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The next morning, a veil-like mist appeared on the river surface, and all the soldiers and boatmen appeared on the side of the ship, paying attention to the Wuhou ship, and the thousand-stone Wuhou ship was moored alone in the middle of the river.

At the bow of the boat, the Marquis of Wu, Sun Quan, wore a black sacrificial robe, and burned incense and prayed: "After traveling far away, the road opens, Feng Boyu, the middle of the road, traveling in Jiangdong, Jingzhou fights with war, the Canglong follows the boat, the White Tiger supports the road, the Vermillion Bird leads the way, the Xuanwu is a partner, sacrifices to Gonggong, the Water God calms his heart, and offers sacrifices to the animals, and all his anger is gone..."

At this moment, a black object appeared on the water surface, and tens of thousands of soldiers suddenly exclaimed. This was the black floating object appeared on the dock yesterday. With a bang, the fire burned and the smoke rolled.

Tens of thousands of people were extremely frightened and knelt down, praying for the wrath of the water god. At this time, the accompanying priests threw the tribute on the altar into the river. Sun Quan bowed and then, and crawled all over his body, and was extremely respectful. When Sun Quan bowed for the first time, an accident occurred, and the fire gradually became smaller and finally extinguished.

Tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops suddenly burst into cheers. This was the God of Water that calmed down. Sun Quan stood up and raised his arms high towards the sky. Tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops cheered again, washing away the sluggish morale.

On the top of the city, Liu Jing watched as the flames in the river gradually faded. Then he heard the cheers of Jiangdong Army. He had guessed what was going on. He couldn't help but smile and turned to Xu Shu and said, "There are also wise men in Jiangdong, so they should not be underestimated."

Xu Shu sighed, "This is called using poison to attack poison. Jiangdong did not deny the rumors, but used sacrifices to the water god to destroy it. It was indeed very clever. I was just worried that the Jiangdong army would be prepared for the turbulent oil."

"Not bad"

Liu Jing did not agree with Xu Shu's concerns and said lightly: "This is not a prop to pretend to be a ghost. This is a real fire attack weapon. Even if anyone knows the details, what's wrong? Can they defend against it?"

Xu Shu sighed softly, "I'm afraid a big battle today will be inevitable."

Liu Jing glanced at Xu Shu, then looked at the Jiangdong Army fleet in the distance, and sneered, "I'm looking forward to fighting with them."

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The Jiangdong Army landed on a large scale again, and this time there was no obstacle. Teams of Jiangdong soldiers rushed down from the large ship and quickly gathered on the shore. Soon, square formations appeared on the shore, with about a thousand people in each square formation.

The team is neat, the armor is bright, the swords and spears are like forests, and murderous auras are everywhere outside the city. From time to time, the sound of low trumpets is heard.

The landing lasted until midnight. Liu Jing stood on the head of the city and stared at the Jiangdong army in the distance. Outside the city, the ocean of fire had turned into a sea of ​​fire. Tens of thousands of torches shone the night like day, and the dense army was vaguely visible.

On the dock, large ships docked, and immediately a large group of soldiers rushed out and rushed to the land.

To the west, a fire dragon formed by tens of thousands of torches was marching south quickly and converging with thousands of Jiangdong troops outside the southern city. With a loud rumbling sound in the middle, a huge outline could be seen moving in the darkness. Under the light of the fire, it looked like a giant beast.

It can be seen that this time Jiangdong is overwhelming with troops, no longer an attack of ten thousand people, nor only an attack on the North Gate, but will attack at the same time between the north and the south.

Liu Jing's eyes became deeper. If the phoenix's nirvana needs to be reborn in the ashes, then this battle of Chaisang will also become his nirvana. After this battle, Liu Jing will become the lord of Jiangxia.

On the Wuhou boat near the dock, Sun Quan also stood at the bow of the boat and stared at the head of the Chaisang city with his hands behind his back. Unlike the Jiangdong Army, the city was dark, with no fire, and the figure of the army could not be seen, like a quiet world, only the ruins of the city tower showed its broken figure in the luminous light.

