Chapter 147: Burning for nothing? If he doesn't obey, I will kill his whole clan! With my feather fan and silk scarf, I can destroy the masts and oars in a moment of laughter and chat?
Lu Su made the scene awkward again.

These words immediately reversed the atmosphere in the tent.

The smiles of Sun Ce and the other two disappeared at the same time, and their eyes turned to Lu Su.

Having dampened the enthusiasm of several people, Lu Su looked a little embarrassed.

"Zijing, what do you mean by this?"

"The false surrender was successful, and my fire ships were also deployed smoothly, so why can't I burn Liu Bei's navy?"

Sun Ce put down his wine glass and asked with a frown.

Lu Su then put away his embarrassment and said seriously:
"As soon as I launch the fire ships, Liu Bei will surely be alert. Although he won't be able to stop my fire ships in time, he can order his navy to evade them!"

"Even if our fire ships crash into the enemy camp, we can burn their navy camp, but we cannot burn all their navy warships."

"If Liu Bei's navy is not destroyed, we will not be able to completely seize the water rights of the Yangtze River, let alone destroy Liu Bei's 40,000-man army in one fell swoop and seize Xiakou in one go."

Sun Ce's hand shook and the wine glass almost fell out of his hand.

What Lu Su said was right. Liu Bei’s water camp was dead, but his warships were alive. How could they just stay in the water camp and wait to be burned by the spreading fire?

You must run away as soon as the fire starts.

It's dark in the middle of the night, the visibility on the river is unclear, and the enemy's warships are fleeing in all directions. What can you use to intercept them?

When these scattered warships learned that Liu Bei was still there, they would surely gather together again.

You set up such a big plan, wasn't your primary goal to burn all of Liu Bei's warships? But in the end you only burned his water camp and didn't burn all the warships. Wasn't it a waste of time?

"Gongjin, Zijing's words make sense."

"If I can't burn all of Liu Bei's warships, won't my fire attack plan fail?"

Sun Ce frowned deeply and looked at Zhou Yu anxiously.

Zhou Yu quietly clenched the wine glass in his hand and remained silent for a while. It was obvious that Lu Su's reminder was not within his consideration beforehand.

"I was so careless that I didn't think of this. I shouldn't have..."

Zhou Yu secretly blamed himself in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface. His thoughts were racing, and he was racking his brains to think of a way to remedy the situation.

After a while.

Zhou Yu's hand that was tightly gripping the wine glass quietly loosened, and the corner of his mouth once again raised a confident sneer that showed he was in control of everything.

"Zijing's reminder is correct. If we can't burn all of Liu Bei's warships, this plan will not be considered a success."

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, then changed the subject, looking mysteriously, and said:
"In that case, let's come up with another chain of tricks for Liu Bei!"

Chain tricks?
As soon as these three words came out, Sun Ce's spirits immediately lifted, and he asked anxiously:
"Gongjin, what is the chain of tactics?"

Lu Su and Huang Gai also looked at Zhou Yu with curiosity, wanting to know what brilliant strategies this most intelligent general of Jiangdong could come up with.

"Bofu, Zijing, can you lend me your wine glasses?"

Zhou Yu took the wine glasses from the three people and placed them side by side on the table. Then he took a chopstick and placed it on the wine glass.

Looking at Zhou Yu's inexplicable behavior, the three of them looked at each other, their eyes becoming more and more confused.

"Yu's plan is to send another person to the north bank to pretend to surrender and give advice to Liu Bei..."

While gesticulating, Zhou Yu slowly and steadily explained his so-called chain of schemes.

The expressions of Sun Ce and the other two changed from confusion to surprise, and then from surprise to shock.

"Once this plan is completed, Liu Bei's warships will be unable to escape, so they can only let us burn them to ashes."

Zhou Yu stood up, a confident smile in his eyes, and looked at the three people again.

The three of them squatted down, looked around the table again and again, and savored what Zhou Yu said about each person.

Then, the three of them looked at each other and took a breath.

"Gongjin, your chain of plans is really outrageous and unbelievable!"

"Gongjin, Gongjin, you are really a man of hidden talents. How many brilliant plans and tricks do you have hidden?"

Sun Ce patted Zhou Yu's shoulder hard, his face twisted with endless surprise and shock.

Huang Gai also let out a long breath, nodded and sighed:
"Gongjin, you really made me look at you in a new light again."

"If our grandfather Wentai had had a talent like you to assist him, he would have conquered the world and established the Sun family's empire!"

The concerns in Lu Su's eyes turned into admiration, and he bowed and said:

"Gongjin's wisdom is truly unrivaled in the world. Even if Su gallops to catch up with you, he can hardly catch up with you."

After all, Zhou Yu was still a young man at heart, and he couldn't help feeling a little flattered by receiving such high praise from these three people, and he couldn't hide the pride on his face.

After Sun Ce praised him again, he finally calmed down and said:
"In that case, should I order Zhuge Jin to cross the river and present this chain of plans to Liu Bei?"

"No!"

Zhou Yu immediately denied it and shook his head:

"Zhuge Jin can only be used to refute the old general's false surrender. If he is asked to offer a series of tricks, I'm afraid it will cause complications."

"Besides, Zhuge Jin is his brother-in-law. How could Xiao Fang not know that he has some wisdom? Now that he suddenly proposes this series of plans, how could Xiao Fang not be suspicious?"

Sun Ce thought about it and nodded:

"Gongjin is right. Letting Zhuge Jin propose this chain of plans will indeed make it easy for Xiao Fang to see the flaws."

"Then according to Gongjin, who is the most suitable person to offer this plan?"

Zhou Yu fell silent again. He stood up, walked to the tent door, and looked up at the starry sky.

