Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 305 299. Internal Troubles
With the surrender of most of the civil and military officers of the Eastern Wu, the power of the Han army, especially the Han army in Jing and Yangzhou, instantly expanded. Feng Xi asked Zhang Nan to double the navy, which was originally only 30,000, to 60,000. In addition to patrolling the Yangtze River, he also had to start going out of the Yangtze River area to familiarize himself with the hydrological conditions of the East China Sea.

At the same time, because Jiangdong was completely under the control of the Han army, many experienced shipbuilders also became the prey of the Han army. Feng Xi wrote down the characteristics of some seagoing ships and asked the shipbuilders in Jiangdong to study them and strive to build some large ships for ocean-going.

There was no way. Although Feng Xi knew a little about everything due to his future experience, it was still difficult for him to draw the blueprints of sailing battleships and clipper ships. He only knew some principles at most, but he was not so clear about the specific implementation.

So these things can only be left to professionals. Feng Xi can only provide ideas. He knows that this will produce products, which means it is the right way. In the end, he only needs to control the product results. And any wonderful ideas these shipbuilders have in the process are their credit.

Feng Xi didn't want to fight Cao Wei yet. Although the strength of Jingzhou and Yizhou had been steadily improving, a real fight with Cao Wei would still involve a long tug-of-war. And Cao Wei still had the advantage of cavalry.

In addition, Ji Han's rear is not stable now. Although the Cham people have been split by Feng Xi's instigation, there are still various ethnic minorities, Shanyue, Nanman and other ethnic groups causing trouble in the area.

"Hmm...it turns out that we must first stabilize the country before we can fight against foreign enemies."

Feng Xi sat in his study, looking at the national power map he had drawn by hand. Now that the north-south power has been established, the Ji Han Dynasty no longer has a major threat of the magnitude of the Eastern Wu except for Cao Wei. However, there are still many jumping clowns, and I am afraid that I can't be at ease in the Northern Expedition before dealing with them.

Feng Xi did not intend to imitate Zhuge Liang in history and launch multiple northern expeditions. This would cause the Wei army to become more familiar with the Han army's tactics in each war, and the effect of the northern expedition would become weaker and weaker. Since the northern expedition was to be launched, it had to be like a sharp sword. Even if it could not kill the enemy in one blow, it had to pierce the enemy until it was covered in blood.

Therefore, Feng Xi is not in a hurry now, as it is only the second year of Jianxing, which is 223 AD. Although Lao Liu died of illness a year earlier due to some problems, Ji Han's overall situation is completely different from Ji Han in the original timeline.

"Nanzhong, Meng Huo..."

Feng Xi looked at the southwest corner of his map. Feng Xi had not paid much attention to Nanzhong before. On the one hand, Sun Quan was still there at that time, and Jingzhou's main target of attack was still Dongwu. In addition, Feng Xi had some understanding of what would happen in the original timeline, and knew that Zhuge Liang could still handle the affairs of Nanzhong with his own means.

The result was unexpected. Nanzhong fled at the first blow, leaving only a few heads of scapegoats as an apology. Feng Xi thought that these southern barbarians had no brains and would fight the Han army to the end. By then, it would only take a few minutes for the Han army to deal with them.

As a result, Nanzhong retreated and handed over the "chief culprits" such as Yong Kai. The Han army had no good excuse to continue the expedition. In addition, Zhuge Liang at this time was not the Zhuge Liang of the original timeline. Seeing that Nanzhong continued to surrender and thinking of the strong national strength of the Later Han Dynasty, he just let it go.

But Feng Xi knew that Meng Huo had great ambitions. Since he had dared to rebel before, he might stab Ji Han at a critical moment in the future. You know, there are only zero times and countless times of betrayal. Since he has tasted the sweetness, he will definitely not let go of this opportunity in the future.

"Well... I have to find a way to get rid of this trouble..."

Feng Xi touched his chin and began to think about how to deal with Meng Huo. The situation in Nanzhong and Jiaozhou was different, so there was no way to apply Jiaozhou's successful case. The right medicine had to be used.

Feng Xi carefully recalled the story of the Seven Captures and Seven Releases in his mind, hoping to find some clues from it.

"Yes, differentiation can still be achieved."

After a little thought, Feng Xi came up with some ideas.

Jingzhou fell into peace again, but Feng Xi was secretly planning some small moves against Nanzhong. Of course, with Meng Huo's intelligence, he could only see what Feng Xi wanted him to see, and the invisible big hand had begun to reach out to Nanzhong.

"Your Majesty, an envoy has arrived from the Han people."

Ten days later, in Nanzhong, Meng Huo was still happily eating fruits and game in the cave, when suddenly the guards outside came in to report to Meng Huo. "A Han envoy? Did you say where he came from?"

Meng Huo didn't care whether it was clean or not, and directly wiped his mouth with his big hands covered with calluses and mud.

"That person said he was from Jingzhou."

"Jingzhou?"

Now it was Meng Huo's turn to be a little surprised. He thought that even if the Han people came to visit, they were only from Cao Wei and Chengdu. He heard that Jingzhou was under the control of a Han commander-in-chief, and there was no border between them, so why did they come to him?
"Invite him in."

Meng Huo wanted to see what the other party was going to do and what he wanted to say, so he did not reject Feng Xi's envoy.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. I am an envoy under the command of Grand Commander Feng Xi."

The envoy from Jingzhou was calm and composed, and was quite graceful.

"Why do you, a Han Chinese, come to see me?"

Unfortunately, the atmosphere on Meng Huo's side was a bit chaotic. He interrupted the Han envoy's courtesy and spoke rudely.

"The thing is, Your Majesty must have heard that there are Shanyue people in Jiangdong. The Shanyue people live in the mountains, and it is inconvenient for our Han army to conquer them. I have heard for a long time that there are many brave men in the south who can cross mountains and ridges at high speed. My Grand Commander hopes that your army can send some warriors to Jiangdong to help our Han army conquer the Shanyue."

The Han envoy was neither angry nor annoyed, and still spoke in a graceful manner.

When Meng Huo heard the Han envoy's words, he laughed in his heart, but his face still looked savage.

"You said that your Grand Commander wants the help of my warriors? But my warriors are all busy and I'm afraid they can't meet the Grand Commander's request."

Meng Huo was blatantly rejecting her. How could anyone have something to do?

"Don't worry, my king. The Grand Commander said that your efforts will not be in vain. When the time comes, we will give you a portion of what we gain from conquering the Shanyue. At the same time, my Grand Commander will also give you generous gifts as a reward, and will also send some of the Shanyue people to you as slaves."

The more Meng Huo listened, the brighter his eyes became. This was a purely good thing. He could also find a way to send out some people or tribes that he didn't get along with on a daily basis, let them consume their strength, and in the end the benefits would fall on him.

"Well... since the Grand Commander is so kind, I have to think about it carefully."

Meng Huo touched his chin, looking hesitant.

(End of this chapter)