The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 303
At the beginning of August in the sixth year of the Republic of China, three major events occurred in the Han Kingdom.

First, Cao Zhang, the chariot and cavalry general of the Great Han, led more than [-] Hu Han iron cavalry, and left the fortress from Yuyang. He defeated the Wuhuan people in Baitan Mountain with lightning speed, and beheaded more than [-] people. Ba, Hao Zhao, Hu Zun and others ran for thousands of miles and blocked the tribes of Xianbei who were gathered at Danhan Mountain for the Linlin Conference. Xie Guini led the remnants to flee westward in panic.Cao Zhang then conscripted the Huns and Wuhuan people, and pursued them non-stop. The horses couldn't untie their saddles, and the men couldn't untie their armor. In the hands of the Xianbei people, only the western Xianbei is still in the hands of the Xianbei people, and the north and west are cleared.

Second, Liu Bei, king of Shu, died, and Emperor Han issued an edict to be succeeded by Liu Chan, the crown prince of Shu, with Zhang Fei, the general of Shu, and Zhuge Liang, the prime minister, as assistants.When Guan Yu, the great general of the Han Dynasty, heard it, he wept bitterly and vomited blood.

Thirdly, Su Yu, governor of the East China Sea of ​​the Yue Kingdom, led more than ten thousand sailors to the east, and the soldiers pointed directly at the Japanese country. There were more than a hundred countries in the Japanese country. Among them, South and Near Korea were built fortifications, and more than a hundred Japanese envoys were sent by large ships to the South China Sea to meet the King of Yue.

In December, Taizhou, Funan County, Funan Lecture Hall.

Funan Lecture Hall is a branch of Funan College. However, due to the particularity of the military, the lecture hall is a little far from the main building of Funan College, and it is closer to the virgin forest, because a large part of the courses here is in the jungle. Tactical training, so a training base was built in the jungle, and students were sent to the base for actual combat training every semester.

December is the time when Sun Shao routinely inspects the martial arts hall twice a year. The martial arts hall will hold a debriefing graduation exercise. Students with outstanding performance in the exercise will be given priority to be selected as Lang in the palace. Among them, the best Some of them will join the most elite infantry of the Yue Kingdom——Destroying Front Battalion, so every student in the lecture hall attaches great importance to this exercise. Even if they are not soldiers from the Yue Kingdom, they do not want to stay in the Yue Kingdom after graduation, It would also be a very honorable thing to be invited to the New Year's Eve to enter the special pastoral city to have a drink with the princes and ministers.

The Martial Arts Hall has been established for two years. When the exercise was held last year, many people did not pay enough attention to it, and the intensity was not enough. But this year is different. Almost all the students are working hard. At least they must strive to participate in the New Year's Gala opportunities, so the whole process is much better than actual combat.

Ma Di was a transfer student, and he never thought of joining the army of the Yue State. However, his purpose was to make a name for himself, to impress the visiting students led by Zhao Yun and Li Yan, so he studied very hard. Of course, the military theory couldn't help him, but on the contrary, he asked the instructors several times, which angered the instructors, and threw him into the deep mountains and old forests during the exercise.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Ma Di was not dragged out by the rescue team, but crawled out by himself. However, when he came out, he was almost dead, with ragged clothes, disheveled hair, sunken eye sockets, and everyone who saw him looked like a Seeing the enemy, there was a wolf-like light in his eyes.As soon as he saw the instructor who greeted him, he grinned, without even smiling, he fell to the ground and passed out.

I didn't know until I woke him up, because he was too arrogant and looked down on other students, and the other students couldn't understand him, so I lost him halfway, he was running around in the jungle by himself, and soon lost Lu, in order to save his life, he trekked in the jungle for seven days. Because he didn’t pay much attention to the survival of the jungle, he didn’t know what could and couldn’t be eaten in the jungle. He was afraid of being poisoned. Don't dare to eat indiscriminately, even dare not drink water indiscriminately.Thanks to his good memory, he memorized the maps thoroughly, and after walking for a few days, he found a way out.

