Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 439: Zhuge Liang joins the battle! The troops are divided into three groups and march south to fight the enemy!
Sizhou, Chang'an.

With the active response of the people, the construction of the Han Martyrs Cemetery has begun, and tombstones one after another have been erected on the mountain behind the imperial mausoleum.

But it's not just a tombstone that's erected.

It is also the patriotic soul of the Han army and civilians!

Liu Xie's action not only won the hearts of the people all over the world, but at least won the hearts of all the soldiers and their families.

You must know that throughout history, there has never been an emperor in any dynasty who could do something with such a broad mind and courage. This is the first time in the world!
Countless soldiers were extremely excited about this!
In such a warm atmosphere, the day of the expedition was approaching quickly, and the establishment of the navy was also nearing completion.

Chang'an, on the Wei River.

The ships stretched for miles, so vast that one could not see the end of them.

Boats of all sizes were moored on the banks of the Wei River. On the ships, large Han dragon flags fluttered in the wind, and soldiers stood solemnly on the boats with weapons in hand.

What a mighty navy!
On the largest warship at the head, Liu Xie was inspecting the navy accompanied by Meng Yang and Zhou Yu.

"Your Majesty, there are now a total of 121 warships in the navy. The warships are divided into three levels according to their size: dragon, tiger, and leopard."

"Among them, there are five Dragon-class warships, thirty-eight Tiger-class warships, and seventy-eight Leopard-class warships."

"The Dragon class is the largest battleship. One ship can carry 3,000 soldiers, while the Tiger class can carry 1,000 soldiers."

"The Leopard class has about 500 ships. These ships are converted from ordinary merchant ships into warships, so their defense and combat capabilities are limited. They can only be used to transport troops and food."

Meng Yang introduced the scale of the navy's warships to Liu Xie in detail.

During this period of time, the Metallurgical Bureau has been working day and night and overtime to build ships for the navy, and finally completed it before the delivery deadline.

To be honest, this number is not large, and due to time constraints, most of the ships were requisitioned civilian merchant ships and then converted into warships.

With the capabilities of the Metallurgical Bureau, if given a few more months, the warships built will definitely be able to carry more people.

For example, a Dragon-class warship can even carry up to three thousand people!

This is a very scary number.

After listening to Meng Yang's introduction, Liu Xie nodded and said, "It's pretty good to be able to build such a fleet in just three months."

"I saw quite a few ten-shot crossbows on the ship. How come your Metallurgical Bureau also brought them on board?"

Liu Xie pointed to the crossbow bed placed on the side of the ship and asked.

This thing is used to defend cities or fight on plains, but I didn't expect the Metallurgical Bureau to install them on warships.

Meng Yang said: "Your Majesty, the ship is lacking in offensive weapons. The ten-shot crossbow has extraordinary lethality, so I took the initiative to move it on board."

"In addition, I have also brought up the catapult. If the two armies fight on the water in the future, the catapult can be used to throw kerosene onto the enemy ships and burn them."

Meng Yang put forward his own idea.

Traditional water combat involves both sides shooting arrows at each other, then waiting for the enemy's ship to get close before jumping directly onto the enemy's ship for hand-to-hand combat.

After some discussion among the many craftsmen in their smelting bureau, they felt that some weapons could be added for water combat, so they came up with the idea of ​​moving catapults and crossbows onto the warships.

Liu Xie praised: "This is a good idea. It can indeed increase the water combat capability of the ship."

The people in the Metallurgical Bureau were able to think of these things without his reminder, which showed that their thinking had a certain degree of innovation, and this was exactly what he wanted to see.

After receiving the emperor's approval, Meng Yang finally smiled.

Liu Xie then asked Zhou Yu, who was standing beside him, "General Zhou, now that the March deadline is approaching, how is the navy training going?"

There are enough warships now, but if the soldiers are not familiar with water combat, then the navy will be just an empty shell.

Zhou Yu bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, due to time constraints, I have selected 60,000 soldiers from various armies for rotation training."

"Now all the soldiers are familiar with how to fight on ships. Although they are not elite, they are definitely a combat-ready force."

Three months allowed the 60,000-strong army to become familiar with water warfare.

This is Zhou Yu's limit.

A truly elite navy cannot be obtained through training, but rather through continuous actual combat, just like an infantry army must be tempered by war.

Liu Xie was quite satisfied with Zhou Yu's answer and said with a smile, "It seems that I did not make a mistake in choosing the right person. It was a correct decision to entrust the navy to General Zhou for training."

