Meng Ge is very satisfied with the construction of the water village, but there is another thing, Meng Ge is not very satisfied, the enemy's water village reconnaissance, this information is almost non-existent, let alone the information of the battle, that is to say, the two sides have been facing each other for three months, and there is no battle that has broken out.

This is obviously a bit abnormal, when he left Dongjun, Meng Ge expected that Cao Ying would choose to sneak attack, and deliberately left the cavalry battalion soldiers and horses, but now it seems that this move seems to be a bit redundant, the enemy army has no such plan at all, and in three months, the enemy army is actively preparing for the water army, which is somewhat unexpected by Meng Ge.

After inspecting the entire water village, Meng Ge came to the high platform, looked at the Yellow River, and Meng Ge said thoughtfully: "Gongming, tell me, what is Cao Ying's intention to prepare for the water army?" ”

At this time, Xu Huang was standing behind Meng Ge, listening to Meng Ge's question, Xu Huang hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Obviously, it is preparing for a battle, the enemy's intention is obvious, it should be ready to block me equal to the south, so it is naturally better, the last general thinks that this battle, we can change our thinking, after all, the water war is not good for our army!" ”

Think differently? Meng Ge frowned suddenly, Xu Huang's implication was that there were other combat methods, but in Meng Ge's view, although there were other combat methods, they were not the fastest, and the new combat ideas were nothing more than attacking from Keiguan, and this kind of combat method took a lot of time.

Another idea is to start from Qingzhou, since the enemy army is waiting in Yanzhou, you might as well bypass the enemy's defense line and attack from these two aspects, which may be able to achieve miraculous results.

The strongest line of defense, if you don't attack, what is in front of you is not a line of defense, but a vase that has no effect, at best it is an ornament, since you are not good at naval combat, then there is no need to attack the enemy's strength with your own shortcomings.

After pondering for a while, Mungo couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Huang hesitated for a while, but still arched his hand: "Give up attacking from the south to the north, the southern battlefield as a containment, and attack from Jiguan, I believe that with our troops, it will be much easier to attack from Jiguan!" ”

Sure enough, this is the method, Meng Ge knew that Xu Huang thought of it, not only Xu Huang, but all the soldiers in the camp understood, everyone held back and did not say it, the reason was naturally that they were afraid of saying the wrong thing, after all, Meng Ge's strategic intentions were unknown, and if he said it at this time, it would ruin the plan, and they all believed that Meng Ge would definitely have an arrangement.

Holding on to the fence in front of him, Meng Ge turned his head and said with a smile: "Attacking from Keiguan, a good way, it is indeed the best way to fight, a good proposal, using our length to attack the enemy's short, this idea is indeed feasible, but Gongming, are you so unconfident in our navy?" ”

Xu Huang said bluntly: "Of course there is no confidence, our naval army is not a naval army at all, and even the most basic onboard battle is not good, with all due respect, if the general must decide the victory or defeat with a water battle, then the final will be defeated in this battle, I hope the general will see it!" ”

Finally said it, looking at Xu Huang's appearance, Meng Ge knew that he had been holding back for a long time, but he only saw one side, Xu Huang's vision was still a little narrower, if he had a wider vision, then Meng Ge would be very happy, it seems that he still needs to be honed.

The generals under his command can stand alone, nothing more than a few people, this is far from enough, Meng Ge needs more generals, Zhao Yun did a good job in the northwest, he did not lose the battle, and he is still winning victories, the good news has come back, presumably it will not be long before he can return to the division.

Zhao Yun has basically been able to become the commander of an army, even if he does not win, the enemy army is difficult to fight, with a dignified and upright army, step by step to force the opponent, this is how the northwest is won step by step, now Li Dao has long lost his temper, but unfortunately other generals are still a little hot.

The most important point is that the problem of the commander of the naval army, sooner or later there will be a water war against the south, and Mungo must take precautions, and now is an opportunity for experimentation, although he is not familiar with the water war, but he must be familiar with it, and when he comes to use troops against Jiangdong, he may be able to come in handy.

After a long time, Meng Ge sighed faintly: "The navy is indispensable, Gongming can understand?" ”

Why did it suddenly change, Xu Huang asked puzzledly: "What does the general mean by this?" ”

Meng Ge said softly: "Now Gongming's vision has to take a long-term view, limited to what is in front of you, then you can't see anything else, from the perspective of a battle, Gongming's method is the best, send troops from Keiguan, we get twice the result with half the effort, the enemy is difficult to be our opponent, but what about the future, our army will fight a decisive battle on the Yangtze River, and the land of Jiangdong will have to be taken sooner or later, at that time Gongming still has no confidence in the navy, so what should I do?" ”

"This!" Xu Huang was speechless for a moment, if you want to enter Jiangdong, the navy is absolutely necessary, without an elite navy, you can't cross the Yangtze River at all, Xu Huang is very clear about this.

