After playing in Dongzhi for two days, Sun Shao and others returned with a full load, and when they returned to the shipyard, the two warships had been refitted, and Ge Heng was very confident that Sun Shao said that as long as he did not encounter a hurricane, he could guarantee that the two ships would not be in danger of capsizing. Sun Shao was very satisfied, he went to the bilge to see the loaded weights, although he couldn't see any fame, but he was much more relieved. Back at Feilu (the upper cabin of a two-story ship), he sat down in front of the newly modified desk and patted the brand-new desk hard: "Sizhen, are these designed by you?" ”

"It's nothing, I just asked them to change the fixed one to one that can be loaded and unloaded, and it's always annoying to stay the same."

"Hey, hey." Sun Shao laughed twice: "How about it, did General Yue keep you?" ”

"Given the position of a master craftsman." Ge Heng said lightly: "But I'm not interested, I still want to follow the young master to Jiaozhou, it is said that there are many ships from Xiyi, which are quite different from the ships of my big Han, I want to go there to see, and I have a long experience." ”

Sun Shao grinned, secretly glad, he still doesn't pay attention to technology these days, Ge Heng is such a genius, Yue Hai actually only prescribes the conditions of a master craftsman, the master craftsman sounds good, in fact, he is still a foreman, and his annual salary is only four hundred stones, that is, the treatment of a small county magistrate, Ge Heng is far from this number in his place. In addition to money, there is also respect, which is something that the sea cannot give.

Qiao Yue brought tea, poured a cup for each of them, and then retreated, Sun Shao picked up a cup of tea and asked lightly: "Have you tasted the sweetness of this trip?" ”

"Hey, exactly." Ge Heng smiled honestly, took a sip of tea, and said with emotion: "The young master is right, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and it is not possible to build a car behind closed doors." It's only been a few months since I came out this time, but it's been an eye-opener and I've gained a lot, and I don't dare to be as self-righteous as before. ”

"Sure enough, as the saying goes, the ripe wheat always bows its head, and only the half-empty wheat is held high." With a sigh of admiration, Shen Xuan stepped into the cabin and arched his hand to Ge Heng with a smile: "Sizhen, your current bearing is much calmer than in the past few months." ”

Ge Heng and Shen Xuan are also acquaintances, but in the past, Shen Xuan was proud of himself and didn't look down on him, but now they are all Sun Shao's guests, and if you look down and don't look up, of course you have to be polite. He smiled: "Mozhi's progress is even more beyond my reach." ”

Shen Xuan's mouth widened, glanced at Sun Shao, and stopped mentioning this topic. Ge Heng said it well, he has eaten too much in front of Sun Shao in the past ten days, and unintentionally, he has also changed a lot from his previous arrogance. He disguised himself and poured himself a cup of tea, and said softly: "Young master, the people of the Yan family have already gone to sea, and our people have already boarded the boat." ”

"Well, just follow it." Sun Shao nodded: "Let's find out the situation first, don't act rashly." ”

Shen Xuan pondered for a moment: "The young master doesn't plan to do anything to them?" ”

"What are you doing?" Sun Shao smiled bitterly: "The Yan family is already like this, why bother to kill them all, bullying a weak woman, it's not interesting." If she doesn't mess with me in the future, this matter will be over. ”

Shen Xuan blinked and nodded silently.

"By the way, Sizhen, what about your little doctor friend?"

"He's been very busy these two days." Ge Heng shook his head helplessly: "Spring is here, there are many epidemics, many workers in the shipyard are sick, and he is busy treating them." ”

"What diseases is he good at?"

"Epidemic disease, I also have experience with miasma." A smile appeared on Ge Heng's face: "He is very interested in the inner pill technique that the young master said, and he has always wanted to come to meet the young master, but unfortunately he hasn't had time until now." ”

"You ask him if he's interested in going to Jiaozhou with us." Sun Shao said: "There are hundreds of people on the ship, and if there is a person with excellent medical skills to follow, it will be a little more secure." Moreover, there are many businessmen in Xiyi in Jiaozhou, and there should also be medical craftsmen who know Xiyi's medical skills, so it is also a good thing to be able to communicate with them. ”

"Okay, I'll go talk to him." Ge Heng hesitated for a moment, and then said: "But don't have too much hope for the young master, Jun Yi is a quiet person, except for being enthusiastic about medical skills and Taoism, he is not very interested in others, and may not be interested in entering the mansion as a guest." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't get into the house, just make friends." Sun Shao doesn't attach much importance to these relationships, and he doesn't have the same power as Cao Ying to treat Hua Tuo as a full-time doctor, Dong Feng doesn't like him, and he can't help it.

