The rushing river was like the roar of thousands of horses. More than ten large ships in the river moved upstream, causing other ships on the river to get out of the way. These more than ten large ships were specially prepared by Wenpin for Liu Qi and others. Each of the more than ten large ships moved upstream.
Each of them was comparable to the three large ships that Liu Qi plundered in Jiangdong, so the more than 800 people on board were not crowded at all, and even felt a little empty.
On the first large ship, Wei Yan was wearing armor and standing on the bow of the ship, looking around vigilantly, guarding against water thieves who might appear at any time. Following the three large ships, there were soldiers standing on high guard. After the three large ships,
It was the ship Liu Qi was traveling on. Wang Yi led nearly two hundred Flying Tiger Guards to guard the ship, which was extremely tightly guarded.
Behind Liu Qi's ship was the ship that guarded Huang Zu. Gan Ning and two hundred Jinfan thieves were on board to guard the ship. Grandfather Huang couldn't get out of the cabin at all, so he didn't have to worry about anyone coming back to kidnap Huang Zu or Huang Zu escaping.
On the first two large ships were the baggage and horses of Liu Qi and his party. On the last two large ships were also soldiers lined up and heavily guarded. A group of ten large ships cut through the river and waves towards Xiangyang.
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were also arranged on Liu Qi's big ship. The three of them had no objection to this. Going upstream from Jiangxia to Xiangyang is not very fast. It will take at least ten days along the way. If there is
When encountering strong winds and having to rest on the shore, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao will not feel lonely on the road. And Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao have spent a few days with Liu Qi and have a certain understanding of Liu Qi's character.
understanding, and therefore had no objection to doing so.
At this time, Liu Qi was half lying on the couch watching Da Qiao play the piano. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were not only beautiful in appearance, but they also spent time singing and dancing. Therefore, they were both good at singing and dancing and were talented in literature.
Extraordinary.
Liu Qi, who was half-lying on the couch, was drinking wine from a glass while listening to Da Qiao's ethereal and endless music. He looked comfortable and did not feel any nervousness as he had in Jiangxia.
Xiao Qiao, who was sitting aside, looked at Liu Qi and chuckled: "How is it? How is my sister playing?"
Liu Qi responded vaguely: "It sounds good." In fact, he didn't know much about this. He just thought Da Qiao's piano sound was good. As for why it sounded good, he couldn't explain. At this time, Liu Qi closed his eyes and had already drifted away.
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Seeing Liu Qi's vague answer, Xiao Qiao was a little unhappy and pouted: "My sister's piano sound is so beautiful, it can be described in just one sentence."
After saying that, after waiting for a long time, Liu Qi did not come back. Xiao Qiao picked up her dress and came to Liu Qi's side. When she lowered her head, she saw that Liu Qi had fallen asleep. She was angry and laughing at the same time. Of course, no one had ever said anything about the appearance of her two sisters.
It was not good, but the person in front of her fell asleep in the company of the two of them. This was the first time she saw her. And looking at Liu Qi and Xiao Qiao, who was sleeping like a child, the corners of her mouth were full of smiles.
After the sound of the piano fell, Da Qiao raised his head and looked at Xiao Qiao who was standing aside with curiosity. He stood up and walked over to see Xiao Qiao looking at Liu Qi blankly. Da Qiao smiled and raised his wrist to gently touch Xiao Qiao.
He patted her head. Xiao Qiao, who was dazed, suddenly woke up and was about to scream when Da Qiao pulled her aside.
Seeing that it was Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Da Qiao angrily. He took Da Qiao's hand and shook it, saying, "Sister, why are you like this?"
Da Qiao smiled without saying anything and pulled Xiao Qiao into the cabin.
Unlike Liu Qi who was comfortable and leisurely, Xu Shu was tense at this time. Since Zhou Yu's last defeat, Zhou Yu finally put away his contempt and used his true skills to deal with Xu Shu, facing Zhou Yu's
When attacking Xu Shu, they also tried their best to crack Zhou Yu's plans one by one. Neither of them dared to relax at all.
Xu Shu had already heard about Zhou Yu, but when he actually fought with him, he realized that Zhou Yu's talents were probably still beyond the rumors. Five days had passed since Zhou Yu's defeat. Zhou Yu did not capture Ai County and Xiushui.
Two counties, but Xu Shu did not get half the advantage of Zhou Yu's escape.
Now there has been an initial situation where Zhou Yu devised a plan and Xu Shu cracked it, and it has evolved into both people using a plan and then trying to crack the other's plan. Sometimes they even come up with a plan at the same time and crack it at the same time. During this period, there will naturally be losses of soldiers and horses. Xiushui County
Zhou Yu's troops and horses have been replenished three times and Ai County's troops and horses have been replenished twice. Compared with Xu Shu's replenishment of troops, Zhou Yu has an easier time. After all, this is Jiangdong. Naturally, he can mobilize troops and horses at any time, even siege equipment.
They can all be transferred at any time.
However, Zhou Yu did not mobilize too many siege equipment. To deal with people like Xu Shu, even if they captured Jiangdong, Xiushui County with the help of siege equipment, they would suffer heavy losses. Therefore, both Zhou Yu and Xu Shu could avoid a head-on confrontation between the two armies.
