Chapter 246 Blizzard (1)(1/2)
Seven thousand people are not large compared to the total population of Wuhuan.
Wuhuan in western Liaoning has a total population of hundreds of thousands, and the Wuhuan people adhere to the habits of nomadic peoples, and it can be said that the whole nation is full of soldiers. Therefore, 7,000 people are not too many! What makes Tadun uncomfortable is that he can break through the defense line at the western foot of Louzi Mountain, but he has to stop fighting.
Tadun felt a little angry!
And what about Liu Chuang?
It's really a heavy loss.
Three thousand soldiers and horses were even less than half of Wuwan's losses, but for Liu Chuang, who had only tens of thousands of immigrants as the base, he could not afford it.
However, Liu Chuang's tough attitude made everyone confused.
No one could figure out whether Liu Chuang was really going to burn with Wuwan jade... If this were the case, western Liaoning would inevitably be scorched thousands of miles away and corpses were everywhere. If such a situation really happened, Yuan Shao could not bear the reputation. In addition, his control over Youzhou was not very high. After all, Gongsun Zan had been dead for less than a year. Even if Yuan Shao had great skills, he would not be able to obey the entire Youzhou.
Xianyufu is the representative figure among them.
In fact, the people of Youzhou have a much higher acceptance of Yuan Shao than outsiders imagined.
In history, although Youzhou was a bitter and cold place, it was also known as a brilliant place. However, in this land with many talents, there were very few people who surrendered to Yuan Shao, and in the end, there were even fewer people who were loyal to Yuan Shao. Just like when Yuan Shao first occupied Youzhou, he issued expeditions and pirates many times, but the result was not satisfactory. Most of them rejected Yuan Shao's expeditions, and some even hid in the northern border...
In the original history, in order to show his influence, Yuan Shao forcibly recruited Zheng Xuan on the sickbed, causing Zheng Xuan to die of illness.
Now, Zheng Xuan is in western Liaoning.
But it is of no use to Yuan Shao.
The construction of Nanshan Academy made Yuan Shao quite afraid of Zheng Xuan, so how dare he cause trouble?
Moreover, Yuan Shao was wary of Liu Chuang, and even wanted to annex Liu Chuang's troops. But the problem is that if Liu Chuang really wanted to burn his jade with the Wuwan people, Yuan Shao could not stand by. There was a royal uncle who had already died in Youzhou. If another uncle died now, Yuan Shao would also have to worry about the consequences. Not to mention that he was preparing to fight Cao Cao, if this incident affected the overall situation, it would be more than worth the loss.
Therefore, Yuan Shao had no choice but to order Tadun to cease the battle.
In this situation, both sides had their own thoughts and sat in the same place again.
However, this time, the consultation location was changed to Yangle County, and was personally supervised by Chunyu Qiong.
But the differences between the two sides are really too big!
Tadun wanted to fight, but Liu Chuang refused to bow his head.
This also makes the negotiation and consultation process very difficult.
Mi Zhu and Xiahou Lan came to Yangle on behalf of Liu Chuang. They started arduous negotiations with Tadun envoy Tatsuji and Moli.
Tadun demanded that the Han army withdrew from Louzi Mountain and gave up the Liugu River. Both sides took the Liugu River as the boundary, and Wuwan belonged to the east, and Liu Chuang would go to the west to open up land. At the same time, Liu Chuang would compensate 20,000 stones of food and grass, as well as one million yuan, and release the captured Wuwan people.
In terms of the strength of both sides, Tadun’s request is not excessive.
But this time, Mi Zhu received the order from Liu Chuang. No matter what, he had to delay... he could give in a little bit, so that the negotiations must be delayed. As for when to delay? Mi Zhu didn't know, so he just tried to kill time a little bit.
Liu Chuang agreed to release the prisoners, but still asked Wuhuan to exchange for things for people.
Of course, it is impossible to make such an excessive demand as two horses and three cows. Mi Zhu directly asked Wu Wan to take out 8,000 war horses and 20,000 cattle and sheep for exchange. In addition, Mi Zhu also raised objections to whether to withdraw troops. He could withdraw from the western foot of Louzi Mountain, but he had to use Louzi Mountain as the boundary, rather than Liugu River as the boundary... Such a requirement is far from Wu Wan's conditions. However, this time Tadun was mainly based on Tajikis, and seemed more patient and had a debate with Mi Zhu.
Mi Zhu's trump card is Liu Chuang's tough attitude.
It's amazing that it's both burning and fighting.
This sounds like a little rogue...but it has miraculous effects.
Chunyu Qiong has received a notice from Yuan Shao that the battle in western Liaoning must not continue.
The entire Youzhou is now staring at the western part of Liao. Now Youzhou is like a powder barrel. Once the negotiations break down, war will inevitably break out.
Yuan Shao’s request was to promote a reconciliation between Liu Chuang and Tadun.
This also made Chunyu Qiong feel a headache, but he had to stand by Liu Chuang and help Liu Chuang persuade Wuhuan.
He now figured it out that it was really difficult to do the position of prefect of Liaoxi.
Whether it is Wuhuan or Liu Chuang... In the end, both sides were masters, and both sides could not afford to offend them, and both sides had to comfort and persuade them.
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In September, the temperature is getting lower and lower.
People say that it is autumn rain and cold, but in Liaodong, this is not the case.
In Liaodong at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, winter came very early every year. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, one foot entered the gate of the severe winter.
The fourth year of Jian'an is still the same.
