Faced with the questioning of the visitor, Liu Yao and others were shocked and did not dare to go forward to reply.

Taishi Ci secretly protected Liu Yao's side, for fear that the person on the other side would suddenly attack.

Unlike everyone else, Kuai Liang's face was full of smiles, and he rode his horse out and said to the person who came: "General Cai Mao! Long time no see."

It turned out that the people opposite were actually soldiers from Jingzhou, and Cai Mao was the leader.

"Zirou?" Cai Mao saw Kuai Liang, and his face showed surprise. He activated his war horse to come to Kuai Liang's side and asked, "Zirou! Is it really you? Why are you here? How is Yuzhang City?"

Asked several questions in a row.

"Oh! It's hard to describe it!" Kuai Liang sighed.

Seeing that Kuai Liang looked tired, Cai Mao had to temporarily suppress his doubts.

The two of them chatted casually.

Later, Kuai Liang introduced Liu Yao and others to Cai Mao.

Everyone exchanged greetings.

Seeing that it was the soldiers in Jingzhou, Liu Yao felt a little relieved, but he did not relax completely. He said to Cai Mao: "General Cai! Let's leave here quickly. Otherwise, Yuan's army will chase him, I'm afraid..."

Cai Mao's expression changed and he asked, "Is Yu Zhang lost?"

Although he was asking Liu Yao, his eyes were looking at Kuai Liang.

Kuai Liang nodded helplessly, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.

Cai Mao's mouth twitched slightly, and his face was unstable.

Kuai Liang had no mind to think about Cai Mao and said, "General Cai! Let's go back to Jiangxia first."

"Okay!" Cai Mao nodded slightly, and ordered the army to change the front team into the back team, and the back team changed to the front team, and turned the way to Jiangxia.

As for Liu Yao's remnants, he fell behind the army.

After arranging everything, Cai Mao pulled Kuai Liang to the Central Army. He had a lot of questions to ask.

Before Cai Mao could speak, Kuai Liang took the lead and asked: "General Cai! Why did you come here?"

Cai Mao's face was full of dissatisfaction and said, "The lord listened to Ling's words and decided to send troops to assist Liu Yao in defending the city. Unexpectedly, Yu Zhang was lost before our army arrived."

There is no lack of complaint in words.

"Another degree?" Kuai Liang's body shook slightly.

"Not bad! It's Ling's brother Kuai Yue!" When talking about Kuai Yue, a different light flashed in Cai Mao's eyes, which was intriguing.

After thinking for a while, Kuai Liang seemed to have guessed something and sighed: "Does Liu resist Yuan? This plan is indeed very clever, and the talent of the different qualities is several times better than me. What a pity!"

But Kuai Liang was a pity, but Kuai Yue's talent was not used by Liu Biao. He knew that Kuai Yue had never intended to surrender to Liu Biao, and this suggestion was probably because of his "force".

Immediately, Kuai Liang turned to Cai Mao and asked, "Since General Cai has led his army to come, why didn't he inform the city in advance? If he knew that the lord sent reinforcements, the morale of the army would definitely be high and he might not be able to defend the city."

Cai Mao looked at Kuai Liang with a strange look and said, "I have sent someone to deliver the letter, Zirou, haven't you received it?"

Kuai Liang was slightly stunned and reacted, his expression constantly changing.

After a long time, Kuai Liang sighed: "No wonder Yuan's army suddenly broke out and attacked the city regardless of everything. So that's it."

"What does Zirou mean?" Cai Mao was confused when he heard it.

"Yuan Shu must have known the news of the general's advance, so he was eager to break through Yuzhang. The general's messenger might have been intercepted and killed by Yuan Jun." Kuai Liang explained.

Cai Mao suddenly realized that this was the case. No wonder it was such a coincidence. Just when he was about to arrive in Yuzhang, Yuan's army captured the city, and the difference was only a few days.

After guessing the truth, the two of them were speechless and rushed forward silently.

After walking for a while, Cai Mao suddenly asked, "Zirou! Yu Zhang has been lost, and Yuan Shu may be going to attack me, Jingzhou. Do you think we can defend it?"

Kuai Liang pondered for a moment and asked back: "Has the lord ever arranged the Jingnan defense?"

Cai Mao nodded and said, "The lord has ordered someone to arrange it. I don't know what the details are."

"That's great!" Kuai Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as Jing Nan is safe, we can rely on Jiang Xia to deal with him."

