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371. Chapter 371 Willing to be Emperor?

Cao Cao suddenly became interested and turned downstairs. He suddenly stopped again and turned to Yu Jin, who accompanied him to inspect the canal, and said, "Before dawn tomorrow, this canal must be completed, and no delay is allowed!"

Yu Jin felt extremely bitter in his heart. He had to dig at least three days to complete. Now he had to complete it before dawn tomorrow. How could he do it? But he didn't dare to say 'no', so he had to bow and say, "As for the order!"

Cao Cao hurried towards the water camp, and Zang Ba next to him whispered to the ban: "The Prime Minister wants to complete it before dawn, what can I do?"

Yu Jin sighed, "Since the Prime Minister requested this way, then I will ask for an additional 30,000 people! Otherwise, we will not be able to kill us."

















Wulin Wharf is a very small pier, which usually only docks with ordinary civilian ferries. However, after Cao's army arrived, they cut down all the trees on the shore that were ten miles long and paved with bluestone to build a bank pier about ten miles long, laying the foundation for the upcoming construction of a water village.

In fact, the Cao army's water camp has begun to be built. The Cao army cut down tens of thousands of long trees and sharpened one of them to facilitate insertion into the bottom of the river. The water camp is ten miles long and two miles wide, and can accommodate two thousand warships.

Dozens of small boats were busy on the river surface. Cao's soldiers pushed long trees into the bottom of the water. Cao's soldiers were busy for three days. As sparse wooden stakes appeared on the water surface, the outline of the water village had gradually formed.

However, before the Cao army's warship arrived, the water camp was empty and there was no obstacle. Liu Jing's fleet sailed into the water camp without any obstacles and gradually approached the shore.

On the shore, Zhang Liao had mobilized 10,000 crossbowmen and stood densely on the shore, placing arrows, and watched the approach of twenty small Jiangxia warships with vigilantly.

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

Soon, a large group of cavalry appeared on the shore surrounded by a Qingluo umbrella. The cavalry dodged to both sides, revealing Cao Cao in a purple robe. Liu Jing clasped his fists and laughed loudly: "Prime Minister Cao, are you safe!"

Cao Cao turned around and said to Xiahou Yuan: "Please come forward and talk."

Xiahou Yuan shouted loudly: "Master Liuzhou, Prime Minister, please come forward and talk!"

When Liu Jing heard this, he ordered to his left and right: "Go ahead twenty steps forward."

The soldiers on both sides were shocked, and even Gan Ning couldn't help but persuade: "The governor of the state, Cao Cao is a cunning person, this is too dangerous."

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "It might be fine. If he shoots me, he will not be Cao Cao."

The left and right had no choice but to rock the boat forward and stop twenty steps away. Liu Jing clasped his fists and smiled again: "When the Han River is farewell, can the Prime Minister be safe?"

At this time, all the Cao army soldiers on the shore admired Liu Jing's courage. Under the threat of tens of thousands of crossbow troops, Liu Jing dared to approach twenty steps. This kind of courage is not something ordinary people can possess. No wonder Cheng wanted to see him differently, and all the soldiers looked at their prime minister.

Cao Cao stroked his long beard lightly, squinted his eyes and nodded, and secretly admired him in his heart. He also laughed loudly: "Young Master Jing, I really don't want to be an enemy of you. You should give me the conditions! As long as you are willing to submit to the court, I can agree to you any conditions."

Liu Jing laughed, "Does the Prime Minister take this seriously? I will agree to any conditions?"

The soldiers were all shocked. How could the Prime Minister say so much? He had already proposed the King of Xiangyang last time. If he went up, he would have to ascend the throne as emperor. What if Liu Jing really proposed to ascend the throne as emperor?

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao said lightly: "Anyway it is about you, I can agree. If you are dissatisfied with the position of King Xiangyang, it is not impossible to let you ascend to the Nine Cauldrons. You are originally a direct royal family. If you have this intention, I am willing to persuade the emperor to abdicate and support you as the new emperor. We will work together to revive the Han Dynasty!"

There was a silence on the shore, and all the soldiers didn't even dare to show off their anger. This unprecedented condition shocked everyone incredibly.

Liu Jing sneered in his heart. His foundation was in Jingzhou, so he asked him to give up his foundation and go to Xuchang, but he was just another Liu Xie.

Liu Jing just bowed slightly and said, "The Prime Minister is joking. I am just a younger generation. How can I afford to be so valued by the Prime Minister?"

Cao Cao looked at him and said slowly: "You can afford it!"

Liu Jing felt a little moved. He knew that being Cao Cao was able to say this was not a joke. He actually recruited him as the emperor, which only shows that Cao Cao really values ​​him very much.

