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Qichun County is located east of Jiangxia County, and the county seat is Qichun County. Qichun County and Jiangxia County are bounded by the Yangtze River. At that time, the Sun and Liu families were in conflict. Sun Jian crossed the river to attack Liu Biao, and attacked Jiangxia from Qichun County.

Qichun County has stationed heavily in Jiangdong for many years, but after the Battle of Chaisang a few years ago, Liu Jing and Sun Quan concluded a settlement agreement, and the two sides stopped hostile, and the number of troops in Qichun County was reduced to 1,000.

However, as the Cao army continued to move south, Sun Quan and Liu Jing signed a joint anti-Cao alliance last year, and Qichun County became the front line of the Jiangdong Army's anti-Cao. With Qichun County as the center, 60,000 troops and 1,02 warships were deployed along the Yangtze River.

Qichun County is close to the east bank of the Yangtze River and is located south of Wuchang County. It is about a distance from each other. On the river surface outside the county town, there are thousands of Jiangdong warships. On the shore, there are military camps that cannot be seen at first sight and stretch for dozens of miles.

Zhou Yu finished his winter training in Poyang Lake and had just arrived in Qichun County. In the central army's tent, dozens of large boxes were piled up like hills. More than a dozen people were busy sorting dozens of books.

At this time, a soldier rushed over. He could not find the governor Zhou Yu in the tent, so he hurriedly asked, "Where is the governor?"

"The governor has gone to inspect the military camp, you go west to see it." An official replied.

The soldiers immediately ran westward.

Next to a military camp, Zhou Yu and Lu Su were whispering something, Zhou Yu looked a little angry, and what Lu Su reported obviously angered him.

"How could he do this?"

Although Zhou Yu lowered his voice, he could still hear the resentment in his tone, "The enemy is in front of him, and the most taboo is civil strife. If he does not accept me, I can give up the position of Grand Commander to him. Since I am the master and he is the deputy, he must obey my orders."

Zhou Yu said that he was the deputy governor Cheng Pu. This time, Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as the chief governor of the navy, but due to the pressure of the veterans, Cheng Pu was appointed as the deputy governor. However, Sun Quan also knew the conflict between them, so he ordered Zhou Yu to be in charge of 50,000 naval troops, and Cheng Pu was in charge of 10,000 troops, but Cheng Pu was controlled by Zhou Yu.

Before Zhou Yu's army arrived in Qichun County, Cheng Pu had been stationed in Qichun County for 10,000 troops. Zhou Yu had been to Qichun County for two days, but Cheng Pu never came to pay a visit.

Today, Lu Su was ordered to discuss the repair of the city with Cheng Pu. Cheng Pu did not see Lu Su at all, which finally aroused Zhou Yu's anger. You must know that Qichun County was the retreat of the navy. Once Cao Cao's army attacked Qichun County, the Jiangdong navy could only temporarily retreat to the county.

Now that the county town is dilapidated and the city walls cannot resist the enemy's siege, Zhou Yu thought of renovating it, and Cheng Pu's failure to cooperate will seriously affect his plan.

Lu Su was helpless. Seeing Zhou Yu being indignant, he had to persuade: "Governor, you can only report this matter to the Marquis of Wu. Even if you cannot remove Cheng Pu's position, you cannot let him station in Qichun County to form a battle between the two tigers."

Zhou Yu shook his head and sighed helplessly: "Jing, things will not be as you think. Marquis Wu will not transfer him. He must have asked Cheng Demou and I to resolve the conflict on their own. It's difficult."

At this moment, a soldier rushed over, and the "Grandmaster" soldier shouted from afar, "The Lord of Liuzhou, Jingzhou, is here."

Zhou Yu was shocked, Liu Jing actually came, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Where is Liuzhou Mu now?"

The soldier turned around and pointed at the river, "It was above the river, and he sent an envoy to come first."

