Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 379 Zhang Chongyue

The place of summoning is in the county government.

After a group of people entered under the leadership of Gu Jian, they saw that although the house occupied a large area, although there were many houses, the furnishings were very simple, they immediately looked at each other in blank dismay, and suspected that they had come to the wrong place.

They make a living by plundering, no matter in the Central Plains or even North Korea, some ordinary wealthy people, promoted officials, also have large courtyards and deep houses, magnificent and magnificent. They thought that Wang Zheng, the Xuzhou Shepherd's house, was naturally even more unusual, but they didn't expect it to be so unexpected
Not long after waiting in the hall, Wang Zheng and Guo Jia came together.

Among the group of people who came this time, except for Guan Cheng, everyone else had known Wang Zheng for a long time but had never met him. Now that they saw the real person, they all opened their eyes wide and wanted to take a closer look.

Unsurprisingly, they were surprised again. This so-called "Zhang Jiao's reincarnation", who swept across the Shandong Peninsula in a short period of time, and the famous Xuzhou Mu, turned out to be such an ordinary-looking young man?

When they looked at Wang Zheng, Wang Zheng also looked at them.

Among the people who came this time, besides Guan Cheng, there were more than ten people. Wang Zheng noticed three of them in particular. He is the oldest, about forty years old, with a rather thin body, a strange appearance, and deep eyes, but he is the only one among the crowd who is dressed as a scribe, presumably a mastermind.

The other person was not tall, slightly fat, with a round face always smiling, seemingly harmless to humans and animals, but Wang Zheng's eyes lingered on him for a while.

There is no way, the last time Xu Du came to make Dong Zhao almost suffer a big loss, and he was even more impressed. At this time, when he saw any fat man, he would inevitably think of "pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger".

"Meet the state shepherd."

"I'm a guest from afar, so there's no need to perform such a great gift, please hurry up."

He waved his hands to signal everyone to sit down, and ordered the maidservants to serve refreshments. Wang Zheng first nodded to the burly man as a greeting, and then looked at Gu Jian.

Gu Jian immediately introduced: "General, this is Zhang Chongyue, Zhang Qushuai, the leader of the rebel army from Daheishan Island."

Then he said to Zhang Chongyue: "The one next to Zhou Mu is Mr. Guo Jia, our military sacrificial wine."

Wang Zheng nodded. He already knew from Guo Jia's popular science that most of the pirates in the Bohai Sea were concentrated in the Miaojin Islands, and Daheishan Island was one of the southern islands.

The Miaojin Islands are located at the confluence of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea in the Bohai Strait, facing Liaodong Tieshan in the north and Penglai, Shandong in the south. They can be called the "throat" of the Bohai Sea and the "gateway" of Beijing and Tianjin.

Looking straight at Zhang Chongyue, Wang Zheng smiled and said, "Daheishan Island is a long way from here, when did Zhang Qushuai leave?"

"Ten days ago." Zhang Chongyue clapped his hands back, his voice deep and powerful.

"Is the road going well?"

"Thanks to God's blessings, the wind has been smooth these few days, and the brothers who operate the boat are also good hands. They walked very fast on the road. Not long after we set off, we met some merchant ships near Gaoshan Island."

Zhang Chongyue said with a smile: "I see that this merchant ship is not small, and there are ships from the Beihai Navy escorting it. This time the state shepherd summoned us, and we don't want to delay, otherwise we may get some oil and water, haha."

"North Sea Navy?" Wang Zheng immediately looked over, "How many people are there?"

"It's just four ships, with a few hundred people at most." Zhang Chongyue sneered, and said disdainfully, "If we weren't afraid of Zhou Mu waiting in a hurry, we brothers and I could easily destroy these ships. !"

At this time, Guo Jia suddenly smiled and interjected: "Shuai Qu's surname is Zhang, and he is entrenched on Daheishan Island. Could it be that he has some relationship with Sea Dragon King Zhang Bolu?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chongyue was startled for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Guan Cheng, and saw that the other party shook his head, indicating that he didn't say something in advance, and when he looked at Guo Jia, his expression immediately became a little more serious.

"This Guo Jijiu is very knowledgeable." He said solemnly, "The ancestor of this family."

Pirates have existed in China since ancient times.

However, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, such people relied more on the advantages of the vast ocean and navigation to escape from tyranny, thereby gaining the opportunity and rights to survive. They were mainly barbarian tribes and fugitive slaves, although they were also targeted by the government. In fact, there was no such thing as bandit looting. Until the Western Han Dynasty, the activities of Dongyi, Baiyue and other maritime tribes were called "Danmin" rather than "pirates".

It wasn't until the appearance of Zhang Bolu that the title of "pirate" and "pirate" really appeared in the official records.

In the third year of Emperor Yongchu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Bolu wore a red headband, wore crimson clothes, and called himself a "general". He led only more than [-] people to start an uprising in Qingzhou. Nine counties, kill Commander Two Thousand Stones!
In terms of achievements, it is not inferior to Wangzheng today.Send the censor Pang Xiong to attack him, Bolu and others beg for surrender, seek recovery and gather, and the party members

Of course, the Han Empire at that time was not comparable to what it is today. It was not so chaotic that it was full of wars, and it was easier to mobilize enough troops to quell the chaos. So the imperial governor Pang Xiong was sent to attack it, and Zhang Bolu and others were defeated and begged for surrender.

Then came down and rebelled again. In the fourth year of Yongchu, Zhang Bolu once again mobilized 300 people to jointly attack Yanci (now Huimindong, Shandong) and Gaotang (now Yucheng, Shandong) together with Bohai, Liu Wenhe and Zhou Wenguang's righteous troops in Pingyuan. Then crowned with five beam crowns and wearing seal ribbons.

This time the imperial court was completely blown away. This time, it directly dispatched tens of thousands of troops from Youzhou and Jizhou to suppress it. Zhang Bolu saw that there was nothing he could do, so he led the troops to Daheishan Island in Miaojin Islands.

In the end, Zhang Bolu did not die at the hands of the official army, but was destroyed by the family.

The sea is of course the best barrier, but human survival requires rice, not to mention fresh water. Therefore, any pirate group in ancient and modern China and abroad must be supported by someone on land, who not only provides supplies, but also sells stolen goods.

In the fifth year of Yongchu, the family surnamed Li in Le'an used a plan to lure Zhang Bailu to land, and then ambushed and killed him.

But no matter what, he had the courage to rebel in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and persisted for three years. Zhang Bolu was also worthy of being a hero for a while, and he became famous in history, becoming the first pirate recorded in the history books of the Chinese Dynasty.

After listening to Guo Jia's introduction, Wang Zheng nodded, looked at Zhang Chongyue and said with a smile: "After being a hero, if he is extraordinary, Qu Shuai can be regarded as inheriting the legacy of the martyrs. I will admire him very much."

After a few words of politeness, the topic changed: "I don't know how much Zhang Qushuai knows about the Beihai Navy?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chongyue smiled confidently: "The state shepherd also knows that the business I'm doing can be regarded as walking between life and death. If the danger is not inferior to the conquest on the battlefield, how dare you be careless?"

"There is a saying in the art of war. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never end up in a hundred battles. When it comes to understanding, not only the Beihai Navy, but also the Beihai Kingdom, and even the natives of Xiaoguan may not be able to match me!"

"Oh?" Wang Zheng was noncommittal, but just glanced at Guan Cheng casually.

Hearing this, Guan Cheng's eyes flashed with anger, but a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Shuai Qu is a hero of his predecessors, and Cheng is a boy of his younger generation. How can they be compared? It is not as good as it is!"

In the original history, the future Guan Cheng should actually be better than Zhang Chongyue. After all, one has a long history and the other has no such person. Blessed by the shadow of his ancestors, he became the titular leader of the Bohai Group of Pirates early on.

Of course, Guan Cheng was originally a water thief transformed from a Yellow Turban bandit, and his sphere of influence at the beginning was more in the rivers of Beihai. Swift and violent, but there have been several conflicts and frictions.

There are so many people on Zhangbo Road, Guan Cheng has to bow his head every time.

It's just that Zhang Bailu has other pirates to help him, and Guan Cheng also has the Yellow Turban bandits to help him. In addition, although his number of men is relatively small, they are all daring to fight hard. In addition, the two people's current main territories overlap. It is high, so far, at any rate, it has maintained a peaceful situation.

But already a little reluctant.

Since the two sides have accumulated old grievances, why did Guan Cheng agree to recruit Zhang Bolu to join him this time?

In fact, he not only agreed, but also made great efforts in it, giving up a lot of benefits, and even gave up part of an island currently occupied by his family to Zhang Bolu.Only then did Zhang Chongyue agree to participate in it.

Otherwise, just relying on Wang Zheng's name, it may not be able to attract Zhang Chongyue's attention.

After all, Xuzhou is still far away from the Bohai Sea.

As for why Guan Cheng did this, is it out of his loyalty to Wang Zheng, and in order to help him succeed, he would even rather laugh away with his rivals?

Of course not.

Before the group arrived at Xiapi, Gu Jian had already given Wang Zheng a secret report in advance. Guan Cheng once said that if he could help Wang Zheng take Beihai Kingdom, he hoped to ask Wang Zheng to reciprocate and do him a favor.

As for this busyness, I naturally want to use Wang Zheng's power to help him complete a "snake swallowing elephant" plan, taking the opportunity to eliminate and annex Zhang Bolu!

Wang Zheng has nothing to deny, Guan Cheng is also a member of the Yellow Turbans after all, he is barely half of his own, and if he really takes Beihai, it will be his turn to face the problem of the Bohai bandits.

