In Xinye City, Nanyang County, Jingzhou.

"General, Zhou Yu's army has sent troops to Xiangyang, and it seems that they are planning to come to Xinye sadly." Cai Mao looked at the young man in front of her, a little dissatisfied in her heart.

Although he defected to Yanguo by himself, after all, he was also a veteran with a lot of experience in big wars, but at this time, he could only temporarily succumb to a young man who was not as good as the crown, which made Cai Mao feel aggrieved.

If it weren't for the fact that Xiang Ao took away half of Cai Mao's troops after receiving the soldiers and horses in Nanyang, plus Cai Mao had a little understanding of Zhou Budo's talents, Cai Mao probably had the mind to rebel at this time.

Zhou Budo glanced at Cai Mao, waved at Cai Mao, and said respectfully: "Hard work General Deju." ”

Although Zhou Budo has never entered the Jingzhou regime, he is Liu Biao's nephew after all, and he also knows a lot about the Wenchen military generals under Liu Biao's command in the past.

Cai Mao's eyes revealed his thoughts, and Zhou Budo's heart was like a mirror.

Old man Cai, don't think that I only have you Jingzhou elite under my command. My lord Yan Wang is so good, he has already laid chess pieces in Hanzhong. Even if there is no Ru Cai Mao, Jingzhou is also in my lord's pocket.

Cai Mao thought, looked at the corners of her mouth with disdain, and then said with a respectful look: "Yuzhou Cao Cao has no movement? ”

"General, the spies reported that Cao Cao of Yuzhou only deployed troops in Yingchuan (now Xuchang and Pingding) and Wufang (now Suiping, south of Luohe City), and it seems that he does not think that our army will raid Yuzhou."

Zhou Budo nodded and didn't say much. Although Cao Cao set the capital of Chen Guo and Chen County, Cao Cao made great efforts for the Yingchuan generation.

"Zhou Yu went north, but it was all a navy?"

"Not really." Cai Mao shook his head, thought for a while and said: "In addition to the 20,000 elite sailors left by Sun Ce, there are also 10,000 sailors who surrendered from Nanjun, although their combat strength is not as good as Sun Ce's headquarters, but they should not be underestimated. In addition to the water army, Zhou Yu also had nearly 30,000 infantry and cavalry mixed soldiers and horses. ”

"It's not a small force." Zhou Budo smiled lightly and said lightly: "It seems that if you don't take Jingzhou, Zhou Yu won't give up." ”

Cai Mao reluctantly arched his hand at Zhou Budo and said: "Jingzhou is a place where soldiers and armor must fight, since Sun Ce has already captured Nanjun and Jiangxia, how can he allow the lord's soldiers and horses to threaten him in Nanjun." ”

"What General Dejun said is very true." Zhou Budo nodded, looked at Cai Mao and asked casually: "From General Deju's point of view, how to deal with Zhou Yu in this battle?" ”

Cai Mao didn't want Zhou Budo to ask for his opinion, and looked at Zhou Budo in some surprise, and then thought for a moment.

"General Yu, Zhou Yu led the army north, and he must want to unify Jingzhou. For the current Wu State, as long as Jingzhou is taken, with the elite naval army of the Wu State, Liu Bei can be suppressed in Shu by the West, and the army of the lord can be blocked from irrelevance. In this way, Sun Ce could focus all his energy on how to deal with Cao Cao and capture Yuzhou and Xuzhou. ”

"And the most important thing for the lord now is the decisive battle with Cao Cao on the eastern front, as long as the general can resist Zhou Yu's army south of Xinye, he can let the lord concentrate on attacking Cao Cao, which can be regarded as a great achievement."

Zhou Budo sighed secretly in his heart, Cai Mao is still the same as before, only taking care of the immediate interests.

"General Deju's analysis is true." Zhou Budo said affirmatively, and then sighed: "Hey... However, the lord seems to want to let Zai Xia take Jingzhou as soon as possible, and if he keeps delaying, I am afraid that he will be held accountable. ”

Cai Mao frowned slightly when she heard this. What does this kid mean? Could it be that the center of gravity of the lord is not along the Yellow River, but in Jingzhou? Although Cao Cao is the great enemy of the lord in the south, but at this time Jingzhou has not settled down for the time being, if the lord takes Jingzhou from Sun Ce with the power of thunder, wouldn't it...

Cai Mao thought about it, and the more she seemed to feel like this, her expression slowly became excited.

"If the lord has an order, the general only orders, and the old man will definitely take the lead and conquer Jingzhou for the lord."

Although Zhou Budo had already guessed what Cai Mao was thinking, Zhou Budo was still very satisfied with Cai Mao's attitude.