In his mind, names of the entire army, both inside and outside Jiangdong, flashed through his mind.

After a moment, Zhou Yu's eyes lit up.

So he turned back to the tent, picked up the pen, and wrote a name on the silk book.

"My Lord, it is most appropriate for this person to propose this chain of plans."

Zhou Yu threw down his pen, a look of confidence on his face.

Sun Ce and the other two looked down, and when they saw the name, they were shocked. "Gong Jin, this person is not suitable."

"When Bofu attacked Lujiang, he killed hundreds of his clansmen. It's not an exaggeration to say that there is a deep blood feud between them."

"How could such a person be willing to offer advice to Bofu?"

"Besides, this person cannot be trusted."

Huang Gai was the first to stand up and question and object.

Sun Ce did not make any statement, but looked at Zhou Yu, waiting for his reasonable explanation.

"Bofu conquered Jiangdong and killed many people. There were many powerful people in Jiangdong who had grudges against Bofu."

"Now, these wealthy families have to accept the fact that Bofu has taken over Jiangdong, and many of them have already served Bofu."

"Isn't the man I chose now serving as an official in Danyang, assisting Zhongmou in defending Jiangdong?"

"As for whether he is trustworthy or not, General Gongfu, don't forget that his entire clan is in Jiangdong, and his life and death are in the hands of Bofu."

"Let me ask you, does he dare not be loyal to Bofu, and dare to have any disloyalty towards Bofu?"

A chilling light flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes.

Huang Gai immediately understood Zhou Yu's meaning and stopped questioning.

Zhou Yu’s meaning is actually very simple. All your family members will be held hostage in Jiangdong.

If you dare not serve me, I will destroy your entire clan!

If you dare to harbor any disloyal thoughts, your entire clan will be exterminated!
Simple and crude, but just what Sun Ce likes.

"Okay, okay, Gongjin is right. If anyone dares to be disloyal to me and refuses to serve me, I will exterminate his entire clan!"

"According to Gongjin's recommendation, summon him here immediately."

Sun Ce naturally had no objection, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

His master and his minister kept saying "kill" and "annihilate the entire clan", which made Lu Su shudder and feel cold inwardly.

Sun Ce walked out of the tent, looked towards the north bank, and a sneer of contempt appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Xiao Fang, your wisdom is indeed the best in Jingzhou, but it's a pity that my wisdom is unrivaled in the world."

"Your talent in this state is ultimately no match for Gongjin's talent in the world."

"Gongjin's brilliant plan is so well-planned and seamless that I don't expect you to realize it when Liu Bei's army is annihilated."

"Hmph~~"

...

North bank, riverside.

As the sun was setting in the west, Xiao Fangzheng was sitting by the river fishing.

As usual, Xu Chu pinched his nose, squinted his eyes, and endured the smoke as he acted as the barbecue chef behind the scenes.

Zhuge Liang was holding a pile of goose feathers, and the cat was fiddling with something beside him.

“There’s great stuff!”

Xiao Fang's eyes lit up, he jumped up and skillfully reeled in the fishing rod.

A fat sea bass was immediately caught.

"Zhongkang, we have some big stuff, let's wash and roast it."

Xiao Fang held up the big fish in his hand and showed off his victory to Xu Chu.

Xu Chu grinned and forced out a bitter smile.

"Ah Liang, what are you doing? Why don't you give Zhong Kang a hand?"

Seeing that Xu Chu was very busy, Xiao Fang couldn't help but complain about his brother-in-law.

"It's done!"

Zhuge Liang jumped up, presented the object in his hands with both hands, and said with a smile:
"Brother-in-law, I finally did it. You can carry it with you from now on."

Only then did Xiao Fang realize that his brother-in-law had spent a lot of time tinkering with it and actually made a feather fan for him.

"What do I need it for in the middle of winter?"

Xiao Fang took it casually, but looked disapproving.

Zhuge Liang explained seriously:
"Liang made this feather fan for my brother-in-law, but it's not for fanning him."

"My brother-in-law is the lord's counselor, so he must have the demeanor of a counselor. This feather fan is for my brother-in-law to show his demeanor, just like the whisks used by Taoist priests."

As Zhuge Liang spoke, he demonstrated it in a very professional manner.

Xiao Fang's eyes lit up.

Well, that's how the feather fan and the blue turban came about. Are you going to buy me another four-wheeled vehicle tomorrow?

By then, when I will be sitting idly in a four-wheeled carriage, with a feather fan and a blue scarf, chatting and laughing, will the 40,000 Jiangdong navy be reduced to ashes?
"Brother-in-law, you're right to listen to me. Just take this feather fan."

Seeing that Xiao Fang was hesitating, Zhuge Liang insisted on persuading him.

Xiao Fang didn't want to spoil his brother-in-law's good intentions, so he could only smile bitterly and said:
"Okay, okay, I'll take the feather fan, okay?"

As he spoke, he imitated Zhuge Liang, strolling in the garden and gently waving his feather fan.

Zhuge Liang nodded repeatedly and praised:

"You know what, when my brother-in-law waved his feather fan, he really looked more elegant and ethereal, like a Taoist immortal."

"Well, this is the style that a strategist should have."

He had just finished praising himself when the sound of horse hooves was heard and Lao Liu's personal guards came galloping over.

The guard dismounted, took a few steps forward and half-knelt, whispering:
"Reporting to Military Advisor Xiao, a young scholar just crossed the river and came here, claiming to be from Jiangdong to pay homage to the lord, and to offer advice to help the lord defeat the Jiangdong navy!"

"My lord has invited the scholar into the tent. Military Advisor Xiao, please go to the main tent as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)