When Sun Shao heard the news, he couldn't laugh or cry, so he specially interviewed Ma Di.

When Ma Di saw Sun Shao, he hadn't recovered from the fear in the jungle, but after changing into clean clothes and replenishing food, his original handsome appearance had recovered a bit, and he could barely maintain a bit of appearance.

"The King of Shu has passed away." Sun Shao's first sentence was to tell Ma Di about this. When Ma Di came out from Shu Kingdom, Liu Bei was still dying, and outsiders rarely came to the martial arts hall. Ma Di never knew about it.

Ma Di nodded, very calm, although he didn't know that Liu Bei was dead, but he knew that Liu Bei's death was not unexpected, on the contrary he felt a little relaxed.Liu Bei died, and Zhao Yun and others had to watch the funeral, and they would not come to Funan until at least the next year.

"Brother Kong Ming is in charge of the overall situation, and he wants to focus on developing people's livelihood. Zhuge Ziping and some Shu scholars are going back soon. Are you interested in going with them?" Sun Shao turned the cup in his hand, looking at this historical and Zhao Including the same famous talent, his eyes are a bit complicated.Although it took Ma Di seven days to get out of the jungle that other students could get out of in three days, but considering that he was a transfer student and turned out to be a scholar with an eye above the top, this result is already very good. It stands to reason that he should belong to that year. One of the normal quota of several people who have to die is right.

"I'm a commoner, so what does it matter if I don't go back?" Ma Di said disapprovingly, trying to put on an appearance of a madman in front of Sun Shao.

Sun Shao smiled, took a sip from his teacup, and asked after a while, "Do you plan to continue studying in the lecture hall, or to travel around? If you want to travel, I am very willing to invite you to accompany you. After the New Year, I will take a trip to Tianzhu, if you are interested, you may wish to go with me."

Ma Di was very excited, this is a good opportunity to increase his knowledge, and it is also a good opportunity to get close to Sun Shao.However, this survival in the jungle left an indelible impression on him. He regretted that he didn't listen to the lectures well and almost lost his life in the jungle. This was a great blow to him who has always been conceited. If this debt cannot be repaid, it will definitely become a laughing stock by then.

And he's here to make a name for himself, not to be a laughing stock.

"I am very willing to travel with the king, but I still want to finish the lectures in the martial arts hall first." Ma Di said sincerely: "I am not eligible to participate in the New Year's feast, if I make an exception just because of the king's favor, That is inconsistent with the rules of the Martial Arts Hall. Although Su is an outsider, he does not want to break this rule."

"Hehehe..." Sun Shao smiled, and his interest in Ma Su became more and more intense. Although this man was arrogant, he was arrogant enough to have the capital.He turned his head and smiled at Feroz who was standing aside with a sullen face: "See, this is the example of my big man."

Ma Su looked at the man who had been silent all this time in surprise, and was surprised to find that this man was neither Han nor Funan, but obviously a barbarian, even the barbarian who wore Han clothes and didn't look like a Han man.Seeing Ma Su's surprise, Zhuge Jun introduced: "This is Feroz, king of Zhuluo in Tianzhu, who was captured in the war last year. Because of his meritorious service in supervising the construction of the city, the king decided to let him go back to the country."

"Isn't this going back to the mountain?" Ma Di blurted out. Although he never regarded Yue as his own country, facing outsiders like Feroz, he naturally classified himself and Yue as Han people. In this category, consider the problem from Sun Shao's perspective.

"Let the tiger go back to the mountain?" Cui Qian, the former general, burst out laughing, covered his mouth with his hand, turned his head away, and the others also looked at each other and smiled.Feroz stayed with the Han people for more than half a year, so he knew some Chinese. Although he didn't understand this sentence very well, he understood the meaning of it. He was not surprised why Cui Qian and others laughed. He lowered his head in embarrassment, feeling somewhat resentful towards Ma Su.Firstly, Ma Di's words caused him to be ridiculed, and secondly, he was afraid that Ma Di's words would arouse Sun Shao's worries, so he did not let him go back.

