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Chapter 155 Naval Talents

The Yellow Turban Thief's tactics were the same as the method of defeating Wang Yun and Lu Bu by Jia Xu and other Western Liang soldiers. This method was derived from Sun Bin's besieging Wei to save Zhao during the Warring States Period. It was very useful. I didn't expect the Yellow Turban Thief to do this trick. That's right, Zhang Rao was from Beihai, Qingzhou. As long as he had a little understanding of historical legends, he would have a clear example of Sun Bin, who was also the former land of Qi in Qingzhou.

Thinking of Zhang Rao and Guan Hai now, He Bai was having a headache. He Bai speculated through historical records that these two people were wise and brave, and they complemented each other. I am afraid they were the initiators of the millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and the controller of the greatest power.

Later, Zhang Rao was defeated by Gongsun Zan and then by Cao Cao. Perhaps he was killed in the chaos. Only then did millions of Yellow Turban thieves surrender unconditionally and become Cao Cao's capital for starting a family. Guan Hai refused to obey Cao Cao, so he retreated to Qingzhou to continue his rebellion until he besieged Kong Rong and was killed by Guan Yu, Liu Bei's army who came to rescue.

So in October last year, He Bai wanted to destroy Zhang Rao first, drive him away from Beihai, and go to other counties and states in Qingzhou to cause harm. However, Zhang Rao ran to Donglai and met Guan Hai without a single arrow. Although He Bai wanted to drive Zhang Rao away, he definitely did not want Zhang Rao to run to Donglai. Because of this, he could not secretly help himself to disrupt the entire Qingzhou area.

With the subsequent launch of the Beihai National Development Plan, He Bai couldn't help but forget about this matter. In addition, the battle to attack Dong Zhuo had begun. If it weren't for Lu Zhi's envoys to ask for help, He Bai would have forgotten him. At this time, he thought that if he could not eliminate these two people before sending troops to attack Dong, Beihai County, which had no army to guard in the future, would have been harmed by the two of them.

So after the troops gathered, He Bai then led the central army Sima Zhao Zhi and the rear army Sima Kong Li and other two thousand elite soldiers to take horses to go first, and ordered Huang Zhong, Wu'anguo and Zongbao to lead the three thousand county and state soldiers and 1,000 new infantrymen from Luoyang people to look down at Mi County.

When he arrived in Duchang, thousands of soldiers blocked the road ahead. He Bai was shocked when he heard the news. He hurriedly pulled out his horse to send a sentry to detect the scouts, and when he closed the galloping cavalry rear army, four horses suddenly rushed towards him looking at He Bai's flag.

Not long after, Guan Cheng led three heroes to worship He Bai and bowed to the ground and said, "Submit Guan Cheng, pay homage to the Lord. Fortunately, the three major tasks given by the Lord have not been humiliated and have been done. This person's name is Hong Kuang, who is a craftsman who can build three thousand large ships. These two are the two generals of Jiang Zhoutai and Jiang Qin specially summoned by the Lord. This time, more than 2,000 Yangzhou-sized thieves were summoned by the minister and came to pay homage to the Lord together."

He Bai was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly jumped off his horse and walked towards the three of them. Although Hong Kuang had superb skills, he was just a wealthy person before. When he heard that He Bai, the Prime Minister of Beihai, hired himself to take the role of Qianshi Shi, he immediately summoned his clan members to come with Guan Cheng. At this time, when he saw He Bai, his knees were crisp and his butt was raised high, and he bowed to He Bai.

He Bai helped him up and asked a few questions, asking him to wait by his side. Then he turned to Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin. These two men have been thieves for many years, with fierce faces, tall and stout figures, and quite brave. They are both warriors and have not yet formally defected to each other. They still have a sense of self-esteem and self-love, but they are not as humble and respectful as Hong Kuang, but they just have a big greeting with respect.

