"The water is turbulent because the river is narrow, and if the river is narrow, the time for the boat to cross the river back and forth will be relatively short. Of course, the Northern Army will definitely not be able to stand such water conditions, but it is not a big problem for our Jiangdong Army. Wu Jing said quite confidently, this crossing of the river was also found by his understanding of this side, and ordinary people would never have imagined that they would cross the river from here.

"How long will it take for all of our people to cross the river?" Sun Quan asked.

Wu Jing made a brief estimate and replied,

"It will take six hours."

"Six hours?"

Sun Quan's eyes trembled, six hours is twelve hours, and the whole day is spent crossing the river?

"No way." Wu Jing smiled bitterly, "If we cross the river from Dadukou, it will take at least three or five more days, and our marching movements will inevitably be discovered, so the other side will be fully prepared." It's also that we didn't have many soldiers with us this time, otherwise, I wouldn't have suggested crossing the river from here. Wu Jing explained.

"It doesn't matter."

Sun Quan waved his hand,

"In normal times, I wouldn't be so risky, but now the situation is different, in the entire Guangling County, there is no one who can really take care of things, even if we cross the river halfway and are discovered by the opposite side, in a hurry, they may not be able to make any effective response. Not to mention anything else, at least in this Guangling City, no one has the courage to take the initiative to attack my Jiangdong Army! ”

It is precisely because of this that Sun Quan must carry out a surprise attack, that is, he does not give the other side time to react. There is no one in charge, everything has to be discussed, and the soldiers are fast, and once they discuss, there is no time. In addition, many people are hindered by the prestige of the Sun family in Jiangdong, and they dare not easily provoke trouble, and after a little hesitation, the Jiangdong army is estimated to have troops in the city, and the rest is probably to discuss whether they should take the initiative to surrender, right?

"That's right." Wu nodded, "Besides, we only need half of our men to successfully cross the river, and in just three hours, there is no need to be afraid of the army on the opposite side." Three hours, even if the other side really dares to attack, from the news from here, and then they send troops over, unless it is pure cavalry, otherwise they will definitely not be able to reach it in three hours. ”

Do you really think that this position was just chosen by Wu Jing casually? There is a certain distance from any garrison in Guangling, and it will take a lot of time to cross the river from here, but it is also the safest. Unless, unless someone on the other side can predict the prophet, or if there is a ghost on his side, so that the enemy has placed troops nearby in advance, otherwise, there will never be any problems.

"Anyway, be careful. First send a few masters to check the surroundings, get rid of a few details, and after making sure that it is correct, we will cross the river. Sun Quan said, they are all here, and there is no shortage of those hours or two.

"Okay."

Wu Jing immediately arranged for someone to do it.

In the process of waiting, Sun Quan looked at the water of the Yangtze River, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said,

"It's not far from here, it should be the mouth of the Yangtze River, right?"

"Going down the river, it is indeed an outlet to the sea, but the distance is not too close." Wu Jing replied, after all, the ancients did not have trains, planes, cars and other means of transportation, and their awareness of distance is still different from that of modern people.

Of course, this is not the point, and what Sun Quan thinks has nothing to do with the present.

"Have you ever considered crossing the river from the sea?" Sun Quan said suddenly. However, if you can really take the sea route, it will be more than just crossing the river.

First of all, as analyzed earlier, if you want to cross the Yangtze River, you are very particular about the geographical location, and there are many mountains and rocky walls on both sides of the Yangtze River, so you must find a wide and flat enough sandy land, and there are many similar terrain on the coastline.

Secondly, to cross the river, you must stock up on boats, where your boat is, the enemy must always be watching it, the slightest movement will be discovered, and there are guards in various towns along the river, so no matter where you cross the river, you will be frightened, for fear of sudden enemy attack. But the sea is different, I build ships and hoard ships on the coastline, no enemy can see, when the soldiers are gone, no enemy can know, the enemy can not grasp the movement of this side at any time, naturally they cannot prepare in advance, they will not be able to deploy troops on the coastline.

Finally, taking the sea route is not a simple crossing of the river, it is entirely possible to reach the enemy's rear directly. Imagine, if Xuzhou is captured step by step from Guangling, then Lu Bu or the future Xuzhou assassin history will inevitably deploy heavy troops to defend along the way, just like Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou twice, and pushed it over step by step. But if you take the sea route, you can directly bypass these defenses, suddenly appear in the enemy's belly, and take down Pi!

"The sea is very dangerous, the waves are extremely high, and the weather is completely unpredictable, and the slightest mistake can cause the ship to be wrecked. Zhongmou, since ancient times, there have been many people who have tried to explore the sea in vain, but none of them have really succeeded. Wu Jing hurriedly reminded Sun Quan that he thought that Sun Quan didn't know the horror of the sea, so he would have this kind of assumption.

Sun Quan frowned, he still felt that such a path should not be given up,

"We stick to the coastline, can't we just go close to the sea? Uncle, you should know that it is precisely because of the success of our predecessors that the enemy will not have the slightest defense, once we open up the sea route and seize Xuzhou, and even Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou, we will no longer have to deal with it! After entering the Central Plains, the enemy was attacked on his back and could no longer garrison troops, which in turn could reduce the pressure on our frontal battlefield. Sun Quan said.

Wu Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head,

"Zhongmou, don't you know that on the coast, there will be several violent winds every year, and at that time, the waves will be more than ten meters high, and no matter how strong a big ship is, it will not be spared. You may have worked hard for more than half a year to build it, and before you even set off, the ship has been completely washed away. Of course, this is all good, I'm afraid that after the army boarded the ship and went to sea, a sudden wind came, tens of thousands of troops, the whole army was wiped out, buried in the belly of the fish, at that time, how do you explain to the Jiangdong fathers? Wu Jing said.

Typhoon! Sun Quan instantly understood what Wu Jing was talking about. Indeed, for these ancient wooden ships, almost none of them could withstand typhoons. Even if you don't go to sea, if you dock on the coast, you will be completely washed away.

Although the number of typhoons is not much, only a few times a year, as long as you are unlucky, it is basically over. But Sun Quan also understands science and understands that typhoons mainly occur in summer and autumn, and in spring and especially winter, he has basically never heard of a typhoon. If you only choose to go to sea in winter, is it feasible?

Anyway, Sun Quan had such a thought, and for a while, it was difficult for him to give up. When he has free time, Sun Quan must find an opportunity to go to the fishing village by the sea, where the people, although they have not read, but their understanding of the climate at sea is definitely above that of contemporary readers. The experience accumulated by the natives over the years will determine Sun Quan's efforts to open up sea routes across the ages.