Chapter 519 (1/2)
”Don't worry, get up.”
Liu Ye lifted up Gao Chong and said in a deep voice: ”I have been dissatisfied with sun CE's attack on Liu Zhengli. But you know, bo'an, that although our army in Liangzhou can hardly meet any enemy in the land war, the navy is destitute.”
”Sun CE occupied the east of the Yangtze River. Most of the water thieves in the area of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River were attached to him. Even if he led his army to the south, at most, he occupied Lujiang County, which is located in the north of the river. However, he was at a loss for Jiangdong.”
”In this case, pet is willing to do his best to become a general and train a powerful navy for the imperial court, eliminate the sun thief and pacify Jiangdong!” Gao Chong said excitedly.
”Good!”
Liu Ye said in a deep voice, ”high pet, listen to the order.”
”The end will be there!”
”Now Gao Chong has been appointed governor of the imperial court. You have everything you need to do to practice the Navy. Do you understand?”
Hearing Liu Ye's trust so much, Gao Chong's heart was filled with fire, and he knelt down directly: ”thanks to the great general's trust, even the last general can't repay him. He must try his best to train an invincible Navy on the river for the general!”
Liu Ye is very similar to Cao Cao, who unified the north at that time. He has numerous good generals, sharp soldiers and no one can stop him. However, once he encounters a water battle, he is helpless. After all, most of Liu Ye's soldiers are from the north, and most of them are from Yongliang and Liangzhou. They can't swim at all.
If there is a strong navy, it will not only be of great significance for the future expedition to Sunce in the South and pacify the east of the river, but also in the north. If a war is fought with Yuan Shao, who occupies Hebei Province, the navy can harass the counties along the Yellow River, and transport grain and grass from the waterway is much more convenient than land transportation.
During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, ordered people to dig canals to transport grain and grass. When transporting grain and grass by land, one relied on animal power and the other depended on human power. As the saying goes, transporting grain by land was very inconvenient because the peasants were starving. But waterway transportation is not the same. Grain ships go with the water, basically do not consume manpower, and can travel day and night, with large transportation volume and high speed.
Once there is a navy in hand, even Liu Biao of Jingzhou will obey the orders of the imperial court in the future. Nanyang County, originally a county of Jingzhou, is now under the control of Zhang jaw. Starting from Nanyang County, the navy can travel over the Hanjiang River in a few days, deterring Jingzhou from Xiangyang.
”Senior general, the last general still has many good friends in Yangzhou army. After being defeated by sun CE, they all return home. If the general allows, the last general wants to call the officers and men of Yangzhou army to enrich the water army.” Gao Chong said.
”Well.” Liu Ye nodded: ”it's good. Yangzhou Navy is proficient in water warfare. If you can recruit them, you can enrich our navy's combat power to a great extent. You can control it yourself.”
Gao pet was even more moved. You should know that the most intolerable thing for any hero is to form cliques under his staff. No matter how wise and powerful he is, he can't avoid it. Liu Ye is so generous that he can't help but feel grateful?
”General...” Gao Chong only felt that he had come to the end of his hardship and had to meet the Mingzhu, but his words choked unconsciously.
”Ha ha.” Liu Ye holds Gao Chong's hands and says bluntly: ”as a general, he assists his Majesty in acting for the government. He should do his best to strengthen the prestige of the Han Dynasty, but Sun CE hangs alone in the southeast, and the imperial court is not allowed to accept it. Bo'an must strictly practice the water army, understand?”
”No!”