In winter, the weather is cold and the sun is warm.

At the beginning of the day, three thunderous drums sounded in Cao Jun's water village. Then the Cao army sailors and sailors in the water village heard the sound of drums and went to the boat, operated the oars, bows and crossbows, and hundreds of large and small ships were arranged in an orderly manner, and went out of the village in turn.

Next to the dock, Cao Cao wanted to board the ship to fight, but was dissuaded by everyone.

Cheng Yu looked worried, and admonished: "The prime minister is light on a thousand times, and if there is a storm and a bump in the river, it will be a loss for the world." Yu was deeply worried, and the prime minister might as well order the overseers to go out to avoid losses. ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Today's army sailors are bait, if you don't lead yourself, how can you convince Huo Jun and Liu Bei." At that time, when the soldiers and horses of the Seven Roads crossed to the south of the Yangtze River, Lone was able to lead the foot soldiers to the south of the Yangtze River, and attacked the Jiangdong camp before and after. ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao looked at the Jiang Han soldiers who had already left the village, and said in a low voice: "And most of the water masters and soldiers are Jiang and Han people, Chu people are soldiers, Wu people are generals, and they are alone as commanders." If there is no lonely war, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Jiang Han to surrender to the fullest. ”

As Huo Jun said, Cao Cao didn't dare to use these Jiang Han people with confidence. Therefore, Cao Cao came up with an idea, leaving the middle and low-level generals in the Jianghan Naval Division, and appointing the Wu people or the northerners who had just learned the water war as generals, for the purpose of balancing and controlling.

As for the use of Wu as generals, Cao Cao made the generals of the Sun clan Jiang Zuo Taishou, and fooled Sun Ben, Sun Fu, Sun Yu, Cheng Pu and other former ministers of the Sun clan for his use. If he is the first person to fight, that is, Cheng Pu, who also commands Cai Mao's younger brothers Cai Zhong and Cai He. And that Cai Mao, as a Zhonglang, accompanied Cao Cao to fight left and right, and served as a staff officer for the naval division.

As he spoke, Cao Cao saw that Cai Mao and Sun Quan had already boarded the ship, patted Cheng Yu's hand, and said with a smile: "Boat warship, I fought in the north, and I often take it." Today's sailor is in a small battle, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Zhongde and everyone waited in the village. ”

"In that case, Cheng is quite cautious."

"Good!"

Cao Cao wore a red robe of Shu Jinming and boarded the boat along the pedal. The cold wind blew, and the cloak was rolled up, and although its body was short, it showed a domineering wind.

Then, with Cao Cao getting on the boat, Cao Junzhou's boat went out of the river. The river is vast, the boats are extended, the oars break the waves, the flags are rolled, and the momentum is huge.

However, in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, an even larger fleet appeared in the sky, going up the river, the white waves rolling, and its momentum was as majestic as a galloping war horse, which was intimidating.

For a time, two large and small ships appeared on the river at the same time, swimming up and down,-for-tat, and there were more than 1,000 boats together, covering the sky and the sun, and the momentum was amazing.

Cao Cao boarded the ship and looked at the river, and secretly sighed in his heart that the vastness of the Yangtze River was not comparable to the Yellow River. From time to time, the big waves that slapped the hull of the boat, and the boat shook down, so that Cao Cao couldn't help but grab the guardrail in front of him. Yu Guang could see Sun Quan, on the undulating boat, his feet were stable, unaffected in the slightest, and he deeply felt that the southerners were accustomed to boats, and the northerners could not compare.

Just when Cao Cao sighed about the river, the two naval warships had already begun to clash.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Seeing that the Jianghan sailors entered the range of bows and arrows and stone-throwings, Gan Ning raised his bow and shot over one person, and shouted loudly: "The bow of the sailor meets it, the crossbowman shoots the arrow, and orders the pole shooter to prepare." ”

"No!"

When the bowstring shook, hundreds of arrows roared from the shipboard and flew towards the Jianghan sailors in the form of projectiles. Cao Jun's sailors held shields to protect them, and at the same time, there were also soldiers with bows and arrows under the cover of the female wall, drawing bows and arrows to throw at the opponent.

