Chapter 64 If you don't give it to me, grab it

Fan Man's lips trembled, her face was pale, and she clenched her fist tightly. She couldn't wait to rush to kill Fan Xun alive. It has been half a month since he received the news from Fan Jinsheng, and he has been a little uneasy, but he has always believed in Fan Xun's judgment. He believes that even if Fan Jinsheng can't defeat the Yue Guo Marine Division, he will not suffer too much setbacks. Maybe he has been chased far away at sea, and the news has not been sent back for a while.

But he never expected that Fan Xun sent the news of Fan Jinsheng, and the whole army was destroyed, and nothing was missing.

Fan Man didn't believe the news. Even if Fan Xun presented Fan Jinsheng's sword, he refused to believe it.

Eight thousand sailors who have been rising across the sea for many years will be completely annihiated, and there will be no life? Who believes it?

However, Fan Man has been fighting on the court and the battlefield for many years. Anyway, he is also a hero. Although he is very angry, he still let himself not explode. He knows that it is useless to lose his temper at this time.

"How many sailors are there in Yue?" Fan Man exhaled a turbid breath, put down Fan Jinsheng's sword, and asked calmly.

Fan Xun sweated like rain. As soon as he received Shi Bao's solemn statement, he knew that he had been cheated by the Yue people again. Either the strength of the Yue people was far less than 10,000, or the warships of Yue were far more than what he saw. Of course, it was more likely that both were wrong. At first, he was a little lucky, hoping that Shi Fu was cheating him again, but later he took a look at Fan Jinsheng from afar and got Fan Jinsheng's sword. He believed it.

It only took Fan Xun, who lost his soul, to rush back to Temu City from Linyi for three days and three days and nights, which made him exhausted and his physical and psychological collapse point. At this time, as long as Fan Man shouted at him, maybe he would die of exhaustion.

Fan Man didn't yell at him, but this kind of anger hidden in his heart was even more shocking.

Fan Xunqiang didn't fall down, but he didn't know what to say. Now he only knew how much he was wrong. He still didn't count how much he was wrong. How many troops does Vietnam have, and how strong are their warships? Fan Jinsheng may know these, but Fan Jinsheng is in the hands of the Vietnamese, and they have no chance to talk at all.

The people of Yue are intentional. Fan Xun knows this, but there is nothing he can do.

"I... I don't know." Fan Xun finally spit out these words and fell to the ground softly. Fan Man moved his body, hesitated for a moment, sighed, and ordered someone to lift Fan Xun down to rest. His eyes fell on the national book brought back by Fan Xun. It was still a decent Chinese character, but now in his eyes, every word is full of teeth and claws, and his face is ferocious.

For a long time, Fan Man opened the national book and read two words. He frowned. A few particularly long white eyebrows shook, and then frowned.

Sun Shao's tone was very polite, which was far from the arrogantness in Fan Man's conjecture. He first explained the battle of Jinou Island. At that time, he was not present, so the destruction of Fan Jinsheng's whole army was not in his plan. It was that the Funan navy chased too closely, and the soldiers were angry, so he made a cruel move. Then he said kindly that he fought, but the enemy should be solved or not. Let's make peace. I am willing to send Fan Jinsheng back. As long as you pay the ransom of ten war elephants, my request is that the soldiers of these ten war elephants are all native Funan and can speak simple Chinese. As for your sailors, I am screening. If they are from Funan, then I will not interfere in their departure and stay. If they are willing to stay in our Yue, I welcome those who are willing to return to Funan, I will let them go. Others, I can't let go so easily, otherwise I can't tell the soldiers. If you want to pay the ransom, the ransom is up to you, and I will accept it no matter how much.

Then, Sun Shao turned around and began to talk about the negotiations between the two sides. Sun Shaoshi opened his mouth and not only asked Fan Manqiang to give him all the west coasts, including Lin Yang (ancient Thailand). His reason is very simple. You don't have a sailor, and you don't have the strength to defend the coast. You can't even deal with a pirate. Why don't you give it to me? I'll help you deal with pirates.

