The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 166
Cheng Yu returned to his room and checked some confidential documents, then returned to Cao Cao.

"Prime Minister, if this is true. There is indeed a Han family in Xiangyang City who has been in contact with our army's spies and promised to serve as an internal agent when our army attacks the city."

"Although this is the case, we must guard against the opponent's countermeasures." Xun You said.

"That's right, Zhong De, arrange someone to go to Xiangyang City to inquire about whether what Han Cheng said is true, we can wait until we find out more about it, and temporarily detain this person first. Gongda, how is the progress of the navy?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, after a period of training and adaptation, the water army has indeed improved, and after recruiting some locals, the sailing is also very stable. It's just that there is a lack of people in the army who are proficient in water warfare, and the tactics of water warfare are different. Familiar, and the other is the lack of large warships."

These are actually old problems, but they can't be solved for a while.There are quite a few generals under Cao Cao, but most of them were born in the north. There are a few who can swim, but there are really no one who can fight in water.As the saying goes, every line is like a mountain, and Yu Jin and Mao Jie, who were chased away by ducks, are still worried. This water battle is not just a simple matter of fighting on the water.

There are also large warships, which cannot be built casually. If you don’t have the technology, you can’t build them at all. Even if you manage to build them, it’s hard to say whether they can withstand the big waves on the river.

Now Jingzhou is the only one with relatively large shipbuilding capacity besides Jiangdong. Because Yizhou is also a place where the Yangtze River flows through, it also has certain shipbuilding capacity.Although the north can also build ships, it cannot build large warships like Louchuan.

This is also normal. Since ancient times, the south has ships and the north has horses. The north does not produce war ships, just like the south does not produce war horses.

As long as Xiangyang can be captured, these problems can be resolved.From Xiangyang to Jiangling, the road is flat, and Jiangling is located north of the Yangtze River. As long as Xiangyang falls, Jiangling will certainly not be able to hold it.

The largest shipyard in Jingzhou is in Jiangling.

The matter of the Han family is also easy to investigate, after all, it is something that is well known in the city.After Han Cheng escaped, the angry Zhang Wu executed all the Han family, and also executed several guard soldiers who caused Han Cheng to escape because of drinking and sleeping on the post.

After Cheng Yu sacrificed two spies, he obtained the information and reported it to Cao Cao.The spies who came back alive said they saw the bodies of the Han family with their own eyes.In fact, what the spies didn't know was that the guards and soldiers who were executed were all death row prisoners, and it turned out that the actors were still alive and well.

It seems that this matter should be true. Cao Cao felt that Han Cheng would not use the lives of his whole family to make countermeasures, not to mention that he was going to fight Jingzhou and Zhang Wu.

"Bring that Han Cheng here." Cao Cao ordered.

"Yes. Prime Minister." Xu Chu obeyed his orders and left.

After a while, Xu Chu brought Han Cheng over.When Han Cheng heard the definite news that the whole family except him had been executed by Zhang Wu, he burst into tears again.

"Han Cheng, your family died for the court, and the court will definitely not treat you badly."

"Thank you, Prime Minister. It's just that the villain's family was killed by that Zhang Wu. I implore the Prime Minister to send troops to pacify Jingzhou as soon as possible and avenge my family!"

"It's only a matter of time before Jingzhou is flattened, so you can wait with peace of mind."

"Prime Minister, the villain has something to report."

"What's the matter?"

Han Cheng retrieved the chat records of those guarding soldiers and told Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao heard it, it was indeed similar to their analysis. It seems that his navy has made great progress.

"You said you once served in the Xiangyang Navy, so what do you think of the strength of the Xiangyang Navy?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, there are three naval forces in Jingzhou. The strongest is the Jiangxia navy. Although it is slightly inferior to the Jiangdong navy, Gan Ning, the commander of the Jiangxia navy, has fought against the Jiangdong navy many times without losing the wind; secondly. It is the Xiangyang navy, but it has not fought for many years, and now it has recruited many new recruits, so its combat effectiveness is much worse; the last one is the Jiangling navy, which has the least number of people."

"Do you know how to drill in the navy?"

"Although the villain is not proficient, he still knows a thing or two."

Afterwards, after discussing with Xun You and others, Cao Cao appointed Han as a partial general to help Yu Jin train the water army in Dazhai.

I have to say that although Han Cheng is half a bottle of water, he is at least much stronger than Yu Jin, an outsider. He also practiced when he was dawdling in the navy before. Have you ever eaten pork but haven't seen a pig run?
Therefore, Cao Jun's navy has made significant progress, and Han Cheng has worked very hard. When he arrived, he became a partial general. When Prime Minister Cao's army captured Xiangyang, he would not be promoted again. General?When I lead the navy to flatten Jingzhou, it will not be a dream to be a Marquis!
At that time, the prime minister will definitely punish Zhang Wu's thief, but he will settle accounts with the Pang family, Ma family, and Huang family one by one, and the Han family he re-established will also become the top family in Jingzhou!
Yu Jin and Mao Jie also affirmed Han Cheng's work, and Cao Cao also boarded the warship to experience the simulated combat on the water.Han Cheng explained on the side, how to row the boat to save effort, what formation the warship should set up when attacking, how to deal with the opponent's impact, and so on.

Cao Cao was also enlightened when he heard it. It turns out that there are so many tricks in water warfare, and it is really much more dangerous than land warfare. Fortunately, a sensible person came, otherwise, if we really rashly start a war with the Xiangyang Navy, we will have to suffer a lot. deficit!

After another month of training, Cao Cao finally couldn't withstand the consumption of grain and grass, and began to send a navy to transport a small amount of grain and grass by water.Starting from Wancheng, go all the way southward along the Feishui River, and go directly to Fancheng via Xinye, which saves time and effort, and also saves the consumption on the road.In fact, Cao Cao's sad place is Cao Cao. Cao Cao lost his eldest son Cao Ang and his beloved general Dian Wei on the banks of the Fei River.

After Zhang Wu got the news, he immediately sent the Xiangyang navy to intercept it, and fought with Cao Jun's navy on the Feishui.The Fei River is just a tributary of the Han River. It is far less vast than the Han River, and the waves are also small, which is suitable for Cao Jun's navy to fight.

Seeing the Xiangyang navy attacking, Cao Jun was a little flustered at first, but under the resistance of Han Cheng's army and the strict order of prohibition, Cao Jun quickly stabilized and formed a defensive formation under Han Cheng's loud commanding voice. Constantly shooting arrows to fight back.Although they have been suppressed and beaten by the Xiangyang navy, the Xiangyang navy has been unable to break in. Cao Jun sent reinforcements to shoot with bows and arrows on the shore, and the Xiangyang navy had no choice but to retreat.

This battle gave Cao Jun great confidence. It turned out that the Xiangyang navy was nothing more than that. Cao Jun began to use waterways to transport grain and grass on a large scale, and let the navy conduct training while escorting them.

The consumption of Cao Jun's food and grass has been greatly alleviated, and Cao Cao began to plan for the army to cross the river and besiege Xiangyang.

(End of this chapter)