"Who cares?" The woman looked at the camp in the distance and suddenly asked curiously: "Who are you? Your demeanor doesn't look like ordinary farmers."

"Ordinary farmers wouldn't be here." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Before asking others their names, do you want to tell them where you come from?"

"My surname is Zhou, from Lujiang, and I'm here to visit relatives." the woman said cheerfully.

"Zhou?" Chen Mo glanced at the woman and said, "The situation between Jiangdong and the imperial court is tense now, so coming to visit relatives at this time makes my mother-in-law's family really feel relieved."

"Why don't you worry? With my martial arts skills, it is difficult for ordinary people to get close to me, and the guards like me, even if they are women, are all strong and strong, not inferior to men." The woman said proudly.

"Are all Jiangdong women as unrestrained as you?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"What do you mean by this?" the woman glared at Chen Mo dissatisfied.

"It's not interesting. I think my little girl's leather armor is not something that ordinary people can have. It was specially made to measure. This sword was tempered by Zhenze water. I heard that the swordsmith Ou Yezi was the master at that time.

Forge a sword here. The sword made of water here has a sharp edge, but the sword body is not brittle. If it is forged by a master swordsmith, not to mention a sword that is more famous than ancient times, it can also cut gold and cut jade. And behind you

The daggers worn by these maids are also of unusual quality. These are weapons only seen in the Jiangdong army. Even if the Jiangdong clan has them, they would not assemble them for a woman." Chen Mo picked up the broth and took a sip.

, looked at the woman and said: "You said you are from Lujiang, but I think you are more like the Sun family of Wu County, that's right."

"You..." The woman was shocked and subconsciously drew her sword.

Chen Mo stretched out his hand and flicked the opponent's elbow. The woman suddenly felt that half of her arm was sore and numb, and the hand holding the sword couldn't help but loosen a lot.

When the surrounding waitresses saw this, they hurriedly wanted to step forward, but when they saw Chen Mo copying it easily, he pulled out the sword from the woman's waist and flicked it: "What a sword!"

"Don't move!" The woman waved her hand quickly. The moment Chen Mo took the sword, she felt an ominous feeling welling up in her heart. A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Chen Mo: "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who it is." Chen Mo turned his sword around and returned it to its sheath amidst the screams of a group of waitresses. Looking from another angle, it was as if a sword had pierced the woman's body: "But this is not where you should be.

"Well, are you lucky to have met me this time? If you had met someone else, would you care whether you could live or not? Suffering is inevitable? War is not a child's play, just do it for yourself."

"Hmph~" The woman frowned and glanced at Chen Mo. After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly saluted Chen Mo and said, "Mr. Guan's words and actions? He must be a talented person from Jingzhou? I, Jiangdong, have always been thirsty for talents. If you, sir, are willing to come with me,

If you invest in Jiangdong, no matter whether you seek wealth, an official position or a beautiful woman, I, Jiangdong, will not treat you lightly."

"Haha~" Zhuge Liang glanced at the woman strangely and couldn't help but chuckle.

Chen Mo was also a little surprised. He suddenly took a step forward, stretched out his hand to lift the woman's chin, and carefully studied the other woman's appearance: "Among these beauties, are you included?"

It was obviously the first time for the woman to encounter this kind of situation. Her eyes were a little panicked for a moment, and she quickly looked away, not daring to look at Chen Mo.

"If...if you are willing...that's not impossible? But...but you need..."

"Look at your age? You are over 20 years old and you are not married yet?" Chen Mo let go of her, shook his head and sat down on his knees again with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't go. Jiangdong will lose this battle!"

"You..." The woman raised her eyebrows and glared at Chen Mo. It seemed that she might draw her sword at any time, but in the end she suppressed the impulse and looked at Chen Mo and said, "How do you know?"

"Go back. We are lucky enough to see each other today, but if we go any further, our lives will be at risk." Chen Mo picked up the broth, took a sip of it happily and said with a smile.

"You haven't said yet, who are you?" the woman frowned.

Chen Mo thought for a while, took a pen and paper, wrote down a poem, handed it to the woman and said: "I have heard for a long time that there are many talents in Jiangdong. Let's take it back and see how many people can understand it."

The woman heard the words and took the piece of paper. She looked at it with beautiful eyes and saw a poem written on it. The content was not very clear, but the writing was quite beautiful. She frowned and looked at Chen Mo.

"Go ahead and don't look back." Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "If anyone can guess it, they will tell you why."

It was not a profound poem, but he just hid the origin of his name in the poem. Although he did not want to embarrass a woman, he also wanted to see if this talented man from Jiangdong had real talent and learning.

The woman frowned and said, "Why should I listen to you?"

"Listen to me. At least you can go back and see your family. If you don't listen, you will never want to go back to Jiangdong again in this life." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled.

The woman felt a little depressed and dried the ink on the paper. After putting it away, she saw that the rain had eased a lot, so she immediately got up and led the people towards the way they came.

"Why didn't Prince Ming keep her?" Zhuge Liang looked at the direction the woman was leaving and asked with a smile.

