Chapter 302 Cao Cao wrote a poem on the bow and fell into the sea
"These two guys are really messy." Looking at the document sent by Lu Su in his hand, Yang Ji laughed bitterly.
"It seems that you have to go back this time even if you don't want to." Xu Shu, who met Yang Ji again because of Lu Su's letter, said solemnly.
“That’s why Zijing emphasized in his letter that Duke Xuande was led astray by Chen Zichuan.” Yang Ji sighed.
"Is the Jiangdong Lu family worthy of these two guys and Cao Mengde personally taking action?" Faced with Chen Xi and Liu Bei's willfulness, Yang Ji was also a little angry.
"It would be enough to send a general there, but I don't believe that Zhou Gongjin would take the risk of starting a war with us and choose not to let him go." Yang Ji was talking about Zhou Yu, not Sun Ce, because Sun Ce could really go up to him. Then just to the bottom.
But Zhou Yu, a smart man, is different. Smart people know how to weigh the pros and cons and make relatively rational judgments.
"So, if Mr. Xuande wants to watch the excitement, he will most likely not put himself in the open." Xu Shu said with a frown.
The main purpose of Liu Bei and Chen Xi's trip to Jiangdong this time was not to start a war with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, but to intimidate these two guys.
So Liu Bei, Chen Xi and Cao Cao will definitely not expose their identities prematurely, lest Sun Ce and Zhou Yu on the opposite side give up their actions prematurely.
"Gan Xingba happened to be resting in Donglai Port recently. If they want to take a surprise attack, they will most likely have to enter Jiangdong from the Yangtze River." Yang Ji said casually, how could they not bring navy troops with them when attacking Jiangdong.
"If he brings the Qingzhou fleet with him again, Xuande Gong will not go to Jiangdong just to watch the excitement." Xu Shu shook his head, not thinking that Liu Bei would bring Gan Ning and the Qingzhou fleet with him.
"Xuan Degong also brought Cao Mengde and Xiahou brothers, as well as three legions under Cao Ren, as well as the 500 Cao Cao personal guards led by Le Jin. It is indeed unlikely that he would also bring the Qingzhou fleet. ." Yang Ji agreed with Xu Shu's judgment.
“But don’t forget, when Duke Xuande went to Jiangdong to watch the excitement, he took Chen Zichuan with him.
Who knows whether this guy will bring the Qingzhou fleet with him? I brought it with me. After all, the water network in the east of the Yangtze River is very dense, which is very suitable for naval battles." Yang Ji expressed his judgment.
"Zichuan, um..." Xu Shu couldn't help but have a headache, "He is indeed an uncertain factor." They had no idea what Chen Xi's brain circuit was constructed of.
“Forget it, just use your judgment to calculate the regiments Xuande may lead when he enters Jiangdong.”
Xu Shu no longer thought about it, but simply put it to death. He agreed with Yang Ji's judgment that Chen Xi would bring the Qingzhou fleet into Jiangdong.
It's not that Xu Shu himself wants to mess up. Liu Bei's entry into Jiangdong this time is essentially to support the Lu family, although the Lu family is not worthy of Liu Bei, Chen Xi and Cao Cao's personal rescue.
However, now Liu Bei is interested and wants to lead his troops to see Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who Chen Xi said were so glamorous. There is nothing to say. The blame falls entirely on Chen Xi.
Moreover, as for the army led by Liu Bei, it is not certain who will fight whom. There is also a possibility that Liu Bei will bring an unforgettable memory to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu this time.
"By the way, how many legions does Zichuan plan to organize for Cao Mengde?" Xu Shu asked Yang Ji curiously.
After Cao Cao was captured, although Liu Bei retained the organizational structure after Cao Cao opened his palace, the most important military power was to only leave Cao Cao with the establishment of a few legions.
"Including the two legions that are still being formed, the number of legions left by Xuande Gong and Zichuan to Cao Mengde is five." Yang Ji looked up at the sky.
Xu Shu frowned. Unexpectedly, Chen Xi and Liu Bei let Cao Cao retain the establishment of five legions.
"Except Xiahou Dun's cavalry and Cao Ren's shield guards, what are the remaining three arms?" Xu Shu asked Yang Ji.
Although Cao Cao immediately went to Liu Bei to show off after awakening his talent as a monarch, showing that he had no extra thoughts.
However, the fact that Cao Cao was able to awaken the monarch's talent can already explain a lot of problems.
