Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 561 Building a Navy
The next day.

Early in the morning, as soon as the sun rose from the sky, Mu Jing and Zhang Liao rode out of the city. This time they left the city lightly, only bringing along the guards and the masters of the Five Dou Rice Sect, plus a dozen or so soldiers around Zhang Liao. , all the way east.

They went out along the river, went straight for several miles, stood on the bank, and stared at the surging Han River.

"This is Hanshui, the mother river of Hanzhong!" Mu Jing reined in his horse and stood up, looking at the river with dim eyes, and said: "As long as we can pass through this river, our Mu army can save half the time to enter and leave Hanzhong!"

Hanshui, also known as Han River, Mianshui, Canglangshui, etc., is the first tributary of the Yangtze River.

Duanluo in Hanzhong County runs from the west, runs through the whole county, runs from Mianyang to the east, passes through Nanzheng, enters Chenggu, crosses Ziwu Road, enters Xicheng, goes north to Xi County, and then exits from Wudang and enters Jingzhou , into the Yangtze River.

This is the largest capital in Hanzhong.

It is also the path that Mujing pays the most attention to.

Ever since he thought of using Hanzhong as a place to recuperate and live, he has been planning for the connection of this river. After entering Hanzhong, he found a lot of records in this regard. Connect to Wudang and enter Nanyang, then you need the river.

The river course is not clear, and ships passing through narrow places are prone to run aground. Hanzhong is inherently mountainous and difficult to dig, but it is not difficult to clear the river course, as long as there are enough manpower and financial resources.

"It is true that the waterways should be cleared up, and the heart of the lord, the general also understands one or two things. There are natural shallows in Xi County, which can be built as a pier as the most important place connecting Nanyang. But just this, the lord may not be there At this time to mobilize the Jingping army, my lord only said one thing yesterday, not the other!"

Zhang Liao opened his mouth and said, "The last general is a little confused now!"

He remembered the long conversation between Mu Jing and him last night.

It is indeed important to open up the river.

A Han River leads to Hanzhong.

But that's all, I'm afraid he doesn't need to come forward, after all, he is very powerful in the army now, and he is in charge of an army. This matter could have been dealt with by the people from the prefect's mansion, and then he would send a battalion to suppress the smaller one.

But Mujing directly ordered him to be stationed in Xi County, so there must be other intentions.

"Wen Yuan, you have always been calm, thoughtless, and silent. Since you took the initiative to ask, you must have guesses in your heart, so speak out boldly!" Mu Jing smiled calmly when he heard the words.

He likes smart people.

Zhang Liao is a smart man, among countless generals under Mu Jun, Mu Jing is most optimistic about him.

In terms of strategic vision, Huang Zhong is not as good as him, Chen Dao is not as good as him, Huang Shao is not as good as him, Xi Zhicai has an advantage over him, but Xi Zhicai also lacks experience in leading troops, so he can only serve as a military adviser. .

He is the only one who has the ability to command the army and the power to run the army, coupled with the advantage of strategic vision, it is by no means a fluke that he can become Cao Cao's ancient Zhaohu in history.

"The general guesses..."

Zhang Liao pondered for a while, and said: "My lord's picture is nothing more than... a navy!"

After uttering the word "Shui Jun", he felt much more relaxed.

"Hahaha!"

Mu Jing laughed loudly: "As expected of Zhang Wenyuan, how fortunate he was, he dared to enter your barracks, and said to surrender you with a three-inch tongue. Otherwise, today, XX would not only lose such a handsome talent, but also gain an unpredictable one." enemy!"

"My lord is overrated!"

Zhang Liao didn't show any excitement because of Mu Jing's praise, but he became a little more serious: "It's just that my lord, you know that the navy will cost a lot of money, and our army has never waded into the water for military training. Within it, there is no way to become a combat power!"

"A certain family understands what you said!"

Mujing looked serious, and asked, "Wenyuan, a certain family asked you, does Hanzhong need a navy?"

"This one……"

Zhang Liao pondered for a while. He grew up in Bingzhou and fought on horseback. He has never been involved in naval forces, but he can understand the terrain map: "If you go to Jingzhou, there will be no water army, and you will get twice the result with half the effort. If you go to Jiangdong, there will be no water army , will be unable to move an inch!"

"It's good that you can understand!"

