In the early morning, there was morning fog on the sea, the morning sun rose, and the rays penetrated the fog, making it hazy and beautiful. Seagulls screamed and danced, welcoming people returning from fishing in the dark.
Because of its proximity to the sea, a morning market has naturally formed next to the civil pier on the seaside. All seafood is sold here, and there are also some other vegetables, fruits, etc., which are relatively abundant. The main customers are city people. Many people do not have land, but they are well paid and willing to eat and drink.
Of course, there are also factories on the coast that specialize in purchasing freshly caught seafood, freezing it, and transporting it to other inland areas. And there are ice makers at the stations along the way, who specialize in adding ice to the transported seafood to keep it fresh.
There are also fishing grounds that specialize in raising seafood. After all, you can’t always catch fish, so having a fixed harvest is naturally very important.
On such an ordinary morning, suddenly, a low and desolate horn sound came, breaking the hustle and bustle of the morning. People on the beach subconsciously looked at the place where the horn came from. It was a lighthouse standing in the sea and a watchtower, stationed by navy soldiers.
As people looked away, they also saw two small dots that looked like warships farther away on the seashore. Immediately afterwards, there was another sound of gold ringing, and soon we saw naval officers wearing armor and standing around the military dock. At the same time, a fast horse flew out and ran straight to the city.
The knight on the horse shouted: "The navy warriors who went to sea to find immortal species are back! The navy warriors who went to sea to find immortal species are back!"
Listening to the knight's shouting, people suddenly remembered this important event. Of course, they are not to blame. More than two thousand people are sent out every one or two years. It has been going on for nine years now, and five fleets have been sent out, but no news has ever been heard.
Although every time the fleet goes to sea, the general will personally come to preside over the ceremony, but there has been no result for so many years, and people have subconsciously ignored it. Only when General Wang comes back to preside over the ceremony and send the navy officers off to sea, will people become lively and lively.
But today, someone finally came back.
Some people have already approached the blocked military dock, with tears in their eyes, eager to see their children soon...
The warship was already crowded with people. They were all rough-skinned and dark-skinned, and all had green heads. They grinned and looked at the dock in the distance and the familiar green mountains.
"I'm finally back..."
"Yes, he is eight years old..."
"The Tuhe River has undergone tremendous changes, which I don't even recognize now..."
"I don't know if the general can be an emperor..."
After wandering outside for a long time, fighting against nature, they all missed home. But when they really return to their homeland, their hearts feel empty and timid about being close to their hometown.
They had laughed and cursed before, but now all that is left is the complicated nostalgia...
Zhending is 1,500 miles away from Tuhe. Wang Yan only saw Zhending on the evening of the seventh day.
Without stopping, or even taking a sip of water, he went directly to the isolated military camp. I saw that they had slowed down a lot, and there were only less than 768 people left in the team.
Wang Yan's eyes swept over everyone's face, and he nodded heavily: "You have wandered all the way, risking your life to fight against the waves, and find the immortal seed. You have done a great job..."
He said a lot of words, mainly to affirm the historical achievements of these people, give them corresponding honors, and at the same time appease these people's emotions and let these soldiers know that they were valued.
Everyone will be happy if we have a lively drink together and make arrangements later to prevent these warriors from having to pay in vain.
While drinking with these soldiers and listening to their chatter, Wang Yan also learned the whole story.
Not too surprising, just a bunch of thrills. If not, how come two-thirds of the people died. But when these people said it, there was no sadness at all. People always laugh and say dangerous, sad things, which is a sad thing in itself.
The main reason is that people in this era are used to seeing death, and they have also seen many ways to die. Although they are all dead brothers, what can they do? No matter how sad and sad, there must be an end, there must be an end. You can't cry when you mention it. You have to get through life and you have to look forward.
Their route was along the continental shelf, across the Pacific, and finally arrived in North America. This was not slow. Although they later reached the North Pole in the Bering Strait area, they found something was wrong and adjusted back in time, along the They began to explore the American continent, and finally found the seeds that Wang Yan drew pictures and wrote descriptions of.
After that, it went all the way from North America to South America, circled around the Big Island, and finally came back along the land from the East China Sea, which was considered a circle around the Pacific Ocean. For the sake of safety, we did not just find a place to land, but went all the way to the Bohai Sea and returned to Tuhe, and then we landed. They even waited outside all night and came in the next morning.
