Sun Ce planned to expand the navy.

The emergence of vehicle and ship technology has initially solved the power problem of large ships. While expanding maritime routes, it also put forward more requirements for the navy. The differences between inland river operations and maritime operations are getting bigger and bigger, and it can no longer be confused.

The larger the sea ship, the more stable the larger the sea, but the inland water system has restrictions on the hull. Warships that are too large cannot pass through, are prone to stranding or simply cannot pass through narrow areas. Including the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, they cannot accommodate increasingly large sea ships.

It is imminent to form a naval naval battle alone, especially considering the vast sea boundary, from Youzhou to Jiaozhou to the south, it may go further in the future. It is imperative to establish a real naval naval naval naval. Gan Ning, who is skilled in water war, is naturally the best candidate for this naval naval naval. In contrast, Mi Fang is a perfect match, and it is a bit reluctant to let him stand alone, so it is better to obey others' command. Bu Zhi is arranged to be the deputy general of Gan Ning, and he will be able to lead the army alone in the future after training for a few years.

He even thought that if necessary, Zhou Yu or Lu Meng should be drawn out to serve as the navy commander in a certain war zone.

Gan Ning didn't ask again, lowered his head and looked at the information again, but his expression was a little reluctant. He and Mi Fang had always cooperated well, and Sun Ce suddenly separated them and replaced him with a scholar Bu Zhi, which was really not used to it. He admitted that Bu Zhi was good at sorting out information, and there was no problem in being a military officer. No one knew whether it was appropriate to be a deputy general.

“Are you worried?”

Gan Ning thought about it and decided to say it to the Ming place. "King, Bu Zhi's knowledge is indeed good, but he has never led the army. He worked hard in the army and the soldiers were rude. I was worried that he would not adapt."

"If he really doesn't adapt, then choose another person. Xingba, this time you go to Qingji, you will inevitably have to deal with locals. Of course, the sword cannot be missing, but only the sword is not enough, and you also need a pen. Buzhi is your pen, do you understand?"

Gan Ning suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. "I understand. I kill someone, but he lied."

"Uh..." Sun Ce was speechless. This was right, his words were rough or not.

Gan Ning read the documents roughly and reported to Sun Ce the specific situation of this westward advance. Although the main navy did not enter the gorge, he was not idle. He contacted many old friends in Yizhou to inquire about the situation. Cao Cao and Liu Yan were different. He was very good at employing people. Whether it was literary or martial, he could use them for the sake of his talent. The poor families supported him, and the aristocratic families did not object. Even if they did not support him, at least they would not reject him. Especially since he had a very good relationship with Tianshidao, he not only had an ambiguous relationship with Mrs. Lu, but also used Mrs. Lu's relationship to win over the believers of Tianshidao and trained troops. I heard that there was news recently that he planned to divide Ba County into three parts and strengthen control.

Gan Ning reminded Sun Ce that most of the deep mountains and dense forests of Ba County, with many barbarians, and brave and combative, such as the monks who were called Banyan Barbarians. After Cao Cao strengthened his control over these areas, he had sufficient military resources, and Huang Zhong would definitely encounter trouble.

Sun Ce listened very seriously and wrote down a few names, intending to send someone to contact him in the future. Although he knew most of the situation mentioned by Gan Ning, Huang Zhong had already made a detailed report, and Guo Jia arranged detailed work in Yizhou to send back the messages, it was not harmful to listen to Gan Ning's lecture. He could not only look at the problem, but also understand Gan Ning's knowledge so that he could only apply it.

Gan Ning was not lucky in history. He was not valued by Liu Zhang and Huang Zu. He was better under Sun Quan, but he was also tired of the faction. He was always a partial general and brave general. He could not stand alone. He only had hundreds of troops. He only added 2,000 troops after the Battle of Ruxu. Now he has commanded three or four thousand navy personnel. In fact, Sun Ce didn't know whether he could be competent. He had a conflict with Li Tong and Zhang Xian and reminded him that he had to put a bridle on the wild horse and could not let him do it by his temperament. Gan Ning and Mi Fang got along well because Mi Fang could not control him and listened to him. He gave in to the deputy general of Gan Ning to be supervised and to control Gan Ning to avoid similar situations again.

As the territory grew wider and the number of soldiers became more and more numerous, his attention gradually shifted from specific things to employing people. Choosing and cultivating suitable people to do things is more important than doing things by himself. The signs of disputes between civil and military factions under his command have been revealed. He cannot be led by others. Party struggles are inevitable, but he cannot let it develop. How to balance in the center is the most effort he has recently put in, and even surpasses his attention to the situation in the Central Plains.

There are staff officers from the Military Affairs Office in the battle, but there is no such organization to assist in the employment situation, so I can only worry about it myself.

After listening to Gan Ning's report, Sun Ce asked about Gan Ning's recent reading. He knew that Gan Ning had read some books, but he was more interested in military arts, but he didn't know much about it, especially because he was not interested in Confucian classics. Bu Zhi was a Confucian scholar. If he cooperated with Gan Ning, there would definitely be differences in ideas, and conflicts were inevitable. So he reminded Gan Ning in advance that when encountering different opinions, especially internal different opinions, he must be patient and not draw his sword at all.

With the prevailing experience, Gan Ning gave him face and responded one by one.

