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Early in the morning, the morning sun had just risen from the sky, Mu Jing and Zhang Liao rode out of the city, this time they traveled lightly, only with the Divine Guard Army and the masters of the Five Dou Mi Sect, plus more than ten personal soldiers around Zhang Liao, all the way to the east.

They walked straight along the river, straight for several miles, and stood on the shore, their eyes fixed on the surging water.

"This is Hanshui, the mother river of Hanzhong!" Mu Jing stood on his horse, his eyes were faint, he looked at the river, and said: "As long as this river can be penetrated, my herding army can enter and exit Hanzhong, which can save half of the time!" ”

Hanshui, also known as Hanjiang River, is a water ...... and so on, it is the first tributary of the Yangtze River.

In the break of Hanzhong County, move from the west, run through the whole county, from Chuyang to the east, pass through Nanzheng, enter Chenggu, cross the meridian road, go straight into Xicheng, go north to Xixian, and then go out from Wudang, enter Jingzhou, and sink the Yangtze River.

This is the largest capital in Hanzhong.

It is also a road that Mujing pays the most attention to.

From the beginning of his mind to take Hanzhong as a place of recuperation, he has been planning the passage of this river, after entering Hanzhong, he has found a lot of records in this regard, it is not difficult to go through Hanzhong alone, but if you want to connect Wudang and enter Nanyang, you need the river.

The river is not clear, the boat passes through the narrow place, it is easy to run aground, Hanzhong is originally a lot of mountains, it is difficult to dig, but it is not difficult to clear the river, only need to have enough manpower, enough financial resources.

"The waterway should indeed be cleared, and the heart of the lord, the last general also understands one or two, here in Xixian County, there are natural shoals, which can be built as a wharf, as the most important place to connect Nanyang, but only that, the lord is afraid that he will not mobilize the Jingping army at this time, the lord only said one yesterday, not the other!"

Zhang Liao opened his mouth and said, "The last general is a little confused now!" ”

I remembered the long conversation between Mu Jing and him last night.

It is indeed important to open up the river.

A Han River leads to Hanzhong.

But that's just it, I'm afraid he doesn't need to come forward, after all, now in the army, he has a lot of authority, and he is in charge of an army, and this matter could have been handled by someone from the Taishou Mansion, and then he sent a battalion to suppress it.

But Mu Jing directly ordered him to be stationed in Xixian, and he must have other intentions.

"Wen Yuan, you have always been calm, unthoughtful, and silent, since you took the initiative to ask, you must have a conjecture in your heart, and speak out boldly!" When Mu Jing heard this, he smiled indifferently.

He likes smart people.

Zhang Liao is a smart man, among the countless generals under the command of Mu Jun, Mu Jing is the most optimistic about him.

In terms of strategic vision, Huang Zhong is not as good as him, Chen Zhi is not as good as him, Huang Shao is not as good as him, Xi Zhicai is better than him, but Xi Zhicai also lacks experience in leading troops, so he can only be a military advisor, and he can transfer troops, but he can't command troops.

Only he has the ability to command the army, as well as the strength to lead the army, coupled with the advantage of strategic vision, it is not a fluke that he can become Cao Cao's ancient summoning tiger in history.

"The last general guesses ......"

Zhang Liao pondered for a while and said, "The plan of the lord is nothing more than ...... Sailors! ”

Spit out the two words of the water army, and he felt much more relaxed.

"Hahaha!"

Mu Jing laughed: "It is worthy of Zhang Wenyuan, how fortunate he was back then, he dared to enter your military camp and said to surrender to you with a three-inch tongue, otherwise today, there is not only one less such a handsome talent, but also an unpredictable enemy!" ”

"The lord has a good reputation!"

Zhang Liao did not show an excited expression because of Mu Jing's praise, but became a little deep: "It's just that the lord knows that the navy army can consume a lot of money, and our army has never been involved in the training of the navy, I'm afraid that in a short period of time, it will not be able to achieve combat effectiveness at all!" ”

"You know what you said!"

Mu Jing's face was straight and asked: "Wenyuan, a certain family asked you, does Hanzhong need a navy?" ”

"This ......"

Zhang Liao pondered for a while, he grew up in Bingzhou, fought on horseback, he never involved the navy, but he could understand the terrain map: "If you go down to Jingzhou, there is no water army, you will get twice the result with half the effort, if you go down to Jiangdong, there will be no water army, it will be difficult to move an inch!" ”

"If only you could understand it!"