"Let the messenger come to see me"

The soldier ran away, but Zhou Yu frowned and asked Lu Su, "Jing, what do you think Liu Jing is trying to see me?"

Lu Su smiled, "The governor is worried too much. The governor first arrived in Qichun, so of course he would come to meet the governor. This is a normal visit and there should be no intention."

"no"

Zhou Yu shook his head, "He came very suddenly, I think he still had some plans."

After pausing, Zhou Yu smiled again: "Maybe it's not a bad thing to have a plan, so see him first."

Liu Jing did not go ashore to meet with Zhou Yu. When the Jiangdong Army stationed 60,000 troops on the east bank of Jiangxia, if there was no clear security guarantee, meeting on a large ship would undoubtedly reduce the pressure on both sides.

Liu Jing decided to meet Zhou Yu temporarily. He was going to Xiakou to attend the inauguration ceremony of the two defensive castles, but after receiving the news that Zhou Yu led a large army to Qichun County, he felt it was necessary to meet each other.

Liu Jing stood on the side of the boat with his hands behind his back, watching Zhou Yu's boat approaching slowly. When the two ships intersected, he saw Zhou Yu and Lu Su on the big ship and bowed to him.

Liu Jing smiled and replied with a greeting. He suddenly had a historical illusion. At this time, he stood in his position and greeted Zhou Yu, he should be Zhuge Liang, who was shaking the feather fan. How could he become himself.

At this time, the two ships moved closer and boarded the boat board. Zhou Yu and Lu Su walked quickly surrounded by more than a dozen personal guards. Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I am particularly friendly to see the provincial governor here, and I feel like I am visiting my neighbors."

"Hehe Gongjin's wonderful words have come to my heart."

Liu Jing laughed loudly and walked up to take Zhou Yu's arm. The two looked intimate, and they were talking and laughing toward the cabin. After entering the cabin, Liu Jing asked Zhou Yu and Lu Su to sit down, and said with a smile: "I wanted to visit the camp, but I was anxious to go to Xiakou to participate in the completion of the defensive castle, so I had to aggrieved Brother Gongjin to come to the boat to meet. Liu Jing was rude."

Zhou Yu smiled, not caring about any rudeness. He was concerned about what Liu Jing had to ask him for his intentions, but he didn't ask much. He thought of the dilapidated Qichun County again and sighed: "The provincial governor attaches importance to defense and builds a military fort. This is a blessing for Jiangxia. Unfortunately, Jiangdong does not have such good luck."

"The governor means that the Marquis of Wu does not attach importance to defense," Liu Jing asked tentatively.

Zhou Yu shook his head, "It's not the problem of Wu Hou, it's." He smiled bitterly, and he couldn't continue to say the following words.

Lu Su next to him knew that Liu Jing was an insider. He interjected: "If you don't hide it from the prefecture, the key is that Deputy Governor Cheng led 10,000 troops stationed in Qichun County. He did not obey the orders of my governor, which is worrying."

So that's the case. Liu Jing knew very well about the internal conflicts of the Jiangdong Army. He pondered for a moment and said, "Have Gongjin considered talking to Wu Hou?"

Zhou Yu sighed, "How can I mention this kind of thing to Wu Hou? I can only try to avoid conflicts."

"Do you want me to write a letter to Wu Hou?"

Zhou Yu shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness in the Palace Master, but this is an internal affairs in Jiangdong. It would be better if the Palace Master did not participate."

Although it is an internal matter, if the conflict between Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu breaks out sharply, it will be detrimental to Sun and Liu's joint fight against Cao. Liu Jing is even more worried that Sun Quan would transfer Zhou Yu away in order to ease the conflict. This matter involves Jiang Xia's interests, so he cannot ignore it.

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe Gongjin can leave Qichun temporarily and change to another place. I think the conflict will break out sooner or later, which is not good for the overall situation. If each party is stationed on one side, then we can be at peace."

"Jing also advised me like this, but I just couldn't find a suitable place to garrison."

