Cao Shuo entered Chengdu and led the army to Fazheng, who rushed to Rongcheng, and got the news when the army was about to reach the mouth of the Sanjiang River.

Hearing that Cao Shuo had come to Yizhou, Fa Zheng was stunned for a moment, and asked the soldiers who reported the news: "How many men and horses did the lord bring?" ”

"There are only a thousand guards." The soldier replied, "The lord asked me to tell the Fa Gong and ignore him." He just came to Yizhou to see the customs and customs, and then do some things related to people's livelihood. On the battlefield, it is still the law and the public who are in charge. ”

Cao Shuo came to Yizhou and specially asked someone to send these words, of course Fa Zheng knew that he was expressing his position, even if he was in Yizhou, Fa Zheng also had full authority to dispose of military affairs.

Moved by Cao Shuo again, Fa Zheng arched his hand to the soldier and said, "You have to tell the lord that I will definitely not let him down!" ”

The soldier answered, turned around and left.

Yang Xiu asked Fa Zheng: "What does the Fa Gong think the Lord Gong is doing when he comes to Yizhou?" ”

"The lord came to Yizhou, there are only two things." Fa Zheng replied: "First, we want to see how we are progressing; The second is to see, as the messenger said, just to see the people's livelihood. We went all the way, and although we also helped the local area to rebuild, many things could not be done properly. The lord came in person, which can just win people's hearts. ”

"It's still the lord who sees things clearly." Yang Xiu nodded.

"Although the days of following the lord have not been long, I have a feeling." Fa Zheng said: "I hate to see the lord late, if I met the lord a few years ago, where would I give Yizhou to Liu Xuande?" ”

"When Yizhou was dedicated to Liu Xuande, what did Fa Gong think?" Yang Xiu said: "You know, at that time, the lord had already occupied Shouchun, and he was quite famous. ”

"It's not that you haven't been in contact with the lord? Considering that he is the son of the Cao family, what is the difference between dedicating Yizhou to him and dedicating it to Cao Gong? Fa Zheng said: "We were thinking at that time, Liu Xuande has no foundation, and this person has some ability. If Yizhou is dedicated to him, he will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future, and the people who dedicate Yizhou will of course rise to the top. ”

"Fa Gong thought it was good, but unfortunately what happened later disappointed you a little." Yang Xiu said with a smile: "It has been many years since the matter was brought up, and the lord has not mentioned it, and the lord of law should not mention it again in the future." ”

"Thank you Dezu for the reminder." Fa Zheng nodded.

As he walked, he saw countless small black dots on the river in the distance.

Raising his hand and pointing at those black dots, Fa Zheng asked, "Dezu see if those are warships?" ”

Because the distance was too far to see what it was, Yang Xiu replied: "I can't see it really, so it's better to send a scout over to investigate......

Just as they were about to send a scout to investigate, a fast horse appeared in their sight.

The knight galloped closer and closer.

Seeing that he was approaching, the knight reined in his horse and shouted, "It's the Fagong who is coming?" ”

A guard walked out behind Fa Zheng, and the guard opened his voice and responded: "We are under the command of Fa Gong, who are you?" ”

"I am under the command of General Zhang, the governor of the navy." The knight replied, "I heard that a large army is coming here, so I came to check it out." Since it's the Fa Gong, I'll go back and report to General Zhang first! ”

The knight turned around and left.

Fa Zheng asked Yang Xiu, "Who is General Zhang he is talking about?" ”

"At the beginning, the lord broke through Jingzhou and divided the naval army into two groups." Yang Xiu replied: "One of them went to Huaishui and the Yellow River, and the governor was Cai Mao of Jingzhou. while the other group stayed in the Yangtze River, and the governor was Zhang Yun. From what the person said just now, it should be Zhang Yun! ”

Zhang Yun was the governor of the Southern Navy under Cao Shuo, and he personally led his troops to come, which shows how strong Cao Shuo's dedication to breaking through Yizhou was.

Fa Zheng's face became solemn.

The more Cao Shuo cared about breaking Yizhou, the greater the responsibility he shouldered.

"It seems that in the crusade against Rongcheng, we can only win and not lose." Fa Zheng said to Yang Xiu and the others: "Let's go, join up with the naval army earlier, and make a plan to break the enemy army." ”

Zhang Yun led the naval army to the mouth of the Sanjiang River and stationed on the north bank.

The Yizhou army on the south bank arranged hidden stakes and wooden thorns along the coast.

Rows of wooden thorns pointed straight to the north bank, and on the north bank of the river, hundreds of warships were docked.

The warships under Cao Shuo's command have all undergone special modifications.

The outside of the warship is covered with copper skin, and even if it is bombarded with catapults, it will not be able to smash a pit for a while.

Standing on the flagship, looking at the fortifications on the opposite bank, the corner of Zhang Yun's mouth pulled up a smile: "Zhuge Liang is really capable, putting up such a position on the shore, our warships really can't get close to the shore." ”

"Governor." The partial general next to him said: "The exterior of our warship is covered with copper, even if it hits hard, it shouldn't be good." ”

"That is to say, but the copper-clad ones are not as sharp as others' after all." Zhang Yun said: "It's like a shield being pierced by a spear and failing to pierce it, it can only be said that it is not strong enough." As long as the strength is enough, no matter how hard the shield is, it will be pierced by the spear. ”

The general nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "In that case, how can we get the warship to dock on the opposite side?" ”

"Have you forgotten what's on our ship?" Zhang Yun muttered at the wooden boxes piled up on the deck.

The general slapped his forehead: "How did I forget this thing?" ”

"It is said that the lord made these in Penglai, and they have never been used on the battlefield." Zhang Yun said: "In this crusade against Yizhou, we have to take them out and use them first." ”

"Whatever the weapon of the Lord makes, he will be invincible." The partial general said: "Zhuge Liang dares to be the enemy of the lord, I think he has a hard time this time." ”

"There's no war yet, so no one can say what it is." Zhang Yun said: "The order sent to me by the lord requires me to obey the orders of Fazheng in everything after I come here, and I must not hesitate. I really don't understand that Fa Zheng was originally an official in Yizhou, and he was not familiar with water warfare. On the contrary, Lu Boyan, who captured Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the beginning and forced Fa Zheng to surrender, is a talent. Moreover, Lu Boyan grew up in Jiangdong and also served as an official in Jiangdong. He clearly understands the things on the river more clearly than the Fa Zheng. Why doesn't the lord use Lu Boyan, but use the Fa Zheng? ”

Zhang Yun's doubts, of course, can't be explained.

Standing beside him, the general was also at a loss.

After a while, he cautiously asked Zhang Yun: "What does the general mean ......?"

"I didn't mean anything!" Zhang Yun interrupted him: "The lord wants me to do this, there must be a reason for him, is it possible that I still have to question the lord?" ”

"What the general said is ......," the general smiled with some embarrassment.

While the two were talking, a soldier ran onto the deck: "General Qiyu, the Fa Gong is leading the army here, and it is only two miles away from here." 2k reading network