Chapter 619, take stock of gains and losses
From the beginning of the establishment of the water army, Liu Feng has always dreamed of recruiting Zhou Yu. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info when he asked Dong to return, Zhou Yu was too young and had not grown up yet, and there were other reasons, so he naturally couldn't be brought under his command. Later, because Lujiang became Yuan Shu's territory, with the prestige of the Zhou family, it was impossible for Zhou Yu to go to Jiangdong, unless he took the huge risk of the family's demise.
But fortunately, now the dream has finally come true. In addition to Zhou Yu, the five governors of the Soochow Group are already under their command, not to mention anything else, keeping Jiangdong safe is the least. Even if Cao Cao still unified the north and went south as in history, Liu Feng also had the capital to compete with him.
The water army, vigorously develop the water army, in Jiangdong, where the water network is dense, this is the only way to protect yourself, and you can even attack Jingzhou with the same terrain.
Therefore, he immediately said: "Gongjin, since you have joined Jiangdong, you will be responsible for training the navy in the future, whether it is Yangzhou or Jingzhou, there are many waters, and the navy has a lot to do." ”
"I want it!" Zhou Yu was also not polite, "In fact, the subordinates' interest in the naval army far exceeds that of the army, but they have been limited to conditions before, and they have not been able to show their strengths." The lord can rest assured that as long as he gives his subordinates a period of time, he will definitely train a male soldier on the water for the lord. ”
Of course, Liu Feng believed that Zhou Yu was talking, although the elite trained by Zhou Yu in Huailing was good, but it was not very conspicuous to integrate into Liu Feng's army. The reason why Zhou Yu in history became famous was because of the Battle of Chibi and the defeat of Cao Cao on the Yangtze River. However, after this battle, Cao Cao retreated to Xudu, leaving Cao Ren to guard Nanjun, and with such an advantage, Zhou Yu was stunned that he did not fight Xiangyang. Therefore, his advantage is still in the water war, at least with Zhou Yu, he is no longer worried that the Jingzhou Sailor will go down the river.
"But my lord, the development of the navy cannot be delayed, but if you want to attack the city and plunder, you can't do it unless the army, and the navy can't bear its burden." Zhou Yu suggested.
"This is natural, Jiangdong seems to be stable, but there are many enemies around, and the development of the naval army is to block the enemy in Jiangbei so as not to cause damage to Jiangdong. The army will also continue to expand to ensure foreign conquest. Liu Feng explained, and then asked, "I don't know if there are people in Gongjin's family who are willing to work in Jiangdong?" ”
"My father is old, and I only want to teach my children at home, but my uncle is interested in becoming a professional. The eldest brother has to run the family business, and he has no desire to become a leader. Zhou Yu replied.
"It's okay, after Shucheng is settled, I will return to Wu County to discuss the matter. It's just that now, Shucheng has become the front line of the war, and Yuan Highway is willing to send troops to fight back at any time, and I don't know if the Zhou family has any plans to move the family business to Jiangdong. Liu Feng asked.
"It's been discussed at home before, and it's possible, but it needs to be discussed again." Zhou Yu replied, "But Shucheng has experienced this war, although the population has not been reduced much, but the people's will has been dispersed, the city is dilapidated, and it is no longer suitable as the lord as the frontier of Jiangbei." ”
"But this is the reason, Liu Xun has caused a lot of harm to Shucheng." Liu Feng said with a smile, "Gongjin don't worry, I already have arrangements for this matter." ”
Yes, Liu Feng had already made arrangements, and when he sent Lu Su to pursue Liu Xun, he already had a plan.
Lujiang has a vast area, there are fourteen counties (Hou Guo), delayed too long in Shucheng, Liu Feng can not take the entire Lujiang for a while, so when Lu Su set off, he has already explained, until Long Shu stopped, and so on to capture Long Shu, his side can almost stabilize, will send people to garrison, and Lu Su will return to the west, will be Juchao, Anhui County and Xunyang. In this way, it is the land of the seven counties of Lujiang.
But this must also be completed as soon as possible, it is best to receive it peacefully without bloodshed, in addition to the fact that winter is approaching and I don't want to have any more twists and turns on Yuan Shu's side, but also because Lujiang is next to Jiangxia. Liu Biao benefited a lot in the Battle of Runan, and the losses were not much, and Xunyang was on the edge of Jiangxia, in case he also came to join in the fun and take Xunyang before Liu Feng, in the current situation, Liu Feng really couldn't turn his face with him - even on the issue of Yuzhang, the two sides had almost torn their faces.
After taking these three counties, Lusu will rebuild the city of Anhui, and then the center of gravity of the Lujiang River will be moved here to become the new county government - even if it is an incomplete Lujiang. And Liu Feng knows that there are two beauties of the Three Kingdoms in Wancheng, Xiao Qiao, and Zhou Yu's wife was married here.
In the game, there are also many players in Wancheng, many of whom have a curious mentality, wanting to see the style of Big and Small Qiao here. But unfortunately, until now, no player has found the trace of Qiao's family, and the big and small Qiao are nowhere to be seen.
What makes Liu Feng a little curious is that without Sun Ce, who will Da Qiao marry at that time? He was very interested in this.
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The matter of the Zhou family was confirmed, and Liu Feng's mood was much more relaxed, but when he received the battle damage statistics, he still couldn't help but feel heartache.
When Liu Feng set out on the expedition, he dispatched an army of five million, and later increased some in the rotation, mobilizing as many as six million troops, but the loss was more than two million, and of them, the number of elites was more than half, which also included those who could return to the army after being injured and treated. And that's just for the army, the consumption of materials is even more, and most of the materials stored in the past few years have been consumed, and the loss of small catapults alone is as much as seven or eight hundred.
In terms of the navy, the loss of hundreds of thousands of sailors has already broken Liu Feng's army, if Liu Biao attacks at this time, he may be able to directly rampage in the Yangtze River. In addition, the loss of the battleship is the big one, and Liu Feng can't bear to look at those numbers.
Fortunately, the harvest is also very expensive, although it can't make up for the battle damage, but fortunately, it won't let Liu Feng suffer too much. received the remaining five or six hundred thousand people from Zhou Yu (including the private soldiers of the Zhou family), there was still a lot of food hoarded in the treasury of Shucheng, there were more than 100 small catapults, and there were a few medium-sized ones.
In the end, Zhou Yu was received under his command, and a Zhou Shang was also attached. In addition, in the list of prisoners of the defenders of Shucheng, Lu Fan and Liu Ye were impressively included. These two people are the abandoned sons of Liu Xun who left behind when he fled.
There are two talents again, even if there is only one, Liu Feng feels that he has made a lot of money. Although the two have no intention of joining Jiangdong until now after leading their troops to surrender, as long as they are there, Liu Feng is confident that they will be taken under his command.
On the whole, coupled with the remuneration of Jiang ASEAN and the follow-up costs of resettlement of displaced people, Liu Feng suffered a small loss in materials, but he not only completed the set goal, but also obtained a group of talents, which can be described as a big profit.
The question that came down was to see how Yuan Shu chose.