Compared with the rebellious Zhang Chongyue, it would be more beneficial for Guan Cheng to be the leader of the pirates.

"Then, I would like to ask Marshal Qu." Wang Zheng asked sideways, "How many ships are there in the Beihai Kingdom? what?"

"Suppose my Xuzhou Navy attacked Changming County in Donglai from the sea, what are the chances of winning?"

"There used to be Tai Shici in the Beihai Kingdom, but now there is no brave general except Wu'an!"

Zhang Chongyue waved his hands and said, "We people always go back and forth between Liaodong, Beihai, and North Korea. When it comes to combat power, the Beihai soldiers are better than the North Korean army, but they are far inferior to Liaodong!"

"To go to the coastal counties of Beihai, three or two ships can pass without hindrance. At first, the Beihai navy came to offend, but they fought them down several times. Now" Zhang Chongyue said triumphantly, "When you see my flag, you can look far away. "

"With such an army that has neither fighting spirit nor courage, the state pastor doesn't need to worry about it!"

"In addition, in the cities along the coast of Liaodong, there are many sons of ours entrenched. If Kong Rong really wants to escape to Liaodong, let him get out of the Bohai Sea by luck. Once he goes to Liaodong, he will fall into a trap!"

A pirate on the side said: "Shuai Qu, if Kong Rong really goes to sea, after all, Zhou Mu wins and loses, how many guards can he have?"

"This time, at the call of Zhou Mu, Zhu Dao is willing to join forces with no less than a dozen teams. Excluding those who are just for the sake of numbers, there are still seven or eight hundred war-resistant sea-going ships with a manpower of more than six thousand. How can we let this old man Across the Bohai Sea?"

They all patted their chests and assured that Wang Zheng would not believe it all. Since time travel, he has never placed his hopes on others.

For Wang Zheng, the Bohai Group of Pirates was just a tool in case of emergencies, not a backbone to rely on.

In the past month, Gu Jian and Guan Cheng have been recruiting bandits from Bohai Sea, but he has not been idle in Xiapi.

According to Wang Zheng's strategy, the main purpose of capturing Beihai was not to open up borders, but to tie Yuan Shao's troops in Qingzhou to prevent him from driving unscrupulously into Xuzhou.

If the two sides can't fight in the short term, the navy will be an indispensable part of Jiangdong's strategy and defense in the future.

Therefore, Wang Zheng also recruited a large number of sea-going ships during this period, and even selected some former fishermen from the army, or those with water experience as the backbone, and then began to train thousands of soldiers for several days.

In a short period of time, these people will not be required to become truly capable sailors, as long as they can achieve the goal of not getting seasick, not afraid of water, and being able to swim.

Wang Zheng's plan was to lead the pirates from the Bohai Sea to attract the main force of the Beihai Navy, and at the same time cover the landing of thousands of soldiers in Changming County to fight on the island.Strive to win the city in the shortest possible time, and even quickly control the entire territory of Donglai.

In this way, even if there is any accident on the Beihai side, at least a nail will be planted in the easternmost part of Qingzhou.

Donglai can even be used as a base to concentrate the main force and attack the North Sea country from the back. Once the Bohai Sea and Donglai are controlled, on the one hand, they can supply food, grass, and soldiers from the sea, so that the forwards who attack Pingshou can No worries, on the other hand, whether it is to deal with the enemy's counterattack, there is room for sniping and interception, and you can look for opportunities at any time to start a decisive battle.

In short, since Xuzhou is going to attack a place like Beihai, in the eyes of Wang Zheng, the first thing to grasp is the sea control!

"Great kindness." Wang Zheng said with a smile: "Everyone is full of confidence, and this general also feels that the victory is a little bit more, but there is one thing, the minister is not secret, and he loses his body. A soldier is a big deal, and before he starts , don’t leak a single word of wind.”

"Don't worry, Zhou Mu." Zhang Chongyue nodded and said, "If you say a word, we will come all the way here, and then we will go through fire and water, and we will not hesitate, so we will sell our lives to Zhou Mu. "

"However, after the matter is completed, you will have a country, Zhou Mu, but I only want an island. Previously, Gu Xiaowei has already agreed, so what if you don't have Zhou Mu's intention?"

Wang Zheng knew about this, Gu Jian had said in a secret letter earlier that other pirates only wanted some gold and silver, but Zhang Chongyue made a separate condition, wanting Nanchangshan Island.

The largest island in the Miaojin Islands is Nanchangshan Island, which is governed by Huangxian County, Donglai County. Surprisingly.

It's just that since Zhang Chongyue raised it alone, both Wang Zheng and Guo Jia have guesses in their hearts. Maybe there is some mystery here?

But it's okay to allow it for the time being.

"It's just an island." Wang Zheng said with a nonchalant smile, "When Gu Jian met with you, every sentence and every word he said represented the general and the millions of soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou!"

"What he promised, there is no reason for it to be easier!"

(End of this chapter)