After being driven away by Liu Bei, Cao Cao paid homage to my chief military adviser

Chapter 53

Hubei, Xiangyang Prefecture.

Boss Cao was lying on his back on a bench with a handkerchief covering his forehead.

At this time, he was sleeping with his eyes closed.

There are three or five young maids on both sides, waiting and serving at any time from a distance.

Ever since the water village in Jingzhou was burned down by Gan Ning that day, he was so anxious that he suffered from this headache!
Later, when Xu Chu killed Ding Feng, Boss Cao was in a good mood and had improved.

I never thought about that day, but I was overjoyed, and drank half of the jar of peach blossom wine in one go.

As a result, when I woke up the next day, I had a splitting headache, which was even worse!

"My lord, are you feeling better?"

A person approached and called softly.

"Xun You? It really is you!"

Boss Cao slowly opened his eyes, and said with a smile, "I said no one else has the guts."

"Disturb the lord's clear dream."

Xun You looked around and said with a smile.

Boss Cao got up and threw the towel on his forehead aside, and shook his hand.

While Boss Cao was thinking about it, he felt a slight headache, and couldn't help pressing his temples lightly with his fingers.

"My lord's headache is still not cured..."

Xun You frowned and said.

"Recurrent, difficult to eradicate."

Boss Cao frowned even deeper, and said helplessly.

"I have a friend who knows the most about medicine. When I return to Xudu this time, I will introduce him to you."

Xun You said with great concern.

"Famous doctor? What do you mean?"

Boss Cao became interested immediately when he heard that there was a man with excellent medical skills.

"This man is also from the Pei Kingdom, and the Lord's fellow-townsman. His name is Hua Tuo. He is a skilled doctor, and he is a ghost. If you let him show the Lord, he will be cured."

Xun You showed his face and said.

Boss Cao nodded. He had also heard of Hua Tuo's name, but he didn't know it very well.

"Your Majesty is here, why?"

"My lord, since the Lianquan water division was burned down by Gan Ning's troops last time, we followed the prime minister's military order and built ships day and night, and now they are all complete."

"Yu Jin joined forces with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to submit a report, and built more than [-] large ships and nearly a thousand small boats! Compared with before, not only are they more numerous, they are also more durable!"

As Xun You spoke, he handed the spy information to Boss Cao.

Boss Cao took it with his hand and looked down: "It's really good. It seems that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun still have their uses!"

Xun You smiled lightly: "A mung bean has its value."

"Jingzhou has trained sailors for many years, and there is no shortage of craftsmen. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are indeed experts in the navy. As long as the money is in place, building warships will not be difficult!"

Boss Cao laughed out loud!

"Sure enough, money can pass through the gods!"

"Go, go and see!"

……

Lianquan.

The Prime Minister's Luanjia arrived slowly under the cover of the Huben Army behind dozens of former civil and military officials.

Xu Chu inserted the Yitian sword in his back, held a dagger in his hand, and was his personal guard. He helped Boss Cao get out of Cheluan and entered the water village.

It really is extraordinary!
The big ship is tens of feet long and six to seven feet tall. The huge ship is so powerful that it is astonishing!
The boats are even denser, and the huge Lianquan Lake is not empty at all!
The flags on the large and small warships are bright, the paint is shimmering, and they are all new products.

"My lord, these warships are all equipped with the latest configuration and the most advanced technology. They are several times more powerful than those burned last time!"

Cai Mao led Zhang Yun to Jin, Mao Jie and others greeted Boss Cao, and after saluting, they said with an apologetic smile.

"It's common sense that the old ones don't go, and the new ones don't come. It's just hard work, you generals!"

Boss Cao said kindly.

"I feel like the prime minister, I will wait forever!"

"The technology of our Jingzhou navy is still superior to that of Jiangdong. It's just that Liu Biao, the old master, was weak and didn't know how to provide compensation, and he was unwilling to invest in building a new army. Therefore, the Jingzhou navy seems to be slightly inferior to Jiangdong."

It was the first time for Cai Mao to hear the prime minister speak so gently to him, and he was moved to tears!

"Money is not a problem, as long as you can achieve results, you can just spend the money I have here, as long as you have enough!"

