Can I get to the other side?
Chapter 471 Zhuge Liang borrows the east wind, Sima Yi's doubts
It was almost dawn when Lu Su crossed the river and returned to the Han army camp, but Zhuge Liang stayed up all night.
He was surprised to see Lu Su returning alone.
"Zijing, why are you back?"
Zhuge Liang stepped forward and asked. He originally thought that Lu Su would go there in bad luck, but he never expected to return so soon.
Cao Cao was actually willing to let people go?
Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's just luck. Cao Cao is suspicious and cautious and refuses to let anyone else take care of things for him, so he ordered me to return."
"Going to Cao Cao's camp here was really like entering a tiger's den, and I was almost killed by Cao Cao."
Cao Cao's suspicion is not ordinary.
If he hadn't adapted to the situation and never revealed his flaws, he would have been killed by Cao Cao.
This trip gave him the feeling of walking before the gate of hell.
After hearing this, Zhuge Liang knew that Lu Su must have experienced many twists and turns when entering Cao's camp, and it was not easy to come back alive.
After Lu Su rested for a while, he continued to ask: "Zijing, what did Cao Cao say?"
Lu Su didn't hide anything. He told the whole process of going to Cao Cao's camp to meet Cao Cao tonight, and then smiled and said: "Although Cao Cao is suspicious of me, he can't resist the temptation after all."
"He asked me to return so that when Gong Jin and I lead our troops to defect, we can send someone to inform him in advance so that he can respond."
"He was successfully concealed!"
Although the process was difficult, fortunately, they achieved their ultimate goal and successfully made Cao Cao fall into their trap of surrender.
All that remains is to implement it as planned.
After Zhuge Liang heard this, he felt relieved and smiled at Lu Su: "If this plan is successful, Zijing and Gongjin will be the first to do it!"
Although he formulated the entire strategy, the key lies with Zhou Yu and Lu Su. Zhou Yu was beaten to pieces, and Lu Su went deep into Cao Cao's camp to persuade Cao Cao.
Both of them contributed a lot.
Lu Su said modestly: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's all the military master's clever plan... How is Gong Jin's condition now? Has he regained consciousness?"
The letter of false surrender had been written long ago, and Zhou Yu himself had been in a coma after being severely injured during the day.
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "I woke up not long ago. I just took some decoction. Mr. Wen and I are going to visit."
"Since Zijing is back, let's go with him."
Lu Su was also very happy to learn that Zhou Yu was awake, so he did not refuse Zhuge Liang's proposal and went with him to Zhou Yu's camp.
As soon as they entered the camp, they smelled a strong smell of blood and a bitter medicinal smell, and saw Zhou Yu lying flat on the bed with his back exposed.
Although medicine had been applied to his back and it was bandaged, blood still seeped out of the gauze. It looked miserable.
"Gong Jin!"
Lu Su couldn't help but feel quite worried when he saw this.
Hearing Lu Su's voice, Zhou Yu slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he did was to ask: "Zijing, have you deceived the thief Cao?"
Lu Su nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, Gong Jin, Cao's thieves have believed our plan to surrender. We will use fire to attack Cao's camp tomorrow night!"
The reason why they went through so much trouble was to get Cao Cao to lower his defenses so that the ships could smoothly approach Cao Jun's warships.
Without this layer, when Cao Cao saw so many enemy warships approaching, he would inevitably evacuate his ships to meet the enemy, so the fire attack would not have much effect.
"That's good, that's good..."
A weak smile appeared on Zhou Yu's pale face.
The worries in my heart finally dissipated.
Zhuge Liang comforted him and said, "Gong Jin, please rest in peace and recover, and leave the rest to us."
Zhou Yu smiled and was about to say something when a gust of wind suddenly blew in from outside the tent, blowing up the curtain of the general's tent.
Feeling this gust of wind, Zhou Yu was stunned and looked involuntarily towards the flagpole erected outside the military tent.
The flag above was fluttering in the wind.
Zhou Yu stared at the flag for a long time, then seemed to think of something, his face suddenly turned pale, his lips trembled and he was speechless.
After a moment, he opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood!
"Gongjin! Gongjin, what's wrong with you?!"
Lu Su was startled, with a look of horror on his face.
Zhou Yu stared at the flag outside the military tent, and used all his strength to spit out one word after another: "Wind——!"
After saying that, he passed out directly.
"wind?!"
Lu Su turned his head and glanced outside the tent. He didn't understand this at all, and he didn't know what Zhou Yu meant.
But now he had no time to think so much.
