Before I knew it, a few months had passed, the midsummer had passed, and the time had entered autumn. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the past few months, the potter has been happy enough in Jiangling, and he has set up a banquet every now and then, and the generals have drunk him and rested, and when he is fine, he will go to Liu Biao's wife to vent his anger and make him happy.

Although the potter's life was chic, he did not forget the big things.

For several months, he has been building warships, arranging and training naval soldiers, and preparing for the complete destruction of Liu Biao.

In addition to tens of thousands of casualties, there were more than 20,000 troops alone, of which nearly seven or eight thousand were sailors.

These seven or eight thousand people, all of whom are proficient in water, pottery merchants want to expand the navy, it is impossible to put ready-made resources without it, and they have to spend time and energy to train new sailors, so these seven or eight thousand soldiers are naturally all incorporated into the Great Wei navy.

At the beginning, the generals also reminded that these soldiers were all Chu people, and there might be instability if they were incorporated into the army on a large scale.

Soon, the potter's repeated measures calmed the generals' worries.

The potter's method is to divide the land for these pawns.

In this southern expedition, after the pottery merchants captured Xiangyang and Jiangling, they wantonly wiped out the Chu family, such as the Cai family, and the first family was easily wiped out by him.

These wealthy families all possessed a large amount of land, and after being exterminated, the land was taken over by the potters and owned by the state.

The potters issued a decree to distribute the land to the local commoners of Jingzhou, turning a large number of wealthy tenants into state-registered yeoman farmers.

And these soldiers were all locals, and their families naturally had more land, and all of them were grateful to the potters, and they quickly turned from hostility to strong loyalty.

The reason is actually very simple, the potters have given them benefits, and they are now not only fighting for the potters, but also to protect their own interests.

Because they know very well that only by serving the potters and destroying Liu Biao can they keep their share of land permanently, otherwise, once Liu Biao makes a comeback and recaptures Jingzhou, those powerful people under Liu Biao's protection will definitely regain the land allocated to them.

The potters easily surrendered their hearts to the soldiers, not only those soldiers, but also many local sons and daughters of Jingzhou also took the initiative to apply and wanted to join the Great Wei Army.

As a result, in less than a few months, the potters benefited the locals of Jingzhou and expanded a naval army of more than 10,000 people.

At the same time, Xu Sheng also led the second wave of Xu Yang's navy to Jingzhou, plus the first wave of the navy under the command of Wu Zixu, the total number of sailors has reached 20,000.

As for the warships, in the battle of Xiangyang, Cai Mao's navy was completely wiped out, and a large number of high-quality warships all fell into the hands of the Wei army.

In addition, after the capture of Gangneung, the potter also captured more than 100 warships that had not had time to escape from Shuiying, and the total number of his warships reached more than 500.

In terms of grain and grass, although Jingzhou was war-torn and could not fully feed the war with war, the Central Plains states liked a bumper harvest this autumn, and the grain and grass collected from the granaries of various warehouses were piled up like a mountain, which was enough to support the supply of tens of thousands of pottery merchants to the south.

So, hundreds of thousands of autumn grains, was transported from the Central Plains to Jingzhou, a steady stream of transport to Jiangling, the Mid-Autumn Festival expired, the pottery merchants tun in Jiangling's grain and grass, has reached more than 3 million Hu.

The grain and grass were sufficient, and the potters planned to wait for a few more months, and it would not be too late to send troops after winter, but the intelligence from Youzhou made the potters have to send troops in advance.

Youzhou reported in detail that Liu Bei, the king of Yan, had colluded with the king of Goguryeo and agreed to jointly divide Liaodong, divide the west and east roads, and attack Gongsun Du.

In this battle, not only the king of Goguryeo sent troops, but even Wuhuan and Xianbei also sent tens of thousands of servants, and the number of coalition troops reached 100,000.

The potter knew that although Gongsun Du had a few brushes, he was definitely not Liu Bei's opponent, and it was only a matter of time before he was destroyed.

Once Liu Bei destroys Gongsun Du, it will be equivalent to completely eliminating the threat from the rear of Youzhou, and then the whole division will go south and attack Jizhou again.

At that time, Liu Bei not only had no worries, but also received the help of Wuhuan Xianbei and other Hu people, and his strength was bound to grow unprecedentedly.

And if the main force of the potters leaves, Liu Biao, who is entrenched in Jiangxia, will inevitably make a comeback, and it is not impossible for Jiangling to be lost and recovered.

Once Jiangling is lost, Liu Biao will definitely raise troops to the north and threaten Xiangyang, at that time, the benefits and territory obtained by the pottery merchants in the south may be gained and lost, and all of them will be spit back to Liu Biao.

The potter had no choice, he had to clear Jingzhou and wipe out Liu Chu before Liu Bei attacked Gongsun Du and rode south.

So, as soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, the potters issued an edict for the Eastern Crusade.

At the end of the autumn of that year, Wu Zixu, the governor of the Great Wei Naval Army, led 20,000 Great Wei naval troops and more than 500 large and small warships to open the road on the Yangtze River.

The potter himself, commanding an army of nearly 60,000 foot cavalry, marched along the land on the north shore, and the land and water army went down the river to the east, and went straight to Xiakou.

