Chapter 320 What Zhou Yu noticed
Hearing Chen Xi’s sharp comments, Cao Cao wanted to say that Lujiang is also one of the six counties in Jiangdong, and geographically it is also the hometown of Zhou Yu and Sun Ce.
It’s just that what Chen Xi said makes sense. Jiangdong is obviously the hometown of Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, and they are local gangsters in Jiangdong. But to end up like this, they are either stupid or out of their minds.
However, Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Chen Xirui's remarks that Zhou Yu was a fool. If even people like Zhou Yu are idiots, then who is he who was educated by Zhou Yu?
Therefore, Cao Cao believed that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, the two Jiangdong local snakes, simply had a problem in their brains and were carried away by those insects, so they did such unwise things.
"Zichuan, you can't say that. The Huai River is because those insects have transactions with Xuzhou, so Zhou Gongjin's proposal for the Jiangxia Navy to deploy defenses on the Huai River was rejected.
But Hefei The place is different. Zhou Gongjin has already given away the Huaihe River before, so he can't give up Hefei, a major Jianghuai town and strategic location, right?"
Liu Bei shook his head, he didn't think Zhou Yu would Hefei, a strategic location, will be abandoned.
Even because those insects were so powerful that Zhou Yu had to give up Hefei on the surface. But with Zhou Yu's ability, he will definitely send people secretly to capture Hefei.
Hefei has a very high strategic position in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Whether it is to launch troops in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains in the future, or to occupy a peaceful corner of the Yangtze River South, Hefei is a top strategic location.
What's more, if the Yuzhou Army is not included, the strongest army on Sun Ce's side is the navy, and Zhou Yu will not give up a land and water strategic location like Hefei.
“Indeed, with Zhou Gongjin’s ability, he must know the importance of Hefei to their Jiangdong.
Even if the troops stationed in Hefei are still the Yuzhou Army controlled by the family, with Zhou Gongjin’s wisdom and Sun Bofu's charm may have brought all the Hefei garrison under his command."
Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei with a pair of dead fish eyes, "But a thousand words and ten thousand words can't change the fact. , it is the army that is stationed in Hefei, not the navy. "
"Does it matter? Given the conditions of Chaofeida River, it doesn't matter whether it is the navy or the infantry. "Cao Cao. He said quietly.
Although the water network of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River is densely covered and the world is dominated by naval forces, it does not mean that the artificially dug canal of Chaofeida River can allow the Qingzhou fleet to relax its hands and feet.
"They can't stop Xingba's fleet." Chen Xi said calmly without raising his head, as if he had already seen the scene.
Cao Cao paused for a moment, then looked at Liu Bei, meaning it's your turn. The navy is not a field he is familiar with.
Furthermore, since Chen Xi dares to say this, it means that the Qingzhou fleet must be equipped with some unknown technology or equipment.
Since it is the latest developed technology or equipment, Cao Cao will definitely not be the first person to know that he has seen these things, and he probably will not be the last person to know about it.
Cao Cao secretly smiled bitterly. He didn't know why, but he was a little disappointed and a little proud at the same time.
After all, it can arouse the fear of Chen Xi and the others. Doesn’t it also prove in disguise that he, Cao Cao, has the potential to make them fearful?
Faced with Cao Cao's incomprehensible glance, Liu Bei touched the back of his head, wondering what was going on with this guy Cao Cao?
Liu Bei didn't notice what kind of information was hidden in Chen Xi's words just now. In other words, he didn't need to know these things, and there was no need for him to know. Chen Xi and the others would help Liu Bei solve everything.
What he is concerned about is that the fleets of Gan Ning and Fa Zheng will soon join them. As for whether Gan Ning and the others could pass Hefei, Liu Bei was not worried at all. After all, Chen Xi said that the Hefei defenders could not stop Gan Ning's fleet.
If someone other than Chen Xi and Yang Ji said this to him, he might still question it. But now it was Chen Xi who said this to him.
When did Chen Xi say something unreliable? Anyway, Liu Bei has never seen it.
Although Chen Xi's judgment sometimes makes mistakes, Chen Xi always has remedial measures.
"Zichuan, according to your estimate, when will Xiaozhi and the others be in place? If it is too late, we will be passive."
Liu Bei said to Chen Xi, although he was happy that Fa Zheng Gan Ning and the others were coming to Chaohu to join them, but Liu Bei would not forget that the Jiangxia navy had already taken the Yangtze River down the river.
