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The potter did not expect that Lu Bu would give up Xutai City, lead the remnants of the defeated army to flee directly to Shouchun, and would give Xutai, the east gate of Shouchun, to him.

So the potters occupied Xutai bloodlessly, ordered the army to continue to assemble, wait for a short rest, and then march west to Shouchun City.

A few days later, a piece of the latest information from Yicheng made the pottery merchant understand the true intention of Lu Bu to abandon the city and flee.

Lü Bu did not flee, but used the defeated soldiers collected from Yuan Yao to retreat to Yicheng and launch a mutiny.

Xizuo claimed that Yuan Shu was controlled by Lü Bu's mutiny, and Lü Bu used the name of Yuan Shu to quickly recruit more than 10,000 Yuan troops, and sent his own cronie Hou Cheng to rush back to Shouchun City in the starry night and control the most important city in Huainan.

Yuan Shu was extremely unpopular in Huainan, and the act of claiming the emperor was opposed by most of the famous people of the world, so after Lü Bu launched a mutiny, it almost did not cause any resistance, except for Ji Ling who fled to Jiangdong with a small number of soldiers and horses, Yan Xiang refused to surrender Lü Bu was killed, and the rest of the civil and military officials in Yuan Shu's territory were all submissive to Lü Bu.

That is to say, Lu Bu used a bloodless mutiny, almost bloodless, to swallow all of Yuan Shu's belongings.

"I knew that Lu Bu was capricious, and he dared to take him in, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu, you are stupid enough, you really deserve it."

The pottery merchant sneered, without the slightest sympathy for Yuan Shu's tragedy, and revealed the information to everyone.

Chen Deng said with emotion: "Lu Bu mutinied, except for Yan Xiang and Ji Ling, no one was loyal to Yuan Shu, and it was really difficult for him to be the master to such an unpopular point." ”

Everyone was embarrassed, and they all sighed because of Yuan Shu's unpopularity.

"Yuan Shu deserves to fall to this point, but now his soldiers and horses have been stolen by Lu Bu, which is not a good thing for us, Lu Bu's three family slaves are more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shu's stupidity." In the midst of the sighs, it was Fan Hao who first saw the stakes.

Everyone was reminded by him like this, their expressions changed, and the atmosphere immediately became solemn.

The difficulty of the battle of Xuzhou is still vivid, and it took them a lot of effort to drive Lu Bu away.

At present, Lu Bu is revived, and his command once again has tens of thousands of troops, and he is also backed by the support of the rich land of Huainan, which is really like a tiger with wings.

The thought of facing the world's No. 1 military general who has regrown his teeth is not a little jealous.

The potter's young face was still confident, and he said proudly: "What about Lu Bu's resurgence, I was not afraid of him back then, and I am still not afraid of him today, Huainan I must take it, even if it is the resurrection of the overlord, my potter will also block and kill God, and Buddha will block and kill Buddha!" ”

The pride of hunting echoed in the lobby, and everyone was infected by it, and the fighting spirit increased greatly for a while.

The potter slowly stood up, raised his hand to the west, and said sharply: "Order the whole army, Keriba camp to march west, follow me to destroy Lu Bu, and sweep Huainan." ”

As soon as the sky dawned the next day, the potter led an army of 25,000 and slaughtered towards Yicheng City.

A few days later, the army of potters reached the east of Yicheng City.

At this time, Lü Bu had completed the reorganization of Yuan Shu's army, in addition to the 3,000 soldiers and horses who stayed in Shouchun, Lü Bu commanded 20,000 Huainan troops, gathered in Yicheng City, and blocked Tao's westward advance.

Yicheng is the last barrier to Shouchun, and Lu Bu will definitely do his best to hold on, and the potter is not surprised.

To the surprise of the potters, on the shore in the south of the city, there was a small village, more than 200 warships, and nearly 3,000 sailors.

