The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Don't underestimate them, as long as the profit is high enough, the long distance can't be hard for them. They have a lot of ways, and there are also caravans in Liangzhou and other places that travel with the Western Regions, especially with the support of the Han Dynasty, such caravans have been in recent years. More and more, more and more huge.

The imperial court of the Han Dynasty encouraged foreign trade, and transported the goods that the Han Dynasty had in excess to other countries in exchange for a large amount of money and rare things from the Han Dynasty. The silk, porcelain, glass products, tea, rice paper, etc. of the Han Dynasty were very common in the Han Dynasty, but it was very common for people from outside the Han Dynasty. It is simply a luxury.

The farther these things are from the big man, the more valuable they are, so it is logical that many big clans and big merchants began to organize huge caravans, starting with the Silk Road.

As countless caravans came out of Dahan and went around the West, they brought back not only a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, but also Dahan's understanding of the world. The situation of the countries in the west was gradually collected by Dahan.

Of course, corresponding control is indispensable. It is impossible for weapons and food to flow out of the big man casually, and various advanced technologies and advanced machines are strictly controlled.

The most important thing is that the dark guards of the big men are everywhere. In every caravan, chances are there are dark guards. In addition to following the caravan to collect information, they also have the task of monitoring the caravan, in case the caravan Some of them betrayed the technology of the big man, colluded with foreigners, etc.

Many ministers in the DPRK and China opposed the opening of trade routes and trade with foreign countries. What they worried about was that the good things of the big man would be revealed, which would in turn pose a threat to the big man.

This kind of worry does exist, but in Chen Ziming's view, it is completely unnecessary. Human progress will not stop, it's just the difference between fast and slow. As long as the big man keeps walking in front, no one can threaten the big man.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, this is the southern sea chart sent by the Fourth Fleet of the Han Dynasty." Gan Ning came to see Liu Bei with a roll of sea charts, his face full of excitement.

"Southern sea map!" Chen Ziming was overjoyed. He had ordered the navy to investigate the southern sea area and draw a southern sea map, and now the result finally came.

"Development quickly!" Liu Bei also came to the spirit. Since the mining of offshore minerals has brought Liu Bei huge income, Liu Bei has become more and more interested in offshore expansion.

Soon, a vast sea map slowly unfolded. It was the Nansha Islands that Chen Ziming was quite familiar with. However, this map was still very different from the Nansha Islands in his memory. The deviation was large and the number of islands was also small. Many, Chen Ziming feels, the navy has not fully explored the Nansha Islands.

Chapter 597 Marines, forward!

According to the division of the Hainan Islands by the later Huaxia Kingdom, they are divided into Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands, covering the entire South China Sea and connecting with Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.

However, looking at the map Gan Ning sent, at most it is Dongsha Islands, which is the archipelago closest to Yizhou and the mainland. As for the other islands, they are not on the naval map at all, which means they have not explored there yet.

But Chen Ziming is right when he thinks about it. With the current navigation technology, it is very good to be able to find so many islands along the mainland. It is too difficult to continue to explore. The terrifying and changeable ocean climate is a problem, and the route is not clear. Also blocked the Navy's exploration.

"What is there on the island?" This is what Liu Bei cares most about. As long as there are valuable movements on the island, it is a good island. The more the better, the better if there are no valuable movements. What matters is the population, no matter how many useless islands there are, it is still a decoration for Liu Bei.

"This..." Gan Ning was at a loss for words for a while, and said helplessly, "There are many islands, some of which are tens of feet in size, and some are as large as counties, and it is difficult for warships to approach, and the navy has no personnel to investigate. ..."

In a word, I just don’t know what’s on the island, and I don’t have the time or ability to investigate. The map is brought back for you. If you want to investigate, organize your own personnel to go there, and the navy can’t do anything.

"The navy continues to explore southward, along the coast, looking for safe routes, and don't rush into it..."

The technology of this era is simply not enough to support human beings to explore the mysterious ocean. Even in the 21st century where technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, there are occasional ships missing on the vast and boundless sea, let alone now.

"Is the navy damaged?" Chen Ziming suddenly asked.

After hearing Chen Ziming's question, Gan Ning's smile disappeared, making Chen Ziming's heart sink. Sure enough, Gan Ning said in a deep voice: "Exploring the South China Sea Islands, sank four warships, 320 and eight soldiers did not come back."

"What?!" Liu Bei was also taken aback when he heard the loss. The navy has been exploring the sea for a long time, and there are continuous reports of good news. How many islands are found today, and where are the island groups tomorrow, but Liu Bei doesn't know. It was discovered that countless sailors and soldiers paid for it, and even lost their lives for it.

The loss of the navy was reported directly to the military headquarters. Compared with the annual loss of the army, the loss of the navy was not enough to alarm Liu Bei, so the loss of the navy was not reported to Liu Bei.

The army fights all the year round, not to mention the years of great wars, even in the rare years of peace today, the number of soldiers killed in battle due to various conflicts every month is more than these hundreds, and it is normal for the military not to report to Liu Bei.

