Yuan Xi's trading strategy for Xianbei outside the Great Wall is very simple.
Food can be given, goods can be given, silk and silk can be given, and even weapons other than armor can be given, as long as the number is controlled, it is not impossible to give.
But there is only one thing that cannot be given, which is technology.
From farming to water conservancy, from forging to manufacturing, all related craftsman tools are not provided.
The war is about technology. If these things are leaked, sooner or later, foreigners will turn them against the Chinese people.
If you want, you can enter the customs and settle in Youzhou, and create a household for the people.
Yuan Xi does not think that the current chaos in the Central Plains is a good period for ethnic exchanges and integration. On the contrary, it is a good opportunity for foreigners to take advantage of the troubled waters. As long as there is a flaw, they will pounce on it like hungry wolves and bite them.
Moreover, in the coming years, the weather will get colder and colder, and there will be fewer and fewer places for farming and grazing. This is a period of life and death between the Chinese and the nomadic people outside the Great Wall. In order to snatch limited survival resources, the two sides will inevitably fall into countless conflicts. Go to war.
Yuan Xi and the Gongsun family had previously reached an alliance. After Gongsun Kang returned, Gongsun Du agreed to join forces, but his attitude towards how the two parties should cooperate has been ambiguous.
Yuan Xi naturally knew that the opponent was still doubting his strength, so when Xianbei invaded the border outside the Great Wall, he adopted the most violent counterattack.
Sure enough, after the news about Xianbei's head in Jingguan spread throughout Youzhou, the Gongsun family immediately sent envoys to discuss dealing with the Qingzhou pirates. Even Wuhuan Chanyu, who had been ready to make a move, was frightened and retreated, sending people to express his goodwill to Yuan Xi.
After Yuan Xi learned that Jizhou had sent a high official to serve as the governor of Bingzhou to reconcile with the southern Xiongnu of Bingzhou on behalf of the Yuan family, he knew that the threat to the west of Youzhou had been temporarily eliminated. Now he could finally free up his hands to catch the Qingzhou pirates by surprise.
That's right, I'm afraid no one would have thought that Yuan Xi would send troops during the Chinese New Year!
The Chinese New Year is the busiest time for maritime routes and the most rampant time for pirates. It is a good time to eliminate them.
Pirates are cunning, so Yuan Xi also used a lot of tricks on his side. Almost none of his generals in Youzhou are good at water warfare. Moreover, as the lord of Youzhou, Yuan Xi has just given birth to two male heirs. Everyone thinks that he During the Chinese New Year, they will stop fighting and hold a big banquet to celebrate.
But Yuan Xi's real plan at this time is to lead a group of elite soldiers, disguised as members of the Zhen family's caravan, to join forces with the Gongsun family at sea to wipe out the pirates in the waters near Donglai!
He said to Lu Lingqi: "Do you really want to go with me?"
"This is a water station, not a land battle. You may not be able to adapt to the water."
Lu Lingqi raised her fist, "Are you looking down on me?"
"How can such a trivial matter trouble the daughter of the Lu family?"
She didn't know that a few days later, she would regret these words for a long time.
Yuan Xi laughed loudly, "Okay, let's set off tomorrow!"
He took Lu Lingqi out and found Lu Xun and Tian Yu in the barracks who were selecting soldiers.
Except for Tai Shici in Xuzhou, these two are already the most proficient generals in water warfare under Yuan Xi. Now they are selecting and training elite soldiers suitable for water warfare in the barracks.
Water warfare and land warfare are completely different things. Land warfare soldiers need to be tall and strong, able to wear lifting armor, have a solid lower body, and have strong strength, so the best among them are all strong men like iron towers.
Water combat soldiers are required to move quickly and quickly, be able to stabilize their bodies on a swaying deck, be good at using light weapons, and have strong jumping ability. Therefore, elite water combat soldiers are all people with strong bodies and strong explosive power.
Nowadays, Tian Yu and Lu Xun use this as a criterion to select soldiers. At the same time, the armors worn in water battles cannot be too bulky, so they all wear leather armor and pierced armor.
Seeing the hundreds of sergeants moving in unison under Lu Xun's command, Yuan Xi looked at them and nodded slightly, thinking that he was indeed the man who had led his family to fight against Sun Ce.
On the other side of the military camp, Lu Lingqi ran to watch Gao Shun train soldiers trapped in the camp.
I saw two tall soldiers wearing heavy iron armor and helmets, holding two unedged Huanshou knives, and slashing at each other with all their strength.
Both sides were wielding swords fiercely, with the ring-shou sword making a shrill sound as it quickly struck at the weak points of the opponent's armor, trying to cut the opponent down.
This is actually quite dangerous. Although the two of them are still wearing linings, if the ring-headed sword cuts into the gap in the armor, they may be unable to get up for a long time, or they may be broken directly.
But the two celebrities didn't hesitate at all. They used their swords hard and even slashed at each other's head and neck.
Facing the opponent's blade, he didn't even blink, and he didn't even want to dodge. Only when he was fatally wounded, he turned slightly sideways and blocked it with his armor.
But even so, the two of them only shook their upper bodies slightly, and their feet did not move even a step!
Lu Lingqi has seen many times of trapped camp training, but every time she sees it, she can't help but sigh that the soldiers trained by this method are the absolute mainstay on the battlefield.
The so-called trapping in the camp is not to dodge the enemy's attack, but to face the enemy's attack. The first task is to firmly hold the position under your feet and push forward flatly.
Soldiers trained in this way will never blink an eye even if they encounter the opponent's cavalry charging into the battle. Supplemented by heavy armor and long swords, they are strong soldiers who can break through heavy cavalry with heavy steps!
