What does Liu Bei mean by this? Zhou Yu is not a fool, so he can naturally feel it:

At the beginning of this year, Sun Quanjun attacked Jiangxia and finally killed his coveted father-killing enemy Huang Zu. The pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Sun Quan's side regarded this as a revenge war. However, even in the revenge battle that was said in this way, Sun Quan's side did not simply target Huang Zu alone. After obtaining the head of Huang Zu, Sun Quan actually ordered the entire Jiangxia County to be plundered, not only robbing almost all the money and grain of Jiangxia County, but even the people of Jiangxia were plundered by him tens of thousands of people.

There is still a matter of plundering the population in the war? This is really a strange story in the world. But this is a last resort for Koto. After all, the population of Jiangdong is too small, and both the people used to develop the territory and the soldiers used to fight for world domination are somewhat insufficient compared to other forces.

This time, Jiangdong mobilized troops and horses to fight, including those who had been plundered by Jiangdong. This may be a very normal thing in the eyes of others, but Zhou Yu knows that Liu Bei has seen through Jiangdong's weakness from this.

"You are also at a time when you are in a difficult situation, and you are so arrogant?" Liu Bei said so much, and this is what he really meant. This made Zhou Yu breathe a sigh of relief and become more vigilant against Liu Bei.

"This person is not simple." Zhou Yu sighed secretly. Only then did he realize that this kind of general who was repeatedly defeated in the eyes of most people in the world was actually not an ordinary person. "He can be called a hero by Cao Cao, who is the most powerful at the moment, and in fact, he should also have his strong side. I really need to be careful with allies like that. Zhou Yu felt that he really looked down on Liu Bei, which is why he was so passive at this moment.

"Forget it, that's the end of it." Seeing the change in Zhou Yu's face, Liu Bei suddenly changed his words: "I'm still the queen of the palace." I'll take good care of the people under my control. Behind you is wrapped around me. Everything is based on defeating Cao Cao, after all, I don't want to go to Xuchang as a guest anymore. Regarding Zhou Yu's request for the palace army, Liu Bei actually agreed at this moment. He didn't seem to want to say anything more to Zhou Yu, and waved goodbye to Zhou Yu right now.

"What do you think about this? Today's Liu Bei is very different from what he heard in the past. After sending Liu Bei to Yingkou, Zhou Yu turned back to the camp tent, and he opened his mouth so suddenly on the way. At this moment, there was no one else by Zhou Yu's side except Zhuge Liang, and it was obvious that Zhou Yu was asking Kong Ming. Although Ming Ming didn't say anything at today's meeting, Zhou Yu still paid serious attention to this young man.

"He's not easy." Zhou Yu saw the smile that Kong Ming had on his face all the time, and felt so in his heart. Now that he had dealt with the matter about Liu Bei, Zhou Yu felt that it was necessary for him to communicate with this envoy of Changsha Taishou to see what his level and mind were.

"There are many exaggerations in the rumors. To outsiders, it seems that Liu Bei is the kind of down-and-out person who loses a battle and loses his wife when he loses, but he doesn't want Liu Bei to have a plan to seize Wancheng, burn Bowang, and flood the Baihe River? It can be seen that the rumors cannot be believed, just as someone said this time that Cao Cao went south for Jiangdong Erqiao. Kong Ming smiled faintly, and his last words were actually stimulating Zhou Yu.

"Well, there's a reason for that. However, Kong Ming said so clearly, didn't it imply that the head of his family was also an ordinary person? Zhuge Liang's voice fell, Zhou Yu didn't take the conversation immediately, he walked slowly in front, secretly thinking about something in his heart.

"Your lord, how are you doing? I heard that he was going to become a monk, why did he come to such troubled waters? This is a war, no matter how superb his immortal skills are, I am afraid that he will not be able to deal with this 800,000 army by himself. Understanding the meaning of Kong Ming's words, Zhou Yu asked with a smile. He also wanted to test Kong Ming to see if he really had the idea of "going it alone" on his side.

"Hehe, the so-called ordination is just a rumor, I have already said it before, rumors are not to be believed, why does Gongjin still ask like this? If it is ambition, my lord has already had it, and the reason why he did not move for a while was because Liu Biao was still there at that time, and our strength was small, so there was really some time before the time came. Although there is no change from the beginning, Cao Cao's army is clearly placed there, and if we don't move, I'm afraid it will be over. In such a situation, we don't want to wade into this muddy water, can we? Kong Ming explained with a smile.

"That's right." Zhou Yu nodded understandingly, he turned to look at Kong Ming: "How do you want me to help you?" ”

"Help me? I don't need to. Zhuge Liang shook his head firmly.