As the arrows flew sideways, the Jiangdong Naval Division faced Cao Junzhou, which was heading down the river, revealing a 'Y'-shaped weapon, and the boulder on the pole was slowly being pulled up by the sailors in the cabin.

Cao Junshui saw that the Jiangdong Naval Division had such a strange weapon, although they were puzzled, they still relied on their previous experience to fight.

In the cabin of the fighting boat, Jiang Zuo's sailor looked at the situation ahead through the small window opened in the bow of the boat, and saw Cao Junzhou coming towards him, and shouted: "Turn the winch, raise the stone to meet the battle." ”

"No!"

In the cabin, several sailors hold the push rod and draw arcs and circles. The rope is twisted and passed up to the pole, and the boulder is lifted by the lever principle.

Immediately afterwards, the lookout saw that the two bows were about to collide, and shouted, "Release!" ”

"Bang!"

The bows of the two ships collided, and the impact force down the river was even stronger, and the hull of the Jiangzuo Sailor shook. However, to Cao Jun's surprise, the new fighting boat with a keel V-shaped bottom has excellent balance, and the impact is discharged through the special hull.

"Boom!"

Then, the boulder hanging from the pole fell from the sky and slammed into the bow deck. Cao Jun's sailors didn't know the point of slapping the pole, and a small number of people actually stood at the bow of the boat, and at the moment when the boulder fell, they didn't even scream, and the bones were all broken, like tomatoes being smashed, and blood splashed on the bow of the ship.

At the same time as the bones were shattered, the boulder slammed into the bow of the ship, the deck was cracked, and the sawdust flew sideways, and its momentum was terrifying, and it was extremely terrifying. Seeing such a horror, the Cao Jun sailor on the ship was already frightened and at a loss, and he didn't know how to face it.

"Turn around and get out of the way!"

Captain Cao Jun stood on the deck and shouted loudly.

"Whoosh!"

A short spear was thrown from Zhang Shun's hand, hitting the chest of Cao Jun's water pawn. The tun chief screamed and fell to the ground and died in an instant.

Along with a short spear, dozens of short spears on the Jiangdong ship were also thrown, and at close range, the spear was heavy, the wooden shield could not be blocked, and Cao's sailors suffered heavy casualties.

Taking advantage of the momentum, the sailors under the cabin pulled up the boulder and smashed it on the bow of the enemy ship again, and the wood flew sideways, smashing the cabin. Under the gravity of the boulder, the wood under the ship was already cracked. The icy water seeped into the cabin along the cracks, and more and more, and the boat gradually sank.

Not long after the confrontation, nearly ten fighting boats lost their combat effectiveness, and Cheng Pu, Cai Zhong, and Cai He, who were in the front, were all frightened by the threat of the slap.

"Avoid the bow of the boat and let the boat flank the enemy ship from the left and right."

Due to the tight queue of Jiangdong sailors, the front of the big ship is easy to be destroyed by the slap rod, so it is difficult for the big ship to flank left and right. Cheng Pusu was a general in Jiangdong, although he was imprisoned in Xiangyang for two years, but the combat ability to command the naval army was still there, and he recovered his composure, allowing the Cao army to avoid the flank of the ship's batter and try to flank the battle.

The bucket boat equipped with a clap rod is heavy because of the heavy boulders, and it is a boat against the current, and the bow of the boat is inconvenient to turn. And with the arrival of Cheng Puling, Cao Junzhou tried to attack from the left and right.

Gan Ning saw Cao Jun dispatching like this, and he was not afraid, and shouted with a bow: "Bow and spear on the left and right, and prepare for battle." ”

"No!"

With its agile positioning, Cao Jun's small boat traveled from the left and right sides of the side of the bow of the bucket boat.

"Archery!"

The fighting boat was tall, the Jiangzuo water pawn was condescending, more than a dozen arrows were accurately shot on the boat, and several Cao Jun sailors could not dodge, and the arrows in their bodies were plunged into the river. The remaining Cao army sailors barely resisted with shields, but within twenty paces, dozens of short spears on the fighting boat were thrown out in unison.

