The most worrying thing about making friends is to make fake friends, on the surface the brothers are good, but stabbing in the back, that kind of friend can't afford to make. The enemy is easy to deal with, and there is always a guard in mind, but friends are different, the most ruthless knife is often not from the enemy, but from the friends who stand behind them and support them, and they can't be prevented.

Zhou Yu and Cao Cao were not friends, but at the moment the two families were allies, cooperating with each other to fight against the imperial court. Liu Xie told Cao Cao about his son's current situation in front of the two armies, which made Zhou Yu mutter. Anyone will have doubts, claiming that they are incompatible with the imperial court, and on the other hand, sending their children to serve in the imperial court, is this just leaving a way out for the family or is it ready to reap the benefits of it?

Zhou Yu is a smart person, so he also has the common problem of smart people, that is, he has many eyes and ideas, and what may have been simple has become complicated in his eyes. And Liu Xie took advantage of this, being smart was mistaken by being smart, no matter how Zhou Yu reminded himself to trust his allies later, but deep down, he would be wary of Cao Cao.

If a person has doubts about another person in his heart, that person will not do anything. There are problems in the eyes of those who doubt others. The reason why Liu Xie had to have a relationship with Cao Cao in front of the two armies was to add fuel to the potential discord of the combined forces.

Zhou Yu and Cao Cao have divided their forces, whether it is Zhou Yu or Cao Cao, after the crisis of trust, temporary separation is the best choice. And this is also in Liu Xie's arms, otherwise he would not have worked in vain.

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With the lessons learned six years ago, Cao Cao learned wisely this time, and worked the defense of the camp, and after arriving in Jiyin, he did not first attack Jiyin, where Liu Xie was stationed, but first repaired his camp to be foolproof, and was ready to fight a protracted war.

But in a large-scale corps battle, it is impossible to fight like a few hundred people, the boss greets, everyone is on their shoulders, either cutting down the opponent or being cut down by the opponent. The battle of the large corps is actually in turn. Six years ago, Liu Xie was able to win against Cao Cao, in fact, it was by surprise, Cao Cao didn't expect Liu Xie to come up and play a decisive battle with himself, omitting the step of mutual testing, so that he messed up, which led to a big defeat. And this time Cao Cao was more careful, knowing that Liu Xie was a master who played cards out of common sense, so he was fully prepared.

Cao had 100,000 troops and more than 60,000 Han troops, and Cao Cao had the advantage in numbers, and in terms of the quality of soldiers and the quality of weapons and equipment, it was the Han army that had the advantage. Moreover, the Han army had Jiyin as a support, and could defend the city, and Cao Cao's numerical advantage became less and less obvious.

For this dispatch, Cao Cao can be said to have even taken out the coffin book, and scraped together the 100,000 horses, but when Cao Cao saw the Han army led by Liu Xie, he suddenly felt a little bottomless in his heart. It is not at all on the same level, and it can be easily seen from the mental outlook of the officers and men of the two armies.

Surrender was not what Cao Cao wanted! surrendered without a fight, Cao Cao didn't even think about it. When Liu Xie talked about the current situation of Cao Ang and others, why Cao Cao listened was because Cao Cao was ready to die on the battlefield this time.

The two armies faced each other, and the generals Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan on the Cao army's side took turns to fight, while Dian Wei and Guan Ping on the Han army's side did not fall behind. The two armies fought several battles, each with damage, and then turned into a stalemate stage. Liu Xie thought that there were several battlefields, and he would be the first place to win, but he didn't want to be the first to win neither the Shangdang Guyi Army, nor Shouchun's Tabai Army, but Jiangxia's Lu Xun Naval Army.

Since the United Army sent troops, the Jiangdong army was divided into two routes, one led by Sun Ce to attack Shouchun, where the Tabai army was stationed, and the other was led by Sun Quan to attack Jiangxia, where Lu Xun was stationed. Originally, the person in charge of Jiangxia was Jia Xu, but in order to deal with Zhou Yu, Liu Xie temporarily transferred Jia Xu away. Originally, he wanted to deal with Zhou Yu, and Pang Tong was also competent, but Pang Tong's qualifications were insufficient, so in order to let Fa Zheng and Liu Ye cooperate willingly, the only way was to let Jia Xu out, and Pang Tong was arranged by Liu Xie to go to the party to serve as Zhang Liao's mastermind.