Compared with this condition, other things such as how much rice and the garrison of Russia and Eritrea are required to provide him with him every year are not worth mentioning. Most of the places Sun Shao wants are vassals of Funan. The land directly controlled by Funan accounts for less than 1 of the area of Funan, but this is the way for merchants to and from Tianzhu and Dahan and the South China Sea islands. The commercial tax collected every year accounts for 60% to 70% of all taxes in Funan. If all these are handed over to Sun Shao, Then Funan will no longer have the strength to develop.

Even if the land in Funan is fertile, how can you make a fortune by farming alone? Accumulating three or five years may not be enough to fight a big war.

Fan Man gritted his teeth angrily, and his big hand clenched the national book tightly. His eyes were round, his nose was open, and his heavy breathing was clearly audible. Fortunately, Fan Xun was not in front of him. Otherwise, it was hard to say whether he would be scared to death.

Fan Man threw the national book aside, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced quickly in the hall. His steps were big and urgent, and he stepped on the floor. His strong body and vigorous movements made people unable to see that he was an old man in his sixties. Sometimes he paced quickly, sometimes he stopped, looked up at the beautifully decorated roof, sometimes shook his head and sighed, and sometimes sneered. After a while, he suddenly stopped, stared at the national book that had been kneaded by him, and sneered, "Come on, fight."

Fan Chang and others were soon summoned over. Fan Man, who had regained his composure, handed them the national letter in turn and said calmly, "Jin Sheng was defeated, and the whole navy was destroyed. This is the national letter of Yue's request for negotiation. Let's see how to deal with it.

Fan Chang was the first to read the national book. Before he finished reading it, he jumped up and scolded: "These shameless Yueguo dogs dare to bully me like this. Do they think that they can be unscrupulous if they defeat our sailors? Father, my son and minister are not talented. I would like to ask the army to attack the south, retake Linyi, and teach these Yue dogs a lesson.

"Don't worry, wait for them to have a look, and we'll discuss it together." Fan Man waved her hand to signal Fan Chang to calm down. Fan Chang blushed with anger, but he did not dare to disobey Fan Man's orders. He had to sit down angrily and throw the national secretary into Fan Jun, the general next to him. Fan Jun looked at it, and he was also full of anger. He handed over the national letter to the next one.

In a short time, there were a few more ** beasts in the hall, one with a heavy nose and angrim.

"Let's discuss the matter of redemption first." Fan Man said lightly, "First, do you want to redeem it? Second, how much should we pay for it?"

Everyone turned their eyes to Fan Chang. Fan Yan died in battle, and Fan Jinsheng was captured. Fan Xun was half exhausted, and Fan Chang was led by his ministers. Fan Chang hesitated for a moment: "Of course, the redemption needs to be redeemed, but how much money to redeem should be discussed. The people of Yue are cunning and untrustless. The reason why they do not offer the price, but let us bid. It seems to be generous, but in fact, it contains evil intentions. My son and minister is worried that if they pay less money, it will chill the soldiers. There may be something that someone will adore the wealth of Yue and would rather join the sailors of Yue than come back. They are familiar with the coast of our country, and with their help, it is very bad for me. If you pay too much money, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to continue. The sailors are all gone. Even if we don't agree to the conditions of Vietnam, I'm afraid that the commercial tax will be greatly reduced. The ransom of these thousands of people..."

Fan Man was silent. He heard some discordant voices from Fan Chang's words. Fan Chang seemed not to be willing to redeem these people, including his brother Fan Jinsheng. As for the price, it is an excuse. How can there be thousands of sailors in Funan National for so many years? The soldier can't afford to pay the ransom.

"What do you think?" Fan Man turned his eyes to Fan Jun and others.

