In the early morning, on the river, the boats and ships set off from Chaisang and sailed towards Jiangxia, and the mighty ships began to slow down after entering the Han River.

"Zixiu, although I am the commander of this battle, I am only responsible for logistics calls, and it is up to you to decide how to fight on the front line." On the huge building boat, Zhou Yu looked at Cao Ang in front of him and smiled.

Cao Ang, who is not confused, does not have the frivolity he had when he was under Chen Mo's door, in the baptism of time and war, he has learned to be calm, even if he is standing in front of Zhou Yu at this moment, he has his own bearing, the two of them stand together, giving people a feeling no worse than Zhou Yu.

When Cao Ang heard this, he turned to look at Zhou Yu, bowed and said, "The last general will not fall into the prestige of my Jiangdong army." ”

"It doesn't have to be this way." Zhou Yu picked up Cao Ang and sighed: "Speaking of which, you and I are considered peers, if it weren't for the defeat of Cao Gong back then, now you are not the master of one party, but also the body of the son, how can it be Chen Jin's turn to become famous?" ”

Cao Cao and Chen Mo have a relationship with the same generation, invisibly, as Chen Mo's son, Chen Jin has to be counted according to the generation, and they are the same generation, but in terms of age, Chen Jin is the same generation as their children, Jiangdong has wanted to regain the fat several times over the years, but Chen Jin has been blocked by Chen Jin, plus Chen Jin not only deceived Jiangdong back then, but also abducted the Bu clan, this incident has always made Zhou Yu angry.

"Chen Jin's son is quite talented, and the governor should not be taken lightly." Cao Ang said solemnly.

He has also fought with Chen Jin, and after a few times, he has not been able to help the other party, and Cao Ang is now convinced of the teaching ability of his uncle and teacher.

Cao Cao would also let Cao Ang deal with government affairs back then, but to say that he would start to rise from Lizheng, and try his best to conceal his identity and let himself work hard, Cao Cao had no idea at all, but now it seems that Chen Mo's approach seems to make sense, and now Chen Jin will govern the Huainan area quite vigorously, and militarily, it can also make Jiangdong return from several attacks in vain, and it has become a nail nailed on the road of Jiangdong's advancement, restricting Jiangdong to Jiangdong and not advancing an inch.

Zhou Yu nodded, he said this before, it was just to vent his anger, he naturally couldn't really laugh at Chen Jin, the feud in Hefei back then would have to be liquidated sooner or later.

"Zi Xiu, this time he joined forces with Jingzhou to defend against the enemy, what are Zi Xiu's plans?" Zhou Yu looked at Cao Ang and asked.

Intend?

Cao Ang said: "Please move to the warehouse." ”

"Good!"

The two entered the cabin, Cao Xiu had already laid out a map here, most of it was the terrain of Jiangxia, Cao Xiu pointed to a piece from Nanyang to Jiangxia and said: "Governor, please see, although it shows that the army is attacking south, mainly Jingxiang, but although there are many rivers blocked from Nanyang to Jiangxia, they are not big rivers, and they can easily cross the river by building a pontoon bridge, so this section cannot be defended, our army is at a disadvantage in terms of strength compared to the Ming army, it is better to concentrate the troops, strengthen the wall and clear the field, give up the area from the county to Xiangxiang, and concentrate the troops in Liqiu, This place is not far from Xiangfan, can rely on each other, if the Ming army dares to bypass Liqiu and go deep into Jiangxia, our army can cut off its retreat, supply, can be transported directly by water, one is convenient, the other is labor-saving, Chen Mo even if he attacks Jiangxia first, what he gets is just a few empty cities, our army can cut off its back road at any time, but the Ming army is powerless to block our army's retreat, in this way, Xiangfan, Liqiu is the main area of our army and the Ming army, this area, our army and the Jingzhou army have a geographical advantage, and our army's naval division can also use the Han water, detour the enemy's rear, raiding and harassing the counties of Nanyang, so that the Ming army had to divide a large number of soldiers and horses to defend the counties of Nanyang. ”

"Not bad." Zhou Yu looked at the place planned by Cao Ang, nodded with satisfaction, and seemed to give up many cities, but in fact, it was useless for Chen Mo to take those cities, but instead divided his own troops, and at the same time expanded the role that the Jiangdong Navy could play infinitely, Cao Ang's layout can be said to be quite in line with Zhou Yu's wishes.

"The governor, the general, has arrived at Liqiu, and beyond that is the boundary of Xiangfan." Cao Xiu came in and saluted to the two who were discussing.

"Governor, I want to go to Xiangyang to see how Xiangyang's defense is." Cao Ang looked at Zhou Yu and asked.

He wants to see the defense of Xiangyang, which is also conducive to the cooperation of Jiangdong, Fancheng is east of Hanshui, not far from Liqiu, once the war starts, Liqiu is also based on Xiangfan as the main battlefield to rush to aid and cooperate with the attack, in the final analysis, this war is still dominated by Jingzhou, if Jingzhou really has no preparations, counting on Jiangdong to resist the Ming army with all its might, Cao Ang feels that there is no need to fight anymore, directly shrink the front, and prepare to compete with Chen Mo in the river.

"It just so happens that I also want to meet that Zhuge Kongming, you and I will go together." Zhou Yu nodded and smiled.

When Cao Ang heard this, he looked at Cao Xiu and said, "Brother Wenlie, you take Ziwen and them to set up camp in Liqiu now, and I will accompany the governor to Xiangyang and return in the evening." ”

"Whoa!" Cao Xiu nodded in agreement, said goodbye and left, jumped into another boat, commanded the fleet to dock, and began to set up camp.

