The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Ding Yuan, who lives in Nanjun, naturally also received the news that Liu Zheng led the army to commit the crime.

"That guy Liu Zheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent troops."

After Liu Biao heard the news, he was a little worried. In the last battle, Liu Zheng had already frightened Liu Biao. Now when he heard that Liu Zheng was attacking, he was always a little nervous.

Ding Yuan was not worried, and immediately comforted Liu Biao.

"Brother Jing Sheng, don't worry. It doesn't matter if Liu Zheng is here. He only has [-] troops. Let alone Nanjun, even Jiangxia, I won't let him in. You can rest assured and stay here. Lead the soldiers and horses to meet Liu Zheng for a while."

Chapter 544 Arriving at Baling

After Ding Yuan finished speaking, he got up straight away and walked to the school grounds, intending to lead the troops to march.

This time Ding Yuan brought [-] troops to Nanjun to support Liu Biao. Counting Liu Biao's own troops, there were more than [-] troops here.

Two months ago, when Ding Yuan had just arrived here, he did not fight against Yuan Shu in person. Ding Yuan did not need to fight against Yuan Shu in person. He casually let his general Zhang Liao lead ten thousand soldiers Ma and Liu Biao's Huang Zu led an army of [-] to form an army of [-] to encircle and suppress Yuan Shu.

The reason why the whole army did not attack and wipe out Yuan Shu in a short time was because Liu Zheng stationed a large number of troops in Changsha County.In addition to Gan Ning's troops, Zu Lang and Zhou Tai's navy also gradually wandered around Dongting Lake.

Ding Yuan is afraid of Liu Zheng's troops. He is afraid that once the whole army attacks, Liu Zheng will take the opportunity to attack Xiangyang again.

Anyway, Yuan Shu is already a grasshopper after autumn, and he won't be able to jump around for a few days.

Ding Yuan was not in a hurry to clean up Yuan Shu, but was waiting. He first asked his subordinate Zhang Liao to test and attack Yuan Shu. If Liu Zheng didn't move, he would swallow Yuan Shu little by little. If Liu Zheng sent troops to rescue him.

At this time, Na Dingyuan gathered his own troops and started to deal with Liu Zheng.

No matter what, such an action plan is cautious and well-regulated.

Now that Liu Zheng has finally sent troops, Ding Yuan also needs to go out himself. After a while, the famous Liu Zheng will appear.

189, mid-January.

Liu Zheng led Huang Zhong's 1 troops and Zhou Cang's [-] troops to the border between Changsha County and Jiangxia County.

Baling County, called Yueyang in later generations, is located on the bank of Dongting Lake in the south of the Yangtze River.

Liu Zheng led his army to station in Baling County, which is the best location.

It can not only train soldiers and horses, but also rely on Dongting Lake to train water troops. The four major armies will use Baling County as their base and spread to the surrounding areas. In the distance, a place called Baqiu built a military stronghold, which can not only observe the dynamics of Jiangxia, but also detect the movement of the water surface of Dongting Lake.

Liu Zheng naturally agreed, because he vaguely remembered that this Baqiu was later the junction of the territory of Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the history of the Three Kingdoms, and it was here that the famous Zhou Yu died.

When thinking of this, Liu Zheng couldn't help but glance at the little Zhou Yu behind him, and a strange idea appeared in Liu Zheng's heart.

If history has not changed, Zhou Yu will die here 20 years later.

Of course, the appearance of Liu Zheng must have changed history. He has ordered Zhou Yu to exercise more frequently, and at the same time asked Zhang Zhongjing to give Zhou Yu regular physical examinations to see if there are any hidden diseases or the like.

Let's just think, Zhou Yu should not die young like in history.

It is worth mentioning that, under the management of Lu Su, Baqiu later built a military building called the Parade Army Building. This building was the predecessor of the four famous buildings in later generations, Yueyang Tower.

"Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later."

Standing on a high mountain next to Dongting Lake, looking at the scenery of Dongting Lake and mountains, Liu Zheng remembered the article about Yueyang Tower in his Chinese textbook when he was in school. Although the text needed to be recited in its entirety, Liu Zheng had graduated for too many years. Of course, I can't remember the whole text.

But some of the most famous words are still impressive.

"Master, what does this sentence mean?"

Zhou Yu heard Liu Zheng utter two sentences suddenly, and didn't understand the meaning of these two sudden utterances.

Not only did Zhou Yu not understand, the generals who came here to climb the mountain with Liu Zheng also looked at Liu Zheng.

"Worry before the people in the world are worried, and be happy after the people in the world are happy. Don't be happy because of the beauty of external things, and don't be sad because of your own gains and losses."

After Liu Zheng said a few words, Zhou Yu looked at Liu Zheng with admiration.

The other generals nodded and patted Liu Zheng's horse one by one.

"The lord is so talented, he can say such words that are full of great truth."

Zhou Cang, a fool who had never read a book, was the first to speak.

