At the beginning of October in the eighth year of Jian'an, the year came to an end.
More than half of this year has passed, and Cao Cao's military and financial resources have risen to a higher level again.
Cao's infantry and cavalry are still the best in the world. Repeating crossbows, divine arm bows, catapults, and explosive packs have all become commonplace in the army.
The current training of the 100,000-strong navy has also begun to bear fruit. After the reform of the naval military system, each ship formation will be treated as an independent unit. When the army fights, a formation will be used as a unit to command and cooperate with each other, and the efficiency will be higher than now.
It is much better to use infantry formation to command.
Now there are fifty three-masted warships, more than a hundred other small warships, plus more than 600 artillery pieces that have not yet been officially equipped. I wonder which princes in the world can stop Cao Jun's attack? Cao Jun's
The strong strength has undoubtedly put Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Sun Quan of Jiangdong and Han Sui of Liangzhou feeling great pressure.
Compared with Yizhou, Xiliang, Jingzhou and Jiangdong, they will pay more attention to the news of Cao Jun's navy.
Their spies stationed throughout the Central Plains have also learned from various channels that Cao Jun is training his naval forces aggressively and building new warships.
Although they looked dismissive on the surface, thinking that no matter how well Cao Jun's navy was trained, they would not be able to reach the Yangtze River. But to be honest, they were still a little weak deep down in their hearts.
Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, in order not to put themselves at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Cao's army or at least the navy, so they also started a new round of naval expansion and also began to build larger and stronger ships. It seemed that they wanted to
Use taller building ships to prove to Cao Cao that building ships are the king of the water. Those strange-shaped sailing ships are just superficial and useless. The Jiangdong Navy is exerting its efforts as an ally of Jiangdong.
Naturally, the Jingzhou Navy was not far behind.
Cao Jun expanded his army and built new warships, which led to the expansion of Sun Quan and Jingzhou's naval warships...
As a result, the three-way arms race between the Central Plains, Jingzhou, and Jiangdong began inexplicably.
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The weather got colder earlier this year.
Such weather changes are actually very dangerous for some people who are not in good health.
The current prisoner, Geng Liang, fell ill because the weather suddenly turned cold. It was said that his condition was very dangerous, and it was not until Hua Tuo took action that he could barely save his life.
After Lu Yan heard the news that Geng Liang was ill, he came to visit him at his home.
When Geng Liang's servant welcomed Lu Yan into the mansion, a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine entered Lu Yan's nose.
"How's it going?" Lu Yan asked softly to the doctor beside the bed.
The doctor was probably in her early twenties and was a pretty young woman.
The female doctor looked up and saw a young man she had never seen before. He looked very handsome when he smiled, and the female doctor's face couldn't help but feel slightly hot.
Seeing that the other party was staring at him blankly without speaking, Lu Yan asked again with some confusion: "How is Geng Liang's condition?"
The female doctor was awakened by Lu Yan's voice and quickly lowered her head and replied: "Geng Jian was too obese and had difficulty adapting to the sudden turn of cold weather, which led to damage to his heart..."
"Could it be a myocardial infarction?" Lu Yan's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, "This is a fatal disease!" And even if it can be relieved, his body will not be as good as before.
Geng Liang is indeed a little too fat. As soon as a person becomes fat, the three high blood pressure will come... The load on the heart will be very heavy. Once some sudden situation occurs, the heart will be easily injured.
Lu Yan ignored the female doctor's strange reaction and came to Geng Liang's bedside.
Perhaps he heard the conversation between Lu Yan and the female doctor. When Lu Yan came to Geng Liang's bedside, Geng Liang had already opened his eyes.
Geng Liang's face was pale and his brows were furrowed, as if he was enduring some kind of unspeakable pain, "Lu..."
Lu Yan quickly stopped Geng Liang from trying to speak and said: "Don't talk yet, your health is important."
Geng Liang nodded gently and said nothing.
