Soldiers come to the world

The battle on the Han River had already broken out. The twenty warships of the Cao Army were lined up in two rows, and they were close together like a water snake.

There are sixteen sentry ships in Jiangxia, which are only four less than Cao Jun's warships. They are also Baishi sentry ships, but they do not have any formations. They are scattered on the river and attack enemy ships in separate formations. But Zheng Ruo, Marquis of Cao Jun, complained secretly.

He has rich experience in water warfare. He can see that although the Jiangxia warships are scattered and have no formation, they cooperate very well. They attack from all angles. When one side is attacked by bows and arrows, the other side will definitely attack with all its strength, making his The soldiers were in a hurry, and they didn't care about their heads or tails.

"The boat is flooded!"

A soldier of Cao Jun suddenly shouted, and the two ships in front poured into the river, and then the river flowed from all directions, and the soldiers on the ship suddenly became chaotic, and the two ships soon sank in half.

The river surged faster and faster, and it could no longer be blocked. Twenty soldiers on board rushed to the ships behind.

However, they were shot by bows and arrows from two other Jiangxia warships. Amidst the screams, Cao Jun kept falling into the water, and the river was stained red with blood. Zheng Ze shouted anxiously: "There are enemy water ghosts in the river. Shoot, don't let them approach the warship."

At this moment, there was a sound of war drums not far away, and two Qianshi Jiangxia warships came galloping and joined the battle. There was a head bump in front of the warships, and they came through the waves, only to hear 'bang! With a loud noise, Cao Jun's fleet was cut in two, one sentry ship was knocked to pieces, and the other sentry ship was overturned by huge waves.

On the top of the city, Cao Cao sighed, he couldn't watch anymore, even he, who doesn't understand water warfare, could see the battle rules of Jiang Xia's army, with the big ship as the center and the small boats coordinating on all sides, the attack was extremely orderly.

But their warships were in a mess, they just set up their formations, but they didn't know how to change.

Cao Cao sighed, and walked down the city in great disappointment. When he reached the bottom of the city, he stopped again, turned around and asked Cheng Yu, "Zhongde, do you think Liu Jing will be on the other side?"

Cheng Yu smiled wryly, "Since the Prime Minister is in Fancheng, I think he must be in Xiangyang."

"You're right. I think he's on the other side."

After pondering for a while, Cao Cao said again: "I want to meet him, Zhong De send someone across the river to contact him!"

Cheng Yu immediately smiled and said, "Wei Chen understands, so I will make arrangements right away?"

Cao Cao asked strangely, "Why didn't you stop me?"

"My minister admires the prime minister's foresight and foresight. How can Sun Quan feel at ease when he meets Liu Jing?"

A sly look flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, he laughed and pointed to Cheng Yu, "Zhongde, you are admirable for your quick thinking, but this time you guessed wrong, in fact, I just want to see him , I have followed him for so many years, but I still don’t know what he looks like? I am quite curious in my heart, and have no other meaning.”

Cheng Yu was stunned, Cao Cao laughed and left with his hands behind his back.

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A fierce battle broke out on the river, and Liu Jing was naturally watching the battle from a boat. He was also very interested and wanted to know how powerful Cao Cao's navy was.

But the situation of the battle was beyond his expectation. In less than an hour, all [-] sentry ships of Cao army were wiped out, [-] were sunk, and the remaining [-] sentry ships became prisoners of war.

Liu Jing couldn't help but shook his head. Cao Jun was far behind Jiang Xia's navy in terms of tactics, coordination, and soldiers' skills in controlling warships.

At this time, Li Jun, the deputy lieutenant of the navy who was in charge of blocking the Hanshui River, said with a smile to Liu Jing: "I don't know what the state herdsmen do, but most of Cao Cao's navy is actually Jingzhou soldiers who surrendered, and these Jingzhou soldiers used to be stationed in Land, and no naval experience."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said: "I'm worried that today's water battle is just a cover-up by Cao Cao, deliberately confusing me, making me misjudge, or a kind of arrogant strategy. It’s not worth the loss if it becomes lively.”

