Hearing the urgent report, Yuan Yao's heart suddenly tightened, and he hurriedly ordered Zhang Xun to reorganize his armament in case he was caught off guard, and then hurriedly got on his horse and led Bu Qi and Liu Xun to check.

When I arrived near the port where the incident occurred, I saw a few thin ships on the river, facing each other from a dense crowd of hundreds of large ships, giving people a sense of ignorance like a mayfly shaking a tree, and at the same time, I could also feel a kind of fearless spirit of "never returning."

Obviously, those ships are the existing naval warships in Lujiang, and the main general on board is Sun Ce. And the huge fleet on the opposite side is the Jingzhou naval army flying the banner of "Liu", and there is a tall building ship in sight.

It was the first time Yuan Yao had seen a complete and real building ship, even though he already knew that the building ship was very big, but he still couldn't believe that the building ship was so big!

"Where is this ship, this is just a building!!" Yuan Yao was dumbfounded.

In Yuan Yao's memory, the four-story residential buildings without elevators in the towns of later generations were about the same size as the ships on this building.

He looked at the boat in disbelief for a long time, and he really couldn't figure out what such a big thing was doing in an inland river on the Yangtze River! Compared to the warships around it, it is like a female duck playing in the water with a flock of ducks, and you must know that even if it is small, it is 20 meters long.

"Liu Biao, what are you going to do? Go to war? Yuan Yao's heart became unnaturally nervous.

At this moment, a knight riding a horse from the port caught Yuan Yao's attention, but he recognized who it was from afar, and Yuan Yao was relieved and hurriedly rode his horse to meet him......

"But Ziyang has returned?" Yuan Yao shouted head-on.

"It's the subordinate ......" The voice of the person who came came from afar, it was Liu Ye and Liu Ziyang, who were the envoys to Jingzhou.

Seeing that it was really Liu Ye, Yuan Yao's nervous mood really calmed down, but he still wondered what Liu Biao sent so many sailors to do, could it be that Liu Ye bought all the Jingzhou sailors? But it's impossible to think about.

"It's too late, please forgive me!" Liu Ye came close and dismounted to plead guilty.

Yuan Yao wondered: "What is Ziyang's crime? ”

Liu Ye raised his head and said: "Lord Qi, my subordinates came with the Jingzhou Navy, and I wanted to send someone back to report the cause and effect to the Lord, but the Jingzhou Shui General maliciously blocked it, and only just now did I let my subordinates get off the boat, which was really deliberate, and the purpose was to suppress people and intimidate our army with force." The incompetence of his subordinates has affected the humiliation of our army, so please punish the lord. ”

Yuan Yao suddenly, stepped forward to help Liu Ye up, and then pulled him to point to the warship on the river and said: "Ziyang, look, our army is only a few small boats, but hundreds of big ships in Jingzhou dare not take half a step forward, what is the shame?" In my opinion, it should be the Jingzhou Navy that is humiliated and incompetent, where does Ziyang get his sin! ”

Liu Ye sighed when he heard this: "The lord can't measure me!" ”

Yuan Yao comforted him again before asking about the matter: "What is the result of Ziyang's departure?" ”

Liu Ye said: "My subordinates are fortunate not to be dishonored, and they are enough to get 5 fighting ships and 20 ships of the Jingzhou Navy Army. These Jingzhou sailors came to transport warships. ”

"You bought it?" Yuan Yao was really a little surprised.

His original intention of buying the boat was just to try it, and he didn't believe that Liu Biao would sell it. In fact, the real purpose is to give Liu Biao a message that he is short of ships, and there is no way to run to him to buy them, so that he can relax his vigilance and avoid making trouble when he is building ships.

But I didn't expect Liu Ye to really buy the ships, with these ships, Yuan Yao can adjust the shipbuilding structure, build a few more big guys, and the future fleet will be more combative.

