A few days later, the Jiaozhi soldiers led by Lü Meng learned of the defeat of Bai Tengjiang, the main force in Jiangdong, during their retreat. These soldiers immediately turned against each other and almost killed Lü Meng and the other three. Fortunately, all three of them were brave generals and were able to escape quietly. Return north.
As a result, in the battle of Jiaozhou, Jiangdong sent almost all the generals who were under pressure. In the end, only Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai, Huang Gai, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, and Han Dang ran away, and almost all the elite soldiers were wiped out.
Zhuge Liang accidentally captured Wei Wen, a young general on a ship in Jiangdong, and Zhu Ran, a general from Jiangdong. After learning about this situation, they had no choice but to surrender. Cao Wu left Wei Wen as an aide in the Beifu, while Zhu Ran waited for the redistribution of official positions in the north. But according to Cao Wu's arrangement, he would most likely be allowed to guard Jiaozhou and serve as Li Dian's deputy.
Among the many generals who surrendered, Lu Fan was the most courageous and would rather die than surrender. In the end, Li Dian, who was injured by him, killed him personally.
Cao Wu has reported to Xudu that Li Dian will be Suinan Zhonglang General, replacing Shi Xie, which is equivalent to restraining Man Chong.
In addition to Li Dian, Cao Wu also retained Jiang Wan, who was appointed as Jiaozhou Biejia. It stands to reason that Jiang Wan was too young and had few qualifications to take the position of Biejia, the deputy governor of the state, but Man Chong Against all odds, he agreed to Cao Wu's idea, allowing Jiang Wan, a young man in his early twenties, to become an official who had made his fortune and made others envious.
But Jiang Wan's own performance quickly silenced everyone. He not only represented Beifu's rights and interests in Jiaozhou, but also gained the trust of Man Chong and Li Dian. The three of them restricted each other in Jiaozhou, forming a new officialdom in Jiaozhou. pattern.
Zhao Yun fought against Ling Tong in Guangxin City. He was seriously injured again and was still recovering. Cao Wu arranged for him to recuperate in Guangxin, intending to wait until he was healed before talking about anything else.
Everything was arranged, and Cao Wu set out on the road lightly.
On May 1, the 14th year of Jian'an, it started to drizzle in Nanhai County.
This little rain not only does not make people bored, but also makes people feel comfortable.
Cao Wuji took Diao Chan and many maids from Beifu to the southernmost tip of Nanhai County.
After collecting intelligence these days, Diao Chan also has a general impression of Jiaozhou.
She introduced: "There is an island not far from the sea here, hundreds of miles long and wide, which has never been seen in the Central Plains. It was established as Yazhou in the early Han Dynasty, but it was eventually withdrawn due to barbarian rebellion."
Cao Wu nodded and said: "South of the sky, south of the sea, Yazhou might as well be nicknamed Hainan Island."
Ah Si chuckled lightly: "The general is using random nicknames again. I've never heard of an island having a nickname."
She smiled sweetly, and if they didn't really understand, no one would have thought that the landmines that killed people under Guangxin City were her handiwork, and that the battle that Lu Meng had vowed to fight was also ruined by her hands.
Ah Shi sniffed and said: "The climate here is warm. Over time, it will be inconvenient for northerners."
Cao Wu rode forward, and the little red horse clattered along the beach.
During this period, although Nanhai County was also a plain, due to the hot climate and its distance from the Central Plains, it was not developed and not a single person was seen for a long time.
Everyone in Beifu didn't know where Cao Wu was taking them.
Finally, they came to a large river.
It is not the Baiteng River in Jiaozhi, but the Pearl River that flows through Yulin, Cangwu, Nanhai and other counties.
Simply compared to the water surface, the Pearl River is even wider than the Yangtze River. This river enters the sea here and carries the momentum of Jiaozhou.
"Actually, in Jiaozhou now, the most crowded places are to the west of Guangxin."
Cao Wu held the whip in his hand and pointed in the direction of Guangxin City in the northwest.
"To the west of Guangxin, that is, Guangxi, there are many people here now. In the future, people will all be east of Guangxin, that is, Guangdong."
The Pearl River is obviously in the Guangdong mentioned by Cao Wu.
