Three Kingdoms: I am not Cao Rui

After Lu Ya said this, she immediately bowed to the ground.

Unlike ordinary mountain bandits and pirates, Liu Daoren's group has been able to stay in the East China Sea for so many years and become the largest pirate group in the East China Sea. It is a combination of Taiping Dao and its subordinates, and its internal stability is sufficient. Liu Daoren is not a bandit either. Instead, his family has passed down the Taiping Sutra, which makes him look like a scholar.

In other words, these pirates in Wengzhou are all sensible and reasonable.

Taoist Liu looked around, exchanged glances with a few sturdy men in short coats, and then said:

"Lu Ya, I still say the same thing. We don't want any revenge from you. The arrest of the Lu family members has caused a stir in Lou County. We found out after asking a few questions. The price you Lu family gave us for getting involved in this matter is not enough."

Lu Ya gritted her teeth and said, "Liu Daojun, the Lu family's ancestral property is still there, I am willing to offer a hundred taels of gold! After the matter is completed, the Lu family will treat Daojun as a distinguished guest. If there is a change in the future, my uncle will do his best to protect Liu Daojun's subordinates. Liu Daojun may not know that he served as the General of the Qiang Guard in Wei State and married the sister of the Wei Emperor. He is very powerful!"

Liu Daojun smiled and said, "We are not short of gold. Gold is useless in the East China Sea. We have heard of General Lu's reputation on the sea. Such a hero would be great in Wei. If we can get his promise, it will be a good thing for us."

"Come on, let's sign a document."

"Okay!" Lu Ya gritted her teeth and nodded in response.

After Lu Ya finished writing, Taoist Liu carefully dried the ink on the bamboo slips in front of the fire, and then said, "If you want to go to Wei from Wengzhou, the shortest route is to Guangling, but it is also a thousand miles away. I will give you a large ship with a hundred people and put you in Haixi County, Guangling County. You can get off the ship there and go ashore to find the Wei army. If there is any progress, please send someone to report to me."

"Thank you, Daojun!" Lu Ya bowed and said, "The people of the Lu family always keep their promises. Please wait for me in Wengzhou!"

"Ou Kui," Taoist Liu pointed to a dark-skinned man sitting on the right, "Take him with you on the boat. You are more familiar with Guangling."

"I will follow the Taoist's orders!" Ou Kui clasped his fists and saluted.

Lu Ya finally relaxed at this moment. Six years ago, Lu Xun, the head of the Lu family, defected to Wei, casting a heavy shadow over the future of the entire Wu army and Lu family. This year, Lu Mao committed suicide in Jianye, and Lu Xun and Lu Mao's direct descendants were exiled to Jiaozhou...

Only a fool would believe that Lu Mao committed suicide!
There was a deep blood feud between the Lu family and the Sun family. When Sun Ce swept through Jiangdong, half of the Lu family died. Later, Lu Xun followed the Sun family, but he had to endure it because of their power.

The emperor has his will, and his subjects have their anger!
For the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Wengzhou, sailing was as common as going out to eat. Without making much preparation, Ou Kui called several teams of sailors, took some food and water, and set off immediately.

"Master Ou," Lu Ya asked from the bow, "How many days does it take to get to Guangling from here?"

"Guangling?" Ou Kui grinned and said, "Let's go to Hudu first, then Guangling."

After that, Ou Kui patted Lu Ya on the shoulder and said, "I know that your Lu family is very rich! Go and get the 100 taels of gold you promised me. When the gold arrives on the ship, my big ship will set sail!"

Lu Ya was surprised: "But Liu Daojun just said..."

"The Taoist is a deity, and we need to eat. What? Don't you want to acknowledge him?" Ou Kui's face also became stern, and he instantly became ferocious.

Lu Ya took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Ou. Since I promised, I will definitely do it!"

"Well, it really is a big clan from a big county!" Ou Kui laughed again: "Set sail! Go to Hu Du!"

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The defense system near Wancheng is composed of three cities: Wancheng, Qiankou and Wankou.

Wancheng is backed by Tianzhu Mountain, and controls hundreds of miles to the east and west. There are many fertile fields nearby that can be reclaimed. Qiankou and Wankou are two small cities beside the water, used to prevent the enemy from attacking from the river.

The place where Wankouwu is located was a simple camp in the first year of Taihe, but now it has become a small fortified city. Cao Tai raided here, broke the camp, and took Sun Luban back. Cao Rui had never been here before, and the scenery here is quite charming.

Cao Rui stood on the wall of Wankouwu and pointed to the east: "Why are all these trees cut down?"

"Your Majesty, this is to prevent the trees from blocking the view. If the enemy attacks, we can prevent the trees from being used by the enemy." Huan Fan replied.

Cao Rui nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back and looked south. To the south, wherever he looked, he saw a vast expanse of waves.

