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Chapter 542
It only took six or seven days for Zhuge Liang's secret letter to be put on Liu Jing's memorial.

Liu Jing has been feeling a little impetuous recently, because he received a secret report from the north that Cao Cao led the army to the north again recently to crusade against Yuan Shang.

Since Yuan Shao's death, in less than two years, Cao Cao has conquered Hebei four times, and this will be the last time. Within this year, Cao Cao will completely defeat Yuan Shang, capture Yecheng, and the day when Cao Cao unifies the north is already indefinite. Far.

After Liu Jing read Zhuge Liang's handwritten handwriting, he immediately turned his worries into joy. As a person of later generations, he knew very well that Sun Yi died at the hands of his cronies in history. It was they who did it, so there was no danger of fraud. After Liu Jing symbolically solicited the opinions of his advisers, he secretly ordered Zhuge Liang to send troops to Danyang.

In ancient times, when planning a matter, the quicker the opportunity, the later the change. Liu Jing is far away in Jingzhou at the moment, and if he wants to gather a crowd to discuss, it will take dozens of days. The longer it takes, the greater the risk of the conspiracy being exposed.

Moreover, Liu Jing cut off the southern land for thousands of miles, attracting attention from all over the world. Once he mobilizes his troops, he will be observed by the enemy, which will only increase the number of variables. It is better to let Zhuge Liang send troops first, as his forerunner, and Liu Jing will use the Jingzhou people as his own backup.

Sun Quan is Liu Jing's opponent on the road to hegemony that must be eradicated. After capturing Yuzhang and Luling counties last year, Liu Jing left most of his soldiers and horses in Yuzhang, thinking that Zhuge Liang would have enough troops to drive him in the future.

On that day, Liu Jing recruited his elder brother Liu Zong for a secret discussion. Soon, Liu Zong left Xiangyang with only a dozen of his cronies, and went to Chaisang on a starry night journey.

In the end, Liu Zong and Zhuge Liang's water-step army almost reached Chaisang. From this we can see that Liu Jingzhi is decisive and Liu Zongzhi is extremely fast.

Seeing Liu Zong rushing to Chaisang, Zhuge Liang didn't know Liu Jing's intentions. He said to Liu Zong: "There are many waters in the east of the river. Wu people are good at water since they were young. They use boats as horses. Wu people fight on foot. And water warfare is the top priority.

Last year our army attacked Yuzhang and Luling by land, and we won victories wherever we went, but we failed to win on the water. Afterwards, the general sighed repeatedly. "

Hearing this, Liu Zong was overjoyed, nodded with pride, and said: "Zhou Gongjin, a master of Jianghuai, is well-known, and the general also praised him very much, saying that his ability to use troops is the best in Jiangbiao, compared to (Han) ) letter and (English) cloth are not people with false reputations, and Wenxiu (Liu Zhu) is indeed not able to deal with it."

Liu Zong spoke very highly of Zhou Yu, thinking that Liu Zhu was no match for him, but he himself showed full confidence.

Don't say that Zhou Yu is only compared to Han Xin and Ying Bu, even if the two come back to life, Liu Zong will not be afraid.

Liu Jing once said: "There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years."

Liu Zong deeply agrees with this.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Zhou Gongjin is certainly a genius in this world, but the king is also the hero of thousands of people, and he is equal to the enemy."

Although Liu Zong is conceited, he does have the talent of a general. If he leads the water army, Zhuge Liang will be like a tiger with wings added.

Liu Zong was not so carried away by Zhuge Liang's praise that he ignored the distinction between primary and secondary, and said solemnly: "When I came here, the general had told me that everything about Jiangdong is decided by the military division. For partial benefit."

Liu Zongxing protects the front and is ashamed to be a subordinate. In the past, Liu Zong might not be willing to be inferior to Zhuge Liang. However, in the battle of Sun Ben last year, Zhuge Liang's performance was too amazing. He conquered Yuzhang in the battle, and settled Luling in another battle. He overthrew the army and killed the generals, broke the city and captured the city, and was invincible.

