Chapter 150: Ginger is still experienced! I am indeed destined to be with you! The time has come, and the decisive battle will be tonight!

The crucial link?
Burn yourself?
Lu Xun's two sudden sentences were spoken in a light tone, but they sounded like thunder in his ears.

Sun Ce and the other two were all shocked. The determination on their faces disappeared in an instant, and they looked at Lu Xun in surprise.

"Bo Yan, what do you mean by the crucial link?"

Sun Ce frowned and asked with a vigilant look.

After a slight pause, Lu Xun bowed and said:

"My lord, I am not very knowledgeable and have never experienced a battle. I know very little about water warfare."

"But I have also learned a little bit about military tactics, and I believe that if you want to attack with fire, you must use the power of the wind, and the wind will help the power of the fire to succeed."

"Our army needs the southeast wind to launch fire ships to the north shore, but in the middle of winter, the northwest wind is strong."

"If there is no wind on the day of the fire attack, the power of our fire attack will be greatly reduced, and it may not be able to form a raging and spreading momentum."

"If we are unlucky enough to encounter a northwest wind, then once the fire ship is released, won't it be blown back by the wind and burn us?"

There was dead silence inside the big tent.

Sun Ce took a deep breath, his face turned pale, his eyes widened, and he slowly looked at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's breathing became heavier and heavier, cold sweat oozed out of his forehead, and the confidence on his face that showed he was in control of the situation was replaced by surprise.

Such a grand plan was set up, and all the available chess pieces were used.

This plan can be said to be the result of all his wisdom and is his pinnacle work. It will be impossible for him to come up with such a perfect masterpiece in the future.

But after all the calculations, I forgot to take into account the timing!

If Lu Xun had not reminded him, and Liu Bei had carried out the fire attack with determination, when the northwest wind blew, he failed to burn the enemy, but instead burned his own navy!

How could he have the nerve to see Sun Ce again?

Even if he was not burned to death by the fire he had set, he would have had to commit suicide to apologize to Sun Ce.

"Gongjin, Bo Yan is right."

"Fire relies on wind, and wind helps fire. Where can we find southeast wind in this winter?"

Sun Ce was beginning to get agitated, and there was a hint of complaint in his tone.

Zhou Yu's face gradually became ashamed, and he gritted his teeth and blamed himself:

"There is always a loophole, there is always a loophole, I actually didn't take the southeast wind into account..."

Sun Ce's face became increasingly gloomy, and his fists gradually clenched. It seemed that he was about to lose control of his emotions and explode.

crucial moment.

Huang Gai laughed and said disapprovingly:
"It's just a southeast wind. It's no big deal. Let's just wait for a southeast wind."

Sun Ce's emotions, which were about to explode, suddenly shrank back, and he raised his head and looked at Huang Gai blankly.

"On the Yangtze River, although the wind is mainly northwesterly in winter, the wind and clouds are unpredictable, and there will occasionally be a southeasterly wind."

"At worst, we can just wait patiently for a few days until the southeast wind starts to blow, and then we can seize this fleeting opportunity and launch a fire attack on Liu Bei!"

Huang Gai explained the reason.

Sun Ce was a natural born general. Although he was proficient in naval warfare, he actually did not command the navy for a long time.

Needless to say, even though Zhou Yu was extremely wise, he actually had no experience in commanding a navy before he defected to Sun Ce.

Their ability in naval warfare mostly came from their extraordinary talent, but what they lacked was the experience accumulated over the years, so they were not familiar with the weather changes on the Yangtze River.

Huang Gai was different. He grew up by the Yangtze River and lived there for most of his life. Naturally, he was well aware of the climate changes of the Yangtze River in four seasons.

It is for this reason that Huang Gai made this judgment based on his age advantage.

After hearing Huang Gai's words, Sun Ce loosened his clenched fists, his face turned from gloomy to bright, and he saw the light again.

Zhou Yu also breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly bowed to Huang Gai:

"It was Yu who made a mistake. He should have asked General Gongfu about the weather changes earlier. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been alarmed for nothing."

On the one hand, he was complimenting Huang Gai, and on the other hand, he was hinting to Sun Ce that this was just a minor episode and that my strategy was still feasible.

When Sun Ce's complexion finally improved, Lu Su said:

"Even in this midwinter season, there may be occasional southeast winds, but they are only occasional after all."

"If we just wait like this, General Gongfu will hesitate to pretend to surrender, and I'm afraid that the longer we wait, the more trouble we will have, and Liu Bei will become suspicious."

"You have to know that Xiao Fang is a man of great wisdom and strategy. He should not be underestimated."

The bucket of ice water poured by Lu Su once again cast a shadow on Sun Ce's face, which had just cleared up.

The little bully's face darkened again, he clenched his fists and remained silent.

Zhou Yu also swallowed his saliva, not knowing what to do for a moment.

After a long time.

Sun Ce let out a long breath, walked to the tent door, looked up at the sky, and said in a deep voice:
"You all say that I, Sun Ce, am destined to create the hegemony of my Sun family. Then I want to see whether the destiny lies with Sun or Liu."

"God, if you really favor me, Sun Ce, please send me a southeast wind!"

...

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

During these ten days, there was either no wind or northwest wind.

In order to avert Liu Bei's suspicion, Sun Ce naturally did not dare to keep his troops in place for these ten days and just waited patiently.

So at Zhou Yu's suggestion, Sun Ce personally led the navy and launched several feint attacks on Liu's camp on the north bank.

