Sitting in the room, Lu Bu sat on his side, and Pang Tong's gaze stayed on the two Xiakou soldiers standing in front of him.

The two Xiakou soldiers were dressed in the deep clothes of ordinary people and came to Xiangyang, they did not dare to be too ostentatious, but entered the city as ordinary people.

"When is Lu Xun going to Xiakou!" Twisting the letter in his hand, Pang Tong asked the two soldiers who came to report the news on Liu Qi's order.

"Back to the prime minister, it's been seven or eight days!" One of the soldiers clasped his hands into fists and bowed in reply.

His answer made Pang Tong frown suddenly.

Lu Xun's visit to Liu Qi was seven or eight days ago.

Seven or eight days was enough for the Jiangdong Army to make many deployments.

waved his hand at the two Jiangxia soldiers, and when they retreated, Pang Tong said to Lu Bu: "Liu Qi has a letter, and he wants to dedicate Jiangxia to the imperial court!" ”

"What a good thing!" Hearing that Liu Qi was going to sacrifice Jiangxia, Lu Bu hurriedly said: "If our army wins Jiangxia and the Jiangdong army attacks Zhou Yu, our army can rescue in time, and Zhou Yu's army may not be defeated!" ”

"Wen Hou also sees the key, how can Sun Quan not see it?" Shaking his head, Pang Tong handed the letter to Lu Bu and said to him: "Then Liu Qi didn't learn Liu Jingsheng, but he was kind, but he learned nine times out of ten. General Lu, let's read the letter, and then talk about anything else! ”

Standing up suspiciously, Lu Bu walked up to Pang Tong, took the letter from him, opened it and read it.

After reading Liu Qi's letter, his brows furrowed.

After pondering for a while, Lu Bu said to Pang Tong: "Prime Minister, this Liu Qi is really stupid." How could he say in front of Lu Xun that he intended to dedicate Jiang Xia to the imperial court? I don't know that Jiangdong is already against the imperial court, and a big war is imminent! ”

"Someone who is worried, that's exactly what it is!" Nodding slowly, Pang Tong said to Lu Bu: "When Liu Qi said this, although Lu Xun didn't say anything, Jiang Xia must not be guaranteed. The general can't leave Xiangyang at the moment, can there be any generals under his command? ”

Pinching his chin and thinking about it, Lu Bu said to Pang Tong: "There are a few available generals under the command of the last general, but they are a little weaker when they lead the expedition!" ”

Led the army with Lu Bu, Pang Tong knew who was under his command.

Frowning and thinking for a moment, Pang Tong said to Lu Bu: "But Liang Xing and Feng Xi led three thousand soldiers and horses to Xiakou to help Liu Qi guard the port!" ”

"No!" In response, Lu Bu stood up and clenched his fists and said to Pang Tong: "The last general will go here with the two of them!" ”

Seeing Lu Bu leave, Pang Tong's face was still solemn.

The terrain of Xiakou was critical, and once the Jiangdong Army occupied the port, although with the combat strength of the Han Army and the Jingzhou Army, it was impossible for the Jiangdong Army to advance to depth.

It's just that once the port is occupied, when the army arrives in the future, there will be a little more resistance to crossing the Yangtze River.

Liang Xing and Feng Xi were not prominent in the Han army, and they had no experience as commanders.

The reason why they were sent to Xiakou was because Xiangyang was more important than Xiakou.

Lü Bu had to guard Xiangyang, and he couldn't pick out any available generals, so he had to be ordered by the two of them.

Sending the two of them, Pang Tong didn't have much confidence in his heart, and he didn't have much hope for holding Xiakou.

Liang Xing and Feng Xi led 3,000 Han troops to leave Xiangyang and advance all the way to Xiakou.

Tall boats cover almost the entire river, and there are many small boats passing between them.

The direction of the warship was the place where Zhou Yu's military camp and navy were located.

On a large ship at the front, a Jiangdong general stood straight.

On the bow of the ship stood General Koto, his beard was a little gray, and on his face carved with wind and frost, there were many folds that contained vicissitudes.

The big ship marched, breaking the waves on the river and setting off waves.

The rolling waves crashed against the side of the boat, and after stirring up clouds of snow-white water, they fell into the river, making a "whooshing" sound.

Standing on the bow of the ship, staring at the river in the distance, General Jiangdong's face was solemn.

"Old General Huang!" General Jiangdong was looking into the distance, and a junior general walked quickly behind him, clasped his fists and said to him: "When attacking Zhou Yu's army, the last general is willing to lead Xiaoge to land first!" ”

"General Ling, General Ben knows that you have recently lost your father and are eager to fight!" didn't look back, just listening to the voice, the old general knew that standing behind him was Ling Tong, who had fought with Yulinwei earlier, and said to him faintly: "Our army came this time just to defeat Zhou Yu's army. In terms of military strength, even if all our troops land on the shore, I am afraid that they will not be the opponents of the enemy! ”

He had fought with the Han army, and Ling Tong knew that what Huang Gai said was not false.

In order to be able to fight on the water, if the equipment of the naval army is on land, it is only equivalent to light infantry.

When the light infantry and the heavy infantry meet, it only takes one charge to kill the two sides, and the victory or defeat of the two sides will be immediately decided.

