The view of Yangon City at night is good, and the soldiers are also celebrating today's victory. And Chen Li, the guard of Yangon City, was relieved after handing over the command of the army to Gan Ning, and sat alone on the high platform to drink and blow the wind. Glancing at the sea where fierce battles had taken place during the day, Chen Li sighed faintly, slowly spilled the wine in the bottle onto the ground as a sacrifice, and then poured the rest of the wine in the bottle into his stomach.

"Xiao Chen, are you worshipping those dead disciples?"

Gan Ning didn't know when he stood behind Chen Li, Chen Li wanted to get up and salute, but was held down by Gan Ning with one hand, and Gan Ning's other hand was also holding a bottle of wine, and like Chen Li, he first sprinkled the wine sacrifice on the ground before pouring it into his stomach.

Seeing Gan Ning sitting down beside him, Chen Li sighed gloomily: "The fleet stationed in Yangon ...... Almost all of them were disabled, and the soldiers and children of the fleet were even more gone, I am sorry for them, and I have no shame to face the lord. ”

Gan Ning said: "You can't be blamed for this, right? ”

Chen Li shook his head again and again: "No, no, no, General Gan, you listen to me." During my tenure in Rangoon for several years, my lord had repeatedly warned me to be careful with the ships of the navy that were resting or Kushan, but since the beginning of the war, in order to facilitate the defense of the city, I have repeatedly ordered the fleet to provide artillery support to Rangoon, and as a result, the ammunition on the ships has been emptied, but they cannot be replenished in time. If this were not the case, where would the children of the fleet use themselves in hand-to-hand combat with the ships that rested in peace in today's naval battle? So, I'm sorry for them. ”

Gan Ning was silent for a moment, and then patted Chen Li's shoulder heavily: "Xiao Chen, it is always difficult to have both worlds. Since the start of the war, if you save the ammunition of the fleet stationed in Rangoon and do not let them provide artillery support, then Rangoon City will not suffer great losses here? You have to use it when you should use it, and if you save it when you shouldn't save it, you will miss a big thing. ”

Chen Li responded, continued to bow his head and remained silent. Gan Ning didn't say much, and sat next to Chen Li's side and drank by himself. After a long time, someone suddenly came to report: "General, city guard! The captured Sabbath soldier spoke. ”

In the previous bloody struggle of the fleet stationed in Rangoon, the Sabbath fleet was either injured or sunk several ships, and then when the fleet led by Gan Ning arrived, several more were sunk, and some of the Sabbatarians abandoned the ship and fell overboard, and Gan Ning and Chen Li naturally had to torture these prisoners severely.

"Oh? What came out? ”

The Sabbath said that their fleet had not yet arrived, and that today it was the first batch of forty-four ships that had arrived in Rangoon, followed by a fleet of more than sixty warships. But ......"

Gan Ning was impatient: "But what? ”

"Although there are more than sixty warships in the fleet behind the rest, there are actually only a dozen warships in the rest. The rest were warships from the city-states around Tianzhu that participated in the war. We let them identify it according to the drawings, and they were indeed referring to the types of ships used by several city-states in the Tianzhu area, and there were no mistakes or omissions. ”

Gan Ning and Chen Li's brows twisted at the same time, and they glanced at each other again. Chen Li was obviously a little uneasy, and said loudly: "Or, I'll go and interrogate it in person?" ”

Gan Ning nodded. Chen Li has been here in Yangon for a long time, and Chen Li is familiar with some things.

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Yizhou.

"Yihao, this is an urgent call from Gan Ning and Chen Li, take a look."

Lu Ren took the telegram from Xun Yu's hand, and after a few glances, his hand slapped heavily on the table: "What the hell is going on!?" Several city-states in Tianzhu also sent troops? What are these Ah San trying to do? ”

The point in time in which Lu Ren is now located is the twenty-seventh year of Jian'an, which did not exist in the original history, that is, between 222 and 223 AD. The Mauryan Empire before India during this period was over, with the Kushan controlling the regions of northern India and southern India ruled by a chaotic number of states. As for the later Gupta era, according to the original history, there is also the fourth century.

