The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 464 Deploying the Navy
But so far, the number of cavalry has fallen far short of the planned number.The heavy cavalry led by Ma Chao now has only 1000 men, and the light cavalry led by Zhao Yun is less than [-]. The main reason is that horses are very difficult to obtain. As for the horses currently owned by the Chu army, many of them were captured on the battlefields of Hanzhong and Huainan. .

Sima Yi tried every means in Wudu to prevent the Chu army from obtaining war horses. If he did not capture Wudu, he would not be able to open the door to Liangzhou and obtain a large number of warhorses produced in Liangzhou.

It is easy to recruit retinues and auxiliary soldiers. As long as they have money, some Di people and Qiang people are willing to come, but they can't bring war horses, because it is not affordable for ordinary people to raise a war horse in this era, and the Di people in Wudu Generally do not raise horses.

In order to get war horses, Zhang Wu also spent a lot of money, not only spending money like water, but also secretly reached an agreement with some aristocratic families in Liangzhou, as long as they try their best to get war horses for Zhang Wu, after Zhang Wu takes Liangzhou, not only Guaranteeing their status will also bring them to the next level.

Under the strong money offensive, it is difficult for Sima Yi to prevent a horse from flowing into Hanzhong. Can the family from Liangzhou go to Wudu to visit relatives?In this era, horses are the most important means of transportation. If people ride their own horses to visit relatives, you can't let them go, right?

As for why you didn't walk back or ride the same horse when you went back, can't my horse die of illness at a relative's house?I see that my relative's family is poor, so why don't I give him the horse?
The Qiang people in Liangzhou and the Di people in Wudu were originally a family. How can you, Sima Yi, keep them from interacting?Sima Yi was born in a wealthy family, so he is naturally aware of the power of the wealthy families in these places. If he uses tough tactics and completely cuts off their financial resources, the consequences may be serious.

In the past few years, Zhang Wu has used the method of partnership to do business to continuously win over the major families in the north. According to Sima Yi's knowledge, even his Sima family has secret contacts with Jiangnan. In the face of great wealth, how many people can resist it? live?Even if you don't seek profit and treat money like dung, don't you seek fame?Do you want all the students in the world to read your book?Do you want your thoughts to be passed on to future generations?

The enemy troops rushing on the battlefield can be repulsed, but the cultural invasion and economic invasion behind the scenes are difficult to resist. Even Cao Cao cannot be the enemy of all the families under his rule, because it is really impossible to do without them in this era.

The 18th year of Jian'an passed quickly, and Zhang Wu happily spent the year at home with his wife and children.

Since taking in Xiao Qiao, Zhang Wu has not added any more women to his family. After all, a person's energy is limited.As a time traveler, Zhang Wu felt that it was enough to have so many women now. If there were any more, he would not be able to take care of them. He couldn't marry them and leave them untouched, right?
Zhang Wu now has eight famous women, so he must give himself two days off, right?What's more, there are several unnamed concubines in Zhang Wu's house, and some personal maids around his wife sometimes accompany the bed.

Young people are energetic, and they may think that the more women the better, but when they get older, they will find that everything must be done in moderation!Although Zhang Wu, who is already in his 40s, feels good in energy, it is better to be more restrained.Back then when Lu Bu guarded Xiapi, he had only one wife and one concubine around him, but in the end, he was still drinking too much, which was described as diminished.

So many short-lived emperors in ancient times had a lot to do with how many women they had.

Zhang Wu has no plans to take concubines for the time being, but he knows that his family will still have new women in the future. After he dominates the world, in order to maintain his rule, he will have to sacrifice his own body to take in a few women from northern families.

In the north, Cao Cao, who is nearly [-] years old, may be because of his age or his illness has worsened. Anyway, he feels that this winter is a bit cold, so he asked his son Cao Pi to guard Yecheng. He brought a group of trusted ministers to Luoyang. By the way Learn about the situation on the Western Front.

Cao Pi knew that this was actually Cao Cao giving him an opportunity to practice. Although he didn't have much power, he could have the final say on certain things, so he worked very hard.At the same time, Cao Pi still pays close attention to Cao Zhi's movements. After all, no one can guarantee whether something will happen until the last moment. Moreover, his younger brother has actually gotten rid of many bad habits in the past two years, as if he has become a different person. .

In the spring of the 19th year of Jian'an, Zhang Wu ordered Lu Meng, Huang Quan, and Ma Zhong to guard Jiaozhou, and ordered Feng Xi and Pan Zhang to lead [-] navies up the coast to harass the coastal areas of Xuzhou and Qingzhou.

When the big ship of the Chu army appeared on the seashore, Zang Ba, the governor of Xuzhou, and Sun Guan, the governor of Qingzhou, were terrified, and quickly sent someone to report the information to Cao Cao.

Zang Ba, who was guarding Xuzhou, was particularly worried, because if the Chu army could attack aggressively from the sea, it would be difficult for him to defend.The Xuzhou soldiers who did not have a navy were at a disadvantage. Ding Feng and Lu Xun in Jianye City on the opposite side could come and harass them at any time by relying on the navy. Now he not only had to guard the front, but also the rear.

Zang Ba is now stationed in Guangling County, not far from the bank of the Yangtze River. This is also to prevent the Chu army from landing and invading. Bastard.Guangling County is relatively deep to the south, with the vast sea to the east, the waters of Hongze Lake to the west, and the Yangtze River to the south, all of which are the enemy's home field. If the retreat route to the north is cut off, it will be difficult to fly.

But Zang Ba did not dare to give up Guangling County, because once Guangling fell into the hands of the Chu army, they would have a forward fortress to attack Xuzhou. With the cooperation of the Chu army's powerful navy, Xuzhou would be hard to protect.

If Xuzhou is lost, the Central Plains will shake, and Qingzhou will also be lost.

After Cao Cao got the news, he was also very shocked. Although navigation technology existed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qi State also had a navy at that time. Busy fighting for territory, how can anyone develop navigation technology.

Jiangdong, which had the most advanced shipbuilding technology back then, also devoted most of its energy to the development of the inland water army. It wanted to occupy Jingzhou, and had no intention of building sea-going ships at all.

Unexpectedly, that Zhang Wu actually built a large ship and harassed the northern coastal areas from the sea. Cao Cao felt that he could not keep up with the rhythm. Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou are all near the sea. If you continue to harass, is it still a mess?

Cao Cao asked his advisers and generals what to do.

At this time, Cheng Yu who was beside Cao Cao said: "Don't worry, King Wei. The enemy troops come from the sea and cannot stay for a long time. They also dare not go ashore in large numbers to attack the city and seize the territory. This is nothing more than harassment. King Wei can give an order to move the coastal areas that are vulnerable to invasion." The local people moved to the interior, and more beacon towers were set up along the coast, and the enemy would raise smoke to call the police, presumably the enemy would not dare to go ashore to fight our army."

A few years ago, Cheng Yu was a bit swayed by his self-confidence, so he was dismissed by Cao Cao at home. Now Cao Cao lacks counselors, so he was summoned again and returned to his original post.

(End of this chapter)