Can I get to the other side?

Sizhou, Chang'an.

With the active response of the people, the construction of the Han Martyrs Cemetery has begun, and tombstones have been erected on the back mountain of the imperial mausoleum.

However, it is not just tombstones that have been erected.

It is also the patriotic soul of the Han army and civilians!

Liu Xie's move not only won the hearts of the people of the world, but at least won the hearts of the soldiers and their families.

You must know that from ancient times to the present, no emperor of any dynasty has ever done such a broad-minded and bold thing. This is the first time in the world!

Countless soldiers were very excited about this!

In such a warm atmosphere, the day of the expedition is approaching, and the establishment of the navy is also nearing its end.

Chang'an, on the Wei River.

One after another, the tower ships are connected for several miles, and the end is not seen.

Large and small ships are anchored on the banks of the Wei River. On the tower ships, the dragon flags of the Han Dynasty flutter in the wind, and the soldiers stand solemnly on the ships with weapons in hand.

What a mighty navy!

On the largest warship at the head, Liu Xie was inspecting the navy accompanied by Meng Yang and Zhou Yu.

"Your Majesty, there are now 121 warships in the navy, and the warships are divided into three levels according to their size: dragon, tiger, and leopard."

"Among them, there are five dragon-class warships, thirty-eight tiger-class warships, and seventy-eight leopard-class warships."

"The dragon-class is the largest battleship, and one warship can carry three thousand soldiers, while the tiger-class warship can carry one thousand soldiers."

"The leopard-class is about five hundred. These ships are converted from ordinary merchant ships, so their defense and combat capabilities are limited, and they can only be used to transport soldiers and food."

Meng Yang introduced the scale of the navy's warships to Liu Xie in detail.

In order to build the navy's ships during this period, the Metallurgical Bureau has been working day and night and overtime, and finally completed it before the delivery deadline.

To be honest, this number is not large, and due to time constraints, most of the ships are converted from civilian merchant ships.

With the ability of the Metallurgical Bureau, if a few more months are given, the warships built will definitely have more manpower.

For example, the Dragon-class warship can even reach 3,000 people!

This is a very scary number.

After listening to Meng Yang's introduction, Liu Xie nodded and said, "It is very good to be able to build such a fleet in just three months."

"I saw a lot of ten-shot crossbows on the ship. How did your Metallurgical Bureau move it onto the ship?"

Liu Xie pointed to the crossbow bed placed on the side of the ship and asked.

This thing is used to defend the city or fight on the plains. I didn't expect the Metallurgical Bureau to install them on the warship.

Meng Yang said: "Your Majesty, the ships lack offensive weapons, and the ten-shot crossbow has extraordinary lethality, so I took the initiative to move it onto the ship."

"In addition, I also moved the catapult up. If the two armies fight on the water in the future, the catapult can be used to throw kerosene onto the enemy ships and burn them."

Meng Yang proposed his own idea.

The traditional water battle is that both sides shoot bows and arrows at each other, and then wait for the ship to approach and jump directly onto the enemy's ship for hand-to-hand combat.

After a discussion among many craftsmen in their smelting bureau, they felt that some weapons could be added for water combat, so they came up with the idea of ​​moving the catapult and the crossbow onto the warship.

Liu Xie praised: "This is a good idea, which can indeed increase the water combat capability of the ship."

The group of people in the smelting bureau were able to think of these without his reminder, and their thinking has already had a certain degree of innovation, which is exactly what he wanted to see.

After getting the emperor's approval, Meng Yang finally smiled.

Then Liu Xie asked Zhou Yu, who was accompanying him, "General Zhou, now that the three-month deadline is approaching, how is the training of the navy going?"

There are enough warships now, but if the soldiers are not familiar with water combat, then the navy is just an empty shell.

Zhou Yu bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, due to time constraints, I have selected 60,000 soldiers from various armies for rotation training."

"Now all the soldiers are familiar with how to fight on ships. Although they have not reached the level of elite, they are definitely a combat-ready army."

It took three months for the 60,000 troops to become familiar with water combat.

This is already Zhou Yu's limit.

A truly elite navy cannot be obtained through training, but through continuous actual combat, just like the infantry army needs to be tempered by war.

Liu Xie was quite satisfied with the answer Zhou Yu handed in, and smiled: "It seems that I did not make a mistake. It is a correct decision to let General Zhou train the navy."

Zhou Yu was relieved when he heard this.