Feroz was deeply concerned about being captured alive by Sun Shao. Among the dozens of countries in the south, Zhuluo's strength is one of the few. Feroz has always regarded himself very highly, even for those with similar strength King Jerome Divia and King Pandya Arkadi, he didn't pay much attention to them.I have always hoped that one day I can unify the Tianzhu continent and become the king of kings.He thought it was a good start to lead the three-nation joint navy to Funan this time, because under his pressure, Jerome and Pandya bowed to him. In order to obtain greater profits in the business and further expand his own strength, he did not expect that things backfired. The United Navy was completely annihilated by the Yue people, and even he himself was captured alive.

What made him even more depressed was that he was actually defeated by someone with fewer wins, and Feroz's confidence was shattered all of a sudden.At that time, he thought of committing suicide, but his confidant Sanjay persuaded him. Sanjay said that people who have achieved great things in ancient times have gone through hardships. To become enlightened, you need to practice long-term and unremitting asceticism to temper your will. This time, Your Majesty may be a tribulation, and it is the beginning of your real career leading to a higher cause.

Feroz listened to this advice, and in the subsequent construction of Yangon City, he took the lead and worked hard, truly taking these hard work as a test for himself.His action made the captives calm down and relieved Yang Xiu's workload. After half a year, Yangon City was completed, and Feroz was brought to Temu City as a representative of the captives.Sun Shao was very satisfied with his obedience and decided to let him go back.

Feroz regards these as rewards from heaven, and regards returning to Zhuluo as a new start of his career. How could he let Ma Su's words cut off his own life?He thought for a moment, then quickly knelt down in front of Sun Shao: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be a hunting dog in front of your Majesty's horse, chasing and killing those tigers and wolves for your Majesty, and dare not be a tiger and wolf yourself."

Sun Shao stroked his chin and smiled, comfortingly said: "Gu has never doubted your loyalty, so get up."

"Here." Feroz got up, stood aside, and secretly wiped a cold sweat.

Ma Di didn't think so, but looking at this posture, Sun Shao seemed to trust this Tianzhu man very much, and he didn't have to insist on being a villain.He chatted with Sun Shao for a few more words, and then left with Zhuge Jun.Zhuge Jun said to Ma Di with some regret: "Youchang, you should have agreed to go to Tianzhu with His Royal Highness the King of Yue just now."

"Why?" Ma Su asked back.Of course he couldn't tell Zhuge Jun that he stayed in Funan Lecture Hall to continue his studies because he didn't want to lose face.

Zhuge Jun looked around, lowered his voice and laughed, "Do you know that the Yue Kingdom is planning to attack Tianzhu?"

Ma Su nodded, and said ideally, "It's not a secret, what's there to be curious about?"

"But do you know that Tianzhu is much bigger than Taizhou? If you calculate it, Tianzhu is about as big as Taizhou, Kuaiji, and Nanhai in Yue State combined. Their strength is actually no worse than Yue State. When Tianzhu was the strongest , There used to be an army of nearly one million, although it is not as good as before, but all assembled, the 30 army is still stable. If you want to deal with Tianzhu with the strength of the Yue Kingdom, it is tantamount to swallowing an elephant with a snake."

Ma Di stopped in his tracks and looked at Zhuge Jun in amazement: "So, the king of Yue sent this Tianzhu man back because he wanted to use the Tianzhu people to attack the Tianzhu people and use the barbarians to control the barbarians?"

"It's about the same." Zhuge Jun said cautiously: "I also guessed. After the defeat of Feroz, they have established a new king in their country. Once he returns, there must be a civil strife. In addition, the United Navy The defeat directly caused the other two countries to be unable to deal with Yue's navy, so they could only stick to the mainland. The two kings hated Feroz to death, and when he returned to Tianzhu, a civil war was inevitable."

