back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 788
At this moment, Lu Chenhuan had already boarded a new-style warship, sailing along the inland sea towards Annan.

Thinking of the situation of splitting up with Zhe Kexing five days ago, he was quite angry.

In the middle of the night five days ago, the entire Qinzhou Port was quiet.A bright moon hangs above the sky and sprinkles silver light on the sea.Facing the wet, salty sea breeze, Lu Chenhuan was still bargaining with Zhe Kexing.

According to the plan, Lu Chenhuan could only bring 1000 forbidden soldiers. He was not satisfied, and desperately wanted to ask for a few more soldiers, but was exposed coldly by the artillery instructor Zou You: "The navy already has [-] men, and the warships have [-] troops." Sixty ships and five thousand soldiers can no longer carry food, grass and fresh water, so General Lu wants to die of starvation or thirst at sea?"

Lu Chenhuan faltered immediately, but still weakly resisted and said: "You can fish in the sea..."

"Fishing is just a drop in the bucket. The food and grass for more than 6000 people has already taken up half of the warehouse. How many fish do you have to catch every day to feed 6000 people? General Lu is also a general. He should have read "Sun Tzu's Art of War", right?" Soldiers are not beneficial to many, but without military advancement, they are enough to join forces, predict the enemy, and take people. If you are not worried about changing the enemy, you must be captured by others. No matter how many troops you have, but you can't mobilize them, what is the use? Lu The general should also understand that soldiers can't even eat enough to eat, so how can they get the strength to fight?"

Zhe Kexing also persuaded: "The Holy Majesty has made a plan. The general will use a sharp knife to plunge straight into the city of Shenglong. Since he is rushing for thousands of miles, he should go into battle lightly, and the elite soldiers should be the main ones. On the warships, all the elites of the Forbidden Army, as long as the food is sufficient and the shells are complete. Why are you afraid of the Annan people? If the general is not certain of victory, he will eventually be willing to fight for the general. The general will defend against the enemy in Qinzhou city, as long as he resists the city and defends, there will be no danger of the city being destroyed..."

Lu Chenhuan finally waited for a good opportunity to be promoted, how could he let it go, turned around and boarded the warship, and said angrily: "Go, go, don't use the general to make fun of it. Forget it, six thousand is six thousand, and there are only six thousand soldiers Ma, I will be able to take Thang Long City as well!"

Zhe Kexing reminded: "The Holy Majesty wants to accomplish all his feats in one fell swoop, and only by capturing Li Rizun alive can he achieve complete victory!"

Lu Chenhuan said impatiently on the deck: "Okay, okay, Ben will know. Let's lift the anchor and set off quickly, lest those Annan people know that Ben is going to sneak attack!"

In this way, Lu Chenhuan and Zou You led [-] elite soldiers quietly along the inland sea in the middle of the night, out of Qinzhou Port, and headed southwest all the way.

It is easiest to get lost at sea at night, so Lu Chenhuan had already recruited some old boatmen to help him find the way.But Zou You was a little disdainful. He took out "Sinan" and a nautical chart, and began to write and draw on a piece of jute paper with a charcoal pen and a ruler.This is the homework on the map that must be learned in the Royal Military Academy. Every student of the Royal Military Academy must pass the assessment before they can graduate from the military academy.In addition to the homework on the map, Zou You chose to study maritime navigation operations. You know, he is the No. 1 in the Royal Military Academy for this subject!Otherwise, Lu Chengqi wouldn't worry about letting him take Dashun Navy's family property - sixty new warships, all the way south to Qinzhou Port.

According to Zou You's calculations based on Si Nan and a nautical chart, a fleet of new warships appeared in Qinzhou City exactly.For first-timers, it's nothing short of miraculous.

At this time, Lu Chenhuan stayed on the boat and became very impatient: "Come here, bring the fishing rod, I'm going to go fishing!" Fishing is the only fun on a new-style warship. Fortunately, I can fish, otherwise Lu The fat man has already gone crazy.

The soldiers brought the fishing rod, and after putting on the bait, Fatty Lu started fishing on the deck.

For the past few days, Fatty Lu has always done this when he was bored.After personal experience, he finally understood that it is not easy to beg for food at sea.The new type of warship sails extremely fast, and it is very difficult to catch fish.He didn't know how to cast a net to catch fish, and he had to slow down his sailing speed.Fatty Lu is very clear about the reason why soldiers are expensive and fast.If something went wrong because of fishing, Lu Chengqi might chop him up and talk about promotion!
He was also thankful that he didn't insist on being able to move forward at full speed.But the boring life at sea made Fatty Lu extremely uncomfortable, and his anger became more and more serious day by day.

No, when I saw Zou You who was writing and drawing on the blueprints with a glance, I couldn't get angry: "I said, Professor Zou, what are you doing all day long? The sea is endless, and you don't know what to do." Zhunxin, when can we arrive at Cochin?"

Zou You said without raising his head: "Our route is correct and we haven't deviated. The speed of the boat is fast, and we will reach Jiaozhi in three days. Then we will go up the river and reach Shenglong City in one day."

Fatty Lu frowned: "You mean, it will take another four days?"

Zou You put down the finely shaved charcoal pencil, raised his head and said seriously: "Go and ask those old boatmen, how could it be less than ten days for them to arrive in Jiaozhi? If there is a strong wind and waves, it may take twenty days. Arrived. Our ship has a month's supply of food and grass, General Lu, don't worry!"

Fatty Lu threw the fishing rod to the soldiers, cursing: "If I had given this general a fast horse, he would have arrived at Jiaozhi by now! Maybe he would have destroyed the city, and he would have spent the rest of his life on the sea, suffering from the bird's anger!" "

Zou You said earnestly: "Sun Tzu said: "The method of using troops is to be ordered by the king, and the army gathers together. There is no place to give up when the land is destroyed, and no place to stay when the land is cut. If you can't help it, the army will not attack it, the city will not attack it, the land will not be contested, and the emperor's order will not be accepted. Therefore, those who can understand the advantages of the nine changes know how to use troops; those who cannot understand the advantages of the nine changes, although they know Those who cannot gain the advantages of the land can not control the army. They do not know the art of nine transformations. Although they know the five advantages, they cannot be used by others. Therefore, the concerns of the wise must be mixed with the interests. Mixed with the benefits, but they are credible; Miscellaneous in harm, and suffering can be solved. That is why those who subjugate the princes do harm, those who serve the princes use their careers, and those who pursue the princes benefit. Therefore, in the method of using troops, there is no way to rely on them not to come, but to rely on what you have to wait for it; there is no relying on it. If you don’t attack, you can’t attack if you rely on me.” General Lu, as the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, you should understand this, right?”

This is the Nine Variations chapter in "Sun Tzu's Art of War", of course Lu Chenhuan has memorized it by heart.He also understands this truth, so he specially uses fishing to hone his will.

Those who have never sailed will not understand the boringness of the sea.Day after day, the same scenery, the feeling that you will never reach your destination is enough to make you collapse.When Fatty Lu went to sea for the first time, he was "unfortunately" "successful".Fortunately, he kept in mind the taboo of being a general, so he didn't continue to quarrel with Zou You, but concentrated on fishing, hoping to divert his attention.

But when people are at sea, the psychological suggestion is too strong. Fatty Lu gave up after less than half an hour of persistence: "Forget it, forget it, let's go to the map!"

(End of this chapter)