The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

The news from Yuan Shao's side has not yet come back, so Liu Zheng can only practice soldiers and horses in Dongting Lake first, and make preparations for these people stationed here first.

"My lord, the boats on the Dongting Lake at this time are our navy stationed here. There are more than thirty boats and five or six dragon boats in total."

The 艨艟 is a small boat for charging, while the dragon boat is a large warship with many troops.

On this kind of river surface, dragon boats are useful, they can be used to transport people and horses, and cross the river for surprise attacks, while the role of 艨艟 is even greater.Able to chase the enemy on the river.

Liu Zheng looked at the warships in Dongting Lake. In fact, he had some ships under his command before, but they were the ships he used to escort and protect the caravan when he was a bandit in Mingyue Village.

Later, after Zu Lang and others joined, and Liu Zheng's men had a regular navy, the ships under Liu Zheng were basically assigned to Zu Lang.

Most of Zulang's troops are active in Dongting Lake, where there are quite a few warships.

"These ships are well-trained, and the sailors are becoming more and more formal, but General Zu Lang, can these sailors go to sea?"

The navy is of little use on the Jingzhou battlefield. After all, most of the time, the navy can only play an important role on the river. Once on land, infantry and cavalry are more useful.

"Go to sea? Your Majesty wants to go to sea?"

Zu Lang was taken aback when he heard Liu Zheng's words, but he still asked Liu Zheng immediately.

"I haven't thought about going to sea for now, but sooner or later we will go to sea, so we have to prepare in advance. After all, if we go by land, it will take more than a month from Jianye to Funan. It won't take long."

"So I'm thinking, in the future, we need to upgrade the navy and transform them into a navy."

Liu Zheng explained to Zu Lang that they were in the south and had no war horses, so naturally they could only upgrade the warship a bit more.

Of course, there is one more thing that Liu Zheng didn't say, that is, after Liu Zheng unified the Three Kingdoms, it is naturally impossible for him to stop like this. At this time, the Western countries have also completed the unification.

The powerful Roman Empire has reached the middle and late stages. If Liu Zheng doesn't know these histories, it's okay to say, and Liu Zheng can ignore it.

But since he is a time traveler, and a time traveler who knows the history of the West, then Liu Zheng will naturally extend his hand to various parts of Europe after he has settled the affairs of China.

"It is possible to go to sea, but among our ships, the only ones that can really sail on the sea are dragon boats. These are too small and are easily overturned by wind and waves."

The sea is different from the river. On the river, there are no waves and no big waves. As long as it can carry people, it can be called a ship.

On the sea, there are huge winds and waves. Once the weather is not good, it is easy to destroy the ship and kill people. Before Zu Lang followed the caravan, he went to the coast several times.

Their caravans can only sail on the shore of the sea, and they dare not go to sea at all. Once they go to sea, small boats are prone to accidents. Only ships of this magnitude can barely calm the wind and waves.

Liu Zheng himself has been to the beach before, so he knows something about it.

"Well, General Zu Lang, let's strengthen our shipbuilding technology and try to build a treasure ship that is bigger than the dragon boat. Whether it is carrying goods or people, sea transportation is very necessary."

Liu Zheng told Zu Lang that he was also preparing for the voyage to the West now.

After getting rid of these people in the court, Liu Zheng is going to send his own navy to the West.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have a shipyard in Jianye and Jiangxia respectively. Shipbuilding is possible in both places. I will order people to strengthen the manufacture and research of dragon boats, but this requires a lot of financial support."

Nothing can be achieved with a single sentence. What can be achieved requires money, trial and error, and then improvement.

The same is true for such important things as ships.

"Don't worry about money, I will take care of it."

Although Liu Zheng is short of money now, it doesn't mean that Liu Zheng has no way to make money. He now holds a large territory and the business is the most developed. He only needs to give him some time, and the caravans under Liu Zheng can earn back a lot. A lot of money.

Of course, what Liu Zheng relies on is not the caravan, but the four cabinet ministers under him, who have already discussed the matter of the bank.

The opening of the bank has already been put on the agenda, and now the bank is being built in various places under Liu Zheng's command. Once the bank in each county is established, Liu Zheng will announce the opening of the bank.

