Although he is in Wancheng, the reports to and from Jiangbei under Sun Ce's account have been extremely busy in the past few days. After Cao Cao personally led an army of 100,000 to break through Yuan, he was Chen soldiers in Xuzhou at this moment, confronting Lu Bu, and the situation was delicate at this moment. Zhou Yu knew it in his heart, so he returned to Sun Ce's account the day after the wedding, and Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zhu Zhi, Han Dang, Wu Jing, Sun Ben, Lu Fan, Zhang Zhao, Yu Tuo, Tai Shici and others came to discuss the matter, which can be described as star-studded.

As soon as they entered the hall, after the generals saluted Sun Ce, they congratulated Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu returned the salute, which was not lively for a while. Just when everyone was in an uproar, several boys pulled a huge map sewn together by sixteen sheepskins and walked in, and opened it on the ground.

If it was only to attack Huang Zu, why did you make the map so big? Everyone present had a lot of discussions, and they all looked puzzled.

Sun Ce waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, this time the seats were also different from the past, the participants sat around the map on three sides, Sun Ce sat in the middle, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao each sat on their left and right, replacing the previous sitting method of Wu Jing and Sun Ben sitting on both sides of Sun Ce when they were arranged in pro-order. In this regard, Wu Jing and Sun Ben had already prepared and did not complain at all, although Cheng Pu and other veterans were slightly angry in their hearts, but seeing that Wu Jing and Sun Ben did not say anything, they were not good at making a sound, and only waited for Sun Ce to speak.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Sun Ce beckoned, and all the guards walked out of the hall quietly and quickly, closed the door, and together with the guards outside the tent, they surrounded the main hall side by side, so as to prevent anyone outside from eavesdropping on the content of the proceedings. At the same time, the dumb man who had arrived from Wu led twelve boys into the tent. Seeing that everyone was suspicious, Sun Ce explained: "These boys are specially trained by me for today's deliberations, and they are deaf and dumb, and they will not divulge secrets. ”

As he spoke, the twelve boys were already in their places, and the first eight were holding eight special wooden staffs, about one zhang long, with a flat plank at the top like Ge, which seemed to be used to push and hook something; The last four carry four wooden boxes, like four large food boxes. Zhou Yu waved his hand, and the four boys opened the box together, only to see that there were many large chess pieces placed inside, but the words engraved on them were not "Shi" and "Xiang", but "Sun", "Cao", "Huang", "Yuan", "Lu", "Liu" and other words, and there were many of each, which seemed to be used to indicate the number of troops. While the generals were thinking, Zhang Zhao was the first to see the mystery in it, and sighed with a smile: "I'm afraid that the lord is not small this time......

"Brother Zibu and Gu have not known each other for a day or two, when will Gu be like a person sitting in a well watching the sky? Today, I have summoned you all the way from thousands of miles to the place where the garrison is fortified, just to make a big plan. ”

As he spoke, Sun Ce glanced at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu immediately whispered a few words to the dumb child. The dumb child comprehended, and used Zhou Yu's sign language to invent and teach him, and instructed the deaf and dumb boys to move the chess pieces, and their expressions were serious, like heralds on the battlefield.

In Russia, the twelve boys have arranged all the chess pieces in place, but on the huge map, more than ten chess pieces are clearly arranged to show the current deployment of Sun Ce, Cao Cao, Huang Zu, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, etc. Everyone was amazed and had an epiphany: this is like playing chess, coming to the temple to calculate the future situation.

Seeing that everyone understood, Sun Ce no longer sold Guanzi, and said behind his back: "The art of war is cloudy: 'The husband is the winner of the temple without a fight, and he has to count a lot. 'I have gathered you here today to draw on the wisdom of all of you to give us a common plan. When you enter this account, you can speak freely as long as you have thoughts and discussions, regardless of your taste, rank, or distance; If you feel that you need to refute and correct something, even if it is for Lonely, it doesn't hurt to be unscrupulous. Gong Jin, you start first. ”

Zhou Yu nodded, made a gesture to the dumb er, and then stood up and said to everyone: "You must all know that Cao Cao has been in a siege battle with Lu Bu in Xiapi for two months now. According to the report from Xuzhou, the supply of grain and grass in Xiapi City was already very scarce, and it was claimed that Lü Bu had the intention of surrendering Cao, but he hesitated because of the strong opposition of his adviser Chen Gong. If Lü Bu quickly descended on Cao Cao, or if there were changes within him, then the next move of Cao's army would be very crucial, crossing the river and attacking Jiangdong. ”

While Zhou Yu was speaking, several deaf and dumb boys arched the chess pieces engraved with the word "Lu" with chess pieces engraved with the word "Cao" under the command of the dumb children, and then the handsome soldiers went south, on this huge map, no more than an inch away from the Yangtze River.

The generals couldn't help but burst out into a burst of discussion among themselves, and when everyone calmed down a little, Zhou Yu said again: "Therefore, the timing of our attack on Huangzu is very critical, if we attack Shaxian and can't attack for a long time, then Jiangdong's troops are empty, and Cao's army will be more likely to move south." At that time, Niu Zhu will be broken, Danyang will be in an emergency, and our return route will also be intercepted by Cao's army, and the foundation laid by the lord's bloody struggle will be in danger. ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the chess pieces with the word "Cao" written on the huge map had fallen on Wu County with a "snap" at some point, and the rest of the chess pieces also occupied the counties of Jiangdong one after another. Seeing this, all the civil and military generals present, including Sun Ce, looked solemn.