"Ahh

The sharp spear tip pierced into the body, and the hot blood gushed out, and Cao Jun's water guards screamed miserably, and they fell into the river one after another, and the red blood mixed with the river water, and immediately dyed a red water.

The stone projectiles on the bucket boat were thrown onto the boat, and the people who were hit were either killed or injured. The boat entered the base, cooperated with the fighting boats, and easily dealt with the Cao army boats that killed from the side front.

Under Huo Jun's careful reform, Jiang Zuo Shui Shi has already completed his transformation. The fighting boats march in unison, breaking the big ship head-on with a slap stick; The boat is wound and fought from the left and right, and the bow and crossbow are used to throw the bow and crossbow at the distance, and the short spear is thrown at the close, increasing the proportion of the spear and reducing the proportion of the bow and crossbow in the water battle.

The Jiangdong Naval Division and the Sun Naval Division fought fiercely for several years, with excellent martial arts, and practiced in Poyang Lake for a long time. Jingzhou sailors have few drills, they don't fight with foreign thieves all year round, and Cao Cao is not high in morale, so how can they be the opponents of Jiangdong sailors.

Not long after the battle between the two armies' naval divisions began, before the battle began, some of Cao's boats fled in fear of the battle due to serious losses. And the Jiangzuo boat also got rid of the restriction of being smashed in front of the enemy's ship, the bow of the ship was facing forward, advancing in unison, taking advantage of the situation to pursue, and under the boulder, all the big ships that wanted to fight with it were all destroyed and killed, and it was difficult to resist.

On the big ship, Cao Cao gasped when he saw the clapping boat that no one dared to stop, and asked: "Under the boulder, the boat is completely destroyed, what is this?" ”

Sun Quan hesitated for a while, and said: "When the corporal of the Quan Tent fought with Huo Jun's Sailor Division, there was no such thing. ”

Cai Mao also shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, the water master has never seen this thing for many years. ”

Cao Cao's face suddenly became ugly, he really underestimated the sailors under Huo Jun's rule, and so far, just by slapping the rod, he has damaged nearly twenty of his big ships, and he can't control them.

Seeing that the battle situation of the naval army was not good, Cai Mao peeked at Cao Cao's face and said tentatively: "Why don't you go back to the village and discuss it?" ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly: "I don't know the situation of the Seventh Route Army's crossing of the river today, how can I easily return to the village." Let Cheng Pu's troops go to battle, and the generals who are defeated and retreated today will all write down their names and return to the camp for disposal. ”

The battle between the naval divisions was unfavorable, and Cao Cao still remembered the Seventh Route Army, hoping to contain the Jiangzuo Naval Division and ensure that the Seventh Route Army could cross the river smoothly. However, Cao Cao thinks so, it doesn't mean that Huo Jun thinks so.

On the flagship, Huo Jun and Lu Su, Jiang Ji and others talked about the current war and laughed heartily.

Seeing the front of the momentum, Lu Su said with emotion: "Governor, innovate the weapons of water warfare, and practice in an orderly manner, the enemy's naval division is no longer the opponent of our army. With the strength of the sailors, even if Cao Cao cannot be defeated, Cao Cao can be prevented from Jiangbei. ”

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and said: "Cao Cao's sailors are not worried, I don't know if Wei Yan and Xu Sheng can burn the raft of the Seventh Army." ”

Before the words fell, the clipper came galloping, and the scout boarded the rope ladder and said: "The battle of Xiakou is a success, and the Seventh Route Army takes the road as the vanguard, and leads five thousand elite foot riders to cross the river from Pukou. General Wei Yan entered the Han River at Taibai Lake, entered the village with 50 light boats, and burned the enemy's boats in the water village at dawn. ”

When Lu Zhao was about to cross the river, Xu Sheng led 50 light boats across the river to attack the Lu Zhao Department. Most of the 5,000 cavalry of Cao's army were killed and wounded, and Lu Zhao crossed the river to the shore to escape, and General Zhang Fei led his cavalry to patrol the river, and he had killed the thief General Lu Zhao, and six or seven hundred people fell. ”

The Seventh Route Army had about 40,000 horses, and it was definitely not possible to cross the river in full, so the vanguard was selected to cross the river from Pukou, a tributary of the Han River. At dawn, Wei Yan went straight into the Seventh Army's water village and burned the water village raft.

