Chapter 848 Chaos

The waves in Bohai Bay were not very strong. Seagulls were quacking and flying on the sea to look for food. General Wang stood on the shore with his hands behind his back. The sea breeze blew his dark green long gown. His messy ponytail was blown by the wind. He was upright and independent, with a sense of immortality.

Not far away, the soldiers took off their coats, with their dark and strong upper bodies bare. Each of them had a thick rope and gritted their teeth as they pulled a huge warship.

Yes, a warship. It was eighteen feet long, three feet high, six feet wide, and had a displacement of three thousand tons. It was huge in this era. It was made of wood and had a thick layer of oil on the surface. It even reflected light from a distance.

This was the first sea ship that Zhen Sheng had been searching for for four years. There were even descendants of the craftsmen who built the sea ship for the Emperor Qin Shihuang four hundred years ago, as well as many scholars who studied various things. After many studies and tests, it was finally built. It can almost be said to be the pinnacle product of creation in this era.

From the internal keel structure to the external anti-corrosion and waterproof materials, to the mast, sail, as well as the internal space layout, power mode, transmission structure, etc., it has basically reached the current optimal level.

The power source of the ship is naturally people. There is a turbine at the bottom of the stern, relying on two hundred people to move in the cabin to generate power. Of course, this is just a preliminary experiment, and the internal transmission parts may not be able to support it. For safety, there are also open portholes, and someone paddles forward. If there is wind, then the sails must be raised and go with the wind.

General Wang's investment in long-distance voyages can be said to be quite large. From the craftsmen to the workers in the shipyard, the food is of the highest standard, better than the army. And it has also trained 5,000 young navy men who are 18 years old and have children. On weekdays, they specialize in training their bodies and practicing military formations. When the water warms up, they sit on a small sampan and go directly into the sea to practice water skills.

Now the first warship has finally been launched. When it leaves the Bohai Bay and enters the Yellow Sea, it will be inspected until next year. After various problems are solved, large-scale production will begin. Shipbuilding was very difficult at that time, but it was mainly in terms of technology rather than production. After all, a pile of wood and various splicing did not have such high technical content. He mobilized resources to support it. As long as the current ship could pass the test, a fleet could be built in two years.

Liu Bei, who was standing one step behind, sighed: "General, you have great courage. If you were an ordinary person, you would not dare to build such a large ship to go to sea."

"I once dreamed of an immortal. He pointed to the east and said that there were two kinds of shores on the other side, which could save countless people. He gave me a map of good species. I was also curious about where the east of the sea was, so I built ships, trained the navy, and went out to the east to explore. This is not great courage, but I just wanted to do it."

"General, you are too modest. You have spent four years looking around the world. During this period, you are the only one who spent countless money and food. How can you not have great courage?"

Liu Bei spoke better than Hua Tuo. Regarding Wang Yan's persistence in building a fleet to go out to sea, Hua Tuo asked him if the immortal said whether there was any panacea outside...

With a loud noise, the big ship slid slowly but powerfully into the water. In an instant, the waves surged. After a violent shaking, it finally stabilized slowly.

Seeing this, the people who were watching the excitement cheered happily. They all knew what to build a big ship for, and even many of their sons and husbands were selected navy soldiers to go to sea. Superstition about the general made them believe in the general's correctness. They believed that even if the thousands of people who went to sea might not come back in the future, they still did not doubt that going to sea was right. It was just that the previous batch of people failed the general's high hopes...

The only happy people were the common people who knew nothing. The craftsmen were not relaxed. It was certain that the ship would not fall after being launched. If it sank after being launched, they would end their lives without the general's help. They really felt sorry for the general's trust and support.

The real test was to sail out of the bay and face the test of the storm. That was the most important thing, which would determine whether their work in the past four years was successful. It would determine whether the general's great cause of going to sea could really set sail.

"Congratulations, general, on the successful shipbuilding." Liu Bei congratulated.

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Without the wind, rain, and waves, it's too early to say success."

He certainly saw it clearly. After all, he had been preparing for more than ten years and was prepared to go to sea many times. After all, there are many variables along the way. No one knows whether they can come back. So in order to ensure success, they can only die in batches.

Sima Qian once said that everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a feather. These pioneers of long voyages are heavier than Mount Tai. They are seeking the welfare of the Chinese people...

