Standing on the bow of the boat, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, and the river breeze was blowing gently. Liu Feng looked up at both sides of the strait, feeling very cheerful.
The breeze carried the scent of wild grass and mud, causing the reeds on both sides of the Yangtze River to ripple.
Looking downstream along the direction of the Yangtze River, there are large tracts of reed swamps, as well as countless large and small lakes and swamps as bright as mirrors.
The land of Chu is known as the Land of Thousand Lakes, and it is indeed well-deserved.
Looking east again, I saw mountains and mountains, the peaks surrounded by clouds, and the blue mist like a screen. That majestic mountain was Chibi Mountain.
Once upon a time, it was the North-South War that took place here, which determined the fate of the entire China and many people.
Not long after passing Chibi Mountain, the fleet quickly entered the mainland waters.
Since the Battle of Chibi, Lukou has become another important naval town of Soochow after Baqiu. There are more than 10,000 Soochow navy and more than 400 warships stationed here. It is the main defense city of Xiakou and the upper reaches of Chaisang. the second line of defense.
Looking at the scenery all the way, it took seven days, and finally arrived at Lukou today.
"Have you arrived at Lukou?"
An ethereal and familiar voice came from behind him. Liu Feng looked back and saw that Sun Shangxiang had left the cabin at some point and was walking towards him with a smile.
She was dressed in red, with a long sword hanging from her waist. She came in the wind, her clothes fluttering slowly, and her snow-like skin became even whiter under the morning light.
"Well, we're almost there." Liu Feng nodded in response and stretched out his hand.
Sun Shangxiang habitually put her slender hand into his palm, and the two stood side by side on the bow of the boat. She looked into the distance and murmured: "Can our plan really be hidden from Guan Yu?"
"If Zhuge Liang or Xu Shu were here, they would not be able to hide it, but now that the two people I fear have entered Shu, we have made the plan so seamless. With Guan Yu's resourcefulness, the plan cannot be seen through."
Liu Feng¡¯s words were so confident. This kind of confidence made Sun Shangxiang feel at ease.
Going eastward with the current, the ship moved like the wind. Unknowingly, a fleet of more than a dozen warships had arrived at the mainland waters.
The Lukou garrison, which had learned the news in advance, quickly dispatched escort warships. Under the escort of dozens of large and small warships, the fleet sailed smoothly into Lukou stronghold.
Before reaching the shore, Liu Feng saw from afar that Lu Su was looking up eagerly on the trestle, and behind him were Gan Ning and other Dongwu generals.
When the warship docked, Liu Feng helped Sun Shangxiang get off the ship and onto the trestle. Lu Su hurriedly led a group of generals to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "Su has seen Miss, and has seen General Liu."
"Greetings to the young lady and meeting to General Liu."
The generals behind them cheered and greeted the two of them. As they bowed, their armor made a loud noise as they rubbed against each other.
Everyone knows that Liu Feng relies on the big tree of Soochow, but Sun Shangxiang is the sister of the Marquis of Wu, and Liu Feng is the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Wu. These indisputable facts make the civil and military officials of Soochow still dare not show respect. Less.
"Zijing is so polite. Long time no see. How are you doing?" Liu Feng said politely with a smile.
Lu Su smiled and said, "Thanks to the general and the young lady, my body is still strong."
Liu Feng turned his attention to Gan Ning behind Lu Su, "Last time, General Xingba invited Dr. Zhang to treat General Gongjin. I wonder if General Gongjin's health is getting better now?"
The last time Gan Ning came to invite Zhang Zhongjing, he was actually "charging himself for public benefit". Lu Su must not have known about it. Liu Feng inadvertently revealed the matter in front of Lu Su. He clearly wanted to ask about Zhou Yu's condition, but secretly In order to sow discord between Lu Su and Gan Ning.
Sure enough, when Lu Su heard this, an imperceptible haze immediately flashed between his brows. Others didn't know it, but they couldn't escape Liu Feng's intentions.
"Back to the general, Governor Gong Jin's illness has improved greatly. Ning would like to thank the general for the governor." Gan Ning didn't care at all. He thanked Liu Feng generously, and he still called Zhou Yu the governor.
You must know that Zhou Yu's post as governor had long been dismissed by Sun Quan on the grounds of recuperation. At present, the only one who can be called the governor in Soochow is Lu Su.
Gan Ning was thinking about his old boss, maybe he just said it out of intention, but he didn't know that calling him that in front of so many people violated Lu Su's taboo.
A trace of displeasure flashed through Lu Su's eyes again, but the smile on his face became even brighter, "It's windy here, please let the lady and the general go into the Chinese military tent to talk."
Liu Feng had achieved his goal, so he didn't say anything more. He invited all the guests as he pleased, and then, accompanied by Lu Su, he took Sun Shangxiang to the camp.
After walking across the trestle and entering the gate, I could see the mountains and seas of swords and halberds on the left and right shimmering with golden light under the sunlight. The soldiers guarding the ceremony solemnly lined up on both sides, setting aside a galloping path for carriages and horses to run parallel to each other.
The Chi Road is not straight, but winds and turns in the camp leading to the Chinese army's tent. As I walked and looked around, I saw military camps arranged in a well-proportioned manner. Teams of patrolling soldiers were in high spirits, mountains of food and grass were piled up, and weapons were as bright as new.
Liu Feng painstakingly studied Pang Tong's "Annotations of Sun Tzu", and later practiced it in actual combat. Coupled with discussions with Pang Tong himself over the years, he had a lot of experience in running an army and setting up a camp.
