Sun Quan frowned like a knot that couldn't be untied. He finally made a decision, but there was no plan on how and when to fight this battle, while Zhou Yu was still strolling by the riverside.
When the two arrived at the pier, Liu Bei's fleeing army disembarked. For a while, the entire pier was full of people, and it was impossible to get through. Lu Meng and Gan Ning led troops to pick them up and scattered them throughout the city. People crowded around, crying and shouting, people went ashore, children yelled loudly, Zhou Yu laughed instead.
"This is the first time I have encountered this in my life." Zhou Yu said helplessly.
"Me too." Sun Quan said.
"Beware of assassins." Lu Meng squeezed over and whispered, "Why did you come out here?"
Zhou Yu said, "It's okay, I know it well."
Sun Quan knew that even if there were spies and assassins among the refugees, they couldn't hide from Zhou Yu's eyes, so he was relieved. However, Lu Meng still sent many people around Sun Quan to guard him. Crossbow sharp arrows.
"I remember ten years ago." Zhou Yu said, "Your brother said that this battle will be fought sooner or later."
Sun Quan said: "I remember that you said this. You said that if the battle of Guandu is won, the battle will be postponed for ten years. Now it has finally come. It is inevitable to fight Cao Zihuan."
"You stole my soldiers back then and helped him win. Do you regret it now?" Zhou Yu said.
"I don't regret it." Sun Quan shook his robe sleeves, walked forward slowly, and smiled at Liu Bei who got off the boat.
"Liu Yuzhou." Sun Quan didn't call him "Uncle Emperor", obviously he didn't want to follow Liu Bei's tricks. Thank you for saving me!"
"Get up quickly." Sun Quan didn't wait for Liu Bei to kneel down, and went to help him, but Liu Bei was determined to perform this great ceremony, so he couldn't get up on the spot, and when he bowed down to Sun Quan, Sun Quan was shocked. Tens of thousands of people kneeled on the entire pier, and the scene was extremely sensational.
Sun Quan turned his head to look at Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu immediately gestured to him to kneel down too, so Sun Quan had no choice but to lift his robes and return the salute to Liu Bei, and the two saluted on the pier with their backs facing the sky. The people all burst into tears, thanking Liu Bei and Soochow for taking them in.
Zhou Yu looked around and found Zhao Yun in a gray robe among the crowd. He made a gesture, but Zhao Yun waved his hand, indicating that he could not leave the team at this moment. After a tiring boat trip, Sun Quan picked up Liu Bei, surrounded by generals, and went to the mansion in person. Zhou Yu stayed behind to take care of the migration, and Lu Meng cleared an open space in the east of the city for the people and soldiers brought by Liu Bei to camp.
After a full day and night of work, everyone was evacuated the next day. Zhou Yu only slept for two hours a day.
Xiao Qiao frowned and said, "Zhou Lang, you have to rest for a while."
Zhou Yu waved his hands, the cold wind passed through the hall, and the winter was dry, so he wrapped up his clothes and took a nap in front of the stove.
"What did the North Shore Soldiers Report say?" Xiao Qiao asked worriedly.
Zhou Yu replied: "Cao Cao connected the warships together and tied them with chains, as if they were about to cross the river."
Xiao Qiao said, "Go to sleep for a while, and then worry about it when you get up."
Zhou Yu grunted and closed his eyes.
"Cao Bing is here, are you still sleeping?" Sun Ce slapped Zhou Yu on the shoulder, and Zhou Yu woke up suddenly.
"Bo Fu?" Zhou Yu asked in disbelief.
Sun Ce smiled, and sat on the steps in front of Zhou Yu's case, with his back turned to him. The moment he woke up, Zhou Yu didn't even have time to see Sun Ce's face.
"Bo Fu!" Zhou Yu almost overturned the case, and grabbed his shoulders, trying to make him turn his head, but Sun Ce just didn't want to.
Sun Ce looked at the river outside the door and murmured, "Gong Jin, thank you for your hard work. Do you think this battle can be won?"
"I don't know." Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Bo Fu, are you still alive?"
Sun Ce turned his head sideways, and at that moment, Zhou Yu saw Sun Ce's face.
Still youthful, full of vigor, with well-defined facial features, bright eyes under the sword eyebrows, lips that are about to rise, and a playful smile on the corners of the mouth.
"Bo Fu..." At that moment, Zhou Yu couldn't hold back his tears anymore. His eyes were red, tears welled up in his eyes, his voice trembled, and his lips trembled. He stretched out his hand to touch Sun Ce's side face, and Sun Ce held his hand. , hooked his shoulder with a smile.
"Hey, why are you crying?" Sun Ce smiled, and then embraced him, just like they did when they were young.
"Are you afraid?" Sun Ce asked again.
