It is said that Xun Yu looks gentle and easy to contact. In fact, Xun Yu's arrogance is almost engraved in his bones, but this is only natural. As the top wise man in the world, his confidence is the capital of his arrogance.
Let's put it this way, although Nanyang is known as the richest place in the world, in fact, it cannot support so many soldiers under Cao Cao, but Xun Yu did it for a simple reason. It won't take ten years to recover. This is the essence of Cao Cao's rise.
However, in terms of the situation at the time, Xun Yu's approach was right. He squeezed Nanyang dry, reoccupied Yanzhou by force, and opened up farmland. There was no problem. From the beginning, Xun Yu was not targeting Nanyang. He was just using Nanyang as a stepping stone. Entered Yongzhou.
It is said that the Zhengguo Canal during this period has been abandoned, along with the 40,000 hectares of fertile land and the water conservancy facilities that produced 50 million shi of grain per year and made the Qin State no longer have military food problems. The reason seems to be the war.
In short, at first Xun Yu planned to seize the Qingzhou Yellow Turban to lay a solid foundation for Cao Cao, but was robbed by Chen Xi, so Xun Yu immediately prepared to use the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to build a foundation for Cao Cao.
It doesn't take much strength to defeat the Yellow Turbans, it only takes a while. Xun Yu doesn't have much calculation, so he takes his time. However, the difficulty level of defeating Sili is off the charts. First of all, he must be strong enough. Forced by helplessness, Xun Yu After plotting against Yuan Shu, Xun Yu, who was eager for success, drained Nanyang dry and developed a capable infantry in a short period of time.
But it's a pity that every wise man must make mistakes. He didn't expect that Xuzhou would be defeated in the first battle when he was killed. His plan was ruined by Liu Bei again. In anger, Xun Yu took action personally. After all, this time It can be considered that there is really no retreat. Cao Cao really has no retreat this time.
[Ancestor blessing, please don’t have another accident this time. ] Xun Yu silently thought about the first time he prayed to ghosts and gods while doing something.
While Xun Yu was asking tangled questions about ghosts and gods, Chen Xi had already arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, while Mi Fang and Cabbage had already left Gan Ning for Yizhou.
"This speed is really fast, but now that we are going upstream, Xingba's speed can't be guaranteed." Chen Xi said as he looked at the endless river.
"Hahaha, don't worry, military advisor. My navy son will definitely arrive within the time mentioned before by rowing vigorously. But luckily it's Lujiang. Chaohu is the Lujia Shipyard. If it were anywhere else, our big ship wouldn't be there. Good progress." Gan Ning was not worried at all when he heard Chen Xi's words.
"By the way, Xingba, remember to change the oars to this when the time comes." Chen Xi asked Zhuge Liang to get a pen and paper to draw the ship. A ship that is pedaled by feet will always run faster than a boat that is rowed by hand.
"I'll let the Lu family study this later, but it seems that the structure is quite simple so there shouldn't be any difficulty." Gan Ning stared at the two big wheels painted on Chen Xi's boat. He was obviously a little confused, but he still agreed. .
"Well, my drawing is not standard. Do you still remember the waterwheel we had there? This is the principle, but the shape still needs to be changed in some designs. Let them try their best to make it better, otherwise it will be damaged..." At this point Only then did Chen Xi remember that it seemed that it was not easy to damage this world. Warm-raised pig iron beads could be used as bearings as long as they were round enough!
Chen Xi's interest arose at this thought. It seems that this ship actually has great potential. As long as it is properly maintained and renovated, it will be very good.
[It seems that as long as it is not smelted, the properties of the material after being warmed will not be destroyed, and it will not be affected if the ship is disassembled and reinstalled. It seems that ships have much more future than weapons and equipment. 】 Chen Xi thought of the steel ball and immediately thought of the entire ship, and then discovered a piece of information that was normally ignored, but was very important.
[In this case, wouldn’t Sun Ce’s ships be...] Chen Xi’s face turned dark instantly, [No wonder the intelligence said that some of the ships under Huang Zu’s command in Jingzhou have been used for decades and still have not been decommissioned. To some extent, It seems that as long as the ship is not damaged as a whole, the attributes of the entire ship will continue to improve as long as it is continuously used, and the more it is used, the easier it will be. 】
"Xing Ba, let me ask you a question. If a ship is warmed up, how long will it take for it to be warmed to the extreme?" Chen Xi asked twitchingly. This is really understandable. No one in the whole Taishan really understands the navy. If it hadn't come to his mind by accident, he would probably Chen Xi never noticed that houses, city walls, and these buildings could actually be warm and nourishing. It was completely dark under the lamp.
"Who cares for this thing?" Gan Ning's eyelids twitched wildly, "On this ship, with so many of us on board, caring for it every day, we probably won't be able to succeed in ten or eight years, and the ship will be long gone in ten or eight years. It’s sinking!”
"I estimate that the ships we encountered this time have been warmed up, even to the extreme. You should have some information. All the ships owned by Huang Zu in Jingzhou are old ships that have been used for more than fifteen years." Chen Xi He said with twitching eyes.
Gan Ning instantly felt that his head was getting bigger. Things that had been warmed and things that had not been warmed were completely different concepts. If nothing else, the various attributes would definitely be crushed.
"This is really not good news." Gan Ning said with a frown, and then laughed, "What are you afraid of? The ships captured by Sun Bofu were just small ships. There were no large warships on the Yangtze River more than ten years ago. , I have my own way of destroying their small boats!"
Chen Xi glanced at the confident Gan Ning and nodded. How could he still turn around and go back now? What a joke.
"Do you have a nail-head boat, kerosene, sawdust and other things?" Chen Xi thought for a while and asked. He thought it was better to be careful. If someone accidentally fell into Zhou Yu's hands and made him famous, Oh no.
"The baggage ship is well prepared. Every time we go to sea, the materials transported by the baggage ship are definitely twice the amount of transportation plus the battles in between." Gan Ning said with a proud look on his face. After all, his ship is big enough and it is towed. It is basically like transporting by land. Food and fodder were so troublesome, so he always brought whatever he had with him. Since the ship wasn't big enough to carry it, he always brought kerosene no matter when he was going out to sea or doing whatever he was doing.
"That's good." Chen Xi nodded, and then pulled Zhuge Liang over and described the current situation to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was stunned for a while. I have to say that Zhuge Liang, who has not yet grown up, is still easy to fool. .
"I'll leave this matter to you. If you meet Zhou Yu and the situation is like what I told you, remember that I will find a way out for us. Well, this is my holiday homework to take you out to play." Chen Xi patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and said.
When Chen Xi said this, he couldn't help but think of a joke. The problem that university professors sometimes cannot solve is the students' final homework... (To be continued.)
