Chapter 34 It's too hasty

"I said, you are bold enough to beat the pig dragon with a stick?" Sun Shao patted Ao Lei on the shoulder and said with great satisfaction. He really didn't expect this boy to be so bold. In the face of a group of pirate leaders, he pulled out a short stick and beat him. Not only was the pirates confused by him, but even Sun Shao was a little dumbfounded at that time.

"Although this guy speaks loudly, his eyes always flash to other places and dare not look at me. He is clearly a bully and afraid of the strong, so I just beat him and talk about it." Ao Lei smiled innocently, and his small eyes narrowed into a crack. He looked very pure and had no contact with the thug who beat the pig dragon just now.

"You have guts." Zhao Xiu raised his thumb at Ao Lei. This time, he unexpectedly broke the water village of Zhu Polong, but there were no casualties. He captured more than 500 people and 43 ships, including two medium-sized warships, which can be said to be the credit of this black boy. Not only Zhao Xiu, but almost everyone admired Ao Lei's urgency, and the admiration in his eyes made Ao Lei happy.

Zhu Polong's hands were tied back and hung on the mast. His face was swollen like a pig's head. He was hit by Ao Lei's two sticks, and his eyes could not be opened. Listening to Sun Shao and others laughing, his lungs exploded. Although my strength is average, I am also famous in the pirates. I didn't expect that the boat capsized in the gutter today and was given to the whole pot. He hates the black boy, and even more hates the white boy. If he hadn't pretended to be a desperate sign, how could he be so careless?

It's all too late.

Wei Jing and others saw the vast pirate ship and didn't say anything for a long time. The officers and soldiers of the navy at the gate of the cliff, who were proud for a day and night, closed their mouths. Compared with others, they were simply embarrassed to mention their achievements.

Work harder and fight a beautiful battle next time. Wei Jing's military marquises looked at each other with complicated eyes.

The growing fleet is full of sails and sails straight to Xu Wen. Along the way, they met many single-way merchant ships. They were envious after being surprised by the scene in front of them. Without saying anything, they paid and joined the escort team. It was worth three or five hundred yuan for a safe voyage for each ship.

Sun Shao and Wei Jing went all the way to eliminate the pirates. Those pirate gangs ranging from more than three or five hundred people to dozens of people were not opponents of these fighting officers and soldiers at all. They were either captured with their hands or fled by looking at the wind. Fortunately, the two adults did not kill them all. They only attacked the pirates near the channel to ensure the safety of the merchant ships. It was too far away, but they were not interested and had no time.

A month after leaving from the gate of the cliff, Xu Wengang was far away. At this time, the fleet was already a little too large. The merchant ship reached 600, and the escort fleet also reached more than 300. The captured pirates reached 2,000 people. Wei Jing began to worry about whether he could control it. Seeing the shadow of Xu Wengang, he Finally, I was relieved.

Before entering Hong Kong, Sun Shao and Wei Jing met the officials sent by Bu Qian to greet them. The two came to the Xuwen County magistrate and met Bu Qian, who was still a dead face. There were three other people. One was Hepu Taishou Shiyi, who was nearly 70 years old. He was Shi Xie's younger brother, the other was Xu Wenling Huanwei, who was in his fifties, and the other was He is the head of Hepu County, a 40-year-old Jiaozhou sailor, Fubo Zhonglang General Shihong, who is the second son of Shiyi.

"Fengxian, Ziqi (Wei Jing), you shocked me." Bu Qian rarely smiled: "The scout said that a fleet of nearly a thousand ships came, hanging Cui Qian's battle flag, which scared us a lot."

Sun Shao looked at everyone's faces and felt a little strange. He looked at Bu Qian. Just as he was about to speak, Bu Qian shook his head gently and motioned him not to ask more questions, so he had to swallow the words again. Shi Yi and others came forward to salute, especially Shi Hong. His eyes looking at Sun Shao were particularly complicated, both awe and a little repulsive.

