The surging river flows to the east unchanged through the ages, silently moistening the earth. The cool river breeze blew through the naval army, and the flags of the warships fluttered in the wind, grinning. Soldiers in bright armor stood atop the warship, their eyes solemn, constantly alert for a possible attack.

Wang Xu took Xu Shu, Zhao Yu and the civilian and military generals who accompanied the army, and slowly inspected the naval army village, checking for possible omissions. Whenever they walked by, the soldiers on duty all held their heads high, more energetic than usual.

"Song Qian, in the past two years, it has been really hard for you and Jia Hua to take on the heavy responsibility of forming a naval army in Baqiu!" Wang Xu smiled slightly.

Song Qian felt a warmth in his heart and shook his head firmly. "My lord, this is a matter of the end."

"Huh!" Wang Xu didn't reply positively, smiled, and said: "You and Jia Hua have contributed a lot to the naval army that can reach the current combat strength, but you and Jia Hua will mainly improve yourself in the future, don't be proud, not only surpass Liu Biao, not only can cross the Yangtze River, but also form an invincible water division to crisscross all the waters in the world." ”

"The last general will live up to the expectations of the lord!" Song Qian replied firmly.

"Hmm!"

Nodding, Wang Xu didn't speak again, and slowly led everyone up the last staircase to the female wall at the top of the boat. This is the largest building ship in the army, and it is also one of the two flagships, with a total of four floors, nearly 30 meters high, and you can faintly see the Liu Biaojun Water Village on the other side of the river.

At such a height, the river wind is also very strong, and the cloaks of the generals are all flying and fluttering, don't add a heroic posture.

After watching quietly for a long time, Wang Xu took a deep breath of slightly moist air, pointed to Liu Biao Shuizhai opposite, and said, "Song Qian, what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of our water army and Liu Biao water army?" ”

"Hmm......" Song Qian hesitated and thought for a moment before he slowly spoke: "Back to the lord, Liu Biao formed a naval army earlier, and he has always controlled the Yangtze River, and the soldiers are more experienced. And the enemy general Cai Mao is very good at water warfare. They are very familiar with the current, the direction of the wind, the performance of the warship, and so on. Know the nitty-gritty. Moreover, the Cai family's method of water warfare is the crystallization of the practice of several generations, and we are slightly inferior to each other in these aspects! ”

"And what about our strengths?"

"The advantage is technology and fighting spirit!" Song Qian didn't hesitate this time, and said directly: "Due to the power improvement and construction concept proposed by the lord, coupled with the strong support for the research of craftsmen, the performance of our warships is more than one step higher than that of the enemy, under the same circumstances." Excluding other factors, one of our building ships can reach the opponent's one plus one-third of the combat effectiveness. And the fighting spirit of the soldiers, we also have a great advantage. His subordinates had gone to investigate in person by small boat, but the spirit of the enemy soldiers was far inferior to that of our army, and their morale was not high. ”

Hear the words. Wang Xu smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Then all together, who can win in a head-on water battle between our two sides?" ”

"It's hard to say!" Song Qian frowned. "But judging from the observation of the last general, it should be just the same, and the opponent's advantage makes up for the disadvantage, so it should be equal! It's just that we only have 20,000 sailors, and our strength is weaker than that of the other side, so it is not appropriate to face the enemy head-on. ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded.

Actually, I listened to so much. He already has a bottom in his heart. It's already very good that the water army can have such a Cheng dù. After all, Song Qian and Jia Hua are also chasing ducks to the shelves, and in just two years, they can compete with the experienced Cai Mao and others. It's been very good.

After pondering for a moment, he said lightly: "Fengxiao, do you have a way to avoid the frontal water battle and take Yi County?" I mean, don't wait too long. ”

Guo Jia, who was following behind Wang Xu, looked sideways at his face, shook his head and said: "Not yet, Liu Biaojun's deployment this time is extremely rigorous, and he just wants to block us south of the Yangtze River. If General Xu Sheng's destruction behind enemy lines was completely successful after more than ten days, and General Gao Shun could successfully attack Jiangling, it would be possible! Otherwise, we can only continue to drag on according to the initial strategy. ”

After speaking, he turned his head suspiciously and glanced at Chen Dengdong and the others, and couldn't help but wonder: "Lord, do you want to change your plan?" ”

"It's not that I want to change plans." Wang Xu shook his head, let the river breeze blow the hair on his forehead, and stood quietly for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Thinking about it for the past two days, I always feel that something is wrong with Liu Biao's actions. ”

"Oh?" At this time, everyone was a little surprised, looking at each other, not knowing what Wang Xu was worried about.

Wang Xu didn't stop, frowned and continued: "Think about it, there is no shortage of capable people in Jingbei, and in the current situation, it is impossible not to see our plan at all, but they are not in a hurry, and they don't seem to have the intention of changing the status quo." Especially when Xu Sheng was tossing so much behind enemy lines, his army still didn't make any moves, don't you think it's strange? ”

"This ......"

Everyone glanced at each other, and Zhao Yun couldn't help but stand up and say, "Lord, maybe the current situation makes the other party have nothing to do?" ”

"Zilong!" Wang Xu finally withdrew his gaze from afar and turned his head to look at Zhao Yun. "What would you do if it were you and you put yourself in the other person's shoes? Will you really wait because you have nothing to do? ”

"No!" Zhao Yun instantly understood.