Not to mention that on the riverbank, it is still the elite Yulinwei in the Han army.

Five thousand forest guards, head-on charge, enough to resist 50,000 regular troops!

With these naval forces on the river, it is impossible to resist the Han army Yulinwei.

The only thing their fleet can do is to defeat Zhou Yu's naval army, completely block the ports of Zhou Yu's territory, and let the Han army go south, there will be no available ports!

"The little general has something to do!" The big boat was moving on the river, Huang Gai turned his head and said to Ling Tong who was standing behind him: "Xiakou Liu Qi intends to dedicate Xiakou to the royal family, if Xiakou falls into the hands of the imperial court, Jiangdong will be in danger!" ”

"Does the old general want to ......?" Huang Gai suddenly mentioned Xia Kou, Ling Tong seemed to understand something, and hurriedly asked.

"It's not that General Ben wants you to do anything!" A gleam flashed in the old man's eyes, and Huang Gai said to Ling Tong: "It's that Marquis Wu wants General Ling to do something!" ”

"Wu Hou has been expelled, and all the generals will come forward!" Clenching his fists and facing Huang Gai, Ling Tong said: "The last general only needs to lead three thousand soldiers and horses to capture Xiakou for Wu Hou!" ”

"General Ling commanded an army of eight thousand sailors and landed on a small boat!" Staring at Ling Tong, Huang Gai said to him: "Xiakou is important, the general must not miss this trip!" ”

"Don't worry, old general!" Maintaining a fist-hugging posture and bowing in response, Ling Tong took two steps back before turning to leave.

Watching Ling Tong leave, it wasn't until his figure disappeared from sight that Huang Gai turned around and continued to look at the river in front of him.

Bidding farewell to Huang Gai, he got off the big ship in the air, greeted his own soldiers, selected 8,000 soldiers, and left the fleet on a small boat.

Eight thousand Jiangdong sailors, riding a small boat, followed the small boat where Ling Tong was, and drove quickly in the direction of Xiakou.

The fleet was too large, and although the small boat led by Ling Tong was very fast, after more than an hour, it had not completely separated from the fleet.

Seeing that the sky was gradually getting dark, Huang Gai issued an order for the whole army to be stationed on the water, and all the large and small ships advancing towards Zhou Yu's navy stopped, but the small boat led by Ling Tong gradually broke away from the fleet in the sunset.

The slanting sun reflects the surface of the river, and the rolling waves are also gilded with a golden glow by the afterglow of the setting sun.

Standing on the bow of the small boat, Ling Tong would look back at the direction of the fleet's advance tomorrow from time to time.

His father, Ling Cao, died on the battlefield of the crusade against Zhou Yu, and this time he went on an expedition, he was sent to attack Jiangxia!

Taking a deep breath of the damp river breeze, Ling Tong turned his head, looked at the direction in which Xiao Gong was traveling, and clenched it tightly with the hand that pressed on the hilt of the sword.

"General, the sky is dark, and the wind and waves on the river are tight at night, but you want to let the soldiers delay their march?" Seeing that the sunset was below the horizon and the light on the river was getting darker and darker, the officer who was in the same boat whispered a question to Ling Tong.

Without looking back at the officer, Ling Tong stared ahead, and said with a solemn face: "Xiakou is far away from here, even if we travel all the way, we will be close to Li Min when we reach Xiakou." On the bank of the river, Liu Qi's troops and horses must be heavily guarded, and they will not take advantage of the darkness to land on the shore. Can't rest! ”

"Pass the order, the army will speed up its march, and be sure to reach Xiakou before dawn!" Pointing forward, Ling Tong issued an order that even the eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers did not want to hear.

Although they were full of reluctance, the Jiangdong soldiers had no choice, so they had to support the small boat and speed up the march.

It's getting darker.

As night fell, the wind on the river was much sharper than before.

The wind whipped up the waves and swept towards the moving boats, which undulated and rippled in the lapping of the waves.

The officers and men of the Jiangdong Army on the boat were all soaked by the waves, but they still waved their oars vigorously and propped the boat forward against the wind and waves.

"Oh no, a ship has been capsized!" As he was walking, Ling Tong heard a shout from the darkness.

Turning his head to look in the direction from which the shout came, he saw a small boat overturned in the wind and waves, and the soldiers on several small boats around him were busy picking up their fallen companions from the water.

A Jiangdong soldier who fell into the water, his hands fluttering on the surface of the river, just as he was about to grab the boat handed by his companion on a small boat not far away, a big wave slapped at him, slapping him into the water.

After the big waves, the Jiangdong Army, who handed out the boat, stretched his neck, looking for his companion who was pressed into the water by the waves.

Just as he was searching, there was a "bang" sound from the side of the boat, and a head emerged from the water.

What came out was the Jiangdong soldier who was pressed into the water by the waves.

Several Jiangdong soldiers on the boat were startled by his sudden jump, and when they came back to their senses, they immediately reacted and fished up the soldiers in the water.

"Give the order to go down, and all ships move carefully, beware of wind and waves!" There was already a ship that was overturned by the wind and waves, and Ling Tong, who was riding the small boat at the front, shouted loudly.

The wind and waves on the river are high, and although his shout is loud, it is also immediately annihilated by the sound of the wind and waves!