Chapter 110 The Jingzhou Navy and the Huainan Navy draw their swords!
After Zhuge Liang finished discussing with everyone, Liu Yao immediately acted according to the plan and asked for help from Jingzhou.

Sure enough, Jingzhou remained silent and used the tactic of procrastination to the extreme!
This was seen by people around Jingxiang and Jianghuai. The loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty were furious and denounced Jingzhou verbally and in writing.

But now that Liu Biao is seriously ill, his wife's family, the Cai family, controls the overall situation in Jingzhou and is not moved at all, continuing to do as they please.

Soon, the details of the battle between Liu Yao and other coalition forces and Sun Ce's troops in Poyang Lake were fully spread!
This shocked the surrounding areas of Jingxiang and Jianghuai!
Liu Yao, Zhu Hao, Wang Lang, Zhuge Xuan and other court officials, as well as the court troops gathered together, were actually defeated by Sun Ce's rebel army? !
Jiangdong Navy became famous in one fell swoop after this battle!!!

"Is there really no problem with the imperial court's strategy of sending troops south?!
"Sun Ce is just a general under Yuan Shu, and the Jiangdong Navy is just a newly formed navy fleet that learned from the Huainan Navy!

"Can we defeat Liu Yao and other imperial coalition forces just like this?! And force Liu Yao and other coalition forces back to Nanchang, where they are surrounded by Sun Ce's army by land and sea!

“You must know that Sun Ce is just a general under Yuan Shu, and the Jiangdong navy is not as good as the Huainan navy.

"What can the imperial court use to fight against Yuan Shu?! The imperial court doesn't even have a decent navy!!!"

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“We must report to the court and persuade His Majesty to revoke the order and postpone the march south. Otherwise, we will surely suffer defeat!

"By then, Yuan Shu and other rebels will be able to divide the country by the Huai River and the Yangtze River, splitting the Han Dynasty into north and south!
“Now the imperial court has not yet sent out troops, but it still carries with it the victory of defeating Yuan Shao in Hebei. The army’s morale is high, and the whole world is eagerly waiting.

"At this time, the imperial court should rest and recuperate, and develop the navy. It will only take three to five years to pose a threat to Yuan Shu in Huainan!
"Instead of now, forcibly sending out troops, waging war, and finally being defeated due to inferior skills!!!"

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Some loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty were worried and submitted a memorial to the emperor, advising him to postpone the dispatch of troops.

Among them are officials who have retired and returned to their hometowns, talented people in the opposition, idle scholars and celebrities, and so on, all of whom have expressed this concern!

Of course, there were also those who deliberately fanned the flames and stirred up trouble in an attempt to undermine the morale and confidence of the court!

It should be noted that military morale is particularly important for a force that is about to march south!
In addition to those who are worried, there are also those who are blindly confident in the court.

"Are you guys worrying too much?! The imperial court doesn't have a decent navy?! Have you forgotten the Bohai Sea Navy?!
"Qingzhou Governor Liu Bei seized nearly a hundred warships from Yuan Shao and has put them into training and development. This is a naval force that cannot be underestimated, and it is absolutely loyal to the court! Loyal to His Majesty!"

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"That's right! Envoy Liu is a man of both military and literary talents, and he has capable ministers and generals under his command. These loyal officials of the Han Dynasty have been developing the navy. The imperial court has issued an edict to send troops south, so they must have been ready to go. Yuan Shu of Huainan? He is just a pile of bones in a tomb!"

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"With your majesty turning the tide, taking control of the capital, and crushing the Xiliang army and Yuan clan's treacherous plots, the Han Dynasty's revival is unstoppable!

"Any opposition will be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot and will overestimate their own capabilities!
"Liu Bei, the governor of Qingzhou, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, Liu Chong, the king of Chen, Lu Bu, the governor of Bingzhou, Qin Qiong, the general who conquered the east, Li Siye, the lieutenant of infantry, Zhang Liao, the general who smothered bandits...

"These loyal officials of the Han Dynasty are all loyal to the court and to His Majesty! They will be like the vanguard and the vanguard, launching a fierce attack on Yuan Shu in Huainan. How can Yuan Shu, a short-sighted man buried in a grave, resist?!

"As a son of the Han family, you do not think about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, but instead spread lies to confuse the people at this critical moment. You deserve to be punished!!! At this time, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, we must fight side by side with the Han people!

"Everything is to make the Han great again!!!"

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The Han Dynasty lasted for more than 400 years. Although Wang Mang usurped the throne in the middle, Emperor Guangwu finally revived the Han Dynasty and it actually lasted for another 400 years!

Four hundred years is enough time for people to deeply root their hearts and minds, and to recognize this nation, this country, and this regime from the bottom of their hearts!

