Sun Quan became angry, or as if someone within his circle was supporting him, and said: "The old traitor has been preparing to abolish the Han Dynasty for a long time. The only ones he fears are Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Liu Biao and me. Now everyone else has been They were eliminated, and I am the only one left alive. The old thief and I are incompatible with each other! I think what you just said is very correct. God has arranged you to be by my side."
Zhou Yu said: "I will fight to the death for the general, even if I die. I'm just afraid that the general is still hesitant about this matter."
Sun Quan naturally understood the meaning of Zhou Yu's words, and immediately took out his sword and slashed it to the side of the table in front of him. Soon a corner of the table was cut off, and said: "If there are any of you who want to persuade me to surrender, People are just like the table in front of me!" After saying that, he rewarded Zhou Yu with the sword on the spot, and named him the Grand Governor, Cheng Pu as the Deputy Governor, and Lu Su as the Colonel of the Zan Army. Those who obey the command will be killed with this sword.
Zhou Yu took the sword and said to everyone: "I follow the order of my lord and lead everyone to resist Cao's army. All the officials will go to camp by the river to obey the order. If there are people who are late, they will be executed according to the prohibition." After that, he He said goodbye to Sun Quan and left.
The other civil and military officials had nothing to say and dispersed one after another.
After Zhou Yu returned, he approached Kong Ming to discuss attacking Cao Cao.
After Kong Ming arrived, Zhou Yu said: "Today's matter has come to an end. I hope you can tell me a good way to defeat Cao Cao."
Kong Ming thought for a moment and said: "General Sun's military morale is not yet stable and he cannot make decisions."
Zhou Yu was a little confused and said: "What does it mean to have unstable military morale? Please explain clearly!"
Kong Ming said: "There are still many people who are afraid of Cao's soldiers. They are afraid of difficulties and have the intention of being outnumbered. If the general can use the number of troops to defeat them, so that they have no doubts, then great things can be accomplished."
Zhou Yu nodded, understood what Kong Ming meant, and said, "Sir, you reminded me that this suggestion is very pertinent." So he returned to see Sun Quan.
Sun Quan came out to greet him and said, "You are here so late. You must have something important to do."
Zhou Yu asked: "I will mobilize the troops and horses in the future. Does my lord have any doubts?"
Sun Quan smiled bitterly and said: "Let me tell you this, I am also worried that Cao Cao has many soldiers and horses, and we are outnumbered. There is no doubt about the others."
Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Actually, I came here just for this matter, mainly to enlighten my lord. My lord saw Cao Cao's statement that he had millions of land and water troops, so he had some doubts, but he didn't know whether he was lying or not. Judging from the actual situation, he only had 106,000 troops in the entire Central Plains, and they were already very exhausted. The troops Yuan Shao received were only 70,000 to 80,000 troops, and there were many people holding strong positions. With a skeptical attitude, he used tired soldiers and horses and suspicious people. No matter how large the number is, it is not enough to filter. I only need 50,000 soldiers and horses to defeat the Cao Cao. I hope my lord will not No more doubts.”
Sun Quan patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder and said: "If you say this, my doubts will be eliminated. Zhang Zhao has no strategy, which makes me very disappointed. Only you and Lu Su are really standing in my perspective." Those who are thinking about the problem are of the same mind as me. You can select troops and horses with Lu Su and Cheng Pu to go forward. I will follow up with some troops again, as well as food, grass and supplies as your back-up. If there are any problems with your front army. , please come back, I will definitely fight Cao Cao personally, there will be no more doubts."
Zhou Yu thanked him and went out, thinking secretly in his heart, this Kong Ming actually understands our lord's thoughts very well, and his strategy is worse than mine. This person will be a disaster to our Jiangdong sooner or later, so it is better to kill him first.
So he sent someone to invite Lu Su into the camp. The topic of discussion was the assassination of Kong Ming. Lu Su advised: "This matter is definitely not possible. Now that the Cao thieves have not been defeated, killing the wise men first will eliminate their own The help."
Zhou Yu said: "This man helping Liu Bei must be a disaster to Jiangdong."
Lu Su nodded and said, "That's true. Moreover, Liu Bei also has a fourth brother named Yu Yi, who is now near the Taihang Mountains. Have you heard recently that he used five thousand soldiers and horses to defeat Le Jin in a fire in the Taihang Mountains?" And Zhang Yan’s 30,000 troops should not be underestimated."
Zhou Yu said: "Yes, so we must kill Kong Ming first, otherwise the two of them will cooperate and pose a great threat to Jiangdong."
Lu Su said: "It's definitely not possible now. I heard that Zhuge Jin is his biological brother. We can send people to recruit Kong Ming to Soochow to assist. Wouldn't that be better?" Zhou Yu thinks this idea is good.
On the second day, Zhou Yu arrived at Xingying Village and raised the military tent. There were swordsmen and axemen on the left and right, and gathered all the civil and military officials to obey the orders. Cheng Pu originally thought that he was older than Zhou Yu, but now Zhou Yu actually has a higher official position than Zhou Yu. He was older and felt very unconvinced, so he complained that he was sick every day and asked his eldest son Cheng Zi to take his place.
Zhou Yu began to send orders to all the generals, saying: "The king's law does not distinguish between relatives and strangers. I hope you will do your own thing well. Now Cao Cao is wielding power more powerfully than Dong Zhuo. He locked the emperor in Xuchang and stationed the violent troops in the territory. , I have been ordered to attack him now. I hope that everyone will work together and do not disturb the local people wherever our army passes. Rewards and punishments must be clear and there must be no favoritism." After saying this, he immediately ordered Han Dang and Huang Gai to be the vanguard and lead them with them. The men, horses and warships of our headquarters set off today and went to the village at Sanjiangkou to wait for orders. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were the second team; Ling Tong and Pan Zhang were the third team; Taishi Ci and Lu Meng were the fourth team; Lu Xun and Dong The attack team was the fifth team; Lu Fan and Zhu Zhi were the patrol envoys from all directions, urging and supervising the officers and soldiers of the six counties, advancing by land and water, and capturing all the troops in the period.
After the distribution was completed, the generals packed their things and prepared to go. Cheng Zi went back to see his father and said that Zhou Yu was very capable of mobilizing troops and horses, and narrated the entire mobilization process.
Cheng Pu was very surprised after hearing this and said: "I previously thought that Zhou Yu was very cowardly and could not be a general. But now I am mistaken. He is a real general! How can I not be convinced!" So he went to Zhou Yu in person to apologize and explain his thoughts. When Zhou Yu found out, he was very polite and the matter was over.
On the second day, Zhou Yu invited Zhuge to marry him and said to him: "After this period of contact, I found that your brother has the ability to assist the king. Why do you have to submit to Liu Bei? Now I have arrived in Jiangdong. I hope you will not cherish your brother." Words, go and persuade your brother to give up Liu Bei and come to our Soochow. In this way, the lord can get a very good talent, and you can also see your brother every day. Isn’t this a good thing? Sir If we go this time, we can also achieve a good reputation, isn’t that good?”