However, Xiangyang not only has Zhou Yu, but also Sun Jian's veteran Han Dang, strategist Yu Chuan and new general Buqi. Zai Xia is only a backward scholar, and he can't go to the battlefield. If it's a battlefield duel, I'm worried about General Dejue alone, I'm afraid..."

Although Zhou Budo didn't say it very well, it was also a fact. Now Cai Mao is close to the sixtieth birthday, and Cai Mao is naturally not stunned against Han Dang, but the new general of Wu Guo Bu Qi is not so easy to deal with.

步骘 (zhì), the character Zishan. A native of Huaiyin County, Linhuai County (now northwest of Huaiyin, Jiangsu). Speaking of starting skull, in today's Jiangnan area, he is a great character.

Buqi initially took refuge in Jiangdong, but after Sun Ce's unification, he was summoned by Sun Ce's brother Sun Quan as the main secretary. After traveling to Wudi, he served as the magistrate of Haiyan County, and also served as Dong Cao Peng, and led Poyang Taishou.

When Sun Ce conquered Yuzhou, he was sent to Jiaozhou by Sun Ce, served as the general of Jiaozhou Assassin and Liwu Zhonglang, and led the army to take over Jiaozhou, and paid homage to the envoy and the general of Nanzhonglang. Later, he pacified Jiaozhou Gong, added General Pingrong, and sealed Guangxin Marquis. Later, he moved to the right general and left guard, and was renamed the Marquis of Linxiang.

Among the generals of the Wu State, Bu Qi is also second only to Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Lu Meng and several veterans.

The ancestor of Buqi was Yang Shi, the doctor of the Jin Kingdom of the Zhou Dynasty, because of his mining in this place, so he took Bu as his clan. Among the people of the Houbu clan, there is a famous Bu Shu, who is one of the seventy disciples of Confucius. According to historical records, this person is a step uncle, the word car. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the Bu clan was a general, and the Marquis of Huaiyin was sealed with merit, and the Bu clan became the Huaiyin clan.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Buqi moved to Jiangdong to avoid chaos, and lived a difficult life after arriving in Jiangdong. Later, he became acquainted with Wei Jing, a Guangling man of the same age, and the two were self-sufficient by growing melons during the day, and worked hard to study books at night. Bu Qi learned a wide range of knowledge and skills, all kinds of books were read through, he has a broad and deep personality, able to bend the knots and lower the will, humiliating himself.

Buqi is not only erudite and talented, but also ranks in the top three in martial arts among the generals of Wu State.

Cai Mao pondered for a long time, suddenly raised his eyebrows, raised his head, looked at Zhou Budo, and said with a chuckle: "If the general is worried that the veteran will be defeated, the veteran can recommend one." ”

"Oh?" Zhou Budo asked curiously: "The person who can be recommended by General Deqi must be extraordinary." ”

Cai Mao smiled lightly and said: "In the past, Nanyang Taishou was not Wei Yan under Liu Bei, but someone else. ”

"Nanyang Taishou?" Zhou Budo was puzzled for a while, and then suddenly said: "Wuwei Zhang Ji?? ”

Cai Mao nodded, then shook her head and chuckled, "Yes and no." ”

"Although Zhang Ji's ability is not low, he is probably not an opponent against Zhou Zhouyu, Buqi and others." Looking at Zhou Budo, who was a little displeased, Cai Mao no longer sold Guanzi, and said bluntly: "Zhang Ji has a servant, Zhang Xiu, and is known as the king of guns in the north. ”

Zhou Budo was slightly stunned, and then a little disdainful.

Although Xiang Ao was not long in service, before Zhou Budo took up the post of Nanjun Military Division, he had seen Xiang Ao's martial arts in Yecheng, which was called an earth-shattering ghost god.

I didn't want to hear the title of a Northland Gun King now, and Zhou Budo became more and more curious.

"Zhang Xiu, a native of Wuwei Zuli (now Jingyuan, Gansu). When Dong Zhuo was in power, he had been following his uncle Zhang Jinan to fight in the north. After Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, Liu Biao did not have a New Year in Nanyang, which was controlled by Zhang Ji, but was blocked from Xinye by Zhang Ji. Liu Biao died, Jingzhou won the battle, Cao Cao also wanted to take advantage of the chaos to take Nanyang's Wancheng (now Nanyang City), and his general Ying was also blocked by Zhang Ji's son Zhang Xiu to the east of Hengshan. ”

"It wasn't until Zhang Ji's death and the civil strife in Nanyang that Liu Bei was given the opportunity to take Nanyang down, and then Zhang Xiu disappeared from everyone's eyes." Speaking of this, Cai Mao was a little proud: "Coincidentally, a few months ago, the old man had seen Zhang Xiu. ”

"It's such a strange person?!" Zhou Budo's interest increased greatly, and he asked excitedly: "Can General Deqi invite Zhang Xiu?" ”

"The last general will not give in!"

