"Hula" slightly microwaved, the canopy boat was a little bumpy, Liu Bei was still a little uncomfortable at first, he was located in the north for many years, except for crossing the Yellow River, it was in Xuzhou, and there was no time to take a boat.
At this moment, he was crossing this broken kettle pond in a small boat, and he was also a little apprehensive in his heart.
"I don't know when I will have a place to live."
Liu Bei glanced at the few people who were in the same boat wistfully, "Gongyou, that Jiangdong is meticulous, all over the land of Xuzhou, it is on this Huaishui, there are also so many people, can easily gather hundreds of fishing boats in a short period of time, this kind of ability, but extraordinary."
"The oarsman is behind the boat, at this moment, the one guarding the back of the boat is naturally Chen Dao, on the other hand, the eight guards, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong, but they are in the bow and cabin with Liu Bei.
He whispered in a whisper that only reached the ears of the two beside him.
"Jiangdong is vast, Wuhou Liu Qi, now sitting on the land of seven counties, with a population of millions, it is not difficult to select clever people in the army, train them, and send them to the north, but the old man said that he has been in the north for two or three years, and Liu Qi has already led the army north to capture Huainan and Xuzhou."
Sun Qian sighed and said.
"The lord is just feigned anger, I'm afraid that Chen Yuanlong has not been convinced, and after returning to Xiapi, this person will definitely make a statement to Cao Cao and frame the lord."
"It doesn't matter, everyone in the world knows Liu Qi's benevolence and righteousness to the clan, Cao Mengde has the capacity to tolerate people, he has been surrounded by soldiers for half a month, and there has been no battle report yet, thinking about it, the siege must not be smooth, and naturally we must also rely on our strength."
Liu Bei stroked his beard with one hand, and his face was already confident.
"Our army does not have many soldiers and horses, if we fight hard for Cao Cao again, I am afraid that we will lose our troops and generals, and even if the fighters arrive, our army will not be able to fight."
"Xianhe don't have to worry, I heard that Sun Zhongmou has been ordered to settle his family in Xu County, and together with Zhou Yu, he led the army to attack Nanyang Zhangxiu, and our army asked Cao Cao for his life to go to encircle and suppress Hanoi Zhenggu, or conquer Beihai and capture the land of Qingzhou."
Liu Bei stretched out his hand to stroke his beard.
"I'm afraid it's extremely difficult for Cao Mengde to agree."
Sun Qian's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "Zhang Xiu once surrendered, and rebelled, Cao Cao should know that raising tigers is harmful, Sun Quan led the army to attack Zhang Xiu, soldiers and horses must be recruited by themselves, only supply grain and grass, and the family is in Xu County, if the lord attacks Qingzhou or Hanoi, it is not possible, and the family will not be left in Xu County."
Hearing this, Liu Bei fell silent.
"Lord, in my opinion, I can wait for Xuzhou after the war, and defend Xuzhou and other places with Chen Deng and others."
Liu Bei's face was puzzled, "Xuzhou is bordered by Jiangdong in the south, located in the plains, the land of four wars, once Cao Cao is in trouble, how can we get out" "The lord and Cao Cao for the time being, this battle, if it wins, then you can own Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuan Shao, before that, Nanyang Zhang Xiu, Hanoi Zhenggu, Qingzhou Yuan Tan, will be taken."
"If Cao Cao fails to do his best in this battle and capture the entire territory of Xuzhou, there will be no abundant grain and grass, then he will not be able to fight for a long time, and I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult to compete with Yuan Shao" Sun Qian also fell silent when he said this.
"So far, that's all it can be."
Liu Bei sighed involuntarily in his heart, he had under his command the three generals of Zhang and Chen, with thousands of elite soldiers, but there was one less Wang Zuozhi who could lead the army for the war and was far-sighted.
Over the years, he has been defeated in every battle, and he has traveled from place to place, and now he has six out of thirty, and there is no place for him After most of the hour, the lake suddenly encountered a strong wind, and the waves on the lake were rolling, not like the flowing water on the river, but there seemed to be a dragon lurking under the lake, rolling waves, and it could also be rolled up to the height of the boat.
Liu Bei was frightened, the canopy boat had been sailed to the shore, although the hull was still swaying with the waves, but after tying a cable on the shore, there was no need to worry about the boat being swept away by the waves.
"I never thought that the waves on this lake would be so dangerous."
Liu Bei raised his feet to the shore with palpitations, there are still many low-lying places near here, the roads are muddy and there are many waters, Liu Bei can only look forward to the wind and waves on the lake, pass quickly, and arrive at the next phase as soon as possible.
He took the second general Guan Zhang to a high slope, where he could overlook the entire broken kettle pond, and even, vaguely see the Huaishui in the distance.
"I heard that Wu Hou called this place Hongze, but it is a good name."
Liu Bei stroked his beard with one hand and praised.
Behind him, Chen Deng's eyes fell on the boat for a long time, slightly tired, because of the big waves, the hull of the boat swayed, at this moment many sergeants had been vomiting for a while, he stared at this scene, thoughtful.
"Lord, you see what it is" At this moment, Chen Zhi suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the Huaishui in the distance.
Everyone heard the sound and looked, but saw that above the faintly visible Huai Shui, there were suddenly many black shadows.
"Quick, uncle, order someone to send scouts, no, you and others will follow the cavalry, and come with me."
Liu Bei saw the dark shadow of the brigade, and his heart was worried, so he immediately rode his horse first.
"Big brother" Guan Yu's face changed, and he glanced at the muddy road, "Big brother, go slowly." ” "Big brother."
Zhang Fei's face was anxious, and he also turned his horse to catch up.
Previously, when he was at the ferry, because of the boat, hundreds of war horses were left on the shore, and at this moment, only dozens of war horses were chasing Liu Bei, but Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Chen Deng were all among them.
"Big Brother" "Big brother can see what it is" When Guan Zhanger came to a high slope a few miles away, he saw Liu Bei standing on his horse, his eyebrows locked, and his face was as if he was facing a great enemy.
"I never thought that there would be such a warship in Jiangdong."
Liu Bei stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Huaishui, and at this moment, the people who arrived one after another also followed his fingers.
The Huai water is turbulent, the flowing water hits the undulating places in the river, rolls up the waves that are full of feet, comes from the southeast, a giant dragon that is more than 100 zhang, the dragon head stands on the waves, rides the wind and waves, the dragon body, there are several waterwheels suspended, every time you step on it, the water flows out from both sides, the speed of the warship is extremely fast, in the blink of an eye, Liu Bei ran a few miles ago, this fleet is still more than ten miles away from the downstream of the Huaishui, at this moment, it has traveled seven or eight miles.
"Sailing against the current, the speed is actually faster than that of our horses," Chen Deng frowned, "It's just that because of the muddy roads and the need to avoid the water, the horses' footsteps are also slower, so it seems that the speed of this warship is nearly ten times that of the ships we have seen on the Yellow River." ” It is not difficult for them to see the big flags hanging on the bow of the ship, the black python flag embroidered with a big "Wu" character, and the three warships lined up head-on in the middle of one, which is much taller than the other warships, it is a three-story ship, on the deck, there is a general flag, which is also "Wu"
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