But looking at the layout of the camp in front of him, Liu Fengfang felt that Lu Su had a serious plan. Sun Quan dared to use him to replace Zhou Yu, not just because of selfishness, but because Lu Su did have two tricks.
Entering the large Chinese military tent, although Lu Su was the master of Lukou, with Sun Shangxiang here, he naturally did not dare to consider himself the master, so he hurriedly invited Liu Feng and Miss Sun to take their seats.
Liu Feng was about to decline, but Sun Shangxiang didn't say anything, and took Liu Feng to sit on the main seat.
The red clothes were like fire and the white robes were dazzling. As soon as these two young lovers sat down there, the generals of Soochow below immediately admired them secretly, thinking that these two people were really like a dragon and a phoenix.
"You don't have to stand around like that, please sit down." Sun Shangxiang glanced at everyone in the tent indifferently and ordered coldly.
With the young lady¡¯s approval, Lu Su and other generals dared to sit beside him.
"Lu Zijing, my husband and I plan to return to Moling to visit my mother this time. We will only stay in Lukou for one day and set off tomorrow morning. You can quickly call the counties along the way and ask them to prepare for the reception in advance."
Lu Su guessed that this was the reason for the sudden arrival of the two of them. Almost two years had passed since Sun Shangxiang married in Changsha. It was reasonable to go back to her parents' home to visit her relatives now.
"It's just that she just went home to visit her relatives, but she still had to mobilize troops and torment the states and counties along the way. It seemed that although the overbearing young lady was married, her temperament had not changed at all.
Lu Su murmured in his heart, but he kept making promises, and did not forget to praise them for their filial piety.
"Zijing, I recently heard that Cao's army has arrived at the Yangtze River. I wonder how the fighting in the southeast is going now?" Liu Feng asked knowingly. He was paying close attention to the fighting in the southeast at all times.
Cao Cao led his infantry and cavalry to conquer Sun Quan with 400,000 men. The army marched from Hefei to Ruxukou and broke through the North Camp of Dongwu River. The army went straight to the Yangtze River. They even divided the troops to sneak across on oil ships and landed on a small island in the middle of the river. They established the Jiangxin base. .
Opposite Jiangxinzhou is where Moling, the core of Soochow, is located. At this time, the threats faced by Soochow are no less than those in Chibi. This time, Cao Cao hit directly at the door of his hometown.
Under such disadvantages, Sun Quan could only call for help from Liu Bei, while leading 70,000 Wu troops to resist desperately. The two sides launched a fierce battle for Jiangxinzhou. Now, the Soochow navy has besieged Jiangxinzhou for several months, but Cao Jun is still resisting tenaciously. .
It is no exaggeration to say that if Sun Quan loses this battle, Sun's Jiangdong regime will be over.
"Although Cao's army has many soldiers and horses, it is a pity that it has no navy. Although it has stolen Jiangxinzhou, I don't expect that it will be taken back by Soochow in more than a month. The war in the southeast seems to be tight, but in fact it is not a serious problem. "
In front of Liu Biao, Lu Su behaved calmly and confidently, as if he didn't take Cao Cao's army seriously.
Liu Feng didn't care who had the upper hand in the southeastern war. His question of pretending to be concerned was actually to lead to the next topic.
As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, Sun Shangxiang said: "My husband, he followed me back to Moling to visit my relatives. He also brought more than a thousand soldiers and horses to my brother. This can be considered as a contribution to the fight against Cao Cao in Soochow and as Sun's son-in-law." Mind."
"The general is really thoughtful." Lu Su looked a little surprised.
Liu Feng said with shame: "We in the two counties of eastern Hunan have few soldiers and few generals, so we can't help much. We can only send out a mere thousand soldiers and horses. However, I have arranged for people to prepare dozens of ships of food and grass. Soon we will I will set out to transport it to the southeast, which can be considered as a small contribution."
In Lu Su's view, Liu Feng sent both troops and food. Such actions were mostly just to please the Marquis of Wu. If he thought about it carefully, there was nothing suspicious about it. He immediately said: "It's rare for a general to have such thoughts. Su Su On this occasion, Marquis Wu thanked the general."
Liu Feng waved his hand and said with a smile: "They are all from his own family, Zi Jing is so polite."
Lu Su also laughed and said happily: "The general is right, they are all members of his family. If Marquis Wu and the old lady see the general and the lady this time, they will definitely be very happy."
The atmosphere of the conversation gradually became harmonious.
That night, Lu Su held a banquet in the camp, and entertained Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang with fine wine and delicacies.
After staying in Lukou for a day and night, Liu Feng and his wife set off the next day. Under the farewell of Lu Su and other generals, they set off eastward again.
In order to fulfill his duties as a minister, Lu Su specially sent a team of navy to escort Liu Feng's fleet all the way. He did not withdraw back to Lukou until he escorted Liu Feng's fleet to the waters near Xiakou.
It was dusk, Liu Feng stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the majestic outline of Xiakou City in the distance, and all kinds of emotions suddenly surged in his heart.
A few years ago, he left this familiar city with his own ambitions. Now we meet again. Although the owner has changed, the majestic atmosphere still exists.
¡®One day, this city will fly my banner, Liu Feng. ¡¯
When Liu Feng secretly made up his mind, Sun Shangxiang beside him said: "Lu Su's navy has withdrawn, and Xiakou is ahead. Husband, it's time to say goodbye."