At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The news that Guo Peng was wantonly liquidating the rebel tycoons in the north also spread to Jiaozhou at this moment. They learned that the northern tycoons were killed by Guo Peng, their heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers, which made them shudder.

The times have changed, and now is no longer the time when they can do whatever they want, and they have to pay for it in order to obtain the qualification to survive.

Survival, at least for the tyrants, is no longer so easy.

According to Shi Xie's order, the scholar family dispersed in twos and threes, returned to the place where they could manage affairs, and prepared to dismantle the defense of the entire Jiaozhou and hand over their future to the central court.

In Shi Xie's view, this can prevent the central court from being cruel to them.

I'm already eating pots of milk to welcome Master Wang, what do you want from me?

Do you still want to kill me?

At least he can stay in Jiaozhou, so that he will not be severely punished by the emperor, lose his status, lose his power, and become a local tyrant without political power. That's a big problem.

This is the best solution Shi Xie can think of in such a situation.

Indeed, this is indeed the best solution.

If Shi Xie was able to eat pots of milk to meet Wang Shi, the soldiers of the Wei army, including Guo, would not know how to treat this group of enthusiastic and good people.

If there is no moth on Shiwu's side.

Shiwu held the post of Nanhai County Guard, who was obtained through the power and status of the Shijia after the death of Zhang Jin's predecessor, Zhu Jun's son Zhu Fu. Control of Jiaozhou.

After Zhang Jin came, although he was unhappy with the local dominance of the Shi family, he didn't have too many thoughts, because the world was not in chaos at that time.

After the world was in chaos and Zhang Jin and Liu Biao did not deal with it, Zhang Jin began to realize that he needed to strengthen his power, otherwise he would be a fish on a chopping board.

So there is today's fruit.

Originally, to overthrow Zhang Jin and maintain the status of the Shijia, these are two happy things.

The two happy things together should be a wonderful time like heaven.

But why, but encounter such a thing?

Wei Tianzi stepped in and turned the originally beautiful things into a mess.

Shijia is about to face the fate of becoming fish and meat for others to share.

This made Shiwu very dissatisfied.

Not everyone knows how to advance and retreat like Shi Xie.

Even if such a person is considered a minority in the entire human world - he can restrain his desire to grow and grow, see the direction of the world clearly, and thus choose to submit to the strong instead of going out alone.

More people can't see their strength clearly, and they can't see where their level is, so they give themselves too high expectations.

This is understandable, because it is not so easy for people to admit that they are inferior to others. After all, this is a country where the phrase "princes and generals have kindness" was born.

Every literate, educated, and ambitious person has the dream of becoming a dragon in his heart.

It is not easy, very difficult, to admit failure, to admit that you are just an ordinary person.

Shiwu is such a person.

And he himself is not ordinary, he is also the ruling class of this era.

Became a prefect of a county at a young age, enjoying the treatment of front and back. Although he knew that he was just a local turtle in the eyes of the people of the Central Plains, but in terms of living conditions, he was not much worse than the people of the Central Plains.

The mentality cultivated by shouting and hugging is naturally a superior mentality, and he has seen with his own eyes what is truly powerful, so it is normal to have unconvinced thoughts.

Then someone around him encouraged him.

Next to him was a businessman who fled from the Central Plains to Jiaozhou during the war, and moved to Jiaozhou with his whole family. With some wealth and knowledge from the Central Plains, he attracted Shiwu, and soon became a celebrity around Shiwu.

Relying on the appreciation of the soldiers, this businessman bought land in Jiaozhou, expanded the manor, became a landlord, became a powerful man, relied on the soldiers, and was very loyal to him.

Later, the business route from Nanhai County to Yangzhou was opened up, and Shiwu made a lot of money by selling some Jiaozhou specialties.

This time, Shiwu was persecuted by Zhang Jin, and was besieged by Zhang Jin's subordinates in the Taishou's mansion. It was this businessman who rushed to protect Shiwu with his men, dispersed Zhang Jin's men, and stood firm in the Taishou's mansion. After seven days and seven nights, Zhang Jin's men were finally forced back.

Such loyalty moved Shiwu very much, and he trusted him even more. He also took him with him when Jiaozhou fully resisted Zhangjin and appointed him to protect his own safety.

Then Shi Xie got mad and dispersed everyone, telling everyone to go back and wait for Master Wang, and then lined the road to welcome Master Wang.

This made Shi Wu feel very aggrieved.

