Crossing straight to the blue sky

Chapter 892 Find a way to become ours

Bai Yanheng was a man of insight, and as soon as Qingyun explained it, he understood the problem.

Jiang Hai just opened his mouth, but Qingyun raised his hand to interrupt him.

"I know what you are going to say. No matter how chaotic the situation in the Central Plains is, and no matter how tight the time is, can it be compared to the Northland back then?

At the beginning, we only had a few hundred thousand troops. We had to face the encirclement and suppression of troops from various northern families, and we had to suppress rebels and bandits in various places. It would have been much more difficult than it is now. We still implemented new policies in every city we captured.

  You must remember what the purpose of war is!

Why did the people of the north risk their lives to tip us off? Why did they risk their lives to open the city gates for us as traitors? Why did they support us instead of the noble families and the court?

The people are our foundation. Think about it carefully. "

Qingyun's thought-provoking words silenced Jiang Hai and other generals.

I don’t know when their way of doing things seemed to have changed and become the same as the people in the Central Plains.

"There is one more thing, Yanheng, prepare an altar. I want to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings. Let the Taoist priest choose the day. The rain in the Central Plains has been falling for long enough. The food and people are getting moldy. It's time for the sun to come out." Qingyun said.

Showing miracles to earn fame was one reason, but there was a more important reason. She wanted to lead a large army to rush to Yuzhou by boat. How could she do that if it kept raining? The rising tide in the river would affect her navigation!

Bai Yanheng nodded in understanding.

"General, can you summon the sun? Can't it only make it rain?" A general said bluntly. After he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and was secretly stepped on by Jiang Hai.

  If the general hadn't said it himself, all the generals would have thought that the general could only make it rain. In the past, the army marched in the rain and got soaked like a drowned chicken.

Qingyun blinked her eyes. She had never known this before!

Then he waved his hand and sent them away, "Go do what you need to do!"

Everyone filed out.

In the evening, Bai Yanheng brought good news.

"Qianmu City does have a navy. The original navy general's surname was Lu, General Lu Qishan. General Lu commanded 2000 navy troops and about 800 warships. Each ship could carry a maximum of people."

Qingyun clapped his hands and cheered, "Great! Where's the boat? Is it still there? Did Tan Linyu take it away?"

The Central Plains has many rivers and well-developed waterways, and prefectures and counties usually have naval forces, which makes it very convenient for marching or doing other things. The strength of the navy depends on who governs the prefecture or county.

Qingyun has reasons for thinking this way.

In the past, when the army set out on a march, Tan Linyu would definitely take the navy with him for the sake of the war situation.

But it is hard to say now. Mountain torrents are erupting everywhere, rivers are surging, and huge waves are rolling. If we are not careful, the entire army will be destroyed. Who would dare to march by boat?

In fact, the war situation in the Central Plains is not very favorable for Qingyun's army. There are many mountains and rivers in the north, but few rivers, and many people cannot swim, so the army is better at land warfare.

We had trained a navy in Qishan, but after arriving in the north, we never fought any naval battles, and the navy became a land army.

The people of the Central Plains are good at water battles, and one-third of the battles are fought on rivers.

There is swimming in the military training program, but you can't expect too much. At most, you can learn to swim, but I'm not that good at it. I can't compare with Zhongyuan who grew up by the water. He is proficient in swimming and has done many tricks.

"No, it was raining heavily when Tan Linyu passed by Qianmu City. The river was flooded, so the warships were useless. Of the 2000 warships, only about 1000 were usable."

Qingyun asked curiously, "Didn't Tan Linyu ask for any ships? Why are there only 1000 ships available? Are they broken or were they damaged by human intervention?"

Some people with malicious minds like to do such things that benefit others but not themselves. For example: General Wang. "It's bad. During the time when General Lu was guarding Qianmu City, floods broke out in towns and villages everywhere. He led his army to drive warships to rescue the people everywhere, and most of the warships were damaged during the rescue.

The damaged warships are in the barracks' ship port, and they are planned to be repaired after the disaster. Those that can be repaired will be repaired first, while those that cannot be repaired will be scrapped.

Before it could be repaired, the defense force of Qianmu City was replaced by General Wang, and the warship issue was left unresolved."

  What a good official!

Qingyun clicked his tongue, thinking that the man named Wang really deserved to die.

Otherwise, she would have 2000 warships, and each warship would cost at least several thousand taels of silver. She didn't know the market so she estimated the price to be low, if it was 2000 taels per ship, that would be million taels of silver...

When her navy is established in the future, she will save a lot of money.

Qingyun twisted his neck and suddenly realized, "What about General Lu and the navy? Tan Linyu didn't ask for a ship, did he take the navy with him?"

General Lu might not please Alan Tam, so he left behind a supervisor named Wang.

If she were Tan Linyu, she would also withdraw half of the navy's troops, and then leave the disabled and veterans to fill the vacancies in Qianmu City.

Bai Yanheng glanced at her without saying anything. Qingyun looked at his reaction, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said, "Is it what I think?"

Bai Yanheng nodded.

Qingyun clicked his tongue and shook his head. Qianmu City was indeed in the rear area and not close to General Shan. The war would not be able to reach this place for the time being and it was very safe.

This is usually the case, we are always afraid of a but.

  Those who don't follow the beaten path, like her, didn't they just go to the rear?

"Tan Linyu has mobilized 80% of the navy's troops. General Wang is the chief general and General Lu is the deputy general. They will assist General Wang in all matters in Qianmu City."

  Tan Linyu is going too far!

Qingyun sneered, "Heh!" "Won't he take a photo of General Lu for rebelling against him?"

If Qingyun weighed 99.8 jin, she would be % rebellious. If she were General Lu, she would kill the man named Wang as soon as Tan Linyu left and join other forces.

Qingyun's eyes rolled around, "Think of a way to make General Lu our man. It's better to work for me than for Tan Linyu. I'm much better than that bastard Tan Linyu."

It's hard to say about others, but the comparison between the two highlights her good character. She would never abandon her own people.

  How did that saying come about? Oh, it’s all thanks to the support of my peers!

After all this time, it turns out that the prefect and the general of Qianmu City are all good people, but they are too soft-hearted. No one takes them seriously, so they are bullied.

Don't worry, such a thing will never happen in her jurisdiction as long as she is there.

Bai Yanheng responded "yes".

Qingyun just didn't mention it, and Bai Yanheng was going to do the same. They didn't have a proper navy, and General Lu just filled this gap.

"Let's go check out the boat!"

Almost all the things that needed to be solved had been solved. Thinking about the warship, Qingyun couldn't wait any longer and went to the harbor with Bai Yanheng to see the ship.

Qingyun knew she was self-aware. She knew nothing and would not give orders or make random gestures. Everyone in the city smiled and listened to the old master who knew about boats introducing things to her.

Looking at the ships whose damage was not serious, their own people discussed how to repair them. They would try to repair as many ships as they could, and would put aside the ones they were not sure about until they found a professional shipbuilder to come back and repair them.

Thanks to Tiantianxue and Fengyehongmei for their tips.