Than the water flows slowly southward.

The hired boat has been repatriated, and more than 20 people from Sanshui Village were invited by Deng Tu to board the big boat and continue to Xiangyang. This kind of large ship for carrying passengers is much more comfortable to ride than the small boats hired by Sanshui Village.

"Brother Zhang Jin, if it weren't for you today, my whole family would definitely die here. From now on, if you have any dispatch from Sanshui Village, I, Deng Tu, will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire! ”

Deng Tu had already bandaged his wounds, and invited Zhang Jin, Zhang Miao, and others to sit in the cabin, and formally thanked them.

"Brother Deng is serious." Zhang Jin hurriedly humbled himself, but his face was full of uncontrollable joy.

Deng Tu was a heroic man and finally promised, with his words, Sanshui Village will have one more party to help in the future.

"Little brother, thank you for saving the little girl." Deng Tu faced Zhang Miao and thanked him again, "The little brother commanded Ruoding, and his bluff scared the thieves into running away, and he was really a young hero." ”

Zhang Ping, Zhang Chuang and the others looked at each other when they heard this, and they squeezed their eyebrows and laughed one by one.

Zhang Miao ignored these unscrupulous brothers, and was not fluttering because of Deng Tu's praise, but said with a pale face: "Father Deng Zhong is a hundred enemies, and the thieves he kills are terrified, and he is the real hero of the tiger, I just put a few cold arrows and shouted a few times, I should not be praised." ”

Deng Tu looked at Zhang Miao with interest, if he commanded in wartime, he was not arrogant, this young man was very different from his previous impression.

More than ten days ago, it was this young man who teased his daughter Lihua in Dengyi, and was knocked out by Lihua with a stick. In Deng Tu's eyes, Zhang Miao is just a rogue young man with no skills. As for the trivial matters between children, Deng Tu didn't care about it before, and the whole Deng Yi, a teenager who could take advantage of his daughter, had not yet appeared.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Miao's performance today refreshed Deng Tu's inherent impression.

Deng Tu hero, regardless of his injury, personally entertained the people of Sanshui Village, there was a large amount of braised meat on the boat, there were dozens of jars of wine, which was originally a gift that Deng Tu brought to relatives and friends in Xiangyang, but now they have all been taken out and entertained to everyone.

After eating and drinking, Deng Tu finally stopped resting, and everyone in Sanshui Village also rested separately. Zhang Miao came to the stern of the boat alone, looked at the slowly flowing river, and thought about his thoughts.

Slight footsteps sounded, Zhang Miao sighed, Zhang Ping's gang of guys, just don't let people be idle, turned their heads to look, and was surprised to find that it was Deng Lihua.

Changed into a beige skirt, with a silver step on the bun, and the hairpin beads slowly collided when walking, making a crisp sound. Maybe because of the injury, he lost his heroic posture in the past, and he was a little more weak, his delicate face was like a clear water hibiscus, and he walked slowly towards Zhang Miao, his steps were a little staggering.

"The girl has just been seriously injured, but she doesn't dare to move around." Zhang Miao hurriedly stood up and said to Deng Lihua.

"It's just a small injury, it hasn't hurt the muscles and bones, the bleeding has been stopped and the medicine has been applied, and it's not a big problem."

Deng Lihua endured the pain and squatted down to salute: "Lihua thanks Zhang Jun for saving her life, and apologizes for what she did to Zhang Jun in the past." ”

The things of the past were naturally Zhang Miao's teasing of her being knocked unconscious. This incident has made Zhang Miao a laughing stock among his friends.

Zhang Miao touched her slightly hot face: "I want to say that what happened in Deng Yi that day was a misunderstanding, do you believe it?" ”

Deng Lihua smiled: "Naturally, it was a misunderstanding, I misunderstood Zhang Jun, and I shouldn't have done anything to Zhang Jun." ”

Zhang Miao sighed: "Forget it, since it was a misunderstanding, don't mention it again in the future." ”

What his predecessor did made Zhang Miao helpless. The residual memory in his brain told him that it was not a misunderstanding at all, but a deliberate teasing.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, who is used to acting recklessly on weekdays, heard the name of the beauty in Deng Yi, and wanted to win the beauty without knowing the height of the sky, but he didn't know how to win the heart of the beauty, so he actually did something to the beauty, and it was already cheap if he wasn't beaten out of the.

Thinking of the ridiculous things her predecessor did, Zhang Miao felt embarrassed, and didn't know what to say, so the scene fell silent.

"I won't bother Zhang Jun. Lihua can't stay with her for a long time if she is injured, and when her injury is better, she will officially thank Zhang Jun. Teresa Teng saluted again and turned back to the cabin.

The north wind blows, driving the sails, and a day later, the big ship enters the Han River, and the two cities of Fancheng and Xiangyang stand in the north and south of the Han River.

It's just that Xiangyang City looks tall and sturdy, while Fancheng is a little low and dilapidated. However, considering that Xiangyang is now the seat of Jingzhou's county administration, it can be understood.

