Chen Xi stood in the Zhou Yu Courtyard, looking far to the east, and saw the East China Sea as if his sight was beyond the horizon.
While Chen Xi was preparing the last piece of the platter for Taishi Ci, Gan Ning and the others, Taishi Ci had already gone to Donglai, his hometown in Qingzhou, on Li You's order, where he would receive the navy's biggest weapon, that is, Lu Jun had burned most of the mainland. A seventh-generation ship manufactured by everyone.
Cai Mao and others also went with him. It is said that after Sun Ce flew to Jingzhou, Liu Biao and others, Cai Mao was partly avoiding trouble and partly being sent to Sili. After all, he had a relatively good relationship with Cao Cao, and he also had very good skills. Good water combat training ability.
Facing an old friend from the past who came to seek refuge with him, Cao Cao accepted it without saying a word. However, Cao Cao's situation was quite pitiful and there was no place to train sailors. Therefore, although Cao Cao did not treat Cai Mao poorly, it was not a problem to make a living every day.
So this is also the reason why Cai Mao obviously has an official position, but it is no different from being idle at home. After Gan Ning's death, Taishi Ci's ability to control the navy was not very good after all.
Li You and Chen Xi both thought at almost the same time that they had to find someone to support Taishi Ci in the absence of Gan Ning, otherwise their navy would be basically ruined.
Cai Hao instantly became the first choice at that time. On the one hand, there are only a few navy generals scattered among the people, and there are even fewer who can stand the test. Cai Hao is considered the best among them, although he was given a car by Zhou Yu. Flying, but from a certain perspective, this is basically a force majeure factor. The water fight with Zhou Yu in the Three Kingdoms era basically did not end well.
On the other hand, Cai Mao is also Huang Chengyan's brother-in-law. There is no one on Liu Bei's side, and even if he comes over, he won't do too badly. So after Li You set up the carriage and sincerely invited him, Cai Mao decisively brought the whole family together. Moved to the rule of Liu Bei.
Li You returned the favor and approved a place for the Cai family not far from the Huang family, and then let the Cai family live in it. Cai Mao was deeply satisfied with this.
At present, Li You has settled hundreds of Cai family members. Naturally, Cai Mao has no other problems. Under Li You's order, he and Tai Shici immediately went to Donglai, Qingzhou to receive the seventh-generation ship from Lu Jun's family.
Li You has already taken care of all aspects of the money. Chen Xi hesitated and finally approved this batch of funds. Of course, the one billion R&D expenses that the Lu family wanted was completely hopeless, but Chen Xi was not too shady. , and gave 20 million yuan in research and development expenses. As for the remaining part, it depends on the future performance of the navy.
When Cai Mao left, he brought three hundred guards with him. It was obvious that these people were Jingxiang's naval forces. Although they had some elements of private soldiers, at this time, it no longer made sense whether they were private soldiers or not. The navy is rebuilt, otherwise everything else is a waste of time.
After Li You sent Cai Mao and Tai Shici away, he returned to Yecheng again. In his words, if I hadn't been born in the inland, I would have trained you guys.
After returning to Yecheng, Li You did not go to the Government Affairs Office, but went to the barracks where Wan Peng used to train the Xiliang cavalry. These soldiers were now in the third stage of training and were almost ready for use.
"Meng Gong, how is the training of your soldiers?" Li You asked, looking at the soldiers fighting with real guns below and a row of medical soldiers stationed outside.
"No, although the conditions are much better now than before, I feel it is not as easy to train as before. In my opinion, these bastards must be trained hard." Wan Peng shook his head repeatedly. The performance of this wave of recruits was reflected in his It seems really bad.
"Go back and move the general camp to the edge of the Yellow River. One more thing: don't faint on the boat." Li You glanced at the soldiers below and found that it was indeed not enough to see, but it didn't matter. Keep practicing, and you will see enough as you practice. .
"You don't get dizzy when you get on the boat?" Wan Peng was a little embarrassed. He felt dizzy even when he got on the boat. He accurately said that the group of people in Liangzhou were not dizzy except for those who had achieved internal energy separation from the body.
"If you're dizzy, you should practice." Li You glanced at it and said, "We really don't know how to fight water battles, but we can use seventh-generation ships to carry the opponent hard, and then transport troops to the opposite side. I don't believe that the opposite side is so tightly defended that the ship Can not log in?"
"..." Wan Peng was speechless. He realized that his military advisor seemed to be offended by his inability to play navy, and was prepared to make up for it in other ways.
"I don't have time to learn about naval warfare now, and water warfare is as complex as land warfare. It's impossible for me to learn it to the current level, and if it's lower than the current level, it won't make much sense, so I might as well try another way. , use the ship as a troop transport equipment to directly transport the elite army to the enemy's territory." Li You said helplessly.
Wan Peng nodded to express his understanding. Indeed, when the gap in naval combat capabilities between the two sides was too large, this method was indeed a way to solve the problem.
What's more, the Han Dynasty is famous for its army being particularly capable of fighting. It has been so since ancient times. If it weren't for Wan Peng, it would be meaningless to transport 10,000 Xiliang cavalry ashore without a navy of 50,000 or 60,000 to stop them.
"Then I will break up the camp and move it to the bank of the Yellow River, but I can't guarantee that I can train soldiers suitable for warships." Wan Peng accepted the order, but expressed his hesitation, and Li You did not force it. .
In other words, this is also Li You's biggest shortcoming. His friends, all of whom he lives in are from the north, and no one understands this. He himself is unwilling to get on the boat, so when faced with Wan Peng's request, Li You also It can only express understanding.
"How can you send Ziyi away? You have no one to send him to, and you won't come back until after lunch?" Lu Su asked with a little confusion when he saw Li You coming back.
"I went to the military camp and made some adjustments to the training. Are you sure you don't want to go to Chang'an?" Li You replied casually.
"Don't go. It's a place of right and wrong now. Whoever wants to go can go. Anyway, I won't go. I don't need merit. I'd better manage it first." Lu Su shook his head and said, "Besides, it's not just If I don’t go, don’t you also go?”
"Forget it, let's not talk about it, Zijing, are you sure it's okay for us to use this place to practice?" Li You asked, pointing to the island east of Qingzhou.
"It will definitely not work to continue training in the south, so there are not many places where we can train troops. This is a good place." Lu Su sighed and said, "Although Zichuan told me before that there is no navy there, It's also very backward, but you can practice some other things, not to mention, Wenru, you also have the same idea." m.
