Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 257 "Huainanzi"

"My lord, Zhang De sent someone to bring you a gift!"

"Gift? What kind of gift? Bring it up for a look!" Cao Cao said, and saw a servant brought a box and handed it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao opened it and saw that there was a book inside, which was "Huainanzi"!
Cao Ang, Cao Cao's eldest son, saw it and asked, "Father, what is it that uncle gave you this book?"

The uncle Cao Ang said was Zhang De, and Zhang De's wife, Cao Qian, was Cao Ang's aunt.

"Zixiu (Cao Ang's name), have you read this book? This is "Huainanzi"!" Cao Cao said.

Cao Ang nodded because he didn't understand, and only heard Cao Cao continue: "Your uncle's move is to tell me that when he was attacking Yuan Shu, he retreated from Huainan and didn't fight with Weifu, and Weifu still owes him a favor. Well! It seems that the 10 people from Yuan Shang who surrendered made Zhang De very uncomfortable! Zixiu, pass on my general order to let the 10 people in Liyang return to Puyang! It is a favor for Zhang De!"

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"My lord, Li Yang urgently reported that Yuan Shang withdrew from Li Yang!"

Zhang De nodded.This brother-in-law is really giving himself face. It seems that Cao Cao doesn't want to turn his back on him in a short time.

Cao Cao doesn't want to be with himself for the time being, so the defensive forces in Yecheng can be temporarily withdrawn.Zhang De occupied Youzhou, and will face the pressure of the northern nomads directly. Now the northern nomads mainly include Karasuma, Xianbei, Xiongnu, Fuyu and other tribes.

Originally, the Huns were the most powerful, but by the end of the Han Dynasty, the power of the Huns had greatly declined.At this time, the Xianbei tribe has not yet become strong.The Fuyu people are far away from the Han people.From the immediate point of view, Karasuma is the biggest threat to the big man!

Karasuma, also known as Wuheng, was originally a branch of the East Lake Tribal Alliance.Later, the Xiongnu broke Donghu, and the Karasuma clan moved to Mount Karasuma.At that time, the south of Karasuma was adjacent to Youzhou, while the north was on the territory of the Xianbei people.

At the same time, there is another force in the east of Youzhou, that is Gongsundu of Liaodong!

Gongsundu's Liaodong prefect was appointed by Dong Zhuo back then.Liaodong was a barren land during the Three Kingdoms era.It's not that the land in Liaodong is not fertile enough, but that there are too few people in Liaodong.

Not only Liaodong, but the entire Northeast is a place with vast land and few people.In addition, the climate in Liaodong is cold, so Liaodong is a dispensable place in front of the princes of the Central Plains.
Another point is that Gongsun Du's strength is not strong. In the eyes of the princes, he is just a second- and third-rate character. Even many rebels in the Central Plains are far stronger than Gongsun Du. One-third of an acre of land was his own emperor, so Gongsun Du was gradually ignored by the princes.This is also the reason why Yuan Shao did not enter Liaodong at the beginning.

Perhaps if other princes occupy Youzhou, they won't care about Gongsundu, but Zhang De is different. Zhang De will not let go of this good place in the Northeast.The black soil in the Northeast can grow many good things.

"My lord, this Liaodong is a place of bitter cold in the extreme north! Why bother to mobilize the army! Besides, Gongsun Du has 3 or [-] troops under his command. Is this battle worthless, worthless..." Tian Feng said.

Tian Feng's words immediately resonated with other advisers. In the eyes of everyone, it is really useless to come to Liaodong, and it is a waste of troops.

Zhang De smiled. It is normal for these people not to see the benefits of the Northeast. The treasure land of the Northeast was not developed until the end of the Qing Dynasty.Thinking of this, Zhang De said: "Sir, this battle is imperative! Besides, I want to use this battle to give Gan Ning's navy another chance to train their troops!"

Tian Feng nodded. Since he joined Zhang De, Tian Feng only knew that Zhang De had a navy under the command of Gan Ning. This time Wei Yan's [-] soldiers were transported by Gan Ning's navy!To be honest, Tian Feng has never thought about the navy, isn't there a saying called "South ships and North horses!"
In Tian Feng's view, it is undoubtedly a fantastic idea to use the navy to lead troops to land.There are many rivers in China, but the rivers in the north will have dry seasons in winter, and northerners prefer to ride horses rather than boats, so they usually build bridges instead of boats when marching.

Tian Feng is a serious Hebei native. Tian Feng is proficient in chariot combat, horse combat, and foot combat, except for water combat!Even in Hebei, there is no place to practice.But after the Battle of Jizhou, the seasoned Tian Feng still saw the huge potential of the navy!
In the Hebei Plain, cavalry is the most powerful arm.But it's different in the south!The waterways in the south are criss-crossed, and many terrains are hilly. The cavalry cannot exert 100% of their strength, and there is a natural danger of the Yangtze River. In addition, the Yangtze River will not freeze in winter. Therefore, if you want to attack Jiangdong, you must first conquer the Yangtze River.

People in the Three Kingdoms era did not have the strength to build a Yangtze River bridge, so if they wanted to cross the river, the only means of transportation was a boat!Tian Feng knew the strength of the Jiangdong Navy.Now the only thing on the Yangtze River that can compete with the Jiangdong navy is the Jingzhou navy. If other princes want to develop a navy, it may take three to five years to build a bare boat!
The appearance of the navy made Tian Feng's eyes shine.Starting from Guangling, crossing the Yangtze River Estuary is the territory of Jiangdong, and taking the waterway can directly threaten Wujun, Kuaiji and other places.And even if you encounter the Jiangdong navy, it is very easy to escape in the vast sea. As long as there is enough fresh water, the navy can even stay at sea and find an opportunity to land.

In the eyes of later generations, these advantages of the navy are nothing great, but in the eyes of people in the Three Kingdoms era, this is a huge progress!

Now the only combat experience of Zhang De's navy is to transport Wei Yan's 1 horses to Jizhou, which belong to the ships in Bohai Bay.But the waters of the East China Sea are not comparable to the Bohai Sea, so Zhang De wants to rely on the navy to attack Jiangdong, and the navy has to accumulate a lot of experience, so it can't be like Kublai Khan's storm that capsized the ship!

Liaodong has become a good place for the navy to train troops!
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Yanmen is the northernmost county in Bingzhou. After passing Yanmen and going north, it is the territory of the Xianbei people.

Now, Yuan Tan has lost to Yanmen.

Guo Quan, the father of the prefect of Yanmen Guo Yan, used to be a chief minister and was ranked in the Jiuqing. The Guo family is also the most prominent family in Yanmen.

Later, Guo Quan was dismissed from office because of the imprisoned by the party, and Guo Yan was also arranged to be the prefect in a place like Yanmen for this reason.Just imagine that this kind of place is not rich in the first place. There are Black Mountain bandits in the south and Xianbei people in the north. It is not a good job to be a prefect in this kind of place!

But now, the bad luck of Yanmen prefect Guo Yan is not over yet, because he just offended Yuan Tan!
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