Xu Sheng and Zhang Fei were dealing with the road recruitment department that smuggled across the Yangtze River, Xu Sheng attacked from the water and attacked the road recruitment department, and Zhang Fei led the cavalry to patrol the river, so as to prevent Cao soldiers from smuggling the Yangtze River from other places.

"Congratulations!"

Jiang Jixi smiled and said: "The raft of the Seventh Route Army has been destroyed, and it is difficult to threaten Jiangnan. The enemy of our army is only the army of the Western Road, that is, the water breaking division, which can solve Cao Cao's offensive. ”

Huo Jun was also relieved in his heart, Cao Cao attacked violently, because of the number of soldiers and horses, he took the initiative. Now that he has broken up Cao Cao's offensive, the two sides will be close to equilibrium.

"Today, Cao Cao's sailor has not retreated, and don't rejoice!"

Huo Jun stared at the warring sailors, and ordered: "Come on, order the whole army to fight, take the vehicles and ships as the vanguard, and defeat the Cao army's sailors as soon as possible." ”

"No!"

With the loud sound of the drums of the Jiangzuo Naval Division, large and small ships moved together and slaughtered into the Cao Army's Naval Division. For example, Naganning drove the big ship, in addition to the head and tail of the flap rod, there are also two flap rods on the left and right wings, and suddenly entered the Cao army's naval division.

Cao Jun's sailors, who had already suffered from the beating of the pole, rushed into the enemy group when the big ships of Gan Ning and Gao Xiang rushed into the enemy group, slapping left and right, relying on the great advantage of the ship and the power of the beating rod, there was almost no ship to stop.

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

The winches at both ends of the ship turned sharply, and the sailors in the cabin were sweating profusely. When the boulder slid up and down, the deck, side, and cabin of the enemy ship were all torn apart when they were hit by the boulder, and the ship capsized in the water.

Cao's naval divisions could not stop it and retreated one after another. And the forward warships open the way with a clap pole, and the vehicles and ships are driven by wooden wheels, and the waves are surging and the speed of travel. The sergeant stood on the side of the ship, holding a bow and a spear, and shot the fleeing Cao soldiers.

In an instant, a large number of vehicles and ships came out from behind the slap pole fighting boats, and with the speed of marching, they pursued the fleeing Cao Jun Naval Division, broke through the ship formation in the front, and the front of the troops pointed directly at the middle army of the Cao Army Naval Division.

On the ship, Cao Cao's face had changed greatly, and he exclaimed, "Why is this ship?" How can it move so quickly, and there is no oar, and what is the trend, because it has the help of ghosts and gods? ”

The chariot ship was equipped with wheels on the hull, and sailors were driven by wooden wheels. You can't see the oars from the outside, you can only see the waves rushing fast. Therefore, it is normal for Cao Cao to exclaim in this way.

Not only Cao Cao, but even Cai Mao was wiping a cold sweat and said: "This ship is mysterious, and Mao doesn't know it." However, with the speed of the ship's march and the bombardment of the enemy's ship boulders, our army's naval division is already unstoppable, so it is better to withdraw for the time being. ”

"Withdraw!"

Looking at the Jiangzuo Water Division, which was already unstoppable, Cao Cao had no heart to remember Xiakou's Seventh Route Army, and hurriedly asked the Water Division to retreat.

With the military order to retreat, the Cao Army Water Division retreated with relief, where did he dare to stay and fight against the Jiangdong Water Division. The Jiangdong Navy Division took advantage of the speed of the vehicle and ship to chase and kill all the way, and then stopped the pursuit because the fighting ship and battleship did not follow.

The battle lasted from morning to noon, and the Jiangdong Navy Division defeated Cao Cao's Navy Division with the elite of the racket, chariots, boats, and sergeants. In this outpost battle, the Jiangzuo Naval Division only lost a dozen large and small ships, and in exchange for the sinking and capture of more than 30 or 40 large ships such as Cao Jun's fighting ships and warships, and the small boats were difficult to count.

Although Cao Cao was not completely defeated, this battle could be regarded as a defeat of Cao Cao's ambition to quickly destroy the coalition army.

