There was also laughter in the Jiangkou camp. Gan Ning and others couldn't stop smiling as they looked at the bundles of arrows that had been taken down.
"Da Lang, excluding some damaged ones, there are a total of 110,000 arrows!" Liu Pan screamed on the boat this morning, and his voice is still hoarse.
"Let's go and find the Grand Commander to exchange money!" Liu Qi waved his hand, and everyone rushed to the central military tent.
In the tent, Zhou Yu was sitting opposite Lu Su and others with gloomy faces. Lu Su was sighing, and Zhuge Jin kept shaking his head.
It was thought that Liu Qi could not gather so many arrows, but he had already planned it and used the straw boat to borrow arrows. This was obviously planned long ago and was really hard to guard against.
Ling Tong said angrily: "There will be heavy fog tomorrow, so I will also go to borrow arrows. I won't use Liu Qi's arrows."
"You're looking for death!" Zhou Yu shouted, "How can you succeed if you use the same old trick again?"
At this moment, someone reported that Liu Qi had arrived. Several people calmed down and put on smiling faces. When Liu Qi entered the tent, they all clasped their fists to congratulate him and praised his brilliant plan.
Liu Qi said a few perfunctory words, and without being polite, he took out the document and put it on the table: "Grand Commander, except for some slightly damaged ones, 110,000 arrows, all delivered, how much is this?"
Zhou Yu's eyelids jumped, and he smiled and said, "My words are as strong as a mountain. General, don't worry. I am still in the army at this time, so it is inconvenient for me to pay it. When the war is over, I will report to the Marquis of Wu and pay it back in full."
Liu Qi nodded and said, "How can I not believe what the Grand Commander said? Then please sign this as well!"
Seeing that Liu Qi was being unreasonable, Lu Su hurriedly asked, "I have signed and sealed this, General, why don't you believe it?"
Liu Qi smiled and said, "Zi Jing is a sincere man, I can trust him, but I am afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Marquis of Wu."
Zhou Yu gritted his teeth secretly. Although he knew that Liu Qi was trying to embarrass him on purpose, he was not the kind of person who would cheat. Knowing that he was in the wrong, he took a pen and wrote his name.
Liu Qi carefully put it away, then smiled with satisfaction and said: "Now that the arrows are ready and the soldiers and horses have been trained for a long time, it is time to discuss the strategy to defeat Cao."
Lu Su said, "General, you have used straw boats to borrow arrows, which has alarmed Cao's army. If we advance again, I'm afraid they will be prepared. Do you have any good ideas?"
Liu Qi smiled and said, "After all, Cao Cao is not good at naval warfare. He was caught off guard in such a hurry. I just reminded him this time. This is the strategy that will help us defeat Cao Cao."
Lu Su clasped his fists and said, "General, please speak clearly!"
However, Zhou Yu ordered all his generals to withdraw, asked Zhuge Jin to check the arrows, and only asked Liu Qi to discuss military affairs.
After everyone left, Zhou Yu said, "Although Cao's army is not good at water battles, they have more soldiers and generals. It will take time to defeat them. We need external forces. I have come up with a plan recently and I am going to discuss it with the general. I wonder if we agree."
Liu Qi said with a smile: "You and I are of the same mind in resisting Cao, so we should tell each other everything. Why don't we each write a word on our hands and see if they are the same?"
Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Okay!"
Lu Su craned his neck to watch from behind, muttering, "There are only three of us in the tent, and you two are trying to be mysterious."
After a while, the two finished writing and stretched their hands in front of Lu Su, asking him to read it first.
Lu Su was pleasantly surprised and said: "You two both wrote the word 'fire'. It turns out that great minds think alike."
Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed immediately, he looked down and chuckled: "The general is indeed extraordinary."
Liu Qi laughed and said, "The Grand Commander has been through a lot of battles and has a lot of experience in naval warfare. He must have planned this long ago."
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "I have made preparations, but the opportunity has not come yet. The main force of Cao's army is in Qibao Mountain, the west camp. Attacking the water stronghold alone is not enough to repel the enemy. I want to complete the task in one battle, so I have to wait."
At this time, he also realized that Liu Qi had seen through his claim that he was short of arrows, so there was no need to hide it and he just told the truth.
