Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 84

Chapter 84: The Vision of the Navy

Deng Sheng stayed in Jiangling for ten days, then left for Jiangxia.

Outside the city of Xiling, Yang Yanzhao, General of the South Expedition, Kou Zhun, the Grand Administrator of Jiangxia, and Yao Guangxiao, the military adviser, personally led all the civil and military officials of Jiangxia to welcome them here.

"Your Majesty welcomes you, my king Wannian!" Everyone bowed.

"Get up, don't be too polite!" Deng Sheng said.

After everyone greeted each other for a while, Deng Sheng ordered to enter the city and came to the Jiangxia Prefect's Mansion. Deng Sheng asked everyone else to go down, leaving only Yang Yanzhao and Kou Zhun as if they were in Jiangling City, and asked them about Jiangxia's situation.

"My Majesty, since the first year of Qianyuan, when I became the prefect of Jiangxia, Jiangxia has taken the measures of the court to promote business and the implementation of commercial laws, coupled with the benefits of Jiangxia's control of the Yangtze River, it has developed rapidly. Today, there are 14 households in Jiangxia's 20 counties. , 80 people." Kou Zhun said.

Deng Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Kou Qing is indeed a capable minister of the country, I am very comforted."

"Your Majesty has praised you absurdly, and I am ashamed to be a minister!" Kou Zhun said.

"Yang Qing, come and give me a good introduction about the Jiangxia army." Deng Sheng said to Yang Yanzhao.

Yang Yanzhao said: "Your Majesty, since the first year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, since Zhenjiang Xia was Zhenjiangxia, Jiangxia has a total of 5 troops, including 2000 troops in Xiling City and 1 troops in Xiakou City, of which [-] are naval officers. Garrison [-] troops, [-] troops each in Qichun and Xiazhi, and [-] troops in each county."

Deng Sheng nodded, and said: "Yang Qing has done a good job, and I didn't expect that there are sailors in Xiakou. It seems that Yang Qing has a good vision." Teacher, I didn't expect that Yang Yanzhao had already figured it out before I opened my mouth. Although there were only 2000 people, it was already very rare.

"I am ashamed." Yang Yanzhao said with a smile: "In fact, when I first arrived in Jiangxia, I also ignored the Yangtze River waterway, thinking that the main thing is to defend the city, and the enemy will have nothing to do. After knowing that I met someone, he told me about the Yangtze River. After learning about the importance of water channels, I started to prepare for a navy, but I didn't know how to train a navy. Fortunately, there was a general under my command who did some research on this. Don't just give him the full power. Only then did I have two thousand water division."

"Oh, who is it? It's really a great talent to be able to tell the importance of the Yangtze River waterway." Deng Sheng pretended to be surprised. In fact, he had already guessed who gave Yang Yanzhao the idea.

Yang Yanzhao nodded, and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this man's name is Zhou Yu, a good friend I met in Jiangxia, this man is proficient in all aspects of military strategy, and I feel ashamed of myself. Training and water combat have deep attainments."

Deng Sheng smiled and said: "If this is the case, I must meet this person in person. Yang Qing, is this person in Xiling? If he is, I will bring him to see the widow. If Yang Qing really said so, I will definitely do it. reuse."

Yang Yanzhao shook his head and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Zhou Yu is not in Xiling at this time. A few days ago, I asked his deputy to go to Xiakou to check the progress of the navy. But if Your Majesty wants to see him, I can write a letter. Tell him to return to Xiling quickly."

"In this case, please ask Yang Qing to write a letter. At the same time, I will also call the partial general who trained Yang Qing's navy in Xiakou. Although there are many generals in our army, none of them understand water warfare. It is rare to have one nowadays. A person who understands water warfare, I must meet him in person." Deng Sheng expressed some regret that he could not see Zhou Yu immediately.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will go down to study the books, and within three days, they will appear in front of the Majesty." Yang Yanzhao replied.

After Yang Yanzhao and Kou Zhun left, Deng Sheng took Deng Hao and came to the streets of Xiling in micro-clothes. I have to say that in terms of prosperity, Xiling City is no worse than Xiangyang and Jiangling. There are all kinds of snacks, which makes Deng Hao very happy. This child usually lives in the deep palace, and has no chance to come into contact with these folk snacks. This time it can be regarded as a blessing for him. Go back On the way, he kept telling Deng Sheng that he would come next time, and Deng Sheng just smiled slightly.