In order to perform the trick well, the Jiangdong army's offensive was extremely fierce. On several occasions, there were even soldiers who were willing to sacrifice their lives and actually drove their boats into the Liuying water gate.

The result is predictable. In a blink of an eye, Liu Jun, who outnumbered them several times, killed every one of them.

After days of fierce attacks, the Jiangdong Army suffered thousands of casualties but failed to shake the water camp on the north bank in the slightest.

At the same time, in order to appease Liu Bei, Huang Gai sent Zhuge Jin across the river twice, announcing that Sun Quan would send 100,000 hu of grain to the Fankou front line soon.

In order to steal all the 100,000 hu of grain and fodder and bring them back, he had to continue to endure humiliation and stay in the Jiangdong army and could not surrender.

This reason was logical and reasonable, so Liu Bei naturally had no reason to doubt it. He approved Huang Gai's request and told him to surrender when the situation allowed.

…Half a month has passed.

In view of the repeated failures of the attacks, the Jiangdong army suffered heavy casualties and the morale of the soldiers was greatly affected. Sun Ce had to temporarily stop the attack to rest and appease the soldiers.

Dusk.

Sun Ce stood by the river with his hands behind his back, his eagle eyes as sharp as blades, staring at Liu's camp on the north bank.

The wind on the river is so cold that it blows on your face like a knife.

But it was a northwest wind.

Sudden.

Sun Ce drew his sword and slashed at the oncoming cold wind, cursing all the time.

Zhou Yu, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but sigh helplessly when he saw Sun Ce acting so crazy.

He knows Sun Ce too well.

He was impatient to begin with, and after waiting for fifteen days, the southeast wind still did not blow, so he finally lost his patience and exploded.

If this happened in Jiangdong, he would have to kill two short-sighted Jiangdong heroes to relieve his anger.

Now Sun Ce is in Jingzhou, with no one to kill, so he can only vent his anger towards the northwest wind.

"The southeast wind is still not coming. Could it be that I have made a mistake? Is it true that the destiny is not with Bofu?"

Zhou Yu looked up at the sky, the faith in his heart slightly wavering.

At this moment, something behind me suddenly scratched the back of my neck.

Zhou Yu subconsciously raised his hand to push it away, but the thing was immediately scraped off again.

Zhou Yu was annoyed and turned around suddenly. He saw that it was the corner of the flag that was dancing in the wind and kept blowing against his head.

Just when he was about to get angry at the flag-bearing soldier, his body suddenly shook and his eyes suddenly widened.

The flag that was originally flying south was now flying north.

The flag flies to the north...the wind comes from the south!
"Southeast wind! It's southeast wind!"

"Bofu, the southeast wind is coming!"

Zhou Yu was suddenly overjoyed and shouted at Sun Ce who was still cutting the wind.

Sun Ce then stopped his madness, held the sword weakly, gasped and looked back at Zhou Yu.

When he saw Zhou Yu's excited expression and constantly pointing at the flag, his body suddenly shook.

Sheathing his sword, Sun Ce quickly grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it into the air.

The fallen sand went north and was blown into the Yangtze River by the wind.

"The southeast wind is rising, the southeast wind is rising!"

"I, Sun Ce, really have the destiny. I, Sun Ce, really have the destiny!"

"Hahaha--"

Sun Ce's anger disappeared in an instant, his face twisted into a ferocious look of ecstasy, and he laughed wildly towards the sky.

"My Lord, Gongjin!"

"The southeast wind is rising, the southeast wind is rising!"

When the sound of horse hooves rang out, Huang Gai became ecstatically excited and ran over shouting.

The three of them gathered together and laughed at each other.

Zhou Yu bowed and said with emotion:

"My lord, this southeast wind is fleeting, we cannot delay even a moment."

"Please ask General Gongfu to quickly ask Zhuge Jin to go to the north bank and report to Liu Bei that General Gongfu has stolen a grain ship and is coming to surrender tonight!"

"As soon as it gets dark, we will march out in full force and burn the enemy camp!"

...

Liuying on the north bank.

Inside the central army tent, Xiao Fangzheng was gently waving a feather fan and sipping fine wine, looking so leisurely and relaxed.

Liu Bei stood at the door of the tent, looking at the enemy camp on the south bank from afar, his brows furrowed and full of suspicion.

"Half a month has passed, and Sun Ce not only did not send Huang Gai to feign surrender, but he also attacked our water camp several times, resulting in the death and injury of several thousand soldiers."

"What exactly do Sun Ce and Zhou Yu want to do?"

Old Liu muttered to himself, venting his confusion.

Seeing this, Xiao Fang stood up and offered a glass of wine to Liu Bei.

"Don't worry, my lord. Sun Ce's attacks over the past few days are just a cover-up to prevent us from getting suspicious."

"He has set up such a big plan, how could he give up halfway? He is just waiting for the right time."

Weather?

Liu Bei turned around and asked with a confused look:

"I wonder what the military advisor means by the right time?"

Xiao Fang was about to speak.

The military tent behind him suddenly shook, and the flag with the word "Liu" on it also floated to the north.

Gusts of cold wind, carrying the moisture from the river, blew in my face.

Xiao Fang smiled and pointed his glass towards the sky:
"The good time that Sun Ce has been waiting for has finally arrived."

"My brother-in-law will come to report the news soon. Huang Gai will definitely say that he will steal the grain ship and surrender tonight."

"The decisive battle will take place tonight, my lord. Let's quickly prepare ourselves."

Liu Bei stared at the empty sky and listened to what Xiao Fang said, his expression filled with surprise and confusion.

(End of this chapter)