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Zong's words were sincere and did not seem to be fake, and the last worry in his heart disappeared.

Zhuge Liang knew Liu Zong's nature, and he was afraid that he would rely on his clan generals and fight for power with him. Fortunately, Liu Jing had specially instructed him when he came, and Liu Zong himself expressed his willingness to be punished by him. This was the result Zhuge Liang most hoped to see.

"If this plan is successful, Danyang can be taken down with one move. At that time, we will occupy Danyang and march eastward, so as to face Wu and Hui, spread to the prefectures and counties, and attract heroes. The land in the east of the river can be swept away!" Zhuge Liang Finally, he said to Liu Zong: "We are honored to lead the battle for the general. We must not allow any mistakes, and we are willing to encourage you with you."

Liu Zong solemnly agreed, and the two continued to discuss secretly for a long time. Afterwards, Liu Zong declined Zhuge Liang's suggestion to stay and rest, and went straight to the navy camp regardless of the exhaustion of the journey.

Although Liu Jingshui army was not built by Liu Zong, it developed and expanded in his hands, formed a scale, defeated the strong with the weak, defeated Liu Biao's water army, and dominated Jiang and Han.

It is conceivable that Liu Zong has a high prestige in the navy, and this is why Liu Jing once transferred Liu Zong from the navy.

As soon as Liu Zong entered the naval camp, the officials and officials cheered and ran to tell each other when they saw him.

In the entire battalion, only Liu Zhu was disappointed. He had been serving as Liu Zong's lieutenant before, and he had no objection to the latter. Instead, he respected him. He was more disappointed with himself. Liu Jing gave him a chance, but he Failure to grasp it failed Liu Jing's trust.

Liu Zong knew very well that Liu Jing's change of coach before the battle would inevitably deal a big blow to Liu Zhu, so he held his hand tightly and expressed his comfort.

Liu Zhushao lost his parents, wandered around in the market, engaged in stealing as a career, suffered a lot, and was very determined. He did not give up on himself because of this, but instead developed a heart of courage after knowing his shame.

Seeing this, Liu Zong was relieved, and then encouraged the generals to patrol the camp, busy all day long, and didn't take a rest until nightfall.

Two days later, Zhuge Liang and Liu Zong set off with more than [-] water infantry and more than [-] large and small ships, and went eastward along the river, pointing directly at Danyang.

From the boundary of Yuzhang County to Chungu, it is six or seven hundred miles away, and there are few people along the way, only sporadic settlements scattered in it, which is a desolate scene.

After Zhou Yu retreated to the Spring Valley, in order to guard against Liu Jing's attack, he built a defense line in the Spring Valley and set up a beacon tower along the river. Therefore, the Jingzhou Army arrived at the border of Danyang, and was discovered by the soldiers of the Wu Army. , filling the sky in an instant, along the river for hundreds of miles, dozens of beacon towers ignited one after another, and it spread to Chungu overnight.

"coming……"

Zhou Yu stood at the top of the Spring Valley City with a calm face, looking at the lonely mountain outside the city, the smoke of the wolf rising, the drums beating loudly, and said silently in his heart.

The time of the enemy's attack was much earlier than he expected. He thought that with the mediation of the court, it could be delayed for at least a year and a half. Unexpectedly, in less than three months, Liu Jing couldn't bear it anymore and once again Send troops to attack Jiangdong.

Fortunately, after months of rushing work, the Chungu defense line has been roughly formed. With Chungu as the center and the river as a barrier, several strong fortresses have been built, with elite soldiers inside, and tens of miles of fences to connect them.

With this line of defense, Zhou Yu has the confidence to block Liu Jing's army, and even go one step further to break Liu Jing's myth of invincibility.

(End of this chapter)