Yin Kuang and Qian Qianqian said goodbye to Li Shuangmu, Tang Rouyu and others, then borrowed the "Polu Bow" from Ouyang Mu, and hurriedly caught up with Xu Chu. Yin Kuang asked: "General Xu, do you know how many people there are on the other side and who will lead the army?"
Xu Chu said: "I don't know. You will lead the army to meet the enemy at the Prime Minister's wedding. These are your affairs, why do you ask me?"
Yin Kuang was suffocated, feeling secretly resentful, but he had no choice but to do so. It was obvious that Xu Chu, or the veterans who followed Cao Cao, were not very friendly towards Yin Kuang. First of all, Yin Kuang is the secret keeper of the "Tongque Terrace". None of these self-proclaimed bright military generals and civil servants are willing to associate with Yin Kuang and these spies. Secondly, Cao Cao's love for Yin Kuang is really enviable.
In addition to the dungeon, Yin Kuang said to Xu Chu: "The military situation is urgent, please allow me to take the first step." After saying that, he took Qian Qianqian and walked towards the river. According to Yin Kuang's wishes, Liu Ding and Zhang Gong were still assigned to his staff. However, at this time, both of them had been promoted to the position of Army Sima. Therefore, if Yin Kuang's prediction was good, they should wait for him at the ferry.
Sure enough, when Yin Kuang arrived at Shuizhai Ferry, Liu Ding waved to Yin Kuang on a speedboat, "General Yin, this way." Although General Pian was a miscellaneous general, he was still a general after all. Furthermore, Yin Kuang was kind to him, so Liu Ding obviously respected Yin Kuang more.
Yin Kuang didn't waste any time. He directly took Qian Qianqian's hand and jumped onto the speedboat. "Sail quickly!" Then he asked Liu Ding, "Do you know who is leading Liu Bei's army and how many people there are?" , how about the warship." Liu Ding raised his hand as a courtesy and responded: "The enemy's commander is Liu Feng. He is equipped with two large ships, ten sterns, and the rest have dozens of large and small ships. The number of people is about three thousand. The distance is Our army is still two miles away."
"Are they charging?"
"Never. It seems to be waiting for us to fight."
Yin Kuang didn't wrinkle slightly, but suddenly felt a slight chill on his cheeks. He couldn't help but look around, and was shocked to find that a thin mist had appeared on the river. Although the visibility was estimated to be one to two hundred meters, which would not affect the battle, it was this light mist that gave Yin Kuang an inexplicable uneasiness.
"Is there an ambush?" As soon as the thought arose, Yin Kuang shook his head and decided again. Yin Kuang felt that Zhuge Liang would never be so stupid. Using a few thousand, or at most 10,000 people, to ambush hundreds of thousands of naval troops. In such an environment, no normal person would do this, let alone Zhuge Liang, who was extremely resourceful.
"Zhuge Liang, what are you doing again? Every move he makes is extremely mysterious. He can often kill two birds with one stone, or even kill several birds with one stone. So what is the purpose of this step? The coach is Liu Feng. Could it be that... he wants to take the opportunity to get rid of Liu Feng? This embarrassing factor? No, it doesn't make sense. Or, a test? It's not necessary. Even if it's a test, the Jiangdong navy should be used, not Liu Bei's army." The more he thought about it, the more confused Yin Kuang felt. Liu Ding called Yin Kuang a few words, but saw Yin Kuang frowning in deep thought, so he stopped disturbing him.
Qian Qianqian looked left and right, bit her lip, and couldn't help walking forward, blinking her eyes and pricking her ears. She wanted to hear what Yin Kuang was thinking. However, before she could get close to Yin Kuang, Yin Kuang turned around, and their eyes collided. Although Yin Kuang could not read Qian Qianqian's thoughts, he could easily detect Qian Qianqian's presence. So as soon as Qian Qianqian got close, he knew it.