Just by saying one word and nodding, Geng Liang started to sweat on his forehead, which showed how weak his body was now.
Lu Yan sighed and said, "For the sake of yourself and your family, you should eat less meat in the future."
Geng Liang blinked his eyes, and nodded half-partly aggrieved and half-reluctantly.
Seeing Geng Liang's agreement, Lu Yan finally showed a smile and said, "Leave it to Kong Ming to be the prisoner. You can rest in peace and recuperate. When you recover, you can come to my Hussar General's Mansion and serve as the chief historian."
The chief official was given a salary of one thousand dan and was in charge of all Cao affairs. The chief official of the Hussar General's Mansion and other subordinate officials had always been vacant. He wanted to give Geng Liang a leisurely place to retire.
Although Geng Liang was reluctant to be imprisoned, he also understood that with his current physical condition, he would never be able to go back. Lu Yan would not abandon him because he was a useless person, which moved Geng's conscience very much.
Geng Liang nodded in agreement, and there was a trace of tears in the corner of his eyes. This was his gratitude to Lu Yan for not abandoning him, and his reluctance to leave the supervisor and the craftsmen.
The female doctor who was preparing the decoction on the side listened to what Lu Yan said to Geng Liang, and sighed in her heart: "It's good to be comforted, but how can someone with damaged heart and veins still...wait a minute! He just seemed like
Say 'Come to my Cavalry General's Mansion'???"
The female doctor's eyes slowly widened, she looked at Lu Yan's slender back with her mouth slightly open, and exclaimed in her heart:
"He is a hussar general...Lu Yan!!!"
"If it's Lu Qiaoqi... maybe this person really has a chance to get better!"
"I've long heard that Lu Qisheng is handsome and graceful, with jade trees facing the wind. When I saw him today, he was indeed worthy of his name...ah! What am I thinking!" The female doctor had all kinds of thoughts in her mind, and they were all very exciting.
Lu Yan naturally didn't know what the female doctor behind him was thinking. He took out a bottle of constitution pill from his sleeve and said to Geng Liang: "You take one pill of this bottle every day. Although it can't completely cure your disease."
, but at least it can greatly improve your physical condition."
After the female doctor heard about the elixir, she immediately stood up and came to the bedside and said, "I have seen Lu Qiaoqi."
"Huh?" Lu Yan turned his head, looked at the female doctor who suddenly came to him, and asked, "Is there any problem?"
The female doctor looked at the small porcelain bottle in Lu Yan's hand and said, "The patient's heart vessels are damaged and he is extremely sensitive to the power of medicine. If the medicine is used improperly, it may aggravate the patient's condition."
It turned out that she was worried that the medicine given by Lu Yan would aggravate Geng Liang's condition.
Although Lu Yan felt that her worries were unnecessary, he still felt that it was better to be careful.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yan asked, "When will Brother Hua come over again?"
The female doctor lowered her head slightly and replied: "Teacher will come again in the afternoon to check on Geng Jianzheng's condition."
"Okay, I'll put the elixir here. When Brother Hua comes, you can let him judge whether it can be given to the patient."
The female doctor didn't expect Lu Yan to be so reasonable and reasonable without any pretense of a high official. She felt a little admired and at the same time replied respectfully: "A civilian girl obeys your orders."
Lu Yan placed the porcelain vase next to Geng Liang's pillow, then sat on the bedside and said to Geng Liang warmly: "Old Geng, you have been with me for almost ten years..."
"I think back when we started from scratch, we have now made a huge fortune..."
"The situation of the craftsmen can be greatly improved. Although I, Lu Yan, have contributed the most, you, Geng, have also contributed a lot."
"I, Lu Yan, will never treat my brother badly. Just rest assured and recuperate, and slowly enjoy happiness when you feel better..."
Lu Yan talked a lot to Geng Liang. When Lu Yan came to his senses, he found that Geng Liang had already burst into tears.