The endless strategies made the two of them nervous and did not dare to miss any place, for fear that if they did not pay attention to a small detail, the other party would take advantage of it. Naturally, the two of them would not use simple methods of provocation in the confrontation. The two of them had already mastered the application of the art of war.
Just learn and use it flexibly. A strategy often implies many applications of military tactics. An idea from two people will cause the troops to mobilize their horses and the war will start again.
In Xiushui County, most of the generals who stayed in Changsha have gathered here. Even Yang Ling from You County has been transferred here. You County is under the personal guard of Changsha Prefect Han Xuan. Regarding Han Xuan's
The appointment had already been issued, but Han Xuan still put Xu Shu at the head, as if he had submitted to Liu Qi.
In five days, Jiangdong soldiers and horses seemed to have lost their patience. In the past two days, Jiangdong soldiers and horses were mobilized frequently. Even more than ten catapults that were not usually used were transported. If such a catapult was set up outside Xiushui County, it only needed
A few deliveries can scatter the defenders on the city and even collapse a corner of the city wall in Xiushui County.
Xu Shu already knew Zhou Yu quite well. Zhou Yu would not forcefully attack the city unless it was absolutely necessary, but if there was really no other way, Zhou Yu would directly order the army to attack the city. Now Zhou Yu has not gone that far, but he still has the option of forcefully attacking the city.
The signs of attacking the city indicate that something must have happened to Jiangdong that forced him to do this.
Xu Shu soon learned about the news in Jiangdong. Liu Qi had robbed Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu's wife returned to Jingzhou smoothly, and almost wiped out all the troops following him. This incident had caused a sensation throughout Jiangdong. Xu Shu was also quite impressed by Liu Qi's wit and courage.
I was very impressed. But then Xu Shu heard another news, that is, Sun Ce, the Marquis of Wu, was preparing to mobilize a hundred thousand troops to attack Jingzhou to avenge this humiliation.
After hearing the news, Xu Shu already knew why Zhou Yu was so eager to attack the city. Jiangdong has been hostile to attacking Jingzhou for more than ten years. In these more than ten years, Jiangdong often attacked Jingzhou but never succeeded. This time Wu Hou Sun Ce gathered
The 100,000-strong army was almost half of the troops and horses that could be mobilized in Jiangdong. Such a battle was related to the fate of the entire Jiangdong. Zhou Yu had to be anxious.
After taking a look at the people in the hall, Xu Shu looked at Ma Liang and said, "Is there any news from Jiangdong?"
Although Ma Liang was wearing a Confucian robe at this time, he could not conceal the cold murderous aura on his body. In the past few days, Xu Shu and Zhou Yu were fighting, and troops and horses were mobilized frequently. Even he was transferred from Ai County to Xiushui County twice to assist Xu Shu.
After hearing Xu Shu's words, Ma Liang stepped forward and said: "The scouts reported that the number of catapults transported to Jiangdong Camp has increased to twenty, and the number of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong Camp has also increased to 40,000."
Xu Shu nodded and said nothing. Since Zhou Yu wanted to attack Xiushui County, he would definitely make all preparations and hope to capture Xiushui County in one fell swoop. Xu Shu looked at Yang Ling aside and said, "How many troops and horses are in the city now?"
Yang Ling was transferred here from You County by Xu Shu. He not only led the five hundred powerful soldiers with Zhou Cang, but also took care of the soldiers and horses transferred here from Ai County and even Jingzhou. Yang Ling was dressed in armor.
He stepped forward and said, "Now there are more than 15,000 soldiers and horses in the city, 200 crossbows, and five giant crossbows. Ai County has 6,000 soldiers, 100 crossbows, and two giant crossbows." As for the city.
There are too many others to list one by one, but whenever Xu Shu asks Yang Ling, he will answer immediately.
Xu Shu nodded. The soldiers and horses gathered in Ai County and Xiushui County were already two-thirds of the soldiers and horses in Changsha. At this time, Zhao Lei was still responsible for guarding Ai County. Yesterday, Su Fei just went to Ai County to exchange for Ma Liang. Zhao Lei
His caution made Ma Liang redundant in Ai County, so it was better to transfer him here. He had ordered Zhao Lei to stick to it and not go to war no matter what, and the soldiers and horses in Ai County were more than enough to resist Jiangdong's sneak attack.
Thinking of the war that might break out at any time, Xu Shu looked at Huang Zhong again, and Liu Pan said: "General Huang, General Liu, you two each lead five thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city day and night, and send more scouts to keep an eye on the movements of the Jiangdong army."
"Nuo." Huang Zhong and Liu Pan stepped forward to accept the order. At this time, Liu Pan was no longer impetuous and was much calmer, but the murderous aura in his body was also much heavier.
After giving the instructions, Xu Shu said: "This time is related to my lord's future plans. You must not slack off at all. Anyone who violates military discipline will be executed immediately." Although he knew that the people in front of him would not violate military discipline, Xu Shu still said it again just in case.
"No." Several people stepped forward and bowed in response.