After hearing Cai Mao's boasting, Zhao Yu couldn't help but smile in his heart, but it didn't appear on his face. After all, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others are now the generals of the navy under their command, and if they are questioned and attacked, they will only hit their loyalty to themselves. and the officers and soldiers of the navy under his command, I am afraid that they will also have complaints about themselves at that time, so even if Zhao Yu doesn't believe Cai Mao's words, he just hides them in his heart.

At that moment, I saw Zhang Yun stretching out his hand to Zhao Yu and said, "Your Majesty and the generals, please come here." ”

With the guidance of Zhang Yun and the others, Zhao Yu and his party came to the riverside, and at the same time saw the water army brought by Zhang Yun and Cai Mao at a glance. Looking at the Jingzhou elite naval army in front of him, Zhao Yu suddenly felt speechless. If he said that with his cavalry and infantry, he would destroy Wei Shu Wu and conquer it, Zhao Yu had this confidence. But if you want to defeat the Wu army with these water forces in front of you, Zhao Yu doesn't believe it.

As for these water armies in front of him, I am afraid that I can choose one person at random, and lead my Ying Long water army to defeat them. Not to mention the soldiers of the Jingzhou Navy Army, one by one seems to have no combat effectiveness, even these warships are just like ordinary big fishing boats. At most, there are some individual shipbuildings to see through, but if you encounter a real big ship, I am afraid that after a collision, it will sink to the bottom.

Those who had the same idea, in addition to Zhao Yu, many Zhao generals and ministers present seemed to have this thought. It's just that everyone didn't dare to say more when they saw that Zhao Yu was silent, after all, everyone knew that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, as well as these sailors in front of them, were all new generals. If the blow is too severe, I am afraid that in addition to affecting morale, it will also affect a certain degree of loyalty.

Perhaps Cai Mao and Zhang Yun also saw the special look on Zhao Yu's face, and the two couldn't help but look at each other. In fact, Liu Cong, who came with the two of them this time, had been in a cold sweat all over his body when Cai Mao and Zhang Yun opened their mouths to brag to Zhao Yu just now. It can be said that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun have never seen Zhao Yu's navy at all, and the powerful Yinglong navy is definitely not comparable to the ordinary navy. However, Liu Cong and his mother, Mrs. Cai, were in the land of Zhao when they defected to Zhao Yu, but they really saw the naval army of Zhao State. In Liu Chong's view, the strength of the Zhao army is not only the cavalry and infantry, but also the archers and naval army, all of which are the best in the world.

This time, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun boasted about their Jingzhou Navy in front of Zhao Yu so much, not to mention that the two of them didn't feel blushing, even Liu Chong felt blushing for them. At this moment, Liu Chong couldn't help but guess in his heart, he really didn't know how Cai Mao and Zhang Yun would feel after seeing Zhao Jun's genuine water army.

Just as Liu Cong was smiling bitterly, he suddenly heard that Zhao Yu spoke, only to hear Zhao Yu say to Cai Mao and Zhang Yun: "Well, it's not bad, Jingzhou has encountered the three armies of Wei, Shu and Wu, after continuous exploitation. It is already very rare to be able to maintain such a naval army, which is more or less due to the efforts and hard work of the two of you, and I will definitely praise the two of you if I have the opportunity in the future. ”

As soon as Zhao Yu's voice fell, everyone present couldn't help but be slightly stunned, especially Liu Chong. No matter what Liu Cong thought, he didn't expect Zhao Yu to praise the two of them because of these water armies. didn't wait for Liu Cong to finish his doubts, only to hear Zhao Yu speak again: "It's just that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky, although the two of you have this naval army under your command, you must not be proud of it." You know, anything can happen on the battlefield. It is impossible for any soldier or horse to have the luck of winning, and it all depends on the experience of ordinary times and the accumulation of battles on the battlefield. ”

"Although the two of you are quite confident in your own naval army, I have seen the army of soldiers and horses in the world, and I don't know what is stronger than the two of you. Therefore, the two of you still need to work hard in the future, and strive to promote these naval soldiers to the division of kings. If you are able to do that, then you will be the true Lord of merit, and I will be greatly rewarded at that time. ”

It turned out that Zhao Yu praised them first, and then slowly enlightened the two, making them modest and cautious, and continuing to strengthen military training. After hearing Zhao Yu's words, everyone praised Zhao Yu in their hearts, especially Liu Chong, who had already admired Zhao Yu at the moment. It's just that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were somewhat unconvinced after facing Zhao Yu's words. But on this occasion, especially in the face of Zhao Yu, the lord of Zhao State, the two of them would never dare to have any complaints. Immediately, I saw the two of them, bowed to Zhao Yu, and swore to Zhao Yu at the same time that in the future, I would definitely strengthen the supervision and training of the soldiers of the navy, and strive to be promoted to the king's division as soon as possible.