Zhou Yu shook the feather fan lightly, and Yu stood in front of the huge map, pointing to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River: "According to Gongjin's opinion, the battle to attack Huangzu can only be won quickly, not delayed." What we seek is to quickly defeat Huang Zu and his subordinates, so that they do not dare to invade Wancheng to the east, and if they fall into a protracted siege battle, it may be detrimental to our side. ”

Huang Gai couldn't help but ask, "But aren't I going to fight Sha Xian?" Although Shaxian is not as easy to defend and difficult to attack as Jiangling and Changsha, it cannot be easily attacked in the end, no matter how fast it is, it will take at least a month. ”

Zhang Zhao shook his head and said: "What's more, Shaxian is the gateway to the east of Jingzhou, if we defeat Huang Zu in Shaxian, can Liu Biao'an ignore it?" If the lord wants to win Jingzhou, it must not be desirable for a while. ”

"What Brother Zibu said is true", Zhou Yu took Zhang Zhao's words and said slowly, "Attacking Jingzhou at the moment must be a very laborious move. Since the Yellow Turban Army began, only Jingzhou has been alone in Kyushu, and there has been no major war. There are many famous families in Guanxi, Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and there are not a few who have taken refuge in Jingzhou, which can be said to be full of talents. Liu Biao tried to appease him with many tricks, even if they didn't serve him at the moment to avoid suspicion, if we waited for the army to approach, it would be equivalent to helping Liu Biao get their allegiance. ”

Cheng Pu, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "Huang Zu is a strong man, if he just fights casually and shakes a shot, I am afraid that it will leave hidden dangers in Wancheng and even the entire Lujiang, and there is even the great revenge of General Sun who has not been avenged, how can he let it go!" ”

"Of course, we don't just let it go," Zhou Yu immediately replied, "this man is a strong and arrogant man, if he is lured to leave the fortified fortress and take the initiative to fight us, then not only can we avoid falling into a protracted siege battle, but also make our division famous." Therefore, even if I don't attack Jingzhou in a big way, I can let Huang Zu suffer a big defeat. In addition, as long as I follow my plan, Cao Cao will not dare to go south to Jiangdong, and Danyang and Wujun will be able to sit back and relax. ”

"What is such a good strategy? Come and hear it! Sun Ce knew that the plan that Zhou Yu came up with must be a good plan, and he was excited. Zhou Yu chuckled lightly and slapped his palm lightly: "Please look at the map." ”

Everyone looked at the huge map in front of them in puzzlement, only to see that at some point, the chess pieces engraved with the word "Sun" had been lined up on the wide water surface of the Yangtze River. The generals were stunned for a while, only Yu Tuo, who had taken refuge with Sun Ce from Wang Lang, suddenly jumped up and clapped his hands and shouted: "Wonderful, wonderful!" ”

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Brother Zhongxiang once used a boat to carry Wang Lang to escape, you should know." That's right, although Sha Xian is solid, as long as he uses the water army, he can easily penetrate deep into his hinterland, and then Huang Zu will have to fight me on the water. Although Cao Cao's army was menacing, none of them knew how to fight a water war, and if they saw our water army, they would never dare to cross the river rashly. The water war is the key to this battle. ”

In the main hall, Zhou Yu was making a generous statement, and in the backyard of the room, Da Qiao ordered someone to open the door, only to see that the person who came was Sun Quan, who hurried from Wu County in the wind and snow.

Da Qiao immediately ordered someone to invite him into the hall, Sun Quan took off his cloak covered with snow, stepped forward and saluted Da Qiao, "Sister-in-law." ”

Da Qiao hurriedly asked his subordinates to bring warm tea: "Uncle has worked hard all the way, are your mother-in-law and sister-in-law okay?" Joan Er ...... Is Joan okay? ”

It was cold and frosty, Sun Quan held the warm tea, drank a few sips, and then slowly replied: "Mother is very good, but I heard that my sister-in-law is pregnant again, and I have been looking for a midwife for the past few days; Shang Xiang ...... I've always been crazy; As for Qiong'er, her mother took it with her all day long, and she raised it very well, and her mother told her that the eldest sister-in-law went back to Wancheng to bury her grandfather, which was filial piety, and Qiong'er was small but very smart, and she felt that she should understand, and the eldest sister-in-law did not need to remember. ”

This thoughtful and intimate words are not as good as Sun Quan, a stunned boy, can say, presumably Mrs. Wu made a special trip to explain and make Da Qiao feel relieved. Da Qiao felt ashamed in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh again, Xiao Qiao said with relief: "Sister heard this, but it should be a little more relieved." ”

Sun Quan then remembered that he had not greeted Xiao Qiao on the side, got up and arched his hand: "I wanted to come early and eat the wedding wine of Brother Gongjin and Mrs. Xiao Qiao, but who knew that the wind and snow were too big, and the road was delayed." ”

Xiao Qiao smiled shyly and replied: "Why did you even hear about it......"

"It's just me, all the way from Wu County, the people are all talking about it, such a good story, naturally spread very fast. If the two of them have another sister, I must ask for it. ”

Da Qiao naturally knew that Sun Quan was joking, so he covered his mouth and chuckled: "Uncle, don't say this, if you give in, the girl will be sad to hear it." ”

Speaking of the step trainer, the expression on Sun Quan's face froze, and there was a trace of bitterness in his eyes. Da Qiao caught the change in his expression, and was surprised, so he wanted to ask, so he saw Sun Ce discussing the matter, and took Zhou Yu back to the back hall in the wind and snow, and said with a smile: "I said why is it so lively, it turns out that Zhongmou is here!" ”