"Prime Minister, our warships have been firmly connected with iron chains, and the soldiers standing on them feel as if they are walking on flat ground. This is indeed a good idea!"
Yu Jin excitedly reported his work progress to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good, hurry up and train your troops, don't let Zhou Yu's son have any chance to breathe."
After coming out of Cao Cao's tent, Cheng Yu took two quick steps to stop Jia Xu and Xun You.
"Boy, what do you think of this chain link?"
Jia Xu glanced at Xun You and said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhongde, I think it's very good, and the Prime Minister doesn't think so too, right?"
Cheng Yu frowned and said impatiently: "Mr. Wenhe, please stop pretending in front of me. In fact, you have already seen that there are many flaws in this plan. There are also doubts about Pang Tong's motive for offering the plan. Why don't you continue?" Would you like to advise the Prime Minister and point out the doubts here?"
Jia Xu spread his hands and said with an innocent face: "Mr. Zhongde's words are wrong. I had already made suggestions before the Prime Minister went south, but the Prime Minister has his own considerations. I and other counselors will say this. As for the final No matter how you decide, you can't influence it. Talking too much will only annoy people. If Mr. Zhongde wants to test the Prime Minister's patience, he can try to remonstrate with him and see if the Prime Minister can change his mind."
"You...! Jia Wenhe, can't you say something humane? I don't need to ask you more!"
Cheng Yu glared at Jia Xu, waved his sleeves, turned to look at Xun You, and said seriously: "Gongda, with your intelligence, you can't see the doubts in this, right? The prime minister thinks highly of you. He once said 'The secrets of the central government, the internal and external fussing, the writing is the first, and the publicity is the second.' How about you write a letter and send someone to Xuchang quickly, so that Xun Lingjun can persuade the prime minister, his words will have more weight than you and me."
Xun You sneered, shook his head slowly and said: "Mr. Zhongde, are you trying to harm my uncle and nephew of the Xun family? Who can change the things decided by the Prime Minister? Even my uncle can't do it, and he will even be punished by the Prime Minister for interfering in the war on the front line. Suspicion, I think what Jia Wenhe said is right, Zhongde can give it a try."
"You...why are you like him? Hey~! I, Cheng Yu, speak softly. Even if I remonstrate with the Prime Minister to death, I will not change my mind..."
"It's good to have this self-knowledge. Mr. Zhongde, you and I only need to handle the matters assigned by the Prime Minister. This iron chain chain seems to have many flaws, but the wind direction is favorable to our army, and it will not necessarily be defeated by Soochow. Take advantage of it, Zhongde should think on the bright side."
Jia Xu patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder, smiled and left first, while Xun You also shook his head and left on his own, leaving Cheng Yu standing there sighing.
In fact, Cheng Yu also knew in his heart that Prime Minister Cao had just pacified the north and fought a beautiful battle in Guandu, destroying his powerful enemy Yuan Shao. Now it can be said that his morale is strong and his self-confidence is high. In addition, he has an absolute advantage in military strength in this battle. He only wanted to crush Jiangdong with the remaining power of victory, how could he listen to his request to delay going south?
But in Chibi, Zhao Yi took his big soldiers to practice shooting every day, and at the same time, he was waiting for the damn east wind.
In fact, as a former Marine Corps special forces soldier, he also has some experience in predicting the weather, but he cannot predict it for that long, only two or three days at most.
On this day, Zhao Yi, who was teaching target shooting as usual, suddenly paused. He put his fingers in his mouth, dipped some saliva in them and raised them above his head, feeling the changes in the airflow around him.
"Coming, this damn Dongfeng is really coming! In less than two days... it's time to tell Zhou Yu to prepare for the attack. It's also time for him to tie up Huang Gai and give him a good beating."
Zhao Yi, who was overjoyed, ordered everyone to temporarily stop practicing, clean up the altar where the practice was performed, collect the empty bullet casings around them, put them into cloth bags and sink them to the bottom of the river, leaving no evidence behind.
Arriving outside Zhou Yu's tent, Zhao Yi straightened his clothes, shook his feather fan and walked in.
"Mr. Zhuge is here? How is the ceremony going by Dongfeng?"
As soon as he entered the tent, Huang Gai was the first to see Zhao Yi and came towards him with bright eyes.
"Old General Huang is here too. That's what Liang came here to talk about. Commander, I have fulfilled my mission and borrowed a wind from God. I will arrive in Chibi the day after tomorrow in the afternoon. We can make a good plan on how to initiate the attack." Attacked."
Zhou Yu's expression changed and he looked at Zhao Yidao: "Did Mr. Wolong really borrow the east wind? I just discussed the specific fire attack strategy with General Huang. Your good news comes at the right time."
"Oh? I wonder how the governor decides to use this fire attack?"
Huang Gai glanced at Zhou Yu tentatively, and after receiving the latter's signal, he said: "Mr. Zhuge, we want to fake a surrender. I will lead the charge fleet to light fire and rush into Cao's camp. If the east wind really blows, then The plan will work!"
Zhao Yi secretly thought that if he came, the famous bitter meat trick would be staged, and the Battle of Chibi would officially begin.
"Mr. Wolong, since you are proficient in immortal arts and good at using soldiers, I think that if you serve as the vanguard when charging into the battle, you will definitely surprise Cao Jun, and our chances of winning will be much better."
Zhou Yu rolled his eyes and formally extended an invitation to Zhao Yi to fight together.
In fact, Zhao Yi had already had this intention. When he learned that the amount of equipment he could take out from the warehouse was directly proportional to the number of troops under his official position, he couldn't wait to achieve military success.
"You're welcome, Governor. Since we are called the 'Sun-Liu Alliance', Liang should take the lead and fight against this vanguard."
Zhou Yu was slightly surprised. He didn't expect Zhuge Kongming to agree so readily. After all, Zhuge Liang was Liu Bei's military advisor. How could a military advisor be at the forefront in a battle?
"Okay, have fun! Then we have decided that as soon as the east wind blows up, after noon the day after tomorrow, we will launch a full-scale attack!"
Zhou Yu set the time to march with a wave of his hand, but Zhao Yi still needed to make some preparations.
He was not worried at all about the success of Huang Gai's bitter plan. He immediately returned to the camp, summoned Ma Liu and others, and explained to them the precautions for the battle.
"Um...strategist, there are so many people in Soochow, why do we let a few of us be the vanguard? You are the strategist. Whose strategist is at the forefront..."
Zhao Yi slapped Hu Biao on the head who had objections and cursed: "Are you Biao? Remember, soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. Only pioneers can exert our greatest combat effectiveness. Don't you all want to be promoted and make a fortune?" Really? Besides, as long as we strictly follow the training content, Cao Jun can't stop us at all."
To ensure safety, Zhao Yi gave each of the soldiers standing in the front row a riot shield, which was much stronger and more durable than their original wooden shields.
The soldiers in the back row each hold a semi-automatic rifle. In addition, everyone is equipped with crossbows, long spears and short swords for close combat.
