The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 331 Chen Xi: Xiaozhi, I am training you~
After Zhou Yu ordered to abandon the pursuit of the Qingzhou fleet, Gan Ning also ordered to stop the attack, and both sides began to clean up the battlefield tacitly.

Although everyone was cleaning up the battlefield on the river surface and underwater, unlike the Jiangxia navy, the Qingzhou fleet was really just looking for the remains of their fallen comrades. Unlike the Jiangxia navy, they were not thinking about salvaging the sunken warships of the Qingzhou fleet.

"Zichuan, why don't we stop them from salvaging our sunken warships?" After seeing the actions of the Jiangxia navy, Fa Zheng hurried over to ask Chen Xi. He remembered Chen Xi said that the Jiangxia navy had no sea vessels.

Although flat-bottomed boats can also sail in calm waters near the coast, their combat advantage on the sea is almost zero compared to specialized sea vessels.

However, Sun Ce and Yuan Shu did not have a shipyard capable of building seagoing ships, and the Jiangxia navy, whose main activities were on the surface of rivers, lakes and reservoirs, did not have one either.

Zhou Yu's ordering of the Jiangxia navy to salvage the sunken ships of the Qingzhou fleet meant that Zhou Yu already knew that sea ships and river ships were different types of ships.

According to Chen Xi's explanation, Fa Zheng also knew that there were only three shipyards in the entire Han Dynasty that were capable of manufacturing large warships, and these three shipyards with complete shipbuilding technology could basically build sea ships as long as they modified their own drawings.

The Jiangdong Lu family had already been driven away by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu themselves. Even if these two people went to the Donglai Shipyard to place an order later, it was estimated that Lu Kang and Lu Jun would not agree to build naval warships for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

The Gongsun family, far away in Liaodong, has been in a hot relationship with Yuan Shao recently. It is unlikely that they would risk offending Yuan Shao by taking on Sun Wu's naval warship order. Moreover, Liaodong is a bit far away from Jiangdong and is not suitable for transactions between the two parties.

In this case, the only choice left for Sun Wu was the Cai family of Jingzhou. Although the Cai family of Jingzhou was still following Liu Biao, they had already become disloyal to Liu Biao.

According to the speculation of Chen Xi, Guo Jia and Jia Xu, the strength Sun Ce possessed at that time was actually enough to capture the four counties in southern Jing and take down Liu Biao who was hiding in southern Jing.

After all, with the Jiangxia navy in his hands, plus 60,000 infantrymen under his command, two powerful generals, Sun Ce and Zhou Tai, and Zhou Yu in the central command, it would not be a problem to capture the four counties of southern Jing and capture Liu Biao alive.

I just don’t know why Sun Ce has not taken action against Jingnan. This is quite surprising to Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others.

As long as Liu Biao is taken down, if Sun Ce is willing to let go of the civil and military officials of Jingzhou, except for a few who are absolutely loyal to Liu Biao, the rest of the civil and military officials of Jingzhou will most likely surrender to Sun Ce. (By the way, are there civil officials and military officials in Jingzhou who are absolutely loyal to Liu Biao?)

If Sun Ce was willing to accept the surrender of the civil and military officials of Jingzhou, the Cai family and the Cai family shipyard would also be under Sun Ce's command.

In other words, as long as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu could capture the four counties in southern Jing, they could capture Liu Biao alive, bury him alive, kill him in revenge, or even commit suicide.

Then there is a great probability that the Cai family of Jingzhou will choose to directly join Sun Ce's army. After all, Liu Biao and the Jingzhou family have been in a cooperative relationship.

When Liu Biao entered Jingzhou alone, he did not subdue the aristocratic families of Jingzhou. He simply gained the support of the aristocratic families of Jingzhou for Liu Biao through the exchange of interests.

Even the Kuai family, to which Liu Biao's strategist Kuai Yue belonged, would not tie their entire family to Liu Biao.

When Liu Biao first came to Jingzhou, his ability, courage and charm were indeed great, worthy of being a prince occupying a state.

However, when Liu Biao was first driven out of Xiangyang by Sun Ce, and then blocked in Jiangling by Yuan Shu, and then fled to Jingnan like a stray dog, Liu Biao was no longer the Liu Biao who had ridden alone into Jingzhou.

Maybe those guys in Jingnan are now trying to sell Liu Biao for a good price.

"Don't worry. Even if Zhou Gongjin and his team salvage the wreckage, they won't be able to build a qualified naval warship." Chen Xi shook his head and said.

Chen Xi didn't believe that the shipyards under Sun Ce and Zhou Yu could build a qualified naval warship with a pile of wreckage, but the possibility of piecing together a usable warship with the salvaged wreckage was very high.

