In the next few days, the movements of Cao's army were reported to Puyang from time to time.

The latest news, Cao Cao has led his troops to Chengyang, and he will return to Chenliu in a few days.

After Guo Jia gave Gongsun Du, he said with emotion: "Ming Gong, it seems that Prime Minister Cao Cheng has really decided to return to help." ”

"It's hard to talk about this matter, although there are not more than 10,000 soldiers and horses distributed by Cao Cao's army, it is very likely that these people are the real elite of Cao Cao's subordinates." Gongsun Du shook his head slightly and said his opinion.

Guo Jia tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Well, this possibility is not small, it seems that you should still send a message to General Xu, so as not to be plotted." ”

"No!"

Gongsun Du shook his head again and said: "A certain person knows Tingfang better, he is more cautious than anyone else, and he is the kind who is always cautious, it is difficult to plot against him!" ”

"Yes!" Guo Jia nodded approvingly when he heard this.

After speaking, there was a "fluttering" sound, and Gongsun Du and Guo Jia both turned their heads to look at the window.

Gongsun Du stepped forward, took the letter from the pigeon's leg, and did not shy away from Guo Jia, and opened it directly.

"Let's go, go to the dock to the north."

After reading it, Gongsun Du had a lot of joy on his face and greeted Guo Jiadao.

"Yes, Ming Gong." Guo Jia didn't know what was going on, and he was curious, but he didn't ask.

Since Gongsun Du didn't tell him, there is a reason not to say it, besides, if you call him now, won't you know right away! Why rush for a while~

This is......

When Fang went out of the north gate, Guo Jia saw the warships lined up on the river in the distance, and he couldn't help but be shocked, and said secretly: Is Ming Gong going to expose the navy now? But now is not the time!

Gongsun Du didn't know that Guo Jia was already thinking about how to advise, he hurried to the riverbank, and at this time, Zhou Yu and the others had already gotten off the boat and waited quietly.

"See Ming Gong!"

Zhou Yu looked at Gongsun Du from a distance, and hurriedly stepped forward to worship: "There is Lao Ming's personal welcome, and his subordinates deserve death!" ”

"See Ming Gong!" The officers and men on the naval warship also chanted and bowed. Speaking of which, they hadn't seen Gongsun Du for several years, and there were many tears in their eyes.

"Hahaha! No problem, no problem! ”

Gongsun Du first helped Zhou Yu up, and then raised his voice: "Everyone, please get up!" ”

"Xie Minggong!"

All the soldiers rose up in response, and Gongsun Du said: "You all come down to rest and rest, wait for two days of rest, and there is still a task to be handed over to you!" ”

"Yes, Ming Gong, we will serve to the death!"

Gongsun Du smiled and nodded, and then had time to set his eyes on Zhou Yu.

Seeing this, Gongsun Du's heart couldn't help but be full of guilt, patted Zhou Yu's shoulder, and said, "It's dark, and it's strong!" I've worked hard for you in the past few years! ”

"The subordinates are not bitter!"

Zhou Yu's eyes were shining, and he said to himself: "It is Yu's honor to be able to die for Ming Gong." ”

Gongsun Du smiled, no longer mentioned this stubble, just patted him on the shoulder again, and said, "Let's go, go to the city." ”

Back in the city, Gongsun Du didn't ride a horse again, anyway, it wasn't far, just a mile or two. Along the way, Gongsun Du asked about the situation in Yizhou, after all, although he returned from time to time, how much could he write on a piece of paper. Zhou Yu also had the heart to take credit and spoke in detail. After listening to this, Gongsun Du's evaluation of Zhou Yu couldn't help but be a little higher in his heart.

Zhou Gongjin of the Three Kingdoms is really extraordinary, Yunwen Yunwu, and he is an all-rounder!

No wonder Gongsun Du said this, he also knew from the news that the current situation in Yizhou was good, but what Zhou Yu said just now made him understand that what was good was clearly very good.

If you want to say that Zhou Yu is anti-minded, he doesn't believe it, there are three reasons, one is modesty, if he says it's very good, he is suspected of selling and boasting; Second, probably Zhou Yu hopes to report it in person, just like now! Yes, no one wants their credit to be just a letter and finish.

Finally, although Zhou Yu and Gongsun Du are not father and son, they are like father and son, after all, they are masters and apprentices, and they have a very good relationship.

Back to Yizhou.

When Zhou Yu first arrived in Yizhou, he found a large number of people before he landed. However, looking at his clothes, it is not the clothing of the Han people, and there is a faint style of clothing in the Chu State, Wu State and other countries.

These didn't matter, but when they went ashore, they were intercepted, and the angry Zhou Yu immediately ordered the battleship to start the sports car and catapult. The people were scared half to death on the spot, and they broke up.

