Soldiers come to the world

When Cao Jun and the Allied Forces of the Two Rivers confronted each other in Chibi, Jiangling was not peaceful. Liu Bei led [-] troops to station on the Yangtze River, eyeing Jiangling City on the north bank of the Yangtze River. They are also eager to take back Jiangling City.

But the bleak reality lies in front of Liu Bei. Although he has soaring ambitions, there is no possibility of realizing it. Liu Bei's army has no boats to cross the river, so he can only look at the river and sigh.

It is also for this reason that Cao Cao did not take Liu Bei's army seriously from the very beginning. The ships within a few hundred miles of the south bank of the Yangtze River have already been taken away by Cao Jun, and all craftsmen and boatmen who can build ships have also been captured by Cao Jun.

Faced with the dilemma of being unable to cross the river, Liu Bei was helpless except for anger and sighs. Although he also temporarily built dozens of small boats, he could not meet the needs of the army to cross the river.

But just when Liu Bei was almost desperate, an opportunity came quietly.

At five o'clock, a small boat came from the Yangtze River and gradually approached the south bank. This was one of fifty new boats built by Liu Bei's army. But relying on it to cross the turbulent Yangtze River is a narrow escape.

Liu used it as a scout boat and put twenty of them into the Yangtze River, but only three remained after just ten days.

There were two spies from Liu Beijun on the boat, both of whom were extremely skilled in rowing. It was because of their superb water skills that they were able to cross the Yangtze River many times.

"Password!"

When the boat gradually approached the shore, there was a sharp shout from the shore, and a patrolling soldier discovered the boat.

"Expel Cao thief!" The spies on the boat responded immediately.

The password was correct, and the patrolling soldiers on the shore changed their attitude and stepped forward to help them land, "Are you coming from the other side? It's not easy for the two brothers!"

"I'm lucky today. There's not much wind and waves on the river. The journey across the river went smoothly. We also got important information. We have to report it to Uncle Huang immediately."

The two spies went ashore, and the inspector lent them two horses. They got on the horses and galloped towards the barracks...

At this time Liu Bei had already laid down to rest, but was awakened by the soldiers' whispered calls, "Uncle Emperor, the scouts from the north bank have returned and said they have obtained important information."

Liu Bei was refreshed, sat up all of a sudden, and said repeatedly: "Let them in quickly!"

The lights in the sleeping tent were turned on, and several personal soldiers led two scouts into the big tent, and the two scouts knelt down to salute, "Greetings, Uncle Emperor!"

"Tell me! What's the situation on the other side?"

A tall scout reported: "Report to the emperor, the Cao army on the other side has an outbreak of disease. We have received news that hundreds of people have died. The people in the Cao army camp are in panic. Cao Ren has ordered to close the gates of the city and the camp. No one is allowed in or out."

"God help me too!"

Liu Bei was so surprised that he patted his forehead straight, and then his heart was full of melancholy. There was no boat to cross the river, even if Cao Jun died, he would have nothing to do.

"Any more news?" Liu Bei asked again, not wanting to show frustration in front of the soldiers.

Another scout replied: "In addition, we found that there are hundreds of cargo ships with [-] shi at Jiangling Wharf, and only a few Cao Jun guarded them. It happened that the river was calm these days. We wanted to seize one, but I'm afraid to scare the snake and spoil the emperor's great affairs, so I dare not make a move."

"You guys are doing great!"

Liu Bei applauded, and then ordered the soldiers on the left and right: "Reward each of them with ten taels of gold, go down and have a good rest."

"Thank you, uncle, for the reward!"

The two scouts were overjoyed, kowtowed to thank them, and followed the soldiers down. At this time, Liu Bei no longer sleepy, put on a thick robe, and came to his military tent.

The sky in the east has turned blue, and the sky is slightly bright. The wind from the river is strong, blowing the banners of the camp tents. The weather is very cold, but the early morning soldiers have already started to prepare for the morning meal.

The cold wind from the river blew away the last trace of Liu Bei's drowsiness. He walked into the big tent. The lights in the military tent were already lit. Several soldiers came in with a brazier, and the charcoal fire was burning. It immediately brought warmth to the cold tent.

Ma Di, who was sleeping next door, also got up after hearing the news, put a few documents on Liu Bei's record, and said in a low voice, "I sent these few documents last night."

Liu Bei couldn't help sighing. When he was in Nanjun, he had to review more than [-] papers sent from various places every morning. Now there are only two or three copies left. This shows that his power has shrunk sharply, and the huge The gap made Liu Bei really depressed.

Liu Bei took the documents and saw that the first letter was Zhuge Liang's letter. He couldn't help but asked in a daze, "When did the letter from the military adviser arrive?"

"It was delivered at about three o'clock. Because there is no emergency sign, I didn't disturb the emperor's rest."

Zhuge Liang did not follow Liu Bei to the south bank of Jiangling. He did not approve of Liu Bei's move to seize Jiangling. Zhuge Liang thought it was unrealistic to seize Jiangling now.

But the cold water Zhuge Liang poured could not stop Liu Bei's eagerness to regain Jiangling, but instead aroused Liu Bei's monstrous anger. He accused Zhuge Liang of not understanding the pain of his wife and children being captured, and angrily led his troops to Jiangling.

