In mid-August of the eighth year of Jian'an, the troops assembled by Sun and Wu finally set sail offshore and began to march to Jiangxia on Liu Biao's side.

Lu Ren didn't want his little broken ships to run into Sun Quan's fleet on the river, so as not to cause some unnecessary trouble, and second, he had to put some finishing touches on the incident between him and Zhou Yu, so Lu Ren chose to stay here for a while longer.

On the other hand, Cai Yan was four months pregnant at this time, and Lu Ren knew that his so-called "immortal master" actually didn't have much to say, and he only knew a little about this matter, so he had to find a professional doctor to help Cai Yan take a look, at least he had to help Cai Yan have a safe pregnancy.

However, at this time, Lu Ren did not forget to use the communicator to contact Zhang Fang. According to Zhang Fang's report, when Lu Ren used the anti-gravity glider to report to Liu Biao, Liu Biao didn't pay attention to it at all. Later, Liu Qi came out to ask Liu Biao for his life, and Zhang Fang went to Liu Bei to talk to Liu Bei, so Liu Qi and Liu Bei discussed in secret, and finally Liu Qi asked for 5,000 people from Liu Biao on the grounds that he was sweeping the bandits, and Liu Bei brought Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and more than 1,000 soldiers and horses on the grounds of helping his eldest nephew, and the two gangs of soldiers were stationed in Xiakou, west of Jiangxia.

After getting such news, Lu Ren's heart was a little settled. For the war on the other side of Jiangxia, Lu Ren didn't have anything to worry about, and even if Lu Ren wanted to intervene, this hand was not something that Lu Ren could intervene in now.

In general, Sun Quan's side must have to retreat after half of the battle. Lu Ren told Zhou Yu at that time that he had some business dealings with the Shanyue tribe, which was really not a lie to Zhou Yu, because some of the things produced in the Shanyue area were the goods that Lu Ren's Yizhou town was currently in need, so Lu Ren had a certain understanding of the trends of Shanyue through the exchanges of these traders. And the Shanyue tribe is a little nervous about Sun Quan, and Lu Ren can also understand it in time, and he doesn't completely rely on those historical materials. Blindly relying on books will end up with a lot of losses, Lu Ren knows very well in his heart.

As for Jiangxia's side. Lu Ren vaguely felt that Huang Zu might be dead. First of all, from the books, Huang Zu was originally saved by Gan Ning at this time, but now Gan Ning was hooked to Yizhou by himself...... By the way, half of Mi Zhen's fleet departed in mid-July and arrived in Haichang in early August.

How long will it take to hand over the 10,000 hus of grain to Lu Xun in Haichang? Originally, according to Lu Ren's idea, Mi Zhen, you will leave quickly after throwing the food to Lu Xun, but Mi Zhen's brain is smart and bold. Seeing that the fleet had vacated a lot of space after throwing down 10,000 Hu of grain, and there were still 10,000 Hu of grain in the fleet, Mi Zhen simply gritted her teeth and ordered the fleet to move slowly along the river bank. However, whenever they saw the fleeing homeless people, they were sheltered as much as possible, and even coaxed and deceived these homeless people onto the boat.

But then again, in those times, how could these fleeing refugees worry too much about food in order to have something to eat? So when Mi Zhen's fleet was about to leave the river and enter the sea, nearly a thousand displaced people were crammed into the fleet...... The flood in Haichang is not the only one that has been affected by the disaster, this thing must be a large area. The nearly 1,000 displaced people that Mi Zhen got were really not enough to see compared with the total number of displaced people who fled at that time. In addition, Mi Zhen's fleet has food in it, so it is not too simple to seduce the displaced people on board.

But it is precisely because of this. Mi Zhen's fleet was a bit slower. Originally, starting from Chaisang, it was generally about half a month's voyage to arrive in Yizhou City, and it was about 20 days at most. However, due to Mi Zhen's actions, the fleet did not arrive in the small city of Yizhou until Lu Ren's end of the tail sweeping work.

But no matter what. Gan Ning, the key person who could save Huang Zu, did not stay by Huang Zu's side at this time.

Secondly, Huang Zu is also old and confused. Historical materials say that Huang Zu was already getting older and more greedy at this time, and he was insatiable, and he didn't even pay much attention to Jiangxia's armament and defense, and only cared about putting money in his pocket. In this regard, Lu Ren specially went to Jiangxia to see it when he set out on this voyage. I found that the historical records are really correct. The warships in Jiangxia have obvious signs of aging, but there is no corresponding maintenance; The soldiers were lazy and lazy, and at a glance they knew that they were all soldiers who ate mixed food but could not fight. Let's compare the Sun Wu sailors that Lu Ren saw here in Poyang Lake...... Huang Zu's troops can only win the battle!

Again, Lu Ren gave Liu Qi a move. And with Liu Qi's situation and his belief in Lu Ren, he will definitely have an attitude towards Huang Zu who will not be saved. To put it mildly, Huang Zu is not dead, how can Liu Qi hide in Jiangxia? As for Liu Bei...... Is this really the kind of gentleman who is completely benevolent? Let's go with the calves! At least between Liu Qi and Huang Zu, the person Liu Bei will help can only be Liu Qi.

It's not interesting to talk too much, just say that the battle of Jiangxia broke out as scheduled, and Huang Zu actually abandoned the city and fled in the battle to defend the city, and died unexpectedly. In other words, the difference between this and the original process is that Sun Quan didn't have time to capture Jiangxia City, but now it has been captured by Sun Quan.

