The confrontation between the Jingzhou navy and the Jiangdong army has gradually entered a full-scale confrontation. From Xiakou to Chaisang, small-scale water battles occur every day, and the atmosphere of the war has gradually become tense.

In Xiakou Village, on the high watchtower, Chen Mo looked across the river, looking toward the east.

"Counting the time, it's time for Yu Sheng and the others to leave." Chen Mo said inexplicably.

Behind him, Xun You nodded: "Counting the time, the king's edict should have been transmitted to the East China Sea long ago. Zang Ba's Qingzhou Army has arrived at Guangling and can leave at any time. Your king, this battle should be over."

"Yes, it's time to end." Chen Mo nodded, glanced at Xun You and smiled: "I just don't know, after this battle, will the world really be at peace?"

Xun You laughed when he heard this and said, "I believe it will happen."

"I hope..." Chen Mo sighed and said nothing more. The world is peaceful... This is the hope he has had since he was a child, but it is difficult to really achieve it.

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On the border of Xuzhou, Guangling and Hailing County, there is an endless ocean, where the river flows into the sea. Although Chen Mo has begun to focus on the development of some sparsely populated areas in recent years, the Hailing side has not yet developed. It is sparsely populated and can be seen for hundreds of miles. There are very few people there, but in the past, a large number of troops were stationed in a place that few people paid attention to in the past.

"General, why are we suddenly stationed here?" After inspecting the camp, Sun Guan came to see Zang Ba and asked about his doubts. They had been stationed in Hailing for more than a month. The 40,000-strong army was stationed here every day. Food and drink are a huge expense. Of course, you have to spend money if you are not here, but just sending food here is a big expense. Why?

"Your Majesty's decree, you and I just follow it." Zang Ba put the map on the table, looked at Sun Guandao and said, "What's the matter? I've provided you with free food and drink to live here, and you still don't want to?"

"How can that be possible?" Sun Guan shook his head: "I just don't understand what the king means?"

"Of course I came here to attack Jiangdong." Zang Ba said with a smile.

"Jiangdong? Is this river difficult? I sent people as fishermen to investigate. There are heavy troops stationed at the ferry on the other side. The river is at least twenty miles long. How to cross it?" Sun Guan shook his head and asked.

"The king has his own opinions." Zang Ba shook his head. He didn't quite understand.

While the two were talking, a siren suddenly sounded outside the camp. Their expressions changed and they hurried out of the camp. They saw Wu Dun and Yin Li walking towards them.

"What happened?" Zang Ba asked with a frown. In this place where birds don't poop, there won't be any enemy troops coming, right?

"General, there are a large number of ships on the coast. Our officers and soldiers are giving warnings? The other side seems to have no intention of stopping? It is approaching the shore!" Wu Dun frowned.

"Go and have a look!" Zang Ba took the reins handed over by his bodyguard, got on his horse, and led everyone out of the camp to the coast. The fleet was approaching? A huge ship could be seen in the distance? It’s hard to see how big it is at the moment, but from a distance? It looks like a hill approaching the shore. Surrounding the giant ship? There are also twelve warships. Although it looks much smaller visually, it is far beyond the ordinary. The building ship only looked much slender around the giant ship.

Further outside, there were so many densely packed boats that I couldn't even count them at one time. If I got closer, I could see that there were also ballistae placed on top of the boats, which made my scalp numb.

"General, this is the flag of our army!" Sun Guan suddenly pointed at the opponent's flag and shouted.

When Zang Ba heard this, he quickly looked around and saw that many ships had clear flags erected on them. Zang Ba breathed a sigh of relief. However, just in case, Zang Ba still sent someone to take a boat over to confirm the identity of the other party.

But before the ship here could go out to sea, a speedboat was already speeding towards us.

"Don't take action!" Seeing many soldiers subconsciously raising their bows and arrows, Zang Ba shouted quickly.

When the warship approached the shore, Zang Ba discovered that the warship, which looked inconspicuous on the sea, was three feet long and about one foot wide. It had a cabin inside and a crossbow on the board.

The cannon is not small, and it feels quite spacious with more than ten people standing on it.

"I am under the command of General Zhengdong, General Zhao Qian. Following the general's order, I came to exchange orders with the Hailing garrison!" A general jumped off the boat, took out an official document from his arms and looked at the people around him: "I don't know Zang Ba

Is the general here?"

"That's it!" Zang Ba motioned for everyone to get out of the way, and a personal guard stepped forward to take the letter and handed it to Zang Ba.

Zang Ba opened the letter and confirmed that the seal was correct before reading the official document. The official document was written by Chen Mo, and all actions of the Hailing garrison were commanded by Yu Sheng.

"That's right." Zang Ba nodded, accepted the official document, looked at the approaching fleet in the distance, and asked: "General Yu Sheng is on the ship?"

"Yes, I will stop here for a day in the near future." Zhao Qian bowed and said.

