Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

South of Chaisang, Ai County.

Tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops are marching into this city.

"It turns out that old man Huang Zhong only brought five thousand people with him!"

"We were played by him!"

Sun Ce gritted his teeth and punched the city battlements with his fists.

After withdrawing from the siege of Xiakou and returning to Chaisang, he led his army to attack Huang Zhong's command. He thought it would be a fierce confrontation, but he still They expected to annihilate the troops who sneaked up on Chai Sang.

Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong did not confront him at all. If you come, I will retreat, giving up all the previously captured cities and retreating all the way to Changsha.

Although Sun Ce recovered He lost ground and eliminated the threat to Chaisang City, but he was not happy at all.

Because until today, the intelligence showed that Huang Zhong had only five thousand troops.

What he said about tens of thousands of elites and how to intimidate Chaisang was just a bluff.

"As soon as our army withdrew, Liu Bei sent out all his troops and marched to Xiakou."

"From this point of view, Huang Zhong and his troops were just Liu Bei's plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao."

"His real intention was to lure us back to Chaisang so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to attack Xiakou."

Zhou Yu looked much calmer, and he saw through the mystery with his words.

Sun Ce suddenly understood, and suddenly felt annoyed that he was being teased, and cursed:

"Liu Bei is so cunning and cunning?"

"I originally thought he wanted to sneak attack Chai Sang, but his real target turned out to be Xiakou"

"Cunning, extremely cunning!"

Zhou Yu looked disapproving and snorted coldly:

"How could Liu Bei have such a trick? I guess it must be the work of Deng Mu."

Deng Mu?

Sun Ce frowned, with a look of disgust on his face.

"This Deng Mu is indeed as deceitful as Kuai Yue said!"

Disgusted, disgusted, Sun Ce's eyes quietly added a bit of fear.

"It has to be said that Deng Mu's method is indeed a conspiracy."

Zhou Yu first expressed his sincerity, then changed the topic and sneered:

"However, his plan may not be like shooting himself in the foot, and his cleverness will be mistaken for him."

Sun Ce was startled and his eyes were blank. 09.

Lu Su, Huang Gai and other advisers and generals also had confused eyes.

Deng Mu made a plan and led us away by the nose. He was easily transferred away from Xiakou. Why did he smash his own Feet?

"The purpose of Deng Mu's plan is to transfer us so that Liu Bei can capture Xiakou"

"But he overestimated Liu Bei's ability to attack the city and underestimated Huang Zu's ability to defend the city."

"Although Huang Zu is Bo Fu, the enemy who killed your father, but honestly speaking, this thief is still somewhat capable."

"I have an army of 40,000, under the supervision of your uncle Fu Qin, but I can't break through Xiakou after 20 days of siege. How can Liu Bei have the confidence to break through Xiakou quickly?"

Hearing Zhou Yu's question, Sun Ce vaguely understood something.

Zhou Yu pointed in the direction of Xiakou and sneered:

"As long as he does not attack Xiakou for ten days, we will see through the reality of Huang Zhong's troops, and we will quickly return to Xiakou."

"When the time comes, he cannot attack the city, and we attack from behind. How should he deal with being attacked from both sides?"

Sun Ce suddenly realized, and the clouds on his face disappeared in an instant.

Instead, there was a sarcastic laugh.

"What Gong Jin said makes sense, what he says makes sense."

"Then I will follow my plan and return to Xiakou immediately to take care of Liu Bei and Huang Zu."

"In this way, wouldn't Jingzhou be easily accessible?"

Sun Ce's eyes were bloodshot, and he was extremely excited for a moment.

Zhou Yu smiled and said nothing.

"When it comes to magical calculations, it has to be my Gongjin."

"Liu Bei, your Deng Mu is still inferior to my Gong Jin."

Sun Ce praised Zhou Yu highly, and then shouted:

"After passing the order, the army will return to Chaisang immediately. I will attack Xiakou again!"

Tens of thousands of Jiangdong's troops immediately left camp and returned north, marching back to Chaisang at starry night.

Three days later, the army arrived at Chaisang.

Sun Ce did not let the soldiers rest, so he ordered more than 40,000 Jiangdong's troops to immediately board the ship and fight to Xiakou overnight..Just when Sun Ce had just boarded the flagship and was about to set sail, a sentinel ship came speeding from upstream.

"Report to the lord, urgent report from Xiakou!"

"Huang Zu attacked Liu Jun at night and was ambushed by Liu Bei. The entire army was wiped out and was killed by Zhang Liao."

"Su Fei Kaicheng surrendered, and Xiakou was owned by Liu Bei!"

Like a muffled thunder, it exploded above the head.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who were talking and laughing, planning how to defeat Liu Bei and capture Xiakou, changed their expressions in shock.

The city of Xiakou was broken?

Huang Zu died?

At this moment, Sun Ce Suddenly he thought he had heard wrong.

He suddenly looked at Zhou Yu, his eyes filled with unbelievable astonishment.

In just a few days, didn't you Zhou Lang confidently conclude that Liu Bei would not be able to attack Xiakou for a long time?

Three days.

In less than three days, Xiakou City fell?

