You must know that the Jingzhou army wore a pair of pants with Xiao Yuan Sangong to fight against the Xuzhou army, and because of this, Xiao Yuan Sangong regarded Yuzhang as a big rear, and also transferred a large number of Yuzhang water and land troops to Danyang to fight for control of Jiangdong land with Liu Xuanjun, but now the Jiangxia Navy Division of the Jingzhou Army suddenly wore a pair of pants with Deputy Director Tao, and the Yangtze River moat not only could no longer stop Deputy Director Tao's tiger and wolf division, Xiao Yuan Sangong's weak rear hinterland was also completely exposed in front of Deputy Director Tao's blade.

The price of insufficient preparation during the college entrance examination is to retake the exam, the price of insufficient preparation during cheating is to be caught and annihilated in bed, and the price of insufficient preparation when the two armies are engaged can only be blood, after Deputy Director Tao gave an order, five thousand Xuzhou soldiers all boarded the Jiangxia ferry, and hundreds of Jiangxia warships armed to the teeth opened the way, surrounded by the troop carriers full of Xuzhou soldiers and set sail, taking advantage of the smooth wind and water, the mighty and mighty slaughter came to the Chaisang ferry, and the Chaisang guard general Song Qian knew that the army was inferior to the Xuzhou army in land warfare and foot warfare, Only on the surface of the water did the self-army have a certain advantage, so they mustered up the courage and led only more than 40 large and small warships on the Chaisang wharf to go out of the port to meet the battle, and engaged the Jiangxia Navy Division on the surface of the Yangtze River.

The reason why Song Qian dared to summon up the courage to attack the strong with the weak was of course to bet that the Jingzhou Navy Division would not work hard for Xuzhou, and he might not be able to protect the Xuzhou troop transport ships that were almost powerless on the water during the battle, but it was a pity that poor General Song Qian won the lottery this time - the number was from the previous period. Because this time, it was not only Liu Qi and Liu Dagongzi, who personally led the Jiangxia Navy Division to protect the Xuzhou army to cross the river, but also a newly promoted general surnamed Gan Xiao, who was not allowed to be reused during the Huangzu period, as a striker.

In order to repay the kindness of Liu Qi's son, this Gan surnamed Xiao will put the relatively safe building ship and the giant ship does not take it, but on a lightweight, flexible and easy to melee warship, leading the fleet to take the lead, at the beginning of the war, the first rushed into the Chaisang Sailor fleet, and was not afraid of the arrow stone and rushed straight to the flagship of the Chaisang Sailor Commander on which Song Qian was riding, and he was seriously ill-prepared and never dreamed that the Jiangxia Sailor would be caught off guard by the Chaisang Sailor who was so desperate for the Xuzhou army, and was immediately rushed by the Jiangxia Sailor fleet. Liu Qi also took the opportunity to wave the division, the warship building ship fired thousands of arrows, the Chaisang army was in the arrow fell into the water countless, the small boat stern was lined up to impact and interspersed, and constantly went deep into the interior of the Chaisang Sailor fleet to fight with the enemy's small boat, with the large warship to continue to cut and surround the enemy's big ship, and then threw out countless hooks to resist the flying rope to hook the enemy ship, flew on and killed people to seize the ship, the fight was impressive, and also fought with the Chaisang Sailor Division.

Deputy Director Tao and Jia Lao Poison didn't know the surname Shui, and they didn't know much about water warfare, so they didn't go to the warship to embarrass and behave, they just watched the battle from a hill on the north shore. Seeing that the Jiangxia Sailor was fighting so hard, and did not give the Chaisang Sailor any chance to get close to the troop transport ships of the own army, Deputy Director Tao couldn't help but smile happily and said: "I didn't expect that this student of Yang Hongshou was so affectionate and righteous, and he could do his best for us so dedicatedly. ”

"Thanks to the Lord's ability to know people, Mr. Zhongming is used in the right place, otherwise, our army will not only bury talents, but also bring disaster upon itself." Jia Lao Poison smiled and flattered, and said: "I don't understand water warfare, but now I have seen the water battle between Jiangxia Sailor and Chaisang Sailor with my own eyes, and I finally understand why the lord chose Chaisang as a breakthrough, and the benefits of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River are too important." Liu Qi's fleet was able to get mixed up with the enemy's fleet so easily, and give full play to the overwhelming advantage of many ships and soldiers, completely relying on the speed advantage of the wind and water, if Liu Qi's fleet was fighting against the current, this water battle might not be so easy to fight. ”

Deputy Director Tao observed the water battle battlefield with a primitive telescope, and said casually: "I chose Chaisang as the Yangtze River breakthrough of our army, and seizing the advantage of the upstream is only one of the reasons, in addition, there are two more important reasons, which prompted me to give up the mouth of the water and the Niuzhu and choose this Chaisang." ”

