The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 142 Expanding Strength
In order to deal with Cao Cao's army, Zhang Wu decided to expand his army.

The first thing to expand was the navy, because compared with Cao's army, the navy was Jingzhou's greatest strength. As long as they guarded the waterway and firmly controlled the water control of the Han River, Cao's army would not be able to cross the river on a large scale.Even if Cao's army secretly crosses the river by going far away, it will not be able to continue to supply food and grass. When Cao's army runs out of food and grass and cannot withdraw, there will be a danger of the entire army being destroyed.Although the Han River is not as wide as the Yangtze River, 30 to [-] people would not be able to fill it even if they jumped down.

Zhang Wu also considered the worst outcome, that is, if Sun Quan took advantage of the fire to attack Jingzhou with Cao Cao, and wanted to divide Jingzhou equally with Cao Cao, then the navy would be even more important.Although from a common sense point of view, Cao Cao is now the common enemy of many small princes in the world, everyone should unite to resist Cao Cao, otherwise they will be defeated one by one like Qin destroyed the six countries.But it's hard to say whether Sun Quan's brain will get flooded, it's better to be careful.

Zhang Wu's plan is to expand the Jiangxia navy by [-] troops, with the main goal of preventing Jiangdong from invading, and will also send troops to support Xiangyang in emergencies.The Xiangyang navy also expanded its army by [-]. Feng Xisheng became a partial general and led [-] veterans of the navy and [-] recruits of the navy to guard Jiangling, and transferred Ding Feng to Xiangyang to serve as the commander of the Xiangyang navy.

The expansion of the naval army went smoothly, because most of the Jingzhou soldiers could sail boats and swim, and some could be transferred from the infantry. The biggest problem was the lack of naval generals. Zhang Wudu planned to let Wenpin, an amphibious general, serve in the navy. .

The expansion of the infantry is also very simple, because Zhang Wu has no plans to increase the number of infantry field troops. He wants to train a large number of troops specifically to defend the city.The city guards performed very well in the last battle to defend the city of Rangcheng and successfully completed the task of defending the city.

So this time Zhang Wuxin added [-] infantry, all of whom were city guards specially used to defend the city. He selected [-] from the captured Cao army, and recruited [-] from Jingzhou locals.The rest of the captives were sent to various places for reform through labor. They were asked to work for a few years first, and if they performed well, they could be recruited as soldiers.The biggest advantage of the city guards is the low training cost, saving money and time.

To train a field force, in addition to issuing various weapons and armor, it also needs to train formation, charge, coordination, etc., and also needs to experience actual combat.The city guards are much simpler, as long as they don't panic when fighting, and can follow the instructions to throw things and avoid things.

While expanding the army, Zhang Wu also continued to recruit talents, the most famous of which was Jiang Wan, styled Gongyan, from Lingling County, and a student of Duke Pang De.In the original book, this is Zhuge Liang's successor. He is selfless, has strong internal affairs capabilities, and has a military strategic vision. He once proposed that the land and water armies attack Wei.

Jiang Wan was appointed by Zhang Wu to join the army in the Governor's Mansion. He was first allowed to familiarize himself with the environment and officials at all levels. Later, he would be asked to serve as a county magistrate at the grassroots level to gain experience.

In order to recruit and train talents, Zhang Wu vigorously strengthened the construction of state schools.During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Taixue was established in the central government. At the beginning, there were only about 3 disciples. By the time of Emperor Zhidi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it had reached more than [-] students.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all prefectures and counties set up schools. When Liu Biao was alive, he attached great importance to cultural and educational undertakings. He established a large number of schools in various parts of Jingzhou and set up special management institutions.

Zhang Wu took Jingzhou Zhouxue as the official educational institution, appointed Mi Heng as the prefectural school's sacrificial wine, and vigorously recruited students, regardless of their origin or native place, and those who were both good in character and learning could be exempted from tuition fees and given certain scholarships.This article provides the conditions for students from poor or poor families to study. After graduation, if the students are excellent in the assessment, they can be directly awarded official positions, of course, only low-level officials.

At the same time, Zhang Wu also persuaded Pang De Company and Sima Hui to establish Lumen Academy on Lumen Mountain, which was expanded with funds provided by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and Pang De Company and Sima Wei were the mountain leaders to recruit disciples to teach.This Lumen Academy is equivalent to a high-end private school, which specializes in cultivating some high-quality talents.Most of the disciples of Lumen Academy are descendants of major families in Jingzhou. After completing their studies, they can be recommended by Pound Company and Sima Hui to enter the officialdom.

Not long after Ni Heng took up his new post, he heard the news that his friend Kong Rong had been killed by Cao Cao. He cried bitterly and scolded Cao Cao angrily.

Zhang Wu opened several workshops in his house, such as a paper workshop for improving papermaking techniques, and a printing workshop for woodblock printing practice according to Zhang Wu's guidance. Zhang Wu wanted to bring a big gift to this era.

Jiangling's shipbuilding workshop is carrying out shipbuilding technology reforms, and is developing a new type of warship according to Zhang Wu's conception and design.The warships of this era were mainly driven by oars and wind. The tall buildings allowed oarsmen to row in the sealed cabin at the bottom to protect oarsmen from being attacked.

The new type of warship designed by Zhang Wu was called a steamer or a cart in history. The biggest feature is that a wooden wheel is installed at the bottom of the ship, and the wooden wheel is stepped on by manpower to rotate and propel the ship.This kind of ship can make the warship less affected by the wind direction and the direction of the water flow. It has high speed, convenient and flexible steering, and can travel forward or backward.

The small trebuchet invented by Zhang Wu was also installed on the ship. The difference between this kind of trebuchet and the large counterweight trebuchet is that it uses the power generated by twisted elastic ropes or tendons to eject the stones.Although the shooting range is short and the stones fired are light, it is small in size and easy to install and disassemble. Especially with kerosene bombs, it can still exert its power in water battles.

The navy is a branch that relies heavily on technological progress, because water warfare not only requires the comparison of the quality of the generals and soldiers of the two sides, but also the technical level of the warships of the two sides.Now the material cannot be solved, otherwise Zhang Wu would like to install artillery on the warship, and a single shot can make a big hole in the opponent's warship.

After a month of busy work, Zhang Wu received the great news that his wife Ma Shi was pregnant, which made Zhang Wu very happy. After two lives, he was finally going to be a father.

After the news spread, all members of the Zhang Wu Group were excited. As long as Zhang Wu has an heir, the entire group will be more stable, and the vested interests of these people will also be stabilized.

Chen Sun, Gan Ning, Mi Heng and others came to express their congratulations and sent a large number of gifts, most of which were nutritional products.

Zhang Wu was also very grateful to Zhang Zhongjing. Thanks to this god, he cured his hidden illness, so he came to the door to thank him personally.When the veteran Huang Zhong came to congratulate him, Zhang Wu thought that Huang Zhong's son also died young, and the old general still has no descendants. It is a pity that the hero cannot have no descendants.

So Zhang Wu asked Huang Zhong to take a concubine, and asked Zhang Zhongjing to examine Huang Zhong's body, prescribe medicine for recuperation, and make sure he had another son.Huang Zhong refused at first, until Zhang Wu directly ordered: "If you can't give birth to a son, you will not be allowed to go to the battlefield again."

In desperation, Huang Zhong had no choice but to accept Zhang Wu's kindness. He didn't want to lose the opportunity to go to the battlefield. He was unknown in the first half of his life, and finally met a lord who appreciated him and reused him. How could he be willing to stay at home for the elderly?

(End of this chapter)