The Nameless of the Common Clans

In the early morning, a number of ships and warships set out from Chaisang on the river and sailed towards Jiangxia. After entering the Han River, the ships began to slow down.

"Zi Xiu, although I am the commander-in-chief for this battle, I am only responsible for logistics. How to fight on the front line is up to you." On the huge ship, Zhou Yu looked at Cao Ang in front of him and smiled.

Cao Ang, who is already in his forties, no longer has the frivolity he had when he was a disciple of Chen Mo. In the baptism of time and war, he has learned to be calm. Even standing in front of Zhou Yu at this moment, he has his own demeanor. The two of them standing together give people the feeling that they are no worse than Zhou Yu.

Upon hearing this, Cao Ang turned to Zhou Yu, bowed and said, "I will not bring down the prestige of our Jiangdong army."

"No need to do that." Zhou Yu helped Cao Ang up and sighed, "Speaking of which, you and I are of the same generation. If Cao Gong had not been defeated that year, you would not be the leader of a region, but the prince. How could it be the turn of Chen Jin, a junior, to become famous?"

Cao Cao and Chen Mo were of the same generation. Invisibly, as Chen Mo's son, Chen Jin should be counted according to the generation, and he is of the same generation as them, but in terms of age, Chen Jin is of the same generation as their children. In recent years, Jiangdong has tried to take back Hefei several times, but they were all blocked by Chen Jin. In addition, Chen Jin not only deceived Jiangdong, but also kidnapped the Bu family. This matter has always made Zhou Yu feel uneasy.

"Chen Jin is a very talented boy, and the governor should not underestimate him." Cao Ang said solemnly.

He and Chen Jin have also fought against each other several times, and he has not been able to do anything to the other party. Cao Ang is now convinced of the teaching ability of his uncle and teacher.

Cao Cao would have let Cao Ang handle government affairs in the past, but Cao Cao had never thought of letting him start from the position of village chief and work his way up the ladder, hiding his identity and letting himself fight. But now it seems that Chen Mo's approach makes sense. Chen Jin now governs the Huainan area with great momentum, and militarily, he can also make Jiangdong's several invasions return in vain, becoming a nail nailed on Jiangdong's road to progress, restricting Jiangdong to Jiangdong and preventing it from advancing an inch.

Zhou Yu nodded. He said these things before just to vent his anger. Naturally, he could not really laugh at Chen Jin. The hatred of Hefei in the past would be settled sooner or later.

"Zixiu, what are your plans for joining forces with Jingzhou to resist the enemy this time?" Zhou Yu looked at Cao Ang and asked.

Plans?

Cao Ang said: "Please move to the warehouse."

"Okay!"

The two entered the cabin, where Cao Xiu had already laid out a map. Most of it was the terrain of Jiangxia. Cao Xiu pointed to the area from Nanyang to Jiangxia and said: "Please look, Governor. Although the Ming army's attack to the south is mainly based on Jingxiang, there are many rivers blocking the way from Nanyang to Jiangxia, but they are not big rivers. Building a floating bridge can easily cross the river, so this section cannot be defended. Compared with the Ming army, our army is at a disadvantage in terms of manpower. It is better to concentrate the forces, fortify the walls and clear the fields, abandon the area from Suixian to Xiangxiang, and concentrate the forces in Liqiu. This place is not far from Xiangfan, and they can rely on each other. If the Ming army dares to bypass Liqiu and go deep into Jiangxia, our army can cut off their retreat. As for supplies, they can be transported directly by water, which is convenient. , secondly, it saves effort. Even if Chen Mo attacks Jiangxia first, he will only get a few empty cities. Our army can cut off their retreat at any time, but the Ming army is unable to block our retreat. In this way, Xiangfan and Liqiu are the main areas where our army fights with the Ming army. In this area, our army and the Jingzhou army have geographical advantages, and our navy can also use the Han River to bypass the enemy's rear and harass the counties of Nanyang, forcing the Ming army to allocate a large number of troops to guard the counties of Nanyang. "

"Not bad." Zhou Yu looked at the place planned by Cao Ang and nodded with satisfaction. It seems that many cities have been abandoned, but in fact, it is useless for Chen Mo to take those cities. Instead, his own troops have been diluted. At the same time, the role that the Jiangdong navy can play has been infinitely expanded. Cao Ang's layout can be said to be quite in line with Zhou Yu's mind.

"Commander-in-chief, general, we have arrived in Liqiu, and the border of Xiangfan is ahead." Cao Xiu came in and saluted the two people who were discussing.

"Commander, I want to go to Xiangyang to see how Xiangyang's defense is." Cao Ang looked at Zhou Yu and asked for instructions.

He wanted to see Xiangyang's defense, which would also be beneficial to Jiangdong's cooperation. Fancheng is east of the Han River and not far from Liqiu. Once the war starts, Liqiu will also rush to Xiangfan as the main battlefield for support and coordinated attack. In the final analysis, this war is still mainly based on Jingzhou. If Jingzhou really has no preparations and expects Jiangdong to resist the Ming army with all its strength, Cao Ang thinks there is no need to fight anymore. Just shrink the front line and prepare to compete with Chen Mo in the river.

"It's just right. I also want to meet Zhuge Kongming. You and I will go together." Zhou Yu nodded and smiled.

Hearing this, Cao Ang looked at Cao Xiu and said, "Brother Wenlie, you take Ziwen and others to set up camp in Liqiu now. I will accompany the commander to Xiangyang and return in the evening."

"Yes!" Cao Xiu nodded and agreed, said goodbye and left, jumped onto another boat, commanded the fleet to dock, and began to set up camp.

The ship that Cao Ang and Zhou Yu were riding on continued to go up the river, and a small boat was sent to inform Zhuge Liang and his men.

In Xiangyang, after Zhuge Liang and his men heard that Zhou Yu was coming, he quickly ordered people to prepare. Zhou Yu was the general commander of Jiangdong, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the second most important person in Jiangdong. Now that Zhou Yu came in person, Jingzhou naturally could not lose its courtesy.

"What is Zhou Yu doing here?" Zhang Fei looked at Zhuge Liang in confusion.

"Look at the defense of Jingzhou and Xiangyang, and discuss how to join forces." Zhuge Liang knew why Zhou Yu came, and smiled and said, "He is the Grand Commander of Jiangdong. It is reasonable for us to go and greet him in person. Generals Yunchang and Yide, please follow me to greet him."

"What a big air." Zhang Fei snorted in dissatisfaction.

Seeing him following, Zhuge Liang did not say much. In terms of status, Zhou Yu came to Xiangyang in person, and he had already shown his sincerity. If they neglected the etiquette, it would be a joke. What's more, the actual situation now is that Jingzhou needs Jiangdong. No matter what, it is not excessive for them to go out to greet him in person.

At that moment, Zhuge Liang brought Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the east gate, opened the city gate and went out to greet him in person.

On the tower ship, Zhou Yu saw the floating bridge connecting Xiangfan from a distance, and stretched out his hand to compare in the air.

"What is the commander looking at?" Cao Ang looked at Zhou Yu puzzled.

"Zi Xiu, what do you think of this floating bridge?" Zhou Yu did not answer, but asked in return.

Floating bridge?

Cao Ang looked at the floating bridge that was clearly visible in the distance, and then looked at the two cities and said: "This floating bridge can connect the two cities. No matter which city the enemy attacks, it is equivalent to fighting with the troops of the two cities, but..."

Zhou Yu withdrew his hand: "Easy to be destroyed?"

"Yes." Cao Ang nodded, frowned and looked at the floating bridge and said: "We can see that, and the Ming army must also see that, and they will definitely try to destroy this floating bridge. Compared with the Ming army, this place is downstream. The Ming army only needs a few small boats to easily damage the floating bridge here. Even if the arrows from both sides can shoot and kill the enemy, they can't save this floating bridge. Once this floating bridge is destroyed, it will probably be difficult to repair."

"There must be another mystery. Let's go ashore and take a look." Zhou Yu smiled.

Cao Ang nodded. While the two were talking, the ship was approaching the ferry in Xiangyang. From a distance, they saw a group of people welcoming them at the ferry. The leader was eight feet tall, wearing a turban, with a jade-like face and a Confucian robe. He exuded a sense of floating from head to toe. Even if he just stood there quietly and smiled, it was hard to ignore him.

"This person must be Zhuge Kongming!" Zhou Yu smiled at Zhuge Liang. Even though Guan Yu and Zhang Fei beside Zhuge Liang were also eye-catching, it seemed that this was the only one who matched Zhuge Liang's image.

The ship docked, Zhou Yu walked down from the deck, looked at Zhuge Liang who was coming towards him, smiled and bowed, saying: "I have heard of the name of Sleeping Dragon for a long time, and today I see that he is indeed an extraordinary person."

"General, you are too kind, Liang is just a farmer." Zhuge Liang smiled and returned the greeting, saying: "General, you have come from afar, and I did not greet you from afar, I hope you will forgive me."

"Kong Ming, please don't say these polite words. Now that our two families have formed an alliance, I am not here to say these things. Come, introduce a hero to Kong Ming. Do you know who this person is?" Zhou Yu pulled Cao Ang to his side and asked.

Zhuge Liang looked at Cao Ang, smiled slightly, bowed to Cao Ang and said: "Liang greeted Mr. Cao."

"Mr. Kong Ming knows me?" Cao Ang said with a little surprise.

"Although I have never seen him, Mr. Cao's name is well-known. Liang has been friends with him for a long time. Today I can meet two great sages, which is enough for my life!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"Mr. Kongming is too polite. I am now the General of Pingbei under my lord. Please don't mention it anymore." Cao Ang smiled.

Zhuge Liang nodded. Cao Ang's identity was indeed a bit embarrassing. Although he has now joined Jiangdong, he is Cao Cao's son after all. If Cao Cao had not been defeated, Cao Ang's current status and position would be comparable to Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang did not mention this matter anymore and smiled: "I didn't know that the governor and General Cao were coming. I only prepared some wine. Please don't be offended."

"No problem." Zhou Yu smiled and said, "We are here to discuss the matter of breaking the Ming Dynasty, not to ask for wine. If you want to drink, my Jiangdong wine is not worse than the Central Plains. After this battle is over, if Kongming is interested, you may come to Jiangdong to talk."

"Sure." Zhuge Liang nodded with a smile.

"Don't worry about drinking, Kongming, I saw this floating bridge when I came here, can you let me come closer to see it?" Zhou Yu pointed to the floating bridge in the distance and asked with a smile.

"Of course, please, Commander." Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled.

"Thank you." Zhou Yu smiled and followed Zhuge Liang to the shore. Looking at the floating bridge in front of him, he smiled and said, "The river is turbulent. It is quite a skill to build a floating bridge here. But there is one thing I don't understand. This floating bridge is very easy to be damaged. If the enemy pretends to attack Fancheng, and waits for the troops from Xiangyang to reinforce, and then sends people to attack the floating bridge and damage it, and then rushes to attack Xiangyang, wouldn't it be a bad thing?"