It's just that Xu Huang didn't expect that now Meng Ge has thought so far, for Meng Ge's intentions this time, Xu Huang finally understood a little, this is a test, or familiar with the battlefield, our army is not good at water warfare, and the enemy army is also just starting.

Both sides are not much better, this battle has the value of fighting, everything is for the future, for the decisive battle of the Yangtze River in the future, the key to the battle in the north is not in the water war, but in the oppression of the potential, this is the most important point of Menggo, the rope is being tightened step by step, and soon the time will come.

A huge encirclement is slowly taking shape, and perhaps when Cao Ying and the Yuan brothers find out, Meng Ge has already arrived in the city.

As the sun set, the afterglow of the setting fell on the river, Meng Ge turned around and said quietly: "Ming, Gongming, pull our people out and fight with Cao Ying, what do you think?" ”

"On the march?" Xu Huang's face changed suddenly, he didn't expect it to come so quickly, Xu Huang originally planned to dissuade Meng Ge, but now it seems that this point does not seem to work, Meng Ge purely wants to try it, what is the tactics of the naval army, and prepare for the future southern battlefield.

There is no reason to retreat now, Xu Huang raised his eyebrows, and immediately replied loudly: "There is no problem, the navy is on standby at any time!" ”

"Very good, let me see the results of your training!" Meng Ge patted Xu Huang on the shoulder, turned around and left the high platform, and let Xu Huang be in charge of the training of the navy, Meng Ge was not a whim, he wanted to see how far Xu Huang could go.

In fact, there are not many sailors in Menggo, a total of only five thousand, and some of them have fallen out of the original Xu Huang's crossbow battalion, and there is the new battalion of Chen Gong, the northerners do not practice the surname of Shui, and if they want to train the navy in a short period of time, it is a bit fantastical, whether the five thousand sailors can be used depends on the situation.

Many people can't sleep tonight, the battle order has been issued, the sailors who have been training for more than three months are finally going to start fighting, the war is cruel, there is no doubt about this, maybe after the Ming Dynasty, many people will not be able to come back, but this is the war.

In a sense, Xu Huang is a general who is sympathetic to the soldiers, he doesn't want the soldiers to die in vain, there is no absolute certainty of the water war, Xu Huang doesn't want to fight this battle, a large part of the reason is this, starting from the soldier's surname, this battle is not the right time.

If it is a year later, then Xu Huang will definitely dare to fight this battle, there is a year of training, Xu Huang can take out the water army, even if it is not good, the most basic tactics and tactics can still be completed, but now, Xu Huang is not absolutely sure.

The next day came soon, when the morning sun appeared, the water village was like a beast, and finally woke up.

As the commander of the first army, Xu Huang came to the command ship early, standing on the huge fighting ship, Xu Huang quietly looked ahead, at the beginning, Xu Huang was not solid on the ship, but now Xu Huang has long been used to it, used to the shaking of the ship.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the distance, and Xu Huang looked at it fixedly, as if Meng Ge was about to wait for the command ship, but the generals did not agree, and refused to get out of the way.

Looking at the people in front of him, Meng Ge said weakly: "I say, what are you doing here?" They all stopped me from doing something, and I said what are you afraid of? ”

The generals stopped Meng Ge, and Chen Gong hurriedly dissuaded: "General, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and it is even more dangerous when they get to the water, the lord must not be rash!" ”

Meng Ge's face suddenly turned pale, and he said unhappily: "In the first battle of the water army, as the commander of the first army, how can you not be there, let me get out of the way, I am not so expensive, besides, do you think I don't learn the surname Shui!" Get out of the way, don't get in the way here, do whatever you have to do! ”

After saying that, Mongo squeezed away everyone and walked directly towards the command ship, the generals were helpless for a while, so they had to hurriedly chase after it, water warfare does not have to be fought on land, if it is on land, Mongo can fight as much as he wants, and everyone will not have any opinions, but now it is not on land.

ran to the water, then it was up to everyone, plus this battle was the first battle of the water army, how dare everyone let Meng Ge take risks, once Meng Ge had something to do, I am afraid no one would be able to bear the consequences.

