Although Nan Ye has a peculiar skill and cross-era knowledge, he is really not the opponent of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang with his strategy, which is why he took Pang Tong with him. Although Pang Tong may not be able to fight Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, it is not a problem to prevent the two of them from playing tricks.

The fundamental purpose of Zhou Yu coming to Nan Ye this time was to find out what benefits Nan Ye could provide in this big battle and what benefits he wanted to get. Thanks to Pang Tong's presence, Nan Ye didn't pay too much, but just promised to give some material help appropriately, and sent Zhou Yu away. As for the distribution of benefits after the war, there is no mention of it, and everything will be said after Cao Cao wins the war.

Early the next morning, Sun Quan ascended to the church. On the left are more than 30 civil officials such as Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong; On the right are more than 30 military generals Cheng Pu and Huang Gai. Everyone is well-dressed, with swords and swords, and stands in shifts. A moment later, Zhou Yu came in. After Sun Quan asked for comfort, he began to deliberate.

Zhou Yu said: "I heard that Cao Cao led troops to rush back overnight, I don't know what the lord wants?" ”

When Sun Quan heard this, he took out Cao Cao's text for Zhou Yu to watch, and then said to Zhou Yu: "All the civil and military officers have been discussing this matter for days, and there are those who persuade me to surrender, and there are those who persuade me to fight. I am undecided, so I ask Gongjin to decide. ”

Zhou Yu saw the text and wrote: "This is close to the emperor's order to crusade against Liu Bei. Lu Nan pointed out, Liu Cong tied his hands. The people of Jingxiang are looking forward to the wind. Today, there are millions of soldiers and thousands of generals, and they want to hunt in Jiangxia with the generals, fight Liu Bei together, share the land, and form an alliance forever. Fortunately, don't wait and see, and hear back quickly. ”

Zhou Yu looked at it and smiled: "The old thief thinks that I have no one in Jiangdong, so I dare to bully each other like this!" I don't know who persuaded the lord to surrender to Cao? ”

Zhang Zhao sighed in his heart when he heard this, and sure enough, Sun Quan did not hide it, and said bluntly: "Zhang Zibu and others all have this intention. ”

Zhou Yu looked at Zhang Zhao and asked, "Why did Mr. Wen come down?" ”

Zhang Zhao was not afraid of Zhou Yu, and said frankly: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to conquer the Quartet, often in the name of the imperial court, and the closer he got Jingzhou, the greater the power. I Jiangdong can reject Cao Cao, the Yangtze River is just dangerous. Cao Cao has Jingzhou, and there are thousands of warships? Why should we go hand in hand with land and water? It's better to drop and count after the figure. ”

Zhou Yu sneered when he heard this: "This pedantic theory is also! Since the founding of the country, Jiangdong has gone through three generations, how can it be abandoned? As soon as it falls today, Guanghua Guoshi and Liu Xuande both abandon us and wait, what else does Jiangdong have to plan? ”

Sun Quan asked, "I don't know what Gong Jin means?" What's the plan? ”

Zhou Yu said: "Cao Cao is a Han Xiang, but he is actually a thief. The general is a martial artist, and his father and brother have Jiangdong as the foundation, and he has been recuperating for several years. Now that the soldiers are full of food, they are rampant in the world, and they are eliminating cruelty and violence for the country, how can they be thieves? And Cao Cao came here, and committed many taboos in the soldiers: the northern army was not familiar with water warfare, Cao Cao gave up the saddle horse, fought the boat, and competed with us, and a taboo. It was the middle of winter, and the horses had no grass, and the two taboos were also. drove the soldiers of the Central Plains, waded far into the rivers and lakes, did not accept the water and soil, had many diseases, and had three taboos. With the help of the national teacher and Liu Xuande, we can know the truth of Cao Bing, Cao Cao does not know our soldiers and horses, and the four taboos are also. Cao Jun committed this number of taboos, although there are many, he will be defeated. The general captured Cao Cao today. I ask the general to give tens of thousands of elite soldiers to enter Tunxiakou, and I am willing to break Cao for the general! ”