Cai Mao looked at Kuai Liang deeply and said, "I don't seem to have the confidence to protect Jingzhou after listening to Zirou's words."

Kuai Liang sighed, "To be honest, our army and Yuan Shu have a huge difference in strength. If there is no external force, it will be really not easy to protect Jingzhou!"

Cai Mao's heart sank slightly, and a picture flashed through his mind, and his expression was hesitant.

At this moment, Kuai Liang was in a low mood, so he did not notice Cai Mao's abnormal situation, but he did not expect that this negligence would lead to a disaster in the future.

"By the way!" Kuai Liang suddenly remembered something and said to Cai Mao: "General Cai! You can quickly send someone to inform Huang Zu and ask him to withdraw back to Jiangxia. Yuzhang City has been captured by Yuan's army, and their focus will definitely be moved to Chaisang next. It would be better to withdraw the troops early."

After hearing this, Cai Mao didn't say much, and arranged for someone to rush to Chaisang and notified Huang Zu.

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...

Time flies, and years are like water. In a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

In Poyang Lake, a small boat slowly rippled, as if it had no destination.

On the boat, two figures stood in the wind, looking at the beautiful scenery in the lake.

Suddenly, one of them said, "How about this Poyang Lake?"

"It's so beautiful!" said another person.

"How about playing the piano and practicing soldiers?"

"That's great!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

After a long time, I heard the first person say, "Since that's the case, Gongjin, please stay here to train the navy!"

"Abide by the lord's order!"

These two are Yuan Shu and Zhou Yu.

A few days ago, Yuan Shu led a large army to Chaisang. When Huang Zu learned the news, he ignored Liu Biao's instructions and urgently ordered the army to retreat and go back to Jiangxia.

In this way, Chaisang was no longer threatened and completely settled down.

After discussing with Xun You and other advisers, Yuan Shu decided to order He Qi to lead a 30,000 army to guard Chaisang. As for Zhou Yu, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai's naval army, Yuan Shu planned to arrange for them to go to Poyang Lake for training.

For this reason, Yuan Shu specially brought Zhou Yu to Poyang Lake for a field investigation, and at the same time, some words must be explained clearly to him.

At this moment, Yuan Shu was silent for a moment and said, "Gongjin! To be honest, I didn't expect you to really take down Chaisang."

Zhou Yu smiled indifferently and said, "I will understand."

Yuan Shu turned to look at Zhou Yu and said seriously: "Gongjin is a smart person, so I will tell the truth. I can't predict how long this situation will last."

"It's okay!" Zhou Yu had no displeasure on his face and said lightly: "My lord can reuse the last one, and the rest is as easy as possible."

Yuan Shu looked directly at Zhou Yu with his eyes, as if he wanted to see through him, and Zhou Yu was calmly facing him.

After a long time, Yuan Shu reached out and patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder and said, "I treat you with sincerity, don't let me down."

Zhou Yu's body was shocked and soon returned to its original state, and it seemed that he had not heard Yuan Shu's words.

"There are too few naval troops in 20,000. You recruit soldiers from Jiangdong to expand to 100,000." Yuan Shu thought for a while and said to Zhou Yu.

"Hundred Thousand?" Zhou Yu exclaimed, his indifferent expression was instantly covered by horror.

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yu advised: "Lord! Please forgive me and generals bluntly, there seems to be a little too many 100,000 naval troops. Even if the lord takes Jingzhou in the future, he will not be able to use so many naval troops."

"Don't worry! There will be many places to use the navy in the future, and 100,000 is probably not enough." Yuan Shu's ambition will definitely not stop at the land of China. If you want to expand your territory, the navy is particularly important.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu was curious, but he didn't ask much.

Yuan Shu changed the topic and said to Zhou Yu: "I heard that Gongjin is unparalleled in piano skills, so I can listen to it today."

"The lord has such a good mood, and Yu should follow it."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and turned around and entered the cabin.

After a while, Zhou Yu came out, holding a guqin in his arms.

Zhou Yu sat back to his original position and placed the guqin between his knees.

"Yu is ugly!" Zhou Yu said modestly, his fingers waving the strings.

Lingling! Lingling!...

The melodious sound of the piano sounded like pearls falling from a jade plate, crisp and pleasant.

Listening to the beautiful piano sound, Yuan Shu thought in his mind: "...The army should be expanded."

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Chapter completed!