Chapter 140: Thank you, Little Overlord, for lending me your arrows! Sun Ce is furious, and Zhou Lang is ashamed! I will give him back in his own way!

The order was passed down.

More than 5,000 archers were transferred to the shore in the blink of an eye.

Countless sharp arrows rose into the sky, covering the sky and rain, and attacked the "Liu army warship" hidden in the darkness.

Sun Ce ignored the rain, his eyes blazing with excitement as he admired the grand spectacle of his own army firing thousands of arrows at the same time. In his mind, he imagined the scene of Liu Jun's water soldiers being shot and howling like ghosts.

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of arrows were whistling away.

On the river.

More than fifty baggage ships were lined up in a row, with straw men on the side of the ships receiving arrows.

The sharp arrows came like rain, and in a short while, the straw man was pierced with them.

Outside the boat, there were continuous sounds of rain, arrows, and drums. Inside the cabin, Zhuge Liang was sitting cross-legged, leisurely sipping tea.

Perhaps due to the influence of his surroundings, Zhuge Liang gradually acquired some of Xiao Fang's style. Although he was in a precarious situation, he still ate and drank as usual.

"This trick of borrowing arrows from a straw boat is really powerful. Sun Ce was really fooled."

"In just such a short time, we have at least tricked tens of thousands of arrows."

Xu Chu was amazed and turned around to give Zhuge Liang a thumbs up.

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said self-deprecatingly:
"General Zhongkang, you are too kind. My wisdom is far inferior to that of my brother-in-law."

"If my brother-in-law hadn't reminded me to choose this rainy night to borrow arrows, I'm afraid we might have been burned to death by Sun Ce's rockets on this river."

Xu Chu seemed to be thinking about something, and continued to stick his head out to look outside the cabin.

Another half hour passed, and the side of the boat was covered with straw men, and the hull began to tilt to one side.

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Liang ordered the ships to turn around and face the other side to receive arrows.

More than fifty baggage ships slowly turned, connecting head to tail so that their blank sides could continue to receive arrows.

The sound of drums was still deafening, and the soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs even though their voices had become hoarse.

Before they knew it, the ship had regained its balance, and the other side was also densely packed with arrows.

Zhuge Liang had almost finished his tea. A rough estimate was that there should be 100,000 arrows. At this time, the rain was gradually weakening and there was a sign that it would stop at any time.

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and ordered, "It's almost time. Tell all the ships to stop beating the drums and turn back to the camp on the north bank."

Xu Chu was about to pass on the order when Zhuge Liang suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said:
"I remember now. My brother-in-law told me before we left that after borrowing the arrows, we should have the soldiers shout in unison, 'Thank you, Little Overlord, for lending me the arrows.'"

"Zhongkang, tell the soldiers on each ship to shout."

Xu Chu was stunned at first, then he understood.

Xiao Fang is going to kill someone and destroy their heart...

"Thank you, little tyrant, for borrowing arrows. Sun Ce must be furious!"

Xu Chu understood what was going on, laughed, and stuck his head out to pass on the message.

A moment.

The drumbeats suddenly stopped, and the boats turned around and headed towards the north shore with their full loads.

More than two hundred soldiers shouted in unison:

"Thank you, little overlord, for lending me the arrows!"

South bank.

The archers of the Jiangdong Army were still shooting arrows frantically.

The excitement on Sun Ce's face gradually turned into confusion, and even a little anxiety.

After firing arrows for an entire hour, the stock of arrows was almost used up, but there was still no sign of Liu's army on the river retreating.

Under the attack of so many arrows, even if Liu Jun did not suffer heavy casualties, at least a thousand of his men would have fallen.

With so many casualties, Liu Bei is still holding on?

What is he planning?

"Gongjin, I feel something is wrong. What do you think Liu Bei wants to do?"

Sun Ce turned to Zhou Yu with a suspicious and guessing look.

At this time, Zhou Yu's brows were furrowed, and his eyes were also filled with confusion.

"Could it be..."

Zhou Yu's face changed slightly, and a guess suddenly popped up in his mind.

at this time.

The deafening drumbeats on the river suddenly stopped.

Except for the sound of rain which gradually died down, the river surface returned to calm.