"Old Zhou, you coward, what do you know? If the lord has no talent, can he be your lord?"

"I heard the lord's elegant way of speaking, and I knew that the lord must be a scholar!"

Gan Ning also made do with it.

"Haha, before, I thought that the lord was just a general who was born as a warrior. I didn't expect that the lord could say a sentence that this kind of literati can say. It really impressed me."

Xu You also echoed by Liu Zheng's side.

"Okay, don't flatter me. I brought you here today to climb the mountain, not to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Our spies reported that Ding Yuan led [-] troops and was stationed on the opposite side of Dongting Lake. that direction."

Liu Zheng pointed to somewhere by the lake.Although everyone looked over at this time and did not see any soldiers and horses of Ding Yuan, they would not doubt what Liu Zheng said.

"Ding Yuan's [-] troops are here, but they didn't take the initiative to attack, but waited for us to attack first. This battle is very difficult to fight."

Liu Zheng said something to himself, but he didn't look back, but still looked at the sparkling Dongting Lake where boats passed by from time to time.

In the early days, there was an endless stream of merchant ships and passenger ships on Dongting Lake, but now, because Jingzhou was divided into two and occupied by Liu Zheng, it has become a place where wars are frequent. Not only Liu Zheng has set up checkpoints on the river to check traffic Ships, even on the other side, Liu Biao also has water troops stationed.

Due to the control of the waters, it was difficult for merchant ships and passenger ships to pass through here, which also caused Jingzhou's commercial trade to plummet. The originally prosperous Jingzhou became much quieter after Liu Zheng's arrival.

But this is a good thing for Liu Zheng.

Because Jingzhou's business cannot be done, many businessmen still have to eat, they can only turn their attention to other places, and the only places near the waters are Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Jingzhou's business cannot be done, but Yangzhou's can be done.

For a while, Yangzhou's trade became more frequent.

"My lord, what's so scary about Ding Yuan, as long as you give an order, the last general will lead the army and horses of the headquarters, charge over and destroy Ding Yuan!"

Standing beside Liu Zheng, Zhou Cang heard Liu Zheng lowered his head in thought, but he was not worried.

Zhou Cang didn't know how powerful Ding Yuan was, so he could speak big words, but Liu Zheng knew it. Hearing what Zhou Cang said, Liu Zheng just smiled.

Chapter 545 Yuan Yao's Thoughts

"Old Zhou, old Zhou, you are still so reckless, do you know how powerful that Ding Yuan is? You dare to say that Ding Yuan is destroyed."

Zhou Cang was speechless when asked by Liu Zheng.

I could only laugh a couple of times in embarrassment, and fell silent.

Dian Wei, who was standing beside him, spoke up.

"I've heard of Nadingyuan."

"Oh? Dian Wei, you've heard of Na Dingyuan?"

"Ding Yuan is from Taishan County, Yanzhou. He used to be a county magistrate in our early years. He is clean and a good official. Every time he catches a thief, he is the first one to go. He rushes to the front. He is very famous, but later he was transferred to another place, so I don’t know much about him.”

When Dian Wei answered Liu Zheng, in his words, he still had some respect for Ding Yuan.

"Later he served as an official in Luoyang, and later went to Bingzhou as the governor. Do you know what Bingzhou is? It was the most dangerous place in the Han court, and it often faced the invasion of the Huns. The most well-trained person in the imperial court."

"As for Ding Yuan, there are several powerful generals. As far as I know, they are no less than you under mine. Therefore, it is not that simple to defeat Ding Yuan."

Liu Zheng didn't aim at nothing, but he clearly knew how powerful Ding Yuan was, so he told Gan Ning, Zhou Cang and others.

"It's better than us, I don't believe it! Even if it's better than me, can it still be better than old general Huang Zhong?"

When Liu Zheng spoke, Zhou Cang expressed his disbelief, and even questioned Liu Zheng's words.

"Old Zhou, don't believe it. When we fight, you will understand."

Liu Zheng didn't tell Zhou Cang too much. After all, he told them that the opponent was very strong, and they wouldn't listen to him. After all, successive victories would always make people feel a little proud.

Although I don't think that I am invincible, I also feel that I am very strong.

Only when they really faced the strong, did they understand the terror of their opponents.

Liu Zheng has not encountered too powerful an enemy now. Although he has faced Cao Cao several times, that is not Cao Cao's strongest strength. If Cao Cao is really at his peak, Liu Zheng may not be able to overcome Cao Cao's siege. Block it and escape from birth.

In particular, today's Cao Cao and Liu Zheng seem to be mingling together in embarrassment. They are two great heroes. After joining forces, Liu Zheng vaguely feels bad.

However, even if it is not good, the top priority is to pacify Ding Yuan and destroy Lu Bu first.

After all, Lu Bu is more difficult than Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

After the mountaineering was over, Liu Zheng asked people to start building the military parade building on this hill. The purpose was actually very simple. It was to have a look at the beauty of Dongting Lake and at the same time observe the military dynamics on the other side.