Chen Xi also introduced Zhou Yu's accomplishments in water fighting to Liu Bei. Although he was still relatively immature, in today's Han Dynasty, except for Gan Ning who could barely keep up with Zhou Yu, there was no one who could compete with Zhou Yu in water fighting.
So, if Gan Ning cannot catch up, they will have to retreat quickly. Without Gan Ning to hold Zhou Yu in front, they are no match for Zhou Yu on the Yangtze River.
Among the troops above Chao Lake, except for Xu Sheng and Tai Shi Ci, there are no generals who are good at water warfare.
Although Taishi Ci and Xu Sheng have certain qualifications in water fighting, compared to Gan Ning and Zhou Yu, they are not even a little bit behind.
Although there is a big gap between Gan Ning's qualifications and Zhou Yu's, it is not impossible for Gan Ning to win with the help of external forces.
Moreover, Gan Ning had long wanted to compete with Zhou Yu. After all, the only naval forces in the Han Dynasty that were truly organized were the Jiangxia Navy and the Qingzhou Fleet.
Gan Ning has long wanted to find an opportunity to test the training results of the Qingzhou Fleet. It was a pity that the Han Dynasty had no other navy except Jiangxia Navy, so Gan Ning could only go to the outer sea to compete with the hordes of sea beasts.
“Don’t worry, as long as Xingba still wants to compete with Zhou Gongjin, he will appear on Chao Lake within a limited time.
I just don’t know how he will use it. The posture appeared in front of us, after all, you also know what Xingba's temper is like."
Chen Xi gave Liu Bei a shot to prevent him from being frightened by Gan Ning's appearance.
If it were anyone else, Chen Xi would never say such a thing, but who told the next person to appear was Gan Ning, the adventurous naval chief of the Han Dynasty.
After Chen Xi’s reminder, Liu Bei also thought of Gan Ning’s record, which could only be achieved by jumping crazily on the death line.
"Who can guess what unexpected big job that guy Xingba will do next?" Liu Bei couldn't help complaining. He didn't think they could predict what Gan Ning would do next. behavior.
“So, this is the charm of Gan Xingba.” Chen Xi said with a smile.
If someone could predict Gan Ning's behavior, then Gan Ning would not be the Gan Ning who could bring surprises to others. "Bo Fu, after reading this battle report, what do you think?" Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce and broke the silence after receiving the Shouchun battle report.
"Should we continue to conquer Jiangdong, or should we just return to Shouchun to deal with those insects?" Zhou Yu recently liked to use this adjective from Cao Cao's mouth to describe those aristocratic family members who were capable of doing bad things.
Sun Ce lowered his head in silence and did not reply for the time being. He seemed to be still immersed in the news revealed in the Shouchun battle report.
Zhou Yu was not in a hurry, and just looked at Sun Ce, guessing Sun Ce's next move.
Compared to Gan Ning, a guy who doesn't play by common sense, Sun Ce's behavioral trajectory is easy to construct, not to mention that Zhou Yu, a sworn brother who is very familiar with Sun Ce, constructed it himself.
"Gong Jin, what is the reason for us to send troops to Lujiang?" Sun Ce finally came to his senses and looked at his good brother Zhou Yu.
"Because when Lu Kang was scolding you, he also scolded Mr. Yuan." Zhou Yu changed the order without changing his expression. Sun Ce would not consider these things in his mind anyway.
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and others at the scene just glanced at Zhou Yu, and then continued to count the ants with their heads down. They can't educate Sun Ce, so let Zhou Yu, who can educate Sun Ce, do it.
"Is that so?" Sun Ce was confused. How could he remember that this was not the main reason why Zhou Yu agreed to send troops to Lujiang?
Sun Ce remembered what Zhou Yu said at the beginning: After capturing Jiangdong, they would be able to have a true base camp.
The first target Zhou Yu wanted to attack was not Lujiang. It was only because of Sun Ce's own request that he changed the primary target of attack to Lujiang.
In this way, there seems to be nothing wrong with the reason Zhou Yu just said.
"Why do you ask this? Didn't you decide to attack Lujiang first?" Zhou Yu asked calmly, pulling Sun Ce into a dead end of self-thinking.
"Uh..." Sun Ce didn't know how to answer. The question just now was just a question that suddenly occurred to him, and it had basically nothing to do with the question Zhou Yu originally asked.
"...So, what is your decision? Continue to conquer Jiangdong, or return to Shouchun?" Zhou Yu sighed and repeated the original question.
