Cao Rong of Yecheng was busy deploying troops to stabilize the current situation.

Zhuge Liang of Luoyang was busy taking over the defense, and at the same time trying to find a way to communicate with the Heluo family.

Zhang Xi of Gangneung. Zhang Xi found that he seemed to have nothing to do now.

With 20,000 reinforcements back to defend Jiangling, before the people passed Xiangyang, Dongwu had already withdrawn.

When Zhang Xi returned to Jiangling with his army, he found that Jiangling had been rebuilt after the war under the auspices of Wang Ji, and Zhang Xi could not take the initiative to start a war with Eastern Wu at this time. Isn't there nothing to do for the time being?

The biggest damage caused by Soochow to Jiangling County is probably the migration of Dingkou in the four southeastern counties of Huarong, which moved about a quarter of Dingkou in Jiangling County, but this aftermath is basically handled by Wang Ji.

It's not that Zhang Xi is throwing the pot, but it's a matter of people's livelihood, although Zhang Xi can do it, but he may not be able to do it better than Wang Ji.

Therefore, Zhang Xi still put his focus on maintaining military affairs.

In particular, the Jiangling Naval Army, after this actual battle, has already taken some rudimentary forms, and what Zhang Xi needs to do now is to increase the scale of the Jiangling Naval Army as soon as possible.

Every time the Northern Expedition was made, Soochow dragged his feet behind the big man, and if he continued to do this, who could stand it.

For Soochow, sooner or later there will be a war, so it is better to start preparing as soon as possible.

Of course, the car Meng Chong warship, Zhang Xi stopped manufacturing.

That thing is used for emergency purposes for a while, and it can only be used for defense, and the offense is very cumbersome, and it also needs a lot of protection from the enemy, and in the water war tactics of this year, it seems that the cost performance is quite low.

With this kung fu, it is much more useful to train more sailors and build a few more Mengchong warships than to build that thing.

Although the strike of long-range firepower can be blocked for a while, it must be close combat to determine the outcome in the end, and once it comes to the melee link, these projectors will lose their due role, and they will be surrounded by enemy troops because they are too heavy.

The Soochow Navy is in an advantageous position, and if it wants to close the distance between it and the Soochow Navy as soon as possible, it is not enough to rely on surprise, but it is still necessary to focus on building warships that conform to the water war tactics of this era in accordance with the standards of water warfare tactics of this era.

There is no need to wait too long, as long as the Jiangling Navy has the strength to confront the Lukou Dongwu Navy, then Zhang Xi will lead the army to Jingnan and take back the four counties of Jingnan first.

As for now. Before you don't have enough strength and grasp, let's develop first.

In terms of the sailor soldiers and warships, they could only continue to wait patiently, but in terms of the navy generals, Zhang Xi was a little relieved.

In the last Jiangling defensive battle, Wen Dai and Zhong Limu's performance was quite good.

Of course, it's good here, it's not that they are already excellent generals of the navy, the two of them are still inferior to Zhu Ran in the command of water battles.

But the problem is that although Zhu Ran destroyed more than 20 ships of the Jiangling Navy with the help of water milling, he did not break the turtle formation commanded by Wen Dai and Zhong Limu, and Zhu Ran never found an opportunity to land at the public security ferry for nearly two months from the beginning of the war to the end of the war.

In other words, although the two of them fell into disadvantage for some reason, they were also not defeated by Zhu Ran, which was already beyond Zhang Xi's expectations.

Wen Dai doesn't care, he is already nearly forty years old, not much younger than Zhu Ran, he can be beaten by Zhu Ran, it can only be said that his talent is limited.

But Zhong Limu is different, he is only twenty-one years old, and there is still room for growth. After Zhong Limu has accumulated enough experience in commanding the navy and is familiar with the tactics of the navy, he may be able to become the real leader of the Jiangling navy.

I don't expect him to have Zhou Yu's level, and it is enough to be close to the level of Wenpin.

But this also takes time, and this time can be long or short, Zhang Xi is not sure if he can wait until Zhong Limu is fully mature, and then launch an attack on the four counties of Jingnan.

Therefore, out of such considerations, Zhang Xi felt that it was still necessary for him to find a mature commander for the Jingzhou Navy.

But it's really hard to find such a person.

Digging potential internally, in terms of Zhang Xi's brain capacity, he really can't think of any generals in Jingzhou who are suitable for naval operations.

There's no way, I watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in my last life, after beating Wuzhangyuan, Luo Guanzhong didn't write it well, and few people would take a good look at the plot behind.

Besides, Yanghu is only thirteen years old this year, and there is time for them to grow up, so it is better to look forward to whether Zhongli Mu can quickly master the command tactics of the navy and take charge of himself.

As for the poaching of the Eastern Wu side, Zhang Xi has been thinking of a way, the Nanyang man who was a guest of Sun Deng as a prince, Zhang Xi has never cut off correspondence. But in the middle and late stages of Eastern Wu, the world's first naval army was trampled into a joke, and even when Wang Jun sent troops from Yizhou and went down the river, Eastern Wu could only come up with a passive trick like a rope across the river, and no one dared to take the initiative to fight, which shows what virtue the naval generals over there had.