Fan Jun and others are a little hesitant. Of course, they will not be unable to hear Fan Chang's voice. Fan Jinsheng was defeated. Even if he was redeemed, he could not be the prince. It is certain that the position of the prince is Fan Chang. Is it necessary to quarrel with Fan Chang at this time? However, Fan Jun and others are worried. After all, Fan Man is still in office. From his heart, he must hope to take back Fan Jinsheng. Although he has always liked Fan Chang rather than Fan Jinsheng, father and son are father and son after all, and he can't kill his son's surname in the hands of Yue people.

"I think that, as the eldest prince said, redemption is to be redeemed, but how much it costs, but it needs to be considered."

Fan Jun and others say the same, but the meaning is basically the same. They can neither offend Fan Man nor offend Fan Chang. Fan Man sneered in his heart, but his face did not show his face: "Well, let's send an envoy to talk to him about the price. Now, let's discuss his other requirements. Do you think we should cede the land or not?

"Of course you can't cut it." Fan Chang blurted out without thinking. Although we don't have sailors, we still have enough peds to control the harbor along the way. Don't their sailors rely on the harbor? If we give him all these places, our strength will be greatly affected, but their strength will soar. For us, this is to drink salt water to quench our thirst, and the more we drink, the more thirsty we will die.

"If we don't cut it, we need to prepare for war across the country. We should not only recruit strong men in China, but also recruit soldiers from our country." Fan Man said worriedly, "Last time, the old man Liu said that the Funan people were also descendants of Yan and Huang. Now the people are very uneasy. If we recruit them to fight against the Yue Marine Division again, I'm afraid it will cause chaos. If the Marine Division has not been fought, our prestige will be greatly reduced, and there will also be people in the country who are ready to recruit them... ...Can it work?"

Fan Chang's words are sluggish. Obviously, he is not as thoughtful as Fan Man. However, he thought for a while and then retorted, "Although there are a lot of demagogic nonsense in the special pastoral city now, how many ordinary people know about it? As long as you hit those who spread rumors, it should not be a problem to control the hearts of the residents. As for those dependent countries, even if they have different intentions, can the whole family still enter the sea? After all, their families are still on the land. The recruitment of their soldiers to fight against the State of Vietnam is just the right time to empty their strength, which is more conducive to our control. If they are allowed to be scattered everywhere, in case they are deceived by the Vietnamese people, won't they make a bigger mess?

Fan Man didn't say anything and looked at Fan Chang talking. Fan Chang finally said his plan. Although the navy lost, the combat strength of Funan was still there. He should gather a large army, invade Funan, seize Linyi, and drive the Yue people to the sea. They don't have a foothold. Can they keep drifting on the sea? At that time, they will have no choice but to go back to Zhuya. If you want to negotiate, you have to talk about it at that time. If you talk about it now, Funan will suffer too much.

Fan Man did not comment, but said at the end that if you want to fight, you have to make peace first. First stabilize the Vietnamese and mobilize the army to attack the south. As long as you take the south, Lin Yi is the thing in the bag. The most urgent thing is to redeem Fan Jinsheng and those sailors first.

Fan Man did not discuss with Fan Chang again. He directly agreed to the ransom request of the ten war elephants. As for those sailors, he also offered a usual price, and then authorized Fan Xun. You can go to Linyi to talk. In any case, you have to delay them for three months. Just keep the Yue people for three months and ask them not to join hands with the Wu people. I can take the south. How to talk about it at that time, it's not up to them.

Fan Xun was ashamed. Although he was still very weak, he was still on the road, because he could no longer ride horses. Fan Man sent someone to Linyi to report first, and then asked Fan Xun to sit in a soft chair and rush to Linyi. It's okay to walk slowly. Anyway, it's time to be delayed. At the same time, Fan Man began to recruit soldiers. Before that, the army had been recruited seven or eight. Now it is just to integrate them and give them to Fan Chang, Fan Jun and others to rush to the south.