"Gong Jin, this, this..."

Sun Ce's voice was hoarse, and he was so excited that he could not speak.

Zhou Yu's figure was also trembling slightly, and his face was distorted with extreme confusion and shock.

"Why did Huang Zu take the initiative and dare to sneak attack Liu Bei?"

"Is he crazy? Who gave him the courage?"

Zhou Yu was also full of surprise and couldn't figure out why.

Huang Zu's unexpected move was completely beyond his understanding.

"Huang Zu was in a weak position. According to common sense, he should stick to Xiakou and continue to retreat."

"He actually took the initiative and wanted to attack Liu Bei at night, which was quite abnormal."

"The key is that Liu Bei still ambushed Huang Zu!"

"Does this mean that Liu Bei had already calculated in advance that Huang Zu would attack at night, so that he could lay an ambush in advance and surround Huang Zu in one fell swoop?"

"Su boldly guessed whether Huang Zu fell into Liu Bei's trick of luring the enemy and left the city to die on his own?"

Lu Su took the lead to calm down, and keenly grasped the doubts in the intelligence, so he speculated.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were reminded, and their figures froze slightly, and they suddenly realized a little bit.

"What Zijing said makes sense. Unless it was Liu Bei's plan, how could Huang Zu take the initiative and attack without overestimating his own capabilities?"

"Could it be that this was Deng Mu’s handiwork again?"

Sun Ce immediately thought of that name.

He is the only one under Liu Bei in Jingzhou who has such ability.

"The Lord's guess is correct. It must be Deng Mu's masterpiece."

"But, what method did he use to make Huang Zu fall into the trap?"

Lu Su's eyes were confused, and he couldn't find a solution. He couldn't help but sigh:

"This man's wits are truly scheming, and they are always unexpected."

"Lord, we must never underestimate this Deng Mu again, otherwise we will suffer big losses at his hands in the future.~~"

The corners of Zhou Yu's mouth twitched slightly.

Lu Su's words seemed to have quietly scratched his self-confidence.

The Zhou family is also a prominent Lujiang family with three sons in their ancestors.

Born into such an aristocratic family, he was gifted with extraordinary talents since he was a child. He was always immersed in the praise of the people around him, and he naturally developed an innate self-confidence.

Until today.

I met Deng Mu, a poor man from Xinye.

With repeated tricks, he knocked his self-confidence to the ground mercilessly, and even stepped on it several times.

"Deng Mu, you are indeed the most powerful enemy I have never met in my life."

"Today you are the winner again, but the battle of wits between you and me has just begun."

"I, a descendant of the Zhou family in Lujiang, will never lose to a new wild warrior like you..." (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Zhou Yu secretly made an oath, then took a deep breath, and his face regained calmness and confidence.

"We have long agreed that Deng Mu is cunning and treacherous. We have never underestimated him."

"Zijing, there is no need for you to make a fuss and mess up everything."

Zhou Yu first scolded Lu Su, and then handed over to Sun Ce:

"Bo Fu, if Liu Bei stole Xiakou, just steal it. This may not be a bad thing."

"Now that he has captured Xiakou, he will definitely mobilize all the soldiers and horses from Jingzhou and gather on the front line of Xiakou to face our army."

"We just took this opportunity to annihilate Liu Bei's main force in Xiakou and complete his victory in one battle."

"As long as this battle is won, the mission of the seven counties of Jingzhou can be determined!"

Zhou Yu used his confidence and optimism to turn this bad thing into a good thing in just a few words.

Sun Ce suddenly understood, and the pain and annoyance of losing Xia Kou was instantly overwhelmed by the boiling blood.

"Gong Jin's words are reasonable. Why don't you just let Liu Bei seize Xiakou? There's nothing you can't do about it."

"Who can be the lord of Jingzhou depends on who can dominate the Yangtze River!"

Sun Ce Hao Lie was furious, waved his hands and shouted:

"After passing the order, all the ships immediately sailed upstream to the west of the Yangtze River and headed straight for Xiakou."

"I want to have a showdown with Liu Bei on the Yangtze River!"

…

It was autumn.

Sun Ce led 40,000 Jiangdong naval troops and more than 2,000 warships, and came to Xiakou again in a mighty manner.

At this time, Liu Bei was already prepared.

The main infantry and cavalry forces on the Jiangling and Xiangyang front lines have all been transferred to the Xiakou front line, numbering 40,000.[]

The naval armies of Xiangfan and Jiangling, with a total of 10,000 naval troops and more than 500 warships, also successfully joined forces.Xiakou, a water camp was set up on the north bank of the Yangtze River south of Xiakou City.

Liu Jun's land and water army totaled nearly 50,000 people.

In terms of numbers, Liu's army outnumbered Jiangdong's army by 10,000, giving him a numerical advantage.

However, Sun Ce's 40,000 Jiangdong Army was able to fight both on foot and by water, and the water army had an absolute advantage.

Relying on the superiority of the naval force, Sun Ce made a grand move and set up camp on the south bank of the Yangtze River, forming a confrontation with Liu Bei across the river.

…

On the north bank, Liu Jun's water camp.

