Xiakou is a newly built city built by Huang Zutun's soldiers at this time. Xiling, the original seat of Jiangxia County, was no longer able to do so before the continuous war. Xiakou guards the dangerous waterway, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. For military use, it really made Zhou Yu more satisfied.

Since the turmoil in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Xiakou has since stepped onto the stage of history. For more than 1,000 years, countless armies fought bloody battles here, creating an important city in China.

Sun Jian's death undoubtedly cast a layer of sad fog over Jiangxia County. In order to boost morale, Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu began to conduct large-scale exercises and martial arts exercises on the river.

Columns of soldiers, following the golden drums and flags, came out of the camp. Then they boarded the boat that leaned next to the water wall.

Zhou Yu boarded the boat, and under an order, the sails shook in the rhythmic sound of the horn, and the boat slowly set off towards the center of the river. Cheng Pu and Zhou Yu, each an imaginary enemy, fought a war on the river.

The river breeze blows, and the waves splash in all directions. The drums rumbled, and the huge fleet made people feel shocked and heroic when they saw it. I can't wait to look up to the sky and howl to tell my mind.

Zhou Yu made the deputy general command the two armies to confront each other in the river, so he went to Cheng Pu to take a boat, and said to Cheng Pu: "Cheng Gong, you and I made such a big move in the river today, I expect that the spies of the Cao army will come to peep." ”

Cheng Pu snorted: "So what, he has to watch me move from a distance, if he dares to come closer, he will immediately bury the belly of the fish and be a water ghost." ”

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I didn't mean to be here. Now Cao Ren is attacking me with force, and I am afraid that I will be outnumbered. It is better to deceive them. ”

Cheng Pu stroked his gray beard, then looked at Zhou Yu and said, "Oh, the plan will be released." ”

Zhou Yu said: "In the future, Jiang Xin will perform martial arts, and he will go every other way. Cao Jun's spies are coming, and they will definitely return. repeatedly reported it, and his boss must not suspect him. First slow down the army, and then we will draw the elite and act when the opportunity arises. Or attack Huarong, or attack Xiangyang. If he can succeed, he will cut off Cao Ren's arm. ”

Cheng Pu pondered for a while, and then said: "What Gong Jin said is very true, but I heard that Guo Jia is here, can this plan be concealed from that person?" ”

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, "Even if you can't completely hide it, it's good to hide it for a while." ”

At that moment, the two of them made a calculation and decided to act according to this in the future. Sure enough, the Jiangxia Navy poured out, and the secret agents on Cao Jun's side also moved when they heard the news. It didn't take long for Jiang Xia's movements to be found out clearly. Then I reported it back.

The military in charge of intelligence took a look, and it turned out that he had been making trouble for a long time and went back by himself, but why was this? So he ordered his subordinates to investigate again.

Next, Cao Jun's scouts were a little confused. Why did the Yangzhou Navy come out every now and then? Hey, do you want to do this, it also costs money, food and materials to mobilize the people, okay?

Cao Jun's scouts were tired and half dead, and later learned that this was the Yangzhou Navy training troops, and it was a long-term project, so many people were reluctant to come. Even if they did, most of the time they were fooled. When Shangguan saw these many reports, he was a little serious at first, but later he saw the same, and he began to perfunctory. The Yangzhou Navy Division wants to train the troops, and every few days they will pull the team to the river and shout for a while, and everyone is no longer surprised. You can't get close to find out, so let them go. As long as it's not really coming out of nowhere.

At the beginning, Guo Jia also attached great importance to it, and felt that Yangzhou Bing might be holding back something. So he came to find Cao Ren and said: "Zixiao, Yangzhou soldiers and horses are moving, I am afraid that they will make a plan." ”

Cao Ren had already gotten the report, and he had also thought about it, what did he want to do with Yangzhou soldiers and horses? As a result, after thinking about it, I couldn't think of what they were planning. Above the river, the river is mighty and endless. And he is upstream again. The Yangzhou army wants to attack against the current, but if there is a little abnormal movement, it will know immediately on its side.

Therefore, Cao Ren felt that the Yangzhou Army was only afraid that it was really training and not doing anything else. Seeing Guo Jia coming, Cao Ren smiled and said: "Feng Xiao knows, where does the Yangzhou army want to plan?" ”

To be honest, Guo Jia didn't see through Zhou Yu's intentions for the time being. After all, Zhou Yu didn't know when and where he was going to launch it in the future. So I don't even know about the implementers, let alone others. Guo Jia just relied on his keen observation and faintly felt that something was wrong with the soldiers and horses in Yangzhou.

Guo Jia said: "I heard that there is a veteran Cheng Pu in Jiangxia, and Zhou Yu is in charge here. Zhou Yu is both civil and military, and he came for Sun Ce, so naturally he will not sit idly by and watch Jiangxia fall into trouble, there must be action! ”

Cao Ren said: "I also heard the name of Zhou Yu, the song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu." Haha, the people who are lustful and the people who attract bees and butterflies are considered to have some ability, so why should I be afraid? ”

Seeing that Guo Jia was going to say more, he said again: "Be filial and relax, I have made the fine work firmly focus on Jiangxia." Jiangxia soldiers and horses, but there is any change, I will know. Even if Cheng Pu and Zhou Yu have great ability, they can't turn the sky upside down. ”

Guo Jia originally just wanted to remind Cao Ren and ask him to be more vigilant. Hearing that Cao Ren had already made arrangements, he didn't say anything more. Strategists are those who give advice, not for generals. Guo Jia is still very clear about this. So never healed.

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed. Previously, Cao Ren often paid attention to Jiangxia's soldiers and horses. But after two long months, Cao Ren inadvertently lowered his heart defense. Instead, he turned his attention to other places.

For two months, Cao Ren was also busy. Fighting a war is not something that is just shouted. First of all, logistics must keep up, but it is impossible for soldiers to consume physical energy to transport food. Otherwise, when it comes to the battlefield, what strength is there? So we had to recruit the people.

Cao Ren was only responsible for drawing circles above the county and deciding how many people to recruit in this place according to the household registration and the wealth and poverty of the county. The above sentence will be busy for it below.

Some people applied for the draft, while others fled and went into hiding. If you have a big family and a big business, you don't want to cope with this hard labor, so you have to make money. Those who have received money must also go around looking for someone to replace them.

And because the war is about to start, Cao Ren is also responsible for cracking down on soaring prices and hunting down fugitives and meticulous workers from all over the country. Countless trivial matters, one after another.

Yu Ban in Wuling is still recruiting new recruits to join the army, which is another big expense. But where soldiers are used, there is nothing that does not cost money. And it's a bottomless pit, and you have to keep throwing yourself into it until you strike the army. Until the end of the war. Fortunately, when he evacuated Yanzhou, Cao Ren still brought a lot of family funds out. Moreover, the supplies from Yizhou also came along the river.

After guarding Jingzhou for many years, Cao Ren is no stranger to water warfare. There is also the geographical advantage of Nanyang, Nanjun and Wuling. Therefore, Cao Ren was not afraid of Jiangxia soldiers and horses. He decided that when he was fully prepared, he would decide Jiangxia in a battle. As soon as Jiangxia broke, the general trend of Jingzhou was determined. From then on, the Sun clan could only retreat from Jingzhou. Since then, it has been retracted back to Yangzhou.