Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 382 Chapter Comparison of Strength

"Damn it, what is this? We are navy soldiers, and we walked to Baqiu, a distance of more than 200 miles!"

"It's not even a matter of walking. We still have to take shifts to transport food and grass. This is unreasonable."

"Since the establishment of the Jingzhou Navy, when has this kind of thing happened? If there were no ships, there would be no war!"

Abuse like this was coming one after another, and it sounded like nonsense to let the navy walk to fight.

This was the complaint made by the soldiers who did not know the actual situation of the ordnance. If they were informed of the inventory of ordnance, not to mention the mutiny, the number of deserters would definitely increase exponentially.

Liu Bei was numb all the way and had no choice but to comfort him. After all, he knew very well that in the final analysis, these people separated from Jiangxia because of Liu Qi and had no feelings for him.

The second master, who is arrogant and does not humiliate his subordinates, is good at this, but he just keeps silent; but Zhang Fei is different, he mainly treats people who are disobedient, his riding whip is clattering, and he wants to make a fuss. Each one of them had their skin and flesh torn apart, and Liu Bei had to keep an eye on them.

These are extraordinary times, and the relationship between the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang and the Jingzhou Army is actually very sensitive.

Huang Zu broke away from Liu Qi, and Wei Yan fled Changsha. These three things are inseparable from the three of them. In addition, Anfeng's defeat, if Zhang Fei did something a little out of line, anything could happen.

What's more, what people say is true. There is essentially no difference between letting the navy walk to fight and letting the cavalry run on the battlefield. It's good if others don't run away.

There was a lot of gossip along the way, but Haolai finally arrived at Baqiu safely. Some people escaped, not many, just a few hundred people. Most of them were because they heard about the number of Lu Lin's army of more than 400,000 on the way there. Then he ran away in fear.

When he returned to Baqiu, Zhuge Liang was not in the city, but at the other end of the ferry. Of course, the navy's speed by boat was faster than that of two legs.

Liu Bei handed over the troops and horses to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong for settlement, and he took Huo Jun to the other side of the ferry. Issues such as ordnance and warships had already been informed to Zhuge Liang through letters. He urgently needed to see Zhuge Liang. Hope to hear his answer.

When they arrived at the ferry, Liu Bei and Huo Jun were stunned. Dozens of water gates were built along the river, connecting the protruding mountains on both sides of the ferry, thus forming a guard.

All the Changsha Navy warships traveling upstream have been docked at the pier, and wooden walkways have been built above all water gates, making it easier for crossbowmen to stand and fire arrows, just like the horsewalk at the city gate.

In fact, it is not surprising that there is such a water gate at a strategic frontier like Baqiu Dutou. It has been there since the beginning, but the scale is far less large.

This is why Huang Gai had to use the bitter meat tactic when the chain ship was burned in the Battle of Chibi, because you don't need to use the bitter meat tactic to fake a surrender to win Cao Cao's trust and then let the warship enter the water gate. There is no chance of directly attacking the chain ship on the opposite side.

"Lord!" Zhuge Liang came quickly from a distance, stepped forward and bowed his hands.

"Kong Ming, this is Minato."

Facing Liu Bei's curiosity, Zhuge Liang chuckled and explained: "Cao Cao has led 80,000 naval troops and will arrive soon. Sun Ce's Jiaozhou Army will also arrive in the next three to five days. By then, the Baqiu Ferry will carry The naval force with more than 100,000 employees can’t do it without expansion.”

This is like a camp during a land war. The camp must be built as large as the number of people. This is all considered, but it is obviously not this issue that Liu Bei is confused about.

Before he could ask further questions, Zhuge Liang continued: "Don't worry, my lord, this was built with money allocated by Cao Cao."

"I see." Liu Bei nodded slowly. This is the benefit of forming an alliance.

Of course, this is natural. He already has the most troops, so if he doesn't pay, who will.

"By the way, Kong Ming, you should have received the letter sent by someone a few days ago. Are you prepared for ordnance?" Liu Bei then remembered the most important question.

"My lord, Baqiu is nothing but a Baili Xiaoguo. It's no longer easy for us to feed the army we have on hand. We don't have any extra money to build ordnance."

This is the truth. Of course Liu Bei knows it very well. But if the problem of arrows is not solved, then when a war really breaks out, there will be no way to distribute enough arrows to the soldiers. People will not dare to go to the battlefield at all. What will happen in this battle? Fight.

Looking at Liu Bei's dim eyes, Zhuge Liang smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, Lord, we don't have it, but you can borrow it from a big owner."

"Big business?"

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows, then looked at the water gate in the distance, which was as majestic as a city wall, and immediately smiled knowingly, "Don't you mean Cao Cao?"

This idea is a bit whimsical, but after careful consideration, Liu Bei felt that it was not completely impossible.

