Liu Bei expressed his disappointment at the small number of troops sent by Eastern Wu, but Zhou Yu laughed when he heard it, and said confidently: "Enough, Liu Yuanjun will watch how I Zhou Yu breaks Cao!" ”

Zhou Yu's strong self-confidence did not lift Liu Bei's spirits, but he began to worry a little about whether this young and somewhat arrogant governor could be the opponent of the old and spicy Cao Ying.

At this moment, Liu Bei and Zhou Yu didn't talk for more than half a sentence, just thinking about seeing Zhuge Liang as soon as possible, he saw that Zhuge Liang hadn't shown up until this time, but it was not good to ask directly, so he asked in a roundabout way: "I don't know if Zijing is there?" Can we meet each other? ”

Zhou Yu replied very simply: "Zijing also has a military order, you can't leave without permission, if you want to see him, you can go to his ship to find him." ”

Liu Bei ate another mouthful of turtles, and before he could react, Zhou Yu said again: "Mr. Zhuge Liang is with Zijing, but they are on the grain ship behind, and it is estimated that it will take two or three days for the envoy to see them." ”

Zhou Yu was so domineering, even Lu Su and Zhuge Liang hadn't seen it, and at this moment, Liu Bei was not only holding his breath in his heart, but also began to feel a little uneasy.

However, at this juncture, Liu Bei could only endure it, he forcibly pulled up the face that was about to sink again, and said with a smile: "It seems that the Governor of Zhou is also prepared, I wonder if the Governor has prepared a strategy to defend against the enemy?" ”

Zhou Yu didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Liu Yuanjun and Cao Ying have been opponents for many years, and they should be considered experienced, Yu really wants to hear what good strategies the envoy has first?" ”

Zhou Yu's tone obviously contained a hint of irony that Liu Bei had been repeatedly defeated by Cao Ying. In the face of Zhou Yu's rhetorical question, Liu Bei didn't know how to deal with it for a while, because he had always fought in the north before, but this time he ran to the border of the Yangtze River, but he didn't know how to conduct a water war.

Moreover, he had never thought deeply about this problem before, because he had already made a calculation, and if Wu Jun was to take the lead in this battle, all he had to do was to assist from the side, take the opportunity to reap the benefits, and think about what to do so much.

And Zhou Yu asked this, obviously trying to embarrass Liu Bei, if he is at a loss, he will inevitably be a head shorter in front of Zhou Yu, then in the future battle, will he completely lose the right to speak.

"Well...... this" Liu Bei looked a little cramped for a while.

At this time, Fang Shao completely saw through the minds of these two people, it was obvious that he couldn't let Liu Bei be completely disadvantaged in this meeting of key surnames, he had to win some for Liu Bei.

So, without waiting for Liu Bei to say more, Fang Shao preemptively said: "The lord has had a lot of hard work these days, I must have forgotten it, earlier you drafted a battle plan, and handed it over to Mr. Xu and other strategists to discuss, and everyone agreed that it was exquisite and feasible." ”

Fang Shao turned sideways to face Liu Bei, squeezed his eyebrows slightly to suggest to him, Liu Bei understood, so he made a trance of enlightenment, stroked his forehead and said: "Yes, yes, you see that I have forgotten about this matter in order to prepare labor funds for Zhou Dudu in the past few days, Zhongzheng, why don't you tell Zhou Dudu about the strategy I have formulated." ”

Zhou Yu couldn't see that Fang Shao had the intention to play a round for Liu Bei, but at this time, he couldn't refuse, but he was interested, so he smiled and didn't say anything.

Fang Shao coughed lightly, stepped forward, pointed to the map on the case, and said, "My lord thinks that the key to this battle is that our two allied forces must seize this place before Cao Ying. ”

Zhou Yu's eyes raised, and Liu Bei couldn't help but lean in to look at him, but he saw that the place marked by Fang Shao's finger was not Xiakou, but an inconspicuous small place, Chibi.

Liu Bei chuckled in his heart, and he was secretly blaming himself in his heart, he shouldn't let this kid speak for him. In his opinion, now that Cao Ying is powerful, the best battle plan for the coalition army is nothing more than relying on Xiakou Jiancheng to build strong fortifications on both sides of the Yangtze River one by one, and wait for him to defend him for three or five months, Cao's army will run out of food and grass soldiers, and will naturally retreat north.

However, Zhou Yu's expression was a little strange, he smiled slightly, and said, "Why Chibi?" ”

Fang Shao flipped through the fragments of history in the depths of his memory, and said unhurriedly: "Governor, please see, a few miles downstream of this red cliff is Lukou, where land and water converge with the Yangtze River, and if you go upstream along the Lushui River, you can pass through the Mufu Mountain on the south bank, and then you can go straight to Chaisang by land, and the cavalry is just a few kung fu." Even if you don't take Chaisang, you can attack Xiakou from behind through the Xianpu Corridor by land, such a critical place, if Cao Jun is allowed to grab it first, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Although Fang Shao was familiar with the Battle of Chibi, he never understood why this great war that determined the future of the three parties would choose to happen in Chibi, whether it was a simple coincidence or some kind of inevitability.

Therefore, as early as the time of Fancheng, Fang Shao had continuously studied the terrain in the Chibi area, and consulted Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu from the side, and finally came up with such a reason.

When Fang Shao finished saying this analysis, Liu Bei couldn't help but stand up and look at the map carefully, his thoughts were suddenly cheerful, and he couldn't help but look at Fang Shao with admiration: "This kid is right, it's really rare to have such insight at a young age." ”

Although Liu Bei was amazed in his heart, he was flat on the surface, because Fang Shao was explaining on his behalf after all, and he himself couldn't be shocked by his own opinions.

But Zhou Yu did not hide his appreciation, and laughed at the moment, and said: "Liu Yuanjun's account is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, no, it should be Liu Yuanjun's way of using soldiers. Yes, what this descendant said is exactly Yu's strategy. However, he was only right about one thing, but he did not say the other reason. ”

Both of them were stunned, Liu Bei didn't need Fang Shao's endorsement this time, but said: "I don't know what the second reason is?" ”

Zhou Yu said confidently: "Please see, the south bank of this Chibi is Chibi Mountain, and it is difficult for Cao Jun's infantry to play a role, so as long as we seize Chibi, then Cao Ying can only be stationed in Wulin on the north bank and fight with us in a water war." As for this Wulin, it is a narrow slope between Yunmengze and the Yangtze River, surrounded by large lakes and swamps, many slopes are tidal flats after the river recedes, unusually muddy, so in the winter season, the most elite northern army of Cao thieves had to camp in the cold mud, so that before the war started, the soldiers of the Cao army were about to fall behind. ”

Liu Bei didn't say anything about Zhou Yu's words, and even Fang Shao didn't analyze it completely, and the two couldn't help but show a little admiration for Zhou Yu.

Seeing that the two of them were impressed by themselves, Zhou Yu couldn't help but be more interested, and the surname Suo stood up and said: "After the defeat of the Cao army, the water army will inevitably be annihilated, if the Cao thief is lucky not to die, he naturally does not dare to escape by water, only to escape from the dry road to Jiangling, and between Yunmengze, there is only one Huarong Ancient Road that can lead to the north road, and this Huarong Road is extremely difficult to walk, so it is convenient for us to pursue the old thief, if we can capture the old thief alive, then the world will be decided!" ”

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