The warship docked, and Lu Bu and Zhao Yun landed with more than 1,000 Cao troops.

On the riverbank, Lu Bu asked Zhao Yun, "Zilong, if the enemy naval army blocks the riverbank like Zhongda, what should we do?" ”

"Easy to do!" Zhao Yun said: "There are not many people on their ships, so just grab their boats." ”

Lu Bu was stunned: "Aren't we crossing the river and waiting for Zhongda?" ”

"Of course not." Zhao Yun said: "What we want to do is to destroy their water army. ”

As soon as Zhao Yun said this, Lu Bu grinned: "Zhongda's strategy, even I have been concealed. ”

"He just told me about one person." Zhao Yun said: "I also specially ordered to wait until the river is crossed, and then tell General Lu the specific plan." There are more people who know, and it is not good to fight more. ”

"As long as I can defeat the Jiangdong Army, it doesn't matter if I know it in advance." Lu Bu said: "Everything is arranged by Zilong. ”

"Where am I arranged?" Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "Zhong Da, as the main general, isn't it all his arrangement?" ”

"What are you going to do?" Lu Bu asked.

"After the navy sends us across the river, they will go downstream." Zhao Yun said: "Jiangdong transported Zhou Yu's army to the shore, and when he saw our army approaching, he would definitely come to fight. The navy will lead them to the nearby shore, and since it is leaning against the south bank, the Jiangdong navy will not think that we have landed on the shore. As soon as their ships approached, we crept up on them. ”

"Zhongda is going to use the warships of the Jiangdong Navy to transport our soldiers and horses across the river." Lu Bu has led the troops for many years, and he immediately understood what Sima Yi meant.

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "With our little men, it is impossible for us to be the opponent of the enemy army." And the army has to cross the river, and it is impossible to land on our warships. If they take an enemy warship, even if they can't defeat Zhou Yu in one battle, at least they can make them suffer. ”

"Won't Zhongda really want to take Qu A?" Lu Bu asked.

"He really wants to take Qu A down." Zhao Yun said.

"If Childe is here, I'm afraid he may not agree." Lu Bu said: "Qu'a is on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and after our army captures it, not only will it be difficult to allocate troops and horses to defend it, but it will also be difficult to supply the city. ”

"Who's to say it's not." Zhao Yun said: "But Zhongda said that he has a way. ”

"What can he do?" Lu Bu said: "As long as the Jiangdong naval army crosses the river, the defenders in the city will be a dead end. ”

"There are still a lot of Zhong Da methods, and it is also his idea to force Zhou Yu back this time." Zhao Yun was still speaking for Sima Yi.

When it comes to this matter, Lu Bu has nothing to say.

The two of them, with more than 1,000 soldiers, lay dormant near the riverbank.

During this time, they had seen some Jiangdong Army scouts passing by.

Due to the secrecy of the hiding, the Jiangdong Army scouts did not find any trace of them.

After crossing the Yangtze River, Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

He sent many scouts along the coast to inquire if Cao's army had come to the south bank while they were crossing the river or were planning to cross the river elsewhere.

"Gong Jin, what should I do?" After getting off the boat and landing on the land of Jiangdong, Cheng Pu asked Zhou Yu: "We not only failed to capture Guangling on this expedition, but also suffered some losses at the hands of Chen Deng. When you return to Wu County, how do you explain to Bo Fu? ”

"Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, not to mention that we are not defeated." Zhou Yu said: "If you delay in Xuzhou for too long, you will fall into the encirclement of the enemy. Bo Fu knows the battle situation, and he will never blame us. ”

Cheng Pu frowned, still a little uneasy.

"General Cheng doesn't have to think too much." Zhou Yu said: "Although we failed to cross the Yangtze River to capture Guangling this time, when Cao Zirong went to Hebei, there were still many opportunities. ”

"Will he go to Hebei?" Cheng Pu asked.

"Why didn't he go to Hebei?" Zhou Yu said: "The Cao family's military strength is far from the Yuan family, and with Cao Cao alone, the possibility of victory is extremely small. Where does Cao Zirong still have the heart to deal with us? ”

"That's what Gong Jin said." After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Cheng Pu was somewhat relieved.

While the two were talking, a soldier ran up.

When they arrived, the soldier clenched his fists and said, "Qi Yu Military Division, General Cheng." After Cao Jun's water army left, he returned, and the water army asked, can they meet the battle? ”

Before Zhou Yu could speak, Cheng Pu had already ordered: "Then what else is there to ask?" Fight now! ”

The soldier was ordered to leave.

"Why did General Cheng give the order so quickly?" Zhou Yu asked Cheng Pu.

"There are only two possibilities for the enemy navy to come." Cheng Pu said: "One is to attack and harass our army, and the other is to transport the enemy army across the river. Either way, there can be nothing wrong with our army facing it. ”

"Maybe neither." Zhou Yu said.

"What else is possible?" Cheng Pu asked.

"I haven't thought of it yet." Zhou Yu said: "It's better to stay in Qu'a first and see what the enemy army is moving about." ”

"I always feel that it was a mistake to use troops against Xuzhou and Lujiang this time." Cheng Pu said: "Now our army has not gained an inch of land, but it has caused a bloody shame. ”

"It's already this time, and it's too late to say anything." Zhou Yu said: "Jiangdong and the Cao family will also have a battle sooner or later, if you don't start a war now, wait until the future to start a war, maybe Jiangdong has no strength to fight at all." ”

"How is that possible?" Cheng Pu said: "Although Jiangdong is not as good as the Central Plains, it is not inferior to the Cao family in terms of strength. ”

"That's now." Zhou Yu said: "In another ten years, if the Cao family is still there, it will definitely not be the same." ”

"I don't believe that in just ten years, the Cao family can do something." Cheng Pu pouted and shook his head.

"The Cao family can do so much." Zhou Yu said: "Ten years later, if the Cao family is still there, it means that the Yuan family has been defeated, and the entire Central Plains and Hebei belong to them." And our Jiangdong is only sitting south of the Yangtze River, how can we be their opponents? ”

"So Gong Jin knows that this expedition is not a big success, or does he make it all together?" Cheng Pu asked.

Zhou Yu nodded: "Many times we are not 100% sure, so we can only fight." If you lose, it's a big deal to regroup and do it again. If you win, you can look down on the world. ”

When the two were talking, the Jiangdong Navy had already set sail.

They marched along the Yangtze River.

In the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, ten Cao army warships saw the Jiangdong army warships coming, and they did not turn around and left.

Cao Jun's provocation had long angered the Jiangdong naval army.

didn't look at the opposing warship at all, and the Jiangdong Navy chased all the way upstream.

The Jiangdong Navy chased closely, and the Cao Army's warships ran fast.

Swimming against the current, the two sides chased in the Yangtze River.

After all, the warships of the Cao Army were designed by Cao Shuo himself, and their travel speed was superior to that of the warships of the Jiangdong Army.

However, every time they threw the Jiangdong army a little farther away, they would slow down, as if they were teasing each other.

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