Cao Cao's army soon withdrew from the confines of Taishan County, and continued to confront Xiang Ao's army on both sides of Pushui (an important river flowing through the ancient Heze region, from which Puyang was also named).

In order to share the pressure, Cao Cao had to borrow troops from Sun Ce and allow Sun Ce's army to be directly north by Xuzhou to confront Xiang Ao. Sun Ce also knew that he and Cao Cao were in a relationship of lip and tooth, so he naturally readily agreed and personally led the army to Xuzhou.

Chenliu County is the place where Cao Cao made his career, and in Chenliu County, there are naturally many elite and strong support families of Cao Cao. Jiyin County is adjacent to Chenliu County, so it is natural to be able to get the support of Chenliu County.

In this way, Cao Cao's army was in Jiyin County, temporarily resisting Xiang Ao's army north of Pushui.

And Xiang Ao's army is still attacking from three sides, one is Jia Xu and Gao Shun, who have already captured Puyang, and garrisoned Puyang; the second is Ma Chao, who has already invaded the territory of Xuzhou, and stationed troops in the Lang Evil State (now from Jiwu Mountain in the north and Linyi in the south) to govern Kaiyangcheng (now the area north of Linyi); The third is the main force led by Xiang Aoqin, who at this time had occupied Dongping Kingdom (now Tai'an City, Shandong Province), and stationed troops in the area of Dayozawa (now Juyeze).

As for Guandu, Xiang Ao didn't care about it anymore, as long as Guandu and Tiger Prison were well guarded, Cao Cao would not have any advance in the west at all.

After Cao Cao formed an alliance with Sun Ce, relying on the advantages of Lujiang County and Cao Cao's strategy, Sun Ce left most of the naval army to guard against Zhou Budo in the west, and sent all the soldiers and horses that Wu could use to enter Donghai County of Xuzhou (now Lianyungang City in the east and Zaozhuang City in the west), and attacked Ma Chao, a general under Xiang Ao.

After Sun Ce shifted his focus, Xiang Ao didn't want to waste his troops too much in Jingzhou. Xiang Ao left Sima Yi and Gan Ning to command an army of 50,000 to resist Sun Ce's army, and went south to attack Jiaozhou, so he transferred Zhou Budo back and sent him directly to Ma Chao, temporarily serving as a military advisor to Ma Chao.

Zhou Budo has also made great contributions in Jingzhou, and going to the battlefield in Xuzhou to make Zhou Budo succumb to Ma Chao is also a consideration for Xiang Ao.

The first is to take the opportunity to remind Zhou Budo not to be arrogant. Second, Ma Chao did not make a mistake, and even captured half of Xuzhou, and the temporary change of generals is not a good thing for the morale of the army.

At this time, the temporary confrontation between Cao Cao and Xiang Ao, and the results of Sun Ce's reinforcements on this side were very important for the entire battlefield.

On the battlefield of Xuzhou, Sun Ce led Zhou Yu to fight with Zhou Budo and Ma Chao north of the Huai River.

"General Wenzhi, Sun Ce's army is good at water warfare." Ma Chao said with a sad face: "Ben Jiang has never fought a serious water war, there are many water systems in Xuzhou, Ben Jiang is worried..."

Zhou Budo smiled lightly and said indifferently: "Since the lord has sent him to help the general, he naturally has the reason of the lord." ”

"Although Zai Xia has presided over the water war in Jingzhou, compared to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Zai Xia is still a little worse."

Ma Chao was stunned when he heard this, and asked suspiciously, "What is the lord going to do?" ”

Zhou Budo smiled mysteriously: "General Meng Qi doesn't need to be in a hurry. Who said that to defeat Sun Ce, you need to defeat Wu in a water battle? ”

Well?! Zhou Budo's words made Ma Chao even more stunned.

In Xuzhou, there are water systems almost everywhere. Although the water system of the University is only Huaishui, it is impossible to spread out a scene of water warfare just like on the Yangtze River, but it seems to be a problem for Ma Chao, who has no sailors now.

Since he is not competing with Sun Ce on top of the water war, what are Zhou Budo's plans to do?

Ma Chao thought suspiciously, and couldn't help but ask: "So, General Wenzhi has already made a plan?" ”

"I can't talk about strategy." Zhou Budo shook his head and chuckled: "Has General Meng Qi heard how he defeated Zhou Yu in Jingzhou?" ”

"Ben will have heard that."

Zhou Budo nodded, and said casually: "In Wuyan Country, it is now rumored that there is a good water war in Xia, only in Xia I understand, and in Xia I only know a little about the water army." ”

"Jingzhou was able to win a big victory, in addition to himself, more credit is still on General Ganning Ganxingba."

"But I was lucky enough to return Zhou Yu to Wu County."

Zhou Budo said, letting Ma surpass is doubtful.

"Since the naval army is invincible to the Wu State, why don't you directly target the commander of the Wu army?"

Before he could win the championship, he defeated Zhou Yu. If the general is Zhou Yu, how will the general decide if he sees him on the battlefield again? ”

Ma Chao was stunned when he heard this, then his eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Naturally, I want to defeat General Wenzhi and correct my name." ”

Zhou Budo nodded emphatically, the corners of his mouth cracked, and he said with a slightly fierce smile: "In this case, it is not Sun Ce's army that we are planning, but the first strategist under Sun Ce, Zhou Yu." ”

"Whether the army is strong or not depends not only on whether the soldiers are brave and whether they are properly trained on weekdays, but also on how the commander responds to the situation when the battle is imminent."