Ma Su didn't say a word, and after thinking for a long time, he nodded his head as if realizing something.It is precisely because Tianzhu is torn apart that Sun Shao has a chance. In the art of war, he pays attention to using the whole to attack the zero, and using the many to defeat the few.On the one hand, Sun Shao tried his best to bridge the contradictions between Wei, Shu and Wu, and even spared no effort to help Wei go to the northern border and help Shu to pacify the southern border. He just wanted to integrate the power of the two countries so as not to be distracted from the domestic .

But is it that easy?Ma Di was filled with emotion.Although this principle is not difficult to understand, it is not easy to actually implement it. Among other things, there are different power conflicts within Wei, Shu, Wu and Yue. In the expansion, they can gain more benefits in the expansion, and there is no need to compete for it yet.But the momentum of expansion will always slow down. For example, if they attack Tianzhu now, once the war is frustrated, they will turn their attention to the competition between each other.

Zhuge Jun saw that Ma Di was silent and thought he regretted it, so he went on to say: "Where did the instructors in the martial arts hall come from? They are not generals in the Yue army. When it comes to specific tactics, they may have their own strengths. Like that He Da, his jungle tactics are second to none among the generals of the Yue Kingdom, but in terms of overall vision, who can be better than His Royal Highness the King of Yue? You will benefit a lot by staying with him for a while."

Ma Di looked back at him, smiled, and said perfunctorily, "Do you think he has a better vision than your brother?"

Zhuge Jun smiled and shook his head: "It's hard to say, but I don't think my elder brother is smarter than him. They are actually very similar, but in terms of vision, my elder brother may be slightly inferior."

Ma Di didn't think so, he admired Zhuge Liang the most, and he didn't think that Sun Shaoneng could be compared with Zhuge Liang at all.Zhuge Jun saw Ma Di's disdain, he wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything.In any case, it is always good for Ma Di to respect Zhuge Liang.

At the beginning of February of the seventh year of the Republic of China, Sun Shao rushed to the island of Ceylon in person, and Zhuge Zhi, the general protecting Ceylon, Zhou Xun, the deputy general, and Nimar, the king of Sinhala, rushed to the seaside to meet him.As soon as he saw Sun Shao, Nimar rushed over from a long distance, clasped his hands together, bowed down and bowed down.Sun Shao bowed slightly and returned the gift.Nimar was very happy. He thought that Sun Shao would give him a smile at most. After all, although Sinhala is still an independent kingdom, without the help of Yue, he would not have the strength to regain Ceylon.

"Thank you for your help, Your Majesty. The ancestors of Sinhala will bless your Majesty to be happy and healthy, with many children and grandchildren." Nimar said sincerely: "Our Aryan women are the best mothers."

"It's really good, but it's a little less." Sun Shao laughed, and walked forward side by side with Nimar.Nimar didn't feel sorry for the moment, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly realized, and quickly smiled: "Don't worry, your majesty, as long as your majesty likes it, I am willing to choose some young and beautiful women to send to your majesty."

"Then I can't thank you enough." Sun Shao didn't refuse. Anyway, no one dared to say that he is licentious. Besides, Aryan women are really good-looking, with blond hair and blue eyes. , which is in line with his aesthetic vision that has been nurtured by countless decadent capitalist artworks.

"Your Majesty, how are you doing recently?" Sun Shao chatted with Nimar cordially as he walked, "Have any soldiers from my Yue Kingdom made trouble here? I know these people are used to being wild and like to make trouble. Once they leave My sight, it’s not normal if they don’t do something. If it’s going to another place, then that’s fine, but Ceylon is an ally of Yue, and the king is my friend. I can’t let him harm This gem of Ceylon. Majesty, don’t worry, if you have anything to do, just tell me, and I’ll make the decision for you.”

Nimar laughed, saying that the Yue people did not cause trouble here, of course it is impossible, other things are better, the more than 800 pirates under Lu Mao have done immoral things, and no one steals a chicken or a dog. Forget it, robbery and murder are not one or two things, but Nimar is a person with experience in the world. He knows that these people are not good people, but if they want to help them fight the war, they will inevitably suffer from these losses.Besides, for him, maintaining the national line of the Sinhala Dynasty is the most important thing, and it is not a problem at all to kill a few people, not to mention that the generals of the Yue Kingdom consciously restrained their subordinates and did not deliberately indulge them.

