Soldiers come to the world

Cao Cao suddenly became interested, turned around and went downstairs, he suddenly stopped, turned his head to Yu Jin who was accompanying him to inspect the canal, and said: "This canal must be completed before dawn tomorrow, no further delay!"

Yu Jin was very bitter in his heart, he would have to dig for at least three days to complete it, and now he was asked to complete it before dawn tomorrow, how could he do it, but he didn't dare to say 'no', so he had to bow down and say: "I obey!"

Cao Cao hurried to the water village, and Zang Ba whispered to Jin next to him, "The prime minister wants to finish it before dawn, how can this be done?"

Yu Jin sighed, "Since the Prime Minister has requested this, then please ask for an additional 3 people! Otherwise, we will not be able to complete it if we are killed."

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Wulin Wharf is a very small wharf, which generally only docks for ordinary civilian ferries. However, after Cao Jun arrived, he cut down the trees along the ten-mile-long bank, paved them with bluestone, and built a ten-mile-long embankment wharf for the upcoming construction of water. The foundation of the village was laid.

In fact, Cao Jun’s water village has already begun to be built. Cao Jun cut down tens of thousands of long trees and sharpened one end of them so that it can be inserted into the bottom of the river. The water village is ten miles long and two miles wide, and can accommodate [-] warships.

Dozens of small boats were busy on the river. Cao Jun soldiers drove long logs into the bottom of the water. Cao Jun soldiers worked nervously for three days. With the sparse wooden piles appearing on the water surface, the outline of the water village has gradually formed. up.

It's just that before Cao Jun's warship arrived, the water village was empty without any obstacles, so Liu Jing's fleet sailed into the water village unimpeded, and gradually approached the shore.

On the shore, Zhang Liao had mobilized [-] crossbowmen to stand densely on the shore, with their bows and arrows outstretched, watching the twenty small Jiangxia warships approaching vigilantly.

But Liu Jing's boat did not enter the range of the bow and arrow, and stopped 150 steps away. Dozens of soldiers shouted in unison: "Liu Jingzhou, please meet Prime Minister Cao!"

Not long after, a large group of cavalry appeared on the bank surrounded by a blue canopy. The cavalry moved away to the two sides, revealing Cao Cao in purple robes. Liu Jing clasped his fists and laughed loudly: "Prime Minister Cao, don't come here without any problems!"

Cao Cao turned to Xia Houyuan and said, "Please come forward and speak."

Xia Houyuan shouted loudly: "Liu Zhoumu, the Prime Minister invites you to come forward and speak!"

Liu Jing heard it, and ordered to the left and right: "Go up to twenty steps on the boat."

The soldiers on the left and right turned pale with shock, even Gan Ning couldn't help persuading him, "Master Zhou, Cao Cao is a cunning man, it's too dangerous."

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "It's okay, if he shoots an arrow at me, he won't be Cao Cao."

Left and right were helpless, so they had to rock the boat forward, stopped twenty steps away, and Liu Jing clasped his fists again and said with a smile, "Is the Prime Minister safe after Hanshui farewell?"

At this time, all the soldiers of the Cao army on the shore admired Liu Jing's courage. Under the threat of tens of thousands of crossbow troops, Liu Jing dared to go up to [-] steps. This kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have. Want to see, all the soldiers looked at their prime minister.

Cao Cao lightly stroked his long beard, squinted his eyes and nodded, secretly admiring him in his heart, and laughed loudly: "Young Master Jing, I really don't want to be your enemy, so you can offer a condition! As long as you are willing to submit to the court, anyone I can promise you any conditions."

Liu Jing laughed, "Is the prime minister serious? I will agree to any conditions I ask?"

The soldiers were all shocked, how could the prime minister speak so eloquently, the last time he had proposed King Xiangyang, if he went up again, he could only be enthroned as emperor, what if Liu Jing really proposed to be enthroned as emperor?

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao said indifferently: "As long as it is about your conditions, I can agree. If you are dissatisfied with the position of King of Xiangyang, then it is okay to let you ascend the Jiuding. You are originally a direct line of the royal family. If you have this heart, I am willing to persuade the emperor to abdicate and support you as the new emperor, and we will work together to revive the Han Dynasty!"

There was no sound on the shore, and all the soldiers did not even dare to vent their breath. This unprecedented condition shocked everyone beyond belief.

Liu Jing sneered in his heart, his foundation was in Jingzhou, and he was told to give up his foundation and go to Xuchang, but it was just another Liu Xie.

Liu Jing just bowed slightly and said, "Prime Minister is joking, I am just a younger generation, how can I be worthy of the prime minister's attention?"

Cao Cao stared at him and said slowly, "You deserve it!"

Liu Jing was moved a little bit in his heart, he knew that as Cao Cao, being able to say such words was definitely not a joke, but actually recruiting him as the emperor only showed that Cao Cao really valued him.

Liu Jing was silent for a moment, then laughed, "Prime Minister has spent half his life, surrounded by countless loyal ministers and close friends, but no strong enemy, isn't it very lonely, Liu Jing is not talented, and would like to be the prime minister's number one strong enemy in his life. Ten years later, I, Liu Jing If Jing dies, please prime minister build a stele for me, if prime minister dies, I, Liu Jing, would like to build a temple for him."

