In the dead of night, when the soldiers and horses were mobilized along the coast, Gan Ning sent Sun Quan's military amulet. From this night onwards, the entire Jiangdong took Zhou Yu's military order as the highest instruction.
"Has the pier been cleared?" Zhou Yu asked.
Gan Ning replied, "Generals Zhu Zhi and Cheng Pu have made arrangements, and Han Dang led his troops to Jiangling by land."
Lu Su put on his armor, led the soldiers over, and said, "I'm leaving now."
"I'll go with you," Zhou Yu said.
"No!" Gan Ning and Lu Su's expressions changed at the same time.
Lu Su said: "You are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can you take risks so easily?"
"I'm worried." Zhou Yu looked up at the dark north of the Yangtze River, and said in a deep voice, "Fei Yu hasn't come back yet."
"Who did you send Fei Yu to report to?" Lu Su frowned, "Is there any internal response in Cao Ying?"
Zhou Yu flicked his sleeves, and the torches lined up on the bank were reflected in his deep pupils.
"Turn off the light source." Zhou Yu ordered, "All board the boat."
The soldiers put out the torches and boarded the ship in front of the cold pier. In an instant, hundreds of small boats galloped out of the river bank, heading towards the dark future, breaking the waves in the cold wind.
The Zenith Milky Way runs across the sky and covers the earth, and the water of the Yangtze River flows endlessly.
Gan Ning held a broad oar, swiped across the water, and the boat flew away. Zhou Yu was wearing a long robe and coughed a few times. Lu Su said, "Go back to the cabin and rest."
Zhou Yu bowed and returned to the cabin. Gan Ning was still shirtless for three or nine days, and his muscles were thin and gnarled. The commander's ship was far ahead, keeping a distance from hundreds of small boats, and riding the wind against the current.
After a while, the sound of a piano echoed between heaven and earth.
Immediately afterwards, the smooth sound of the zither ding-dong continued, becoming more and more urgent, and then the seven strings vibrated, as if sending some kind of news to the other side.
Gan Ning showed a mischievous smile, looked back at the cabin, was about to say something, but Lu Su made a gesture to signal him to listen.
From the other side came a faint flute rhyme, piercing through the starry sky, as if it complemented Zhou Yu's piano sound. The river water reflects the stars and stars in the sky, flickering and dancing, and the power of the two rhythms shakes apart like entwined silk, and confronts each other in the air.
There was a hint of inquiry and expectation in the sound of the flute.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yu seemed to be a little unhappy, and the sound of the piano shook, shaking off the sound of the flute on the other side, and the sound of the flute sank far away, returning to nothing.
Gan Ning also recognized it, and asked Lu Su, "How many people are there on the other side?"
Lu Su said: "At least 100,000 soldiers, less than 20,000 soldiers."
Gan Ning said: "With so many 100,000 people withdrawing to Soochow, my lord will have a headache."
"Let's see them." Lu Su said, "This time I came here to pick up a messenger. If we can have a good talk, there is still hope."
There was a soft sound of water, and Zhou Yu's qin stopped at a faint trill. Soldiers on the bank came over and pulled the boats to the ropes. At one time, hundreds of light boats were berthed, and there were 80,000 civilians on the shore, and 20,000 soldiers were resting on the spot. There are many torches, shining with the stars in the sky, which is truly spectacular.
Liu Bei led a group of men down to meet him, Lu Su jumped ashore, Liu Bei knelt in front of him, Lu Su was startled and hurried forward to help.
"Uncle Huang! Don't make me wait." Lu Su hurriedly said.
Liu Bei sighed and said: "Bei kneeling this time is for the sake of the 100,000 people on the north bank, but I beg the Marquis of Wu to show his compassion."
The soldiers knelt down on the ground, and Lu Su said: "Everyone please hurry up, the Lord sent me and General Gan to discuss countermeasures with the emperor."
