Soon after the Beiying Mutiny, Liu Qi took the initiative to give up most of the military power and gave up the direct command of about 7,000 soldiers and horses under his command, which means that Liu Qi, who originally accounted for the majority of the troops, can now directly command less than 3,000 troops.

Under the remote command of Liu Bei, who was in Fankou, Xu Shu took the opportunity to propose to Liu Qi to adjust the defense of Xiakou, and took over the gates of Xiakou with 4,000 Liu Bei's troops led by Zhao Yuntong, the general of Yamen, and transferred Liu Qi's 2,000 soldiers and horses to the south of Xiakou City in the name of guarding against Eastern Wu.

Liu Qi was originally wary of Eastern Wu, and now Xu Shu proposed to change the guard for such a reason, which met his appetite, so, after some transfers, there were less than 1,000 descendants of Liu Qi in Xiakou City, which means that the actual control of Xiakou City has been in Liu Bei's hands.

The time entered September, and Xiakou City, which had been quiet for less than a month, was once again shocked by an astonishing news:

At the end of August of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Yingqin led an army of 400,000 West Road and 1,000 warships, starting from Jiangling, marching east along the river, and killing Xiakou in a mighty way. At the same time, Cao Ren's command, known as 300,000 Northern Route Army, with more than 500 warships, started from Xiangyang, an important town in the upper reaches of the Han River, and marched south along the river. The two Cao armies formed a flanking attack on Xiakou.

It was only a matter of time before Cao Ying launched an attack on Xiakou, which the Jiangxia soldiers had already been mentally prepared for, but what people did not expect was that Cao Ying forced Liu Cong to surrender in mid-July, occupied Jiangling in early August, and quickly killed Jiangxia after less than a month of rest, which was much earlier than most people expected.

On the day they received the information that Cao Jun was sending troops, Guan Yu and Xu Shu immediately sent someone to report to Liu Bei, who was in Fankou, and asked him to urge Zhuge Liang, who was going to Chaisang, as soon as possible, to persuade Wu Jun to send troops to support Jiangxia as soon as possible.

At the same time, Guan Yu led more than 10,000 naval troops to penetrate deep into the Han River, and put the predetermined defensive line in place in the upper reaches of Xiakou, preparing to resist the attack of the Cao army from the north road from Xiangyang. If the reinforcements of Eastern Wu could not arrive in time, he could only rely on more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to resist the attack of the main force of Cao's army on the west road.

In the autumn wind, the whole Xiakou was shrouded in the clouds of the impending war, both soldiers and civilians, they were all worried, after all, the powerful Cao army was fierce, even the strongest soldiers, facing an enemy with a huge disparity in strength, their confidence had to be shaken at this moment.

It will be late, half of the wall is lying lazily between the sky and the water, the sparkling river is covered with a layer of golden tulle, and the river water rhythmically beats the rocks on the trestle.

Whenever it fell, Liu Feng would stand on the trestle bridge, looking at the direction of the Yangtze River to the east, where the Eastern Wu was located, and most of the people, Liu Feng was looking forward to the appearance of the Wu army.

Although Liu Feng knew that his changes to history seemed to be very slight, he was not sure how far-reaching the chain effect of his little butterfly could be with a wave of its wings. That's why he was worried that if the Battle of Chibi didn't go as he expected, he really didn't know if he would be able to survive the catastrophe in front of him.

There was the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and when he looked back, Xu Shu was riding a horse.

The face with distinct facial features and dignified face was also a little more tired at the moment, and the inner side of the sunken eye socket was dyed with a faint layer of blue and black.

"Mr. Yuanzhi, you are not in the camp thinking about how to deal with the enemy, how can you also come to the river to enjoy the fall." Liu Fengxiao asked.

Xu Shu turned over and dismounted, walked to the edge of the trestle, and laughed at himself: "I am so dizzy that I can't do it, come to the riverside to take a breath, and by the way, I will see if the soldiers and horses of Dongwu have arrived like you." ”

Liu Feng shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed again, and you haven't even seen half of the sail shadow." ”

There was a bit of anxiety in his sunken eyes, and Xu Shu took a deep breath: "With Kong Ming's eloquence, it is impossible to say that Sun Quan is not moved, why is there no shadow of Wu Jun until now, and the form will become less and less optimistic if it goes on like this." ”

Liu Feng heard something from Xu Shu's words, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Yuanzhi, is there any bad information again?" ”

Xu Shu nodded helplessly: "The latest information I just received, the precursor of Cao Ying's water army has passed Baqiu. ”

"So fast!" Liu Feng was a little surprised.

The Yangtze River divides Jingzhou into two, and Xiangshui divides the four counties of Jingnan into two, and Xiangshui connects with the Yangtze River through Dongting Lake.

Cao's fleet had already passed Baqiu, which meant that it would enter the confines of Jiangxia County in less than two days

"It's strange if it's unhappy, Cao Ying dreamed of killing the lord, I guess he occupied Jiangling for less than a month and sent troops eastward, most likely because he was afraid that the lord and Dongwu would join forces, so he wanted to kill the lord before Dongwu sent troops."

"Rushing to send troops without attaching the people's hearts is a taboo for soldiers, it seems that Cao Ying is too proud this time."

Liu Feng's muttering made Xu Shu look surprised, obviously Liu Feng's sentence "people's hearts are not attached" made Xu Shu feel a little surprised, how could he have such a broad vision of things at the age of sixteen, how could he not attract Xu Shu's attention.

Sensing Xu Shu's strange eyes, Liu Wei was unconscious, and muttered again: "But Cao Thief has 800,000 soldiers and horses, and pride also has capital, 800,000 people, one person can drown us with a spit." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shu's surprised expression disappeared, and he couldn't help laughing.

Of course, Liu Feng knew what he was laughing at, and what he wanted was this effect, but he pretended to be at a loss: "Mr. Yuanzhi, what are you laughing at, am I not worried about?" ”

"The eldest prince said at the beginning that Cao Ying's hearts are not attached, and I agree with this. However, the eldest prince is worried about Cao Ying's 800,000 army, which is probably too much. Xu Shu stroked his light beard, looking scheming.

Liu Feng became more and more confused: "What's wrong with the 800,000 army, don't everyone say that." ”

Xu Shu said with a smile: "Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the warlords have been fighting for more than ten years, and there have been countless deaths and injuries in the world. If the Cao thief pulls all the young men to be soldiers at once, we don't have to fight him, and those 800,000 mouths alone are enough to eat the Cao thief to death. ”