Cao Rui turned around and looked at his ministers: "If I remember correctly, Lord Huan is from Qiao County, and Lord Hu is from Anding, right?" "Your Majesty is wise." Huan Fan responded.

"I am from Anding," Hu Zun thought for a moment, "Before I came to Wancheng under the order of Your Majesty, I had never been to such a southern place, nor had I seen such a vast river."

"Are you afraid of the river, Mr. Hu?" Cao Rui asked.

Hu Zun straightened his chest and said, "I have been in Wancheng for a year and a half. I have already learned how to float on water. I can swim in the river for two quarters of an hour. I have even taken a boat to the south bank of the river without any fear. People from Guanxi can also cross the river!"

Cao Rui nodded slightly: "It's April now. Although it can't be considered spring water, it's not much different from spring water. Now that I'm at the riverside, it would be a pity if I don't take a boat into the river for a swim."

"Mr. Hu, please find a warship and take me and the attendants for a cruise on the river!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

Huan Fan, the general in charge of the military affairs of Wancheng, was the first to object: "Your Majesty bears the heavy responsibility of the whole country. How can you risk sailing into the river? Moreover, there are occasionally warships of the Wu army on the river. If you really encounter them in the river, wouldn't it put your Majesty in danger? Please think twice!"

Cao Rui chuckled: "How can it be considered a risk? Is it that the Type C warships you built are unusable, or is there some kind of whirlpool of water monsters in the river that could put me in danger? I see that the river is very calm, there is nothing wrong with it!"

"Hu Qing, go and get ready."

Hu Zunben also wanted to follow Huan Fan and dissuade him, but when he thought of what he had seen in the previous few days, he gave up and immediately accepted the order and went down the city wall to look for a boat.

Huan Fan said helplessly: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me go with you and let General Hu stay on the shore."

Cao Rui said: "You are the commander here, just guard the city well, I and the attendants will take the boat together."

Three warships sailed into the river, surrounded by twenty small boats. Cao Rui's boat was in the middle of these boats.

Not long after, the ship arrived in the middle of the river.

Cao Rui stood on the deck and looked at the scenery for a long time, then sighed: "The late emperor said that the Yangtze River is divided into north and south by heaven, and this is true. The waves are so vast that it is beyond human control. Without the help of boats, even a million or tens of millions of troops can only sigh at the sight of the Yangtze River on the north bank."

"My fellow ministers." Cao Rui turned and looked at everyone.

"I'm here." The four attendants and Hu Zun, who was waiting beside them, bowed in response.

Cao Rui said: "Jiang Zitong has returned to Shouchun, but I have been thinking about the 50,000 naval forces he mentioned to me before for many days."

"I watched the naval demonstration on Chaohu Lake before, and today I took a boat into the river to see the river view, which made me feel even more deeply. Naval warfare is more difficult than land warfare. The difficulty lies in the fact that the waterway is unobstructed, there will be losses in the battle, it is difficult to defend, and it is difficult to command and communicate. In short, it is not easy to make the navy run rampant on the river."

"We have to find a suitable person to lead a 50,000-man navy. Unfortunately, from the generals down, the generals in the court are good at land warfare but not accustomed to naval warfare. Now the navy has two generals, the general of the tower ship and the general of the warship, but for a fleet that can accommodate 50,000 people, it is still insufficient."

"I intend to select a general to lead the navy. Do you have any candidates?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers on the boat fell silent.

Not to mention commanding 50,000 naval forces, being able to command 50,000 infantry is already the level of a regional governor.

Among all the generals of the Wei Dynasty, only General Cao Zhen and General Man Chong had such experience. The other generals were more or less dissatisfied.

Wang Chang, the governor of Yingzhou, had only 20,000 soldiers under his command, and Chen Qun, the general of cavalry who supervised Yangzhou, usually led only 40,000 soldiers. Wei Zhen's jurisdiction did exceed 50,000 people, but Wei Zhen's strengths were in overall planning and government affairs, not in making decisions on the battlefield.

Xu Shu might be one of them. In the fourth year of Taihe, when Wu was occupying Fancheng, after Guanqiu Jian led 8,000 cavalry to Fancheng for reinforcement, Xu Shu's troops reached 50,000, but he had no experience in commanding 50,000 troops to fight on a battlefield.

Moreover, commanding 50,000 people and directing 50,000 people to fight on the same battlefield are two completely different concepts. There is a world of difference between them. It is the difference between a general and a commander.

The attendants also fell silent. Hu Zun did not dare to respond. He stood aside, thinking secretly in his heart, this was the second time he had encountered such a thing!
According to the imperial court's assignment and the reward given by Your Majesty in the seventh year of Huangchu and the tenth year after His Majesty ascended the throne to destroy Wu, if anyone can lead 50,000 naval forces to wipe out Wu's power on the Yangtze River, then this person has a high chance of being crowned king! If this is a recommendation, in the future, not to mention the benefits, it will definitely leave a mark in the history books. (End of this chapter)