Chapter 95: Da Qiao, the Sixth Super Powerful Soldier

Liu Wu, accompanied by a group of guards, soon arrived at Marquis Peng’s mansion.

When the steward of Penghou Mansion saw Liu Wu coming, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face and he hurried forward to greet him.

“Where is Lord Peng? Didn’t he invite this general to a banquet? Why don’t you see him?”

Liu Wu looked at the butler, raised his eyebrows, and asked with some displeasure.

“General, Marquis Peng is not feeling well and is using the toilet. I have just instructed you to come into the mansion first. Madam Da Qiao is already in the hall.” The butler said to Liu Wu apologetically.

When Liu Wu heard this, he nodded and said:

“I’m afraid Shao’er is having trouble acclimatizing to the local climate. You should pay more attention to your Peng Hou’s health. After all, he is still young.”

“Yes, yes!” said the butler hurriedly.

“Please come in, General!” the butler hurriedly bowed to Liu Wu.

Upon seeing this, Liu Wu did not hesitate and stepped into the mansion, followed by a group of guards.

Although we are in Xiangyang City, this is not the residence of the General of Cavalry, so we still have to pay attention to safety.

Liu Wu’s guards cleared the way, and the steward of Penghou Mansion did not say anything.

Liu Wu walked all the way to the front of the hall, but found that the door was closed. When Liu Wu was seen coming, the door opened.

Liu Wu looked and saw the beautiful Da Qiao sitting in front of a guqin. When she saw him coming, she bowed to him from a distance.

The guards under Liu Wu went in, searched around, and found no one in ambush, so they retreated.

Liu Wu then entered. Da Qiao looked at him, her face somewhat hot and ruddy, but she still said:

“General of the Cavalry, please wait a bit. Shao’er should be back soon.”

Liu Wu looked at Da Qiao and said with a smile, “It’s alright. I’ve heard that the two Qiao sisters from Jiangdong have the best zither music in the world. It’s an honor to be able to enjoy their music today!”

Liu Wu sat down in his seat.

The butler bowed to Liu Wu and Da Qiao, then walked out, closing the door behind him.

In an instant, the light in the hall dimmed.

A man and a single woman were in the same room, and Da Qiao’s heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Liu Wu wondered:

“Why is the door closed?”

However, although Liu Wu said so, he did not move, but instead kept his eyes on Da Qiao’s stunning face and perfect figure.

In fact, Liu Wu felt something was wrong with Da Qiao the moment he entered the room.

Obviously, Da Qiao was really drugged.

In the hall, as time went by, Da Qiao found it difficult to control herself and made some strange movements.

Liu Wu couldn’t help but step forward to support Da Qiao, and felt a faint fragrance blowing in his face. He asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

……

[Congratulations to the host, you have a super friendly relationship with Da Qiao. Da Qiao is a historical beauty. The host can choose a type of soldier to sign in for the daily family guard. ]

The prompt sounded, but Liu Wu seemed not to hear it. He looked at Da Qiao, the beautiful woman among the two Qiao sisters of Jiangdong in his arms with great pleasure.

Outside the hall, both Sun Shao’s men and the guards brought by Liu Wu were shocked when they heard the noise coming from the hall.

“This…this…how can the general do this? That’s Da Qiao!”

“I’ll go find Peng Hou right now!”

The housekeeper of Marquis Peng’s mansion stamped his feet anxiously and said this. At this moment, he felt relieved and wanted to run away immediately.

His task has been completed.

No matter what suspicions he had, as long as Liu Wu did it, their plan would be successful.

Having said that, the steward of Penghou Mansion immediately went outside. At this time, both the guards under Liu Wu and the people of Penghou Mansion were a little flustered and at a loss, and no one paid any attention to each other.

However, before the steward of Marquis Peng’s mansion could take a few steps, a knife was put to his neck by a Jinyiwei.

The commotion in the hall still made everyone outside dry their mouths.

At this time, Liu Wu was immersed in double joy.

Liu Wu looked at the guard options based on Da Qiao.

Currently, the host can choose the following types of family guards:

1. Modao Army, 2. Yulin Army of the Western Han Dynasty, 3. Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty, 4. Navy of the Ming Dynasty, 5. Xianzhen Camp, 6. Northern Palace Army, 7. Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, 8. White Robe Army, 9. Wei Wuzu, 10…

Liu Wu looked at the soldiers and guards he could choose from and a big smile appeared on his face. Da Qiao was indeed one of the two great Qiao sisters of Jiangdong, and was no worse than the Goddess of Luo River, Zhen Mi, the most beautiful woman in Hebei.

The quality of these troops that appeared was extremely good.

Have had many experiences.

Liu Wu immediately turned his attention to the strong military qualities and military skills of the troops themselves.

After a moment of hesitation, Liu Wu’s eyes were fixed on the military units.

The first Strange Swordsman.

