So Shi Ji comforted him: "Cousin, although the Wei army is in Guiyang now, there is nothing to worry about. After all, they are not fully prepared and will not launch an attack on Jiaozhou in a short period of time. What's more, from Guiyang to Jiaozhou, there are mountains and steep terrain along the way, and even if the Wei army is really ready to attack, it may not be easy to succeed."

Jiaozhou has been a difficult place to calm since ancient times. When Qin was powerful, it unified the six kingdoms and surrendered to all the seas. However, Qin Shihuang sent 500,000 people to conquer Nanyue, and it took more than ten years to pacify the land of Jiaozhou at the cost of killing more than 100,000 people in battle.

Are the South Vietnamese really so powerful? In fact, it is not the case. In terms of the comparison of the forces between the two sides, the South Vietnamese may not even have one-tenth of the Qin army. What really brings disaster to the Qin army is the hot and humid climate and environment of Jiaozhou. Miasma and plague are the enemy of the Qin army. A small and inconspicuous mosquito can cause large-scale death of the Qin army. Therefore, in that era, the land of Lingnan was almost equal to the forbidden area for life.

Later, the Central Plains continued to immigrate to Lingnan, gradually changing the ethnic structure here. A large amount of land was reclaimed, cities, roads and shipping were gradually improved, and the natural conditions were not as severe as when the Qin army conquered.

However, compared with the Central Plains, Yangzhou and Jingzhou, it is still much more desolate. It is difficult for the Wei army to fight in such a place where people are not familiar with and relatively harsh climate conditions. Without sufficient war preparations, Shi Ji concluded that they would not dare to set foot in Jiaozhou easily, so Shi Ji advised Tao Ji not to worry too much.

Tao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "My cousin doesn't know that the Wei army has advanced west from Jian'an County, and the vanguard has approached Jieyang. I have sent Huang'er to lead troops to Jieyang to resist the enemy. But if the Wei army really attacks on both sides, Jiaozhou will be in danger!"

Shi Ji was stunned. He had been in Jingzhou before. Although the later emperor Sun Hao died tragically at the hands of the Shanyue people, he was not very clear about the movements of the Wei army in the southeast of Yangzhou. Unexpectedly, the Wei army was already advancing Jieyang. It seemed that the Wei army really had the plan to attack Jiaozhou from the east. Liu Jing led his troops to Guiyang, which was obviously not just to pursue him. His bigger plan should be to launch a double-sided attack on Jiaozhou.

When Shi Ji thought of this, he became no longer calm. He thought Jiaozhou could become his shelter, but he did not expect that the army of Wei State came one after another. It seemed that Wei State had a very big appetite, and even the last inch of Wu State was not ready to let go.

No wonder Tao Ji had this expression. The Wei army in the east of Jieyang was already enough to worry him. Now another Wei army was killed from the north. It would be strange if he was not worried.

Tao Ji was very happy when he first saw Shi Ji. Not only was their cousins ​​able to meet again, but Shi Ji brought more than 10,000 troops, which was a timely help. It could effectively solve the problem of weak military forces in Jiaozhou and also added a lot of bargaining chips when fighting with the Wei army.

But Tao Ji was not happy for a long time before he heard this bad news. It turned out that Shi Ji was not a timely help, but a wolf was brought into the house. Shi Ji was unable to defeat the Wei army and escaped from Jingzhou, and finally led the disaster to Jiaozhou. Isn’t this a bad thing?

Although Tao Ji secretly complained, he did not dare to say it out loud on the surface, and could only complain secretly.

If the Wei army was just a group of people, Tao Ji could still reluctantly deal with it, but if it was really a two-way attack, then Tao Ji's current strength would be impossible to compete.

For a moment, Tao Ji was speechless, and he really didn't know if there was any good way to deal with Wei Jun.

Shi Ji asked Tao Ji about the situation in Jiaozhou at this time. Of course, what he was most concerned about was the current military force in Jiaozhou. The war was imminent, which was crucial. The amount of military force in Jiaozhou will determine the success or failure of the battle in Jiaozhou.

As the governor of Jingzhou, Shi Ji was under his jurisdiction, naturally only Jingzhou, so he knew the situation of Jingzhou counties and counties, but he basically knew nothing about the adjacent Jiaozhou.

In fact, although Jingzhou and Jiaozhou are adjacent to each other, there are almost no people on both sides to each other. It is no wonder that Shi Ji was blinded by the situation in Jiaozhou.

Tao Ji did not hide anything from Shi Ji, and told Shi Ji unreservedly about the troops and other situations in Jiaozhou.

After hearing this, Shi Ji couldn't help but frown. Jiaozhou has only had such a few soldiers and horses, and it is impossible to compare with Jingzhou or Yangzhou, and it is even less than he expected.

As for the troops in Jiaozhou, all the seven counties need to be stationed. There are really not many people who can be left in Tao Ji's hands. It is no wonder that Tao Ji's face was as happy as he heard Shi Ji leading more than 10,000 people. After all, this ten thousand reinforcements were a very important force for Tao Ji.

But when Tao Ji heard Shi Ji tell him that 30,000 Wei soldiers were already in Guiyang, Tao Ji felt like he was losing his parents, and his face was as if he was bitter gourd.

Shi Ji said with a serious expression: "It turns out that there are only such a few troops in Jiaozhou. It is enough to quell the rebellion and rebellion, but it is far from enough to stop the Wei army."

Of course, Tao Ji knew the situation in Jiaozhou, and nodded silently, saying, "My cousin fought with the Wei army in Jingzhou, so he naturally knew the strength of the Wei army. According to this plan, how should we fight against the Wei army when the Wei army is invading?"

Shi Ji said: "The strength of the Wei army is far from the reason why our Wu army is fighting against it. In the plain area, the Wei army's cavalry is invincible. If we defend the city to the death, the Wei army's catapults are not vegetarians. Now even the navy that our Wu country is proud of is no match for the Wei army. In the battle of Pengze, our navy was almost completely destroyed, and no one can compete with it."

After hearing this, Tao Ji was stunned. He knew the news that the Wei army had captured Jianye, but he did not hear any news about the battle between Pengze. It was the first time Tao Ji heard about the destruction of the entire Wu naval army.

The Wei army's infantry and cavalry are powerful, and there is no need to mention this in detail. Tao Ji also knows that this is well-known after all. The Wei army's advantage lies in cavalry, while the Wu army's advantage lies in naval army.

But now Shi Ji actually told him that the Wu naval army was no match for the Wei army at all, and he was even beaten and destroyed by others. In other words, no matter in Jingzhou or Yangzhou, no matter in the big river or the small river, there was no Wu naval army again.

Originally, the Wu Kingdom relied on the navy, but now that the navy was destroyed, it was impossible to fight again. No wonder Shi Ji fled to Jiaozhou, which was completely losing confidence in Jingzhou!
Chapter completed!