Sun and Liu's combined forces marched to Chibi. The people in Jiangdong had a lot of complaints about Gan Ning, and they were full of hostility towards Guan Yu and 15,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhou Yu ordered the generals to strictly order the generals: "How can the major military affairs be compared with personal grudges, I have my own arrangements, and you only need to fight with all your might." "Suppress everyone's dissatisfaction and engage Cao Cao.

Cao Cao built thousands of warships, annexed the Jingzhou naval army, went down the river, and met Zhou Yu, who was waiting in Chibi.

The two armies fought on the river, the Cao army because the new naval army and the newly attached Jingzhou naval army have not yet been run in, the two armies fought, although the Cao army bows and crossbows are wide, although the warships are large, but they cannot cooperate with each other, just scattered soldiers.

Jiangdong used the skillful maneuvering of ships, and every two or more warships flanked Cao's army with one warship, and partly Jiangdong formed an advantage over Cao's army with more strikes and fewer blows.

The Jiangdong naval army cooperated with each other, the bow and crossbow in the distance fired a volley from the warships on the left and right, the Cao army hurriedly blocked, the Jiangdong soldiers and horses took the opportunity to approach the Cao army, hit the stone and wood, the Cao army hurriedly raised the shield to block, for a while you dodged and I hidden, and the chaos was endless. Jiangdong soldiers and horses took advantage of the chaos to kill the enemy ships, beheaded the Cao army, the Cao army was out of coordination, unable to support each other, was broken by each, soon, the vanguard of the Cao army was rushed into several sections, morale plummeted, Cao Cao saw that the situation was unfavorable, had to withdraw the troops.

Cao Cao knew the sharpness of the Jiangdong naval army after this battle, so he had to join the army, dock the warship to the north bank of Wulin, train the naval army, and wait for a good opportunity.

Zhou Yu won the first battle, but Cao Cao had a large number of troops, and it was not possible to break it for a while, so he docked the warship at Chibi on the south bank and confronted Cao's army across the Yangtze River.

Liu Bei led Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to lead 2,000 infantry to be bastards in the back.

Zhang Fei couldn't help but say when he saw Zhou Yu breaking Cao Cao: "Zhou Yu is really upright, Cao Cao was defeated by him for the first time." ”

Then he turned to Liu Bei and said, "Big brother, will we lead two thousand soldiers and horses behind Zhou Yu?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Yes, then what else do you want to do?" ”

Zhang Fei scratched his head and said, "Big brother, we don't care about anything?" ”

Liu Bei said: "That's not it, we're waiting to break Cao Cao's horse army." ”

Zhang Fei opened his eyes wide and said: "Big brother, although Cao Cao said that this time he mainly focused on water warfare, there were tens of thousands of infantry. We just ate tens of thousands of people from him! ”

Liu Bei said: "That's no way, 15,000 sailors are in Zhou Yu's camp, 7,000 people are defending Xiakou, plus thousands of soldiers and horses are stationed everywhere, and then there are new soldiers, who are useless, so there are only these people left." ”

Zhang Fei suddenly sat next to Liu Bei and said, "Did the military advisor say anything?" ”

Liu Bei said: "The military advisor asked you to quit drinking. ”

Zhang Fei muttered, "Big brother, don't mention this." I'll tell you about business. ”

Liu Bei said: "I'll also tell you about business." Don't drink, keep an eye on Zhou Yu, once Cao Cao's army is defeated by Zhou Yu, we will attack, and fight with Zhou Yu and your second brother on land and water, and break through Cao Cao's camp. ”

Zhang Fei lost his spirit and said: "Let's still watch dryly." ”

Liu Bei said: "For the time being, this is the case. ”

Zhang Fei sighed and said, "Don't drink, don't let you fight, then let's sleep!" ”

After saying that, lie down and sleep. Liu Bei said: "Sleep today." Not tomorrow and the day after tomorrow! ”

Zhang Fei got up when he heard this and said, "Why? ”

Liu Bei said: "Go to the west tomorrow to see when Yuan Zhi will come, so that I can pick him up." The day after tomorrow, you have to supervise the soldiers and horses in the battalion to practice and prepare for war. You, Zilong, and Uncle Zhi take turns. ”

Zhang Fei said: "That's it, is there anything else?" ”

Liu Bei said: "No, after that, I just waited." ”

Zhang Fei sighed and lay down again.