Mu Jing did not hide his ambition at all: "I, it is impossible to be trapped here for a lifetime, the road of life, such as sailing against the current, if you do not advance, you will retreat, in this troubled world, either you eat me, or I eat you, I don't want to die well, only to overcome thorns and thorns, all the way forward!" ”

"The ambition of the lord will be admired by the general!"

Zhang Liao took a deep breath and arched his hand.

"So we need a water army!" Mu Jing said categorically: "I have already discussed with Xi Zhicai, Jingping's Second Army, from now on, will prepare for the navy, recruit ships, and quickly build an army!" ”

"But we can't build ships!" Zhang Liao was embarrassed and said: "And the last general is not good at water warfare!" ”

"From scratch, it's very difficult!"

Mu Jing patted him on the shoulder: "But a certain never cares about difficulties, a certain only has one sentence, if there are conditions, you have to go up, if there are no conditions, you must also go if you create conditions, I believe that Zhang Wenyuan will not let a certain disappoint!" ”

"Since the lord said so, if Liao should not, he is actually not a gutless bandit!" Zhang Liao smiled bitterly.

"Yes!"

Mu Jing laughed and said: "Zhang Wenyuan, whatever you want, I will give you what I can, but the water army, you must let me see hope in the shortest possible time!" ”

"The last general obeys!"

Zhang Liao bowed his hand, made a big salute and held on to confidence.

Mu Jing's words have aroused his ambition Zhang Liao, he Zhang Wenyuan can lead the cavalry across the Northern Desert Prairie in the north, and he can lead the army to attack the city and pull out the village in the Central Plains, and he is also confident on the water.

Isn't it a water army?

Isn't it just that there is no foundation and no experience?

He can do it.

This is the self-confidence of a general and the forward motivation of a handsome talent.

"Drive!"

Mu Jing rode his horse and continued to go downstream to the east, and after walking out of ten miles, he looked around: "Wenyuan, is this place suitable for the naval army to build a camp!" ”

It's a water inlet.

And looking at the undulating waves on the river, under the rapid panting, it is obvious that the water depth is not shallow, and it is suitable to build a wharf.

There are also surrounding places, dense forests, mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if there are foot soldiers attacking from the ground, as long as the formation of a military camp, it is enough to resist, this is not a lot of camping places.

When Zhang Liao heard this, he didn't answer immediately, he spread out a cowhide map, which was a drawing he found from Xixian County to record the topography of Xixian County, and he took a closer look: "Hukou Bay, shaped like a tiger opening its mouth, the depth of the water here is a hundred miles before and after, the deepest, and the left and right bays are hedged, the river is panting, and ordinary boats dare not go!" ”

He put away the cowhide map, took a closer look at the surrounding terrain, and said: "The training here is indeed good, but the last general thinks that it is necessary to search carefully and carefully walk the surrounding terrain before making a conclusion!" ”

"It's good to be cautious!"

The pastor nodded, smiled, and said, "Then this matter will be handed over to you!" ”

"Don't worry, the lord will establish a water army as soon as possible!"

"But the matter of cleaning up the river is also urgent, this waterway is very important to me in Hanzhong, when can we open up the water section into Wudang, we can be regarded as opening a road to counterattack Nanyang!"

Mu Jing instructed.

In the future, he will be stationed in Hanzhong, but for Nanyang, he always looks down, but transporting troops is the most difficult thing, and it is also the thing he is most worried about.

"I will do my best!"

Xi Zhicai nodded.

"If there is a situation on the river, be on alert immediately!"

Suddenly, Zhang Huo, the general of the Divine Guard, shouted in a low voice, and countless figures around him quickly surrounded Mu Jing's body, looking down at the outer places.

Mu Jing raised his head, his eyes were gloomy, and he looked at the river, where several large boats appeared.

The first big boat, hanging bells, moved with the wind, the bells rang a burst of sound, the sound of the bell constantly echoed between the mountains and rivers, quite pleasant.

"Lord, this is not a fishing boat, it must be a water coward!"

Zhang Liao said in a low voice: "We might as well avoid the edge for the time being!" ”

He is not afraid of the water bandits, even if he only has his own soldiers around him, these water bandits dare to go ashore, he dares to kill them and the blood flows into a river, but the water robbers take advantage of the waterway, and the people on the land can't touch it on the river, if it starts, he will suffer a lot, and the most important thing is that Mu Jing is here, he doesn't dare to take risks.