Chapter 322 The stubborn Sun Ce
"Okay, you two, stop making trouble, let's discuss the next battle plan." Liu Bei personally took action to suppress the nonsense of Chen Xi and Gan Ning.
"Xuan Degong, your martial arts cultivation has improved a lot." Chen Xi let go of Gan Ning and turned to Liu Bei and sighed.
Because Liu Bei practiced Qi to become Gang in his early years, once he broke through, his inner Qi left the body and reached perfection.
This is also the level that most of the warriors in the Han Dynasty can reach after breaking through the internal Qi separation from the body. It is different from the rest of the empire's warriors who still have the stage of first entering the internal Qi separation after breaking through.
"With food and drink, plus the gravity field built by Ziyu, it will be difficult even if you don't want to make progress." Liu Bei waved his hand and only said that it was because of the help of external forces that he could continue to improve his body.
“Xuan De Gong, you can’t say that. Although the assistance of external objects is very effective.
But don’t forget the persistent efforts of the person involved. Martial arts practice is like sailing against the current. If you advance, you will retreat." Chen Xi glanced at the expressionless Cao Cao next to him.
Don't get me wrong, Chen Xi is not saying that Cao Cao is a lazy person. On the contrary, Cao Cao has really worked hard in martial arts training, and the various training facilities built by Yang Ji are also open to Cao Cao.
However, compared to Cao Cao's efforts and resources invested, it can only be said that the input-output ratio is extremely low.
All kinds of auxiliary things were thrown at Cao Cao. From last year to now, Cao Cao's internal energy was just the first step in practicing energy.
Compared to the speed at which Guo Jia Fazheng and others reached the peak of Qi training in just half a year, Cao Cao was indeed much slower.
Maybe it has something to do with Cao Cao's age. After all, Cao Cao is now almost forty years old and has long passed the most suitable time for practicing martial arts.
Therefore, if Cao Cao wants to become a warrior with inner energy separated from the body, it will most likely be difficult. Unless someone consumes their own inner energy and instills an inner energy that is worse than parallel imports into Cao Cao, just like Chen Gong.
Liu Bei also noticed Chen Xi's glance towards Cao Cao, but he ignored it. After all, Cao Cao has to prove that he is not weaker than himself elsewhere, otherwise Cao Cao will have mental problems.
"How do you plan to fight the next war?" Liu Bei asked Chen Xi, Gan Ning and Fazheng.
As for Cao Cao? He is just an executor now, not a decision-maker. Although he is qualified to make suggestions, whether he adopts them or not depends on the wishes of Chen Xi and Liu Bei.
Of course, if Chen Xi or Liu Bei are kind, they can let Cao Cao participate. After all, they are also commanders of a large army, not to mention this guy's name is Cao Cao.
"Xingba, what do you think? You will be the protagonist next." Faced with Liu Bei's question, Chen Xi turned to look at Gan Ning.
“What else can we do? Of course, we can sail the fleet directly into the Yangtze River, and then have a battle with the Jiangxia Navy.” The method proposed by Gan Ning was simple and crude, directly skipping your preparations in the middle. Work.
Chen Xi, Liu Bei and others couldn't help but look at Gan Ning, as if they were getting to know Gan Ning all over again. It's hard to imagine that such a simple and crude plan could come from the hands of Gan Ning, the man who carried out such an operation as the Hundred Horsemen's hijacking of the camp.
However, if you think about it carefully, rushing directly to the enemy's vital points without making any preparations seems to be an operation that only a person like Gan Ning can do.
"You are the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou Fleet, so it is up to you to decide how to fight the next war." Chen Xi and Liu Bei looked at each other and decided to hand over the command completely to Gan Ning.
Chen Xi has already told Gan Ning about Zhou Yu's situation. Under such circumstances, Gan Ning still put forward such an idea, presumably because he already had a corresponding battle plan.
Fazheng looked at Chen Xi and Liu Bei with wide eyes, unable to believe that the two of them had just left the rest of the war to Gan Ning to direct alone.
"Zichuan..." Fazheng grabbed Chen Xi's hand anxiously. Everyone knew what Zhou Yu's situation was now.
The command of the large army is certain. It is even the command of an amphibious army, but I don’t know what the upper limit of its command is.
As a naval commander, Gan Ning does have the qualifications of a famous general, but Zhou Yu is stronger than Gan Ning, and he is stronger in all aspects.
Fazheng couldn't understand why, under such circumstances, Chen Xi and Liu Bei let Gan Ning direct the war alone and didn't let anyone else help.