"Isn't it necessary to help you defeat Cao Cao?" Zhou Yu raised his voice.

"Something like defeating Cao Cao, you are more anxious than me. After all, Cao Cao at the moment is more concerned about big forces such as Lord Ling and Uncle Huang, and he is probably disdainful of small forces like my lord. Zhuge Liang was still smiling: "His eyes are looking at you." ”

"Hehe, is that so?" Hearing Kong Ming's funny words, Zhou Yu pursed his lips and laughed slightly, and then he asked Zhuge Liang: "Do you have any views on the future?" After defeating Cao Cao, what do you think will happen on this day? ”

"God? I'm afraid it will be divided into three parts. Cao Cao's share, your Jiangdong share, and the rest are either my father-in-law or Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang smiled: "The north, Jiangdong and our Jingzhou will form a three-legged trend. ”

"Three-legged? It's a beautiful thought. However, who said that Jingzhou should be given to you? Jingzhou is the territory that Cao Cao took from him, why can't he give it to Jiangdong instead of you? Zhou Yu stared at Zhuge Liang tightly, his eyes unblinking.

"There's no way around that. The relationship between the people of Jingzhou and Jiangdong is only afraid that the relationship between Jingzhou and Cao Cao is worse than the current relationship between Jingzhou and Cao Cao? Moreover, the situation in your Jiangdong is already like that. If we give you more population, it will definitely help you develop, but if you are given a poor land of war, I am afraid that you will be able to digest it for a long time. Taking Jingzhou is really no benefit to you, in addition to your spirit, you have also expanded your defensive range. If in the past, you only had to defend one place in Dongwu, then after you obtained Jingzhou, you would have to defend two points. Wu Tou and Chu Waist, these are all important places, can you hold it with your current soldiers and horses? Kong Ming put it very bluntly, he knew that Zhou Yu was a smart person and could understand how he should choose.

"Ha, you're quick to answer. You've only been afraid to keep this kind of rhetoric in your heart for a long time. Zhou Yu looked at Kong Ming with a smile, but he was very sure of what Kong Ming depicted, after all, it was the truth. He didn't ask Kong Ming where he saw through the reality on his side. Because this is no longer necessary, after Liu Bei's side has already seen through himself, it is obviously a very stupid thing to ask these questions. What's more, he was already very sure that even if he asked about it, Kong Ming would not say it.

"I've always wanted to meet with Gong Jin, but I didn't have a formal opportunity until today. People are like this, and the so-called 'close to the end of the world' is not too unusual. Kong Ming smiled, but he was a little helpless.

"Well! You also know that I've been very busy lately......" Zhou Yu's reason really hasn't changed much, and he actually moved the words he used to explain Lu Su to Liu Bei before. However, Kong Ming knows that this is also true.

"Yes, yes." Kong Ming nodded hurriedly.

"It's good to understand." Zhou Yu's fair face turned slightly red, but he turned the topic away: "Kong Ming is a person with a reputation." Why did you go to a young Taishou like that? As far as I know, Li Shengtaishou's reputation is not very loud except for that cultivator, and it is really ...... for you to be his courtier."

"That's nothing. The friendship between the monarch and the minister is in the heart. The so-called 'the name of the monarch and the minister on the outside, the righteousness of the brother on the inside, the words must be listened to, the plan must be followed, life and death are shared, and the blessings and misfortunes are shared, just like a fish in water', this can be regarded as knowing each other. My father-in-law has some ability, I know. I don't think there's anything wrong with him. If you want to talk about the relationship, my relationship with the lord is only afraid that the relationship between Gong Jin and the former General Bo Fu is the same. Seeing that Zhou Yu actually had the intention of persuading himself to defect to Dongwu, Kong Ming immediately restrained his smile and said solemnly.

"My relationship with Bo Fu?" Hearing Kong Ming talk about this, Zhou Yu seemed to be reminded of some memory, and his mind was lost all of a sudden. He stopped in a daze, and just stood there, his eyes hazy.

Kong Ming didn't know what Zhou Yu was thinking at this time. He only knew that when Zhou Yu's eyes became clear again, the momentum on his body became more domineering. Zhou Yu seemed to have figured out something, and Kong Ming could feel that he was completely different from him before this.

"Does Kong Ming want to get Jingzhou? Then do it yourself. The land of Jingzhou is also very important to our Jiangdong, and for the sake of Bofu's unfinished business, I, Zhou Yu, will never give up like this. Zhou Yu looked at Kong Ming with his firm gaze, and the confidence and toughness in it were very obvious.

"Then wait until you defeat Cao Cao?" Kong Ming raised his eyebrows and met Zhou Yu's gaze without fear.

