Zhuge Liang refused to say his method, and Zhou Yu didn't ask: "Since Kong Ming refuses to say, I don't force me to ask, I just hope that it will not delay the big thing." ”

"Don't worry, the Metropolitan Governor, I am willing to make a military order, if I can't send 100,000 arrows after three days, I will sacrifice the head of Xiang Shang!"

"Good!" Zhou Yu patted the case and said: "What I want is that Kong Ming is so arrogant, and I will ask Lu Zijing to go to your residence later." ”

Leaving Zhou Yu's barracks, Zhuge Liang returned to his residence not long after, Lu Su came to visit.

Knowing that Lu Su was coming, Zhuge Liang hurriedly welcomed him into the house.

"The Metropolitan Governor said that Kong Ming promised to make 100,000 arrows within three days." Lu Su asked, "I wonder if there is such a thing?" ”

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang replied calmly.

"Is Kong Ming planning to take 100,000 arrows from Xuande Gong?" Lu Su asked.

"Of course not." Zhuge Liang said: "Don't say that my lord doesn't have so many arrows, even if he does, he has to leave them for the soldiers, how can he give them to the governor?" ”

"Since you didn't take it from Xuande Gong, could it be that you really want to make it?" Lu Su said: "To make arrows, a craftsman does not exceed 100 arrows a day. How many craftsmen does Kong Ming plan to use? ”

"Not a single one." Zhuge Liang smiled and waved his hand.

"I don't want a craftsman, and I didn't take it from Xuande Gong, where did I get so many arrows?" Lu Su asked.

"The Cao army is already stationed on the other side of the river." Zhuge Liang said: "Borrow some from them." ”

"Borrow from Cao Jun?" Lu Su looked at Zhuge Liang blankly: "The two armies are fighting, how can they lend arrows to Kong Ming." ”

"Does Zijing have a boat in his hand?" Zhuge Liang asked suddenly.

"There are a few." Lu Su asked, "What is Kong Ming going to do?" ”

"Please set up twenty straw men in each boat." Zhuge Liang said: "Just prepare a total of 100 small boats." ”

"Kong Ming is this going to ......" Still didn't understand what Zhuge Liang was going to do, Lu Su asked in surprise.

"Zijing doesn't need to ask." Zhuge Liang said: "Don't tell the Grand Duke, if he knows, he will definitely understand what I plan to do." Hide it from him first, and when we get a hundred thousand arrows back, we will tell him what happened. ”

"I wonder when Kong Ming will want it?" Lu Su asked.

Zhuge Liang replied: "Put it by the river tonight, and use it before dawn tomorrow." ”

"I'll go get ready." Lu Su got up and retired.

Zhuge Liang asked Lu Su to prepare a grass boat, and Cao Shuo, who had already led the army to the edge of the Yangtze River, was inspecting the riverbank.

Catapults lined up on the shore.

Standing next to a catapult, Cao Shuo asked the soldiers in control, "With your experience, can our army's catapult hit the other side?" ”

"Returning to the childe." The soldier replied: "The catapult can still hit the other side, but it is ......"

"Just what?" Cao Shuo asked.

"The river wind is not big." The soldier said, "If the wind is too strong and the stones are blown off in the middle of the road, they may not be able to hit." ”

"How long have you been a slinger?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"I've been doing it since Childe built the catapult." The soldier replied.

Cao Shuo nodded and pointed to the opposite side of the riverbank: "After being a slinger for so long, you should understand that the catapult can adjust the angle." Do you see the Jiangdong Army defense line on the other side? Once I give the order, give me a hard bang. ”

"Don't worry, Childe, the stones and other things have been prepared a long time ago, just waiting for the order to be issued." The soldier answered.

Accompanying Cao Shuo to continue his inspection, Pang Tong asked Cao Shuo: "Son, one or two hundred catapults are deployed along the coast, this is to build a house on the shore of Jiangdong?" ”

"It's not about building houses, it's about demolishing their houses." Cao Shuo asked with a smile: "When does Shi Yuan think that in the battle, the soldiers should charge?" ”

"I think it should be when the enemy is weak and our army is strong." Pang Tong replied.

"How can we make the enemy weak?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"Strategy." Pang Tong said: "The use of strategy has made the enemy's army disheartened. ”

"That's too much trouble." Cao Shuo said: "One of the easiest ways is to beat the enemy with long-range weapons when they can't see our army. Both sides have bows and arrows, so bows and arrows are not considered long-range. What really works is precisely these catapults. ”

Before Cao Shuo said this, Pang Tong had already understood his intentions.

He just felt that one or two hundred catapults were placed here, and it was indeed a little too ostentatious and unnecessary.

"A commander who really knows how to fight a war has to think about the lives of soldiers." Cao Shuo said: "No matter how many soldiers there are in the army, the number of people is always limited. If one dies on the battlefield, we will have one less soldier. Therefore, we must do everything possible to make the enemy army die more, and it is better for our army not to die. ”

"If you go to the battlefield, you will die after all." Pang Tong said: "I understand the child's intentions......"

"You don't understand it yet." Gently patting Pang Tong's shoulder, Cao Shuo said: "Soldiers are limited, but stones are infinite. From the moment the catapults were fully assembled, there was only one thing we had to do, and that was to keep throwing boulders on the other side to break their defenses. ”

Turning around and walking to the river, looking at the water village of the Jiangdong Navy on the other side, Cao Shuo said: "To fight with the enemy, we must recognize our own strengths, and at the same time, we must also know the strengths of the enemy. The Jiangdong Navy has been more diligent than the Jingzhou Navy over the years, and every time they attack Jingzhou, the Navy takes the lead. If we go head-to-head with them with an army, we will definitely suffer. ”

"Is Childe planning to ......" Looking at the Jiangdong Navy on the other bank, Pang Tong subconsciously glanced at the catapults lined up on the shore.

"Shi Yuan still understands me." Cao Shuo grinned and said, "The warships are all made of wood, and if the boulders fall on the warship, even if they can't be shattered, at least they will be scrapped." As long as the defenses along the Jiangdong coast are destroyed and there is no naval army, our Cao family's army can drive straight into Wu County. ”

"The Jiangdong Sun family provokes an opponent like Gongzi, I'm afraid it will become their nightmare." Looking at the other side, Pang Tong said: "Gongzi is a personal expedition, in fact, it is useless for us staff to follow. ”

"Nonsense." Cao Shuo said: "When Jiangdong is conquered, I still plan to rectify the military system, and the few of you have been outside for a long time, so it's time to go back to Shouchun to be a bigger official." ”

"Childe plans to change the military system?" Pang Tong asked, "I don't know how to change it?" ”

"There are many disadvantages of today's generals leading troops." Cao Shuo said: "The best way is to set up a staff headquarters in each army, from a general to a staff headquarters system, so that the march and battle can also be adapted to adapt to the situation and make timely strategic adjustments." ”

(End of chapter)