informed them of his policies and ideas towards the Shanyue people so that they could understand what to do next.

Many of the young talents that had been brought over from central Sichuan had gained enough experience and were ready to be sent to the newly established Jiangdong.

When the affairs in Yangzhou were almost settled, and Li Yan learned the general situation of Jiangdong from Zhang Zhao and Zhuge Jin, Feng Xi led most of the Eastern Expedition Army back to Jingzhou. Of course, most of them, and many soldiers were left to defend the Yangtze River to prevent Cao Wei from taking the opportunity to invade the south.

As a man of both civil and military talents, it was not difficult for Li Yan to rebuild the army in Yangzhou personally. With the technical support and methodological guidance from Jingzhou, he could achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Kuaiji County surrendered long before Sun Quan died and Xu Shu marched south. Although Lü Fan was a die-hard Sun Quan, he was dead and Lü Fan had no intention of fighting anymore, so he could only surrender to the Han army. Lü Fan was also assigned to Li Yan, who watched over him to prevent him from doing anything weird.

"Alas, Jiangling, Jingzhou is still more comfortable."

It took the Eastern Expedition Army less than half a month to return to Jingzhou. Zhang Nan looked at the Jiangling City visible in the distance and couldn't help but sigh.

Although Zhang Nan's navy made great contributions in this eastern expedition, the crucial battle for Jianye had absolutely nothing to do with the subsequent death of Sun Quan. Zhang Nan felt very sorry when he found out about it and complained a few words to Feng Xi.

However, Feng Xi also knew what his buddy meant. Zhang Nan simply felt regretful for not being able to participate in such a historic moment, and he did not care much about the credit.

In the end, it was Feng Xi who assured him that there would be more things to do in the future and that he didn't need to be obsessed with such a trivial matter as capturing Sun Quan alive. Only then did Zhang Nan give up.

Although Zhang Nan thought that destroying a country and killing its ruler was an act that could go down in history, he could not think of any other act that was "small" compared to this. But since Feng Xi had said so, Zhang Nan naturally believed Feng Xi out of his trust in him.

Feng Xi was sitting in the cabin at this time, drawing on a map on a simple wooden table. This map was nothing else but a world map.

The world map is something that almost anyone who has studied geography in middle school or high school can draw. Even if you don't know the specific details, the seven continents and four oceans are still relatively simple.

The same is true for Feng Xi. Besides, now there is no need to draw any national borders like in the future. We only need to draw the outline of the continent. It is not a project at all.

But if you look closely, you will find that there are some strange things about Feng Xi's paintings. First, the East China Sea is extremely detailed, and the islands of Ishu, Ryukyu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido, etc. are almost exactly the same as on the map.

But looking at Southeast Asia along the map, something seems strange.

Australia, which should be the undisputed core area of ​​Oceania, is blank on Feng Xi's map, and Antarctica is not drawn either.

Feng Xi picked up the pen and looked at the map on the paper with satisfaction. He blew it a little, pressed it with a paperweight, and prepared to dry it. After that, this would be the goal of the Han Dynasty for a period of time in the future. The sea-going ship is simple and difficult. In fact, the Han Dynasty can even build a building ship now, so how could it not build a sea-going ship? It's just that they lack the awareness of sea-going ships.

In the European Age of Exploration, a small ship with only a few dozen or less than a hundred people could sail on the North Sea-Mediterranean route, let alone the large ships of the Han army? It was just that the understanding of ocean-going navies in this era was not enough. Feng Xi's plan was to build Jiangdong, especially Wujun and Kuaijijun, into the first batch of seagoing ports of the Han Dynasty.

The important ports of the future such as Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, etc. are all in these places. The port conditions are excellent and suitable for berthing ships. Although it is impossible for these places to become successful overnight, it is more than enough to plant some seeds for the future.

After the navy was established, there were more benefits. After becoming familiar with the hydrological conditions of the East China Sea and the Bohai Sea, the Han army had more options for the northern expedition, instead of foolishly choosing the existing routes of crossing the Yangtze River, going through Wanluo, and going north through Hanzhong.

Instead, they could land anywhere in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, or even Youzhou, causing unrest in Cao Wei's rear and even leading to internal and external attacks.

But there is another problem with this, that is, a transit supply base is needed. But Feng Xi has already considered this issue. Aren't Ryukyu and Kyushu an exceptionally good supply base? In addition, the four islands are still in a period of chaos, and this prime uninhabited land should naturally belong to the Han system.

When ocean-going ships appeared, foreign trade and expansion would also bring some practical things to the Han Dynasty, such as rubber and seasonings from Southeast Asia, as well as things that were out of reach, such as crops from the Americas...

Feng Xi patted his cheeks and brought his thoughts back to reality. These things all needed to be based on a time frame of ten or even a hundred years, so he didn't need to think so much about them now. But Feng Xi believed that as long as he was enlightened and left some clues for the future Han people in advance, there would be descendants who would handle these things for him.

By then, the saying "Everywhere the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, all is Han territory" might really come true.

The ships of the Eastern Expedition Army slowly moored at the docks in Jiangling, and the Han soldiers carried all kinds of military supplies off the ships. The ships with emptied cabins would also be driven to the navy's berths for mooring and management.

"Husband, are you back?"

When Feng Xi returned to his residence as Grand Commander and General of the Eastern Expedition, Guan Yinping and the hired wet nurse had already come to the door to greet Feng Xi, each holding Feng Xi's children.

After nearly two quarters during which Feng Xi was away on the expedition, Guan Yinping's health recovered to the level before giving birth. Except for feeding her child like a mother every day, the rest of the time was back to normal, and she began to wield the sword again, as if to make up for the time wasted during the ten months of pregnancy.

The nurse wisely took the two children away, leaving the couple alone for some time. As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage, so naturally, what happened between the two was not something that outsiders should know.

After dealing with his family's private affairs, Feng Xi also has to do some "official business".

Since the Battle of Dongting Lake last year, the Han army has captured many Wu army generals one after another. Now that the Eastern Wu has been destroyed, it is time for them to make a decision on whether to stay or go.

(End of this chapter)