In other words, India at this time was Kushan in the north and several small countries in the south. And these small countries also have some trade with Lu Ren to a greater or lesser extent, and the relationship should be reasonable, anyway, Lu Ren didn't take them to heart. However, Lu Ren doesn't have a good image of India, this is the limited strength at hand, otherwise Lu Ren really wants to send troops to destroy the few existing small countries in South India, so as to save these Ah San from making trouble with us in the future.

Now that he suddenly heard that this gang of Zi Ah San actually sent troops to fight behind Anxi's ass, Lu Ren was really angry. Lao Tzu didn't provoke you, you guys meowed and sent your ass up to kick Lao Tzu, didn't you?

Of course, these are just a little indifference in Lu Ren's heart. After so many years, Lu Ren can understand what is going on as long as he thinks about it a little. Take the fact that the city-states of South India will send troops after the rest, this is obviously that they are linked to the rest in some ways, after all, the current Kushan is still in a strong period, and these small city-states in India will inevitably rely on external forces if they want to survive. The emergence of the Gupta era in India has a lot to do with the decline of the Kushan period.

There are too many things to talk about, and Lu Ren is sneering there, Xun Yu frowned and reminded Lu Ren: "Yihao, you really don't take this matter lightly. Although the strength of those city-states in the south of Tianzhu is not good, how can they put together tens of thousands of troops, and the strength of your troops in Yangon now ......"

Lu Renxin said that this was a matter. At present, Lu Ren's troops sent to Yangon are as follows: Lu Ren's own troops have a total of about 30,000 troops by sea and land, the garrison of Rangoon is about 5,000, then Zhou Yu and Sun Shangxiang's 5,000, Cao Zhang's 25,000 troops who are undergoing training in Yizhou, 30,000 Dong soldiers in the southern and central regions, and finally Ma Chao's 10,000 cavalry who are hurrying on the Sichuan-Burma Passage.

In general, there are 100,000 people, but they can't stand the large area and the people's hearts. For example, Cao Zhang's 25,000 is aimed at the area of Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia, and 25,000 may just be enough; The 30,000 Dong soldiers in Nanzhong are mainly for them to consolidate the areas around Yangon, and they are in the nature of borrowing troops, so it is not easy to transfer them to other battlefields, otherwise Lu Ren will have a headache if Nanzhong makes trouble; There is also Ma Chao, not to mention how much strength this kid can contribute at that time, the route that Lu Ren pointed out to Ma Chao is also for Ma Chao to develop on his own, and the actual call will definitely not be convenient.

In other words, these roads are all marginal type of soldiers and horses, and Lu Ren's actual troops participating in the battle are only tens of thousands of his own, and most of them will not be enough if they really fight. In addition, the logistics and military supplies of 100,000 horses are all paid by Lu Ren, which is also a big test for Lu Ren's economy here. In fact, Lu Ren has now interrupted his previous military funding for Cao Pi and Liu Bei, and has turned his energy back to his own needs.

Some people may say what kind of cards are you playing and what kind of chess are you playing? What's the point of going to war with so many people who aren't your own? In fact, it is very simple, Lu Ren's idea is to "open the floodgates and release the dogs" in areas that are not the main targets, and let non-descendant troops like Ma Chao and Cao Zhang fight their own battles and disrupt the pattern of those areas. As for Ma Chao and Cao Zhang, they played self-reliance after laying their ground...... It doesn't matter, Lu Ren has an economic strategy that he is good at. Take 10,000 steps back, I can ignore your own occupation as the king, but at the political level, you have to admit that you are the children of the big Han, and in terms of business management, you have to spread the culture of the Han family.

Don't talk about it, Lu Ren began to look at the map after being reminded by Xun Yu, Xun Yu hugged his arms and habitually stood behind Lu Ren, his eyes moved with Lu Ren's fingers, and his mind was also analyzing what Lu Ren might make, and how to help Lu Ren make up for it.

Lu Ren looked at the map for a long time, and gradually had a general idea in his mind. Looking back at Xun Yu, Lu Ren asked, "Xun Gong, do you think this will work?" ”

"Yihao, let's talk about it."