But these Chen Ziming are very clear that since the establishment of the Han Navy and the entry of the Dahai Navy into the sea, countless soldiers connected to warships have been swallowed by the mysterious sea every year.

A hidden reef, a huge storm, if you are not careful, you can swallow a battleship, or even kill a fleet. Fortunately, the Han Navy has been exploring in the offshore, and it is powerless and dare not stay away from the mainland, so there is no huge disaster. casualties.

Even so, the Han Navy loses a lot of warships every year due to various situations. Once the warship sinks, it is almost impossible for the soldiers on the warship to survive, because in this era, there is no rescue at all. The safe way is to come back within the stipulated time.

As for rescue, don't even think about it, the sea is still too mysterious and terrifying for today's human beings.

Don't look at the fact that the Han navy is rampant on the sea now, and one family dominates.But this is just offshore, and ocean disasters are relatively rare. Compared with the huge storms in the Pacific Ocean, offshore storms are like children playing with bubbles.

This is also the reason why Chen Ziming didn't allow the navy to stay away from the mainland and could only explore in the offshore. It wasn't that Chen Ziming didn't want to, but because he didn't have the ability. Even so, the navy still suffered heavy losses.

"Ziming, is it worth it?"

After a period of silence, Liu Bei suddenly looked at Chen Ziming. Although the islands on the sea brought Liu Bei infinite wealth, there were more islands that were also useless. However, the navy paid the lives of its soldiers and got only worthless deserted islands. .

"It's worth it!" Chen Ziming raised his head suddenly, and said firmly: "The dedication of the navy officers and men should be passed down through the ages, and they should be the heroes of the great man."

Chen Ziming was not in the mood to explain too much. There were many things that others did not understand. In this world, no one understood except Chen Ziming. Only Chen Ziming understood how important territory, land or sea, was to a country and a nation.

The current payment seems huge and worthless, but it is better than the future generations who will use countless flesh and blood to rob and grab it. The current payment is only the loss caused by some natural disasters, but in the future, I am afraid that every inch of land will be destroyed. The acquisition will cost countless lives, and even bring down a country.

"Soldiers of the Navy, move forward! Expand the territory for the great Han!" Chen Ziming looked at Gan Ning seriously, and gave his order.

"promise!"

Gan Ning's blood boiled with enthusiasm, and he took orders loudly. If the army can expand the territory for the great Han, so can the navy, and it can do better than the army.

Chen Ziming looked at the poor-looking map of the Hainan Islands and sighed secretly. He needed time, a lot of time, and there were still many things that had not been done and many plans that had not been implemented.

The boundless sea is waiting for him to explore, and countless fertile lands are waiting for him to conquer. In this era of passion, this era is the glory of the great man. No matter whether it is Europe or the Americas, in this era, it is impossible to compete with the great man. .

There is still boundless land in the north, where it is cold, but there are countless wealth buried there, and there is still a primitive society. To conquer it, what the big man needs to pay is to deal with the severe cold and travel long distances.

On the south side of the sea, there are still countless territories that have not been discovered, such as the Philippine Islands, Malaysian Islands, and Indonesian Islands. . . . . . .

There are too many places that Chen Ziming wants to conquer. All of these require time, the contributions of countless big men, the support of more people, and more advanced technology. Everything takes time.

However, today's Han Dynasty is still in civil strife, and the princes still rule on one side, consuming the potential of the Han Dynasty and missing the opportunity to rise.

"No, everything should be over!"

When Chen Ziming thought of this, murderous intent flickered in his eyes. Whoever stands in the way of the great man's rise, whoever stands in the way of his dream, is the enemy, and he should die. He has already wasted a lot of time, and he doesn't want to continue wasting it. The bloody Three Kingdoms, let him To hell with it.

Chapter 598 Finally Arrived

With the passage of time, after a long period of recuperation, the three great princes of the Han Dynasty have become stronger and stronger, accumulated more and more, and their background has become thicker, so the honeymoon period is slowly ending, and the more they look at each other, the more they don't like each other.

The breath of peace is slowly moving away from the people, border inspections are becoming more and more strict, areas of no man's land have been divided, and countless people have been relocated to other places under various pretexts.

The breath of war began to rise, and even the people at the bottom could feel the strong fighting spirit in it.

The people can only shake their heads and sigh, they can't change anything, they have long been accustomed to wars, and being able to live to this day is already considered a high incense.

People in many villages and towns gradually discovered that there are fewer and fewer young and strong people around them. In a village, there are only a few old, weak, sick and disabled. Many old people began to hide food in the mountains to avoid the chaos of war. Only in the deep mountains and old forests can there be hope of survival.

"drive!......"

"Follow!"

The soldiers in Wei Wang's uniform are on their way, and the elite soldiers are striding forward one by one. They don't know where they are going. This is a military order, and they just need to obey.

A branch of soldiers and horses of the king of Wei slowly gathered together like ants from all over the country, and military camps sprang up one after another.

The territories of Liu, Cao, and Sun were almost cut off by countless soldiers and horses, and the common people did not dare to approach them at all, even the caravans of the big clans stopped coming and going.

"Two years..."