Hebei Yuan Xi is the most powerful among the princes of the four roads, monopolizing the two states of Youji and Hebei, with a population of millions, after sending troops to the party, Zhang Liao's pressure is not small, with Pang Tong's full help, the pressure can be reduced.

Liu Xie did not expect to bloom everywhere after the war, and good news came one after another, which was unrealistic. The Han army is strong, but the men and horses of the princes of the four roads are also not muddy. What's more, in terms of numbers, the Han army is still at a disadvantage. It's not that Liu Xie can't recruit soldiers, after all these years of development, even if it is a million soldiers, it can be done. But the more soldiers are recruited, the greater the pressure on logistics, and Liu Xie does not want to affect people's livelihood for the sake of recruitment. In other words, the men and horses recruited by the Han army at this time have not affected the production within the Han Dynasty.

In response to the five-way people of the four princes, Liu Xie's countermeasure discussed with the ministers was to lead the area with points and break them individually. First sent men and horses to block the offensive of the five roads of the combined army, and then Liu Xie led the army of the Son of Heaven to break through the road first, and then broke them one by one. It's just that the plan can't catch up with the changes, and the original discussion was good, but when it comes to the real battlefield, the original plan has to be changed. In fact, this is nothing, and it does not affect the result, but it just turns the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, who originally played the leading role, into a supporting role.

Jiangdong's division of troops was something Liu Xie didn't expect at the beginning, and Sun Quan's ability to lead an army alone was also beyond Liu Xie's expectations. I thought that with Sun Ce pressing, it would be difficult for Sun Quan to get ahead, but he didn't want Sun Quan to come and run from time to time, and he could do this by using Sun Ce's trust in his recovery.

In this division of troops, Sun Ce cared for Sun Quan very much, and transferred the trusted generals Zhou Tai and Lu Meng to Sun Quan's account. Zhou Tai is strong in martial arts, and he can rank in the top five in the Jiangdong Army in terms of martial arts alone, while Lu Meng is not only good at martial arts, but also proficient in strategy, and is a general with both civil and military skills. Originally, Lu Meng was just a brave man, but this person was studious, he was good at reading in his spare time on weekdays, and he was good at asking others.

No effort is harvested, and no amount of effort can be reaped. Lu Meng worked hard, so he changed from a pawn to a general who could lead an army alone, and Zhou Tai spent his usual free time drinking and having fun, so now he can only be a bodyguard to protect Sun Quan's safety.

With the help of these two people, coupled with the available people who were dug up from below as the punctual of Danyang County, Sun Quan finally had his own team in Jiangdong. This expedition to Jiangxia was, in Sun Quan's view, his own battle of fame. It is happy to have a capable brother, but it is also unfortunate. Happiness is because there are not many things to worry about yourself, while misfortune is that you can only live in the shadow of others.

Sun Quan wants to prove his ability, and only winning the battle is the best proof. For Jiangxia, Sun Quan is determined to win. It's just that Sun Quan didn't know that it was Lu Xun, who had a feud with his Sun family, who was in charge of Jiangxia at this time. Lu Xun thought that his family would have to wait for a while, at least until Jiangdong was defeated and returned to Jiangdong. But he didn't want Sun Quan to "deliver to the door", so he came to find him dead.

Lu Xun was ordered to train a naval army in Jiangxia to prepare for the imperial court's recovery of Jiangdong in the future. The two water armies have been training hard for five years, and now it is finally time to make their debut.

The arrogant army will be defeated! This is a sentence that is appropriate everywhere. After the Jiangdong Navy has been dominant for a long time, it has become arrogant, and it has not taken the imperial army's navy in the slightest. At the mouth of the Sanjiang River, Sun Quan faced Lu Xun, who was waiting here in a position.

Compared with the shipbuilders in Jiangdong, the shipbuilding skills of the craftsmen on the imperial court side are obviously higher, looking at the Han army and navy that are obviously better than the warships on their side, Sun Quan and most of the Jiangdong generals almost drooled.

There are not many types of warships used in water warfare, one is the ship, which is used for surprise guerrillas, and the other is the building ship. On the water, the boat is the land. To lose a ship is to lose half a life. The better the ship, the better the chances of surviving the battlefield.

"Zhongmou doesn't have to be envious, if you like that boat, I'll take it from the Han army for you when you go back." Zhou Tai said to Sun Quan on the side while making the final preparations before the war.

