In anger, Liu Bei tore up the divorce note in his hand several times, trying to vent his anger.
Sun Qian, who was serving before the case, was frightened by Liu Bei's anger.
He has followed Liu Bei for so many years and has never seen Liu Bei so angry. It seems that this time, his lord's dignity was really deeply stabbed by Yan Liang.
The debris of Manyao was scattered, and Liu Bei's angry mood finally calmed down a little.
After a long while, Sun Qiancai cautiously said: "A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. Sooner or later, that thief Yan Liang will not be able to escape from the hands of the lord. But in the current situation, revenge is secondary. The lord should calm down and lead us through the situation in front of us. Decline is the priority."
Liu Bei's mood gradually stabilized, and some composure reappeared on his gray face.
"How is Yuanlong's condition?"
Liu Bei thought of Chen Deng. Only a first-rate counselor like Chen Deng could think of a way to deal with this situation.
Sun Qian said: "Qian went to see the Chen Mansion before. Yuanlong's condition has worsened a lot. He has been bedridden for the past day. I'm afraid it will be difficult to share the Lord's worries."
Liu Bei frowned and asked again: "What about Cheng Zhongde?"
"Have you forgotten, my lord? Cheng Zhongde has been sent to Yanzhou by my lord to deal with Yuan Shang's attack." Sun Qian reminded.
Liu Bei suddenly remembered.
Cheng Yu was admitted to the clan in Yanzhou, and now Yuan Shang's offensive in Yanzhou is unstoppable. As a last resort, Liu Bei could only send Cheng Yu to Yanzhou, hoping to use Cheng Yu's influence in Yanzhou to organize effective resistance.
Chen Deng and Cheng Yu, two of Liu Bei's first-class counselors, are now bedridden and the other is not around. At this critical moment, no one can share his worries.
Liu Bei's heart couldn't help but cast another shadow.
He stood up and walked in the study, his brows furrowed and his thoughts swirling like a tide.
After thinking deeply for a long time, Liu Bei's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he remembered something extremely important.
"Where is uncle?" Liu Bei suddenly shouted.
"The general is here." Chen Dao, who was waiting outside the door, hurriedly entered.
Liu Bei rolled his sleeves and said, "Get your horses ready quickly, I want to leave the city."
Chen Dao left as ordered.
Sun Qian asked curiously: "Lord, where are you going?"
"I want to go to Langya Country."
"Langya Kingdom? What are you doing in Langya Kingdom, my lord?" Sun Qian became more and more confused.
"Go and ask an expert to help you." A mysterious smile appeared on Liu Bei's lips.
"Gao Jin..." Sun Qian looked confused, but he became even more confused. ######Jingzhou, Xiangyang.
Yan Liang rode his horse like flying, followed by Zhou Cang and other Tiger Guard soldiers, and a group entered the horse and galloped back towards Xiangyang.
It was dusk, and Yan Liang had just returned from the shipyard in the northwest of Xiangyang.
Yan Liang's expression was not very good. This inspection did not make him very satisfied.
Ever since Yan Liang was sent to the Central Plains, the destruction of Wu had been put on the strategic agenda. To destroy Wu, a large naval force was indispensable.
To build a naval force, we not only need to train soldiers who are familiar with water warfare, but also need to build large-scale warships.
Since returning to Xiangyang, Yan Liang has issued secret orders to build several shipyards in Jiangling, Xiangyang, and near Linxiang, and recruited thousands of shipwrights from the entire Jingzhou to build warships day and night.
Unfortunately, through recent inspections, Yan Liang is quite dissatisfied with the capabilities of various shipyards.
Not only the speed of shipbuilding, but also the quality of the ship cannot satisfy Yan Liang.
Although Jingzhou has the advantages of Jianghan, the center of gravity of rule has been in Xiangyang since Liu Biao's time. Although the navy is quite powerful, it is inferior to Soochow in terms of the combat effectiveness of its soldiers and the sophistication of its warships.
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The soldiers' ability to fight in the water is not bad. Now that Yan Liang has Lu Meng, Gan Ning, and the newly surrendered Ling Tong, there are excellent water generals, so training the soldiers will not be a problem.
Today, the key restricting the development of the navy is Jingzhou's shipbuilding capabilities.
Among the various warships today, the largest ones are called building ships, which can be called the "aircraft carriers" of the cold weapon era. At present, only Soochow has the technical ability to build such giant warships.
The next one is called a fighting ship, the next one is called a warship, and the smallest one is called a walking boat.
If a high-rise ship can be described as an aircraft carrier, then a battleship can be called a battleship, a cruiser can be called a cruiser, and a destroyer can be called a destroyer.
And with the current technical level of Jingzhou craftsmen, they can only build the latter three types of warships.
The key is that the technical capabilities of the shipwrights owned by Yan Liang are inferior to those of the Soochow shipwrights, and the quality of the warships they build is inherently inferior to those of the Wu ships.
And the number of these shipwrights is far less than that of Soochow. Even if they work day and night for several years, they may not be able to build as many warships as the Soochow Navy.
However, for Yan Liang, the destruction of Wu was imminent, and he simply did not have enough patience to wait until a sufficient number of warships were built.
What's more, the Daxing battleship cannot be hidden from Wu Ru's meticulous work. Sooner or later, that boy Sun Quan will know what he is doing.
