Danyang County!
Sun Ce conquered three counties in just two or three years. It can be said that his troops were extremely fast and he raced against time!
After all, Sun Ce started his army late, and he followed Yuan Shu in the early stage. Later, when he saw that Yuan Shu was not a son of a man, he took the veterans left by Sun Jian and more than a thousand troops and went straight to Yangzhou!
Relying on Sun Ce's bravery and Zhou Yu's resourcefulness, they established a great reputation in Yangzhou, and everyone in the world knew that there was a little overlord in Jiangdong!
However, Sun Ce was not a man who was easily satisfied. He had a huge appetite, so he hoarded troops and horses in Danyang County and kept his eyes on Lujiang County and Jiujiang County.
These two places have a large population and can be the foundation of Jiangdong. Sun Ce naturally wants to take advantage of the fact that the northern hegemon has not yet been decided to seize these two places and use them as Jiangdong's base.
Moreover, Sun Ce had already fallen out with Yuan Shu when he proclaimed himself emperor. He had no relationship with Yuan Shu at all, so he felt quite comfortable attacking Yuan Shu.
Jiujiang County, where Yuan Shu was located, fell into chaos. Generals from all walks of life rebelled one after another, forcing Yuan Shu to hide in Shouchun City. Major cities such as Hefei were occupied by Yuan Shu's generals.
This left Yuan Shu with no way to break out of the siege and find his good brother!
When he learned about Yuan Shu's predicament, Sun Ce smiled brightly, "Hahaha, Yuan Gongli is also here today, I'm so happy!"
"Yuan Jiujiu didn't reuse Bo Fu, so his defeat is doomed."
Zhou Yu smiled.
"Gong Jin, what you said is absolutely correct. Maybe, we can still see Yuan Jiujiu to his death!"
Now that the opportunity to send troops was in front of him, Sun Ce had already been eager to give it a try. He had already begun to mobilize his troops and generals, preparing to take over the entire Jiujiang County in one go and sweep away the obstacles in Jiujiang County.
"Bo Fu must remember that Yuan Jiujiu must not die in our hands."
Zhou Yu said in a serious tone.
"Why?"
Sun Ce was very depressed. Originally, he wanted to avenge his embarrassment and see Yuan Shu's pitiful state of desperation with his own eyes. He pointed his Overlord gun at Yuan Shu's throat and asked Yuan Shu if he regretted it.
"Although Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor and openly broke with the princes of the world, in any case, Yuan Shu and Bo Fu still have an old master relationship. Killing Yuan Shu personally will lower Bo Fu's reputation."
"Yuan Shu can die in the hands of Liu Bei and Lu Bu, but he can never die in the hands of Bo Fu."
Zhou Yu said patiently.
"I understand."
Although Sun Ce deeply regretted not killing Yuan Shu personally, he did not go against Zhou Yu's wishes.
When Zhou Yu desperately sought refuge with him, Sun Ce already regarded Zhou Yu as a brother. Only when brothers work together can the gold be broken!
"Gong Jin, when do you think we can send troops to attack Yuan Shu?"
Sun Ce asked.
"We are not in a hurry until Lu Bu or Liu Bei sends troops first."
Zhou Yu smiled.
"Gong Jin, troops are valuable and quick. If they send troops first, will we be too late?"
Sun Ce was quite confused. After all, in his understanding, those who sent troops later would definitely not have the advantage of those who sent troops first.
"Has Bo Fu forgotten that we have the advantage of water conservancy?"
Zhou Yu's smile became even stronger.
There are not many others in Jiangdong, but there are many ships!
Although it is said that you cannot travel on the sea, you can travel on inland rivers and lakes.
Relying on ships, Jiangdong Army can quickly reach the vicinity of Shouchun City, and then attack the princes on the land on the water. It feels so good!
"If Gongjin hadn't reminded me, I almost forgot."
Sun Ce patted his head, showing an expression of sudden realization.
To be honest, Sun Ce's combat ability on water is not strong. He prefers to fight on land.
But no matter what Sun Ce said, fighting on the water was still much better than those landlubber generals in the north.
Even a being as powerful as Lu Bu would definitely not be Sun Ce's opponent when he stepped onto the water.
Relying on his super martial arts and a little water combat, Sun Ce was invincible against Jiangdong.
Of course, if Sun Ce goes ashore and rides horses, there may be many generals who can make enemies with him.
"Bo Fu, after a year of building the warship, it finally looks good."
Zhou Yu said.
"Take me to see it quickly."
Joy filled Sun Ce's brows. If he wanted to gain a foothold in Jiangdong, he would definitely need warships.
The captured warships were either too old or too old in style to be of great use.
In the end, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu made a plan and decided to build a new warship. The hull should be hard and the hull should be tall!
In order to build a new warship, the two of them recruited all the well-known craftsmen in the territory and went through life and death in the secret realm to find materials to build the warship.
It took about a year to finally build it!
When Zhou Yu and Sun Ce came to the river, they saw a huge warship, nearly five meters high and two meters wide!
The bow and stern of the ship are both shaped like dragons. It can be said that the dragon head and tail are extremely domineering.
Moreover, the subtlety of this boat is that it does not require water depth and can operate normally even in shallow water.
The appearance of such a behemoth in a small river is undoubtedly a dimensionality reduction blow. In order to solve the problem of draft, Sun Ce went through life and death to find suitable materials in the secret realm.
Otherwise, it would never be possible to have such a magical effect.
"Gong Jin, how many soldiers and horses can this ship hold?"
Sun Ce stepped onto the warship and suddenly felt high-spirited. The wind blew in his face, causing his hair to fly in all directions, and he asked.
"There are about two hundred people. The main reason is that if there are too many soldiers and horses, the warship will slow down and the draft capacity will be greatly increased!"
Zhou Yu smiled.
If this warship sails along the Yangtze River, Zhou Yu can forcefully stuff 400 people into it. After all, sailing on the Yangtze River does not need to consider the issue of draft and slow travel.
Just use the wind power of the Yangtze River.
It's just that Zhou Yu's original intention in designing it was to allow the warships to cruise arrogantly in small rivers, not to show off their majesty on the Yangtze River!
Therefore, we carefully calculated the number of soldiers and horses that can be accommodated, so that no one is too many and no one is too little!
When traveling on the river, small boats are indispensable. Each small boat can accommodate several people. Jiangdong currently has 300 small boats.
A medium-sized ship can accommodate a dozen people, and Jiangdong currently has fifty ships.
Large ships are rare in number and can accommodate thousands of people. Jiangdong currently only has two ships.
The main activities are in the Yangtze River area. After all, such a large ship is very drafty and cannot travel when the water is not deep enough.
The warship that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce just built is a medium-sized ship, but it can accommodate two hundred people and has the power to travel in shallow water, which shows how powerful it is.
In this expedition to Jiujiang County, Sun Ce used all the troops, horses and ships at his disposal. According to today's ships, he could only transport a thousand soldiers and horses to Jiujiang County at a time.
It still takes a lot of time to gather 15,000 troops and horses, but the advantage of finding a waterway is that the cost of transporting grain and grass is extremely low.
Unlike taking the land route, which requires a large number of civilians to find a waterway, just rely on boats.
Moreover, the population in the Jiangdong area is not as dense as that in the Central Plains area, so there definitely are not that many human resources for Sun Ce to use.
"That's almost it. This can greatly increase the speed of our army's transportation of troops and horses, and can also eliminate all enemies from the lake!"
Sun Ce said confidently.
He didn't think there was any kind of ship that could compete with this warship!