At this time, a personal guard came to report: "Report to the general, there is a letter from Luoyang, saying that the emperor is dead, the crown prince Bian has ascended the throne, and the general He Jin is in power. He summoned Dong Zhuo to the capital. The upper army captain Jian Shuo and the ten constant attendants have their own actions, and the officials in the court have their own thoughts. Luoyang must be in chaos."

Wang Yan didn't say anything yet, and Liu Bei was shocked.

Although Wang Yan said more than once that Emperor Ling Liu Hong was in poor health, and made a final conclusion on the day of his wedding last year, this year has changed. But now Liu Hong is really dead, not only that, but also let his relative He Jin take power, which is fine, but He Jin actually summoned Dong Zhuo to Beijing?

In the past, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, he had met Dong Zhuo once. At that time, Dong Zhuo was chased and hacked by the Yellow Turbans, and it was the three brothers who rescued him. At that time, Dong Zhuo heard that they were commoners, and he completely ignored their life-saving grace and was very rude. Such a player was actually promoted later.

Later, he also heard the news that Dong Zhuo was dependent on the Yuan family, but he could ignore the favor of saving his life. Today, Dong Zhuo has an army in hand and has great power, so he still looks at the Yuan family's face?

Although He Jin was a general and commanded the world's troops, who could he command at this time? How many soldiers and horses can Luoyang have? The eight lieutenants of Xiyuan together are less than 20,000 people. Dong Zhuo has an army of 100,000 people. Who will be the boss once they enter Beijing? What kind of brain is this?

Liu Bei was shocked and expressed that he couldn't understand the current situation in Luoyang. He really couldn't understand...

Wang Yan didn't care what everyone in Luoyang thought, which led them to do those seemingly mindless things, because it had actually happened. As long as he made his own choices based on what others did, Just fine.

So General Wang smiled and said: "Send the order, the Xuanwu Guards will march south and march into Linyu."

"Yes, General." The guard accepted the order, turned around and ran away to arrange for someone to pass on the order.

"Does the general want to go south to seek for the country?"

"When the Zhen family entered the government last year, I said that there was a change in Luoyang, and the advance troops marched into Linyu in order to seek peace and annex the two states. I have been planning for the country for five years as Xuande said, and it didn't start today. Xuanwu Wei’s move into Linyu is the first step, and there will be other moves after the autumn harvest.”

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Xuande can't wait any longer and wants to go south to establish a career?"

"What does the general think?"

"Go to Xin Grassland and transfer Guan and Zhang back to Tuhe. The twenty soldiers who came with Xuande will also be transferred back." Wang Yan only told his personal guards and did not answer.

But Liu Bei knew that this was General Wang's answer. Of course he knew that Wang Yan kidnapped Cai Yong and Hua Tuo was forced to stay, but the three brothers were really not at the point where Wang Yan forced him to stay.

In terms of fighting ability, Wang Yan could beat the three brothers by himself, as well as Huang Zhong and Tai Shi Ci. Both of them had fought against Guan and Zhang in single combat, and they were both strong men. As for civil affairs, he has been working as a general for half a year now, working as a secretary for General Wang. No one knows the actual situation in Liaodong better than him. Similarly, no one knows General Wang's political ability better than him. He has all kinds of things under control, and he dares to delegate power. Of course, he also dares to punish lawbreakers with severe punishments, and to punish the humble officials under his rule.

After bowing his hands and thanking him, Liu Bei asked, "General, how do you think the situation in the world will develop?"

"The message from Luoyang has been sent here, and it will take a month to rush it. To this day, I think that He Jin and the Shichangshi will definitely have a hard time. I heard that He Jin was born as a butcher, and his sister was lucky enough to be promoted to the position of general. He has no plans. Shao Duan is also headstrong. He summoned Dong Zhuo to the capital to get rid of the Shichangshi. Both I and Liaodong knew that the Shichangshi would not know, so He Jin would definitely die. The ten regular servants will be executed.