But at this time Liu Bei had gradually calmed down, and he also realized that Zhuge Liang's words were not wrong. More than a month later, he was still unable to cross the river.

Liu Bei sighed in his heart and opened Zhuge Liang's letter. Zhuge Liang told him a good news in the letter. Jian Yong went to Chengdu to buy the Golden Witch and succeeded. Under the guidance of the Golden Witch, Liu Zhang was willing to form an alliance with Liu Bei to resist Cao Jun. Send envoys to negotiate with Jingnan.

This news made Liu Bei feel an unbearable joy in his heart. It can be said that this is his greatest hope to seize Bashu and build his foundation.

Liu Bei continued to read, and in the letter Zhuge Liang advised him to give up attacking Jiangling and increase troops to Jianping County to prepare for entering Shu.

Liu Bei hesitated at this time, did he really give up capturing Jiangling?If it was yesterday, maybe he would consider giving up, but he just got the information from Cao Jun, and an opportunity has appeared, so it would be a pity if he gave up.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and immediately ordered the soldiers, "Go and invite Mr. Pang!"

Not long after, Pang Tong came in a hurry. Although Liu Bei once hated Pang Tong very much, Pang Ji wrote several letters asking Pang Tong to surrender to Cao Cao, but Pang Tong resolutely rejected him and angrily reprimanded his uncle for betraying the master. This moved Liu Bei very much and appointed him again. In order to join the army and serve as a military adviser, this time Liu Bei wanted to cross the river to seize Jiangling, so he brought Pang Tong with him.

Pang Tong entered the account and bowed to salute: "My humble servant sees the lord!"

"Shiyuan doesn't need to be too polite, please sit down!"

Liu Bei casually put Zhuge Liang's letter on the side of the table, and said with a smile: "Just now, I received information from the scouts that the Cao army had an epidemic and hundreds of people died of it. Five hundred stone cargo ship, I think this is an opportunity, I want to discuss with Shi Yuan, how can we use this opportunity?"

Pang Tong valued this opportunity to fight with Liu Bei very much. Although he was not very in favor of capturing Jiangling, he couldn't find a better solution, so he could only try his best to help Liu Bei.

However, since a large-scale epidemic has occurred in Cao Junzhong, the morale of the army must be slackened. This is indeed a good opportunity.

Pang Tong pondered for a moment and said: "The key is to seize a hundred cargo ships first, but I have a plan, let's see if my lord can adopt it."

Liu Bei was overjoyed, "Please tell me!"

"Weichen has also been investigating in the army during this time, and found about [-] soldiers who are good at swimming, and they can swim across the Yangtze River. The main reason is that the river is cold now, which is the biggest test for them, but some soldiers said that if Applying ginger juice all over the body can effectively resist the coldness of the river. The subordinates suggested that they should swim across the river at night, and then they could directly seize hundreds of cargo ships and drive them back. The troops are all sent to the other side..."

"it is good!"

Before Pang Tong could finish speaking, Liu Bei praised loudly, "Scholar Yuan really has a heart, and it really is a clever plan for us to cross the river with a surprise army."

Pang Tong laughed again: "Cao Jun's supply fleet is mainly in the Yangtze River now. The Cao Jun's supply fleet just set off three days ago, so there won't be any ships in the river for two days. To be on the safe side, I suggest to go tonight."

Liu Bei nodded, no matter what, he didn't want to give up this opportunity.

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At night, the river is slightly turbulent, and the waves are not big, but after entering the water, you can feel the huge turbulence of the river, and if you lose your strength, you will be swept away by the undercurrent. More than [-] Jingnan soldiers naked their upper body, fighting hard in the icy river Swim and swim to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

But more than half an hour later, there were less than 300 soldiers who finally reached the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the rest of the soldiers were swallowed by the ruthless Yangtze River water.

The intelligence of the scouts was correct. Hundreds of [-]-stone cargo ships were docked densely at the pier. The ships fluctuated with the fluctuations of the river, and there was silence all around. I could only see Cao Jun patrolling back and forth on the shore from a distance. Maybe the soldiers of Cao Jun would never dream of the enemy. The army would swim up and steal the boat.

Jingnan soldiers climbed onto the big boat one after another, each with a sharp dagger, they quickly controlled the boatman who was sleeping on the boat, swung the dagger to cut the cable, one by one the cargo ships left the dock, and sailed to the south bank with the help of the wind .

Perhaps it was God's arrangement, and Liu Bei was destined to fall short. At this moment, a fleet appeared on the river, consisting of more than five hundred cargo ships of three to five hundred shi.

This fleet was originally transporting supplies to Chibi Wulin, but happened to encounter Cao Jun who was retreating from Chibi on the way, and Cao Cao was on board at this time.

"There are ships ahead!" Cao Jun soldiers shouted when they spotted the ships on the water.

Seeing that he was about to reach Jiangling, Cao Cao did not fall asleep. He was standing at the bow of the boat waiting for the ship to sail to the pier. A soldier rushed to report: "I want to report to the Prime Minister that there are many empty boats on the river, and they are going to the south bank."

Cao Cao was stunned. He suddenly realized that someone was stealing the boat. He immediately ordered: "Stop all the boats, and don't allow a single boat to cross the river!"