"5 fighting ships, 20 ships, barely half of Liu Xuan's navy, more than prepared, not enterprising, it seems that Liu Biao really doesn't want us to cross the river...... Twenty-five ships, send a hundred ships of sailors to send, not afraid of losing money? ”

Yuan Yao suddenly thought about the price, turned his head and asked Liu Ye again: "By the way, Ziyang, what is the price of these ships, has the money been paid, or is it the goods first and the payment later?" ”

Liu Ye replied: "My lord, these ships are all new ships that have been launched in recent years, and they can be used for more than ten years if they are properly maintained. Each ship has 10,000 husks of rice, and each fighting ship has 50,000 husks of rice, making a total of 450,000 hu. Moreover, Liu Jingzhou said that Jingzhou was short of grain, so as long as the grain did not need gold, silver and satin. The subordinates guessed that the purpose was to make our army have little food and could not fight. However, his subordinates persuaded General Zuo to pay it in three years on the grounds that he was short of food for years of war. This year has passed the halfway point, and the front line is at war with Xuzhou, you can pay 50,000 Hu first, and 200,000 Hu per year for the next two years. ”

After listening to the calculation, Yuan Yao felt that it was still very cost-effective. The price of 450,000 Hu is slightly higher, it is the ration of 30,000 soldiers for eight or nine months, and it is not a new ship, but it is easy to accept if you pay in installments.

The important thing is that the two sides have concluded a two-and-a-half-year creditor relationship, so no matter how radical Liu Biaojun has any radical plans, he will have an extra layer of scruples, which is still good for Yuan Yao's strategic planning, after all, he has no intention of messing with Liu Biao in the short term.

Thinking of this, Yuan Yao was very satisfied with this transaction, and couldn't help but praise Liu Ye and said: "Ziyang is worthy of being Ziyang, not only is the transaction very cost-effective, but also diplomatically obtained a layer of protection for us, it is really a double win, and it should be credited!" ”

Liu Ye's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he didn't expect Yuan Yao to see his plan at a glance, but he still added: "In fact, it kills three birds with one stone, and the visit of the Jingzhou Navy army can also deter Liu Xuan, who is unknown, and strive for a safe environment for our army's naval shipbuilding training." ”

"Huh? Not bad, yes, why didn't I expect that Zi Yangzhi's talent is not as good as me! Haha......" Yuan Yao patted Liu Ye happily and smiled.

Seeing that Yuan Yao was sincerely praised and had no jealousy, Liu Ye breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The lord, Zhang Yun, the deputy governor of the Jingzhou Navy Army, is already waiting for the lord to sign the deed at the post house in the port, and then the warship can be delivered." ”

"Zhang Yun? Liu Jingsheng asked him to be the mastermind? What is this person? ”

Yuan Yao has the memory of this person in his mind, which means that this person has left a name in history. However, Liu Ye said with disgust on his face: "This person is Liu Jingzhou's nephew, who looks wise and martial in front of his master, but behind his back, he is a deceitful and unreasonable person. This person is the one who maliciously obstructs my return, and when the lord receives this person, he needs to guard against his deliberate provocation. ”

"Provoke me, on my turf?" Yuan Yao said in surprise.

Liu Ye nodded and said: "It will not be surprising that this person does anything, and besides, this person led a large army to come here to deter our army."

Hearing this, Yuan Yao frowned and looked at Liu Biao's sailor who was staying on the river, and his face began to be gloomy.

Seeing this, Liu Ye laughed and comforted: "The lord doesn't have to care about these Jingzhou naval forces, although Zhang Yun claimed to have brought 50,000 troops, but after investigation by his subordinates, all the ships are not yet numbered, and the actual 20,000 may not be there." It may be possible to run rampant on the water, but it is absolutely impossible to land. ”

Yuan Yao heard that he had a score in his heart, and pulled Liu Ye with appreciation on his face and said: "Ziyang is hard, come with me into Hong Kong and meet this Zhang Yun for a while." ”

"No." Liu Ye was ordered to get on the horse.