Cai took the initiative to mention that the Han army had taken over Jingzhou, Pang Tong pinched his chin with his hand, lowered his head and muttered for a moment before he said to her: "Madam, don't worry, this matter will still be dealt with in a few days!" ”

From Pang Tong's words, Cai felt that he was not in a hurry to receive Jingzhou, and he couldn't help but be more nervous in his heart.

"Prime Minister!" Pang Tong did not express his eagerness to take over Jingzhou, and Cai Mao on the side hurriedly said: "I heard that the Sun clan of Jiangdong has captured Jiangxia, Jiangxia is an important port to Jiangdong, if Jingzhou is unstable and cannot be recaptured, once the army goes south, it will take a lot of time and delay!" Hundreds of thousands of troops, one more day of delay, is to spend more food and grass! ”

Cai Mao's words seemed to be on the key, Pang Tong's face gradually became solemn, first turned his head to look at Cheng Yu, and then at Lu Bu.

Cheng Yu's face also floated with a solemnity, but it was Lu Bu, because Cai Mao said what he was most concerned about, he couldn't hold back anymore, and said to Pang Tong: "Prime Minister, what General Cai said is very true!" We should take over Jingzhou earlier and launch a large army to crusade against Jiangxia......"

"The general has a point!" Nodding, Pang Tong interrupted Lu Bu's words and said to Cai: "Your Majesty's will has been made, and Madame and Liu Cong's dedication to Jingzhou can be described as a meritorious achievement. Canonized the prince as the marquis of obedience, and the wife as the lady of the order, handed over the Jingzhou seal ribbon on the same day, and was escorted to Luoyang by the guards! ”

Pang Tong proposed to ask Liu Cong to hand over the Jingzhou seal, and Cai was relieved, and hurriedly saluted him and said: "When the concubine returns to the Daozhou Pastoral Mansion, she will ask Xiao'er to start this matter!" ”

"There's Mrs. Law!" After giving Cai Shi a salute in return, Pang Tong looked at Cai Mao again and said to him: "Although the imperial army said that it fought in the south and the north, it used to fight in Pingchuan and the mountains and forests, and there has never been a large-scale move to cross the river. The general is a general of Jingzhou, and he knows the Yangtze River well, so he should be handy in training the navy! ”

Holding his hands into fists and maintaining a bowed posture, Cai Mao did not say a word.

Pang Tong mentioned training the navy, and he understood that the reason why the imperial court made him the governor of the navy was nothing more than to ask him to train the navy in preparation for war with the Jiangdong Sun clan.

If he was just made to be the governor of the navy, Cai Mao felt that in that case, he would only be able to lead the navy at most.

Before the start of the war against Jiangdong, the Jingzhou Navy was handed over to him, and once the Navy was prominent in the war, he, the Governor of the Navy, was still expected to continue to excel.

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Cai Mao hurriedly stood up, made a big salute to Pang Tong and said: "Thanks to the love of the prime minister, the end will definitely live up to the mission!" ”

Nodding with a smile on his face, Pang Tong turned his head and said to Lu Bu: "General Lu, I will go with my wife to get the seal, it will take time for the imperial army to go south, and if Jiangxia is lost, the army will have trouble crossing the river in the future." After taking over Jingzhou, we must transfer troops and horses to recapture Jiangxia! ”

When he came to see Pang Tong, Lu Bu proposed to recapture Jiangxia, but Pang Tong was unhurried at that time.

Hearing that Jiangxia would be recaptured after taking over Jingzhou, Lu Bu hurriedly got up and responded.

Pang Tong ordered to take over Jingzhou, Cai Shi breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, saluted him, said goodbye, and walked to the front yard with Cai Mao and Lu Bu.

Looking at Cai's back, it wasn't until she walked out of the back garden that Kuai Yue hugged his fists and said to Pang Tong: "Congratulations to the Prime Minister on taking over Jingzhou!" ”

With a thin smile floating on the corner of his mouth, Pang Tong nodded slowly twice.

Jiangxia was occupied by the Jiangdong Army, and the 30,000 Han troops who came to Jingzhou were categorically unusable.

Only by taking over Jingzhou and using Jingzhou's soldiers and horses to attack Jiangxia is the only feasible way at the moment!

Ling Tong occupied Jiangxia, Pang Tong took over Jingzhou from Liu Cong, and intensively arranged to recapture Jiangxia.

The number of soldiers and horses under Zhou Yu's command is not large, and there are hundreds of people on a building ship, not to mention hundreds of people, and the building ships he can allocate are only two or three.

The total number of small boats is only more than 100.

Compared with the Jiangdong Navy on the river, Zhou Yu's water army is insignificant at all.

Standing on the high platform in the port, looking at the black Jiangdong Navy on the river, Zhou Yu's face was solemn.

Beside him, Zhao Yun and Sima Yi stood on the left and right.

Like Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun and Sima Yi's faces were also solemn.

The Jiangdong Navy has already arrived at the port, and if a water battle is launched, the military strength of the two sides is completely unequal, and the Navy under Zhou Yu is not an opponent at all.

Staring at the Jiangdong boat on the river, Zhou Yu frowned, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

"General!" Standing beside Zhou Yu, Sima Yi pointed to the Jiangdong boat on the river, and said to Zhou Yu: "The enemy soldiers came to the port, but they did not attack, so they should not dare to land on the shore!" ”

Nodding, Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to Sima Yi: "Although they don't dare to go ashore, but such a siege makes the port useless." I'll have to figure out a way to repel them! ”

"There are only two ships, and there are only more than 100 small boats, how can you fight with this naval army?" The Jiangdong Navy on the river, which was pressed into pieces by black, Zhao Yun, who did not understand the tactics of the Navy at all, was somewhat hesitant when he spoke.

