Blue waves hit the coastline of Langya County. There were dozens of small boats on the sea, and fishermen were fishing at sea.
The temperature on the sea surface is very low. Even though it is a cold winter, as long as the weather is fine, fishermen will still go to sea to fish for their livelihood.
"Hey! What do you think that is?" After casting the net, an old man pointed at the black spots that slowly became clearer in the distance and shouted to the people around him.
"Ships! Yes, boats, lots of big boats!"
"Is it the imperial army?"
"I don't know, run away quickly."
As the fleet quickly approached, the fishermen were able to see the entire fleet clearly.
"Liu!" "Zhou!"
The handsome flag flutters in the sea breeze!
On the deck of the commander, Zhou Yu looked at the gradually clear coastline and murmured, "Langya County, Qingxu, the hometown of Qilu? I, Zhou Yu, are here!"
Lu Su, who was beside him, tightened his shawl and said with a smile, "Gong Jin, I think you can't stand the loneliness of sailing on the sea, right? When you see land, you want to make achievements. How do you want me to say hello to you?"
Zhou Yu glanced at him and said, "What are you talking about me? When you first went to sea, how could you not vomit ten or eight times a day? Why, Zijing still wants to stay in the sea?"
Thinking about the more than two months of sailing, Lu Su shuddered. He had never been on a boat in Jiangdong. But the sea and the river were completely different things. The degree of turbulence in the Yangtze River was not comparable to that of the Yangtze River.
The others were okay. After all, they all came from the navy of Jiangdong and Jingchu, and they adapted to sea navigation quickly. But Lu Su was not a navy soldier who had been trained for a long time. He had to vomit so many times every day, even vomiting out gall.
It didn't get better until ten days later.
When sailing on the sea, you can see the blue ocean, flocks of seagulls, and occasionally whales during the day. It is really comfortable to move a lounge chair on the deck and lie down.
It was different at night. It made people shiver with cold. Even in the cabin, Lu Su could still feel the coldness of the ocean!
One night, the fleet encountered a storm. It was not a big storm. Lu Su was worried that something might happen to Zhou Yu while he was commanding outside. He got up and went out to have a look, and he almost scared him to death!
There was lightning and thunder in the sky, and only at the moment when the lightning struck, there was a trace of light in the dark night sky. The sails of the ship were blown up, and the soldiers on the deck struggled to pull on the mast.
There was still some light between the ships. Lu Su looked into the sea and saw that there was no clear sky and rippling blue waves. At that moment, Lu Su felt that the entire fleet was simply too small in such an environment.
Not to mention, they still had to take the sea route when they went back. Thinking about the horror of sea voyage, Lu Su felt uncomfortable all over.
Shaking his head, Lu Su put aside his distracting thoughts and urged Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, let's get ashore quickly."
Zhou Yu nodded and ordered, "Lu Xun, send some people to arrest those fishermen!"
"promise!"
These fishermen were arrested because they were afraid that they would reveal the news of the arrival of the army and put the enemy on guard.
Zhou Yu smelled the sour odor on his body, frowned and said, "I'm going to take a good bath after I get ashore. Even the handsome Zhou Yu stinks."
When sailing on the sea, fresh water is not easily used for washing except for eating and drinking. Even Zhou Yu and Lu Su are no exception. Zhou Yu's clothes are not decent and damp, and they also smell sour.
Lu Su nodded in agreement, "Gong Jin, how will we use our troops after we land ashore?"
Zhou Yu stretched, looked around at the generals around him and said easily, "Lu Xun, Ding Feng, you two will lead ten thousand troops to the north. Jiang Qin, Jin Qi, you two will lead ten thousand troops to the south."
"General Huang and Shan Rong will accompany me to attack Kaiyang, the capital of Langya County. After you four capture the other cities in Langya, you don't need to stay behind. You can carry all the food and grass to meet me in Kaiyang."
"I will obey your orders!"
Huang Zhong held up his hands to Zhou Yu and said, "Gong Jin, they are still young after all. The important task of attacking the city and taking the territory should be left to me."
"The old general is getting stronger and stronger. Isn't it a loss of talent to attack cities and plunder territory? I'll keep you for great use. Although the four of them are young, they are also veterans on the battlefield. Don't worry." Zhou Yu could tell at a glance that Huang Zhong wanted to fight.
He declined his intention with a smile.
Seeing this, Huang Zhong didn't say anything more. Zhou Yu then said to Lu Xun and others, "Listen, you four, I will give you ten days. Within ten days, you must conquer other cities, and then come to Kaiyang to join me."
Rendezvous. If ten days arrive, military law will be engaged!"
"promise!"
They have a total of 40,000 troops and attack Langya County with no defense in the rear. If they cannot defeat it within ten days, then they are really incompetent.
On January 22, Zhou Yu landed in Langya and captured Kaiyang, the headquarters of Langya County, on the same day.
On the 25th, Linyi, Yangdu, Zhen, Langqiu, Hua, Fei, Anqiu, and eight counties were all captured by Zhou Yu's army! All nine Langya counties have fallen!
On the 30th, Zhou Yu's entire army gathered in Kaiyang and plundered 40,000 stones of food and grass from various places in Langya!
"Old General Huang, haven't you always wanted to go to war? I will give the general two thousand cavalry, and the general will continue to conquer various places to collect food and grass for our army."
In the prefect's mansion, Zhou Yu sat on the main seat and said to Huang Zhong with a smile.
"General, I obey," Huang Zhong asked after accepting the order, "It's just that the general doesn't understand, why did the general summon Lu Xun and the others back since they still have to search for food and grass?"
Zhou Yu explained with a smile, "When our army came, they only brought enough food for half a year, and part of the food was spoiled due to moisture during the voyage. Letting them search for food and grass is to allow our army to gain a foothold here. After all, we
I don’t know how long I will stay here.”
"After I have enough food, my army will have a foothold, and I will dare to continue to use troops."
After Zhou Yu finished speaking, Lu Su continued, "General Huang saw that this is Cao Cao's rear and there is no defense at all. However, our army cannot leave too far from the seaside, otherwise there will be no retreat."
"Therefore, it is most suitable to send cavalry to attack. The cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and the food they snatch can be transported back quickly. Furthermore, the greater the general's momentum, the more panicked the officials in the north will be. Waiting for Cao Jun on the Huainan front
Once we receive the news, we will send heavy troops to help."
After Lu Su finished speaking, Huang Zhong cupped his hands and said, "General, I understand, I will lead the troops to fight now!"
Looking at Huang Zhong's retreating figure, Zhou Yu nodded with satisfaction. This was an old general who dared to fight and also had his own ideas.
"General, join the army. Since the sea is our retreat, the general believes that our army should send people to guard our ships. If the ships are lost, our army will die without a burial place." Lu Xun stood up and handed over to the two men.
road.
Zhou Yu was a little pleased. He had seen Lu Xun's talents on the ship these days, but he was still too young and lacked some experience.
"Now that our army has just arrived, Cao Cao's rear defense is empty. He will definitely not dare to attack our army. Even if he comes, it will not exceed 3,000 troops. At this time, there is no need to send troops to guard the ships."
"But Boyan's thinking was right. Since you said it, I have something I need you to do now."
Lu Xun cupped his hands and said, "Please tell me, general."