Liu Bei's army has crossed the Lujiang River, and Sun Ce's troops stationed there are helpless, if their troops are not as many as Liu Bei, and the naval army is small, they dare to come to stop them.After crossing the Lujiang River, they soon arrived at the waters of Yangzhou, where Cao Cao's army was already respectful.Le Jin received Cao Cao's order before, full of sad faces, this Yangzhou has just been captured, the affairs of the city have not yet been settled, it is necessary to build hundreds of warships, in a hurry, how to do this batch of warships, this is not his old life, the worst thing is that Yuan Shao's sailors were defeated by Zhou Tai, and all the warships were captured by Zhou Tai, and the rest were all wrecked ships with incomplete limbs, which was enough to repair.Le Jin really had no choice, Cao Cao gave him a death order, and if there was no ship, he would change the boat, so he sent troops to loot private boats and fishing boats, and on the other hand, he gathered the people of the whole city to cut down wood and build ships day and night, and also searched for craftsmen and sent them to repair those wrecked ships.When Cao Cao's army arrived in Yangzhou, Lejin actually made more than 500 boats, although the size was different and the quality was not good, but it was enough for 60,000 or 70,000 people to go on board to fight.Cao Jun didn't understand water warfare, thinking that he could fight with a boat, so he rushed up and sailed towards the river.Cao Cao ordered the army to set up a battle position on the river to meet Liu Bei.Liu Bei has received the wind, but there is no military advisor around him to make a plan, not even the god of the pit father, so he is in a hurry, I don't know how to be good Cai Mao saw that Liu Bei was anxious, and his heart was very happy, he was good at water warfare, but he didn't like to help Liu Bei, if he didn't take Liu Bei's money, he was afraid that he would take the opportunity to oppose Liu Bei's water.He secretly calculated, neither to help Liu Bei nor Cao Cao, he took the Jingzhou soldiers to stand by and watch, just wait for the battle situation to be clear, and help the superior side.Zhou Tai came back from the former army, he was very disdainful of Cao Cao's navy, and said to Liu Bei: "Cao Cao's navy was built temporarily, and those warships were all kinds of warships, including small boats, fishing boats, and repaired warships, all of which were vulnerable.Even those new warships that have been built are of different sizes, rough workmanship, and low quality, and they don't know if they can't stand a collision from our warships. ”Liu Bei said: "Don't underestimate the enemy, Cao Cao's troops are all elite soldiers, and our soldiers are either surrendered or Jingzhou soldiers, and they are not the opponents of Cao Cao's elite troops when they really fight." ”Zhou Tai disagreed: "Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are mostly northerners, and they can't even swim, let alone fight water battles."
No matter how elite Cao Cao's soldiers are, how capable they are on land, they are not worth a dime when they reach the water, they have not been trained on the water, and they will even faint when they take a boat. ”Liu Bei was overjoyed: "That's it." ”Zhou Tai said: "Please sit down in the Chinese army and wait for the show to be staged." ”Liu Bei suddenly worried: "I'm most afraid of Cai Mao's instability now, since he got on the boat, he saw Zheng Xianren leading the army north, his actions are a bit eccentric, I'm afraid he will take the opportunity to rebel." ”Zhang Fei shouted angrily next to him: "Cai Mao dares to mess around, I will send him to see Marx with a spear." ”Guan Yu said: "Third brother, you go to monitor Cai Mao, if he has any misdeeds, do him." ”Huang Zhong said: "Zhang Fei is not very familiar with the nature of the water, and he is staggering when he walks on the boat, and he is definitely not Cai Mao's opponent, Cai Mao is an expert in fighting in the water." ”Zhang Fei glared at the leopard and said, "It's a big deal, I will die with him, I still have this ability." ”Liu Bei was anxious: "The third brother must not have anything to do." ”Guan Yu frowned and said, "Who is the best to send there" Zhou Tai said: "I'll go, I'm also an expert in water warfare, Cai Mao, a second- or third-rate merchandise, is not my opponent on land or water." ”Guan Yu's brows furrowed even more: "You go to monitor Cai Mao, then I can't command the water war, I have to learn more tactics in this area in the future." ”Huang Zhong said with a smile: "Of course, I will spy on Cai Mao, as long as he dares to make a mistake, I will send him to the west with an arrow." ”Liu Bei said worriedly: "Old General Huang, this is a water war, wow, are you okay" Huang Zhong touched his white beard and laughed: "The old man has been in the army in Jingzhou for many years, and he has been immersed in the river for decades, and he has never met an opponent on the water. ”Liu Bei was worried about another thing: "Zhou Tai's subordinate sailors are all Jingzhou soldiers, in case Cai Mao orders that they are not allowed to fight, then how can it be good" Zhou Tai laughed: "This 10,000 sailors followed me to defeat Yuan Shao in Yangzhou, and they have long had the heart to submit to me, and I also promised them to take them back to Jiangxia to eat, live and have fun, they are very happy, even if Cai Mao goes over to give an order, they may not necessarily listen." ”Liu Bei hurriedly said: "You go back and tell the sailors immediately, defeat Cao Cao's army, and I will reward them with 200,000 taels of silver." ”Zhou Tai was stunned: "The lord has money there now" Liu Bei said with a smile: "Your stolen money is still with me, and I will use it to top it first." ”Guan Yu was also stunned: "Didn't the eldest brother give Cai Mao 500,000 silver, now there is not much left, go up there and go up to 200,000 taels" Liu Bei glanced at Huang Zhong, only to see Huang Zhong sigh and said: "Thanks to Zheng Xianren's spoils, Cao Cao was miserable, we divided 700,000 taels of silver, and seventy percent of antique treasures" Guan Yu and others suddenly realized: "It turns out that in addition to buying Cai Mao's 500,000 silver, there are still 200,000 left, which is enough to reward the Jingzhou navy." ”Huang Zhong's face was like ashes: "The spoils we shared were all used by the lord, and they were even worse than Zheng Xianren." ”Liu Bei patted Huang Zhong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's just a temporary loan, and I'll return it to you." ”Huang Zhong pouted: "I also said to borrow it last time, and I didn't see the lord pay it back, this time it's not a meat bun beating a dog, there is a rhythm of going and no return" Zhou Tai doesn't take money seriously, anyway, Liu Bei has a large amount of silver as a reward, and those Jingzhou sailors will try their best to kill the enemy, he has a big heart, laughs, and gets out of the cabin to return to the front army.Zhou Tai informed Liu Bei of the news that he took out 200,000 silver as a reward, 10,000 Jingzhou soldiers cheered one by one, 200,000 silver is equivalent to 20,000 gold, and each person is divided into two taels of gold is a lot of money for ordinary soldiers, can they not be happy As Liu Bei expected, Cai Mao secretly went to the Jingzhou Navy to give an order, and was not allowed to go to war with Cao Cao, but it is a pity that the heads of these sailors only thought about Liu Bei's reward, Cai Mao's order became the wind in his ears, anyway, the command and transfer power are currently in the hands of Zhou Tai, and Zhou Tai fought bravely and took the lead, brave and outstanding, deeply loved by them, it is the rhythm of the natural popularity of the fierce generals, and they already have the heart to follow Zhou Tai.Ahead, Cao Cao's army was in full array, and rows of horizontal blocks on the river surface, welcoming Liu Bei's army in a dense formation
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