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The two ships were getting closer and closer, less than ten steps apart, and they could clearly see the people on the ship opposite. Liu Jing saw Zhang Yun's ugly face clearly and stared at him with a grim smile. His expression was like a wild beast coveting the prey he had already received.

"Liu Jing, you wouldn't have thought that today would be there, right?" Zhang Yun laughed on the boat opposite.

Liu Jing was extremely calm and turned around and ordered: "Don't worry, the Jingzhou naval army is not the Jiangdong army, and will not kill each other. Everyone will follow my command."

He raised his voice and said calmly: "I can tell you the conditions of Jiangxia, and there is a total of orders. If you agree, I can give up Jiangxia."

Liu Jing's voice was not very clear in the wind, but his words were very important. Zhang Yun frowned and said to the left and right, "Get closer."

The big ship slowly moved closer to Liu Jing's boat, and the two big ships were less than twenty steps apart.

A military marquis next to him found that a row of burly soldiers stood up on the other side of the other ship. He felt something was wrong and quickly reminded: "Captain, the other party has increased its troops, be careful to be a fraud."

Zhang Yun also discovered the changes in the army on Liu Jing's ship and immediately woke up. If Liu Jing wanted to escape the siege, he could only attack the main ship, and he really could not get close to him.

He quickly ordered: "Leave immediately."

Liu Jing saw that the other party had an intention to leave, and he shouted, "Take it."

Dozens of burly and strong soldiers picked up the pots under their feet and threw them at the other ship. Zhang Yun saw a dark object flying over, and was so scared that he quickly squatted down.

Bang dozens of clay pots shattered on the deck and the hull, and light yellow liquid flowed over the deck. At this moment, more than a dozen rockets roared and ignited the tinder oil. The tinder oil immediately burned rapidly, and the fire instantly swallowed the deck. Zhang Yun and his men were panicked, and many people jumped into the river in a hurry in despair.

Liu Jing was prepared for it. The moment he ordered, he drew out a bow and arrow, and aimed at the flag bearer on the mast. The string was loosened and a wolf-tooth arrow shot out. The force was strong. The flag bearer on the mast screamed and fell heavily from the mast.

Taking advantage of the panic of the enemy's main ship, Liu Jing immediately ordered: "Go forward at full speed and rush over the interception."

Five large ships lined up to break out to the northwest, and the Jingzhou navy was in chaos. The fire on the main ship burned rapidly and the sails were lit. The entire large ship turned into a fireboat. The fire engulfed the masts, and the soldiers dived one after another. Some soldiers who had no time to dive were crying on the ship and died tragically in the fire.

Zhang Yun dived in time and escaped his life. He swam hard to swim to another big boat. At this time, the soldiers behind him shouted, "Beware of the lieutenant."

Zhang Yun turned around and was immediately scared to death. The ship began to tilt, and the mast with fire broke and smashed him like a mountain.

In desperation, Zhang Yun sank suddenly, with a loud bang, and the mast hit the water heavily, stirring up a wave, and the big ship sank, rolling up a huge vortex, sweeping more than a dozen soldiers into the bottom of the river.

The sudden fire on the main ship frightened the surrounding warships and did not dare to approach Liu Jing's ships. They thought of the defeat of the Jiangdong army, and they heard that it was defeated by the fire.

Liu Jing's prestige over the Jiangdong Army brought great shock to the Jingzhou Navy. In addition, Zhang Yun did not issue a combat flag order, the Jingzhou Navy did not dare to act rashly, and watched five warships sail through the two fleets.

When Zhang Yun boarded another big ship, he realized that Liu Jing's fleet had broken through the siege of Jingzhou naval army and sailed northwest, turning into five small black dots.

"It's all a bunch of idiots, bastards." Zhang Yun was so angry that he cursed.

...........

Xu Du, the night was dark, and a figure hurriedly walked on the corner of the street. He soon came to a big mansion and walked up the steps. The dead air lantern under the door of the big mansion emitted a dim light, illuminating his face. This man was Huang Sho who had lost the defeat.

