At the third watch of the night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the stars were dotted, and the Wu army fleet quietly left the port, with familiar sailors driving small boats to lead the way, and there were faint fluorescent flickering.

Jiang Qin led the navy into the waters of the Wei army, only the sound of wind and waves was heard in the distance, and the movement on the river surface could not be seen clearly, and he walked all the way into the north of Fuling Lake unimpeded.

From a distance, I saw that the Wei army's water village was brightly lit, and there were soldiers and fleets patrolling back and forth on the shore with torches, and the village was quiet.

Jiang Qin looked at the east water village, a large black shadow floated on the water, the outline of the big ship was clearly visible, it must be the place where the Wei warship was, and immediately ordered to turn the rudder and burn the fleet, as long as the fire started, Dong Xi could come to answer later.

The northwest wind was tight, the ship took advantage of the wind, and in a blink of an eye it came to the vicinity of the big ship, Wu Jun shouted, raised the torch, lit the fire arrow and prepared to release the arrow.

"Hahaha, the Jiangdong rats will really only sneak attack, and they will wait for a long time!"

I only heard a loud laugh, the fire on the bow of the ship lit up, Cao Xiu stood on a high place, pointed at the stunned Wu Jun and shouted: "Shoot the arrow!" ”

In an instant, the bow of the ship was full of arrows, and the arch guards outflanked the surrounding buildings, trying to use daytime tactics to besiege the Wu army.

Jiang Qin was shocked, hurriedly raised his shield and hid in the cabin, and ordered him to retreat, although he had been prepared when he came, he did not expect the ambush to be on the ship.

In the screams, the Wu army's fleet was crowded in front and back, Rao is they were skilled in driving the boat, and they couldn't get out of trouble for a while, and the soldiers who were about to release their arrows fell into the water, killing and wounding countless people.

The ships of the Wei Junlou were connected by iron cables, and the left and right sides were outflanked, like fishing nets being retracted, forcing the big ships of the Wu army to flee in the direction of Shuizhai, and only the small boats escaped from the cracks in the boats in the rain of arrows.

As the fire on the big ship lit up, the drums in the Wei army's water village shook the sky, and countless fleets swarmed out and went straight to the mouth of the lake to intercept the Wu army.

Fuling Lake seemed to be ignited in an instant, and there were jumping flames everywhere, and the water waves reflected the firelight, and the top and bottom were red.

Jiang Qin drove a small boat with the remnants of the army to escape from the encirclement, and was shocked to see the fire behind him, only to reach the mouth of the lake, suddenly the drums on the shore were loud, and the flotillas on both sides were killed.

At the time of the melee, drums also sounded above the Huaishui, torches were lit along the river, and five building boats quickly approached and came to respond, and Niu Jin led the fleet to retreat.

Dong Xun rushed to the mouth of the lake to pick up Jiang Qin, picked him up on the big boat, saw the sky on the north shore reflecting red, the sound of killing shook the sky, and asked in surprise: "Is there really an ambush in the Wei army?" ”

Jiang Qin sighed bitterly: "I don't listen to General Liu's words. ”

Dong Xi led the fleet to wait on the water for a while, and when he didn't see any more fleets escape, he knew that there was a lot of luck and few luck, and he had no choice but to retreat to the village, losing nearly 2,000 people and more than 100 warships in this battle.

Liu Qi comforted the generals and sighed: "The Cao family's Qianliju really deserves its name. ”

Lu Xun frowned slightly, and said: "Setting up an ambush on the water and besieging it with a big boat, this plan is probably not from Cao Xiu, could it be that there is another master in the Wei army to guide you?" ”

"Could it be Xiahou Nan?" Liu Qi was secretly surprised, and hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the military situation.

If it's Xiahou Nan, it's easy to do, even if he is reborn and grows, he is still under control, if other capable people suddenly appear, and they are unknown characters, it will be troublesome.

People are always full of fear of the unknown, since the time crossed, although Liu Qi knows that he is far inferior to these Three Kingdoms characters, but probably the fate of the characters, the length of the character can be grasped, and he is psychologically advantageous.

But as the so-called times create heroes, those who are not famous or unknown are not necessarily not talents, they may just have the opportunity not to come, or they are suppressed by others, and it is difficult to have a chance to play.

