"If the general has an army of 100,000, why should he be afraid of that little boy Zhou Yu?"
"If the King of Wei can trust the general, the general will definitely train a navy for the King of Wei that is invincible in the world!"
Huang Zu immediately bowed to the ground and assured Cao Cao with a trembling voice.
The excitement was completely written on his face!
No wonder!
Not to mention in Jingzhou, but looking at the whole world, how many people can command an army of 100,000?
"good!"
Cao Cao was very satisfied with Huang Zu's confidence.
Now Huang Zu was his only option. Cao Cao was not afraid that Huang Zu would not do well, but he was afraid that Huang Zu would not even have the courage to do it.
Now Huang Zu has vowed that at least he will not be helpless when it comes to the navy issue.
"I will worship you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces. I will train a hundred thousand naval forces and build warships!"
"General, I would like to thank the King of Wei!"
Huang Zu did not expect that he would be the first person to be promoted to an official position in Jingzhou!
"Yu Jin, Mao Jie obeys the order!"
Cao Cao would not hand over all his 100,000 navy troops to a surrendered general, so he immediately called out the names of his two cronies.
"The general is here!"
The two of them came out of the queue at the same time and obeyed the order.
"I will make you two deputy commanders of the navy to assist General Huang!"
"I will obey your orders!"
"Yu Jin, you are responsible for training the navy with General Huang. Mao Jie, you are responsible for building the warship! Everything will be done according to General Huang's requirements."
Cao Cao gave the two of them a somewhat thoughtful look.
Yu Jin was the general who commanded the army, and Mao Jie was a wise man. The two had worked together several times.
He believed that these two loyal ministers would understand what they meant.
"Don't worry, King Wei, the two of us will definitely obey General Huang's orders!"
Mao Jie always obeyed Cao Cao's orders unconditionally, and this time was no exception.
"General Huang, I leave the navy to you!"
"Don't worry, King Wei!"
Huang Zu was not a fool and agreed immediately.
He had no objection to Cao Cao's arrangements for Yu Jin and Mao Jie.
On the contrary, Huang Zu also expressed his approval from his heart.
Huang Zu had never managed an army of 100,000 people. Facing Cao Cao's army of 100,000 people, he was inevitably helpless for a while.
Yu Jin and Mao Jie came to help, just in time to quickly rectify the soldiers!
Anyway, Huang Zu had no intention of betrayal, so he was not afraid of Cao Cao's spying.
Besides, he will be a general under Cao Cao in the future, so it is a good choice to get along with the civil servants and generals in advance.
After solving the most troublesome naval force, most of Cao Cao's annoyance immediately dissipated.
If the disadvantage of water warfare can be smoothed out, Cao Cao has absolute confidence in land warfare.
"By the way, I have something to tell you!"
"Sun Quan's son is so bold that he openly kills the imperial envoys and dares to become an enemy of Gu!"
"After destroying Liu Bei this time, Gu Yao will go all out to conquer Jiangdong!"
No one was surprised by the news about Cao Cao.
Anyone can imagine that personally leading an army of 200,000 people to the south would only target a small Liu Bei.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Huang Zu immediately stood up and assured Cao Cao.
"The last general will definitely lead the navy personally to wipe out Sun Quan's navy for the King of Wei, and help the King of Wei to conquer Jiangdong in one fell swoop!"
Cao Cao nodded repeatedly, believing Huang Zu's words even more.
After all, he has been famous for a long time. Why can't he win when he has the advantage?
"Li Dian!"
Cao Cao didn't hesitate too much and turned to look at Li Dian.
Li Dian, the defeated general, immediately stepped forward.
"The general is here!"
"I'll give you a chance to make meritorious deeds. Within five days, the siege equipment to attack Xiangyang will be complete!"
Li Dian complained endlessly in his heart. He didn't expect that after the defeat, he would be assigned to do miscellaneous tasks in the logistics!
"General... I obey!"
The outcome of this battle had nothing to do with Li Dian. On the contrary, after the defeat, it was Li Dian who turned the tide.
Otherwise, all 60,000 Cao Cao's troops would be wiped out under Xiangyang City.
Now that there were more than 50,000 casualties, Li Dian could not get rid of the title of general of the defeated army. He was embarrassed to argue too much with Cao Cao.
In fact, Li Dian did not understand Cao Cao's thoughts.
Letting him build weapons also gave him a disguised opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
The main reason is that the Li family has a lot of energy in Yanzhou.
"Alright, generals, just get your troops in order. In five days, you and I will lead the army across the river and defeat the big-eared bandits in one fell swoop!"
"I (general) obey your orders!"
The parliament was originally dissolved, but Xiahou Dun suddenly spoke up.
"King Wei! I have something to say!"
"Yuan Rang, what's the matter?"
Xiahou Dun knelt on the ground and made a gesture of supplication.
"Please ask the King of Wei to let his ministers perform meritorious service and lead his troops across the river to attack Xiangyang again!"
"I must be careful this time and don't give the big-eared thief any chance!"
Cao Cao did not refuse immediately, but fell into thinking.
Even if Cao Cao personally led an army to attack Nanjun, he would inevitably send soldiers across the river in advance to prepare.
If an army of 200,000 men crosses the river and Liu Bei attacks him halfway across the river, he will be completely defeated.
Cao Cao would definitely not make such a stupid mistake.
The only consideration was whether it would be appropriate for Xiahou Dun to join him again after his new defeat.
"Um..."
Cao Cao shifted his gaze and looked at Military Advisor Guo Jia.
Guo Jia first received Cao Cao's questioning gaze, and then Xiahou Dun's urgent plea. He couldn't refuse too much at the moment.
"King Wei, General Xiahou has been on the battlefield for a long time. If you are careful, you should be fine."
"The purpose of entering Nanjun this time is not to capture Xiangyang, but to prepare for the army to cross the river. There should be no problem."
In Guo Jia's view, many strategies are implemented mainly because of people's greed.
If Xiahou Dun hadn't wanted to capture Liu Bei before, he would have captured Xiangyang in one fell swoop.
No matter how clever Zhuge Liang's strategy is, it will not help!
Xiahou Dun couldn't advance steadily and still be killed by a meteorite falling from the sky, right?
Unless he is facing the son of the plane, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu!
But after getting Guo Jia's approval, Cao Cao still didn't make up his mind.
There is also a main problem.
The 200,000-strong army was divided into 100,000 naval drill troops, and only 100,000 were left.
Cao Cao really couldn't afford the loss.
"King Wei, if you are really worried, you can ask General Zhang He to go with you."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up, Guo Jia's suggestion was really good.
Zhang He is a calm man and has excellent martial arts skills, so it is very safe to cooperate with Xiahou Dun.
"good!"
"Xiahou Dun, Zhang He listens to the order!"
A tall, strong man stepped out of the queue, but his position was relatively far back.
"The general is here!"
"I have ordered you and me to lead an army of 20,000 people and cross the river to Nanjun."
Just in case, Cao Cao warned him again.
"In this battle, you can't rush ahead for glory, and you don't need to achieve many results. You just need to be prepared for the army to cross the river!"
Xiahou Dun nodded heavily, and then patted his chest vigorously to make a promise.
"Don't worry, King Wei. If I fall into the trap of Big Ear Thief and Zhuge Xiaoer again this time, I will plunge into the Han River and drown!"
