Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 365 The strength of the Jiangdong water army has greatly increased

When he got the news of Huang Zu's defeat, Liu He was preparing to accumulate strength to capture Wudu, and then further attack Hanzhong, but now he can only give up the plan to attack Hanzhong and deploy troops to Jiangxia. Zu and himself are allies, and they are also Huang Yueying's obedient father. The main reason is that Jiangxia is Nanyang's barrier. Once Jiangxia is captured by Sun Quan, Nanyang will face the attack from both sides of Cao Cao and Sun Quan. This is not a good sign.

Besides, Liu He knew that Sun Quan was the founder of the Wu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms. According to the saying at the time, Sun Quan had the destiny of heaven, so such a character must not sit back and watch him grow, otherwise he will definitely pose a threat to himself in the future.

Of course, Liu He is actually most afraid of Cao Cao, but with the power he has now, it is really not easy to completely eliminate Cao Cao because Cao Cao now has more than 10 mobile troops alone. The total strength of soldiers and horses is estimated to be [-], and even if all the mobile forces of my own are dispatched, they are only more than [-]. The comparison of strength is not much different at all. If you lose Cao Cao, you will definitely suffer heavy losses. At that time, other princes will take advantage of it, and the result will not be worth the loss.So for him, the most important strategy to defeat Cao Cao is to fight a protracted war, and there is no need to fight hard.

It is precisely because of the above considerations that Liu He did not attack Cao Cao directly, but decided to sweep away the small princes around him while secretly accumulating strength, and then deal with Cao Cao when he has enough confidence. For example, this time, he not only wanted to contain Sun Quan In order to expand, we must wait for an opportunity to seize Yuan Shu's Huainan, curb Cao Cao's further expansion, and limit his influence within the four prefectures of Yu, Yan, Qing, and Xu.

It was precisely for this reason that Liu He decided to lead the army to Jiangxia in person. Because Huang Yueying was Huang Zu's niece, she also asked to go with her. The boat can improve efficiency, so Liu He agreed.

In addition, Liu He also specially transferred Lu Fan to the army as a military adviser, because Lu Fan not only possessed the skill of "divination", but also possessed the characteristics of proficiency in surface warfare. Liu He obtained it from the system. The effect of this feature is that when fighting on the water, one's own force value increases by 5 points, and the combat power of the entire army increases by [-]%. Although this bonus is not high, considering the current situation that lieutenants generally have relatively poor water combat capabilities , this kind of ability is still something Liu He longs for.

"It's a pity that Gan Xingba is far away in Liaodong at this time and can't come here. Otherwise, with his proficiency in surface warfare, he is definitely an excellent naval commander."

Although Liu He regretted it, he also knew that Gan Ning would not be able to arrive in a short time, and now that the rescue was like fighting a fire, he couldn't wait for Gan Ning to return, so he had to make do with it and go to the rescue.

Fortunately, Liu Biao knew that Liu He did not have generals who were good at water warfare, so he ordered Wenpin, who was also skilled in surface warfare, to come to help. dispatch.

Liu He led the Mabu Army with a total of 3 people, and marched all the way, and finally arrived in Jiangxia half a month later.

"Haha, virtuous son-in-law, this time I really have to rely on you. I really didn't expect that at such a young age, Sun Quan's methods are ruthless enough. The old man's life is almost in his hands. Fortunately, you gave it to me. Immortal art made me as nimble as I was when I was young, and I jumped from the big ship to a small boat at the moment of defeat, and I was lucky enough to save my life."

After seeing Liu He, Huang Zu showed a smile on his depressed face, and talked enthusiastically to Liu He.

When he came to the living room, Liu He frowned and said, "Supposedly, Uncle, your navy is considered elite, even if you lose the battle, it won't be so miserable, right?"

"My son-in-law is right. I have been fighting for so many years. I dare not say anything else. The experience and vision in water warfare are definitely second to none. However, the last battle was really weird. The two soldiers of our army can't defeat one of them. Also, there is a guy named Zhou Yu in Sun Quan's army who is best at setting fire. The main reason why we were defeated was because this guy set hundreds of fire boats on fire. Come here, although our small boats all escaped, but the huge building boats had no time to dodge, and were ignited by the fire boats. Fly like, in the end had no choice but to escape. But I didn't expect that the other party had already planned to lead an army to block the sandbar in the center of the river. Fortunately, the old man was clever, and when he saw the situation, he quietly rowed a boat and fled back to Jiangxia in chaos. Most of those ships were forced to become prisoners.”

Huang Zu sighed softly when he said this, and then smiled wryly: "This battle has caused most of the elite sailors I have worked so hard to train and train for many years to lose most of them. How can I, Lao Huang, have the face to live here? world?"

Liu He didn't take into account Huang Zu's loss of troops, but asked, "Uncle, can you tell me more about Zhou Yu? When he set fire, shouldn't you be able to see it from a long distance away? Did you support the boat and leave? Did you discover it too late, or did your army retreat in a panic, preventing your boat from turning back in time?"

"It is impossible to retreat in a panic. My elite sailors have always been known for their strict military discipline. No matter how dangerous they are, they will not abandon the old man. In fact, after the old man escaped that time, Sun Quan immediately led the army. The army came to chase, but was blocked by the soldiers under my command. Regardless of the danger, they manipulated the warships and rammed them into the opponent's big ship desperately. Alas, these are loyal men, but it's a pity that the old man is incompetent and killed them ..." Having said that, Huang Zu's face was filled with muddy tears.

Liu He pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "You said that the combat effectiveness of Sun Quan's navy has been greatly improved compared to before? Neither of your two soldiers can beat one of them?"

"Exactly, I have seen Jiangdong Sun's navy before, at most it is comparable to my Jiangxia navy's strength, but recently the combat power has suddenly increased a lot, and our soldiers were caught off guard, which is why the loss is so heavy. Otherwise, we wouldn't fight them head-on no matter what..." Huang Zu smiled wryly, shaking his head helplessly, with regret on his face.

(End of this chapter)