At that time, Liu Zheng will have to worry about money.

While Liu Zheng, Gan Ning and the others were still observing the scenery, two of Liu Zheng's Jin Yiwei, who were responsible for delivering information, quickly walked over.

"Your Majesty, military situation."

As soon as the word "military sentiment" was said, Liu Zheng and the generals around Liu Zheng immediately stood in awe, and immediately looked at Jin Yiwei, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Xuzhou, saying that Yuan Shao's men, with an army of [-], went south from Qingzhou to Xuzhou."

As soon as this Jin Yiwei told the news, the expressions of all the people present immediately became excited.

"Okay! The old man Yuan Shao has finally made a move. It seems that he still can't bear his temper. Since he has made a move to Xuzhou as promised, we can't just sit idle!"

"Gan Ning!"

"The end is here!"

Liu Zheng yelled at Gan Ning, and Gan Ning immediately stepped forward and responded immediately.

Chapter 772 Three Attacks

"I order you to immediately lead the troops of the headquarters and go straight to Jiangxia!"

"The last general takes orders!"

"Huang Zhong!"

"The end is here."

"I order you to lead the headquarters and go to Huarong to stop Ding Yuan's headquarters!"

"The last general takes orders!"

"Zu Lang!"

"The end is here."

"I order you to go up, guard the road from Jiangxia to Nanyang, and prevent anyone from helping from Yuzhou!"

"The last general takes orders!"

In a short period of time, Liu Zheng arranged Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, and Zu Lang's troops for the next attack target.

Huang Zhong's archers went to Huarong to stop Ding Yuan's cavalry, and the infantry under Gan Ning charged Shan Yu.

Although he lost part of it when he was in Wuling, his men are all elite. After adding some manpower, it is easy to fill up the previous combat power.

Of course, even though Gan Ning's men are only over [-], there is still no problem in attacking Jiangxia County. As long as they surprise Jiangxia and block Ding Yuan's main force, Liu Zheng's men will take over the entire Jingzhou.

Liu Zheng's order was passed on, but he didn't need to go directly to the battlefield.

As the emperor, Liu Zheng is not the same as before.

The previous Liu Zheng was just the lord. Although his life was precious, at this time, he could still supervise the battle on the front line, but not now, once Liu Zheng was involved.

If something happens to Liu Zheng, it will have a great impact on the generals under his command.

The three parties went down to prepare separately, and Liu Zheng waited for their news in the big camp in Baling County.

A man named Yang Sheng commanded the entire scout force.

This Yang Sheng is also a graduate of the Military Academy and a student of He Wenpin's first term.

It's just that in the military school back then, Yang Sheng was unknown and not outstanding, but after entering the army, relying on his solid skills, Yang Sheng quickly showed his talents and stood out among a group of generals. Pass the level of commands yourself.

He is in charge of a large number of scouts under Liu Zheng's command, and he can deliver the news to Liu Zheng's hands as quickly as possible.

Gan Ning and more than [-] troops, in cooperation with Zu Lang's navy, set off from Baling County and headed straight for Hanyang City in Jiangxia County.

This is the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Xiangjiang River. After capturing Hanyang City, Liu Zheng has the right to speak. He can continue to attack Xiangyang when he goes north, and at the same time he can left Dingyuan in Huarong.

When the war started, soldiers and horses were dispatched very quickly.

In just two days, Gan Ning's men directly captured Wulin and Chibi.

On the third day, under the siege of Zu Lang and Gan Ning's troops, the army approached Hanyang.

However, in Hanyang, Gan Ning encountered a formidable enemy, Zhang Liao's army who rushed over from Nanyang.

Zhang Liao was ordered to go to Yuzhou to fight against Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang and Runan.

Zhang Liao's army marched northward from Jiangxia until they drove Yuan Shu's troops out of Yuzhou. Later, Zhang Liao's troops never returned, but guarded these places by themselves.

On the one hand, it was to recruit more manpower. After all, the people Ding Yuan brought from Bingzhou had already lost a lot, especially in Lu Bu's battle, where he lost half of his cavalry.

