Chapter 1383: The Troubles of the Navy

"Three Kingdoms Online Game: Princes Struggle for Hegemony ()"

In the side hall of the Qi Palace, on the throne where Cao Cao was sitting, Cao Charlie stood quietly in the hall and reported to Cao Cao an astonishing discovery he had made during this period with a serious look on his face.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen finally discovered Huangfu Chaobo's navy base after more than a month of open and covert inspections. However, Wei Chen is still not sure whether this is Huangfu Chaobo's only navy base, and the ships inside The situation of the troops has not yet been clarified.”

"Oh, where is it?" Upon hearing this, Cao Cao stood up suddenly, opened his eyes, and a ray of light burst out.

"On the sea east of Langya and Qingdao City, there is an island called Lingshan Island. Weichen's dead men have discovered that the island is where Huangfu Chaobo's navy is located."

The navy of the Tang Kingdom has always been a serious concern for Wei and Qi, but neither country has suitable naval talents, and they have not vigorously developed their navy, especially after the navy they formed was defeated by the Tang navy over and over again. , neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao would easily show up in front of the Tang navy with the few ships in their hands.

Another reason is that all the aboriginal people, except for the monarchs and ministers of Wu State in Jiangdong, the rest do not pay much attention to the navy. But players are different. In reality, China suffers from not paying attention to its maritime borders. After Taizu established the new dynasty, several generations of naval personnel have been working hard to break through the Eagle's blockade and stabilize China's maritime borders.

The dream of a large navy is the most ambitious dream in the hearts of generations of Chinese people. Therefore, in the game, players who are near the sea or near a major river will try their best to develop a navy.

Ever since he had the idea of ​​leaving Taishan County, Charlie Cao had set his sights on Huangfu Chaobo's navy, and sent hundreds of players into the Tang Kingdom to carefully inquire about the situation of the Tang Army's navy.

As the intelligence continued to be compiled, Charlie Cao discovered that everyone saw that the Tang Army's navy was just the tip of the iceberg. The only known navy generals included Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, two famous Soochow generals in history, plus the original Han Fu in the game. Pan Feng, his subordinate, has three famous historical generals.

However, whether the Tang Navy's ships were in various ports in Luoyang or the Zhuting Port in Youzhou and Liaoxi in the north, the total number of ships was obviously much less than the number of ships that the Tang Navy appeared in everyone's eyes.

Also, when Huangfu Chaobo occupied Qingzhou, he built two huge shipyards in Beihai and Donglai County. However, these shipyards were all lost later, while the large naval warships of the Tang Dynasty were still there. The continuous increase made Cao Charlie realize that Huangfu Chaobo must have other naval bases.

As a player, he is familiar with the situation of the islands on the Chinese coastline, so after entering Qingdao City, Cao Charlie immediately arranged for the players to go to sea to search for islands that may exist in the game. Sure enough, in the future, Lingshan In the direction of the island, all the ships he sent out were sunk by some unknown forces.

One of the players successfully sneaked into a place not far from Lingshan Island after falling into the water. Although he was eventually discovered and killed, it also confirmed to him that there was indeed a water village on Lingshan Island.

Charlie Cao came to see Cao Cao this time just to tell him the news.

"Your Majesty, if what I have predicted is correct, there should be several islands in the sea to the north of Huang County, which should also be the naval base of the Tang Army. Moreover, if there is no mistake, the huge shipyard of the Tang Army should be at here."

What Charlie Cao said made Cao Cao feel like he was falling into an ice cellar: "According to Charlie's expectation, how many ships and troops can this base accommodate?"

Charlie Cao shook his head: "I don't dare to speculate on this matter, but if the prediction is correct, the island to the north of Huang County should be composed of several large and small islands, and its area is enough to accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers and horses."

"Is this island the legendary Penglai Island?" Cao Cao suddenly asked;

Charlie Cao was stunned for a moment, then felt relieved immediately.

There are fairy islands overseas, which have been known to the world since ancient times. It is normal for people like Cao Cao to know this and nod immediately.

Cao Cao walked back and forth twice on the high platform, suddenly stopped, and said, "Who else knows about this?"

"Back to Your Majesty, only a small minister knows about this matter. In order to prevent leaks, I came here to report it to Your Majesty."

"Come here, convey Gu's decree, and invite the Prime Minister Xun Yu, the State Lieutenant Cheng Yu, the Censor Zhongcheng Manchong, the Grand Secretary Nong Liu Ye, the Minister Lang Sima Yi, and the Qingzhou Governor Xia Houyuan to enter the palace immediately!" After listening to Cao Charlie's words, Cao Cao felt a chill in his spine. Cool, the headache I felt a little bit was gone all of a sudden.

Lying on the side of the collapse, it is impossible to allow others to sleep soundly, but there is a big tiger lying next to him, and he does not know it, how can he not frighten Cao Cao.

Soon, several ministers who had received Cao Cao's orders rushed to the palace, and Cao Cao ordered Charlie Cao to tell everyone the information he had found out. Everyone broke into a cold sweat after listening to it.

"Your Majesty, we need to prepare for this in advance. If the Tang army attacks from the sea, we will be caught off guard." Hearing this, Sima Yi immediately spoke up and suggested;

"Zhongda thinks too highly of Tang thieves. Is it possible that the navy can still sail the ships to the city?" After hearing Sima Yi's words, Xia Houyuan said with some disapproval;

"Everything will be established if you want it, and abolished if you don't want it. It's better to do it sooner rather than later." Xun Yu agreed with Sima Yi's suggestion.

"I have called all of you here to discuss this matter." Cao Cao nodded. What the three of them said was not wrong, but how can a navy be built just by saying so?

In reality, there is a saying called a century-old navy. It is the same in the game. The establishment of a navy requires a huge amount of money and food, not to mention that generals, soldiers and craftsmen cannot be in place in a short time.

"But we have just acquired three counties. If we want to control them, we still need a lot of money and food. Moreover, the construction of the dock and the construction of ships also require a lot of money and time. This..." Liu Ye is the Minister of Agriculture, in charge of the financial revenue and expenditure of Qi State, and he knows Qi State's financial situation best.

"No matter what, we can't stop eating because of choking." Sima Yi interrupted Liu Ye without hesitation. Liu Ye was a good man and didn't care much about Sima Yi's words.

"Your Majesty, all the lords. Actually, things are far from being so dangerous." Seeing that Cao Cao's several think tanks had already started arguing, Cao Charlie spoke up;

Everyone turned their heads to look at him.

"What does Cao Taishou mean?" Cheng Yu asked;

"The Tang army just annexed Zhao State. Although the loss was not too great, Bingzhou is a mess. In addition, the foreign tribes in the north are beginning to stir again, and Huangfu Chaobo also needs to invest a lot of money and manpower in the recovery of Bingzhou. Therefore, the probability of him attacking our country from the sea in the short term is not high, so we can do this."

As he spoke, Cao Charlie slowly told everyone his thoughts.