Guan Sheng led thirty horsemen to break through from Beihai, and when he entered the territory of Xuzhou, he was already alone.

Along the way, I was tired of several war horses, and it took three days and two nights to come to Jinling.

His face was covered with wind, frost and dust, and his battle robe was covered with dried blood stains. The continuous trek and sleepless sleep had already made Guan Sheng extremely tired, and he could no longer support it when he was waiting for the Son of Heaven to be summoned at the gate of Qianyang Palace, and his eyes were dark and he passed out.

When Guan Sheng woke up, he was already lying on the bed in the Taiyi Pavilion, surrounded by six or seven Tai Doctors, as well as the Son of Heaven who was eagerly waiting, as well as Liu Bowen, Wei Jiang and others.

"General Guan is awake? You've suffered along the way! ”

Seeing Guan Sheng wake up, Liu Wei hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Guan Sheng's hand, signaling him to lie on the bed and not get up to salute.

But Guan Sheng still ignored the dissuasion of the Son of Heaven, got up from the bed and paid homage: "The last general was incompetent, failed to resist the enemy outside the Beihai, and the Daozhì Opera County was besieged, so he could only risk his life to break through and ask for help." ”

Half a month ago, when he heard that Yuan Tan's army was marching into Beihai, Wei Yan left Xu Shu to defend the city, and took Guan Sheng and Hua Rong to meet the enemy in the north, and Yuan Tan's army fought several battles in Guangxian, but could not win. When he was fighting, Hua Rong was hit in the back by Xiao Maha's horse lance and was seriously injured. Guan Sheng was slightly injured in the leg, but fortunately he was able to get on the horse and kill the enemy.

"I will punish Xiao Maha in the morning and avenge the two Aiqing! It's just that I don't know if the injuries of the two generals are serious? Liu Wei inquired about the injury, and motioned for Guan Sheng to lie down and talk.

Guan Sheng's legs were so heavy that he could barely stand. I could only lie down on the bed again with the support of the imperial doctor, and said with a slight arch: "If you return to your majesty." The minister only suffered a minor leg injury, and it took ten days and a half months to heal. However, General Hua Rong was shocked by Xiao Maha and injured his internal organs. I'm afraid it will take about half a year to get out of bed! ”

After a pause, he pleaded: "Your Majesty, three days ago, Yuan Tan led Xiao Tong, Zhang He, and Gao Ran to command more than 50,000 troops, plus Sun Guan and Yin Li's 40,000 Taishan Kou, known as 150,000, and surrounded the county. The army in the city was panicked and demoralized, so General Wen Chang ordered a certain person to sacrifice his life to break through and come to Jinling for help. I also hope that His Majesty will send a rescue force early. To solve the urgent need of Beihai! ”

Liu Wei soothed: "General Guan, don't panic, I have sent three armies north in a row to rescue, at this moment Chang Yuchun's men and horses have arrived in Xue County, Qin Qiong's team has also passed through the East China Sea Kingdom, and it is estimated that it will enter the territory of Langya tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." And Xue Li's men and horses have also marched to the vicinity of Xiapi, and after the three people enter Qingzhou, they will definitely be able to divide the momentum of Yuan's army and reduce the pressure on Beihai! ”

"The road was blocked by Yuan's army, and the scouts could not get through. The city has not yet received news that His Majesty sent a rescue force. The minister came all the way to the coast, and he did not encounter reinforcements, so he knew that this was the case, and the minister should have stayed in Beihai to assist General Wenchang to defend against the enemy. Alas! ”

Knowing that the Son of Heaven had sent three armies in a row, Guan Sheng was relieved and annoyed at the same time.

Liu Wei soothed: "If you come, you will be safe, General Guan will recuperate in the Taiyi Pavilion." I will do my best to relieve the siege of Beihai! ”

Liu Bowen said with a heavy face: "Yuan Shao poured all his strength into Qingzhou, and there were many generals. It also incorporated many Yellow Turban rebels and Taishan Kou, and the momentum was even greater. He is also frustrated, Tian Feng, Xu You and others are all resourceful. Defenses must have been set up on the way in advance, and ambushes have been arranged to prevent our army's rescue of the North Sea, and the strategy of 'blocking and besieging the city' has been implemented. His Majesty should send an order to gather the three roads into one road, strengthen the troops, and appoint one person as the main general, strive to break through the defense line of Yuan's army as soon as possible, and the troops will be under the city of Beihai, so as to boost the people's morale and morale in the city! ”

"Sanbao, immediately draft an edict according to what Mr. Berwyn said, and order Chang Yuchun, Qin Shubao, and Xue Rengui to assemble in Langya, under the unified command of Xue Rengui, and strive to break through Yuan Shao's defense line as soon as possible and gallop to Beihai. And awarded Xue Li a fake festival Yue, supervised the generals, and violators of the order were beheaded! ”

After listening to Liu Bowen's edict, Liu Wei immediately instructed Zheng He to draft an edict, and sent an envoy to the Third Route Army to deliver the edict.