"It was originally the rebellion provoked by Zhang Jin. If the emperor wants to punish Zhang Jin, what does it have to do with our family? If he punishes our family, let alone whether the world agrees with it, he will not find a reason!"

Shi Wu was not happy, and he kept complaining about Shi Xie's cowardice and the emperor's cruelty along the way.

The businessman Feng Chao who was in charge of protecting him rolled his eyes, and immediately understood the crux of Shi Wu's heart.

"Your Majesty, you are right. Even if the scholar family did not have any great credit, but for so many years guarding the land, guarding the southern border, and protecting the peace of Jiaozhou, there is no credit but hard work. This time it is Zhang Jin's mistake. What does it have to do with Shijia?

If the emperor asks the sinners about this and punishes them, it is purely because the emperor wants to take this opportunity to take control of Jiaozhou and deprive the land and population of the scholars. , still makes people shudder. "

chapter 1357 one thousand two hundred and sixty seven

Feng Chao's words immediately made Shi Wu murmur in his heart.

"Feng Jun, tell me, Emperor Wei really wants to deprive our family of land and population in Jiaozhou, right?"

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say, Fujun, it's not like you don't know what happened to those tyrants in the Central Plains. It's really hard to say that Wei Tianzi's way of governing is more brutal and harsh than the first emperor, not to mention that Wei Tianzi still has to send troops. Coming to Jiaozhou, it’s even harder to say.”

Feng Chao's face was full of worry.

Feng Chao owns only a few thousand mu of land, and even if he is so worried, the scholar's family has a big business, and the scholar and military are even more worried.

"My scholar's family has been passed down for six generations in Jiaozhou, and the family business has been passed down for six generations. How many ancestors worked diligently to open up the family business and accumulate land so far, is it going to be destroyed in the hands of Emperor Wei?"

"My lord, if you think about those powerful men in the Central Plains, it's really hard to say. Wherever Wei Tianzi's army goes, there will be a bloody storm, no matter whether they surrender or not."

Feng Chao taught Shiwu the life experience he had accumulated in business in the north.

Shi Wu became more and more panicked.

"Could it be that Emperor Wei really wants to do such a thing? If he does this, won't he be afraid of opposition from the world?"

"Ahem, Majesty, the people of the world have already opposed it."

Feng Chao kindly reminded Shiwu.

Only then did Shi Wu suddenly realize that the opposition of the people of the world had been suppressed by Guo Peng, and he died a miserable death.

There are no people in the world anymore, all the people in the world have been killed by Guo Peng, and the rest are his obedient citizens, his answerers, cowards who can bow their heads and ears with just a finger.

There are no people in the world who dare to resist.

Shi Wu was a little embarrassed at once—this kind of righteousness made the whole world be represented by him, and he didn't expect that there would be a day when it would fail.

What else can I say?

It can only be said that Emperor Wei is too powerful, and Emperor Wei's autocracy is too powerful.

This is how to do?

Shi Wu became more and more flustered, feeling more and more that this matter was not a matter.

Waiting stupidly for Wei Jun to come and then opening the city gate to welcome them into the city, isn't this just like leading wolves into the house?

Losing all dangerous passes, losing all armed forces, lying flat and letting the central government ravage, isn't this tantamount to putting yourself on the chopping board and waiting for Wei Tianzi's knife to chop it down?

"Brother is confused!"

Shi Wu had such a feeling, and then felt very depressed: "But I heard that the Wei army is very good at fighting, and the whole world is controlled by the Wei people. I am afraid that Jiaozhou will not be able to resist. Everyone in the world has failed. How can it be successful?"

Shiwu still has this insight.

"But Mr. Fu, I'm afraid it's not the right way to just surrender and accept the punishment. Maybe the Wei people think we are weak and can be bullied, so they will make an inch of it. Are they really going to uproot the Shi family in Jiaozhou?"

When Feng Chao said this, Shi Wu immediately gasped.

Wei Tianzi was able to uproot the foundations of those rebellious tyrants in the north, killing heads and blood flowing into rivers, and he can do the same thing in Jiaozhou.

"What you said makes sense. If that's the case, wouldn't it be over?"

"If we surrender when we meet Wei Jun, Wei Jun will definitely despise us. When the time comes, those soldiers will indulge themselves and cause disaster for the village. What...how can we do this?"

Feng Chao further raised his concerns, so Shi Wu became even more worried.

"What can we do...Feng Jun, what do you think?"

After much deliberation, Shi Wu couldn't think of a solution, so he asked the originator of the problem to see if there was a solution.

