Jia Xu smiled and said, "Although our coalition and Sun Jian are not as powerful as Cao's army, their strength is definitely not something that can be slighted! To achieve the expected effect of ambush, it is absolutely impossible to do without more than 100,000 troops! But it is already very difficult to mobilize more than 100,000 troops in one direction and hide it from our eyes and ears. If we want to mobilize more than 100,000 troops at the same time in both directions, it is almost impossible not to be noticed by us. Because of this, Cao Cao only chose one direction with the greatest possibility to set up an ambush." ​​Ailang thought and nodded, then said angrily: "The twists and turns of you wise men are really a headache!" Jia Xu smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, lord, for your praise! I am so sorry!" Ailang rolled his eyes.

Xu Shu clasped his fists and said, "Lord, my subordinates think that under the current situation, we should take out the hidden naval army!"

Ailang stopped, frowned and thought for a moment, and said ruthlessly: "Damn! I originally wanted to use them for a better opportunity, but now it seems that it is not necessary!" He nodded, "Okay. I will immediately send Gan Ning to transfer our naval army to come." Ailang has been building his own naval army. Although he had suffered a defeat in the fierce attack of the Jiangdong naval army, the work of building a naval army has never stopped. After the last defeat, Ailang accepted the advice of his subordinates and transferred the naval army to the sea east of Xuzhou for training. At the same time, a huge shipyard was built nearby. The personnel and equipment originally placed in the Xuzhou shipyard were transferred there, and they were fully responsible for building warships for the naval army. However, Ailang has not been able to spare time for this period, so the situation on the naval army was only some impressions learned from the report.

Jia Xu said: "It has become inevitable that the navy army will participate in the war. However, lord, my subordinates think it is better to keep this matter strictly confidential."

Ai Lang understood Jia Xu's intention and said happily: "Old Jia is right! Since my bastard father-in-law has used the yin to attack him, let's give him a yin too! This is called using the same way to treat him!" Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "Lord is wise!"

Ailang raised his foot and walked towards his big tent, and everyone hurriedly followed. When he arrived at the big tent, Ailang walked to the top and sat down, and everyone was standing on the left and right.

Ailang frowned and said with some concern: "Although we have to play with the silence, we only have 20,000 naval troops, I'm afraid we will not be able to win in the end!" Jia Xu smiled and said: "What the lord said makes sense, so we should be very cautious in the timing of launching, and we must not act rashly." He paused, "Before this, the navy and its warships were hidden in the Yunmeng Lake, and the Cao army could not be investigated." Ailang nodded.

In order to prevent the attacks that Cao's army might launch at any time, Ailang and Liu Bei were on high alert. At the same time, food and supplies were continuously transported to Sanjiangkou Daying and Lulinshan Daying. Ailang's 30,000 cavalry were divided into three teams and arranged above the upper, middle and lower positions of the Han River from the section below Xiangyang to prevent Cao's army's raids; beacon towers all over the place were monitored day and night, day and night.

Just as Ailang and Liu Bei were ready to deal with Cao's fierce attack, the scout suddenly heard a military newspaper, "Reported to the lord, more than 700,000 main forces of Cao's army have gathered in the direction of Wulin, and an amazingly large water and land camp was erected by the river!"

Everyone was very surprised when they heard this report, but then they felt that most of the big rock that had been hanging in their hearts for the past few days was put down.

Zhang Fei shouted angrily, "What does Cao Cao mean? Does he look down on us when he comes to beat us but goes to beat Sun Jian?" Everyone felt a little funny when they heard this. Liu Bei felt that his third brother was embarrassed in front of others again, so he glared at him, but Zhang Fei seemed to have not seen it, still angry!

Jia Xu smiled and said, "General Zhang, don't be angry. Cao Cao's actions are not to look down on us, but to solve Sun Jian first and then deal with us!" Zhuge Liang continued to smile, "What Brother Wenhe said is very true. Cao's army is now winning consecutive battles against Sun Jian's army, which is a great opportunity to completely defeat Sun Jian! Furthermore, as long as Sun Jian is eliminated and Jiangdong is occupied, our flanks will be completely exposed. At that time, Cao's army will attack again, and we will be unable to resist! Cao Cao's move is very clever!" Zhang Fei curled his lips, looking dissatisfied.

Ailang asked the scout: "Did Cao Cao not be on guard against us?" The scout immediately clasped his fists at Ailang and said: "If you go back to the general, Cao Cao has ordered Cao Ren to lead 100,000 troops to guard Maicheng, and a small number of naval troops have entered the Han River. This must be to guard against us!"

Liu Bei frowned and said, "We don't have a navy army. Even if only a small number of navy troops enter the Han River, we can't do anything!" The big tent was silent, and no one could speak.

Jia Xu asked the scout, "What is the situation with Sun Jian's water and land army?" The scout clasped his fists at Jia Xu and said, "Report to sir, the Jiangdong water and land army are currently gathered in Red Cliff. Sun Jian has transferred all the troops and horses that can be mobilized in the east, and the army has recovered to 110,000, and the navy has recovered to 30,000, totaling 140,000 troops."

