Chapter 504

Originally, the Jiangdong Army had two aggressive directions, and Zhou Yu planned to go north for the Jiangdong Army. In the dark, Zhou Yu originally planned to order his navy to harass Jiangxia Huangzu's troops, and made a gesture of attacking Jingzhou and revenge.

In this way, when marching into Huainan under this background, the enemy is naturally unprepared, but with Sun Ce being named the governor of Yangzhou, Cao Cao must have strictly guarded against the Jiangdong Army, and it is even more difficult to obtain Huainan.

"It doesn't matter!" Sun Ce said to himself: "Huainan is full of rivers and rivers, and our army is in the rivers, lakes and seas. However, Cao's army is not familiar with water warfare, so our army has the advantage."

"It's not that simple." The silent Lu Su suddenly said: "Cao Cao is powerful. The land of Huainan relies on Qingxu and Xuzhou, and food, grass and soldiers can be sent to the front line in a steady stream. Dare to ask the lord that he is confident that he will defeat Cao Cao in a single battle. Do you want to take Jiujiang?"

"Even if Jiujiang is captured, can our army go north to Xuzhou or west to Yuzhou?"

Lu Su hit the nail on the head and said: "This is Liu Ye's blockade strategy. Lock our army firmly in Yangzhou, so he can free up his hands."

Sun Ce frowned: "So, our army has been tricked?"

Zhou Yu nodded slightly: "Yes, this is a conspiracy. Our army has to fight Cao Jun bloody. Unfortunately, the emperor is in the hands of Liu Ye. We can only bow our heads and obey our ears. It's a pity."

Liu Ye obeyed the emperor's order and refused to be a minister, so he had a huge political advantage, even a genius like Zhou Yu felt helpless for a while.

On the other hand, Liu Ye, under the advice of Guo Jia and others, gave up the idea of ​​raising troops to approach Shouchun, and instead let Cao Cao and Sun Ce attack each other first with the strategy of differentiation.

Guo Jiajin remonstrated: "General, the attack on Huainan is not as good as before. There are more Xiliang iron cavalry in our army. Naturally, it is difficult to find an opponent on land. However, Huainan is full of rivers and rivers. Our army will inevitably encounter setbacks if we rush into it. We should find ways to recruit them. Skilled craftsmen supervise the construction of warships, and at the same time train our soldiers in water warfare."

Liu Ye nodded solemnly: "What Feng Xiao said is very reasonable. A certain society will order Gongda to allocate a large amount of funds to you. At that time, you will be responsible for recruiting shipwrights in Yangzhou, Jingzhou, etc. with a lot of money, especially experienced old ships. Carpenter, money is nothing."

Guo Jia cupped his hands: "Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely build a powerful fleet for my lord."

"Be filial and slow."

Guo Jia was taken aback, and looked at Liu Ye: "What's the matter with Ziyang?"

"General, please allow me to argue." Liu Ye said seriously: "Fengxiao recruits shipbuilders, don't order them to build large ships such as building ships and fighting ships, but please supervise the construction of small and medium-sized ships such as walking boats and boats."

"Oh?" Liu Ye was also a northerner in his previous life, and he was not familiar with water warfare, so he showed a curious expression.

"Both building ships and fighting ships are large ships, and a single ship can carry hundreds of sailors. They cannot be built without experienced shipwrights, but they cannot be dispatched unless they are proficient in water warfare."

"The lieutenant generals in our army probably have only a half-knowledge of water warfare." Liu Ye shook his head and said, "So even if we get fighting ships and building ships, they will be difficult to control. It's better to supervise and build a lot of boats and walking boats, otherwise it's just too much in the water. It's just a target."

The warship is a medium-sized warship with a sharp horn on the front end, and it moves very fast in the water. Once it hits an enemy warship, it can immediately poke a hole; Ships and building ships are used as frigates for large warships.

Although the power of warships and walking boats cannot be compared with fighting ships and building ships, it is much easier to operate than fighting ships and building ships. Therefore, Liu Ye suggested supervising the construction of warships and walking ships.

"So that's how it is." Guo Jia said with some embarrassment.

"Haha, it's okay, a wise man is sure to make a mistake." Liu Ye waved his hand and ordered again: "In this case, Fengxiao, you can supervise the construction of the boats and walking boats, and forget about the building boats and fighting boats for the time being. Wait for our army in the future When drinking horses from the Yangtze River, it is not too late to supervise construction."

"promise!"

After Guo Jia took the order, Liu Ye said again: "I have one more matter, I need to warn the general."

"Zi Yang was born in Yangzhou and is familiar with southern affairs, please speak freely." Liu Ye stretched out his hand. Although Liu Ye’s military origins are different, they are basically from the north, and there are very few people from the south, not to mention the people from Jingyang and Jingyang in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are not even many people from the north of the Yangtze River. Liu Ye can be regarded as a rare species .

"If you want soldiers to be proficient in water warfare, firstly, you need to find Dahu, and secondly, you need to find generals who are proficient in water warfare." Liu Ye shook his head and said, "Although there are many good generals in our army, it's just that this person who is proficient in water warfare seems like"

"Um"

Cao Cao led the army and originally wanted to flatten the southeast in one fell swoop, but one of the important reasons why he failed was because he killed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were originally naval generals under Liu Biao's command. They had been in Jingzhou for a long time and were proficient in water warfare.

After Cao Cao killed the two men, he came to his senses and regretted it, because although he had many generals under his command, none of them were proficient in water warfare. In desperation, Cao Cao had no choice but to pull out the general from the inside, and ordered Yu Jin and Mao Jie to be the commanders and train the navy.

"Wen is familiar with military books, and has some experience in naval divisions. How about using writing to supervise the construction of naval divisions?" Liu Ye asked.

"General Wen Ze is a native of Taishan Juping. Using General Wen Ze to train naval forces, wouldn't it be a question of blindness?" Jia Xu shook his head.

Liu Ye looked at Liu Ye intently: "Zi Yang has been in Huainan for a long time and has made many friends. Should he meet a general who is proficient in water warfare?"

"I do know some people, but most of them are river thieves. The rough and powerful are not good enough to take on important positions, but they are more than enough to serve as low-level generals in the army."

"Well, although Ziyang wrote a letter asking them to come, those who are capable will be the head of the village, and a hundred people will be generals." Liu Ye said: "Besides, Wenhe used a certain tone to recruit people who are proficient in water warfare from Jiangnan. General, if you come, I will definitely reward you!"

"No!" Jia Xu agreed.

At this time, Sun Ce occupies Jiangdong, and most of the heroes in Yangzhou are attached to him. However, there must be many people who are waiting and watching, and they are not eager to join Sun Ce. , It is enough to form a certain combat power, but it does not necessarily have to be better than the huge Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy.

On the same day, Liu Ye issued orders one after another. After receiving the documents, Xun You immediately dispatched thousands of civilians to deliver money and food to Yuzhou to supply Guo Jia to recruit shipwrights. And Liu Ye sent letters to his old friends in Huainan, inviting them to come to Yuzhou to serve.

At the same time, Liu Ye ordered Xu Huang, who was staying in Jiujiang, to withdraw his troops back to Yuzhou.