The imperial power is granted by God, it is legitimate and orthodox!
This is not only the recognition of the people, but also the recognition of God. It is no longer something that can be easily replaced!

Now, Emperor Han Liu Bian, from being a puppet emperor, has turned the tide, saved the collapsing empire, and is once again in control of the overall situation, allowing many people to see hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty!

This made the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty excited and inspired, and they wanted to risk their lives, fight to the death, and serve their country with all their heart!
They never stood a chance!
When the imperial court sent troops north to pacify Yuan Shao in Hebei, they could only express their support as they were thousands of miles away!
now!

The imperial court sent troops south to attack Yuan Shu, the traitor!

This made the people in the southern part of Jianghuai and the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty very excited. They finally had the opportunity to serve the country and be loyal to the emperor!
Now, the defeat of Liu Yao and other imperial coalition forces by Sun Ce's rebel army not only did not undermine their confidence, but instead made them furious!
However, Jingzhou remained indifferent to the imperial edict and made no comment on the request for help from Liu Yao and other imperial coalition forces, which undoubtedly angered these loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty!
Soon, amid waves of condemnation and accumulated emotions, they finally took action against Jingzhou!
The five counties in southern Jing directly rebelled against Xiangyang and responded to the royal army's march south!
The loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty in Jingxiang, the opposition figures who were loyal to the Han Dynasty, and the famous teachers and scholars also denounced the Cai family and others in power!

They asked Liu Biao of Jingzhou to come forward!

Amid the waves of criticism, Cai finally couldn't bear it anymore!

Even though verbal criticism and written attacks cannot cause direct harm, the verbal battles and words of these celebrities and great scholars can be fatal!
In fact, it is more deadly than direct damage!

The Cai family had no choice but to join forces with the local families in Jingxiang to fight back, and finally even dispatched the Jingzhou navy to suppress the rebellion!
"Crash-"

When more than 500 "Jingzhou Navy" ships patrolled on the Yu River and the Han River, all the voices and all the criticisms fell silent at that moment!
Complete silence!!!

The battle record and strength of the "Jingzhou Navy" cannot be described in words. It is as famous as the "Huainan Navy" and is the only two elite naval forces of the Han Dynasty that deserve it!
The navy of Jingzhou has a total fleet of nearly a thousand ships. Jingxiang now has a navy fleet of more than 500 ships, which is controlled by Cai Mao, a member of the Cai family, a family of Liu Biao's wife.

The remaining 500 ships were scattered among the counties controlled by Liu Biao. For example, Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, controlled a fleet of 200 to 300 ships.

It was thanks to the "Jingzhou Navy" fleet of nearly a thousand ships that Liu Biao was able to control Jingzhou!

But now, Liu Biao is seriously ill and his wife's family, the Cai family, is in power. Faced with these opposition voices, Cai Mao directly dispatched the navy to suppress the rebellion in the five counties of southern Jing!
Strong suppression!!!

"In the face of absolute power, any dissenting voice is just a paper tiger!"

Cai Mao commanded a fleet of more than 500 "Jingzhou Navy" ships, sailing majestically on the Yangtze River. Looking at the rebels who were retreating step by step, he was full of energy and ambition!
"Qingzhou Liu Bei has nearly a hundred fleets? So what?! My Jingzhou navy has nearly a thousand fleets, several times larger than his. We can defeat Liu Bei's weaving mat and shoe selling kid by charging headlong!"

"Haha! Perhaps it's because my 'Jingzhou Navy' hasn't shown its sword for too long, so many people have forgotten the great strength of my Jingzhou Navy! Now even cats and dogs can be compared with us!"

"The only opponent that our 'Jingzhou Navy' can take seriously is the 'Huainan Navy', and we are only worthy of the 'Huainan Navy'! The others? What kind of clowns, cats and dogs are they?!"

"The Han Dynasty only has three naval forces - the Jingzhou Navy, the Huainan Navy, and the others! Even Liu Bei's weaving mat and shoe selling kid can be included in the 'others', which is too high an opinion of him!"

"..."

These Jingzhou naval commanders were disdainful of the rebels, Liu Bei as mentioned by the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei's naval forces!
A fleet of nearly a hundred naval ships dared to come and challenge the Jingzhou navy. They were overestimating their own capabilities and were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

Under the suppression of absolute force and the overwhelming force of the Jingzhou navy, the voices of opposition in Jingxiang were stagnant!
Those loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty felt very aggrieved and wanted to teach Cai Mao and other traitors a lesson, but unfortunately, they had no naval fleet and lacked the strength to resist the Jingzhou navy!
In the original history, when Cao Cao led his troops south, if Cai and Liu Cong had not directly surrendered the city of Xiangyang, with the city defenses of Jingxiang and the strength of the Jingzhou navy, Cao Cao would never have been able to cross the river easily!