Liu Bei frowned and said, "We have nearly 200,000 soldiers here. Now the comparison of the forces between the enemy and us is even more disparate than before!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Lord, don't worry, I think we still have the possibility of victory..." Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang quickly and asked with hope, "Did the military advisor think of any trick to defeat the enemy?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Lord, don't worry, I think opportunities will always appear." Jia Xu smiled and said, "Kong Ming means that Cao Cao has won many times and has become a arrogant soldier now. Since he has become a arrogant soldier, he is very likely to make a mistake. As long as he makes a mistake, we will have a chance to turn defeat into victory." Zhuge Liang smiled and clasped his fists at Jia Xu and said, "Those who know me are Wenhe!"

Zhang Fei shouted angrily: "Isn't this nonsense? It's the same as not saying it!" Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing, but Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei angrily.

Jia Xu smiled and said, "No wonder General Zhang is so angry. Our words are indeed a bit nonsense!" Zhang Fei laughed and praised, "You are a cheerful person, I like it." Jia Xu smiled and clasped his fists and said, "That's really flattering!" After a pause, he said, "I see the opportunity when Cao Cao launched a war across the river, then our army can launch a counterattack!" Everyone showed thoughtful expressions.

At this moment, an officer rushed in and bowed to Liu Bei and Lu Bu, "Lord, General, Sun Jian's envoy is here, waiting outside the camp gate!"

Liu Bei frowned and said, "I guess he is here to ask for reinforcements!" He couldn't help but look at Zhuge Liang and asked, "Sir, how should we go back to him?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "The envoy Sun Jian has no other purpose here. He must be trying to find out the current situation of our army and urged our army to support them." He clasped his fists at Liu Bei and Ailang and said, "Lord, General, no matter what request comes to the envoy make later, although he agreed, he said that the Cao army's naval army is now controlling the river surface and our army is difficult to act. We must wait until the Jiangdong army attracts all the Cao army's naval army to go." Liu Bei nodded and agreed; Ailang looked at Jia Xu, and saw Jia Xu nodding, so he agreed.

Liu Bei said to the officer who came to report the news: "Go and invite the envoy in." The officer Yingnuo ran down, and soon saw a young man wearing a Confucian shirt moving into the tent.

The young man glanced at the tent and saw Ailang and Liu Bei sitting in the upper head. He immediately bowed: "Don't let the Jiangdong horse Lu Su meet the general, and the envoy Liu!" Everyone was moved when they heard the name Lu Su. Liu Bei quickly hurriedly bowed his fists and said: "I didn't expect that Mr. Lu Su was here to welcome him. I'm sorry for his crimes!" Lu Su smiled and said: "You don't have to be polite." Then he looked at Ailang, "I'm here, but I have no other purpose, that is, I want to invite two people to gather troops to attack Xiangyang to support my Jiangdong army!"

Seeing that he did not hide his concealment, everyone was surprised to make such a request as soon as they came, and they didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. However, Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily: "You guy is unreasonable!"

Lu Su looked at Zhang Fei. Although he didn't recognize him, he guessed that this person was Liu Bei's third brother Zhang Fei. He immediately smiled and clasped his fists and said, "I wonder why General Zhang Fei said this?"

Zhang Fei snorted angrily and said loudly: "Sun Jian and Sun Ce are not my elder brother's lord, why should I send someone to help us?"

Lu Su immediately folded his fists and said, "How dare you entrust me? I just ask you to fulfill your alliance! You are the saying "No one can stand without trust." You are all famous heroes in the world. Will you be able to support yourself?" Then he said, "Take a step back, even if you don't talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, you should consider your own wealth and life! Now our relationship with you can be said to be dependent on each other. If my Jiangdong is defeated by Cao Cao, the day of your destruction will not be far away! General Zhang thinks what I said makes sense?" Zhang Fei widened his eyes and couldn't speak.

Ailang smiled and said, "Everyone said Lu Su is an honest man! I didn't know that the rumors were wrong when I saw him today! Your sharp words are so powerful!" Lu Su smiled and said, "The General is too awarded! I am just a cold scholar in Jiangdong. How dare you be the general to comment like this!"

Ailang laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about it anymore! Actually, you don't need to come here. We are discussing how to support your Jiangdong Army!"

Lu Su said gratefully: "You are so righteous. Thank you for your kindness in the next generation of my lord!" As he said that, Tuantuan bowed with a very sincere attitude.

Ailang smiled and said, "We won't play with you these vulgar people! The reason why we want to raid Xiangyang is just for ourselves! If we don't defeat Cao Cao, we can be said to be in peace!" Lu Su showed admiration on his face and clasped his fists and said, "The General is quick to speak, and I admire you very much!" Ailang said, "We will look for opportunities to counterattack Xiangyang. But now is not the time. The water is full of Cao's army. At this time, the attack will be called to die. As long as you can attract all the Cao army naval forces, our army will immediately launch an attack. So the key to the war now is not us, but your navy. If your navy cannot reverse the current situation, we are powerless!"

Lu Su frowned and nodded, clasped his fists and asked, "According to the general's words, if we cannot attract Cao's naval army, will you not be able to attack?"

Ailang shook his head, "That's not. If the worst case still happens, the Cao army crosses the river and attacks Jiangnan. We will not sit idly by. At that time, we will counterattack Xiangyang at any cost to help you do your best to block the Cao army's troops. Of course, it is best that your navy can turn defeat into victory, so that the Cao army on the Han River can attract us, so that we can attack Xiangyang."

Lu Su thought and nodded, clasped his fists and said, "I understand what the general and Liu envoy mean."
Chapter completed!