Thinking of this, Cao Cao never came up with a plan to deal with Liu Cong, and then thought of the Yangtze River Navy in Liu Cong's hands, which was the enemy of the world: "This navy, well, 20,000 soldiers, and thousands of large and small warships are roaming the river.

.Based on this, we crossed the river to recapture Jingzhou and Soochow.

Are you talking nonsense?"

Thinking of this, Cao Cao became impatient for a moment, and sweat broke out on his head. The sweat became more and more intense and dripped down his temples.

But Cao Cao was not one to retreat when faced with difficulties. If he had retreated when faced with difficulties, he would not have achieved such hegemony in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

At this time, he knew that even though Liu Cong was young, his future life was formidable![

Cao Cao had such experience. He often warned his subordinates: "In this life, the most taboo thing is to look down on others! Well, people who look down on others will often fall behind! There is a saying in our countryside that 'it is difficult to be angry when raising children and farming.

'!Why do you say that? I have long felt that this statement makes sense.

It is also about marrying a wife and having children. When you look at other people's sons, they are dirty and slovenly and crawling around with their bare butts when they were young. Don't underestimate other people's children. It is hard to say that their future prospects will be worse than your own.

Well, let's take a look, how many children of the same age were there in the village of Han Emperor Gaozu? Which one had a better future than Han Emperor Gaozu?

Did you see it? I think there must have been some children from other families who were fatter and cuter than Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, but later on they were not as successful as Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty!

There is also farming. Don’t think that if you have the ability and know-how, the crops you can grow will be better than others’. Don’t think that other people’s crops are not as good as yours. It’s harvest time after autumn and a hailstorm will destroy your home.

What about your good crops, while other people’s crops are intact and damaged? Your good crops don’t have a good harvest, right?

Haha, this is the principle of ‘it is difficult to be angry when raising children and farming’.”

At this point, Cao Cao felt that he had made his meaning clear. Although Liu Biao was a guard dog in nature, he raised a good son with abilities! So, I, Cao Cao, admit that Liu Cong has abilities.

So since Cao Cao admitted that Liu Cong was capable, did he not plan to lead his troops to fight with Liu Cong?

No, Cao Cao said again, he said: "Last year I was busy in the north with matters in Hebei. But I was really busy with my work. Where could I take care of the rear affairs?

In that case, if Liu Cong defeated Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren, he would directly lead his troops to attack Xuchang

If we had done this, we wouldn't be sitting here talking about it now!

Hahahaha, it's hard to say what kind of situation it could be like.

However, Liu Cong did not seize that opportunity.

From this point of view, Liu Cong is still green! He doesn’t understand the overall situation!

Therefore, no matter how others brag about his ability, I am going to attack him and regain Jingzhou and Soochow from his hands! There can only be one person in the world who has the final say! Who is this person? It is me, Cao Ah Ma!"

Cao Cao was very excited when he said this, and wanted to continue to develop his point of view, but his disciples came to report that Man Chong had returned from inspecting the farmland and was waiting outside the door to be received by the Prime Minister.

When Cao Cao heard this, his interest immediately changed. He stood up in a hurry and said, "Let's go. Go out and do some exercise. 'It's better to practice the Tao while sitting down.'

Let’s go out for some activities and see what good news Man Chong brings.”

At this time, Man Chong was standing bowed beside Xuanwu Pond, watching Cao Bing and Cao General taking a boat to practice fighting in Xuanwu Pond.[

When Cao Cao went out to take a look, he saw Man Chong leaning over the railing beside the pool with concentration, looking at Cao's soldiers practicing in the pool with disdain. When Cao Cao saw this, he didn't bother to ask Man Chong about the situation of inspecting the farmland, and hurriedly

Asked: "Man Boning, how do you think our navy's training is going? Can we compete with Liu Cong's Yangtze River Navy?"

After hearing this, Man Chong hurriedly turned around and bowed and saluted: "Man Boning pays homage to the Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "No need to worry. Official business is important. You have been stationed on the edge of the Han River for many years and have seen the Jingzhou Navy. Let's try to discuss whether my Xuanwuchi Navy can compete with Liu Cong's Yangtze River Navy?

"

After hearing this, Man Chong straightened up and looked at Cao Cao respectfully and said, "Does the Prime Minister want Man Boning to tell the truth or a lie?"

At this time, he was in a good mood. After listening to Man Chong's question, he waved his hands with a smile and said: "Of course I am telling the truth. When will I, Mr. Cao, be willing to listen to lies? Well, everyone, yes

No?"

Everyone complimented him together.

Man Chong said: "Prime Minister, why do you think practicing watercraft in this Xuanwu Pond is like coaxing a group of children to play with water and have a water fight! Look, it's hot now, and they are in this pond.

They were jumping up and down, laughing and joking, weren't they playing in the water?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao turned cold and stared at the training soldiers in the pool, his expression getting more and more ugly.

Man Chong continued: "Moreover, Prime Minister, our dozens of warships are all powered by oars and oars. Can we train sailors to fight in battle on such ships? Who believes it?"

At this time, Cao Cao's face was ashen, he turned around and looked at Man Chong with a fierce look and asked: "Then what kind of ships do Liu Cong's Jingzhou Navy have?"

Man Chong had indeed seen the world at the riverside. After hearing Cao Cao's question, Man Chong felt pity for him from the bottom of his heart and said to himself: "Oh, oh, my prime minister is so pitiful. What can I say?

What? You didn’t even see the navy’s ships, and you just built them behind closed doors. Do you think naval warfare is that simple?”

He was so pitiful that he said: "Prime Minister, Liu Cong's Jingzhou Navy is the best navy in the world. It was stronger than the Soochow Navy back then, and last year it recaptured the Soochow Navy.

According to the general's estimate, the current Jingzhou Navy has at least 20,000 sailors and about a thousand large and small warships."

After hearing this, Cao Cao's face turned from livid to pale, and then asked: "A thousand warships? What are they like?"

"There are several types, and I can't list them at the moment. Generally speaking, they are mainly these types. The first type is the giant ship, which is the main force of the navy.

When Sun Ce was still alive, he started an arms race with Liu Biao's Jingzhou Navy and vigorously built huge ships. By the time of his death, he had built eight ships, which was four fewer than the Jingzhou Navy.

This giant ship has three masts, sailing on the water of the river, like a mountain moving.

Well, our navy sails a small boat to fight. When the two armies meet, let alone fighting, the giant ship from Jingzhou will directly collide with it and the small boat of our army will capsize in the water. How to fight?"
Chapter completed!