"Yes, everything is waiting to defeat Cao Cao is saying." Zhou Yu lifted his chin, and his every move was full of the charm called confidence.

"Okay!" Kong Ming nodded heavily. Although this result is not the best, at least the relationship between himself and Zhou Yu is stable for now. "Everything will be said after defeating Cao Cao!" To be able to get such a promise, in Kong Ming's opinion, it is much better than Liu Bei and Zhou Yu having such a stiff quarrel.

That's all he said on the way, and then returned to Zhou Yu's big tent, and Zhou Yu asked Kong Ming to sit down. He refused to let Kong Ming leave, because it was rare to see Kong Ming, and he found that Kong Ming was not the kind of person who did not live up to his name, if he didn't hurry up and discuss some things with Kong Ming, God knows when he would get such an opportunity in the future. Zhou Yu is indeed very busy, this is a reason, not an excuse, and he also has a lot of things to accomplish before the big war.

"Does Kong Ming believe that we can defeat Cao Cao?" After sitting down, Zhou Yu opened his mouth with a smile.

"If I hadn't had that hope, would I have come here? Based on Cao Cao's current neglect of my lord, it is very likely that my lord-in-law will be left in office by Cao Cao after surrendering to Cao Cao, so what is the difference between this and the present? Surrender is not good for us, but it is not good for us. If we hadn't thought we could defeat Cao Cao, we would have lost nothing by doing so. Kong Ming replied calmly.

"So what does Kong Ming think we should do to win this war? I've heard that Cao Cao is very powerful. Zhou Yu asked again with a smile.

Zhuge Liang looked at Zhou Yu's continuous questioning, and didn't feel a little funny in his heart. He found that both Zhou Yu and Sun Quan, the master of Eastern Wu, seemed to have a situation in their hearts, and kept asking about others' problems. Kong Ming didn't know what they thought about this. Perhaps, it's just a pure habit on their part.

"Cao Cao is very powerful, and fighting him head-on is just a dead end, and we must use other methods to defeat him." Although he had some opinions about Zhou Yu's questioning in his heart, Kong Ming still answered Zhou Yu's question without hesitation. Obviously, he also considered how to fight this battle.

"Something else? Kong Ming has a plan in his heart? If so, you hope to teach me. Zhou Yu smiled and arched his hand towards Zhuge Liang and said.

"Zhou Du is too humble. In fact, I don't just have a plan in my heart, but I'm afraid that the governor also has a plan in his heart. Why don't we write this strategy down in our hands and compare it with each other? Kong Ming said to Zhou Yu with a smile.

"Good!" Zhou Yu smiled and nodded gently.

When Zhou Yu ordered someone to take a pen and inkstone, he wrote down his own strategy in the palm of his hand when he faced Kong Ming's back. After a while, they each wrote it, and the two turned around again, faced each other, spread their hands, and laughed when they saw it. It turned out that the two had the same opinion, but they both wrote a big word "fire" in the palm of their hand.

"Haha, it's really the same as what heroes see." Zhou Yu looked very excited, perhaps because he had seen an elite who could be compared to him.

"That's good, but if you want to use a fire meter on this river, there are a few problems that need to be solved." Kong Ming smiled slightly, his expression was still calm.

"How many questions?" Zhou Yu frowned unnaturally: "Please try it!" ”

"One is the problem of boats, there are hundreds of sails on the river, and the boats seem to be arranged tightly and neatly, but in fact there is a large distance between them. If you attack with fire, you will inevitably be alarmed and scatter the fleet. The threat posed by such a fire attack would certainly be much less. How to get Cao Cao to connect the boats together, so that they can't move, can only obediently let us burn, this is the first problem we need to solve. Kong Ming smiled and raised a finger. He didn't immediately say the second question, but paused slightly, as if to give Zhou Yu a time to think about it.

"Hmm! This is indeed a problem. Cao Cao is not a madman, he will not do anything to connect the ships together for no reason. Zhou Yu lowered his head and groaned for a while, then raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang: "Does Kong Ming have a solution to this problem?" ”

"I don't have a way." Zhuge Liang shook his head gently, but there was not much embarrassment on his face. He glanced at Zhou Yu, who was still thinking hard, and said to him with a smile: "Gong Jin can be relieved about this, although I don't have a solution to this problem, but Pang Shiyuan, the head of my family, has already solved this matter." Speaking out of this question is just a wake-up call for Gong Jin, and in actual combat, it can no longer pose any obstacle to us. ”

"Solved? What did he do to solve it? Zhou Yu hurriedly asked. He seemed very concerned about it.

