Zhou Yu said: "Today is the surrender date agreed upon by the Lu family and Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi crossed the river with a boat and crossed the river south; I ordered elite soldiers to pretend to be Lu's private army, and brought more than 20 fast boats with them.
Firewood and kerosene were falsely claimed to be grain ships. When they got close to the enemy, they all set fire to them. Yuan's army, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, would be buried in the belly of the fish."
Sun Ce said excitedly: "Today God is behaving beautifully, and the southeast wind is strong. After burning Yuan's army, we will lead the navy to pursue and kill Yuan Xi. Then we will map the Central Plains to the north, and the world will be settled."
The two drank wine at each other, looking at each other and laughing.
Suddenly someone came to report that Yuan Jun was Zhang, and Jia Xu led his troops from Lingling County in Jingzhou to attack Luling.
Sun Ce frowned and said, "How many troops does Zhang have?"
The visitor said: "Look at the flags, there are about 30,000 to 50,000 people."
Zhou Yu said flatly: "This must be an imaginary number. The mountains and rivers in Lingling and Luling are dangerous and rugged, and they are not suitable for the army to launch an offensive at all. If it is convenient for the army to march there, why would Yuan Xi sacrifice his strengths to take advantage of his weaknesses and use the navy and our troops?
Confrontation?"
What Zhou Yu said is true.
The route Bai Xiaowen arranged for Zhang and Jia Xu was south of the Yangtze River and did not require crossing the river.
However, it is also true that the road is rugged and unsuitable for large armies to deploy.
The person who once took this road to attack Wu was Uncle Liu Huang, who was also known as a hero together with "Sun Shiwan" and was also nicknamed "Liu Zhibing". At that time, Liu Bei wanted to avenge his second brother, and he raised hundreds of thousands of Sichuan soldiers to flatten Jiangnan.
However, he ignored that the terrain was rugged and densely wooded, making it unsuitable for a large army to deploy. He was guarded by Lu Xun at the river mouth and could not advance. Coupled with the unbearable heat, he had to camp in the mountains and forests.
The camp stretching for 700 miles is enough to show the harsh terrain Liu Bei is in. Later, Lu Xun set fire to it and completely defeated Liu Bei, which also greatly damaged the vitality of Shu Han. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang's campaign to conquer Wei would have been advanced at least five years, and also
The troops will not be stretched thin.
Sun Ce asked: "Gong Jin, Luling is also an important place for our army, so we must not miss it. I heard that Zhang is also a veteran general of Yuan's army; Jia Xu used a poisonous plan to burn the city in Hefei, and his strategy is nothing short of trivial."
Zhou Yu said: "I estimate that Zhang's army will only number ten or twenty thousand people at most. Luling is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It only takes a general to lead a small number of elite troops to defend it."
So Zhou Yu sent two generals, Han Dang and Zhou Tai, with three thousand elite troops to guard Luling.
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Bai Xiaowen stood on the building boat, holding the Heavenly Sword in his hand, surrounded by a group of civil servants and generals.
The ship is stabilized with iron cables and can ride through the waves with almost no bumps.
When we reached the center of the river, a scout came by speedboat to report: "There are more than twenty speedboats ahead, all flying white flags and coming on the wind."
At this time, Bai Xiaowen could already see a line of black dots ahead, all of which were Soochow ships.
Someone said: "This must be a grain ship sent by the Lu family in Jiangdong. The Lu family made an appointment with the king to rob Jiangdong's grain and fodder and deliver it, and they really lived up to their promise."
Bai Xiaowen looked up at the sky, calculated the time, and said with a smile: "Let them come."
When the incoming ship approached, Xun You suddenly said: "My king, be careful, the incoming ship must be deceitful. If it is a grain ship, its draft must be deep; the incoming ship's draft is very shallow, and it is definitely not a grain ship. The southeast wind is extremely strong today. If the other party harbors evil intentions, the consequences will be disastrous.