Step by step to pick up the wine. Hello, hello, everyone. Everyone said an empty talk, expressed their determination, and then dispersed. When Shi Hong left, he specially greeted and invited Sun Shao to his county temple for a banquet. Sun Shao laughed and sent him away. Bu Qian's expression just now was obviously a little strange. He couldn't say anything more before he figured out the situation.

"Fengxian, Ziqi, you came at the right time." Entering the study, Bu Qian sighed, and his expression finally calmed down a little, looking a little worried. Sun Shao was silent, thinking about Bu Qian's thoughts, and did not take the initiative to ask questions. Wei Jing asked with concern, "Mr. Fu, you have been here for more than a month. How is the battle against Cui Qian?"

"It's not good, it's very bad." Bu Qian shook his head, lowered his head, twisted the tip of his beard for a while, and then said, "When I first got here, I won several battles and captured about 30 thief ships, six or seven hundred people, but later... it didn't go well. After several matches, our army either lost its way between the islands or could not resist Cui Qian's attack. It was greatly damaged, and more than 100 ships and more than 4,000 soldiers were lost. Alas, I'm really... really ashamed."

"Is the loss so big?" Wei Jing was shocked.

Bu Qian was very ashamed. He nodded helplessly and hesitated for a while before saying, "Really, if you hadn't arrived, I really wanted to go back. This battle can't be fought. It is simply taken away by the opponent. Every step of us seems to fall into the other party's calculation. Either in the air or in ambush, morale is greatly damaged. Now the war-weariness is very heavy. Not only is the subordinates of Shiwei and the subordinates of Shiyi and others passive and lazy, but also the people I myself have a fear of war.

Wei Jing's face became ugly. He fought so smoothly that he couldn't accept the current situation. He had always admired Bu Qian in the past and felt that his ability was better than himself, but now Bu Qian actually fought such an upper hand in the war, which really disappointed him. Cui Qian has more than 200 ships, four or five thousand people, which is the most powerful among pirates, but there are more than 300 ships, nearly 10,000 people, and the equipment is better than pirates. There are nearly a hundred medium-sized warships alone, and there are three building ships. How can such a strong combat effectiveness lose so ugly? This is not the strength of Shi Kuang and others. If more than 2,000 people are added to Shi Kuang, Bu Qian is now three times more than the enemy.

Bu Qian's eyes swept over Wei Jing's face, and then fell on Sun Shao's face. After more than a month of separation, Sun Shao was obviously much calmer. He sat aside without saying a word. He was not as calm as Wei Jing, and there was no nervous look on his face, which looked very calm.

"Feng Xian, do you have any good suggestions?" He asked faintly.

"I'm not familiar with the situation. How can I have any good advice?" Sun Shao smiled, glanced at the step, and then said, "Don't worry, Mr. Mansion, although you have lost a little, the ship and people we brought can completely make up for your loss, and the war can continue. The most important thing now is to figure out the cause of the previous failure. Only by figuring out the cause can we take the right medicine and turn defeat into victory.

Bu Qian nodded and smiled bitterly with emotion: "It's really God's will to fool people. First, fifteen ships went to sea, split the waves and cut the waves all the way. I was invincible. I took more than 300 ships, but I lost the soldiers. It seems that I'm really not the material to lead the troops."

Sun Shao shook his head: "Why do you have to say so? We are dealing with small pirates. There is a huge disparity in strength. Of course, we can overcome them, and Fujun is dealing with the most powerful pirates in the South China Sea. The difficulty is not the same. Besides, if it hadn't been for the governor to contain them, how could Wei Jun and I be so comfortable all the way through the market?

Bu Qian smiled faintly and motioned to the entourage to take the chart, which was the one Sun Shao had seen last time and spread on the bill: "I'd better tell you about the situation here first."

Sun Shao glanced at the chart and suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Fu, it's a great loss to eat this chart, isn't it?"

Bu Qian was stunned and didn't come to his senses for a moment. He looked at Sun Shao and the chart again. He looked very confused: "What's wrong with the chart?"

Sun Shao suddenly had a black line in his head. He fought for more than a month, but he didn't find the problem with the chart? No wonder you beat the war. It's no wonder you can win. He was thinking about how to speak. Wei Jing also found a problem. He pointed to the picture and shouted, "No, Fujun, the location of several islands in your picture is not right."