Although the army of potters marched westward along the river bank, the grain and grass had to be transported by water, and if these 3,000 sailors were not destroyed, his grain route would be threatened to be cut off at any time.

The pottery merchant can see why Lu Bu is not afraid of the turmoil in the army after the mutiny, that is, he relied on receiving Yuan Shu, a naval army of 3,000 people.

The road ahead was blocked, and as a last resort, the potters could only order to stop advancing, and the whole army was separated from Yicheng by fifteen miles, and camped to form a confrontation.

After the camp was completed, the potters sent Pegasus to inform Xu Sheng and led the only 1,000-strong naval army to the front.

Because the Huaishui water flow is not as wide as the Yangtze River, the potter did not expect that Yuan Shu even quietly built a water army, so before the war, he did not build a water army, so he only kept a thousand people of the water army, and the warships were mainly to wash away the boats.

At this point, no matter what, it can only rely on a thousand water troops.

During the seven days of waiting for Xu Sheng's navy, Lü Bu could be regarded as showing off his might, repeatedly sending Cao Xing to command his naval warships, which were rampant on the Huaishui, intercepting and killing the potters' distant grain ships, and approaching the large camp along his coast to release arrows.

The potter was naturally holding back the fire in his belly, but he could only forcibly swallow it and let Lu Bu show off his might.

Seven days later, Xu Sheng finally led a thousand naval troops and nearly 100 large and small warships to the Yicheng front.

As soon as Xu Sheng arrived, the potter immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter.

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The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

"Wen Xiang, Lu Bu's army has been showing off its power for many days, I'm waiting for you to come, how to deal with Lu Bu's army, do you have a way?" The potter asked impatiently.

"Although Lu Bu's navy has a large number of sailors and a larger warship than ours, the Cao Xing he chose was originally a landlubber, and he can have some ability in water warfare, and the last general is not afraid of others with many ships, but he is afraid that he will not dare to fight." Xu Sheng's eyes burned with hunting intent, and he was confident.

The potters were familiar with history and naturally believed in Xu Sheng's ability to fight water.

He also believes that Xu Sheng is definitely not bragging, although Lu Bu's water army looks strong, it is definitely not Xu Sheng's opponent, but if he sticks to the water village and avoids the battle, it will be difficult to attack it if he forms a horn with Yicheng.

Lu Bu avoided without fighting, he couldn't use Xu Sheng to destroy his water army, he couldn't transport grain and grass with confidence, Lu Bu's water army could attack the Huai River grain road at any time, and even transport surprise soldiers, surprise attack Xutai, cut off his way back.

In other words, as long as he does not destroy Lu Bu's army, he will not be able to obtain the right to control water, even if he has an advantage over Lu Bu in terms of morale, he will not want to capture Yicheng, let alone Shouchun.

Xu Sheng's navy is not a large number, and it is possible to destroy the enemy's navy if he engages on the water, and it is a bit unrealistic to forcibly attack the enemy's water camp if he only relies on this water army.

His thoughts flickered, but a sneer rose at the corner of the pottery merchant's mouth, "Wen Xiang rest assured, Lu Bu has relied on his strong water army and flaunted his power for so many days, you can see that he has no fear, and he will never choose to shrink back, Wen Xiang has confidence in you, just go to war." ”

The eyes of the potter saw Lu Bu's psychology clearly.

Chen Ping also poured a sip of wine, nodded and said: "What the lord said is good, Lu Bu thinks that our navy is a weakness, and he must want to use a big victory to establish his prestige and subdue those who are not subservient, as long as we dare to fight a decisive battle with him, he will definitely do his best." ”

Xu Sheng no longer had any doubts, jumped up, and said angrily: "Then tomorrow Sheng will lead a thousand sailors to the west and fight to the death with Lu Bu." ”

The potter also said proudly: "Okay, tomorrow I will be on the shore with the generals to witness you Xu Sheng rampant on the water and become famous in Huainan." ”

The decision has been made, the potter did not hesitate, and ordered to kill the sheep and pigs that night, and rewarded the soldiers of the navy army to strengthen its momentum.

