There was also laughter in the Jiangkou camp. Gan Ning and others looked at the arrows taken out in bundles, laughing from ear to ear.
"Da Lang, excluding some damaged ones, there are 110,000 arrows!" Liu Pan screamed on the boat this morning, and his voice is still hoarse to this day.
"Let's go and exchange money with the Governor!" Liu Qi waved his hand, and everyone rushed to the Chinese army's tent in a noisy manner.
In the tent, Zhou Yu was sitting across from Lu Su and others, with gloomy faces. Lu Su sighed, and Zhuge Jin kept shaking his head.
I thought Liu Qi couldn't get enough arrows, but he had already planned to use a straw boat to borrow arrows. This was obviously planned long ago and it was really hard to guard against.
Ling Tong said angrily: "There will be heavy fog tomorrow. I will also borrow arrows. I won't use Liu Qi's arrows."
"Looking for death!" Zhou Yu shouted: "How can we succeed if we repeat the same tricks?"
At this moment, Liu Qi's arrival was announced. Everyone calmed down and put on smiling faces. When Liu Qi entered the tent, they all clasped their fists in congratulations and praised the clever plan.
Liu Qi made a few perfunctory words but was not polite. He took out the papers and put them on the table: "Grand Governor, excluding some slightly damaged ones, 110,000 arrows will be delivered in full. How much is this money?"
Zhou Yu's eyelids twitched and he said with a smile: "Zhou's words are like a mountain. Don't worry, general. We are still in the army and it is inconvenient to pay. When the war is over, I will report to the Marquis of Wu and pay in full."
Liu Qi nodded and said: "How can I not believe what the Governor says? So please sign this too!"
Seeing that Liu Qi was being unreasonable, Lu Su hurriedly said, "I signed and stamped it, and the general still refuses to believe it?"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Zijing is a sincere person, so I can trust him, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain to Marquis Wu."
Zhou Yu gritted his teeth secretly. Although he knew that Liu Qi was deliberately embarrassing him, he was not a cheating person. He knew that he was wrong, so he took a pen and wrote his name.
Liu Qi carefully put it away and then said with a satisfied smile: "Now that the arrows are ready and the men and horses have been trained for a long time, it's time to discuss a strategy to defeat Cao Cao."
Lu Su said: "The general borrowed arrows from a straw boat and alerted Cao's army. If he attacks again, he may be on guard. Is there any good strategy?"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Cao Cao is not good at water warfare after all, and he did not take precautions in a hurry. I just reminded him this time, and this is the only way to defeat Cao Cao."
Lu Su cupped his fists and said, "General, please speak clearly!"
However, Zhou Yu first ordered all the generals to retreat and asked Zhuge Jin to check for the arrows. He only asked Liu Qi to discuss the military situation.
After everyone left, Zhou Yu said: "Although Cao's army is not good at water warfare, after all, it has many soldiers and generals. It cannot be defeated overnight. It needs external force. Yu has thought of a plan recently and is about to discuss it with the general. I don't know if it is the same."
Liu Qi smiled and said: "You and I are united in resisting Cao, and we should say everything we know. Why don't we each write a word in our hands and see if it is the same?"
Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "That's fine!"
Lu Su craned his neck to look behind him and muttered: "There are only three of us in the tent, and you two are still trying to be mysterious."
After a while, the two finished writing, stretched out their hands in front of Lu Su, and asked him to read it first.
Lu Su said in surprise: "Both of you write the word 'fire'. It turns out that heroes have the same idea."
Zhou Yu suddenly narrowed his eyes, looked down, and smiled: "The general is indeed extraordinary."
Liu Qi chuckled and said: "The Governor has been accustomed to fighting for a long time. He has rich experience in water battles. He must have made plans long ago."
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "I have made preparations, but the opportunity has not arrived. The main force of Cao's army is at Qibao Mountain in the west camp. Attacking the water stronghold alone is not enough to repel the enemy. I want to complete my victory in one battle, so I have to wait."
At this time, he also saw that Liu Qi had seen through his theory of missing arrows, so there was no need to cover up and tell the truth.