After all, the stability of the coalition forces is related to the survival of the three parties. If one of his subordinates deserts on a large scale due to insufficient ordnance, it will not only have a huge blow to the morale of the coalition forces, but it will also be easy for Lu Lin to seize the opportunity to counterattack.

"I'm afraid it's impossible."

Even Huo Jun on the side couldn't help but shake his head, "The three parties gathered together, called the alliance, but actually they are just to resist Lu Lin. If we show too weak, Cao Cao will only underestimate us even more, and everyone in the alliance will Respect him."

"What Zhong Miao said is true. In such an alliance, we not only cannot show our shortcomings, but also need to give Cao Cao a certain degree of deterrence at critical times, so that he will not have the idea of ​​​​annexing Jingnan after a great victory. "Zhuge Liang cast an admiring glance at Huo Jun.

"Apart from Cao Cao, where else is there a big family?" Liu Bei rubbed his chin. It couldn't be Sun Ce. That guy was even poorer than him.

"Yes, are Lu Bu and Lin Mo old enough?" Zhuge Liang showed a meaningful smile.

Just listening to these words, Liu Bei guessed that Zhuge Liang must have some special means. Seeing him calm and composed, he couldn't help but feel confident out of thin air.

After all, the Battle of Fukong Mountain had already proven Wolong's talent. If Guan Yu hadn't forced his troops in Anfeng, the three tips would have been enough to go down in history.

"How to borrow it?"

"Please be patient, my lord. I am making preparations. When the time comes, not only can Lu Lin send us hundreds of thousands of arrows, but we can also use them to scare Cao Cao and protect our lord from being in the alliance." We are at a disadvantage." Zhuge Liang assured confidently.

Asking Lu Lin to send tens of thousands of arrows, others said Liu Bei didn't believe it, but Zhuge Liang said he believed it.

Hundreds of thousands of arrows cannot be said to completely solve the needs of the navy, but they can certainly greatly alleviate the pressure on ordnance. Therefore, in Liu Bei's view, this is the most important thing.

In Zhuge Liang's eyes, getting the arrows was secondary, and showing off the means to scare Cao Cao among the coalition forces was more important.

In such an alliance, if there are no certain means, it is very likely that the battle will become dominated by Cao Cao's side, and the Liu and Sun families will become auxiliary existences, or even cannon fodder in this battle. In the end, only Cao Cao will be successful. That’s all.

"Okay, I'll just wait for Sir's handwriting." The river breeze blew, and Liu Bei felt heroic in his heart. He asked Lu Lin to borrow weapons. Although he didn't know what Zhuge Liang would do, he thought of Lin Mo taking the initiative to send weapons and waiting for his reaction. It should be fun when you come over, right?

It is true that in Liu Bei's heart, even if he, Lin Mo, has not been defeated for so many years, even if Cao Cao said that one person can be a million soldiers, and that he, Lu Bu, is a mountain that cannot be overcome by the warriors in the world, this is not the case for him, Lin Mo, at least there is still something above him. A Zhuge Liang. From Jiangxia and Xiling City, Lu Bu, who led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, had arrived as the vanguard, and Lin Mo was also among them.

Different from the past, it was not the coach but the general Zhao Yun who dominated the Chinese army.

This was due to Lu Bu's own eagerness, and also because Lin Mo wanted to check the navy as soon as possible.

At the gate of the city, Gan Ning, Xu Sheng, Wei Yan, Lu Xun and Zhu Huan followed Zhang Liao and came out to greet him.

"I've seen the general, I've seen Lin Sikong." Everyone bowed their hands and saluted.

"Okay, we are all our own people. We are not above the court now. Let's be more casual." Lu Bu was still very free and uninhibited, still used to the military routine of the past.

Of course, this is also the way to get along with people the closest. When you are in a high position but don't give people the feeling of moving further and further away, it will often make the people below you even more desperate.

"General, Yunwen, come, let me introduce you first. This is Jiangdong Lu Xun and Lu Boyan."

Zhang Liao first patted the elegant young man in armor and introduced him.

Lin Mo couldn't help but look sideways, he was the Lu Boyan who crushed Liu Bei's dream to pieces in the Battle of the Burning Company and saved the Sun family's regime from danger. He was finally seen alive.

"This is Zhu Huan of Jiangdong and Zhu Xiumu, and this is Wei Yan and Wei Wen Chang."

After saying that, Zhang Liao deliberately came to Lu Bu and Lin Mo and whispered: "Zhu Huan and Wei Yan are both boring, but they are both good at water fighting. They can fight and lead troops. Lu Xun is a bit worse, but this guy is a It’s a weird idea.”

puff~

Lin Mo wanted to laugh a little. The God of Liao was the God of Liao. He summed it up well. The four famous governors of Jiangdong gave the God of Liao the impression that they were full of evil ideas.