Zhou Yu felt relieved when he heard this.

A hanging heart fell.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to express his gratitude, he heard the emperor in front of him say, "We will be heading south to attack Cao Cao soon. General Zhou, are you willing to join us?"

Letting Zhou Yu train the navy was to test his ability, while letting him go with the army meant that he was truly going to be used.

It was impossible for Liu Xie to ignore a commander as capable as Zhou Yu, especially one who was good at naval battles.

This is exactly the talent he needs right now.

After all, there is no such thing as too many soldiers and too many generals.

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then he became very excited. He immediately knelt on one knee, bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying: "I am willing to be sent by Your Majesty, even if it means death!"

As smart as he is, how could he not understand the significance of the emperor letting him go with the army?
It means he is truly recognized!

Liu Xie smiled slightly, raised his hand to signal him to stand up, then inspected the area again and returned to the palace.

Inside the Xuan room.

Liu Xie summoned Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and others and said, "The navy has been built. The next step is to determine the route for the expedition."

"I intend to adopt General Zhang Liao's suggestion to divide the troops into three groups. One group will go to Yizhou to provide assistance, one group will go to Yangzhou, and another group will go directly south to Jingzhou. Then the three groups will encircle Cao Cao together."

"However, this time I will lead the army in person and go to the front line."

In fact, as the emperor with many elite soldiers and generals under his command, Liu Xie had no need to lead the army in person.

But this was his final battle with Cao Cao, and it was of great significance. The target was the false emperor, so after much deliberation he decided to go to the battle in person.

When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked.

Jia Xu was the first to speak, and he said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you are a powerful person, how can you put yourself in danger?"

"The battlefield is unpredictable. If anything goes wrong with you, what shall we do?"

His worry was not unnecessary. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. If one was unlucky, a stray arrow could take one's life.

No one can say for sure.

Now that the Han Dynasty is on the verge of unification, if Liu Xie, the emperor, unfortunately dies at this critical juncture, the good situation will collapse in an instant.

The world will once again fall into chaos.

Sima Yi also advised: "Your Majesty, what the Minister of the Central Secretariat said is absolutely right. For the stability of the country, you should stay in Chang'an and wait for good news." Other ministers also spoke out to persuade.

However, Liu Xie had made up his mind and said, "No need to persuade me anymore. I have decided to lead the army in person and I will definitely defeat Cao Cao and capture the false emperor!"

"What I want to discuss today is the selection of the troops to lead the expedition. Who do you think should be sent to lead the troops?"

Liu Xie didn't want to talk more with them on this topic, so he made the decision and asked about who to send to lead the troops.

All the ministers knew the emperor's character, and seeing that persuasion was futile, they had no choice but to give up.

Guo Jia said: "To lead the troops to rescue Yizhou, I think it is safer to send General Zhang Liao; as for the southward march to Yangzhou, it would be most appropriate for General Huang Lao, who is stationed in Yanzhou, to lead the troops."

"There is no need to say more about the troops heading straight for Jingzhou. Since Your Majesty wants to lead the army in person, Lord Wen should lead the troops."

Currently, there are only three capable generals in the army: Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong and Lu Bu. This allocation is completely correct.

Guo Jia's idea coincided with Liu Xie's. He also had the same plan in mind, so he nodded and continued to ask: "Which army would you like to follow?"

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It would be such a waste to keep so many top advisers under your command and not send them out to fight.

Upon hearing this, all the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Because logically speaking, if the emperor leads the army in person, they would naturally want to follow him and offer advice, as this is the best way to demonstrate their abilities.

But the thing is… everyone thinks so.

We can't all follow the emperor, right?
The ministers looked at each other, and finally Guo Jia took the initiative to say: "Jiangdong has always been difficult to conquer. It will not be easy for General Huang to go south to attack Jiangdong this time. I am willing to follow General Huang to the battle."

He and Huang Zhong have had experience of working together, and the two sides have cooperated well, so if he has to choose, he still wants to cooperate with Huang Zhong.

As for not being able to perform beside the emperor...as the number one person on the third floor of Lingyun Pavilion, he no longer needed to perform in front of the emperor.

It would be better to make more contributions and serve the unification of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Okay, then Fengxiao, you go and assist General Huang. I believe that with your help, we will be able to conquer Jiangdong."