Lu Ren first pointed to the line of Burma, Thailand and Malaysia: "Cao Zhang is still going here unchanged, after all, our shipping routes must be guaranteed." ”

"I think that's fine. The Cao brothers had already come to ask the old man several times when he would be able to send troops, and the old man asked them to polish the ship nature of the northerners first. ”

Lu Ren nodded, and pointed to Yangon again: "Gan Ning has arrived in Yangon, and Chen Li has also handed over the command of the Yangon army to Gan Ning, and we have 30,000 Dong soldiers seconded from Nanzhong in Yangon, so let Gan Ning guard Rangoon for me for a while." There can't be anything wrong with this bridgehead. ”

Xun Yu thought for a while and responded: "This shouldn't be a problem, but in terms of remuneration for the Southern Central Clan, I'm afraid you will have to spend some more money." ”

Lu Ren shrugged, what he could spend money to solve was not a big deal. Then his finger pointed to the north of Yangon: "After Ma Chao arrived in Yangon, let Ma Chao fight in the northwest direction as originally planned, but let Ma Chao control the rhythm and don't fight too fiercely." If he is too alone, we may not be able to save him. ”

Xun Yu raised his eyebrows: "In this way, several soldiers and horses have been sent out by your empty gloves and white wolves, but you seem to be ready not to use troops against Guishan for the time being?" ”

Lu Ren knocked on the door of his head helplessly: "Guishuang's national strength is strong, it is not so easy to settle, and the most important thing is that the connection between Guishuang and Anxi cannot be unguarded." Originally, I thought that this Indian peninsula could block the possible attack on Yangon by the rest of the rest side, but I didn't expect that the rest of the warship still appeared in Yangon, and what made Nima nonsense was that those Ah San in South India were actually following behind the rest of the ass. I really don't know what benefits Anxie promised to the Assan, or they think that I, Lu Ren, am a bully, and I can pick up some cheap from me by following Anxi? But seriously, these sons have always been very arrogant, and now it is necessary to teach them a hard lesson first. ”

Xun Yu stroked his long beard lightly: "So you mean that the two attacks of Ma and Cao remain unchanged, Gan Ning is in Rangoon with the help of the Nanzhong Dong soldiers to hold Rangoon and guard against Kushan, and your own main force is going to attack the South Indian region?" ”

Lu Ren nodded and asked, "Do you think this is feasible Gong Xun?" ”

Xun Yu lowered his head and thought for a long time, before nodding to Lu Ren and said, "This is slightly feasible." What is between you and rest...... Forget it, I won't say much about this, and a few small states in South India are attached to Sabbath, which is too easy to pose a threat to our Yangon line, so we should take down the South Indian region, at least control a few choke points, so that the ships of Sabbath can easily come and go. Only after these connections are severed can the decisive battle between you and Guishan be fought with peace of mind. But Yihao, do you have any other ideas? As far as I know you, a lot of times you don't think about things from a military perspective. ”

Lu Ren smiled: "Those who know me, Xun Gongye!" Actually, I was going to fight South India first, and I did have other intentions. ”

What is the purpose? Let's put it this way, war is a continuation of politics, and after Lu Ren heard about the fact that the three men participated in the war with Anxi, he thought about whether he could use this matter to play a dozen political cards.

The so-called political card is actually to treat the three who participated in the war as chickens to kill monkeys. And if these Ah San are killed chickens, then who is the monkey who watches the killing of chickens? Lu Ren's answer was Guishan's internal forces.

Although Kushan was strong for a while, its own political form was not, or rather less centralized, and the situation of state power division was relatively heavy. Take the current attack on Rangoon as an example, it is a few aristocratic power groups near Yangon who are doing it, and some aristocratic groups that are far away from Yangon are not so in favor of the actions of those nobles for their own interests, but those nobles still went to fight Yangon. To put it bluntly, the interior of Guishan is actually uneven.

Since people who are not in line with each other can take advantage of it, and many of the Kushan nobles who do not approve of attacking Yangon actually have a wait-and-see attitude, then there is no need to explain what kind of thoughts they have. Anyway, if there is a bargain, they will follow to take advantage of it, and if it is not cheap, they can talk back.