Fan Man stayed by himself and led 30,000 troops to defend the Temu City. He believed that even if the Vietnamese navy was powerful, it would be very difficult for them to land and capture the Temu City. Fan Man, who has fought all his life, has enough confidence in this.

After receiving a reply from Fan Man's predecessor, Sun Shao sneered and said no word. He had never dreamed of Fan Man surrendering without fighting. In that case, he could not have been in Funan for so many years. Sun Shao has never been afraid of playing tricks and power schemes. Power schemes are not useless, but in the face of strength, power schemes are just icing on the cake. Unless he meets a man with developed limbs and a simple mind, it is really a foolish dream to survive only by power schemes. He is not a reckless man, nor is Fan Man, so what they have to compete with is not only power, but also strength. This strength is not only hard power such as a large number of people, but also soft power, such as economy and culture. Besides, in terms of power conspiracy, Fan Man, such a barbarian, told some stories of the Han people on the hearsay. He wanted to compete with Sun Shao, who had been indoctrinated by the 2,000-year-old power conspiracy culture for more than ten years. Isn't that what the class is?

Stew the soup slowly. Sun Shao has a lot of time and Fan Man.

Sun Shao found Sun Song, Zhou Xun and others. He Da, who had just arrived in Linyi, also received a summons. They arrived in a hurry. Sun Shao roughly said Fan Man's reply. He Da sneered with a short beard and said, "This old monkey still wants to slow the army and attack far and near, but after all, he has never seen the market. If you really want to divide Wu Yue, you should have a little benefit. In those years, in order to make friends far and attack, the State of Qin even moved out to bribe Qi Yan's countries. This old monkey refused to lose even verbally. He regarded us as fools.

Sun Song was not so excited, but said faintly, "The countryman only knows how to drill into the mountains and forests. It's normal."

He Da glanced at Sun Song: "Do you mean Fan Man is from the countryside, or am I from the countryside?"

Sun Song was stunned, and then remembered that He Da was also a person who drilled in the mountains and forests. He hurriedly laughed and said, "Bo Zhi, why do you think so? Can Fan Man compare with you? He stands with you, that is, a beggar standing next to a rich man. You, really, should you have confidence in yourself? Can I, Sun Song, say that you have no experience?"

He Da pulled the well-cut brocade on his body and smiled a little complatonous. He has never met the king of Funan, but he has met the merchants in Funan. The weather in Funan is hot, and the people in Funan do not have the habit of dressing. They usually have a cloth pocket around their waists, ** upper body, both men and women. Of course, merchants who can reach Zhuya will not do so, but their clothes are not talkative to say that they are monkeys compared with the clothes of the big man. He Da also pays great attention to appearance among the Han people. His clothes are luxurious, and he is tall and talented. Isn't the black and thin Funan like a monkey in his eyes?

"Well, Bo Zhi is here. He hasn't picked him up yet. Zi Qiao said something wrong, so he will be punished to give Bo Zhi a wind." Sun Shao waved his hand and said, "We all go to accompany."

Everyone burst out laughing.

Sun Song grinned, smiled twice, and then said, "Your Majesty, Bo Zhi is right. In addition to agreeing to the conditions of redeeming Fan Jinsheng, the Funan people are all in between. In my opinion, they are likely to be preparing for war. Once there is a big war, Wu Yue must join hands to fight against the enemy. I don't know how the king is going to plan?

Sun Shao smiled and said, "It's no problem to join hands to fight against the enemy. It's just that people can't go too much. Twenty thousand tiger and wolf masters of Yue have entered the south. Can the people of Wu still sleep well? While they are guarding against the Funan people, I'm afraid they will also guard against us. Instead of this, it's better to exert less effort, so as not to backfire. Here, with the people brought by Bo Zhixin, there are a total of 8,000 people. Cui Qian's department and the cross-sea department's 16,000 people are already on standby in Funan Bay. I took 1,000 people to Funan Bay to meet them, and the other 7,000 people were handed over to the queen to lead, waiting to enter the south and assist Zi Gao in the battle.

