Man Chong said: "Oh, Prime Minister, you are a layman asking this.

In addition to the oars and oars, sailing is required to propel the boat in the water. A ship that is five feet wide and ten feet long needs a sail to propel it; if the hull is added to the length of ten feet, another mast will be installed.

; Jingzhou Navy's Mengxuan giant ship has three masts and sails to propel its sailing.

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Prime Minister, you now understand why this warship is called the Mongolian Giant Ship."

Man Chong said this. Cao Cao continued: "The Jingzhou Navy now has more than 20 huge ships, and there are countless other grasshoppers, sampans and small boats."[

Man Chong said this and said affectionately: "Prime Minister, facing the powerful Jingzhou Navy, we must deal with it carefully."

Ordinary people in Cao Cao's position would give up the idea of ​​attacking Jingzhou after hearing Man Chong's introduction.

However, Cao Cao is not an ordinary person. He is the most powerful gangster in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. How could he give up his established idea so easily?

What's more, he always felt that Liu Cong was just a young kid who easily took risks and occasionally succeeded. How could he not hang him just because he had a few broken boats?

So, the next day, Cao Cao held a battle meeting in the Yamen of Ye County to study how to defeat Liu Cong's military campaign to regain Jingzhou and Soochow.

Most of today's generals are here. They just returned from fighting outside the Great Wall in June.

A thousand-mile raid. Although they achieved a complete victory, the troops were very tired. The soldiers all wanted to rest for a few more days, but they did not dare to speak out.

So when the meeting was convened, everyone was not very interested. They all kept their mouths open and did not speak. Cao Cao could only be heard speaking.

Cao Cao probably knew everyone's mood at this time. He also knew that everyone had heard about Liu Cong's power.

So Cao Cao asked in the first sentence: "I heard that Liu Cong is very powerful. Are you afraid?"

When he asked everyone like this, they were afraid and did not dare to tell the truth. So the chief counselor Cheng Yu spoke. He said: "Prime Minister, who said Liu Cong is powerful? What is so powerful about him?

After all, Liu Cong is just another Sun Ce.

Haha. At that time, Sun Ce was very prosperous in Jiangdong. When everyone talked about him, they had the mentality of turning into a tiger.

How about it? After a few years, Sun Ce didn’t disappear.

The subordinates think that the changes in the world are not as virtuous as Yao nor as cruel as Jie. In fact, it is God's will.

Now, although Liu Cong succeeded for a while, God's will has arranged that the world will take turns, and a virtuous person will rule the world.

The Prime Minister was better than Yao and Shun. He was just past Ziya. He protected the Han family and the world and continued the Han Dynasty for decades.

The one who can unify the world must be the Prime Minister.

We have followed the Prime Minister for many years and are waiting for him to complete the great cause of unification and enjoy peace in the world.[

Nowadays, the general trend of reunification is like the water of the Yangtze River rolling eastward. The general trend is the general trend. How can we be hampered by Liu Cong's temporary success?

Therefore, on behalf of all the advisors, my subordinates firmly support the Prime Minister’s southern expedition to Jingzhou.”

Cheng Yu did a good job of flattering him and hit the right spot. Cao Cao felt very comfortable, so he opened his big mouth and spread a smile all over his pale face. His two thin eyes narrowed into a curve.

This was a bit kind. So the civil servants and generals relaxed their minds and seemed to feel that they could speak more casually.

At this time, Cao Cao's best advisor, Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, who had been appointed by him within a few years, was no longer here. Cheng Yu naturally became the leader of all the advisors. So when Cheng Yu made such a statement, all the advisors started talking about it.

Spoken.

The content of what he said was naturally in agreement with Cheng Yu's point of view. As for how he scolded Cheng Yu in his heart, everyone heard it.

On the other hand, the military generals scolded each other very unpleasantly in their hearts. Some complained that Cao Cao was so happy with his achievements that he resorted to militarism. Some scolded Cheng Yu, saying: "Cheng Yu, you let your mother's stinky farts go. You live your life with a stinky mouth. Sitting in the room

I chatted with the Prime Minister and took the credit.

As for us, as long as the charge horn blows, no matter whether it is a mountain of swords, a sea of ​​fire, or heaven and hell, we have to rush in with all our strength.

You are so full that you don’t know how hungry you are. If you were also a military commander, I guarantee you wouldn’t fart like this.”

Just complain. But everyone has the courage to speak out.

At this time, Cao Cao encouraged everyone to speak because he was in a good mood. He said: "This is an extraordinary period. It is an urgent moment to win the final victory. As long as Liu Cong is defeated and Jingzhou and Dongwu are recovered, the world will be unified."

At this critical period, everyone should express their opinions and discuss ways to achieve final victory. Well, no matter whether the method is correct or not, or whether it is adopted, as long as it is said, it should be praised. Whoever speaks first."

Under Cao Cao's encouragement, everyone talked a lot, but not enthusiastically.

Despite this, Cao Cao was still very satisfied, because Cao Cao had assigned work in the previous military meetings. Everyone accepted the task and never gave others a chance to speak.

Besides, now Cao Cao also heard everyone's mental state. Some said that Liu Cong of Jingzhou was capable in this way.

Some people say that Liu Cong is capable in that way.

Some say Liu Cong is a star from the sky descending to earth;

Some say that Liu Cong has unified Jiangnan. The ground population under his control is about the same as that of the prime minister;

Others talked about the question of the Yangtze River Navy. The world's best navy cruises in the river. This is the first barrier to regaining the south of the Yangtze River;

Others say that our army has just returned from an expedition and should rest for some days. It will not be easy for us to go on an expedition.

To sum up, the reasons why these people disagreed with the Southern Expedition were: first, they were afraid of Liu Cong; second, they were afraid of Jingzhou's navy; and third, they used the excuse that it was so difficult or so troublesome.

In response to this state of mind, Cao Cao spoke. Before speaking, Cao Cao cursed everyone in his heart. He cursed: "You are so helpless. I, Cao Cao, am fifty-four years old this year. I don't know how many years I can live."

My ideal in this life is to unify the world and I am the one who makes the decision. You are trying to stop me from realizing my ideal by saying things like this and obstructing me in that way.

Don't think about it. I raised you all for free. You think that I, Cao Cao, was born to raise a father.

Let me tell you, if you eat my food and earn my money, you have to do something for me.

Just like that silkworm. You think I am feeding you mulberry leaves for nothing. Haha, if you eat my mulberry leaves, you will have to spin silk and make a cocoon for me."

After he finished cursing like this, Cao Cao began to make an inciting speech to cheer up these civil servants and generals. Cao Cao spoke. He first talked about how Liu Cong was not scary. Although Jingzhou Soochow has a large ground population, it has such and such

The inevitable factor of defeat; although our army has just returned from the expedition and has rested, the army relies on morale to fight. As long as the morale is strong, victory in the Southern Expedition is inevitable.
Chapter completed!