Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 273 Accidentally Borrowing an Arrow
Lu Su and Lu Meng tried to persuade Sun Quan not to listen, but the two had to delay because of the bad weather.

During this period of time, the rain continued, and the sky was gloomy every day, and no ships were even dispatched to fight.

One morning, it was just raining, and the Qibao Mountain and Ruxu Mountain were filled with thick fog.

After finally waiting for the rain to stop, Sun Quan called Lu Su and Lu Meng, saying that he was going to visit the camp now.

Lu Meng advised: "My lord, the mountains are not visible in the fog in the distance, so we should wait a little longer until the weather clears up."

Sun Quan looked up at the sky, "It's been like this for several days. I don't know when it will clear up. I'm going to take advantage of the fog to explore the camp. I've made up my mind and I can't persuade you anymore."

Seeing that Lu Meng couldn't persuade him, he looked at Lu Su, and Lu Su thought for a while: "That's fine, we can go by light boat, and the communication is more convenient. Now that there is a thick fog to cover, Cao Cao will not dare to go out."

"But what if?" Lu Meng was still worried.

"Ziming, you can't stop him forever, let's accompany him, it will be fine." Lu Su shook his head and said.

Sun Quan nodded affirmatively, and then teased Lu Meng: "It's still the governor Zhouquan, Ziming, you still have room to grow."

Lu Meng had no choice but to choose the best ship, and then accompanied Sun Quan to explore the camp with Lu Su.

The fog on the mountain gradually sank, and when the boat reached the mouth of the gorge, there was a vast expanse of whiteness, and only two or three feet in the lake on the river could be seen.

Lu Meng drove the boat to Cao Jun's water village, where the sentry towers and pontoon bridges were like shadows.

"My lord, there is already Cao Jun's water village ahead, we can't move forward anymore, now that we know the location of Cao Ying, can we go back?" Lu Meng asked with a smile.

Sun Quan stood at the bow of the boat, stroking his purple beard and meditating alone. Was it for nothing that he was so quiet?You have to make some noise before you leave.

"The return journey is smooth, so it should be faster?" Sun Quan asked again.

"My lord is right, shall we return?" Lu Su asked for instructions.

Sun Quan shook his head and said, "Move the boat a little further, and let people beat the gongs and drums, and tell the bandits Cao that I have come to visit the camp."

Lu Su and Lu Meng were dumbfounded when they heard this, and they thought to themselves that the always cautious lord would go by car even when shooting a tiger, why would he dare to take such a risk today?

"Zi Ming hurry up and make arrangements, I just want to surprise the old thief." Sun Quan said seriously.

"Wei." Lu Meng reluctantly accepted the order.

During this period of drizzle, it was not suitable for both water and land battles. Cao Cao, who suffered two defeats, gradually calmed down because the scouts braved the rain to survey the terrain and found something.

Sun Quan's Xijiang camp was stationed at the southern foot of Qibao Mountain, and there were about ten thousand Jiangdong soldiers here.

At the beginning, he helped Lu Meng ambush Zhu Ling. The terrain here is also dangerous, but it is a little far away from Ruxuwu, where Sun Quan was stationed, and Cao Cao's land troops can reach it.

In the water battle, Cao Jun lost to Jiangdong, but the land battle was a tyrannical existence. Coupled with the absolute advantage in military strength, he could surround the Xijiang camp to fight for reinforcements and attract Sun Quan's main force to the shore, so that they lost the water. Advantage.

To attract Sun Quan's main force around the Xijiang camp, it is necessary to let the opponent know Cao Jun's intentions, so the lookout point of Ruxushan Pass is very important.

It was raining in Dongguan, and it was difficult to find the enemy situation in the Xijiang camp, so all the generals in the Cao camp were waiting for the weather to clear.

It was cold and foggy outside, and Cao Cao was in a good mood because he had already formulated a battle strategy, drinking and chatting with all the civil and military men in the big tent.

"I still remember that before the Chibi War, on the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, the orphans sang songs and sang with the princes. Although there is poetry, but for the sake of auspiciousness, I will bear it for the time being." Cao Cao raised his glass and laughed at himself.