Liu Qi did not pursue the matter and said, "Cao's army is not used to the local climate and morale is low. I think Cao will definitely retreat, but he is still unwilling to do so. Now he has lost another 100,000 arrows. There must be changes in the near future. The commander-in-chief should closely monitor Ruxu's movements and make sure not to miss any opportunity."
Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said, "This is the strength of the other, and the thief Cao was provoked. It is all thanks to your contribution."
Liu Qi said a few humble words, went out of the camp and went to the shore to look at the Ruxu Water Fort. The water was still calm, and he wondered whether Xiahou Mao had arrived at the army.
The scale and manpower of this battle were far smaller than those of the Battle of Chibi, and there was no Pang Tong to offer the chain. It was only when he heard that Xiahou Mao was coming to Xiangyang that day that he had an idea and made a demonstration.
Before leaving, he asked Xiahou Lan to give him secret advice and urged him to come to the Huainan front as soon as possible. He didn't know whether this guy could be trusted.
Just as he was looking forward to it, Xu Shu approached and said with a smile: "Pang Shiyuan has persuaded Zhang Song to surrender. Kong Ming has transferred Zhang Fei to lead troops from Jiangling to the west to put pressure on Liu Zhang and force him to cede Jiangzhou. We only need to wait for Zhang Lu to penetrate deep into Shu Road, and then we can take Hanzhong."
"Fengchu's plan is indeed extraordinary." Liu Qi did not expect to have an unexpected gain. This Pang Tong's plan was a way to eat and take at the same time, which was unexpected.
Xu Shu said: "The war in Huainan must be ended as soon as possible. Xiahou Mao has been away from Xiangyang for half a month, so he must have arrived at the army."
"Is this kid afraid to offer advice to Cao thief?"
Liu Qi looked at the empty water surface and frowned. Xiahou Mi was cowardly by nature. If he didn't dare to speak in front of Lao Cao, all his efforts would be in vain.
Sometimes even the opponent's teammates are stupid, which can be a headache for you. They might end up hurting you by accident!
But this is a war in Jiangdong after all, so Liu Qi doesn't need to take it too seriously. If it really doesn't work, he should go back home first, as his own career is more important.
It would be best if we could use the power of Jiangdong to weaken Cao's army, but there is no need to waste our efforts if we can't wait for the right opportunity.
There will definitely be a war with Eastern Wu in the future. Given Sun Quan's fickle character, he might stab us in the back one day. Wouldn't that be shooting himself in the foot
After returning to the camp, he discussed with Xu Shu the matter of taking over the two Sichuan provinces. The war in Jiangdong was already planned by Zhou Yu. If he talked and did too much, it would easily arouse suspicion. Why bother
Another day passed, and Liu Qi was grilling fish in the camp when Zhou Yu suddenly sent someone to invite him, saying that he had important military information to discuss. So he and Xu Shu came to the central military tent.
Zhou Yu was in high spirits and full of smiles, a completely different person from the days before. He clasped his fists and said with a smile, "The commander-in-chief has come to the tent, and he must have a plan to defeat Cao."
Zhou Yu laughed and said, "That's right, the time has come for us to defeat Cao's army and capture Cao the thief!"
Liu Qi sat down, glanced at the generals of Dongwu, nodded and smiled: "It's time to show your true strength!"
Zhou Yu said, "Recently, scouts reported that Cao's army connected the warships with iron chains and placed them across the water to facilitate the travel between the east and west camps. This is God's help for us to defeat Cao! I will use the Jiangdong troops as the main force and the Jingzhou troops as the support. I wonder what you think, General?"
Liu Qi's heart moved. It seemed that Xiahou Mao had succeeded. However, there was no need for him to boast about this matter. He clasped his fists and said, "Just give the order, Commander-in-Chief. I will cooperate with you to the best of my ability."
Zhou Yu said: "I will use the navy to burn the Ruxu stronghold to lure Cao's army from Qibao Mountain to rescue, but you will lead your troops to take the Qibao Mountain stronghold. I will also send people to burn the warships on the water and cut off the floating bridge. Cao's army will not be able to respond to the two. Cao's enemy will have no way to escape and will surely die!"
Liu Qi frowned and said, "It's not that I don't want to try my best, but I said last time that the terrain of Qibao Mountain is steep and I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed. Governor, please don't force me."