Chapter 412 The fishy smell on the deck

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The next day, Wang Pu went to the front office of the palace to deliver the military order of the Privy Council. He secretly talked with Guo Shao about the attack on the Southern Tang Kingdom; he told the story of the Jiangnan River and the water network was densely populated, and the river was dangerous, and water battles were crucial.

Guo Shao agreed and soon contacted Han Tong, the commander of the Ma Busi, the commander of the guards, and the group went to the Bian River in the west of the city to watch the water camp of the guards.

Han Tong is known as Han Xingyan, and he is also a person who is not easy to talk to.

Guo Shao found that there were many people who were confused when dealing with interpersonal relationships. However, Han Tong was also a person who abides by the rules, even more rules than Shi Yanchao, so Guo Shao never cared about Han Tong.

During the Tokyo Mutiny last year, although Han Tong did not help Guo Shao at all, he did not help Zhao Kuangyin, which made Guo Shao remember his goodness all the time.

However, Han Tong is still respectful to Guo Shao now, and Guo Shao is at a higher level than him.

The commander in front of the palace was lower than that in the guards, the commander in the cavalry, but Guo Shao had the power to procuratorate the palace guards and the Tokyo Imperial Guards, so the military power was greater than that of him... Of course, Han Tong's respect for Guo Shao was not limited to military power.

In the crowd by the river, Guo Shao pointed to the boats on the river from afar, his behavior and speech were calm, and his image was not frivolous.

Although he was only twenty-three years old, no one around looked down on him because of this. Because of the long-term wind and sun exposure, his skin was rough and bronzed, and he looked a lot more mature and persistent (I have been in actual experience for more than twenty-three years). In addition, he is tall and big, Guo Shao looks like he is a person who can take on great responsibilities.

With such an image, age is no longer important, and people in this era are more precocious, and there are people who come out to be officials at less than 20 years old.

Guo Shao has experienced countless battles of all sizes and sizes, but has never been defeated.

Most of the people who have experienced a lot in the military, who know what Guo Shao has done; among the generals of the Imperial Army, everything may be controversial, but the military achievements will not be controversial, and the generals only recognize the strong.

Even Shi Yanchao was convinced by Guo Shao's military achievements.

The warships running on the river are wheel boats, with four water trucks on the left and right, and the boats are brisk. Large oars can also be found on the first floor below the deck. When chasing the enemy ships and speeding up, the water trucks and oars can be used together to run faster.Han Tongyao pointed to those ships without sails and talked freely.

Guo Shao said: It sounds like Han Guozhe has a lot of experience in water wars.

Han Tong was not humble at all and hummed: Before the Battle of Huainan, the Great Zhou naval army was organized by our generals from shipbuilding to military training, and they knew everything about shipbuilding and water battles.Although the Zhou army was in the Central Plains, the warships were not inferior to those of the Jiangnan countries. Such wheel boats ran faster than those of the Southern Tang Kingdom, but transported more troops.

As a modern person, when Guo Shao talks about wooden warships, he naturally thinks of the most domineering sail battleships in the sailing era. He now casually said: These ships look very wide, and they focus on troop transport?

Han Tong glared and said: The most important thing about warships is speed and troop transport.When two ships fight, they mainly fight on the board, and they have to rely on people to board the ship to fight. The small and small soldiers will suffer the loss of weak troops, so the number of troops transported will be related to the strength of the combat power.

Guo Shao nodded and thought to himself: Every era has something to adapt to it, and the narrow battleships are not suitable for boarding battles.

It is very difficult to sink a warship at this time, so it is better to use the navy to directly capture it... Think about it, after all, the matter of burning warships in the Battle of Red Cliff is a special situation. Cao's army connected the warships together without any mobility, otherwise the fire ships would not easily burn the warships; in modern water warships, the torpedoes that were so fast, could they avoid obvious fire ships?

Han Tong said again: This ship is a sand ship, not only wide, but also flat at the bottom, but is different from a sea ship.When boats are sailing on rivers and lakes, some places are not deep, and the pointed-bottomed boats must touch the bottom of the river.Only flat-bottomed boats are wide and the boats are the best. The hull is wide and the draft is shallow. Even if it is stranded, it can be pulled out. Waterwheels and oars are more suitable than sails, because it is difficult to happen to encounter a good weather and you cannot walk against the wind. A river as wide as the Bian River, so how to walk is better than a waterwheel.

When Guo Shao heard Han Tong say something about driving skills, he suddenly felt very powerful.He had heard of this method, but he had never studied the specific techniques.

Guo Shao was very excited when he heard this, so he led his crew to the water camp to board the ship to watch the wooden mechanical structure of the ancient ships, and asked in detail about the tactics and organization of the navy.

If the strongest enemy in the future is not on the water, it may be difficult for Guo Shao to have the opportunity to command the water battle personally, but he is still very interested in everything and gradually learns and understands... Guo Shao doesn't feel conceited, but he feels that he can learn all these things in ancient times. After all, there is no very professional and profound science questions at this time, and they are all simple experience and skills. Although he may not be familiar with each other, it is easy to roughly figure out how it works.

