Zhou Yu's detailed analysis made all the generals understand how terrible Sun Ce's great achievements were. They were in awe of Sun Ce, who was no different from a briquette except for the whites of his eyes and teeth.
As for the newcomers Ken Mailer, Valena, and Sirote, they looked even more respectful.
Sun Ce maintained an indifferent expression at this time, but with the black skin, he looked very funny. Fortunately, no one looked down upon Sun Ce because of this.
"The general situation is like this. Tiannan County can be our bridgehead. It is no larger than a state and has abundant mountains, rivers and fertile fields, so we can station troops on it." Zhou Yu pointed at Sumatra Island and said, even though it is called an island. In fact, it is close to half a million square kilometers in size, and there is a lot of rice on it, which is harvested three times a year. It is considered a good place even in the Central Plains.
This is also the reason why after the Kushan and Han armies went to Southeast Asia to attack each other, they basically did not transport food from the rear. There is no shortage of food and grass here, whether it is fruits that are constantly available all year round, or various strange things in the sea. Fish, shrimp and crab can be used as supplementary food.
As for the real staple food, it is rice here just like in the Central Plains. Although the yield per mu is not very high and is quite different from that in the Han Dynasty, due to the advantage of the climate, there is no problem in having three crops a year.
Therefore, after the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire encircled their territories, they did not need the support of domestic grain and grass. Incidentally, this was also an important reason why the two empires were able to fight thousands of miles away from the mainland.
However, compared to the Han Dynasty leopards who mainly live in the temperate zone, the climate is not very good, the rain is average, and they have never opened their eyes, there is no special feeling after the Kushan enclosure, because they have a year Three ripe, not very shocking.
As for the Han Dynasty, it was completely different. There were three crops a year and so on. I had heard Chen Xi talk about it before. At most, there were cookies as a guarantee. Zhou Yu had never seen the real situation. The soil quality and climate of the Central Plains were destined. It needs to be left fallow.
Therefore, when he first saw the rice here that can be harvested in only four months, Zhou Yu was stunned, and then silently began to enclose the land everywhere, dragging all the auxiliary soldiers and civilians he brought to enclose the land for farming. Went there, and some of the soldiers were also assigned to work in the fields.
After all, it is different from later generations. In this era, food is the sky, and the Han Dynasty can kill enemies and bury them as fertilizer on land that can produce food.
Naturally, for Zhou Yu, he was much less angry about being driven out, and he was much more motivated when building the city and enclosing the land. He even silently marked a row of "Sun" characters on a lot of land in Southeast Asia to prove that this was Home place.
Because of this kind of thinking, Zhou Yu included Ye Tiaoguo into his own sphere of influence early on. In Zhou Yu's view, Ye Tiaoguo was an indispensable part of their Sun family.
Well, the most important thing is that Zhou Yu and Gan Ning once went to Australia, and they went to Australia with a group of well-matched experts. There, Zhou Yu saw the most shocking iron mine in history, endless red sand, and a faint It smells like rust, not a blade of grass grows, it’s all an open pit mine!
At that time, Gan Ning excitedly wanted to erect a monument to prove that this was the territory of the Han Dynasty, but Zhou Yu smiled and said nothing and rejected the proposal. In fact, it was not that Zhou Yu had ruined his family, but that Zhou Yu had silently included that area into the future. Territory, after all, it is an open-pit iron mine, one of the most indispensable armed resources of the most classical empire!
Therefore, Zhou Yu never thought about erecting a monument. Do you still need to erect a monument to prove your own things?
Instead of erecting a stone monument, it is better to think about how to capture that area. Although Zhou Yu did not know how big the island was, he had to capture it based on the iron mine.
To occupy it, we must occupy Ye Tiao Kingdom. Only by using Ye Tiao Kingdom as a springboard, we can look north to the Central Plains and south to Australia, and secure strategic key points. We can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat.
As the saying goes, "If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region; if you don't plan for the eternity, you can't plan for a moment." At this level, Zhou Yu no longer only looked at one city or one place, but also managed the entire world.
With this kind of wisdom, Ye Tiaoguo naturally became an indispensable piece of the puzzle for Zhou Yu. Unfortunately, Ye Tiaoguo had been controlled by Guishang before, and was suppressed by the Qianfan Navy. Even if Zhou Yu wanted to seize it, he could not win it.
Unexpectedly, Sun Ce actually took over half of Ye Tiaoguo's territory after a few operations. This is why Zhou Yu would hold it high and put it down gently, because even if Sun Ce didn't do this, Zhou Yu would Sooner or later, Ye Tiaoguo needs to be taken down.
In the current situation, Zhou Yu has no good way to take advantage of Guishuang's Qianfan Navy. Therefore, after his last defeat, Zhou Yu made a plan to advance both by sea and land. Unlike other generals, Zhou Yu is not only good at naval warfare. , his land combat is also among the best in the world.
