Compared with Cao Ying, the atmosphere on the side of Dongwu is quite harmonious, and even quite relaxed and pleasant.

"Hahaha, General Lu, the last general respects General for a cup." The young general Quan Cong was full of red light, "Cao Wei has a large army of warships, and he can't bargain for half a cent in the face of the general's blockade, and it seems that this is just the case." ”

This was the first time he had participated in a large-scale battle, and before that it was only a crusade against Shanyue, which was just a small fight compared to the current fight against Cao Wei.

Now facing Cao Wei's army, they have fought back and forth with less battles and more, which has greatly increased the confidence of Quan Cong, who fought with Cao Wei for the first time.

"Oh, yes, yes." Lu Fan also smiled and picked up the wine cup, took a sip of Zhao's special wine, and kept tasting it in his mouth.

Sweet and not astringent, long aftertaste, rich aroma, but not on the head, the end is the best product.

After the alliance between Liu and Sun, trade became more prosperous, and the scale of Zhao's business was gradually expanding.

Since the Battle of Jingzhou, the background of the Zhao family is no longer a secret to the true upper class.

Its development in Jiangdong was not unnoticed by the senior officials of Wu State.

However, in addition to grasping the "smuggling" business on Cao Wei's side recently, Steward Zhao's other focus is to further develop the Soochow market.

Officials like Lu Fan, who are high-ranking and powerful, and have a luxurious style, have entered the sight of Steward Zhao early.

Walking around every three or five times, all kinds of special commodities are presented in different ways, and they have long been clearly arranged.

Coupled with the shareholder style of Liu Sun's alliance, the development of Zhao's firm in Jiangdong has grown by leaps and bounds, and its tentacles have unconsciously spread all over the major cities.

Of course, not all Dongwu officials like "luxury" so much, and Zhu Ran on the other side is not good at this.

Quan Cong wanted to pour another wine, but Zhu Ran suddenly stretched out his hand from the side and pressed it: "Zihuang, let's make an appointment to only drink three cups, but we can't be greedy for cups and make mistakes." ”

He couldn't control Lu Fan, so he had to persuade Quan Cong to say a few words, hinting at the old general who was obviously a little superior.

"Ah, that's what Brother Yifeng said." Quan Cong patted his head and said with a smile, "This is indeed mine, I will punish myself...... Uh, don't drink anymore. ”

Lu Fan also smiled: "Yifeng is reasonable, say that you can have three drinks, let's stop here today." After repelling Cao's army, I'll wait for a celebration banquet again, it's not too late to get drunk, ah? Hehe. ”

Zhu Ran frowned for a moment, then suddenly clenched his fists and asked, "General Lu, the last general Guan Cao's army did not attack with all his strength in every battle before, but came in turn every day with soldiers similar to our army. Isn't this a deliberate effort to train troops in rotation to adapt to water warfare? ”

Lu Fan just grabbed a chopstick and cut the raw fish tart, and was about to dip it in soy sauce, when he heard the words, he didn't stop chopsticks, and put the dipped fish trite in his mouth.

The fish is sweet and smooth, and there is no fishy smell at all.

Fresh fish, supplemented by knife work as thin as cicada wings, the so-called not tired of fine, is so.

After tasting the food, he smiled and said: "How can I not know what Cao Xiu'er is planning, but this method of water warfare, how can he be able to match our army after a few months of training?"

"Even though our army is elite...... The vitality is greatly damaged, and the combat power is not as good as the original, but it will not be easily taken advantage of by the Cao army on this big river. ”

Zhu Ran always felt that there might be a problem here: "The general Zhang Liao has not shown up so far, and the general will be worried...... Will the enemy build the plank road openly and Chen Cang in the dark? ”

"Hahaha." When the words fell, Quan Cong's side had already laughed first, "Brother Yifeng is not strange, Cong has no intention of laughing." Just laughed at that Cao Jun, if he had the courage to change his course, I really admired him a little. ”

Lu Fan was also relieved: "Yifeng is also a little filtered, Cao Jun has always only taken the west, not without reason. The river surface on the western front is not wide, which is not conducive to the change of our army's boat division, and it can only be capable of the enemy.