Now that the situation in the Three Kingdoms has changed greatly, Cao Junzhong is even more talented withering, Cao Pi vigorously promoted the pawns of the army, and it is not impossible for someone to take advantage of the situation to rise, this kind of unknown person is the most terrible for Liu Qi.

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The cold wind was howling, but the Wei army's water village was brightly lit, and there was a sound of cheers, this battle hit the Jiangdong water army hard, and let them regain their self-confidence.

In the middle of the lake, thirty building ships formed a circle, trapped Wu Jun inside, shot arrows indiscriminately, looked at the wreckage of the slowly sinking warship, and a puff of white smoke rose on the water, all clapping their hands and applauding.

Cao Xiu gave an order, and the sound of chain friction sounded on the ship, and the soldiers collected the iron cables, and each drove back to the village, but they didn't realize that the sky was already bright.

Back in the village, Cao Cao looked at the south with his hands in his hands, and sneered: "Liu Qi'er, Lu Xun's son, An's son has to be a lonely opponent?" ”

Cao Xiu knew that Xiahou Nan was complaining about money, so he asked for credit: "In this battle, Zilin also contributed to the battle, sacrificed the chain, and built iron chains, so that the Wu army fleet was completely besieged. ”

This is not entirely a compliment, if there is no chain pulling and traction, only the soldiers drive the boat, it may not have been completely closed, and the Jiangdong fleet has already fled.

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Zilin's plan is wonderful, and he has contributed a lot of money, and the credit is not small, and the lonely future will appoint you to be in charge of the Jiangnan waterway." ”

The resentment on Xiahou Nan's face instantly dissipated, and he said happily: "Thank you Prime Minister, for contributing to the country, I am willing to break my bones." ”

Cao Cao bowed his head and said: "With this responsibility, it is worthy of being the general, and the rest of the warship chains in the village must also be all in Zilin." ”

"Huh? Be! Xiahou was stunned, retreated to the side, and his face collapsed again.

The village held a banquet to celebrate, and the generals pushed the cup to change the lamp, only Xiahou Nan was sullen, just a few building ships, all the iron tools in the camp had been used up, and there were hundreds of warships, which could only be purchased from other places, which cost a lot of money!

toasted Cao Cao and hinted, but Cao Cao didn't mention anything about military spending, and couldn't help but sit aside and sulk: he wanted the horses to run and the horses not to eat grass, and he was inexplicably disgusted with his father-in-law.

At the end of the banquet, Cao Xiu invited Xiahou Nan to the pavilion and persuaded: "Now that the war is unfavorable, the military budget of the non-water army is tight, and the rest of the places are probably the same, you and I, as children of the clan, should be loyal to the country, regardless of personal interests, Zilin does not need to be so depressed." ”

Xiahou Nan was dissatisfied: "Loyal? Does Loyalty Pay Money? ”

Cao Xiuyan said: "Although loyalty cannot be exchanged for money, money can sell loyalty!" Cheng is so important to you and me, now is the time to share the worries for it, when you need to do your best, when the great cause is completed, there will be a big reward. ”

Xiahou Nan paused and said: "But there is no money, who wants to do things for you?" ”

Cao Xiu said with a smile: "Zilin has always had a way to make money, who in the whole country can surpass you in real estate?" If this matter is successful, you will be Wei Zhi Fan Li, Xiao He, if Xun Wen is not here, who will be the commander of the rear in the future, and I am afraid that there will be no money available? ”

"Well, that's true!" Xiahou Nan was secretly happy in his heart, if he could be in charge of the entire rear like Xun Yu, Rijin would not be a problem, holding back the smile on the corner of his lips, but shaking his head and sighing bitterly: "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, this matter is difficult, difficult!" ”

Farewell to Cao Xiu, Xiahou Nan came to the riverbank with his hands behind his back to wander, his family property was buried in Ye County, Maolin Hall was hollowed out by Cao Pi, and there were no friends in the court, after thinking about it, he could only temporarily borrow money from Hanxing Hall.

After making up his mind, Xiahou Nan hurried back to the camp and wrote a letter ordering someone to send him to Xuchang to find Zhang Wei to handle the matter.