"Ah?" No matter how big the city was, he couldn't keep calm. His eyes were awe-in-wrenched and stared at the chart tightly: "Isn't that right?"

"Sun Jun has a chart in his hand, which is similar to yours, but the location of these islands is very different." Without thinking, Wei Jing moved his hand quickly on the chart: "This, this, and this are all wrong. The position in the middle is too big."

While talking, Sun Shao had asked Shuai Zeng to bring his chart and spread it to the desk. Regardless of his image, he rushed on it and checked it carefully for a while. He patted his thigh and was frustrated: "I was deceived by these verticals."

"What the hell is going on?" Sun Shao and Wei Jing were confused.

"Listen to me slowly." Bu Qian smiled bitterly and sighed for a long time before he said slowly.

When Bu Qian first arrived at Xu Wen, he fought several victories. The nearby pirates fled from the wind. Just as Bu Qian was ready to continue to kill Cui Qian Benzhai in Zhu Ya, Shi Yi and others who received Bu Qian's instructions to transfer troops arrived. They brought more than 100 ships, two or three thousand people. Of course, Bu Qian was very happy, so he worked with them. Let's discuss. Shi Yi and others showed great cooperation. They all raised their hands in favor of the arrangement made by Bu Qian. There was only one, that is, as the person in charge of the war, Bu Qian must be under the command of Xu Wen and cannot go to the front line in person. Their reason is that the naval battle is very dangerous, even more dangerous than the land war. There is a defeat on the land, and there is a place to hide. If you lose the battle on the sea, it will be a dead end. Moreover, even if you don't defeat the battle, if you get lost or encounter a storm, you will be uncertain. If there is any accident, they can't save the loss even if they kill Cui Qian a hundred times.

After listening to it, Bu Qian felt that it made sense. It was not that he was afraid of death, but that he felt that he was not the origin of leading troops after all. If he was forced to command on the front line, he was afraid that it would interfere with the performance of the generals leading troops. Therefore, he lived in Xu Wen. However, he was very disappointed by the subsequent war. After several wars, he not only did not continue to start with a good momentum, but also went straight down. Every time he failed because of unexpected problems, either he could not find the other party's trace, or fell into the other party's ambush circle, or it was clearly said that there was an island to make up for that place. The soldiers who were ordered to go back said that there was no island at all. All they could see was the vast sky and water, and they could only return without success. The most outrageous thing was that a Zhonglang he trusted would take more than a thousand people to the predetermined harbor for a temporary stay. However, when he entered the harbor, he found that Cui Qian was waiting for him, more than a thousand. The people were almost completely destroyed, and only a few scouts escaped.

This loss made his control suddenly drop, and the morale impact was also very great. Now the war has basically stagnated.

"I also suspected that there was something wrong with the chart, but I saw that the chart in the hands of Shi Yi and others was exactly the same as mine, so I just thought that the chart was inaccurate and there was an error, but..." Bu Qian was so angry that he took a few cases and sighed. He now understands that Shi Yi and others may have tampered with it for a long time. The pictures hidden by the government are all problematic, and only they have the real pictures. If he fights with the wrong chart, he can win.

"Now it's all right. You're here. If you have accurate charts and people you can trust, we'll call again." Bu Qian said eagerly, "Fengxian, you are a natural general in war. In fact, let's put it aside first. You help me win this battle, and I will ensure that everything goes well in Jiaozhou."

Sun Shao smiled. Bu Qian is really popular this time. He has always been conceited. This time, he has been fooled like a fool for more than a month. If he doesn't pull Wei Jing to Xu Wen and sweep a lot of pirates on the road, his strength is greatly increased, he can only go back to the South China Sea now, here, the South China Sea, Jiaozhou, and It's the world of the scholar's family, and he, the governor of Jiaozhou, can't do it well. It's related to his vital interests. He can't calm down now. He actually offered such a condition to himself. A month ago, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

Sun Shao just smiled and didn't say anything. He looked at Bu Qian with a slightly joking look. Bu Qian's face gradually sank. He made such a promise to Sun Shao, but he was still indifferent, which made him very disappointed. However, he can't help it. He can take Sun Shao's soldiers, but he can't force Sun Shao to fight for him. He has a dispensable attitude towards this general Henghai.

