After receiving Yang Ling's military order, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun led the naval division near Jingzhou and went south along the Han River.

The place where they were stationed was called Hanjin, which was a ferry port on the Han River.

From here, you can take a boat to Jiangxia County in the east.

Although the Sun-Liu coalition army took the waterway, due to the detour, Yang Ling still arrived at Hanjin before they arrived.

Hearing the news of Yang Ling's arrival, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun did not dare to slack off, and immediately got off the boat and came to the shore to greet Yang Ling in person.

"I've seen the General!"

The two bowed and saluted Yang Ling.

"No need to be polite."

Yang Ling turned over and dismounted, waving his hand.

Seeing that he and the soldiers were all dusty and servant, Cai Mao couldn't help but say curiously,

"What happened to make the general come in such a hurry?"

"General Deqi didn't know that Liu Bei, Liu Qi and Jiangdong had joined forces. Now their 50,000 sailors are heading from Xiakou to this side. ”

Wen Ping on the side explained.

"What? 50,000 sailors?! ”

Cai Mao was taken aback.

The most elite naval army in Jingzhou was either in the hands of Huang Quan, or was taken away by Guan Yu.

Now in the hands of him and Zhang Yun, there are less than 10,000 sailors in their hands.

Most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and the warships equipped are either in disrepair or all small boats.

Not to mention the war with Jiangdong, which is famous for its naval army, I am afraid that against Guan Yu and Huang Quan, there is only one way to lose!

"General Dejun doesn't need to be nervous. It is precisely because you are not an opponent of the coalition that the Great General will come in person. ”

Wen Ping said with a smile.

"If the general comes forward, the last general will be relieved!"

When Cai Mao heard this, she was also relieved.

"Without further ado, from now on, please also ask the two generals to enter the state of alert immediately."

Yang Ling commanded in a deep voice.

"Whoa!"

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun replied.

Yang Ling led people to conduct field exploration near Hanjin, and finally finalized the location to meet the coalition forces.

Not to mention the meandering rivers here, the river is narrow, and there are dense forests on both sides for concealment.

It is most suitable for ambushing coalition forces.

When Yang Ling set off from Xudu, the craftsman workshop delivered a total of 30 fierce fire oil tanks.

In addition to this, he brought a hundred artillery pieces.

Yang Ling placed 20 fierce oil tanks and 50 artillery pieces on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's warships.

The rest of the ordnance was all placed on both sides of the Han River.

When everything was ready, Cao Jun quietly waited for the arrival of the Sun-Liu coalition army.

……

On the southern part of the Han River, boundless coalition warships are slowly moving upstream.

Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang are responsible for commanding the flagship, which is the top building ship of Jiangdong warship.

Although it is not as tall as Sun Quan's car Feiyun, it is also a behemoth.

Zhou Yu stood on the deck, glanced at the sky, and estimated the speed of the ship, his brows furrowed slightly.

He turned and walked towards the cabin.

"Your brother and I are close friends, if Kong Ming doesn't dislike it, we can also become friends."

"Mr. Zijing is serious, it is a blessing to be able to make friends with you."

In the cabin, Lu Su and Zhuge Liang were laughing and talking.

Hearing the content of the conversation between the two, Zhou Yu looked a little displeased, and said lightly,

"Mr. Kong Ming, if it is at this rate, we will be able to fight Cao Jun in the Year of the Monkey."

"Why don't you call back the spies on both sides of the strait and speed up the march?"

After passing through Xiakou and entering the Han River, Zhuge Liang insisted on sending two teams of spies to search along both sides of the Han River, so as not to have an ambush by Cao's army.

However, most of the banks of the Han River are deserted, and the roads are rugged and difficult to navigate.

It was extremely laborious for the spies to search.

In this way, the speed of the movement of the coalition sailors will naturally slow down considerably!

"Yang Ling has always been scheming, and this move is just for the sake of safety."

Zhuge Liang explained calmly.

"No matter how smart he is, he only has 10,000 sailors of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun."

"We have 50,000 sailors, do we still need to be afraid of him?"

"In my opinion, you were frightened by Yang Ling, right?"

Zhou Yu sneered.

Seeing his arrogant attitude, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, then stretched out, and said with a faint smile,

"Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years."

"Mr. Kong Ming is too cautious."

Zhou Yu paused, and said in a deep voice,

"Come on, send an order down, let the spies on both sides of the strait withdraw, and speed up the march!"

"Think twice, Yang Ling is an old and cunning person, if he is not careful, he is likely to fall into a place of no return."

Zhuge Liang sighed and persuaded him.

But Zhou Yu couldn't listen to him at all, just said disdainfully,

"This time, since I am the commander of the sailors, you should listen to my military orders. If there is any responsibility, I will bear it alone! ”

Seeing that the two had a dispute, Lu Su on the side hurriedly stood up and said in a round,

"What Kong Ming said is indeed reasonable, but Gong Jin also wants to defeat Cao Jun as soon as possible."

"It's better to withdraw the spies on both sides of the strait first, and then send a few Mengchong ships to investigate the situation first, how about it?"

The Mengchong ship is narrow and long, and the speed is extremely fast.

If you follow Lu Su's proposal, you can not only find out the situation ahead, but also speed up your travel.

Zhou Yu had a good relationship with Lu Su, and after hearing his words, his face softened, and he looked at Zhuge Liang,

"I wonder what Mr. Kong Ming thinks?"

The Mongol Chong warships were able to explore the river, and the situation on the shore was easily overlooked.

Lu Su proposed this compromise only to avoid further quarrels.

If Zhuge Liang doesn't agree, I'm afraid that he will quarrel with Zhou Yu.

After some thought, Zhuge Liang had to nod and say,

"Then follow Mr. Zijing's proposal."

"That's very good."

Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Yu didn't say anything more, and sent someone to convey the order to Huang Gai and other Jiangdong generals.

After a while, as the spies on both sides of the strait were withdrawn to the ship, several Mengchong warships moved upstream at a very fast speed.

The speed of the entire coalition fleet has also accelerated a lot!

I don't know how long after, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the cabin, followed by a burly general walking in.

He is Jiangdong military general Huang Gai.

"I've seen the governor, Zijing, Mr. Kong Ming!"

"General Gongfu, but you have found something?"

Zhou Yu asked.

"Back to the governor, the soldiers sent have just returned, reporting that dozens of warships have been found on the river ahead."

"From their banners, it can be judged that it is Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's sailors."

"These warships are docked on the river, and they seem to be preparing to meet us."

Huang Gai said respectfully.

Hearing this, Zhou Yu's spirits were lifted and he laughed,

"Cai Mao and Zhang Yun really don't know what to do."

"Knowing that we are coming, if you don't hurry up and shrink your head, you still dare to take the initiative to face the battle?"