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard this, and suddenly got up and said: "The old thief wants to abolish the Han and stand on his own for a long time, and he is only afraid of Eryuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, the national teacher and me. Now that the number of heroes has been destroyed, only me and the national teacher still exist. I swore to the old thief that I would not be at odds, and what Gong Jin said was very much in line with me. This day let Gongjin help me! ”

Zhou Yu said: "The minister is willing to fight a bloody battle for the general, and he will not give up until he dies." I'm afraid that the general is hesitant. ”

Hearing this, Sun Quan pulled out his sword and cut off the corner of the table and said: "The generals and officials have those who say that they will surrender to Cao again, and this case is the same!" After that, he gave the sword to Zhou Yu, and named Zhou Yu as the governor, Cheng Pu as the deputy governor, and Lu Su as the captain of the military academy. If there will be a civil and military attache who does not obey orders, he can be punished with this sword.

Zhou Yu got the sword and said to the generals: "I am ordered by the lord to lead the people to break Cao. The generals and officials came to the riverside camp every day to listen to the order. If it is delayed, it will be beheaded according to the military order. ”

The generals were shocked when they heard the words and retreated according to the order. After Zhou Yu returned home, he invited Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang to discuss the matter. After Zhou Yu informed the two of Sun Quan's decision, he asked: "The matter of breaking Cao has been decided, can the national teacher have a good strategy to break Cao?" ”

Nan Ye originally came to make soy sauce, but he didn't expect Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang to want to pull him into the water, and at this time he already regretted accompanying Zhuge Liang on this trip. So he pinched his fingers and said: "Although I don't have a good plan for the time being, I know that Mr. Kong Ming has a good plan, and Gong Jin can ask Kong Ming." ”

Zhou Yu looked at Zhuge Liang when he heard this, and Zhuge Liang glanced at Nan Ye and said with a smile: "The national teacher said that he was laughing." The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible. Now that there is no battle, I don't know the reality of Cao Jun, how can I have a good plan to deal with it? However, although I don't know him, I can know myself, General Sun's heart is not yet stable, and we can't make decisions easily. ”

Zhou Yu said strangely: "My general's beheading is an oath, how can his heart be unstable?" ”

Pang Tong's eyes lit up on the side and said: "General Sun is cowardly and has many Cao soldiers, and he is worried about being outnumbered. Gong Jin should first dismiss General Sun to make it clear to him, and then order the prohibition to be accomplished. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled when he heard this: "Shiyuan's words are yes! ”

Zhou Yu heard the words and said: "What the two of you said is extremely true! I will see the Lord again. "Let's go see Sun Quan.

When Sun Quan saw Zhou Yu visiting late at night, he asked, "Gongjin is coming at night, what's the matter?" ”

Zhou Yu asked rhetorically: "In the coming day, we will send troops and horses to go on the expedition, I don't know if the lord has doubts?" ”

Sun Quan frowned and said, "Although I am determined to fight Cao Cao, I am worried that Cao Cao's troops are outnumbered. ”

When Zhou Yu heard that this was the case, he smiled and persuaded: "I have come to explain the lord for this matter." The lord saw that Cao Cao's text said that there were millions of land and water troops, but in fact it was a lie. The lord has the land of Xu and Yang, and he has worked hard for three generations, and there are only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Cao Manipulation has eight states, but it is eight times that of me, how can there be a million soldiers? In my opinion, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were only 150,000 or 60,000, and the people of Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Ma Teng were only 100,000, and most of them were not tamed. Cao Cao raised troops everywhere to recruit soldiers and was tired, and most of the soldiers in the army were old and weak, although there were many of them, they were not enough to fear. I have 50,000 soldiers, enough to break it. Please don't worry about it. ”

Sun Quan frowned when he heard this: "With Gongjin's words, I have no doubts. Zibu disappointed, Gongjin and Zijing were of the same heart as me. Gong Jin is assured that the army will move forward, and I should gather people and horses again, carry more grain and grass, and respond to Gong Jin's future. If the former army is not satisfied, they will return quickly, and I will fight the Cao thief in person. ”

Zhou Yu saw that Sun Quan had no doubts, so he took his leave. I thought to myself: "Wolong and Feng Chick are expected to set the heart of the lord and plan to be a step above me." Nan Ye asked me to ask Kong Ming for advice, I am afraid that I would have known what Kong Ming was thinking, and it would be even more unfathomable. These three people will be troubled by Jiangdong in the future, so it is better to kill them. In this way, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou will all belong to my lord. ”