Zhou Budo was slightly flustered, and then laughed.

Although Zhang Xiu lives in seclusion in the market, as a heroic man, who doesn't want to make contributions? Cai Mao held the banner she wanted, and after a burst of shouting, Zhang Xiu failed to resist the temptation and joined Zhou Budo's army.

Zhou Budo is not a person who sticks to the rules, and when he learned that Zhang Xiu had such a talent, he naturally reused it, and immediately canonized Zhang Xiu as a general, and as Cai Mao's deputy general, he went to war with the army.

Zhang Xiu was canonized without making the slightest meritorious service, Cai Mao was amazed that Xiang Ao attached great importance to Zhou Budo, and also marveled at Xiang Ao's great courage.

After everything was ready, Zhou Budo did not show the slightest weakness, personally led the army, sent troops to Xinye, and fought with Zhou Yu's army in the north of Xiangyang and Deng County.

Lian is quite old, and he can still eat. Zhou Budo saw a realistic version of Cai Mao's body.

Against Zhou Yu's army, Zhou Budo didn't use too many strategies, and the whole army pressed up. Cai Mao led the only naval army in the Yan country today, and fought with Han Dang in Shuishui, a hundred miles south of Xinye. Both of them are veterans, and both of them are good at water warfare, and they have made a real fire in the river.

"Han Dang, still not convinced? Ben will slay you in the water today. ”

The main warships of the two armies had just come into contact, and Cai Mao, under the escort of his personal guards, boarded Han Dang's warship, shouted loudly, and rushed over.

"Humph! Arrogant! Han Dang also snorted coldly and bullied up: "Today, the old man is going to avenge the ancestor and behead the dog." ”

"Hahaha... If you don't say it, this bad old man, it hasn't sounded yet. Cai Mao laughed arrogantly and said: "Sun Jian's house also died in the hands of the general, and today the general will send you down to reunite with your ancestors!" ”

Originally, Zhou Yu's plan was to rely on the elite of Wu's naval army, consume Nanyang's naval army, cooperate with the infantry cavalry to raid Xinye as soon as possible, and even take Wancheng in one fell swoop. But Cai Mao's arrogance made Han Dang so angry that the Five Buddhas ascended to heaven.

"Death to the puffer!" Han Dang shouted loudly and killed Cai Mao.

Both of them are already veterans, and between slashing and slashing, they no longer have the ruthlessness of a young hero. But the two of them made a fatal move, and they wanted to put each other to death lightly.

Like the undercurrent under the river, it seems to be calm, but in fact it is turbulent.

Han Dang, who was furious, naturally fell for Cai Mao's strategy.

Cai Mao's self-governing own remnants of the Jingzhou Navy were not Han Dang's opponents, and when they came up, they messed up Han Dang's mind and made Han Dang only know how to fight with himself.

At this time, Cai Mao, between the fights, had been observing the battle situation of the two armies, and as soon as he had the opportunity, he ordered to change the formation and take the soldiers under Han Dang's command by surprise.

When the angry Han Dang came to his senses, he realized that it was too late.

Above the water, there are ruined warships and planks floating in the river. Around the plank, soldiers kept swimming over to help themselves. Around the burning warships, there were soldiers who could not withstand the heat and the flames all over their bodies, and jumped into the river.

And most of the above tragic situations appeared in the camp of Zhou Yu's army.

"Brother Han Dang, admit defeat."

Cai Mao gasped and looked at Han Dang with a smug expression. At this time, Han Dang was very embarrassed, not to mention his ragged clothes, and there were several deep wounds on his body. Although Cai Mao is also ugly, the injuries on her body do not seem to endanger Cai Mao's life.

Han Dang stared at Cai Mao viciously, and said with an unwilling face: "Shameless husband, dare to fight the old man alone?" ”

"Huh, heads-up?" Cai Mao smiled disdainfully and said disdainfully: "Han Dang is an old thief, is he stupid in fighting? Now that the situation is going to be, will I still need to go head-to-head with you? ”

"Piff..."Han Dang was angry again by Cai Mao, and his whole body kept trembling.

"Surrender or not?" Cai Mao seemed unwilling to talk to Han Dang anymore, and said in a deep voice: "If you surrender, you can still ask my lord King Yan to stay and enjoy his old age in peace." ”

Han Dang was silent at first, and then suddenly laughed, his face was crazy: "First master, first master, the veteran is sorry for Wu Guo, sorry for Jiangdong father!" ”

Han Dang cried and laughed bitterly, raised the long knife in his hand, and slammed it into his chest.

