The Nameless of the Common Clans

Sun Quan carefully read through the navy strategy. Although he had never led a soldier, he had read about how Zhou Yu trained the navy. He had some understanding.

Sun Quan looked at the navy strategy in his hand with a serious look on his face. Sun Quan looked at it very seriously, and Zhou Yu didn't bother him. Time passed by like this.

I don’t know how long it took, but Sun Quan had turned to the last page of the navy strategy, put down the book, and kept silent. This navy strategy is easy to understand, as long as you are literate, it is easy to understand, and most of them are in ancient times. Analyzing past water warfare cases is not very profound, but the art of war is actually not profound in terms of its principles. What is more important is the application of generals in battle, and it is impossible to copy it.

But judging from Chen Mo's analysis of each battle, Chen Mo did have a deep study of naval warfare. At least he pointed out the mistakes that are easy to make in naval warfare. Sun Quan raised his head and looked at Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, this book Is it really written by Chen Mo?"

Zhou Yu nodded. He didn't know if Chen Mo wrote it alone, but one thing was certain. Chen Mo knew the method of water warfare, and judging from this book, Chen Mo's research on water warfare was not too bad, at least. I understand the basic principles.

"More than that, according to Xi Zuo, Chen Mo has already distributed this book to generals everywhere for study." Zhou Yu said solemnly.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to become a naval general with just one military book." Sun Quan said uncertainly. He also read a lot of military books. Sun Quan felt that if he led troops, he should not be too bad. He often discussed with others and used sand table calculations. When it comes to fighting, I feel that even on the battlefield, I should be pretty good. Although I have never told anyone this, I always feel like this in my heart. At this moment, Sun Quan hopes that his idea is wrong.

Chen Mo is now dominating the world and can be said to be invincible in land battles. Even Cao Cao was defeated by him. The only thing Sun Quan can rely on is the natural moat of the Yangtze River and the Jiangdong navy. If Chen Mo's navy is as strong as this, Sun Quan doesn't know what he can do. What can you use to compete with Chen Mo?

"If the navy wants to become an army, not only the generals need to be familiar with water warfare strategies, but also the sturdiness of the warships and navy training are indispensable. In addition, they also need to fight continuously. Although it has not been found out that Chen Mo is training sailors, This book has now been released into the market. I suspect that Chen Mo has already started naval training, but our army has not received the news yet!" Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

This is what he is most worried about. Navy training is not just about digging a hole and training in the water. That would be too underestimated. The situation on the river is changing, and both generals and soldiers must be familiar with the waves. A feeling of surging in the chest, and the general has to make the most correct response in the shortest time, which requires endless Only by constantly experiencing water battles can we cultivate a navy general with rich combat experience. In the Central Plains, there is no place or environment suitable for navy training, but since Chen Mo is so familiar with water battles, it is impossible not to know how powerful water battles are. Perhaps There is something he didn't expect, and this is what Zhou Yu is most worried about.

"Gong Jin thinks that if Chen Mo wants to train the navy, where will he choose?" Sun Quan frowned.

"On the coasts of the East China Sea and the Bohai Sea, when I sent a ship to pick up the Cao family, I personally led the fleet to detour to Qingzhou. The waves on this sea are a hundred times stronger than those on the river. Even near the sea, it is easy to capsize. If you can A naval force trained in it is by no means inferior to our Jiangdong navy. Moreover, the Bohai Sea and the East China Sea are vast and sparsely populated, making it difficult to detect. These are the only two places that can hide our army's detailed operations. "Zhou Yu said. Bowed.

Although there are suitable places in Guangling, Guangling is too close to Jiangdong and can easily be detected by them. It is unlikely that Chen Mo will train navy troops in Guangling.

"If Chen Mo really trains a navy army in these two places, does Gong Jin have any countermeasures?" Sun Quan frowned. He naturally did not want Chen Mo to train a navy army.

"Lord, don't worry. The best shipbuilders in the world are all in our Jiangdong area. In this water battle, in addition to the navy, ships are also very important. Yu has notified the Lu family to speed up the construction of a stronger ship. , Go Ge, and our Jiangdong army has become stronger in recent years. If it is just a water battle, Chen Mo cannot be our opponent in Jiangdong even if he has a water army." Zhou Yu said confidently.

Others may be able to do it, but Jiangdong has always been the strongest in the world in terms of ship production. In this regard, Jiangdong has the advantage.

"Besides this, I think we should determine whether the enemy army really trains naval forces." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"Didn't Gong Jin just say that these two places are vast and sparsely populated, making it extremely difficult to inquire?" Sun Quan said in surprise.

"It is difficult to find out, but training the navy also requires food, and building ships also requires wood. Now we have a general direction. It is not difficult to find out as long as we carefully explore the direction and quantity of food, grass and wood in these two places." Zhou Yuchen He said: "I am here just to inform my lord about this matter. Make preparations early. There will be a battle between me, Jiangdong and Chen Mo sooner or later!"

Sun Quan nodded when he heard this. In fact, although Jiangdong has not been able to imitate Chen Mo's reforms in recent years, it has learned many things from Chen Mo. For example, the new farm tools developed in Luoyang will also be imitated here, as well as grafting techniques. Sun Quan also encouraged governance. The common people are allowed to open up wasteland, and the fields they open up can be exempted from taxes for three years, encourage childbirth, and so on.

