Chapter 508 (1/2)
Originally, the Jiangdong army had two enterprising directions, and Zhou Yu planned to march northward for the Jiangdong army. In the dark, Zhou Yu had planned to order the water division under his command to harass the huangzu tribe of Jiangxia, making a trend that he would launch troops to attack Jingzhou and avenge the enemy.
In this way, under this background, the enemy forces were unprepared. However, with sun CE appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, Cao Cao was sure to take strict precautions against the Jiangdong army, which made it even more difficult to obtain Huainan.
”No harm!” Sun CE confidently said: ”Huainan has a network of rivers and rivers. Our army is in the middle of rivers, lakes and seas. Cao's army is not good at 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 two prefectures. Grain and soldiers can be sent to the front line continuously. Dare you ask if the Lord is confident that Cao Cao will be defeated and Jiujiang will be captured in the first battle?”
”Even if we capture Jiujiang, can our army march north to Xuzhou or westward to Yuzhou?”
Lu Su hit the nail on the head and said, ”this is Liu Ye's policy of blockade. If we lock our army in Yangzhou, he will be able to spare his hands...”
SUN CE frowned: ”so, our army is in a trap?”
Zhou Yu nodded slightly: ”yes, this is a conspiracy. Our army must fight with Cao's army in blood. Unfortunately, the emperor is in Liu Ye's hands. We can only be obedient. It's a pity.”
Liu Ye worshiped the emperor to order him not to serve, and he had a huge political advantage. Zhou Yu, such as a genius, felt helpless for a moment.
Liu Ye, on the other hand, gave up the idea of setting up a military force to force Shouchun, and instead used the strategy of differentiation to let Cao Cao and sun CE attack each other.
Guo Jia admonished: ”general, the strategy of Huainan is no better than before. Our army has more Xiliang iron cavalry, so it is hard to meet enemies on the land. However, the river network in Huainan is crisscross, and our army will inevitably be frustrated if we enter into it rashly. We should try our best to recruit skilled craftsmen to supervise the construction of warships and train our officers and men in water warfare at the same time.”
Liu Ye nodded solemnly: ”fengxiao's words are very reasonable. You will order Gongda to allocate a large amount of funds to you. At that time, you will be responsible for recruiting boatman with heavy money in Yangzhou and Jingzhou, especially the experienced old shipbuilders. Money is nothing.”
Guo Jia arched his hand: ”please rest assured that the Lord will build a strong fleet for the Lord.”
”Be filial and wait.”
Guo Jia was stunned and looked at Liu Ye: ”what's the matter with Ziyang?”
”General, please allow me to debate.” Liu Ye solemnly said: ”in order to be filial piety, we need to recruit shipbuilders. Instead of ordering them to build large ships such as building ships and fighting ships, we should ask them to supervise the construction of small and medium-sized vessels such as Geke and Pang.”
”Oh?” Liu Ye was also a northerner in his previous life. He was not familiar with the water war, so he showed a curious expression.
”The building ship and the fighting ship are all large ships, which can carry hundreds of sailors in one boat, which can not be built by experienced old shipbuilders, but cannot be allocated by those who are not proficient in water warfare.”
”The officers and men in our army know only a little about water warfare.” Liu Ye shook his head and said: ”therefore, even if you get a fighting ship or a building ship, it's difficult to control it. It's better to supervise the building of a boat and a boat, or it's just a target in the water.”