Cao Ang and Zhou Yu's boat continued to go up the river, and sent a walker to inform Zhuge Liang first.

Xiangyang, after Zhuge Liang and others heard the news that Zhou Yu was coming, Zhuge Liang hurriedly ordered someone to prepare, Zhou Yu is the governor of Jiangdong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the second person in Jiangdong.

"What is Zhou Yu doing here?" Zhang Fei looked at Zhuge Liang puzzled.

"Take a look at Jingxiang's defense and discuss how to join forces." Zhuge Liang knew what Zhou Yu was doing when he arrived, and said with a smile: "He is the governor of Jiangdong, so it is reasonable, I should personally go to greet him, and the two generals Yun Chang and Yide will go with me to greet him." ”

"It's a big shelf." Zhang Fei snorted dissatisfiedly.

Zhuge Liang saw him follow, so he didn't say much, in terms of identity, Zhou Yu came to Xiangyang in person, and people have already shown their sincerity, if they are lazy in etiquette here, it will make people laugh, not to mention, now the actual situation is that Jingzhou has a request for Jiangdong, how to say, it is not too much for them to come out to greet them in person.

At that moment, Zhuge Liang took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the east gate, opened the city gate and greeted him in person.

On the boat, Zhou Yu saw the pontoon bridge connecting the two cities of Xiangfan from a distance, and stretched out his hand to compare it in the air.

"What is the Governor looking at?" Cao Ang looked at Zhou Yu puzzled.

"Zixiu, what do you think of this pontoon?" Zhou Yu didn't answer, but just asked rhetorically.

Pontoon?

Cao Ang looked at the pontoon bridge that was already clearly visible in the distance, and then looked at the two cities: "This pontoon bridge can connect the two cities, no matter which city the enemy attacks, it is equivalent to fighting with the soldiers and horses of the two cities, but ......"

Zhou Yu withdrew his hand: "Easy to destroy?" ”

"Not bad." Cao Ang nodded, frowned and looked at the pontoon bridge and said: "I can see that the Ming army will definitely be able to see that it will try to destroy this pontoon bridge, and compared to the Ming army, it is downstream, and the Ming army only needs a few small boats to easily damage the pontoon bridge here, that is, the arrows on both sides of the strait can shoot the enemy, but they can't keep this pontoon bridge, once the pontoon bridge is damaged, I'm afraid it will be difficult to repair." ”

"There must be another mystery, I'll wait to go ashore and see." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

Cao Ang nodded, between the words of the two, the boat was already close to the ferry port on the Xiangyang side, and from a distance, I saw a group of people greeting at the ferry, the first person, eight feet long, wearing a scarf, a face like a crown of jade, a Confucian robe, and a sense of fluttering all over his body, even if he just stood there quietly and smiled, it was difficult to ignore.

"This person must be Zhuge Kongming!" Zhou Yu looked at Zhuge Liang and said with a smile, even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei around Zhuge Liang were also eye-catching, but the one who echoed Zhuge Liang's image seemed to be this one.

When the boat docked, Zhou Yu stepped down from the board, looked at the oncoming Zhuge Liang and smiled and said: "I have heard the name of Wolong for a long time, and when I see it today, it is extraordinary." ”

"The governor praises it, and it can't shine as much as a farmer." Zhuge Liang smiled and saluted: "The governor came from afar, and he never greeted him from afar, and he hoped that the governor would forgive his sins." ”

"These polite words, Kong Ming don't want to say it, now that you and I have formed an alliance, Yu is here, but I don't mean this, come, introduce a hero to Kong Ming, do you know who this person is?" Zhou Yu pulled Cao Ang to his side and asked.

Zhuge Liang looked at Cao Ang, smiled slightly, and saluted Cao Ang: "Liang has seen Cao Gongzi." ”

"Does Mr. Kong Ming know you?" Cao Ang said with a slight surprise.

"Although I haven't seen it, but the name of Cao Gongzi is like thunder, and he has been friends for a long time, and he can see the two great sages today, which is enough to say that he is alive!" Zhuge Liang smiled.

"Mr. Kong Ming is polite, now he is my lord's account, the general of Pingbei, the title of son, don't say it again." Cao Ang smiled.

Zhuge Liang nodded, Cao Ang's identity is indeed a little embarrassing, although he has now joined Jiangdong, but after all, he is the son of Cao Cao, if it were not for Cao Cao's defeat, Cao Ang's current status and status can be compared with Sun Quan and Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang no longer mentioned this matter at the moment, and said with a smile: "I don't know that the governor and General Cao are coming, only a little thin wine has been prepared, please don't be surprised." ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhou Yu said with a smile: "I am waiting to come here, it is to discuss the matter of breaking the Ming, not to beg for wine, if you want to drink, my Jiangdong wine is no worse than the Central Plains, after the battle is over, if Kong Ming is interested, you might as well come to Jiangdong to talk." ”

"Definitely." Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded.

"I'm not busy drinking, Kong Ming, when I come, I will look at this pontoon, can I get closer to the next [ ] view?" Zhou Yu pointed to the pontoon bridge in the distance and asked with a smile.

"I have no choice, please supervise it." Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled.

"There is labor." Zhou Yu smiled and followed Zhuge Liang to the shore, looked at the pontoon bridge in front of him and said with a smile: "This river is turbulent, and it is quite a means to build a pontoon bridge here, but there is one thing, I don't understand, this pontoon bridge is very easy to damage, if the enemy feints to attack Fancheng, after the soldiers and horses of Xiangyang go to reinforce it, send people to raid the pontoon bridge, destroy the pontoon bridge, and then rush to attack Xiangyang, isn't it a bad thing?" ”