Liu Bei and the generals climbed up to the watchtower and looked at the situation of Jiangdong Army on the south bank from a distance.

The camp is spread out for seven miles on the south bank, and the flags cover the sky and the sun.

More than two thousand warships are arrayed outside the water camp for drills. The overwhelming pressure is endless and the momentum is really huge.

"My lord, the little overlord of Jiangdong, is showing off his power to us and showing off the strength of his navy."

The corners of Deng Mu's mouth raised slightly, revealing Sun Ce and Chen's intention to attack the Yangtze River.

Liu Bei pointed to the river in the distance and sighed:

"The enemy's warships are several times larger than ours, and there are many warships and battleships, and the formation is also orderly. You can tell at a glance that they are an elite division."

"The Jiangdong navy is the overlord of the Yangtze River, and its reputation is not in vain."

Deng Mu could tell that Old Liu was quite afraid of Sun Ce's navy.

This kind of fear was different from the fear of strong enemies during land battles.

After all, in land battles, weak enemies are strong, and they can rely on surprise. Plan a trick to win by surprise, and use the weak to defeat the strong.

In this water battle on the river, there is no trick at all, only hard power.

If you want to replicate the battle of Hanshui again, rely on Gan Ning's surprise victory to defeat Sun Ce's Jiangdong navy, it is almost impossible

"Don't worry, my lord, although the Jiangdong navy is strong, we may not have no chance of winning."

"What the lord has to do is to expand and train the navy, improve the strength of our navy as much as possible, defend the north bank without fighting, and wait for Sun Ce to reveal his flaws."

Deng Li remained calm and calm, as if he was planning to win.

Liu Bei heard the sound of strings in his words and asked hurriedly:

"Ziyu, do you have a clever plan to defeat Sun Ce's navy?"

"Well, you can’t say yes or no."

Deng Mu's eyes were full of meaning, but he pointed to the shore:

"Whether or not Sun Ce can be defeated depends on how Sun Ce uses his moves."

Deng Mu's words sounded ambiguous and mysterious.

Liu Bei couldn't understand, and neither did the generals on the left and right. They all looked blank and secretly guessed in their hearts.

"In this case, then follow what Military Advisor 183 said"

"Wen Zhongye, Gan Xingba, you should seize the time to expand and train the navy."

"Then the branch met Yide and Yun Chang and ordered them to transport as much food, grass, military uniforms, arrows and weapons as possible from Xiangyang Jiangling to Xiakou"

"We must be prepared for a protracted war with Sun Ce and a fierce attack on Xiakou."

Seeing that Deng Mu had a plan, Liu Bei felt confident and simply stopped asking any more questions.

"promise!"

All the generals accepted the order and retired one after another.

Gan Ning stayed behind, cupped his hands and said:

"Lord, water warfare focuses on shooting with bows and crossbows, which requires tens of thousands of arrows."

"Our army's current arrows, as well as the arrows captured in Xiakou City, are far from enough for water warfare."

"I would rather ask my lord to order the rear to recruit weapon craftsmen and make sure to work day and night."

Liu Bei was convinced, and immediately sent an order to the direction of Xiangyang Jiangling to make as many arrows as possible.

Gan Ning then retreated and left.

At this moment,

Zhuge Liang, who had been silent all the time, suddenly his eyes lit up, He said:

"My lord, my master, I have a plan, maybe I can get 100,000 arrows for my lord without any effort!"

As soon as he said this,

Liu Bei's spirit perked up, and a bit of surprise flashed in his eyes.

One hundred thousand arrows, even if all the weapons craftsmen in Jingzhou were gathered together, would take at least half a month to make them.

This disciple of Deng Mu actually claimed You can donate one hundred thousand arrows without any effort?

Isn't this bragging...

Liu Bei didn't believe it, so he asked:"Kong Ming, what method do you have to get one hundred thousand arrows so easily?" Zhuge

Liang raised his lips with confidence and raised his hand to guide the shore:

"The lord can mobilize forty grain ships, with straw men on both sides of each ship, and then provide him with a hundred sailors."

"Liang then led these ships to approach the enemy camp on the south bank at night, beating drums and shouting to kill, pretending to be a night attack."

"Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have just set up camp and have not yet ascertained the strength of our army. They will not dare to fight easily. They will definitely order their crossbowmen to fire randomly to prevent our warships from approaching."

"When the arrows were shot, they all pierced the straw men on both sides of the ship."

"In this way, didn't Liang deceive Sun Ce into getting 100,000 sharp arrows without any effort?"

Zhuge Liang revealed his plan.

Deng Mu laughed.

Good fellow, you are trying to borrow arrows from a straw boat with Sun Ce!

After hearing this, Old Liu was extremely surprised and exclaimed:

"Kong Ming, your plan is really whimsical and brilliant!"

"Military Advisor, you, this great disciple, really admire your Yongqi true teachings!"

Old Liu was full of praise, and all the generals on the left and right also looked at Zhuge Liang with admiration. The young man couldn't help but feel proud of being praised by everyone.

So amidst the praise, Zhuge Liang gradually lost himself.

Deng Mu suddenly asked:"Kong Ming , if Sun Ce fired a rocket, how should you respond?".