Jiangxia County is an important county in the eastern part of Jingzhou. The Yangtze River winds through the territory, with a river network crisscrossing and water transportation is very convenient. Jiangxia County reaches Changsha County in the south, Anlu County in the north, and Qichun County in the east. From Xiakou through the Han River, it can directly reach Xiangyang. It has an extremely important strategic position.

Jiangxia County was also the first stop for the Jiangdong Army to attack Jingzhou. Starting from Sun Jian's cross-river attack on Liu Biao, the Jingzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army launched a series of battles around Jiangxia County, and even Sun Jian was unfortunately killed in Jiangxia County.

Since Sun Ce launched the Jiangxia Battle in the fourth year of Jian'an, Jiangxia County has entered a turbulent period.

Zhang Wu and Chen Sun were originally tyrants in Jingzhou. The army was defeated by Liu Biao, so they surrendered to Liu Biao. Liu Biao appointed them as military marquis and stationed their troops in Yangxin County in the central part of Jiangxia County. Time passed, and they gradually forgot them.

At this time, Sun Quan of Jiangdong had ascended the throne for a year and urgently needed to make achievements and establish prestige. Sun Quan's eyes turned to Jiangxia, but Sun Quan's status was not very stable, and he was also worried that once Jiangxia was defeated, it would endanger his status.

At this moment, General Lu Su proposed a plan to provoke civil strife in Jiangxia and wait for an opportunity to act, and Zhang Wu and Chen Sun became the sword in Jiangdong's hands.

Zhang Wu and Chen Sun had occupied Yangxin County, robbed their families, and gathered more than 8,000 bandit soldiers. The 30,000 navy troops in Jiangdong, led by Lu Su, stationed troops in Pengze Lake, and looked at Jiangxia, which made the situation in Jiangxia very complicated.

Wuchang County, this city is the county seat of Jiangxia County, with more than 20,000 troops stationed, and General Huang Zu stationed here.

Wuchang County is also the trading center of Jiangxia County. On the river, merchant ships are coming to Wuchang to trade with various materials, without any influence from the Zhang Wu and Chen Sun rebellion.

Wuchang County is close to the Yangtze River, about one mile away from the river. There is a special Caohe River leading from the Yangtze River to the city. Merchant ships loaded with goods drove into the county town along the Caohe River and carried out commercial transactions in the county town.

That morning, three merchant ships carrying about 500 stones slowly sailed from the Yangtze River to the Caohe River. From the waterline of the ship, it can be seen that the merchant ship was also full of cargo.

On the bow of a ship in the middle was a girl about eleven or twelve years old. Although she was a little immature and tender, she had already grown into a tall and handsome little beauty.

Her face was plump, her jaw was slightly pointed, fair, crystal clear like transparent jade, her eyebrows were long and dark, and she bent into her temples in a thick and beautiful way, but the most beautiful one was her slightly melancholy and charming eyes.

She wore an exquisitely woven bamboo hat on her head, a light red cloak on her upper body, a black mink jacket on her waist, a silver-white ribbon on her waist, and a black pleated long skirt on her lower body, revealing a pair of delicate small leather boots.

This girl gives people a dazzling beauty, but she wears two three-foot swords around her waist and arches on her back, but it also makes her look murderous intent in her beauty, making people dare not look at her.

However, what shows her status is not her dress and temperament, but a triangular black-edged apricot and yellow flag inserted at the bow of the ship, and a golden carp is embroidered on the flag. This is the logo of the Chaisang Tao Trading Company.

The Dow family is a prominent family in Chaisang. They are rich because of their business, helping the poor and weak, and enjoying great prestige among the people. Its influence is no longer just Chaisang, but the entire Yangtze River. When it comes to the Dow business business on the Yangtze River, it can be said that everyone knows it.

The business owns more than 800 merchant ships and more than 3,000 servants, and monopolizes the grain and salt trade in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. At the same time, it is involved in other transactions. The wife of Tao Sheng, the head of the family, is Huang's sister, and has a deep relationship with the Jiangxia government.