Lu Su called "Uncle Emperor" smoothly, and Zhou Yu couldn't laugh or cry in the cabin. Only Lu Su could properly resolve this kind of matter—Liu Bei has no official position, and his name is Jingzhou Mu, which is inappropriate, so he has to be called Emperor Uncle.
"Tonight, the Marquis of Wu summoned our civil servants and generals from Jiangdong to urgently discuss how to destroy Cao's bandit navy." Lu Su said to the crowd, "Which ones will go with me?"
Everyone was silent, and they didn't expect that Lu Su would come and make such a move. If he was detained by Sun Quan and handed over to Cao Cao to claim credit, the gain would outweigh the loss.
Liu Bei smiled and said, "I'll go, which general will accompany me across the river?"
"Wait a minute, my lord." A young man stepped forward, cupped his hands at Lu Su, and said, "Liang is willing to go."
At this time, Zhou Yu finally came out, no one even noticed him, only Zhuge Liang's eyes moved to him. Zhou Yu and Lu Su exchanged a wink, which Zhuge Liang caught keenly.
"This is..." Zhuge Liang asked.
Zhou Yu waved his hands, landed, and asked, "Are you the younger brother of Master Zhuge Jin?"
Zhuge nodded. Zhou Yu glanced at Lu Su again, Lu Su nodded and said, "In that case, please Mr. Kong Ming come with me to meet Marquis Wu."
"Where is Zhao Zilong?" Zhou Yu asked again.
Liu Bei sighed and asked: "This gentleman is..."
"Zhao Zilong has never seen him before," said another majestic and majestic man with a three-foot beard, "He has been missing since the first battle in Dangyang."
"Who is the commander of Cao Jun in Dangyang?" Zhou Yu knew that this person was probably Guan Yu, so he asked again.
"Cao Cao, Xia Houen and others!" Guan Yu snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Three days ago, Zhao Yun withdrew from Changban, and Zhao Yun left without saying goodbye, and now he is about to chase Xiakou, and you Soochow are still so painless. .”
"That's right!" said another black-faced strong man, "When Cao Jun comes after me, grandma, your master doesn't need to send a boat to pick you up! Let's hug each other and die!"
"Yide!" Liu Bei changed his expression, "Don't talk nonsense, Zilong will never abandon me."
Zhou Yu roughly understood that if Fei Yu didn't send a message, it was probably because Zhao Yun was trapped in the enemy's formation. I just don't know how long it will be before Cao Cao chases here.
"Is Cao Pi here?" Zhou Yu asked again.
No one could answer, even Lu Su didn't understand why Zhou Yu asked this question. Seeing this, Zhou Yu ordered people to bring horses over, ordered soldiers, and said, "I'm leaving now, Zijing, my lord depends on you."
Lu Su cupped his hands towards Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu led two hundred cavalry, left Gong'an Ferry, and headed north.
In the winter of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Dangyang, Changbanpo.
Thousands of soldiers and horses merged into a torrent, rushing towards the last battlefield in the afterglow. Zhao Yun embraced Liu Chan, galloped his horse, and drove Liu Bei's Lu horse, all the way to the south.
"Eat my sword!" Someone rushed out from the side.
Zhao Yun won the long lance, danced with an eight-foot-long iron lance, and roared.
"Those who stop me will die!!"
In the evening sun, Zhao Yun wore a white armor covered in blood, and his cloak smelled foul. He rode out of the encirclement alone like a god of war!
Xiahouen led the army to kill, Zhao Yun turned around and picked it up, when there was a loud clang, Xiahouen's physical strength was far inferior to Zhao Yun's, Zhao Yun relied on the power of the long weapon and heavy spear, and the first spear flew the Qinghong sword in Xiahouen's hand, Then turn around and roar! Xia Houen never expected that Zhao Yun came back again, taking advantage of the short time difference, he passed by!
Xia Houen and his horse were picked up, a long sword flickered in the air, circling, Zhao Yun rushed forward, and then with a move, he grabbed the hilt.