"Shi Yuan sent a letter of refuge to Cao Cao, and mentioned it slightly in the letter, about the fact that connecting the boat can make Cao Jun stand more stable." Zhuge Liang smiled and said lightly.

"Even the boat can make Cao Jun stand more stable?" Zhou Yu was slightly stunned and then laughed loudly: "It's really a good plan." At the moment, Cao Cao is most worried about the fact that the northern soldiers are not used to the turbulence on the water in the south. This matter is obviously very beneficial to Cao Cao, but the intentions are hidden very deeply, even with Cao Cao's intelligence, if he wants to see through these, I am afraid that it will be very difficult. ”

"That's true, Cao Cao can't see this at all. Perhaps he thought that such a thing would not have happened without an accident. Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes with a smile: "So, he found a reason to directly kill Cai Mao and Zhang Yun." Cao Cao thought that the two of them had not trained their naval forces properly, and that his own troops were unable to engage us for a long time. Cao Cao is also in a hurry now. It is said that the plague is epidemic in his military camp, and he is very unable to support it, so he wants to fight us as soon as possible. ”

"Cao Cao actually killed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun?" Zhou Yu's eyes widened: "This is really another good thing." For us, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, two guys who have been in Jiangdong for a long time, are very tricky. It is not that they are very strong in command and combat ability, but that they are very familiar with the training of the naval forces. This happens to be the most missing part of Cao Cao. Hehe, at this moment, Cao Cao actually killed them himself, isn't that an act of cutting off an arm? Haha, God is really helping me. Zhou Yu laughed, and got two great news in a row, which made his mood really happy.

"Well, that's something to celebrate, but don't be too careless. Especially if the second problem is not solved, letting Cao Cao connect the ships together not only can not reduce his combat effectiveness, but can make his combat effectiveness increase exponentially, which the governor should pay attention to. Kong Ming smiled slightly, but he was not as excited as Zhou Yu. Of course, this is the reason why he has known the news for several days, but more importantly, he has already grasped the most important point of how to achieve the fire attack. He felt that it was too early to laugh before that problem was solved.

"Oh? Still have a question? The smile on Zhou Yu's face suddenly converged, and his eyes focused on Kong Ming again: "What's that?" He heard Kong Ming say seriously, and his heart was slightly apprehensive. Although he also thought of using fire attack as a means to deal with Cao Cao's army, before today, fire attack only existed in his own mind as a thought, and he did not tell others about it, nor did he think about the specifics in detail. He's just too busy.

"Oh my God!" Kong Ming said and pointed his finger upwards: "Whether this battle can be successful or not, heaven is very important. ”

"God? Doesn't it mean that people are planning things, and it's up to heaven to make things happen? What's so important? Before Zhou Yu could react, he felt very strange, at this moment he had not realized the importance of heaven to this battle.

"When I say the sky, I actually mean the wind. Our army is standing in the south of the Yangtze River, and Cao Cao is standing in the north of the Jiang, and it is necessary to have a favorable wind to defeat Cao's army. Recently, the weather has been cool, and there is only a northwest wind in the sky, so how can it benefit us from the southeast wind? Kong Ming said worriedly: "If there is no southeast wind, we will light the fire, but we are afraid that it will burn ourselves." ”

"Hmm...... That's a problem. Zhou Yu frowned when he heard this, and supported his chin with his hand. How to solve the problem of this day? He blinked his glasses and looked at Kong Ming.

"How to solve it? I can't help it. Kong Ming spread out his hand, but he smiled bitterly: "The wind is a thing generated from heaven, how can our mortals have such a magical power to call the wind and rain?" ”

"Didn't Li Taishou learn from Yuan Fang Immortal? I heard that he is also a powerful character, why can't he do anything? Zhou Yu frowned and asked.

"The matter of cultivating immortals must be done with all one's heart and soul through a long period of time, does Gong Jin expect this person who is less than a hundred years old to have such ability? Besides, I am still in doubt about the existence or non-existence of the matter of cultivating the truth, and it is better to rely on ourselves than on those unpredictable things. Kong Ming shook his head and said.

"On your own? Didn't you say that this wind is natural, and it can't be called at all? Zhou Yu looked very helpless, he knew that what Kong Ming said was the truth.

"The wind can't be called, but we can predict it. I often hear people say that the weather is impermanent, and there are sometimes situations where a yin is born in summer and a yang is born in winter. Although rare, it is possible to experience southeasterly winds in winter. As for the exact timing of this wind, we need to observe. Before that, we have to prepare everything we need when the east wind rises. Kong Ming said with a smile.

