The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 164
"My lord, the world is in chaos now. It seems that Yuan Shao intends to get involved in Sili, but he is unwilling to give up Jizhou, so he wrote to the lord directly."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and now that Wei Tao is appointed as the shepherd of Jizhou, even if he is unable to threaten Yuan Shao for a while, he will have a proper reason to go straight to Jizhou in the future, Zhou Yu is happy to see it succeed.

As for this letter is already the third letter this month, Wei Tao understands the general idea without reading it, and it is nothing more than to prevent himself from leading the army to enter Jizhou.

"Hehe... Since Yuan Benchu ​​wants to promise, let him promise. Gongjin, this letter is for Gongjin to reply."

Wei Tao smiled.Casually is the answer, he has long understood the biggest difference between Zhou Yu and Xun You.

That is, while Xun You is loyal to himself, he is also loyal to the Han Dynasty, while Zhou Yu is more loyal to himself, hoping that one day he can compete in the world and achieve hegemony.

However, whether it is a historical mission or Wei Tao's own ambition, for Wei Tao, he always believes that if he is lucky enough to be in this great era, the most important thing is to prevent the chaos from happening, even if Therefore, it is worth giving up the pursuit of the world.

So even if Wei Tao's vitality was seriously injured by the battle with the Huns this time, Wei Tao would not regret going out of the city to fight instead of sticking to the Huns and retreating.

"Gongjin, how has my Bingzhou strength recovered recently?"

Shaking his head slightly, letting go of the daydreaming in his mind just now, Wei Tao immediately asked again seriously.

"My lord, with General Wen Yuan here, the recruitment of troops is proceeding in an orderly manner. Now we have [-] soldiers in Bingzhou. However, these soldiers may still need to go through a period of training."

Hearing Wei Tao's question about military affairs, Zhou Yu immediately said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, it is really thanks to Tzuyu that he was able to recruit nearly ten thousand soldiers in such a short period of time. If he hadn't been recruiting refugees for the past few months, then based on the population of our state alone, the recruitment of soldiers this time , I am afraid that I have already emptied out the labor force of Bingzhou, when the time comes...hehe..."

This can be regarded as Zhou Yu's self-mockery. After all, as the counselor next to Wei Tao, he didn't even pay attention to this point, which is indeed a bit dereliction of duty.

"Gongjin doesn't have to be like this. If Gongjin wasn't worried about the Xiongnu's affairs, he would have sensed something was wrong."

Wei Tao smiled and comforted, but Zhou Yu shook his head slightly. After thinking for a while, Zhou Yu spoke again.

"This is my fault. To know the affairs of the world, one step is slow, one step is slow. Fortunately, no major mistakes have been made."

"My lord, what Gong Jin said is very true. I'm afraid my lord still doesn't know, but now there are more princes in the world, but they are very powerful."

Xun You also understood Zhou Yu's thoughts, so he kept silent just now, but seeing that Wei Tao and the two had roughly finished talking, he opened his mouth.

"It is said that he is the son of Sun Jian, with a single name, Ce. He was originally under Yuan Shu's command. I don't know why he got soldiers from Yuan Shu. He attacked Yuzhang, Jiujiang, Kuaiji and other places in the name of avenging his father. Whenever there is a battle, there is no victory, and there is a faint intention to seize Jiangdong."

"Sun Ce? The Little Overlord of Jiangdong."

Wei Tao frowned slightly. It is true that Wei Tao has not paid attention to the affairs of the south for a while, but how could he not know that the reason why the Sun family was able to occupy Jiangdong and become the power of the three kingdoms is that Sun Ce won its great foundation?

"My lord, you've also heard of his name? He is indeed known as Jiangdong Little Overlord in Jiangdong."

Xun You was also a little curious that Wei Tao also paid attention to Jiangnan's affairs, but thinking that Wei Tao was the lord, he let go of this thought and said with a smile instead.

"Speaking of which, Sun Ce is somewhat similar to the lord. He always goes to the front line in every battle to take the lead. It is said that his bravery is extraordinary, but if he is singled out, he will definitely be killed when he sees him. That's why he has the name of Little Overlord of Jiangdong."

The matter about Sun Ce was originally reported by Xun You casually, but after hearing Sun Ce's name, Wei Tao couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, and then he began to meditate secretly.

Seeing Wei Tao like this, Xun You and Zhou Yu looked at each other with a strange flash in their eyes.

After thinking for a long time, Wei Tao finally raised his head, and immediately asked Zhou Yu seriously.

"Gongjin, do I have enough money and food in Bingzhou now?"

"According to my lord's wishes, I first asked Xuzhou to bring the food, so now I can double the food in Bingzhou even if the soldiers in Bingzhou double, the existing food alone can last a year."

Seeing Wei Tao's serious face, Zhou Yu knew that what he said must be serious, so he answered straight away.

"As for the money, it will take a while, but now there is no shortage of money in the treasury. When the money left for Xuzhou's horse purchase arrives, even if there is another war, the pension will be sufficient."