"Okay, then there will be Lao Youping." Sun Quan replied when he heard this.

Sun Quan is really not worried, there are no generals in the court who are proficient in water warfare, even if it is Gan Ning Gan Xingba, who is called a Jinfan thief, Sun Quan does not think that a water thief leader who has been ashore for many years will be the opponent of Zhou Tai who has been fighting on the water all year round.

The drums of war sounded, and Zhou Tai's ship was like a fast arrow from the string, rushing straight towards the Han army's naval array, and Lu Xun immediately ordered the naval army to fight. After training for so long, I usually take some water bandits to practice my hands, but now when I finally meet the real chapter, how can I easily miss it.

Lu Xun is already mentally prepared for defeat, after all, the navy at this time has not experienced any major battles, defeat is inevitable, if he comes up to defeat the veteran powerhouse Jiangdong Navy, Lu Xun has to wonder if this is a plan of the Jiangdong Navy.

Actual combat is always the best classroom, the Jiangdong Navy fought fiercely, and although the imperial court Navy resisted stubbornly, it still slowly fell behind. Lu Xun knew that the performance of the navy army at this time was already good, at least it was not about to collapse at the first touch. In order to avoid greater losses, Lu Xun ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. Troop training is not something that can be completed in a day, and it needs to be done gradually.

Not wanting the Jiangdong Navy but ignoring the Han army's Mingjin, Zhou Tai found that the Han army was gradually breaking away from the battle, so he simply commanded the ship he was riding on, and rushed straight to Lu Xun's flagship.

"Look for death!" Lu Xun's eyes narrowed, and he looked at the bold Zhou Yu and snorted coldly.

Because it is the flagship, the building ship that Lu Xun is riding is twice as large as the ordinary building ship alone, and the ship is not only equipped with a ship-destroying sharp weapon and a slap lever, but also sets up two catapults at the rear of the ship in case of emergency. Previously, Lu Xun did not use new weapons in order to achieve the purpose of training the combat capability of the navy, and fought with the Jiangdong navy against the ship. But Zhou Tai didn't know whether he was alive or dead at this time and tried to "seize the ship", so Lu Xun naturally wouldn't be polite anymore.

The ship is small and fast, and the sergeant who operates the boat is a veteran on the water, Zhou Tai's ship successfully docked the big boat, but before Zhou Tai climbed onto the deck with people, he saw the clapstick hanging on both sides of the ship raised high and fell fiercely, and the ship was slapped in two.

Zhou Tai was startled, his eyes widened, but at this time, it was difficult to ride a tiger, and only by moving forward bravely could he have vitality. In the past, the ship was seized to fulfill the promise made to Sun Quan, but now the ship is to have a chance to return safely. It's just that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

The reason why the Jiangdong Navy can be invincible on the water is because they are more accustomed to the bumps on the water than their opponents, but that is in a small boat like a ship. On the building ship, due to the large size, the impact of wind and waves will be reduced correspondingly, and the advantage of the Jiangdong Navy will no longer exist.

On the deck of the ship, Zhou Tai was immediately besieged by the Han army on the ship, although the Zhou Tai people were brave, but the tigers could not stand the wolves, especially the Han army was proficient in battle formations, good at cooperating, and when Zhou Tai killed the opponent in front of him, those soldiers who went on the ship with him had lost their lives one by one at this time.

Seeing that he was about to fall into a siege, Zhou Tai knew that this place was not suitable for a long time, so he had to regretfully jump off the boat and fall on the ship that rushed to meet him.

"Row, row!" Zhou Tai didn't care about talking nonsense with others, and when he saw the clapper pole raised high, he hurriedly shouted to the people on the ship. And the Jiangdong Navy has already seen the power of the clapstick, so naturally there is no need for Zhou Tai to remind him. A dozen men sat on either side of the boat, paddling with all their sufficiency, and finally got out of range before the lever fell.

Seeing that he was out of danger, Zhou Tai stopped paddling and got up and looked back at the Han army boat that was getting farther and farther away. He was about to say a few cruel words, but he saw several black things flying from the rear of the Han military building. Although he couldn't see what that thing was, Zhou Tai instinctively rushed to the danger. Seeing that those things that fell from the sky were about to fall on his head, Zhou Tai shouted without hesitation: "Abandon the ship!" Then he rolled over and jumped into the water.