"I know, you mean that they don't have a shipyard that can build sea vessels." Fa Zheng stated the reason why Chen Xi believed that Sun Wu was unable to build qualified naval warships.

“But, just because there’s no shipyard in Yuzhou and Jiangdong doesn’t mean there’s no shipyard in Jingzhou,” Fa Zheng said seriously.

"You mean the shipyard of the Cai family in Jingzhou?" Chen Xi knew who Fa Zheng was talking about as soon as he heard it. "But, Xiaozhi, have you ever thought about one thing, is Sun Bofu willing to take the Cai family and the rest of the civil and military officials in Jingzhou under his command?"

"With Zhou Gongjin here, Sun Bofu will put aside his grudges and accept the civil and military officials of Jingzhou." Fa Zheng said calmly.

Although he had been tricked by Zhou Yu before, this does not deny that Fa Zheng was also one of the top counselors of the time.

Although Fa Zheng seems a little immature and has less experience compared to others now.

However, after being adjusted by Chen Xi, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Li You and a number of other people, Fa Zheng's vision is no less than that of other civil officials. At most, he has a somewhat irritable personality.

What's more, Fa Zheng's talent lies in analyzing people. How could he not see the relationship between Sun Ce and Zhou Yu?

Although Fa Zheng has always been ridiculed for knowing people's hearts but not understanding them, you cannot deny that Fa Zheng knows people's hearts.

"Indeed, if Zhou Gongjin is here, Sun Bofu is very likely to choose to accept the civil and military officials of Jingzhou." Chen Xi agreed with Fa Zheng's judgment.

Likewise, they both tacitly agreed that under Zhou Yu's plan, Sun Ce would take over the four counties of southern Jing.

As for whether this so-called established future direction will change again, it depends on who will win between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao in the war in the north.

If Liu Bei won, the southern princes would not have to resist and could have surrendered directly. After all, they would definitely be treated preferentially if they surrendered, but they might not be treated preferentially if they were captured. What's more, the southern princes might not be able to survive until they were captured.

"But have you ever thought about this: what if Zhou Gongjin doesn't want to take care of this matter?" Chen Xi slowly said another possibility.

"With Zhou Gongjin's broad mind, courage and wisdom, he will not be content to live in the difficult situation of Jiangdong." Fa Zheng looked at Chen Xi and said.

If Zhou Yu and Sun Ce still had some ambition to dominate the world, then Sun Ce's acceptance of the civil and military officials of Jingzhou would be a foregone conclusion.

"You are right. Zhou Gongjin's breadth of mind and courage determine that he will definitely turn his attention to the Central Plains." Chen Xi first affirmed Fa Zheng's words.

Then he began to refute Fa Zheng's point of view: "But have you ever thought that Sun Ce himself is unwilling to compete for the Central Plains?" Chen Xi said faintly.

"Ah?" Fa Zheng was stunned after hearing what Chen Xi said. "Impossible, judging from the courage shown by Sun Bofu, he doesn't look like the kind of person who would rule a certain area." Fa Zheng said decisively after coming to his senses.

"Yes, you are right. The courage shown by Sun Bofu is indeed different from those aristocratic families in Jiangnan who are only thinking about establishing their own territory." Chen Xi agreed with Fa Zheng's point of view.

Fa Zheng looked straight at Chen Xi who actually agreed with his point of view, and was a little overwhelmed. Since Sun Ce had such courage, why did Chen Xi still say that Sun Ce did not want to compete for the world?
"What do you think Sun Bofu on the opposite side wants to do most at this moment?" Chen Xi looked at the Jiangxia navy on the opposite side and asked Fa Zheng.

After hearing Chen Xi's question, Fa Zheng was silent for a long time. "Maybe it's revenge for his father." Fa Zheng said uncertainly, because his spiritual talent was not sure whether Sun Ce was more ambitious or more hateful at this time.

"Look, you already know this." Chen Xi shook his head. "Given Sun Bofu's character, after he avenges his father, he will probably only have Zhou Gongjin's dream left."

"But..." Fa Zheng wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. After all, if Zhou Yu wanted to compete for the world, the first person he had to face was Liu Bei.

Just a naval battle on the Yangtze River that all parties wanted to test made Zhou Yu feel the heavy pressure of Liu Bei's military strength, the kind of crushing pressure called technological generation gap.

"So, Sun Bofu, who values ​​his family very much, actually has very few paths to choose from." Chen Xi patted Fa Zheng's shoulder.

Zhou Yu was able to use his wisdom to analyze how strong some of Liu Bei's military strength was, and Sun Ce also had his own way to realize how strong Liu Bei's military strength was.