"What's the use?" Chen Mo asked back: "Kong Ming really thinks that Sun Quan will change his strategy because of her?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head, of course not.

As for the identity of the woman... there is only one woman who is from Jiangdong and is still unmarried in her twenties, so it is not difficult to guess.

"Lao Dian!" Chen Mo said nothing more and shouted outside the pavilion.

"Your Majesty!" Dian Wei came in with his bodyguards.

"Go and find out who is responsible for guarding this area, and tell him to go back to farming. It is not suitable for him to lead troops in war." Chen Mo frowned.

This place is very close to the Xiakou Camp. A group of women appeared here in a swaggering manner. Chen Mo knew that the Jingzhou Army was incompetent, but this problem cannot be explained by lack of ability. This is called incompetence!

"Here!" Dian Wei agreed, turned and left.

"Kong Ming, what have you been doing in Jingzhou in the past few years?" Chen Mo waited for Dian Wei to leave before looking at Zhuge Liang with a look of disgust on his face. Couldn't he have been studying things like the Iron Cable Crossing the River, the Xiangfan Floating Bridge, and the Yuan Rong Crossbow?

With Zhuge Liang's ability, he shouldn't be so bad at running the army.

"The elite troops in the army were defeated by King Ming when they were in Xiangfan. They suffered heavy casualties. Most of the troops surrendered in Jingzhou today are new recruits." Zhuge Liang said speechlessly.

There were not many elites from Jingzhou left in Jingxiang. They fought with Chen Mo in Xiangfan. Although they surrendered a lot, putting them among the new soldiers is really like a drop of water blending into a glass of water. It has great effect.

"This is not how the army is run." Chen Mo glanced at him and shook his head: "Newly recruited soldiers can learn something in a few months. As they are now, no matter how many they are, they are just a mob. Look at Jiangling.

The battle, I never thought it would be so easy to win."

Zhuge Liang has nothing to say. He can refute other aspects, but in terms of soldiers and horses, Guanzhong has a set of methods for training and leading troops. Apart from the fact that the recruits of the Ming army have never experienced real battlefield fighting, they are still very difficult today.

Any of the princes' subordinates can be used as elites. This is why Chen Mo's expedition south this time is mainly composed of new soldiers. The veterans are now guarding the border, facing the most ferocious enemies.

But Chen Mo can do this because his family has a great cause. There are academies in various places who specialize in teaching troop formations and training soldiers. Regardless of whether they have experienced practice or not, the first step for generals who join the army after coming out of the academies is to first

Participate in Gao Shun's training, and then be sent to various places to train troops. After three years, he will be qualified to lead troops. Over the years, Chen Mo has formed a process. Not to mention the abilities of top generals, but at the grassroots level

Generals such as generals and military lords, the Ming army is definitely the best in the world. This is why Chen Mo's troops generally have high combat effectiveness. They are easy to command. Even a general with mediocre qualifications can command an army.

This method has never been used before in ancient times, not to mention today, but it is precisely because of this that the combat effectiveness of Chen Mo's ministries is so strong.

As for the unlucky general, he still needs to deal with it. In any case, with such a big loophole, Chen Mo will feel very insecure with such a general by his side, and he can also use it to beat others. The next step is to rectify the naval army.

Well, Chen Mo felt that if the Jingzhou navy trained well, it might not be much worse than the Jiangdong navy.

"That's it for today..." Chen Mo glanced at Zhuge Liang, his eyes a little complicated and said: "Kong Ming, I asked you to come to the craftsman's camp to make something new, whether it is farming or water conservancy, I listen to morality.

Heng said, have you been improving your Yuan Rong crossbow chariot recently?"

"Yes, I have discussed this matter with Brother Deheng. The Yuanrong crossbow can fire up to fifty rounds!" Zhuge Liang nodded.

"Tie Ya?" Chen Mo rubbed his temples and asked.

"good!"

"At that time, I think that if you try using ordinary arrow clusters, Liu Bei's family wealth will probably be emptied by you. In recent years, there have been conscription, copper pillars in the center of the river, iron ropes across the river, and Yuan Rong's ten-shot iron crossbow.

Arrow..." Chen Mo shook his head. When he saw the purchasing materials sent by the craftsman camp yesterday, even if Chen Mo's family now dominates Jiuzhou, it is a bit big. There is really no need for a fifty-round Yuan Rong crossbow cart. Even if

It's impossible to equip it on a large scale. It's not difficult to make, but it's really not something ordinary people can afford to use.

"I see, Liang has also thought about this, but it would be much more difficult if he were replaced by Mu Ya." Zhuge Liang smiled after hearing this.

"There are ways to use near, even if the number is small, you are not afraid." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled. If this thing is used to defend the city, even if the lethality is only thirty steps, it will be a big killer when placed at the top of the city, especially if there are

Dozens of them are fired in succession, and if they are fired in a row of fifty, it will be difficult for the enemy to get close to the city wall.

"Since King Ming has such concerns, then Liang will give it a try." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, he is just a craftsman now, he can do whatever Chen Mo asks him to do, as long as he doesn't help Chen Mo with suggestions.
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