Sun Quan was in a good mood. During the day, he successfully used the sacrifices to revitalize the morale of the army. The landing started in the afternoon has been very smooth so far, which is a good start.

Taking down Chaisang means that Jiang Xia officially became his territory. This is the great cause that his father and brother have been striving for for many years, and will finally be completed in his own hands.

But Sun Quan was not satisfied with Jiangxia County. After seizing Jiangxia, the army immediately went south and would seize Changsha County. By the spring of next year, he would regain his strength and capture Nanjun and Guiyang County in the south in one fell swoop.

In this way, the Jiangdong Army will occupy most of the south, and in his eyes, Liu Biao is just a dry bone in the tomb.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan's mouth bent and a smug smile appeared.

His running thoughts were retracted, and he stared at the dark city. Perhaps Liu Jing was also watching him at the top of the city.

Sun Quan was full of interest in this young rising star in Jingzhou. He did not want to kill Liu Jing, but wanted to capture him in Dongwu and have a good chat with him, so that he could see with his own eyes how he established a hegemony. He could still defeat Cao Cao without the need for Sun and Liu alliance.

"Wuhou"

A low voice came from behind him. Sun Quan turned around and it was the captain Ling Cao. His majestic body seemed particularly majestic in the light and dark fire.

"What's up"

Ling Cao knelt on one knee, "I am willing to fight for the crime and fight the first battle"

Sun Quan looked at him for a while and shook his head, "I have ordered Zhou Tai and Ding Feng to fight tomorrow. If they are not good, you can fight the second battle."

Ling Cao lowered his head, he was unwilling to accept it, but Wu Hou did not give him a chance, which made him helpless.

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The next morning, the sound of a huge leather drum finally came from outside the city, "Dongdongdongdong..."

The sound of drums that shook the sky and the earth broke the silence for two days. The bells rang at the same time in the north and south city.

The bell was harsh, it was the bell of the war alarm. The soldiers in the city began to run towards the city, and the informants who came from the north and south of the city reported to Liu Jing one by one.

"Sima, there is movement in the enemy's army in the north of the city and begins to fight."

"There is also the south of the city, the cloud ladder and the nest car appeared."

Liu Jing's face was as cold as a rock, without any expression, "Immediately send my order, beat the drum, and prepare for battle."

The war drums on the city were also rumbling, and the morale of the Jingzhou army was boosted. Four thousand defenders and 12,000 civilians were thrown into the north city, and thousands of soldiers and 8,000 civilians were also put into the south city. In addition, several soldiers were warned at the east and west city.

The figures of cloud ladders and nest cars appeared at the same time outside the South City and North City. They slowly moved forward, making a huge roar, and the Jiangdong Army began to attack in full swing.

After two days of silence, the Jiangdong Army launched a storm-like attack again. Sun Quan invested 40,000 troops from both north and south directions and launched a tide-like attack on Chaisang City.

The drums sounded like thunder, soldiers were like running tides, cloud ladders, nest chariots, and city siege hammers appeared one after another. Huge rocks roared across the sky and smashed towards the dense soldiers. Dust was flying, blood mist was filled, and the soldiers' bones were broken, or they were smashed into meat pie...

But the huge rocks could not stop the overwhelming soldiers. Sun Quan's promise seemed to be echoing in the soldiers' ears. He was the first to enter Chaisang City and rewarded 5,000 taels of gold. Those who took Liu Jing's head would be rewarded with the same reward. Those who captured Liu Jing's alive would be rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold and promoted to two levels.

Under the heavy reward, the Jiangdong army was as crazy as crazy as they were. They were not afraid of life and death and fought hard to attack Chaisang City.

Looking at the siege, Zhou Yu smiled and said to Sun Quan: "When our people get stone, carbon oil from Xiazhi County, use their methods to return them to the body, burn the door in a fire, and see how Liu Jing can support it."