Guo Jia bowed and said, "I obey your command."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Sima Yi looked at Zhuge Liang, hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to follow General Zhang Liao to help General Zhang repel Cao's troops who are invading Yizhou."

Although he wanted to show his merit in front of the emperor, considering that there must be many advisers following the emperor, he might not be able to seize the opportunity at that time.

So it is better to go to Yizhou to gain credit.

But what he was most concerned about was Zhuge Liang. Would this guy go on the expedition this time? Or did he plan to stay in Chang'an?
"good."

Liu Xie agreed to Sima Yi's request, then turned his gaze to Jia Xu and others, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Then do you all plan to go to war with me?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is leading the army in person, and Chang'an must be guarded. I am willing to stay in Chang'an and manage logistics and other matters."

At his age, he no longer has the desire to make achievements. It is best for him to live a stable life.

Fa Zheng, Yang Xiu, and Lu Su were different from Jia Xu. Upon hearing this, they immediately said, "We are willing to follow Your Majesty to the battle!"

Both Fa Zheng and Yang Xiu hoped that through this decisive battle, their names would be further promoted in Lingyun Pavilion.

I don’t expect to reach the third level, reaching the second level is enough!

As for Lu Su...he just wanted to be listed in Lingyun Pavilion.

Everyone asked for a job, except Zhuge Liang, so everyone's eyes turned to him.

"Does Kong Ming plan to stay in Chang'an or go with the army?"

Liu Xie asked with a smile, Zhuge Liang had been very calm for such a long time, just quietly doing his job, which was also in line with his non-competitive character.

Is this time going to be the same as usual?
Zhuge Liang's eyes moved slightly, and he raised his head when he heard the words, and said solemnly: "I am willing to follow Your Majesty to fight against Cao Cao!"

His tone was full of determination.

Although he is not eager for fame and fortune.

But... he was somewhat unwilling in his heart that he couldn't be listed among the Lingyun Pavilion, so he wanted to prove himself this time!

"it is good!"

Liu Xie laughed loudly. He was waiting for Zhuge Liang to say this!
He had already prepared a seat for Zhuge Liang in Lingyun Pavilion.

As long as Zhuge Liang goes with him on this expedition, he can let Zhuge Liang enter Lingyun Pavilion with good reason after the campaign is over!
Because he must have enough merits before he can entrust important tasks to Zhuge Liang in the future and let him and Guo Jia be responsible for various reform matters together.

After the candidates for the expedition were assigned, Liu Xie continued, "The expedition will begin in ten days. Before that..."

"Report——!"

Just as Liu Xie was speaking, a voice came from outside the hall, interrupting him.

Gao Lan hurried into the Xuanshi Hall, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, urgent news has come from Sizhou, a large number of refugees with weapons have entered Sizhou!"

"This group of refugees claimed to be rebelling against the false emperor and fled from Jingzhou!"

When they heard Gao Lan's words, all the ministers in the hall were shocked.

Refugees fleeing from Jingzhou?
Liu Xie was even more stunned. He reached out to take the secret report from Gao Lan's hand and read it carefully.

As he read the secret report, shock and joy gradually crept up his brows, becoming difficult to conceal.

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

After reading the secret report, Liu Xie burst into laughter and said happily: "Cao wanted to relocate the people of Jingzhou just like he did with the people of Yanzhou and Yuzhou before, but he never thought that it would cause a riot among the people!"

"This is God helping me!"

The information in this secret report was a big surprise for Liu Xie. Once the news of the people's rebellion against the false emperor spread, the false emperor and Cao Cao would further lose the support of the people, and his next expedition to the south would be easier!

The ministers in the hall were also shocked when they heard Liu Xie's words.

After Guo Jia realized what was happening, he said with great joy: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The people have rebelled against the false emperor and surrendered to him. This shows that the false emperor is not popular at all. Your Majesty is the one that the people truly support!"

Jia Xu's eyes sparkled as he suggested, "Your Majesty, these people must be properly resettled to demonstrate your majesty's benevolence and love for the people!"

The most feared thing in everything is comparison. The gap between the tyranny of the false emperor and the virtue of the real emperor is immediately apparent.

Liu Xie naturally understood this, and immediately ordered: "Pass the order down, properly settle these people who came to surrender, and never treat them lightly!"

"At the same time, publicize this matter widely and tell the people of the world that as long as the false emperor and Cao the thief treat them harshly, they can come to the court to surrender!"

"The court has the ability and determination to place them properly!"

(End of this chapter)