"General, the arrow can reach the other side!" Zhuge didn't raise his head, and the officer who entered the tent clenched his fists and bowed, cautiously reporting again.

"Where can you get to the other side?" Still didn't look up, Zhuge Jun was still looking at the map on the table, and just asked lightly.

The map marks the landform near the Yu River, and it is not feasible for war elephants to cross the river and pass directly from the river.

Not only did it take a lot of time to build a bridge that could bear the weight of war elephants, but it was also impossible for the Jiangdong Army on the other side to leave a chance for the Han army to carry out construction.

"The wind on the river is not small, and the arrows can only reach the front of the troubled pile on the other bank!" Maintaining a fist-hugging posture, the officer truthfully reflected what he had detected to Zhuge Jun.

With his eyelids facing down, Zhuge Jun raised his hand and waved it at him, and said to him, "Go down!" ”

"No!" In response, the officer withdrew.

At the beginning of the conquest of Xishu, Zhuge Jun still had a few fierce generals under his command.

Later, due to the transfer of troops by the imperial court, Xu Shu returned to Luoyang, and the generals also followed back, and only some partial generals stayed with him.

Relying on the bravery of the generals to forcibly break through the Yuhe, Zhuge did not think it was feasible.

Although the number of Jiangdong troops was several times smaller than that of the Han army, on the narrow bridge deck, the forces of the two sides could not be deployed, and the Han army's numerical superiority could not be reflected at all.

There is only one good way to cross the river in front of Zhuge Jun, and that is to use war elephants to cross the river!

Frowning, looking at the map on the table, Zhuge Jun was a little troubled!

Marching and fighting, nothing more than the right time and place, and not to mention, the Han army entered Jiangdong, once the people of Jiangdong were not guilty, except for some people who were loyal to the Sun family, it was impossible for anyone to secretly hinder them.

As for the time of day, it has been sunny for several days recently, and it can be said that it is the best time for the army to march and fight.

However, for the Han army, a sunny day is the best time to attack, and for the Jiangdong army, it is undoubtedly the best time to defend!

The only thing that can change the tide of the battle seems to be the location.

What gave Zhuge Jun a headache was that no matter the scouts sent out or the analysis on the map, the terrain along the Yuhe River was almost the same, there were not too many shoals at all, and if they wanted to avoid the eyes of the Jiangdong army, the elephant soldiers had to travel at least hundreds of miles upstream or downstream.

Hundreds of miles away, with the huge bodies of war elephants and the movement of their marches, it is impossible to hide from the Jiangdong army on the other side!

With his brows furrowed, Zhuge Jun finally raised his head and shouted outside the tent: "Please ask the barbarian king Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong to come to discuss the matter!" ”

A personal soldier guarding outside the tent answered, and then Zhuge Jun heard a sound of footsteps fading away.

Not long after the soldiers left, Meng Huo's voice came from outside the tent: "General Zhuge called a certain person to come, what is the matter?" ”

Hearing Meng Shu's shout, Zhuge knew that he must have come with Mrs. Zhurong, so he said outside the tent: "The king and Mrs. please come in and talk!" ”

The curtain was lifted, and Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhu Rong entered the tent one after another.

Standing in the tent, Meng Shu said to Zhuge Jun: "General Zhuge called me and my wife to come, but there is a way to break the enemy?" ”

Having fought with Zhuge Jun, Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong admired this Han army general in their hearts, they had already had an idea implanted in the depths of their minds, as long as Zhuge was there, there would be no invincible battle!

"It's sunny all day after day, and I can't find a guide!" Standing up, Zhuge Jun gestured, invited Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong to sit down, and then said to them: "A certain also sent scouts, and looked at the map for a long time, there is no shallow water along the Yu River, and the war elephants are afraid that it will be difficult to cross the river......"

"Has the general ever thought of cutting off the source?" Zhuge Juncai expressed his confusion, and Mrs. Zhu Rong said thoughtfully: "Our army can cut off the upstream water flow, and take advantage of the lower water level downstream, and the war elephants can take advantage of the situation to rush through the ......."

"Madame's plan is not absolutely impossible!" Without waiting for Mrs. Zhurong to finish speaking, Zhuge Jun wrinkled his brows and said: "But has Mrs. ever thought that our army will cut off the water source, and the movement will not be too small, and the Jiangdong Army will definitely find out." If our army is crossing the river, wouldn't it be because our own family has stored water and crushed our own army? ”

Zhuge Jun raised his questions, and Mrs. Zhurong didn't say anything more.

He was right, the Han army cut off the source in the upstream, the water flowed and accumulated, as long as the embankment was broken, the Han army downstream would definitely bear the impact of the flood, and there would be countless casualties at that time, and I am afraid that if you want to cross the river again, you will not be able to do so.

"You can't intercept the river, you can't build a bridge, and there's nowhere for the army to cross the river!" With his hands behind his back, Zhuge Jun said as if talking to himself: "The only thing our army knows is that the strong crossbow arrows can reach the other side......

"Arrows reach the other side?" As soon as Zhuge Jun said this, Mrs. Zhurong's eyes lit up, she stood up violently, and said to him: "General, this is the good opportunity left by God for the general to cross the river!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" When Mrs. Zhurong said such a thing, Zhuge Jun hurriedly asked her.