A hanging heart fell.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to thank the emperor, he heard the emperor in front of him say: "We will go south to attack Cao Cao soon. Are you willing to go with the army?"

Letting Zhou Yu train the navy is to test his ability, and letting him go with the army means that he is really going to use him.

Liu Xie certainly couldn't leave Zhou Yu, such an outstanding commander, unused, especially a commander who is good at naval warfare.

This is exactly the talent he needs at the moment.

After all, there is no such thing as too many soldiers and too many generals.

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he was very excited. He immediately knelt on one knee, bowed his head and clasped his fists and said: "I am willing to be sent by your majesty, and I will not refuse even if I die!"

As smart as he is, how could he not understand how important it is for the emperor to let him go with the army?

It means that he is truly recognized!

Liu Xie smiled slightly, raised his hand to signal him to get up, and then looked around again before driving back to the palace.

In the propaganda room.

Liu Xie summoned Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and others and said: "The navy has been built, and now it is time to determine the route of the expedition."

"I plan to adopt General Zhang Liao's suggestion of dividing the army into three groups. One group of troops will go to Yizhou for reinforcements, one group of troops will go to Yangzhou, and another group of troops will go directly south to Jingzhou. By then, the three groups of armies will surround Cao Cao."

"However, this time I will lead the expedition in person and go to the front line in person."

In fact, as the emperor, with many elite soldiers and generals under his command, Liu Xie had no need to personally lead the expedition.

But this was the final battle between him and Cao Cao, and it was of great significance. The one he was attacking was the false emperor, so after much thought, he decided to go out with the army in person.

As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers were shocked.

Jia Xu was the first to speak, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you are a man of ten thousand chariots, how can you put yourself in danger?"

"The battlefield is ever-changing. If something happens to you, what should I do?"

His worries were not unnecessary. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. If he was unlucky, a stray arrow might kill someone.

No one can say for sure.

Now that the unification of the Han Dynasty is imminent, if Liu Xie, the emperor, dies at this critical moment, the good situation will collapse in an instant.

The world will once again fall into chaos.

Sima Yi also advised: "Your Majesty, what Zhongshu Ling said is absolutely true. For the sake of the stability of the country, you should stay in Chang'an and wait for the good news."

Other ministers also offered words of persuasion.

However, Liu Xie had made up his mind and said, "There is no need to persuade me any more. I have decided to go on a personal expedition. I will defeat Cao Cao's thieves and capture the puppet emperor!"

"What I want to discuss today is the candidate to lead the troops on the expedition. Who do you think it would be best to send to lead the troops from all walks of life?"

Liu Xie didn't want to talk to them much on this topic, so he made his decision and asked who to send to lead the troops.

All the ministers knew the emperor's character, and seeing that their persuasion was useless, they had no choice but to calm down.

Guo Jiadao said: "To lead the troops to help Yizhou, I think it is more prudent to send General Zhang Liao there; as for the southward march to Yangzhou, it is most suitable for General Huang Lao, who is stationed in Yanzhou, to lead the troops."

"There is no need to say more about the troops that led directly to Jingzhou. Since Your Majesty wants to lead the expedition in person, Duke Wen should lead the troops."

At present, the only generals in the army who are capable of taking charge of their own affairs are Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, and Lu Bu. This distribution is completely correct.

Guo Jia's idea coincided with Liu Xie's, and he had the same plan in his heart, so he nodded and continued to ask: "Which army would you like to go with, my dear friends?"

Now that we have generals, we must also have military advisors.

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It would be too wasteful to keep so many top counselors under his command and not send them out to fight.

When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other for a moment.

Because it stands to reason that if the emperor personally conquers the emperor, they will naturally want to follow the emperor and make suggestions. This is the best way to express their own abilities.

But the thing is... everyone thinks so.

We can't all follow the emperor, right?

The ministers looked at each other, and finally Guo Jia took the initiative and said: "Jiangdong has always been difficult to conquer. It is not easy for General Huang to go south to attack Jiangdong this time. I am willing to accompany General Huang on the expedition."

He and Huang Zhong have had experience in teaming up, and the two sides are working well together, so if he has to choose, he still wants to cooperate with Huang Zhong.

As for not being able to show off around the Emperor... As the number one person on the third floor of Lingyun Pavilion, he no longer needs to show off in front of the Emperor.

It is better to make more contributions and serve the unification of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Xie nodded and said, "That's fine. Then go and assist General Huang. I believe that with your help, we will be able to conquer Jiangdong."

