"Cao Cao has strong soldiers and strong horses."
"Although the Northerners are not good at water warfare, the disadvantages of water warfare will be overcome by Cao Cao sooner or later. The gap between us and Cao Cao in water warfare will soon become smaller and smaller."
"Besides, it's impossible for us to keep fighting with Cao's army."
"As long as we fight on land, our strength is still inferior to Cao's army."
“Only by recruiting soldiers and training and strengthening the army can we grow stronger.”
"Jiangxia, Jiangling, Nanyang and other counties are all famous granaries in Jingzhou and have been controlled by us. Although their background is not as good as Cao Cao's, they still have enough conditions to train and strengthen the army."
Zhuge Liang said solemnly.
They have a foundation, although it is not deep, but it is enough.
There must be no delay in training troops if they have the conditions. They are now racing against time, trying to gain as much time as possible to develop to the point where they can compete with Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang continued: "As for weapons, I will do a good job with Yueying. I heard that Cao Jun's weapons are sharp and hard. We can try it. We have no shortage of food and grass, but we are still somewhat lacking in troops."
After listening to it, Liu Bei said in agreement: "Kong Ming's suggestion is very important. I will arrange for someone to do it later."
With Zhuge Liang setting limits for himself, it would be easy to do whatever he wanted.
Zhuge Liang said: "That's all I can say for the time being. Where is Gongtai?"
Chen Gong admired: "Kong Ming's ability is far superior to mine. Kong Ming has thought of everything I can think of, and Kong Ming has also thought of things I can't think of. The only way I can help my lord is to provoke Han Sui and force him to I am ashamed of myself for my atonement!"
Liu Bei said: "Don't say that publicly. If it weren't for your help, I would have died in Xudu."
Thinking of this kindness, he was quite grateful to Chen Gong.
At that time, Chen Gong agreed to assist Liu Bei, mainly because he wanted to take revenge on Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, he followed Liu Bei all the way, going further and further, and finally reached this point.
"To be polite, we don't need to say more."
Liu Bei stood up, bowed and said: "Next, I still need to rely on the two of you to help me support the Han Dynasty!"
They both returned the gesture at the same time.
Then, they started to get busy according to the determined plan.
Zhuge Liang left Xiangyang and went to Huang's house to see Huang Yueying.
The improvement and transformation of weapons is still relatively important. One of the reasons for the strength of Cao's army lies in weapons.
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Xudu.
After Chen Zhou came back, he met all the people he should meet and was free again with nothing to do.
He naturally didn't bother to care about the situation outside, Cao Cao and the others would take care of it.
You must know that his merits are very high and he has a certain reputation, so he must not be careless in Xudu. He must act like he doesn't care about fame and wealth.
Originally, he didn't care much, it didn't matter whether he had it or not.
As long as you have money to eat.
For a person who wants to lie flat, it is easy to keep a low profile, and it is even easier not to float.
After spending several days in Xudu, Liu Ling cried out in pain one day.
"gave birth!"
"The princess is giving birth."
The experienced Mrs. Yan spoke first.
When Diao Chan saw this, she quickly informed her family and found Chen Zhou as well.
They were helpless and had nowhere to go. They had been following Lu Lingqi and living in Chen Zhou's home. Now they are responsible for taking care of Liu Ling.
When they heard that Liu Ling was about to give birth, everyone in the family came over immediately.
"Go find Po Wen quickly!"
Cao Shan held Jing'er in her arms, walked to the bedroom, and said, "Where is your husband?"
Xun Qiao said: "My husband was taken away by the eldest son."
Zhen Mi said anxiously: "Come here and find your husband quickly."
The family members were busy everywhere, but soon they gathered in front of Liu Ling's house.
Yan, Diao Chan, and Zou went to the house to comfort Liu Ling and help. Po Wen was quickly found and went to the house to deliver the baby.
Liu Ling's painful voice then appeared in the room.
"I'll go in and take a look too, I'm worried about the princess!"
Cao Shan left Jing'er in the care of Zhen Mi, opened the door and entered the house.
Seeing Liu Ling in such pain, she thought of herself at that time, expressed her deep sympathy, tried her best to comfort Liu Ling, and stayed with him.
Outside.
"Where's Ling'er?"
Chen Zhou finally came back. As soon as he walked in, he said, "How are you now?"
Mi Zhen said: "Not long after we entered."
The painful screams from inside were still coming out.
When Chen Zhou heard this, he felt scared. It was the first time he experienced giving birth at such a close distance. He felt a little confused. He thought for a while and said, "I'll go in and have a look too."
"Husband!"
Qiao Ying stopped him, shook her head and said, "You are a man, how can you go in?"
Lu Lingqi agreed: "Yes! It's not good for men to go in. Sister Shan'er is already inside and will take good care of the princess sister. You can wait outside with us!"
Chen Zhou had no choice but to stop and said worriedly: "But I won't worry if you don't go in."
"Husband, don't move."
Zhen Mi carried Jing'er in front of Chen Zhou and said, "If you are worried, you can play with Jing'er to distract her."
Jing'er walked up to Chen Zhou, gently pulled Chen Zhou's belt, raised her head, and looked at Chen Zhou with her bright eyes.
"Good boy!"
Chen Zhou had no choice but to pick up Jing'er, hold her in his arms and coax her for a while, then slowly wait for the situation inside the room.
Hearing the painful sounds that continued to come out, he felt his heart tremble.
"It's so painful to have a baby."
"You brat, you must not let Shan'er worry in the future, do you understand?"
Chen Zhou hugged Jing'er and warned.
Jing'er was still a little kid and couldn't understand what Chen Zhou said at all. She just raised her head and looked at Chen Zhou blankly.
They had been waiting outside, and they didn't know how long they waited, until the sky fell and night began.
Liu Ling's painful screams weakened a lot. They may have lost strength, but they did not stop.
They were in no mood to go back for dinner and kept sitting outside waiting.
Chen Zhou was even more restless. He didn't expect that giving birth to a child was still such a troublesome thing in ancient times.
Without modern medical technology, giving birth would be like going to hell and back.
"Why isn't it better yet?"
Chen Zhou wanted to go in several times, but was stopped by Qiao Ying and the others.
This time when he was about to go in, the ladies tried to stop him again, but a loud cry came from the room.
Wow……
"Okay, come out!"
Zhen Mi relaxed and said, "Husband, can you rest assured?"
Chen Zhou took a breath and said, "Don't worry, I...I want to go in."
"Husband, wait a moment."
Cao Shan came out of the room and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Although she was just comforting inside, it was also very energy-consuming. She hugged Jing'er and said, "You can go in again after the inside is better."
"Still waiting?"
Chen Zhou had no choice but to suppress his excitement, continued to wait while listening to the baby's cries, and asked, "How is Ling'er?"
Cao Shan said: "Ling'er is stronger than me and is still awake. Nothing will happen for the time being. Don't worry, husband!"
Chen Zhou was really relieved and continued to wait patiently.
The other ladies also gave up their thoughts about mentioning it.
