The peasants in Jiangdong were not the peasants in Jingzhou. Not only did they have no wages, they were not well-fed or clothed, and they had to be stretched. Every one of them complained. Just after Qichun, the trackers went on strike. Xu Sheng was so angry that he killed several people in a row and forced them to
The civilian husband continued on the road, but his walking became much slower.
On this day, the grain ship arrived in Wuchang, less than fifty miles away from Sanjiangkou. Xu Sheng was in a good mood and ordered to rest for a night before leaving tomorrow. After so many days of busy work, not to mention the civilians, even the soldiers were exhausted. The sky had just darkened,
One by one, they lay down on the ground and fell asleep. Xu Sheng did his job well. After the others fell asleep, Xu Sheng took several of his personal guards to check one boat after another.
They had just made a tour and there were no problems. Xu Sheng was about to walk into his cabin to rest. Suddenly a guard shouted loudly: "Sir, look, what is that?"
In the dark night, shrouded in long fog, a large group of black shadows was slowly approaching the grain ship. Xu Sheng stared at it for a long time. Firstly, the weather was not good, and secondly, the fog was too heavy, and he could see everything vaguely.
It disappeared, only the black shadow was getting closer and closer. Not one, but three or five. The water waves hit the warship, causing the warship to shake a little. Suddenly, a torch lit up on the black shadow on the opposite side, high and high.
Hanging in the air, the blurry figure of the warship is reflected.
"Enemy attack...!" Xu Sheng could clearly see that the huge battle flag with the word "Cao" was within the range illuminated by the torch. The soldiers who had just fallen asleep suddenly heard the sound and could not react at all. Xu Sheng hurriedly
Send someone to urge.
After the warship on the opposite side lit up a torch, they lit up torches one after another. The entire warship was illuminated by hundreds of torches, which made people's eyes uncomfortable. Mao Jie stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the distance as if
The long grain transport ship felt that the distance was about the same. He stretched out his hand to test the wind direction and nodded slightly: "Fire the arrow!"
Thousands of rockets cut through the darkness between heaven and earth like meteors, heading straight for the grain ship. Xu Sheng waved his sword and knocked down the rockets aimed at him one by one, but his soldiers were not so skilled.
.Many soldiers have been hit by arrows and fell into the Yangtze River screaming. The grain transport ship was set on fire, and the soldiers braved the rain of arrows to put out the fire. Although they were very close to the water, there were too many places on fire, and they had to beware of bows and arrows.
During the attack, one after another grain transport ships were set on fire, unable to be extinguished.
The civilians on the shore stood there in a daze. According to Jiangdong's military regulations, for the loss of food and grass, the general would be beheaded with thirty army sticks. A smart person saw that there was no way he could be saved, so he hurriedly turned around and ran into the darkness.
The civilians immediately dispersed, and the soldiers responsible for guarding them didn't even care.
"Captain!" Zhu Huan suddenly broke into Zhou Yu's tent as soon as he raised the curtain. Zhou Yu was half lying on the couch, and the servants beside him were feeding him medicine. In the past few days, Zhou Yu couldn't even get out of bed.
It was difficult, and he would cough up blood at every turn. Long Fei couldn't stand it anymore, so he had already sent someone to ask for the miracle doctor Zhang Ji, who would arrive in the next two days.
Zhu Huan saw that Zhou Yu's face was ugly, and his former charm had long disappeared, so he swallowed his words again. Zhou Yu used his hand to push away the medicine spoon that the servant brought to his mouth, turned to look at Zhu Huan, and coughed lightly: "
What's wrong? What happened?"
Zhu Huan lowered his head and remained silent. Zhou Yu took a deep breath: "Speak quickly! What happened?"
Zhu Huan was afraid that Zhou Yu would be angry, so he quickly said: "It's like this. There are fires in the direction of Wuchang. According to time calculation, our grain transport ship is almost at Wuchang!"
"Cough, cough, cough..." The series of coughs made people feel frightened, and they were very worried that Zhou Yu would not be able to take a breath and die here.
Zhu Huan quickly explained: "Grand Governor, don't worry, maybe not! We haven't received any reports from the scouts yet!"
Zhou Yu coughed for a long time, coughed up another mouthful of blood, climbed up with support, pointed at Zhu Huan, and said feebly: "Quick! Lead troops to Wuchang for rescue immediately, and we must protect our food no matter what!"
"No!" Zhu Huan agreed, turned around and ran out the door.
Naturally, Long Fei also saw the fire in the direction of Wuchang. His heart skipped a beat, and he turned around and glanced at everyone: "Why is it there again? What happened?"
Xu Shu quickly said: "If my guess is correct, the grain transport ship of Jiangdong Army should have been burned by Cao Jun! According to time calculation, the grain transport ship should be near Wuchang!"
"Cao Cao succeeded twice in a row. How did Zhou Yu, the governor-general, do it?" Long Fei frowned: "No, I have to see Zhou Yu!"
"My lord, wait a minute!" Xu Shu said quickly: "Now the Jiangdong army and horses are no longer under the command of Zhou Yu. After Zhou Yu fell ill, Lu Su has replaced Zhou Yu. The people transporting grain this time were all personally selected by Lu Su!"
Guo Jia looked at the blazing fire in the sky, fanned continuously, then suddenly stopped, turned his eyes, and took a breath of cool air. Although the movement was small, Long Fei still saw it and asked hurriedly: "What's the point of being a Xiao?"
What to say?"