"This is also easy to handle! Interrogate the prisoners of war and you will know."

Li Jun waved his hand, "Bring it up!"

After a while, several soldiers brought up a prisoner of war. It was Zheng Ruo, the marquis captured by Cao Jun. He was pressed to kneel in front of Liu Jing, bowed his head, and his face was full of shame.

"You must have been in the Jingzhou army before!" Liu Jing glanced at him and asked coldly.

Zheng Ruo nodded, and said in a low voice, "I'm Zheng Ruo, a Marquis under Zhang Yun's command and a native of Yicheng County."

"From Yicheng County? Then your family should be in Xiakou, but you are willing to sacrifice your life for Cao Cao to slaughter your own family. Don't you feel guilty?"

Zheng Ruo's heart disease was hit by Liu Jing's words. His wife, children, and parents were all in Xiakou. He trembled violently, and suddenly burst into tears. Liu Jing's cold eyes finally eased a little. He didn't kowtow to beg for mercy, but wept bitterly. , indicating that the person does have guilt in his heart.

"You followed Zhang Yun to surrender, maybe you can't help yourself, but now you can choose, if you want to return to the Jingzhou Army, I will forgive you for not guilty, but you can only become a soldier again, if you still want Cao Jun, I can also let you go Going back, I won’t embarrass your family, I, Liu Jing, will never break my word, you choose!”

Zheng Ruo bowed his head and remained silent for a long while. Finally, he wiped away his tears and sighed: "I surrendered to Cao's army with Zhang Yun and became a second-rate soldier. I regret it very much. If I make mistakes again now, I will never recover. I will report back to the state shepherd. I would like to go back to Jingzhou and be willing to be a small soldier."

Liu Jing laughed, turned back to Li Jun and said, "Let him continue to serve as the Marquis, and treat everyone equally without any slightest contempt!"

"The last will obey!"

Zheng Ruo's nose suddenly became sore, tears came out again, he kowtowed three times, and said in a trembling voice: "Zheng Ruo is willing to serve the state shepherd with his life, and he will do whatever he wants!"

Liu Jing smiled, helped him up, and asked him again: "I want to know the strength of Cao Jun's navy, can you tell me a thing or two, if you don't want to, it's okay."

"I don't dare to hide the slightest bit. At present, Cao's army has [-] sailors. From its formation to today, it has never had water combat training. The main reason is that there is no water training. Although the northern sailors boasted that they trained in Xuanwu Lake, I think In fact, it is commonplace, even the most basic formation."

"What is the Northern Navy?" Liu Jing asked curiously.

"Reporting to Zhou Mu, among the [-] sailors, [-] were the troops who surrendered in Jingzhou, led by Zhang Yun, and the other [-] Cao soldiers were mostly from the banks of the Yellow River. The water army trained on the Xuanwu Pond outside Yecheng."

After a pause, Zheng Ruo said again: "Nominally, Zhang Yun is the chief general of the navy, and Xia Houshang is the deputy, but in fact, all military orders are issued by Xia Houshang."

Liu Jing frowned, "I heard that Cheng Yu is the commander of Fancheng, can he allow this kind of situation of subjugation?"

"Reporting to Zhou Mu, this is actually Zhang Yun's willingness to be the deputy. I heard that Cheng Yu also suggested to Cao Cao that Zhang Yun be changed to the deputy, but Cao Cao refused, and sent someone to beat Xia Houshang, which made Xia Houshang hate Zhang Yun deeply. , thinking that he was suing himself behind his back."

Liu Jing nodded and smiled again: "Just now you said that the Jingzhou surrendered troops are only second-class soldiers in the Cao camp. What do you mean?"

Zheng Ruo sighed and said, "Cao's army is divided into four classes. The first class soldiers are Chenliu and Xuchang veterans who have followed Cao Cao for many years. They have a high status and generous salary. Hebei surrendered soldiers, and then the fourth-class soldiers are our Jingzhou Army, the lowest status, and they must rush to the front in battle. Although this is just the rank division of the soldiers themselves, it is the truth."

