The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 137 Merit of the Navy
Winter is approaching, and the princes of all parties are withdrawing their troops to stop fighting, mobilizing food and grass, preparing for the warmer weather next year, and starting a new round of war.

"Yuan Shu's Yuzhou was occupied by Cao Cao this year to Lu Guojun and Liang Guojun. He personally led an army of 20 and Cao Cao's [-] army in a stalemate in Chen Guojun. Govern the two counties of Xinzhan."

"And Cao Cao will continue to send troops to Liangguo County, and collect food and grass from various places. In the spring of the coming year, Yuan Shu is scheduled to start a new round of war to compete for the land of Yuzhou."

At the Liu Bei Group's New Year Summary Conference, Liu Ye began to talk about the changes in various places in the past year.

"However, according to the intelligence analysis collected by the dark guards, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu have run out of food and grass due to the long-term war this year. Without foreign aid, it will be difficult to launch such a large-scale war in the coming year."

"Sun Jian of Yangzhou now occupies half of the county in Kuaiji, but due to Wang Lang's tenacious resistance, progress is very slow. Wang Lang gathers troops to defend the city. Every time Sun Jian attacks a city, he will suffer heavy casualties."

"Sun Jian has asked Sun Jing, who stayed at the rear, to conscript again for support. If this continues, it may be difficult for Sun Jian to win the entire Kuaiji next year."

"Sitting in Jizhou and Bingzhou Yuan Shao, this year gathered 40 troops to attack Gongsun Zan in Youzhou in two ways. In the early stage, the momentum was like a broken bamboo, and he went down to the two counties of Youzhou. Later, Gongsun Zan got the help of Gongsun Du in Liaodong, severely damaged Wen Chou's army, and forced Yuan Shao to retreat. Army."

"After a one-year battle, Yuan Shao wiped out all the food in Jizhou and Bingzhou. For at least a year, he was unable to fight again."

"Gongsun Zan of Youzhou repelled Yuan Shao's army, but he suffered heavy losses and his vitality was severely injured. The most elite White Horse Yi Cong was completely wiped out, and he will not be able to recover his strength within a year or two."

Liu Ye described in detail the changes in the strength of the princes from all walks of life, took a break, and began to describe the changes in the strength of the Liu Bei Group.

"Since the beginning of this year, there has been no major change in the army under the lord's rule. [-] hoarded in Xuzhou to defend against the enemies of Yuzhou and Yangzhou. [-] hoarded in the south city of Yanzhou to prevent Cao Cao from advancing westward, and [-] hoarded in Taishan County. The play takes care of all parties. [-] were hoarded in Jinan to defend against Yuan Shao's army in Jizhou. [-] were transferred to Donglai to prepare for the battle in Liaodong next year."

"At the end of the year, the lord once again recruited [-] soldiers and horses from all over the country and the Linzi camp to prepare for changes in all parties."

"Now the lord's army has 40 people, and it can deploy [-] troops to fight, and the land under the lord will not be lost."

After Liu Ye finished speaking, there was a buzz of discussion below. They didn't expect Liu Bei to have so many troops now, and he would not be afraid to face Yuan Shao.

And even if all the powerful enemies around Liu Bei attack together now, Liu Bei is capable of following up. Of course, it's hard to say whether he can win.

"quiet!"

Chen Ziming stood up and asked everyone to be quiet, then nodded to Gan Ning, signaling him to speak on stage.

Gan Ning stood up excitedly and finally got to him. He has been waiting for this time for a long time. He wants to justify the name of the navy. Gan Ning wants everyone to know that the navy is definitely Liu Bei's elite and Liu Bei's trump card is absolutely worthy. Huge military spending.

"I am the commander of my lord's navy, Gan Ning, Gan Xingba. Now the navy has one three-masted sailboat, fifteen three-masted sailboats, and fifty thousand sailors."

Gan Ning stopped here deliberately when he said this, and there was another dissatisfied discussion below. Liu Bei has invested so much in the navy in the past few years, and he only has so many ships and so many people. Where did all the money go?

Most of the people here don't know how big the navy is, and what kind of ships are the so-called three-masted sailboats and three-barrel sailboats.

What they know the most is that the navy has transported a lot of food, grass and money to Youzhou Gongsun Zan this year, and then recruited a lot of refugees. They also heard rumors that these refugees were transported away by the navy, and the exact destination I don't know there either.

Such investment, but only such a small record, can't be justified. Many generals have decided that this conference must strive for a little more military expenditure, so that such a huge military can no longer be wasted on the navy.

Now Liu Bei Group has formed two military groups, one is a huge army, and the other is a weak navy.If Liu Bei and Chen Ziming hadn't been supporting the navy, I'm afraid the navy wouldn't even be able to grab one-tenth of the military.

"Navy!" Gan Ning spoke loudly again, interrupting the discussion below.

"Beginning at the beginning of this year, the Lord has captured the land of Fuzhou and the more than [-] Laughing Islands not far from the coast. In the coming year, the navy will prepare to deploy [-] troops to participate in the battle of Liaodong."

After Gan Ning finished speaking, he clasped his fists to salute everyone, and then went down, his face was calm and unrestrained, without showing any pride or loss at all, as if he said something ordinary just now.

"Fuzhou? What is that place? There is no Fuzhou in the thirteen states of Han Dynasty?"

"Yeah, where is Fuzhou? An overseas place? How big is it?"

"The navy has done some serious work, but what use is the small overseas island?"

"It is said that the small overseas island is very barren and has no population. It is useless to occupy it. It is simply a thing without an owner."

There was a buzz of discussion below, and many people heard of the navy's meritorious deeds for the first time.

"quiet!"

Chen Ziming stood up. He must let everyone present understand the importance of sea power, and let everyone understand how important those small islands are to the future of China.

"Fuzhou is named by the lord himself. It takes three days to depart from Linqu Military Port by sea boat. It is located in the northern sea area, very close to the Sanhan Peninsula."

"Fuzhou is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and its area is equal to that of Qingzhou. There are only a small number of natives on it, and they have all been captured by the navy led by General Gan Ning."

"There are many mineral resources in Fuzhou, and it is very suitable for the development of fishery, and it can also grow various agricultural products." Chen Ziming explained some basic conditions of Fuzhou.

"What, an island as big as Qingzhou has such a big island."

"The land of a state, the master actually owns the land of a state."

"It seems that the navy transported all those refugees to Fuzhou, no wonder."

Hearing Chen Ziming's words, everyone was shocked. One state, the whole Han Dynasty is only thirteen states, and Liu Bei has expanded his territory.

"The navy is indispensable, and its combat power is not inferior to the army. Except for Fuzhou, the navy has not occupied more than a hundred small islands."

"Maybe you think these deserted islands are useless, but what I want to say is that these small islands are the real treasures." Chen Ziming looked at the people below seriously.

"You can't just look at the land of the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty. This world is really very big, beyond your imagination."

(End of this chapter)