Dong Zhuowu also heard that he became a disciple of the Yuan family and became what he is today. At the beginning of the year, Liu Hong wanted to promote him to Bingzhou Mu, but he refused to give up his military power. Huangfu Song did not kill him and reported the matter to the superior. He had to lead five thousand troops and horses to take up his post. However, he stopped when he entered Hedong and waited to see what was going on in Luoyang. Now that Liu Hong is dead, He Jin summons him to Beijing. He will definitely go to Xin's old ministry and quickly go to Luoyang.

However, He Jin was dead at that time, all Shi Chang's servants were dead, and Dong Zhuo's army was in hand. Who do you think is the lord of Luoyang? At that time, Dong Zhuo would pretend to be the emperor and take power. However, looking at the past, we can see that they were arrogant and domineering people, and they were not capable of governing the world. At that time, great power is in hand, and it will be rampant. All the powerful people in the court must go to other places and raise their own troops. When the war breaks out, the world will be in chaos and the people will have no peace. "

Liu Bei frowned as he listened to the development: "General, so asserted?"

"If you stay here until next year, then the princes will gather together and go to Luoyang to attack Dong Zhuo. Just watch and see whether what I say is true or not."

Casually using his prophetic advantage to show off, General Wang waved his hand, leaving Liu Bei with an enigmatic back...

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are now under the command of Liao Hua. Each of the two brothers is better at fighting than the other. After a year, they have now become captains leading thousands of troops. To put it bluntly, these two people together can take advantage of Liao Hua.

Of course, this is just saying that no one in the world can poach the soldiers under General Wang. Guan and Zhang had different intentions. Just when they were about to start taking action, they had to be tied up in front of the general by their soldiers. This is what the military and the people want.

But this sounds nice. To put it bluntly, General Wang is good to them and allows them to live a life they never dared to imagine before. Coupled with the long-term spiritual construction and the purpose of the establishment of the army, this is extremely important. High loyalty.

They are not fighting for General Wang, they are fighting for themselves under the leadership of General Wang. What they are fighting for is their own interests, and the goal of the war is to make themselves live a better life and let more people live a better life. . This was the army under Wang Yan, which was essentially different from the Han army today.

The Han army couldn't learn this set of things even if they wanted to, because this is not a simple military issue, but a political line issue for the entire organization.

Guan and Zhang can indeed fight, and cavalry operations on the grassland do not require the action of a large corps as a whole, because the Xianbei and Xiongnu on the grassland are all tribal forms, and only the army near Yanshan can easily reach tens of thousands of people. dispatched, and this kind of troops, Liao Hua could defeat them in one winter, and the rest were small groups. Therefore, powerful free thugs like Guan and Zhang cannot be used in vain, and they must be used to death.

Therefore, except for the first month, these two people have never stayed in the city. They have always been fighting in the grassland regardless of winter or summer.

This is the grand strategy of General Wang, and he must control the grassland. Now Liao Hua is still leading his troops to fight on the grassland, which is to plunder the grassland population, concentrate these people in one area, let them herd horses, sheep and cattle, and bring the rules of the general's office to the grassland, trade with them, sell them food, and dispatch rescue when they encounter white disasters, so that they don't have to ride south to hunt for grass because they can't survive.

In return, Wang Yan harvested the Xianbei people on the grassland, harvested a relatively stable source of meat, as well as cheese, dried meat, etc., and even asked scholars to study the production and manufacturing of milk powder.

He wants to bring civilization and stability to the nomadic people on the grassland. Through continuous communication and integration, he is very confident that he can assimilate this nation in three or four generations.

In fact, the Wuhuan people under his rule now seem to have been assimilated. There are a large number of Wuhuan people in his army, and now Xianbei people are beginning to appear little by little.

In fact, Xianbei and Wuhuan are of the same race, but after they separated, one went to Xianbei Mountain and the other went to Wuhuan Mountain, and they were named after the mountain.

Of course, those who should be killed must be killed. Many people died on the grassland. Liao Hua had a lot of experience in the tactics of cavalry harassment. After all, he started to lead troops at the age of 18. He had not experienced a warm winter in so many years. He had a strategic awareness that was forced out of him. As for his own combat effectiveness, Wang Yan had taught him and used secret medicine to strengthen his body. Overall, he could barely be ranked first-class.

Compared with Liao Hua, Zhou Cang was much worse. He was already old and had no room for improvement. However, Zhou Cang was more stable. He led the army in Changchun and did a very good job in defending the north.