Lu Ren's current calculation is to first take the Asan men in South India and show his strong muscles to those Kushan nobles who have a wait-and-see attitude, so that if nothing else, there can be a difference of opinion within Guishan, and to put it bluntly, when the war with Guishan is officially started, Lu Ren can throw out some political excuses, so that some people in Guishan do not want to fight against Lu Ren. And once there is a situation within Guishan that some people want to fight and some people don't want to fight, at least when fighting against Guishan in the future, Guishan will not be able to concentrate all his strength, so that Lu Ren's battle will be much easier to fight.

In addition, after Lu Renjie showed his muscles, he could also play with diplomatic wooing and differentiation. This matter, to put it bluntly, is nothing more than spending more money on Xu Yuan, and Lu Ren is still the same sentence, what can be settled with money is not a matter......

After telling Xun Yu all these thoughts, although Xun Yu narrowed his eyes, a little light flashed in the corners of his eyes. After a long time, Xun Yu smiled and said: "Yihao, why do I feel more and more that you have the demeanor of Lao Guo who didn't pay for his life?" At least the hand you are ready to play now reminds me of Lao Guo's strategy of suggesting to Cao Mengde to treat Yuan Shao's third son. ”

Lu Ren smiled slightly: "Is it feasible?" ”

Xun Yu nodded: "Feasible!" But the key is to see if you can successfully take down South India, at least you have to make sure that the east coast of the Indian Peninsula is firmly in your hands! ”

Lu Ren said: "This is natural! Old Man Huang's follow-up fleet has already passed Malacca, right? It's been so many years, and this time it's also going to make some contributions to our old man Huang. ”

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Lu Ren is playing his own little abacus here, but something happened here in Yangon.

After the battle that day was over, the Kushan side temporarily retreated thirty miles. According to the information that came back from the careful investigation, although the Guishan side was a little afraid of the fleet brought by Gan Ning, there were only about 20 ships that Gan Ning rushed to at that time, and the soldiers did not see any additions, so the Guishan side thought that it was possible to take Yangon...... After all, the things in the Yangon warehouse are very difficult for them to let go.

On the other hand, of course, Guishan also has its own reinforcements, which will naturally increase their confidence. Moreover, the fact that the follow-up fleet will come to reinforce in peace also made the Guishan side a little harder.

Gan Ning is also unambiguous. He has full command power, and although Yangon's own troops are not many now, Chen Li left 30,000 Nanzhongdong soldiers for Gan Ning, and the follow-up fleet is also rushing to Yangon. When reinforcements arrive, the battle still has to be fought.

So so, the two sides have entered a truce for the time being, even if it is only a brief armistice. And both sides are quietly and working hard to accumulate their own energy.

But at this time, a few people who claimed to be envoys ran to the city of Yangon one night to call the door, and the glancing Chinese almost made the night watchmen shoot them like hedgehogs. finally picked them up with a hanging basket and asked them carefully, Chen Li felt that his face was jumping around...... Is it true that Nima is an envoy? And it's an envoy from South India?

After a headache-inducing exchange, Chen Li and Gan Ning did not dare to slack off, and another urgent telegram was sent to Lu Ren. And Lu Ren laughed directly when he saw the telegram this time......

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(It's a coincidence, when the bottle was written here, it happened to meet Ah San who was mischievous on our border, so I added some material to the plot of Tianzhu.) The original arrangement was that Lu Ren relied on diplomacy to take South India, but when he thought about it, he always felt that something was missing if he didn't beat Ah San a few times in the text.

In addition, for the history of Ah San in that era, the bottle really can't find anything. As far as the bottle knows, even Ah San himself is not clear about his own history in the third century, because Ah San was once conquered by the Persian lineage, and many, many related historical materials have been destroyed by the Persian lineage. Even later, there were a lot of historical materials, which were supplemented by the biography of Master Xuanzang. Therefore, the history of Ah San written here in the bottle is not so accurate, so please don't take it too seriously. ）