When Deng Zhong heard that there was a way, he immediately smiled and said, "Listen to the great speech of the uncle."

Liu Zhi opened a four-foot-long map, placed it on the table, and said, "This is the archipelago chart collected in my home. Please take a look at Deng Xianfeng."

Deng Zhong approached to watch, and felt that the sea chart was detailed, and the Wei State Qingzhou in the west and the Yan State Dazhu in the east. The sea area between the two places was distributed with nine islands of curvaceous snake-like shapes.

Although the islands are not connected to each other, they are very close. The two closest islands are only seven or eight miles apart, and the farthest ones are dozens of miles apart, forming an island chain connecting the two sides.

Deng Zhongqi said: "This chart is quite detailed."

Liu Zhi was quite proud and said, "This picture was left by his great-grandfather, Duke Yi, and his accuracy is probably not much wrong."

After saying that, he pointed to the first island closest to Dazhu and smiled: "In the second year of the tycoon, the king and the general visited Dazhu and gave the nine islands a name, which was very elegant. The first island was named Chenghuang Beidao, and the second ones from near to far were Nanhuangcheng Island, Xiaoqin Island, Daqin Island, Tuoji Island, Gaoshan Island, Houji Island, Beichangshan Island, and Nanchangshan Island."

Deng Zhong nodded: "The king is really a wonderful person."

Liu Zhixu said: "These nine islands are currently controlled by the Wei State. If the Wei State wants to advance to Dayan, these nine islands are excellent food channels and moored harbors. If we want to attack Qingzhou, we must first rob these nine islands first. The stupidest method is to defeat them one by one. If we do not swallow them together, once the Wei army set out from the islands, they can intercept us at the sea."

Deng Zhong nodded and said, "Then he can only defeat them one by one. By the way, when will the uncle of the country send troops?"

Liu Zhi said: "It will be the evening seven days later. The wind and waves should be moderate. If the fog can be raised, it will be more sure of victory. We will not uncover our ship, and the Wei army will never dare to pursue it rashly, otherwise his ship will sink, and Dayan's fleet will be fine."

Deng Zhong was surprised when he heard this: "Is the ship built by the Liu family really so powerful?"

"It was not created by Liu, but the king's wonderful ideas."

Liu Zhi sighed, deeply respecting the King of Yan, and explained: "The warship conceived by the king can penetrate the storm safely in the wind and waves, which is several times better than the ships of Wei and Wu. The ships of Wei can be said to be fine when walking on inland rivers or rivers. Once they enter the sea, they will be completely resigned to fate. I can guarantee that after seven days, the troops will be sent to attack Chenghuangbei Island, and then conquer them all, from near to far, and we will occupy the geographical advantage. Even if Tian Yu wants to send troops from Qingzhou to attack Liaodong, he will be strangled by us. At least he will not be able to walk through the water."

Deng Zhong was happy and nodded, "Not bad."

Liu Zhi cut straight down, from the first island to the ninth, and smiled and said, "There is another problem, that is, if you defeat the enemy one by one, you don't pay attention to it, because almost nine islands have Wei troops stationed. Although they are not large troops, once they are detected at night attacks, they will immediately report that the nine islands are interdependent and layers of news are delivered, and Tian Yu from Qingzhou will be alarmed soon."

Deng Zhong nodded and said, "It is said that if you don't fight, you will be fine. Since you want to try to attack at night, you cannot give up halfway. You should follow the trend and control all the Jiudao in the hands of our Dayan. Although it may not be able to stop Tian Yu. The island chains are interdependent, which can make up for the disadvantage of the enemy being too small."

The two immediately decided to attack the rainy night seven days later, and the flying dragon ship that had been secretly created for several years was about to appear.

Cao Shuang issued an edict to the counties and formally advanced troops.

After the 50,000 imperial guards were assembled, Cao Fang ordered the counties along the way to provide food, grass and military supplies, and recruited a large number of civilians to carry food and transport stones, and officially launched a military operation to destroy Yan.

All officials welcomed Cao Shuang out of the city. He looked at the ministers crowded by the city gate with a arrogant look. He could imagine his arrogance in his heart. Looking at Sima Yi not far away, he bowed and said, "Tao Fu, take care of him, you have to raise troops to go on an expedition."

Sima Yi said seriously: "Precaution for the general. This journey of thousands of miles is often difficult. Liaodong is a place of hardship. The soldiers are prone to being unacceptable to the local conditions. Three points must be remembered. First, the speed of the march can be slow but not urgent. If you move quickly, you will inevitably be exhausted and you will not be able to keep up with the army and fall behind. Second, when you march on Liaodong at this time, you can reach Yan State by land in June. You must adopt a quick battle and quick decision. If you fail to win for a hundred days, once Liaodong enters the rainy season, you will be more fierce. Third, when you are in the middle of winter, you must retreat and wait for the ice and snow to melt in the next year. It will not be too late to make a comeback. Yan State can be destroyed in two years."

Cao Shuang was surprised and wondered why this old thief cared about him so much. He thought to himself: "You think you can fight well, so you say such shameless words. It seems that you are kind to persuade me, but it is just a matter of refuting my face in front of everyone, and you are relying on your old age."

He snorted coldly in his heart, but his face did not show it, and bowed: "Thank you for your guidance from the Grand Tutor. It's just a way of using troops, each with good plans. It's not a single word, it can be applied to everyone."

This was said very loudly, and all the ministers on both sides heard it.

Sima Yi was a little silent, as if he was a little weak, and bowed and said, "Take care on the road."

Cao Shuang bowed to him, then turned to others, not taking him seriously.

Jiang Ji saw Cao Shuang go away, and then whispered: "Cao Shuang is arrogant and ignorant, and does not listen to the words of the Grand Tutor's Jinyu. The literati may lead the troops to cause a disaster."

"The Taiwei's words are inevitably biased. The general was appointed by the late emperor. His ability and talent are obvious to all. How can he pretend to be false? I see that this expedition will surely win a complete victory."

It was Sun Zi who spoke.

Sun Zi, the Shizhong, was a neutral faction. In order to save his life, he took advantage of Cao Rui's death to recommend Cao Shuang and Sima Yi as one of the ministers of the regent. After all, he was a meritorious minister, and Cao Shuang was grateful for his kindness. Everyone in the court was suppressed by him, but he and Liu Fang were only let go.

The ministers looked down upon Sun Zi and others who were changing their minds at the wind. They did not have the backbone of the important officials, and only regarded his words as wind in their ears.

Sima Yi looked at Cao Shuang's figure, and although his face was filled with worries about the country and the people, he was filled with joy and thought to himself: "All the ministers heard it. If Cao Shuang followed my method to march, destroying Yan would be considered a merit."

He had already figured out Cao Shuang's proud rebellious mentality and must have sang against him in everything to show that his ability to be superior to everyone.

If you don’t follow these three key points, you will definitely not be able to destroy Yan.

Sima Yi looked up at the direction of Liaodong, as if he had seen Gongsun Xiu again through thousands of mountains and rivers, and thought to himself: "If Cao Shuang is really the opposite of me and is facing each other everywhere, Yan Thief would have a chance to escape."

When he conquered Liaodong, Sima Yi and Gongsun Xiu both wanted to kill each other and hated each other. However, Sima Yi hoped that he could overcome the difficulties and not be destroyed by Cao Shuang at this time.

Sima Yi thought to himself: "Gongsun Xiu, Gongsun Xiu, I can be considered as a secret help to you."
Chapter completed!