Chapter 6 Water Army

Gao Ye's letter was still circulating in the hands of a group of strategists, but Cao Cao already had a plan in his heart at the moment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoNow that Liu Bei has only been out of troops for more than ten days, there must be no problem catching up with him. Since Xu Chu can't recall Liu Bei, who has already gone on the expedition, it is better to let Cao Ang go and seize his Liu Bei's military power. Moreover, this is also an opportunity to hone Cao Ang, and with the Tiger and Par Rider and Cao Chun by his side, there will definitely be no mistakes.

Guo Jia's proposal was immediately approved by almost all the strategists present, after all, Cao Ang had followed Gao Ye before, and he also knew a lot about the affairs of the army. After returning to Xu Du, he studied with Xun Yu, and he still had the old thing of persuading Zang Ba to surrender, and everyone was still relatively confident in Cao Ang. What's more, Cao Cao asked Cao Chun and Xu Chu to follow, Cao Ang's safety can also be guaranteed, and Cao Chun is also a person who has been in battle for a long time, whether it is martial arts or soldiers, it is not bad, with him, it is foolproof.

Cao Cao in Yingdu hurriedly found Cao Chun and Cao Ang, explained the current situation to them, assigned tasks by the way, and asked the two of them to take Xu Chu, who had just returned, and set off as soon as possible. Compared with Cao Cao's fiery fire, Gao Ye is now calm and relaxed. At this moment, Gao Ye was standing on the watchtower of the naval army camp, watching the naval army drill led by Gan Ning.

The reason why Gao Ye came was mainly because of the news brought by Xunda. Yuan Shao has already made a move, and even Yuan Xi is on his way to the plains, I'm afraid that a big war is about to break out. The infantry army and the horse army themselves don't have to worry, after the training of Xu Huang, Yu Ban and others, and a big battle with Yuan Tan, how much combat power these soldiers have, they are clear in their hearts. Only the navy, except for the fact that he has come here to inspect once after the dockyard was just built for more than a year, the news of the navy has always stayed on the paperwork. This time, it is also to test whether the navy can be pulled to the battlefield to fight, as Gan Ning said.

Today's test has made me feel at ease, not to mention anything else, at least the ability of the navy to operate ships is still very mature. A flagship, ten ships boarded first, and fifteen ships drilled in this Jiaozhou Bay, and they also advanced and retreated freely, quite in order. This time in the big battle with Yuan Shao, the navy army was already a strange soldier. There was almost never a water battle on the Yellow River, and there was no water army under Yuan Shao. Therefore, although Ganning's navy has been in force for a short time, there will not be many times when it really has to fight on the water. I am afraid that landing operations are the part that needs the most attention of today's naval army. However, Gao Ye is not worried about this, after all, the troops that landed can also be the infantry under his own command, so that once he crosses the Yellow River and has Gan Ning here, the mobility of his soldiers and horses will definitely be greatly enhanced. Besides, Gan Ning also has an elite infantry trained by Cao Zhen, even if it is impossible for the navy to complete a surprise attack by itself.

Especially after the completion of the naval exercise, Cao Zhen took his elite infantry to practice the military formation in the school field. Even Gao Shun on the side said that this army can be regarded as an elite, which shows the ability of this army and horses. Gan Ning on the top of the city tower was even more happy to laugh, Cao Zhen was practicing below, he was standing next to Gao Ye, and he hadn't heard the words. "General, don't you know, Zidan has worked hard to train this army of soldiers and horses. On weekdays, I eat and live with them, and train together. A son-in-law like him can do this, hehe, he is worthy of being my Lao Gan's lieutenant. Just these two thousand soldiers and horses, as long as they are pulled to the battlefield, they can definitely kill Yuan Jun! Haha, general, look, it's going to change formations again......"

Gao Ye listened to Gan Ning's chatter on the side, and he was also helpless in his heart. In the past, Gan Ning talked a lot, but I didn't expect to see him for a year, but now he has almost become a chatterbox. As long as he is by his side, this has not stopped. Seeing that Gan Ning was going to continue, Gao Ye hurriedly interrupted: "Although this army of soldiers and horses is elite, it is still very inferior to the euphorbia soldiers under Ju Yi before. Besides, none of them have been on the battlefield, and they haven't fought a few rolling troops on the battlefield, so they are not elite soldiers anyway. ”

When Gan Ning heard this, he laughed and said, "No matter how powerful the halberd is, didn't he let the general clean it up." It depends on whose hands it is. I won't talk much about Gan Ning's ability, this Zidan is either training all day long, or going to Liang Dao to learn the art of war. What Liang Dao learned in his chest, even Lao Tzu and I admire, Zidan learned the art of war from him, can he be bad! General, if you have the chance, you will let us go to the navy, and I will guarantee that there will be no problem. ”

Gao Ye smiled when he heard this: "Yuan Shao has no naval army under him, and the Yellow River is full of the world that you are willing to overlord, what do you have to do." What I want is an elite who can fight head-on with the Jiangdong Naval Division on the river, and now your soldiers are okay to operate the boat and set up the formation, but the ability to jump the gang to attack and kill has not been left behind, right? ”