"That's good." Ge Heng breathed a sigh of relief, said a few more words, and got up to find Dong Feng.

Sun Shao and Shen Xuan sat silently, no one spoke, and after a while, Sun Shao said: "Mozhi, tomorrow I will prepare to leave for Jiaozhou, the sea route is dangerous, and the future is unpredictable." If you are willing to come with me, I welcome it, and if you have other high grades, I will not dare to force you. I'll be honest with you, I can't help you with what you want to do. ”

Shen Xuan stopped the cup in his hand, his deep eyes looked through the window, looking at the mountains in the distance, his eyes flashed, he looked a little hesitant, he thought about it for a while, and then turned his head to look at Sun Shao: "Sun Jun sent someone to explore Yizhou, is he going to follow the example of Uncle Tai?" ”

"How can I have such a high realm?" Sun Shao smiled to himself: "I can't afford to provoke it, so I'll just hide." Yizhou is lonely overseas, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, I go to occupy the mountain as the king, it is better than being suspicious here. He paused, then raised his head and looked at Shen Xuan: "I won't tell you, I have become famous this time, I always feel that it is not a good thing, and I feel a little uneasy in my heart. ”

Shen Xuan curled the corners of his mouth, but avoided answering: "Sun Jun, Xuan Dou dares to ask, what if you can't dodge?" ”

Sun Shao looked at Shen Xuan with flickering eyes, and the corners of his mouth twisted: "The world is vast, so there won't be a place for me to stand, right?" ”

Shen Xuan frowned: "Are you really willing to float on the sea?" ”

"Mozhi, the sea is so big, and the overseas is so wide, I'm afraid it's not something you can imagine." Sun Shao smiled, he stood up, walked outside the cabin, held on to the railing, and looked at the cloudless sky, with a little fascination in his eyes. Shen Xuan stood behind him, looking at him with blazing eyes, obviously not getting the final answer, he refused to give up. Sun Shao waved his arm, drew a circle towards the sea in the distance, and said with a heroic smile: "Mozhi, believe it or not, if we can work together, the final achievement may be no less than that of Emperor Gao." ”

Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, and his heart was suddenly moved. Emperor Gao Liu Bang started from a common people, broke Chu and established the Han Dynasty in a few years, and founded the foundation of the Han Dynasty for more than 400 years. You can understand that he wants to fight a country by himself, or you can understand that he wants to dominate the world and become the new master of the land of Dahan. In Shen Xuan's opinion, this latter ambition is obviously more practical, as a person of their level, Sun Shao's meaning has been clearly expressed.

In a moment, he made a choice: "Then Shen Xuan is going to attach the young master's tail." ”

"With the help of silence, what can't be done?" Sun Shao turned his head and looked at Shen Xuan with a smile.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The next day, Sun Shao's ten boats sailed out of the water village, followed by Zhang Qi's newly repaired fleet, and Yue Hai personally sent Sun Shao out of the water gate, saying goodbye. Dong Feng talked with Sun Shao all night last night, although he was very tired at the moment, his spirit was a little excited, and he said to Sun Shao with some regret: "Sun Jun, when I have something to do here, I will rush to Jiaozhou immediately, and then ask Sun Jun for benefits." ”

Sun Shao laughed: "Jun Yi, you can kill me, I'm just hearsay, and I don't have any real talent to learn, where can I get the word please." You can be treated here with peace of mind, I should have been in Jiaozhou for a while, and you don't have to be too anxious. Xiyi's medical craftsmen are also often there, and there are many opportunities to meet. ”

"I hope so." Dong Feng nodded again and again.