It wasn't until he boarded the command ship that Meng Ge suddenly turned around and said viciously: "Stop for me, you don't know the surname Shui, what are you doing here?" ”

Zhang Liao suddenly became anxious, and said unceremoniously: "But general, do you understand?" ”

"Nonsense, I don't know what I'm doing when I come up, give me back, ready to stand by at any time!" Mongo couldn't help but push everyone off the command ship.

Xiahou Lan, who was following Meng Ge, had a bitter face, to be honest, he didn't know the surname Shui, but Meng Ge got on the boat, he had to follow, otherwise what would he call a personal guard, no matter what, as long as he Xia Hou Lan was still there, no one would want to touch Meng Ge, this was his duty, but on the Yellow River, Xia Hou Lan really had no confidence.

Seeing everyone making a fuss on the boat, Xu Huang smiled helplessly, this battle is not a child's play, not to mention that Xu Huang has no confidence in the first battle of the navy, Meng Ge came up and gave him a big problem, whether he can win or not is secondary, as soon as Meng Ge Wan has a mistake, it is called a hundred deaths.

Just wanted to step forward and say a few words, Meng Ge immediately said without distinguishing: "Don't talk nonsense, persuade me to go down, I won't go down, if it really doesn't work, you go down, I'll command, you can watch it!" ”

How can people choose, Xu Huang has one head and two big, since Meng Ge said so, there is no room for maneuver, Xu Huang just waits to return to his post.

Seeing that Xu Huang was also instigated, Xiahou Lan was forced to be helpless, so she had to whisper: "General, look, let's go down, the military advisor has instructed that the general will not be allowed to get into danger easily!" ”

Meng Ge, who hadn't been happy for a long time, had a cold face, and said extremely unpleasantly: "Do you want to go down?" ”

"I want to, but if you don't go down, how can I go down?" Xia Houlan thought helplessly, looking at the vast surface of the Yellow River, Xia Houlan felt a sense of emptiness.

In the end, everyone compromised, and could only let Meng Ge stay on the flagship, after all, Meng Ge was stubborn, I'm afraid no one could stop him, even if Guo Jia was here, I'm afraid it would be difficult to stop him, not to mention a few of them, not to mention, it would be good if a few of them were not pulled on the boat.

"Let's go!" With an order, the mighty water army set off, and the horn of the expedition suddenly sounded in the water village, and the melodious horn sound spread throughout the water village.

The soldiers in the water village saw Meng Ge leave, they were really helpless, they could only pray that Meng Ge was safe and sound, whether this fleet could ensure Meng Ge's safety, everyone really had no confidence.

The mighty fleet set out for the expedition, as the flagship, surrounded by countless ships, the stars and the moon generally guarded the flagship, dozens of fighting ships lined up in a queue, slowly moving forward, just out of the water village, the ship has not yet accelerated, so the speed is very slow, Meng Ge looked at the river with interest, he had not boarded the ship for a long time, and there was a faint feeling of repentance.

Soon after opening the water village, Meng Ge suddenly said: "Gongming, our flagship is so big, and there is an obvious flagpole, aren't you afraid of being recognized, and then being chased and beaten by the enemy?" ”

"Huh!" Xu Huang turned his head and looked at the flagship carefully, it was indeed the same as what Meng Ge said, the flag on the flagship was obvious, and it was much bigger, isn't this obviously for people to fight, Xu Huang covered his face in pain, he knew that he was wrong, Meng Ge was still on the boat, it would be bad if it started.

At first, when the flagship was designed, it was to make it easier for one's own side to identify, but now it seems that it is not good, this huge flagship is a target, and the enemy may recognize it at a glance.

Xu Huang couldn't help but whispered: "If you don't general, let's go back!" ”

"What are you afraid of, come here, it just so happens that my hands are itchy, you and I are afraid that Cao Ying will not succeed!" Meng Ge didn't care at all, if Cao Ying could surround the flagship, it would be a hell of a thing.

People who are really good at water warfare are in Jiangnan, Cao Ying is a layman at best, if he commands the water army, I am afraid that he is not as proficient as Cai Maolai, Meng Ge does not think that he can command the water army, even if it is a water army, he can also play, and besides, he is prepared.

In the face of the strong attack of the naval army, the northern coalition army has not yet moved, the newly established naval army, under the leadership of Xu Huang, directly attacked the enemy's vital place, Meng Ge does not intend to play false, if you want to fight, you will come to the real, Cao Jun in Puyang's water village, has been exposed to Meng Ge's field of vision.

As the first battle of the water army, Meng Ge planned to start from Puyang, just to test Cao Ying's depth, he had been preparing for such a long time, Meng Ge wanted to know what Cao Ying had prepared!

(To be continued)