"Hey! Why should you and my brother do this? Hurry up, please! Cao Cao hurriedly helped Cai Mao up. Cai Mao was very grateful, so he sat down and said, "Prime Minister, the Jingzhou Navy can fight!" The Jingzhou Navy can't fight! The Jingzhou Navy is capable of fighting because the Jingzhou Navy is only concerned with the combat capability, whether it is the quality of the soldiers, the training of the soldiers, the combat experience of the army, the weaponry and equipment, and the sophistication of the warships. But the Jingzhou Navy can't fight! The reason why they can't fight is because the Jingzhou Navy has just been annexed, their morale is low, they are worried, and the soldiers have no intention of fighting! ”

"I see!" Cao Cao nodded. "Then according to my brother's opinion, how can we eliminate the fear of the Jingzhou navy? So that the Jingzhou Navy can fight with the Jiangdong Navy Army? ”

Cai Mao thought for a while and said, "With all due respect, since ancient times, it is the people's hearts that are the easiest to recover!" The most difficult thing to subdue is also the human heart! If people's hearts are attached, then a thousand miles of land can be reached at your fingertips! If the heart is not attached, then it is difficult for even a puppet to make him obedient! Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the country, Emperor Gao of this dynasty said that those who win the hearts of the people are in the world! Most of the soldiers who had been forced to surrender since ancient times were wary of their own submittals, because they did not understand how the new lord would treat them. And since ancient times, there has been no shortage of precedents of abuse and killing. It is precisely because of this ignorance and distrust that there will be a trace of anxiety about the future, how can a person who is worried about the future fight with peace of mind? ”

"That makes sense!" Cao Cao nodded.

"In fact, it is not something that can be done overnight, and people are often reluctant to believe in the other party's promises, even if the promises are good. They prefer to believe in their own eyes and believe in the facts. As long as the prime minister does not treat these surrendered soldiers as prisoners of war and treats them equally, they will feel the sincerity of the prime minister! ”

Cao Cao finally understood, after making trouble for a long time, this guy was fighting for his subordinates to have the same rights and status as his own army. But if you think about it, this guy's statement is not unreasonable. At present, his own water army is a group of landlubbers, and it is simply impossible to expect them to defeat Sun Quan. So if you want to conquer Jiangdong, you have to rely on Liu Biao's old navy. Thinking of this, Cao Cao thought and said, "Brother De Jue! You have a point, this is not something that can be done overnight. But the conquest of Jiangdong is imminent, and it is not time for me to do it! Is there any way to get immediate results? ”

Cai Mao thought for a while and said, "There is a way to do it!" ”

"Oh! Come on! "Cao Cao Xin said that this guy still has two brushes, don't you see that this idea came just now!

"First, the prime minister's naval army training is insufficient, you can choose a place on the north bank of the Yangtze River to establish a water village, with the Jingzhou naval army stationed outside, the prime minister's naval army stationed inside, and then select the elite Jingzhou naval army officers as instructors to train the northern army, so that after a few months, the results can be seen!"

"Yes, good! I'll do it right away! ”

"Second, the heart of the Jingzhou Navy is not attached, and Cheng accordingly ordered that from now on, all soldiers in Jingzhou will be treated the same as the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, so as to appease the heart of the Jingzhou Navy Army!"

"Well, that's right!"

"Third, the iron lock boat!"

Cao Cao frowned, as if he didn't understand too much, "De Jue, what is an iron lock boat?" ”

"Most of the prime minister's sailors are northerners, and they are not used to water, let alone drifting on water! The big ship will inevitably fluctuate with the current on the Yangtze River, and most of the soldiers will feel dizzy, vomiting, and weakness because they are not used to floating on the deck for the first time! In severe cases, you may even fall unconscious! These are actually some very normal phenomena! Nothing to fuss about! Cai Mao looked serious and patiently explained.

