At that time, the sky was not completely bright yet, but there was a layer of heavy fog on the river. As we reached the center of the Yangtze River, the fog became so thick that it was almost impossible to see in front of us. Kong Ming took Lu Su to the bow of the ship to watch, and sighed: "It is indeed a good weather, he really did not let me down!"
Lu Su was a little confused after hearing this and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
Kong Ming realized that he had let something slip, and explained: "I was talking about the content of a poem that the predecessors used to describe fog. I saw such a thick fog today, and I was inspired by it!" After explaining, he thought about the rain. That ancient book is really amazing. It actually has such a weather forecast.
In this way, by the time of the fifth watch, the ship had already approached Cao Cao's water village. These Jiangdong warriors selected by Lu Su had lived in this water for more than ten years. Even in heavy fog, they would not lose their way, so they found Cao Cao's water village. Camping and identifying the direction is a piece of cake.
The boatman reported the situation, and Kong Ming quickly ordered the boat to move away with its head to the west and its tail to the east, and then began to beat the war drums.
Lu Su was very surprised and said: "We are not far from Cao's army now. If Cao's soldiers really come out to attack, then we will be in trouble!"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "I don't think Cao Cao will come out! Let's go to the boat to drink some wine first, and then eat something to replenish our strength."
Lu Su was a little confused and said: "This matter is related to our lives. Are you too stressed and crazy? I will beg you for a hundred thousand arrows. If you don't succeed, cut off my head!" "
Kong Ming stepped forward and took Lu Su's hand, helped him sit down, and said with a smile: "Cao Cao is very suspicious. The newly appointed naval commander does not understand water warfare at all. Under such circumstances, they dare not If you come out rashly, please don’t worry too much.”
Lu Su was doubtful, but Kong Ming had already said so, so it was hard to say anything else.
In Cao Cao's camp, while he was still sleeping, suddenly Mao Jie and Yu Jin reported the situation, saying that there was the sound of drum beating in the river.
Cao Cao looked outside and saw only fog. He immediately issued an order: "They must have been prepared when they chose this time to come. I think there is an ambush. Don't act rashly. If it doesn't work, just use bows and arrows." Shoot, and they won't be able to get close."
Cao Cao was still worried about the two newly appointed naval commanders, so he sent people to find Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, each with three thousand crossbowmen, and rushed to the riverside to assist in the defense.
After receiving the order, Mao Jie and Yu Jin were afraid that Jiangdong's navy would attack, so Cao Cao would definitely hold him accountable. No matter what, he would shoot the arrow first! Not long after, a new group of archers came, about ten thousand people, and they concentrated on shooting arrows in the direction of the sound. Arrows rained down from Jiangdong for a while. Kong Ming estimated the time and found that there should be enough bows and arrows on one side of the ship. , so he sent people to turn the ship around, with its head to the east and its tail to the west, slightly closer to Cao Jun's water stronghold, and then ordered the military to make the drum sound louder and more fierce.
It went on like this for a while. The sun finally came out and the fog slowly dissipated. Kong Ming felt that it was almost done, so he asked the boatmen to tie the boats together again. He only saw twenty boats with densely packed straw. Bow and arrow.
In order to show his power, Kong Ming specially arranged for soldiers to shout together on the boat: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for the bow and arrow!" While shouting, he was already moving away.
Someone reported this situation to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao immediately ordered to catch up. However, Kong Ming's boat was very light, and it was going downstream. It had already left for more than 20 miles, so there was no way it could catch up.
Cao Cao felt very regretful and could only suffer the loss of being dumb.
Kong Ming returned to the cabin and said to Lu Su: "I did a rough calculation just now. There are about five or six thousand bows and arrows on each ship. It basically does not require any materials, nor does it require Jiangdong's manpower and material resources. We have already obtained one hundred thousand. Isn’t it another kind of irony to use their own bows and arrows to shoot them later?” After saying this, he burst out laughing.
Lu Su said: "Sir is really an amazing person! I don't understand at all. How did you know that there will be such fog on the river today?"
Kong Ming laughed and said: "This is what a friend told me. That friend of mine is proficient in astronomy, geography, Qimen and Yin and Yang, and knows the Book of Changes and Bagua Diagram. He is a very powerful all-rounder! That's why I I judged that there would be such a heavy fog today, so I dared to boast in front of the governor and accepted his three-day deadline. Zhou Yu asked me to finish it within ten days, and the craftsmen and raw materials had to be deducted from me. Unfortunately, my My destiny is with God, how could Zhou Yu harm me!"
Lu Su paid homage to Kong Ming as a sign of admiration for Kong Ming. At the same time, he was very curious about the mysterious friend Kong Ming mentioned and looked forward to getting to know him one day.
After the ship docked, Zhou Yu personally took five hundred soldiers to the river to carry bows and arrows, also preparing to make Kong Ming look embarrassed.
Kong Ming walked out of the cabin, pointed at the bows and arrows on the ship, and asked the soldiers to carry them. When he saw Zhou Yu, he just smiled slightly and left slowly without saying anything.
Lu Su came out of the cabin at this time and told Zhou Yu how Kong Ming borrowed one hundred thousand arrows. Zhou Yu was very surprised and sighed: "Kong Ming has a wonderful plan, which is beyond my reach!"
Not long after, Kong Ming entered the camp to see Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu's attitude seemed to have changed a bit, and he came to greet him personally. His words were full of envy, and he said: "Sir, you are really clever and clever, which is admirable!"
Kong Ming said: "They are all unspeakable strategies. How can you come up with them?"
Zhou Yu invited Kong Ming into the camp to have a drink and celebrate. Zhou Yu said: "Yesterday my lord urged me to march to fight. I don't have any good methods. I hope you can teach me!"
Kong Ming said: "I am just a mediocre person, how can I come up with any good ideas?"
Zhou Yu said: "I went to observe Cao Jun's camp last night and found that it was strict and orderly. It cannot be defeated by a team like ours. I thought of a way. I don't know if it will work. Please make a decision for me, sir."
Kong Ming said: "Captain, don't say any more, let's each write it down in our hands and see if they are the same!"
Zhou Yu was very happy. He asked someone to bring a pen and wrote secretly. Then when they got close, they opened their palms at the same time. When they looked at each other, they laughed. It turned out that there was a word for fire in Zhou Yu's palm, and the word "fire" in Kong Ming's palm. Zhong is also a character for fire.
Zhou Yu said: "Since we have the same idea, there is no doubt. I hope sir will not leak this matter!"
Kong Ming said: "Now our two families have the same interests, we want to defeat Cao Cao. How could we leak the truth? I guess that although Cao Cao was attacked with fire twice by me, I didn't pay enough attention to it and didn't prepare. Now The Governor can execute the next step of the plan perfectly.”
After the discussion, the two drank a lot and then separated. None of the generals knew about it.