By September, the temperature has dropped below 10c and may even fall below zero after nightfall.
Such a huge temperature difference made many people feel uncomfortable. After September, many people fell ill, including Mi Feng, Zhuge Ling and Xun Dan... However, Liu Chuang made some preparations in advance, and there was nothing serious. However, Mrs. Yan and Cao had a serious illness, especially Mrs. Yan, who was already a little older, and had adapted to the Central Plains climate before, so they naturally felt a lot of discomfort when they encountered the severe cold. Fortunately, Wu Pu and Zhang Guo were both in Linyu, so Mrs. Yan's condition did not worsen.
But even so, Liu Chuang recalled Lu Bu from Louzishan and asked him to take care of his wife and children.
Afterwards, he ordered Zhang Liao as the main general and took over the Han army in Louzishan.
Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan continued to stay in the Han army camp in Louzishan, but before that, Lu Bu had ordered the two of them to take over the flying bear cavalry...
During the battle of Louzishan, Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan gained a lot.
Under Lu Bu's suggestion, Zhao Yun's understanding of the art of cavalry warfare has deepened a lot.
He had this foundation. He was the main cavalry in Gongsun Zan's white horse, and was not particularly unfamiliar with cavalry command. Now, with the help of Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, Zhao Yun naturally made rapid progress. Although he failed to achieve the state of turning his arms like Lu Bu, as long as he had enough time, I believe he could quickly reach this level... Liu Chuang did not doubt this.
However, Xiahou Lan has gained even greater success!
In the battle of Louzishan, especially in the later guard battle, Xiahou Lan broke through the bottleneck in one fell swoop and entered the realm of refining the gods.
After Taishici, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Pang De and others, Liu Chuang was the ninth military general who reached the level of refining the gods.
Previously, Liu Chuang felt a pity because of Liu Yong's departure.
But now...
Xiahou Lan broke through the bottleneck not only to greatly improve his military power, but more importantly, Huang Zhong no longer opposed the marriage between Xiahou Lan and the Huang family's wife. This also made Liu Chuang happy for Xiahou Lan. After the Battle of Louzishan, Liu Chuang transferred Xiahou Lan back to Linyu, saying that it was to strengthen Linyu's military power, but in fact, it was to allow him and Huang to get along more.
"Zhongda, look at the weather. It will soon be severe winter."
Standing in the boat room, Liu Chuang held the railing with his hands and looked up at the sea.
Liaodong Bay in September. The wind is calm.
The sea water is blue, with a peaceful and peaceful look.
The Flying Bear is riding the wind and waves on the sea. The big flag embroidered with the flying bear pattern on the bow is roaring in the sea breeze and waving in the wind.
Sima Yi and Du Ji stood behind Liu Chuang.
Both of them were wearing fur clothes to resist the sea breeze.
"Cousin, further forward is Changxing Island. After bypassing Changxing Island, it is Dashi."
In the middle of the bird's room, there is a sand table.
The sand table draws the sea area map of Liaodong Bay.
This was made by Sima Yi and Zhou Cang several times. For this sand table, Sima Yi and Zhou Cang had to sail at night to inquire.
“By bypass Changxing Island, you can log in here.
From here, it is about fifty miles west, and it is deserted, and then you can reach the Dashi County.
According to my detailed rewards in the Dashi family, the Dashi family has been very calm recently and has no abnormalities. I guess Guan Cheng has also noticed something, so he has been hiding in the county town and has no intention of going to sea. However, in a while, it will be the middle of winter, and at this time, it is also the most rampant period for pirates. If Guan Cheng has abnormal movements, he will definitely carry out activities during this period."
"How many pirates are there?"
"About three thousand."
Sima Yi stepped forward and came behind Liu Chuang, "This group of Donglai thieves have six tower ships and more than 30 ships.
Cousin, the waters of the Dashi are very complex, especially the waters to the west of the Dashi, that is, the waters landed around Changxing Island, with dense reefs. Donglai thieves rarely land from here. They usually go around Laotie Mountain and land on the east of the Dashi. The waters there are relatively safe, and the terrain is far less complicated than the waters to the west. But in this way, it may be difficult for us to attack sneakily."
Liu Chuang turned around and walked to the sand table.
He stared at the sand table, squinted his eyes, and after a while, he suddenly smiled.
"Is it feasible if you land on the west side of the ship?"
"Login by signing?"
Sima Yi thought about it, "It's OK, but it's still dangerous."
He paused for a moment and continued, "The most important thing is that if you land on a turret, you will be destined to be unable to launch a large-scale operation... Moreover, there are many pirates in the Da family, and if the troops are insufficient, it will be difficult to achieve it. If it really doesn't work, let's forcefully land from the east of the Da family?"
Sima Yi and Liu Chuang discussed, while Du Ji listened silently.
Now that he is working around Liu Chuang, he naturally knows when to speak and when to remain silent.
"Bohou, what do you think?"
Hearing Liu Chuang ask, Du Ji said in a deep voice: "The frontal attack will cause too much loss.
The young master is not strong enough now, so it is necessary to stabilize the situation in Liaodong in the future, so it is necessary to minimize losses. The Jin thought that the Poda clan should also be the best for surprise soldiers... I think that the young master said that landing in the siege is a great idea."
"You mean, from the north of the Tashi?"
Du Ji nodded and closed his mouth.
Sima Yi walked back to the sand table, looked at the sand table, and said nothing for a long time.
To be continued...