Zhou Tai escaped, but those who were rowing were not so lucky, and when the masonry fell from the sky, they were still wondering how the Lord would fall into the water.

The wailing screams sounded, Zhou Tai dived out more than ten meters in one breath before he dared to show his head, and then looked at the ship he was riding on, which was slowly sinking into the water at this time, Zhou Tai couldn't help but scream in his heart that he was lucky.

Back at the flagship of their own side, Sun Quan and Lu Meng immediately came over to inquire about the battle situation, the battlefield situation was favorable to Jiangdong, why was Zhou Tai, who was the main general, so embarrassed?

"Zhongmou, Ziming, don't mention it, the Han army is prepared, it's not as easy to deal with as imagined." Zhou Tai sighed and told Sun Quan and Lu Meng about his discovery on the battlefield.

After listening to Zhou Tai's story, Lu Meng pondered for a moment before asking Zhou Tai: "Youping, you just said that the things that sank your boat at the end flew from the rear of the Han Army's ship?" ”

"Well, Ziming, what did you think of?" Zhou Tai nodded and asked.

"I'm wondering, could it be a catapult that the Han army used to sink your boat? Only that thing can shoot that far. ”

"Wouldn't it? Does the Han army have the ability to load catapults on the building ship? Zhou Tai was a little unconvinced.

"How not? There were many skilled craftsmen in the Han army, and since they could be equipped with weapons that could destroy them with a single blow, why couldn't they load catapults onto the building ships? ”

"Ke Ziming, you forgot, we Jiangdong also tried to load the catapult onto the building boat, but didn't it fail in the end?"

"How do you explain the means by which the Han army finally sank your boat?"

“…… Can you please stop mentioning the sinking of my boat? ”

"Why can't you mention it? It's a fact. ”

"You're trying to find fault, aren't you?"

"Shut up, you two! All say less. Sun Quan saw that the two of them showed signs of moving, and hurriedly opened his mouth to stop him. was stopped by Sun Quan like this, Zhou Tai and Lu Meng didn't fight in public, but it was impossible to continue to discuss things. Sun Quan asked Zhou Tai to go down to rest first, leaving Lü Meng alone at the bow of the boat to accompany him.

"Ziming, Youping's temper is like that, don't you mind." Sun Quan persuaded Lu Mengdao.

"Zhongmou rest assured, although I disagree with Youping, I am not a person who does not know the general situation, and I will not be like him. What really worries me is the Han army's sailors. ”

"yes, I'm a little worried, too. Don't look at the victory of our army this time, but if we don't see what happened to Youping with our own eyes, we may really be careless and think that the Han army is nothing more than that. ”

"From the current point of view, the individual combat ability of our officers and men on the water is stronger than that of the Han army, but in terms of the equipment used, our army may not take any advantage. Relying only on those small boats could not completely defeat the Han army. Lu Meng nodded in agreement.

"Alas~ After all, it's still a problem to raise tigers." Sun Quan said with emotion.

Lu Meng understood why Sun Quan sighed like this, when Sun Ce was ordered to attack Lujiang, he acted too ruthlessly, Lujiang was too loyal to Lu Kang, and he had no personal grudges with the Sun family. But after the city was broken, Sun Ce wantonly slaughtered the children of the Lu family in order to vent his personal anger, which almost caused the Lu family's incense to be cut off, and the enmity between the Lu and Sun families was concluded at that time.

At present, the Lu family is forced to do things for the Sun family due to the situation, but who dares to guarantee that the Lu family will not have the intention of retaliating against the Sun family. Lu Xun was the previous head of the Lu family, first voted for Liu Bei, and then voted for the imperial court. Now that he finally waited for the opportunity to take revenge on the Sun family, how could he let it go so easily. Other people may still be able to use it for their own use by bribery, but Lu Xun, it's better not to bring humiliation on yourself.

"Zhongmou, don't be discouraged, the Han army's naval army has only been in force for five years, and it has not experienced any major battles during this period, so the advantage is still on our side. But we must also be careful, so as not to let the Han army take the opportunity to train and train itself. ”

"Ziming, what do you mean, a quick battle?" Sun Quan asked after thinking about it.

Lu Meng nodded and admitted, "That's right. ”

“…… But with the strength of our army, it seems unrealistic to want to fight a resolute Han army and navy. ”

"So we need to enlist the help of our allies now."

"Who?"

"Liu Bei."