After Liu Jing had a general understanding of Cao Jun's situation, he told Li Jun, "Take him down! Remember what I just said, don't discriminate against him."

Li Jun agreed and took Zheng Ruo to change his military uniform and register for military registration. Zheng Ruo followed him gratefully.

Liu Min, who was in charge next to him, watched him walk away, and said in a low voice, "Actually, I think it would be more useful to put him back and let him instigate Jingzhou's surrender."

Liu Jing squinted and smiled, "Don't worry, some things can be taken slowly."

At this time, a soldier rushed over, and Shi Li reported: "Speak to Zhou Mu, Cao Cao sent an envoy to see Zhou Mu for something important."

Liu Jing was stunned, and walked quickly to the side of the boat, only to see a small boat coming not far away, a young scholar of about 30 years old and two attendants standing on the bow with their hands behind their backs.

"Take him to the next hall to meet me!"

He turned around and entered the second hall on the first floor, and sat down to wait for Cao Cao's envoy. After a while, several generals brought in the young scribes. He bowed deeply and said, "Prime Minister Cao's master, Bo Yangxiu, is here to see the state shepherd!"

"It turns out that your Excellency is the son of Yang Taiwei. He has been famous for a long time. I'm sorry!"

Liu Jing returned the salute slightly, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Master Yang, please sit down!"

Yang Xiu sat down on the side, and said with a smile on his face: "Prime Minister Cao has heard the name of Zhou Mu for a long time, but he has not seen him. I feel regretful. Today, Xiu came here on the order of the Prime Minister, and I would like to convey the wishes of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is willing to cooperate with you. After a while, I wonder if Zhou Mu will respond?"

Cao Cao actually wanted to meet with him, did he still want to personally persuade him to surrender?Liu Jing smiled coldly, "Prime Minister Cao's army is pressing down on the border, just to meet me?"

"No!"

Yang Xiu said calmly: "The state shepherd has received the favor of the emperor, but he has not fulfilled the way of being a minister and angered the emperor. The prime minister just sent troops according to the order. This is a public matter, but the prime minister has praised the state herd for a long time. Apart from meeting with Zhou Mu, this is a private matter, public affairs should not be neglected, and private affairs should not be in vain, so please don't worry too much about Zhou Mu."

"It's a good one to send troops according to the order!"

Liu Jing said coldly: "Master Yang, is he willing to be Cao's chief secretary and staff just because of this edict?"

Yang Xiu's face changed drastically, and he got up angrily and said: "The two armies are facing each other, and the envoys are in communication. If the envoy doesn't want to see the prime minister, just refuse it directly. Why humiliate the envoy?"

"No! I Chen Bing Jingzhou is to fight against the national traitors and revive the Han Dynasty. This is a public matter. If Cao Cao sees me only for personal reasons, it's okay for me to meet him. This is also my Liu Jing's distinction between public and private. As for Yang Zhu Bo has a strong personality, and he will be angry when he is humiliated, which is beyond my expectation, but when Kong Beihai was killed, Yang Zhubo was also as strong and angry as he was when Kong Beihai was killed?"

Liu Jing's last words hit Yang Xiu's heart, and his father scolded him in the same way, and did not stop Cao Cao from killing Kong Rong. Yang Xiu sighed in his heart, and after a moment of silence, he cupped his hands and said, "Since the state shepherd is willing to see you, I will Go back and report to the Prime Minister, as for the details of the meeting, we will discuss it separately, and Yang Xiu left."

He turned to leave, but when he reached the door, Liu Jing smiled again: "Master Yang, if we meet by chance, I will send you four more words."

Yang Xiu stopped in his tracks, but didn't turn his head back, "Please tell me, State Shepherd!"

Liu Jing smiled faintly, "Silence is golden!"

Yang Xiu was shocked, these four words seemed to make him feel something, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he left in a hurry.