Zhou Tai strode into the lobby and cursed with a distinctive Wuyue accent. It must be said that in the Wuyue dialect, when he curses, it feels like wiping someone's butt with silk. It's soft, but
The words used are very vicious.
"Youping, what's wrong with you?"
Taishi Ci suddenly felt very upset.
He is from Donglai and speaks Qingzhou dialect.
Although he has traveled all over the country, his accent has changed a long time ago, and even after living in Jiangdong for many years, he still has more of a Mandarin accent. On weekdays, he can talk to Zhou Tai and others quite well, but when people like Zhou Tai speak fast, he becomes a bit
At a loss.
Zhou Tai is from Xiacai and has lived on the river for a long time. He has lived in Jiangdong all year round, so he speaks pure Wuyue dialect.
The Wuyue dialect at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty is somewhat different from the Wunong Ruan dialect of later generations. Because in history, people from the Central Plains migrated south several times, the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties, and the Northern Song Dynasty, which caused a large number of northerners to move southward, causing the Wuyue dialect to emerge.
There have been many changes. However, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wuyue dialect contained many Shanyue dialects. If you are not a pure Jiangdong person, you may not understand it well.
Zhou Tai said: "Thief Cao, you go too far to bully others."
"Which thief?"
Zhou Tai's face turned red and he roared loudly: "Who else is Cao Cao's thief? Of course it's Han Shou's little thief."
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Tai said angrily: "Today Wen Xiang led the troops on patrol in the lake. He didn't want to encounter Cao's warships. As you know, the patrols were all small boats, but Cao's troops were all big ships. Wen Xiang had to give way, and there were two more ships.
The ship was almost knocked over by Cao's navy...
Ziyi, tell me, is this going too far?"
It sounds like it’s a bit excessive!
However, Taishi Ci did not get angry, but looked at Zhou Tai with a half-smile, and after a while he suddenly said: "Youping, did Wen Xiang's ship cross the hundred-mile boundary?"
"this……"
After Yu Fan sent Han Shou as envoy, Cao Peng ordered the navy to retreat sixty miles.
However, he also set a dividing line with Taishi Ci. Neither party could cross it without authorization, otherwise it would be regarded as the first provocation.
Taishi Ci had never met Cao Peng, but he had admired his name for a long time.
He felt that there was no need for Cao Peng to take the initiative to provoke. If there was a conflict, it was most likely Zhou Tai and others who were secretly causing trouble. Zhou Tai was a water thief, and Xu Sheng also started from a humble background.
In the fifth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce passed away, and Sun Quan recruited soldiers and horses. Xu Sheng, who was a ruffian in the Wuxian market at the time, joined the army and soon made outstanding military exploits and was appreciated by Sun Quan.
If we say that people like Zhou Yu, He Qi, and Zhu Ran were all promoted by Sun Ce.
Then generals such as Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, Jiang Qin and Su Fei who rose up after Sun Quan took power were Sun Quan's cronies.
Taishi Ci surrendered to Sun Ce, so he was not regarded as a confidant by Sun Quan. And he was also a smart man who never formed cliques or conflicts with anyone, so he was able to hold great power. Zhou Taixu Sheng was a gangster who could not be changed.
Angry! When I was in Jiangdong, I was quite arrogant because of Sun Quan's appreciation. Now I am in Tunzapo Luoyuan, nominally under the control of Taishi Ci, but in fact, I don't obey his orders.
These guys are restless masters and must have crossed the dividing line.
Otherwise, Cao Jun would not have collided with the ship for no reason. At this time, such behavior could easily cause conflicts.
Zhou Tai blushed, "Since he was born, how has he ever given up to others across the river?"
"Youping, you don't have to listen to orders.
But you should know that now is the critical time for my lord to be granted the title of Grand Sima. If my lord misses this opportunity because of you, how will he report it to his lord at that time? Please bear with me for now. Cao's army is so powerful that it is impossible to do so.
Conflict with him head-on. Cao Peng is no ordinary person. He is currently in charge of Hanshou and is the commander-in-chief of Jingnan Military Affairs. He has great power in his hands. It is really not you and I who can go and provoke him now.
You must restrain your troops and not conflict with Cao's army without authorization.