The infantry could only be recruited on the spot. Later, when there was a gap between Ding Yuan and Liu Biao, Zhang Liao had no choice but to go to Yuzhou in order to strengthen Ding Yuan's troops. .

The [-] troops were stationed in Hanyang to prevent Liu Zheng's troops from going northward and forming a confrontation with the cavalry of Ding Yuan's army in Huarong.

Stationed in Hanyang, on the other hand, it is also because Dingyuan has no navy. If Liu Zheng's navy surprises Xiangyang like last time, they may not be able to know. Therefore, the garrison in Hanzhong is a must for the navy to go north. the road.

Once there is any disturbance on Liu Zheng's side, the people on Hanyang's side can know immediately.

Going up the river, the speed cannot be too fast, and Zhang Liao's army in Hanyang can still react and deal a heavy blow to Liu Zheng's men.

Hanyang City at this time.

"Report!"

"General, urgent military situation!"

In Zhang Liao's camp, messengers rushed over.

"Say it!"

Zhang Liao got up and immediately shouted at the messenger.

Two days ago, Zhang Liao heard the news of Liu Zheng's invasion from among his messengers.

However, Zhang Liao could not leave Hanyang easily. He was ordered to garrison Hanyang, wait for reinforcements, focus on defense, and not attack rashly.

Zhang Liao, who knew the strength of Liu Zheng's army well, naturally couldn't attack Liu Zheng arrogantly.

"General, the city of Wulin County has fallen. The enemy general Gan Ning, with 1 troops, is heading straight for Hanyang!"

The messenger quickly said the news to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao's face darkened immediately, even though he knew that Wulin and Chibi could not hold Gan Ning, but he did not expect that these two county towns could not hold back Gan Ning even for two days.

"Gan Ning, Liu Zheng's general, is indeed one of Liu Zheng's most trusted generals. It is indeed frightening."

Zhang Liao couldn't help but complimented Gan Ning.

"General, what should we do?"

"What are you afraid of? Send an order to let our people immediately fortify the wall and clear the country. With Hanyang City, there are more than ten thousand people in Ganning, so it is not so easy to deal with us!"

Zhang Liao heard the news, although his face was not good-looking, but for Zhang Liao, there was only excitement without any fear.

Gan Ning was already a well-known general, and he, Zhang Liao, was not an unknown person.

When he was in Bingzhou, Zhang Liao was already a general under Lu Bu. Now in Jingzhou, Zhang Liao, who defeated Yuan Shu, has even gained the attention and attention of the court.

As long as he continues to defeat Liu Zheng in this battle with Liu Zheng, then Zhang Liao will definitely be promoted by the court.

Not long after Zhang Liao's order was issued, Zhang Liao led his men to the tower of Hanyang County.

There were already many figures outside the city, and Gan Ning led his elite to appear in Hanyang.

More than ten thousand soldiers and horses approached the city, forming a large formation.

"Listen, guard of Hanyang City. I will take the city under the order of His Majesty Liu Zheng. If you know me, I will go out of the city and surrender now. Otherwise, when I break the gate, I will leave no one behind!"

Gan Ning is not a bloodthirsty person, saying this is just to frighten the soldiers in Hanyang.

Zhang Liao walked up the tower.

He looked coldly at Gan Ning outside the city, this was the first time he met Gan Ning.

The two are about the same age, and Gan Ning is a few years older than Zhang Liao. After all, Zhang Liao is only 22 years old now, and he is a bit high-spirited.

"Is Liu Zheng's general Gan Ning under the city?"

Chapter 773 Siege of Hanyang

"Hahaha, that's right, it is this general. Since you have heard of my name, then leave the city and surrender!"

Gan Ning was quite excited when he heard the enemy general on the tower speak, he didn't expect his name to be known by the enemy.

It seems that Gan Ning is very famous in this area, the more he thinks about it, the more excited Gan Ning is.

At any rate, he has followed Liu Zheng for so many years, and he has also made great contributions to Liu Zheng. During the South and North Wars, he also gained some fame. Now he yells at him a few times, and wants to scare the enemy with his own reputation. .

If it were someone else, they would naturally be frightened by Gan Ning's voices.

But at this time, the person in Hanyang City was Zhang Liao.

Also an extremely powerful general.