The two talked for a long time, and Sun Ce kept a meal and talked for a while. In the afternoon, Bu Zhi asked to meet and met Gan Ning, and then took Gan Ning to Xuanwu Lake to see the new boat. Gan Ning was very excited, so he said goodbye to Sun Ce and went there excitedly.

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In the evening, Zhang Hong entered the palace to see him and reported on his meeting with Chen Lin.

There have always been two opinions on how to counter Yuan Tan: one is represented by Zhang Hong and other civil officials, and it is recommended to solve the problem by economic means. Specifically, it is confrontation, in Youzhou, Jizhou launched an attack, forcing Liu Bei and Yuan Tan to withdraw their troops, negotiate, and then trade, using their economic advantages to shake the people's livelihood in Jizhou, and forcing the Jizhou family to give up their support for Yuan Tan. One is represented by Zhu Huan, Quan Rou and other generals, hoping to solve the problem by force. Specifically, it is the central army heading north, fighting decisively with Yuan Tan, annihilated the main force of the Jizhou army, and then heading north to conquer Jizhou.

Both opinions have their own advantages and their own plans. Zhang Hong and others are worried that the scale of the war will be too large and economically unsustainable. At the same time, they hope to use such opportunities to verify their new ideas on economic and people's livelihood. Zhu Huan and others are eager to make contributions, rather than watching Man Chong and others establish their careers. They are idle as the most elite central army, but they sit idle in Jiangdong.

Meeting Chen Lin and taking Chen Lin to visit Qinhuai and Bu City is to test Chen Lin's thoughts. Chen Lin is from Guangling. She does not belong to the Jizhou clan, but also has a certain distance from the Ruying clan, so there is a possibility of inducing surrender. He is responsible for documents around Yuan Tan, and can get access to a large amount of information, which helps to judge the actual situation in Jizhou. If it can be turned into eyes and ears, it will be more meaningful.

"How long can Jizhou last?"

"It's hard to say." Zhang Hong frowned slightly. "The biggest problem now is land. The Jizhou family refused to give up the land. As long as they could persist, they would persist until they couldn't hold on. People, the profits are more ignorant and less visionary. The people of Jizhou originally valued profits, and it is unlikely that they would give up their own interests for the sake of China's clothing."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Zhang Xiang, you are suspected of regional discrimination."

Zhang Hong smiled slightly and bowed to apologize. As the Central Plains with the most developed culture, the people of Yan, Henan, Qing, Xu and the four prefectures of Yan, Henan, Qing, Xu always have a strong sense of advantage, and the Ruying faction is just the most prominent representative.

"Since that's the case, we will prove it to them." Sun Ce said: "Yuzhou has a good start, and Qingxu must also follow and conquer Yanzhou first."

Zhang Hong looked at Sun Ce and was happy. "The King Shengming."

"Don't rush to call Shengming." Sun Ce shook his hand. "The Military Advisory Office's plan has not yet come out, but I guess the Central Army will still move. If Yuan Tan decides to confront each other, only the Yuzhou soldiers will launch an attack, there will be a lot of casualties. If there is no Central Army escort, you will be uneasy after all."

"The king wants to use the Yuzhou soldiers as the main force to counterattack Yanzhou?"

"Does Zhang Xiang think it's feasible?"

Zhang Hong thought carefully. "If the king personally controls the army, I don't think it's a big problem. If the counterattack of Yanzhou, Yuzhou can resume production and reduce the burden of food and fodder. It is not realistic for Yuzhou to have such a large population to keep the walls and clear the fields."

Sun Ce agreed with Zhang Hong's point of view. Yuzhou has too many populations and consumes too much, so it is impossible to keep firm and clear the country. If you persist, you must use the money and grain from Jiangnan to supplement it. To pacify the Central Plains as soon as possible, you can also free up your hands to develop Jiangnan. Jiangnan has had a good development momentum in recent years, and it would be a pity to be interrupted.

In principle, Sun Ce tends to Zhang Hong's plan, but the specific details still need to be discussed. Although Zhu Huan and others have selfish intentions, it is not completely unreasonable. The central army is a magic needle for the sea. If the weight is not enough and cannot deter the army, it is inevitable that someone will want to challenge his authority. This time, there is an important purpose of recruiting the people of the counties in Yuzhou to participate in the war, which is to use war instead of training, select 10,000 elite troops from Yuzhou to enrich the central army. After the successful implementation, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Jingzhou will be like this. Finally, the central army will be expanded to about 70,000, maintain an absolute advantage over any war zone, and prepare for a counterattack.

The expansion of the navy is also part of this plan. He wants to keep the central army free of sea and land and can fight anytime and anywhere.

Everything else can be discussed, military power cannot be.

Sun Ce then talked about Gan Ning with Zhang Hong. Since he decided to adopt Zhang Hong's suggestion, Gan Ning's combat mission could basically be decided. It was not to enter the Yellow River, cut off Yuan Tan's retreat, and force Yuan Tan to fight to the death, but to invade Jizhou and Youzhou, force Yuan Tan and Liu Bei to withdraw their troops, consume a lot of money and food in vain, and return in vain.

Taking the initiative requires more money and food, and Zhang Hong needs more effort. Zhang Hong understood the key points and agreed to go back and calculate it carefully. He immediately proposed that since the central army was going north, the matter of transporting rice from Jiaozhou should not be delayed and implemented as soon as possible. If time is delayed, it is inevitable that the typhoon season will be frequent. You are not afraid of too much food, but you are afraid of not enough. The more you have the confidence.
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