Cao Shuo led his army to camp on the north bank of the Yangtze River, while the Jiangdong Army confronted them on the south bank.

Zhuge Liang asked Lu Su to prepare a boat for him, and it was sent to the Yangtze River that night.

He thought he could hide it from Zhou Yu, but not long after the boat was prepared, Zhou Tai sent the news to Zhou Yu.

Hearing that Lu Su had prepared a lot of boats with straw men, Zhou Yu was stunned at first, and then laughed.

"What are the Metropolitan Governors laughing at?" Zhou Tai asked him in confusion.

"I laughed at Zhuge Kongming, and I still boasted about Haikou in front of me." Zhou Yu said to Zhou Tai: "Send someone to keep an eye on them and don't have any harassment." I want to see what new tricks Zhuge Kongming can play. ”

"I still don't understand what he's trying to do." Zhou Tai said with a confused face: "Could it be that he still wants to attack the Cao family with a straw man?" ”

"No need to ask." Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hand, and said to Zhou Tai: "You just have to watch." ”

The night passed quietly, and as dawn approached, the darkness became darker and darker, and the river was so dark that nothing could be seen clearly.

Zhuge Liang went to the river, accompanied by two guards.

In the dark, Lu Su heard footsteps and asked, "Is it Kong Ming who came?" ”

"Exactly." Zhuge Liang asked, "The boats are ready?" ”

"It's all set." Lu Su said: "There are two hundred ships in total, and there are twenty straw men on each ship. ”

Following the voice, Zhuge Liang came to Lu Su.

Lu Su asked, "What does Kong Ming want these ships to do?" ”

Zhuge Liang said mysteriously: "Zijing will naturally understand when he comes with me. ”

The two of them got on the boat, and Lu Su gave an order, and 200 small boats headed for the south bank of the Yangtze River.

"How far is it from the riverbank?" After walking for a while, Zhuge Liang asked the soldier who was holding the boat.

"It shouldn't be far off." The soldier replied, "At most, there is only half a shot." ”

"Stop." Zhuge Liang commanded.

"Summons, stop." Lu Su then gave the order.

In the dark cabin, he couldn't see Zhuge Liang's appearance, but he could hear the other party's breathing.

Lu Su asked, "What exactly does Kong Ming plan to do?" ”

"Zijing, don't worry, you'll know later." Zhuge Liang said with confidence: "Pass the order, beat the war drums, and let the other side think that we are going to attack." ”

The order to beat the drums was given, and the sound of war drums that shook the sky was immediately heard on the river.

The general of the Cao army in charge of the night patrol was none other than Xiahoudun.

Hearing the sound of war drums coming from the river, he was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted to the soldiers: "Go and invite the son!" ”

The soldiers held torches and ran quickly towards Cao Shuo's tent.

He hadn't gone far before he saw dozens of torches coming in front of him.

When he came to the front, he saw that it was Cao Shuo who was walking in front of this group of people.

"What's going on?" Without waiting for the soldier to speak, Cao Shuo had already taken the first step to ask.

"Returning to the childe." The soldier said: "Suddenly there was the sound of war drums on the river, and it was so dark that we couldn't see how many enemy troops there were. General Xiahou asked me to invite my son. ”

The war drums on the river were very loud, which had already woken up most of the soldiers of the Cao army, and many people ran out of their tents and looked in the direction where the drums were coming from.

But the darkness before dawn gave Zhuge Liang and the others the best cover, and no one could see what was going on at all.

Cao Shuo quickened his pace and ran towards the place where Xiahoudun was stationed.

When he came to him, Xiahoudun greeted him: "Childe, the enemy seems to be about to attack. ”

"Did the general respond?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I have sent orders to the archers to prepare their arrows." Xiahoudun said: "No matter how many enemy troops there are, in this dark sky, it is necessary to shoot more arrows. ”

"The general is right." Cao Shuo said: "However, our army only shoots arrows, and we can't see how many enemy troops are coming. ”

"Ignite the fire on the arrow, shoot as many as you want." Cao Shuo instructed: "Give me a reflection of the river like daylight." ”

"I see!" Xiahoudun then ordered the soldiers: "All arrows should be set on fire and shot at the place where the sound of war drums was heard." ”

Cao's archers wrapped sackcloth around their arrows and soaked them in oil.

In the boat, Zhuge Liang saw that there were suddenly a lot of flames on the bank of the river, and he asked Lu Su: "Zijing, can you swim?" ”

"Yes, yes, some." Lu Su asked, "What is Kong Ming asking for this?" ”

"I'm relieved to know how to swim." Zhuge Liang said: "Let's go into the water as soon as possible." ”

As he spoke, he plunged headlong into the icy water.

Lu Su was still sitting on the boat in a daze, not understanding what was going on, and countless arrows lit with flames flew from the shore.

The arrows covered the sky and the sun, and the firelight was linked into a piece, which actually lit up half of the night sky.

When the rocket hit the boat, Lu Su realized why Zhuge Liang asked him if he could swim.

There is no reason why a boatload of straw men meets open flames.

Countless arrows landed on the ship, and the ship ignited instantly, and the river suddenly became a sea of fire.

Not daring to hesitate, Lu Su plunged into the water and fled to the south bank.

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Zhou Yu looked at the sea of fire on the river, shook his head and said, "I knew it would be like this." ”

"Metropolitan Governor, this is ......" Zhou Tai, who had no idea what was going on, asked Zhou Yu.

"Did you see the fire on the river?" Zhou Yu said: "Zhuge Kongming played a little trick, thinking that Cao Zirong would be fooled, but how did he know that Cao Zirong was as cunning as a ghost, and he launched an attack in the middle of the night, how could he not shoot a rocket?" Zhuge Kongming took the blame for himself, but he was pitiful Zijing......"

Looking at the burning fire, Zhou Yu sighed.

After a while, a soldier quickly ran in front of him: "Governor Qiyu, I found Duke Lu on the shore just now." ”

"How's he doing?" Zhou Yu asked.

"I wasn't hurt, I was just surprised and drank a lot of river water." The soldier replied.

"Take me there." Zhou Yu instructed the soldiers.

The soldiers responded and led Zhou Yu and the others to the river.

Dragged ashore by the soldiers, Lu Su spat a few mouthfuls of water, and was sitting on the ground in some confusion.

Zhou Yu quickly ran to his side, bent down and asked with concern, "How is Zijing?" ”

"The Grand Duke!" Lu Su gave Zhou Yu a bow, sighed in shame and said: "Don't mention this matter again, Zhuge Kongming asked me to prepare a boat to borrow arrows from Cao Jun with him, but I didn't expect that although Cao Jun's arrows were shot, they were all ignited rockets." Two hundred small boats were buried at the bottom of the river, but fortunately I knew some water, otherwise I would have lost my life this time to return to the Grand Governor. ”

"It's just a little bit off." Zhou Yu persuaded: "Zijing doesn't have to take it to heart. ”

He then asked Lu Su, "I don't know where Zhuge Kongming went?" ”

"The fire was lit on the shore, and he jumped into the water and ran." Lu Su said: "This person is too unrighteous......

(End of chapter)