"And if you cross to the east, close to the mouth of the sea, the river will become wider and wider. On the big river, our army's boat division cooperates with the changes, how can it be the enemy of Cao Wei, who is not used to water warfare? Even Cao Cao didn't dare to be so big. ”

Zhu Ran was still a little hesitant: "But ......"

"Yifeng, I see that you are too nervous these days." Lu Fan's face was kind, and he was still quite patient when dealing with the children of the Zhu family, "And rest early, the Cao army may come to attack tomorrow." ”

“…… Be. Zhu Ran still felt uneasy in his heart, although he was Sun Quan's close minister, before one day he was in power, he needed to be more cautious in his words and deeds.

After all, the commander of the Eastern Front operation was Lu Fan, and he didn't want to have too stiff a relationship with this old minister who was deeply trusted by Sun Quan.

And......

"Maybe I'm really overthinking." Zhu Ran shook his head and laughed at himself.

If Cao Jun really crossed to the east, it would naturally be impossible to go to sea, even if it was a big ship in Jiangdong, it would still be unlucky to venture out to sea, let alone Cao Jun's ships.

If you don't go to sea, you can only raid Jingkou, but as Lu Fan said, the river in front of Jingkou is too wide.

If the army advances eastward, our army will be surrounded by the enemy from behind, and there is a risk that the whole army will be annihilated.

If only a small force is dispatched, it may not be possible to win in a short time, and even if it breaks through the Jingkou, it will be difficult to further expand the results of the battle, and it will still be cut off from the way back in the end.

I'm afraid that no one is willing to lead troops to fight this battle that is clearly a battle to the death.

After all, Cao Jun has enough troops, so there is no need to take such a risk.

Lu Fan and Quan Cong's optimism also eased the anxiety in his heart a little.

"I don't know that Liu Chan...... Will this time be able to create another miracle? Zhu Ran couldn't help but think of the long-armed young man who was outside Jiangling City, galloping across and invincible.

It is certainly terrifying when you are an enemy, but at this time, the two sides are allied, but they can't help but be full of expectations for it......

"When Liu Chan threatens Guanzhong, Cao Pi should retreat."

After the Jingzhou War, many Jiangdong generals paid attention to Liu Bei's son.

When they heard that he was facing Xu Huang in the three counties, most of them had a gloating attitude, waiting for Liu Chan to die or be captured.

The result was a jaw-dropping response.

In the battle of Nanzhong, Jiangdong stood behind Yonghong, and the high-level leaders of Jiangdong naturally paid attention to it, but as a result, Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang and others were once again overwhelmed, and the natives of Nanzhong were defeated and surrendered.

Unconsciously, Zhu Ran seemed to be marked by Liu Chan with an invincible ideological seal, and in his heart, it seemed that it was possible for that young man to win under any circumstances.

But he himself doesn't seem to have noticed this fatal change in his heart......

……

After three days, Cao Xiu did not attack again, which made the Jiangdong generals rejoice, and they all thought that the fierce battle had not seen results for a long time, and Cao Jun might have retired.

Only Zhu Ran felt like the calm before the storm, and even Lu Fan, who was very optimistic before, felt that the situation was a little strange and began to strengthen the defense.

In the early morning of the fourth day, it suddenly rained on the river, and the wind and waves were not large, but the rain line was dense, which interfered with the vision somewhat.

At this time, Cao Jun finally attacked again!

The Wu army, which had been prepared for a long time, also immediately drove the ship to defend against the enemy.

It's just that no matter whether it is Lu Fan who is sitting in the rear, or Zhu Ran and Quan Cong who are on the front line, they don't know that there are another 500 light boats, which sailed to the east under the cover of this drizzle......

(End of chapter)