That's right, so they must have some other purpose in waiting. And as far as the current situation is concerned, excluding the impossible, the final conclusion, no matter how incredible, must be the truth. ”

These words made everyone silent, and after a long time, many of them had bright eyes, and Guo Jia was even more surprised and said: "The lord means to make ......."

"Not bad!" Without waiting for Guo Jia to finish speaking, Wang Xu nodded affirmatively. "Liu Yan and Liu Xuan both have very clear reasons, the current shape, Liu Biao itself is unlikely to rise too much storm, so his abnormal behavior, the barrier is very likely to be Jiaozhou."

"Kejiaozhou is loose, weak, and has the Baiyue barbarians, mainly from South Vietnam, how dare they invade lightly?" Zhang Liao couldn't help but interject.

"Wen Yuan, there is nothing impossible, as long as the timing is right, you can catch us off guard."

"My lord's words are good!" Guo Jia also reacted at this time, frowned and said: "When the time is ripe, it is not impossible to suddenly send troops to attack my rear and fight quickly." Although Jiaozhou is loose, there is still a strong family after all. Although they have no intention of getting involved in disputes in the world, as long as Liu Biao gives enough benefits, it may not be impossible to impress them, and even attachment is possible. ”

"The words of the military advisor, can you refer to the Jiaozhou scholar?" Chen Deng said as a result.

"Hmm!" Guo Jia nodded. "Shixie is famous, the family history is long, rarely travel to Luoyang, worship Yingchuan famous Liu Ziqi as a teacher, and later was promoted filial piety, make up Shang Shulang, and then dismissed for some reason. But soon after his father's death, he was recommended as Maocai again and was appointed as the Taishou of the address. Since Jiaozhou assassinated Shi Zhu Fu by the barbarians, Shi Xie promoted his three younger brothers, Shi Yi and Shi Huang You, and Shi Wu were the Taishou of the three counties of Hepu, Jiuzhen and Nanhai respectively. Of the seven counties in Jiaozhou, his brothers took over the fourth, and his reputation in Jiaozhou was incomparable. ”

"Even the current Jiaozhou assassin Zhang Jin is not capable of governing at all, and is forced to move the state from Jiaozhi County to Yulin County in order to survive. As for Cangwu Taishou Shiheng, although he did not obey the orders of the Shi family, he maintained a good relationship. Therefore, after excluding the Rinan County, which is far away at the end of the south and does not work at all, the land of the six counties can actually be impressed. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Zhi couldn't help but roll his eyes, and couldn't help but interject: "Boss, otherwise we will also send Shi Chen to persuade and give some benefits, so that they don't help Liu Biao." ”

Wang Xuwan smiled and scolded: "You are smart, but if it is really as we guessed, then the limit of what I can bear is not beyond Liu Biao at all." ”

"Huh? Why? Could it be that Liu Biao is so rich? Zhou Zhi was puzzled.

"Huh!" Hearing this, Guo Jia smiled politely and couldn't help but explain. "General Zhou, Liu Biao can promise that after he occupies Jingzhou, he will never be an enemy of Jiaozhou, and even make some more detailed promises. But is it okay for the lord? Different aspirations naturally cannot be generalized. ”

"However, you can also promise privately first, and ...... in the future" Zhou Zhi didn't continue, and the thief laughed.

Wang Xu smiled, but did not speak. Instead, Guo Jia hurriedly replied: "General Zhou, they won't be so careless." It will inevitably require the lord to make it public and make a commitment to the whole world. When the time comes, if it is violated, it will inevitably lose its trust to the people of the world. We can wait for this, but only the lord can't, otherwise how can the world be convinced. But if it is cashed, won't Jiaozhou never be settled? ”

"That's ......" Zhou Zhi scratched his head in annoyance, and said helplessly: "Then what should I do?" ”

"What else can I do? To meet the enemy, of course! Wang Xu finally took over lightly. At present, we have an absolute advantage in diplomacy, and we also have an advantage in strength, no matter what, we must also win Liu Biao. If the Shi family is cowering in Jiaozhou, it may be difficult to conquer, but if they come out, it will not be difficult to break through. ”

"That's why I asked Feng Xiao if there was a way to cross the river quickly, as long as he could quickly cross the river and gain a foothold, then he could open up the situation and divide his troops to the south. Gather the 20,000 people left behind by my second brother Wang Fei to curb the danger, and Jiaozhou naturally does not dare to act rashly! ”

Zhou Zhi sighed and complained: "It's hard to think about it!" That Liu Biao was like a turtle, shrinking his head and refusing to come out, and we couldn't crack open the turtle shell for a while. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was a little depressed. However, Zhang Liao was suddenly stunned, and then chattered to himself: "Turtle shell, turtle shell ......"

His unusual behavior immediately attracted Wang Xu's attention, and he said curiously: "Wen Yuan, could it be that you have come up with some solution?" ”

"No, not for the time being, I just feel a little bit in my head, but I can't catch it yet, I hope my lord, give me a little time." Zhang Liao hesitated.

Wang Xu glanced at Zhang Liao deeply and nodded: "Okay, whether Xu Sheng succeeds or not, before Gao Shun sends troops, you still have ten days to think about!" (To be continued.) )