Sun Shao turned to Yue Hai and said very politely: "General Yue, this time General Cheng pointed out the method of water warfare, Shao is very grateful, and there is nothing to repay, and when I return from Jiaozhou, I will drink with the general again." ”

"Don't dare, with a lady here, how dare Yue Hai hold it up." Yue Hai also said politely. He was originally quite conceited, but later found out that Guan Feng was also good at water warfare, although he may not be much better than him, but it was enough to surprise him. Although Sun Shao is not familiar with water warfare, his comprehension ability is outstanding, and he often has a sharp and outstanding insight. Although Yue Hai was arrogant, he admired people with ability, and he didn't dare to underestimate Sun Shao because of this.

After saying goodbye, Sun Shao returned to his boat and set sail. Yue Hai looked at the sail shadow that was gradually moving away, and smacked his lips with some regret: "It's a pity, such a young hero, but he can't fight on the battlefield, he can only be a businessman to survive himself." Alas, I don't know if this is my luck for Jiangdong or if it's unfortunate for Jiangdong. ”

Captain Li Nong also nodded with some regret: "Yes, now that Captain Sun is so famous in Jiangdong, he has a lot of schemes, if he can be on the front line, why let Cao Jun be so arrogant." The front line is tense, but such a good talent can only be idle, and the Supreme is inevitably ......"

Before he finished speaking, Yue Hai glanced at him coldly, swallowed back his words in fright, shrunk his neck, said "I'll go on patrol", and left in a hurry.

"Young master, I heard some rumors in the army."

"What rumors?" Sun Shao, who was fiddling with Ge Heng's ship model, didn't raise his head and asked casually.

"The battle for Misu is not going well." Shen Xuan found a place to sit down by himself, and while watching Ge Heng fiddle, he said, "Although I didn't really hear it, the general situation was not bad. Cao Jun seems to have invented a very powerful weapon, which can directly attack the dock in the water, the defenders in the dock suffered heavy casualties, and the losses of the navy are not small, and yesterday the military order just arrived at the shipyard to mobilize a large number of warships. He paused, and then said, "It seems that a heavy general has died, and the morale has been seriously damaged." ”

"Is there such a thing?" Sun Shao raised his head in surprise: "Who died in battle?" ”

"I don't know who it is." Shen Xuan shook his head, looking a little gloating: "In short, it should be a heavy general, I see that General Yue is flickering, as if he doesn't want others to know, I don't think he will be an unknown person." ”

Sun Shao straightened his waist, and his mood was a little complicated. Shen Xuan didn't know, but he guessed a few points, Liu Ye must have loaded the thunderbolt car onto the warship and carried out a long-range attack on the warships in the Wuxuwu and Jiangdong. Jiangdong's warships are superior to the skilled sailors and rich experience, but the means of combat are not too advanced, except for hand-to-hand combat, which is to use bows and crossbows for long-range attacks. And once Cao's army has an advantage in the water war, then not only will the dock be tight, but it may even endanger Jiangdong. If the Jiangdong Navy is defeated on all fronts, then Cao Ying is really likely to successfully cross the river this time.

In all sense, this order should have been five or six days ago. Judging from the time that Cao Jun needs to prepare, Jiangdong should not have reached the point where it can't support it at present, and Sun Quan may have seen this danger when he mobilized a large number of warships, so he was ready to win by quantity. The biggest difficulty may still be the low morale, and the death of a heavy general in battle is not a trivial matter.

Isn't it a bit self-defeating? Finally cheaper Cao Ying? Although Sun Shao likes Cao Ying more, he really wants Cao Ying to annex Jiangdong, which is obviously not a result he is willing to accept.

"Young master?" Shen Xuan saw that Sun Shao's eyes were silent with complicated eyes, thinking that he was worried about the war in Jiangdong, so he reminded softly.

"Silence, you see...... Is it possible for Cao Jun to cross the river this time? ”

Shen Xuan smiled and shook his head again and again: "There may be a surname, but it's not big." Some time ago, the water was shallow, the disadvantage of the Qingxu Sailor was not obvious, and now it is late spring, as long as it lasts for more than ten days, the water will rise sharply, and the water surface will become wider, and the Qingxu Sailor will not be able to resist the attack of the Jiangdong Sailor, and Cao Ying will inevitably retreat. ”

"Are you sure?" Sun Shaoqiang smiled.

