The battle on the river was very lively, and Lao Cao's water village was also on fire...... Well, don't look at the noise so big, in fact, it's just a small part of the periphery of Lao Cao Shuizhai. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 In the final analysis, Sun Shangxiang and Lu Xun's troops only had five or six thousand people, more than 100 ordinary warships, and Sun Huan who followed them was only about 5,000 people, and there were seventy or eighty large and small ships. With such a small number of troops, can they really rush to the core area of Lao Caoshui's dry camp?

It is enough to destroy a corner of Lao Cao Shuizhai and get a good result. And the biggest reason why such a result can be achieved now is that Sun Shangxiang and Lu Xun's fleet came too suddenly, and suddenly Lao Cao and Sun Quan did not expect such a thing to happen. But if Sun Shangxiang and their greed don't know how to advance or retreat, and Lao Cao organizes a counterattack, then Sun Shangxiang and Lu Xun's personnel and ships have to be explained inside, and if Lao Cao suffers a big loss in Chibi, will he not be able to remember for a long time?

On the other hand, more than half of the ship soldiers in Sun Shangxiang's hands were borrowed from Lu Ren, and if this was really lost, Sun Shangxiang would not be able to explain in front of Lu Ren. Maybe Sun Shangxiang will ignore these if he is addicted, but isn't there still a Lu Xun who is still by Sun Shangxiang's side, and can stop Sun Shangxiang's willfulness and nonsense in time?

Therefore, when this battle was almost fought, leaving a fragment of the wrecked boat and bursts of fire on the periphery of Lao Cao's water village, Sun Shangxiang and the others retreated back in time. Lao Cao's side was in a hurry to stabilize the corner, so he did not send ships to pursue. On the other hand, on Sun Quan's side, Sun Quan saw that Sun Shangxiang and they had won this beautiful while, so his anger at Sun Shangxiang was temporarily thrown aside, and he ordered the drum band to play victory music to welcome Sun Shangxiang and them.

It didn't take long for Sun Shangxiang and the others' nearly two hundred large and small ships to return to the water village on Sun Quan's side, and there was no need to say much about those thunderous, and when Sun Shangxiang appeared wearing the silver armor with a "color gas value" plus more than 30 percent, he once again blinded the twelve krypton gold dog eyes of everyone on the Jiangdong side.

Although it is said that Sun Shangxiang was blind once last year when the Chinese New Year was approaching, it was a diplomatic return at that time, so it was mainly Sun Quan and some of Jiangdong's subordinates who were blinded. But this time it was returned on the battlefield, and tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers were also watching...... Forget it, anyway, Sun Shangxiang's gorgeous appearance almost didn't cause a riot in Jiangdong.

Next, of course, Sun Quan wanted to set up a banquet, and then asked Sun Shangxiang why he suddenly appeared, Sun Shangxiang explained: "Originally, we were not going to come back until this time next month, but this year's winter snow on Wajima was ahead of schedule, and it was raining very hard, so the mining of silver mines was affected, so we came back some days earlier." When he returned to Yizhou, Mr. Lu said that he was very worried about the situation here, but it was inconvenient for him to come forward, so he asked me to come and have a look. ”

Sun Quan was concerned about another question: "Shang Xiang, your boat was lent to you by Lu Yizhou, so is there any ...... among the ships lent to you?"

Sun Shangxiang rolled his eyes and then picked up: "Brother, you want to ask if there are any artillery in the ship that Mr. Lu lent me, right?" No! Mr. Lu made it clear to me that if that thing falls into your hands, then you may turn around and attack Yizhou with artillery. Brother, do you know what Mr. Lu else said? ”

"What?"

Sun Shangxiang shook his finger at Sun Quan: "He said that none of the more than 100 ships he lent me will not be able to go back, because brother, you are likely to detain these ships." ”

Sun Quan almost didn't jump up and curse when he heard this, but to be honest, Sun Quan really had such thoughts. After thinking about it again, Sun Quan immediately understood that Lu Ren was actually retreating as advance, and first squeezed you with clear words, so that Sun Quan couldn't pull this face to do this kind of.

After thinking about this section, Sun Quan laughed half-truthfully, and said a few words such as "Lu Yizhou is really good at joking", but in his heart, he longed to bite a few pieces of meat on Lu Ren's body.

Everyone present also helped Sun Quan smile, and Sun Shangxiang himself just regarded these words as Lu Renkai's joke. However, after laughing, Sun Shangxiangfu spoke again: "By the way, brother, Mr. Lu asked me to bring you a message, that is, for Cao Pu's dispatch this time, brother, you don't have to worry too much, as long as you fight steadily and guard the river passes everywhere so that Cao Pu can't attack." Oh, here's Mr. Lu's letter to you, take a look. ”

took out the letter and handed it to Sun Quan, Sun Quan took a closer look after unfolding it, and a very strange look appeared on his face.