"There are many enemy warships, and the warships on the river are crowded next to each other, and our army is not without a way!" Bowing his head and groaning for a while, Sima Yi said to Zhao Yun: "If you can make the enemy warships get closer together......

"The Jiangdong Navy is good at water warfare!" Shaking his head, Zhou Yu said to Sima Yi: "If they attack with fire, they will definitely disperse immediately, and they will not be able to implicate too many warships at all." ”

"So you can only watch them besiege the port!" Frowning, Zhao Yun said indignantly.

If the enemy army came from land, he could lead Yu Linwei to fight him.

But the enemy army came from the water, and the Yulin guards were all from the Central Plains, and many of them couldn't even swim at all.

On the river, this army that can fight is not used at all, no wonder Zhao Yun will have entanglements on his face.

Frowning his brows, he stared at the Jiangdong Navy that surrounded the harbor and was impassable, thinking about how to repel this sailor that they were completely incapable of dealing with.

Zhou Yu and the others stood on the high platform, looking at the Jiangdong Navy at the same time, on the Jiangdong Navy warship, Huang Gai was standing on the bow with a white-clothed young man.

The eyes of the two were equally fixed on the shore that was close at hand.

"Metropolitan Governor, Zhou Yu's naval army has not left the port, the port is narrow, and our army cannot rush in and annihilate them in one fell swoop, so do you really want to confront them here for a long time?" Looking at the Han army on the shore, Huang Gai asked the young man with an embarrassed face.

The young man turned his head to Huang Gai and smiled slightly and said, "Old general, don't worry, although our army cannot enter the port, it is difficult for the enemy army to come out!" It's just that the army stays on the river, the consumption of grain and grass is not calculated, and it takes a lot of time for Jianye to transport grain and grass, which is the reason why Zhou Yu's army is eager to be defeated! ”

"yes!" With a long sigh and looking at the bank of the river, Huang Gai said: "Zhou Yu followed Bo Fu back then and made great contributions to Jiangdong, but I didn't expect that now we are going to fight him." ”

When Huang Gai said this, he revealed a disappointment that could not be concealed, and Lu Xun, who was standing in front of him, had an indifferent face.

Before the year of the weak crown arrived, he was unusually promoted to the governor of the capital by Sun Quan, commanding the soldiers and horses of Jiangdong, if it were not for Zhou Yu's departure, Lu Xun would definitely not have soared so fast.

Staring at Zhou Yu's navy on the bank of the river, Lu Xun said to Huang Gai: "When our army comes here, it is advisable to fight quickly!" The old general had made preparations earlier, breaking through the harbor with small boats, while the ships fired arrows in the distance. Remember, don't let the soldiers go ashore! ”

"No!" In response, Huang Gai turned around and walked backwards.

After a while, more than 200 small boats were separated from the Jiangdong Army fleet.

The Jiangdong soldiers on the small boat waved their oars vigorously, supporting the boat and approaching Zhou Yu's navy.

On the side of the ship that did not move, countless Jiangdong archers ripped open the bowstring and aimed at Zhou Yujun in the port.

"The enemy is coming!" As soon as the Jiangdong Army made a move, the officers and soldiers of Zhou Yu's army on the port immediately reacted.

Relying on the archers of Zhou Yujun's army who were in cover, they drew their longbows one by one and aimed at the Jiangdong army Xiaoge who was approaching them.

The small boats and boats on the water are also ready to engage in battle.

Dozens of small boats surrounded the building ships in the center to prevent the Jiangdong army from breaking through directly to the edge of the building boats, while some small boats lined up in a conical formation, and the head of the formation pointed directly at the approaching Jiangdong army.

On both sides of the boat and the boat, the soldiers spread their bows and arrows, and aimed at the enemy troops who were getting closer and closer.

On the small boat of the Jiangdong Army, the soldiers near the edge are holding large shields, forming independent shield walls around the small boats, and in the shield wall, there are Jiangdong soldiers holding longbows.

As they approached the shore, the longbowed Jiangdong army did not raise their heads, they were still waiting for an opportunity to get closer to the enemy before firing their arrows.

In the port, the soldiers of Zhou Yu's army, who were waiting for the battle, opened their longbows one after another, aiming at the Jiangdong army Xiaoge who was approaching.

Neither side rushed to fire the arrows, both waiting for the best moment to attack.

On the high platform a little far from the river bank, looking at the Jiangdong Army approaching the port, Zhou Yu frowned, and the expression on his face was solemn.

The number of soldiers under his command was originally small, and the navy army was even more pitiful.

The Jiangdong Army sent dozens of small ships and countless ships, apparently to seize the port in a battle.

"When the enemy attacks, what should our army do?" Looking at the Jiangdong Army Xiaoge who was approaching on the river, Zhao Yun asked Zhou Yu and Sima Yi.

Staring at the approaching small boats on the river, Zhou Yu and Sima Yi did not say a word, and their faces showed the same solemnity.

The enemy attacked, and with the huge disparity in the combat power of the two sides, they did not have much chance of winning at all!

What's more, the person who commanded this battle was Lu Xun, who had recently been promoted to the governor of the capital by Sun Quan.

Although Lu Xun is young, he is not inferior to Zhou Yu in the use of battle formations!