Chapter 636 Suffering and waiting for the day to come
Amid the blazing flames, a figure stumbled onto Danyang Pier. Looking at the destroyed pier, the man knelt on the ground and cried silently. stand up.
A man walked over slowly from behind, stared at him for a moment, then bowed and helped him up.
"General Chen, this is not the time to be sad!"
The person kneeling on the ground was Chen Yan.
The battle at Jinshawan was his last ditch effort.
Actually, he didn't want to fight this last battle.
The enemy's morale is high. Although Director Wang is young, he is not that easy to deal with.
But from the perspective of the court, this battle must be fought.
Director Wang’s naval fleet must not be allowed to appear outside Danyang City.
The battle that was planned so painstakingly failed to turn the tables after all.
"Brother Zhou, the Great Chu Navy was destroyed in my hands!" Chen Yan cried bitterly.
"Time is also fate, in fact, I can't blame you!" "Zhou Zheng sighed and said, "Now it's time to muster up the courage to go upstream and turn the tide against the current. It's the right thing to do! "
Chen Yan wiped away his tears: "What else can I do? The navy is gone. "
"There is no navy anymore, so let's build another navy! "Zhou Zhengdao.
"Create another one?" Chen Yan exclaimed and looked at Zhou Zheng in disbelief.
Zhou Zheng took a few steps towards the burning fire and turned to look at Chen Xi. The burning fire reflected half of his face, but the other half was in shadow, looking uncertain.
"Chen Yan, after this great change, we, the great Chu, have lost the basis for striving for world hegemony. In this world of great strife, we have become mere spectators, or even food!" Zhou Zhengdao.
"This is the crime of the last general!" Chen Yan lowered his head.
Zhou Zheng shook his head: "Every one of us is guilty! So what we have to do next is how not to be swallowed by ferocious beasts."
"Build another navy?"
"This is just one of them!" Zhou Zheng said. "Fortunately, both Ling Huye and Li Dachui are still far away from us. These two beasts must decide a winner first before they have time to set their sights on the south. Therefore, our enemies are actually temporarily There is only Jiang Qian, and the place is only so big. Without the navy, we can't destroy them, but they have no way to defeat us."
Chen Yan nodded.
"Li Dachui planned all this just to hold us back, and also to prevent us from joining forces with Linghuye." Zhou Zhengdao: "I have to say, he did it. And it was with us I did it with the help of others.”
Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng’s heart felt a throbbing pain.
The opponents who were originally evenly matched turned into fish on the felt board in the blink of an eye. The huge gap was really unacceptable.
“Next, we need to rectify our internal affairs, work hard to build a navy, and at the same time build a strong army, and then quietly wait for the winner of the Central Plains hegemony to come and conquer us, just like these few It’s the same for a hundred years!” Zhou Zhengdao. "The people of Qin have been plotting against us for hundreds of years, but they have never succeeded. The same result will happen in the future!" Chen Yan finally mustered up some courage.
“Go to Yunwu Mountain!” Zhou Zhengdao: “I will get you at least three million taels of silver. How long will it take you to build it again? A navy that can cross the river?"
"Three million taels?" Chen Yan couldn't believe it.
"In today's Nawei Dynasty, I'm afraid that I will be kicked out soon. Before I am kicked out, I will allocate money to you! As for other people and things, I will give you as much as they can. If it is not enough, just give it to you. You have to figure it out on your own! "Zhou Zhengdao.
"Is Governor Zhou leaving the court?"
"Of course!" Zhou Zheng nodded and said: "Na Wei can't touch Xiong Shoufu, but he will never tolerate me. It is estimated that I will be sent to Yi Go become a local magistrate in a place like Chengcheng or Xuan'an, but you don't have to worry! Xin, Na Wei will not do anything to you. After all, he also knows the importance of the Navy to us. As long as you let him see the progress and hope, he will continue to support you. "
" Manpower is easy to recruit, and training only takes about a year. The key is shipbuilding, and Yunwushan builds it. The scale of the shipyard is not large. Even if the craftsmen have enough materials, they can only build ten or twenty warships a year."
"Then expand the shipyard!" Zhou Zhengdao: "Anyway, we have those shipyards along the river. The next step will definitely be unsafe. Director Wang will definitely not tolerate it next time. Tolerate their presence, and evacuate all these craftsmen and equipment to Yunwu Mountain when the time comes! Chen Yan, in the next few years, you don’t have to think about anything, just focus on rebuilding the navy until you are able to fight the enemy. Only then can we reappear on the river. "
"The general will do his best. When the navy becomes an army, the general will avenge his shame!" Chen Yan said fiercely, clenching his fists.
Zhou Zheng sighed: "It's hard to avenge the past. Let's work hard to be a guard dog in the future! It's a great fortune to be able to hold on to this inheritance left by our ancestors!"< br>
There was a roar in my ears, but the big ship that had been burning for a long time on the dock finally collapsed completely and turned into a pile of fragments that fell into the river. Water vapor mixed with thick smoke and rose up.
The two turned their heads and looked at the tragic situation over there in silence.
“What should I do with the general?”
"Xiong Shoufu is working hard to organize reinforcements, but the current situation can only be said to be better than nothing!" Zhou Zhengdao: "But don't worry too much, the general is an innate master. Even if Yong'an County is lost, he will definitely be able to return safely!"< br>
While speaking, there was another roar, and another ship collapsed into pieces in front of their eyes.
The muscles on both of their faces twitched involuntarily.
"Can Wei Wei do this well?" Chen Yan asked.
Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "In troubled times, the one with the big fist is the king. It's funny to think about it. We tried our best to invite Na Wei. The so-called luring a wolf into a house is nothing better than this. It's easy to invite gods. It's hard to give up. When we were at our weakest, Na Wei seized the opportunity. Now Danyang City is his, and our wealth and life are also his, and his position will be more stable when he mobilizes tens of thousands of troops from the southwest. ”
"At this time, it is a better choice to leave Beijing!" Chen Yan thought for a while and said: "You can try not to be affected by Na Wei and concentrate on running a party."
"This is the only way. I think so!" Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I hope that after General Xiang comes back, If we join forces with Xiong Shoufu, we can compete with Na Wei and prevent Na Wei from causing chaos. Otherwise, if he distracts all the counties in the world and allows Jiang Qian to take advantage of it, disaster will really come."
"Na Wei shouldn't be guilty, after all, he is also managing the southwest. A well-organized person! "
"People have different ideas in different positions!" Zhou Zhengdao: "The southwest is poor, and under our high pressure, he will naturally be careful every step of the way. He made a mistake, but now, he has become the leader of Chu State If a person is inferior to one person or more than ten thousand people, once he has some thoughts in his mind, trouble will easily arise! The situation in the southwest is completely different from the current situation in other parts of Da Chu! "
The two looked at each other with helpless expressions on their faces.
Who can say what will happen in the future? When you no longer have the initiative and can only follow the trend, how can you know where the next wave is going to hit?
(End of this chapter)