Sun Ce is the brain, but because Zhou Yu is always by his side, he usually keeps his brain at home and never takes it out.

Although Sun Ce usually goes out without using his brain, his intuition is extremely sharp. He can draw conclusions about many things without even thinking.

The same thoughts that this battle brought to Zhou Yu were also given to Sun Ce, who also got a glimpse of Liu Bei's military strength from it.

[So in Zichuan's eyes, Sun Bofu is a man who values ​​his family very much?] Fa Zheng looked at Chen Xi's back as he left, thinking about what Chen Xi said.

[Which is more important to you, ambition or family? ] Fa Zheng turned his head and looked in the direction of Sun Ce.

Fa Zheng had no idea about this question. After all, he couldn't just ask Sun Ce what he thought.

Fa Zheng stared at the river in a daze until a marine came to inform him that Gan Ning had ordered Fa Zheng to direct the cleaning work on the scene.

"Could that guy Zichuan have expected this?" Fa Zheng couldn't help but guess after taking over the order from the messenger.

Otherwise, why didn't Chen Xi leave earlier or later, but had to leave a few minutes before Gan Ning gave the order?

"Tsk, I really don't know how to evaluate Zichuan's foresight." Fa Zheng shook his head, without thinking any more, and turned around to organize the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.

"Are you throwing your work to Xiaozhi again?" Liu Bei said to Chen Xi who walked into the cabin and closed the cabin door.

"Xingba didn't assign me any work." Chen Xi shrugged, indicating that Fa Zheng was still busy and it was not his problem, but Gan Ning's problem.

"You and Xiaozhi are both Xingba's military advisors now. I don't believe that Xingba would leave you out when arranging tasks." Liu Bei sneered. He didn't believe what Chen Xi said.

Moreover, a guy as thick-skinned as Gan Ning would not deliberately not assign you tasks just because you are his superior. After all, Chen Xi and Fa Zheng are currently serving as military advisors to the Qingzhou fleet.

According to wartime regulations, Chen Xi and Fa Zheng, as military advisors, had to be under the command of Gan Ning when fighting outside.

"Okay, I admit that I left the deck because I saw the messenger sent by Xingba, but I did this to train Xiaozhi." Chen Xi made up an excuse to evade Liu Bei.

“Zichuan, you.” Liu Bei scolded with a smile, “But it’s a good thing to exercise your filial piety and integrity more.

I heard that Xiaozhi was tricked by Zhou Yu this time?" Liu Bei asked Chen Xi about Fa Zheng's previous influence on Zhou Yu's talent.

"Well, Xiaozhi was indeed schemed by Zhou Gongjin." Chen Xi nodded to confirm this, "But this matter should still be blamed on Xiaozhi himself.

After all, who told this guy to become arrogant after his troops arrived in Shouchun?" Chen Xi said with some gloating.

According to common sense, with the repeated reminders from Yang Ji and Chen Xi, Fa Zheng and other civil officials should not have looked down on Zhou Yu.

Although there is no solid evidence that Chen Xi has the ability to observe the future, Chen Xi's ability to predict the future and prepare for a rainy day still left a deep impression on others.

Needless to say, Yang Ji already had the ability to observe the future timeline. Although the future was determined by the past and the present, if some things happened in the future, it meant that the past and the present had planted the seeds for the future.

Chen Xi and Yang Ji repeatedly reminded Fa Zheng not to underestimate Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, but Fa Zheng still fell into Zhou Yu's trap. It is hard to say whether it was not because his mentality began to swell after his army arrived at Shouchun.

"Has Xiaozhi developed an inflated mentality?" Liu Bei was a little surprised. "But when I saw him advising on military affairs before, he was quite cautious. At least he was much more stable than when he was in Fenggao."

In Liu Bei's memory, Fa Zheng was extremely arrogant when he first came to Fenggao, and always had an expression that said "I am a genius".

Later, after being beaten many times by Chen Xi, Guo Jia and others, he became much more restrained. After Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi came, he became even more restrained.

Although he would still put on a cocky expression when no one was watching, who would care about such things when he was enjoying himself in private?

After he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Qi and started to handle Qi's government affairs, Liu Bei saw that Fa Zheng had truly become steady, no longer the suppressed and forced steady person he had been before.

"Xiaozhi has indeed become much more stable than before." Chen Xi first agreed with Liu Bei's point of view.

“However, after being exiled to Qi State, without the suppression of people like us, it will be Xiaozhi who will suppress others before he meets the top civil officials from other princes.” Chen Xi sighed, Fa Zheng has grown up now.

(End of this chapter)