He quickly ordered someone to ask a medical officer to come over and treat Zhou Yu.
Only Zhuge Liang looked at the flying flag outside the military tent, frowning slightly and thinking deeply.
The medical officer came quickly to diagnose and treat Zhou Yu.
Although Lu Su was worried, he couldn't do anything. However, he was puzzled by what Zhou Yu said before he fell into coma.
"Military advisor, Gong Jin just said 'wind', what does it mean?"
"What happened to the wind?"
Lu Su couldn't help but ask Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang sighed, pointed at the fluttering flag outside with his feather fan and said, "We have all ignored one thing... and that is the direction of the wind."
"At this time of year, the wind blowing on the river is from the northwest. If we launch a fire attack against Cao's army at this time, the ships may drift towards our camp."
Lu Su's expression couldn't help but change after hearing this.
Only then did he understand why Zhou Yu was so frightened that he vomited blood and fell into coma after just one glance at Feng Hou.
The reason is here!
"Then what should we do? Could it be that God is not helping me, Yan Han, but helping Er Cao?"
Lu Su looked desperate and muttered to himself.
Other problems can still be solved, but how can human power determine what kind of wind blows?
If the northwest wind keeps blowing, then their previously planned fire attack plan will come to naught, and all the hard work and false surrender will be in vain!
At the thought of this, Lu Su also felt a tightness in his chest and a feeling of qi and blood surging.
Only Zhuge Liang stood at the door of the military tent, shaking his feather fan, looking at the gradually dawning sky outside without saying a word. The morning breeze ruffled the corners of his clothes, making him look as if he was an immortal.
"Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind."
Zhuge Liang stood there for a long time, then suddenly turned around and looked at Lu Su, his eyes extremely bright and lively, "What if I can borrow the east wind for three days and three nights?"
"Borrow the east wind?"
Lu Su was a little confused by what Zhuge Liang said, but he still said: "Not to mention three days and three nights, even one night of strong wind is enough!"
"It's just...how can I borrow the wind?"
You can borrow money, you can borrow grain, you can borrow soldiers.
But how to borrow the wind?
Zhuge Liang could be joking.
However, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said, "Just leave this matter to me. If I say you can borrow it, then you can borrow it."
"Zijing, take people to the south mountain of the military camp and build an altar near the river, named Seven Stars. Then select one hundred and twenty Dharma protectors from each army."
"I'll give you three days. After three days, I will go to the altar to practice magic, seize the heaven's fortune, and ask the heaven to lend me an east wind!"
Zhuge Liang's tone was unequivocal and left no room for doubt.
Full of unparalleled confidence.
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Lu Su was shocked and suspicious. He didn't really believe in such ghosts and gods, but he knew Zhuge Liang's intelligence and would not make mistakes without aim.
Could it be that...we can really borrow the east wind?
After thinking about it, Lu Su finally nodded in agreement.
Now there is no other way.
…
After receiving Zhuge Liang's instructions, Lu Su quickly led people to build the Seven Star Altar near the river in the south mountain of the military camp to prepare for Zhuge Liang's ascension to the altar.
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During this period, two more soldiers and horses rushed to the Han army camp.
One group was led by Chen Gong and Zhao Yun. Now that the crisis in Chang'an has been resolved, the two men received Liu Xie's orders and led 10,000 elite troops to rush for reinforcements.
The other branch came from Yizhou.
The person leading this army was none other than Sima Yi. In addition, Zhang Liao also came with the army.
They all also received news that Chang'an was besieged in Yizhou.
He was originally leading his troops back to rush for reinforcements, but on the way he learned that the emperor had led troops to defeat the rebels, so Zhang He continued to return to Chang'an, while Zhang Liao and Sima Yi took advantage of the situation and headed south to Jingzhou to reinforce the army in the middle.
"Zilong! Hahahaha!"
When Lu Bu saw Zhao Yun, he went up and gave him a bear hug. He picked him up and spun him around, laughing.
"Zilong, you are so powerful. You killed that thief Ma Chao for me. I really saw you right!"
"As expected of me, he is the second most powerful warrior among men!"
Lu Bu said happily, this was not a disparagement, he was fully qualified to say this.
After all, there is only one number one, and that is him!
Zhao Yun had a cheerful personality. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Ma Chao is a troublesome traitor, and I have spent a lot of effort. If Duke Wen goes there, he will be able to kill Ma Chao faster than me."
"That's it, that's it!"
Lu Bu was delighted by these words and felt very proud.
Then he looked sideways at Zhang Liao, raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, who is this? Isn't this Zhang Wenyuan? What kind of wind brought you here?"