Feng Chao thought hard for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"My lord, I heard that when the ancients decided to surrender, they would often not surrender directly, but would first fight and then surrender, to show their strength and let the enemy know that the army is not unable to fight, but because of orders, it is impossible to fight, so they surrendered .

Often after seeing the resistance of our own army, the enemy will no longer be contemptuous, but will take our own army and all those who surrendered seriously, and will not dare to relax military discipline and wantonly cause disasters in the village. Therefore, I suggest that the Lord Fu Do the same. "

"Fight first and then surrender?"

"Fight first and surrender later."

"This... why don't you ask your brother?"

Shi Wu was a little worried.

"The road is difficult and dangerous. How can we make it in time? If the Wei army has already set off, then..."

"That's true...then, while asking and preparing, you can't let your brother not know about this matter."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Feng Chao praised Shiwu.

Shi Wu felt that he had found a way to protect the interests of the Shi family without violating the order of the government, and was very happy, and then planned to tell Shi Xie about it.

The task of sending the news was also handed over to Feng Chao.

Feng Chao will send someone to let Shi Xie know the news, and then do his best to assist Shi Wu in preparing for the defense, waiting for the Wei army to attack.

It is not yet known where Wei Jun will come from, but Feng Chao said that Wei Jun has a large ship that can sail in the sea, and he needs to be prepared for Wei Jun coming from the sea, and the land traffic is difficult. In case Wei Jun comes from the sea, it is not impossible.

Shiwu thought so deeply, so he also set up guard defenses on the sea south of Panyu County, Nanhai County, and passed the news to Panyu County at any time to let him know.

Everything is ready, just waiting for Wei Jun to come.

Then Wei Jun came, and it really came from the sea as Feng Chao expected.

Wei Jun felt that the land route was too rough, the requirements for the logistics supply of the army were too high, the cost was too high, and it was unreliable, so he decided to take the sea route.

Relying on the advantages of sea transportation and large ships, the pressure on logistics is reduced, and the risk of entering Jiaozhou is minimized.

The triangular route from Dongye County to Taiwan and from Taiwan to Jiaozhou has only slowly emerged in recent years.

Guo Peng did not allow Jiaozhou merchants to do business with the newly opened settlements in Yangzhou and Taiwan, so this route has been relatively smooth.

Through this route, Wei Haijun successfully reached the sea outside Panyu County in Nanhai County.

More than 300 mighty warships arrived in the Pearl River Estuary area. After being frightened by the ships of the Shiwu Office patrolling and guarding the Pearl River Estuary, they fled northward quickly, preparing to return to Panyu County to inform Shiwu of the incident.

Wei Jun is here.

Under the leadership of a guide who was familiar with the waterways, part of the warships of the Wei army decided to enter the Guangzhou Bay area, landed from Guangzhou Bay, took Panyu County as the base, and went further into the Jiaozhou area.

The other part of the navy, led by the guide, headed west all the way, preparing to reach the coast of Cochin County and land from the coast of Cochin County.

As the main general of this battle, Tai Shici appointed Zhang Liao's generals Xu Huang and Cao Xing as the main generals of the army attacking Nanhai County, and allocated 1 troops to them. Tai Shici himself led the remaining [-] troops to Jiaozhi County. direction.

Xu Huang served as the commander of the garrison army in Lujiang County during the war. Later, with the end of the war, he switched to pioneering operations, and Kuaiji County, which occupies a huge area, was divided into three by Guo Peng.

The northern Hangzhou Bay area is still Kuaiji County, the central coastal area, mainly southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian is Linhai County, and most of southern Fujian is Jian'an County.

Xu Huang was then transferred from the commander of the garrison army in Lujiang County to the commander of the garrison army in Jian'an County, and he has been fighting on the front line of opening up Jiangnan so far.

So for this battle, it happened that Dongye County was needed as a logistics supply base, and Xu Huang was able to participate in the battle.

Under Zhang Liao's recommendation, Taishi Cishun took Cao, the commander of the garrison of Linhai County, and Zang Ba, the commander of the garrison of Luling County, with him, and they went south to fight together.

Because of his achievements, Xu Huang was appointed by Tai Shici as the commander of the army. Xu Huang was very happy, and treated the battle cautiously, seriously and nervously.

For less familiar sea ships, they mainly follow the opinions of the naval officers left behind by Tai Shici.

When the fleet goes deep into the Guangzhou Bay area and the port can be seen from a distance, it will be time for Xu Huang to preside over everything.