There were no other fleets along the way, and a large number of natives were killed in the process. They also admitted their mistakes to Wang Yan, saying that they really couldn't hold it in and had committed an adulterous military discipline. They also said that they really had no supplies and did a lot of looting and massacres. thing.
Soldiers who dare to admit their mistakes are of course good soldiers.
Furthermore, they are all men, and the journey is quite dangerous and boring. The number of people around them is decreasing one by one, and some of them have been sick. These people have no support for their backs, and their mental states are all very unstable. Wang Yan couldn't control a lot of things that were done outside. It is just verbal criticism and education, and it will be over if I give political lessons in person.
Although Wang Yan is not extreme, he is still a nationalist, and he must be prefixed with adjectives such as left-wing, hawkish, and radical. This is his position that has not changed for thousands of years.
Although he is equally ruthless when killing his own people...
The second team took more than eight years, which is a normal time. Their boat speed was very slow. At the same time, they also had to explore the land and search for crops purposefully, so they naturally slowed down.
In any case, the goal was achieved, and Wang Yan was very pleased.
He stayed in Tuhe for another week, arranging the cultivation and improvement of seeds, as well as the placement of the soldiers who returned alive from the sea. In addition, he personally checked the bodies of these people to ensure that there were no major problems and that they would not bring diseases elsewhere. , and dealt with some matters in the Northeast nearby, then rode horses and took more than a hundred personal guards, leisurely and leisurely, inspected Youzhou along the way, looked at Qingzhou across the Yellow River, expressed condolences to the garrison here, and Crossed the Yellow River...
At this time, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who had been fighting fiercely for two years, finally decided the winner.
The main battlefields of both sides are in the three counties of Chenliu, Jiyin, and Yingchuan. Yuan Shao wants to fight to Xuchang, and Cao Cao wants to fight to Luoyang.
Yuan Shao didn't care at all that Wang Yan in the north would take the opportunity to go south, and devoted all his troops to the decisive battle with Cao Cao, overwhelming the entire front. Because they all agreed that Wang Yan would not cross the Yellow River. Even if he crossed the river, he would only gather the people. As long as they did not take the initiative to attack, Wang Yan would not raise troops to attack them.
Furthermore, even if Wang Yan crosses the river to attack them, they will not be able to do it, and resistance will only be a matter of time. So they simply gave up the struggle and went all out to defeat Cao Cao.
Lao Cao's situation is more dangerous. After all, he only has Liu Bei as an ally, but he is attacked by Yuan Shao and Liu Biao. It turned out that Yuan Shu was also beating him, but now that Liu Bei was stronger and suppressed Yuan Shu, it also saved Cao Cao a lot of energy.
But it's not easy to deal with it either.
This was not the time of Guandu. Yuan Shao had an army of 700,000 to 800,000 troops, while Cao Cao only had over 100,000 troops. Yuan Shao was overwhelming Cao Cao, but Cao Cao could only resist, and finally won the victory by surprise attack on Wuchao. Although both sides now have more than 100,000 troops, it does not mean that Cao Cao's fight is easier. Lao Cao is indeed capable, but he is not that strong, not to mention that he is still the one being beaten.
The main reason is that Yuan Shao is different. It is precisely because he does not have an army of 700,000 or 800,000 people, and Wang Yan is still eyeing him in the north. Once there is enough food, he will raise troops and go south. His mentality is completely different.
His original mentality when he was in Guandu was that he didn't take Cao Cao seriously, and even if he failed, he would have a way out, so he naturally felt like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. It was Wang Yan who now had hundreds of thousands of troops, and they had already fought once before and ended up in a disastrous defeat. He stationed an army on the other side of the Yellow River and peered at Luoyang.
Lu Bu's garrison in the west has entered Youfufeng, which is the official Sili land and is only two hundred miles away from Chang'an. Zhao Yun encircled and suppressed the Baibo Army in Bingzhou, and the battle had ended. To the east is the sea, and Wang Yan has warships that can go far to sea. Yuan Shao has no way out. If he loses again this time, he will really have nowhere to go.
It is also because the external environment is different now. At the time of life and death, his subordinates are united as never before. Not to mention political struggles such as reserve positions, this also makes Yuan Shao planful and unstoppable. After all, he thought his subordinates were united in will, so he naturally didn't hesitate too much.
In addition, the counselors under him are not bad, and the military generals are not bad, but they are enough. Not to mention that they have gathered large and small warlords in the Guanzhong area. Ma Teng is also under the former Sahou, and Ma Teng's son Ma Chao is even more so. He bravely championed the three armies, and now he has reached adulthood, which can be regarded as supplementing his peak combat power. With such a complete civil and military force and equal strength, they fought with Cao Cao for two full years.