Therefore, after determining that it was impossible to overwhelm Kuishang in a short naval battle, Zhou Yu thought about a plan to break through on land, and Ye Tiaoguo came into Zhou Yu's eyes, with a territory of 500,000 square kilometers and complex terrain. , from mountains to hills to plains, everything is available, whether it is field battles or guerrilla warfare.
What's more important is that Ye Tiaoguo has already annexed the whole country, and the Kushan side is severely oppressed. The Han Dynasty already has a popular base to criticize the people. Theoretically, a powerful legion can lurk over and carry out the campaign on the spot. Small-scale army operations can divert considerable energy from the Kushan navy.
Of course, this was a consideration before. If it were changed to now, it would be completely unnecessary. Ye Tiao Wang City is in hand, and Ye Tiao Min's hearts are in his body. Zhou Yu has been able to allocate part of the main force to have a good fight with Guishang. The army is fighting.
"In terms of naval battles, it will be difficult for us to defeat the Kushans in a short time, but the army, with the current quality of the Kushans, is far behind!" Zhou Yu said with a little conceit, but no one spoke to refute, including Ken Myler and others agree with this judgment.
"So what we have to do next is to withstand the harassment of the Kushan Navy, and then send three main legions to Ye Tiao Kingdom." Zhou Yu gave Sun Ce a look, and then there was no need to speak. After he finished describing the situation, Everything that needs to be understood is understood, and the rest depends on Sun Ce's arrangements. Sun Ce has always been very reliable in arranging personnel for marching operations.
"Where is Li Yan?" Sun Ce suddenly changed his playful expression and became serious, and ordered loudly.
"The general is here!" Li Yan stepped forward and said.
In fact, when Zhou Yu was explaining before, Li Yan had a feeling that this matter was going to fall on him. Sun Ce didn't have many generals who could take charge of one side. Zhou Yu couldn't move lightly. Cheng Pu was too senior and sent him there. , the general who cooperates can only be his subordinate, so the only one who can be called suitable is Li Yan.
"You will be the main general, leading Wenpin, Chen Wu, and Huo Jun to Tiannan County to make arrangements. There is no need to report everything, and you are allowed to do it easily." After Sun Ce thought for a moment, he directly arranged the personnel.
After going to Nichinan County, it became much more difficult to contact the two parties. It was almost impossible to control remotely. Therefore, there was a need for a brave and resourceful general to make decisions and respond to official duties. Li Yan had both wisdom and courage. Although he had Character flaws, but given the power to make decisions, it is enough to deal with Kushan.
Wenpin was calm and capable. He was one of the few generals who could communicate with Li Yan, and he was also one of the few generals who could check and balance Li Yan.
Huo Jun is not enterprising enough, but he is very capable of defending the city. With him sitting in the rear, once the situation in Ye Tiao Kingdom gets out of control, Huo Jun retreats to the capital of Ye Tiao Kingdom and can definitely defend it until the reinforcements of the Han Dynasty arrive.
After all, hundreds of people defended one place and were attacked by tens of thousands. After a year of fighting, Huo Jun's hundreds of people were still able to fight back. Even with the terrain bonus, it was enough to show Huo Jun's defensive ability.
It can be said that Sun Ce arranged for Huo Jun to join this team not just to let Huo Jun use his talents. If possible, Sun Ce hoped that Huo Jun would paddle the whole process and finally just lie on the credit book and get through.
Of course, this is just thinking about it. Sun Ce also needs to consider such things as knowing the truth. Calculate defeat before calculating victory. Sun Ce has also learned the art of war.
As for the last Chen Wu, this was once a Sima under Sun Ce. He was a confidant promoted by Sun Ce. He was capable, but had never experienced a war. The purpose of Sun Ce's arrangement was more for learning, and he was a real assistant to Li Yan. Go and get started.
"At that time, we will replenish the legions under our command and head to Tiannan County together." Sun Ce ordered loudly, but it was a pity that he was wearing black skin, which made him feel like he was wearing a crown.
"Yes, general!" Wenpin, Chen Wu and Huo Jun all stood up and replied.
After saying that, Sun Ce gave Zhou Yu a look, suggesting that he would hand it over to Zhou Yu next, and Zhou Yu nodded and began to arrange military affairs for other generals. However, none of them were attack missions. They were all defensive, at most long-range suppression, and warships were also involved. Requested to be towed back to dock and awaiting orders.
This purely defensive order puzzled out-of-character generals like Gan Ning. In their view, there was no need for Kushan to retreat to the turmoil in Tiannan County even if it wanted to cause trouble for the Han Dynasty. To this extent.
"There is a new batch of navy in Kushan. You should also know that Ceci Selian, the founder of Kushan Navy. With our current strength, it is okay to defeat the Kushan Navy last time. But against such an opponent , we should be more cautious, they can attack us across the sea, or we can go south along the land route." Zhou Yu looked at the resentful eyes of his generals and explained.
After receiving the inside information, Zhou Yu decided to give up the naval battle first. The last time he was almost wiped out by accident, this time when he met such a real god, he did not observe and learn first, but directly went up to him and killed him directly. If you go up there, you might be killed on the spot.