Seeing what Cao Cao said, everyone didn't know whether to agree or compliment, and it seemed inappropriate to say anything, so the tent became very quiet.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the tent, and the sound of drums could be heard vaguely.

When Cao Cao and the others were wondering, Xu Chu led Cai Mao into the big tent in a hurry.

"Prime Minister, Jiangdong warships provoked in front of the stronghold and played drums. May I ask if they will go to war?" Cai Mao asked for instructions.

"How many ships are there?" Cao Cao asked curiously.

"Because of the fog in the lake, there is only one boat in the shadow, but it is very close to the water village." Cai Mao reported truthfully.

Cao Cao sneered and said, "Sun Quan must be trying to lure the enemy. What's the point of such a small trick? The Jiangdong warships must be hidden in the lake by the thick fog. You stick to the gate of the village and don't go out to fight. You can use random arrows to drive back the enemy."

"Wei." Cai Mao took the order and left.

"Zhongde, Sun Zhongmou is very active this time. He has improved a lot from the last time he played Hefei." Cao Cao said calmly.

Cheng Yu analyzed: "The Prime Minister led hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress the border, and Sun Quan had to resist passively. Now he is bringing the elite from all over Jiangdong, and there must be some capable people among them."

"Wen Yuan, you also bring five hundred crossbowmen to assist in shooting." Cao Cao continued to order.

"Wei." Zhang Liao got up and walked out.

Sun Quan played drums and played provocatively in front of the stronghold for a while, and when he was about to leave, he heard ding ding dong dong outside the cabin, like hailstones beating non-stop.

"We are too close, Cao Jun is shooting with bows and arrows." Lu Su quickly reminded.

"The boards on the boat are very thick, even if there are arrows raining from outside, what can I do? Haha."

Sun Quan was sitting in the cabin drinking, when suddenly the table tilted to the left, and he fell down on the deck, and the wine vessel fell on the ground, soaking Sun Quan's robe.

The sudden change caused Sun Quan to panic, and his smiling face instantly turned earthy.

"The arrows on the left side of the cabin are too heavy, and the whole hull has already started to tilt. If we don't deal with it, it may capsize." Lu Su put his hands on the ground and shouted loudly.

"Turn the rudder, turn the ship around." Lu Meng, who has rich experience in sailing, shouted decisively to the sailors.

The warship was circling in front of the water fortress. At this moment, Zhang Liao's five hundred crossbowmen arrived at the pontoon bridge, and their arrows flew like locusts into the lake. The intensive shooting caused Sun Quan's ship to slowly return to its right position.

"The arrows are evenly received on both sides of the cabin, let's retreat quickly." Lu Su urged.

Sun Quan was frightened just now, and now he will have lingering fears. Seeing him nodding, Lu Meng asked the sailors to return to sail.

After the bow turned, Lu Meng went to the deck and saw that the entire hull was filled with arrows, like a hedgehog in the water.

Lu Meng smiled and said to Sun Quan: "My lord, Cao Cao has sent hundreds of arrows, and we don't need to make arrows for many times."

"Oh?" Sun Quan also poked his head out, and then told the sailors: "Everyone, don't stop drumming, and shout 'Thank you, Prime Minister Cao, for the arrow'."

Lu Su was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he took advantage of it and left silently. If such a big fanfare really attracted Cao Jun, it would be troublesome.

Zhang Liao and Cai Mao's faces turned pale when they heard this, and wondered if the prime minister would laugh at the meeting, right?That was really frightening to hear.

Lu Su cautiously looked at the stern of the boat, seeing that Cao Jun’s water fortress had never been chased by a boat, Sun Quan was in a good mood, and laughed: “Zijing doesn’t need to look any more, Cao Mengde is afraid of ambush and will not dare to chase, shouldn’t this wooden boat borrow arrows? Special book? It can be published in the Yangtze River News later.”

Lu Meng and Lu Su were puzzled, Changjiang News?What Changjiang Daily?

Just as the two were guessing, Sun Quan's voice came from behind: "Zi Ming was right just now, it needs to come a few more times. Cao Cao's family has a big business, so we should send some out."

Lu Su and Lu Meng didn't know how to respond, I hope Sun Quan's words were unintentional.

(End of this chapter)