Cao Cao's face was solemn and nodded, "That's the truth!" ”

Therefore, if the prime minister connects the big ships end to end with iron locks, and several large ships are connected, this can greatly reduce the up and down of the hull. Remove the railings of the big ship, and the big ship connected together is like an island floating on the water! The Northern Army fought on it as if it were on land! ”

"Hahaha, wonderful! Wonderful! It's a good idea! Cao Cao stood up suddenly! Stroking his palms and smiling, "I have Deju, why worry about big things?" ”

Cao Cao didn't mention how to get his iron lock for the time being, and said that Zhuge father and son, escorted by Lu Meng, finally arrived safely at the location of Sun Quan's base camp - Chaisang.

Chaisang, which is today's Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, is named after the Chaisang Mountain in the territory. In 221 BC, after Qin Shi Huang unified China, he divided the country into 36 counties and set up Jiujiang County here. In the Western Han Dynasty, Gaozu changed Jiujiang County to a county, called Chaisang. In the sixth year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty (201 B.C.), the general of the chariot cavalry Guan Ying dug a well here to build a city and defend it, called it "Wei City", also known as "Guan Ying City".

Chaisang is connected to Lianghuai in the north, Wuyue in the east, and Jingxiang in the west, which is a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Gaozu Liu Bang sent the general of the chariot and cavalry to irrigate the infant to pursue Jiujiang Wang Yingbu here. During the period of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bi, the king of Wu, rebelled, and the first to attack was Chaisang.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chaisang was the seat of Xunyang County in Yangzhou. After Sun Ce borrowed troops to pacify the separatist forces in various parts of Jiangdong, he set up his base camp in Chaisang. Originally, Sun Ce's main territory belonged to the territory of Yangzhou Prefecture, and it stands to reason that after Sun Ce pacified Yangzhou, he should set up his base camp in Yangzhou Prefecture Shouchun. But because Shouchun was occupied by the Huainan warlord Yuan Shu at that time. At that time, Sun Ce did not have the strength to compete with Yuan Shu. So he retreated and set the capital in Chaisang. However, in terms of overall conditions, Chaisan is actually not very suitable as a capital. The terrain around Chaisang is flat, and there is no natural danger to defend. It was located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and agriculture in this area was not developed at that time, so the supply of grain had to be transported from other places. This is also the reason why Sun Quan later abandoned Chaisang and moved the capital to Jianye.

However, Sun Ce's original capital in Chaisang was actually considered by him. Chaisang is close to Jiangxia County in Jingzhou to the west and Shouchun County in Huainan to the north. The reason why Sun Ce chose to establish the capital here was actually to annex Jingxiang and the two Huai.

Zhuge father and son drifted on the boat for more than ten days, and then they arrived at Chaisang without danger. As soon as Young Master Zhuge got off the boat, he was immediately excited. Ha Lu Ha, finally down to earth! It's still comfortable to stand on solid land! Young Master Zhuge stretched his waist, and turned his head to see Father Zhuge and Mr. Lu Su very politely supporting each other and getting off the boat!

At this time, a group of people and horses roared from the direction of Chaisang City, and the smoke and dust were billowing behind them, I damn it! What's the situation? The eldest young master Zhuge leaned over to Father Zhuge very instinctively, and pressed one hand on the hilt of the Zhan Lu sword hanging from his waist.

The people and horses gradually approached, and the leader was a white-faced and long-bearded person, dressed as a Confucian student. This made Young Master Zhuge feel a lot more at ease, no matter when, Confucianism always gave people a feeling of "harmlessness to humans and animals", although the actual situation may not be the case. The long-bearded man approached and turned over and dismounted, Lu Su hurriedly greeted him, and the two saluted: "Lu Su is not talented, how can he still work and sigh Brother Yuan came to greet him personally!" Don't dare to do it! ”

The white-faced Confucian smiled and took Lu Su's hand and said, "Zijing and I still need to be polite?" However, this time I came here on the order of Wu Hou to wait for my brother and the envoy of Jingzhou! This is Mr. Wolong from Jingzhou, right? Confucian raised his head and noticed Father Zhuge behind Lu Su, and asked with a smile.

Father Zhuge stepped forward this time and saluted in a dashing manner: "Isn't it Zhuge Liang!" ”

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