Guo Jia thought for a while: "Last time Wuchang fell, the commander-in-chief Huang Gai drank and made trouble. This time the Jiangdong grain transport ship was robbed near Wuchang. Don't you think it's a little strange? The grain transportation matter is top secret. We are Jiangdong.
The allies of the army were obtained with great effort, but why did Cao Cao know everything clearly and accurately grasp the time? We must think carefully about these issues!"
Xu Shu was stunned: "Are you saying there is a traitor among us?"
"It's not us, it's Jiangdong!" Guo Jia pointed to the military camp opposite: "And this traitor has access to core secrets. Otherwise, how would he know the time and route of transporting food?"
Long Fei nodded: "If there is such a possibility, Yuan Zhi, go and investigate immediately! We must dig out this traitor! The battle with Cao Jun is imminent, and we must not cause trouble."
"No!" Xu Shu quickly agreed.
Xu Sheng was fished out of the river by several soldiers. Although Xu Sheng was brave, there were too many arrows, and he was hit by two arrows in the chest. Fortunately, his armor blocked his vital parts. Looking at the people on the river,
A fire dragon, Xu Sheng wanted to cry without tears. The soldiers around him didn't know what to say, and they were all speechless. Zhu Huan emerged from the dark night, holding a big knife in his hand, staring at Xu Sheng fiercely
He also came a step late. By the time his navy arrived in Wuchang, Cao Jun had already retreated, leaving only the grain transport ship surrounded by fire. Looking at Cao Jun's warship that had gone away, Zhu Huan immediately ordered people to chase it.
He took the boat ashore by himself.
Xu Sheng hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhu Huan. Zhu Huan snorted coldly: "No need! The Grand Governor already knows about this matter. Will you follow me back to collect your guilt, or will I kidnap you and go back to see the Grand Governor?"
Xu Sheng said calmly: "If General Zhu doesn't bother, I'll go with you!"
In this battle, Cao's army did not lose a single soldier and burned tens of thousands of loads of grain and grass in Jiangdong. Zhou Yu dragged his sick body to personally investigate the matter. Xu Sheng knelt down quietly in the hall, and Jiangdong generals lined up on both sides. Zhou Yu coughed loudly and was about to kill him.
After coughing out his lungs, Lu Su let out a long sigh: "The Governor, please take care of your health. This is the result of my improper employment. If you want to criticize me, please punish me first!"
"Cough cough cough..." Zhou Yu couldn't say a word, and kept coughing, which made everyone feel unhappy. When Zhou Yu finished coughing, he took a deep breath: "Forget it! Because of my illness, I can't support this.
The war has caused successive losses. I have reported to the lord to resign from the post of governor. Brother Zijing is more talented than me. From now on, everything will be subject to brother Zijing's arrangement!"
Zhu Huan was about to retort, but Zhou Yu waved his hand to signal him to be quiet. Lu Su quickly said: "The Governor is the pillar of my Jiangdong. This time I resist the command of the Governor Cao Quannai. I am only a scribe. How can I support such a heavy burden!"
Zhou Yu coughed a few more times, stretched out his hand, and took the sword from the guard next to him: "Brother Zijing, you don't have to be polite. This is the sword given by the lord. If there is anyone who doesn't obey the orders, you can kill them first and then tell them! I'm afraid this disease will be difficult for me.
Once you recover, the safety of Jiangdong from now on depends on you all!"
Everyone hurriedly knelt down. Zhou Yu winked, and the guards sent the sword to Lu Su. The atmosphere in the tent was particularly solemn. The infantry were eager for Lu Su to take the sword immediately, while the navy all glared.
Looking at Lu Su with eyes wide open, it seemed that as long as Lu Su took the sword, he would swarm over and chop Lu Su into pieces.
Just when Lu Su was about to stretch out his hand, someone outside the tent suddenly shouted loudly: "Hold on, Governor Zhou!"
Everyone hurriedly turned to look outside the tent. Long Fei came in with a group of people from Jingzhou. When passing by Lu Su, Long Fei looked at him twice. Zhou Yu wanted to stand up to greet him. Long Fei smiled: "Captain Zhou
You're welcome, you and I don't need these clichés!"
Someone moved a small table and put it aside. Long Fei sat on it and waved to Jiangdong generals to get up. Looking at Lu Su, Long Fei smiled and said: "Originally, I shouldn't care about this matter, but Cao Jun's troops are pressing down on the border. It doesn't matter.
Our family lives and dies, so I have to say a few words!"
"General Long, please speak!" Zhou Yu gasped for air.
Long Fei said: "Among all the people in Jiangdong, the only one who can compete with Cao Cao is Governor Zhou. I am not belittling you! Look at you? You have failed one after another. Why? You just don't listen to Governor Zhou! Huang Gai drank too much and Lu Su sent troops without permission.
Transporting grain, these are all mistakes made by your infantrymen who came from Moling! For so many days, I have been observing, among you infantry generals and captains, who among you infantry generals and lieutenants take the Governor of Zhou seriously? Huh?
"
There was silence in the big tent, except for Long Fei's voice: "If you want to keep Jiangdong, you have to share the same hatred with the enemy, but you are plotting against each other and not focusing on fighting! Today I will let you know that as long as Governor Zhou does not become the Governor, I, Long Fei, will
Retreat immediately!"
Everyone was shocked. They did not expect Long Fei to defend Zhou Yu in this way. Lu Su felt an inexplicable loss in his heart. He unconsciously leaned back with his hands that had not yet been extended, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said: "General Long
The lesson is that this happened because of our discord! You all listen, from now on, everything will be decided by the Governor! Defeat Cao Cao and give me peace in Jiangdong!"