The love generals were scattered around and fell into a ball. Ma Chao's boots kicked his open-jawed face, Zhang Liao's fingers were inserted into Gan Ning's nostrils, and they all screamed.

"You ecstatic little people!" Qilin rushed to the street and was pressed at the bottom: "You are crushing me! Get up quickly!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Not long after, a horseman came to report: "Marquis Wu has invited you! Please invite General Fenwu, Uncle Liu and the two battalions of military advisors to discuss matters in the palace!"

On the morning of the third day after Lu Bu arrived in Jianye, Zhou Yu finally formally held the first military meeting. The content of this meeting was crucial to the survival of half of the country south of the Yangtze River.

Participants included the Xiliang forces - Lu Bu, Qilin, Chen Gong. The remnants of Jingzhou - Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

The meeting was presided over by 16-year-old Sun Quan. Zhou Yu and Lu Su were present, and Zhang Zhao took notes.

As soon as Lu Bu entered the table, he ordered: "Serve some wine."

Everyone was speechless. Lu Bu smiled and said, "This is my famous wine from Xiliang. It is mild in strength. You can try it."

Liu Bei lowered his eyes and said happily: "Since it is Marquis Wen's wine, there is no need to try it."

Behind Sun Quan, a huge cowhide map was spread out. On it were the seven counties of Jingzhou and the marching arrows to Yangzhou and other places. Next to it was still hanging the original Qilin inscription "The solitary sail is far away and the shadow is gone in the blue sky."

Qilin said: "I haven't replaced it for several years."

Sun Quan smiled and replied: "Well... I often look at this word and this painting and miss you."

Zhou Yu interrupted: "Zhongmou's xun was taught by you."

Qilin asked: "Have you made any progress in painting now?"

Sun Quan gave a few instructions and said: "I drew a painting a few days ago. I'll bring it to you for a look."

After a while, the maid came in and poured wine from a bottle. The white porcelain bowl was as red as blood. Sun Quan's painting was spread out in front of Qilin's case. Qilin said: "Let me write something more for you. Change the original one."

Lu Bu smiled and said, "I'm here, but you can't read your handwriting."

Lu Bu stretched out his left arm and took Qilin's hand. Qilin recited poems in a low voice. Lü Bu started writing with flying phoenixes. Before the ink was dry, Sun Quan happily took it and hung it up.

The painting shows a ship leading thousands of sails up to the sky, which is indescribably majestic. On the side is Lu Bu's handwriting: "There will be times when you ride the wind and waves, and hang sails directly to help the sea."

Everyone at the table cheered.

"Okay!" Liu Bei drank the wine in one gulp and put down the bowl: "This is the kind of momentum you want!"

Lu Su said: "I hope to send troops in the future, just as I said today!"

Sun Quan added: "The thief Cao handed over a letter three days ago, which coincided with Mr. Zhuge's crossing the river to the east. This letter was pressed by the governor. I invite all my uncles to come here today to ask for advice on how to respond.

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The wax paint on Cao Cao's letter was still there, so Sun Quan tore it open on the spot and spread the letter around.

The letter contained Cao Cao's declaration of war, ordering Jiangdong to surrender, otherwise 800,000 troops would cross the Yangtze River eastward and wipe out Jiangdong's forces.

"Today we have an army of 800,000 soldiers, and we will join forces with the generals to hunt Wu..." Sun Quan sneered and said, "Cao Cao's letter is full of threats. What do you, uncles, think?"

Lu Bu did not read the letter and said in a deep voice: "Since it has been agreed, the whole Jiangdong area should fight. How many soldiers are there now?"

Zhou Yu said: "180,000 troops, 40,000 land troops, and 140,000 navy troops."

Liu Bei interjected: "Add 10,000 old Jingzhou sailors under my command, for a total of 150,000."

Lu Bu took a sip of wine, nodded and said: "Add me 10,000 sailors, 160,000. This time I brought 30,000 people, including 20,000 cavalry, to assist you in interfering with Cao's army's rear, from Chibi to Xia

Along the way from Kou, Dangyang, and even Xiangyang...you guys, give way."

Sun Quan and Zhou Yu turned sideways, and Lu Bu broke off a corner of the wine bowl, waved it and threw it, firmly nailing it to Xiangyang City on the map: "The newly acquired cities in Jingzhou are not stable, which may disturb their military morale."

Sun Quan pondered, Zhou Yu nodded and said: "Now Cao Cao has stationed troops in the north of the Yangtze River, with two thousand warships. What will happen to us?"

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said calmly: "Drag."

Sun Quan did not comment, but Zhuge Liang stood up and said loudly:

"Cao Mengde galloped across the world with the ability of infantry, but his soldiers were not good at water. The newly surrendered Jingzhou tribes such as Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and other Jingzhou tribes led 20,000 naval troops. It is easy for them to have different intentions. Once our cavalry takes the opportunity to attack Xiangyang and other places, the generals and their families will be surrendered.

In the rear, Cai Mao and others had a change of heart, so they marched first and then failed to attack."

Zhou Yu nodded slightly and commented: "Cao Thief has no experience in water warfare in the Yangtze River. Only Cai Mao is familiar with the Yangtze River area. I went to this person..."

Chen Gongdao: "I'm afraid not necessarily."