Huo Jun returned to the Jinkou camp with a great victory, and the coalition forces finally breathed a sigh of relief, so that they would not be burdened with so much pressure.

At dusk, the sun sets.

The water village of the coalition army is very lively, the boat is anchored, moored and docked, and the sergeants laugh and talk about the war, and their expressions are relaxed.

Gan Ning hugged Huo Jun and said with a smile: "The boat of the Governor's innovation is unstoppable. Rather use the slapstick to smash it, and there is no need to take on the side battle, Cao Jun's sailors will not dare to block each other, and they will all look at the wind and walk away. ”

"Exactly!"

Lu Mengxi smiled and said: "Mengtong's chariots and ships go out to battle, they are like fast horses, and the sailors of Cao's defeated retreat are all afraid!" ”

Huo Jun smiled at the corner of his mouth and said: "I, Wu Chuerlang, am good at water warfare, although Cao Cao has millions of soldiers, but it is useless. ”

Liu Bei led the generals to stay in the village to greet them, and said with a smile: "The courage of the generals is ready to be seen on the shore. Today, we have to break the soldiers and horses of the Cao army, burn the raft of the Seventh Route Army, and thwart Cao Cao's conspiracy, which is gratifying. A feast has been set up in the tent, and the kings may enter the tent to rest. ”

"Thank you Yuzhou!"

Between laughter, everyone followed Liu Bei into the account, enjoyed the wine and food, and released the pressure in their hearts.

After the banquet was halfway through, Huo Jun left the space in the tent to the generals and walked out of the tent slowly.

"The banquet is not over, how can Zhong Miao leave the account first?" Liu Bei also came out of the account and asked: "And now that you have a big victory, why are you so preoccupied." ”

Huo Jun spat out a turbid breath and said, "Although it is a big victory now, it is far from breaking Cao Cao's army, so I have to worry about it." ”

Saying that, Huo Jun paced and said: "Today's battle can be said to be the offensive of the first breakthrough of Cao's army, which made Cao Cao frustrated and did not dare to despise our army. However, it was difficult for the army of the boat to go ashore, and Cao Cao was still based on the land route, so if he wanted to break Cao Cao's army, the situation was still difficult. ”

As far as the army is concerned, there are two villages on land and water. Cao Cao had both a naval army and an army with many soldiers and horses. Although he defeated Cao Cao's army today, it was not so easy to defeat the army by land.

Liu Bei pondered a little and said: "I look at Zhong Miao's arrangement with troops, and it seems that I have the idea of consuming Cao Cao's army food, such as sending Han out of Changsha to join forces with Wang Wei to attack Cao Cao's grain road. Or lead Cao Cao deep into Yunmengze and make him sink into the mud. If this is the case, it is better to confront each other for a long time and seek opportunities to lose. ”

Huo Jun stroked his sword with one hand and said, "A long-term confrontation is very costly. And Jianghuai has few soldiers, and Cao Cao has increased his troops, and our army Jiangbei is in danger again! ”

"Jun fought against Cao Cao, and was not afraid that Cao Cao would come with a sailor. But he was afraid that it would advance from north to south, and the water division would come. And if Jingnan is appeased by Cao Cao, the army will go across the river, and it will be the prosperity of the boat, and this will be feared! ”

"And if Cao Cao can't be defeated in this battle, just force him away, how can our army talk about recovering Jingbei. With Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, it is easy to make a comeback. ”

Listening to Huo Jun's tangled tone, Liu Bei said with relief: "Zhong Miao may be able to block the enemy in Jiangbei with a sailor first, and then find an opportunity to defeat the enemy." ”

Huo Jun stood on the riverside, squinted his eyes and asked: "Do you think that the method of slapping the pole and the wonder of the car and boat are fine?" ”

Liu Bei nodded and said with a smile: "Slap stick, the sharp weapon of water warfare, the enemy is afraid of it; Cars and ships, moving like the wind, are comparable to ordinary ships. Today's victory over Cao Jun's sailors depends on these two things! ”

Huo Jun said calmly: "Yuzhou, if Jun gives these two things to Cao Cao, what will you say Cao Cao will do?" ”

"Two things for Cao Cao?"