So what did Lu Ren's letter say? In fact, it is very simple, Lu Ren is nothing more than telling Sun Quan that Lao Cao is now preparing to be called a duke, but it has caused internal disputes within Lao Cao's group, some people oppose Lao Cao's duke, and some people support Lao Cao's duke, the two factions quarrel non-stop, and those who oppose Lao Cao's duke are still stumbling on Lao Cao, so Lao Cao's time to fight abroad is unlikely to be too long, and he has to rush back to suppress those opposition. So therefore, there is no need for you Sun Quan to fight with Lao Cao for the so-called battlefield victory, delaying time will only benefit you Sun Quan.

After reading this letter, even if Sun Quan resented Lu Ren in his heart, he nodded in agreement. In fact, if you really want to talk about the personal ability to compete in troubled times, Sun Quan is far above Lu Ren, so there are some things that Sun Quan is relatively clear here. However, when he saw the end of the letter, Sun Quan was made crying and laughing again, and shook the letter in his hand to Sun Shangxiang and said, "Shangxiang, have you ever read this letter?" ”

Sun Shangxiang was eating, and replied without raising his head: "No." Brother, what do you think of me? ”

Sun Quan had no choice but to get up and walk to Sun Shangxiang's table in person, and handed the letter in his hand to Sun Shangxiang to look at. Sun Shangxiang glanced at the end of the letter a few times, and he was also stunned: "Give you all the ships I brought?" Mr. Lu, he is really willing to do it...... But brother, isn't that great? As far as I know, there are two things you want to get most from Mr. Lu, one is the incredibly powerful artillery, and the other is the steam engine used by many ships in Yizhou.

"Thirty-two of the ships I borrowed from Mr. Lu this time are ships equipped with steam engines, which can still maintain a fairly good speed with the help of the power of the steam engine when there is no wind or headwind. Brother, are you happy this time? But you have to think clearly, your 5,000 pounds of silver will be gone this year. ”

Lu Renxin means that if you Sun Quan wants silver, you won't have a boat, and if you want a boat, you won't have silver, and you Sun Quan will choose one of the two. And this is still a choice for Sun Quan? Of course, we will first get the key steam engine in our hands. Money can be made, and the most important thing is to master this technology as soon as possible, right?

Some people here may say, are you Lu Ren crazy? How could Sun Quan be taught steam engine technology at this time?

In fact, many things can't be thought of like that. First of all, Lu Ren only gave thirty-two ships equipped with steam engines, not to teach Sun Quan the manufacturing technology of steam engines. In other words, Lu Ren only sells products but not technology, and the two cannot be equated.

Of course, Sun Quan could take the steam engine apart and try to make it himself after understanding its construction principle. But here you have to think about whether Sun Quan's territory has the corresponding basic industrial capacity. According to the example given before, at present, Sun Quan's territory to build a sword has to rely on craftsmen to forge a hammer, this backward production method is applied to the steam engine, which requires higher requirements for all parts of the connection, it is strange that there will be no accidents! Once the steam boiler explodes, it is no joke.

Perhaps there are some things that cannot be underestimated in the ability of the ancient Chinese craftsmen, who may be able to assemble the parts that meet the assembly requirements according to their own methods. But Lu Ren has been mixed up for so many years, and he has long understood that if he does that, the cost of his investment will be terrifyingly high. In fact, many of the breathtakingly exquisite things in ancient China were actually made in a way that did not cost work. If it is really a large-scale manufacturing, Sun Quan will have to lose it even if he has a family background.

In addition, there is a very critical problem, that is, rubber is needed to make a steam engine, but where can I find this thing in the territory of the children and grandchildren?

Therefore, Lu Ren's real purpose is to use these thirty-two steam-powered ships as advertising investment, and after Sun Quan tastes the sweetness, he will develop the shipbuilding industry in Yizhou. To put it bluntly, Lu Ren is going to prepare to sell ships to make money. Of course, Lu Ren will not leave behind, and the products that are ready to be sold are mass-produced, and can even be said to be outdated products in Yizhou. The technical advantage he should have, Lu Ren will still firmly grasp it in his hands.

I won't talk about this, but after reading the letter, Sun Shangxiang spread his hands to Sun Quan and said, "Since that's the case, then there's no point in me staying here." I helped you fight such a battle today, and Cao Gui will be more careful to stick to it, and the ships in my hands are all yours, so I have nothing to do. Brother, let them go home and visit their relatives with the 2,000 Jiangdong children I brought back from Wadao, anyway, you don't lack 2,000 people now. After the spring of next year, I will have to take them to Wajima. ”

Sun Quan thought about it and nodded. He really doesn't lack 2,000 people now, and the friendly relationship between Sun Quan and Lu Ren has to rely on Sun Shangxiang to succeed him, so there is no need to have any disputes with Sun Shangxiang over this point. And although Sun Shangxiang fought a pretty good battle today, a girl stayed in the barracks, and the color index was so high...... Hehe, don't talk about it. (To be continued.) )