Mujing didn't hide his ambitions at all: "It's impossible for me to stay here forever. The road of life is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. In this troubled world, either you eat me, or I eat you. If you don't want to die well, you can only overcome obstacles and move forward!"

"My lord's ambition will be admired by the general!"

Zhang Liao took a deep breath and cupped his hands.

"That's why we need a water army!" Mu Jing said decisively: "I have already discussed with Xi Zhicai, Jingping's second army, from now on, prepare for the water army, recruit ships, and quickly build an army!"

"But we don't know how to build ships!" Zhang Liao said in a dilemma: "And the last general is not good at water warfare!"

"From scratch, there are many difficulties!"

Mu Jing patted him on the shoulder: "However, no matter the difficulty, a certain one has only one sentence, if you have the conditions, you must do it, if you don't have the conditions, you have to do it too. I believe that Zhang Wenyuan will not let this one down!"

"Since my lord has said so, if Liao should not answer, he is not a cowardly gangster!" Zhang Liao smiled wryly.

"Correct!"

Mu Jing laughed and said, "Zhang Wenyuan, I will give whatever you want, but Sui Jun, you must show me hope in the shortest possible time!"

"The last will obey!"

Zhang Liao clasped his hands, saluted and held his faith.

Mu Jing's words had already aroused Zhang Liao's ambition. Zhang Wenyuan was able to lead cavalry across the northern desert prairie in the north, and lead an army to attack cities and villages in the central plains. He also had confidence in water.

Isn't it the navy?

Isn't it just that they have no foundation and no experience?

He can do it.

This is the self-confidence of a general and the driving force of a handsome talent.

"Drive!"

Mu Jing rode his horse and continued to go downstream towards the east. After walking ten miles, he looked around: "Wen Yuan, is this place suitable for the navy to build a camp?"

This is an inlet.

And looking at the undulating waves on the river, under the panting, it is obvious that the water is not shallow, which is suitable for building a dock.

There are also surrounding areas, such as dense forests and mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if there are infantry attacking from the ground, as long as a military camp is formed, it is enough to resist. This is one of the few camping places.

Hearing this, Zhang Liao didn't answer right away. He spread out a cowhide map, which was a map he found from Xi County that recorded the topography of Xi County. He took a closer look: "Hukou Bay is shaped like a tiger opening its mouth. , the depth of the water here is the deepest in the front and back hundreds of miles, and the left and right bay mouths are facing each other, and the river is rushing, and ordinary boats dare not go there!"

He put away the cowhide map, looked carefully at the surrounding terrain, and said: "It is indeed good to train troops here, but the general thinks that we need to search carefully and walk around the surrounding terrain carefully before making a conclusion!"

"It's good to be cautious!"

Mu Jing nodded, smiled, and said, "Then I will leave this matter to you!"

"My lord, don't worry, I will establish a navy as soon as possible!"

"However, there is an urgent need to clean up the river. This waterway is very important to me in Hanzhong. When we can get through the water section that enters Wudang, we will be able to open up a way to counterattack Nanyang!"

Mu Jing instructed.

In the future, he will be stationed in Hanzhong, but he has always looked down on Nanyang, but transporting troops is the most difficult thing, and it is also what he is most worried about. If he can clean up the river and completely penetrate the land of the two counties, it will be considered as a counterattack for him in the future. Nanyang has laid a firm foundation.

"I will try my best at the end!"

Xi Zhi nodded.

"There is a situation on the river, be alert immediately!"

Suddenly, Zhang Huo, the general of the Divine Guard, shouted all over his body, and countless figures around him quickly surrounded Mu Jing's body, looking down and glancing at the surrounding area.

Mu Jing raised his head, his eyes were dim, and he watched several large boats appear on the river.

The first big ship was hung with bells, moving with the wind, and the bells rang out bursts of sound. The sound of the bells echoed constantly among the mountains and rivers, which was quite pleasant to the ear.

"My lord, this is not a fishing boat, it must be a water bandit!"

Zhang Liao said in a low voice: "We might as well avoid the sharp edge for now!"

He is not afraid of water bandits, even if there are only his own soldiers around him, if these water bandits dare to go ashore, he dares to kill them all and bleed into a river. Thinking about it, he was at a disadvantage. The most important thing was that Mujing was here, so he didn't dare to take risks.

(End of this chapter)