Sun Quan nodded and asked again: "When will the stone carbon oil be taken?"

"I have sent someone in the morning and will be able to get it in large quantities tomorrow at the latest."

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Endless forests cover the land north of Yangxin County. The terrain is flat and there are low and undulating hills. Rich water winds through the hills and flows to the southwest.

Fushui is a local river, about more than a mile long. The river water is clear and the water flows calmly. The widest part of the river estuary is only a meter, so it is impossible to drive into a large ship more than a thousand stones.

At dusk, an army of 5,000 people was rapidly advancing to Yangxin County twenty miles away. This army was the 5,000 Jiangdong Army led by Han Dang, and they had successfully occupied Xiazhi County.

Although Xiazhi County was already an empty city, the Jiangdong Army, who had just tasted victory, was particularly excited. They accelerated and tried to arrive in Yangxin County before dark.

The main general Han Dang rode on a gray war horse. He was eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and had long arms. He was good at bows and arrows. He was a famous archer in Jiangdong. In his early years, he followed Sun Jian to fight south and north and made great achievements. He was also a founding hero of Jiangdong and had a high status in Jiangdong.

This time, Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia with all his might. He originally stayed with Han Dang to guard Wu County, but Han Dang insisted on coming to Jiangxia and following the first lord and never lag behind. How could the Marquis of Wu be helpless and had no choice but to order him to be the right governor of the central army.

Han Dang lived up to everyone's expectations and took the lead in breaking the city in the battle to siege Wuchang City and made his first contribution. This time, Sun Quan ordered him to wipe out Xiazhi and Yangxin counties. Although Han Dang received the order, he felt a little unhappy, because in this way, he would not have the share of attacking Chaisang.

At this time, an investigator rushed over and knelt down on one knee in front of Han Dangma, "Report to General Han, the five defenders of Yangxin County have discovered us. Beizhi heard the alarm bell, and soldiers on the city wall were on their bows and arrows, waiting for the battle."

Han Dang sneered, "Does the mantis arm want to block the car? Hear my orders, speed up the marching, and kill to Yangxin County before dark, and directly conquer the county town."

Under the order of the general, the five thousand Jiangdong Army accelerated again and rushed towards Yangxin County...

About eight miles away from Yangxin County, in a valley one mile away on the banks of the Lifushui River, there was an ambush of an army, with about a thousand people. The general who led this army was Huang Zhong, a veteran general of Jingzhou.

According to Liu Jing's deployment, the Jiangdong Army will definitely not let Xiazhi County and Yangxin County go here today. Huang Zhong's mission is to annihilate this Jiangdong Army.

The specific deployment of troops was decided by Huang Zhong himself. Huang Zhong was experienced and gave up Xiazhi County as bait first, allowing the Jiangdong Army to easily occupy Xiazhi County, so that they would develop arrogance.

Secondly, he would lie in ambush near Yangxin County. He knew that the closer to Yangxin County, the more vigilant the Jiangdong Army would be. They would only focus on Yangxin County and often ignore the dangers.

The last step is often the most dangerous, but unfortunately most people ignore this.

At this time, a thin black shadow flew over from the tree and landed directly in front of Huang Zhong's war horse, which scared the soldiers around him. Huang Zhong tapped his head with a horse whip and scolded with a smile: "Have Gong Jing warned you that you will be shot to death as a monkey?"

Hou Wu smiled and said, "Young Master has said it long ago, but I can't change this habit. The old general has a military report."

"Tell me," Huang Zhong said helplessly.

"The Jiangdong Army is already two miles away, marching along the west bank of the river, with about 5,000 people, and no ships follow."

Huang Zhong looked up at the sky. It was dark all around and night had quietly arrived. The Jiangdong Army must have arrived at Yangxin County before it was over. They had no time to explore the way carefully. "There are explorations along the way," Huang Zhong asked again.

"There are a group of stingers, and they are sloppy, but it has passed." Hou Wu replied with a smile.
Chapter completed!