However, the Dow family did not rely on a certain force. It always maintained its uniqueness. In addition, the huge influence of the Dow business made Tao Sheng the guest of Sun Quan and Liu Biao at the same time.

When entering Caohe, you have to pass the inspection, so the river outside Caohe is filled with thousands of merchant ships, all waiting in line to check into the city.

The golden carp flag on the bow brought great convenience to the three merchant ships. The ships on both sides avoided each other, allowing the three merchant ships to pass smoothly among the crowded ships without having to queue up and go directly to Caohe checkpoint.

The crew members on both sides of the merchant ships whispered to the girl on the bow, "You guys say, will that be the daughter of the old Tao family?"

"It's very likely that, look at the bamboo hat on her head, do you see that it seems that there are gems inlaid, shining, and wearing two swords and carrying arrows. This is not an ordinary little girl."

The girl was unaware of the discussion around her. She was staring at a military fleet coming from the distant river. The military fleet was huge, with hundreds of warships.

At this time, a middle-aged man in his forty years old walked out of the cabin behind her. He was wearing a white brocade robe, with a thin face and clear eyes. Three wisps of black beard floated on his chest. He looked at the water gate not far away and was about to enter the city. He smiled at the girl and said, "Aren, I'm going to enter the city soon, so let's go back to the cabin first."

The girl nodded, with a sweet smile on her lips. She pointed to the military fleet in the distance and asked, "Uncle, what kind of fleet is that?"

The middle-aged man saw the fleet on the river. He stared for a while, his face became serious, and he said to himself, "Is that Huang Zu's navy?"

"It's not necessarily Xiangyang reinforcements."

Another 16 or 17-year-old boy walked out of the cabin. He was eight feet tall, had thick eyebrows, agile and burly figure, and a sharp sword on his waist, full of strength.

He looked at the fleet on the river in the distance and sneered: "One day, I will definitely seize this fleet with my own hands to strengthen our army's power."

The middle-aged man smiled helplessly, "The thing I regret most is to bring you brothers and sisters here, especially you, a naughty man. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to your mother?"

The girl walked back and smiled and said, "Uncle, didn't my brother promise that I would only have Luma, I will never cause trouble, fourth brother, right?"

The boy nodded, "I just express my ambitions and will not cause trouble, nor will I ruin my uncle's major affairs."

After a pause, the boy asked worriedly again: "Uncle, the reinforcements in Jingzhou have arrived, and they must be attacking Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, and the Luma is in Zhang Wu's hands. Why don't we go directly to Yangxin County?"

The middle-aged man shook his head, "With your identity, how can you contact Zhang Wu directly? When we meet Mr. Su later, he will send someone to ask Zhang Wu for war horses, don't worry."

At this time, a manager on the first merchant ship ahead shouted: "I've entered the Caohe River."

The Caohe postcard had arrived, and the middle-aged man hurriedly said to his brother and sister: "When you enter the cabin, you will naturally have the Tao family's manager to negotiate with each other, so we should not attract attention."

The brother and sister nodded and followed the middle-aged man into the cabin. The girl walked behind. She stopped again and turned around and took a deep look at the military fleet on the river.

The army fleet sailed past their ships, and on a large ship, she seemed to see a young general holding a gun, standing on the side of the ship and watching them...

The 20,000 Jingzhou troops led by Liu Bei set off from Xiangyang by boat and launched troops in Wuchang County. First, they must protect the safety of Wuchang County, and then enter the inland Yangxin County to wipe out the Zhang Wu and Chen Sun Rebellion.

On the big ship, Liu Jing silently stared at the dense merchant ship not far away. He had already changed into armor, wearing eagle helmets, fish scale armor, and a two-meter-long bright silver spear in his hand. He temporarily took office as the head of the village chief.