Sun Ce's anxious and confused face suddenly showed ecstasy, and he laughed loudly:
"Gongjin, I was too impatient. It seems that everything is still as you expected. Liu Bei can't hold on any longer and has to retreat!"

After saying this, Sun Ce dismounted from his horse and strode towards the trestle, shouting:

"Order all ships to prepare to go out in full force and pursue the enemy!"

"I will make a concerted effort to wipe out Liu Bei's water——"

Before the word "jun" was uttered, a deafening roar suddenly rang out again on the river surface which had just quieted down.

However, this time it was not a cry of killing.

"Thank you, little overlord, for lending me the arrows—"

"Thank you, little overlord, for lending me the arrows—"

Sun Ce suddenly stopped and stood there in a daze, his face full of confusion.

What does it mean to thank me for lending you arrows?

Liu Bei could just retreat, why did he suddenly and inexplicably ask me to thank him for borrowing his arrows?

Sun Ce was confused and turned to look at Zhou Yu with a bewildered look.

Zhou Yu clenched his fists quietly, a trace of cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and a look of embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

At this time, he had come to his senses and realized that he had fallen into Liu Bei's trap. He had made a complete misjudgment and had caused Sun Ce to lose 100,000 arrows in vain.

The loud shouting of Liu Jun on the river was just a deliberate attempt by the other party to mock and humiliate Sun Ce before leaving.

But Zhou Yu was too embarrassed to tell the truth.

Just now Sun Ce was clearly about to send out his troops to fight, but you made a clever inference and stopped Sun Ce from going into battle. You also self-righteously gave Sun Ce advice to shoot indiscriminately with powerful bows and crossbows.

How to explain now?

Could he say in front of so many soldiers that he had miscalculated and caused Sun Ce to fall into a trap and lose hundreds of thousands of arrows in vain?

What will the soldiers think of you?

As the most intelligent general of the Jiangdong Army, you will inevitably lose face, and Sun Ce will also lose face, and the morale of the soldiers will surely be hit.

"My lord, we have fallen into Liu Bei's trap!"

"Su guessed that Liu Bei certainly did not send out all his troops. He must have only sent out dozens of baggage ships, filled the sides with straw men, and pretended to attack our water camp at night."

"Our army cannot see the enemy's strength clearly, so we dare not rush into battle. We can only suppress them with bows and crossbows. The enemy ships are just like straw men to receive arrows!"

"He cheated us out of hundreds of thousands of arrows for no reason!"

However, Lu Su was straightforward and did not think as much as Zhou Yu did. He immediately revealed his speculation.

The truth was revealed. The Jiangdong soldiers were immediately in an uproar.

Sun Ce's face suddenly changed, and his eyes shot towards Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's face suddenly turned green, and he glanced at Lu Su with a resentful look.

Facing Sun Ce's gaze, Zhou Yu could only cough dryly a few times, but didn't know how to answer.

"The person who plotted this scheme has figured out our thoughts clearly. His wisdom is truly amazing."

"I wonder if this plan is the work of Xiao Fang again..."

However, Lu Su did not notice Zhou Yu's embarrassment and continued to sigh.

However, Sun Ce understood that Zhou Yu's silence meant that Lu Su was right.

His "Zhang Liang" did make another mistake, causing him to be played by Liu Bei and having more than 100,000 arrows cheated out of him.

Not only did they lose face, but the morale of the soldiers was crushed!
"Gongjin you——"

Sun Ce was furious and wanted to blame Zhou Yu.

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

Things have come to this point. If we blame Zhou Yu now, wouldn't we be admitting in front of all the soldiers that Liu Bei had schemed against us?

Where is your face!

I can only swallow this loss and bear it.

"Zijing, I think you are being too clever for your own good. Liu Bei was clearly forced to retreat by our army's rain of arrows. How can this be a strategy?"

Sun Ce suppressed his anger, pretended to be disdainful, waved his hand and shouted:

"The enemy has retreated. Tell all soldiers to return to their tents and rest!"

After saying this, Sun Ce snorted coldly, mounted his horse and rode away.

When passing by Zhou Yu, Sun Ce seemed to want to say something but stopped himself. He just shook his head and sighed, then galloped away on his horse.

Zhou Yu swallowed his saliva, turned his horse around, and followed silently.

Lu Su was left there, looking at Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who left in a hurry, his face full of confusion.

...

On the north bank, on the pier.