Liu Bei looked at Huo Jun, his face was full of disbelief, and said: "Cao Cao was originally limited by the sailor, if Cao Cao is allowed to obtain this method now, our army will be able to fight safely!" ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei eased his thoughts and said, "What does Zhong Miao mean when he wants to give the two things to Cao Cao?" ”

"It's to break the enemy!" Huo Jun said with a smile.

Liu Bei couldn't understand Huo Jun's brain circuit, and said in a deep voice: "Zhong Miao, don't joke, these two things can't be given to Cao Cao." ”

Huo Jun leaned into Liu Bei's ear, muttered for a long time, and said, "The soldiers who break the land village may rely on these two things." ”

Liu Bei frowned slightly and said, "This is also too dangerous?" ”

"Seek wealth in the midst of danger!"

Huo Jun looked up at the bright moon from afar, and said with a smile: "The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish, this is the words of the fisherman!" ”

……

Compared with the coalition army, the atmosphere of Cao's camp was solemn, and Cao Cao's expression was already dissatisfied.

"Why did the sailor lose today?" Cao Cao was responsible: "So much so that the Seventh Route Army lost one general, and the road was killed in the hands of the enemy." ”

"Prime Minister Qi, today's defeat is not the incompetence of my sailors, nor the incompetence of the generals." Cai Mao arched his hand and said: "It's the novelty of the two things operated by Jiangzuo's soldiers and horses, and the energy efficiency is extraordinary!" ”

Cai Mao stubbornly explained: "One is that the boulder fell, smashed the big ship, and the ship destroyed and killed, so it can't be stopped; Second, a ship without oars moves like the wind, faster than a ship with oars. The enemy uses these two things, the pursuit is difficult to stop, and the battle is difficult to win, this novelty is also seen for the first time by Mao and the generals. ”

"How's that to be?"

Cao Cao remade the case a few times, and asked in a deep voice: "Is there a way to solve it?" ”

Cai Mao, Cheng Pu and other old generals of the Sun clan looked at each other a few times, and arched their hands and said: "Prime Minister Qiqi, can you give me time, let me find a way to solve it." ”

"Yes!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and motioned for the navy and other generals to retreat.

"How is the condition of the sergeant today?" Cao Cao asked again.

Xiahou Yuan bowed his hand and said: "Prime Minister Qi, since our army penetrated deep into Yunmengze, there have been many epidemics among the soldiers, and the number is also increasing. There is a gradual shortage of Chinese herbal medicine in the army, and even many doctors in the army are sick, dare to ask the prime minister how is good? ”

Cao Cao was irritable and said: "I wanted to make a sound and attack the west, but Huo Jun saw through it, and the sailor was frustrated. Our army was trapped by Huo Jun in Yunmengze, surrounded by mud, and there were lakes and rivers at the back, making it difficult to get into the village. Mizusawa has many diseases, and there is nothing to be done. ”

Xiahou Yuan hesitated for a while, and said: "Prime Minister, our army is traveling along the big river, more than ten miles to the north, there is little mud, and there are many hills, such as the Dajun Mountain, the Xiaojun Mountain, the Hundred People Mountain and other mountains, most of which are dry land, and you can camp there. ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "Can you elaborate?" ”

"The place that Yuan said is on the other side of the Jiangzuo soldiers, with the back of the water and the Taibai Lake. In the meantime, the mountain peaks overlap, and the mountains are mostly connected by water and land, and our army is camped on the mountain, which can see the military appearance on the opposite bank, and can avoid the mud and camp in the mud. ”

After a pause, Xiahou Yuan said: "However, there is only one drawback, the army has a high back to the rivers and lakes, and there is only a village along the river and a mountain, and the camp is wrong, and it is arranged in the shape of a product. ”

Cao Cao frowned slightly, and said, "If you look at the enemy village of Jinkou, won't the naval warships be anchored here." ”

"Exactly!"

Cheng Yu hesitated a little and said: "Prime Minister, the other side of Jinkou is called Zhuanqiu, and most of them are small hills and dirt mountains. If the enemy attacks, our army will have no boats to protect us. But when our army enters the Zunling Tomb, it can echo with the Xiakou Seventh Army. ”

"Bow the boat and march!"