Subsequently, under the leadership of Zhou Yu, in just half a year, it swept most of Yizhou, with a total of more than 100 walled cities, some large and some small. The big ones have tens of thousands, and the small ones are only hundreds, less than a thousand.

However, these people are the remnants of Chu and other countries during the Warring States Period, and they are tired of the war, so when Zhou Yu led the troops to kill, most of them chose to escape, although many people were caught up and captured, but there were still at least 200,000 people who fled into the mountains. The main reason for this is that the later walled cities got the news and fled first, otherwise there would not have been so many people fleeing.

In the following years, Zhou Yu has been chasing down the people who fled into the mountains, and most of them have been captured so far, with 200,000 people, and a few who have fled to the deeper parts of the mountains and are missing.

At the same time, during these years, Zhou Yu built eight cities to accommodate more than 600,000 people in Yizhou. The previous cities were not like cities, and the cottages were not like the castles, but they were all destroyed.

The eight castles are called Wanghai Castle, Tingyuan Castle, Tubei Castle, Linshan Castle, Flying Wing Castle, Zhengyang Castle, Fuhai Castle, and Jiujiang Castle (the name of the city has no special significance). Among them, the three cities of Wanghai, Feiyi and Fuhai are adjacent and very close. Just because Wanghai City is the only big city among the eight cities, there are more than 100,000 people in the city, and it is close to the harbor, which is a very important place. In Zhou Yu's many years of operation, it can be said that even if it is accidentally discovered by Sun Ce's navy, only the defenders of these three cities can be repulsed, and they will not be able to use naval warships at all.

Later, it was called "Zhou Eight Cities" in history, which was to commemorate Zhou Yu's achievements in building the city.

When I returned to the city, when the tea was served, I drank a few sips to quench my thirst. Gongsun Du asked, "Gongjin, how many warships have come back this time?" And how many trolls are there? ”

Zhou Yu put down the teacup and waved with a little apprehension: "Back to Ming Gong, this time I am really in a hurry, many warships have been sent out, plus Ming Gong requires only small and medium-sized warships, so only eighty small warships came back, only ten medium-sized ones are Qixiang (400 tons), and twenty Shui De Xingjun (500 tons)." There were not many soldiers on board, only 23,000 men. (Don't care if such a large ship can travel on the Yellow River, but since the Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties have been able to build thousand-ton ships, it should not be possible to be only at sea, but also in the rivers, even if not, everyone should think that it is okay!) ）

Gongsun Du saw Zhou Yu's apprehension and comforted: "Don't think about it, these are more than enough!" ”

"Yes!" Only then did Zhou Yu relax and breathe a sigh of relief.

"But ......"

Gongsun Du's turn made Zhou Yu's heart instantly rise again. Gongsun Du couldn't help but smile when he saw this: Hey, I haven't seen you for many years, and I'm a little divided!

As everyone knows, the majesty of Gongsun Du has become more and more serious in recent years, and it is only a guy like Guo Jia who has no heart and lungs and stays with him for a long time that he will not be afraid, and other people, even Xun You and others, are difficult to persist under his gaze, so they can only bow their heads and respond.

"What do you think!"

Gongsun Du sat not far away, reached out and knocked on Zhou Yu's head, just like back then.

Zhou Yu also fell back all of a sudden because of this.

Gongsun Du shook his head again when he saw this, and when Zhou Yu came back to his senses, he said: "Originally, there were two things to do for you to come back, but now that Cao Cao has retreated, there is only one thing left to do." ”

"Ming Gong has orders, and his subordinates will go all out." Zhou Yu immediately responded.

"Well, it's not a big deal!"

Gongsun Du waved his hand lightly and said, "In recent years, the minerals in various places have become more and more difficult to excavate, and the consumption of road construction and city construction is large, so we have to slow down. Therefore, this time to the south, the original intention of a certain was to take Heluo, as well as the cities of Dongjun in Hebei, as well as Baima and Puyang, as a wedge inserted into Cao Cao's heart. ”

"However, along the Yellow River, how vast it is, it is difficult to ensure that Cao Cao's mood is not smooth, so he plays some tricks, so I hope you will take a navy to inspect the Yellow River and intimidate Cao's army, so that he will not dare to go north easily."

"Yes, Ming Gong!"

Zhou Yu responded without the slightest hesitation. First, this is not a difficult thing, and second, Zhou Yu feels that this is a good opportunity to stay in the Central Plains, and it may also become the beginning of the real appearance of the navy in the big man.

Gongsun Du didn't know what he was thinking, and even if he knew, it didn't matter, his face was full of smiles.