"I just don't know, where can our arrows reach the other side?" did not answer Zhuge Jun directly, but Mrs. Zhurong asked a question.

"The wind on the river is not small, and the arrows reach the opposite bank, and they can only land in the rocks!" Staring at Mrs. Zhurong, Zhuge Jun showed a strange expression on his face, which was a little unpredictable, but it was not easy to be noticed.

I didn't think that the arrow could reach the other side and cross the river, Meng Shu blinked his eyes twice, and asked Mrs. Zhurong in confusion: "What does Madam mean by this?" Arrows can reach the opposite bank, so why not the soldiers use crossbows to shoot the soldiers to the other side? ”

Rolling her eyes at him, Mrs. Zhurong ignored him, but asked Zhuge Jun: "General, our army's arrows can reach the opposite bank, did the general think that if there are enough feather arrows, he can support the soldiers to cross the river?" ”

"Madame, please speak!" Zhuge Jun actually had a plan in his heart, if it wasn't for that, he couldn't have inexplicably let people go to test whether the arrows could reach the other side, Mrs. Zhurong said these words, she should have already ignored his intentions, if her guess was right, Zhuge Jun would think that this strategy is very feasible.

After all, it is more thoughtful for two people to think about it than for one person!

Tentatively saying this, Zhuge Jun wanted Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong to roughly guess his intentions.

Of course, Meng Huo is rough, and his thinking is also very rough, and there are not many possibilities to expect him to come up with any feasible strategies, Zhuge Jun mainly counts on Mrs. Zhurong, who has given Meng Huo a lot of ideas in the past.

Not noticing the change in the expression on Zhuge Jun's face, Mrs. Zhurong said to him: "General, our army's arrows can reach the opposite bank, although they only fall in the chaos of stones on the opposite bank, if the soldiers are slightly ahead, and the enemy's arrows are not as good as the soldiers, our army can lay bridges again......"

"Laying bridges ......" Mrs. Zhurong's proposal made Zhuge Jun a little disappointed.

What he thought of was not to ask the soldiers to shoot arrows to suppress the Jiangdong Army on the other side and give the soldiers time to lay bridges.

To lay a bridge, at best, you can only build a pontoon bridge made of rafts.

Even if the pontoon bridge is laid, as long as the Jiangdong Army launches a charge, the Han army will face another retreat.

What Zhuge wants is to give the war elephants time to cross the river.

As long as the war elephants can cross the river, nothing will be a problem again.

Seeing a hint of disappointment on his face, Mrs. Zhurong didn't say anything more, just looked at him with some apprehension.

"Our army does not have much time to lay bridges!" Sighing lightly, Zhuge Jun said: "The imperial army has gathered in Fancheng, and it will not be long before the president will drive straight into the north bank of the Yangtze River, if our army has not crossed the Yu River at that time, the 600,000 imperial army will forcibly cross the river, and countless soldiers will be killed in battle!" For today's plan, the only way to cross the river is to force the Jiangdong Army to retreat, and the pontoon bridge can be built later! ”

"What do you mean by ......?" Zhuge Jun's words were semi-clear, Mrs. Zhurong and Meng Shu glanced at each other, and asked with some hesitation: "The strong crossbowmen are just shooting arrows on the shore to suppress the enemy army, and the war elephants take the opportunity to cross the river?" ”

Nodding, Zhuge Jun did not speak.

Mrs. Zhurong still looked puzzled, and then asked him: "Did the general think that if the war elephant went into the water, if the water is shallow and can still be passed, how can the Yu River be crossed?" ”

"There's a lot of grass and trees around!" Looking at Mrs. Zhurong, Zhuge Jun said: "There are many big trees among them, if the big trees are cut down, tied with ropes, and made into a giant raft, it is enough to withstand war elephants." It's just a raft warrior, and the number of people needs to be quite large! Therefore, our army must force the enemy back with strong crossbowmen. A strong crossbow shoots arrows farther than a longbow, which our army wants, and even if the archer has a shield, it is difficult to shoot in pieces under the arrows! A certain person is thinking about using this place to attack the enemy! ”

Zhuge Jun finally said his plan, Mrs. Zhurong's mouth was slightly open, her face was stunned, and Meng Shu blinked his eyes twice, not thinking about what kind of calculation he had made.

"The king and his wife think that this plan is feasible?" Seeing that Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong were both stunned, Zhuge asked them a question.

Stunned by his question, Mrs. Zhurong hurriedly said: "The general is thoughtful, in this way, our army's war elephants will be able to cross the river!" ”

After receiving a positive answer from Mrs. Zhurong, Zhuge Jun shouted outside the tent: "Someone! ”

A personal soldier opened the tent curtain and strode into the tent, clenching his fists and facing Zhuge Jun.

"Send an order to cut down the trees, and the whole big tree must be transported to the shore, and the branches of the big trees are not allowed to be cut off!" Looking at the pro-soldier, Zhuge Jun commanded, and then waved his hand at him.

The pro-soldier responded, kept his fist and retreated!

"The king and his wife have also asked for a good rest in the past two days, and as soon as the battle starts, I am afraid that they will not be able to rest in the future!" After the soldiers withdrew, Zhuge Jun said to Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong: "Especially Mrs., if you are pregnant, you should take care of your own family!" ”