Before Zhou Budo came to Dao Yutu, he chuckled again, and said confidently: "As long as Zhou Yu can be annoyed, the victory or defeat of the Xuzhou battlefield will be decided by us." ”

Ma Chao was stunned, looking at the boy in front of him who was nearly twenty years younger than him, his face was full of admiration.

He had received a military order from Xiang Ao before, claiming to have sent a resourceful and wise man to help him. When he received Zhou Budo, Ma Chao thought he was dazzled, wondering what his lord was doing to trick him, so he sent a child.

When he learned that it was Zhou Budo, Ma Chao had no contempt. But the young Zhou Budo still made Ma Chao feel a little unconvinced.

However, from the past two days, Zhou Budo analyzed the results of the battle situation, so that Ma Chao began to pay attention to Zhou Budo's suggestions.

"General Wen Zhi can give a direct order, and the general must fully cooperate."

Although Ma Chao is not a veteran under Xiang Ao, Ma Chao not only brought Xiliang to surrender, but after he joined the Yan Kingdom, he must be the first in every battle, and he has made great contributions, and he is also one of the important ministers of the Yan State.

Seeing that Ma Chao was so respectful to him, Zhou Budo hurriedly returned the salute, and also said solemnly: "Thank you for the trust of the general." ”

In this battle, Zhou Budo did not make too troublesome tricks, and directly led the army, accompanied by Ma Chao, and appeared in front of the two armies.

"Mr. Gongjin, how are you doing lately?"

On both sides of the Yishui River, Zhou Budo asked loudly. There was not the slightest hint of provocation in his voice, and he could even hear Zhou Budo's concern for Zhou Yu.

On the opposite side of the riverbank, Zhou Yu's face turned dark and he glanced at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce glanced at Zhou Yu with some anxiety, and there was some worry in his eyes.

If it was Sun Ce who was in Jingzhou and lost to the later Zhou Budo, Sun Ce at this time would probably have ignored it long ago and would have fought Zhou Budo in Jingzhou. Zhou Yu's temperament, Sun Ce understands. On the surface, he looked humble and calm, but Sun Ce knew that Zhou Yu must be worried about the affairs of Jingzhou in his heart.

When he learned that Xiang Ao sent Zhou Budo to Xuzhou, Sun Ce's worries never eased.

Zhou Yu thought about Sun Ce and nodded, indicating that he didn't think much about it. Sun Ce thought about it and nodded.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu stepped forward to the front of the army, and replied loudly across the riverbank: "But General Wenzhi? ”

Just talk! The corners of Zhou Budo's mouth curled slightly, smiled indifferently, and replied loudly: "It's indeed down." ”

"In the past, when I was in Jingzhou, I didn't have time to visit Mr. Gongjin, which is a big regret in my life."

Zhou Yu frowned slightly, and said softly and coldly: "It is the luck of the general's life to be able to fight with such a handsome general as General Wenzhi. can make General Wenzhi worry, but the general is a little flattered. ”

"Where and where, in the next is the next generation, and we have to learn more from our predecessors." Zhou Budo's voice sounded very modest.

"It's just that I was young and ignorant, and I annoyed Mr. Respect, and I ask Mr. Respectful to forgive me for being ignorant."

Zhou Budo roared, Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed, and his hands, which were originally placed casually on his sides, clenched their fists tightly.

Huangkou child, deceive people too much! Zhou Yu cursed in his heart, and took several breaths before suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. The defeat at the hands of General Wenzhi also taught the general a lot of lessons. ”

"Hahaha..."Zhou Budo laughed loudly, and said more and more humbly: "Mr. Gongjin said that he was laughing. It's just luck to beat Mr. Gongjin in the next little Huangkou. ”

It sounds like a modest one, but Zhou Budo laughs at himself for being a yellow-mouthed child, and in turn, doesn't he tell the world that he Zhou Yu is not as good as a yellow-mouthed child?

The anger that was suppressed rose violently.

didn't wait for Zhou Yu to say cruel words, Zhou Budo's voice came again.

"On the orders of my lord, I came to attack Xuzhou. Our lord is in a hurry, and he does not dare to delay. Zhou Budo smiled weirdly and shouted: "I will be offended in the next life today." The three armies obeyed the order and crossed the river! ”

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu never thought that Zhou Budo would be so uneasy to make a move. It seems that when he was still reminiscing about the past, he suddenly ordered to cross the river. And the conversation between Fang and Zhou Yu just now made the soldiers of Wu Guo a little worried.

Their governor, Zhou Yu, is a man of unparalleled wisdom. There was a military intelligence transmitted back to Wu before, and Zhou Yu was defeated by a young man who was not as good as the crown, and everyone thought that the rumors were true.

At this time, Zhou Yu was the most uncomfortable, and the anger held in his heart was blocked back by Zhou Budo, and the uncomfortable energy made Zhou Yu almost go crazy.

The discussion between Zhou Budo and Zhou Yu obviously affected the morale of Wu's army. But whether Sun Ce wants to or not, the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom under Zhou Budo have already launched a charge, and Sun Ce can only face it.

"The three armies obey the order! River Crossing Battle! ”

"Kill, kill, kill!"

After all, it was the army of Wu led by Sun Ce himself, and after Sun Ce yelled, the morale rose a lot.

In this way, the armies on both sides of the Yishui River fought so simply, and there was even some inexplicable feeling.