When Yi Zhong returned to the ship, Liu Yu's fleet continued to set off south, passing Zhang Tong's fleet.
Liu Yu stood on the bow of the boat and saw Zhang Tong, the governor of Daifang and Lelang counties.
This Grand Administrator Zhang was tall and strong, with a majestic look on his face. He did not know that these two counties had now become enclaves of the Central Plains Dynasty, which was only the beginning of the suffering of tens of thousands of Han people in the two counties.
Although the tens of thousands of Han ancestors who are isolated overseas have fought tenaciously against Goguryeo, Baekje and other barbarians for hundreds of years despite their numerical disadvantage, they will eventually be annexed and integrated into Goguryeo and Baekje.
Since then, Goguryeo has filled the vacancy left by Xianbei's move south and became the overlord of Liaodong. Baekje completed the integration of the Mahan natives and used the advanced technology learned from the Central Plains to become a maritime power. It was even able to unite Japan to fight against the Tang Dynasty.
However, at this time, Baekje was far from having the same rampant capital as it would have been three hundred years later. The Baekje nobles, headed by King Hiryu, had only just begun to try to invade the southern part of Daifang County to test the Jin people. manner.
When Liu Yu was observing Zhang Tong, Zhang Tong also noticed him.
Zhang Tong's eyes lit up when he saw Liu Yu. He was such a powerful sergeant, and he was very eye-catching among the navy who were known for their flexibility and endurance.
This sergeant kept staring at him closely, which was not in line with the politeness in front of elders and superiors in this era. However, Zhang Tong had been busy recruiting and uniting various forces to fight against Goguryeo in Lelang and Daifang in the past two years, and he had long been oblivious to these red tapes. Care too much.
The first meeting between the two parties ended in a hurry after the two ships met.
After the fleet continued sailing south for a long time, it finally arrived at the mouth of Daishui.
Daishui was the name used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he established the four counties of the Han Dynasty. In later generations, this river was called the Han River.
"General, this is Daisu. The royal city of Baekje is on the bank of Daisu River. It can be reached fifty miles from here."
Yi Zhong knows this place very well.
Liu Yu saw that the sky was getting darker at this time, so he planned to find a place to park the boat and rest, and then start planning again tomorrow.
"Is there an island suitable for anchoring here?" Liu Yu saw the shadow of many islands on the sea here.
"There is Bojiang Island not far away, which is most suitable for mooring and resting." This simple question did not trouble Yi Zhong.
“Are there Baekje or Mahan people on the island?”
Liu Yu didn't want to be attacked by Baekje or Mahan while he was resting at night. After all, the nearby islands were very close to the mainland.
"Hehe, no. There were originally some Mahan natives on the island, but they were captured as slaves by our Donglai merchants many years ago and sold to Liaodong County. Now there are very few natives left on the island, and they are all honest. Very."
Yi Zhong seemed to be very aware of this. Liu Yu asked a little more and found out that he was also involved in the capture and trafficking of the Mahan people on the island.
Many Chinese people in this era are still very cruel.
After the fleet followed Yi Zhong's command and bypassed several dangerous reefs, it arrived at a small island that was very suitable for anchoring.
After leaving the troops to guard the ship, Liu Yu led the entire army ashore.
Sure enough, just as Yi Zhong said, although the remains of many houses can be vaguely seen on this small island, there are not many living people, only dozens of short natives in tattered clothes.
These Mahan natives were frightened by the sudden appearance of thousands of people on the island, but they did not run away because their only valuable possessions were in houses not far from the shore. , just some broken pots and jars.
All the dozens of Mahan natives were escorted together by a group of Donglai sergeants. They all knelt on the ground, their faces buried deep in the ground.
Liu Yu, who was aloof, could only see dozens of heads with hair like weeds. Before Liu Yu could figure out how to deal with these Mahan people, a native kneeling at the front started chirping a few words. .
Liu Yu frowned slightly and turned to "Ma Hantong" Yi Zhong.
"What did he say? Can anyone understand what they said?"
"Yes, yes." Yi Zhong replied quickly, and then pulled out a shrinking young man from among his slaves behind him, "Hurry up, tell the general what this savage said."
The young man answered quickly.
"The savage said that last month, the Fuyu people on the shore had just landed on the island by boat and robbed their women and livestock. They had nothing to offer to the general. As long as the general did not kill them, they were willing to be slaves. It doesn’t matter.”
Hearing that the young man had indeed translated the words of the Ma Han people, Yi Zhong couldn't help but smile proudly, "Hahaha, you, the son of a Ma Han woman, are indeed useful."
Yi Zhong proudly showed off to Liu Yu that this young man was the slave he bought from Daifang County. He was born to a female slave from Mahan. He could speak Mahan dialect, and the half piece of fine cloth was quite worth it.
After Liu Yu listened, he asked the young man to paraphrase his own words, "Tell them that we are not bandits, we are king's masters. Not only will we not capture them as slaves, but we will also help them avenge themselves and take revenge for those Fuyu people who robbed their women and food." revenge."
This poor temporary translator didn't know if there was a word like "Wang Shi" among the Mahan people. Anyway, he didn't know. However, under the attention of a group of fierce sergeants, he suddenly had an idea and translated directly to the Mahan people. He became a "Heavenly Soldier and Heavenly General" that the savages could understand.
When they heard that these sergeants not only did not kill them, nor captured them as slaves, but even wanted to help them avenge themselves, these dozens of Mahan natives were talking nonsense on the ground, kowtowing like garlic. .
"Ask them what kind of boats the Fuyu people who robbed their women and food were on, how many boats there were, and how many people there were."
Liu Yu was more concerned about the Baekje navy and wanted to know the size and combat effectiveness of the Baekje navy.
At this time, Baekje, under the leadership of the upper-class Fuyu warriors, was in the process of rising national power. It was encroaching on Fangjun in the Western Jin Dynasty to the north and annexing the remnants of Mahahan to the south. It was inevitable that a wave of naval forces would suddenly break out.
"He said that the boats of the Fuyu people were very big and could hold many pigs. The boats of the Fuyu people were also very large, about as many as five hands."
As soon as the words of the translator came out, the people around him burst into laughter.
Liu Yu laughed with everyone and continued to ask.
"You asked him, how do the Fuyu people's ships compare with our ships?"
After hearing what the translator said, the leading Mahan native looked up at the tanker on the shore and quickly said a few words of respect.
"He said that compared with the general's ship, the Buyeo people's ship looked different, but the size was similar."