At this moment, Zhao Yu's army was all gathered in the land of Wulin, except for Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's sailors, there were as many as 150,000 soldiers and horses under Zhao Yu's own command. This is still Zhao Yu left all the other soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, if Zhao Yu summons all of them, I am afraid that there will be at least more than 200,000. There are as many as 50,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Nanyang County, and there are as many as 50,000 soldiers and horses in Wuling County, Lingling County, Guiyang County and other places led by Lu Xun. In Nanjun, the base of the later departure, there are as many as 30,000 soldiers and horses temporarily guarded by Mrs. Cai.

The reason why Zhao Yu placed a lot of soldiers and horses that came later was because these places in Jingzhou were all newly surrendered, no matter how much Zhao Yu gave the policy of benefiting the people. However, the loyalty of many of them is still insufficient, especially Zhao Yu is leading the army at the moment and engaging the enemy army in the front. If it is not possible to talk about the stability of the latecomer, then it is also a distraction for the soldiers to consider the safety of the latecomer during the war.

Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, Zhao Yu must first ensure the security of the later strikes, even if the troops in the front war are reduced, he must have no worries. On the other hand, the purpose of Zhao Yu's actions this time was also to avoid being secretly plotted against the soldiers and generals of these rear bases when those cunning enemy troops were at war with him. After all, with Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, such extremely smart people, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not do this, in that case, no matter how powerful their conquest army is, it will be difficult to resist the changes in the rear.

With these soldiers and horses, Zhao Yu still didn't dare to venture into the army, and Zhao Yu still knew a little about Wu's naval army. When he went to Jiangdong twice, when he saw the Jiangdong navy, Zhao Yu also deliberately conducted an investigation. Although Jiangdong is above the infantry and cavalry, it cannot be compared with several other countries at all, but the naval army of Jiangdong is particularly powerful. After all, Jiangdong Foundation is separated by a river basin, and this natural insurance is the fundamental guarantee of Jiangdong Foundation. Therefore, although Wu Guo can't stand in the world like other countries, there is no problem that he can protect himself to some extent.

For some of the soldiers and horses of Shu and Wei, perhaps fighting on flat ground, the soldiers and horses of Wu were not their opponents at all. On the other hand, if the soldiers of Shu and Wei were above the waters, they would not be the opponents of the soldiers and horses of Wu. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, although they have made achievements in the navy, but if they want to use such soldiers and horses to fight against Wu Guo, they are undoubtedly hitting stones with eggs. So despite the ambitions of the two, Zhao Yu also imposed his composure and waited for his real water army to come. In Zhao Yu's view, if you want to fight against the powerful naval army of the Wu Kingdom, you must also have your own Yinglong naval army.

Seeing that all the soldiers and horses were gathered here, Zhao Yu had been holding his troops still, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun couldn't help but be a little anxious. Since then, after joining Zhao Jun, the two are eager to make great achievements as soon as possible. In order to set up some more attacks in the Zhao army and win a high-ranking official position, from then on, in the Zhao army, it can be regarded as getting ahead. Seeing that now, Zhao Yu has no intention of entering the army, so after the two discussed, they came together to ask Zhao Yu for battle: "Your Majesty, this time our army has all gathered here, why doesn't Your Majesty plan to give an order to go into the water to fight and attack the three armies of Wei, Shu and Wu?" Could it be that Your Majesty still has something on his mind? ”

At this time, Zhao Yu was in the big tent of the Chinese army, reviewing the recent battles and analyzing every battle between the enemy and us. In particular, what Zhao Yu paid the most attention to was Xu Shu's defeats to Zhou Yu, and Zhao Yu tried to find some enemy combat styles from those defeats. Zhao Yu has always believed in the truth that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible, although he has experienced countless battles with the enemy before, most of which have won completely, but it does not mean that he will always be the winner.

If the large number of soldiers and horses is an advantage, it is only part of it, but it is by no means the key to victory. I think that at the beginning, I joined forces with Cao Cao, gave fewer troops, defeated Yuan Shu's hundreds of thousands of troops, and almost burned Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses with a fire. If it weren't for that, with the alliance of a few people, there would be no ability to compete head-on with Yuan Shu's army. Even if he had a powerful White Tiger Cavalry, a trapping camp and a special battalion under his command, it could only be a small-scale battle, and under the scale of hundreds of thousands of troops, it would be futile for a single soldier to be brave. The key to victory is the art of war and strategy, which are the main factors for victory.

After hearing the words of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, Zhao Yu couldn't help but show a faint smile at the two, and then said: "Although our army is gathered here now, it still belongs to cavalry and sailors, and the number of sailors brought by the two generals from Nanjun is far less than the number of battles with Wu in the future. You must know that once the war starts, with this little naval strength, I am afraid that it will be difficult to carry out a protracted war, and if it is interrupted in the middle of the way due to the insufficient number of soldiers and horses, it will be a big blow to our army. ”