Chapter 84: The Navy's Idea

Deng Sheng stayed in Jiangling for ten days, then left Jiangling and went to Jiangxia.

Outside Xiling City, General Yang Yanzhao, General Yang Yanzhao, Prefect of Jiangxia, Kou Zhun, and Military Advisor Yao Guangxia, led all the civil and military officials of Jiangxia to welcome him here.

"I welcome the king, I will never be able to live!" Everyone bowed.

"Everyone gets up, there is no need to be too polite!" Deng Sheng said.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Deng Sheng ordered to enter the city and come to the prefect of Jiangxia. Deng Sheng asked everyone else to go down, leaving only Yang Yanzhao and Kou Zhun to ask about the situation of Jiangxia as if they were in Jiangling City.

"I have reported to the King that since the first year of Qianyuan, when I became the prefect of Jiangxia, Jiangxia has obtained the measures to promote commercial activities and the implementation of commercial laws in the court. In addition, Jiangxia's control of the Yangtze River has developed thousands of miles a day. Today, there are 200,000 households and 800,000 households in 14 counties in Jiangxia today." Kou Zhun said.

Deng Sheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Kou Qing is indeed a capable minister of the country, and I feel no comfort."

"The king has praised it, I am ashamed of me!" Kou Zhun said.

"Yang Qing, come and introduce the situation of the Jiangxia army to me," Deng Sheng said to Yang Yanzhao.

Yang Yanzhao said: "King Hui, since the first year of Qianyuan, Zhenjiangxia, there are 50,000 troops garrisons in Jiangxia today, including 10,000 troops garrisons in Xiling City and 5,000 troops in Xiakou City, of which 2,000 are naval troops, 5,000 troops in Qichun and Xiazhi City, 10,000 troops in each city, and the remaining 10,000 troops are stationed in each county."

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Yang Qing did a good job, and he didn't expect that there was a navy in Xiakou. It seems that Yang Qing is very sensible." Deng Sheng went south this time to train a navy in Jiangxia. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Yang Yanzhao had already made it out. Although there were only two thousand people, it was already rare.

"I am ashamed." Yang Yanzhao said with a smile: "Actually, when I first arrived in Jiangxia, I ignored the Yangtze River waterway and believed that the enemy would have no choice but to defend the city. After knowing that I met someone, I talked about the importance of the Yangtze River waterway. Then I began to prepare for the navy, but I didn't know how to train the navy. Fortunately, there was a member of my command who would study this, so I simply gave him full authority, so I had two thousand navy soldiers."

"Oh, who is it? He can actually tell the importance of the Yangtze River waterway. He is really a talent." Deng Sheng pretended to be surprised. In fact, he had long guessed who was the person who gave Yang Yanzhao the advice.

Yang Yanzhao nodded and said, "Yes, the king, this man's name is Zhou Yu, and he is a good friend I met in Jiangxia. He is good at military strategy and strategy. I am ashamed of myself. What's even more rare is that he has a deep attainment in the training of the navy and water battles."

Deng Sheng smiled and said, "If this is true, I must meet this person in person. Yang Qing, can this person be in Xiling? If he is there, I will bring him to see me. If it is really what Yang Qing said, I will definitely use it."

Yang Yanzhao shook his head and said, "Go back to the king, Zhou Yu is not in Xiling at this time. A few days ago, I asked his representative to go to Xiakou to check the progress of the navy. However, if the king wants to see him, I can write a letter and let him return to Xiling as soon as possible."

"Since that's the case, I'll ask Yang Qing to write a letter. At the same time, I also called the side general who trained the navy for Yang Qing in Xiakou. Although there are many generals in our army, they do not know how to fight water. Now there is a rare person who understands water war. I must meet him in person." Deng Sheng expressed his regret for not being able to see Zhou Yu immediately.

"Don't worry, I will go down to compile the book now. In less than three days, they will appear in front of the king." Yang Yanzhao replied.

After Yang Yanzhao and Kou Zhun left, Deng Sheng took Deng Hao and went to the streets of Xiling in a very short dress. It has to be said that in terms of prosperity, Xiling City is not inferior to Xiangyang and Jiangling at all. There are people coming and going on the streets, selling everything, and there are all kinds of snacks. Deng Hao was very happy. This child usually lives in the deep palace and has no chance to come into contact with these folk snacks. This time it was a blessing for him to have a feast for him. On the way back, he kept telling Deng Sheng that he would come again next time. Deng Sheng just smiled slightly.

