Wuchang, Sun Quan fished in Jiangzhu, wearing rough kudzu clothes and bamboo hats.

Zhuge Jin, Bu Qi, Quan Cong, Hu Zong, Luo Tong, Zhu Ran and other close ministers were distributed on both sides of Sun Quan, each holding a fishing rod.

Bu Qi and Zhuge Jin looked unnatural, and Zhu Ran said: "Supreme, the 300,000 Wei army has hung in the country, and it is not appropriate to delay the war." ”

Quan Cong and Luo Tong, who came back as captives, were not ready to express their stance at this moment, Sun Quan asked: "Ziyu, Jingzhou is still unwilling to reinforce Jiangdong?" ”

"Yes, the minister wants to ask for 20,000 reinforcements, but the marquis of Guan does not allow it; The minister also asked more than 10,000 elite soldiers to help defend Anhui City and Shiting, and Guan Hou also shirked it. In the end, the minister begged the Huya army to go to Jiangdong, but Guan Junhou did not allow it. Supreme, the minister returned without merit, and he was responsible for the country. ”

"It's no wonder Ziyu is not to blame, it's lonely and shallow, surrounded by tigers and wolves."

Sun Quan's tone was indifferent, and he looked at the smoke and waves on the river in the distance: "Liu Bei has bad intentions to watch on the wall, I would rather descend to the Cao family to be the prince of Anle than look up to Liu Bei to snort." When thinking about Chibi, this is just a lost dog, if there is no Jiangdong to fight and borrow Jiangling to him, how can he take the four counties of Jingnan? And how can you benefit the state? ”

"I hate not to use the strategy of Gongjin and Zijing, and I have not been able to divide the world, so I am embarrassed now."

Sun Quan's words were sincere, and the color of regret was overflowing: "If Liu Bei is surrendered, he will not be reconciled." If Cao Pi is surrendered, before Liu Bei is destroyed, he can still sit in the southeast, and the Cao family does not dare to plot Jiangdong easily. ”

Zhu Ran spoke: "Supreme, Cao Pi is addicted to killing and punishing heavily, and his country may not last long." With the vastness of Wei, I can tolerate the supreme to sit in the southeast, temporarily descend to Cao Wei, I avoid the big harm and get Hefei Shouchun, which is all profitable. Cao Pi can't ask for the false name of the Han Dynasty, so he will give it to him for the time being. Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei did not share the sky with him, and the Supreme just took Jiaozhou and watched the changes in the world. ”

Bu Qi also advised: "Reducing the big but not the small, relying on Liu Bei is definitely not the best policy." ”

Several people glanced at each other, and Zhuge Jin said: "Supreme, the minister asked to send an envoy to Jingzhou, which shows that our army is difficult." If Guan Yu refuses to send troops to rescue him and does not fulfill the righteousness of the alliance and in-laws, it is the best policy for the Supreme to temporarily succumb to the Cao clan in order to avoid the misery of the living souls. ”

Sun Quan bowed slightly: "Then fortunately, Ziyu will make a trip, and bring more money when he goes, so that the big tiger can use it on weekdays." ”

He said and looked at Quan Cong: "Zihuang, do you have a dispute with Tian Xiaoxian?" ”

Quan Cong did not hesitate: "Yes, this person has a bad attitude, and the minister thinks that the Jingzhou army is already harboring evil intentions at this moment." If he sends reinforcements to Jiangdong, he will hide his murderous intentions. ”

Sun Quan looked at Luo Tong again, and Luo Tong also held a similar view: "Supreme, Tian Xiaoxian is a proud and self-righteous young man, this person is very contemptuous of us, but it can be seen that the Jingzhou army has become an arrogant soldier, and there is no need to worry. ”

Sun Quan looked at Zhuge Jin at this time, and Zhuge Jin got up and bowed: "Supreme, the minister understands." ”

I went to ask for reinforcements to shake off the pot, but don't really bring the reinforcements back to Jiangdong.

Xiangyang, Xiangshui estuary.

Xiangyang County Guard, the thief general Xiahoulan prepared a meal here, and Tian Xin got off the boat to dine with Xiahoulan.

Just a simple river fish soup, seasonal wild vegetables, and rice.

Xia Houlan also doesn't like to drink, and drinks tea after meals, Xia Houlan also admonished: "Filial piety first guards the north to block the sun, you must be cautious, and you can't fight easily." ”

Tian Xin put his left hand on the top of the helmet on the side, and stroked the red, yellow and blue ribbons on the top of the helmet to weave a helmet like a horsewhip: "Guan Hou also instructed so, the old general is at ease, I just went to discuss the art of war with Xu Gongming." ”

Xiahou Lan bowed slightly, and looked at the small troop boat that was going north in the Han River: "If there is no accident, when the King of Han arrives in Jiangling, he will either force Jiangdong to surrender to the Wei army in a decisive battle in Huainan, or Jiangdong will surrender to Wei, and the King of Han will raise a large army to attack Jiangxia and Wuchang. General Yide and Zilong did not agree with the Han King's Eastern Crusade, but the Han King decided to go east, and the old man had already taken effect of his will to die. ”

"There are many people who have this heart."

