Fan Xian's navy was defeated by Guan Yu, and news of Wang Lei's predicament in the Jianghuai area was quickly passed to the general staff.
The entire staff exclaimed, Daqian had been victorious for more than ten years, and many people found it difficult to accept the sudden news of their defeat.
Wang Ge even shook his head helplessly and said: "The Huaihe River and the sea are indeed different. Our warships can adapt to the sea, but they are not suitable for walking in the river, at least not suitable for walking in the Huaihe River. Our warships are obviously larger than Guan Yu's. He also had more artillery than Guan Yu, but he still lost. If he wanted to conquer the land south of the Yangtze River, he also needed to build warships suitable for the rivers. This time Wang Lei was defeated unjustly. There was no naval help in the land of the Jianghuai River. Even if Wang Lei and the others had several times more Even with Guan Yu’s army, it is difficult to defeat Guan Yu!”
Originally, their Daqian army used cavalry to cut off the enemy's food routes and divide the enemy's army. However, in this war in the Jianghuai area, the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed. Instead, Guan Yu used his navy to cut off the enemy's food routes and divide the enemy's army. Even though Wang Ge had an army of more than 200,000, he had to garrison cities across the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. His real mobile force was no more than 50,000. Naturally, he was caught off guard by Guan Yu's blitzkrieg on the water.
Jia Xu had no choice but to say to Xu Wei: "Our army has reached its limit. Ever since Fan Xian's navy was defeated, Liu Bei and the others have been in an invincible position. Now if we continue to fight, I'm afraid The army will only increase casualties."
Xu Weidao: "Although we were defeated, our losses were not big. And after knowing the reasons, we can make improvements. It's not that sea ships are not suitable for fighting in rivers. At worst, we can build warships suitable for rivers in Yuzhou and Xuzhou. With our With the capabilities of Daqian’s shipbuilding craftsmen, within three years at most, I, Daqian, can have more warships than the Han army!”
To build a naval force specially suitable for river warfare, the financial and material resources consumed are naturally beyond the reach of ordinary forces. Cao Cao has never succeeded in history. It is because of the lack of navy that Cao Cao and his son have not fought for three generations. After crossing the Yangtze River, even during the period of Cao Rui, the offensive and defensive momentum reversed, and Sun Shiwan counterattacked Jianghuai.
Now it is Xu Wei's turn to solve this problem, but it is much easier for Xu Wei to solve it than for Cao Cao. Xu Wei does not lack sailors like Cao Cao. There are nearly one million sailors with sailing experience in Daqian. It is easy to recruit sailors. He only needs to build ships suitable for the Yangtze River waterway. Although the cost of building ships that surpass the Han Navy is high, it is nothing to Xu Wei!
Da Gan’s fiscal revenue is ten times that of Han Dynasty, and he also has an advanced financing system. There is no way Liu Bei can be Xu Wei’s opponent in the competition for financial resources. This is the advantage of farming style. There are no weaknesses in the later stage, and he is basically invincible. With Da Gan’s ability The shipbuilding industry is developed. As long as Xu Wei invests more resources, he can catch up with Liu Bei's navy in up to three years!
Jia Xu said: "Now our army has more than enough to protect itself in Yangzhou, but not enough to attack. Nanyang County is also plagued by disease. Obviously, it will be difficult to break through on all fronts in a short period of time. In this battle, our army has occupied Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and even some Occupying half of Jianghuai and half of Nanyang County can be said to have exceeded the strategic goal we set at the beginning. Is this how our army will end the battle?"
Xu Wei thought for a while and said: "Order Wang Lei to retreat to Hefei, cease war and repair! At the same time, he was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou, in charge of Xuzhou's military formation, and Zhao Rong was appointed as the governor of Qingzhou, in charge of the government affairs of Qingzhou. This war ends here Bar!"
Hearing Xu Wei's words, everyone became relaxed. Although they suffered a small defeat in the end of this battle, they captured Qingzhou and Xuzhou after all, and the entire Central Plains was in the hands of the Daqian Army. It can be said that the world The situation has become clear. Liu Bei, who is only in the south of the Yangtze River, cannot defeat Da Qian. It is only a matter of time before they unify the world.
At this time, Wang Ge tentatively asked: "In power, now that the entire Central Plains has been occupied by us, should you ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor so that the people of the world can feel at ease? At the same time, we have followed the power and conquered the world for more than ten years, which can be regarded as death. After being born, shouldn’t everyone’s merit be assessed as well?”
As soon as this question was raised, everyone in the general staff became energetic. Originally, they wanted Xu Wei to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor so that they could also become the founding heroes. In Wang Ge's view, only Xu Wei could proclaim himself emperor and establish a new country, they can justifiably control the power of the new country. Xu Wei also justifiably awarded them rewards to establish their status as the founding heroes. Their descendants can also live in glory and wealth for hundreds of years like the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty.
But at the beginning, Xu Wei only had the title of ruling, and at that time, most of the world was in the hands of the Han Dynasty, and the Yellow Turban Army was flourishing and falling suddenly. Many forces in the Yellow Turban Army were kings and hegemons, but they were quickly defeated. After the Han Dynasty was wiped out, Wang Ge and others were also worried about being laughed at by the people of the world, so they didn't mention it too much. Everyone focused their energy on pacifying the world.
But now the entire Central Plains has been pacified by them. Thirteen states in the world, including the richest, most powerful and most populous nine states, are all occupied by them. Even Liu Bei in Jiangnan can only cause them a little hindrance at most. Everyone present They all believe that as long as their navy is well established, the land south of the Yangtze River will be within their reach!
The Daqian dynasty is already unstoppable. No one will know what position they will have in Daqian in the future. Can they become a prince or a prince? No one can turn a blind eye, so everyone is looking at Xu Wei at this time!
Wang Ge asked Xu Wei when he would officially proclaim himself emperor, which completely silenced the staff. Wang Ge and the others had been following Xu Wei for more than ten years. They didn't know that Xu Wei was very indifferent to becoming emperor. They had just When they occupied the land in Hebei, they persuaded Xu Wei to proclaim himself emperor, but Xu Wei was unwilling and used the ruling lake to get over.
But now, even if Xu Wei is unwilling to proclaim himself emperor, he cannot stop everyone from wanting to applaud him. Wang Ge just pointed this out and made Xu Wei understand that even for them, he should proclaim himself emperor.
Looking at these expectant looks, Xu Wei also smiled bitterly. This was also the case in the feudal era. Xu Wei is also an ordinary person in modern times. Most people draw big cakes for everyone, but how to make cakes, what are the steps involved, and How to make them resist the temptation of heroism? It was difficult for Xu Wei to explain this to Wang Ge and the others. At most, he knew that he needed to build a steam engine and liberate productivity, but Wang Ge and the others saw all of this in order to enhance the strength of Da Gan. , they don’t understand the deep meaning at all.