In the recent battle, Ma Teng rebelled and defected to Cao Cao, which affected Yuan Shao's strategy. During the battle with Chen Liu, he suffered heavy losses. Chun Yuqiong was killed by Xu Chu alone, Wen Chou was trapped, and finally surrendered. Yuan Shao The tide is over.
Luoyang, in the renovated imperial city, in the main hall.
The atmosphere is very depressing, filled with a sense of death, because the situation is really over, there is really nowhere to escape, and we are trapped and dead here.
Liu Xie, who was sitting on the dragon throne, suppressed his breathing and tried hard to reduce his sense of presence. He looked at the door of the hall, where the old figure stood with his back to him, his clothes in messy clothes and his eyes drunk.
Not only Liu Xie was watching, but all the officials in the palace and Yuan Shao's men were all looking at the old figure from behind. Many of them knew how high-spirited this man was in the past. Of course, the difference is that many people are watching the joke, but the same thing is that everyone is worried about the next fate.
After watching for an unknown amount of time, Yuan Shao slowly turned around and looked at Liu Xie and the officials who were all watching, and then at his subordinates with different expressions and his panicked sons.
He took a long breath, straightened his messy clothes, straightened his crown, held his sword in his hand, and walked step by step towards Liu Xie who was sitting on the dragon throne.
Liu Xie trembled. He didn't understand what Yuan Shao was going to do.
Yuan Shao just walked up to Liu Xie without saying a word, just looking at the trembling Liu Xie.
Finally, Liu Xie couldn't stand the strong pressure, stood up in panic, shouted not to kill him, ran to the side and collapsed on the ground. After realizing that Yuan Shao made no next move, he shut his mouth obediently and sat there without saying a word.
Yuan Shao stepped on the pedal, turned around, looked at the people below who were staring at him, and the small movements of many people. He stretched out his arms, flicked his sleeves, and sat on the dragon chair. He was sitting very upright.
Previously, he had always sat alone on the lower level, never sitting on the dragon throne. Today, he sat down to experience it, but that was all.
The Son of Heaven is the one who has strong soldiers and horses. There was nothing in his hand, and sitting here he was as frightened as Liu Xie, and even peed his pants in fear.
After some self-feeling, he spoke in a gravelly voice: "Ma Teng rebelled, Chunyu Qiong died in battle, Wen Chou was captured, and the army of 100,000 was defeated, and the situation was over. You have followed me for many years, and you have not given up yet. I deeply feel that you have "Hounen, there is no solution to the crisis now, and there is no way to retreat. Fighting to the death is futile and useless. I am about to die, and you can go on your own."
He waved his hand to stop his men from talking, and then arranged: "My son can escape and remain anonymous, or he can surrender to Cao Cao, but my bloodline must be preserved."
"Left and right, bring me a pot of poisoned wine and a jar of fine wine. I will poison myself and die, leaving my whole body intact. I hope you will bury me in the ground. Don't say too much, sir. Cao Cao will lead his army here in a few days. I will see you later. Nowhere to go.”
After saying that, Yuan Shao suddenly drew his sword out of its sheath and glared at his motionless soldiers: "Why don't you go quickly?"
The soldier had no choice but to bow his hands and accept the order. After a while, as Yuan Shao said, he took a pot of poisonous wine and a jar of top-grade spirits produced by Wang Yan that had a very soft taste but were very strong. .
Yuan Shao watched the soldier pour a bottle of strong wine and a bottle of poisonous wine. He picked up the strong wine with a smile and drank it in one gulp. He drank three bottles in a row.
When the scorching heat dissipated, Yuan Shao breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The king is a barbarian, and the people under his rule are tough. He is good at drinking this strong wine. It is indeed good."
After checking the wine produced under Wang Yan's rule, he raised the bottle of wine and said to the group of people below: "My lords, have a good trip."
After that, he raised his head and drank up the poisonous wine. It was not enough, so he drank another bottle while he was not having an attack.
He threw the wine bottle in his hand and laughed wildly.
The hall was empty, and all that echoed was his laughter.
Suddenly, the laughter stopped. Yuan Shao suddenly felt unbearable pain in his abdomen, his eyes widened with anger, and blood spilled from his mouth. He pushed back, twitched twice, and was already dead...
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