Liu Bei didn't pay attention to it, and looked at the map on the table by himself. This is the topographic map drawn by Gan Ning along the coast from Jiangling to Fankou, and Liu Bei watched it carefully, planning how to attack.

Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were mostly soldiers in the north who were not accustomed to taking ships, coupled with the fact that they were not accustomed to water and soil, and there were many epidemics, so Cao Cao ordered the ships to be connected from end to end, and the men and horses were on the ship as if they were on the ground.

Strategist Cheng Yu persuaded Cao Cao: "Although it is good to connect the warship, it is afraid that the thieves will attack." ”

Cao Cao said disapprovingly: "Don't I think about it, if the thieves want to set fire, they must use the wind, this midwinter, there is only the northwest wind, and our army is rooted on the north bank, see if he dares to set fire?" Laughing.

The veteran Huang Gai saw Cao Cao arranging the formation like this, so he offered his plan to Zhou Yu and said: "The Metropolitan Governor, now the enemy is outnumbered, and we have been holding each other for a long time. Unfavorable to me, I watched the Cao army connect the warships together, and could defeat the Cao army with fire. ”

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "The old general's intentions are secretly in line with me, Cao Cao thinks that we dare not attack with fire, how do you know that this is the place I chose for him to be buried." The old general just went to prepare. When the time is ripe, it will be broken in one fell swoop, and this matter must be kept secret and cannot be passed on. ”

Huang Gai received the order, selected ten Mengchong warships, loaded them with hay and dry firewood, poured oil, wrapped a curtain on the outside, planted a flag on them, prepared speedboats in advance, and tied them to the stern.

Ten months later, Zhou Yu beat the drum and raised the account, and sent troops and horses to deploy. When everything is ready, inform Huang Gai to be stationed on the ship, waiting for his orders.

Zhou Yu patrolled the warships, leaving early and returning late, wearing the stars and the moon. When the generals saw Zhou Yu inspecting like this, they all advised Zhou Yu to pay attention to his body.

Zhou Yu smiled: "Do you really think that I am just inspecting the camps? The opportunity of the day is fleeting, how can you slack off. Feier and so on! ”

Zhou Yu still patrolled along the river every day, and Liu Bei also looked at the direction of Chibi on the high platform. Lost his mind, he thought: "The two sides have not fought for such a long time, and the silence is a little unbelievable." Could it be that Zhou Gongjin wanted to use grain and grass to drag down Cao Cao? This is not a good idea, Cao Cao has the Central Plains as support, and he is no longer the Cao Cao who is short of food in Guandu. The longer it drags on, it is not good for Cao Cao to my detriment, Cao Cao is adapting to the water war. Zhou Gongjin, what do you think, the battle of life and death can't be sloppy! ”

Just when Liu Bei was pondering, he only heard a thunderous voice: "Big brother, big brother, Yuan Zhi is here, Yuan Zhi asked me Zhang Fei to pick it up." ”

Liu Bei looked down, Zhang Fei and Xu Shu rushed over, Liu Bei was overjoyed, got off the high platform, and came to greet Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi.

Liu Bei welcomed Xu Shu into the camp and said, "How is Yuan Zhi lately?" ”

Xu Shu said with a smile: "It's good to have the boss of labor to worry about it!" Lord, I didn't come this time for anything else, just for the sake of breaking Cao. ”

Liu Bei said: "Yuan Zhi, please speak, prepare to listen!" ”

Xu Shu said: "The lord, after Shu and Kong Ming received the news that the lord sent Cao Cao's iron cable to connect the ship, they boldly guessed that Zhou Yu was likely to attack with fire. Because Cao Cao's move will make the two villages of Shuibu fully connected, so that the river surface is like a shore, which is conducive to his foot riding. However, this move led to the fact that once the water village was lost, it would soon affect the infantry camp. And fire attack is the best means, once the fire is put up, Cao Cao's three armies will be defeated. ”

Liu Bei listened and said: "It makes sense, but the wind direction is not right at this time, this fire is not easy to put out!" ”

Xu Shu said: "The lord doesn't have to worry. Kong Ming said that Zhou Yu chose the place of battle here not only to take advantage of the geographical advantages of this place, but also to take advantage of the time of day. Although I don't know the mystery. But it must be to achieve its goal. ”

Liu Bei said: "Okay, that's good." Just what do we do? ”