"Of course I'm going back to Shouchun to deal with those insects!" Sun Ce said decisively.
Speaking of the battle report just sent from Shouchun City, Sun Ce felt a surge of fire in his heart. He wanted to release it but couldn't release it here. He could only find the insects in Shouchun City to release it.
On horseback, the enemy has touched the edge of the spring, and you only discovered the enemy's figure. How useless do you have to be to achieve such a result?
Also, what happened to the city defense materials on the city wall? It can't be because the administrative office has just been moved, so there's no time to arrange it, right?
Even Sun Ce knew this kind of thing, there must be something fishy in it. Either big cats or kittens, or even cats committing crimes in groups.
You get some, I get some, he gets some, everyone gets some, everyone has a bright future, right?
"Well, let's have a fight with the Qingzhou fleet on the Yangtze River and then return to Shouchun to deal with those insects." Zhou Yu looked calm as expected.
"Shouldn't we just return to Shouchun directly?" Sun Ce blinked and asked with some confusion. He thought Zhou Yu would propose returning to Shouchun directly.
"If we return directly to Shouchun to liquidate the insects without fighting the Qingzhou fleet, the rolling Yangtze River will probably no longer be our paradise." Zhou Yu said softly.
Not only Gan Ning wants to fight with the Jiangxia Navy and Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu has also long wanted to fight with the Qingzhou Fleet.
Of course, the most important thing is that Zhou Yu wants to test how much combat effectiveness the Jiangxia navy can exert when facing the Qingzhou fleet.
[Navy, I don’t know if what you mean is the same as what I think. 】Zhou Yu looked calm and thought about other things.
Zhou Yu had seen the Qingzhou Fleet many times at the Yangtze River Estuary, but the Qingzhou Fleet did not go north to Qingzhou, but to the outer sea.
According to intelligence, every time Zhou Yu saw the Qingzhou Fleet at the Yangtze River Estuary, it was basically when he was picking up ships at the Lujia Chaohu Shipyard.
Moreover, the ships ordered by the Qingzhou Fleet at the Lujia Shipyard were not the styles that the Lujia had in the past.
Logically speaking, with hundreds of years of heritage, the Lu Family Chaohu Shipyard should be able to build any type of ship. If the Qingzhou Fleet places an order at the Lujia Chaohu Shipyard, there is no need to redesign it.
However, according to Zhou Yu's intelligence network, the fleet ordered by the Qingzhou Fleet at the Chaohu Shipyard was indeed redesigned, and each ship must undergo sea trials.
Sea trials, sea trials, do ships operating on rivers and lakes need to undergo sea trials?
Moreover, when testing a ship, why do we use the word "sea trial" instead of some other word?
"Uh, is the Qingzhou fleet so strong?" Sun Ce asked with some confusion. Can the Qingzhou Fleet, which has only been established for less than three years, really compare with the Jiangxia Navy, which has hundreds of years of history?
Although the Jiangxia Navy under Sun Ce seemed to have only been established in the past two years, its main body was reorganized by absorbing the Jingzhou Navy after Zhou Yu defeated Huang Zu.
So in terms of seniority, the Jiangxia Navy is indeed much older than the Qingzhou Fleet, and it is measured in hundreds of years.
Although combat effectiveness is often not linked to seniority. But the navy, or navy, is indeed closely related to seniority. After all, isn’t there a saying of a “hundred-year navy”?
After all, the navy is a technical branch. Sometimes the equipment is not high-end enough to display corresponding combat effectiveness, otherwise your third brother would not be like that.
"The Qingzhou Fleet is most likely not the navy we imagined or have come into contact with, so we need to always pay attention when fighting the Qingzhou Fleet." Zhou Yu's indifferent face showed a trace of seriousness.
"Ah?" Sun Ce and others said they couldn't imagine it. Aren't they all Han navy soldiers? Could it be that the combat mode of the Qingzhou fleet is different from that of the previous Han navy?
Looking at the confused crowd, Zhou Yu couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then said: "When we fight, you will know what is going on."
Zhou Yu sighed secretly and decided It's better not to tell them your guess. They don't seem to be able to understand it.
Let them witness it with their own eyes, so that they will realize that the era of the navy is about to pass away, and a new era belonging to the navy will slowly begin.
Zhou Yu did not know that the new era of the navy he thought actually referred to the new era of the navy of the Han Dynasty, not the new era of the navy of the aristocratic family.
(End of this chapter)