Although Liu Qi Shui Shi was personally borrowed by Jia Lao Poison, because of the urgency of time, Deputy Director Tao did not explain in detail to Jia Lao Poison the reason and purpose of choosing Chaisang when he set off. ”

"The first reason, of course, is Poyang Lake." Deputy Director Tao replied: "Zijing once told me that in the controlled territory of our army in Huainan, there are two places suitable for training and forming sailors, one is Chaohu Lake, and the other is Poyang Lake. ”

"It's a pity that when our army began to form the Huainan Water Division, our army only controlled part of Poyang Lake in reputation, and Poyang Lake was actually controlled by Yuzhang Taishou Zhoushu, who was subordinated to Yuan Shu's husband, if our army formed a water division in Poyang Lake, it might be killed by Yuan Shujun's water division at any time, so there was no way, our army could only retreat and form a water division in the safer Chaohu Lake."

Speaking of this, Deputy Director Tao smiled and added: "But the situation is different now, Zhou Shu's husband died of illness, Yuzhang was in civil strife, and Yuan Shu transferred most of the Yuzhang Water Division to the downstream to help in the war, not only to guard against our army's Chaohu Water Division, but also to maintain his overwhelming surname advantage over Liu Xiang's Water Division. The opportunity is so good, our army's naval division has begun to take shape, and with Liu Qi's naval division as a firm ally, if we don't seize the opportunity to take control of Poyang Lake, we will be too sorry for the old folks around Poyang Lake. ”

"I see." Jia Lao Poison nodded, and said quite happily: "Thanks to Mr. Zhongming for instigating Liu Qi to take over the Jiangxia Naval Division, and thanks to Zhang Xian's Changsha Rebellion and Cao Mengde's invasion of Jingzhou, Liu Jingsheng has no time to look outside, otherwise, this Poyang Lake will fall into Liu Biao's hands." ”

"It's not that easy." Deputy Director Tao rarely disagreed with Jia Lao Poison once, and said: "In my opinion, if it weren't for knowing that Liu Biao had no time to look outside and didn't dare to make a strong enemy, Yuan Shupifu might not dare to transfer the Southern Henan Water Division, and our army would not have such a good opportunity to smuggle Chaisang." ”

Jia Lao Poison nodded slowly again, agreeing with Deputy Director Tao's analysis, and then Jia Lao Poison asked Deputy Director Tao about the last important reason why Deputy Director Tao chose Chai Sang as the breakthrough, but Deputy Director Tao asked rhetorically: "Mr. Wenhe, do you still remember the passage that I asked Mr. Zibu to repeat that night in Chaohu?" ”

"Yes." Jia Lao Poison was quite impressed by this incident, and recounted: "Mr. Zibu said at the time that Chungu has always been on the line of the Yangtze River estuary, which is the most densely populated and urban area in Jiangdong, and it is also the essence of Jiangdong that Yuan Shu and Liu Miao attach the most importance to. ”

"Yes, it was this passage that reminded me that I should choose to break through the Yangtze River in Chaisang." Deputy Director Tao smiled and said: "Although Mr. Zibu is sometimes very pedantic and too arrogant, but this passage could not be more right, Yuan Shu and Liu Miao have always been fighting endlessly on the line from Spring Valley to the mouth of the Yangtze River, fighting for the essence of this section of land, if our army forcibly inserts a hand into this essence land, it will inevitably attract Yuan Shu and Liu Xuan's full counterattack, and may even force these two horsemen together to join forces to counterattack our army!" ”

"Therefore, it suddenly occurred to me that since our army could not establish a bridgehead for crossing the river on the highly competitive land of Jiangdong, why couldn't our army avoid the fiercely competitive Red Sea and go to the blue ocean to swim in the blue sea, just like the blue ocean tactics in business, and choose the cities on the south bank of the Yangtze River, which is relatively less competitive and less important, as a breakthrough point to establish our bridgehead for crossing the river? Then I suddenly thought of the Poyang Lake that Zijing mentioned earlier, as well as the Liu Qi Sailor that our army could borrow, so I immediately made up my mind to smuggle in Chaisang. ”

"Blue ocean tactics in business? Avoiding the Red Sea and heading to the Blue Ocean? My lord, why don't you understand these terms at all? ”

Jia Lao Poison was a little dumbfounded, and he couldn't understand the business term that Deputy Director Tao had invented in the twenty-first century, and Deputy Director Tao found that he had a future term in his mouth, and when he was embarrassed to cover it up, Zhang Tao, who was standing behind, asked cautiously: "Lord, can the lower official dare to ask a question?" ”

