Throughout the winter, the Qin army stayed in Liyang to repair and train the navy, and did not cross the river rashly.

Meng Tian doesn't want to be Cao Cao.

As winter goes and spring comes, temperatures rise rapidly along the Yangtze River. By February, the heating on the ground will become more and more obvious.

The weather is getting warmer day by day.

"General, when will our army cross the river?"

In the Liyang Water Village of Qin army, Tu Ju spent a winter training and training the water army, ready to go south and do a big fight.

"Wait a little longer, wait for the boatmen from Shu County to head south and meet with our army."

Meng Tian stood at the top of the tower and saw the Qin army's navy training, advancing and retreating properly, and his movements were proficient, and he was no longer unfamiliar with the first time he was building a naval army.

"General, will our army's contribution be divided when the shipmen from Shu arrive?" Tu Ju's face changed, "Besides, the longer the time is delayed, Xiang Yan's defense line will become tighter. It is probably more difficult for our army to cross the river to fight."

The Qin army conquered the Chu State and wiped out the remaining Chu army in Jiangdong. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a matter of time. Ren Xiao was more worried about the fact that the boatmen from Shu came to grab the credit, pick peaches, and take advantage.

"The navy stationed in Liyang was not yet newly built, and its strength was insufficient to sweep the entire Jiangdong."

The navy of Qin was the most powerful of the boatmen in Shu. When Sima Cuo conquered Shu, he began to build ships and build naval forces. When Sima Cuo attacked Chu, the navy army went down the river and made a lot of contributions.

The boatmen in Shu have a long history and outstanding military achievements. This is an army with background.

"Only with the help of the boatmen from Shu, our army can conquer Jiangdong smoothly and successfully."

Meng Tian comforted Tu Ju, who was a little dissatisfied, but he had some words but it was difficult to say them in person.

As a general of Qin, Meng Tian's contribution to conquering Shouying was enough to ensure his status in the Qin army. At this time, he still took on a lot of money and ate alone, and did not give others any credit, and was afraid that he would be jealous of others.

These political considerations cannot be explained to Tu Ju at present, after all, Tu Ju is not his confidant yet. Being simple and profound intimate in dealing with people is a taboo in dealing with people.

"If you guard the river, you must guard the Huai River. If the Huai River is lost, the river cannot be guarded."

Tu Ju was worried that Xiang Yan would stabilize the defense line and that the Qin army would not be able to conquer, while Meng Tian had no unnecessary worries at all.

Experience summarized by many wars in China's history has proved that a single Yangtze River alone is not enough to stop the forces moving south.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Eastern Wu was never able to conquer the Jianghuai area. When the Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, the Yangtze River defense line spread thousands of miles, and could be defended everywhere, but could not be defended everywhere.

The Southern Song Dynasty was able to live in Jiangnan for more than a hundred years, not because it retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, but because it guarded the Huai River.

By the late period of the Liberation War, the Kuomintang in the south, relying on the Yangtze River defense line, was unable to stop the People's Liberation Army from moving south.

On the side where he was attacking south, Meng Tian stationed his troops in Liyang to investigate the terrain along the Yangtze River, and there were no less than ten places where the Qin army could cross the river.

The Yangtze River is too long, and if you want to completely defend the Yangtze River, there will not be so many troops.

"Dongdongdongdongdong······"

Just as they were talking, the sound of war drums suddenly came from the river surface of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Looking in the direction of the drums, I saw that the water vapor on the river dispersed, revealing dense figures of warships.

The tall tower ships were marching in the center, with small ships guarding both sides, and some smaller ships cruising around to form a tight formation.

Meng Tian calculated roughly that the number of ships appeared on the river was no less than two thousand.

In his previous life, Meng Tian visited the fleet and saw the majesty of the large warship fleet. Although the number of two thousand warships in front of him was large, their tonnage was not as good as that of the iron armored warships.

Meng Tian's attitude was calm, and Tu Ju and Ren Xiao, who were behind him, opened their eyes wide and did not come back to their senses for a long time.

The Qin army's ships in Shu were almost all out, and a ship-reading style came on the Yangtze River. Along the way, the Chu people on both sides of the Yangtze River would completely dispel their little thoughts when they saw this momentum.

"The other party whispered the flag and asked if the fleet ahead was under the command of the commander of the Chu Chu."

Ren Xiao came to his senses, put his hand on his forehead, and noticed the flag verbs on the ship.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, armies of various countries used golden drums and flags as command tools to develop a set of flag language. If you don’t pay attention to water battles, the warships will be separated and commanded with flag language, which is more convenient.

"Take out the flag language of our army, welcome the ships of Shudilou to go south and help our army attack Chu..."

In Liyang Water Village, Meng Tian held a banquet to entertain Li Xun, the general who commanded the boatman of the tower.

"General Li traveled thousands of miles away from Shu, and worked tirelessly, Meng Tianxin respected him very much."

Meng Tian raised the wine in his hand and respected each other from afar.

"General Meng successfully destroyed Chu with an army of 300,000. He was young and promising and had a bright future. General Xun Jing Yihu."

Li Xun is about fifty years old and has a thin face, and he is obviously a good player on the water.

After receiving the decree from Xianyang, Li Xun immediately led his army down the river, with almost no delay on the road. The Chu army's establishment power is now concentrated in Jiangdong, and they have been extremely smooth along the way.

The waterways of Shu land southward were explored as early as when Sima Cuo attacked Chu. How to avoid reefs and avoid turbulent water flows? Experienced boatmen in Shu are extremely familiar with it.

"The Shu County Governor Bing once presided over the construction of the Fushun River and Fushun Minjiang River. Since then, Shu County has no drought and flood disasters, and has good weather every year, and has a bumper harvest of food. It has truly become a country of Tianfu. In my opinion, the achievements of the Shu County are no less than those of Zheng Guoqu."

Meng Tian raised the wine hukou and said with a smile: "I led my army to attack Chu, and there is no risk of shortage of food. I also have to thank General Li for his achievements in promoting water conservancy."

"Haha, I didn't expect General Meng to admire his ancestors so much."

Li Xun raised the wine and drank it all, very happy.

Li Xun's ancestor was Li Bing, the governor of Shu County. Li Bing and his son, who presided over the construction of the Shu County, which was called Dujiangyan in the later generations, and made great contributions. However, the Shu County was located in Shu County, far from the Central Plains, with a reputation, and was far from being built in Zhengguo Canal less than twenty years ago.

The Meng family, who came from Qi, stayed in Guanzhong for a long time and had never been to Shu County. Meng Tian could naturally tell Li Bing's achievements, without any pretentiousness and admiration, and was very sincere, which gave Li Xun a good impression of Meng Tian.

Young but not arrogant. Thinking of this, Li Xun put away the reserve of the veteran.

"Military achievements can be revealed for a while. The achievements that benefit the head of Qian can be passed down for generations. The achievements of the governor of Shu County should be established to commemorate the sacrifices of the generations."

The two major water conservancy projects built by Zhengguo Canal, Dujiangyan and Qin. As time goes by, there are only remains of Zhengguo Canal, and only Dujiangyan has been used until more than two thousand years later. As long as Dujiangyan is there, Li Bing's contribution will be passed down forever.
Chapter completed!