At least under the current situation, this cannot be the case... There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Taishi Ci's voice was so stern that Zhou Tai couldn't help but lower his head.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the lobby. A primary school student ran staggeringly, ran into the hall and knelt down on one knee: "General, something bad has happened!"
"What's up?"
"Cao Jun and yesterday launched an attack on Yiyang."
Taishi Ci was shocked when he heard this.
He quickly stood up and asked sternly: "Are you sure?"
"It has been determined...Cao Peng ordered Pang De to be the vanguard and Jiang Wan to be the commander-in-chief of the army. At the same time, he was dispatching troops and generals in Hanshou to reinforce Yiyang.
Yiyang Liu Pan lost a series of battles yesterday, and now he has firmly defended the city and does not dare to challenge.
Liu Pan sent people to ask for help from the general, but he was speechless and asked the general to send reinforcements as soon as possible to rescue Yiyang."
Just one day and you can’t resist it anymore?
Taishi Ci frowned, looking thoughtful.
This Pound does not seem to have a great reputation. At least as far as Taishi Ci is concerned, he has never heard of Pound's name. It is no wonder that Taishi Ci lives in Jiangdong all year round and rarely has contact with the north. What about Pound?
? After following Cao Peng for a while, many people had no idea who he was. However, Taishi Ci did not dare to take it lightly. There must be something extraordinary about Pound being entrusted with the vanguard position by Cao Peng.
This person cannot be underestimated.
Taishi Ci had a headache again...but Zhou Tai ignored it.
"Ziyi, since that little thief has come to knock on your door, you can't just let him go."
Taishi Ci said angrily: "He hit Liu Bei's door, but not our door.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with the principle of lip death and cold teeth, but the question is, can we allocate troops? Before, I was wondering why Cao Peng wanted the navy to station in Dongting. Now I understand, he just wants to use this navy to hold us back and then seize us.
Yiyang, opens the door to Changsha.
I am sure that if we move, the navy on Dongting Lake will definitely approach the shore."
Unexpectedly, Zhou Tai listened, but didn't care. He said loudly: "Why are you afraid of them? Your lord ordered us to station in Boluoyuan to assist Liu Xuande. If you stand by and watch, how can you communicate with your lord? As for the little thieves and navy...
Ha, why should Ziyi worry? You and I know what those guys in the Jingzhou Navy are capable of. Even if that little thief has the power to reach heaven, he can't make much change in the Jingzhou Navy in a short period of time... Like this
, I will lead the navy to attack and drive back the thieves, then Ziyi can sit back and relax and rush to help Yiyang."
Zhou Tai spoke with such confidence that Taishi Ci couldn't help but nod his head.
It has been many years since he surrendered to Jiangdong, and he has fought countless battles with Jingzhou troops. Taishi Ci is also well aware of the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou army...
In his words, the Jingzhou Army is a bunch of trash.
Except for a few people, there is simply not enough for him to face up to. Among these few people, including Liu Pan, Liu Hu, Wenpin, Wang Wei, and land warfare generals, there are only these opponents. As for water warfare, there is only one Huang Zu.
Battle. However, Huang Zu had already died in the battle.
The combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou navy was a joke in the eyes of Jiangdong generals.
Taishi Ci thought for a while and believed that what Zhou Tai said was correct. Sun Quan sent them here just to ask them to assist Liu Bei. At this time, if they stood idly by, they would be laughed at. And what Zhou Tai said was right, Jingzhou Water
The army is nothing at all...
"In this case, Youping immediately dispatched troops and horses to enter Dongting Lake to force away the thieves and the navy."
Halfway through his words, Taishi Ci suddenly said: "But Youping, you have to be careful not to hit him too hard. After all, Cao Cao and his master are on good terms. If you hit him too hard, you may anger Cao Cao, which is not good."
Just fight them back and I will prepare my troops and generals."
Zhou Tai heard this and smiled.
"Don't worry Ziyi, I have my own sense of proportion.
But I don’t know if that little thief will cry after I beat him back... Haha, I will go back and send troops to fight with Wen Xiang."
Zhou Tai ran out of the lobby without saying a word.
But Taishi Ci felt an inexplicable uneasy feeling in his heart.
He always felt that this incident was a bit strange. Cao Peng had only been in Hanshou for more than ten days, and he started a war rashly, which was quite different from his previous habits.
According to Tai Shici's understanding, whenever Cao Peng used troops, he would first lie dormant.
