Chapter 515

"Don't worry, get up."

Liu Ye helped Gao Chong up, and said in a deep voice: "A long time ago, I was dissatisfied with Sun Ce's arbitrarily attacking Liu Zhengli, but you also know, Bo'an, that although our Liangzhou Army has a rare opponent in a land battle, this navy army is poor and useless. .”

"Sun Ce occupies Jiangdong, and most of the water thieves in the Jianghuai area are attached to him. Even if he leads his army to the south, he can at most occupy Lujiang County in the north of Jiangbei, but he can't do anything about Jiangdong."

"In that case, I would like to do my best to be a general, to train a powerful navy for the imperial court, to destroy the sun thief, and to calm Jiangdong!" Gao Chong said excitedly.

"good!"

Liu Ye said in a deep voice, "Gao Chong listens to the order."

"The end is here!"

"Today, Gao Chong is specially appointed as the commander of the imperial navy, and all matters concerning the training of the navy will be entrusted to you. Do you understand?"

Hearing that Liu Ye trusted him so much, Gao Chong's heart suddenly became hot, and he knelt down on the ground: "Thanks to the general for his trust, even if the general is so heartbroken, it will be difficult for the general to repay him. Invincible sailor!"

Today's Liu Ye is very similar to Cao Cao, who unified the north back then. There are countless good generals, and his soldiers are unstoppable, but once they encounter a water battle, they are helpless. Most of them are occupied, and they can't swim at all.

If there is a strong navy, it will not only be very meaningful to conquer Sun Ce in the south and pacify Jiangdong in the future, but also very beneficial in the north. If we start a war with Yuan Shao who occupies Hebei, then the navy can harass the coast of Jizhou along the Yellow River At the same time, transporting grain and grass by water is much more convenient than land transport for counties and counties.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu led his army to the Northern Expedition, and ordered people to dig canals to transport grain and grass. The land transport of grain and grass relied on animal power and manpower. But water transportation is different. Grain ships travel along the water, basically without consuming manpower, and can travel day and night, with large transportation volume and fast speed.

Once there is a navy in hand, even Liu Biao of Jingzhou may have to obey the imperial court's orders in the future. Nanyang County, which was originally a county in Jingzhou, is now under the control of Zhang Jaw. The navy can sail from Nanyang County to the Han River in a few days, deterring Xiangyang, the governor of Jingzhou.

"General, the last general still has many friends in the Yangzhou army. After being defeated by Sun Ce, they all go home. If the general allows, the last general wants to call the sailors from the Yangzhou army to enrich the navy." Gao Chong said.

"Yes." Liu Ye nodded: "That's fine, the Yangzhou navy is proficient in water warfare. If they can be recruited, it can also greatly enrich my navy's combat power. You can handle it yourself."

Gao Chong was even more moved. You must know that the most unacceptable thing for any hero is to form cliques under his subordinates, no matter how wise and powerful he is, it cannot be avoided. I have drawn so many soldiers from the old department of the Yangzhou Navy, it is inevitable that a faction will be formed, but Liu Ye is so generous, how can people not feel grateful?

"General." Gao Chong only felt that all the hardships are rewarding, and that he had to meet the Ming Lord, so he choked up unconsciously between his words.

"Haha." Liu Ye held Gao Chong's hands, and said bluntly: "As a general, assisting His Majesty to act as an agent of the government, you should do your best to strengthen the majesty of the Han Dynasty, but Sun Ce hangs alone in the southeast, and the court's orders are not accepted. Boan must be strict. Drill the navy, understand?"

"promise!"

"Where is the official seal?"

Liu Ye held up a wooden box and opened it to see that inside was a carved copper seal with four characters "Navy Commander" engraved on it. Liu Ye solemnly held the official seal and handed it to Gao Chong: "Bo'an, a certain person has only a half-knowledge about naval drills, and the imperial navy is entrusted to you."

Gao Chong said solemnly: "Please rest assured, General, I pledge my life to train this naval army and serve the imperial court."

Liu Ye nodded with a smile, and patted Gao Chong's shoulder to show his efforts.

On that day, the news that Gao Chongguan worshiped as the captain of the navy was spread instantly, and countless people knew that Liu Ye had started training as a navy. After Gao Chong served as the commander of the navy, he immediately wrote a letter to the counties in Yangzhou, asking his colleagues in Yangzhou to go north to serve in his army.

The comrades in the Yangzhou navy saw Gao Chong's worship as the commander of the navy, and many people started to go north because they all knew that the imperial navy had just been built, and there must be a hunger and thirst for sailors. The passing of time is undoubtedly a timely help, who would not want to pass it? All of a sudden, a large number of people in Yangzhou were ready to move and went north to Luoyang.

And in Wu County.

"Liu Yuqing started to form a navy with Gao Chong as his general?" Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, it seems that Liu Yuqing is eyeing Jingzhou and me, Jiangdong."

Zhou Yu nodded and frowned, "Then Liu Ye refused to march into Huainan after defeating Zhang Xun in Yuzhou. One was worried about Cao Cao, and the other was worried about our army. If there is no navy in the Jianghuai area, he will be very passive. Liu Yuqing has trained a powerful navy, coupled with the Liangzhou iron cavalry that is unparalleled in land warfare, I am afraid that our army will be difficult to deal with in the future."

"That's right, if this Liu Ye really used Yu Jin to form a navy, he was just asking Yu Blind. But Gao Chong is a man with high martial arts skills and proficiency in water warfare. I'm afraid he can really form a navy." Sun Ce frowned. road.

"My lord, don't worry, there is a plan here." Lu Su said suddenly.

Sun Ce said strangely: "Oh, what clever plan does Zijing have, come and tell me quickly."

Lu Su smiled and said: "Didn't Liu Yuqing issue a conquest order to the world to call for water fighters? Our army can send one or two elites to his army, and it is best to be able to hold important positions. In the future, if our navy and Liu Yuqing sail In the battle of the divisions, a blow at the critical moment will definitely turn defeat into victory."

"This person is definitely a junior in our army, and he cannot be known to the enemy." Lu Su said slowly: "That Gao Chong once fought against our army when he was still in the Yangzhou army. I also know, so the candidate needs to be discussed carefully.”

"Hmm..." Sun Ce thought for a while.

Zhou Yu suddenly asked, "How is Zhu Xiumu?"

"Zhu Huan?"

"Not bad." Zhou Yu commented: "Xiu Mu was born in a noble family, he is proficient in the art of war, and has excellent martial arts skills. The most rare thing is that he is a rising star in our army. Gao Chong has never seen him before."

There is another reason that Zhou Yu did not mention, that is, Zhu Huan was born in the Zhu clan of the four families of Zhu Zhang and Gu Lu in Jiangdong, and is now being ruled by Sun Ce. For the benefit of the family, Zhu Huan must be wholehearted, even if he goes deep into the enemy army. Rebellious.

Sun Ce nodded: "Okay, summon Zhu Huan to the conference hall!"