Guan and Zhang were both trivial matters. Wang Yan was now more concerned about the future mobilization of troops.

Now, there are millions of soldiers and civilians, and they have developed to the Songnen Plain, which can barely be regarded as occupying half of the Northeast Plain. Although Goguryeo and Buyeo have already paid tribute, their pace of expansion to the north has not stopped. Buyeo people often come to seek refuge with their families. These two families are not powerful enough. As long as a guard horse is stationed, they can ensure peace under the rule.

The Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula are basically empty land now, with few people living there. There is no need to station troops here. It is enough to rely on the militia of less than 20 people to defend themselves.

In the grasslands in the west, Liao Hua swept 500 miles, and the Xianbei people he plundered also lived and worked within these 500 miles. One guard was stationed at the mountain pass, another guard was stationed at the grassland, and another guard was stationed at Tuhe.

He could mobilize a small number of troops, only three guards. It is definitely impossible to expand the army. The current military strength is already the limit that the people's power and land can support. If new soldiers are recruited, people's livelihood will inevitably be affected, and this kind of thing cannot be done.

It is okay to make the current million soldiers and civilians suffer, but they cannot suffer too much, and they cannot suffer all the time. This is the most basic and political basis for following his uprising. This is the foundation that cannot be shaken.

However, after thinking about the operation of Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, Wang Yan was relieved. For a person who is afraid of destroying the villagers' houses and killing people in vain, three guards and 20,000 soldiers are enough.

Although Wang Yan always takes one step and looks three steps ahead, it is obviously impossible for him to think three steps ahead all the time. He has a plan for doing things, but it is not all a plan. Because he always knows that the more plans he makes, the more changes there will be, and the subsequent plans are meaningless except for wasting brain power. So many times, he is just thinking about the plan now, after all, as long as he moves towards the big goal, he will never go wrong.

There is no doubt that in this world, the goal is to unify the world and enrich the people. The current goal is to take over You and Bingzhou, and Tu Ma Teng and Han Sui, and control the cotton producing areas of Gumo. Then unify the north, and finally go south to establish the capital, which is a perfect three steps...

Speaking of cotton, Han Sui's reply arrived last year. As expected, he did not agree with General Wang's crazy suggestion to drill through the grassland and open up the grassland trade route. But he accepted the credit, and they collected the cotton first, and then waited until the trade route was opened before trading.

This is not Han Sui's generosity, but Wang Yan clearly told him the planting method and function of cotton, and the old guy took it seriously. After all, there is no need for cotton clothes.

So his reply can basically be regarded as fart. Han Sui, the old man, definitely thought that when the cotton was grown, he would process it according to the method Wang Yan told him, make cotton clothes, weave cotton cloth, and then do business by himself.

Wang Yan certainly didn't care. He told Han Sui the role of cotton and various manufacturing methods just to attract Han Sui's attention. No matter what, in the end, it was all his, General Wang. It's not fat first, it's just right to kill.

Within ten years, there would be no place to grow cotton under his rule except the circle of Pingguo, because there was not enough food to eat, and it was impossible to use so much land to grow cotton.

But within ten years, he could deal with Han Sui and control the Western Regions. Although the long journey to grow cotton in Gumo made the cost of cotton much higher, compared with the benefits of actually controlling the Western Regions, that little cost was negligible.

Thinking all the way, Wang Yan staggered back to the general's mansion.

At this time, the general's mansion council hall was filled with the sound of gongs and drums, and it was very lively. There were male and female dancers dancing in the field, and a team of musicians with more than 30 people behind them were playing.

At the bottom of the main seat, Zhen Dao was sitting on a chair with a bulging belly, watching the dance and listening to the music with a serious face. This was the dance club, they had a new program and came to see Zhen Dao, the leader.

Since the establishment of the dance and music club last autumn, and the matter was handed over to Zhen Sheng to assist Zhen Dao, Zhen Sheng took time out, wearing the tiger skin of the general, to invite the nobles to appreciate the singing and dancing, and conveyed the general's instructions to ask them to send some singers and dancers. The nobles were very respectful and sent more than 200 people, half of them were musicians and half of them were dancers.

In addition, the scholars who like this set also strolled around and helped to come up with ideas. The dance and music club is now very strong. The people in the council hall now are only a part of it.