"My lord, Marquis Wu." Chen Gong cupped his hands and said, "But please listen to me."

Chen Gong pointed his halberd towards Zhuge Liang and said, "With all due respect, Mr. Kong Ming is simply sitting back and waiting to die!"

As a close confidant of Lu Bu, Chen Gong made a decisive decision to fight against Chang'an and evacuate the entire army; Xiaopei planned to trap Liu Bei and moved to Xiliang. He also had a hand in it and had already become famous all over the world.

Zhuge Liang, on the other hand, was just starting out and had no achievements other than fighting with the Confucian scholars in the east of the Yangtze River and talking about alliances with Sun and Liu Erying.

Chen Gong was so provocative, but Zhuge Liang was not annoyed.

I saw Kong Ming standing in the center of the hall, holding up the feather fan, covering half of his face, and smiled evilly: "Please give me some advice, Mr. Gongtai."

Qilin spit out the wine with a pop and laughed loudly. Zhuge Liang acted strangely, and his own momentum was weakened. Chen Gong lost the first round.

"Cao Jun came from afar, why did he stop at the riverside? There is only one reason: seasickness!"

Chen Gong was eloquent and spoke loudly.

"Those who are seasick can get used to it by just practicing on the water for a few days. In other words, as long as Cao Ah Man is given enough time, the army will be reorganized and the army will overcome many obstacles and cross the river."

"Before crossing the river, we are preparing to attack him; striking first is the entry point of this battle; we must disrupt Cao's army's position, otherwise..."

Qilin looked at Zhuge Liang with interest.

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with a cunning look, and he ignored Chen Gong's fierce criticism and looked at Qilin with a smile.

After Chen Gong stated the combat strength of both sides, as well as the pros and cons of going to war, Zhuge Liang said calmly: "What Mr. Gongtai said is true. We must attack first and disrupt their arrangement. Kong Ming will learn from it."

"So, Marquis Wen has already planned a comprehensive strategy, why don't you all make the first attack?"

Chen Gongfang realized that he had been tricked.

Qilin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At the beginning, Zhuge Liang signaled: "Brother Gongtai, we admit defeat."

Zhou Yu said displeasedly: "The enemy is now..."

Qilin said: "I understand, Gongjin."

Chen Gong returned to the table angrily, but Qilin did not get up, but said to himself: "To be honest, before coming here, I had discussed it with my brother Gongtai and my lord. We really shouldn't sit back and wait for Cao's army to attack in this battle. At the very least, we must achieve the purpose of disturbing the enemy."

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"Although the coalition forces are not as easy to command as the direct troops, and it is easy for the orders to be ignored during combat... But fighting alone is not an option."

Lu Bu said indifferently: "That's it. We, the Liangzhou navy, are willing to take the lead for you and test the strength of Cao's army."

Liu Bei said: "I am so grateful to Marquis Wen and Kong Ming. We are too careless and have not apologized to the military advisor, Marquis."

Qilin smiled lightly: "Don't worry, let's get back to our plan first."

"There are ways to test. We roughly estimated the strength of Cao's army before and came up with several methods."

"First of all: when fighting on the river, flags are used to convey command information between ships. Cao Cao's boat is near the north bank. If the flags are not used to convey orders, it will take a considerable amount of time for the boats to come and go."

Lu Su took a deep breath and said, "Exactly."

Qilin said: "Since this is a trial war, we should not engage in a head-on confrontation and retreat immediately to achieve two goals at the same time - to make Cao Cao suspicious and to have a general understanding of their troop deployment. Therefore, my idea is to choose the trial war at

Late at night and before dawn, we withdrew our troops three times in total."

Zhang Fei laughed loudly: "Is this your method?! They can't see the flag at night..."

Liu Bei said: "Third brother, please don't jump to conclusions."

Qilin lazily said: "You can't see the flag, but you can see the lights."

Zhou Yu said: "The light cannot reach far. The flagship must be close to a hundred steps away. Once Cao Jun counterattacks, the trebuchet can hit the flagship. This is not appropriate."

Qilin said: "No, we don't command from the flagship, we command from the shore!"

"How long will it take to build three twenty-foot-high bamboo sentry towers?" Qilin put on his outer robe, stood up and said, "I have researched all the lantern languages ​​and prepared a special light source."

Zhuge Liang said: "What a great idea! The north and south banks of the Yangtze River are nearly five miles apart. How can we ensure that the light can be transmitted accurately at night?"

Qilin said: "Six years ago, we discovered a new oily burning substance in Longxi. After simple refining, the luminosity is stronger than ordinary lanterns and shines farther."

Sun Quan, who had been listening silently, suddenly said: "Qilin, don't worry, we can also send small boats to set up light signal switching points every other mile in the center of the river."

Qilin praised: "You are so smart! Just like the beacon tower transmits the message from station to station, and finally transmits the light signal to the center of the battlefield. When I came, I was worried that there was fog in Jiangdong, which would interfere with the visibility of the lights. In this way, it will be safe.

Already."

Zhou Yu squinted his eyes and nodded thoughtfully.

As soon as Sun Quan added, Qilin immediately relaxed a lot and said with a smile: "They are really three bad generals, even more powerful than Zhuge Liang."

Everyone: "?"
Chapter completed!