In fact, Zhou Yu was summoned by Sun Quan a few days ago and invited Chai Sang. Xiao Qiao arrived later.
But while Zhou Yu was still on the way, Sun Quan was annoyed by the officials and hid in the mountains to hunt tigers that night without seeing anyone.
Therefore, Zhou Yu has not met Sun Quan until now.
Perhaps because of Sun Quan and Cao Wu's move to find Zhang Zhao during the day, Zhou Yu finally couldn't sit still, so he left the place where he stayed and came to Da Qiao's home.
Missing Xiao Qiao is definitely not the main reason. The main reason is still to discuss with Da Qiao.
So, from Cao Wu's point of view, whether to see or not to see is an important question.
For Cao Wu now, the first purpose of alienating the emperor and his ministers has been achieved, and he has also successfully made Sun Quan trust him.
Even though he scolded Jiangdong officials, the word "rat" was actually what Sun Quan wanted to say.
On the surface, Sun Quan must be fighting for the injustice of his ministers, but in fact, he is actually very happy in his heart.
However, in the final analysis, these things are secondary. The biggest contributor to the alliance between Sun and Liu was Lu Su, and the biggest contributor to the Battle of Chibi was Zhou Yu.
In fact, Cao Wu is very self-aware. His strength lies in knowing the direction of history. When it comes to wisdom and strategy, relying on the explosion of knowledge for thousands of years, he can be better than Lu Ji and others, but compared to Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, the smartest brains in thousands of years. , he is incomparable.
Going to see Zhou Yu like this, he had no confidence in achieving results.
It would be better to find another opportunity.
"General Zhou is tired from traveling and traveling, and he and his wife haven't been seen for many days, so I won't bother him."
Cao Wu shook his head and stopped Sun Shangxiang from disturbing him.
"Don't go either. It's a kid's house. Don't miss other people's important events."
Sun Shangxiang touched his head and felt that his hair was wet. He asked in confusion: "What's the big deal?"
Cao Wu rolled his eyes, closed the door, and saw off the guests.
Sun Shangxiang did not listen to the advice, and left Cao Wu's courtyard and went to Xiao Qiao's courtyard.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Qiao's yard was dark, as if the lights had been turned off, so he returned to his place gloomily.
However, she didn't know that in that room with the lights out, Xiao Qiao was exercising.
She wore several colorful ribbons and danced in the dark night.
There is no light or color in the dark night, but graceful dancing appears in every corner of the room.
Starting her hands, landing her feet, and twisting her waist, there were only shadows in the darkness, but her movements were like a fairy and picturesque, moving through the darkness.
Zhou Yu sat quietly on the cushion in the middle of the room, closing his eyes and thinking intently.
The beauty of the country is like Xiao Qiao's dancing, but he doesn't even look at it.
But the strange situation in the room continued like this, Xiao Qiao danced, Zhou Yu closed her eyes, and neither of them spoke.
After a long time, Xiao Qiao paused and wiped the sweat lightly.
It was a cold winter day, and she was sparsely dressed, but after some exercise, she was trembling from top to bottom, and only her heart was ups and downs.
She asked softly in a hoarse voice: "Husband, are you okay?"
Zhou Yu's eyes were still closed, looking stunning in front of him without even looking at her.
Poor little Qiao was born with the beauty of the country, just like walking in brocade clothes at night, wasting all natural resources.
Zhou Yu said: "Madam, do you know military affairs?"
Xiao Qiao shook his head naturally.
Zhou Yu pointed to the mat in front of him and said, "Madam, come here and lie down here."
The tone was soft and not serious, but Xiao Qiao still came over obediently, hesitated, and finally lay down on the cold mat.
Zhou Yu gently peeled off Xiao Qiao's clothes with his left hand, dipped his right index finger into a few drops of ink, and placed his index finger on Xiao Qiao's jade-like empty back. Xiao Qiao immediately let out a soft cry.
Zhou Yu pressed his fingers on his shoulder blades, slid them to the tip of his tail, and said, "Madam, this is the Han River."
Xiao Qiao closed her eyes tightly and listened patiently.
Afterwards, Zhou Yu traced his fingers up and down his slender back and muttered something.
"This is Xiangyang. Zhao Yan has led seven troops along the Han River to attack Jiangxia from here. It can take as fast as three days or as slow as five days to attack Shiyang."
"From Xiangyang to Xiakou, I ordered Gan Ning to go up with a small boat to harass Zhao Yan. Except for the victory on the first day, the results were very little. Because Zhao Yan was a smart man, he sent the seven armies marching side by side to the south of the Han River. It was changed to walking in a staggered north-south direction, and the speed was accelerated."