“One is a wolf cavalry that matches the talents of Xiahou Yuan’s legion, and the other is a new army formed with the original bodyguards of Cao Cao as the backbone, led by Le Jin. However, this legion has not yet begun to be formed, only Five hundred backbones.
The last one is the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that Cao Mengde plans to build with his own money, and the commander of the regiment is Cao Chun," Yang Ji said casually.
"Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?" Xu Shu frowned, "In other words, Zichuan originally planned to give Cao Mengde only four legions?"
"Well, yes." Yang Ji nodded, " This Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which was formed entirely with Cao Mengde's own money and effort, is considered Cao Mengde's personal armed force."
In other words, Chen Xi and Liu Bei ostensibly gave Cao Cao the establishment of five legions, but In fact, there is only one Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Except for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Liu Bei has higher command authority over the other four legions than Cao Cao.
If Cao Cao wants to regain the ownership of these four legions by then, he will probably be beaten hard by Chen Xi.
"This can be regarded as appeasement for Cao Mengde's self-explosion of the monarch's talent." Yang Ji shook his head and said.
"Huh, that's it. I thought Cao Mengde had complete authority over these five legions." Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
“If Cao Mengde plans to support these five legions with his own efforts and money, then he can indeed obtain the complete military power of the remaining four legions.
But unfortunately, after losing Yanzhou, Cao Mengde is already struggling to raise a tiger and leopard cavalry.
You know, the Lejin Division of the other four legions is not bad. After all, it has not been formed yet, and it only has the backbone of the original 500 personal guards of Cao Cao. br>
But the other three are either cavalry legions or gold-rich shield legions. How can Cao Mengde have the money to invest in them? "Yang Ji said with a smile on his face.
"Did you do this on purpose or accidentally? "Xu Shu also had a slight smile on his face.
As for Xu Shu's question, Yang Ji just smiled and did not give his own answer. The answer was all silent.
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"How about it, what did Ziyu say? "Jia Xu asked Lu Su who had received Yang Ji's reply.
"He didn't say whether he would come back or not, he just wrote down his guess." Lu Su sighed and handed the letter in his hand to Jia Xu.
Jia Xu took the letter from Lu Su and opened it, but there was no obvious fluctuation.
"What's the intelligence on your side? Did Xuande go to Donglai first, or did they go directly to Xuzhou?" Lu Su asked Jia Xu.
"According to what the scouts reported, Zichuan suggested that Xuande go to Donglai first and use the ships of the Qingzhou fleet to send them to Lujiang County." Jia Xu said expressionlessly.
"They are really..." Lu Su didn't know how to evaluate it, should it be so obvious.
"Forget it, let them do whatever they want." Lu Su said quite tiredly.
Since Liu Bei and Chen Xi want to go to Jiangdong for a few rounds under the pretext of supporting Jiangdong's Lu family, then let them go, just to test Jiangdong's strength.
By the way, didn't Yuan Shao want to divert their attention so that he could attack the Black Mountain Army? This time he just followed Yuan Shao's idea and asked Yang Ji to follow Yuan Shao to intercept Hu. "According to Zichuan's plan, after they boarded the ship from Donglai, they detached a fleet at the entrance of the Huai River, led by Gan Xingba, to pick up Chen Shuzhi's Baijie troops, and then marched directly along the Huai River towards Shouchun.
The remaining fleet was commanded by Tai Shici and entered Chao Lake along the Yangtze River to deter Sun Bofu and Zhou Gongjin who were besieging Shucheng. "Jia Xu reported the information he received. Speak slowly to Lu Su.
"And when they went to Donglai, they kidnapped Xiaozhi, who was doing a good job in Qi State, and asked him to team up with Gan Xingba to go to Shouchun.
Qi State is now in Yuan Dynasty I will handle all government affairs on my behalf." Jia Xu sighed and told another piece of news that made Lu Su heartbroken.
Lu Su opened his mouth and no longer knew what to say. "If there is any other news, please tell me." Lu Su said tiredly.
"There is another news that I don't know how to say." Jia Xu looked at Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Chen Qun and others with some hesitation.
Xun Yu was excited and quickly asked Jia Xu: "Could it be news from Duke Cao?"
The theater talent Cheng Yu and the others were also inspiring, and they immediately changed from just people watching the show to people involved.
Jia Xu glanced at Xun Yu and others who were anxious, and said calmly: "While Cao Gong was reciting poems on the bow of the boat, he fell into the sea.
But don't worry, although Mr. Cao doesn't know how to swim, luckily there are people around him.
So he was rescued not long after he fell into the sea.