This expedition disappointed Liu Jing. He originally planned to take advantage of the opportunity to go out to ask Zhao Yun for advice on riding and shooting, but he did not expect that Liu Bei would actually decide to take a boat, which made his expectations fail.

Riding and shooting is a basic skill for a general, but he does not have it. This has always been his biggest concern.

At this time, Zhao Yun walked to Liu Jing. He knew Liu Jing's loss and smiled slightly and said, "There is no trick to practice riding and archery. The key is to practice hard. In winter, 39th and 30th of summer. I started practicing riding and archery at the age of seventeen. At the most difficult time, I didn't get off the horse for a month. This requires years of hard practice, not in this moment."

Liu Jing nodded silently, "I know."

Zhao Yun glanced at him and said earnestly: "The key is marksmanship. The thirteen-style marksmanship I teach you, you must be proficient in your heart, and then combine them at will in actual combat. It depends on talent. My master has passed on this set of marksmanship for at least 100 disciples, but I am the only one who has mastered it. Do you understand what I mean?"

Liu Jing understood what he meant, but in fact, it was that the master led the door and practiced by himself. Zhao Yun taught him the marksmanship, but whether he could achieve something depends on his own understanding.

Liu Jing smiled, "I feel that the marksmanship must be combined with the general who taught me the Luofeng technique to truly exert his power."

Liu Jing only now knew that Zhao Yun's master was Yu Zhenren Changshan. He became a monk and a Taoist priest in Luofeng Mountain, Changshan County. Luofeng's martial arts were created by him and have only been passed to four people so far. Liu Jing is the fifth person, which shows that Zhao Yun has a deep affection for him.

Zhao Yun laughed, "Speak well, keep talking."

Liu Jing thought about it and continued: "For example, when the general pulled Gao Lan back, the marksmanship was actually a combination of a horseback and a hammer rifle, but using the marksmanship alone had no effect. You must concentrate your strength and increase your strength in the middle to increase your speed, which caused Yu Jin to suffer a great loss. I only understand now, but unfortunately I understand but can't use it, which is frustrating."

Zhao Yun secretly praised Liu Jing's intelligence in his heart, and said it completely correctly. His understanding was indeed extraordinary. He patted Liu Jing on the shoulder and smiled and said, "The key to learning martial arts is to understand. Since you have already understood it, the rest is time. Only by having 10% of your talent and 90% of your hard practice and years of accumulation can you finally become a talent. Use time to prove your ability."

Zhao Yun paused and said, "The marksmanship I taught you are just a simple move, just to let you have a brief understanding first. It is not all moves. There are actually hundreds of moves. I will teach you slowly in the future."

Liu Jing nodded, "Thank you brother"

The two talked a few more times, and at this moment, Liu Jing suddenly saw three ships in the Tao Trading Company. He pointed to the flag on the ship and asked curiously: "Have you seen that pennant flag? Where is the sign?"

Zhao Yun looked at it for a moment, shook his head, "I have never seen it before."

At this time, General Wang Wei slowly walked up and smiled and said, "That is the Golden Lily Banner of the Chaisang Tao Trading Company, the largest merchant in Jiangnan. The hometown leader Tao Jun was once named Tinghou by the court. He contributed a lot to the military expenses and food of Jingzhou. Even our lord had to give the Tao family some face. When Sun Quan ascended the throne last year, he specially invited the current head Tao Sheng as a guest."

Liu Jing nodded. It seemed that Tao Sheng was very smart. He sent money and grain to Liu Biao, preserved his position in Jingzhou, and then gave Jiangdong benefits. So he became a guest again. He was very good at both shopping malls and officialdom. He had the opportunity to visit this person.

He suddenly felt a sudden movement in his heart, and he remembered that Tao Yuanming, who was a native of Chaisang, was he the descendant of the Tao family?

A shout suddenly came from a distance: "It's docked"

Everyone looked west and saw that the fleet began to slowly approach the riverside pier. After three days of sailing, they finally arrived in Wuchang County.

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Chapter completed!