In Jingzhou Nanjun, the originally overwhelming situation came to a complete halt at the foot of Jiangling City.
It is worthy of being Nanjun's most important town on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Facing Cai Mao's army, which has been winning consecutive battles, it did not give in at all.
The Jiangling defenders relied on the power of the city to resist the fierce attack of Cai Mao's army.
Cai Maojun, who had always been invincible, finally tasted defeat.
However, Cai Mao was not disheartened, nor did he expect to win Jiangling in one battle.
After losing the first battle, they immediately set up camp and continued to build siege equipment, preparing to fight to the death with the Jiangling defenders.
This time Cai Mao showed extraordinary patience. The daily defeats in the siege did not affect his mood at all.
Everything is already in place!
The Ma family is operating in Jiangling City. Waiting for the right time, they will welcome Cai Mao into the city!
Cai Mao only needs to urge the army to attack the city and create opportunities for the Ma family!
At the same time, the six counties in Jiangdong located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River could not restrain their restless thoughts.
There are countless warships on the Yangtze River, covering the sky and the sun with momentum like a rainbow, and they are constantly moving upstream!
Its intention is obvious!
The leading warship is extremely spectacular. It is the weapon that the Jiangdong navy relies on to gallop the Yangtze River. The building ship 'Feiyun'!
A big flag fluttered in the wind on the building boat, but it was not the big flag with the character Sun in it.
On the deck of the Feiyun Tower ship, an extremely handsome man was surrounded by people.
This person's face is like jade, his lips are like red, his posture is elegant, and his appearance is beautiful!
Especially those sharp eyes, which seem to contain the art of latitude and longitude, and the plan to stabilize the country!
It was Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Navy and the Central Protector.
Feiyun Tower Ship was built under Zhou Yu's personal supervision. It is five stories high and can accommodate 3,000 soldiers.
The naval corps not only has one large ship, but also more than a hundred stern ships in the rear, and countless walking boats!
Due to the turbulent currents on the Yangtze River, tall buildings and boats flying in the clouds will constantly bump around.
However, Zhou Yu's figure was unusually calm and he was not disturbed by the waves at all.
Zhou Yu stood with his sword in hand, his heroic spirit was overwhelming, and everyone around him was extraordinary!
Huang Gai, Han Dang, Lu Meng, Chen Wu!
Each one is a unique general.
It's just that Zhou Yu is too dazzling, and these people inevitably seem a bit mediocre in comparison.
If you investigate carefully, you can find that all the civil and military personnel around Zhou Yu are from the Huaisi faction.
Most of them are Sun Ce's old troops.
"Grand Governor, this time we send troops to Jiangxia, my lord seems..."
Zhou Yu didn't squint, and he could tell who it was just by listening to the voice.
Lu Meng, a native of Runan, was also a younger generation of the Huaisi sect and was deeply loved by Zhou Yu.
"Ziming, it hasn't been long since the Jiangdong rebellion was put down. It's understandable that my lord doesn't want to use weapons rashly!"
Lu Meng did not fully agree with Zhou Yu's words.
"Grand Governor, please forgive me for my words!"
"My lord, it's not that I don't want to, but that I strongly oppose it!"
If it was serious, Lu Meng would not be embarrassed to say it.
He heard some rumors that Sun Quan was very angry with Zhou Yu for sending troops to Jiangxia, and asked Zhou Yu to handle all the military resources for this western expedition to Jiangxia!
As the new leader of the Huaisi Sect, Zhou Yu naturally knew all this.
"Ziming, times have changed, and the status of different current situations is naturally different!"
"When we conquered the world, our Huaisi sect was the most popular one. Now that Jiangdong is established, the status of the local sect of the Jiangdong family will naturally increase!"
"Especially this time to put down the chaos in Jiangdong, the four major families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang have contributed a lot. My lord relies heavily on them!"
"We can't compare now!"
Although Zhou Yu said this, he always had a smile on his lips, without any melancholy at all.
But Lu Meng couldn't do it. There was obvious tension in his eyes.
