The huge conference hall of the General's Mansion has not been so lively for two months, since last year when Wang Xu returned from the expedition to Yuzhang for a reward, there was only a New Year's meeting at the beginning of the first month, and now it is the end of February. Compared with other princes who have nothing to do and convene their ministers to discuss matters, a small meeting every three days, and a general meeting every five days, he is unique.

This is also related to his character, in his mind, since he is a dictator, what to do in so many meetings, and there is no need to show up to vote. Besides, there are only five counties under his rule, and there are not many major events that need to be reported every day, so why bother to do it as if he ruled the whole country, and hold court meetings almost every day. If your subordinates really have any opinions, they can also do so in private, but they are more detailed and have more time to consider than they would in such a formal setting. It is a waste of time to often ask loyal ministers to put down their affairs and gather together for a half-day meeting.

It is rare for the civil officials and generals of the General's Mansion to gather together like this, so they also have a lot to say to each other, talking about the current affairs. In order to give them more time to communicate, Wang Xu also deliberately arrived two quarters of an hour late.

When he and Xu Shu, accompanied by Dian Wei, slowly approached the conference hall, everyone had almost already exchanged opinions. Seeing the two of them, they immediately stopped their voices and stood up in unison to salute. "Ministers, see the lord! See the Mother of the Mistress! ”

"Hahaha! No need to be polite, all the princes can sit in peace! Wang Xu laughed and waved his hand, walked in a tiger step, and walked straight to the general's seat and sat down. Although Xu Shu has a very high status and great prestige, she is a woman after all, so she still smiled at the ministers, which can be regarded as a return gift. But he didn't speak, quietly followed Wang Xu's side, his skirt fluttered, and he slowly sat on the lady's seat, showing his graceful atmosphere.

After everyone finished sitting, Wang Xu swept his eyes and smiled slightly: "Princess, today's discussion." You must know what we're talking about. Everyone understands the shape of the Central Plains, so I won't go into it. According to my intentions, I plan to raise an army to conquer Liu Biao next month, and strive to obtain the entire territory of Jingzhou as much as possible, so as to recuperate and recuperate, so as to observe the trend of the world, I don't know if you have any objections? ”

"Shhh...... Next month? "I thought it shouldn't be a problem. But as soon as the words fell, several exclamations sounded in the hall in an instant.

After a while, Bing Cao Peng Donghe couldn't help but take over and said, "Back to the lord, I'm afraid it won't work next month!" ”

"Oh? Why? Wang Xu frowned and asked.

Dong He gritted his teeth, and also said stubbornly: "The water army has not yet been built!" ”

"Not built yet?" Wang Xu's eyes widened suddenly, and he said with some consternation: "At the beginning of the year, when there was a regular meeting. Didn't you say that the navy was already fully equipped? At the time, I didn't ask any more questions, but now I say that it hasn't been built yet, what is the reason? ”

"The subordinates don't dare to deceive the lord." Being questioned by Wang Xu like this, Dong He was anxious, and hurriedly handed over: "On that day, the lord asked whether the navy was fully equipped, and the ministers thought that they were asking whether the soldiers were full of recruits and whether the weapons and equipment were keeping up, so the ministers said that they were fully equipped. However, the warships needed for the navy have not yet been built. Only two of the main building ships have been built so far. There is also a lot of lack of other configuration ships. ”

Bing Cao is engaged in public feud and claims to be the person in charge of the construction of the water army, hearing this. I couldn't help but say, "Yes, lord!" The construction of warships is not an overnight effort, every link is crucial, the slightest negligence, the warship will be flooded, and even in the process of the battle because it is not strong enough and various accidents occur, so it is impossible to rush over, the sergeants can only help transport or do some coordination work, and the construction of the ship can only rely on full-time craftsmen. In the past half a year, the ministers have recruited as much as possible, but it is really difficult to complete the construction of a huge naval army. ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu only felt dizzy for a while, and he didn't know what to say, why did he chew the words like this? When I asked if it was fully equipped, of course, it meant the entire water army, why did you look at it separately? Yes, this is miserable, I thought that the naval army had been built, and I planned hard for two months, just waiting for the troops to attack, and now it is all in vain.

