The Liao Kingdom was very powerful, but very far away.

This is the most basic understanding of the Liao Kingdom by southerners.

Even people like Jiang Xiong are no exception.

They never thought that one day the Liao people would come to the city and fight to the south.

Therefore, I sneered at Yang Quan's suggestion that Xiao Cheng developed the river navy in order to deal with the Liao people in the future.

It's just that Yang Quan is a Shangguan, so it's hard to refute.

He looked like if you say this, I'll be a ghost if you believe him. Yang Quan was so angry that he simply turned his head and said nothing.

For people like Jiang Xiong, you cannot put hard facts in front of him. It is absolutely impossible to change his opinion. No matter how much you say, it will be in vain.

What does Yang Quan use now to prove his remarks?

He couldn't get it out at all.

Because he also obeyed Xiao Cheng's judgment about the future.

Because he also held a pessimistic attitude towards the future of the Song Dynasty.

"Navy ships come in various shapes, and the main differences from civilian ships are power and function. Warships win firstly by their combat functions, and secondly by their speed and flexibility. The former is reflected in the shape and function of the warships, and the latter is reflected in the combat capabilities.

In addition to the power structure of the ship, in Futai, there are more than 40 kinds of ships commonly used by our river navy!" Jiang Xiong said with a smile.

"So many?" Xiao Cheng blurted out in surprise.

"Yes, different ships will be equipped according to different needs." Jiang Xiong said: "Jinghu Navy has these functions. It can be said that Jinghu Navy is the most powerful force in the entire Song Dynasty.

division."

"Stronger than the Song Dynasty navy in Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other places?" Yang Quan asked back.

"Yang Fuzun, there is no need to argue." Jiang Xiong said: "The navies in Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other places are mainly responsible for offshore security and are maritime navies. The Jinghu navy is inland river warships. Both of them have

There is a big difference. If the navies from these two places were to sail into the Yangtze River to face the Jinghu navy, it would be hard to say who would win!"

"Those navy ships are very big. They are usually medium-sized warships with three to five hundred materials, and the largest ones are large warships with thousands of materials." Yang Quan said: "As far as I know, the largest warship of Jinghu Navy is

, but there are more than a thousand materials, and the quantity is very limited.”

"In inland river warfare, what is required is that the warships are properly matched and skillfully coordinated. What's the use of Guangda? Inland rivers are not like the ocean. They have enough space to use the wind as much as possible. If such big ships really reach inland rivers, believe it or not, I have

A hundred ways to sink him in battle?" Jiang Xiong said. "Of course, if it goes to the sea, that's another story. I admit that on the sea, a ship with big sails can have enough advantages.

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"It makes sense. I heard people talk about this problem earlier, so I came up with the idea of ​​building another inland river navy." Xiao Cheng said.

"It must be Zheng Zhihu!" Jiang Xiong said.

"You know him?"

"They all live on the water, of course they know."

"Which one is stronger, the Jiang family or the Zheng family?" Yang Quan asked.

"Although they both live on the water, they are in different ways, so it's hard to compare them!" Jiang Xiong said: "In the inland rivers, the Jiang family naturally rules the roost, and above the sea, the Zheng family is the king. What's more, now

They also have a warship with tens of thousands of materials, and if these things are launched, they will be enough to scare people to death!"

Xiao Cheng smiled: "But that thing can't be driven into the inland river. Jiang Xiong, tell me when the Wujiang Navy will basically have combat capabilities, when it will be able to completely control the southwest waters, and when it will be able to go out and fight with the Jinghu Navy

Long and short, I don’t like empty talk, I just want to hear real plans and timetables. Correspondingly, I will provide you with corresponding assistance according to my requirements, and you need to get

Produce the results I want. OK, get promoted and make a fortune, but no, get out!"

Xiao Cheng's crispness made Jiang Xiong blush.

"Of course I can!"

The boat floated on the river like this, Jiang Xiong kept talking, Xiao Cheng listened attentively, both of them were too lazy to pay attention to the boat, but the other Yang Quan didn't know how to operate a boat, so he could only drift with the current.

After floating down for a while, there was a huge Huishui Bay. The boat naturally followed the water and entered this Huishui Bay, and the headquarters of the Wujiang Navy was here.

It's no wonder that Jiang Xiong ignored the boat. It was obvious that he knew that even if he didn't care, the boat would eventually reach its destination.

The Wujiang Navy is naturally still very weak.

In addition to some of the people brought by Jiang Xiong, a group of people were transferred from the Leizhou Naval Base, a group of soldiers with good water skills were selected, and a group of people were recruited from the private sector.

The water quality is good, but there is still a long way to go to become a skilled warship sailor and a qualified warship soldier, and training a strong naval force is more difficult than training a land army.