As the commander of the three armies, Guo Shao can basically understand in detail how a small team fights, especially the army's combat methods. He has been fighting on the front line for several years.

Perhaps many high-ranking people disdain these things, but Guo Shao himself finds them very useful and very helpful in making decisions... It's like a mechanical design. If you don't know if a model can be realized in terms of technology, then what he designed is nonsense; a coach doesn't know how to implement it tactically, and no matter how beautiful the strategy is, it is a daydream.

There was a fishy smell on the deck, and Guo Shao couldn't help but look back at the navy soldiers on the warship: Do you still work as a fishing boat?

A general said embarrassedly: Sometimes when you go out to cast a net to catch a few fish, how can Guo Du check the test know?

I smelled it.Guo Shao had a smile on his face, and he had no intention of blaming the generals beyond his level.So the general smiled and said: Guo Du's nose is so smart, but I can't smell it.

After hearing this, everyone laughed.Guo Shao rarely cares about the affairs of the lower-level generals. Anyway, they all have people to take care of them. It is better to maintain a harmonious atmosphere to win the love of the lower-level generals.

Han Dushi, why not talk about the method of "Zhi" in detail?Guo Shao looked at Han Tong with great interest, such as the direction of the sail, the movement of the ship, etc.

If it is a headwind, no one can do it, but there are very few situations in that way, and there is a way if the wind direction is slightly biased.Han Tong gestured and explained.

Guo Shao was confused when he heard this, so he suggested that he could draw a picture and explain it slowly.

However, Wang Pu, who was standing aside, seemed to have no interest in any tactics, but was very interested in Guo Shao and kept observing Guo Shao quietly.Occasionally I found Wang Pu’s eyes and felt uncomfortable.

Guo Shao stayed on the boat for a whole day before the sun left the water camp in the west and led his men back to the city.

...The crowd walked to the Imperial Street in the inner city and said goodbye one after another and went home.When Wang Pu said goodbye, he said: By the way, there is something. Prime Minister Feng Dao is seriously ill and has been on leave for many days.

Guo Shao and Feng Dao had no friendship, so they didn't say anything at the moment and went home.

After entering the mansion, he realized that Wang Pu was also sick. It was Dr. Lu who cured him. He mentioned it to him just now. Could it be that he was hinting that he sent Lu Lan to see Feng Dao?

After thinking for a while, Guo Shao went into the gatehouse in the front yard and went in to find Lu Lan.

In Guo Shao's impression, he really couldn't remember what useful things Feng Dao had done; but he had no prejudice against him, only knowing that he had a nickname called Tumbler. He was an official for four or five dynasties, and he would be the emperor.

The wing room was open, and Guo Shao knocked on the door. Lu Lan was doing needlework. When he saw Guo Shao coming in, he immediately hid the things in his hand behind the bookshelf next to him.She said: Come in, it's your house anyway.

Guo Shao said: I asked you to travel thousands of miles to Tokyo. I said I would like to repay you... You recommend a closest relative and write a letter to ask him to come to Tokyo. I will find a way to make him an imperial physician.

After hearing this, Lu Lan said: My third uncle has been studying for so many years to become an official. Are you so light and can you become an official in just one sentence?

The imperial doctor is the manager of Taichang Temple, and the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is my aide. Do you think it is light and easy?Guo Shao smiled without any concealment.

Speaking of this, he suddenly realized something: No wonder he always felt that the medical skills of the imperial doctor were not very clever. So that's how it came about; he could go through the back door, and those bureaucratic relatives could not find connections?

Lu Lan said: It’s better to obey your orders than respect, so I will thank General Guo.Only by recommending my uncle... I am not my relatives, and there are no close relatives from the Lu family and the uncle's family.

Guo Shao nodded and said: It’s okay if you are not a kiss.If you recommend the Bai family to be an official, they will remember your kindness. If you can't rely on me in the future, there will be a way out.

That's right, I think General Guo is not a reliable person either.Lu Lan said angrily.

Guo Shao pretended to be casual and said: There is a prime minister in the court who is sick, but in fact he has no friendship with me.But he admires your medical skills and wants to ask you to see him.Tomorrow morning, I will ask Bai Xiangu to send two entourages to you Feng Daojia. How about taking his pulse?

Lu Lan did not refuse: If a patient came to me, of course he had to go, the doctor was originally treating people.

If you want to do something, open a pharmacy or something, tell me that I can support you.Guo Shao said again.

Lu Lan said softly: I have been familiar with the medical scriptures brought by the Bai family recently, and I don’t want to make trouble for the moment.

Guo Shao glanced at the bookshelf and stood up: That's all right. If Miss Lu lacks anything, she asked Bai Xian Gu if she wanted it, and her wealth in the management office would come in and out.Say goodbye.

...The next day, Lu Lan waited for Guo Shao and said that Feng Dao was too old and weak, so he did not have any disease and had no cure.

Guo Shao no longer cared about it. Birth, old age, sickness and death are not something that ordinary people can control. The old prime minister also lived a long life, and had been in his seventies for several dynasties. I think there were not many regrets.

In this way, there were only three prime ministers left in the Political Affairs Hall, one of whom was still in Chengdu Prefecture, Shu Kingdom.

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