My Ji Han Dynasty was prosperous in martial arts, but I have always convinced people with virtue

Chapter 5
The stars sink and the fog rises, and the river is full of turmoil.

In Xiakou Port, Soochow's warships are all docked on the shore.

The soldiers returned to the camp, except for a small number of patrolmen who were watching the night, they all fell asleep at this moment.

Cheng Pu, the prefect of Jiangxia, did not fall asleep, and waited at the city gate with a candle lit.

Not long ago, Cheng Pu received a message from Jingkou.

Tonight there is a boat carrying Sun Shangxiang and Liu Chan into Wu.

In the current structure of Soochow, the Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, sits in Jingkou and governs Jiangdong; the governor, Lu Su, stationed troops in Chaisang;

Soochow's troops were divided into three, and Cheng Pu led [-] people to guard Jiangxia.

After Soochow withdrew its troops from Nanjun, most of the pressure on Cao Weifang was borne by Liu Beijun.

The garrison on Jiangxia's side is not so much to guard against Cao Cao, but more to guard against Liu Bei.

Cheng Pu is a veteran of the Jiangdong Three Dynasties, so he naturally knows the meaning behind this news.

Obviously, this plan did not come from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

If Lu Su knew about it, he would definitely not agree.

Because this incident was a fatal blow to Sun Liu's fragile alliance.

Cheng Pu also despises these conspiracies from the bottom of his heart.

Father and son Sun Jian and Sun Ce are such heroes, they are invincible on the battlefield, and Cheng Pu is honored to follow him.

But Sun Quan is different, his style of acting is more feminine.

However, he was disgusted in his heart, but his reason told Cheng Pu that Sun Quan's approach was actually the least costly.

Jiangdong is famous for its water warfare, and Cao's army of millions is still hard to match.

But after the Battle of Chibi, the situation changed.

Liu Biao's old unit, which was originally coerced by Cao Cao, first voted for Liu Qi and then Liu Bei after Cao Cao's defeat.

Who can survive that battle, which one is not an elite?

With their joining, the strength balance between Sun and Liu has changed.

In the past few years, Liu Bei's army has almost caught up with Soochow in terms of water warfare.

Now, under the leadership of Guan Yu, this Jingzhou army is fighting back and forth with Cao Jun in the north.

Soochow's cavalry is not as good as Liu Beijun's. If this continues, Soochow will have no advantage against Liu Beijun.

Holding Liu Chan hostage will make Liu Beijun scruples.

Soochow will also get a big bargaining chip.

Cheng Pu waited, and finally got the news of the three passenger ships calling at the port.

Because of Sun Shangxiang's special status, Cheng Pu rushed to the port as soon as he got the news.

However, Cheng Pu was a little surprised.

Sun Shangxiang's expression was deep at the moment, holding a four or five-year-old child in his arms, without saying a word.

Zhou Shan, who had made great achievements, did not look happy, but looked cautious.

"Miss, you're here. The room and toiletries are ready. You've come all the way. Let's rest first!"

Sun Shangxiang didn't say much, but the child in her arms was very energetic at the moment.

"Is this Xiakou? It's really majestic. It's worthy of being an important town in Jiangxia. It's not in vain that my uncle has been running here for so many years!"

Cheng Pu couldn't react, and he took a detour before realizing that the uncle he was talking about should be Liu Biao.

Between what he said and what he said, it seems that he regards this place as his own property, which is really arrogant!

Cheng Pu also didn't want to argue with a four or five-year-old child.

Sun Shangxiang still didn't say anything, and walked towards Jiangxia City with Liu Chan.

Zhou Shan was about to follow, but was stopped by Cheng Pra.

"What happened along the way, and how did Liu Beijun react?"

"Don't worry, general, Liu Beijun didn't react when the incident happened suddenly. Although they sent a fast boat to stop it, they didn't catch up."

According to Zhou Shan's information, Cheng Pu made a judgment.

"In this way, it will take at least a day or two for Liu Bei's army to come here as a whole."

Zhou Shan nodded.

"At that time, we had already brought Liu Chan to Jiangdong."

Cheng Pu felt at ease, and took Zhou Shan to a remote place again.

"Recently, Jiang Xia began to spread a rumor that the young master's death was related to Marquis Wu. What's going on?"

Zhou Shan's complexion changed, and Cheng Pu caught the momentary panic on his face.

But Cheng Pu didn't doubt him.

"General, it hasn't been a day or two since the rumor spread, so don't worry too much. Now that Liu Chan is in our hands, what can Liu Beijun do?"

Cheng Pu is a seasoned general after all.

Even after getting information from Zhou Shan, he didn't relax his vigilance, instead he sent more people to guard him.

It was late at night, and after arranging the layout, Cheng Pu returned to the tower, planning to rest.

Just as he took off his helmet, there was a strong wind outside the window.

Heaven has a vision!

The originally drowsy sky seemed to be collapsing, the clouds sank, and under the light of a bright moon, the mist on the river gradually faded.

Dozens of warships broke through the fog and galloped out of the ferocious darkness like tigers, devouring the patrol boats sent by Cheng Pu before they went far.

"Enemy attack!"

The warning sound resounded, and Cheng Pu was shocked.

How did Liu Beijun come so fast!
"Go to Jiangbei quickly and let Lu Meng's army come to help."

As soon as the order was issued, Cheng Pu's soldiers hadn't gone far, and there was a commotion under the city gate.

"what happened?"

Cheng Pu was under the protection of a group of soldiers, but when he saw that the messenger was full of crossbow arrows, he was forced to retreat again, and said with his last breath.

"General, those people in the passenger ship. They are not our people, they are all white carpenter soldiers!"

Cheng Pu understood that he had been tricked.

Immediately, he picked up the Iron Spine Spear and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, follow me to guard the city gate and wait for reinforcements!"

Lu Meng had three thousand troops in Jiangbei, and four thousand troops near Xiakou. As long as they guarded the city gate, they would still have a chance.

The Baiwu soldiers are the elite of Liu Bei's tent. Now they hold Zhuge crossbows and form a dense firepower network at the city gate to prevent the reinforcements in the city from supporting the port.

Cheng Pu yelled loudly, and swung out the iron-backed snake spear in his hand, making the faint sound of ferocious beasts contending.

In the darkness, a huge spirit snake surged up from the river, spraying water, trying to stop the approaching Liu Beijun warship.

This spirit snake was surrendered by Cheng Pu in the early years and used to guard Xiakou.

The spirit snake churned in the river, setting off waves, hindering the approach of the warship, and also accumulated precious time for the panicked port soldiers.

For a while, Cheng Pujun's morale was greatly boosted.

Cheng Pu swung his spear again and was about to organize the soldiers to charge when a cold arrow flew towards him and hit him on the shoulder.

Cheng Pu lowered his head, looked at the familiar arrow on his shoulder, and was a little taken aback.

Sun Shangxiang held the Fragrant Bow and stood in front of the white scorpion soldiers, blocking Cheng Pu.

Cheng Pu watched Sun Shangxiang grow up, and it was hard to believe that she would do it herself.

But Cheng Pu also knew that Sun Shangxiang was merciful, otherwise, the arrow would not only hit his shoulder.

"Miss, why are you doing this?"

Sun Shangxiang looked cold and determined.

"Although I am a daughter of the Sun family, I am now married as the wife of the Liu family! You want to kidnap my son and threaten my husband. If you act like a villain, will you have a face to see my father and brother in the future?"

(End of this chapter)