Although Zhou Yu is not a narrow-minded person, the so-called "each is his master" means that if he stands on a different position, he will have different considerations. Standing in Nan Ye's position, of course, he hopes to use the hands of Sun Quan and Liu Bei to resist Cao, and Liu Bei hopes to use the hands of Nan Ye and Sun Quan to resist Cao, and Sun Quan undoubtedly hopes to use the hands of Nan Ye and Liu Bei to resist Cao. The three parties borrowed and borrowed, Sun Quan became the main force to resist Cao, but Nan Ye and Liu Bei had already obtained the land of Jingzhou, which made Zhou Yu very unhappy, and naturally wanted to get greater benefits. For Zhou Yu, if Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Nan Ye can be eliminated in one fell swoop and make Sun Quan's family dominant, it will be the biggest victory.

With the murderous intent in his heart, Zhou Yu couldn't hold it anymore, but after thinking about it carefully, there were many troubles in this matter. So he asked Lu Su to discuss.

When Lu Su heard that Zhou Yu was going to kill Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Don't do it!" The thief killed the Magi before he broke it, and he cut off his arm. ”

Zhou Yu said: "Even without the help of these two people, I can win Cao Cao." What's more, Nan Ye and Liu Bei will be troubled by Jiangdong in the future. ”

Lu Su sighed and said: "The governor has no national teacher, Kong Ming may be able to win Cao Cao, but as soon as these two die, Jiaozhou and Jiangxia will inevitably raise troops for revenge. What's more, the national teacher is famous all over the world, and the governor kills him for no reason, for fear of losing the popularity of the world. ”

In order to get rid of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Nan Ye, Zhou Yu didn't care if he lost the hearts of the people, but he had to consider revenge from Jiaozhou. If Cao Cao and Jiaozhou attack the north and south, Jiangdong will indeed be unable to deal with it. However, Zhou Yu was not willing to give up easily, although he was afraid of retaliation from Jiaozhou, he was not afraid of Liu Bei's retaliation, who made Liu Bei's strength too weak. So he said to Lu Su: "Since the national teacher can't be killed lightly, how about getting rid of Zhuge Liang first?" ”

Although Lu Su did not agree with Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu was determined to kill people, and he had already taken a step back, Lu Su was not easy to persuade again, so he could only say: "If the governor does this, it is better to outwit it, and it will be unjust to forcibly kill." ”

Zhou Yu nodded when he heard this: "I have my own plan for this matter. ”

The next day, Zhou Yu rushed to the camp to raise the tent and sit high, standing swords and axes on the left and right, and the civil and military generals all came to listen to his orders. Zhou Yu saw that all the generals were gathered and said: "Fang Jin, Cao Cao has more power than Dong Zhuo, imprisoned the Son of Heaven in Xuchang, and put up riot soldiers on the territory. I am commanded to ask for it, and all you should press forward. The army shall not disturb the people everywhere. Rewards and punishments are in accordance with regulations. Military law is ruthless, and all monarchs abide by their duties. ”

Zhou Yu boosted morale and reaffirmed the military law, and then began to order generals. Ordered Han Dang and Huang Gai to be the vanguard of the front, and led the warships of the headquarters to set off from now on, to the lower village of the Sanjiang Estuary. Cheng Pu and Zu Mao are the second team. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai are the third team. Ling Cao and Ling Tong are the fourth team. Lu Meng and Pan Zhang are the fifth team. Lu Fan and Zhu Zhi were the patrol envoys of the Quartet. Zhou Yu led the rest of the generals to urge all walks of life to advance by land and water.

The transfer was completed, and the generals packed up their ships and weapons and set off. Zhou Yu first went to resign Sun Quan, and then came to invite Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang to go with him. Everyone boarded the boat together, and Yang Fan set off for Xiakou. Fifty or sixty miles away from the mouth of the three rivers, the ships docked at the shore in turn. Zhou Yu went down to the village in the center, camped on the shore according to the West Mountain, and Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang were arranged on a building boat to avoid revealing their identities.