Xiahou Lan stretched out her hand and untied a sword with red and black lines from her waist, and handed it out with both hands: "Guan Hou transferred filial piety first, settled the country in Nanyang, and made Ma Meng defend Wancheng, which is intended for the long run." The king of Han also left Liao Yuanjian as the county guard of Yidu, and the deputy army general moved to Changsha, which was a long-term strategy. ”

His beard was whiter, his face had age spots, and his body leaned forward slightly: "This sword is a wedding gift from Zilongtuo's old husband to Xiaoxian, and it is a green sword obtained by the elder Banpo in the past." ”

Tian Xin blinked, stretched out his hands to catch the Qingyu Sword, his eyes moistened: "The old general is at ease, Xu Gongming can't help me." ”

I have already felt it, and now that Xia Houlan said it, where could she not understand?

Everyone is holding back their strength to fight a battle that completely reverses the trend of the world, from Liu Bei, down to veterans such as Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, and Xiahoulan, and then to veterans such as Li Yan, Wu Yi, and Zhao Lei, and new generals, all of whom are ready to do everything to fight a glorious battle.

Before the victory or defeat of this battle was decided, Xu Huang and Zhang He were likely to be just partial troops with a feint.

Therefore, before he set out on the expedition, Guan Yuna's words of personally raising troops to support Nanyang may have been just a word of comfort to himself.

If the Eastern Crusade is won, Xu Huang will retreat; If it is defeated, how Nanyang gets it, how to spit it out, it is likely to become the main battlefield for the two armies to fight in the future, and it will become a no-man's land.

The layout of Nanyang is already obvious, Wancheng is a strong city, and Ma Chao may be ready to be trapped in a strong city and wait for rescue; He is a guerrilla who is mobile to block the attack, and if he can fight, he will be consumed, and if he can't fight, he will withdraw. Retreat downstream along the water, and can only retreat to Xiangfan.

Xiahou Lan had already made the decision to participate in the Eastern Crusade, and the Xiangyang Guards would only be replaced by the nearest Yuncheng Guanping.

Fancheng has been demolished by Cao Ren and Xu Huang, and he has retreated in great strides, and the only suitable thing for himself to be stationed in Tun is Yuncheng and Dengcheng, Dengcheng has Xuanchi, and Xu Zuo's naval army can be stationed in Tun.

Gathering his thoughts, Tian Nobunaga exhaled turbidity: "Old general, the bamboo of Da Xian Mountain is quite useful, I want to ask the old general to send people to cut down green bamboo day and night, and I will entrust Xu Chengzhen to drag the green bamboo to compare water, water, and transport it to block the water." The more bamboo and wood, the more I can build a strong barracks, so that Xu Gongming has no idea where to start. ”

On the planning of the construction of fortifications, Tian Xin still has a certain degree of confidence.

"This matter is easy, even if the old man leads the army to the expedition, he will urge the auxiliary army to cut down bamboo, and do not stop."

Xiahou Lan readily agreed, the Danshui, Shushui, and Bishui basins on the north bank of the Han River are almost all vast plains, and there are trees, but there are absolutely few around the city.

Only the bamboo of Da Hyeon Mountain is easy to harvest and can be transported by water to Duyang.

Plugging the sun, as the name suggests, is in the north of the blocked water. In fact, the water is blocked from north to south, so the plug is in the northeast direction of the water blockage, close to Lishui.

The Li River flows from southwest to northeast and joins the water of the Rushui tributary.

In other words, the materials of the Central Plains can be transported to Lishui quickly and efficiently through the Rushui water system; And the materials in Nanyang can also be compared with water, blocked water, and transported to Duyang.

Blocking the sun is between the blocking water and the water.

As long as the Yang is held, the Wei army can bypass the Yang and advance to the heart of Nanyang, but the military supplies cannot be carried much.

At this time, Duyang (Fangcheng) had been stationed by Lu Jian's army sent by Xu Huang, and dug trenches around Duyang and built fortifications for long-term defense.

Tian Xin led the army to bypass the sandbar at the turn of the Han River, and on the other side of the sandbank island there was Dongjin, and there were the mouths of the rivers in the rivers of Shuishui and Bishui.

Walking through the water, you will pass through Xinye and arrive at Wancheng; Tian Xin walked more than water and arrived at Liyang City on the edge of the branch Lishui.

On March 22, the fourth day of the beginning of summer, Tian Xin arrived in Liyang City.

Zhang Bao was stationed here to tell about his latest reconnaissance of the military situation, and on the simple map, he compared the blocking of water and water: "Today's rain is insufficient, and the transportation capacity of water blocking and water has been greatly reduced. The water can only be used by empty boats, and it is difficult to carry supplies, and the same is true for Lishui. ”