"Thank you!" Zhao Yun shouted.
Cao Jun was in an uproar, so provocative, never seen before, tens of thousands of people rushed to chase after Zhao Yun. Lu Ma swung his four hooves away, as if he knew that if he was a little slower, the little master in Zhao Yun's arms would be torn to pieces! Arrows are raining down, and drums are beating in the distance.
Boom, boom, boom three times!
The drums were about to stop, and Zhou Yu finally led the reinforcements, but they stopped on the cliff, with no way out.
In an instant, thousands of sharp arrows rose from the ground, drew an arc, and flew towards the mountains. Countless arrows shot into the sky, and then turned around and landed, vowing to nail Zhao Yun to the ground!
"Shoot!" Zhou Yu shouted.
Swish, swish, swish four sounds, four arrows shot out together, crossing the mountain stream with a white silk, resisted the flying arrows, and vacated a path.
"Drive!" Zhao Yun yelled angrily, and Lu Siju leaped into the air and leaped over the mountain stream.
"Go to South Road to meet him!" Zhou Yu said, "Let's go!"
"Someone is here again."
From a height, Cao Cao looked down and murmured, "Who is this time again? Soochow's reinforcements?"
Cao Pi stood aside. Many years later, this tall and handsome young man was no longer childish. His arrogant and domineering face had turned into two sword eyebrows, and his eyes were piercing, like a sharp sword out of its sheath. .
"Maybe it's Liu Bei's soldiers and horses." Cao Pi said, "My child, it's better not to chase after him."
Cao Cao said with a smile: "Liu Xuande is most afraid of death, he will not go and come back, you think he would abandon his wife, son and daughter, turn around and run away, how could he come back for a general?"
Cao Pi was silent, Cao Cao said: "At all costs, this man must be captured, Zhao Zilong is really a fierce general!"
Cao Pi turned back with his sword on his back, and Cao Cao said again, "What do you want to do?"
"My son, go meet him for a while." Cao Pi replied, then jumped off the platform, landed on the horse, rode on Cao Cao's beloved horse paw, Huang Feidian, and galloped away.
As the sky was getting darker, Zhao Yun crossed the mountain stream outside Dangyang City and lost his way for a while. There were still pursuers rushing behind him. He hid in the darkness, bowed down in front of the creek, drank some water, and got on his horse again. Look around. The flying feathers flew towards him, Zhao Yun raised his head and followed Bai Falcon.
The strong wind blew across the mountain stream, bringing with it an angry howl between heaven and earth.
"You shouldn't have come back, Brother Zilong, if Feiyu hadn't come and gone, I wouldn't even have been able to find you."
Cao Pi rode a clawed yellow flying lightning, staying in front of the mountain stream.
Lu, who was stopped by Zhao Yun, remained silent.
"Make way." Zhao Yun said.
"You can't get out." Cao Pi said, "Come back with me, I will guarantee my life, my father will never kill you."
Zhao Yun yelled angrily: "You and I are the masters, so there is no need to say this again. If you want me to surrender Cao, you can't do it without my head!"
Following the sound, Zhao Yun charged towards Cao Pi, and the two horses almost collided like a gust of wind! Claw Huang Feidian and Lu's neighed at the same time, spreading far away in the dark night. Cao Pi and Zhao Yun drew their swords at the same time, Zhao Yun drew his sword, Cao Pi blocked, the two swords slashed each other, and there was a sound of gold and iron clearing, and it shook far away in the mountains!
Sparks flew everywhere, and in just a split second, the two had clashed several times. Zhao Yun's Qinghong sword came out, but Cao Pi had no time to dodge it.
"How many times have I taught you." Zhao Yun stood on his horse, his back turned to Cao Pi, "When defending an empty gate, you must abandon the rein and control the horse with your legs."
Several strands of Cao Pi's hair fluttered out with a swish, flying away in the wind.