When Gan Ning heard that Chen Xi wanted him to command the war alone, his brows only twitched a few times, his expression became serious, and then he made no other moves.
Although Gan Ning and Zhou Yu had never fought or even met, Gan Ning knew the gap between himself and Zhou Yu.
Gan Ning once reviewed Zhou Yu's defeat of Huang Zu in the Seven Yangtze River Battles. When he first commanded the fleet, Zhou Yu was still a bit unfamiliar and barely defeated Huang Zu.
But starting from the second battle, Zhou Yu began to show his aptitude in water fighting. Every time Huang Zu came up with the fighting skills, Zhou Yu just saw them, and then changed his hands and used them on Huang Zu. On the ancestors.
Although he did not see this scene with his own eyes, from the description between the lines, what Gan Ning saw was a genius who quickly rose up by absorbing the nutrients of the enemy, and then overthrew the enemy.
However, Gan Ning is not too worried about the upcoming battle on the Yangtze River. Although Zhou Yu is very strong, Gan Ning is not bad at all. With the help of equipment, whoever loses will not win. For sure.
"Xiaozhi, you have to believe in Xingba's ability. He will take us and the Qingzhou fleet to leave the Yangtze River and return to Qingzhou Donglai Port." Chen Xi interrupted Fazheng with a smile, although he also knew that Gan Ning and Zhou Yu How big is the gap between them?
"But..." Fazheng hesitated, this time the bet was on the Qingzhou fleet that they had finally built up.
Fazheng is not worried about the safety of these people, he is worried about the Qingzhou fleet under the command of Gan Ning.
According to Chen Xi's intention, Cao Cao and his fifteen thousand soldiers will not stay on the Qingzhou Fleet, but will disembark somewhere, and then go north into Xuzhou to wait for the return of the Qingzhou Fleet.
After all, Cao Cao led cavalry and infantry, which did not play a big role in this water battle. He might as well have entered Xuzhou and stayed there.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. I see that Xingba himself has not refused this matter." Chen Xi pointed at Gan Ning, who had a serious face.
“How do you see that I don’t want to refuse?” Gan Ning couldn’t help complaining. It was true that he wanted to fight Zhou Yu, but not when Liu Bei and Chen Xi were on the boat.
"Look, I'd say Xingba is confident." Chen Xi ignored Gan Ning's complaints, but used Gan Ning's vitality to stabilize Fazheng's mood.
Fazheng was silent. What on earth is going on with this guy Chen Xi? He was the one who warned them that Zhou Yu should not be messed with, and now he is the one who takes the initiative to provoke Zhou Yu.
"That's all, you are managing the logistics anyway, and you will be the one in trouble." Fazheng bowed to Liu Bei tiredly and returned to the cabin.
He had to go back and sort out what Chen Xi said was acceptable and unacceptable. "It seems that your speech, Zichuan, has made Xiao Nao very distressed." Liu Bei looked at Fazheng's leaving figure and couldn't help complaining about Chen Xi.
"I did say that Zhou Gongjin's talent in naval warfare is unrivaled in this era, but I didn't say that we can't take advantage of the equipment." Chen Xi smiled and said In the column of military skills, he is a master.
"Xingba, the rest of the battle will be left to you." Chen Xi patted Gan Ning on the shoulder, and then slowly returned to his cabin.
"Xingba, although Zhou Gongjin's water fighting ability is very strong, I believe you can do it." Liu Bei said, pressing Gan Ning's shoulder.
"Thank you, lord, for your trust!" Gan Ning was so moved that he almost cried, but lord, can you ask the military advisor or Xiao Nao to come out to help sort out the clouds? I'm a little unsure of myself -
Liu Bei didn't say anything more, just patted Gan Ning on the shoulder, and then followed Chen Xi's footsteps back to his cabin.
Now only Gan Ning and Cao Cao are left blowing wind on the deck of Gan Ning's flagship.
"Well, I have nothing to say. Xingba, just find a suitable place to put us down. We will wait for your triumphant return in Xuzhou." After Cao Cao saw Gan Ning looking over, he waved his hand quickly said.
At this time, he was even more determined that Liu Bei's civil servants and generals were all Dian Lao, otherwise he would not have been able to do what Gan Ning did to fight Zhou Yu alone.
Although Cao Cao judged that Chen Xi and Fazheng would definitely help with planning and sorting out the clouds later, today's scene still made Cao Cao and his party lament that Bian Lao's world was different.