Liaodong is rich, and it is not a problem to support these people. It is equally important to enrich the spiritual life of the military and civilians.

Wang Yan stood next to the musicians playing at the door with his arms around his shoulders, watching the dance in the field.

This is a dance that praises the harvest. People are smiling and their movements are open and closed. It is no longer the kind of gentleness before. It has done a good job of the general's instructions of "spirited spirit". It is happy to watch, even if you don't understand what they are dancing.

Zhen Dao had already seen Wang Yan. After the singing and dancing, he held his stomach and asked, "What do you think of this dance, General?"

"Very good." Wang Yan waved his hand, motioning the people who saluted him to stand up, and said with a smile, "Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, war is about to start. You must choreograph a dance of war and victory. It must be powerful, spirited, and make people laugh. You will perform it with the soldiers next year."

"Since the general has ordered, you must choreograph it urgently and never slack off."

"Yes, General, mistress." The group bowed in unison.

In fact, the title of mistress is not appropriate. Because General Wang has never established a mistress, he has already made it clear that they are all equal wives, so his subordinates are flattering. As long as she is in the general's room, she is all mistress. It is easy to call her, and the women also like to hear it, and everyone is happy.

Wang Yan waved his hand to signal everyone to leave, walked to Zhen Dao, helped her up, took her pulse, and then walked to the back house: "Be careful these days, my son will be born this month."

"Why do you need to say more, General? I will take care of it myself." Zhen Dao smiled and nodded, then asked, "Just now the general said that the Central Plains is in chaos and war is about to start. What is the reason?"

"The Han Emperor Liu Hong is dead, Prince Bian has ascended the throne, and the foreign relative General He Jin is in power. How can there not be chaos? I have ordered the Xuanwu Guard to go south to Linyu. After the autumn harvest, there will be another transfer. There will be no peace from now on."

"The general will take over the world and save the people!"

Zhen Dao is good at talking, and of course she really believes it. She has heard of many heroes, but none of them are as good as the general. She has never heard of a person with such a broad mind, lofty ambitions, and clever means as Wang Yan. He is kind to the people, considerate to the officials, and sincere to the soldiers. Even for her, a woman, he is also caring. Moreover, she was allowed to take charge of a department, not limited to the general's mansion, and give full play to her strengths to benefit the military and civilians. Who can say that such a person is not a hero?

"Madam knows me." Wang Yan laughed and helped Zhen Dao to the back house to chat.

He actually has more than one wife now. There are two other wives in the back house, both of whom were married this year and are pregnant. The next few years will be the climax of his marrying wives. There must be so many every year, otherwise how can he say that there is a harem...

A month later, Zhen Dao gave birth to a son, and Wang Yan named him "Ren". At present, the preparation is to choose a name according to benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, trustworthiness, gentleness, respect, frugality and humility. He seems to have chosen this name before... After that, if there are more children, then we will talk about it. He has long been tired of choosing...

It was also at this time that Guan and Zhang rushed back from the grassland. The soldiers who were previously dispersed and incorporated into various guards did not want to leave. They wanted to go back and bring their families to Liaodong. Liu Bei did not force them. This was the result he had accepted long ago. Those soldiers had gone south to Zhuo County a month ago and wanted to take their families to Linyu. They would also be transferred to Linyu.

So on this day, Wang Yan saw off only Liu, Guan, and Zhang. In order to make them look not too shabby, Wang Yan picked three Ferghana horses from the stable, and gave one to each of them.

"Xuan De, don't forget how difficult life is. Yun Chang, you must be humble. San Hei, you must be kind to the soldiers."

The three brothers all bowed and thanked the general for his instructions before leaving. They benefited a lot from their one year in Liaodong.

Zhang Fei said bitterly: "General, I have already made a mistake, why do you still call me like this?"

"It's because I taught you to remember it clearly." Wang Yan laughed and waved his hand, "See you tomorrow, go..."

"Xuan De bids farewell to the general." Liu Bei bowed, and Guan and Zhang followed him.

Then he turned around without hesitation, galloped on his horse, and went south.

General Wang looked at their backs with a smile, the autumn wind suddenly rose, the three evil spirits came, and the world was in chaos...

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