Zhou Yu shook his head, with tears in his eyes, staring at Sun Ce in a daze, with forbearance and sadness in his eyes.
"I have nothing to lose." Zhou Yu said, "When this battle begins, Xiao Qiao will take the child back to Fuchun. If Jiangdong loses, I will sacrifice my life."
Sun Ce smiled and said, "You can't lose, why do you say that? You have never been defeated."
Zhou Yu held Sun Ce's hand and sat side by side with him in front of the steps, looking at his face in a daze, his eyebrows, his eyes, his nose bridge and his moist lips, Zhou Yu remembered all these, nine years were fleeting, he But never forgot half a point.
"My father said that it is often difficult for a person who is not warlike to fight." Sun Ce thought for a while, and said to Zhou Yu solemnly, "but for a person who is not warlike, once he has made up his mind, he will never look back. He will be braver than anyone else, because he has no way to retreat and nowhere to go."
Zhou Yu smiled sadly and said, "Ten years ago, when I had a dispute with you, this battle was destined to come."
"Have you figured out how to fight?" Sun Ce looked out at the river, then at Zhou Yu.
"No." Zhou Yu replied, "I haven't thought about it, but I can't say it. If I say it, Sun Quan will panic even more."
Sun Ce said: "Don't worry about that kid, I do remember the night you took down Wu Jun for me, do you still remember?"
"Inside and outside?" Zhou Yu's mood gradually calmed down.
Zhou Yu still remembered that night, they took a flaming centipede kite and charged at Xu Gong's prefect's mansion with flames like a dragon. In the chaos, Sun Ce took the opportunity to attack Wu County.
"Shhh." Sun Ce made a gesture, vividly interpreting the dragon, his fingers darting back and forth in the air.
"Zhou Lang?" Xiao Qiao pushed Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu woke up suddenly, sweating profusely, and coughed violently.
"You are fine." Xiao Qiao said anxiously, "I heard you calling Bo Fu's name all the time."
Zhou Yu was still in shock, facing the gauze curtain that was blown up by the wind, shivering from the cold all over his body.
Xiao Qiao said: "Drink some medicine and go to sleep inside, you are too tired."
Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes, remembering the burning dragon that night.
"It's fine." Zhou Yu said, "Don't worry about me."
It was dark and it was night, so Zhou Yu went into the room to pack his things.
"I won't go!" Xiao Qiao said with an unbearable expression on her brows.
While packing Xiao Qiao's clothes, Zhou Yu said, "You have to go, you can't stay here."
"In case Cao Jun lands." Xiao Qiao said, "I brought a dagger."
"Do you want our children to have no mother?" Zhou Yu said.
Xiao Qiao held her breath and remained silent, Zhou Yu continued to pack her bags, the husband and wife sat together, Zhou Yu brushed Xiao Qiao's forehead hair.
"You go back, I won't have any worries." Zhou Yu said slowly.
"Have you dreamed of Bofu?" Xiao Qiao held Zhou Yu's finger and looked at him as if she didn't know him.
Zhou Yu nodded, and they didn't talk any more. At dawn, Zhou Yu sent Xiao Qiao to the pier. A small boat, carrying Xiao Qiao with a burden on her back, and several accompanying soldiers, went down the Yangtze River to Fuchun. .
There is a piano, a pot of tea, and a sheepskin scroll left.
On the map, the Yangtze River seems to turn into a centipede kite that is on fire, ready to rush towards us at any time.
"An army of 800,000 troops." Zhao Yun's voice sounded outside the door, saying, "Our two sides together only have 50,000 troops. How will we fight this battle?"
"Everyone is asking this question." Zhou Yu said, "Even the dead Bo Fu asked me once."
Zhao Yun laughed, leaning against the front of the porch, crossing his arms, his boots pointing to the ground, he still looked like a young general in white armor, the only difference was that his face had become more mature.
"You are old." Zhou Yu said lightly.
"You are old too." Zhao Yun said, "You are aging faster than me, and you have gray hair on both temples."
Zhou Yu said: "You are old but your heart is not old. I am not old but my heart is old."
Zhao Yun came forward, patted Zhou Yu's arm, and sat down on one side. They had too much to say, too many old things to tell, and they couldn't say it for a while.
Not long after, the past events of those years were all turned into a tacit smile with each other, and they were no longer mentioned.
Zhou Yu was the one who spoke first.
"What are you doing back in Nagasaka?"
"Save people."
"Save who?"
"Adou."
Zhou Yu didn't understand, Zhao Yun said, "My lord's son."
"Hmm." Zhou Yu said, "Cao Pi's relentless pursuit must be a treat, but I've never seen you bring any fools."