Cao Cao also hesitated and said: "Sacrificing the boat to march is also a disadvantage, and let Gu think about it." ”

The disadvantage of marching by boat is that there is no boat to protect them, and the sergeants on land are vulnerable to attacks from the navy with the right to control the river.

"No!"

Xu Huang bowed his hand and said: "Prime Minister Qiyu, there is Nie Zhou on the south bank of our army, which is close to our army and far away from Jiangzuo's army. It is better to march at night and order thousands of soldiers to secretly cross the river and set up a village on the south bank to see if they can find an opportunity to defeat the enemy. ”

"No!"

Lou Gui said: "Prime Minister Qi, the land south of the Yangtze River is not the land of the north. Nie Zhou seems to be connected to the south bank, but there is mostly water in between. In summer, the river is flooded, and in winter, the beach is exposed, so it is difficult to camp in the sandy soil of Niezhou, and the road is difficult to march, that is, the boats are impassable, and the carriages and horses are difficult to travel. ”

And Jiangzuo's soldiers and horses are also on guard, and the enemy general Zhang Feitun soldiers Nie Zhou commanded the infantry cavalry. And if the enemy ships know that they will cut off the food of our army on the southern road, how can the soldiers and horses on the south bank gain a foothold? ”

Huo Jun's army was located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, stuck in Jinkou. In the upper reaches of Jinkou, the Yangtze River is semi-arc-shaped, protruding to the left, that is, Nie Zhou.

Huo Jun's 50,000 troops lined up from Jinkou to Nie Zhou, and there were no soldiers and horses arranged in Nie Zhou's protruding position. The core reason is the same as what Lou Gui said, it is all tidal flats and sandy land, and it is difficult to enter. This is also why Huo Jun dared to go down to Jinkou, but he was not worried about Cao Cao crossing to a prominent position. The unique topography of the upper and lower parts of Jinkou depends on the Yangtze River and Yunmengze.

Lou Gui, a native of Nanyang, Jingzhou, worked for Liu Biao in his early years, and then defected to Cao Cao. Although I have never been to the Yangtze River, I also know the particularity of the terrain of the Yangtze River and Yunmengze.

Cao Cao was very depressed in his heart, and complained: "Huo Jun boy, I also know the importance of the art of war. ”

"Why don't you welcome the troops and retire temporarily?" Lou Gui said: "First based on Jingnan, and then into the river. ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and did not speak, just lowered his head and thought.

After a while, the attendant entered the account and said, "Prime Minister Qi, Huo Jun sent another letter." ”

Cao Cao's eyelids twitched there, and he said in a muffled voice: "Read! ”

"Don't dare!"

Cao Cao was secretly angry, and said in a low voice: "Lonely let you read it!" ”

"No~"

The attendant seemed to see Cao Cao angry there, so he quickly opened the letter and read: "Cao Ah ~ Can the public know the essence of a certain water master?" Since it is invincible, why not retreat quickly, so as not to fall to the ground with the dog~ head. ”

Cao Cao stood up, waved his sleeves and said, "Pull it out and cut it!" ”

"Huh?"

The attendant was shocked and shouted loudly: "Prime Minister, you are being wronged!" ”

"Didn't the prime minister allow me to read the letter?"

The attendants were dragged away, crying out for injustice in their hearts.

Jia Xu glanced at the man, his eyes looked at his nose, his nose looked at his heart, and he didn't speak.

Cao Cao walked to the tent, picked up the letter, smiled at everyone, and said: "Let him read the letter, this person has to tamper with the letter, how can this disloyal and insincere person use it, and it will be civil strife in the future!" ”

Everyone bowed their heads and fell silent, and then echoed Cao Cao's words.

Obviously, under the defeat of the sailors, Huo Jun sent an insulting letter to make Cao Cao angry, and deliberately found an excuse to kill the attendant of Nian Xin, thinking that it was for the purpose of venting his anger.

"The troops went down to the village to observe the enemy's situation and watch the future." Cao Cao looked around at everyone and said.

"No!"

It doesn't move anymore

(End of chapter)