Looking at Han Dang, who was self-defeating, Cai Mao let out a long breath. But what Cai Mao didn't expect was that although Han Dang died suddenly, Han Dang's deputy general was sensitive.

Seeing Han Dang's death, the deputy general did not hesitate at all, picked up Han Dang's body, and immediately issued a military order to retreat.

Cai Mao looked at the Wu State Naval Army, which was defeated but still more elite than the soldiers under his command, shook his head, sighed slightly, and withdrew his troops.

Zhang Xiu, who was recommended by Cai Mao, held back for a long time, and it was rare to play a big battle. In the north of Deng County, the fight with Buqi is the hottest.

"Who is Ernai?"

"Zhang Xiu, the gun king of the Northland, is also!"

"Zhang Xiu?" Buqi is young, so naturally he has never heard of Zhang Xiu's name. But he admired Zhang Xiu's superb marksmanship and riding skills.

"Haha, what a hero. It's an honor to be able to fight against Ben General! ”

How can a teenager not be frivolous? Zhang Xiu looked at Bu Qi, who was just like himself back then, and was not angry, but also laughed arrogantly: "Then let's fight!" ”

Both of them are people who use guns, and the basic marksmanship such as stabbing, picking, teasing, and discing has gone through no less than 100 moves. The soldiers on both sides were shouting for their generals in a loud voice, and their voices broke through the sky.

Bang! Bang! After two barely spaced crashes, the two were kicked far away by each other.

"Cool!" Bu Qi got up as soon as he turned over, staring at Zhang Xiu excitedly.

Although Zhang Xiu is not as young as Buqi, many years of experience allow Zhang Xiu to deal with it easily, save physical strength, and fight with Buqi.

The first battle was half a day, and the two of them did not win or lose after hundreds of moves, and when it was close to night, the two had to stop and retreat.

Both of them are capable of writing and martial arts, and after the battle, they arrange troops, design ambushes, and conspiracies emerge in endlessly.

The soldiers and horses of the Yan army and the Wu State did fight vigorously, but except for the casualties of Bu Qi and Zhang Xiu after the first fight, the battle after that was much gentler.

Bu Qi and Zhang Xiu's wonderful arrangement of troops and Han Dang's defeat soon spread throughout the Jingbei area. The people who praise heroes a little bit and hate war naturally spit on both Yan and Wu.

Not long after Sun Ce and Xiang Ao formed an alliance, Sun Ce tore up the alliance and fought hard, and naturally he was scolded more.

However, Zhou Yu also fought against Cai Mao under the banner of avenging the ancestors, and also talked about the past.

After the battle situation was transmitted back to Xiangyang, Zhou Yu's face was ugly. Especially when the veteran died in battle, Zhou Yu didn't know how to reward and punish.

Before setting out on the expedition, Zhou Yu instructed Han Dang to stabilize his mentality and grind Cai Mao to death. But in the first battle, Han Dang fell for Cai Mao's tricks and died in the water.

Although there are extenuating circumstances, the current situation cannot tolerate half a mistake for Wu Guo. Han Dang's mistake cost him his life, not to mention, but also put Zhou Yu in a very passive situation.

As for Bu Qi's failure to break the situation, it was also expected by Zhou Yu. Among the four princes in the world, the most ferocious land war is the Yan Kingdom. Especially on the relatively flat battlefield, the cavalry of the Yan Kingdom is not vegetarian.

"General, General Han's body has been sent back to the court."

Zhou Yu nodded dullly, then raised his complicated face and said lightly: "Can there be an investigation to find out who this Zhou Budo is?" ”

"It's clear, cousin Liu's nephew, a native of Lingling Chong'an."

When Zhou Yu heard this, his brows furrowed slightly: "When did Liu Biao have such an excellent nephew?" I haven't heard of it before. ”

The guard clasped his fists and said again: "Governor Yudu, when Liu Biao was alive, Zhou Budo was just an innocent teenager, and he was famous in the Lingling generation. After Liu Biao died, this person disappeared without a trace, and it was not until a few months ago that he appeared in Yecheng, Wei County. ”

"So, this person defected to the Yan Kingdom by himself?"

"Yes."

According to the guard, this person has the most grade and the crown, and may not even have passed the crown.

In Zhou Yu's impression, Xiang Ao's command didn't seem to be talented, how could such an important war send an innocent teenager to come?

Xiang Ao! Do you look down on me so much? Zhou Yu thought angrily, raised his head and looked fiercely at the north.

In this case, the governor of Pontus asked you to wait and see what a real handsome general is.

Zhou Yu hammered the table in front of him fiercely, looking like I was going to eat people, which made the guards shudder.

It's just that what Zhou Yu didn't expect was that a teenager who he looked down on made himself defeated in Jingbei.