Liu Jing laughed, "If Gongjin doesn't mind, I can lend the guikou to Jiangdongjun for temporary residence."

Wukou is located about forty miles east of Xiakou and belongs to Jiangxia County. There is a long sandy island in the Yangtze River in Wukou. The island is four miles long and divides the Yangtze River into two. The water surface is wide in the north and narrow in the south. Huang Zu once built a city in Wukou to defend against Jiangdong. Currently, there is a military city with a circumference of ten miles on the shore, which is very suitable for naval troops to station.

Of course, Zhou Yu knew about Guikou. It was called the left and right fortress of Xiakou, which has always been a strategic location for Jiangxia. Liu Jing actually gave it to him to station. Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, and Lu Su was also a little surprised. He did not expect that Liu Jing would actually give Guikou to the Jiangdong Army to station, which shows that Liu Jing is sincere.

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you for the good intentions of the Palace Mu, but I want to ask Mr. Wu for this matter. There will be a reply letter at the latest half month. If Mr. Wu agrees, I am looking forward to stationing side by side with the Jiangxia naval army."

"There is another thing, I want to ask Gongjin to tell Wu Hou together."

"Please speak with the state governor"

"That's right. Due to this combat preparation, Jiangxia consumed huge amounts of money and food, and the military expenditure was insufficient. I wanted to borrow some military expenditure from Jiangdong, hoping that Gongjin would tell Wu Hou to me."

This is Liu Jing’s real purpose in finding Zhou Yu. Since the two sides have formed an alliance, it would be natural to borrow money from Jiangdong. Just return the money to Jiangdong after the mine is started and minted.

It's indeed a purpose

Zhou Yu thought to himself: I guessed it because I actually borrowed money.

At this time, Zhou Yu suddenly remembered something that Wu Hou told him. Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Actually, there is no need to borrow money. Wu Hou has always wanted to buy turmeric oil from Jingzhou. If the provincial governor is willing to sell it, we are willing to buy it at a high price. This will also solve the military expenditure problem of Jiangxia."

In the past few years, the Jiangdong Army has sent dozens of oil exploration teams to various parts of Jiangdong to find tincture oil, but they have found nothing. Later, I heard that Cao Cao found tincture oil in Puyang, which made Sun Quan even more anxious. Since Jiangdong could not be found, he had to buy it from Jingzhou, so he handed over the task to Zhou Yu, hoping that he could convince Liu Jing.

Liu Jing pondered and said that the tincture oil production in Jingling County is very large, and some tincture oil is the key. The key is that tincture oil is an important strategic material and will generally not be sold to the enemy.

But Liu Jing also knew that Cao Cao already had tincture oil, so Sun Quan would get it sooner or later. It would be better to sell it to Jiangdong at a high price now, and he could also put forward additional conditions. As long as the purification technology is not given to Jiangdong, the same tincture oil will be of far different combat effectiveness.

At this time, Lu Su also advised from the side: "Both sides are allies, Jiangdong is willing to do his best to help Jiangxia, but I just hope that Jiangxia can also help Jiangdong. We mainly use it to resist Cao's army's journey south from Yangzhou."

Liu Jing finally nodded, "I can sell turmeric oil to Jiangdong, but I have an attachment. If Jiangdong can agree, the transaction can start immediately."

Zhou Yu was excited and hurriedly said: "Prince of the State Council, please tell me."

"My additional conditions are very simple. I hope Jiangdong can provide 200,000 shi of grain in Jiangxia at the same time. This has nothing to do with the turmeric oil transaction, it is just Jiangdong's aid to us."

The conditions themselves are not harsh, so Jiangdong should provide appropriate assistance to Jiangxia, but the amount of 200,000 shi of grain was large, so Zhou Yu dared not agree. He could only smile bitterly and said, "I will immediately report to Wu Hou with a pigeon letter. There should be a reply in half a month. Please wait patiently."
Chapter completed!