"Useless? Sun Quan may indeed have little ability, but when you accompanied me on my personal campaign, we still failed to breach Ruxu. However weak Eastern Wu may be, it cannot be destroyed overnight. That Lan Tian is no ordinary man." Cao Pi's expression turned grave.
Chen Qun was startled to hear this, wondering whether he had said something wrong just now.
Only after weighing his words again and again did Chen Qun continue, "With the Jing Province Navy aiding Lan Tian, he need not lock horns with Ruxu as we did. Descending the Yangtze with the current should make the attack far less difficult. Still, Lan Tian truly cannot be underestimated. If Your Majesty remains uneasy, you may dispatch another great general to oversee matters."
"Send another great general? Liu Bei's main forces are concentrated in Guanzhong and Jing Province. Many of Great Wei's fine generals have also withered away, and only Boren remains in Luoyang. If Lan Tian is truly so capable, I can only send him out as well." Cao Pi sighed.
Chen Qun offered a proposal. "If Lan Tian destroys Wu in three months, Sun Quan's navy will surely fall into his hands. His future offensives will certainly surpass Sun Quan's. Wen Zhongye has achieved nothing in Wan City—why not transfer him to Huainan?"
The Nanyang Navy had been crushed by Guan Yu three years ago and was never reorganized. Ever since Cao Cao withdrew his forces from Fancheng, the Cao Army had never again been able to approach the Han River. Coupled with the time, labor, and money required to build warships, the State of Wei simply abandoned the Nanyang Navy. Wen Ping, once its commander, could only oversee grain transport around Wan City.
After hearing Chen Qun's suggestion, Cao Pi found it deeply reasonable