If this is replaced by Zhou Yu, it is estimated that Wang Jun has not yet arrived at the public security, so Zhou Yu will have to make another water war victory.

Therefore, even if it is Yang Wei, Zhang Xi actually doesn't have much hope, after all, judging from Yang Wei's resume, I really can't see that this person has any actual ability to command water warfare.

But. God still favors Zhang Xi very much.

One day in early March, Zhang Xi went to the four southeastern counties of Jiangling County to inspect the spring ploughing situation.

As soon as Zhang Xi heard this, he immediately knew that this might not be a real old man.

If it was really Zhang Xi's old friend, for example, a few acquaintances from Chengdu who passed by Jingzhou and came to visit him, he could have asked the guards to report his name directly, and even if a person like Pang Tong who was unruly and familiar with Zhang Xi could go in by himself without notification.

This kind of person who calls himself an old man is most likely called this by some people who have something to do with him, but are actually not familiar with him.

This title itself carries a little bit of a relationship, for fear that Zhang Xi will not see the meaning in it, and the real old man will not do this.

For this reason, Zhang Xi hurriedly tidied up his clothes, and then went out to greet this is the etiquette of this era, since he is not one of those people he knows, then he can't be too informal, otherwise it will spread out and affect the reputation.

Then, Zhang Xi saw a middle-aged man about thirty years old, bowing to himself Yes, this year, you can call yourself a middle-aged person at the age of thirty, and at Zhang Xi's age, you can call yourself an "old man".

In these years, the average life expectancy of people is not long, and it is not a problem to live past the age of 40 and call themselves "old husbands".

Zhang Xi hurriedly returned the salute, and by the way, he went through it in his mind, and found that he really didn't seem to know this person.

Everyone claims to be an old man, if you can't say someone's name for a while, it's yourself who is embarrassed, and it's the other party who is embarrassed.

But fortunately, at this time, smart people will not embarrass the host's family, and obviously, the visitor also knows that he is not familiar with Zhang Xi, so he took the initiative to speak and said, "Nanyang Yang, I have seen Zhang Yuanjun." ”

Nanyang sheep?!

Why did he send it to the door himself?!

A few days ago, Zhang Xi was still wondering, where to find a mature commander of the navy, and now one of the candidates suddenly appeared in front of him?!

Zhang Xi was slightly stunned for a moment, but then, he immediately reacted, hurriedly stepped forward to help Yang Wei, took Yang Wei's hand, and said, "Why is Wen Heng flawed today, come to my Jingzhou land?!" ”

Wen Heng is the word for Yang, and as soon as Zhang Xi saw Yang, he immediately stepped forward to woo Yang, and called him by the word, which is a very close attitude, at least Yangqi is very popular with this.

Although he has passed several letters with Zhang Xi, in fact, the relationship between Yang Wei and Zhang Xi is really not very familiar, and now Yang Wei claims to be an old man who asks to see Zhang Xi, even if Zhang Xi does not give face, with Zhang Xi's identity, it is actually reasonable.

But Zhang Xi looked enthusiastic, which not only relieved the embarrassment of the sheep, but also covered up the past for the sheep. In the future, Yang Wei can really claim to be Zhang Xi's old man.

For this reason, Yang Wei was very moved, and at the same time, he also knew in his heart that at this time, it was not the time to follow Zhang Xi's attitude.

When Zhang Xi introduced Yang Wei into the small courtyard where he lived, and the two of them sat down, Yang Wei immediately took the initiative to get up, saluted Zhang Xi again, and said, "Wei resigned from the Eastern Wu Dynasty and returned to his hometown, passing through Jiangling, and fell in love with the envoy, so I came to meet the envoy." ”

In these words, Yang Wei not only put his position under Zhang Xi, but by the way, in a few words, he explained his current situation and his intentions.

resigned and returned to his hometown, telling Zhang Xi that he was no longer an official of Soochow, and Xiang Meng's love was to tell Zhang Xi euphemistically that Zhang Xi had recruited him before, and now he took the initiative to vote.

Now, it depends on whether Zhang Xi will accept it or not.

It has been 20 years since Zhang Xi traveled to this era, and after the edification of the times, this bit of voiceover can still be heard, but he is very curious.

"Wen Heng has resigned?!" Zhang Xi asked puzzledly, "The last time Wen Heng sent a letter, he said that the prince of Eastern Wu was Shang Xian, and he was very kind to Wen Heng, why is it so far?!" ”

Zhang Xi was really curious to ask, but in the ears of the sheep, this was not ordinary.

Last time, you said that your lord was very wise and kind to you, and now you have resigned and come to me, what is the reason. If you don't answer this question well, you may be considered unfaithful.

In this era, if a person of Zhang Xi's status is allowed to have this kind of evaluation of Yang. The reputation and career of the sheep in this life are basically over.

Therefore, Yang Wei was also solemn, bowed down, and replied seriously, "Although the old master is virtuous, he doesn't need my words, although he treats me kindly, but my colleagues are not allowed to live worry-free there, but there is no place for it, and this is not what I want." ”

Headache, Carvin, uncomfortable, can't write maybe three chapters today.

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