The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 233 Zhou Yu's ambush, Jiangdong Army arrives

As the commander-in-chief, Yu Jin naturally also took a boat to catch up with the main force.

Prepare to supervise the main navy of Jingzhou and test the strength of the Jiangdong navy.

On this day, several high-ranking civil and military officials of Jingzhou boarded a ship and sailed down the river from Xiakou.

Everyone on the boat looked around at the river.

Everywhere he looked, he saw his own troops.

The two sides of the strait flew flags and showed off their might, as if they were in an empty land.

The navy, under the command of generals Zhang Yun, Wen Pin and others, was even more majestic.

At the front of the team were hundreds of small warships, followed by dozens of fighting ships.

They were filled with the most skilled warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles, and their long spears and axes flashed with cold light.

Further back, there were several tower ships lined up side by side.

The one in the center is the flagship of the entire army.

From afar you can see that the three-story building is several meters high.

Armored soldiers stood in rows, civil and military officials were arranged in formation, and a large flag was erected at the bow of the ship.

The nimble messenger climbed up the hanging basket, waved the red flag, and commanded the three armies.

The ship was huge, with more than a hundred people rowing the oars.

But now it was no effort at all.

Going down the river and taking advantage of the northwest wind, we would have been able to do so if it had not accommodated the armies on both sides of the river.

Zhang Zu Fengfan had already dived down.

Between these tower ships, dozens of cowhide warships were interspersed.

We must draw our bows and arrows and be on guard at all times; no enemy ship can get close to us.

Behind this row of tower ships there are countless large and small fighting ships, troop transports, and supply ships.

It carried nearly 70,000 Cao troops, with flags covering the sky and connected from end to end, stretching as far as the eye could see.

These naval forces echoed with the land forces on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and their momentum was truly overwhelming.

The strength and number of the Jingzhou navy are unprecedented since the Jian'an period.

At this time, Cai Mao was in the cabin.

Looking at the Jingzhou navy that he had personally trained, he was full of pride.

He smiled and said to Liu Ba, Kuai Yue and others around him:

"Liu Changshi, Lord Kuai, have you seen the truth now?"

"Earlier you were in favor of defense, but now all the troops have left Jiangxia."

"Where is the shadow of the Eastern Wu navy?"

"Maybe our presence has scared those Jiangdong guys out of their wits!"

"Liu Bei's attack on Jingzhou is like hitting a rock with an egg!"

"That Sun Quan is not worth mentioning!"

Liu Ba was speechless when he heard this.

After all, Kuai Yue was a strategist who had been in charge of Jingxiang for many years.

At this time, he also bowed to the commander Yu Jin and said:
"General, don't be careless. If you go further, you will enter the territory of Shaxian."

“The Yangtze River bends as it flows to this section.

"The river is getting narrower. We should be on guard against an ambush set by Zhou Yu."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin smiled and waved his hand, then quickly came out to smooth things over.

"Mr. Kuai, there is no need to be so nervous. Mr. Cai has already arranged all the defenses."

"There are soldiers scouting the periphery."

"We are in the center of the army, and we are as stable as Mount Tai."

He had long known that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had always disagreed with each other.

Both of them are leaders of major families in Jingzhou.

Previously, he was in charge of civil and military affairs under Liu Biao.

It has been an open and covert struggle for many years.

Even if Prime Minister Cao surrendered now, they can still serve in the same court.

It is inevitable that they will trip each other up.

Thinking of this, Yu Jin also smiled and said:

"Kuai Gong is a cautious person, and I admire him."

"But my army will march down the river."

"We must take the initiative to fight Zhou Yu."

"Only in this way can we know ourselves and the enemy, and find out the enemy's strengths and weaknesses."

But while he was speaking, Yu Jin was interrupted by a soldier who ran into the cabin!

"General, there's a change ahead!"

Yu Jin turned around and asked, "What's the panic?"

The soldier quickly replied:
"There's a 'Red Horse' approaching!"

The red horse is a small boat responsible for patrolling, equivalent to a scout on land.

Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction the soldier pointed, and saw a long and narrow red horse boat approaching slowly.