So Zhao Yun explained to Zhou Yu how he took the infant baby from Mrs. Gan, tied it to his chest, and carried it out. It was dark night when he escaped from danger, and Zhou Yu didn't realize it. Now that he mentioned it, he was afraid, and Zhao Yun gesticulated him so that he couldn't laugh or cry.
Finally Zhou Yu said: "Liu Yuzhou doesn't want any of his own sons, so what are you trying to do? Being alone in danger is not as good as a child?"
Zhao Yun said, "That's the lord's legitimate son."
Zhou Yu had no choice but to give up, put away the map, made tea for Zhao Yun, and asked, "How to defeat the enemy?"
Zhao Yun shrugged and said, "I don't know, God knows, aren't you afraid? Haven't thought about it yet?"
"Didn't you also think about it?" Zhou Yu retorted, "I don't think you are afraid."
Both Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu laughed. After laughing for a while, Zhou Yu shook his head helplessly.
"Is Bofu here?" Zhao Yun asked.
"Zilong, do you think there are ghosts after death?" Zhou Yu said, Zhao Yun was silent, Zhou Yu didn't wait for him to answer, and said, "Since Bofu left, I don't believe in ghosts and gods, but I have to. Believe it. Say a thousand, say ten thousand, after all, I am not reconciled, and I often hope that Bo Fu will come to me in my dream."
"Nine years." Zhou Yu said, "During these nine years, I never dreamed of him one night. Only last night, when I couldn't make up my mind, did he come here in a dream."
Zhao Yun took a sip of tea, but still didn't speak.
Zhou Yu said again: "I just want to think about it every day, but I can't dream about it at night. Now that I'm here, I'm afraid that I think too much on weekdays."
Zhao Yun said: "Bo Fu Tuo Gu, you must have lived up to his last wish in these years, so you did not come to look for you."
As he spoke, Zhao Yun smiled at Zhou Yu again.
"It's shaken now." Zhou Yu said with emotion, "Maybe it's just here, and it's the same reason."
Zhao Yun said: "Now my lord, your lord, the safety of all the people in Jiangdong, and the future situation of the world, all rest on your shoulders alone."
"Don't say too early about forming an alliance." Zhou Yu said lightly, "Ten years ago, I told Sun Quan that there would be a battle with the Cao family. Maybe in another ten years, there will be no difference between you and me." Allies again."
Said Zhou Yu strummed the strings with five fingers, made a clear sound of the piano, and said with a smile: "In case I meet your swordsman one day..."
"Even if there will be that day." Zhao Yun said calmly, "It's good to listen to the piano and have a cup of tea right now."
"Your military adviser is a powerful character." Zhou Yu said.
Zhao Yun laughed it off, got up, put the cup on the desk, and left.
Zhou Yu said, "It's better to leave than to see you off."
"Victory in the first battle." Zhao Yun replied.
A few days later, Zhou Yu inspected the soldiers and horses, and when he arrived at Sun Quan's mansion, the generals of the Liu and Sun battalions were arguing, but when Zhou Yu arrived, they fell silent.
Zhou Yu bowed his hands to Sun Quan and Liu Bei first, and then sat beside Sun Quan.
"What's the noise?" Zhou Yu asked.
Zhuge Liang smiled, but did not answer.
"Cao Jun is about to cross the river!" Guan Yu said coldly, bearded and furrowed, "You Dadongwu still has some heresy tricks, tricks of demons! Digging boats one by one! Can you finish chiseling?!"
Zhuge Liang said: "General Gan has his reasons for what he said."
Gan Ning was about to attack, but Lu Su gave him a wink. Zhuge Liang said lightly, "Cao's army must have already prepared for the attack, and the internal and external cooperation, and the plan of digging a boat, I'm afraid it won't work."
"You're giving me a plan." Zhu Zhi sneered, "What's the use of just standing up and refuting?"
"Hey—" Huang Gai said, "Mr. Kong Ming is not from a navy background, so how do you know how to fight in water?"
Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and said: "Know yourself and know the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. The governor has been investigating for a long time, why don't you listen to what the governor thinks first?"
With Zhuge Liang's words, the eyes of the hall were drawn to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu would not confront Zhuge Liang at this time. After all, the most important thing right now is how to win the battle, not fighting spirit. Zhou Yu pondered for a while, then said: "My lord, Mr. Liu, please distinguish clearly."
"Cao Cao's generals are all on the north bank, and there are about 350,000 infantry and cavalry. This is a clear figure I got." Zhou Yu said to the crowd, "Jingzhou has just surrendered, and people's hearts are unstable. Cao Cao will not completely rely on Cai Mao and Zhang. Allow. This person is very suspicious and sick, and this is one of the things that can drive people away from the relationship between the two Jingzhou generals and Cao Cao."
