The rumors that spread in Yanyu and Erzhou did not affect Gongsun Du in the slightest, and before the imperial envoys left, he had already boarded a battleship one night and crossed the river to leave.

When Cao Cao knew, Gongsun Du had already returned to Zhuo County, but he was not annoyed, but rather happy, because it meant that it was really - a truce!

"Pass on the order of the prime minister, and immediately start recruiting troops in various places, and before winter, 100,000 people must be recruited!"

"Immediately announce that Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan, Zang Ba and others are coming!"

“……”

"Ordered to start training the army immediately, in the spring of next year, if the Ming army comes again, I hope that these 100,000 recruits can have the strength to compete with it!"

……

Recruiting 100,000 soldiers, such a big move naturally couldn't hide from Qiao Yanglou, and before it was fully launched, the news had already been sent to Zhuo County. In this regard, Gongsun Du didn't care about it, but just mentioned this matter to Xun You and others who were attending the meeting by the way, and then turned his attention to another matter.

"Jingzhao Zhang Zhi, what should I do?"

Zhang Zhi is also the captain of Sili, who was originally in Hongnong, but a few days ago he went west to Jingzhao and arrived in Chang'an.

After Wang Ling gave advice that day, Zhang Zhi thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to vote for Gongsun Du. Not only is there a reason why Cao Cao is too busy to take care of himself and can't take care of him, but also because he knows that since Gongsun Du has taken Henan Yin and Hedong Counties, it is impossible to let go of Hongnong, Jingzhao, and Zuo Fengyi and other subordinate areas.

The most important thing is, of course, the question of the future. Back to Xuchang, if you don't die, there will be no good results, and take the initiative to offer Hongnong and other counties, no matter what, Gongsun Du can't ignore it, otherwise how can other people dare to have the heart to throw themselves in the future?

I have to say that Zhang Zhi's brain is still very good!

Sure enough, Xun Youdang replied: "No matter what, Ming Gong should accept it!" ”

"It's nature."

Gongsun Du nodded and said, "The key now is how to accept?" Will he be transferred to Zhuoxian, or will he be ordered to garrison Chang'an? ”

Xun You was silent, and Xi Zhong said: "Zhong thinks that the land of Guanlong is very important, and it is better to be in charge of it by someone who is at ease." ”

Gongsun Du thought for a while, nodded and said, "In this way, who can bear it?" ”

"Zhang Zhixin's new surrender, if he takes the liberty of leaving his post, it is afraid of causing criticism, so it is better to take the position of lieutenant of Si Li, with Zhang Fei and General Huang Xu as deputies, and temporarily suppress him." Xun You suggested.

"But also, do it quickly!"

……

Chaohu Water Village.

Sun Ce went from the north, so he ordered the water village to be set up on the edge of Chaohu Lake and train the water army on a large scale.

Among them, there are not only the reasons why Wu Jun is better at water warfare, but also the reason why Cao Cao let him march so that he can use it as an excuse to retreat, but the most important thing is that he does not trust Cao Cao.

When Gongsun Du's troops entered Xuzhou, the matter of being plotted against was not a rare thing, and it had already reached the ears of Liu Bei, Sun Ce and others.

It was precisely for this reason that Liu Bei rejected the alliance with Cao Cao. And even if Sun Ce agreed to form an alliance, he was still careful.

"Chen Lusu greets the king!"

However, he said that Lu Su was training the sailor soldiers, and suddenly Sun Ce sent someone to invite him, but he didn't know what he meant, but he still came to see him in a hurry.

Sun Ce stroked his forehead with one hand, pointed somewhere with the other and said: "Zi respects and watches, and then speaks!" ”

Lu Su suddenly understood that something big had happened.

Er, after reading the contents of the letter, Lu Su's eyes flashed with a gleam.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Sun Ce couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart, and said, "How?" ”

"Whew~"

Lu Su slowly exhaled a breath and said, "Back to the king, let's not talk about the rest, since the Ming Gong's account has appeared, it can't be let go as easily as last time." ”

Last time, naturally, it was the one that delivered supplies to them two years ago. Because the navy appeared very suddenly and walked very quickly, Sun Ce and the others reacted at that time and disappeared again.

"What does Zijing mean?" Sun Ce frowned and said, "We're going to send someone to investigate?" ”

"That's right!"

"This ...... Is it necessary? ”

"It has to be."