Even in the subsequent Battle of Red Cliffs, if Zhou Yu had not designed to sow discord among Cao Cao, killing Cai Mao and Zhang Yun and causing him to lose his naval commanders, he would not have suffered from the iron chain-linked boats and been burned by fire attacks!

From this we can see the strength of the Jingzhou navy and the excellence of generals such as Cai Mao and Zhang Yun in naval battles!

But now, these traitors are trying their best to resist the imperial court!

Because the "taxation per acre" concerns the survival of the aristocratic families in Jingxiang and the continuation of their families, they strongly rebel against the court! Rebellion against His Majesty!

This also meant that the imperial army, which wanted to march south, was blocked outside the city of Xiangyang!

Fancheng, Nanyang County.

This place faces Xiangyang City across the river.

Since the imperial court decided to send troops south, its generals and soldiers have gradually moved in.

Zhang Liao, the Bandit-Suppressing General and the Prefect of Yingchuan, was transferred to the Nanyang Command Headquarters and served as the General of the Southern Expedition, the commander-in-chief of the confrontation against Jingxiang!
Infantry Captain Li Siye, Yue Cavalry Captain Xu Rong, Yue Cavalry Sima Zhang Xiu and other generals were transferred from the five schools of the Northern Army to Nanyang to launch a full-scale attack to confront Jingxiang.

With their suppression, the aristocratic forces in Nanyang and the spies in Jingxiang have been wiped out!

However, there were only a few who slipped through the net and hid in the sewers like rats, hiding here and there, trying to find out the situation in Nanyang.

Now, all the generals have gathered in Fancheng, looking at Xiangyang across the river.

The river here is hundreds of meters wide. This is the moat of Xiangyang City. Without a naval fleet, there is no way you can attack the city.

It's even difficult to get close!
For this reason, when the five counties in southern Jing rebelled and the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty in Jingxiang responded, Zhang Liao and other generals were helpless!
Now, Cai Mao has commanded the Jingzhou navy to suppress the rebellion and has returned triumphantly, patrolling on the Han and Yu rivers between Xiangyang City and Fancheng!
This is not only a show of force, but also a blatant provocation!
"This is intolerable!"

Li Siye's blood boiled and he exploded with rage: "Even if there are no navy warships, I will swim over with the Modao team and chop these rebels into pieces and separate their bodies!!!"

The Modao team, once the Modao came out, the men and horses were split!
But facing the navy fleet, they were helpless and could only look at the river and sigh!
All the generals were a little angry, with veins popping out on their foreheads, and they were obviously trying to suppress their anger. But the commander Zhang Liao, on the other hand, was able to keep his composure!
Xu Rong looked at Zhang Liao and asked, "General, are we just going to watch and do nothing? Can't we do anything?"

"The court has issued an order that due to the lack of naval forces, our main mission on the Jingxiang front is to confront Jingxiang and intimidate Jingxiang!

"The main attackers are Cao Cao, the new governor of Yuzhou, and Liu Bei, the governor of Xuzhou! I estimate that by now, Liu Bei has already led his navy to take up his post and has managed to attack Guangling County and Huainan!"

Zhang Liao said calmly, "You don't need to be angry. The more the enemy jumps, the more miserable their death will be in the future!!!"

Everyone firmly believes this!

The imperial court issued an edict to punish the traitor Yuan Shu. This was actually an opportunity for the noble families and talents in the Jingxiang and Jianghuai regions to join the team!
And now, the Jingxiang family has drugged Liu Biao, making him seriously ill, and is rebelling against the court and Your Majesty!
This is the way to death!!!
They know that day will definitely come. But! This kind of waiting is very exhausting, frustrating and uncomfortable!
only!

That day had not yet arrived, but military intelligence and war reports from the Jianghuai region had arrived first.

"Report——"

The messenger hurried over to report: "Urgent news from Jianghuai!!!"

Zhang Liao immediately took the urgent report, confirmed that there was no problem with the seal, and began to decipher the text code!
The news he finally got shocked him greatly!
"What's wrong?!!!"

The generals asked in surprise!

My whole body and heart are tense!

Since guarding Nanyang, Zhang Liao has remained calm and composed, even when the Jingzhou navy showed off their strength and provoked him, he remained unmoved!
Now, I was actually shocked by Jiang Huai’s military intelligence and battle reports!
So……

Is it bad news? !