After settling Guan Sheng, Liu Wei returned to the Taiji Hall accompanied by Liu Ji, Wei Jiang, and Zheng He, and made a decision after careful consideration along the way: "I decided to lead the sailors into the sea, go north from the East China Sea, land from Jiaodong, and take Yuan Tan by surprise with lightning speed!" ”

"Huh?"

Liu Bowen was a little surprised by the advanced consciousness of the Son of Heaven, why didn't he think of rushing to the aid of Wei Yan by sea?

Since Zheng He took charge of the Jinling Shipyard in May last year, he has been working day and night to start construction of the treasure ship, and has achieved fruitful results in nearly a year.

Of course, with the craftsman ability of this era, it is impossible to copy a ship that is exactly the same as Zheng He's treasure ship, but it is still possible to draw a gourd. Under the auspices of Zheng He, more than 3,000 craftsmen of the Jinling Shipyard worked day and night, and built a total of three ships, ten building ships, 35 fighting ships, and more than 100 ships and boats. If all of them are put into use by the sailors, they can carry more than 30,000 people.

The most powerful warships of the princes during this period were the Lou ships, which could accommodate about six or seven hundred men. In addition to Liu Wei, Liu Biao's Jingzhou Navy is known as the strongest in the world, with more than 50,000 sailors, nearly 50 building ships, and nearly 1,000 fighting ships, ships, and boats.

The "ships" built by the Jinling Shipyard are modeled after Zheng He's treasure ship cottage, but they are smaller and not so strong. However, the carrying capacity, sailing speed and sturdiness are better than the most powerful water overlord ships of this era, which can accommodate 1,000 soldiers and carry more than 300 tons.

According to Liu Wei's understanding, the current Jinling is the Nanjing before the crossing, and from Nanjing you can walk down the Yangtze River for more than 200 miles to enter the vast East China Sea. Then turn around and go north and go straight to Jiaodong, that is, Qingdao, Shandong before the crossing, which is about 400 nautical miles away. Converted to land, it is about 700 kilometers, which is about 1,400 miles now.

Landing from Jiaozhou, and then marching towards Beihai Guozhi Juxian County, that is, the Shouguang area in Weifang, Shandong Province before Liu Wei crossed, there is a distance of about 300 miles. Calculated that the entire march was about 2,000 miles.

Calculated from land. The distance from Jinling to Beihai is almost more than 1,300 miles. According to the calculation that the soldiers marched a hundred miles every day, even if there was no Yuan army to stop them. It also takes more than ten days to reach Beihai City.

And now Yuan Shao has set up ambushes in Langya, ready to "block and fight". If you want to break through the layers of ambushes of the Yuan army, God knows how much time will be wasted? After all, Yuan Shao's advisers such as Fu Zhu and Tian Feng are not vegetarians, and Lu Yi and Yan Liang should not be underestimated.

In particular, the first camp led by Koji Yi, the white horse Yicong who once broke Gongsun Zhan, almost wiped out this powerful army of kings of foreign races, and even made the princes of the world look sideways, and they all know the name of Koji Yi. In the history of the Three Kingdoms, the Xiandeng battalion under the command of Koji Yi was not inferior to any special army under the command of any military general, and even the famous "trapped camp" led by Gao Shun may not be able to win the group.

Although Xue Li, Qin Qiong, and Chang Yuchun are all people who can fight well. However, the expedition was exhausted, and after entering Langya from Jinling, it walked at least 800 miles. In the event of a pre-set ambush by the Yuan army, which was waiting for work at ease, it would definitely not be able to easily break through the blockade of the Yuan army.

If you are lucky, you may be able to seize the opportunity and break through the defense line of Yuan's army in ten days and a half months. If you're unlucky, it's not impossible to spend three or two months. If such a situation really occurs, under the siege of 100,000 troops, the Wei Yan army in Beihai will usher in a catastrophe!

Liu Wei absolutely did not allow such a situation to occur. That's why the decision was made to rush to the North Sea by sea.