“Borrow Cao Cao’s auspicious words.” Gan Ning said to Cao Cao, thanking him for his blessing.
After Cao Cao led his men to reorganize his troops and prepare to disembark, Gan Ning was the only one left on the deck.
Looking at Chaohu Lake, which can be seen on the shore at a glance, Gan Ning clearly showed a hint of disgust.
Compared to the endless sea, small places like rivers and lakes can no longer give Gan Ning any desire to conquer and a sense of awe.
"Forget it, let's think about how to deal with Zhou Gongjin." Gan Ning frowned and said to himself, despite the impassioned words he just said, but when he really faced Zhou Yu, even the big-hearted Gan Ning I also felt a lot of pressure.
Gan Ning knew very well that the advantages of the equipment mentioned by Chen Xi were just bragging. Ships built with the current Lu family's shipbuilding technology are simply not comparable to the ships of the Jiangxia Navy. Large distances.
The new ships of the Qingzhou Fleet are at best structurally better than the previous ships, and have no other outstanding features.
What's more, the Qingzhou Fleet, which was established less than three years ago, still has a huge disadvantage compared to the century-old Jiangxia Navy.
That is the maintenance of ship equipment. Although the secret technique of cloud and temperature maintenance developed by Yang Ji can greatly shorten the time required for the maintenance of ships.
However, for large equipment such as battleships, even with the secret technique of cloud temperature nourishment, the amount of cloud gas and time required is not a small amount.
Compared to the century-old Jiangxia Navy, the Qingzhou Fleet is like a newborn baby. All its heritage comes from the troops carried on the ship and the knowledge mastered by Gan Ning. The secrets of naval warfare, as well as various etched creations produced by Yang Ji.
As for the Qingzhou Fleet's ships themselves, in Gan Ning's understanding, the Qingzhou Fleet's warships cannot be called heritage until all the warming-up is completed.
After all, compared to a fully tempered warship, a warship that has not completed complete tempering is still easier to destroy.
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"It seems that they have found the Lu family." Zhou Yu said while looking at the workers at the Chaohu Shipyard who were dismantling the shipyard in Chaohu.
"Gong Jin, how did you tell?" Sun Ce looked left and right, but couldn't see any evidence that Gan Ning had found the Lu family.
“Don’t you think their dismantling work went too smoothly? Moreover, all the dismantled equipment are complete, with almost no signs of damage.” Zhou Yu pointed to the equipment that had not been moved yet. The cargo ship's equipment said.
"That is to say, someone is telling them what should be taken away and what should not be taken away." Zhou Yu saw Sun Ce who was still a little confused and could only explain.
"Oh - that's it." Sun Ce seemed to suddenly realize it, and he didn't know whether he really understood it or not.
"Then we are going to send troops to interfere with their dismantling work?" Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu eagerly.
"No, have you seen the five thousand armored soldiers guarding Wubao of the Chaohu Shipyard? If Bo Fu you think you can lead the troops to kill through their front, we can send troops to try." Zhou Yu pointed to the five thousand shield guards commanded by Cao Ren and said.
"Let me tell you another news. Those armored soldiers have most likely given birth to elite talents." Zhou Yu once again said a piece of news that made Sun Ce beat his chest.
"..."
"If it weren't for the fact that they were escorted by two elite cavalry, I would definitely be able to break through their battle line." Sun Ce said firmly.
Sun Ce also tried to lead his own bodyguards to attack Cao Cao's central army. However, Cao Cao's central army was the shield guard of Commander Cao Ren.
So, Sun Ce has finally seen the defensive power of krypton, gold and krypton.
Obviously they are just elite infantry with a single talent, but in the end they have piled up a defense that even infantry with two talents cannot penetrate.
The only time Sun Ce touched Cao Cao's center was because Zhou Yu commanded the army to contain Cao Cao's three legions.
Sun Ce even saw Cao Cao who was in a panic, but he couldn't break through the last line of defense of the shield guard. The legion talent blossomed by the general named Cao Ren turned out to be a defensive blessing talent.
That battle really disgusted Sun Ce. How could there be a legion talent that could strengthen the defense of the nearby city wall?
Everyone clearly saw Cao Cao, but the result was that Cao Cao's last line of defense could not be penetrated. The city wall guards were formed by Cao Ren's personal guards.
A sword slashed at the shield guard wrapped in gilded light, but it only hit the plate armor, and then a string of sparks appeared. The soldier who was struck by the sword had nothing to do, and instead gave it to Sun Ce. One knife.
(End of this chapter)