Zang Ba nodded and asked people to start clearing the port so that Yu Sheng's fleet could dock.

A quarter of an hour later, the mighty ships began to dock at the shore. This time, Zang Ba finally understood why such a huge ferry was built in such a useless place. Generally, ferries cannot accommodate these ships, especially the largest one.

After getting closer to the ship, Zang Ba intuitively felt that the hull was taller than the city wall. What was it that was insignificant? Is there such a big ship in the world?

Soon, Yu Sheng and Liu Yi came down from the boat with their guards. Zang Ba hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Zang Ba, the last general to fight against the thief and the middle man, has seen the general!"

"General Zang, there is no need to be polite." Yu Sheng stretched out his hand to support him and said in a deep voice: "I came here on the order of the king to defeat Soochow. The soldiers under General Zang must listen to my orders. General Zang can

willing?"

"Can the general please show me the king's order?" Zang Ba bowed and said.

Yu Sheng nodded, took out Chen Mo's appointment and dismissal document from his arms and handed it to Zang Ba. After confirming it again, Zang Ba bowed and said: "The last general takes orders!"

"Very good, general, come with me." Yu Sheng said solemnly.

"Here!" Zang Ba agreed, and followed Yu Sheng to board the main ship. When he got on the main ship, Zang Ba looked down and still couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion. He felt that with just this ship, he could carry out that kind of thing.

That shit, the Jiangdong Navy was all knocked over.

A group of people came to the cabin. This palace-like cabin also made Zang Ba's eyes wide open.

"General, although the Jiangdong Navy is not afraid of this ship, as far as I know, there are many hidden piles at the ferries along the river. Although this warship is good, it may be difficult to dock." Zang Ba said after being polite.

out of doubt.

"It seems that General Zang has also explored Jiangdong during this period, which is good." Yu Sheng said with a satisfied smile. He likes to be rigorous in doing things. Whether in combat or otherwise, he will consider everything that can be considered. Zang Ba's

Yu Sheng admired this attitude.

"The general is overly praised. This is the duty of a general." Zang Ba said modestly.

"Forget the polite words, I am not going to take the ferry along the river this time, but to take the sea route." Yu Sheng gestured to the general beside him, who immediately put out a chart.

Yu Sheng pointed at the map with a bamboo stick and said: "This time our army not only wants to break through Jiangdong, but also takes advantage of the situation to occupy Jiangdong to block Sun Quan's counterattack. Therefore, the lord not only prepared a hundred thousand naval troops, but also the general's troops." We have mobilized here. Most of the troops and horses east of the Yangtze River are now concentrated in the Chaisang area. Although there are deployments along the river, our army does not take the ferry along the river. Instead, we take the sea route directly to Kuaiji. The general immediately mobilized his troops and horses to board the ship. Tonight After getting familiar with the environment on the ship, we will set off for Kuaiji early tomorrow morning. We are preparing to dock at Juzhang. The general's troops should attack Juzhang as soon as possible, and then quickly go north to capture Shangyu and Guling. Based on these three counties, they will spread to the surrounding areas. , the defenders along the river will definitely come to the rescue. I will lead the navy to take advantage of the rescue of Kuaiji to attack the ferry in Wujun and Danyang. Once successful, there will be 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jiujiang who will cross the river and land. By then, you My two armies will cooperate with each other to wipe out the soldiers from the three counties, and then if everything goes well, we will meet at Pan Yang!"

Zang Ba took a breath when he heard this. There are 30,000 in Jiujiang, 40,000 here, plus 100,000 navy, there are 170,000 troops here alone. If you add Chen Mo's 100,000 troops in Jingxiang area, Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, Chen Mo actually used nearly 400,000 troops in this southern expedition to Jiangdong, which was almost the strength of the entire country.

Zang Ba suddenly mentioned Sun Quan in his heart and felt a little sad. He gathered all his strength to fight Chen Mo, but he didn't know that the soldiers and horses Chen Mo brought were just to attract Jiang Dong's attention. The real killing move was behind his back!

"The last general takes orders!" Zang Ba said in a deep voice.

"Remember, after occupying these cities, defend first and then attack. Don't be careless. The generals of Jiangdong are not mediocre. This battle is related to whether the king can calm down the troubled times, so be cautious!" Yu Sheng warned.

"General, don't worry, I will understand!" Zang Ba bowed and said.

At that moment, Zang Ba got off the ship and asked all the soldiers to board the ship. At the same time, Yu Sheng also arranged for the soldiers on the ship to come down to rest and recuperate, leaving only the soldiers who would sail tomorrow.

There was no talk all night, and early the next morning, the mighty fleet began to set sail again, but the main ship did not set sail to transport 40,000 soldiers. There was no need for all ships to be dispatched. Thousands of warships slowly left the coast and bypassed Jiangdong. After the garrison at the entrance to the sea, they headed towards Kuaiji.
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