"Jingzhou was originally just a small county town, not much better than Fancheng. Mu Jingzhou, the general of Zhennan, was supported by the Cai family and the Kuai family of the Xiangyang clan, so he moved the administrative office from Jiangling to Xiangyang. And this Xiangyang City was rebuilt after General Zhennan arrived in Jingzhou. ”

After a day and a night of rest, Deng Lihua's spirit was much better, and she came to the bow of the boat at some point, stood beside Zhang Miao, and introduced Xiangyang City in front of Zhang Miao to Zhang Miao.

"Xiangyang, located at the confluence of three rivers, backed by the Yanshan Hutou Mountains, the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is impregnable. General Zhennan took Xiangyang as the foundation, rather than Jiangling near the river, which shows that he still has a strategic vision. Zhang Miao said casually.

"Oh, Zhang Jun actually knows military strategy?" Deng Lihua's eyes flashed with brilliance, and she was very surprised.

Zhang Miao smiled slightly: "When I was a child, there was a Taoist priest who lived in Sanshui Village for a period of time and learned from him, but I can only say that I understand it slightly. ”

"It's already amazing." Deng Lihua smiled and said, "Zhang Jun might as well talk about what are the benefits of General Zhennan's rule in Xiangyang?" ”

"Xiangyang, located in the south of the Nanyang Basin, on the bank of the Han River, leads to Wuhui in the east, connects Bashu in the west, enters the Guanzhong through Wuguan in the west, and goes straight to the Central Plains through Wanye in the north, which is a place that extends in all directions.

Hold Xiangyang, and the seven counties of Jingxiang will not be attacked by a strong enemy in the north. With Xiangyang as the foundation, you can go north at any time to plot the Central Plains. General Zhennan regarded Xiangyang as a place of governance, which shows that he still has a strategic vision. Zhang Miao said eloquently.

"Listening to Zhang Jun's meaning, I was quite unimpressed with General Zhennan." Deng Lihua heard Zhang Miao's meaning and said with a smile.

"Nothing. Zhennan general Han clan relatives, when he was young, he was well-known in the world, ranked as the "Eight Horses", rode into Jingzhou alone, exterminated the thieves, quelled the rebellion, and made the Haiyan River clear in the seven counties of Jingxiang. The development of Wenzhi and the establishment of state schools, the northern scholars have come, the world is in turmoil today, Jingxiang has become a happy land, which is the work of General Zhennan. For General Zhennan, I am full of respect in my heart. ”

Zhang Miao hurriedly said that he didn't dare to say bad things about Liu Biao in Liu Biao's territory.

"Cunning!" Deng Lihua wrinkled her cute nose, obviously hearing Zhang Miao's insincerity.

"There are no outsiders here, no one will go to the informant, so what's the matter with telling the truth?" Deng Lihua said angrily, "General Zhennan owns the seven counties of Jingxiang, rules millions of people, and has more than 100,000 people with armor, but he sits and watches the turmoil in the Central Plains, sits and watches the Son of Heaven wander, has no enterprising heart, and is not a hero at all!" ”

Zhang Miao sighed: "Even if General Zhennan is enterprising, he is also weak. Although he was the pastor of Jingzhou, he ruled Jingzhou too much by the power of the Jingzhou family, which made the power fall aside.

General Zhennan himself does not know much about military strategy, and he is not very good at leading troops to fight, and his two sons are also mediocre people, and they have no relatives to help.

General Zhennan is already old, if he sends troops north to plot the Central Plains, he will definitely not be able to lead the army in person and let others lead the army, and he is afraid that the military power will endanger his own rule, so he has no choice. ”

"Hehe, you understand General Zhennan, what would you do if you were the pastor of Jingzhou?" Deng Lihua tilted her head and asked mischievously.

"Me?" Zhang Miao smiled bitterly, "Miss Deng, don't be joking, I'm just an ordinary poor disciple, immoral and incompetent, how can I be a Jingzhou pastor?" ”

"What if, and not really?" Deng Lihua said with a smile.

Zhang Miao pondered slightly: "Right now, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are facing each other in Guandu, fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains. No matter who wins these two sides, it is no longer controllable.

If I were the pastor of Jingzhou, I would pour Jingxiang's troops north and force Cao Cao to hand over the Son of Heaven to Jingzhou. It is not easy for Cao Cao to deal with Yuan Shao, and he will not dare to offend Jingzhou!

Then coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and took advantage of the opportunity of Yuan Cao's struggle for power to send troops to attack the strategy.

Along the Han River, attack Hanzhong to subdue Zhang Lu, and then cross the Jianmen Pass from Hanzhong to attack Shu and occupy the country of Tianfu in Chengdu.

100,000 sailors went down the river, defeated Sun Quan and occupied Jiangdong.

After I occupy Bashu Jingxiang and take the south of the Yangtze River, I will send a three-way army, all the way from Hanzhong to the north to attack Guanzhong, all the way from Xiangyang to the north through Wancheng Ye County to attack the Central Plains, all the way from Yangzhou to cross the Huaishui to attack Yanxu Erzhou.

In this way, the Central Plains can be determined, and the world will be unified! ”

Zhang Miao talked eloquently, her voice was impassioned and passionate, and the girl was dizzy and stunned when she heard it.

After a long time, Teresa Teng came back to her senses, opened her mouth slightly, and spit out four words: "Daydreaming!" ”