At that time, Sun Quan would be frightened and would definitely be more vigilant. In order to avoid delaying the development of Yan Liang's navy, he might even launch an attack on Jingzhou with the strength of his country.
"If you want to destroy Wu, you have to work hard on warships..."
Yan Liang's thoughts were racing while he was riding a horse, and an idea was brewing in his mind.
When we returned to Xiangyang, the setting sun was already shining in the west.
Yan Liang entered the mansion and headed straight to the inner courtyard. Before he was admitted to the hospital, he heard childish shouts of "Huhuhahaha" coming from the courtyard.
When I entered the hospital, I saw little Deng Ai dancing with a big knife.
At this time, Deng Ai was sweating profusely from practicing. The big knife in his hand did not match his thin body, and it seemed that it was quite difficult to dance.
It has been nearly half a year since Yan Liang adopted Deng Ai as his adopted son. He taught Deng Ai the swordsmanship a long time ago, but now that he has been practicing it over and over again, he doesn't seem to have made any progress.
Historically, Deng Ai's martial arts skills were extremely outstanding in the late Three Kingdoms period, and he was even able to fight evenly with Jiang Wei.
What kind of person is Jiang Wei? His martial arts skills can't be beaten by even Zhao Yun in a short period of time. This shows that Deng Ai is very talented in martial arts.
But now, Deng Ai has practiced swordsmanship for so long, but has not made much progress, and it seems to be somewhat inconsistent with his talent.
"Such a piece of rough jade, if one is self-taught in history, he can become a famous general. Now that it falls into my hands, if it turns into a mediocre person, it will be a big loss..."
Yan Liang looked at Deng Ai's laborious sword-wielding figure, looked at his thin figure, and secretly pondered in his heart how to carve this fine jade.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Yan Liang's mind.
"If I remember correctly, the historical Deng Ai was good at marksmanship, and marksmanship mainly relied on dexterity and strength as a supplement. Ai'er was thin and had a pre-existing lack of strength. If his strength was not good, he could use his own strength.
Despite my domineering sword skills, it seems that my sword skills are not suitable for Ai'er..."
While he was deep in thought, Deng Ai, who was wielding a sword, glanced sideways at Yan Liang.
"Father!" Deng Ai hurriedly made a sword gesture, ran over in a few steps, and bowed respectfully.
Yan Liang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Ai'er is exempt from the courtesy and is practicing hard again."
Deng Ai wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "Father, do you think my child's sword skills have improved?"
After Zhang Zhongjing's treatment these days, Deng Ai's stuttering has improved greatly, and now he can barely speak fluently.
Yan Liang did not comment on his sword skills. He was silent for a while and said, "Ai'er, from now on you don't need to practice the sword skills that your father taught you."
"No more practice?"
Deng Ai was startled, his dark eyes rolled around, and he looked a little panicked, "Father, could it be that the child is too stupid and didn't train well, which made the foster father unhappy?"
Yan Liang laughed loudly, caressed Deng Ai's little head and said: "How can my adopted son, Yan Liang, be stupid? My father just thinks that you are not suitable for practicing swordsmanship. When your uncle Wen Ziqin comes back in a few days, I will let him teach you instead."
Your marksmanship."
Wen Chou's martial arts skills were only slightly inferior to Yan Liang's, so he was extremely lucky to have Wen Chou teach him marksmanship.
Deng Ai breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him repeatedly.
"Go and rest. Don't tire yourself too much."
"Then boy, please leave first." Deng Ai was very polite and bowed deeply before retreating.
When Yan Liang saw Deng Ai away and turned around, he saw his wife Huang Yueying leaning at the door, looking at him with a slight smile.
Yan Liang also smiled, then stepped forward to pick up his wife and walked into the house together.
"Ai'er is indeed a wizard. My husband asked me to teach him the art of war. This child knows it as soon as he learns it, and he can draw inferences from one instance to another. Husband, you are really discerning. You have discovered such a good person from the countryside.
seedling."
Huang Yueying also spared her kind words and praised Deng Ai's qualifications.
Yan Liang was quite pleased with his wife's praise, and felt a bit proud on his face.
The couple sat down together, and Huang Yueying asked Yan Liang about today's inspection of the shipyard.
Yan Liang shook his head and sighed: "The number and skills of our shipwrights are not as good as those of Soochow, so the situation is not optimistic."
At that moment, Yan Liang told his wife everything he saw during the inspection, as well as his concerns.
After hearing this, Huang Yueying's eyebrows also showed a bit of worry, "Liu Jingsheng has been in charge of Jingzhou for more than ten years. He only cares about recruiting scholars and doesn't pay much attention to the lower-class farmers and workers. It is reasonable that Jingzhou craftsmen are not as good as Soochow. Shipbuilding
This kind of thing can't be rushed for a moment."
"Of course I know I shouldn't be in a hurry, but the situation is changing rapidly and I can't bear to be in a hurry." Yan Liang sighed.
"That's true..." Huang Yueying murmured, with a bit of anxiety in her expression.
At this time, Yan Liang suddenly remembered the idea he had just outside the city. Now that his wife was in front of him, he suddenly asked: "Husband, I wonder how much you know about shipbuilding?"
"Building a ship?" Huang Yueying couldn't help but have a strange look in her eyes.