Now. Mr. Cao is learning to swim in the sea." Jia Xu said the information about Cao Cao in an unknown tone.
"..." Xun Yu and Zhicai and others looked at each other in confusion. What kind of situation is this? Why would Cao Cao fall into the sea even if he recited a poem on the bow of the ship?
"Don't look at me like that. If Duke Xuande and General Dian weren't nearby, I think Duke Cao would have been taken away by the whirlpool at the bottom of the boat." Jia Xu said helplessly.
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"Is Mr. Cao still learning to swim?" Chen Xi walked to Liu Bei and looked at Cao Cao flopping in the sea and said.
"Have you already seen this? Why are you still asking me?" Liu Bei asked with a smile. He was quite happy watching Cao Cao flopping in the sea.
"I'm just trying to find something to say to you," Chen Xi said casually, staring at Cao Cao splashing in the sea.
“Fortunately, I am a warrior with inner energy separated from the body, and my adaptability to various environments is extremely strong, otherwise I would have been flopping in the water like Mr. Cao.”
Seeing Cao Cao being pushed into the sea by a wave, Chen Xi said happily.
After all, after arriving in Jiangdong, they are likely to have a water battle with Zhou Yu. If they are knocked off the bow of the boat because they don’t know how to swim, they will be laughed at for the rest of their lives until they find out about it. Everyone is gone.
“So, Zichuan, can’t you let Ziyu get some elite talents specifically for water warfare?
We landlubbers really need this kind of elite talent. "Fazheng got his head out of the sea and shouted to Chen Xi on the deck.
"If you come to me, I can't let Ziyu develop some elite water warfare talents. After all, Ziyu Not proficient in water warfare. "Chen Xi shrugged and said.
Fazheng curled his lips and glanced at the deck of the ship in the sea, "Where's Xingba? Isn't he still working on his secret naval warfare skills? ”
“What else? Since he learned the five secrets of naval warfare from Ziyu, Xingba has been studying these secrets in addition to exploring naval warfare techniques. "Chen Xi said.
As soon as Fazheng moved his feet, he jumped directly out of the water. This was an underwater skill he learned from the veterans on the ship.
"By the way, didn't Ziyu say he doesn't know how to fight at sea? Then how did he develop these so-called secret techniques of sea warfare?" Fazheng shook his wet hair and asked Chen Xi.
"This..." Chen Xi's eyes flickered a few times, "You'd better ask him yourself. Linzi is not far from Licheng anyway."
Chen Xi also took this question. I asked Yang Ji, but Yang Ji did not answer the question directly.
I just told Chen Xi that these secret techniques of naval warfare are also one of the crystallizations of imperial wisdom in this world and era.
At this point, Chen Xi has already guessed where these secret techniques of naval warfare come from.
The wisdom of an empire in the third century that was good at naval warfare. Apart from Kushan, which other empire in the third century was good at naval warfare?
"It seems that you know the answer to this question, Zichuan." Fazheng looked at Chen Xi and said firmly.
"I know the origin of these secret techniques of naval warfare, but I don't know the specific content." Chen Xi shook his head and said.
“The source?” Fazheng frowned, “In other words, this so-called secret technique of naval warfare was not developed by Ziyu?”
Before boarding Gan Ning’s ship , Fazheng has never heard of this so-called secret technique of naval warfare.
During these days of wandering at sea, Fazheng finally understood the difference between land warfare and naval warfare.
Land warfare relies on the strength of legions, while a considerable part of naval warfare relies on the strength of sea ships.
This probably explains why Chen Xi traveled to Jiangdong to rescue the Lu family.
Although it has only been a few days, it is not enough for Fa Zheng to deeply understand the fundamental difference between the navy and the army.
However, the naval march in the past few days has allowed Fazheng to see the power of the naval secrets mentioned by Gan Ning.
The only truly formed naval secret technique of the Qingzhou Navy under Liu Bei was the Wave Secret Technique. Anyway, Fa Zhi did not see several other secret techniques.
However, the secret technique of the wave alone has broken Fazheng's previous impression of the navy.
Fazheng didn't know what the normal speed of the ships was, but with Gan Ning's secret wave technique, the fleet's speed jumped by an order of magnitude.
Originally, Fazheng thought that the so-called secret technique of wave was used to raise large waves to attack enemy ships.
However, Fazheng did not expect that the wave could be used to speed up the march. Who would have thought that.
"Ziyu's attainments in developing secret techniques are not enough to develop these secret techniques?" Looking at the look on Chen Xi's face, Fazheng couldn't help but ask.
(End of this chapter)