As soon as the potter's army moved, Liu Biao immediately regretted it, regretting that he shouldn't have been suspicious of each other with Sun Ce, and gave the potters enough time to sit in Jiangling, expand the navy, and gather enough strength to chase him down.

Liu Biao panicked, and hurriedly sent someone to Chaisang to invite Sun Ce to send troops to rescue him again.

Sun Ceben did not lead the army to return to Wu, but stationed troops in Chaisang, always watching the situation in Jingzhou.

He also seemed to see that the pottery merchant would not stop if Liu Biao did not destroy him, so as soon as Liu Biao's distress messenger arrived, Sun Ce immediately led 40,000 sailors to march back to Xiakou, and Liu Biao's troops met in Xiakou, and nearly 60,000 Wu and Chu coalition troops traced the river and came to meet the Wei land and water army.

A few days later, the land and water army of the potters, down the river, all the way unimpeded, after the soldiers captured the important town of Baqiu without blood, the advance of the army reached the first line of Chibi.

Just before the potters' army arrived in Chibi, he had learned from the information that the 60,000 Wu-Chu coalition troops had arrived at the Chibi line on the south bank in advance, built a strong water camp that stretched for several miles, and put on a posture of preparing to fight to the death with the potters in Chibi.

The enemy occupied the south bank, the Wei army could not advance any further, and the potters did not dare to take it lightly, so they ordered the army to camp in the Wulin area on the other side of Chibi, and set up a large camp of water and drought, forming a confrontation posture with the Wu-Chu coalition army.

The camp has been completed, the Wei army camp, the king's tent.

The potter stood in front of the map, staring at the word "red cliff" on the map, and the details flew like a tide.

He was thinking, what a coincidence of history, the Liu-Sun coalition army back then chose to fight Cao Cao in Chibi, and today's Liu-Sun coalition army still chooses to block the advance of his army in Chibi.

"Chibi, Chibi, Sun Ce and Liu Biao, why did they choose to be in Chibi? And not Natsuguchi? The potter stood with his hands in his hands, muttering softly.

At this time, Wu Zixu behind him said lightly: "The reason why the Liu-Sun coalition army chose to set up camp in Chibi is that it is also a last resort, and only by holding Chibi can we hold the Lukou downstream." ”

The pottery merchant's figure shook slightly, and his gaze moved from Chibi to Lukou, that seemingly inconspicuous place.

"Lukou is the land and water confluence into the Yangtze River, along the land and water upstream, you can pass through the south bank of the Mufu Mountain, and then take a piece of land, you can go straight to Chaisang, if the cavalry rushes, only a few days, so, Liu Biao and Sun Ce, can only choose to fortify in Chibi." Wu Zixu gestured with the map and explained to the potter.

The potter's mind was racing, his eyes wandered from place to place, and he was deducing the layout in his mind, and suddenly, a glimmer of light flashed in front of his eyes.

He understood, it turned out that starting from Jingzhou, there was such a land route, which could bypass Xiakou and go straight to the side of Chaisang.

Once the land pass was lost, the potters could avoid the weakness of the naval army, and with the superior army, bypassing the Yangtze River defense line, directly threatened Chaisang.

If Chaisang is lost, Sun Ce's return route will be in danger of being cut off, and even if Xiakou City is strong, it will be useless.

Therefore, Sun Ce must defend Lukou.

And where this red cliff is located, it is located in the upper reaches of the land mouth, the south bank of the Yangtze River, because there is a red cliff mountain standing in the west, can block the pottery merchant army along the south bank of the land, approaching the red cliff, which is like a natural barrier.

Therefore, as long as the Liu-Sun coalition army camped in Chibi, it forced the potters to be unable to take the land route, and could only fight them in a decisive battle with the water army on the river.

It is worthy of Wu Zixu, who has clearly felt the benefits and disadvantages of the Yangtze River waterway so quickly.

The potter, who suddenly came to his senses, patted Wu Zixu on the shoulder and said: "Zixu, if you tell the truth to this king, how sure are you that you can defeat Wu Chu's naval army for this king?" ”

Wu Zixu was silent for a moment, and said with a square color: "Liu Biao is not to be afraid, but Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are prodigies in water warfare, and under the command of his Wu army, there are countless generals who are good at water warfare, and the number of his naval army is two or three times that of our army. ”

Wu Zixu said very clearly, he had the determination to fight to the death, but he was not sure of victory.

Whether it was dealing with Cai Mao or Huang Zu before, Wu Zixu was full of confidence and didn't take those two people in his eyes at all.

And now, when it is his turn to deal with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Wu Zixu is so jealous, it seems that in his eyes, the Wu State Navy is indeed very strong, and even he, the pioneer of the Navy Army, is not sure of victory.

Hearing Wu Zixu's words, the potter not only did not have a trace of worry, but laughed and said proudly: "Since ancient times, there is a 100% chance of winning any battle, Zixu, you don't need to be too heavy, just let go of your hands and feet to fight, as for winning or not winning, you have your own king to grasp." ”

Wu Zimei breathed a sigh of relief, and Fang arched his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then the general will also be relaxed, and he must do his best to fight." ”

The pottery merchant nodded slightly, but in his eyes, the killing machine was quietly born, looking at the south and smiling coldly: "Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, at this moment, they must also feel that their water army is strong, and if they don't put this king in their eyes, the king will give him a head start and give him some color to see." ”