Cao Cao stared at him for a long time, then suddenly he laughed, "Well said! In a hundred years of life, winning a strong enemy is enough to comfort you for the rest of your life. Go! Ten years later, I will personally engrave an inscription on the tree for Young Master Jing."

"The prime minister is wrong!"

Liu Jing shook his head, smiled slightly at Cao Cao, and said, "It should be me who built the temple for the prime minister myself."

He waved his hand, "Let's go!"

The fleet turned around, sailed out of Cao Jun's water stronghold, and sailed towards the south bank. Cao Cao watched Liu Jing go away, and he couldn't help shivering. He had never felt a shiver of fear like today.

"Refund!"

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At noon the next day, a bell suddenly sounded from the East Observation Tower in the distance. The bell sounded dull and long, and it rang three times. Liu Jing was reviewing the military newspaper sent by Jia Xu in his tent. He heard the bell and got up. Get out of the tent.

At this time, a personal soldier rushed to report, "Qizhou Mu, Jiangdong's fleet is coming."

Liu Jing was overjoyed, at midnight last night, when the wind turned to the east, he knew the Jiangdong warship was coming.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, the mighty Jiangdong fleet appeared on the river not far to the east, and the edge was invisible at a glance. Jiangxia boats had already greeted them, leading the Jiangdong warships towards the water village.

Liu Jing also boarded a Qianshi warship and went out to meet him. When his warship and the Jiangdong warship slowly intersected, Zhou Yu stood on the opposite big boat and saluted him with fists clasped.

The two boats finally approached. Zhou Yu smiled and stepped onto Liu Jing's big boat, bowed to Liu Jing, and said sincerely: "Jiangdong Army has been preparing for this battle for a year, and I know Jiang Xia Army has also been preparing for a long time. Pay us!"

Liu Jing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I have been waiting for Gongjin for a long time, please follow me to the big tent, let's talk about military affairs."

"This is what I'm looking forward to. I have many questions in my heart, and I hope to be answered by the state pastor."

The two looked at each other and laughed, Zhou Yu ordered the Jiangdong warship to enter the water village, and he took Liu Jing's big boat to the camp on the shore.

The two entered the tent of the Chinese army, and the soldiers were already ready. They brought up a wooden frame and hung a very detailed map of Jiangxia. Wenpin, Gan Ning, Wei Yan and Liu Hu were standing in front of the map and whispering.

Seeing that Jia Xu was not there, Liu Jing immediately ordered a soldier, "Go and invite Mr. Jia!"

Not long after, Jia Xu hurried into the big tent, cupped her hands and said with a smile, "I'm late!"

Jia Xu came here from Wuchang early this morning. After running all night, the saddle horse was exhausted, and she was resting in the tent. She heard that the Jiangdong Army had arrived, so she rushed here.

At this time, Lu Su, the deputy governor of the Jiangdong Army, generals Huang Gai, Tai Shici, Lu Meng, and chief secretary Kan Ze also entered the tent one after another. After seeing the salute, they sat down modestly.

"I don't know how the situation of Cao Jun is now? Can Zhou Mu introduce it?" Zhou Yu spoke first, opening up today's topic.

Liu Jing walked to the map and pointed to Chibi Wulin, "Cao Jun took Huarong Road and passed through Yunmeng Lake. At present, 20 main forces have arrived at the camp on the other side. In addition, hundreds of warships from Fancheng have also passed by. Han River and Xia River entered Yunmeng Lake and headed towards Chibi Wulin."

Liu Jing pointed to Puqi County again, and said to everyone: "In addition, [-] Cao troops have crossed the river from Puqi and entered the hinterland of Jiangxia. Obviously, they want to attack our rear."

"Zhou Mu understands so well, so he should have a countermeasure!" Lu Su couldn't help asking.

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Zijing, don't worry, I have ordered Huang Zhong to lead [-] troops to fight against Cao Jun. In my territory, Cao Jun will not have any good results."

At this time, Zhou Yu asked again: "Isn't Zhou Mu going to intercept Cao Jun's warship coming from Jiangling?"

This is a question that Jiangdong Army is very concerned about, and everyone's eyes are on Liu Jing.

But Liu Jing smiled lightly, "Why intercept? Can Cao Cao's 20 troops be wiped out by intercepting the enemy's warships? Without a sophisticated navy, what's the use of having [-] warships?"

Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Huang Gai and others looked at each other in blank dismay, and then they realized that Liu Jing didn't want to defeat Cao Jun, but wanted to wipe out more than [-] Cao Jun.

"it is good!"

Tai Shici cheered, "If a man has such courage, let the battle of Chibi be the tomb for Cao Jun."

Zhou Yu also understood Liu Jing's deep meaning. If Cao Jun could be wiped out, Cao Cao's strength would be greatly weakened, which would benefit Liu Jing's northward development of power. Marquis Wu also planned to expand northward to Hefei and Guangling, which would also benefit Jiangdong. .

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said, "I fully support Zhou Mu's decision."