When he got the news of Huang Zu's defeat, Liu He was preparing to accumulate strength to capture Wudu, and then further attack Hanzhong, but now he could only give up the plan to attack Hanzhong and transfer troops to Jiangxia, not only because Huang Zu and himself were allies, but also Huang Yueying's father, but also because Jiangxia was the barrier of Nanyang, once Jiangxia was captured by Sun Quan, then Nanyang would face Cao Cao and Sun Quan's back, which was not a good sign. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Besides, Liu He knew that Sun Quan was the founder of the Wu State in the Three Kingdoms, and according to the saying at the time, Sun Quan had the Mandate of Heaven, so such a figure must not sit idly by and watch him grow, otherwise he would definitely pose a threat to himself in the future.

Of course, in fact, Liu He is most afraid of Cao Cao, but with the strength he has now, it is not easy to completely eliminate Cao Cao, because Cao Cao now only has more than 30,000 mobile troops, if you count the soldiers and horses defending all over the country, the total strength is estimated to be 100,000 people, and even if all of his mobile forces are transferred, it is only more than 100,000 people, and the strength comparison is not much different at all, in this case, even if he can barely destroy Cao Cao, he will definitely suffer heavy losses. When the time comes, it will be taken advantage of by other princes, and the result will outweigh the losses. So for him, the main strategy to defeat Cao Cao is to fight a protracted war, and there is no need to fight hard.

It is precisely because of the above considerations that Liu He did not directly attack Cao Cao, but decided to sweep away those small princes around him, while secretly accumulating strength, and wait until he had enough certainty to deal with Cao Cao, for example, this time, he not only had to curb Sun Quan's expansion, but also waited for an opportunity to seize Yuan Shu's Huainan, curb Cao Cao's further expansion, and limit his power to the four states of Henan, Yanqing, and Xu.

It is precisely for this reason that Liu He decided to personally lead the army to Jiangxia, Huang Yueying because she is Huang Zu's niece, also asked to go together, Liu He originally disagreed, but when he thought that Huang Yueying was the famous "God of Work", and manufacturing equipment warships could improve efficiency, Liu He agreed.

In addition, Liu He also specially transferred Lu Fan to the army as a military advisor, because Lu Fan not only has the skill of "Bu Zhi", but also has the characteristics of proficiency in surface warfare, Liu He got it from the system, the effect of this feature is that when fighting on the water, his own force value is increased by 5 points, and the combat power of the whole army is increased by 10%, although this bonus is not high, but in terms of the current situation that the water combat ability of the generals in the army is generally poor, such an ability is still very desired by Liu He.

"It's a pity that Gan Xingba is far away in Liaodong at this time and can't come here, otherwise, with his proficiency in surface warfare, he is definitely an excellent commander of the naval army."

Although Liu He regretted it, he also knew that Gan Ning would not be able to arrive in a short time, and now that the rescue was like fighting a fire, he couldn't wait for Gan Ning to come back, so he had to make do with it.

Fortunately, Liu Biao knew that Liu He did not have generals who were good at water warfare, so he ordered Wen Ping, who was also skilled in water warfare, to come to help, and ordered Wen Ping to lead the army to go first, wait for Liu He in Jiangxia City, and completely obey Liu He's dispatch.

Liu He led the three armies of Mabu with a total of 30,000 men, marched all the way, and finally arrived in Jiangxia half a month later.

"Haha, virtuous son-in-law, this time it really depends on you, I really didn't expect Sun Quan, this kid is young, the means are ruthless enough, the old man's life is almost folded in his hands, fortunately, you cast an immortal spell on me, so that I became as flexible as when I was young, and at the moment of defeat, I jumped off a small boat from the big ship, and I was lucky to save my life."

After seeing Liu He, Huang Zu's depressed face showed a smile and talked enthusiastically to Liu He.

When he came to the living room, Liu He frowned and said: "This is to say, uncle, your naval army is also considered elite, even if it is defeated, it will not be so badly defeated, right?" ”

"The virtuous son-in-law is right, the old man has been fighting for so many years, I dare not say anything else, my experience and vision in water warfare are absolutely second to none, but the last big battle was really weird, the soldiers on the other side are unusually strong for some reason, and it is difficult for two soldiers in our army to defeat one of them, and there is a guy named Zhou Yu in Sun Quan's army, who is the best at setting fires, and the reason why we were defeated is mainly because hundreds of fireboats rushed over, although our boats all fled, However, the huge building ship didn't have time to dodge at all, and was ignited by the fireboat, and the sailors and soldiers who didn't have the boat couldn't even see the military orders clearly, they simply became like headless flies, and finally had no choice but to escape. But I didn't expect that the other party had already arranged, and led the army to block the sandbar in the center of the river, but fortunately, the old man was clever, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he quietly rowed a small boat, and fled back to Jiangxia in chaos, and most of those boats were taken prisoner when they were forced to be helpless. ”

When Huang Zu said this, he sighed lightly, and then said with a wry smile: "This battle has caused most of the elite sailors I have worked hard to train and train for many years to lose most of them, what kind of face does my old Huang have to live in this world?" ”

Liu He didn't care about what Huang Zu said about how many people he lost, but asked, "I don't know if my uncle can please tell me more about that Zhou Yu?" When he set the fire, shouldn't you have seen it from a long distance and then moved away with the boat in your arms? Did you find out too late, or did your army retreat in a panic and your hug couldn't turn back in time? ”

"It's impossible to retreat in a panic, my elite sailor has always been known for its strict military discipline, even if it encounters great danger, they will not abandon the old man, in fact, after the old man fled, Sun Quan immediately led the army to chase, but was desperately blocked by those soldiers under my command. Regardless of the danger, they maneuvered the warships and desperately rammed into the opponent's big ship. Alas, these are loyal and righteous people, but it's a pity that the old man is incompetent, and they are killed......" Speaking of this, muddy tears flowed on Huang Zu's face.

Liu He pondered silently for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "You said that the combat effectiveness of Sun Quan's water army has greatly improved compared to before?" Neither of your soldiers can beat one of them? ”

"Exactly, I have seen the Jiangdong Sun Clan's naval army, at most the strength of my Jiangxia naval army, but the recent combat strength has suddenly increased a lot, and the officers and soldiers of our army were caught off guard, which is why the losses are so heavy, otherwise we will not fight with them anyway......" Huang Zu smiled bitterly, shook his head helplessly, and looked remorseful.