"Your Majesty was joking. Your country's soldiers are very disciplined and have committed no crimes. With the protection of your country's soldiers, this jewel island is even brighter." Nimar's tone was humble and respectful. He had been imitating the Han generals. Arched in front of the chest, leaning forward slightly, half a step behind Sun Shao, like a loyal servant following behind his master.

"Since the king is tolerant and doesn't want to embarrass them, I won't force the king. I will punish them after I find out." Sun Shao gently exposed it, and then asked: "I don't know if Zheluo and Pandiya have come. ?”

Nimar frowned, with a hesitant expression.Sun Shao didn't hear the answer, so he couldn't help being a little surprised. He looked back at Nimar and saw Nimar's constipated face. He seemed to have something to say, but he didn't dare to say it, but there was something clearly different in his eyes. have meaning.Sun Shao rolled his eyes and immediately understood.He turned his head to look at Zhuge Zhi, and Zhuge Zhi smiled: "Your Majesty, I don't know. After the navy was annihilated, Zeruo and Pandiya were attacked by the King of Sinhala. They were frightened. We still can't believe our good intentions, so we are not afraid of people coming."

"Oh?" Sun Shao glanced at Nimar again, and Nimar nodded quickly after hearing what the interpreter said: "When the king Tianwei came, those Tianzhu people were frightened, and they used to think about it all the time. They wanted to occupy Ceylon, but now they dare not come when they are invited."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed loudly: "Your Majesty is too humorous. Arkady and Divia will feel very uncomfortable after hearing this."

"It's not just them, I'm afraid Feroz, king of Zhuluo, is the one who suffers the most." Nimar said with a flattering smile: "Feroz doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and dares to entangle those worthless broken ships to compete with the king, he deserves it He was captured alive by the king. King, can he build the city well?"

Nimar's voice was very loud, and Feroz, who was standing in the distance, heard it, and his lungs exploded with anger, wishing to rush forward to grab Nimar and beat him up.When he occupied the island of Ceylon before, Nimar was beaten too embarrassingly by him. He once thought of surrendering him, but he wanted to keep the blood of the Sinhalese dynasty and proclaim himself a vassal without being merged. Feroz was unwilling to agree. In order to beg him, Maer sent beautiful women and treasures, and talked all kinds of good things. He never thought that he just lost a battle, and he became the object of ridicule in Nimaer's eyes.

Sun Shao glanced at Feroz's ashen face, and he didn't point it out, and continued to listen to Nimar's derogatory remarks about Tianzhu people.Nimar invited Sun Shao into the elephant cart, and personally held the whip for Sun Shao to show respect.Sun Shao didn't take it too far, he just let Nimar wave his whip symbolically, and he firmly refused to let Nimar serve him again.Nimar felt a little more happy. Compared with the Tianzhu people, the king of Yue was really too polite and gave too much face.

The city wall and the government office had just been built in the new city. The city was not big, that is, it was one mile square. It was divided into two parts, one for the army and one for the residents. The merchants who came and went lived in the city.Only two or three miles away from the city is the good deep-water port where Sun Shao's ship is moored. A large number of merchant ships are now moored in the port, and of course the warships of Zhuge Zhi and others are also moored in it.Looking west from the city, the Tianzhu continent can be seen faintly.

Zhuge moved closer to Sun Shao, cast his eyes into the distance, and said softly: "Your Majesty, you can go forward about a day's journey from here to a small island, which is very close to Pandiya, which is three or four. About ten miles away. Now Captain Lu and the others are stationed on that island, harassing the coast during the day, and returning to the island to spend the night at night.”

Sun Shao chuckled: "I can't tell that Lu Zizhang is quiet, but he gets along well with pirates."

(End of this chapter)