It's just that Sun Quan's ass in Jiangxia hasn't been hot yet, and the Shanyue tribes in various parts of the Jiangdong region have also launched a rebellion as scheduled. Sun Quan had no choice but to loot Jiangxia's warehouse and hurriedly lead the army back to Wu. At this time, let alone defending Jiangxia City, which was finally captured, even the population of the Jiangxia region did not have time to plunder.

Liu Qi and Liu Bei made a timely move at this time, and they took Jiang Xia back without much effort. Then Liu Qi followed the hint given by Lu Ren at that time and asked Liu Biao to guard Jiangxia. Because Cai Mao wanted to leave Liu Qi in Xiangyang, she naturally tried her best to encourage Liu Biao to agree. Of course, because Jiangxia was looted by Sun Quan, and Liu Qi was Liu Biao's own son after all, Liu Biao sent an additional 8,000 people and corresponding supplies to Liu Qi in addition to agreeing. Liu Bei took another handful from Liu Qi at this time, and then returned to Xinye with the men and horses.

Zhang Fang went to see Liu Qi once at this time and received Liu Qi's high hospitality. If you put it back to Lu Ren, it means that Liu Qi is very grateful to Lu Ren. Then Lu Ren thought about it carefully, and asked Zhang Fang to send the Zhen clan to Jiangxia, and as soon as Lu Ren's matter here was completed, he would return to Jiangxia and pick up all the people from the Zhen clan. It is not easy to pass in a short period of time in Xiangyang, but Jiang Xia's words are much more convenient, first, the distance is much closer, and second, with Liu Qi's current attitude towards Lu Ren, he will naturally not embarrass Lu Ren, and will even help Lu Ren take care of the Zhen clan.

After another toss, Lu Ren's fleet finally left Chaisang in early September and went to Jiangxia to pick up people. After careful calculation, Lu Ren arrived in Chaisang in July, and he actually stayed in Chaisang for nearly two months. However, in the past two months, putting aside all kinds of things between Lu Ren and Zhou Yu, the fleet left here in Chaisang has purchased a lot of things that Yizhou needs here.

A few days later, Lu Ren's fleet sailed back to Jiangxia. Because Zhang Fang had asked him to say hello to Liu Qi before, Lu Ren's fleet was also stable on the shore. After all, Jiangxia had just been invaded by Sun Quan not long ago, so he would be very sensitive to the ships coming from Jiangdong. And a fleet like Lu Ren that could dock safely at both ends probably couldn't find a second one at that time. Therefore, it should be said that Lu Ren's two-pleasing strategy this time was relatively successful.

When Lu Ren arrived in Jiangxia, Liu Qi of course had to come to visit Lu Ren as soon as possible. You must know that Liu Qi has no talents around him at this time, and Liu Qi is in a situation where there are both internal and external troubles. The internal worries are, of course, Cai Mao's persecution of Liu Qi, as for the external troubles...... Jiangxia is a bridgehead, and if Sun Quan wants to attack Jingzhou, he must first take Jiangxia. And although Liu Qi is not a very good guy, he still understands these truths. Therefore, at this time, Liu Qi really needs someone who can help him come up with ideas, and who else can be more suitable than Lu Ren at the moment?

Lu Ren came to Jiangxia at this time, and of course he was prepared for this. First of all, in the face of Liu Qi's question about his internal worries, Lu Ren clearly told Liu Qi that since Cai Mao's gang wanted to help Liu Cong take the position, if you Liu Qi stayed in Xiangyang, you could only do nothing, and if you didn't do it, you would have to put your own life into it.

Instead of this, then at this time, you might as well let Liu Qi regard himself as Yuan Tan and Liu Cong as Yuan Shang. Although this is not good, you have to admit that Yuan Tan also had a certain amount of military power in his hands at that time, and it took Yuan Shang a lot of effort to move Yuan Tan. Reflecting on Liu Qi's body, Lu Ren suggested that Liu Qi pretend to be a grandson on the bright side, and if there is no need, don't have any conflict/conflict with Liu Cong, and at the same time, in the name of guarding against Sun Wu, accumulate as much of his own strength as possible...... To put it simply, it is to let Liu Qi make a fortune here in Jiangxia. Only with the corresponding strength in hand, it is possible to do what you want to do when the time comes.

As for Liu Qi's external troubles, Lu Ren told Liu Qi with a smile that Sun Quan's dispatch of troops this time was never wise. Sun Quan's mobilization of a large army to attack Jiangxia this time led to the emptiness of Sun Wu's defenses, which in turn led to the rebellion of the Shanyue tribes. And because this rebellion invaded some hinterlands of Sun Wu's territory to a certain extent, if Sun Quan wants to completely quell it, he may not be able to take it at all in about two years. In addition, after Sun Quan put down the rebellion, he had to restore order and production in these areas, which would take a long time.

All in all, Liu Qi can get about three years of peace in Jiangxia...... Judging from historical data, after Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia in the eighth year of Jian'an and had to withdraw from the army to quell the rebellion, he sent troops to the Shangrao area to quell the rebellion until the tenth year of Jian'an, and then attacked Jiangxia again in the twelfth year of Jian'an. And although Lu Ren's words to Liu Qi are a bit of a script, with Lu Ren's experience for so many years, he also judges that Sun Quan who appears does need such a long time.

Looking back, Liu Qi has these three years to accumulate strength and prepare defense, not to mention that he will really be able to block Sun Quan at that time, but at least he can at least give Liu Qi more capital to save his life. On the other hand, Sun Quan saw that Jiang Xia's defense was no longer as lax as it was during the Huang Zu period, so if he wanted to move Jiang Xia, he would have to weigh it more...... (To be continued.) )

PS: (There is something today, and the time to return home is a little late, so I only have time to code out this update, forgive me!) ）