"I see. Thank you Kong Ming. Zhou Yu bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang and thanked him: "The matter of observing the wind will be handed over to Kong Ming, and I will handle other things." Right now, when we're really working together, we have to really cooperate with each other. After saying this, Zhou Yu finally made up his mind to unite, and he planned to use the power of Li Sheng's side and Liu Bei's power to solve the behemoth Cao Cao. This is both to make things easier and to balance out the two parties other than yourself. As far as Zhou Yu is concerned, he has never given up the idea of letting the Eastern Wu side take Jingzhou alone.

After saying these things, Zhou Yu and Kong Ming separated. Zhou Yu was busy preparing for the war, while Kong Ming was wandering around the Chibi area, and from time to time he found local elders to inquire and check carefully. On the surface, it seems to be very leisurely, but no one knows that he is actually in charge of the task entrusted to him by Zhou Yu. Kong Ming has lived in Longzhong for a long time, and he is not familiar with the situation in this area of Chibi. Although he knew that there was such a situation in the Jiangnan area, he needed to find someone to understand when it appeared and what kind of situation would occur before it appeared. That's what he's busy these days.

Ma Tan went back to Liu Bei's side. This is also what Zhou Yu acquiesced to after changing his mind. In his opinion, since he plans to join forces with the other party during this period of time, then don't press others too hard, and let Ma Jian go back is also to enhance Liu Bei's strength.

In this way, nearly a month passed slowly, and gradually it has reached the end of the year. The two sides are still in the confrontation between the left and the right of the river, and there is no movement at all. This is also something that cannot be helped: as far as Cao Cao's army is concerned, after the weather gradually cools down and becomes dry, Cao Cao, who was originally anxious, has calmed down. Although the climate in Jingxiang was still a little uncomfortable for him at the moment, the most troublesome autumn had passed, and everything could be adapted to for them from the north in the following winter. With the continuous support of grain and grass in China and Jingxiang, Cao Cao's army had a good life on the entire Chibi front.

"Small-scale engagement, if you don't do it, you have to do it all, and once you come out, you must do it all." After Cao Cao changed his guiding ideology, Cao Cao's army gained the upper hand in a series of engagements with the Jiangdong army. Although these were all small battles and there was never much gain, under the continuous accumulation of victories, the morale of Cao Cao's army was rising day by day. This is exactly what Cao Cao wants to see.

Cao Cao's side came down safely, but Jiangdong's side became increasingly nervous. In this month's confrontation, they are not superior, the formation of battleships needs to be integrated, and the information obtained from Li Sheng needs to be digested. As allies, it's obviously normal to learn from each other's strengths. Jiangdong's side was also envious of Li Sheng's powerful and powerful warship and Liu Bei's brave infantry, and now that he had the opportunity, he naturally thought about how to take something out of them. Of course, this is also a mutual gain and loss.

The strategy for fighting Cao Cao was finally decided. Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu, two overseers who did not match each other in ordinary times, finally joined forces with each other in the place where Cao Cao's army was pressing. They came up with a plan together, but they planned to let Huang Gai and Huang Gong overturn the "martyrdom" and use that "remnant body" to act like Cao Cao. The documents for refuge had already been written, and they were cast under Cao Cao's door half a month ago. Although there was hostility between Jiangdong and Cao Cao, there were also doorways to communicate with each other in private, which was also unavoidable by any major force. If you have to say that the force is the most united at the moment, I am afraid that it will be considered Li Sheng's side who is guarding in Hanyang, it is also because of the small number of people under him.

The specific plans have been determined, everything that can be done has been done, and for Zhou Yu, all that is left is to wait. Waiting for the last east wind to come.

"Will there really be an east wind?" People who have always grown up in Koto are always a little confused about such a statement. Although there will also be such abnormal weather in Jiangdong, in the eyes of most people, there is no difference between days with and without east wind, and they don't remember so much in normal times.

Whether there is an east wind or not is said too much by the people under him, even if Zhou Yu believes in Kong Ming's ability very much, he can't help but be a little skeptical. As the weather got cooler and cooler, Zhou Yu felt that Cao Cao's launch seemed to be coming soon. He was desperate for the arrival of the east wind at the moment. After all, only the east wind can help his side to win.

"Don't worry, I've just been to see the weather, judging by the clouds in the east. The east wind will come in a day or two. After being asked many times, Kong Ming finally gave Zhou Yu such a definite answer.

"The clouds to the east?" Zhou Yu looked to the east in astonishment, but found that there was no special sign there. The only peculiarity is that the east side is darker than the west side, and the gloomy side always makes people feel as if a storm is coming.

"Is there really an east wind?" Zhou Yu wasn't sure, but seeing that Kong Ming was right, he had no choice but to prepare busily.