The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 163
At this time, it is time for the military advisers to come up with their ideas, otherwise what is the use of these people who can't take a knife to the battlefield?Just when Cao Cao was feeling that if Fengxiao was here, there might be some good way, Xun You spoke.

"Prime Minister, although these two problems are difficult to solve, from You's point of view, they are actually one problem."

"Oh? I'd like to hear about it."

"The biggest problem we face now is actually the problem of the water army. If we have a water army that can compete with the Jingzhou water army, then we can save nearly half of the consumption by transporting food by water under the protection of the water army, and also We can transport a large army across the river and ensure the supply of food and grass. As long as our army can cross the river and surround Xiangyang, as long as the food roads are safe, the fall of Xiangyang will happen sooner or later."

Xiahou Dun couldn't help but said: "But our navy is not the opponent of the Jingzhou navy. The opponent will not give us the opportunity to train the navy, and we don't have time to train the navy well before going to war."

"I heard that Zhang Wu had previously recruited a new group of soldiers in order to deal with our army's conquest. At present, the main force of Jingzhou's navy is led by Zhang Wu's sworn brother Gan Ning and stationed in Jiangxia to prevent Jiangdong from invading. They have been fighting with our army. The most important one is the Xiangyang navy, with a population of 2. Not only is the combat capability of the Xiangyang navy not as good as that of the Jiangxia navy, but nearly half of them are recruits. Therefore, the strength of the Xiangyang navy is not very strong. If you can find a way to hold back Jiangxia As far as the navy is concerned, the Xiangyang navy is not unstoppable."

Cheng Yu also said: "Gongda's words are correct. Judging from the recent battles between our navy and the opponent's Xiangyang navy, although we are still invincible, the damage is not too great. We can build A navy village with many strong bows and crossbows, the enemy will not dare to approach our navy village. After that, our army can train in the village, gradually adapt to fighting on the river, and then recruit some local people to join the navy Take charge of the boat. Given time, as long as the Jiangxia navy does not come to help, our army may not be able to fight the Xiangyang navy!"

Cao Cao said happily: "What Gongda and Zhongde said is quite reasonable. As long as the navy in Xiangyang can be eliminated, our army can safely cross the river and besiege the city. But how can we prevent the navy from Jiangxia from coming to help?"

Xun You and Cheng Yu looked at each other, and said in unison: "Jiangdong, Sun Quan!"

"Hahahaha, heroes see the same thing!" Cao Cao said happily: "As long as Sun Quan sends troops to attack Jiangxia, Jiangxia's soldiers will not only be unable to support Xiangyang, but may even be unable to stop Sun Quan's navy attack. The morale of the army is in great chaos and it is impossible to resist our army's attack on the city."

Therefore, Cao Jun built a large water village near Fancheng by the Han River, and arranged many crossbows on the wall of the water village, and stationed a large number of archers. The Xiangyang navy could not approach after several attacks. Many soldiers were shot dead.

Cao Cao saw that this strategy was really good. The soldiers standing on the wall of the water village are almost like standing on land. As long as their feet don't shake, they don't panic. They can aim accurately when shooting arrows, even if they accidentally fall into the water , not only survived the fall, but also hugged the wall and waited for rescue.

So Cao Cao ordered Yu Jin and Mao Jie to recruit some local people to teach the sailors to swim in boats, and they trained the sailors in Dazhai.Although the inside of the water village cannot be compared with the Hanshui Center, at least it is immersive, and with the water village as a support, you can also go a little farther from the shore to feel the waves on the big river and adapt to the turbulence on the river , to practice rowing and fighting on the water.

If the Xiangyang navy came to attack, the ships standing guard at a distance would send a signal to the sailors who came out for training to quickly withdraw to the water village, and there would be no loss.

Cao Cao thought happily, after my navy training is finished, let's see where Zhang Wu goes!

However, what Cao Cao didn't expect was that every time the Xiangyang navy dispatched some smaller warships, at most some Mengchong battleships, while the large warships and buildings remained hidden. Have not seen.

In Xiangyang Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Zhang Wu is having secret talks with Chen Sun, Mi Heng, Hua Tuo, Ding Feng and others.

"Second brother, is there anything unusual in Xiangyang City? How about the prefect's mansion and the state shepherd's mansion?" Although Zhang Wu was very reassured about Liu Qi and Liu Bei, there was no guarantee that other people would take the opportunity to have any wrong thoughts.

Chen Sun said: "Brother, everything in Xiangyang City is normal, and the Taishou Mansion and Zhou Mu Mansion are also normal. Liu Taishou and Liu Zhou Mu stay in the mansion most of the time, and occasionally go out for a walk. Many spies from the Cao Army either came to inquire about the military situation or spread rumors, but they did not have any impact on the city."

Although Chen Sun is Zhang Wu's sworn brother, but he has no skills, neither literary nor military, and he doesn't have many soldiers, but he is one of Zhang Wu's most trusted people, and he can fight when Zhang Wu is not around. Take care of his home for him.Chen Sun also knew this very well, so not only did he have no complaints, but he also did his best to do his own thing well.

Drawing on the experience of later generations, Zhang Wu implemented grid management in Xiangyang City. The number of residents in this area and who is in charge of management are all counted in detail.In this way, as long as an outsider comes, he can be found out quickly, so it is difficult for the spies sent by Cao Jun to hide.

"What did Mr. Zhengping discover?" Zhang Wu asked Miheng again.

"My lord, after careful investigation, there are indeed many people who colluded with Cao Cao in private. I have written down the list. How should I deal with it?"

"Let me see who they are!"

Zhang Wu took over the list and looked at it, as expected, they were all people who were close to the Cai family before, and some did not benefit from Zhang Wu, but they were all small families.

"Is there anything unusual about the Kuai family? Has Kuai Yue come into contact with anyone sent by Cao Cao?" Although the Kuai family was suppressed by Zhang Wu, it is still the top family in Jingzhou. If you make trouble, I'm afraid there will be some trouble.

"The Kuai family is indeed a little abnormal, but they didn't take any action. On the contrary, the Kuai family has been very low-key these days, and they are close to closing their doors. Most of the Kuai family's children are studying behind closed doors at home. Kuai Yue also refused because of illness." All visitors."

"Oh? Sir, what do you think this means?" Zhang Wu could actually guess what Kuai Yue was thinking, and he just wanted to avoid suspicion so that Zhang Wu wouldn't get caught in this special period.As long as there is nothing unusual about the Kuai family, Zhang Wu can't deal with the Kuai family at will, so as not to make other families feel sad.

Sure enough, Mi Heng also said: "It's all about avoiding suspicion. Kuai Yidu also knows that in this special period, the lord will definitely stare at him, so he dare not make any changes. Even if he wants to surrender to Cao Cao, it will not matter when Cao Cao really takes Xiangyang." Chi, these big families must think that no matter who occupies Jingzhou, they cannot do without them."

These big families are all as smart as monkeys, and they will definitely not put their families in danger.

(End of this chapter)