If that's the case, it's dangerous!
The coalition forces of Liu Yao, Zhu Hao, Wang Lang, Zhuge Xuan and other imperial officials suffered successive defeats in the Yangzhou area and were surrounded in Nanchang by Sun Ce's army, unable to advance or retreat!

The five counties in southern Jing rebelled and responded to the imperial court, but were suppressed by the Jingzhou navy commanded by the Cai family, which severely damaged the confidence of those loyal officials of the Han Dynasty in Jingxiang!
If problems also arise on the Jianghuai front at this time...

Then the strategy formulated by the court to march troops southward would undoubtedly end in failure before achieving any success, falling in the darkness before dawn!

This will undermine the morale of the imperial army! It will undermine the confidence of the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty! It will also make people all over the world disappointed in the imperial court!

There is a doubt about Your Majesty's strategy of leading troops south!
Zhang Liao suddenly felt a little bitter, and he said in a hoarse voice:
"After receiving the imperial edict, Liu Bei arranged the affairs of Qingzhou and immediately went to Xuzhou. He advanced by land and sea, but his naval forces were ambushed by the Huainan navy in the area of ​​Yuzhou Mountain (Lianyungang) near the mouth of the Huai River..."

Boom——

It was like a bolt from the blue, shocking Li Siye, Xu Rong, Zhang Xiu and other generals!
The navy under Liu Bei's command is the only naval fleet that the imperial court can currently use!
If the "Qingzhou Navy" named by Liu Bei suffered heavy losses, the court's strategy of sending troops south would undoubtedly become empty talk!
Faced with the natural danger of the Huai River, we can only sigh and look at the river!

This also made the generals anxious and worried. Xu Rong asked anxiously in a deep voice: "What's the result?! Did the Qingzhou navy escape danger?!"

"result……"

Zhang Liao said bitterly and hoarsely: "The Qingzhou Navy was almost... annihilated by the Huainan Navy!!!"

"What?!!!"

Rumbling--

Li Siye, Xu Rong, Zhang Xiu and other generals were shocked on the spot!!!

His face was pale! His eyes were wide open! His body was even shaking!!!

Done! ! !

It's all over! ! !
The Jingzhou navy suppressed the rebellion of the five counties in southern Jingzhou, showing off its might and making them helpless. They also pinned their hopes on Liu Bei's Qingzhou navy.

But now the Qingzhou navy was ambushed and almost wiped out by the Huainan navy!
Their hopes were gone!

This time, the "Jingzhou Navy" and the "Huainan Navy" showed their swords one after another, directly defeating and disintegrating the court's strategic intention to send troops south!

It severely damaged the morale of the imperial court and the prestige of Your Majesty!!!

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From Nanyang County, follow the Ying River and pass Xuanyuan Pass to reach the capital Luoyang.

Therefore, military intelligence and war reports from Jianghuai were quickly transmitted to the capital.

When Jinyiwei Commander Zhuque heard the news, he was so shocked that he couldn't control himself!!!
Shocked! ! !

Horror!!!

It feels like the sky is falling!!!
Zhuque looked at the sky. Even though it was already past midnight, that is, twelve o'clock in the morning, she still braved the curfew and palace ban and went to the palace to meet the emperor!

This matter is too serious!

This must be reported to His Majesty immediately!

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Beigong Deyang Hall.

Emperor Liu Bian of Han was still handling government affairs, working diligently and conscientiously.

However, when it was twelve o'clock in the morning, he left his shift on time and sent away Cao Zhengchun and other attendants to rest.

The reason why I am so punctual is because there is a reminder sound in my mind.

"Ding dong."

"The host has obtained a chance to draw a lottery."

“Will there be a lottery?”

Liu Bian gets a chance to draw a lottery every day at twelve o'clock in the morning. This is like an alarm clock, pulling Liu Bian back from his sleepless work and telling him that he needs to rest.

Now Liu Bian has developed the habit of going to bed on time at twelve o'clock.

The body is the capital of revolution!

You can't overwork yourself. You should go to bed early and get up early so that your body will get better and better.

Before going to bed, Liu Bian took the opportunity to draw a lottery.

He has already smoked hundreds of times since he traveled through time, and he no longer has much anticipation.

but.

When the wheel finished spinning and the sound of the lottery result echoed, Liu Bian was stunned!
He quickly calmed down, as he had already reached a level of mental quality where he could remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe.

But the curve of his mouth showed his joy and the generosity of the reward!
"Congratulations on winning the navy fleet - the 3800-ship 'Ming Dynasty Navy' fleet!"

It's finally here.

Liu Bian guessed that he might draw the navy fleet, but he really didn't expect that it would be the Ming navy!
How strong is the Ming navy? !

Before the 17th century, the world's number one navy!!!

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(End of this chapter)