"Oh?"

Wei Tao responded, then pondered again, and spoke after a while.

"Gongjin, Gongda, what if I want to build a navy now?"

"Water army? There are few big rivers in Bingzhou, so what's the use of building a water army?"

Xun You was taken aback for a moment and then blurted out, but soon Xun You's complexion changed slightly again, and he asked in disbelief.

"The general wants to go south?"

In fact, even if Wei Tao is going south, it is impossible to build a navy at this time.

Located in the north, but building a useless army, no matter which adviser or general it is, it is impossible to agree.

But what really made Xun You lose his composure was because Xun You thought, if Wei Tao was prepared to go south, did it mean that Wei Tao also had the ambition to compete in the world.

Even so, Xun You wouldn't just leave here, but there were still some knots in his heart.

On the contrary, Zhou Yu's eyes lit up slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said with a smile.

"Brother, are you worried that there will be no military generals in the future?"

Wei Tao nodded. This was exactly what he was worried about. After hearing that Sun Ce had started to attack Jiangdong, Wei Tao remembered it.

You must know that most of the navy talents are in the south. After the unification of Jiangdong, they will basically rely on Jiangdong. It will be really difficult to find navy talents in the future.

Just think about it, in history Cao Cao used people like Cai Hao and Zhang Yun to train his navy before the Chibi War, but after killing Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, he was only able to use Yu Jin and Mao Jie to train soldiers. The lack of naval generals.

Although Cao Cao did not say that he was defeated in the Battle of Chibi because of this, there are undoubtedly many reasons for this.

Although Zhou Yu is also familiar with water warfare now, Wei Tao understands that Zhou Yu today is not the Zhou Yu who followed Sun Ce to fight everywhere in history. Although he also knows water warfare, the theory of water warfare alone may not be comparable to the history Zhou Yu.

What's more, even if Zhou Yu's ability in water warfare has not diminished at all, Zhou Yu is the talent of the commander, and charging into battle is not what Zhou Yu is good at. Such a shortage of naval talents is already evident.

"Yes, that's exactly what worries me."

Wei Tao also knew that if he didn't speak clearly, the knot in Xun You's heart might not be solved.

"Gongda, do you know about Goryeo and other countries? If you use cavalry infantry to attack from the road, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and transportation is extremely difficult, but if you go from the water, you can go straight to the rear. There is still Dongying Island. It is isolated overseas, and its land is limited. As its population grows, it will expand outwards. Although it is my vassal now, it may be a hundred years from now. It will affect our frontier seas. If it is not for deep planning, it is impossible."

People without long-term considerations must have near-term worries. Although he heard that Wei Tao was thinking about things that would happen a hundred years later, Xun You couldn't help being secretly surprised that things were really like this.

"I already understand what my lord means. It's just that those who are talented would not waste their skills in vain. What's more, with the current situation, it will be difficult to build a naval army within a few years. I'm afraid that although my lord has intentions, others really don't."

Hearing Xun You's words, Wei Tao could only remain silent.

In fact, Wei Tao didn't know this, but there was still some hope.

"Actually, if my lord wants to build a naval army, it's okay, but if I'm not careful, I'm afraid I'm in danger of making wedding clothes for others."

At this moment, Zhou Yu, who had been thinking secretly, spoke.

"Although we don't have big rivers in Bingzhou, Xuzhou does. Now that Kong Wenju is stationed in Chang'an, Chen and Mi are in charge of all affairs in Xuzhou. If the lord can spread the word about Mi's family, he can buy horses in Xuzhou for military resources. You can do a lot by building a ship.”

"No! This is absolutely impossible!"

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Xun You immediately waved his hands again and again to stop him from speaking.

"My lord, the risk of this method is immeasurable. The Mi family has already taken refuge in the lord, and you also believe that he may not betray. But even if Kong Wenju accepts the lord's affection now, he will not embarrass the lord, but if Xuzhou changes hands, his lord How about ordering it to be confiscated? If the navy is trained well, His Majesty has ordered the navy to be used, and with Kong Wenju's character of being loyal to the emperor, it will definitely not be the friendship of the Lord! What will it be then?"

Xun You's words were completely based on Wei Tao's position, which made Wei Tao happy.

"Hehe...Gongda doesn't have to be like this. In fact, I just want to find one or two generals who can lead the navy, so that if they build a navy in the future, they won't be unable to start."

Wei Tao waved his hand. This proposal was actually made after he suddenly heard that Sun Ce had started to attack Jiangdong. Wei Tao suddenly thought that there might be a shortage of navy generals in the future.

But after what Xun You said, Wei Tao realized that this idea was really not feasible.

Now the navy has not started to build, it is just recruiting generals, especially the generals who are in charge of the navy, but anyone who has the ability will not be willing to come.

There is not even a navy, how can the generals be used to their full potential, and which general is willing to waste his time like this?
It is indeed a bit whimsical.

(End of this chapter)