Liu Qi did not pursue the matter and said: "Cao's army is not acclimated to the climate and its morale is low. I believe that Cao's thieves must have the intention to retreat, but they are still unwilling to do so. Now they have lost another hundred thousand arrows. There will be changes in the near future. The governor will monitor closely. Don’t miss the subtle movement.”
Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said, "One is declining, the other is increasing, and it is all due to the general's credit for seducing Cao's thieves."
Liu Qi said a few words of humility, left the camp and went to the shore to watch Ruxu Water Village. The water was still calm. He didn't know if Xia Houmao had arrived in the army.
The scale and manpower of this battle were far inferior to those of the Battle of Chibi, and there was no Pang Tong to present the chain. That day he heard that Xia Houzhu was coming to Xiangyang, so he had an idea and made a demonstration.
Before leaving, he told Xia Houlan to secretly urge him to come to the Huainan front line as soon as possible. He didn't know if this guy could be relied on.
Just as he was about to look at the situation, Xu Shu came up and said with a smile: "Pang Shiyuan has persuaded Zhang Song to surrender. Kongming has sent Zhang Fei to lead the army westward from Jiangling to pressure Liu Zhang and force him to cede Jiangzhou. We can only wait until Zhang Lu goes deep into the Shu road." Hanzhong.”
"Feng Chu's plan is indeed extraordinary." Liu Qi did not expect that there would be unexpected gains. Pang Tong's plan was so unexpected.
Xu Shu said: "The war in Huainan must end as soon as possible. Xiahou Mao has left Xiangyang for half a month and must have arrived in the army."
"Isn't it that this kid doesn't dare to offer advice to Cao Cao?"
Liu Qi looked at the empty water and frowned. Xia Houmao was cowardly by nature. If he didn't dare to speak in front of Lao Cao, it would be in vain.
Sometimes even the opponent's pig teammates are quite troublesome, and they might get into trouble by mistake!
But this was the Jiangdong War after all, so Liu Qi didn't need to take it too seriously. If it didn't work out, he would go back home first. His own career was more important.
It would be best to use Jiangdong's power to weaken Cao's army, but there is no need to go to great lengths if you can't wait for the right opportunity.
There will definitely be a battle with Soochow in the future. With Sun Quan's repetitive character, he might stab himself in the back one day. Wouldn't it be like shooting himself in the foot?
After returning to the camp, he discussed with Xu Shu about taking over the two rivers. The war in Jiangdong was planned by Zhou Yu. If he talked too much and did too much, it would easily arouse fear. So why bother?
Another day later, Liu Qi was grilling fish in the camp. Suddenly Zhou Yu sent someone to invite him, saying that he had an important military discussion, so he and Xu Shu came to the Chinese army's tent.
I saw Zhou Yu in high spirits and with a smile on his face. He looked completely different from the previous few days. He cupped his fists and said with a smile: "If the governor is promoted, he must have a plan to defeat Cao Cao."
Zhou Yu laughed and said, "Exactly, the time has come for us to defeat Cao's army and capture Cao's thieves!"
Liu Qi sat down, glanced at the generals of Soochow, nodded and smiled: "It's time to show your true strength!"
Zhou Yu said: "Recently, sentry scouts reported that in order to facilitate the exchange between the east and west camps, Cao's army connected the warships with iron cables and placed them across the water. This is God's help for us to defeat Cao! I have the people from Jiangdong as the main force and the Jingzhou army as the support. , I wonder what the general’s intention is?”
Liu Qi's heart moved. It seemed that Xia Houmao had succeeded, but there was no need for him to express his merits out loud. He cupped his fists and said, "Although the governor gives the order, I will fully cooperate with you."
Zhou Yu said: "I sent my navy to burn Ruxu Dazhai and lure Cao's army from Qibao Mountain to rescue him, but the general led his troops to capture Qibao Mountain Dazhai. I then sent people to burn the warships on the water and cut off the pontoon bridge. Cao's army did not respond. Thief Cao has 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 it may be difficult to succeed. The governor must not force others to make things difficult."
