Just when Zhou Yu was stabilizing the fleet, several small dots appeared where the sea and sky met in the south. Zhou Yu couldn't help but frown. The appearance of a fleet at this time was not a good thing. {{<([[[
"General Cheng, please send people to prepare a defensive position. Our fleet is not very suitable for fighting on the sea." Zhou Yu frowned and arranged for Cheng Pu. As for fear, it is not much. To be honest, Zhou Yu will pay for the water battle. Not inferior to others.
"Here!" Cheng Pu followed Sun Jian for many years, and then followed Sun Ce. He had seen Zhou Yu's power for a long time, and was convinced. He would no longer resist Zhou Yu's orders like in the early days, so under Zhou Yu's orders, he Deploy fleets for defense.
"Well, I actually met my colleagues ahead." Zhao Zunyuan looked at the sea to the north and said, "I guess they are also going to the northern aristocratic family."
"Probably so. In fact, in addition to the hatred between the Han and Hungarians in the Battle of Saibei, there are also some reasons that the family needs proof of." Yuan Hui leaned on the edge of his boat and said with a smile, "But no matter what the reason is, if the civil war can be stopped, The collective external relations will be of great benefit to the entire Central Plains.¡±
Zhao Zun nodded. As a figure in the Xuzhou Zhao family, he is now the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, he would not be able to personally execute the matter this time. You must know that Yuan Hui's application is the only one. One may send a large number of ships, which is not something any chamber of commerce can afford.
"At least in this way we can clearly prove that our Han Dynasty is still one. No matter how hard we fight internally, we are still brothers to the outside world." Yuan Hui said with a smile, "Let's go over there with a flag and fight with them." Say hello and go together.¡±
"A ship from the Chamber of Commerce?" Cheng Pu felt slightly reassured when he saw the flags translated by his flag bearers, and ordered the high-level defenses to be removed, but to maintain normal alert.
However, before the two sides could get closer, Yuan Hui and Zhao Zun discovered that the fleet in front of them was actually a flat-bottomed boat. After many years of research by businessmen, it was best not to use flat-bottomed boats if they wanted to take the sea route. Flat-bottomed boats would shake violently on the sea. If you don¡¯t say it, it¡¯s easy to translate.
"Show the flag." Zhou Yu nodded after hearing Cheng Pu's introduction and asked the sailors to raise the flag. Soon a big flag with the word "Sun" and the word "Zhou" were erected.
"" Zhao Zun was not familiar with this flag. Although he was from Xuzhou, he had been in Yanzhou and Qingzhou in recent years. He really had no idea about the Sun family's flag. On the contrary, Yuan Hui instantly understood whose ship it was.
The sailing speed of merchant ships is logically much slower than that of warships, and the waves for flat-bottomed boats should be a bit fierce at this time. It is Zhou Yu's ability to keep the Sun family's river boat steady without capsizing. It is not easy to go faster. So a quarter of an hour later, Zhou Yu's navy was overtaken by the Chamber of Commerce's fleet.
Zhou Yu¡¯s face was dark when he saw this scene. How could the warship be overtaken by a merchant ship? However, given the current environment, Zhou Yu did not do anything irrational.
"But it's General Yangzhou's fleet?" Yuan Hui asked when the fleets of both sides were about to pass by.
"Exactly!" Wenpin, who defended the right wing, replied.
"I am a friend of Shi Weiyan, the governor of Jiaozhou. I heard that you were going north to attack the Huns. I specially escorted you to take 200,000 shi of polished rice, 100,000 jins of meat, 100 carts of fine wine, and 20 boxes of jewelry to give to the hero who conquered the Huns. I don't want to give up. See you here!" Yuan Hui shouted from the edge of the boat.
Although the sound of the waves was not quiet, many sailors still heard Yuan Hui's roar, and Wenpin couldn't help but be startled.
"Then I would like to thank the governor for his help." Wenpin also reacted quickly and said immediately.
"You're welcome. Your ship is not suitable for traveling on the sea. It's best to make plans in advance. We plan to go to Donglai to unload the cargo. I wonder where the general is going? Liaodong or Lelang?" Yuan Hui asked, but he did not Asked if he was in Dongnai.
By this time the news had reached Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu immediately ordered someone to send a message to Wenpin to tell the truth.
"Our army also plans to go to Donglai, and then take a short rest in Donglai, and use Donglai Port as a springboard to Liaodong." After receiving the news from Zhou Yu, Wenpin immediately told the truth.
Yuan Hui and Zhao Zun immediately looked at each other, what is this?
"We have already passed the Qi with Liu Taiwei. Yangzhou and Qingzhou are all the Thirteen Han Prefectures. They share the same blood. Our attitude towards the Hu people is exactly the same. When we arrive in Donglai, we will change to a sea ship to go there. Liaodong." Wenpin said loudly.
Yuan Hui and Zhao Zun looked at each other, a little unbelievable, and then thought about it. Although it was a bit unexpected, they felt that it was very possible. In any case, they did have the same attitude towards foreigners, and everyone did not Possibly treason.
"Should we help them block it?"Withstand the wind and waves, if this collapses, it will all be our own. "Yuan Hui turned his head and said to Zhao Zun.
"Block it, we are all our own, it's just a matter of hands." Zhao Zun said without thinking much at all.
"Because your boat has a flat bottom, it is easy to sway with the waves. We have ropes here. You tie the boats together, and we will help you block the waves on the right side." Zhao Zunming shouted in the direction of Wenpin.
This is experience. In the earliest times, sea voyages were all flat-bottomed boats, which were easy to capsize. This group of merchants relied on this method to tie them together and use sea boats to block the waves on the outside to transport more goods. The people who did this the most were the Tian family. That housekeeper Tian Tian is in trouble.
Other businessmen are quite satisfied with this method of carrying more cargo. After all, sea-going ships are much more expensive than river ships, and new sea-going ships need to be built. Every big merchant has many river ships. Shipping gave up the river boats they bought before, which was a bit confusing for the businessmen.
Later, Tian Tianming discovered this method, and many businessmen also imitated it. No matter how much it can carry a ship of goods, it costs a ship.
Similarly, those wealthy merchants will also carry these equipment on their ships. Maybe they will pick up a batch of people at sea who have never been transported by sea. They think that the sea and the river are the same, so they can help them. There are many ways to make friends, and they may come in use in the future. Who knows how good a relationship you will create with someone.
After all, everyone now knows that when Chen Xi stopped the army to join forces, if Liu Bei had been in a bad mood and chased Chen Xi away, he would have been afraid and killed him, and the world would not have changed much.
Therefore, this kind of thing is nothing to do with such a good relationship. Who knows what will happen in the future.
?????????????? But ask yourself, normal princes should drive away scholars who are looking for companions in the army. Weird people like Liu Bei are actually very rare. Sometimes, character is destined for life. (To be continued.) 8