He carefully identified the place at the mouth of the Pearl River and finally couldn't find the place he was looking for.
He didn't say the next words to everyone.
He only said it in his own mind.
"Thirteen hundred years from now, there will be three big cities near the Pearl River Estuary, which will be at the forefront of the world stage."
"One of them is where I spent my whole youth."
"I once lived a 996 life there, fighting for a house. When I returned to the rental house at night, I turned into a keyboard warrior and searched for a place to rest my soul in cyberspace."
"It was very tiring, very numb, and I lived mechanically every day. But in the end, I still couldn't stay there."
"Some people say that this city only cares about your youth. It's a pity that I didn't wait until the end."
He shook his head, emerged from his random thoughts, and found that he had arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River.
Only then did he realize that this was 1,300 years ago, when the Pearl River had not yet broken out of the land where the city was located, and the place called Shenzhen was still missing.
Diao Chan and others followed silently on horseback. They didn't understand Cao Wu's emotions, but they didn't ask and just accompanied him quietly.
Cao Wu watched for a while, but after all he couldn't find any traces, and he didn't know if he could go back.
He put his last trace of nostalgia for the past here and would not think about it again in the future.
Time is a cycle. Since fate has brought him here, he must do something.
No matter how many blockades are broken, we still have to do it.
Jingzhou has been decided, and Jiaozhou has also been decided. The next goal is to beat up the drowned dog, and wait until the summer and autumn to gather the army and capture Jiangdong.
Cao Wu waited for a while, waiting for Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Chen who were chasing behind to arrive.
Chen Dao felt that as a subordinated general, he was incompatible with these few people, but Cao Wu had always wanted to invite him, so he came. This was also his attitude, which proved that he had recognized the identity of Beifu's retainer and would serve as Beifu's staff in the future. Cao is without an saddle, riding in front and behind. Especially during the Guangxin battle, after seeing the strength of Beifu, he became more determined in his thoughts.
Chen Dao was not someone who wanted glory behind his back. It was just that Pang Tong had schemed against him before and made him an abandoned son, so he was disheartened by Liu Bei. Now that he has a master and is indeed appreciated, he naturally no longer feels guilty.
As for Wei Yan, he had long recognized Cao Wu and was willing to serve as Cao Wu's retainer. Even if he didn't have an official position, he still wanted to work under Cao Wu.
On the contrary, the veteran Huang Zhong spent a lot of effort. After all, he had an official status and needed to abandon his official position before joining Cao Wu.
Cao Wu waited for Zhuge Liang and five others to arrive. He held his whip and pointed it south, and said to them: "Kong Ming, Boyan, Han Dynasty was promoted to Duke, Wen Chang, Uncle Zhi, do you know what is south of this sea?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I heard Miss A say before that there are islands on the other side of the sea."
"Yes, but there is more than one island."
Cao Wuyouyou pointed to the south and said: "In addition to Yazhou, there are also Luzon and Java, and further away, there is an island as big as China."
He looked around the five people and said: "You are all civil servants and generals who are countless in the world. How can you only focus on this corner of China?"
Among these people, Wei Yan was the least confident. Cao Wu said that he was one of the best in the world. He couldn't help but feel proud of You and said happily: "Of course not. When the Central Plains is pacified, I might want to go further south to see it."
Cao Wu laughed: "Not only in the south, but also in the extreme north, extreme east, and extreme west, there is land, and the achievements are endless. If this generation can't finish it, there will be another generation, descendants, and descendants. One day, this world will... It will be filled with descendants of Yan and Huang!"
After saying that, he no longer waited for the five stunned people, and rode his little red horse up the Pearl River and went straight there.
The five people were stunned for a long time, but Zhuge Liang was the first to react and started laughing.
"My lord, if you can benefit the people of the world, I am indispensable!"
He followed Cao Wu on horseback, followed by Lu Xun and others, and a group of more than ten people headed north in a mighty manner.
Ten days later, Cao Wu returned to the northern mountains of Cangwu, near the place where Fengchu Pang Tong died. As he was walking, he suddenly felt a warning sign.
Then, he saw an old man standing in front of him.
It was the man who met Liu Bei not long ago.
