Chapter 22 2. Parade

After more than ten days, Cao Cao felt that his headache and pain had gradually improved, and he was basically able to go out for inspections, so he moved to the training ground inside the Wulin Water Village in the morning to conduct an on-site military parade and personally inspect the combat power of the navy. . Yu Jin, the new captain of the navy, and Wenpin, the chief instructor, stand on the flagship of the fleet, facing east, with extraordinary power.The black armor on their bodies flickered coldly, piercingly, but a heart was still beating wildly under the majestic appearance. Mao Jie, the naval supervisor, was also standing at the second seat of the flagship, with a hint of worry on his face.Since he took over the training and rectification of general affairs of the navy, he has fully relied on civil employment, obeyed his advice, and appointed him freely.At the same time, Mao Jie also tried his best to appease the native water generals in Jingzhou, and he did not hesitate to openly "confess officials and make wishes" to them in exchange for their support and cooperation.Mao Jie himself was more than fifty years old, personally boarded the ship with the northern soldiers to participate in training every day, and actively explored and summarized water combat training from his own personal experience and taught it to everyone.

But all of this came too hastily, and the scattered and confused military spirit could not be united at once, and the overlapping fences could not stop the Jingzhou sailors who wanted to escape.Mao Jie captured a hundred navy fugitives and beheaded them to show the public as an example, but there was still not much improvement.It seems that the massacre of more than 13,000 critically ill patients and the killing of Cai Mao and the two of them really stimulated the mind of Jingzhou sailors too deeply.Such a painful "wound" cannot be healed in a short time.No matter how good Mao Jie's technique of entrusting, caring and caring is, there is nothing he can do about it.

At such a juncture, in order to boost morale, Prime Minister Cao actually came to parade the army in person-how could Mao Jie not secretly panic?As soon as he read this, he couldn't help but sneak a look at Wenpin standing in front of him—now he could only pin his hopes on Wenpin's impromptu performance at the moment.Unexpectedly, Wenpin seems to be connected with him, and at this time he also pays attention to him.When their eyes met in mid-air, they both paused in embarrassment, and wry smiles appeared on both faces.Alas, it's a blessing, not a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided!Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, insists on a military parade, so just bite the bullet and do it!

Seeing that the time had come, Yu Jin turned around and gestured to Wen Pin, and they separated.The flag of Yu Jinzhi climbed to the top of the tower in the pool, and Wenpin stood on the podium of the flagship.With the waving of the command flag in Yu Jin's hand, the sound of "rumbling" drums sounded heavily, and thousands of big drums lined up on the front row of warships, and at the same time they burst out into a powerful and majestic roar .The sound of the war drums gradually increased from slow to rapid, and gradually increased from low to high, and finally it was loud enough to stop the clouds and shake the sky and the earth.

Standing on the top of the tower, Yu Jin, listening to the thunderous sound of war drums, couldn't help feeling angry and bloody, and his mood suddenly became extraordinarily excited. He roared loudly, and the flag in his hand fluttered. A row of warships lined up on the water surface of the wide and unusually wide training pool, and the soldiers on the ship stood upright on both sides of the ship's side with their guns raised. It was really murderous, and the cold light reflected the sky.Seeing Yu Jin's command flag on the top of the tower suddenly turned, Wen Pin took the lead on the flagship podium, raised his gun and shouted to kill.All of a sudden, the sailors on the warships also shouted to kill in unison, and stabbed forward with their guns.

Although most of them are soldiers from Jingzhou, and although most of them have infinite shadows in their hearts, they are battle-tested fighters after all. Under the urging of the ear-splitting drums, they have forgotten in a moment. With all the worries and pains in his heart, he waved his spear and spear with all his strength, and vented all the pains and troubles in his heart with extremely violent movements.It seems that only when I get tired of swinging and shouting, my heart becomes numb, and then I go back to the camp and fall asleep, can I temporarily let the pain and depression away from my body and mind...

The warships continued to unfold, and a team galloped in formation, covering the water with scales, flying geese, and circling, moving forward and retreating flexibly, attacking and defending freely.That faction's orderly attack and kill conversion, encirclement and outflanking made people's eyes shine.The 30,000 sailors with a well-organized military appearance are roaring with war drums, flying flags, and against the sharp backdrop of spears and spears, they look like teams of armored heavenly soldiers, unparalleled in bravery! Cao Cao stood on the platform and watched the exciting scene. He couldn't help being overjoyed, and before the military parade was over, he shouted: "Command! Since the training of the navy is well-organized, I will reward Yu Jin and Mao Jie. , Wen hired three generals, and the navy ministries issued two additional months of military pay!"

With his order, the surrounding guards raised their voices in unison: "The prime minister has an order. In view of the rules and regulations in the training of the navy, three generals, Yu Jin, Mao Jie, and Wenpin, will be rewarded heavily. month's military pay!" The soldiers on the ships on the water could hear clearly, and when they shouted and stabbed, they seemed to work harder. At this time, Xia Houyuan interjected nonchalantly from the sidelines: "Prime Minister, these sailors are training in the training pool behind closed doors without wind or waves. So what should we do once we reach the gate of the village and reach the surface of the river?"

Jia Xu and Sima Yi could hear behind Cao Cao that Xia Houyuan was clearly jealous of Yu Jin, Mao Jie, and Wen Pin being publicly rewarded by Cao Cao, so he came here to poke at their weaknesses. After hearing this, Cao Cao thought it was reasonable, so he had someone call Mao Jie to the general's platform, and asked: "Master Mao, the truth is that I want these tens of thousands of sailors to drive out of the gate of the village to practice on the river, how about it?" When Mao Jie heard this, he turned pale with fright: "Master Prime Minister, please forgive Mao for telling me bluntly. During today's drill, most of the participants in the battle were Jingzhou sailors; and the prime minister brought Qing Xu from the north Soldiers can only practice in this drill pool at the moment. If they are moved to the river for field drills, if something unexpected happens, they will lose their military prestige! This is contrary to the prime minister's original intention of parading the military's majesty It's..."

Cao Cao's face froze when he heard this, and he calmed down after a long while: "Master Mao is very worried. After more than a month, how is the progress of the training of the young and old soldiers in the north to familiarize themselves with the method of water warfare? They Are you still as seasick as before?" "Alas! Your Excellency, to be honest, the old soldiers of Qingxu in the north are used to riding horses and walking all year round, but it is still difficult to adapt to the battle on the ship, and the seasickness is still difficult to get rid of!" They went out to the river to train together, and when the wind and waves came, the boat immediately swayed like the sky was turned upside down, and Mao was thrown on the deck on the spot..."

"Let's talk—if the old soldiers of Qingxu can form a proper combat force among the warships on the river, how long will it take?" "It will take at least half a year." "No way!" Cao Cao waved his sleeves, his beard and beard were stretched out, and his face was as cold as iron. "The truth can only give you another forty days at most! You can use all methods, and all support the truth Provided, but you have to let the Qing Xu soldiers get used to fighting on the river in about 40 days!" Then, from a high point, he cast his eyes on the direction of the enemy's stronghold on the south bank, and said in a deep voice, "As long as you train these northern men so that you don't get dizzy when you ride a boat, don't panic when you cross the river, and don't panic when fighting in the water, At that time, the truth will send them across the river in one fell swoop with four thousand warships——Zhou Yu and Sun Quan will have nothing to do but wait to be restrained!"