"Why don't you kill me?" Cao Pi looked at Zhao Yun's back from a distance, just a few inches away from the sword, it was the gate of blood in the neck, the Qinghong sword cut iron like mud, and a light stroke could kill him.
"Let's go." Zhao Yun turned his head to the side and said in a deep voice, "You have grown taller and your hands are stronger. Brother Zilong wishes you prosperous martial arts... drive!"
Zhao Yun rushed out of the mountain stream, Cao Pi's chest was still heaving slightly, behind him, thousands of soldiers from Cao Jun came after him.
"My son." The leading general said, "What should I do? Withdraw?"
Cao Pi was silent for a long time, and then said: "Chasing."
Zhao Yun rushed out of the mountain stream and entered the official road from Dangyang to Xiakou. Thousands of Cao soldiers were still holding torches, chasing Cao Pi relentlessly.
The speed of Zhao Yun's horse was getting slower and slower. Lu had been with him for two days and two nights without closing his eyes, and foam was overflowing from the corner of his mouth, as if he couldn't do what he wanted. Cao Pi drew his bow and arrows while galloping towards Zhao Yun's war horse, but at the last moment, a bird sang in the air.
Fei Yu shot like lightning with a groan. Cao Pi yelled and was pecked on the back of his hand, bleeding profusely. The subordinates panicked immediately, but Fei Yu disappeared without a trace.
Zhou Yu led the cavalry to come from the mountain road, and shot back the leading Cao soldiers with an arrow.
"Gongjin!" Zhao Yun said.
In front of Zhou Yu's Hengma Mountain, a thousand Cao troops stopped, protecting Cao Pi heavily. And on the open plain in front of the mountain, in the woods, there are torches all over the mountain, and there are tens of thousands of people in that formation. Only then did Cao Pi realize that he had been ambushed.
"You've grown up, Ziheng." Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, then drew the red army around his waist, and made a feint. Cao Pi squinted his eyes to avoid the reflection of the moon.
"I haven't seen you for a long time." Cao Pi said, "Brother Gongjin."
"Sun Quan has grown up too." Zhou Yu said, "When I have time, I will come to Soochow to catch up on the old days. I will stay here. If you pursue forcefully and chase him into Liu Jun's formation, don't blame Brother Gongjin for not being able to excuse you."
Zhao Yun held his sword horizontally, rode his horse to lead the way, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Yu.
"Let's go back." Zhao Yun said, "We will fight again in the future."
Cao Pi smiled and whistled, but the whistle seemed to have a different meaning. Such a malicious whistle when Qianjun was facing each other made both sides, especially Zhao Yun, very embarrassed.
"Forget it." Cao Pi lazily said, "After Jiangdong is captured, let's drink some wine and catch up on the old days."
After finishing speaking, Cao Pi ordered to return to camp.
When Cao Jun withdrew, Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Zhao Yun, "Mr. Xuande is waiting for you at Xiakou."
Zhao Yun said: "Bring so many troops just to save me, Gong Jin, don't you..."
"Therefore set up a suspicious array." Zhou Yu replied: "When Cao Pi brought people to chase you, I lit the torches in advance, but in fact there were only two hundred people, go away!"
"Where are you going?" Zhao Yunyao shouted.
"Go back to Jiangdong and wait for you!" Zhou Yu shouted.
After leaving Changbanpo, Zhou Yu led his army to the riverside ten miles away from the police. At the pier, Lu Meng's fleet was already waiting to pick him up. Zhou Yu crossed the river with his flying feathers.
"Where's my lord?" Zhou Yu asked as soon as he got off the boat.
Lu Meng had already led his horse and said, "Zhuge Liang is arguing with the civil servants, my lord wants you to go quickly."
"Cao Bandit has millions of soldiers..."
Zhou Yu rushed to the outside of Sun Quan's mansion. When he entered, Zhuge Liang's voice was coming out of the hall, so Zhou Yu stopped and stopped outside to listen.
