Soldiers come to the world

It has been more than two months since Cao Jun went south in a big way, but the long-term confrontation often gives people the illusion that the battle situation will continue like this forever, but the facts have proved that it is absolutely impossible. After [-] days of training, Cao Cao issued the order of the Eastern Expedition The command.

In the lobby of the Jiangling Temporary Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao is wearing armor, a golden crown on his head, and a heavenly sword on his waist. He is arranging the plan for the Eastern Expedition with dozens of generals and counselors.

In the middle of the hall is a ten-foot-high wooden frame with a detailed map of Jingzhou hanging on it. Cao Cao has already drawn the marching route on the map with red and blue pens. He slowly said to everyone: "Before talking about the plan , I want to reward General Yu Jin and General Zang Ba first!"

Yu Jin and Zang Ba immediately stood up and saluted. Cao Cao laughed and said, "The two generals have found out the way and made the first contribution to this Eastern Expedition. Each will be rewarded with a thousand gold!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for the reward!"

Cao Cao waved his hands and asked the two to sit down. Then he continued to the generals: "What I am most worried about is that more than 10,000 troops will sail eastward by boat, but if the water battle is not good, I am afraid that they will be intercepted by the main force of the Jiangxia navy. There is no way to escape, and our two [-]+ troops all died at the bottom of the river, so I dare not send troops for a long time.”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao pointed to the blue arrow in Yunmeng Lake on the map with a wooden pole and said: "But the two generals Yu and Zang solved this problem for me.

Our army can pass through Yunmengze by land and arrive at Chibi Wulin. At the same time, we can transport food and materials from Xiashui and Yunmengze waterways to ensure the supply of the army. "

"And then the waterway!"

Cao Cao pointed at the red arrow on the Yangtze River with a wooden pole, "The rest of the [-] navy sailed eastward along the Yangtze River in [-] warships, and finally assembled in Wulin, Chibi."

At this time, Cao Cao saw that Xiahou Dun was hesitant to speak, so he asked, "Yuan Rang, what's your problem?"

Xiahoudun bowed and said, "The prime minister just said that he was worried that Jiang Xia's navy would intercept our warship. Now our warship is also heading east. Why is the prime minister not worried now?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, "At this moment, at that moment, just like I never worried that the Jiangxia navy would kill Jiangling, I would not worry that Liu Jing would intercept an empty ship. As long as there is no main force on board, Liu Jing will never intercept it. , I know very well in my heart, Yuan Rang doesn't have to worry."

Xiahoudun didn't dare to say any more, and stepped back, Cao Cao said to Xu Huang again: "Gongming, I will give you [-] troops, you must take Jingling County for me, wipe out all the Jiangxia troops behind me, and don't let the enemy The army cut off the retreat of our army."

"Obey!" Xu Huang got up and saluted.

"Where is General Cai He?" Cao Cao asked loudly again.

Cai He was standing in the corner of the lobby. He didn't expect that at this important moment, the prime minister would be the second to find him. He was excited and nervous at the same time, so he quickly stood up and saluted: "The humble job is here!"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, "General Cai He, you can take [-] sailors to Xiangyang, lead [-] thousand-stone warships from Fancheng to the south along the Han River, and only [-] Jiangxia sailors in Jingling County block the river. General Xu Huang will cooperate with you to defeat this Jiangxia navy."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao pointed to the map again, "Then you can lead the fleet from Mianyang Town to Yunmeng Lake, and join the main force at Chibi Wulin."

There are more than 2000 large and small warships moored in Fancheng. It would be a pity if they are not used. Fortunately, they can come through Yunmengze instead of detouring Xiakou. This is also a major discovery of Yu Jin, which solved Cao Cao's most troublesome problem.

"If you can sail the warship to Chibi Wulin, I will remember your great achievements and make you Tinghou of Handong."

Cai He was very excited, bowed and said: "The humble position will never let the prime minister down!"

After explaining everything, Cao Cao cast his final gaze on Cao Ren, "Zi Xiao, I will leave the task of guarding Jiangling to you. Don't worry about Liu Zhang's Bashu army. The key is Liu Bei who is hiding in Wuling. He will probably take advantage of the emptiness to attack Jiangling." , you must not be careless in the slightest, do you hear me!"