After getting the permission of Deputy Director Tao, Zhang Tao asked cautiously: "Lord, just now the lower official listened to the answer between the lord and the military division, and there is a question I want to ask the lord - since the strength of our army's naval division is still relatively weak, and it is impossible for Liu Qi's naval division to be stationed in Chaisang for a long time, then after the Jiangxia naval division is withdrawn. What should I do if Yuan Shupifu's sailors or army turned around and came back to attack Chaisang? ”

Deputy Director Tao and Jia Lao Poison both laughed, and Zhang Tao, who was humble in his official position, laughed so much that he panicked in his heart, and hurriedly knelt down on his knees and pleaded guilty: "The lower official is guilty, the lower official is confused, and he doesn't know the mystery of the lord and the military advisor. ”

"Lord Zhang, please get up, you are a civilian official who doesn't understand military affairs, I don't blame you." Deputy Director Tao smiled and waved his hand, first let Zhang Tao get up, and then explained casually with a smile: "Lord Zhang, just rest assured, the possibility of Yuan Shupifu's main force returning to the division to fight Chaisang is very small, his main force dares to return to the division from the front line at this time, not only Liu Miao is about to launch a full-scale counterattack, but the main force of our army's naval division can also cross the river at any time and capture the essence of the land he controls in the northeast of Danyang, so Yuan Shupifu only ordered his second-line team in Yuzhang to counterattack Chaisang, maybe he will honestly admit it, and he will not even dare to launch a counterattack on Chaisang." ”

Zhang Tao is indeed lacking in military affairs, Deputy Director Tao has explained it so clearly, Zhang Tao can only nod his head as if he doesn't understand, and he doesn't understand Deputy Director Tao's explanation very well. And listening to Deputy Director Tao mention the main force of the naval division of the army, Jia Lao Poison remembered another important event, and hurriedly asked: "My lord, there is another question, Sun Quan asked our army to surrender on behalf of Sun Ben and Wu Jing, and took the initiative to express his willingness to accept our army to cross the river, is this true or false?" ”

"To be honest, I don't know if it's true or not."

Deputy Director Tao hesitated for a moment before slowly saying what was in his heart, "Judging from the information that our army has, Sun Ben and Wu Jing were indeed used as cannon fodder under the command of Yuan Shupifu, and it is reasonable to want to betray Yuan Shupifu's team, I have tried Sun Quan several times, but I have not found the slightest flaw, so I am still not sure, Sun Ben and Wu Jing's request to surrender is true or false?" ”

After that, Deputy Director Tao hesitated again, and then said: "So for the sake of insurance, I gave Zijing a sealed envelope and ordered Zijing to abandon the operation of the smuggling battle at the last moment, so as not to make a mistake in my judgment and give the enemy a chance to completely annihilate the main force of our army's naval division." ”

"But what if, Sun Ben and Wu Jing are not deceitful ......?" Jia Lao Poison asked hesitantly.

"This time, I hope to be scammed." Deputy Director Tao lowered his head and sighed: "I hope that Sun Quan is lying to me this time, and he wants to lure me into a trap, otherwise, I will be too sorry for Sun Ben and Wu Jing." ”

"I don't have the face to see Xiang'er's poor and cute little girl again." Deputy Director Tao quietly blamed himself in his heart.

"My lord! The handsome banner of the enemy flagship has fallen! Jiangxia Sailor has won! ”

The sudden cheers interrupted Deputy Director Tao's self-blame, Deputy Director Tao hurriedly raised his head and raised the binoculars to look, and saw that the Chaisang Sailor Division had indeed begun to rout, and the handsome flag on the flagship had also been cut down, and the Jingzhou military flag was planted, which means that the flagship has been owned by the Jingzhou Naval Division, and the fully loaded Xuzhou soldier troop carrier is sailing towards the Chaisang Wharf in a big way. That is, how to take Chaisang City and establish a bridgehead for the Xuzhou army south of the Yangtze River - but this difficulty is almost nothing, because most of the small defenders in Chaisang City have been brought to the river by General Song Qian, who does not know whether they are alive or dead, and the defenders in Chaisang City are even more pitiful.

Seeing this scene, Deputy Director Tao decisively put down the primitive telescope and instructed Jia Xu: "Mr. Wenhe, Yuan Fang didn't come with me to Xunyang this time, and the matter of writing and writing will only trouble you." Immediately, in my honor, I sent a letter to Liu Xuan, informing our army of the news of taking Chaisang, and formally inviting Liu Xuan to conclude an alliance with our army, and join hands to attack Yuan Shupifu. ”

After writing the letter according to Deputy Director Tao's requirements, Deputy Director Tao checked that it was correct and signed with a seal, and then Deputy Director Tao handed over the letter to Xu Chu and ordered: "Arrange a manpower, and then let Zhang Xianjun arrange a fast boat for you, and send Niu Zhu to Liu Xuan by water." ”

