Chapter 70 - If you want to seek Jiangxia, first seek Xiakou

Zhou Yu's eyes looked at Sun Ce tightly, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally sighed helplessly: "Well, since Bo Fu wants to avenge your father, how can I not help you!" ”

After Sun Ce heard Zhou Yu's words, a smile appeared on his originally serious face: "I knew Gongjin, you wouldn't help me!" ”

"With Gongjin's help, I believe that if you want to take down Jiangxia, I'm afraid it will be easy!"

Zhou Yu did not nod in agreement with what Sun Ce said, but frowned tightly, looked at the map placed on the table, and was silent. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing that Zhou Yu didn't speak, Sun Ce also put away the smile on his face, and looked at Zhou Yu who was contemplative.

Zhou Yu looked at the place names marked on the map and the waterway of the Yangtze River, and his right hand couldn't help but stroke them one by one, thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

When Zhou Yu's fingers moved to Xia Kou's position, he involuntarily paused.

The so-called Xiakou is the intersection of the summer water flowing into the Yangtze River waterway, where the Jingzhou naval army under the command of Huang Zu is stationed.

In Zhou Yu's vision, if he couldn't cripple and abolish the Jingzhou Navy first, it would be difficult to seek Jiangxia.

If the army set foot on the territory of Jiangxia County and marched north towards Xiling, where it was governed, once the Jingzhou naval army went down the river, the back road of the army would be cut off immediately.

And the Jiangdong army, which had no way back, was trapped in Jiangxia, and the consequences could be guessed without words.

Even if the army is wiped out, it is not impossible!

It can be said that if you want to seek Jiangxia, you must first seek the Jingzhou Navy.

If you want to seek the Jingzhou navy, you must first seek Xiakou.

It's just that when the Jiangdong Navy had not yet been formed, it was a little difficult for the Jingzhou Navy to seek Xiakou.

You can't rely on a few sampan boats carrying a few soldiers from Jiang bandits and rush towards the stern and building boats of the Jingzhou Navy in a daze.

It is estimated that before he arrived at the people's side, I am afraid that he has been discovered and surrounded by the clippers used by the Jingzhou Navy to investigate.

What is called hitting a stone with an egg, this is it.

Just this little thing, if you want to play tricks in front of the Jingzhou navy, I'm afraid there is no door.

In front of the ships and ships of the Jingzhou Navy Army, what can just a few sampan boats do.

I'm afraid that if it didn't even make a little wave, it would have been crushed by the warships of its Jingzhou naval army.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Yu felt that he had a headache, how could he agree to Sun Ce's request!

It can be said that if Sun Ce did not have a naval army in his hands, he would have given up the idea of attacking Jiangxia.

Well, now Sun Ce really doesn't have a navy in his hands, but with Zhou Yu's own understanding of Sun Ce, how can the things that have been decided be easily overturned.

It was impossible to try to get Sun Ce to give up the idea of attacking Jiangxia, but even if he started to form a naval army now, it would be too late.

The source of the navy is not a problem, after all, they are all Jiangdong people, who has never been on a boat and swam in the water? The real trouble is that Sun Ce doesn't have a warship in his hands!

Can a sailor without a ship be called a sailor with soldiers?

Obviously, this can't!

If there is no boat, no matter how strategic Zhou Yu is, there is no way.

If you want to build a new ship, it is too late in time, and it is very likely that Huang Zu of Jiangxia will reveal the news, so that he will strengthen his defense.

The only viable way to do this was to convert their old ships into warships.

However, Sun Ce didn't even have an old ship in his hands that could be transformed!

However, there are several large merchant ships in the hands of the family, the most famous is the merchant ship of the Lu family, after all, the shipbuilding technology used by the Lu family is the only first-class technology in the entire Jiangdong family!

It's just that Zhou Yu is not sure that he can borrow the Lu family's merchant ship and transform it into a warship.

In terms of the grudge between Sun Ce and the Lu family, it is difficult for the Lu family to lend merchant ships.

After sighing, Zhou Yu shook his head and said to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, this matter is difficult!" ”

"If you want to seek Jiangxia, first seek Xiakou!" Zhou Yu pointed to the markers on the map with his fingers, his brows furrowed, "Then we want to seek Xiakou, but we don't have a navy in our hands, and we can't solve the Jingzhou navy stationed here!" ”

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Ce also set his eyes on Xia Kou marked on the map, and said in a deep voice: "Gong Jin, can't you do anything about it?" ”

Zhou Yu shook his head at Sun Ce: "Without the water army, it is impossible to defeat the Jingzhou water army, even if there is more planning, there is no guarantee that the back road when we lead the army to attack Jiangxia will not be cut off by the Jingzhou water army!" ”

"Even if it's too late to form a naval army now, we don't have a ship!"

After Sun Ce heard Zhou Yu's words, he only felt as if his whole body had lost his strength, and he sat aside: "Do you want me to give up like this?" ”

"Gong Jin, can't we make our own now?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said to Sun Ce: "It's too long!" If you really want to conquer Jiangxia, this matter will definitely not be delayed, and the time to build a warship is too long! ”

"More importantly, we don't have the talent to build ships!"

"The only feasible way now is to collect the merchant ships of the family and transform them, so that at most, by the beginning of spring next year, our army will have a usable naval warship!"

"As for the training of the navy, it can only be handed over to Zhou Tai temporarily!"

Sun Ce heard what Zhou Yu said, and his already depressed mood became excited again: "That's the case, Gong Jin, then why don't you hurry up and collect the merchant ships in the hands of the family!" ”

Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Ce, and after being silent for a while, he sighed at Sun Ce: "In the entire Jiangdong family, only the merchant ships in the hands of the Lu family are suitable for transforming into warships, and the merchant ships in the hands of other families are just defective products left over from the time when the Lu family was shipbuilding!" ”

"Sailing the Yangtze River waterway is enough, but if you want to become a warship, it's still a little bit worse!"

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Ce fell silent.

After thinking about it for a long time, he opened his mouth and asked Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, do you mean that the Lu family can build ships?" ”

Hearing Sun Ce's question, Zhou Yu nodded.

Seeing Zhou Yu nodding, after Sun Ce received an affirmative answer, the fingers of his right hand couldn't help but tap on the table.

A moment later, Sun Ce had a resolution in his heart.

"Well, since the Lu family has the merchant ships we need, then I'll go on a trip myself!"