Chapter 152 Chapter 24: Working hard for several years (1)

Years of painstaking efforts have been wiped out in ashes 143 Jian'an thirteenth year, November 22nd. The sky was clear and there was not a breeze. Zhou Yu said to Lu Su, "Why doesn't Kong Ming's spell work?" Lu Su said: "Kong Ming has always been able to predict things like a god." Zhou Yu was anxious and angry, and said, "In the middle of winter, let me see how the southeast wind blows." At the third watch, a gust of wind was suddenly heard, and the flags and flags turned.Zhou Yu walked out of the camp, and saw the flag feet flying to the northwest.All of a sudden, the southeast wind picked up, the water waves were turbulent, and the water flow almost changed its direction.

After a moment of shock, Zhou Yu said loudly, "Kong Ming has the magic power to overwhelm the world. If he keeps this man, Soochow will suffer endless troubles. Kill him as soon as possible, and the big thing in my heart will be settled." Zhou Yu then sent two generals Ding Feng and Xu Sheng to lead a hundred men each. Xu Sheng went up the river and Ding Feng went straight to the Seven Stars Altar in Nanping Mountain from the dry road.Zhou Yu said: "I only want Kong Ming's head!" The second general took the order.When Xu Sheng got off the boat, more than a hundred swordsmen and axes swung their oars; Ding Feng got on his horse, and more than a hundred bowmen and crossbowmen each straddled their horses.The two groups of people rushed straight to Nanping Mountain.

The southeast wind is blowing on Nanping Mountain. Ding Feng's horse army arrived first, and he saw soldiers holding flags standing against the wind on the altar.Ding Feng got off his horse and raised his sword and went up to the altar, but Kong Ming was not seen, so he hurriedly asked the altar guards: "Where is Kong Ming?" " Nading was furious, stabbed the altar guards to the ground with a single knife, and hurriedly went down from the altar to search for it. At this time, Xu Sheng's boat had arrived at the foot of the mountain.The two searched along the river and asked a soldier who guarded the river.The pawn said: "Last night a fast boat was moored at the front beach. I saw Kong Ming boarding the boat just now, and the boat went upstream like an arrow."

Ding and Xu yelled "Oops", and chased them by water and land.Xu Shengjiao raised his full sail and sailed against the wind.Looking at a boat not far ahead, Xu Sheng yelled loudly: "Military commander, please go, the governor is here!" I saw Kongming's feather fan scarf standing on the speeding boat, and he replied with a big smile: "Please report back to the governor, so that you can do it yourself. Kongming will return to Xiakou temporarily, and we will meet again some day." Xu Sheng shouted again: "Please stay here for a while, I have something urgent to say!"

Kongming also replied loudly: "I have already predicted that the governor will not tolerate me, so I taught Zilong to pick me up in advance, and the general does not have to chase after me!" Ding Feng also hurriedly chased him on the shore. When he heard that Zhao Zilong had come to pick up Kong Ming, his expression changed a lot and he was frightened. He hurriedly called Xu Sheng to come to the shore. When the two reciprocated Zhou Yu, they would naturally be scolded. Lu Su said: "The governor doesn't have to push too hard, it won't be too late to talk about it after defeating Cao Jun."

It took Zhou Yu a long time to calm down. Then Soochow nervously dispatched troops: 1. Gan Ning and Cai Zhonghe descended along the south bank, raised the flag of Cao Jun, and went straight to Wulin, the grain storage base of Cao Jun, Cai He stayed behind; 2. Tai Shici led 3,000 soldiers and horses straight to the boundary of Huangzhou, and cut off Cao Cao's Hefei military point; 3. Lu Meng led three thousand soldiers to Wulin to meet Gan Ning, and burned Cao Cao's stockade; 4. Commander Ling led 3,000 soldiers, and went straight to the head of the Yiling Mausoleum, only to see the fire in Wulin, and responded with soldiers;

5. Dong Xi led 3,000 soldiers, took Hanyang directly, and rushed from Hanchuan to Cao Cao's stronghold, watching the white flag respond; 6. Pan Zhang led three thousand soldiers, all flying the white flag, and went to Hanyang to meet Dong Xi. After Zhou Yu dispatched the six fleets, he asked Huang Gai to arrange fire boats, and sent a sergeant to fly to Cao Cao, saying that Huang Gai would come down tonight.Then allocated four warships to meet behind the yellow-gai boat.Han Dang, the leader of the first team, Zhou Tai, the leader of the second team, Jiang Qin, the leader of the third team, and Chen Wu, the leader of the fourth team. Each of the four teams led 300 warships, and set fire in front Twenty boats.Zhou Yu himself and Cheng Pu supervised the battle on the command ship, Ding Feng and Xu Sheng guarded the left and right sides, leaving only Lu Su, Kan Ze and a few soldiers guarding the camp.