The waterway is slow, but it can be advanced day and night.

According to the calculation of the time before Liu Wei's crossing, if the fleet sailed about five miles per hour, it would come down in one day and one night. It is also able to walk more than 120 miles. If it is a tailwind, it is not necessary to be able to walk more than 200 miles a day. If the journey is smooth, you may be able to reach Beihai City in ten days. This is much better than forcing a breakthrough of the line of defense by land.

Moreover, Yuan Shao's forces have not yet entered the Jiaozhou area, so he would not have expected to march by sea. Just enough to kill Yuan Tan by surprise and achieve a lightning effect. And it was marched by water. It can save the soldiers from the suffering of long journeys, recuperate their bodies, accumulate strength, and enter the battlefield as a fresh force, which is much stronger than the strength of a tired army.

"Yes, I have decided to personally lead an elite division from the East China Sea to the north to aid Wei Yan!"

Liu Wei left a categorical sentence and strode towards the Taiji Palace, ready to make the final preparations before setting off.

The army poured out, and what worried Liu Wei the most were Sun Jian and Liu Biao in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Although there were Gan Ning and Jiang Qin stationed in Chaisang in the middle reaches, it was obviously far from enough. Moreover, the enemy army can also not be entangled with Gan Ning, and seize the opportunity to go down the river to Jinling.

Of course, this is extremely risky, if you are a little careless, Gan Ning in the middle reaches will be cut off from the supply of grain and grass, and the people and horses down the river will be in trouble.

However, Sun Jian's father and son and Zhou Yu are both characters with super ability to use soldiers, and no one dares to assert how the other party will use soldiers? Therefore, in addition to strengthening Chaisang's defense force and sending generals, Liu Wei also had to leave a general in Jinling before he set out on the expedition.

But Xue Li and Qin Qiong have already gone north, and the only generals who can be mobilized at this moment under Liu Biao's hand are Zheng Chenggong, Zhou Tai, Lu Wenlong, Liao Hua, Wenyang and others. Among these people, Zheng Chenggong has the strongest command ability and is good at water warfare, but Liu Wei wants to go north from the East China Sea, so he must take Zheng Chenggong with him, so that only Zhou Tai, Lu Wenlong, and Wenyang are left.

Although Lu Wenlong and Wen Yang have high strength, and although Zhou Tai is familiar with water, he is not a commanding talent, and it is obviously not a wise move to use them against Sun Jian and Zhou Yu. So at this moment, Liu Wei urgently needs a first-class commander to sit in the defense!

"Come on, bring Lu Wenlong here!"

Liu Wei returned to the imperial study and sat down, and gave an order to the eunuch waiting outside the door. The situation is urgent, so you can only take the initiative to seek to explode, and then use the privilege of exploding the table to summon the future to take charge of the defense.

After the eunuch left, Liu Wei discussed with Liu Bowen and passed the message to Xu Huang in the south.

Xu Huang was ordered to temporarily give up pressure on Jiaozhou, and instead marched westward, attacking Guiyang and Lingling together with Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Chong. If Sun Jian dares to attack with all his might, his own people can also go all out to smash his old nest Changsha.

He also passed down an edict and ordered Gu Yong to be promoted to the assassin of Yangzhou and control the other four counties of Jiangdong except Jianye, namely Wu County, Huiji, Jian'an, and Luling County. Ordered Lu Su, who was currently the Taishou of Wu County, to hurry to Chaisang, and assist Gan Ning and Jiang Qin to consolidate the Yangtze River defense line and prepare to meet Sun Jian's army, after all, Lu Su was also one of the four major governors of Eastern Wu that year, and his ability to command troops was still worth seeing!

Liu Wei said to Liu Bowen again: "I decided to personally lead Zheng Chenggong, Lu Wenlong, Wenyang, Weijiang and others, select 10,000 elite soldiers to go east to the sea, and gallop from Jiaodong to aid Wei Yan. Jinling was handed over to the military division to sit in person, and Zhou Tai, Guan Sheng, and Liao Hua were all left to be sent by the military division. ”

"When Weichen receives the order, he will definitely defend the territory to the death!"

Liu Bowen took the order with a feather fan, and then hurriedly left the Qianyang Palace to dispatch troops and prepare grain and grass.

As soon as Liu Ji left, the Imperial Forest Army guarding the gate came to report: "Your Majesty, Lu Wenlong is called to see him, and he is outside the palace gate at the moment!" ”

Liu Wei's eyes were like torches, and he said loudly: "I have been waiting for a long time, announce quickly!" ”

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