He was very interested in this type of troops last time, but he finally chose the Black Armored Cavalry.

The Modao soldiers were a powerful branch of the army in the Tang Dynasty. The weapon they used was called the Modao, which was two meters long and weighed about fifty kilograms. It could be used for chopping or slashing, and could fight in formation. They were the natural nemesis of cavalry. The powerful Modao soldiers were infantrymen who fought against cavalry, so the army named them this, which shows how powerful the Modao was.

However, the Mo Dao put too much of a strain on logistics, supplies and financial resources. He already had the intention to recreate the Black Armored Cavalry, so the Mo Dao was actually kept in reserve temporarily, otherwise the logistics would definitely not be able to keep up.

Instead of that, it would be better to specialize in the Black Armored Cavalry. As long as the army is formed, it can also crush the cavalry of this era.

Liu Wu’s eyes finally set on a new type of soldier.

Navy!

Yes, it is a fighting army on water or at sea.

All the troops under his command now are the army, and with his large-scale signing in, more and more die-hard and brave guards are being distributed among the hundreds of thousands of troops. It can be said that he has a firm control over the hundreds of thousands of troops.

However, these are all land forces, but no navy.

Now that he occupied Jingzhou, Huang Zu had a large number of naval forces under his command. Compared with the army, his control over the navy was very weak.

Of course, another reason why Liu Wu turned his attention to the navy was that now, a lot of his territory bordered the sea.

Liu Wu came from the future, but he understood how huge this world was. If he wanted to quickly get involved in other continents, or even colonize and expand the territory of the Han Dynasty, the sea was a very good choice.

Therefore, the process of preparing our own navy can now be put into motion.

There were actually quite a few powerful navies in ancient times.

Such as the Tang Dynasty navy.

Compared with the late Han Dynasty, the navy of the Tang Dynasty was actually quite powerful, with relatively complete naval equipment, including tower ships, warships and other types of warships. The navy of the Tang Dynasty performed well in foreign wars, such as defeating the Japanese navy in the Battle of Baekgang, demonstrating its strong maritime combat capability.

There is also the Southern Song Navy.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, as the political and economic center of gravity moved southward, coastal defense became increasingly important. Under the command of Li Bao, Yu Tonghai and other generals, the Southern Song Navy defeated the invasion of the Jin army and pirates many times, safeguarding national security and the stability of coastal areas, which shows that the Southern Song Navy was also quite good.

The Yuan Dynasty navy also fought naval battles with the Southern Song navy and conquered the Southern Song, which was also a contribution.

However, the navies of the above dynasties were all stronger than the navies during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

However, Liu Wu felt that compared with the Ming Dynasty Navy, it was much inferior.

The Ming Navy was once the strongest navy in history, ruling the world for 300 years and maintaining a 100% winning rate.

In ancient times, the army was the main force in military affairs, which was determined by productivity and ancient territorial concepts.

The land army of the Celestial Empire forced the surrounding barbarians to pay tribute and submit to it.

However, the Ming navy was invincible at sea and was famous throughout the world.

The Ming Dynasty Navy, also known as the Ming Dynasty Navy, was once the world’s number one Chinese navy. It originated from the Chaohu Navy, one of the two main forces of Zhu Yuanzhang’s army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. In 1420, during the heyday of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had 3800 ships, including 1350 patrol ships, 1350 warships, and 400 large ships and 400 grain transport ships stationed at the Nanjing New Jiangkou Base, of which 250 were ocean-going treasure ships. In addition, it also had a large number of patrol ships and messenger ships for patrolling the ocean. The famous Zheng He fleet was actually just a mobile fleet of the powerful Ming Empire Navy.

According to the History of Ming Dynasty, in the third year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Di suspected that Emperor Jianwen had fled overseas and wanted to trace his footprints, and at the same time show the prosperity and military strength of Ming Dynasty to the overseas. He ordered Zheng He to lead more than 240 ships, 27,400 soldiers and crew members to form a long-distance naval force, which was twice the size of all the Western fleets at that time, and even larger than Columbus and Da Gama a hundred years later.

During the 28 years from the third year of Yongle to the eighth year of Xuande, Zheng He’s warships sailed across the ocean seven times, passing through more than countries, and the farthest reached was the east coast of Africa, the Red Sea, Mecca, and even possibly today’s Australia. At one time, his reputation spread to the coast of the Indian Ocean, and he even established the Indian Ocean tribute trade circle.

In the early 16th century, Portuguese colonists came to the East and wanted to make Macau their colony, but the Ming Dynasty navy severely damaged them in the Battle of the Pearl River Estuary, forcing them to give up the idea and make peace with China. At the end of the 16th century, Japan launched the war of aggression against Korea, and the Ming Dynasty navy defeated the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Noryang. Even at the end of the extremely corrupt Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty navy still defeated the Dutch colonists in the Battle of Penghu and the Battle of Liaoluo Bay, and in the mid-17th century, it captured Taiwan, which was controlled by the Netherlands.