Seeing that Wang Xu's face was not very good, he was silent, and he was a little worried about Dong He, and he didn't know what to do!

Seeing this scene, Tian Feng, who was a different driver, had to turn his head, squeezed his beard and said with a smile: "Lord, Wen Liang and Youzai failed to understand the meaning of the lord's words at the beginning, they were negligent and should be responsible. But the construction of the navy is also a huge project, more than half a year, it is indeed a little less, why not give a little more time? ”

Tian Feng is really competent, not only giving Wang Xu a step, but also interceding with Dong He for public revenge, which eased the atmosphere.

It's just that they are too worried, Wang Xu doesn't care about these at all, his face is not good, because the Northern Expedition Liu Biao's matter has to be postponed, and he feels very depressed. Hearing Tian Feng's words, he raised his head, waved his hand and said, "This is a misunderstanding in words, I won't mind." As for the failure to complete the construction of the navy, it is understandable, after all, the hard work of Wen Liang and the young man is also obvious to all, not because of dereliction of duty. It's just that the navy has not been built now, so the conquest of Liu Biao will inevitably be delayed, what should I do? ”

As he spoke, Wang Xu's gaze slowly swept over the people in the hall, paused, and then continued: "The situation in the Central Plains is changing very quickly, Feng Xiao once said that if you want to calm the world, for Jing Nan, the most important thing is time. If it is delayed again and again, it is extremely unfavorable, not only is it difficult to keep up with the changes in the current situation, but even Liu Biao is even more difficult to conquer, after all, while we are strong, he is also rapidly becoming stronger. In particular, Liu Biao has recently joined forces with Yuan Shao and others to step up the pressure on Yuan Shu, and if he really gets the rich Nanyang, it will be even more unfavorable to us. ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall quickly quieted down, and the generals on the left generally did not accept this kind of talk, they only cared how to fight, and rarely intervened in what to fight, while the Wenchen on the right couldn't think of a way for the time being. People on both sides remained silent because of this, which made the atmosphere faintly depressing.

Guo Jia, as a military advisor, was running even faster, and after a while, he asked out loud: "General Song Qian, General Jia Hua, I don't know how the current training of the sailors is?" Can I fight? ”

Because today's parliament is very important because it is related to the upcoming big war, Song Qian and Jia Hua were also recruited by Wang Xu, and they just arrived from the Baqiu front line yesterday evening. Originally, the two of them didn't plan to speak on a big occasion like today, but when they were suddenly asked by Guo Jia at this moment, they couldn't help but be stunned, and glanced at each other, Song Qian hesitated and replied: "Not for the time being, the last batch of recruits has only been trained for more than three months so far." Can't fight. The combat power of the soldiers is also not equal. The earlier the soldiers are recruited, the longer the training time and the stronger the combat power, and at present, only the earliest groups can fight. ”

"Hmm!" Guo Jia nodded, frowned and thought for a long time before he asked again: "Then if you organize 10,000 combatable soldiers." How long does it take? ”

Song Qian hesitated for a moment, made eye contact with Jia Hua, and then turned around and said affirmatively: "It will take three months!" ”

Hearing this, Guo Jia finally showed a smile, and then turned around. Looking at the public enemy who was in third place under him, he said: "Wen Liang, if there are four more months, can you guarantee a full and strong warship of 10,000 people on your side?" ”

"Absolutely!" Gong Qiu said that when he heard this, he also understood what Guo Jia meant, and said with a smile without hesitation: "If all the integrations are carried out, it is now possible to piece together a full warship of 10,000 people, but it cannot be according to the original formation, and it may not be very suitable for matching." Because some of the warships have not yet begun to be built. For example, red horse boats and so on. But if there is four months, it is enough to make up for it. ”

"Huh!" Beard smiled. Guo Jia, who got the reply from the two, turned around and said to Wang Xu: "Lord, this year can be cut down by Liu Biao!" Our Jingnan and Jingbei are adjacent to each other, and there are a lot of things that the two places have figured out, so we don't want to fight Liu Biao on the water, the role of the water army is only to control a section of the river and provide a stable supply line for the army. The 10,000 reorganized naval forces can already achieve this goal, and as long as the naval and land armies coordinate well and make good use of their advantages, it is not impossible. ”