Cao Cao's tone was so severe that Cao Ren's heart trembled in fright, and he said quickly, "I dare not!"

At this time, Cao Cao's gaze slowly swept towards the crowd, his gaze became extremely firm, and he said to the crowd: "My greatest wish in life is to eliminate the local separatist forces and unify China. I have been waiting for this day for more than [-] years. Today We will take the most important step to level Jingzhou and point our troops at Jiangdong, we will surely win this battle, I hope you will encourage each other!"

"Encouragement!" Everyone shouted, and the passionate voice echoed in the lobby.

Three days later, 25 Cao Cao's army set out from Jiangling in three routes.

On one side, 20 sailors were divided into [-] warships and marched eastward along the Yangtze River, while on the other side, [-] main forces marched eastward on the Huarong Road by land, and there were thousands of newly built small boats full of them. Grain baggage enters Xiashui.

There is another group consisting of [-] troops, led by General Xu Huang, marching towards Jingling County. From this, the war to conquer Jiangxia finally slowly kicked off.

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The Wuchang Lingtian Tavern was extremely lively. The tavern, which can accommodate 300 people, was full of seats. The tavern had been booked by Liu Jing. Today was the full moon wine for his son Liu Zhi. Jiangxia civil and military officials all came to the banquet to celebrate.

The full moon is extremely important in the Han Dynasty. This is the first time a baby meets an outsider. There are elders who will meet him. It also means that the baby has passed the most dangerous month and has begun to take the first step in life. It is worth celebrating. So parents and elders have to set up wine to celebrate.

For Jiangxia and even Jingzhou, the full moon of the eldest son of the state shepherd is unusual. This is also the first time that all subordinates see their future lord. It has a special political significance. Even several generals in Xiakou came back to see him. Liu Zhi's first face.

The tavern was full of voices and laughter. Everyone exchanged glasses and talked about the romance. Everyone knew that the war was about to begin, and this might be the last banquet before the war.

Liu Jing was holding a silver ear cup with a yellow mouth, and walked past the tables. The wine was dry, and he thanked everyone for coming to join him.

"Why hasn't Xiaozhou Mu come out yet?" Xu Shu blushed from drinking, and he, who was always cautious in speaking, also joked.

Next to him, Jia Xu patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "What? Do you want to slip away after seeing the child? Your penalty is six glasses of wine, and you are still four glasses away! Everyone, do you want Xu Changshi to go?"

Everyone at the table burst into laughter, Zhou Buyi laughed and said, "If Chang Shi says leave, we'll fine him three more cups."

Xu Shu was so angry that he knocked on the table with his fingers, and said bitterly, "I'll clean you up tomorrow!"

Seeing that they were getting along happily, Liu Jing patted them on the shoulder, "Everyone, go ahead and drink, the child will come out soon."

At this time, Liu Jing caught sight of Zhao Yun, who was sitting alone in a corner, drinking silently. Currently, Zhao Yun is temporarily staying in the guest room of Liu Jing's mansion. His injuries have recovered, but he never takes a step out of the courtyard. I shut myself in the room every day, feeling very depressed.

Today was his first appearance since coming to Jiangxia, and it was also to see Liu Jing's child, and at the same time to give Liu Jing a face.

Liu Jing sighed secretly. He could understand the distress in Zhao Yun's heart. The pain of being abandoned by the lord was unacceptable to Zhao Yun, who had always been loyal. However, it was not impossible for him to recover. It just needed time and time to heal. His inner trauma.

"Why is brother sitting here alone?"

Liu Jing sat down opposite him, and said with concern: "If you feel uncomfortable, brother, go back first!"

Zhao Yun shook his head, "A child's full moon is a major event in life. Of course I want to see the child. I'm fine. You go greet the guests!"

At this moment, there was a slight commotion in the inner room. More than a dozen ladies came out of the inner room surrounded by Tao Zhan. Tao Zhan held Liu Zhi who was sleeping soundly in his arms. husband.