When Jiangxia was defeated, Huang She did not flee to Nanjun or Xiangyang. He was already disheartened with Jingzhou, and Jiangdong could not go even more. He thought about it and fled to Xudu.

He glanced at the door sign, which read the Guomingting Marquis Mansion, which was Cao Hong's mansion. Cao Hong served as the guard of Runan two years ago, and at that time, the Huang father had dealt with him.

Huang She also knew that Cao Hong would accept bribes, so he specifically asked Cao Hong for help to introduce him. He had been here once two days ago, and today was the second time he came to the door, but Cao Hong sent someone to find him, which made him nervous and expectant.

Huang She bowed to the doorman, "Please tell Cao Gong, Huang She asked for a meeting."

The doorman went in, and after a while, a butler came out and laughed, "Mr. Huang, please wait in my general in the study."

Huang She followed the butler into the mansion and came to Cao Hong's study. The butler reported, "General, Mr. Huang has arrived."

"Come in"

Cao Hong's voice came from the room. The sound was powerful and powerful. Huang shot into the study. The light in the room was bright. I saw Cao Hong about ten years old, powerful and powerful. He was wearing a wide-body cloak, wrapped in a headscarf, and holding a book in his hand. Although he was a famous general of the Cao army, he was also a martial artist.

Huang She hurriedly stepped forward to salute, bowed to the ground, "See Mr. Cao"

"Don't call me Cao Gong."

Cao Hong waved his hand. He didn't like this title, which was disrespectful to his brother.

Huang She hurriedly changed her words, "See General Cao"

"Please sit down"

Huang She sat down nervously and was about to speak, but Cao Hong smiled and said, "I have met the Prime Minister today and told him about you. The Prime Minister is very interested and ask me to take you to see him tomorrow morning."

Huang She was overjoyed and quickly bowed, "Thank you General Cao for his strong recommendation."

Cao Hong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "You're welcome, we're still a bit of friendship."

Huang She understood what Cao Hong meant, and quickly took out a pair of white jade from her arms, placed it on the small table, and pushed it to Cao Hong, "This is a little bit of my wish for me, please accept it with a smile."

Cao Hong's eyes were very poisonous. Seeing that the white jade was crystal clear and fine without any flaws, it was a valuable thing. He smiled in his heart. It was said that Huang Zu had treasures, which was indeed good. He immediately said gentlely: "Don't worry, I will speak well for you and will definitely let you serve in Xudu."

"Thank you, General. I don't know what I need to pay attention to when I see the Prime Minister tomorrow."

"It's nothing, there's enough etiquette. If the Prime Minister asks, you can just answer it as it should. But I'll warn you first, it's not easy to cheat the Prime Minister. If you lie, you will be blamed."

"I understand, I understand."

Huang She said a few more words to Cao Hong, then said goodbye and left Cao Hong's mansion. Huang She was so excited that he walked to the Xuchang River and stared at the river water that had already formed a thin layer of ice for a long time.

The reason why Huang She gave up Jingzhou and turned to Cao Cao was because he knew that Cao Cao's army would go south sooner or later. When Cao Cao attacked and destroyed Jiangxia, people familiar with Jiangxia would definitely be allowed to serve as Jiangxia guards. If he was valued by Cao Cao, then Jiangxia guards would be his.

At this moment, Huang She was full of expectations for the future. He seemed to have seen the scene of glorious return home. He seemed to have seen Liu Jing tied up and kneeled in front of him. He would deal with it with him. Thinking that Liu Jing would get Tao Zhan, Huang She felt like blood, and her teeth slowly clenched.

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It was only half a month since Cao Cao returned to Xudu. The war in Hebei was in full swing. Since Yuan Shao's death, his chief Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang fought for the right to orthodox inheritance.

Yuan Tan was besieged in the plain by Yuan Shang's army, and was trapped internally and externally. He was forced to send Xinpi to Cao Cao for help. Cao Cao took the opportunity to advance. In October, the troops arrived in Liyang. Yuan Shang was forced to withdraw his troops. Yuan Tan then surrendered to Cao Cao. Cao Cao recruited Yuan Tan's daughter as his wife and returned to Xudu.

