"Zhou Budo?" Liu Qi was taken aback, "I heard that this son has a talent at a young age, and he can be described as a prodigy!" ”

"It turns out that the general also knows the name of my nephew!" Liu Xian became more and more proud, and seemed to be very satisfied with this nephew.

The reason why Liu Qi knew this name was because he was surprised by Cao Cao's actions back then.

After Jingzhou surrendered to Cao, Zhou Budo went to Xuchang and was as famous as Cao Chong, who was also a genius boy, but unfortunately Cao Chong died later, and Cao Cao thought that Cao Pi could not control this person, so he sent someone to kill Zhou Budo.

Lao Cao's move is really a bit weird, killing a Zhou Budo who has not grown up, but forcibly recruiting Sima Yi, who has a wolf Gu appearance, is Zhou Budo more terrible than Sima Yi?

In this troubled era, one person's life and death are completely between the thoughts of another person, especially for a hero like Cao Cao, killing people doesn't need a reason at all, it all depends on the mood or bad.

Xu Shu said curiously: "Even if this son is smart, he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, how can he protect himself in the thief's cave?" ”

Liu Xian said confidently: "Since he can send someone to report to me, he will naturally have a way to protect himself, as long as the general calms down the Dongting water thieves, he will be saved without doubt." ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Since don't drive so surely, we will focus on begging thieves, and get rid of this evil dragon, so that we can save people from danger." ”

Xu Shu also communicated with Liu Xian along the way, knowing that he attached great importance to this nephew, and it was just inconvenient to drive Liu Qi by saying this, but in fact, he was already anxious.

Hearing that this son is a rare talent, and he will be of great use in the future, he said: "Just in case, we need to send someone to infiltrate the thief's village, contact the prisoners, investigate the situation of the thief, and know yourself and the enemy." ”

Liu Qi nodded and said: "I have this intention, so Yuan Zhi will arrange a detailed work to investigate the information of the thieves, and we will go to Baqiu to fight the thieves." ”

Xu Shu took the order and left, and Liu Qi ordered Liu Xian to go to Changsha in person, so that Han Xuan could provide grain and grass and send troops to Shuizhai, which was also a test for Han Xuan.

Eight hundred miles of Dongting, the smoke is vast, but at this time there is no Yueyang, let alone Yueyang Tower.

The surrounding area is basically wasteland, swampy shoals, and occasionally fishermen's boats, and reeds and leaves.

This area has been developed, and there are at least tens of thousands of acres of paddy fields, and the cultivation of rice is enough for 100,000 sailors.

Everyone drove a boat to inspect the waters, and Liu Qi was also making calculations in his heart, this was originally a land of fish and rice, but it was abandoned because of the remoteness, which was a pity.

An hour later, the place where the water village is selected is at the entrance of the Xiangjiang River, in the territory of Linxiang, where the river is swallowed and the waters are open, and it will also become the Jingzhou naval base.

Waiting for the naval army to be trained, starting from here, down the river through Chibi can support Jiangxia in one day, the southwest and Wulin across the river, to the west can go straight into Yizhou, advance can attack, retreat can defend.

The establishment of water village in Linxiang, another important role, is to prevent the Wu army from advancing westward, now the Eastern Wu occupies the southern part of Jiangxia, in the Jiangnan region to increase the number of soldiers and horses, Linxiang to guard the waterway important places, can ensure the safety of the four counties of Jingnan.

At that time, Liu Pan confronted Dongwu Ganning in the area of Ai County, Changsha, and it was in the east of Linxiang that this area would surely become a place to compete with Dongwu.

According to Liu Xian and several naval leaders, this Dongting water thief was the queen of Ou Xing who made a rebellion in Changsha that year, Zhou Xiong was the nephew of Zhou Dynasty, and Jiao Lin Wen was the nephew of Ou Xing.

When Sun Jian conquered Changsha, he broke the district star and annihilated them all, which coincided with Lin Wen going out for help, escaping a catastrophe, hiding in Dongting Lake, and waiting for the officers and soldiers to disperse after gathering scattered thieves, and gradually becoming a trend.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the government, Lin Wen changed his current name, intending to learn from the ancestor Lin Xiangru, abandon martial arts, and learn the art of war.