"Zhou Tai, a native of Cai in Jiujiang, Zhou Youping, Jiang Qin, a native of Shouchun in Jiujiang, and Jiang Gongyi, paid a visit to the Prime Minister of Beihai."

He Bai laughed and walked up to hold the hands of the two and said, "Last year, when I passed by Xuzhou, I heard from people in Guangling, Xuzhou that there were two heroes and warriors in Yangzijiang, one Zhou Tai, Zhou Youping, and one Jiang Qin and Jiang Gong Yi. Although these two were thieves, they were both loyal and righteous people. I was very happy when I heard that and wanted to invite the two to come and follow me again. But at that time, I was anxious to go to Beihai to Ren Anmin, so I could not personally go to Yangzijiang to invite the two."

"So soon after taking office, Guan Cheng was sent to the Yangtze River to summon the two. I was very happy that the two of you were able to travel thousands of miles to join us. I was going to hold a banquet to welcome the two heroes, but at this time there was an emergency military situation. I wanted to go to Donglaihuang County to rescue the King of Donglai. I am afraid that the banquet could not be held. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were extremely excited to see that He Baiguo really valued him as Guan Cheng said. A mere thief who could get a special person to call him from a place where a thief could travel thousands of miles to a special person. No matter whoever would be moved, he immediately knelt down and formally paid homage to He Bai, shouting: "But the Prime Minister of the Kingdom will never abandon him, and I will be summoned thousands of miles to a great extent. How dare I look forward to the banquet again? Please ask the Prime Minister of the Kingdom to receive the courtesy of our ministers. Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin pay homage to the lord."

After saying that, the two bowed to He Bai three times. He Bai was overjoyed. This ministerial etiquette was much more effective than the subordinate etiquette of Sun Shao, Guan Ning, Bing Yuan and others. The subordinate was only subordinate, and he could go at any time if he was unhappy. After paying the ministerial etiquette and deciding the meaning of the master, it would be different. He would basically follow one person until his death and be a real subordinate.

It seems that with different identities and fame, it will be relatively easier to recruit talents. When I was in Taiyuan County, it was difficult for me to subdue a marquis. Yu Hua, Cheng Qi and other subordinates had selfish thoughts rather than truly selfless loyalty. Now that I just put on a polite and humble attitude, I had the loyalty of first-class generals like Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin. This feels really good.

I think Liu Bei is still powerful. When he was powerless in the early stage, he could get the loyalty of two super powerful generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. It seems that the name of the Han clan relative who did not know the truth and falsehood could indeed give him a lot of help. Although Liu Bei was a little unable to make a living in the early stages of the scholars and gentry class who valued actual interests. At least in the class of ordinary people, Liu Bei was still doing well.

At this time, society still paid great attention to family backgrounds. It did not value anything that had money but no money, power but no power. Even if it was a beggar, as long as it had the blood of the Han emperor, it would be more money than others.

This is different from the mainstream view of later generations. At this time, people still prefer to pay attention to their origins and show off their family background. Chen She's "Whether kings, princes, generals and ministers are not the mainstream view of society."

Therefore, different origins will still have different results in results. For example, when Liu Bei became emperor later, it was justified. Cao Pi and Sun Quan became emperor, it was a traitor. At this time, we should make it clear whether we should make a name for ourselves as the same clan of the He clan in Nanyang. He Jin, the first generation, might be laughed at and fond of others, but when he was the second generation, he was a legitimate nobleman. At least it would be better than Cao Cao, the eunuch.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin bowed and said, "Since there is an emergency military situation, we are willing to lead our troops as the priest."

He Bai was very satisfied with the volunteerism of the two, but He Bai had a clear positioning of the two through history. Both of them were both generals who were good at naval forces, and their abilities in infantry warfare might be average. Moreover, Qingzhou is located in the north, and the navy is afraid that it will not be used for a while, so he can only prepare for technical troops.

