After Liu Bei officially took the position of the governor of Jingzhou, he did something that anyone would do in this position, which was to recruit talents in a large amount.

There were many people in Jingzhou who were inclined toward Liu Bei, so when Liu Bei first recruited people, a large number of talented and virtuous people came to join us.

For example, the five constants of the Ma family, such as Pang Tong, Cui Zhouping and others, and Luo Tianming.

Luo Tianming lived in seclusion in Xigu Town for several years, but he was eventually invited by Liu Bei to come out of the mountain.

He alone has enhanced Jingzhou people by 30% of their confidence.

Everyone firmly believed that as long as Luo Tianming was available, even if Cao Cao personally led the army to the south, it would be difficult to defeat Luo Tianming.

However, Luo Tianming used to be a general of the guard and his official position was higher than that of the governor of the state. Now he has become Liu Bei's subordinate and can only be a military officer, which makes people feel that he is too wronged.

However, Luo Tianming didn't feel wronged. It didn't matter to him, the key was to be able to control military power.

There were many soldiers in Jingzhou. When Liu Biao conquered Liu Bei, he dispatched 200,000 people.

Even though so many troops were transferred, the four counties in Jiangnan still retained a lot of troops because they wanted to guard against the barbarians' rebellion.

This is just the army, and there are many naval troops in Jingzhou, all in the hands of Huang Zu of Jiangxia.

After roughly counting, the total strength of Jingzhou's troops totaled exceeded 300,000.

As soon as Luo Tianming took office, he began to sort out the troops, equipment, food, cities and other situations in Jingzhou.

After understanding the general situation, Luo Tianming took Zhang Fei with him and began to inspect the entire Jingzhou.

The reason why he brought Zhang Fei instead of others was because Guan Yu's personality was arrogant and charming. He treated the lower-level soldiers and had a very good attitude towards the people, so he was more suitable for training troops; Zhao Yun was meticulous and cautious, and proficient in swordsmanship, which was suitable for protecting Liu Bei in close proximity.

Only Zhang Fei, this guy is irritable and very addicted to alcohol. He is always drunk when he has nothing to do. It is better to pull him to do some serious business.

Moreover, with Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's brother, here, it is more appropriate to shock some complicated guys.

Some people just have their own little abacus and do not violate military discipline, so Luo Tianming is not able to deal with them directly, but Zhang Fei just needs to widen his eyes and roar, which will scare them to throw all the little abacus out of the sky, and things will be easier to do.

The first person to be found by Luo Tianming was Huang Zu of Jiangxia.

Huang Zu has been in charge of the Jiangxia Navy for many years, and even Sun Jian died under his command.

But in fact, his ability to use troops is really average, and it was a coincidence that he could kill Sun Jian. Otherwise, with Sun Jian's strength, how could he be killed by a general with an average ability and a group of soldiers with weak military spirit?

But Huang Zu himself didn't think so. He felt that his ability was very good. Moreover, the Huang family was the most prominent clan in Jiangxia, and he was the position of Jiangxia's prefect.

Because of his confidence, whether it is Liu Biao or Liu Bei, Huang Zu just looks respectful and wants him to be loyal? Take a shower and go to bed!

But Huang Zu didn't understand that he had been staying in such a small place as Jiangxia all his life, and his vision was too limited. He didn't even know how powerful a real master was.

When Luo Tianming and Zhang Fei arrived in Jiangxia, Huang Zu was lukewarm and angry with Zhang Fei. He arrested him and was about to throw him to death.

Fortunately, Luo Tianming stopped him in time, so Zhang Fei did not kill him. He was so angry that he punched the pillar that was thick with his arms, smashing the pillar to pieces.

Huang Zu was completely shocked when he looked at the pillar that was hit on him.

The pillars in the lobby are made of good pine wood. It takes a long time for ordinary people to chop them with a big axe.

However, under Zhang Fei, he couldn't even withstand a punch, and it wasn't even broken, but shattered!

Huang Zu was frightened. Zhang Fei was so powerful. So what about Guan Yu, who was as famous as Zhang Fei? So what about Luo Tianming, who was even more famous than them?

Liu Bei has these powerful generals under his command. If he is not tactful, he will probably be in front of him.

After conquering Huang Zu, Jiangxia navy was in control.

After seeing the training of the navy, Luo Tianming could only shake his head repeatedly. Huang Zu really harmed people, and these soldiers were ruined by his training.

The navy of the Three Kingdoms era could fight on the Yangtze River, but it was not available anywhere else.

From this perspective, the navy is actually quite useless. It takes a lot of time to train and is not cost-effective.

But Luo Tianming doesn't think so. In his plan, the navy has become more useful!

Not to mention the problem that if the future development is good, it will inevitably develop overseas. In the territory of the Han Dynasty, it is not just a river in the Yangtze River, but countless rivers can accommodate large ships sailing.

This was the Three Kingdoms period, and the ecological environment was much better than that in later generations. Many rivers that I had never heard of were very abundant in water.

However, after the changes of time and the deterioration of the environment, most of these rivers dried up and eventually disappeared in history.

Even if these rivers are not as good as the Yangtze River, many places can use large ships of hundreds of materials to transport troops and grain, which is extremely convenient.

People from the Three Kingdoms are not fools, but wise men are emerging one after another. Why can't they think of using those rivers to fight?

It’s not that they can’t imagine it, but that the reality is limited.

The ships of this era are all made of wood, and only three or five rockets can completely burn a ship.

If the river is not as wide as the Yangtze River, and you can shoot arrows on the shore, then what combat capabilities does the navy have in such a river? It is just a target to deliver it to your door.

If you want to defend yourself against arrows, the best way is to wear it on your body; wear a layer of iron armor.

But the problem arises again. The hull is covered with armor, which will cause the ship to be head-heavy and easily overturn.

The most famous tower ship at this time was the most powerful weapon in water battles. It has five floors on the water surface and can accommodate 3,000 soldiers. It is a disadvantage on the Yangtze River.

But the biggest problem of a building boat is that it is easy to capsize, and it can be knocked over with a little wave.

If such a warship is covered with a layer of iron armor, it will not even be able to get out of the dock and will sink by itself.

Another point is that iron tools in this era are very precious and are not enough to make weapons. Even the agricultural tools are made of wood and stone. Even if they are made of iron, they are wrapped with a layer of iron sheet. It is pitiful and looks shabby.

If you want to put armor on a ship, a ship can cost at least tens of thousands of kilograms of iron. How much wealth is this? Once the ship sinks, how much loss will it be? You can't afford it at all.

Therefore, it is not feasible to wear armor on ships in this era, and rivers with narrower surfaces cannot engage in water wars.

However, people in the Three Kingdoms era did not understand theories such as iron smelting and ship center of gravity. How could Luo Tianming not understand? It is no problem to build an iron ship.

As long as the ship can only be worn with armor, the value of the navy will be greatly improved and will become an indispensable part of the war.
Chapter completed!