Three days passed soon. Deng Sheng was taking Deng Hao to play in the back garden of the prefect's mansion. Suddenly someone came to report that Yang Yanzhao asked for a meeting. Deng Sheng knew what was going on, so he asked Deng Hao to play by himself and ordered the maid to take care of him. He came to the lobby of the prefect's mansion.

In the lobby, Yang Yanzhao brought two people to the hall. One of them was elegant, beautiful and elegant, with a handsome appearance, and a handsome young man in the turbid world. The other was a tiger-back and bear-bearing waist, with a tall figure. At first glance, he was a man with high martial arts skills.

After Deng Sheng arrived at the lobby, the main seat sat down, Yang Yanzhao and others saluted: "Greetings to the king, I, Wang Wannian!"

"No need to be polite." Deng Sheng nodded with a smile: "Yang Qing, why don't you introduce me to me quickly."

"Here!" Yang Yanzhao turned around and said, "King, this is the great talent Zhou Yu I mentioned to you, and the other one is the general under me, named Gan Ning, with a strong martial arts skill. My army is second only to Zhang Fei, Gao Si succeeds the two generals, but he has not made any contribution yet. I have to temporarily aggrieved him as a general."

"Zhou Yu (Gan Ning) pays homage to the king!" Zhou Yu, Gan Ning saluted Deng Sheng again.

"No need to be polite, please get up!"

"Thank you, King!"

After a while, Deng Sheng asked Zhou Yu: "Zhou Yu, Yang Qing introduced you to me, saying that you are all good at military strategies, especially in water battles. I would like to ask you, how can you be considered an elite navy?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, Caomin believes that if you want to become an elite navy, there are three essential points. First, the quality of the soldiers is not as good as on land. Once you meet the enemy on the water and start a hand-to-hand combat, it is difficult to evacuate. Only by moving forward can you win. Therefore, if the soldiers are not afraid of death, there will be a glimmer of hope. The second is the warship. As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. This warship is the foundation for the navy to settle down. , having a group of advanced warships can play the key to determining the outcome, life and death for the navy. The third is the general, the general is the soul of the army. If a general is incompetent, he will exhaust the three armies. Therefore, to become the commander of the navy, he must have a deep attainment in water war, and at the same time be familiar with various possible situations on the water surface. At the same time, when fighting, water war is not as good as land warfare. Water warfare depends on flag-tongued command, so this commander must be supported by all the soldiers."

"Ba! Ba!" Deng Sheng clapped his hands repeatedly after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Okay, Yang Qing is indeed not wrong. You are indeed a talented person."

"King, this is all General Yang's love. Caomin only has some research on the navy, which is not enough to praise." Although he was very modest when he heard the words, Zhou Yu's expression was humble at all.

Deng Sheng walked down, came to Zhou Yu, patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, and said, "Zhou Yu, if I handed the Jiangxia Navy to your hands, would you be confident to fight the invincible Wu Navy?"

After hearing this, Zhou Yu was overjoyed and bowed: "The people of Cao have confidence!"

Deng Sheng was very satisfied with Zhou Yu's performance. This was the Jiangdong Governor who looked down on everything in history and regarded Cao Cao's millions of heroic troops as much as grass.

Deng Sheng said: "Okay, Zhou Yu, Gan Ning obeyed the order!"

"Zhou Yu (Gan Ning) is here!" Zhou Yu, Gan Ning bowed and replied.

"I have also appointed Zhou Yu as the general of the navy. I have ordered you to prepare to form the Jiangxia Navy, which will be under Yang Yanzhao's troops, and Gan Ning as the deputy general. I hope you and the two of you can let me see the invincible navy who belongs to my great Deng as soon as possible." Deng Sheng said.

"Thank you!" Zhou Yu and Gan Ning said happily. Although the title of this navy general is not as good as that of the miscellaneous general in the army, he can indeed lead the navy alone. Compared with Si'an, General Siping is not in vain.

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Zhou Yu, I will hand over this navy to you. I hope you can hand over the results that satisfy me as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!