Of course, when you encounter the soldiers on the opposite side, standing and slashing at them can frighten them, but when faced with the impact of horses, it is also unwise to stand completely stupid and bear the impact of horses with your body. If you don't move your feet, you can still Removing the impact at the same time requires extremely high skills.
From time to time, Gao Shun gave instructions to the two soldiers on how to release their strength. Looking back, he saw Lu Lingqi looking eager to give it a try, and said helplessly: "Miss, you are already the envoy's wife, so don't think so, right?"
Lu Lingqi said enthusiastically: "Uncle Gao is too stingy. A little sparring would be good for them."
She couldn't help but put on the armor next to her, but she took out the double halberds at hand and put on a posture.
Gao Shun had no choice but to call one of them down and said, "Be careful, if you get hurt, I can't afford it."
Lu Lingqi smiled and said: "How could it be!"
She swung her halberds, took two steps forward, and was within five feet of the opponent.
The soldier was a big man nearly nine feet tall. When he saw Lu Lingqi entering the attack range, he subconsciously slashed with his sword. The wind howled, and there was a faint sound of wind and thunder.
Lu Lingqi's body swayed, and the long knife slashed from her side. Just as she was about to raise her hand to hook the opponent's armpit, the long knife turned and slashed towards her.
Lu Lingqi stepped forward and appeared beside the man, drawing out a halberd with her other hand.
Seeing that the long knife was blocked by her own body, the man changed hands and flipped the long knife back, forcing Lu Lingqi to take two steps back and yelled "Okay!"
The two of them exchanged dozens of moves, each using strength and skill, but there was no clash of weapons at all, and everyone on the sidelines watched in complete silence.
At this time, Yuan Xi and Tian Yu also came over to watch the battle. Tian Yu saw that Lu Lingqi's figure was like walking through a flower. She didn't blink at all when facing the oncoming blade, and her dodge was extremely precise. He couldn't help but praise: "If Miss Wen Hou is a man, , I’m afraid it will be famous all over the world long ago.”
Yuan Xi spoke up: "Do I have half of her talent?"
Tian Yu coughed, seemed to be choked, and turned his head away in embarrassment.
Yuan Xi received a critical hit of 10,000 points.
The man was excited to kill, roared, and finally turned his steps, driving the ring-shou knife to spin, slashing towards Lu Lingqi like a windmill. Lu Lingqi took a few steps back to see the flaw, and hooked the two halberds towards the opponent's blade guard.
With a snap, the tip of a halberd was inserted into the ring of the hilt, and the tip of the halberd hooked the blade. However, with the help of the rotation of the opponent's blade, the two halberd poles were brought together, stopping the sword's movement.
The man saw that the blade of the sword was stuck on his wrist. With a little force, he no longer wanted his hand. Then he opened the hilt of the sword, cupped his fists and said, "I admire you."
At this time, everyone's cheers were loud.
Lu Lingqi put her two halberds together, returned the knife to the opponent's hand, and said with a smile on her face: "I accept."
But she also knew that in a real battlefield, there wouldn't be such a large space for her to move around. If several people on the other side attacked together, she would have no choice but to escape.
Therefore, the famous generals are all cavalry, and at least they have a horse to avoid being beaten by the group. However, the generals who fight on foot either have difficulty achieving results, or they almost never live long.
Several people left the military camp together, and Yuan Xi said to Lu Xun, "This time I have Mr. Lao."
Lu Xun quickly returned the courtesy and said, "Young man is scared."
He didn't understand why he, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, trusted him so much and asked him to preside over the annihilation of pirates this time.
Tian Yu on the side didn't understand either, but he understood that in the past two years, Yuan Xi had been very accurate in judging people. Even Tian Yu, who had never believed in prophecies, sometimes wondered whether Yuan Xi's subordinates really knew how to stargaze.
But according to my understanding, no one fits it?
Yuan Xi turned to Tian Yu and said: "Gather up the troops tonight, and early tomorrow morning, pretend to be the Zhen family caravan and rush to Yuyang port."
"A real caravan set off early the day before yesterday. I have asked it to slow down and stay at sea for a longer period of time to lure out the Qingzhou pirates first."
Tian Yu smiled bitterly and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, Young Master must fight in person?"
"What if something goes wrong."
Yuan Xi waved his hand and said: "It's just a small fight, just in time to celebrate the New Year after the war."
"I also need to verify some ideas and come back to improve them."
"What's more, with Guorang and Boyan, this battle will be won."
After hearing this, the two of them clasped their fists and said, "I will obey your envoy's orders!"
When Yuan Xi returned to the house in the mansion, Zhen Mi already knew that Yuan Xi was going out for a while. She didn't ask Yuan Xi what he was going to do. She just said, "Husband, be careful to keep warm and don't catch the cold."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will bring you some New Year's goods by the way."
Zhen Mi shook the sleeping child in her arms and sighed: "This winter seems to be colder than in previous years."
Yuan Xi sighed: "It may get even colder in the future."
"Just take care of yourself and your children."
Zhen Mi smiled and said, "Have you decided on the names of your husband and your child?"
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Take it out and write it down when the full moon comes and the wine is served to celebrate."
Zhen Mi heard this and said, "How about the marriage with the Hou family?"
"It's almost a full moon, haven't you gone to see Mrs. Hou yet?"
Yuan Xi touched his nose and said awkwardly: "I'll tell you right now."
He walked to Mrs. Hou's door and hesitated before knocking on the door. Mrs. Hou came and opened the door. Seeing that it was Yuan Xi, she was a little at a loss and lowered her head to let Yuan Xi in.
She closed the door, feeling a little uneasy. These days, she also noticed the conflicts and entanglements in Yuan Xi's heart.
However, all she can do now is wait.
(End of chapter)