In the room, Cao Cao was discussing the pacification of Hebei with his counselor Guo Jia. Guo Jianian was about ten years old. He had a pretty face, a clear-eyed and elegant look, and was outstanding. He was just a little thin. In the dark light, he would find that he had a morbidity hidden.

Guo Jia is one of Cao Cao's four confidant advisers. He served as a military advisor and was valued by Cao Cao. Usually, when he talks with Cao Cao, Cao Cao would listen with all his ears. But today Guo Jia found that Cao Cao seemed a little restless and had lost his mind when talking about Yuan Shang several times.

"What are the lord thinking?" Guo Jia stopped talking and asked with a smile.

Cao Cao was shocked and realized that he was a little rude. He smiled apologetically, "I am thinking about Jingzhou. Please continue to say "

Guo Jia knew Cao Cao very well. He knew that his lord's heart was no longer above Hebei, so it would be useless to say more. He changed the topic and said with a smile: "Then let's talk about Jingzhou."

This sentence made Cao Cao feel energetic and laughed: "I know me for my filial piety."

It’s not that Cao Cao didn’t care about Hebei, but because he had just graduated from Hebei, the situation in Hebei was already under his control. It was as if he knew the ending of a story, and his interest in this story became a little weaker.

On the contrary, he received a detailed report on the Jiangxia War two days ago, which aroused his strong interest, especially Liu Jing's outstanding performance, which made him amazed.

Guo Jia smiled slightly, "My lord has always mentioned Liu Jing to others these two days, and seems to have a heart of loving talent."

Cao Cao nodded and sighed, "I claim to be a deep understanding of people. When I first saw this two years ago, I felt that he was extraordinary. He could deceive too much. He was bold and meticulous and had a plan to escape from my nose. He knew that he would never be unknown in Jingzhou. Sure enough, he occupied Chaisang, defeated Dongwu, and annexed Jiangxia, and had a kingly demeanor. It was only two years before, I was filial piety, and I did not misunderstand the person."

"The lord's art of knowing people has always admired him. Everyone laughed at him and lost to Liu Jing. Only the lord said that he was lucky to die. At that time, Liu Jing was just a down-and-out man, but the lord valued him. Many people did not understand. After a battle between Jiangxia, everyone praised the lord's wisdom of knowing people."

Cao Cao shook his head. He no longer cared about everyone's admiration for his wiseness in knowing people. He cared about Liu Jing. After reading the detailed report of the Battle of Jiangxia, a hint of worry arose in his heart.

Cao Cao never took Liu Biao to heart, nor looked down on Liu Biao's two sons. In his heart, Jingzhou was just a fat pig to be slaughtered. As long as the north was slightly calm, he could go south to sweep Jingzhou at any time.

But now, Liu Jing has emerged in Jingzhou, defeating the strong with the weak and annexing Jiangxia. Cao Cao is very worried that Liu Jing will annexing Jingzhou next and become the lord of Jingzhou, so that his army will have trouble when it goes south.

"Fengxiao, to be honest, I'm a little worried."

Cao Cao couldn't help but worry, "If he becomes the lord of Jingzhou, he will definitely become my strong enemy. Moreover, with his attitude towards Jiangdong, the Sun and Liu families will inevitably unite and affect my southern plan."

Guo Jia laughed, "The lord is too worried. Liu Jing took advantage of the opportunity of Sun Quan's western expedition to take advantage of the opportunity to annex Jiangxia. Jingzhou is not Jiangxia, and Liu Biao is not Huang Zu. How could he become the lord of Jingzhou so easily?

Besides, Liu Biao was not a person with great ambitions, so he could not pass the throne of the lord of Jingzhou to his nephew. On the contrary, Liu Jing would become a major threat to his son.