Observe the enemy's situation in wartime, and observe the beautiful scenery in quiet time.

Liu Zheng stationed troops in Baling for three days and did not take the initiative to attack. Although Liu Zheng was behind, Yuan Yao was very anxious.

Liu Zheng did not send troops, and Ding Yuan did not send troops. The two sides are in a stalemate here, but the battle in Nanyang is still going on. There are [-] troops led by Ding Yuan's general Zhang Liao, who have been attacking the city. The news came that Nanyang had already lost most of its territory, and in half a month, Nanyang might completely fall into Zhang Liao's hands.

Yuan Shu's people can only hide in Runan. Fortunately, Yuan's family is the largest family in Runan. It is not bad to manage Runan, and they can still hold on for a while.

However, Yuan Yao also knew that his father, Yuan Shu, had lost all his soldiers and horses. Although he had urgently recruited some village warriors during this period, those people were not of much use and could barely maintain it.

So within two days, Yuan Yao came to urge Liu Zheng again.

"grown ups."

"Yuan Yao, it's you, what's the matter?"

"When is your lord going to send troops? The situation in Nanyang is not good. My father doesn't know how long he can last."

There was obviously some anxiety on Yuan Yao's face. Although he was looking forward to Liu Zheng's army these days, Liu Zheng only stationed troops and did not attack, which made him lose his temper.

"Yuan Yao, I didn't send troops. You have seen that Ding Yuan led an army of [-] troops and stationed beside Dongting Lake. Once I send troops, how to cross the river is a problem. The second problem is when crossing the river. , what if they hit halfway through."

"It's not that I don't attack right now, but that I can help contain Ding Yuan's [-] troops. If your father can't save himself, then I can't do anything."

Liu Zheng has done his best to achieve this level. He must not let Liu Zheng risk the loss of his soldiers and horses to forcefully attack Ding Yuan.

Even if Yuan Yao is willing to fight, Liu Zheng is also unwilling. A meaningless battle will have no other benefits except losing soldiers and generals.

"This, but the annexation of the two sides here is not a solution. If Ding Yuanjia sends troops to Nanyang, my father will be in danger."

When Yuan Yao heard Liu Zheng's words, he couldn't refute them. After all, what Liu Zheng said was true. If it was him, Yuan Yao could only do so at this time.

But Yuan Yao is not Liu Zheng after all, he needs to think about his father.

After seeing that Liu Zheng refused to send troops, he could only think of a way to get Liu Zheng to send troops, but he had no other way to persuade Liu Zheng. After thinking about it, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he said goodbye to Liu Zheng.

After leaving, he quietly left from Liu Zheng's army and returned to Runan.

If you want to return to Runan from Changsha, you must either pass through Jiangxia, or take a detour to Lujiang.

Jiang Xia couldn't leave, but Yuan Yao could still go to Runan in Lujiang, and with the horse borrowed by Liu Zheng, he returned to Runan soon.

Of course, Liu Zheng didn't know that Yuan Yao had left. He continued to build his own parade building here, and at the same time let the troops stationed here practice more frequently.

And Ding Yuan didn't take the initiative to attack, as long as Liu Zheng didn't move, they were happy to do so.

Except for occasional troops and drills, Liu Zheng didn't find out who Ding Yuan had under his command.

that's it.

The two sides have been here for half a month.

During this period, Liu Zheng's military parade building was half built.

On this day, Yuan Yao, who had been away for half a month, suddenly appeared in Liu Zheng's camp again.

This time, he also brought a girl.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old, petite and cute girl whom he called his younger sister.

After returning to Baling, Yuan Yao didn't do anything, he asked Liu Zheng directly, and the first thing he said was to dedicate his sister to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng was stunned by this.

5Chapter 16 Pontoon Bridge Crossing the River

In Liu Zheng's military tent.

Yuan Yao saluted Liu Zheng respectfully. Standing behind Yuan Yao was his younger sister Yuan Rou.

Yuan Rou lowered her head, she was too shy to look at Liu Zheng, she was wearing a pink fairy dress, she really looked like a lady, although Liu Zheng hadn't seen Yuan Rou's face clearly yet, but she could tell from the appearance It can be roughly seen that this Yuan Rou is not ugly.

Of course, Liu Zheng is not actually a womanizer, nor is he impassive when he sees a woman. He never thought of marrying Yuan Yao's sister from the very beginning.

But now that Yuan Yao has sent his sister here, this really makes Liu Zheng more embarrassed, refuse, I am afraid that Yuan Yao will think that Liu Zheng doesn't like Yuan Rou, it will definitely make Yuan Yao think that he has done something wrong, and be frightened.

Accept it, Liu Zheng really doesn't want it, not because Yuan Rou is not good-looking, but, the next time he sees Yuan Shu, won't he call Yuan Shu's father?