Three days soon passed. On this day, Deng Sheng was playing with Deng Hao in the back garden of the prefect's mansion. Suddenly someone came to report that Yang Yanzhao asked to see him. Deng Sheng knew what was going on after thinking about it, so he asked Deng Hao to play by himself. After ordering the maid to take care of it, she came to the lobby of the Taishou Mansion.

In the lobby, Yang Yanzhao brought two people to the hall. One of the two was handsome, handsome, and personable, and looked like a good son in troubled times, while the other was hulking and tall. He looked like a man with high martial arts skills.

After Deng Sheng came to the lobby, the main seat was seated. Yang Yanzhao and others saluted and said, "My lord, my king Wannian!"

"You don't need to be too polite." Deng Sheng nodded with a smile and said, "Yang Qing, hurry up and introduce me to the widow."

"Here!" Yang Yanzhao turned around and said, "Your Majesty, this is Zhou Yu, the great talent I told you about, and the other one is Gan Ning, a general under my command. Gao Siji has two generals, but he hasn't made any contribution yet, so I have no choice but to make him a partial general for the time being."

"Zhou Yu (Gan Ning) pays homage to the king!" Zhou Yu and Gan Ning saluted Deng Sheng again.

"You don't need to be too polite, please get up!"

"Thank you king!"

After sizing it up, Deng Sheng asked Zhou Yu: "Zhou Yu, Yang Qing introduced you to the widow, saying that you are proficient in all aspects of military strategy and strategy, especially in water warfare. Let me ask you, how can you be regarded as a team?" An elite sailor?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while, and said: "My lord, Cao Min thinks that in order to become an elite navy, there are three things that are indispensable. The first is the quality of the soldiers. The water is no better than the land. It is very difficult to meet, start a hand-to-hand fight, and want to evacuate. Only by going forward bravely can we win, so if the soldiers are not afraid of death, there will be a chance of survival."

"The second is the warship. As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapon. This warship is the foundation for the navy to live and work. Having a group of advanced warships can play a role for the navy. The key to deciding the outcome of life and death."

"The third is the commander of the army. The general is the soul of the army. If one general is incompetent, he will exhaust the entire army to death. Therefore, to become the commander of the navy, one must have a deep knowledge of water warfare and be familiar with all kinds of water warfare. The situation that may arise on the water, and at the same time, when it comes to war, water warfare is not as good as land warfare, and water warfare relies on semaphore command, so the commander must be supported by all soldiers."

"Crack! Crack!" Deng Sheng clapped his hands repeatedly after hearing this, and said with a smile, "Okay, Yang Qing is right, you are indeed a great talent."

"Your Majesty, it's all about General Yang's love, and Caomin only has a little research on the navy, which is not enough to praise." Although it sounds very humble, Zhou Yu's expression is not at all modest.

Deng Sheng walked down, came to Zhou Yu's side, patted Zhou Yu's shoulder, and said, "Zhou Yu, if the widow handed Jiang Xia Navy into your hands, do you have the confidence to fight against the world's invincible Wu Guo Navy?"

Zhou Yu was overjoyed after hearing this, cupped his hands and said, "Caomin has confidence!"

Deng Sheng was very satisfied with Zhou Yu's performance. This is the Jiangdong governor who looked down on everything in history and regarded Cao Cao's millions of soldiers as worthless.

Deng Sheng said: "Very well, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning listen to the order!"

"Zhou Yu (Gan Ning) is here!" Zhou Yu and Gan Ning clasped their hands in response.

"Confer Zhou Yu as the general of the navy, and order you to prepare for the formation of the Jiangxia Navy, which will be under the command of Yang Yanzhao, and Gan Ning will be the deputy general. I hope you two can let the widows see the invincible navy belonging to my great Deng as soon as possible." Deng Sheng said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Yu and Gan Ning said happily. Although the name of this navy general is not as good as the generals in the army, he is indeed able to lead the navy alone, and his real power is not as good as Si'an and Siping generals. In vain.

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Zhou Yu, I have entrusted this navy division to you. I hope you can deliver satisfactory results as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, within five years, I will definitely train a navy that is comparable to Wu Guo's navy." Zhou Yu said.

(End of this chapter)