On it is the flag of the Guazi friendly army, but it looks a bit strange.

Because patrolling on the river is different from patrolling on land.

It is inconvenient to turn around when traveling and is also affected by the water flow.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, people generally won't come to report specifically.

There are flags on the ships to warn if any signs of enemy troops are spotted.

A specially trained flag bearer just needs to wave the flag to signal from behind.

But this red horse actually turned around and came back.

Moreover, they did not move towards the fleet quickly, and there were no soldiers waving flags on the deck.

What are all those people on the ship doing crowded in the cabin?
While Yu Jin and others were still surprised, the distance was getting closer and closer.

They northerners do not know how to sail.

As a native of Jingzhou, Kuai Yue saw it clearly!
"No! This ship isn't moving slowly!"

"It's floating on the river, there's no one in it!"

Everyone's expression suddenly changed when they heard this!
Suddenly, a few more ships came from the opposite direction, but they were not warships, but fishing boats.

The fisherman rowing the boat was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat.

He was still singing a fisherman's song, but it couldn't be heard clearly from the distance.

However, this kind of situation has happened to everyone before.

Although there was a misunderstanding that the two armies were fighting, fishermen rely on the water for their livelihood.

If they don't come out to catch some fish, who will feed them?
The Jingzhou navy also encountered several such ships along the way.

It was just to make them stop and inspect along the river.

If it weren't for the enemy's spies, they would have snatched the fish and released the boat.

The situation was a little different this time. There seemed to be more than a dozen fishing boats connected together in front and behind.

And these boats are larger than ordinary fishermen's boats.

It looks more like a fleet under the command of some powerful and wealthy family?
At this time, Yu Jin and Liu Ba were still stretching their necks to look forward.

Suddenly I felt someone pushing me hard from behind.

The two Jingzhou officials almost fell down!
It turned out to be Wen Pin, the naval general of Jingzhou.

At this moment, he suddenly squeezed in from behind and said nervously:
"Not good! General, be careful!"

"The soldiers on that red horse must have been ambushed!"

"There must be something fishy going on here!"

Seeing this, Cai Mao immediately followed and gave the order:
"Quick! Speed ​​up and knock over those fishing boats!"

After saying that, the two of them were like bugs getting into their shoes.

Stamping his feet in the cabin.

It turns out that there is an unwritten rule among the navy.

When a general stamps his feet, he is telling his troops to speed up.

But at this moment, the people supervising the ships in front were Cao's direct troops under Yu Jin.

They simply couldn't understand what the two Jingzhou generals meant.

There's no point in stomping your feet here.

Yu Jin was also confused and thought that the two people were stamping their feet in anxiety?

However, although he was not familiar with naval warfare, he understood what the two men meant.

He quickly followed the order:
"Just listen to the two generals! Go over and ram them!"

Then some people waved flags, some people shouted.

After a long time of hard work, I finally got some results.

Originally, it was inconvenient for the warships to communicate.

In addition, the soldiers from the north and the south did not cooperate well.

The fighting ship in front was a little faster and rushed towards the fishing boat.

But it was too late, and the fishing boats on the opposite side suddenly dispersed.

They turned their boats around and positioned themselves across the front of Cao's fleet.

Warships are large and sturdy, while fishing boats are small and light.

If the two ships collide at high speed, the fishing boat will surely be broken into pieces!
But if they were floating horizontally on the river, most of them would just be overturned due to the lack of momentum.

These ships block the river surface, and if they are overturned, it will definitely affect the progress.

Once the front row stops, the ones behind will follow suit in case the enemy ships come over to block the way.

These Cao troops could only take the beating.

And wait until everyone understands what is going on.

Looking behind those fishing boats, dozens of warships suddenly appeared!
All I saw were the green battle flags of Jiangdong, and the sound of gongs and drums was deafening, as well as the sounds of shouting.

Especially the one in the middle of the ship, with its tall flag.

There was a huge word "Zhou" written on it.

Now even a fool would know that the Jiangdong Army led by Zhou Yu is coming to attack!
(End of this chapter)