"So what if you have a million soldiers?" Zhuge Liang replied in a calm voice.
Zhou Yu winked at Lu Meng, waved his hands slightly, and the two stood outside the hall listening.
"Where did Cao Cao's troops come from? However, they are all recruited by Yuan Shao's defeated army, Liu Biao's remnants, a gang of mobs, nothing to fear."
Yu Fan's voice sneered and said, "Isn't there anything to be afraid of? There are only a few thousand generals from Liu Yuzhou, who abandoned Jingzhou and fled to Xiakou. The only way to throw the whole army into the river is not enough to be afraid of?"
Zhuge Liang said calmly: "Because of this, my lord Fang would rather die than surrender. He is not afraid. Wu Hou is afraid or not. It depends on you. I think Wu Hou was not afraid at first. If I talk too much, I'm afraid I'm afraid now."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu said to Lu Meng in a low voice, "This man must stay, and he must not be allowed to go."
Lu Meng nodded, and was ordered to make arrangements.
For a moment, all the ministers in the hall looked indescribably ugly, no one dared to answer, and all looked at Sun Quan.
Sun Quan couldn't help trembling with anger, Zhou Yu walked into the hall, everyone sat down and bowed together, saluted, Zhou Yu stroked with one hand, and it was regarded as the salute. Seeing this situation, Zhuge Liang saw that Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao were the only ones Wu Hou didn't have to treat as courtiers, and Jiang Dong immediately guessed Zhou Yu's identity.
Zhou Yu went up the steps, sat down on Sun Quan's left side, and put one hand on Sun Quan's shoulder.
"According to what you have seen," Zhou Yu said, "How many troops does Cao Cao have?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "It's a full game, one and a half million."
Sun Quan sneered and said, "The more Mr. Kong Ming says, the more outrageous he is. I'm afraid he's not defrauding us."
Zhuge Liang ignored Lu Su's face and said with a smile: "There is no exaggeration. Liu Yuzhou's army is like hitting a stone with an egg against Cao's army."
Zhou Yu said again: "Since there are one and a half million people, why doesn't Liu Yuzhou surrender?"
Zhuge Liang said indifferently: "Scholars can be killed but not humiliated. Tian Heng Wu Zixu, Jing Ke wants to leave, and he would rather die than submit. My master acts benevolence and serves righteousness. He would rather die than submit. As for Wu Hou cherishing all living beings, I dare not dream , dragged Jiangdong into the battle group."
Sun Quan finally got angry, he pulled back his hand, drew Zhou Yu's sword from his waist, and slashed towards the corner of the case, and the wooden case was cut in two!
"Whoever talks about surrendering, there is such a case." Sun Quan stood up and looked down at the counselors in the hall, but no one dared to make a sound.
In the afternoon, Sun Quan sat in the hall where the breeze passed through the hall, with his hands on his knees, silent.
"I talked with Kong Ming." Zhou Yu came in and said, "Zijing also found out that there was no one in Soochow who had an affair with Cao Ying."
Sun Quan nodded and asked, "Have Liu Xuande's people crossed the river?"
Zhou Yu said: "The boat has been sent out to pick it up, and I will personally supervise the formation."
Sun Quan let out a long breath and said, "Brother Gongjin."
Sun Quan got up, walked to the window pavilion near the river, and looked at the surging river.
"You said that after a hundred years and a thousand years, will anyone still remember this battle?" Sun Quan turned around and said, "Will Jiangdong still be there at that time?"
"Da Yu ruled the Kyushu and forged a tripod; Emperor Qin unified the six kingdoms; Xiang Wang and Han Zu competed for the world." Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, "Separation and reunion have been going on since ancient times. It is not impossible to win the battle of the many with less, but less."
"Until the last moment, no one can decide the outcome." Zhou Yu said again, "It's like not being able to judge a person before the coffin is built. But this battle, no matter whether the future generations rise or fall, will never be forgotten. Come out with me Let's go, don't be in a daze here."