"In this way, there will be enemy troops on both sides of the Han River. The Ganning tribe can only march in the middle of the river and dare not approach any shore."
As Zhou Yu spoke, he pointed out every Hanshui battlefield where a war might occur.
Click once, and Xiao Qiao would bite her lip lightly.
If Gan Ning were here, he would not care about Xiao Qiao. He would only be surprised that Zhou Yu in Chaisang knew what was happening hundreds of miles away, and his predictions were accurate. Zhao Yan, or rather the commander-in-chief of the Seven Armies, discussed together and their reaction speed exceeded Gan Ning's expectation. Gan Ning now had no results.
If Zhang Zhao were here, he probably wouldn't care about Xiao Qiao and would be furious. They tried their best to persuade Sun Quan to put the overall situation first, but Gan Xingba actually took the initiative to provoke the enemy, which really showed no regard for the overall situation. In the future, Jiangdong will be killed at the hands of Cao Cao, and Gan Ning will definitely be the first sinner.
If Cao Wu were here, he would not listen to what Zhou Yu was saying at all, and would only praise his brother Cao Mengde. Knowing that the young woman is good, he will definitely think of some experiences that Ah Qi and Ah Jiu cannot provide.
But there were only Zhou Yu's words and Xiao Qiao's voice in the room.
Cao Wu's imagination of Zhou Yu going to Da Qiao didn't happen at all.
Zhou Yu drew another line from the other shoulder blade under the "Han River" just now to the tailbone, where it intersects with the previous one.
He nodded his tailbone and said: "This is Xiakou, where the Han River and the Yangtze River meet from now on."
"This is Jiangling. Cao Cao's army set out from here. There are countless large ships and millions of armors. But because of the large number of people, the speed is much slower than that of Zhao Yanbu."
"But he also has his advantage, that is, going straight down the Yangtze River, there are no riverside city gates like Shiyang on the Han River that need to be breached, but he can go straight to Xiakou."
He said to himself: "Why not take the land route? Because the section of the Yangtze River from Jiangling to Xiakou has Dongting Road blocking the way on the south bank and cannot be bypassed. On the north bank there is Yunmeng Daze, which is 800 miles away. Between Yunmeng Ze and the Yangtze River The narrowest point is only one mile, so it is not suitable for large-scale marches."
"But this is an opportunity for our army."
"If the lord gives me 50,000 troops... no, only 30,000 navy troops are needed!"
"I will take advantage of Liu Bei and march out of Xiakou."
"Cao Mengde wants to join forces with Zhao Yan at Xiakou. The key to this battle lies in the word "joining forces." Our army must not let him join forces. If the two armies unite, the natural dangers of the Yangtze River will fall into the hands of Cao's army."
"I should let Liu Bei, Guan and Zhang and others defend Xiakou, while I use the navy to go upstream. Here..."
He lit a spot on Xiao Qiao's back and said, "Fight to the death!"
In the darkness, there was only the faint breathing of Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao.
Xiao Qiao's sweat dripped onto the straw mat, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, and Zhou Yu seemed unaware.
He continued to draw the situation of the Yangtze River on Xiao Qiao's back. By midnight, Xiao Qiao was shivering from the cold, but Zhou Yu was so focused that he repeatedly drew on her back. He didn't notice it at all. Xiao Qiao wanted to speak several times. , but finally held back and couldn't bear to ruin her husband's deduction.
It wasn't until the rooster crowed that Zhou Yu suddenly woke up and said: "Madam, I'm sorry, I..."
Xiao Qiao bit her lip and was speechless.
…
When the rooster crows, there is a light knock on Cao Wu's door.
He pushed Ah Da gently, and Ah Da stood up with a murmur, her hair down, and reluctantly reached the door. She heard Zhang Xia's voice coming from outside the door: "Miss, it's me!"
Only then did Ada wake up and open the door a crack.
Seeing Ah Da's disheveled hair, Zhang Xia lowered his head and said, "The brothers at the city gate just reported that someone entered the city in a hanging basket before the city gate was opened."
Now is a tense period. The gates of Chaisang City are closed every night and only open at sunrise. Unless there are important people or important things, it is impossible to let people in.
Ah Da immediately became alert and asked, "Do you know who has entered the city?"
Zhang Xia said: "There are three people entering the city. According to the information provided by the general in advance, we can guess two. One of them must be Lu Su, and the other is suspected to be Zhao Yun!"