Then attack him unprepared and take him by surprise. If you don't take action, you won't take action, but once you do, it will be an attack like a thunderstorm, extremely ferocious. But this time, why did Cao Peng suddenly attack Yiyang? Didn't he know that the Jingzhou navy was not strong enough to support him?
?
Thinking of this, Taishi Ci suddenly changed his mind.
"Immediately send people to Yiyang and ask Liu Jushi to hold on for a day, and I will send troops to assist as soon as possible. Then I send people to Linxiang and tell Liu Huangshu that although I can rush to help, I don't have enough troops and may not be able to help."
Come in handy and ask him to find other ways out."
Wait first, wait a moment and then talk...
At least, you should take a look at the navy's actions before making a decision.
We must send troops, but we can’t do it with great fanfare. It’s better to be careful...
Before coming to Luoxian, Taishi Ci had visited Zhou Yu and congratulated Qi, as well as Junyan and Lu Xun, young men from the local gentry in Jiangdong.
Zhou Yu He Qi's advice to Tai Shi Ci was to walk on thin ice and be cautious. That is to protect Liu Bei's interests but not to offend Cao Cao.
But Lu Xun's idea for Tai Shici was: Cao Peng is a man of great character.
You can make good friends with this person and try not to offend him. Therefore, when you go to Luo County, it is best to restrain the actions of people like Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng. Cao Peng has always respected me as much as I respect others. If
If you really anger this person, he will definitely dare to burn the boat.
This was also the only one among the Jiangdong generals who reminded Taishi Ci to pay attention to Cao Peng's advice.
Lu Xun seemed to know Cao Peng very well, and at the same time, he had a good impression of Cao Peng in his words. On the contrary, when Zhou Yu congratulated Qi and the others, he seemed a little contemptuous and did not take Cao Peng in his eyes. However, from their perspective, regardless of Zhou Yu,
Neither He Qi nor Lu Xun was wrong.
Zhou Yu was the Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangdong Navy, and He Qi was the Prefect of Kuaiji.
Where the status of the two is placed, they naturally look at the problem from different heights. Perhaps in their eyes, the real opponent is Cao Cao!
But Lu Xun was just a county magistrate now, so he paid more attention to details.
Lu Xun said to Tai Shici: "Liu Bei lives in Jingnan, and Cao Cao will not give up.
However, it is impossible for Cao Mengde to deal with Liu Bei personally, so he will send his confidant, Governor Jingnan. If my guess is correct, he is very likely to let Cao Peng go. Firstly, Cao Cao has great trust in Cao Peng, and secondly, Cao Cao
Peng and Liu Bei are also old rivals...
Ziyi, you should be more careful when the time comes."
Boyan, what a wonderful plan!
Taishi Ci sighed in his heart, then quickly retracted his thoughts and dispatched his troops.
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Poluo Yuan is the Poluo River in later generations.
It connects Dongting and the river, and is located on the bank of Luoxian County.
The water stronghold of the Jiangdong navy was set up on the bank of Boluoyuan. Zhou Tai hurried back to the water stronghold and immediately found Xu Sheng to explain the situation.
Now there are thirty large ships and more than a hundred sterns in Boluoyuan.
Although the number of the navy was less than ten thousand, they were all the elite of the Jiangdong navy.
This is also one of the main reasons why Zhou Tai is so arrogant...
Xu Sheng said: "It's bright today, so it's not easy to send troops. Although the Jingzhou navy is not strong enough to fight, it still has a numerical advantage. In my opinion, when the secret commander is ready, he will rush into Dongting after dark and rush straight to Cao Jun's water.
The village can be successful in one battle, what do Youping think?"
Zhou Tai was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Just follow what the text says."
At that moment, Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng secretly ordered twenty Jiangdong navy ships and fifty sterns to prepare for an attack. At the same time, he also ordered people to make the illusion of rest and recuperation to confuse the eyes and ears of Cao Cao's army in Dongting. After dark, he had enough wine.
The well-fed Jiangdong navy was ready to go. Following Zhou Tai's order, the stern was in front and the ship was in the middle, spread out in a flying geese formation, and slowly sailed into Dongting Lake.
The night was very dark, and the eight hundred miles of Dongting was pitch black.
In the distance, you can see the scattered lights in Cao Jun's water stronghold, and from time to time there are vague sounds of fighting.
Slowly approaching, trying to avoid making any noise. The boat broke through the water and drew water lines, getting closer and closer to the dividing line with Cao Jun.
After crossing the dividing line, Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng let out a sigh of relief.
It is only a few dozen miles away from Cao Jun's water village. Looking at the sky, it is covered with dark clouds and there are no stars...
The dark moon kills people on a night, and the wind blows high and sets people on fire.
It’s a good day to steal camps and rob villages, even God helps us!
In fact, in February, after the Waking of Insects, there will be a lot of rain in Dongting Lake, and often there will be no sunshine for more than ten days...
Just when Zhou Tai was secretly happy, he suddenly heard the sound of drums coming from the lake.
From the reed swamps, ships flew out one after another, surrounding the Jiangdong navy. Cao Jun's water village in the distance was even more brightly lit. One after another, the cockroaches rushed out of the water village gate and lined up on the lake. Three
A giant building ship slowly sailed out of the water village and approached the Jiangdong navy.
"Zhou Youping, I already knew that you and others are unjust people.
An agreement was made at the beginning and a boundary line was drawn on the lake...but you have crossed the boundary again and again and made provocations. Do you think that our navy has no one?"
There was a giant building ship, which was half the size of the Jiangdong building ship.
This is also the difference between the equipment of the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy. The Jiangdong Navy pays more attention to flexibility, so the size of the building ships is relatively small. The Jingzhou Navy pays more attention to the combat effectiveness of the ships, so when building the ships, it is more
Paying attention to thickening and enlarging will increase the impact force of the building ship.
Zhou Tai was startled and couldn't help but be startled.
However, he did not panic... It was not like he had never seen anything more embarrassing than the situation before him. In addition, he sincerely looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou Navy. Instead of being nervous, Zhou Tai laughed endlessly.
"You guys, do you dare to be called a navy soldier?"
As he spoke, he drew his sword and shouted sternly: "Charge over."
The three tower ships, with the cooperation of the ships, quickly approached Cao Jun's tower ship.
On the handsome boat, Du Ji ordered people to light the lights, which immediately illuminated the lake.
The handsome ship sailed out slowly. When several ships approached from the flank, Du Ji suddenly ordered the ship to fight horizontally on the spot. The huge ship slowly drew an arc on the water, and several ships followed.
As the handsome ship turned, it was suddenly hit and torn apart.
The soldiers on the boat fell into the water. Before they could struggle, they saw a dozen Cao Jun ships rushing forward.
There were navy soldiers on the boat holding sharp swords. They caught the Jiangdong navy soldiers who fell into the water, raised their knives and chopped off their heads.
Xu Sheng was behind and felt something bad.
He wanted to stop Zhou Tai, but Zhou Tai had already ordered his ship to rush towards Cao Jun's ship.
Getting closer and closer to the handsome ship, Zhou Tai saw rows of objects buckled on the side of Cao Junlou's ship, all covered with black cloth.
When Jiangdong was revealed to be 600 steps away from Commander Cao's ship, Du Ji gave the order again and ordered people to raise the black cloth.
There are ten eight-oxen crossbows on both sides of the handsome ship. However, the structure of these eight-oxen crossbows has changed a lot compared to when Wuyin first showed his power. The bow strings are thickened and the crossbow machine is enlarged.
...and a winch is added next to the crossbow machine, which can easily open the bowstring. The modified one-gun three-sword arrow has also changed its appearance. The arrow shaft is as thick as a child's arm, and the arrowhead is longer and sharper.
Du Ji shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
The crossbowmen immediately struck the machine, and with ten spears and spears, they roared straight towards Zhou Tailou's ship.
The moment the arrow was launched, a strange recoil was produced. The huge ship could not help but sway slightly on the water.
The improved Eight Ox Crossbow can penetrate the back wall within 600 steps.
Zhou Tai's building ship was moving at full speed. When the Eight Bull Crossbow was launched, Zhou Tai also realized that something was wrong. But the huge inertia made it impossible for him to dodge, so he could only order the building ship to move sideways in an attempt to avoid it. However, that
The speed of three swords and arrows in one shot is really too fast!
There was a loud bang, and the hull of the ship was penetrated by one shot and three sword arrows, leaving a huge hole in the hull.
Of the ten spears, three hit the target. And of the remaining seven, two hit the stern next to the tower ship. The huge penetrating power directly broke the stern's ship plank, and the entire hull also followed.
It sank. The soldiers on the ship panicked and shouted loudly.
Xu Sheng quickly ordered an attack to try to rescue Zhou Tai.
Unexpectedly, the building ships on both sides moved slowly at this time, approaching Xu Sheng's ship.
The cockroach shuttled across the lake, and flames shot into the sky.
Three huge handsome ships took turns to attack, with sixty eight-oxen crossbows firing continuously. The Jiangdong navy's large ships did not have much advantage, but now they were even more panicked under the attack of eight-oxen crossbows. The ship beneath them
, water has begun to enter... Zhou Tai shouted loudly, asking the soldiers to calm down. However, faced with the fierce attacks from spears and spears, the Jiangdong navy had already become a mess. The boats continued to collide, and the formation had long become chaotic.
Unbearable.
On the handsome ship, Du Ji continued to issue orders, and the navy's ferocious attacks caused the Jiangdong navy to retreat...
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"Zhou Youping lost?"
At dawn, Taishi Ci, who had already left Luoxian and was marching at a snail's pace, received the news of the navy's defeat.
When he first heard about it, Taishi Ci was shocked.
After careful questioning, they found out that the Jiangdong navy not only lost, but Zhou Tai was also captured by Du Ji and became a prisoner of his subordinates.
Xu Sheng fought tooth and nail to break out of the encirclement and finally escaped alive.
Fortunately, Du Ji maintained restraint and stopped the attack when Xu Sheng led his fleet to retreat to the boundary line.
Of the twenty ships, five were lost.
When more than fifty scorpions returned to the water village intact, only about thirty were left. Taishi Ci immediately ordered the soldiers and horses to stop marching.
"Zhongxiang, what should we do now?"
Yu Fan smiled bitterly and said: "I opposed the general sending troops yesterday, and I even disagreed with Youping's rash provocation.
I have seen Cao Youxue. He is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. You cannot provoke him. You need to explain the truth to him in a gentle way, and then you will naturally get along well. But now..."
Yu Fan closed his mouth!
Taishi Ci also had a headache. Looking at Yu Fan, he suddenly said after a while: "Can I ask Zhongxiang to do the hard work again?"
Zhou Tai was Sun Quan's favorite general and confidant.
Taishi Ci did not dare to make decisions, so he could only let Yu Fan go to Hanshou again.
At least, Zhou Tai's life must be saved... As for rushing to Yiyang to rescue, we still have to go. But how to rescue, we need to change our thinking.
The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If Yiyang is in danger, Luo County will also be involved.
If Liu Bei's army is defeated, then the Jiangdong soldiers and horses will become a lone army and will have to return to Jiangdong...
Yu Fan did not refuse or refuse. After thinking for a moment, he agreed.
"I will go to Hanshou immediately and try to get Youping back with Cao Peng.
However, when Ziyi goes to Luo County, he must be more careful. It is best not to get involved. It is better to be a deterrent. "
Taishi Ci thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
Immediately, he sent people to Linxiang again to inform Liu Bei of the situation.
He himself supervised the troops and horses, slowly approaching Yiyang...
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"Jiangdong, the navy failed?"
Liu Bei frowned and wandered in the lobby with his hands behind his hands.
"Ji Chang, do you think this is Jiang Dong's excuse?"
Zhuge Liang was not with Liu Bei, so Ma Liang took on the responsibility of plotting the mastermind. Hearing Liu Bei's question, Ma Liang shook his head. Liu Bei thought so, and it was not without reason. Cao Cao was now having a fierce fight with Sun Quan, and he was awarded a title and a title.
The marriage put a lot of pressure on Liu Bei.
"My lord, Sun Quan is not a person who doesn't know the importance of things.
It's not that he doesn't know the secret of what Cao Cao is doing now, but he just hasn't made a decision yet. Therefore, Taishi Ci is definitely not trying to evade the situation.
.However, the lord cannot place high hopes.
Liang has a plan that may be able to resolve the danger of Yiyang.
Could it be that my lord has forgotten that there are Wuxi barbarians in Hutou Mountain? My lord bought them with a lot of money and huge profits, and now is the time to use them."