The next day, before the sky was clear, Xu Sheng led a thousand sailors, all out of the camp, heading upstream.

A hundred warships, large and small, sailed out of the waterway in an orderly manner, and no other noise could be heard except for the sound of rowing and hitting the current, and the sound of the sailors' horns when they exerted their strength.

These former pirates, and now the elite of the navy, all know that they are going to have a battle with an enemy three times their size, and when the difference in strength seems to be huge, they are not afraid, and they still remain calm and undisorganized.

"Xu Sheng, all these years the generals have been fighting with me in the east and west, but you have been guarding the rear, and now, it is finally time to give full play to your water war expertise, don't let me down......"

The potters who stood high on the shore and watched the soldiers of the navy go out to fight secretly cheered for the soldiers in their hearts.

A moment later, 1,000 soldiers rode a hundred warships, all sailed into Huaishui, formed an attack formation on the river, and went upstream to kill the enemy's water camp.

At the same time as the Tao army left the camp, the direction of the enemy camp in the west also quickly reacted.

The Lu family naval army led by Cao Xing all came out of the camp and overwhelmingly along the river, coming downstream with a monstrous momentum.

The potter smiled.

Lu Bu didn't take Xu Sheng in his eyes, and the navy army was all dispatched, and everything was in his arms.

The sun had risen, but the sky was darkening, and in the sky, dark clouds were gathering, and a winter rain was about to fall.

Between the heavens and waters, the fleets of the two sides were relatively close to several miles away, and the battle was about to break out.

For a certain moment, a cold chill passed over his face.

It's raining.

A water war in the rain seems inevitable.

The rain began to fall heavier and heavier, and soon the potter's cloak was soon wet like beads of broken threads falling from the dim sky.

"Husband, be careful of being caught in the rain." Hua Mulan felt sorry for her husband, so she hurriedly asked someone to bring an oilcloth raincoat and wanted to put it on for her husband.

The potter waved his hand to stop him, and resolutely said: "We are sheltering from the rain here, but the soldiers of the navy are going to fight bloody battles in the rain, how can this be true, I can't fight with them in a bloody battle, at least I have to be in the rain with them." ”

The words of the potter, there is no sensationalism, there is nothing pretentious, it is completely from the heart, and the soldiers on the left and right are all infected.

"Husband......" An admiring look appeared in Mulan's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and not only took back the raincoat, but also threw away the raincoat on her body.

The 20,000 soldiers on the shore also abandoned their raincoats, and although the rain wet their bodies were cold, their hearts were as hot as charcoal.

In the heavy rain, 20,000 pairs of eyes, closely watching the river, fought side by side with their comrades in this silent way.

The rain was pouring down, and on the only fighting ship, Xu Sheng stood with his sword in his hand, his eagle eyes through the rain and fog, staring at the approaching enemy.

Yuan Shu spared no effort to build this naval army, and most of the warships were mainly large ships, and there were more than ten fighting ships alone, while Xu Sheng only had a shabby one.

Who let the potters be "timid" and dare not fish for the people, this naval army can only be mainly in the ship, supplemented by boats, and only a large fighting boat, as the flagship.

Water warfare is different from infantry warfare, in which the two sides face each other across the river, mainly with bows and crossbows as the main weapons.

In this way of fighting, whoever has a higher and bigger ship has a condescending advantage and can suppress the enemy ship by diving down.

In the battle in front of him, the opponent Cao Xuan had an advantage in both the number and quality of the warships.

Xu Sheng's eyes were cold, and his young face was always full of confidence.

That is as a pirate, many years of crisscrossing the sea, the absolute confidence in water warfare has been cultivated.

"For so many years, watching others make contributions, but I, Xu Sheng, have always been unknown, today, on the water, it's finally time for me to raise my eyebrows......" The corners of Xu Sheng's mouth quietly swept up a sneer.