Chapter 735: The decisive battle begins
Zhuge Liang's words made Zhou Yu stunned, and at the same time made everyone present stunned. Obviously, Zhuge Liang's words were indeed a bit shocking. His words obviously shook everyone. Everyone felt that they should have heard it wrong, Zhuge Liang actually wanted to open the altar. This was really what Zhuge Liang said, and everyone was obviously surprised.
Zhou Yu was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, looking at Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu asked in a deep voice: "What did Zhuge Junshi just say, could it be that I heard it wrong?" ”
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and then said: "Zhou Dudu is not wrong to listen, the next thing is to open the altar and ask the sky for wind." Zhuge Liang smiled with a hint of confidence, which made everyone present not understand what Zhuge Liang was thinking. The practice of opening the altar to ask the heavens for the wind is such a godly idea.
Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Zhuge Military Division, you must know that there is no joke in the army, if you really agree to this, if you don't see the wind after three days, then don't blame you for turning your face and being ruthless!" After saying this, Zhou Yu showed a hint of a smile. Regardless of whether what Zhuge Liang said was true or false, Zhou Yu felt that this was an opportunity. If Zhuge Liang can really ask for the wind, then it is easy to say. But if Zhuge Liang failed to ask for the wind, then Zhou Yu could use this to punish Zhuge Liang. After all, Zhuge Liang will become his enemy sooner or later, so it is better to curb his development.
Zhuge Liang obviously heard what Zhou Yu was saying, but Zhuge Liang obviously didn't care. smiled slightly, and then said: "Words are true, I said that there will be wind in three days, then the east wind will come in three days." If there is no wind after three days, then you will be willing to be punished! ”
Zhou Yu was obviously waiting for Zhuge Liang to say this, no matter what, the matter of Dongfeng was solved. Regardless of whether Zhuge Liang was able to borrow the east wind or not, this was a good thing for the Jiangdong coalition army. Moreover, even if Zhuge Liang really borrowed the east wind, Zhou Yu would not necessarily let him go. Liu Bei is definitely a difficult enemy, as can be seen from his ability to survive in the cracks of many princes. Now Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang again, which is like a tiger with wings and is in the limelight.
In this regard, Zhou Yu naturally can't sit idly by. With Liu Bei's ability and Zhuge Liang's talent, Zhou Yu expected that sooner or later they would threaten Jiangdong. After all, Liu Bei now has occupied the magpie's nest and occupied the entire Jiangxia. After Cao's army really withdraws, Liu Bei's next target must be Jingnan. If Liu Bei occupies Jingnan, it will inevitably make the Jiangdong Army have no way to expand its territory. Sun Quan and Liu Bei are now in a period of alliance, and this alliance will not break until the great threat of Cao Jun is eliminated. No one would choose to break the Ring Alliance easily, because this would undoubtedly give Cao Cao a chance to break them one by one.
Zhou Yu couldn't do it by declaring war with Liu Bei, but Zhou Yu could still do it if he appropriately weakened Liu Bei's strength. As long as Zhuge Liang is killed, then Liu Bei will lose this great help, and Liu Bei's threat without Zhuge Liang is naturally much smaller. In the future, he will use appropriate strategies, and Zhou Yu is confident that he can swallow Liu Bei's strength.
Now that the matter of Dongfeng has been resolved, Zhou Yu ordered the generals of each army to perform their duties. Then, Zhou Yu selected 300 soldiers and handed them over to Zhuge Liang, and asked these soldiers to follow Zhuge Liang to build an altar. After arranging everything, Zhou Yu turned around and left the big tent. After Zhou Yu left, Lu Su hurriedly walked up.
Lu Su's face was full of anxiety, and Zhuge Liang made a military order in front of Zhou Yu, which really saddened Lu Su. The military order is really so good, if you are really capable, the military order is just to boost morale. But Zhuge Liang's so-called borrowing the east wind from the sky is obviously nonsense.
It's okay to say that this matter is okay as a pastime and entertainment, but now that Zhuge Liang has made a military order, if he can't see the east wind in three days, Zhou Yu will definitely not spare Zhuge Liang. At worst, Zhou Yu will order Zhuge Liang to be beaten with dozens of military sticks, and at worst, Zhou Yu is likely to order Zhuge Liang to be killed. However, in Lu Su's opinion, with Zhuge Liang's slightly thin body, he obviously can't withstand dozens of military sticks. Therefore, if there is no east wind after three days, Zhuge Liang will definitely die.
Lu Su was very worried, but Zhuge Liang's expression was indeed light. Seeing that Zhuge Liang didn't have the slightest worried expression, Lu Su said in a deep voice: "Kong Ming, what's wrong with you, why did you say such a thing." Borrowing the East from the sky, what a joke. Can the heavens still be at your disposal? ”
"Brother Zijing, why should I be so worried, I have my own plans for this matter. Besides, Dongfeng is a key factor in whether our army and Cao's army will win or lose the battle, how can I joke about it! Zhuge Liang said calmly with a slight smile.