"The general can rest assured! The water army trained by my Gan Xingba will inevitably be the first in the world! ”

"Don't talk big, now that the battle with Yuan Shao is imminent, there will be your task as a sailor at that time, don't drop the chain for me! I asked Sun Guan to build a new harbor dock in Tateshi, and now Liang Dao also rushed there with his public opinion, thinking that it would be built in less than three or five months when he came to Tateshi. In the final analysis, Jiaozhou Bay is still too small, and the Bohai Sea should be a place for naval training. Your navy is named after the "sea", but you don't want you to just churn in the inland river. In the sea, there is infinite wealth, and this entire sea should be conquered by the navy. ”

Gan Ning laughed even more when he heard this: "Although the sea is dangerous, if it is not, what fun is there in conquering him!" General, don't worry, Master Dong Zao already has some ideas about the kind of sea ship you said, and he is ready to start testing it when his navy is ready. ”

When Gao Ye heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. Although the shipbuilding industry of the Han Dynasty had matured, it was only in the Song Dynasty that 800 years later it really matured. Now he just gave Dong Zao the structural drawings of the ships of the Song Dynasty in some historical materials, plus the little knowledge he knew in his previous life, Dong Zao was able to design a new type of ship, which was really not easy, and he really deserved his name as a shipbuilder.

Therefore, Gao Ye immediately looked back at Dong Zao who was on the side and said with a smile: "Since Xingba mentioned you, the master craftsman, let's talk about it, what are your ideas for the new ship?" ”

When Dong Zao on the side heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "After returning to the general, after these years of research and observation, the villain really has a lot of ideas. To be honest, the villain has lived for most of his life, and it is the first time he has seen the drawings given to me by the general, and he has really benefited a lot. The dragon bone that the general talked to the villain that day, the villain carefully checked the information, and finally figured out his role and principle. The ship built in this way, according to the experience of the villain, is indeed more sturdy and not afraid of wind and waves. ”

Gao Ye nodded when he heard this, and continued: "However, above the sea, the wind and waves are too strong, if the draft of the ship is too shallow, and the buildings on the deck are too high, it is easy to capsize once the strong wind passes. You can't ignore this when designing. After this sea, there is the country of Wa, where legend has it that there is a mountain of Iwami silver, and the whole mountain is made of silver. General Ben has long been salivating for that place, and whether he can make the trip depends on whether you can build a qualified sea ship. Gao Ye said this, his eyes were a little wandering, but as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately looked at Dong Zao and said: "Also, the master craftsman, you are now working as a prisoner, and you have the same rank as the public speech, and you don't want to talk about villains in the future, you should call yourself a subordinate official, or this official." ”

When Dong Zao heard this, he nodded vigorously and said the words "The lower official knows". After all, a craftsman like him is an underground existence in this era, and he has been low-eyed for most of his life, nodding his head and waist, where can he change it for a while. But it doesn't matter, just change it slowly.

However, Gao Ye immediately said: "Master, the number of ships in the navy can basically meet the needs of this big war, and the remaining five ships are not in a hurry at this time, so you will start preparing to build the sea ship you designed." If you have any needs, report to Chen Zhizhong, and I will let him try his best to meet the needs of your dock, so you don't have to worry about this. ”

"General Hui, in fact, there is nothing else, but this shipbuilder is not easy to find. Now there are enough manpower, but once the dock in Tateshiro is completed, it will inevitably be divided into a part of the manpower to go there, so we will not have enough manpower here. ”

"Don't worry about that, I'll have someone send you a batch of new people, and then you can train well." However, there is another point that the master must be careful, the keel technology is now only known by the master craftsman, but in the process of construction, it is inevitable that it will not be detected by the spies under the other princes, so this secret work must be done for me. The more core the thing, the more you have to let the trustworthy henchman do it. ”

"Yes, yes, Xia Guan understands."

"Well, I'll go back and have someone from the Espionage Department come and set up a special department in the dockyard to help you manage this. This is a matter of great significance, and it should not be taken lightly. You wait for the Spies' men to arrive, and then start building the ships. Before the men of the Espionage Division came, they stepped up the rationing of existing ships. ”

After Dong Zao received the order, Gao Ye immediately looked at Gan Ning and said: "Speaking of which, I want to go to the Wa Kingdom, and that will be many years later. Once the big war begins, I want you to set off at any time and go to the battlefield. As long as our army has absolute control over the Yellow River, the chance of winning this great battle can be 70%. Xingba, you have great talent, but if you are talented, you must have a space to show. This battle is your battle for fame, as long as you fight well, you will definitely be reused by the lord, seize the opportunity, haha! ”

Gan Ning, who was on the side, was even more geared up when he heard this, and looked at Cao Zhen, who was still practicing below, and said with a cruel smile: "General, don't worry, this battle, Lao Tzu will definitely let everyone in the world take a look, my Gan Xingba's ability!" ”