None of the many heads of the family at the banquet dared to continue to refute, and they all hurriedly signed and painted their fingerprints on the IOU.

For fear of being one step late, Chu Lushan next to him suddenly pulled out a knife and slashed people.

There is even the head of the family, after receiving his own IOU, he put it in the placket with palpitations, and silently comforted himself:

"Actually, Shou Chunhou is this person! It's weird! He can rob it, but he still has to give us an IOU, what a conscience! ”

Because these heads of the family were in too much of a hurry, they did not read everything on the IOU carefully.

I saw that in a corner in the lower right corner of the IOU, the following two lines were written in small block letters:

[The repayment date is 200 years later]

[Must be picked up in person]

……

After borrowing a large amount of grain from the family, Gao Yi asked various places to open warehouses to release grain, so that the chaotic situation in Jiujiang County gradually began to stabilize.

During this period, Gao Yi recruited a large number of craftsmen and shipwrights from the common people to build all kinds of warships and ships, and even giant warships and buildings.

Gao Yi knew very well that his biggest reliance now was the two elite cavalry under his command, three thousand snow dragon riders and three thousand white feather light cavalry.

However, these two invincible elites of the world are difficult to exert their strength in places such as Jiangdong and Lujiang County.

Because these two regions are mostly mountainous and hilly, the terrain is rugged and narrow, and the water network is dense, which greatly limits the combat superiority of the cavalry.

Even Zhang Liao paid a heavy price after capturing Hefei City, and only then did he barely take the entire Jiujiang County.

The main reason is that the Jiangdong rout remaining in the territory of Jiujiang often carries out ambushes in the mountains and rivers.

The wolf soldiers led by Zhang Liao were all northerners and lacked experience in mountain and water warfare, so they suffered a lot of casualties.

Therefore, Gao Yi made up his mind that he was bound to create a powerful sailor, and then he would go out by land and water to take Jiangdong and Lujiang directly.

Looking at the 20,000 new sailors training day and night on the warship, Gao Yi felt very relieved, but at the same time he was also very helpless.

Because Gao Yi found that under his command, there was no general who could command the water division and conduct a mighty water battle.

So, Gao Yi decided to recruit a powerful naval general.

But who to look for?

Thinking about it.

Suddenly, Bu Qi spoke: "Lord, if you want to completely occupy Lujiang County, it will be quite difficult. ”

"But I have a plan that can enable the lord to quickly get half of Lujiang County. Now Liu Xun has 80,000 troops and occupies Lujiang County, which seems to be huge, but it is full of dangers. ”

"The north of Lujiang County is the territory of the lord's army. To the southeast is Jiangdong Sun Quan, who is watching the fire from the other side. To the west is Jingzhou Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu, who is eyeing the tiger. ”

"Why don't the lord sign an alliance with Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, make an appointment to fight Liu Xun together, and divide Lujiang County equally, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

"What's more, Huang Zu of Jiangxia in Jingzhou has a grudge against Sun Quan in Jiangdong for killing his father. When Jingzhou gets the southern part of the Lujiang River, Huang Zu will definitely not sit back and watch Jiangdong become stronger and stronger. It is inevitable that they will often invade Jiangdong, and even join forces with our army to attack Jiangdong on a large scale. ”

……

March equinox, Jingzhou Jiangxia.

Gao Yi assumed the alias of Gao Kun, pretending to be an envoy, and was heading to Xiangyang City by boat to prepare for an alliance with Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao.

This time he went to Jingxiang, Gao Yi did not go alone, and he was accompanied by 3,000 heavily armored soldiers.

These 3,000 heavy armor soldiers are the system rewards obtained by Gao Yi after killing Yuan, the strongest infantry in the plane of "In the Snow", the Western Chu Euphorbia.

Before the Spring and Autumn War, the Western Chu Dynasty at that time relied on the invincible 120,000 Western Chu Euphorbia warriors in the world to live in the Central Plains and dominate the Spring and Autumn Period for more than 200 years.

At this time, when the fleet sailed to the territory of Jiangxia, a Western Chu euphorbia scholar reported:

"Qi Yu Gongzi, there are more than ten warships blocking the road on the river, looking at the flag, it should be Jiangxia Huangzu's tribe."

Gao Yixin had doubts, he had already submitted a letter to Jingzhou this time, and it stands to reason that no one should dare to lead an army to stop him!

The way to the fleet.

More than a dozen warships lay across the river, their sails tied with brocade, and hundreds of brocade-clad rangers stood on the decks of the warships.

The man at the head was named Gan Ning, who was like a tiger, with a bow and arrows at his waist, a colorful bird feather on the crown of his head, and a bell on his body.

Because he went out to travel to the river for more than ten days, Gan Ning just returned to Xiakou today.

He hadn't come back to the city yet, so he didn't receive news that the envoy from Xuzhou had come to form an alliance.

Gan Ning only thought that the fleet in front of him was a sailor under the command of other princes, and when he strayed into the waters of Jiangxia, he stood at the bow of the ship and shouted:

"Who are you waiting for, dare to lead troops to break into my Jiangxia territory. Leave quickly, or you will be asked to wait to see how powerful I am Gan Ning. ”

At this time, Gao Yi had already walked out of the cabin and came to the deck, and when he heard that it was Jinfan Ranger Gan Ning, he was not surprised.

Today's Gan Ning should still be serving under Jiangxia Huang Zu, because of his former identity as a thief, he was snubbed by Huang Zu's side.

Presumably because he was squeezed out, and no one informed Gan Ning of the envoy in time, so he led the army to stop him on the river by mistake.

Figured it all out in an instant.

Gao Yi clenched his fists and smiled: "The contemptible Gao Kun is the special envoy of Xuzhou. ”

"This time, I was sent by my lord Shouchun Marquis to rush to Jingxiang to meet Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao and conclude an alliance."

Gan Ning saw that Gao Yi's demeanor was moderate, and he didn't seem to be cheating, so he sent someone to the nearby water village to inquire.

Half a cup of tea time later.

I saw a ride coming from the dust.

"Big brother, just now I went to Shuizhai to inquire, it is indeed a Xuzhou envoy who has come to visit Jingzhou, and Lord Huang Zu has already ordered the whole process to be released."

After listening to the report from his subordinates, Gan Ning knew that he had stopped the wrong person, but when he saw the three thousand halberders on the ship, he suddenly felt a little weird.

Gan Ning clasped his fists towards Gao Yi and said, "Since it is a distinguished guest from afar, it is Gan Ning who is rude." ”

"It's just that your envoy went to Jingxiang this time, and there were too many soldiers with you? I'm afraid it's unreasonable, right? ”

"Gan can ask your envoy to bring a small number of armor soldiers to Jingxiang, but the rest of the armor soldiers must return immediately, otherwise don't blame Gan for not being merciful."

Gao Yi suddenly smiled and said: "General Gan is joking, Liu Jingzhou has nine counties in Jingxiang, there are more than 200,000 sailors, thousands of warships, is he still afraid of only 3,000 soldiers?" ”

Gan Ning was unmoved, and said solemnly: "Eat the king's luck, bear the king's worries." The duty is, and please don't talk in vain. ”

Gao Yi shook his head slightly and refused: "If the envoy doesn't agree, what will General Gan prepare?" ”

"Since your envoy doesn't agree, then please forgive Gan for not letting him go!"

Gan Ning's words just fell.

At the ferry crossing on the riverside, a fat middle-aged general with a bearded face suddenly appeared, followed by thousands of soldiers and horses, and the banner was written with big yellow characters.

It was Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu.