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.
To be continued...