"Why didn't you stay in Yizhou and come to me? Is it because Yizhou can't take the credit?"
Lu Bu heard about the war in Yizhou.
Although Cao Xiu and Cao Hong were defeated, the credit went to Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. Zhang He also had credit, but Zhang Liao had no military exploits.
That's why he was so sarcastic.
Zhang Liao's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "The battle over Yizhou is too easy. I heard that you have been unable to conquer Jiangxia for a long time, so I came here to help you."
"It's a pity that there is not enough food and grass in Jiangxia City. Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan failed to hold on until I came, so you made a big mistake."
Zhang Liao's reply was unceremonious.
The implication is that you, Lu Bu, were able to capture Jiangxia City only because Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan inside were out of food and grass, so you took advantage.
"Haha, good point! Come and practice?"
Lu Bupi smiled and said, clenching his fists loudly.
Zhang Liao responded silently and did not answer any questions.
He didn't want to be beaten by Lu Bu.
While the two were fighting each other, Sima Yi had been looking for Zhuge Liang, but could not see him for a long time. He couldn't help but ask: "Zhuge Village...where is Zhuge Kongming?"
"Oh, military advisor, I went to Nanshan to check the progress of the altar construction."
Lu Bu replied casually.
Chen Gong asked in confusion: "Altar? What altar?"
Hearing Chen Gong's question, Lu Bu immediately changed his face and said to him warmly: "A few days ago, the military advisor came up with a plan against Cao Cao..."
"Then so and so...and so and so..."
"...but the wind has been blowing from the northwest in recent days. The military advisor said that fire attacks can only be used when the east wind blows, so he planned to open an altar to take advantage of the wind."
Lu Bu told Chen Gong the whole story in detail, from the bitter meat scheme to the false surrender to the fire attack, everything was explained clearly in detail.
Chen Gong showed admiration when he learned that Zhuge Liang had deceived Cao Cao with the bitter meat trick and the false surrender trick; but when he heard that Zhuge Liang planned to start a altar to take advantage of the east wind, his expression became strange.
"This is nonsense!"
Sima Yi frowned and snorted coldly: "How can we rely on ghosts and gods for military matters? What if we can't borrow the east wind?"
"Zhuge Kongming is simply making fun of the lives of the soldiers of the three armies!"
"No, where is he now? I want to find him!"
Originally, when he heard about the bitter meat scheme and the fake surrender timing, he thought Zhuge Liang's strategy was very clever, but he did not expect that he would suddenly come up with a way to take advantage of the situation.
Is there anything more absurd in the world than this?
Just when Sima Yi was about to go to Zhuge Liang to question him, a chuckle came over: "Zhongda, long time no see, how are you?"
Everyone turned to look.
I saw Zhuge Liang walking over accompanied by Lu Su, with a faint smile on his face, looking extremely elegant.
"Kong Ming!"
Sima Yi was not polite. After seeing Zhuge Liang, he rushed forward and asked: "What are you going to do to open the altar? I don't agree with this at all!"
"Now that the reinforcements have arrived, why don't you put away these pretense tricks!"
Their two armies totaled more than 15,000 people, which undoubtedly added a lot of help to the Han army and was no longer inferior to Cao's army in terms of military strength.
There is no need to go through this roundabout process again.
Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "Now everything is ready, all I need is an east wind. After I borrow the east wind, I can easily defeat Cao's army and save the soldiers many casualties. Why give up halfway?"
Sima Yi snorted coldly: "A decisive battle with Cao Cao is not a child's play. If you want to borrow the east wind, how can you borrow it? Who can you borrow it from?"
"This has never been heard of before, and it is even more nonsense!"
"I admit that you, Zhuge Kongming, are resourceful, but you cannot do such ridiculous things. Do you think we are all three-year-olds?"
Sima Yi never believed in ghosts, gods or oaths.
In his opinion, if there were ghosts and gods in the sky, how could the great Han Dynasty be almost overthrown by the chaos caused by the rebellious ministers and traitors?
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if there are ghosts and gods, why would Zhuge Liang, an ordinary man, restrain ghosts and gods?
Chen Gong saw that the situation was a bit stiff, so he stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "It makes sense for the military advisor to do this. Let's discuss it in detail..."
"What if I could borrow the east wind?"
Before Chen Gong could finish speaking, Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and looked at Sima Yi with a half-smile, looking confident.
Sima Yi said without hesitation: "If you can really borrow the east wind, I, Sima Yi, would like to worship you as my teacher, and I will be willing to be your subordinate from now on!"
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