He Bai didn't want to consume the already scarce naval army when they asked for the two to fight, so he didn't want to agree. He just saw that the two of them were looking forward to it, but he didn't want to dispel their enthusiasm. So he said, "You have come thousands of miles away and have not had a good rest yet. How can I bear to send you to fight immediately? Let's do this, Guan Cheng, you will lead Jiang Gongyi and others to rest first. Zhou Youping can go out with me to fight, how about you?"

This arrangement was because Jiang Qin was better at leading troops in history, and Zhou Tai had a weak ability to command troops, but his personal force was quite strong, and he was better at conflict and escorting the main generals, so he picked Zhou Tai with him. Zhou Tai immediately excitedly bowed his order and went on horseback and followed He Bai with Yexun, but Jiang Qin stood aside with some loss.

He Bai couldn't bear it for a moment, and suddenly thought of something and asked, "Guan Cheng, how many ships does the navy have now?"

Guan Cheng was stunned and immediately bowed and replied: "Report to the lord, it turns out that the servants had twenty-four warships of all sizes. Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin came to the North Sea with them, two thousand hoppers, five and six hundred materials, seven three-winged ships, and twenty-three Mengchong. The others had eight three-winged ships and twenty-five Mengchong. A total of eight big ships were eight big ships, and a total of twenty-nine big ships were eight big ships, with a total of twenty-seven and six hundred materials."

He Bai remembered Guan Cheng once said that if it was just a transporter, the ship could transport one person per material. If it was a transporter, because there were various types of weapons, it could only transport one person with two materials. Then eighty-nine ships, with a load of more than 27,000 materials, could transport an army of 13,000 people. Moreover, Guan Cheng, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin led the navy to and from the two prefectures of Qingyang, and transporting troops near the sea is absolutely feasible.

He Bai couldn't help but laugh and said, "Dong Yi, after you rest for a day, I still have important tasks to hand over to you."

Jiang Qin was overjoyed and asked, "I wonder what important tasks the lord has to deliver to his subordinates?"

He Bai smiled and said, "There will be eight thousand infantrymen coming to Duchang Port on standby in the next two days. Most of these infantrymen are new soldiers who have not passed the battle formation, but I want to use them to train for the main force of this battle. Your and Guan Cheng's mission is to send them safely to the offshore of Donglaihuang County. Remember to try to dock and not force them to ensure the safety of the lives of these eight thousand infantrymen."

Jiang Qin and Guan Cheng were overjoyed when they heard this. Only those who the lord needs at all times can have the value of being a human being. If the lord abandoned him and ignored him, it would be really sad. Although this time it was just a ship transporter, it was a huge need. The two immediately gave in excitedly.

Then, He Bai ordered Huang Zhong's troops who were slowly moving behind him to gather at Duchang Port, and took a boat to Donglaihuang County from the sea, and led the cavalry to look down at Xiami City. After arriving at Xiami City, he ordered the 4,000 new troops who had already assembled to gather at Duchang Port, and obeyed the orders of the three generals Huang Zhong, Wu'anguo and Zong Bao.

After arriving at the coast of Huang County, he secretly went ashore late at night. If he had not arrived yet, it would be up to Huang Zhong, who was the main general, to decide when to launch a raid attack. In this battle, the faster infantry will be the main force.

After the order was issued, He Bai immediately led 5,000 cavalry and the logistics materials were carried by 4,000 pack horses. The entire army rushed to Donglai Huang County with fast horses and rushed to serve as the reserve support force for the three generals of Huang Zhongsan.

After entering Donglai Kingdom, I saw that the two counties of Lu Township and Dangli were hundreds of miles away, including Xiami County in Beihai. All the people were carried away by the Yellow Turban thieves. Originally, there were 850,000 people in Beihai Kingdom, which was more than the people in Bingzhou. After the Yellow Turban thieves' rebellion in Zhang Rao, more than 20,000 people died and nearly 50,000 were carried away. Unexpectedly, more than 70,000 people in the two counties in Donglai were all persecuted and swept away by the Yellow Turban thieves.
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