"Grand Governor, without the support of my lord, can we defeat Huang Zu with our strength?"
Sun Quan does not support it, and the Jiangdong family will not support it.
That means that these troops on the Western Expedition do not have any backup, and they have to rely on themselves for everything!
The Jiangdong family is notoriously xenophobic and extremely mean to external forces.
As the leader of the Huaisi faction, Zhou Yu is naturally aware of this situation.
It is a pity that Zhou Yu, who has great talent and the ability to turn things upside down, cannot change this situation.
Who allowed the Sun family to establish itself as the headquarters of the Jiangdong family?
The land of Jianghuai where Yuan Shu was wreaking havoc has long lost its previous prosperity.
The situation of the Huaisi faction in Jiangdong, which has lost even its family, can be imagined.
At the beginning, Sun Ce was nostalgic and not only relied heavily on the Huaisi sect, but also attacked and killed the Jiangdong family, and ended up dead.
Sun Quan, his successor, was completely different from Sun Ce. He looked down upon Sun Ce's actions very much.
When Sun Ce was alive, Sun Quan was very close to the Jiangdong family.
After Sun Quan came to power, he immediately fell into the arms of the Jiangdong family.
The term "one emperor and one courtier" is a perfect way to describe today's Huaisi sect.
In addition, after receiving a clear signal from Sun Quan that he was close to the Jiangdong family, the Jiangdong family headed by Gu Lu and Zhu Zhang wanted soldiers for soldiers, people for people, money for money, and food for food!
But what can the Huaisi faction give?
Nothing can be given, even the base camp is occupied by Cao Cao, just like a bereaved dog.
It can be said that the grievances of Jiangdong families during Sun Ce's era were completely tilted towards the Huaisi faction after the civil strife in Jiangdong was quelled.
If you stay idle for Jiangdong, you will have to follow Sun Ce's footsteps!
Now Zhou Yu is leading an army to conquer Huang Zu. It was in this dilemma that he found a way to break the situation.
Isn’t the Kodong family xenophobic?
Okay, we’ll just call it out!
The Huaisi sect was originally a hawkish sect, and Huangzu of Jiangxia happened to have a grudge against the Sun family for killing their father.
Currently, a war is raging in the south and north of Jingzhou, and the state pastoral office is unable to take care of Jiangxia. This is the best opportunity!
Zhou Yu immediately proposed to lead Huang Zu to attack Jiangxia.
Even if Sun Quan was unwilling to do this, he still couldn't refuse.
Yu Gong, the Huaisi faction led by Zhou Yu was to expand territory for the Sun family.
Privately, Zhou Yu and the Huaisi faction are here to avenge your father's murder for Sun Quan.
Due to Jiangdong's special military system, generals of all sizes have their own tribes.
In particular, the generals of the Huaisi faction were formed when they followed Sun Ce to conquer Jiangdong, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.
After Zhou Yu initially proposed to attack Jiangxia, Sun Quan had no obvious objection.
As long as you don't provide money, food, or troops, you, Zhou Yu, can go and fight if you like. Anyway, you will be working for the Sun family.
But when Zhou Yu made his request, Sun Quan immediately quit!
Zhou Yu wanted to dispatch 15,000 central troops to assist in the battle.
Jiangdong had just been pacified, and Sun Quan had finally accumulated some direct troops. How could he let Zhou Yu spend it unscrupulously?
But Sun Quan still couldn't refuse, and when Sun Ce was dying, Zhou Yu was appointed as the Central Guard Army.
The Central Guard Army is the supreme commander of the Central Army.
Not to mention that Zhou Yu only mobilized 15,000 people. Even if they all were transferred, Sun Quan would still be stunned!
This is what Sun Quan hates the most!
Zhou Yu had just grasped Sun Quan's heart. He firmly believed that Sun Quan would not ignore it, let alone watch these fifteen thousand people die!
"Ziming, don't worry, there will be a road for the car to reach the mountain, and it will be straight for the boat to the bridge!"