144 Kong Ming arrived in Xiakou under the support of Zhao Zilong. Kong Ming immediately deployed: 1. Zhao Zilong took three thousand soldiers and horses across the river to take the Wulin path, and chose a place with dense trees and reeds to ambush; 2. Zhang Fei led 3,000 soldiers across the river, cut off the road to Yiling, and went to ambush at the mouth of Hulu Valley; 3. Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, and Liu Feng each drove a boat and went around the river to destroy or capture the defeated army alive. After the deployment, Kong Ming got up and said to Liu Qi: "Wuchang is very important. After you go back, you will lead your troops to stop at the port. Cao's army will flee from defeat. Capture the deserters and keep the city. Don't kill deserters indiscriminately."

Liu Qi went.Kongming said to Liu Bei: "My lord is stationed in Fankou, looking up from a height, sit and watch Zhou Lang fight against Chibi tonight." Cao Mengde received a secret report: Huang Gai came to land tonight, using the Qingya flag on the bow of the ship as a communication signal. "Okay!" Cao Mengde clenched his fists, and the final battle that he had been waiting for for several months finally began.His heart could not be calm for a long time, and his long-cherished wish was finally coming true.What about the future? He was alone at the bow of the boat, thinking about the situation after the great war: the unification of the mountains and rivers, the people living and working in peace and contentment, building schools, developing water conservancy...

With a glimpse of the setting sun and a few strokes of light, Cao Mengde suddenly felt so exhausted all over his body and mind. "Old Ran Ran is coming, I'm afraid I won't be able to establish a name." He thought of Qu Zi's poem "Li Sao". Around dusk on November 22nd in the thirteenth year of Jian'an. The setting sun instantly set to the west, the breeze also stopped, and the air around Chibi seemed to condense.From time to time Huang Gai came to the tower overlooking the river, lost his usual composure and appeared restless. The obvious change in the weather also made Cao Mengde very disturbed. He ordered the whole army to be on alert. All the generals boarded the Cheng Yujun command ship at the front line, and notified Cao Chun on land to stand by all day to deal with emergencies.

At the time of You, the breeze on the river rose again and gradually became stronger. Fully armed, Huang Gai sat on the shore, carefully observed changes in the wind direction, and dispatched his trusted personnel to move saltpeter, dry firewood, and ointment into the fast boat. From You time to Xu time, the wind became stronger, but the direction of the wind was not stable. Zhou Yu ordered the whole army to prepare for war.Huang Gai climbed the tower in person, staring at the dragon flag fluttering with the wind.When the flag gradually fluttered towards the northwest direction, Huang Gai resolutely pulled down the military flag, held the flag tower, boarded the fast boat, ordered his cronies to report to Zhou Yu immediately, and then ordered dozens of boats to sail quickly to Cao Jun's water village on the north bank. After Zhou Yu received the report that Huang Gai had already attacked, he immediately sent a fast horse to notify the first fleet of Han Dang's fleet, and then set off.Zhou Yu himself led the main fleet of more than 300 warships to sail upstream mightily. The southeast wind was blowing, the wind was full and the sails were full, and the Soochow fleet sailed upstream at an alarming speed. Midnight on November 22nd. "Prime Minister, dozens of fast boats with Qinglongya flags appear on the river in the southeast corner!" Cao Mengde immediately led his generals to board the bow and look from a distance. "Ready to meet, this is the signal of General Huang's defection as promised!" Jia Xu issued an order on behalf of Cao Mengde. After months of waiting, the time for the decisive battle has arrived.The soldiers cheered and were full of excitement, and everyone was looking forward to the upcoming general attack.