Liu Jing was silent for a moment and laughed, "The Prime Minister spent half his life, and there were countless loyal ministers and close friends around him, but no strong enemy. Wouldn't it be very lonely? Liu Jing is not talented and is willing to be the prime minister's first strong enemy in his life. Ten years later, if I, Liu Jing, die, ask the Prime Minister to erect a monument for me. If the Prime Minister dies, I, Liu Jing, are willing to build a temple for the Prime Minister."

Cao Cao stared at him for a long time and suddenly laughed, "Well, you can win a strong enemy for a hundred years in your life, so you can comfort your life. Go! Ten years later, I will personally erect a monument for Gongzi Jing."

"The Prime Minister was wrong!"

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

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

The fleet turned around, drove out of Cao Jun Water Village, and headed towards the south bank. Cao Cao looked at Liu Jing's back and saw him shuddering. He had never felt a hint of fear like he was today.

"Return to the account!"

















At noon the next day, a bell suddenly came from the distant East Viewing Tower. The bell sounded dull and long, and three sounds were ringing. Liu Jing was reviewing the military newspaper sent by Jia Xu in the tent. He heard the bell and got up and walked out of the tent.

At this time, a personal soldier ran to report, "Qi Bingzhou Governor, Jiangdong's fleet is here."

Liu Jing was overjoyed. Last night, the wind turned to the east wind, and he knew that the Jiangdong warship was about to arrive.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, the vast Jiangdong fleet appeared on the river not far from the east, and there was no limit to the sight. A small Jiangxia boat had already met him and guided the Jiangdong warship toward the water camp.

Liu Jing also boarded a Thousand Stone Warship and went out to greet him. When his warship and Jiangdong warship slowly intersected, Zhou Yu stood on the ship opposite and bowed to him.

The two ships finally got closer. Zhou Yu walked onto Liu Jing's big ship with a smile, bowed to Liu Jing's deep salute, and said sincerely: "The Jiangdong Army has been preparing for this battle for a year. I know that the Jiangxia Army has also prepared for a long time. I hope the heaven will live up to us!"

Liu Jing patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "I have been waiting for Gongjin for a long time. Please follow me to the big tent and let's talk about military information."

"This is what I expect. I have many questions in my mind, hoping to get the answer from the provincial governor."

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

The two entered the central army's tent. The personal soldiers were ready to carry a wooden frame and hung an extremely detailed map of Jiangxia. Wen Pin, Gan Ning, Wei Yan and Liu Hu were standing in front of the map and whispering.

Seeing that Jia Xu was absent, Liu Jing immediately ordered a personal soldier, "Go and invite Mr. Jia!"

Soon, Jia Xu hurried into the tent and bowed and smiled, "I'm late!"

Jia Xu came from Wuchang early this morning. He ran all night and was resting in the tent. He heard that the Jiangdong Army had arrived, so he rushed over.

At this time, the deputy governor of the Jiangdong Army, Lu Su, generals Huang Gai, Taishi Ci, Lu Meng and chief clerk Kan Ze also walked into the tent one after another. When everyone saw the greeting, they all humbly gave up their seats.

"I wonder what the situation of Cao's army is now? Can the governor of the state? " Zhou Yu spoke first and opened up today's topic.

Liu Jing walked to the map and pointed to the Wulin of Chibi, "Cao army walked through Huarong Road and passed through Yunmengze. At present, 200,000 main forces have arrived on the other side to camp. In addition, hundreds of warships from Fancheng have also entered Yunmengze through Hanshui and Xiashui and rushed towards Wulin of Chibi."

Liu Jing pointed to Puqi County again and said to everyone: "In addition, 20,000 Cao troops have crossed the river from Puqi and entered the hinterland of Jiangxia. It is obvious that they want to attack our rear."

"The state master knows so well, there should be a solution!" Lu Su couldn't help asking.

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Zijing, don't worry, I have ordered Huang Zhong to lead 10,000 troops to fight Cao's army. In my territory, Cao's army will not have any good results."

At this time, Zhou Yu asked again: "Why don't the Zhou Mu intercept the warships that Cao's army came from Jiangling?"

This is a very concerning issue for Jiang Dongjun, and everyone's eyes looked at Liu Jing.

Liu Jing smiled faintly, "Why intercept? If the enemy warships are intercepted, can Cao Cao's 200,000 troops be annihilated? Without a good navy, what's the use of even if he has 10,000 warships?"

Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Huang Gai and others looked at each other, and then they realized that Liu Jing was not as simple as defeating Cao's army, but wanted to wipe out more than 200,000 Cao's army.

"good!"

Taishici cheered, "A real man should have such courage, so let the battle of Chibi become the tomb to bury Cao's army."

Zhou Yu also understood Liu Jing's profound meaning. If Cao's army could be wiped out completely, it would inevitably greatly weaken Cao Cao's strength, which would be conducive to Liu Jing's development of power to the north. Wu Hou was also prepared to expand to Hefei and Guangling north, which would also be beneficial to Jiangdong.
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