In order to enhance its strength, it also brought the surrounding fishermen and people into its jurisdiction, known as "no tax and no grain", and the officers and soldiers came to urge food, but they were all protected and repelled by them, which won the hearts of the people and became the master of one party.

Liu Qi listened to everyone's introduction, and said: "This Lin Wen not only knows how to govern the army and build ships, but also is good at buying people's hearts, and there are indeed some means, Liu Beijia has reminded me and others, the thief army has been entrenched here for decades, and the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, you must not be careless." ”

Huang Zhongyan said: "Dongting water thieves have also heard of in Changsha, just because the lake is vast, and there are many islands, thieves are hiding in them, scattered everywhere, the government is extremely difficult to expropriate, but this trouble has to be eliminated. ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "As the so-called capture of the thief and the king, as long as these two evil dragons are captured, the rest of the thieves are not afraid." ”

The generals were ordered, each went to reorganize the soldiers and horses, Huang Zhong inspected the water village, and Gan Ning prepared warships and weapons to train the navy.

A few days later, Changsha reinforcements arrived, and Yang Ling, the governor of Changsha, led 5,000 elite soldiers to transport grain, grass and military weapons from the Xiangjiang River into the water village.

Liu Xianyan said: "Han Junshou was very happy when he heard that the general personally recruited and suppressed the Dongting thieves, and sent Yang Duwei to personally lead the troops to help in the battle. ”

Liu Qi knew that Han Xuan was also showing his attitude, and he was relieved, and discussed with the two: "The thief army is bold and reckless, and dares to hijack the official ship, which shows that it is extremely arrogant. ”

Liu Xianyan said: "Yang Duwei has fought with thieves many times, and he knows a lot, but what is his reality? ”

Yang Ling said: "The main force of the thief army is located on an island in West Dongting, there are many islands here, there are two large islands to build a water village, but it is heavily guarded, if no one knows each other, can not enter it, according to the news of the green forest everywhere, it is solid inside, and the organs are heavy, it is really a dangerous place." ”

Liu Qi nodded slightly, and asked again: "I heard that the water thieves are good at shipbuilding, and they are more powerful than our official ships, have you ever seen them?" ”

Yang Ling sighed: "The thief army does have a flying fish boat, and the boat walks like flying on the water, and is not affected by the wind direction and sails, which is very powerful. ”

"Oh?" Liu Qi raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became interested, just relying on wind power is enough to change the current shipbuilding technology, and hurriedly asked: "Have you ever seen such a novel transformation?" ”

Yang Ling shook his head and said: "The thieves keep this strictly secret, even if the ship is destroyed, they will set it on fire, and outsiders will never be allowed to investigate it." ”

Liu Qi frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "As long as the thief army fights, they will definitely use this kind of ship, I see how long he can keep it secret." ”

Liu Xian frowned and said: "It's just that the thieves are hiding in the depths of the lake, the islands are connected, and it is difficult to approach, and if you rush in, you will be ambushed, how should this be?" ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "If the thief does not come out of danger, it is tantamount to sitting back and waiting to be killed, and I have my own way to deal with it." Then Lin Wen will buy people's hearts, so why not use it to make it? ”

Liu Xian asked: "Could it be that he recruited thieves to confuse his heart?" ”

"Not bad!" Liu Qi nodded and said: "I expect that even if Lin Wen himself is a thief, he doesn't want to bear the name of a bandit and affect his descendants, let alone those who are conformists and the people?" You can first publish a list to recruit the thief army, and those who are willing to take the initiative to submit to the army and sincerely repent will not be blamed in the past, not only will they be given land, but they will also be exempted from paying taxes for three years. ”

"The general is high!" Liu Xian's eyes lit up, and he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The general has a new command of Jingzhou, and he defeated Cao Cao, who is the royal family today. ”

Liu Qi hugged his fists and said: "The matter of the list, there is a hard drive." ”

Liu Xian laughed and said: "This is the responsibility of the subordinates, what is the word 'labor'?" ”