"My lord, it's not right." Jia Lao Poison hurriedly stopped it and said: "Such a big thing, an official should be arranged to officially visit Liu Xuan with a book, and Niu Zhu is located in Spring Valley, what if this letter is intercepted by Yuan Shushui?" ”

"It's okay, this letter will be delivered by water." Deputy Director Tao smiled, and instructed Jia Lao Poison: "Mr. Wenhe can write another letter to Yuan Shupifu, saying that our army did not capture Chaisang to swallow his land, but only to send troops to Changsha to help Liu Jingsheng exterminate the traitor Zhang Xian, so temporarily borrow the land in the three counties of Chaisang, Liling and Haidu, if he Yuan Shupifu agrees to allow it, then our army will compensate him 30,000 yuan of grain and grass as rent every year." ”

Jia Lao Poison smiled and hurriedly asked, "What if Yuan Shupifu asks about the loan period?" ”

"Three years." Deputy Director Tao replied with a smile: "Within three years, if Zijing can't create a powerful Yangtze River Sailor for me, then he, the Governor of the Sailor, will be in vain." ”

…………………… Okay, now let's take a look at the situation on the side of Xiao Yuan Sangong, and also adjust the time to the night of the twenty-third day of the first month of the third year of Jian'an, when the second watch is approaching, Xiao Yuan Sangong, who has already arranged a net on the water surface of the Yangtze River, decisively ordered to light a fire, inducing the Xuzhou Navy to cross the river to attack, and smiled and climbed the stone mountain next to the shore to look at the heights, ready to enjoy the magnificent scene of the self-army Navy Division annihilating the Xuzhou Navy Division, Yan Xiang, Shu Shao and Sun Quan and others served on the side, all of them were nervous and excited, looking forward to the Xuzhou Navy crossing the river to die.

Everyone knows the result of waiting, the Great New Year was frozen on the cold mountain and was about to catch a cold, but the Xuzhou Sailor was never seen, and the breathless little Yuan Sangong sent a small boat to the north to investigate, but the result of the scout ship return made the little Yuan Sangong and others completely dumbfounded - the Xuzhou Sailor did leave the port overnight, but not only did he not take the next step south, but he also retreated to the narrow section of Xushui overnight and lined up to defend the palace!

"What the hell is going on?"

After jumping up and kicking over the brazier in front of him, Xiao Yuan Sangong turned his angry gaze to Sun Quan, the new favorite minister, and at this moment, of course, Sun Quan's face was as white as earth, and his whole body trembled in cold sweat for a long time, Sun Quan finally came up with an excuse, and knelt down on his knees and said: "Lord, it should be that the trap of our army was discovered, and the pottery thief retreated overnight, and the subordinates dared to take the head guarantee, and it was definitely not a problem under the subordinates, otherwise, with the pottery thief's annihilation and viciousness, it must have been calculated at this moment, In turn, ambushed our army. ”

"Lord, Sun Quan is reasonable." Yan Xiang also persuaded: "If it is true that Sun Quan exposed a flaw in the fraudulent surrender, or dared to collude with the pottery thief to leak secrets, then the pottery thief must have planned and ambushed our army in turn, but at the moment the pottery thief is just retreating, it is obvious that he has just noticed the trap of our army, and he has not been able to arrange a countermeasure against our army, so he is forced to retreat." ”

With a "bang", Xiao Yuan Sangong kicked over a brazier again, and roared hysterically: "Check! Check it out for Lone right away! Find out who leaked the news! Lonely for his head! Lonely to the head of the whole family!! ”

"No, no." Sun Quan accompanied everyone to sing a promise, and rejoiced in his heart: "Fortunately, the pottery thief didn't plan it, otherwise, I would have died ......." ”

Thinking about this, Sun Quan suddenly got wet between his thighs, a hot stream gushed out from between his legs, and his crotch suddenly became wet, because Sun Quan suddenly thought of an important question, "Even if the pottery thief didn't plan it, but the pottery thief still saw through my deception?" I almost killed the pottery thief's Chaohu water division, how could the pottery thief let me go? Send his fine eyeliner to investigate a little, won't I be exposed immediately if I do those things? ”

"When the time comes, the pottery thief will announce what I have done in Hefei to the public, not to mention that Yuan Shupifu will definitely want my head, and my uncle and cousin will not let me go!" Thinking of this, Sun Quan was no longer as pale as earth, but completely colorless............ Note: The official name of Poyang Lake in the Eastern Han Dynasty was Peng Lize, so the modern name of Poyang Lake was used for the convenience of friends. Chaisang is now Jiujiang City, Xunyang City is located in the southwest of Huangmei, Hubei, and the city has disappeared in historical changes.

(To be continued)