Liu Bei was drinking plum wine with Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang was in a leisurely mood, sipping the green plum wine with relish.

Old Liu stood by the umbrella, his hands on the pergola, his eyes looking through the night rain, occasionally glancing towards the south bank.

"Jinglue, it's almost dawn, and Aliang and the others haven't returned yet."

"Will something go wrong?"

There was anxiety on Liu Bei's face, as he was worried that something might happen to Zhuge Liang.

"My lord, don't worry. It's raining so hard that the rockets are useless. At most, Aliang will return empty-handed, but there's no need to worry about his life."

"Besides, I have ordered Zhong Kang to accompany us for protection, so he will definitely be fine."

Xiao Fang smiled and comforted him, and handed Lao Liu a glass of plum wine.

Liu Bei felt relieved, but sighed:
"Aliang's plan is brilliant, and the military advisor has filled in the gaps. There is really nothing to worry about."

"It's just that Liang is too young, so I can't help but be a little worried."

Xiao Fang played with his wine glass, looking towards Yu Ye, and said meaningfully:

"Aliang is Fang's brother-in-law. If anything happens to him, Fang won't be able to report to his wife."

"It's just that people always have to go through storms before they can grow up. With more experience, Aliang will be able to stand on his own as the lord sooner."

Liu Bei was thoughtful.

At this moment, Chen Dao's eyes lit up and he pointed at Jiang Shang and said:
"My lord, military advisor, look, Master Zhuge's ship is back."

Old Liu was cheered up and looked towards the south.

By this time, the rain had stopped, the sky was turning white in the east, and in the dim morning light, I saw more than 50 supply ships slowly returning.

Looking closely, both sides of each boat were covered with arrows.

"Military Advisor, this plan of using straw boats to borrow arrows has worked!"

Liu Bei was extremely surprised, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Xiao Fang was calm and composed, and just smiled faintly:
"My Lord, look, I told you that Aliang will return safely."

Liu Bei laughed and strode forward to greet Zhuge Liang in person.

A moment later, one supply ship after another sailed into the water camp and docked on the pier.

The soldiers on the shore were all surprised and excited. They rushed forward and scrambled to take the arrows from the boat.

Zhuge Liang jumped down from the boat, and when he saw Liu Bei and Xiao Fang approaching, he smiled and bowed:

"My lord, my brother-in-law, I have successfully borrowed 100,000 arrows from that little tyrant. Please count them!"

Liu Bei laughed loudly, patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and praised:

"Ah Liang, this plan has succeeded. It has not only crushed Sun Ce's arrogance, but also gained 100,000 arrows for our army. In our battle with the Jiangdong army, you have made the greatest contribution!"

Zhuge Liang did not dare to boast of his achievements, and bowed to Xiao Fang:

"Fortunately, my brother-in-law gave me some advice and fixed the flaw in my plan of using straw boats to borrow arrows. Otherwise, I would not have been able to return safely."

"If we are to talk about the first merit, it must go to my brother-in-law."

Xiao Fang waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Okay, Aliang, don't be so modest here. The master said you are the first to do the work, so just accept it."

"Come, my lord and I have prepared some wine for you, and we are waiting to celebrate your success."

On the river bank, bursts of hearty laughter rang out.

...

South bank, Fankou Water Camp.

Inside the central military tent.

While Liu Bei, Xiao Fang and Zhuge Liang were drinking wine and chatting happily, Sun Ce was drinking alone.

Thinking back to Zhou Yu's repeated miscalculations that caused him to miss the opportunity to capture Jiangxia and gain almost no territory, he was already angry.

Now Zhou Yu had miscalculated again, not only was he played a trick by Liu Bei, but he also gave away hundreds of thousands of arrows in vain.

Sun Ce became angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but complain:

"Gongjin, if you hadn't stopped me, I would have led the navy to attack. How could I have been tricked by Liu Bei into giving me 100,000 arrows for nothing~~"

When there were no outsiders around, Sun Ce finally couldn't hold back and expressed his disappointment to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu remained silent, his eyes flickering, as if he was thinking about something.

Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and a mysterious and sarcastic sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Don't worry, Bofu. Since Liu Bei dares to use such a trick to cheat our arrows, why don't we return the favor and cheat the 100,000 arrows back from Liu Bei?"

(End of this chapter)