"Mr. Fu, I really want to help you fight this battle, but I don't think I can fight." Sun Shao sincerely saluted Bu Qian.

Bu Qian regained his indifference and smiled faintly: "I'm in a hurry. I won't be angry. I'm a little impatient now. It's really not appropriate to fight again.

Sun Shao shook his head and whispered, "Mr. Fujun, it's June now. June and July is the hottest time. Most of the soldiers we can trust are not locals. At this time, the combat effectiveness is the worst. In another month, there will be another hurricane, which is not suitable for the expedition. We can all have to fight without the other party. Buried in the belly of the fish. In my opinion, it's better to stop for a while, adjust morale, and send more scouts to explore the terrain. Isn't it more appropriate for us to march in autumn and winter?

Bu Qian was shocked, and then he suddenly realized that his black and thin face showed shame: "I'm too anxious."

Sun Shao comforted: "Fujun, the situation in Jiaozhou is clear. He trusts Fujun, so he let you sit in Jiaozhou. How can he be dissatisfied because of the delay for a few months? Has he urged the emperor for so many years? We all admire the emperor's loyalty, but we also ask the emperor to follow the steps and be steady. To be honest, when I just set out from the cliff mountain pass, I also wanted to calm Cui Qian down in one fell swoop, but after this journey, I found that I was not in a hurry. The pirates' familiarity with the terrain is not comparable to the officers and soldiers of the navy. We have strength, so what can we do? They scattered and fled, and we couldn't catch up at all. As soon as we left, they came back. It's impossible to suppress them. If I want to succeed in one fell swoop, it's not that I will raise the ambition of others and destroy my prestige. It's impossible.

Bu Qian nodded slightly. In fact, there is no need for Sun Shao to say so much. As long as he calm down and think about it, he can figure out the truth. He knows Sun Quan's trust in him. He has been with Sun Quan for nearly ten years since she was a female step trainer. Although he didn't have a son, no wife in the harem could compete with him for favor, whether it was the original or later. Sun Quan is not a person who has a surname. He has never had such a long surname for any woman. Whether it was Mrs. Xie at the beginning or Mrs. Xu later, it has been two or three years. As soon as the freshness has passed, he has been abandoned. Mrs. Xie was so favored at the beginning. The newly married Yan'er was much more loving than the current Sun Shao couple. So what? In less than three years, when Mrs. Xu entered the house, Sun Quan asked Mrs. Xie to give up her place to Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xie was used to being spoiled. How could she give up? As a result, as soon as she had a small surname, she was reprimanded by Sun Quan. In a few years, she was depressed. It's suffocating. The same is true of Mrs. Xu. After being favored for a few years, she lost her ambition like Mrs. Xie in those years. Only the step trainer has been favored for ten years. There was a reason why the step trainer's own surname was gentle, but it also had a lot to do with Sun Quan's trust in him.

Because of this, Bu Qian is very eager to truly calm Jiaozhou, turn Jiaozhou into Sun Quan's stable rear, and provide continuous wealth for Sun Quan. He also has further plans to go from the west of Jiaozhou to sweep Jingzhou first, and then plot to Yizhou to realize Sun Quan and Cao Qian's long-cherished wish to draw the river.

Because of his big goal, he was particularly anxious. He could usually restrain himself from showing it. This time, because of the arrival of Sun Shao, the long-awaited great opportunity suddenly appeared, which made him see the hope of completely solving the Jiaozhou problem, so he was furious and ready to take the opportunity to solve Cui Qian to control it first. Control the Jiaozhou sailors. The success in the early stage and the defeat in the later stage made him a little calm.

"So you mean, let's go back to the South China Sea first?" Bu Qian asked Sun Shao for advice and looked at Wei Jing again.

(to be continued)