As soon as Guo Jia said this, Wang Xu also reacted, thought about it, and thought it was good. But before he could speak, Fu Zhu, who was sitting next to Guo Jia, had already hesitated and said, "It's good, but it seems a bit risky to do this?" Liu Biao has 30,000 elite sailors, and is the commander of the Cai family who is proficient in water warfare, although Song Qian and Jia Hua are also masters of water warfare, but the number is too small after all, and it is not as elite as the other party. ...... then"

"Huh! The public is different from this, the way of the soldier, mostly out of curiosity, when the danger to win. Before he finished speaking, Guo Jia interrupted with a smile: "Although Liu Biao's naval army is profitable, the land war is not as good as me, at most a month, as long as the naval army can ensure that the road continues for a month, then it can quickly take Jiangxia, and after taking grain on the spot, it will be able to approach Nanjun." At that time, Ren Liu Biao's water army was powerful, and I couldn't wait. Even if the garrison of Nanjun is not strict, we will go out of Wuling and go straight to Xiangyang, Nanjun. ”

"But what if you can't hold on for a month?" Still unwilling to give up, he asked. "The back road was cut off, and our army didn't even have a way to retreat."

"It's only a month, how can you not hold it?" Guo Jia waved his hand disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "The 10,000 army, forming a formation on the Yangtze River, building a strong water village, and setting up giant wooden iron chains to block it, coupled with the army's response, how can it be lost lightly?" ”

"This difference in words, the water war ......"

As the two of them disputed, each did not give in to each other, Wang Xu also had a headache, hesitated for a long time, and saw that Tian Feng was also frowning and not thinking hard, so he couldn't help but wave his hand and interrupted: "Don't fight anymore, why don't you ask Yuan Hao's opinion?" ”

As soon as he spoke, the two of them quickly quieted down and turned their heads to look at Tian Feng.

Tian Feng, who was being asked like this, seemed to be very helpless, thought about it, and replied: "Back to the lord, in fact, this matter is not easy to say." What Feng Xiao said is right, as long as the water can be held for a month, it should be clear. But the public and his concerns are also reasonable, if the back road is intercepted, it is related to the safety of the entire Jingnan. Therefore, the key to this battle is actually whether the 10,000 naval army can hold the passage on the river for a month. ”

Following his words, Guo Jia and Fu Zhu also nodded involuntarily, obviously agreeing with his statement.

Seeing this, Tian Feng did not hesitate, and then said: "Actually, in this matter, as far as I am concerned, I agree with Feng Xiaozhi's statement. Because pacifying Jingbei is a top priority, it is also something that has to be done, and in the long run, it must be won at any cost. It's just that Gonghe's concerns are also reasonable, and the specific can only be decided by the general. ”

Tian Feng's words have been made very clear, and he is biased towards Guo Jia in terms of opinions, but he still has some concerns about what he said, so he pushed the problem back to Wang Xu. Because whether the 10,000 naval army can hold it, he said that it doesn't count, but it depends on the generals of the naval army, Song Qian and Jia Hua. But he is a different driver, and he can't ask the generals in the army directly like Guo Jia, so he said so.

Wang Xu also understood, and immediately turned his head to look at Song Qian and Jia Hua, and asked, "Song Qian, Jia Hua, can you hold on for a month?" Saying that, worried that the two of them would be reckless, he couldn't help but add: "This matter is related to the survival and safety of Jingnan, don't exaggerate, be sure to tell the truth." ”

Song Qian is also an old brother who has followed Wang Xu for many years, and knows his character, when he can be arrogant and when he can't. Glancing at Jia Hua, he was already cautiously comparing in his heart, and after a long time, he slowly broke the silence in the hall and nodded affirmatively to everyone. "It's okay in a month, barely in a month and a half, and dangerous in two months!" (To be continued, if you want to know what happens, please log in to the http://www.biquge.info.)

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