"Sure." Shen Xuan nodded, Sun Shaogang put a snack, and then he was nervous by what he said later: "Judging from the previous war, there shouldn't be too many accidents." ”

Previous wars? Do you know what weapon criticism is? How much of an impact will the sudden appearance of a new weapon on the battlefield affect the balance of power between the two sides? Why can't Cao Ying cross the river? It's not that his strength is not as good as Jiangdong, but that the Qingxu Naval Division is not the opponent of the Jiangdong Naval Division, so his strong overall strength can not be exerted, once the Qingxu Naval Division has the upper hand in the water war, not too much, as long as the Jiangdong Naval Division is contained, it can ensure that the Cao army crosses the river, then the Yangtze River natural danger has become an empty word, and the Cao Army's powerful infantry will give full play to its due power and give Jiangdong a heavy blow.

The intellectuals of this era still seriously underestimated the enormous role of technological progress.

Sun Shao suppressed the beating heart of "Woo Yao", looked at the silent Ge Heng, and said with a forced smile: "Sizhen, what do you think?" ”

Ge Heng stroked the ship model in his hand and sighed regretfully: "So far, we haven't found a long-range weapon that can compete with the thunderbolt, the kind of trebuchet that the young master said, I'm still experimenting, and some key points haven't been thought out yet." If...... It would be much more convenient if there were drawings of the Thunderbolt now. ”

Sun Shao regretted it, and he hated less when the book was used. He had seen trebuchets in the movies of his previous life, but he only knew a general shape, which was theoretically feasible, but there were some specific components that needed to be supplemented by Ge Heng. Although Ge Heng is proficient in machinery, it is impossible to achieve it overnight, and it is still unknown when it will be put into use.

In the big camp of Wet Whiskers, the atmosphere was depressing, and more than a dozen civil and military generals looked nervous, and sat down silently, their eyes all focused on Sun Quan's face. Sun Quan held the bookcase with both hands, and couldn't help trembling slightly, and on a battle report in front of him, the numbers were shocking.

However, in the seven-day attack, Jiangdong's warships lost 20%, nearly 10 ships were directly sunk, and hundreds of soldiers were killed. Originally, I thought that the impregnable Whisker Dock suffered greater losses, and the wall of the dock was seriously damaged, and nearly 100 soldiers were killed, and more importantly, the boulders flying in the sky brought a heavy blow to morale, and the morale originally brought by Gan Ning and Sun Shao is now gone, and when I saw the battle flag of the Cao army, there was a chill from the bottom of my heart from the general to the soldiers.

And this is just the beginning, Sun Quan knows very well that Cao Jun is not familiar with this new tactic, especially a few days ago, the hit rate of the boulders they hit was extremely low, and most of them fell into the river, and the threat to the Jiangdong Navy Division was not great, if it wasn't for the fact that the general Ling Tong was unfortunately smashed into the boat and died, the Jiangdong soldiers would not take Cao Jun's attack seriously at all, but from the third day, he sensitively discovered the power of this new tactic, Cao Jun was initially familiar with the thunderbolt modified to the warship, and the accuracy of the head has improved significantly, Casualties in Koto began to skyrocket.

Who said that loading a Thunderbolt on a warship would be a nightmare? Sun Shao's eyelids jumped, and it took a long time to think of a name that had been indifferent, it was Sun Shao. When he came back from Cao Ying, he reminded himself. Sun Quan couldn't help but grit his teeth and hated it, he only listened to it as a joke at the time, he didn't expect this possibility at all, he didn't expect it to become a reality now.

As soon as he thought of Sun Shao, Sun Quan's eyelids jumped even more, and his morale was low in the past two days, and some people quietly mentioned Sun Shao again, saying that Sun Shao, a brave general, left the barracks to do business, which was really a loss for Jiangdong, and in their words, it seemed that if Sun Shao was here, he would be able to restrain Cao Jun's new weapons. Of course, Sun Quan scoffed at such absurd words, but he could not turn a blind eye to the shaking of morale, if the army's heart was shaken at this time, then his doom would be far from end.