Hearing this, Lu Su suddenly became stunned. That's right, how smart Zhuge Liang is, how could he make such a mistake. Looking at Zhuge Liang's indifferent expression, Lu Su couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, could it be that Zhuge Liang could really control the weather. In this regard, Lu Su would not believe it no matter what, if Zhuge Liang really had the ability, he could have let the Yangtze River Lang churn and devour all the warships of the Cao army. In that case, the Jiangdong army would be able to win without a fight, and Liu Bei would not be chased and killed by Cao Jun's clothes and pants, like a lost dog. Of course, I can only think about this in my heart, and I really can't tell Zhuge Liang.
"Okay, I, Zhuge Liang, am bound to be a person who does what he says, instead of worrying so much, why don't you wait for a few days with peace of mind, and after three days, you will know whether this matter is true or false!" Seeing that Lu Su's face was still not very good-looking, Zhuge Liang comforted him.
In the entire Jiangdong camp, Lu Su can be said to be the person with the best relationship with him. Moreover, Lu Su helped himself a lot. The reason why he was able to form an alliance with the Jiangdong Sun clan was that Lu Su could be said to have contributed a lot. If it weren't for Zhang Luo, who was busy with Lu Su, the alliance between Sun and Liu would naturally not be so smooth.
Hearing Zhuge Liang say this, Lu Su's heart that he had been carrying finally let go. Since Zhuge Liang is confident, he is really worried a lot. For Dongfeng, Lu Su is also very concerned. After all, the Jiangdong Navy's fire attack plan needs the east wind to set off, if there is no east wind, the fire attack plan is just a joke.
After comforting Lu Su, Zhuge Liang left the big tent. At this moment, he needed to build the altar, knowing that this was not a trivial matter. Since it is a play, you have to do a full set, and you have already boasted about Haikou, so you have to make this thing beautiful, otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke for others to see.
Regarding Zhuge Liang's borrowing of the east wind, many generals in Jiangdong did not trust it very much. After all, Zhuge Liang's borrowing from the sky is just nonsense, if the sky is so easy to speak, then Cao Cao would have been destroyed for a long time under the prayers of the Jiangdong soldiers.
Although no one believed it, Zhuge Liang set up his altar with great fanfare. Hearing this news, the Jiangdong generals were obviously very puzzled. Looking at Zhuge Liang's posture, he really plans to borrow the east wind from the sky. Thinking of Zhuge Liang's military order, the hearts of all the generals in Jiangdong were secretly thinking, could Zhuge Liang really borrow the east wind.
Regarding this question, Cao Cao's heart was obviously full of doubts. Stationed in Chibi for so long, how could Cao Cao not know what the climate is like in the Chibi area. And for this matter, Cao Cao also specially wanted the locals to inquire. The east wind is not absent in this season, but it is very rare.
In this season, the southwest wind is basically in the Chibi area, and as for the northeast wind, it is not necessarily seen once in ten years. Liu Bei obviously didn't believe that Zhou Yu's Jiangdong Army would have such luck, it was rare to see it in ten years, could it really be that this east wind would really appear on the day of his decisive battle with the Jiangdong Army.
But Zhao Fei swore that the east wind would inevitably appear. In this regard, Cao Cao expressed helplessness. However, in his trust in Zhao Fei, Cao Cao still believed that Dongfeng would definitely come.
At night, Huang Gai's envoy came to Cao Ying again. Cao Cao personally met this person, and this person said that at midnight three days later, Huang Gai would lead his soldiers to defect to Cao's army, so the envoy hoped that Cao Cao would be able to open the gate of Shuizhai at that time to welcome the soldiers under the command of General Huang Gai.
In this regard, Cao Cao naturally agreed, ordered someone to send the messenger away, Cao Cao's face suddenly became a little gloomy, three days later will come to surrender, this side shows that three days later is the decisive battle between Cao Jun and Jiangdong Army. Moreover, the Sun-Liu coalition decided to attack Cao's army after three days, which proved that there would be an east wind after three days.
In this regard, Cao Cao expressed his surprise, Zhou Yu must not be a reckless person, since he decided to attack after three days, then it means that the east wind will blow after three days. Why is Zhou Yu so sure that there will be an east wind in three days? Whether it was Zhao Fei or Zhou Yu, both of them firmly believed that Dongfeng was back, which made Cao Cao feel very puzzled. Could it be that both of them are familiar with the art of astronomy and geography, but it's not right, Zhao Fei hasn't been out of the camp for a long time, how can he know.
Ignoring Cao Cao's incomprehension, but three days were obviously not easy to see. In the past three days, Zhuge Liang has been supervising the progress of the sacrifice to the heavens. Living up to expectations, the festival was completed at noon on the third day. After completing the altar, Zhuge Liang began to bathe and change clothes, looking quite promising.
Zhuge Liang's actions have always been in Zhou Yu's attention, and it is obvious that Zhou Yu does not want any problems to arise at this critical juncture. Now that time is passing little by little, it seems that it is about to fall into the night, and I don't know if this east wind can really be borrowed smoothly.
After nightfall, Zhuge Liang asked all the Jiangdong soldiers to avoid it. In this regard, the Jiangdong soldiers naturally did not dare to act rashly. However, Zhuge Liang can say that if he prays to the heavens, he must be pious, and if the heavens think that he has no future and cannot borrow the east, then all the blame will be on them.
All the generals are Zhou Yu's henchmen, so they naturally know the importance of this east wind, if this matter is really to blame on them, they really can't afford it. Therefore, the soldiers could only ask Zhou Yu for his life.