Qian Qianqian was like a little girl who was caught stealing snacks. She shrank back and her face turned red. Yin Kuang sighed secretly, feeling very aggrieved. But now is obviously not the time to argue with Qian Qianqian, but how to deal with the enemy in front of him.
"The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth. Zhuge Liang, I don't care what conspiracy you have, just use it. Don't think that I, Yin Kuang, am afraid of you." He thought bitterly in his heart, and then ordered loudly, "Quick! Delay the military situation. , I’m asking you for it!”
After hearing this, the soldiers in charge of the boat worked harder and the boat went faster.
Yin Kuang observed the wind in the air and the water under the water, and couldn't help but sigh to himself, "It would be great if Tang Rouyu were here. With this southwest wind, why worry about not being able to defeat the enemy?"
It should be said that at this season, all the northwest winds blow from Siberia, but Zhuge Liang prefers the east wind "borrowed". Excluding Zhuge Liang's "strategy" such as "borrowing the east wind", the east wind also fully illustrates Differences in regional geography and climate. Cao Cao was extremely unlucky when so many warships were burned to the ground.
Soon, Yin Kuang joined the soldiers he commanded.
The enemy was right in front of him at this moment, and any pre-war mobilization was in vain. Yin Kuang directly and sternly ordered: "Meet the enemy!"
The 5,000 soldiers under the new commander's command were also members of the Jingzhou navy, and many of them must have been disapproving of Yin Kuang, a young general. However, because there were two army commanders, Liu Ding and Zhang Gong, although they did not fight much, they were still good at running the army. Therefore, although Yin Kuang was the new leader of the 5,000 men, nothing went wrong. Moreover, now there is an enemy in front - or in other words, there is merit and wealth waiting for the soldiers to get it. Generally speaking, the top and bottom are working together.
This time, Cao Cao was not stingy. The supplies and ships given to Yin Kuang were all of the highest quality. Among them, there are five flat boats, fifteen stern boats, and many other large and small ships. The flagship Yin Kuang was riding was an armored battleship covered with a layer of iron. Under the dim morning light, it looked like a moving steel castle.
After Yin Kuang made the decision, the 5,000-man boat formation separated from Cao's fleet, rode the wind and waves, and headed towards Liu Bei's army in the light mist with drums and trumpets.
At this time, Liu Ding ran over and said: "Sir, the other party is rushing over. It seems that they did not set up any boat formation and rushed directly towards us. Their behavior is suspicious, it seems... It seems... Yin Kuang withdrew his gaze and said, "It seems that he is here to die because he doesn't want to live long."
"General, you have a keen eye." Liu Ding lost no time in flattering him.
Yin Kuang was speechless and said: "There is indeed a scam."
"Is it a scam?"
"This is a conspiracy." Yin Kuang pressed the handrail and said: "We know they are cheating, but we have to rush forward. Otherwise, the Prime Minister will not bypass us. Although I don't know where they are cheating, but , sending 3,000 people up to die must be a big deal."
"Then General...how should we respond?"
Yin Kuang said: "On this open river, there is no formation there, so it is useless for us to set up a formation. What else can we do besides a head-on confrontation? I ordered you to go down and prepare fire arrows and fire oil. First attack with fire, then close combat with melee. We have 5,000 men and they have 3,000. We have the right time and place, and our warships are superior to the other’s. If we win, it will be a great achievement, and the Prime Minister will definitely reward us heavily!”
Liu Ding was overjoyed and said: "Yes, General, I will go over here and make arrangements."
With a move of Yin Kuang's hand, Qian Qianqian handed a slender object wrapped in Gebu to Yin Kuang. Yin Kuang took it and said, "It's rude to come and not return! Today, I will return this thing to you." .Hmph!" As he said that, a trace of enchanting purple flashed across Yin Kuang's eyes.
When Qian Qianqian saw it, her heart palpitated inexplicably and she took a step back unconsciously. However, inexplicably, she felt that Yin Kuang at that moment had a certain aura that made her feel friendly... Qian Qianqian was puzzled.