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "I accept your order."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Sima Yi glanced at Zhuge Liang, hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to accompany General Zhang Liao on the expedition to help General Zhang repel the Cao thieves who invaded Yizhou."

Although he really wanted to perform meritorious service in front of the emperor, considering that there must be many advisers following the emperor, he may not be able to seize the opportunity when the time comes.

Therefore, it is better to go to Yizhou to gain credit.

But what he is most concerned about is Zhuge Liang. Will this guy go on an expedition this time? Or are you planning to stay in Chang'an?

"good."

Liu Xie agreed to Sima Yi's request, then turned his attention to Jia Xu and others, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you planning to go on the expedition with me?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is personally conducting the expedition. Chang'an cannot be left without anyone. I am willing to stay in Chang'an and manage logistics and other related matters at the same time."

At this age, he has long lost the desire to perform meritoriously, and it is best to stay calm.

Fazheng, Yang Xiu, and Lu Su were different from Jia Xu. After hearing this, they immediately said: "I am willing to accompany your Majesty on the expedition!"

Both Fazheng and Yang Xiu hope that through this decisive battle, their names can take a further step forward in Lingyun Pavilion.

Don’t expect to reach the third floor, it’s enough to reach the second floor!

As for Lu Su...he just wants to be listed in Lingyun Pavilion.

Everyone asked for their lives, but Zhuge Liang had no arrangements, so everyone turned their attention to him.

"Kong Ming plans to stay in Chang'an or go out with the army?"

Liu Xie asked with a smile. Zhuge Liang has been very calm for such a long time, just doing his job quietly, which is in line with his undisputed character.

Could it be the same as usual this time?

Zhuge Liang's eyes moved slightly, he raised his head when he heard this, and said seriously: "I am willing to go out with your Majesty to attack Cao Cao!"

His tone was full of determination.

Although he is not eager for fame and fortune.

But... he was still somewhat unwilling to be listed in Lingyun Pavilion. This time he had to prove himself!

"good!"

Liu Xie laughed loudly, he was waiting for Zhuge Liang's words!

He had already prepared a seat for Zhuge Liang in Lingyun Pavilion.

As long as Zhuge Liang goes with him on this expedition, he will be able to legitimately let Zhuge Liang enter Lingyun Pavilion when the pursuit of thieves is over!

Because he must have enough credit, he can entrust Zhuge Liang with important tasks in the future and let him and Guo Jia be responsible for various reform matters.

After the candidates for the expedition were assigned, Liu Xie continued: "The day of the expedition will be in ten days. Before that..."

"Report——!"

Just as Liu Xie was speaking, a voice came from outside the hall, interrupting his words.

Gao Lan hurried into the propaganda room, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Sizhou that a large number of armed refugees have entered Sizhou!"

"This group of refugees claims to be rebelling against the puppet emperor and fled from Jingzhou!"

After hearing Gao Lan's words, all the officials in the palace were shocked.

Refugees fleeing from Jingzhou?

Liu Xie was even more stunned. He reached out and took the secret report from Gao Lan's hand and read it carefully.

As he read the secret report, shock and joy crept up his brows little by little, making it difficult to conceal.

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

Liu Xie burst out laughing after reading the secret report, and said with great joy: "The traitor Cao wanted to move the people of Jingzhou away just like the people of Yanzhou and Yuzhou before, but he never thought of causing a riot among the people!"

"This is God's help to me!"

The news in this secret report is a big surprise for Liu Xie. Once word spreads that the people are rebelling against the puppet emperor, the puppet emperor and Cao Cao will further lose the support of the people, and his subsequent southern expedition will be easier!

The ministers in the palace were also shocked when they heard Liu Xie's words.

After Guo Jia came to his senses, he said with joy on his face: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The people resisted the false emperor and came to vote. It can be seen that the false emperor is not popular at all. Your Majesty is the real people's support!"

Jia Xu's eyes sparkled and he suggested: "Your Majesty, these people must be properly accommodated to show your Majesty's benevolence and love for the people!"

The most fearful thing in everything is comparison, the tyranny of the false emperor, and the virtuousness of the real emperor, the gap will suddenly appear.

Liu Xie naturally understood this, and immediately ordered: "Pass the order, so that these people who come to surrender can be safely accommodated, and must not be treated lightly!"

"At the same time, publicize this matter widely and tell the people all over the world that as long as the false emperor and Cao Cao treat them harshly, they can come and surrender to the imperial court!"

"The imperial court has the ability and determination to resettle them!"