"Okay, Boyan, Xiumu and Wen Chang, I have known you since we were in Xuchang, and today we have met you. This is our last battle to regain the world. I hope you can all show your water fighting skills. "Except for Lu Xun, Zhu Huan and Wei Yan among the three of them are all relatively tall, but they are still one size smaller in front of Lu Bu.

"I have heard about the great general's reputation for a long time, and I finally get to see him today." The three responded in tacit agreement.

After a few people exchanged pleasantries, Lin Mo finally came to his senses, frowned and said, "Where is Huang Zu?"

Zhang Liao glanced back at the city, curled his lips and said, "He said he was ill and could not meet the general and Sikong."

He said he fell ill.

Liao Shen's narration is accurate.

"What's going on? Does this mean that the digging of the Huang family's ancestral grave is being blamed on us?" Lu Bu asked with his arms folded in a sneer.

"My father-in-law said something serious. I think he has a heart disease. It doesn't matter. I'll just give him the medicine." Lin Mo said with a smile.

"Okay, let's not talk about these unpleasant things and go into the city." Seeing the complicated expressions of the soldiers around him, Lu Bu didn't want to delve into the issue and waved his hand to Zhang Liao to clear the way.

On the way, Zhang Liao began to explain the equipment of the navy, "General, Jiangxia originally had about 30,000 navy troops. The four major families in Jiangdong brought 15,000 people. We recruited 38,000 people from Qingxu. Huang After Zu received the money and food we sent from Xuchang, he also recruited more than 10,000 new soldiers, totaling 95,000 naval troops."

Lu Bu nodded, "The scouts are here to report that the three-party alliance between Cao, Sun, and Liu has more than 100,000 naval troops. In total, the two sides are about equal in terms of military strength."

Lu Bu was still very satisfied with this result.

After all, both Cao Cao and Liu Bei already had Jingzhou's navy on hand, but they only started preparing it in the past year. If they hadn't relied on their money and food, how could they have prepared these troops so easily? .

"The number of people is about the same, but the difference in weapons is far different." Zhang Liao raised his head proudly.

"How to say?"

"The broken ships of Liu Bei and Sun Ce are not worth mentioning, that is, Cao Cao's navy warships that captured Liu Biao, not to mention the stern, red horse, fighting ship and sea swan, there were only ten large ships.

Our army has 1,500 warships, 1,800 red horses, 380 battleships, 300 sea swans, and not many large ships, only thirty. If they are all launched, they will be enough to use The Yangtze River is drying up! "

This is the confidence. These warships are enough to arm 200,000 naval troops, and they are extremely rich in ordnance. If Liu Bei had heard this at the scene, he would probably be in trouble.

"Okay! Have a day off. Tomorrow I will personally board the ship to check on our navy. Wenyuan, I want to see how familiar you are with water warfare tactics during this period." Lu Bu challenged students like a teacher to examine students. Mei smiled.

Anyway, even if the infantry and cavalry army at the rear arrived in Jiangxia, they would only be stationed in Xiakou and there was no need to pay attention to them. What Lu Bu now wanted to see was the cooperation of the navy.

Of course, this is also the reason why Lin Mo wants to follow the former army.

"No problem, but this warship is swaying on the river, not as stable as a red rabbit horse." Several people around wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh. Only Lin Mo couldn't help laughing. How dare the whole world to follow like this? The old father-in-law would never speak again, even Zhao Yun didn't dare.

"Show you are capable, right?" Lu Bu's old face darkened.

Liao Shen was still interested, and immediately changed the subject and looked at Lin Mo, "Yunwen, Zhe Rong came here a few days ago. What's the name of that thing? Saltpeter, kerosene, etc. are nothing. Xiash and mud Why did you pull him here, and when we arrived at Xiling City, he had already pulled him several times to Xiakou Ferry."

Zhang Liao's question not only made Lu Bu stop in his tracks, but Gan Ning, Xu Sheng, Wei Yan and others on the side, including Lu Xun, all had curiosity in their eyes.

Lin Mo looked at everyone and smiled, "It's better to be prepared."

"Why, the soil you asked him to bring from the North is more fragrant than the soil in Jingzhou, right?" Zhang Liao teased.

"Shut up! Yunwen did this for his own reasons, and he didn't let you pull him away. Why are you nagging so much? Walk faster!" If there weren't so many people, Lu Bu would have lifted his feet normally.

After walking for a while, Lu Bu couldn't help but come over and ask, "So, the soil in the North is really more fragrant than the soil in Jingzhou?"

Lin Mo scratched his head and chuckled: "How can it be possible? In fact, I'm not sure, but it may be useful in time. My father-in-law will just wait and see."

The old father-in-law didn't dig into it. He didn't know anything about it unless Zhang Liao told him. Now he was only thinking about seeing the navy, so he just treated these little gadgets as his son-in-law messing around.

(End of this chapter)