Xu Shu said: "My lord, Shu and Kong Ming discussed four points. First, if Zhou Yu set fire to the ship as we expected. Then we will send these 3,000 soldiers and horses, one team per 100 people, carrying oil cylinders, thatch and other materials around the path of the Cao army's retreat and set fire to destroy the Cao army as much as possible. This time, Shu brought 1,000 elite soldiers and a large number of bamboo oil cylinders, torches, thatch and other things. There are also hundreds of natives who are familiar with the road to guide us. If Zhou Yu has other strategies, we will wait for him to defeat Cao's army, and then cooperate with Zhou Yu to attack his infantry by land and water. At that time, Zhou Yu did not set fire, so we took advantage of Zhou Yu to attract the attention and most of the troops of the Cao army, went around behind the Cao army, and burned the Cao camp with the help of the northwest wind and fire. ”

Liu Bei said: "This is wonderful. What about the other three? ”

Xu Shu said: "Second, after Cao Cao is defeated and retreats, the soldiers and horses will inevitably retreat to Jiangling, and Zhou Yu is likely to coerce Yunchang and Xingba to enter Jiangling together." The lord should send someone to inform the two of them in time, and they will do whatever Zhou Yu says, and don't make trouble. Now is not the time for trouble. ”

Liu Bei said: "This Kong Ming has greeted me before, and I am mentally prepared." Just what's next? ”

Xu Shu said: "The reason why Yun Chang and Xingba are not allowed to make trouble is because Sun Zhongmou's army has not yet participated in the war, once Zhou Gongjin loses control of the situation, Sun Zhongmou may also enter Jingzhou, which will be unfavorable to us." Therefore, it is necessary to give Zhou Gongjin and Sun Zhong the illusion that they are completely in control of the situation, so that they will not go all out to plot against Jingzhou. It is better to go north to attack Hefei. ”

Liu Bei said: "I see. ”

Xu Shu continued: "Third, after the lord finishes intercepting Cao Cao, don't follow Zhou Yu and take the opportunity to return to Xiakou. Let's take into account the situation and discuss how to march into the army. Now the initial idea is to let the lord go and reassure Zhou Yu, and focus his attention on Jiangling and Cao Cao's remaining generals, and we will take advantage of the fisherman. But the lord can't go right away, and he must go back to Xiakou to preside over the overall situation. ”

Liu Bei said: "Okay, this is easy to do, Yuan will go back with me until the time." ”

Xu Shu said: "I'm afraid that the four lords are going to have heartache." Let Cao Cao go. ”

Liu Bei said: "What do you mean by this? ”

Xu Shu said: "This time the army was defeated, Shu and Kong Ming discussed, if we mobilize all the forces we have now to block everywhere, and then set fire to the mountain, it is likely to be able to block Cao Cao." But that's only going to be cheaper. In terms of status, although Cao Cao was a little disrespectful to the Son of Heaven, he was a great contributor to the continuation of the Han family. Although we call him Cao thief, Cao Cao did not do anything out of the ordinary like Wang Mang after all, and once we kill Cao Cao, we are the mortal enemies of Cao Cao's relics, and the relics will spread Cao Cao's exploits all over the world, and Cao Cao will become a social hero like the Duke of Zhou. And we have become the characters who plotted against each other and made the world fall apart like traitors Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai. Jiangdong will only sit and watch the Cao army fight with us for the rest of the time, and they only need to help each other and continue to encroach on the land. It will become the biggest beneficiary. ”

After Xu Shu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Bei's expression, but Liu Bei did not show a look of pity, Liu Bei said flatly: "Well, it makes sense." Zhou Gong is afraid of rumors, I know this allusion. In fact, we may not be able to catch up with Cao Cao. Compared with killing Cao Cao, it is better to occupy Jingzhou first. Don't expose your strength too soon. ”

Xu Shuqi asked, "Isn't it a pity for the lord?" ”

Liu Bei said: "It's a pity, but we always have to weigh the pros and cons, or get the maximum benefit first, and catch what can be caught in your hands first." This time it's cheaper than Cao Mengde. Besides, if there is a foundation, the people in the world are not worried. ”

Xu Shu said: "It's good that the lord has this ambition. ”

Liu Bei said: "Yuan Zhi, with you and Kong Ming's assistance, I, Liu Bei, will definitely be able to achieve hegemony." ”

Xu Shu said: "Shu will do his best to assist the lord. ”

Liu Bei held Xu Shu's hand and said, "Yuan Zhi's heart, I know it well." ”

(This chapter has been greatly changed, and I forgot to write Liu Bei's preparation plan before.) This chapter was originally called Burning Chibi, but I moved it and moved it to the next chapter. ）