"Cao Cao's army is coming in a huge way. In the final analysis, there is only one thing to do-cross the river and land on the shore. Cao Cao has no boats himself, and only the Jingzhou and big boats can be used. It looks like hundreds of thousands, but in fact they can board the boats and participate in the battle. Less than one hundred thousand."
"In the final analysis, our first wave of enemies is only the sailors on the 100,000 Jingzhou ships, and they are not all from Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. Presumably Cao Cao will send many people on board to take over Cai Mao's army."
"According to my estimation, this weight is 30-70, 30% for the Jingzhou army, 70% for the Cao army. That is, 30,000 for the Jing army and 70,000 for the Cao army."
"Of the 70,000 soldiers in Cao's army, at least half of them are seasick. There is nothing to be afraid of." Zhou Yu opened the map of the Yangtze River and said calmly, "So our enemies are less than 50,000."
"How to use the army in our hands to defeat these 50,000 people." Zhou Yu said, "The trilogy is complicated and bloated. Cao Cao commanded a water battle for the first time. If there are too many warships, hands and feet must be bound."
"Break the flag order between the ships." Zhou Yu said again, "Disturb the arrangement..."
"Wait a minute." Zhuge Liang finally spoke.
"What are you farting again?!" Gan Ning finally couldn't help cursing, and said angrily, "Grandma! My family has supervised the navy for ten years, how can you be a scumbag..."
Zhou Yu frowned slightly, and glanced at Gan Ning, who had no choice but to remain silent.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I have a friend from the past, who is now in Cao Cao's army. His name is Pang Shiyuan, and he sent me news."
"Mr. Kong Ming, please tell me." Zhou Yu replied, and had a premonition that what Zhuge Liang said would be a turning point in this great battle.
"Someone offered advice to Cao Cao. The northerners are seasick and do not know how to fight in water. There is a solution, which is to tie the big boats to each other with iron chains to reduce the force of the surge."
"In this way, the Jingzhou navy is self-contained. Although it avoids the risk of seasickness, it is cumbersome and bloated, making it impossible to turn around." Zhuge Liang said again, "In this way, Cao's army can rely on itself."
Needles can be heard in the hall. If Cao Cao did this, then there would be hundreds of large ships in a row, and they would be able to help each other, and they would advance layer by layer like an iron wall. It will come like a flood.
"This plan is simple." Zhuge Liang said, "It also has its disadvantages. If the iron ship array can be successfully broken, Cao Jun can retreat."
Zhou Yu's blood surged up, and his mind was dizzy, as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't grasp it clearly.
In the darkness, everyone's voices faded away, a kite became a long dragon, carrying fire, emitting sparks, floating on the river.
Zhou Yu opened his eyes suddenly.
"Captain!" Cheng Pu rushed forward to help.
Zhou Yu hurriedly waved his hands, coughing unceasingly, grabbed Sun Quan's robe, and coughed up some blood.
"I'm fine." Zhou Yu gasped.
Sun Quan glanced at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu tucked Sun Quan's robe back a little.
"I have a plan." Zhou Yu said, "Generals, please rest assured, but the battlefield needs to add three points of God's will. I don't know if it will succeed. Next, all that is left is to wait."
"All the deployment of troops and generals in this way will be handed over to the governor." Liu Bei said, "The governor has full power to command, and there is no disrespect."
Zhou Yu nodded, bowed to everyone, and took Sun Quan's token.
The rest of the people dispersed, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei left the prefect's mansion, Liu Bei insisted on living in the camp east of the city, the two discussed for a while, Zhuge Liang said: "Zhang Zhao of the Eastern Wu has lost trust, Zhou Yu is seriously ill, and has been ill for many years. My lord can go to Sun Quan after the war. Borrow Jingzhou."
Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and replied: "Jingzhou is not affiliated to Soochow, but the Sun family has many disputes with Huang Zu and Jing Shenggong, so I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to export it."
"My lord, just open your mouth." Zhuge Liang said again, "I think Zhou Yu has a plan, and this victory is in his hands, but even if it is a big victory, Cao Cao's army will only retreat to Xiangyang. Until then, Sun Quan still needs us to defend him. "
Inside the prefect's mansion, Zhou Yu coughed a few more times, with Sun Quan beside him, his expression of worry was palpable.
"Brother Gongjin." Sun Quan trembled.
"It's okay." Zhou Yu replied, "It's just that it's cold in winter and hurts the liver and lungs. The root of this disease was planted very early."
Sun Quan said, "I heard that Zhuge Liang is good at medicine. Why don't you ask him to show you?"
"I got a serious illness when I was five years old, and the gods have nothing to do with it." Zhou Yu took a sip of tea and replied, "I beg you, Zhongmou, if this victory is won, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei must stay in Jiangdong and be detained as hostage."
Sun Quan was startled and said, "How can this be done?"
Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Quan with complicated meanings.