Lu Su said categorically: "Although it was too late to act last time, our people also saw the ships of the Ming army clearly, which are definitely bigger and more powerful than our warships. For the sake of the present and for the future, it is necessary for us to send people. ”

Sun Ce's face also became serious, but-

"Can this be done? Judging from the strength of the Ming army's infantry army, the strength of the navy army will not be much worse if you think about it, and if you rush to send people there, I'm afraid it won't be able to play a role, right? Moreover, the Ming army's navy appeared in Yanzhou, and it was impossible for Prime Minister Cao Cheng to sit idly by, he must have already sent someone to test it, maybe the loss was not small, wouldn't it be if we sent people to send them to death? ”

"No!"

Lu Su shook his head and said, "It must be sent, and the real elite water ghosts must be sent." ”

"What?"

I can't help but be surprised by Sun Ce, because this elite water ghost is not just a person who can get such a title, and people like this also have another saying, called Langli Baitiao! Even if he is known for his naval army, there are no more than fifty such people, and it can be said that dying is a big loss.

"No way!"

Lu Su smiled bitterly: "If we don't do this, we won't be able to figure out how much strength the navy army under the Ming Duke is." However, if the king is worried about the loss is too large, he can send some elite water troops to mix the elite water ghosts, which may have a miraculous effect. ”

"This ...... All right! ”

Sun Ce finally agreed, but he couldn't help but ask: "Zijing, isn't there any news about where these warships of the Ming army are being built?" ”

"Not yet!"

Lu Su shook his head and said, "Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, there was a special method of checking outsiders, and it is rumored to be a thing called an 'identity card'. We have also imitated it, but in the end we have all seen through it, and we have lost a lot of manpower for it. However, these two years have not been without gains. ”

"What's the catch?" Sun Ce's heart was filled with joy, and he felt that hope was just around the corner.

Lu Su didn't want to shatter Sun Ce's illusions, but said: "According to the words obtained, the shipbuilding office should not be in Qingzhou and Jizhou, and the only possibility left is Youzhou, and the biggest possibility is Liaodong, after all, Ming Gong has been operating here for a long time." But it is precisely because of this that it is more difficult to find out the specific location. ”

Liaodong? Good! Now that you have found a place, it is easy to say, whether you send spies, or buy spies with gold and silver, you must find out about them!

Sun Ce was overjoyed, clenched his fists and said: "No matter how difficult it is, you must find the location of shipbuilding, only in this way can you get a complete shipbuilding method, otherwise even if you send elite water ghosts, it will be even more difficult to imitate a similar warship." ”

Although Lu Su didn't want to sacrifice too much because of this, he had to admit that what Sun Ce said was very reasonable, and finally nodded in agreement: "Yes, Great King." Su must find a way to find more news from Liaodong. ”

At the end, Lu Su reminded: "Although we will get the news of the appearance of the Ming army's navy sooner or later, Prime Minister Cao Cheng sent it at this time, it may not be a good intention, please be more careful!" ”

"How?" Sun Ce was stunned and said.

Lu Su didn't want to say much, mainly because he was worried about destroying the alliance, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was still necessary to explain the pros and cons, so he said: "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the south ships and the north horses, so how much influence can the influence of the navy have on Prime Minister Cao Cheng?" The ships of the navy can't sail to land, right? ”

"So the only ones who have the greatest impact are Jiangdong and Jingzhou. Prime Minister Cao Cheng brought the news at this time, although there was an alliance, but it was precisely for this reason that there was no hope that the king would feel threatened and send troops to Xuzhou. ”

"What? This bastard actually wants this king to be a substitute for the dead? Sun Ce didn't give it for nothing, he immediately heard the meaning of the strings, and he was immediately furious and roared.

Lu Su hurriedly comforted: "Although Prime Minister Cao Cheng has this intention, but judging from the previous war, maybe Prime Minister Cao Cheng is also forced to do so, after all, Ming Gong is too powerful, if it is replaced by us, there is no chance of winning, and someone needs help." ”

Sun Ce also understood this, and the anger in his heart eased slightly, but he still asked unwillingly: "Is it just that?" ”

"Yes."

Lu Su nodded, hesitated again, and said, "At least for now." Judging from the current situation, if you can't curb the growth of Ming Gong, whether it is Prime Minister Cao Cheng, or our Jiangdong, or Liu Bei, it will be difficult to resist the Ming army in the end, and only by working together can there be a turnaround! ”