"Military expenses, if you don't invest, how will you return? If I don't give you money, how can you give me a big victory?"

"For the Jingzhou Navy, I only look at the results, not the process!"

Boss Cao's confidence is rapidly turning around as he watches the battleship roll away!

Jiangdong children!

Sooner or later, I will let you know that even Shuidou, you are no match!
"There are ships, but I don't know how about soldiers and horses?"

Jia Xu was beside him and asked in a low voice.

"That's right, you also let the soldiers practice, let's watch and learn!"

Boss Cao suddenly remembered after being reminded.

"My lord, seven or eight out of ten soldiers in the navy were burned to death last time. Now the new army has not undergone systematic training, and it is really unbearable to inspect."

Zhang Yun stepped forward, bowed his head and said back.

"Practice!"

Boss Cao said in a deep voice.

Cai Hao, Zhang Yun and others did not dare to disobey, so they had to bite the bullet and turn around, waving the command flag!
It really is moving like the wind!
With an order, the soldiers are on board.On the big ship, a ship can accommodate 600 people.

There can be more than one or two hundred people on the boat!

The warship, which was originally quiet, was filled with soldiers in an instant!
The helmet is bright and the armor is bright, murderous!
"Sure enough, it looks good, but this murderous look is enough to be terrifying!"

Xiahou Dun praised in a low voice.

"We have such a configuration, such a majestic army, why should we be afraid of the Jiangdong rats!"

"That's true! If Gan Ning comes again, he will never come back!"

……

Boss Cao stood there, and suddenly turned to look at Cai Mao: "Move the battle formation, let's see how it goes in actual combat!"

"My lord..."

Cai Mao bowed his head, looking helpless.

"My lord, can you come to review again in a few days?"

"My soldiers and horses in the north are really not used to water warfare. It's not good to make people laugh, and it affects morale."

Yu Jin looked at it, stepped forward to salute, and explained.

He and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are in charge of the water army, so naturally they can't stay out of it.

Moreover, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses of the past have long been wiped out, but today's navy is dominated by soldiers from the north.

And the soldiers on this side are mostly Qing Xu's soldiers under Yu Jin's command.

"Let's try it!"

"He is also a soldier in the north, why can Zhongkang walk freely, and go out to fight on the river, beheading generals and capturing the flag?"

Boss Cao insisted on speaking, and even held back to show Xu Chu as an example.

After Xu Chu heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Wen Pin in the crowd of military attaches, and stuck out his tongue in fright!

The last time the army was sent out, the credit was actually entirely due to Wenpin. He was just an impostor to earn a good reputation.

If the lord really pushed him onto the boat, it would be revealed!
Wenpin secretly looked at Xu Chu, shook his head, and told him to calm down!

"Move the warship!"

Yu Jin had no choice but to turn around and tell Cai Mao.

The word flag is waving again!
Large and small warships are driven, and they come and go like flying.

However, on the boat, it became a mess!

The northern soldiers couldn't stand upright, and when the warship started, they immediately staggered and lay on the deck in a mess.

"Just like this, how to fight, how to fight with the Jiangdong Navy? Isn't that purely to give away the head!"

Boss Cao frowned, worried!
"Riding horses in the north and sailing boats in the south, this has been the case since ancient times. Now our northern cavalry, abandoning their horses and boarding boats, are reluctant to do it. It is really impossible to practice proficiently in a short period of time."

Xun You sighed, shook his head and said.

"How long will it take to train a soldier like this into a qualified navy capable of participating in the Hengjiang war?"

Jia Xu turned to ask Cai Mao.

"In the past, the Jingzhou navy was among them, learning from each other, and it only took more than a month to practice successfully. Now there is no Jingzhou navy, and they are all soldiers from the north. It is much more difficult to train."

"I'm afraid it won't be completed in three to five months."

After Cai Mao and Zhang Yun looked at each other, they answered truthfully.

Three to five months?

83 troops, huge expenses!

Even if Jingxiang's money and food were all eaten up, it wouldn't last for three to five months!

Boss Cao stood up and leaned on the railing, looking at the vast river, the torrential waves.

But I can't think of anything to do!
All the officials below were thinking hard.

How can the northern soldiers quickly learn water warfare?
(End of this chapter)