To be honest, the Navy is really a technical branch.

The reason why the Jinghu Navy is strong is because it has accumulated experience over several generations.

Although there are many internal problems, overall, the foundation is still there.

As for Jiang Xiong's more urgent request for Xiao Cheng, the most brutal method is to use fighting as substitute training.

The water system on Guizhou Road is still very developed. Although there are no large-scale and climatic water bandits, there are still people who make a living on the water.

So Jiang Xiong set his sights on them, either surrendering or being eliminated.

The Wujiang Navy can't defeat the Jinghu Navy now, so why can't it help you water bandits who only have a few broken civilian boats?

If I really target you, I won’t even be able to run away from you.

Moreover, cleaning up the Wujiang River and its major tributaries is also Xiao Cheng's request. For Guizhou Road, vigorously strengthening water transportation is also a good way to connect various places more closely, and it is also good for promoting the economy of various places.

Xiao Cheng spent more than ten days wandering on Zunyi Road.

First he went to the Wujiang Navy, and then went to inspect the Tianping Army. Next year, the Tianping Army will also prepare to participate in the battle against Dali under the leadership of Yang Bin.

After recapturing Dali, Xiao Cheng prepared to let all the armies under his command take turns to join the battle. The most true level of the troops should be tested on the battlefield.

Speaking of the various armies on the Guizhou road, it seems that one is winning the battle, but if we really talk about it, they have not fought many hard ambushes.

During the initial unification of Guizhou, the fighting power of those tribes in the Jisi Prefectures was really not worth mentioning. Later, when they defeated the Luo Dian Kingdom and the Luo Ghost Kingdom, they relied more on the surprise of Xiao Cheng and a group of generals, who used surprise and speed to win. This was also

Including the final war against the three barbarians in Xuzhou.

The next war against Dali was different.

Although Dali is now like a pot of gruel, the whole country is in chaos. Whether it is the Gao Yingxiang Group, the Dong Xian Group, or other powerful families entrenched in various places, they are all serious people.

The country’s army.

If you want to confront them head-on and eliminate them, you will definitely have to go through a hard battle.

And this is exactly what Xiao Cheng wants to do.

The army needs to be tempered. If the current Dali army cannot get over this hurdle, how can it take on big responsibilities in the future?

Xiao Cheng was even mentally prepared to suffer some setbacks. Only in this way could the army under his command truly become stronger.

There is no such thing as an army that is invincible in every battle.

Only an indomitable army can go further.

Wang Zhu's Tianlang Army and Fan Yifei's Tianwu Army have now taken some shape, while others such as the Tianping Army, Tianyi Army, Tiannan Army, and Tianying Army are still a little behind.

Dali will be their training ground.

Gao Yingxiang reined in his horse and watched expressionlessly as his troops passed by one after another.

The Nongdongfu battle launched a month ago ended with his complete defeat. Now, he had to retreat to Huichuanfu to lick his wounds.

The war has been going on for almost a year. From the initial overwhelming momentum, all the way to the capital, only Huichuan is left. Gao Yingxiang knew that victory was getting further and further away from him.

In fact, after he heard the news that Shanchan Mansion was captured by Dong Xian and the Gao family died tragically, he was somewhat mentally prepared for today's outcome.

He just couldn't understand why his second uncle and Sheng Hong lost the capital so quickly despite having sufficient troops and weapons.

If they can hold on until they come back, they can form a counter-encirclement against Dong Xian, surround him on all sides, and crush all the anti-Gao alliances in one fell swoop.

There is no need for a war. As long as they can hold on until they come back, the so-called anti-Gao alliance will naturally collapse, and there will be many speculators vying to sell in front of them.

But all hopes came to nothing after the capital was lost.

Although the alliance headed by Dong Xian currently has various conflicts, they are all of the same mind when it comes to dealing with themselves.

Because every one of them had a share in the massacre after the capture of the capital.

Except for himself and some people in the border army, everyone else in the Gao clan fell in a pool of blood, including women, children, the elderly and children.

These people know that once they win, they will inevitably be liquidated, so they are extremely eager to kill themselves.

The soldiers were also dejected. Anyone with experience knew that once they left, they would never come back. Next, it would be the enemy's siege.

There was a slight chill on his face. Gao Yingxiang raised his head and felt a little bit of coolness fall on his face.

It actually snowed!

Looking at the sparse but solid snowflakes, Gao Yingxiang felt a little chilled.

I haven’t seen snow in several years, but this year, it actually snowed?

This winter will be even colder, and for him, it can really be said to be adding insult to injury!

"General, Gu Zheng did not retreat as ordered, but went in the direction of Lanxi County." A horse galloped up, and the general immediately panted heavily, with anger and uneasiness on his face.
To be continued...