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While he was talking, a fire suddenly broke out on the bow of the opposite ship. In the blink of an eye, more than twenty clippers turned into more than twenty fire ships!
At the same time as the fire broke out, a small boat was lowered on each of the more than 20 fast boats, and Sun's elite soldiers jumped on the small boat to escape.
One of the generals shouted loudly on the boat: "Yuan Xi has no plan, he is the master of Zhou Lang's plan!"
More than twenty fire boats, riding the southeast wind, sailed towards Yuan Jun's ship.
The civil and military officers of the Yuan family were panicking when the southeast wind suddenly stopped, the sky became dark, and the temperature dropped sharply. It seemed that March had returned to the middle of winter.
In the blink of an eye, the flag flags turned, and the flag corners that originally pointed to the northwest were all pointing to the southeast.
A new wind comes from the northwest, blowing like a knife!
Those twenty or so unmanned fireships were blown by the low wind and headed southeast along the way.
The generals of Yuan's army were overjoyed.
"The wind direction has changed drastically, destiny is on Yan's side!"
"The wind direction has changed drastically, destiny is on Yan's side!"
"The wind direction has changed drastically, destiny is on Yan's side!"
I don't know who started it, and all the generals of Yuan's army were infected and started shouting.
Even a person like Han Meng, who lacks strategy, can see the key to this change in wind direction. If the southeast wind is allowed to blow the fire ship over, it will inevitably suffer a big defeat!
But now, not only has the southeast wind ceased, but it has also turned to the northwest. The Jiangdong navy army has set fire to it. Instead, it is shooting stones in the foot and is about to burn down its own water village!
The theory of destiny was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people during the Three Kingdoms era.
When Zhuge Liang burned Sima Yi in the upper valley, it rained heavily.
This was a heavier psychological blow to Zhuge Liang, causing him to sigh, "Things are planned by people, and accomplished by Heaven, they cannot be forced." He understood that destiny was not in Shu Han, but in the north; to be more precise, destiny was in Sima.
Shi.
Bai Xiaowen got the tip:
"Due to the right timing, the morale of your troops has increased by 20 points, entering an excited state, and their attack speed and movement speed have increased by 20%!"
"Due to the influence of the Mandate of Heaven's statement, the loyalty of your counselors and generals to you will increase by 20 points; the loyalty of the people under your jurisdiction will increase by 10 points. The increased loyalty will be hidden after the other party knows the Mandate of Heaven's statement.
Effective."
Bai Xiaowen's mouth showed a smile.
He used the geographical map of mountains and rivers, spent 10,000 spiritual points, and used the prayer function to borrow a new wind.
His purpose is not just as simple as defeating Zhou Yu, but also taking this opportunity to prove to the aborigines that destiny is with him!
Including those who took the lead in shouting "Destiny is in Yan" were all arranged by Bai Xiaowen.
With this proof of destiny, if Bai Xiaowen accepts the abdication of the Han Emperor, the resistance will definitely be reduced by half.
However, that is all a thing for another day. The most urgent task is to take advantage of the opportunity to cross the river south and pacify Sun Ce and Zhou Yu!
Bai Xiaowen pulled out the Yitian Sword and said loudly: "The destiny is mine! Speed up to cross the river and attack the bandit army's water stronghold! Whoever captures Sun Ce will receive a reward of ten thousand taels and be promoted to the third level!"
The Northern Army puffed up its sails and took advantage of the new wind, flying southward.
The elite soldiers of Soochow who originally set fire to the ship were stunned when they saw this scene. The general at the head was Huang Gai. When he saw Yuan Jun rushing towards him, he did not dare to fight and retreated by speedboat.
Cecilia looked at the distance and shot a sniper arrow, shooting Huang Gai into the water. The other boats were in chaos and scrambled to escape.
Soon, the building ship led by Bai Xiaowen saw the navy troops coming to meet Jiangdong. Originally, these navy troops were prepared to beat up the drowned dogs while the Northern Army was on fire; but now, they had to face more than twenty guns.