If my subordinates are right, there will be civil strife in Jingzhou two years. At that time, the lord should have wiped out Hebei and no longer have any worries. You can take advantage of the civil strife in Jingzhou to wipe out Liu Biao and Liu Jing in one fell swoop."

"This is a great kindness to worship filial piety, which is exactly what I want."

Cao Cao smiled happily and said, "We might as well help Liu Biao to make Jingzhou more chaotic."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao suddenly remembered something and said to Guo Jia: "It is said that Liu Jing used tincture oil in the Battle of Chaisang. This is a black viscous slurry that can be ignited directly or floated on the water surface. It is a power in the battle. I heard that it was pouring out from the ground. Fengxiao might as well find it for me to see if there is such tincture oil in the Central Plains."

"Don't worry, lord, I'll send someone to search everywhere immediately."

At this moment, someone in the hall reported: "Report to the Prime Minister, General Cao Hong brought Huang She, a native of Jiangxia, to pay homage."

Cao Cao nodded, "Take them in"

Guo Jia next to him asked in surprise: "This Huang Shoot is Huang Zuzhi."

"It was this person who was defeated by Jiang Xia and he came to surrender to me."

Guo Jia hesitated and said, "As far as his subordinates know, the Huang family's father is not a good person. He is loyal to Liu Biao but does not act like a separatist. He is not loyal or kind. Such a lord cannot use him."

Cao Cao sneered, "How can I not know who he is? It's just that he is still useful now. I will pay attention to it after I take down Jingzhou."

As he was talking, Cao Hong hurried to the lobby with Huang She, Cao Hong bowed, "Lord, he is here."

Cao Cao's eyes turned to Huang She. Seeing that although this man was handsome and elegant and talented, he had an injustice in his eyes and shrank. Cao Cao read countless people. When he first saw Huang She, he knew that this man was useless.

But Cao Cao still smiled and asked, "Is this the Shooting Duke among the four great masters in Jingzhou?"

Huang She was so nervous that she trembled with both legs, her legs became weak, she knelt down with a thump, and kowtowed repeatedly, "Jiang Xia... Huang She paid homage to the Prime Minister"

He thought of a lot of wonderful words, but at this moment he couldn't say a word.

Cao Cao smiled faintly, "Tell us about the battle between Jiangxia and Liu Jing. Who is he? Rumor is this person leading weak soldiers to defeat Jiangdong's main force? Is this true?"

Huang She felt a little relieved. He could hear that Cao Cao highly praised Liu Jing. He couldn't help but feel jealous. For a moment, he forgot that Cao Hong told him not to lie. He lowered his head and instinctively said: "Liu Jing relied on his nephew of Liu Biao to guard Chaisang by Sima of other troops. In this battle in Jiangxia, we resisted the main force of the Jiangdong Army. We fought with the Jiangdong Army and suffered both losses. In the end, he took advantage of him. This person is just a mediocre person in Jingzhou. The Prime Minister should not believe the rumors."

This obviously jealous remark even Cao Hong behind him couldn't help but feel a little angry in his eyes. Why didn't Huang Xi listen to his advice?

Guo Jia sighed in his heart. He was indeed a mediocre person and could not even speak. He looked at Cao Cao, meaning that this person was not available. Cao Cao smiled and changed the topic again, "Is Shooting Gong ready to be loyal to his true nature?"

Huang Shoo kowtowed repeatedly, "I wish to serve the prime minister as a way to do whatever he wants."

Cao Cao nodded and smiled, "Since that's the case, I will grant you the title of Shuiwu Captain and return to Jingzhou temporarily. Do you understand what I mean?"

Huang She was so moved that tears came out, and he actually named him the captain. He kowtowed and cried and said, "The Prime Minister is so kind, Huang She is willing to repay him with death."

Huang cried down, and Guo Jia asked in confusion: "Why does the Prime Minister value such a villain so much?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and smiled, "If you don't put heavy bait, how can you transfer the big fish to the filial piety and forget the fact that Emperor Gaozu conferred Yongchi?"

Guo Jia suddenly realized and raised his thumb and praised: "Prime Minister is smart."
Chapter completed!