Not only him, Liu Bei did even more exaggerated things in Lingling and Wuling counties. In order to resettle the people captured from Nanyang, Wuling and Lingling counties almost continued to open up wasteland. Liu Bei even followed the laws of the Goujian period and rewarded fertility. If a man does not marry after he is fifteen, he will be guilty; if a woman does not marry after she is thirteen, her parents will be guilty.

But no matter how hard you learn, you will never be able to keep up with Chen Mo's development speed. How can you compare if their basic territory and population are there? In order to increase the population, Sun Quan even ordered large-scale development of Jiaozhou. However, this thing is a slow job and may not see any results in three to five years. As for Chen Mo, as far as Sun Quan knows, he had already started to implement it more than ten years ago. Various policies were used to benefit the people, and Chen Mo was quite domineering. The number of people who resisted the gentry in the Central Plains was killed directly or indirectly by Chen Mo. It is estimated that there are countless people now.

Sun Quan and Liu Bei don't have the courage, and even if they don't follow Chen Mo's example, the Jingzhou and Jiangdong families are now feeling the pressure from the Central Plains, and they have begun to actively lean on Liu Bei and Sun Quan, actively helping, and implementing various policies to benefit the people, even if they hurt them. Regardless of their interests, they were afraid that after Chen Mo really captured Jiangdong, he would continue to implement those policies. In terms of effects, they may not be worse than Chen Mo. This is thanks to Chen Mo, who allowed Jiangdong and Jingzhou to gather together unprecedentedly. .

Zhou Yu said goodbye and left. He felt a sense of urgency. This war was unavoidable and might not last long. Judging from the current situation in the Central Plains, Chen Mo would probably start the next war in three to five years at most. If that happened, At that time, Jiangdong may have to use all his strength.

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Chen Mo's tour was a big event. Although it was said that he would leave in three to five days, in fact, it took half a month for Chen Mo to really start to set off due to the trivial matters such as the scale of the trip, accompanying escorts, route selection, etc. .

This time, because he had to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, not only Chen's mother was accompanying him, but also Yang Qing and his son. The whole family was also sent out, and there were thirty maids accompanying them. Ling Ling finally came down, and Chen Mo's trip this time was enough. There were three thousand people accompanying them. Such a formation could easily be said to be the emperor's patrol.

"Mom, this carriage was specially built by the craftsman camp. What do you think?" Chen Mo's carriage was built by Ma Jun himself. It is pulled by sixteen horses. It is very spacious. When you are in it, it feels like a mobile The house was average. After all, his mother was old. Chen Mo was worried that he wouldn't be able to bear the fatigue of the journey, so after having this idea, he asked the craftsman to make it.

Although such a carriage cannot travel many roads, it is enough to take the official road.

"My mother has never experienced hardships. How much money does it cost to build such a big carriage? My son has always cared for the people, why is it so wasteful this time?" Mother Chen looked at the car, which was as big as a house. Some complained that it was the first time to see such a big carriage, let alone sit in it.

"Mom, don't worry, this thing is allocated from the child's salary. In the past few years, the world has had a good harvest and the treasury is full. Besides, who said that caring for the people can't hurt money? The people need to be treated, but they should also enjoy what they deserve. , The child has been running around for half his life, so that his family can live a better life?" Chen Mo held his mother's hand and said with a smile.

"You are just full of lies. Although my son is in a high position now, it is precisely because of this that he should be careful in everything. He should set an example and not let down the support of the people in the world." Mother Chen knew that she could not speak to her son.

"Mom, don't worry, I understand! I'm already forty~" Chen Mo grinned. At such an old age, to be scolded like a son by my mother is really...

"What's wrong with forty? My mother is almost sixty, so I can't tell?" Mother Chen glared.

"Of course he has been trained. No matter how old he is, he is still his son." Chen Mo glared at the wives and concubines who were snickering at the side and said with a smile.

"So are you!" After training Chen Mo, Mother Chen looked at Cai Yan and others and said seriously: "As Bo Dao's wives and concubines, you not only have to play with him and continue the bloodline, but you should also supervise him and be a good person. You should be wary of arrogance and laziness. You must know that it is easy for Bo Dao to gain this inheritance, but it is not difficult to lose it. As long as he does not care about political affairs and only wants to enjoy himself for a few years, I am afraid that this inheritance will need to be replaced. "

"Here~" The five girls obediently bowed to Chen's mother: "This is what my mother taught me."

Looking at the whole world, the only one who can train Chen Mo like this is his mother.

"Oh~ I don't want to lecture you, but I'm getting older and can't stay with you for much longer. If one day I let go..." Mother Chen sighed, her tone softened, and she wanted to Say anything more.

"Mom, don't say these words. You are in good health now and will live a long life. I hope that when I live to be eighty, I can still listen to my mother's teachings at my mother's knees." Chen Mo interrupted quickly, he didn't want to Listen to these.

"That's no longer an old monster." Mother Chen couldn't help but smile when she heard these words. Although they were comforting words, she still felt comfortable after hearing them: "You, how much benefit has this mouth brought to you?"

"Not much~"