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty Navy was once the pride of ancient China and the last glory of the ancient Chinese navy. In the Qing Dynasty, the policy of closing the country to the outside world and banning maritime trade was implemented. From then on, the ancient Chinese navy began to shrink and even disappeared.

The Ming Dynasty’s navy was powerful, which Liu Wu was looking forward to very much. If he could take it down, he would not only be able to control the navy in Huang Zu’s hands, but he could even use it to build a powerful navy for the Han Dynasty that could sail across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Today, the Han Dynasty is in a period of chaos, and many people are unable to get enough food. The reason is the low grain production and the Little Ice Age.

If we could march to America and get high-yield crops, such as corn, this thing is drought-resistant, barren-resistant, and high-yielding, and is an important food crop for Native Americans.

There are also potatoes and sweet potatoes, both of which have the advantages of high yield, strong adaptability and easy planting.

It can be said that as long as these things were brought back, so many Han people would not have to die, and even if policies were introduced, the population could be increased significantly in a short period of time.

This is the foundation of hegemony.

Liu Wu hugged Da Qiao and said to himself:

“System, select the Ming Navy!”

[Congratulations to the host, you have bound the Ming Navy as the sixth type of family sign-in guard, and you can sign in daily to get it! ]

[Remind the host that you can sign in today! ]

When the prompt sounded, Liu Wu immediately saw another vertical column [Da Qiao & Ming Navy] appear on the virtual screen in front of him.

Below the vertical column, there are boxes labeled:

You can sign in today, but you cannot sign in tomorrow or the day after tomorrow,…

“Sign in!”

Liu Wu took a deep breath and chose to sign in directly.

[Congratulations to the host for signing in successfully today and obtaining a common-level Ming navy soldier. ]

[Hint: This soldier is from Jingzhou, named Yang Ji. He joined the navy under Huang Zu at the age of fourteen. He has been fighting for nearly ten years and has mastered a lot of water skills. He is experienced in fighting on the battlefield. The host has shown benevolence and saved his family’s life. He swears to be loyal to the host until death to repay the host’s kindness.]

[Hint: Unless the host does something unforgivable to it, it will never betray the host. ]

The prompt sounded and Liu Wuman nodded.

It was a good idea to directly integrate them into the navy under Huang Zu’s command, as they were a good match for his profession.

The storm stopped and all was calm in an instant.

In the hall, Da Qiao’s beautiful eyes had regained clarity. Thinking about her own madness, Da Qiao stared at Liu Wu with her beautiful eyes and tears flowed down.

At this time, Liu Wu also had a gloomy expression and was sitting aside.

“Madam, someone is setting a trap for us. We are afraid that we have fallen into someone else’s conspiracy. But don’t be afraid, madam. If anyone dares to plot against me, I will definitely dig them all out!”

Liu Wu took a deep breath and said to Da Qiao.

Although Da Qiao was in tears, she thought about it and felt that she could not blame Liu Wu, because she was the one who took the initiative.

Thinking that Sun Shao hasn’t come yet, but she is still entangled with Liu Wu regardless, this is very abnormal.

Da Qiao nodded with tears in her eyes. Liu Wu didn’t say anything. He opened the door and shouted:
“What exactly is going on? Call Peng Hou to this general immediately. In addition, all the people who were involved in today’s incident must be arrested!”

Liu Wu’s cold voice resounded, and the guards outside shouted in unison:
“promise!”

Immediately, a group of guards quickly took control of Marquis Peng’s mansion and mobilized more people.

At this time, the Cao army spies who had been captured opened their eyes wide, especially the housekeeper, who was whimpering, but his mouths were blocked.

“My uncle was framed by someone in Marquis Peng’s mansion? Cao’s army was a spy, and he drugged my aunt? How could this be possible?”

Sun Shao, who was still hunting outside the city, immediately changed his expression when he heard Zhu Zhi’s quick report.

At this time, Zhu Zhi’s face also turned red and looked extremely ugly.

You know, Da Qiao is Sun Ce’s wife.

Now his innocence has been ruined.

However, when Zhu Zhi thought about the specific details of the incident and found that it was the work of Cao’s spies, he became furious.

“There were more than a dozen Cao’s spies in Marquis Peng’s mansion, and they were all captured. Even the housekeeper Zhou Cheng was bribed by the Cao’s spies. They said that you invited the General of Cavalry to a banquet today, and the General of Cavalry was waiting for Marquis Peng in Marquis Peng’s mansion!” Zhu Zhi said to Sun Shao.

Zhu Zhi naturally knew that Sun Shao was not to blame, but when he thought about Da Qiao, he still felt angry.

“Damn it, go back to the city!”

At this time, Sun Shao also became angry, and immediately turned his horse around and galloped towards Xiangyang City.

(End of this chapter)