Sun was relieved. He was just worried that Sun Shao would take the opportunity to seize the south. Even if he did not have this plan, if there were too many people entering the south, Sun Deng would be worried. Now that Sun Shao's arrangement, it seems that Sun Shao not only did not have this idea, but also considered the possible suspicion.

Guan Feng was stunned and looked at Sun Shao with a suspicious look: "I'll stay?"

"You stay." Sun Shao nodded solemnly, put away his smile, raised his voice and shouted, "He Da, Zhou Xun, Ding Feng."

He Da, Zhou Xun and Ding Feng got up and saluted with their fists: "I'm here."

"You three follow the command of the queen and assist Wu to defend the front line of Changshan." Sun Shao especially said to Ding Feng, "You lead the destroyer camp and serve as the queen's sub-camp. Be careful of the queen's safety."

"Oh." Ding Feng answered loudly, "Please rest assured that as long as there is a minister, the queen will never be hurt at all."

"I believe in you." Sun Shao smiled and turned to Sun Shangxiang, "The fifth general, your flying tiger camp will also stay as the queen's personal guard camp. At that time, Sun Song will be responsible for all matters related to contact with the State of Wu. Remember, we are cooperating in the battle this time. As long as it does not damage our interests, we should focus on Prince Wu and follow his command.

"Oh." Sun Shangxiang did not dare to neglect it and bowed his hand to the promise. Sun Shao's words are equivalent to handing over the command of the overall situation to Sun Deng, and even Guan Feng has to listen to Sun Deng's command. This is a huge concession for Sun Deng's meritorious service. The reason why she is to be Guan Feng's personal captain is that on the one hand, Guan Feng is a queen, and her safety cannot be ignored. On the other hand, she also hopes that she can use her besties and elders. The dual identity of the generation will not make Guan Feng too embarrassed, and at the same time avoid Sun Deng and others from going too much.

"In addition, Big Tiger is a good fighter. You should watch her carefully and don't let her do any damage."

"Oh." Sun Shangxiang agreed again.

"King." Guan Feng stood up and said to Sun Shao resolutely, "I can't agree with the king's arrangement."

Sun Shao was a little puzzled and thought that he was unhappy that he let her listen to Sun Deng's arrangement.

"Please take all the destroyers away." Guan Feng smiled softly and said, "There is the fifth general, General Fuyue and General Zhou. There is no problem with my safety at all, but the king wants to go on an expedition. General Zuo and the rear generals are all sailors. Although they can also go ashore to fight, after all, it is not as good as destroying the elite of the front camp. With the destruction camp beside the king, my concubines and generals can fight at ease.

Sun Shao was a little ashamed. He thought about the belly of a gentleman with a villain's heart. How can a straight woman like Guan Feng be as complicated as he thought? He shook his head with a smile: "Don't worry, I took a thousand destroyers away. Besides, I won't land and fight easily."

Guan Feng insisted again and again, but Sun Shao still declined. Guan Feng had no choice but to retreat.

"The king is here, do you only plan to use it for production?" Lu Ji said puzzledly, "If that's all, it's enough to have General Zuo and General Hou. Even if there is any contradiction between them, you only need an imperial edict from the king to specify who is the main general and who is the deputy general. Why do you need the king's personal expedition? There are not enough troops here. Why doesn't the king sit in Linyi?

Sun Shao shook his head: "Shi Zhongrong sent back the news that the State of Wu is conscripting, and the troops should not be a problem. I'm going to Jinou Island, just to put more pressure on Fan Man. Only when he can't go all out can the Battle of Changshan be more promising. He smiled and then said, "I asked him for the land south of Jin Chen, but he didn't give it, so I had to grab it. This time I'm going to make a bone-removing knife and cut off his flesh one by one. Don't worry, I have force, but I won't just do things by force. If it's soft and hard, I have to compete with Fan Man. Anyway, I have to convince him.

Lu Ji has a real understanding.

(to be continued)