At this time, Zhou Yu, who was being nagged by Liu Feng, was preparing to give Huang Zu a hard blow.

In four years, with Zhou Yu's precautionary character, since he knew that there would inevitably be another battle between the two sides, how could he not prepare?

During the truce, the Yangtze River channel under Liu Feng was still open to Jingzhou, and even Liu Biao relaxed the restrictions on Yizhou merchant ships, as long as they paid according to the rules, Yizhou merchant ships could even go directly to sea and then transport goods to the north.

Jingzhou merchant ships are naturally no exception, compared to transporting goods from land to the north through the territories of the princes, which are exploited greatly, Liu Biao and even the major families prefer to transport by water, as long as they do not provoke Jiangdong's sensitive nerves, the medium-sized warships accompanying the merchant fleet can turn a blind eye. There are only a few warships, and they have no roots, even if they are equipped with elite sailors, they can't set off any waves on Liu Feng's territory. What's more, doing business is all about seeking money, and there are various families and wealthy families in Liu Feng's upper reaches, in order to make money, it is too late to convince Liu Feng, so as not to block the Yangtze River waterway, how can he do such an unwise thing?

It was during the truce period of the past few years that Zhou Yu sent a large number of spies and meticulous works to infiltrate Jiangxia in various capacities, and successively mapped the topography, hydrology and other characteristics of this area, of course, the price was also heavy, Huang Zu's attitude towards Jiangdong was very unfriendly, and many exposed spies were ruthlessly strangled. But after all, the results are remarkable, in terms of geographical advantages, Huang Zu can no longer take any advantage, which is also the reason why Zhou Yu did not want Huang Zu to escape. was blocked in Zhangdu Lake, either the decisive battle was divided, or Huang Zu could only return to Xiling and rely on the city wall to defend the city.

Raising troops for a thousand days, using troops for a while, devouring the naval fleet built by countless financial and material resources in Jingzhou, how could Huang Zu treat it as an ornament, not to mention Liu Biao to explain to the major families in Jingzhou, even he himself can't pass the level.

Therefore, Huang Zu had no choice but to give it a go and fight a decisive battle with the Jiangdong Naval Army.

But the decisive battle is not a brainless direct rush to a head-to-head showdown, the navy is not like the army, there are too many factors that affect the victory or defeat of the water, even if it is just a small change in wind direction, or a reef hidden under the water, it may have a huge impact.

For several months, the main force of Huang Zu's fleet did not collide head-on with the Jiangdong naval army, but the dark war between the two sides never stopped. Not to mention the almost daily encounters between the shipwrecks who go out to find out the news, there have been three battles between small search fleets with small ships as ships. Every encounter almost always ended in the annihilation of one side.

Therefore, although the war did not start for several months, the losses of both sides have exceeded 10,000 people, and the number of large and small warships has reached more than 100 - of course, most of them are small warships.

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He was in the only large building boat in Zhangdu Lake, but Huang Zu's source of information was never interrupted, and every day there was a steady stream of news about Xiling City, which was delivered to him through various means.

Recently, from the battle situation from his son, Huang Zu can see that the situation in Xiling City is getting more and more difficult, although it is only the beginning of the downside, but with the continuous opening of the Jiangdong army, if there is no opportunity, only Jiangxia County will not be able to repel the Jiangdong army.

The lord sits in Xiangyang, Wancheng has become a meat grinder, and after nearly a year of war, I don't know how many bones have been buried. Until now, the war is still fierce, there is no intention to stop at all, Jingzhou has tried its best, and it can only remain undefeated.

It's not easy, since Liu Biao became the ruler of Jingzhou, he has never integrated the forces of the whole state. At the beginning, Yuan Shu occupied the richest Nanyang, Jingnan was dominated by heroes, and he didn't dump the Jingbei people at all, and finally wanted to take advantage of the rebellion of Sugu and Bei Yu to solve Jingnan, but let Sun Jian stick a knife in the back, almost breaking Xiangyang, and he didn't finish the whole thing. Since then, the lord has formed a deep enmity with the Jiangdong tiger.

Later, Zhang Ji stole Nanyang, finally came back to half of the county, and took a bite on Runan, but the strategy of pacifying Jingnan while Zhang Xian rebelled was miscarried again, and he was stabbed by Zhang Ji as an ally, and even Jiangdong took advantage of the fire to rob and did a game in Jiangxia.

In that battle, he lost, and if it weren't for the lord who gave up and annihilated the enemy and returned, he didn't know how long he would be able to last.

Jingzhou has never concentrated all its strength to the outside world, relying on the support of the Jingbei family, the internal pressure is strong, and the external enemy is strong, and the lord can live up to his reputation of "eight handsome". It's just a pity that Jingzhou, the key place between the north and the south, faces too many enemies, and the lord is not allowed to unify Jingzhou at all, otherwise, why is the war in Jingbei so coincidental and happening at the most critical time.

Although he was annoyed, Huang Zu did not complain. The lord has his flaws, but no one is perfect, including himself. Since he first entered Jingzhou, the lord has trusted himself, and he trusts himself with the land of Jiangxia, although he has the intention of appeasing and wooing, but for himself who was born in the side branch of the Anlu Huang family, it is a great favor.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to defend Jiangxia, not only for the sake of his own life, but also for the grace of the lord's knowledge.

After pondering for a long time, Huang Zu finally made up his mind.

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Huang Zu had been hiding before, avoiding a head-on conflict with the Jiangdong Naval Army, and Zhou Yu couldn't bear it for a while. But when Huang Zu made a big move, he naturally fell into Zhou Yu's eyes.

Small-scale encounters still happened every day, and Zhou Yu, who had guessed Huang Zu's intentions, also began to move, constantly changing the location of the fleet, and quietly turning the venue of the decisive battle to a position in his favor.

The positions of the main warships of the two sides are constantly approaching, and the soldiers from both sides from top to bottom have understood that the decisive battle is just around the corner.

In September, the order belongs to the third autumn, when one day the two fleets met unexpectedly, the lake suddenly swelled with fog.

It is inevitable and coincidental.

The encounter was inevitable, and no one expected a sudden fog that brought both sides back to the same starting point.

This is a coincidence, there may be a change in the celestial image, but it is not something that a 7th-order strength martial artist can perform.

Zhou Yu did not continue the good luck he had always had, and all the deployments came to naught.

The fight is imminent, and retreat is impossible. Huang Zu and Zhou Yu only gave the first military order, and they could no longer see their fleet.

In all fairness, this was not the result that both sides wanted, but neither dared to order a retreat.

Soldiers, even if they hear the signal of the other party's retreat, if they don't see it with their own eyes, how can they know that it is not a trap.

You can only move forward.

If you don't know each other and can't see the deployment, the command will lose its meaning.

Only fight for each other, and fight by instinct.

This is the second order, and the last order before the fog clears.

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