Chapter 640: Military Expansion

Tian Feng's words made not only Zhou Qin anxious, but also Jiang Qin next to him couldn't sit still. He stood up and saluted: "My lord, gentlemen, the army expansion plan made by the two generals is that our Sizhou army will completely control Sizhou." The four counties also have the troops and horses needed to protect the waterway between Leting and Luoyang. However, General Mo and others also know the current situation of our province, so this plan is only the optimal strength of our navy. Of course, if the navy needs to control the entire river , these troops are not enough.”

"Oh," Lou Gui smiled slightly, stood up and said, "According to the two generals, at present, how large a naval force can adapt to the current situation of our Sizhou?"

Jiang Qin thought for a while and then said: "Based on the general estimates, at least about 40,000 troops and horses are needed."

As soon as Jiang Qin finished speaking, Tian Feng immediately objected again. In the opinion of this stubborn old man, there were no strong naval enemies around Sizhou. The only strong naval enemy was the Jizhou Army. Considering that he was in Jizhou Judging from years of experience, although Han Fu is not a master of the Ming Dynasty, he is far from a capricious villain. Moreover, he and Yuan Shao have become mortal enemies, so it is impossible to sever diplomatic relations with Sizhou. Therefore, the Sizhou waterway is extremely safe. There is no need to expand so many naval forces.

But Zhou Tai and his wife don't think so. No one should place their own safety on others, so the best way is to become stronger. Moreover, what Zhou Tai said is not unreasonable. The four counties of Sizhou are divided into two halves by the river. Although several large ports are controlled by the navy, there are still some small places where the river can be crossed. The navy must Check these places frequently to prevent anything uncontrollable from happening.

Another point is that the trade route from Leting to Luoyang has to pass through the areas of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao for a certain distance. The navy must increase the strength of the navy to protect it. You must know that although the two families do not have a strong navy, they can acquire some ships. Trouble can still be done.

So the two generals Zhou Jiang and Tian Lou started to argue with each other. The four of them were like the aunts who bought vegetables at the vegetable market that Huangfu Chaobo had seen. Huangfu Chaobo was stunned.

After a while, Tian Feng stuck the naval force at the number of 20,000, and never gave in even a single step. No matter how furious Zhou Tai or the other two were, the old man would just say, support him. Came up: "No money!"

After fighting for a long time, both of them were defeated one after another, and in the end they could only look at their lord for help. When Huangfu Chaobo saw this, he looked at Xu Shu and Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong stood up and said: "The general is not familiar with the naval force, but 20,000 naval forces may indeed be a bit small. I wonder what Xu Chengzhi has to say?"

Xu Shu stood up and said: "My lord, everyone, according to the opinion of my subordinates, 20,000 naval troops are indeed too small, but if we really want to reach 50,000 or 60,000 naval troops, it will not be possible based on the current situation of our Sizhou." Realistically, in my opinion, 30,000 navy troops are enough to maintain our current needs."

Next, Xu Shu explained his idea to everyone in detail. According to his idea, the two navy generals Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin each led two schools of troops to garrison Pingjin Port and Hanoi Port respectively, and the other navy was used for To protect the trade routes, the royal navy's navy is equivalent to a fighting force.

There are also five water armies, which are stationed in small water villages in Leting and Sizhou, just like the garrison in each city. The navy that guards the trade route can use the navy of the five schools to dispatch in turn. In this way, the navy of each school can get the opportunity to sail in rotation.

Xu Shu's words made everyone nod. In fact, Huangfu Chaobo's ideal naval force was around 30,000, because in Sizhou or along the river, except for the Jizhou navy, there were no other large naval forces. The army and water thieves, and the Jizhou water army are also allies with themselves, so for now they should not pose a threat to Sizhou. In addition to the escorting navy of the first school, the navy of 24,000 to 5,000 is fully capable of ensuring the safety of Sizhou's waterways.

Seeing that Tian Feng and Zhou Tai seemed to be getting up to talk again, Huangfu Chaobo said quickly: "Okay, both of you, sit down.

Military Advisor Xu’s suggestion coincides with the general’s idea. Thirty thousand naval troops is already the maximum that our state can bear at present. Moreover, the expansion of the naval army cannot be accomplished at once. General Zhou, warships and soldiers How are you going to arrange it? "

Zhou Taidao: "Since the establishment of the navy, the general has been training navy soldiers. At present, there is already a school of soldiers who can board the ship. If the lord agrees to expand the army, the general will prepare to send people back to Jingzhou and Yangzhou to recruit and surrender." If there are no problems with some water bandits, they can also recruit soldiers from a school, while others need to be recruited in Sizhou. As for the ships, they can only be purchased from our Sizhou and Jizhou."

After hearing this, Lou Gui stood up and asked, "Can't we let our shipyard in Sizhou increase production?"

Jiang Qin replied aside: "There is no good water surface along the river to build large shipyards. For example, the Jizhou Navy's large-scale ships are built in Huangze Lake next to Neihuang, and then the empty ships are transported to Liyang through Baigou Water. Water Village. Even though the docks in Huangze Lake are large, the speed of the boats is also very slow, and there is no water surface like Huangze Lake in our state."

When Huangfu Chaobo heard this, he immediately reacted and thought, yes, there are indeed no conditions for building large and medium-sized shipyards on both sides of the Yellow River. No wonder Cao Cao wanted to dig a Xuanwu Pond in Yecheng for shipbuilding in history. Even so, Jiangdong was Everyone laughed for decades.

Didn't Qi say that the large port and giant dock drawings in his hands were all in vain! Oh, thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help cursing. He immediately told everyone that he had a large port and a giant dock. When Zhou Tai and the others heard it, they were overjoyed at first, and then they were like deflated balls. Without a suitable water surface, these drawings would be useless no matter how many there were.

After hearing this, Tian Feng asked again: "May I ask General Zhou, how long will it take to expand all the 30,000 navy?"

Zhou Tai pondered for a moment and said: "According to my estimation, it will take about a year to expand all the ships and the time to train the navy soldiers."

After hearing his words, Tian Feng was relieved. Seeing Tian Feng's heavy look, Huangfu Chaobo and the others couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Okay, the expansion of the navy has been decided. General Zhou and Tian Biejia can discuss the specific situation. As for the arrangements of the commanders of each school and department, the two generals should confirm the personnel as soon as possible and then submit them to me. Okay, you have worked hard early in the morning, and you can go about your business." Seeing that the matter had been discussed, Huangfu Chaobo immediately issued an order to expel the guests;