Liu Jing pulled Zhao Yun's arm, and Zhao Yun also got up, followed Liu Jing to greet him quickly, "Husband!" Tao Zhan saw her husband and said with a smile, "Show everyone the baby!"

Liu Jing took his son carefully, and gently lifted the veil covering his face. The generals who couldn't bear it all rushed up together, surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Zhao Yun stood beside him, silently Staring at the lovely child, he hesitated for a moment, and gently pinched the child's tender little hand. At this moment, a warm smile finally slowly appeared on Zhao Yun's face that hadn't smiled for a long time.

There was endless laughter all around, and everyone was expressing their opinions, "Is this Xiaozhou Shepherd? He looks really tiger-headed!"

"He's a shrunken state shepherd!"

Everyone laughed, at this time, Liu Jing suddenly saw a soldier at the door waving to him desperately, his expression was very nervous, he was surprised, so he handed his son to the wet nurse, and said with a smile to everyone: "Just watch , don’t touch it! If you cry, you won’t have to watch it.”

The nurse held the baby and showed them to everyone one by one. Liu Jing squeezed out of the crowd, walked quickly to the door, and asked the soldiers, "What's going on, you're so nervous?"

The soldiers whispered in Liu Jing's ear: "I just received a message from Feige from Jiangling that Cao Cao officially dispatched troops yesterday morning!"

Although Cao Jun's dispatch of troops was expected, when the news really came, Liu Jing was secretly surprised.

He glanced back at the generals and civil servants who were happily meeting Xiaozhou Mu, thought for a moment, and whispered to the soldiers: "Go and get General Wei and General Gan!"

After a while, Wei Yan and Gan Ning walked out quickly, and they both laughed: "We are talking about the young master as a material for martial arts, and we are all vying to be his master."

Wei Yan was as careful as a hair, he found that the smile on Liu Jing's face was unnatural, so he couldn't help but restrain his smile, and asked, "Zhou Mu, what happened?"

"You come with me!"

Liu Jing led the two of them to the corridor, then lowered his voice and said, "I just got the news that Cao Cao has sent troops!"

"what!"

Both of them were taken aback, and couldn't help but look at each other, Gan Ning asked in a deep voice, "When did you send troops?"

"yesterday morning."

Wei Yan also interjected: "It will take ten days to come here from Jiangling, and it will take ten days if the wind is smooth. Before it's too late, I will rush back to Xiakou immediately."

"I'll go back overnight too!" Gan Ning couldn't stay any longer, he was the commander of the Jiangxia navy and had a heavy responsibility to go back immediately.

"You keep the secret first, don't let the generals know, so as not to disturb the morale of the army."

"Understandable!"

The two saluted each other and hurried away. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind Liu Jing, "What secret do you want to keep?"

When Liu Jing turned around, he saw Huang Zhong standing behind him at some point, he smiled wryly and said, "Has Master seen Zhi'er?"

"I've seen it. It's the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix. It's unusual. But don't change the subject. What secret were you talking about just now?"

Huang Zhong was a little dissatisfied with Liu Jing's concealment from him, and said displeasedly, "I can guess if you don't tell me, the two of them went back in such a hurry, it must be Cao Cao who sent troops, right!"

Liu Jing was helpless, Jiang was really old and hot, Huang Zhong saw through it at a glance, he could only nod and said: "That's true, Cao Cao sent troops yesterday, and more than [-] troops divided into two groups to attack Jiang Xia."

Huang Zhong's eyes became excited. He had been looking forward to this day for many years. He stared at Liu Jing and said, "The first battle is mine, you promised."

Liu Jing hasn't discussed specific countermeasures yet, so he couldn't answer. He pondered for a while and smiled and said, "Let's do it! Master will go to the mansion first, and I will come back with Mr. Jia and Xu Changshi right away. Then we will discuss countermeasures together. The first battle opportunity , I will definitely leave it to Master.”

"Then we'll agree!"

Huang Zhong chuckled, turned around and took a step first, Liu Jing calmed down his chaotic heart, straightened out his thoughts, and immediately ordered his soldiers: "Go and invite Mr. Jia and Xu Changshi!"