I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

The night was long and the sea breeze was blowing. Cao Cao, who retreated to Qingzhou, looked at the dark sea from a distance and remained silent. Guo Jia, standing behind him, sighed softly, but did not say much.

After a long time, it may be that the sea breeze mixed with the sea water was too cold, which made Guo Jia, who was already weak, couldn't help coughing violently.

Only then did Cao Cao come to his senses, and hurriedly asked with concern: "Feng Xiao, are you alright? Let's go, let's go down the mountain." As he spoke, he wanted to help Guo Jia go down.

In the past year, Guo Jia's health has been deteriorating. Cao Cao also sought many famous doctors, but they failed to cure him. However, everyone in these apricot forests recommended to Cao Cao an expert in the world——Hua Tuo, thinking that he is the only one in this world who can cure him. The illness is gone, so finding Hua Tuo is the only chance to save Guo Jia.

What they don't know is that Hua Tuo has always been in Li Shimin's hands.

Guo Jiaqiang held back his cough and asked hoarsely: "Duke Ming, have you lost confidence in revitalizing the Han Dynasty?" Guo Jia had tears in his eyes, but he was extremely firm.

Cao Cao looked at his most powerful counselor in front of him, who was also his like-minded friend, and he already understood his worries in his heart, or Cao Cao also had such a question in his heart: Is there any chance for him to turn against the wind and save the big man?

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, and suddenly saw that at some point, all the civil and military people behind him were kneeling behind him, all with firm eyes, silently expressing their oaths.

Under the blowing of the sea breeze and the momentum of the majestic sea, Cao Cao suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, his heroic and vicissitudes of laughter pierced through gold and cracked rocks.

"In this life, you should take the revival of the Han Dynasty as your duty. A man should stand between heaven and earth. He should take loyalty as his foundation and take the world as his own responsibility. Although he will die without regret, he will live up to his ambition." Encouraged by all his confidants, Cao Cao was full of fighting spirit again.

"Wansheng... Wansheng..." The sailors at the bow were wearing short shirts and holding horizontal knives and shouted loudly. You could feel a murderous aura from a distance. Just looking at the spirit of the soldiers is a rare elite soldier. Strong general.

After arriving in Nanxiang, Gan Ning was ordered to come here. Li Shimin trusted Gan Ning's ability to train the navy, so Li Shimin also had high hopes for this navy.

"The two generals have worked hard. Today, let me see how powerful our first navy is." Li Shimin also said straight to the point: "In the future, Jingzhou and Jiangdong will be pacified by your navy. When it shines."

Under Gan Ning's signal, Gan Xinghan waved two command flags, and at the "rumbling..." dense and rapid battle drums suddenly sounded from a distance, and warships of different sizes came from the vast distance. Seems to form some kind of fleet.

Only then did Li Shimin see this huge warship twenty feet long with five stories up and down. It looked like a moving mountain from a distance. The majestic tiger-headed bow exposed chills. It seemed to be the famous warship in history. This is the first time Li Shimin has seen such a huge battleship, it seems to be even bigger than the battleships of his time.

At this time, Li Shimin quietly went south, from Wuguan to Nanyang, he asked to test Gan Ning's navy, and according to the report from the spies lurking in Jingzhou Baiqisi, one of Liu Biao's important generals seemed to intend to join him The condition I put forward was to meet myself face to face.

"The last general Gan Ning, Gan Xinghan pays his respects to the lord." Gan Ning and Gan Xinghan jumped off the boat and bowed in salute.The soldiers on several warships behind them also roared in unison: "Greetings to the general, the general is mighty."

"Haha, the two generals please get up quickly, and all the officers and men please get up." Then he walked to Gan Ning and Gan Xinghan and helped them up.

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The two clasped their fists heavily and invited Li Shimin to board the boat. Gan Ning said boldly, "My lord, please review."

"Thank you, my lord, for your praise. I'm ashamed." The two of them were still very modest, and they didn't feel complacent.

Because the three rivers of Xichuan, Hanshui, and Danjiang River converged to form a large natural lake, which is what we call Danjiangkou Reservoir today. The surrounding trees are dense and provide a lot of wood.Moreover, if you go south along the Han River, you can go directly to Xiangyang in less than three days. If Xiangyang is captured, the entire Jingzhou is almost safe to defend, so this is why Li Shimin and Gan Ning chose this place for the naval camp. up.

Under the command of Gan Xinghan's different flag orders, the generals quickly changed their formations, ranging from a conical battle formation for a surprise attack to a pincer-shaped attack with two wings outflanking them.

Time flies, and soon the day of spring plowing will come, and the people all over the world are busy with spring sowing, which is related to the harvest of the year. The heavy snowfall last year seems to indicate that this year will be a bumper harvest year.

"The two generals really lived up to my high expectations. The training of the navy has been very effective. The two generals have worked hard, haha." Li Shimin is naturally very satisfied. The only thing that this navy is lacking now is actual combat.

Therefore, Li Shimin just took advantage of this spring planting gap and went to Nanyang to find out.

From Chang'an to Nanyang, Wuguan is the closest, but the road is also full of mountains, and the mountain road is not easy to walk.Along the way, Li Shimin accompanied a thousand iron guards and the guard general Dian Wei. When they arrived at Xi County, they changed to take a large ship and sailed south along the Xichuan River. In less than a day, they arrived at Nanxiang, where the Ganning Navy trained.

The water army is different from the infantry army. The waves on the river are rough, and the huge warships move slowly. It is by no means a day's work to be able to train in such a consistent pace, which shows the strength of the battle.

"Xingba, how many warships and sailors are there in our army?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"Reporting to my lord, there are a total of 100 sailors in the navy, and there are only less than [-] warships at present, including the Monach Doujian, Louchuan, Feiyun, Gaihai, Chilong, Chima, Chang'an, Dahuo, Da ( Zhoubian), Qinglong battleship. With the more than [-] craftsmen sent by the lord, the construction speed of our army has also been greatly accelerated, and it is expected that there will be [-] warships by the end of this year." Gan Ning said truthfully.

Li Shimin nodded. Building a ship and setting up a naval force are not a one-day effort. It is not easy to have a hundred warships. Fortunately, I have recruited more than 100 mature craftsmen from Jiangdong, either through coercion or high salaries. Otherwise, it is impossible to have such a fast speed.

"Yuanzhi, there must be no delay in the transportation of money and food for the navy army, and it must be allocated to General Gan in time." Li Shimin ordered Xu Shu.

"Xingba and Xinghan, the two generals should intensify their training, and they must reach [-] soldiers. At the same time, they will supervise the construction of warships. This year, [-] warships will be launched, and there will be no delay." Li Shimin was also unequivocal, with these [-] troops Army, if you are gathering the Jingzhou navy, then you will not be afraid of the Shangjiangdong navy.