Wang Dan sighed: "It's just that in this remote place, even if a new powerful minister comes to power, he may not pay attention to it. Just like Du Jishi, the governor of Jiaozhou next door, stayed there for decades, and no one cared about it. , the advantage is that you can be a high-ranking official for a long time, but on the other hand, you may be away from the center of power for a long time."
Wu Yinzhi smiled and said: "Your distant uncle Wang Gong once said that if an official is not a prime minister, there is no way to develop talents. It seems that you also have this idea, Maoshi."
Wang Dan's face turned red slightly: "This is a common problem among the children of our aristocratic family who have good eyesight and low abilities. Don't laugh at us, Mr. Wu. I have also figured it out over the years. Maybe in terms of demeanor and literary talent, the children of our aristocratic family have advantages, but when it comes to Specific government affairs and the ability to govern the country are slightly inferior. As for the ability to march and fight, it is like a blank slate. In today's world, being able to fight is the first priority, and governing the country is second. On the contrary, those who recite poems and write There is no use for the elegant things of Fu. If you want to take power in the future, you will have to work hard on fighting wars and governing the country."
Wu Yinzhi also sighed softly: "I only realized this truth after middle age. We scholars are used to writing and writing, and hate military service, so we gradually lost power. Now my eldest son Wu Kuang Zhi, I asked him to follow the Su Wei Army in Beijing to learn the military affairs in the past two years, but he only had a rough understanding of the military formations. If he wanted to go into battle to fight against strong enemies, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do it. Now think about it, Xie Xuan in the past People like Xi Chao have been in the army for many years and are familiar with battle formations. Therefore, even if they personally lead the troops after taking power, they will make a difference. Now that Liu Yu and the others are in power, warriors will be in power in the future, but they are good at military formations. Our advantage is that we are good at governing the country and writing, so you'd better not think about becoming a local official and then returning to the court to take power. In the meantime, it's best to serve in the army for a few years."
Wang Dan said seriously: "I will keep Wu Gong's teachings in mind, and I will definitely repay you twice as much in the future."
Wu Yinzhi smiled and patted Wang Dan on the shoulder: "I am old, and I can only help you to this point. From now on, the Wu family's nephews and nephews will have to rely on your care. Guangzhou is located in the south of the world, and it is still peaceful. , there are no big and powerful enemies, at most they are small tribes of a few hundred people. They make trouble because of some survival issues. It’s not a big deal. As long as you comfort them more, even if someone makes trouble, it will be difficult to get a big response. Maoshi , you are now joining the army as a French cao, and when you become the governor later, you can personally lead the troops and put down some small-scale rebellions, which can also be regarded as a little experience for your military talents."
Wang Dan smiled and said: "This kind of battle with the locals will not improve my experience. Since the Western Dynasty, Lingnan has been considered peaceful. The beacon tower in Nanhai County has not seen any firework for hundreds of years. Last time When I was hunting down some criminal thieves last month, they were all hiding in the abandoned beacon tower. Haha, Mr. Wu, you didn’t know that the moss on the beacon tower was at least several inches thick, and the fire spots were all there. If you can’t light a cigarette, even if a powerful enemy invades, you won’t be able to light a cigarette.”
Wu Yinzhi followed and stroked his beard and smiled: "The beacon tower in Nanhai City has always been to prevent pirate attacks. After you told me about this last time, I arranged for manpower to tidy up the beacon tower. In fact, I am not worried about anything. They came from the sea simply to find something to do for the sluts nearby, and then gave them some food, so that they could..."
Speaking of this, Wu Yinzhi suddenly rubbed his eyes, because he was looking in the direction of the beacon tower. Wang Dan asked curiously: "Mr. Wu, what happened?"
Wu Yinzhi shook his head: "Is drinking too much of this greedy spring water going to make people dizzy? Why did I see black smoke rising from the beacon tower just now?"
Wang Dan turned to look at the beacon tower and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Mr. Wu is tired today and is a little..."
His words stopped abruptly, and the smile froze on his face, because he clearly saw five black smoke pillars rising in the direction of the beacon tower, which could be clearly seen dozens of miles away. He even faintly heard the sound of some gongs and drums coming from the direction of Nanhai City. He suddenly reacted and shouted: "The pirates are coming. This is not a drill. Everyone, please escort Wu Shijun back to the city to fight!"
Nanhai City, Waihai, five miles away.
Thousands of sea ships came over the sea, most of them were giant sea loach ships. This type of ship was an improvement on the 800-material merchant ship that was most common when sailing in the South China Sea. One ship can carry more than 200 people. From this fleet Judging from the scale, at least more than 100,000 troops were attacking. It was probably a terrifying foreign enemy that Guangzhou had not faced since the establishment of counties. It’s no wonder that on the shore right now, whether it’s the Slang and Dong natives who are bare-chested and wearing feathers in their hair, or the soldiers and civilians in Han attire and light armor, they are all shouting and making a mess, even on one side of Yuexiu Mountain, The sergeants and civilians who guarded the beacon towers on the river defense fortresses at Humenkou were also fleeing all over the mountains and fields, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
On a giant sea loach ship at the front, Xu Daofu's messy hair was flying in the air. The sea breeze blew his long hair, blowing up the hair tie, and scraping the scar on his face. Looking even more ferocious and fierce, Lu Xun was wearing a Taoist robe and a golden crown, holding a fly whisk, standing side by side with him like an immortal. Lu Lanxiang was wearing a green scarf on her head, with two swords on her back, holding her arms with her husband, Facing the sea breeze, the wind blew her beautiful face, and a pear nest suddenly appeared at the corner of her mouth, accompanied by her laughter: "Brother, it seems that these Lingnan people are really frightened by our momentum. Well, there are more than 10,000 brothers who can control thousands of giant loach ships. This ability to maneuver ships really exceeds their imagination."
Lu Xun smiled slightly: "However, if we hadn't captured many Kunlun slaves from Yizhou and Luzon along the way and forced them to row oars and set sails, we would have had less than 10,000 fellow Taoists when we sailed from Yongjia County. It won’t be on such a scale, Yizhou is really a nice place, but it’s a pity that it’s sparsely populated, so we can’t live there for the rest of our lives.”
Xu Daofu nodded: "Now that Liu Yu has taken control of Jiankang City, we are seeking death if we go back to Sanwu to fight with him. However, even Liu Yu would not have thought that we could actually walk thousands of miles by sea and come here." Lingnan, what we have to do now is to take advantage of the panic in Nanhai City as quickly as possible and capture it quickly!"
Lu Lanxiang's eyes flashed coldly: "Third Brother (Lu Lanxiang's name for her husband Xu Daofu), I am willing to personally lead the General Guards to attack Nanhai City."
A trace of killing intent flashed in Xu Daofu's eyes: "It's not enough to capture Nanhai City. In this battle, I want to use Nanmanzi's corpse to intimidate the entire Lingnan. What I want is that after one battle, from the five ridges to the sea, there will be no more Anyone dares to make an enemy of the divine religion. Tonight, fire attacks!"
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