"What are your good plans for the current war?" Sun Quan forcibly drove the name Sun Shao out of his mind, raised his head and looked at the ministers calmly, with a calm smile on his face: "When I look at the appearance of the princes, I think of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, and the scene at that time is really vivid." It's just a pity that although Zijing is here, Gongjin is a heroic soul has passed away. ”

Everyone looked at each other, a little embarrassed, praising Zhou Yu and Lu Su at this time, doesn't it mean that they are incompetent? But the strange thing is that after listening to Sun Quan's words, although they felt a little uncomfortable, the nervousness in their hearts inadvertently lightened a lot. Yes, although there are some difficulties in front of you, can it be more serious than the thirteenth year of Jian'an? That time, Cao Ying decided Jingzhou without a fight, and mastered the Jingzhou Water Division, known as an army of 800,000, which was about to go down the river, which was much more serious than the current situation.

"Gongji (Ling Tong) died in battle, Lone is very sad, and the monarchs must be the same, but it was just an accident, God does not bless the good people, don't be frightened by this accident." Sun Quan's eyes were red, he sniffed, a little embarrassed, and after a while, he smiled again: "The water has risen very quickly in the past two days, Zang Ba and they are about to lose their seats, and you must be ready to fight." ”

"Whoa." Gan Ning and other generals immediately responded. Gan Ning patted his chest and said loudly: "Supreme don't worry, although Cao Jun's thunderbolt is very powerful, it is okay to deal with immobile targets, but it is not satisfactory to deal with fast-moving warships. The minister thought that as long as we gave full play to our army's superb boat skills and acted quickly, we would definitely be able to turn these thunderbolts into useless things. ”

"Wouldn't that just be a quick boat, a quick boat, or something like that?" Zhang Zhao suddenly interjected and said, "How much effect can such a small boat play even if it approaches Cao Jun?" Most of Cao Jun's thunderbolts are loaded on building boats, and the following attacks are carried out, and the small ones are attacked by the big ones, I'm afraid they may not be effective, right? ”

Gan Ning choked and returned to his seat in a daze. Zhang Zhao is right, Cao Jun is a big ship, and attacking a big ship with a small boat is indeed a big loss. As soon as he returned to his position, the atmosphere that had just become more relaxed immediately became serious again. Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao with some unhappiness, and said lightly: "What should I do with what the military advisor said?" ”

Zhang Zhao stood up, didn't speak, first tidied up his clothes belt, and then said: "The minister thinks that he should negotiate with Cao Jun first, so as to delay time, and then immediately transfer Lu Su, Lu Xun, Sun Jiao and other troops to help." ”

Sun Quan originally disagreed with Zhang Zhao, but when he heard what he said, he couldn't help but nod his head again and again. Most of Jiangdong's elite soldiers are now concentrated in the wet beard, and the rest are the Lu Su Department in Lukou, the Sun Jiao Department in Xiakou, and the Lu Xun Department in Wuhu. But Sun Quan is a little worried, Lu Xun now has more than 10,000 elite soldiers, if he makes another meritorious service this time, then his strength will be further strengthened, can he still control it at that time?

Teng Tan saw Sun Quan's hesitation, and immediately got up: "The minister thinks that Zhang Gong's strategy is feasible. However, Lu Xun's troops want to pacify Shanyue, and Sun Jiao's troops want to guard against Guan Yu, neither of which can be moved lightly, and it is advisable to urgently transfer Lu Su to the east. ”

"What do you think?" Sun Quan glanced at everyone, and everyone understood and expressed their support. Sun Quan was very satisfied, his eyes turned a few times, and finally fell on Gu Yong's body: "What is Gu Gong's opinion?" ”

Gu Yong stroked his beard and owed slightly: "The minister thinks that what Zhang Gong said is very good, however, in addition to this, it is necessary to find a sharp weapon that can deal with Cao Jun as soon as possible, otherwise even if General Hengjiang arrives, it will be difficult to turn the tide of the battle." ”

"That'...... Is there anyone Gu Gong can recommend? ”

Gu Yong glanced at Zhang Zhao and smiled slightly: "Has the Supreme forgotten Zhang Gong's son Zhang Fen and Zhang Wenjing?" ”

(To be continued)