The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 324 Zhou Yu: I am sure!
While Chen Xi and others were dismantling equipment, gathering manpower, and moving goods in Chaohu Lake, Jiang Qin had already led more than 5,000 Jiangxia navy troops down the Yangtze River to meet up with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

"Hahaha, Gongyi, you are finally here. Gongjin has been waiting for you for several days." Sun Ce jumped onto Jiang Qin's warship and patted Jiang Qin on the shoulder.

"Please trouble my lord to come and greet me in person." Jiang Qin saluted to Sun Ce helplessly. He didn't know why Sun Ce came out to greet him. Didn't he see that Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and other three veteran generals didn't come out?

"What's the trouble? It's just a few steps away. If you ask me, Gongjin and the others are just too formal. What's wrong with them coming out to pick up our fleet?" Sun Ce waved his hand and said with a little dissatisfaction.

"If even the governor comes out, I'll be in big trouble." Jiang Qin said with a wry smile.

Zhou Yu could not come out in person to greet Jiang Qin, even if they had a good relationship in private, because Zhou Yu was the governor of Yangzhou and the commander-in-chief of the Jiangxia navy.

Sun Ce was the remote governor of Yangzhou. After all, Sun Ce had not yet completely taken over Yangzhou and brought all the six counties of Jiangdong under his command.

Sun Ce was able to come out to pick people up because he was the lord, and no matter what he did was reasonable. Adjectives such as spontaneous and not fussy can be used to describe Sun Ce's approach.

But Zhou Yu is not like that. You Zhou Yu are just a commander, not a lord. What do you want to do by coming out to greet your subordinates like this?
So Sun Ce can do whatever he wants, because he is the lord. But Zhou Yu can't do that, because Zhou Yu also has a lord.

Well, to be honest, the reason why the court gave Zhou Yu the official position of governor of Yangzhou and commander-in-chief of the Jiangxia navy was because when Liu Bei submitted a memorial to the court to confer an official position on Guan Yu, Chen Xi added the title of commander-in-chief of the Yanzhou army.

Then, under the manipulation of some unknown black hand, the title of Grand Commander Zhou Yu spread in Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Jiangxia and other places.

By now, many civil and military officials under Sun Ce mostly referred to Zhou Yu as "Du Du".

At the beginning, Chen Xi promoted the title of Grand Commander Zhou Yu. Besides having a bad taste, he also wanted to promote the title of Grand Commander Guan Yu as well.

It’s a pity that Guan Yu’s title of Grand Commander is obviously not as eye-catching as his military power.

"Let's go. We have already prepared a welcoming banquet for you." Sun Ce greeted Jiang Qin and others.

As for the fact that Zhou Yu failed to come with him to pick up the people, Zhou Yu and others had told Sun Ce that this was an unlikely thing to happen.

"My lord, why don't we charge directly to Chaohu Lake before the enemy reacts and catch them off guard?" Jiang Qin followed Sun Ce's footsteps and asked with some confusion.

"If it can be done, do you think Gongjin will not take action?" Sun Ce said with a sigh.

It’s not that Zhou Yu didn’t want to take advantage of the time difference before the Qingzhou fleet on Chaohu Lake discovered the arrival of the Jiangxia navy and directly launch a surprise attack on the Qingzhou fleet.

It was because the arrival of the Jiangxia navy had been noticed by the Qingzhou fleet, and now there was no need to raid Chaohu Lake.

"Don't even mention that they have mastered that strange reconnaissance ability. Even if they haven't, with the opponent's conventional reconnaissance ability, they would have discovered your arrival long ago." Sun Ce said with a frown.

Jiang Qin opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, not knowing whether to believe what Sun Ce said.

After all, their Jiangxia navy was coming down the Yangtze River, and their speed was much faster than expected. Moreover, they sped up specifically to raid Chaohu Lake before the enemy discovered them.

As a result, his lord Sun Ce now told him that their arrival had already been discovered by the enemy?

If the person who said this was not his lord, Jiang Qin would have asked the man in front of him to produce relevant evidence first.

"Who is he? How can he have such strong reconnaissance capabilities?" Jiang Qin asked casually. He had just come from Jiangxia and didn't know the concept of beyond-visual-range detection.

"That is the ability to observe and scout the enemy from ten to fifty miles away, so your arrival is all under the observation of the enemy." Sun Ce said helplessly. Now he can feel this sense of being spied on, and he has no good way to break it.

"Fifty miles away?" Jiang Qin widened his eyes and said in disbelief. Is there really such a reconnaissance method in the world?

"Gong Jin and I have specifically tested the extreme range of the other side's strange reconnaissance capabilities, which is generally between ten and twenty miles.

If we give up observing in other directions and only observe in one direction, the farthest observation distance is fifty miles." Sun Ce shrugged his shoulders and said that he and Zhou Yu had spent a lot of time to test the opponent's reconnaissance range.

"Can't the commander-in-chief fight back?" Jiang Qin asked subconsciously. In his impression, there was no problem that could stump Zhou Yu. The commander-in-chief was the perfect and all-round Zhou Yu!

"Gongjin certainly has a way to block the opponent's observation. Look, do you see the fog covering the camp?" Sun Ce pointed to the fog above Shucheng.

"What is that?" Jiang Qin had already seen the fog covering Shucheng. He had just thought that it was caused by the fog in Shucheng, but now Sun Ce told him that it was not.

"Those mists are the products of the Xuanxiang Formation that Gongjin uses to block the enemy's observation. Gongjin has adjusted it many times. I don't know when the next time will be." Sun Ce complained a little about Zhou Yu's frequent changes to the Xuanxiang Formation.

"Xuanxiang Formation!?" Jiang Qin exclaimed. He really didn't expect that Zhou Yu actually knew the Xuanxiang Formation.

However, Jiang Qin quickly reacted and realized that it was normal for Zhou Yu to use the Xuanxiang Formation.

After all, Zhou Yu was one of the best in the world in terms of military strategy, political strategy, and intelligence. Isn't it normal for him to know the Xuanxiang Formation?

"Yes, the Xuanxiang Formation. Even I was shocked when Gongjin used it." Speaking of this, Sun Ce felt a little depressed. He didn't even know that Zhou Yu also knew the Xuanxiang Formation.

You know, Sun Ce is the person who knows Zhou Yu best in the world! (Before Zhou Yu married Xiao Qiao.)
"What a pity, the Xuanxiang Formation is still too complicated and advanced for people like us. Even if Gongjin can teach us, we don't know how to learn it." Speaking of the Xuanxiang Formation, Sun Ce felt a little annoyed. He couldn't actually learn the Xuanxiang Formation.

Moreover, Zhou Yu said that the Xuanxiang Formation he arranged was already the simplest initial Xuanxiang Formation. If it were simpler, the level of the military formation would drop below the Xuanxiang level.

Faced with Sun Ce's complaints, Jiang Qin didn't know how to comfort him. After all, it was good enough that someone was willing to teach him about military formations, let alone a Xuanxiang-level military formation.

Besides, isn't it normal not to be able to learn? It would be abnormal if even Sun Ce could learn it in such a short time.

Soon, under the constant bombardment of Sun Ce's words, they finally arrived at the Shucheng prefectural government, where a welcoming banquet was held for Jiang Qin and others. "Commander-in-chief, 5,000 naval forces are already in place and can fight at any time!" Jiang Qin hurriedly stepped forward and saluted when he saw Zhou Yu.

"Gong Yi, there is no rush to fight. Let the soldiers rest for a night first. I estimate that the enemy will not weigh anchor until tomorrow." Zhou Yu said this in response to Jiang Qin's request to fight.

According to Zhou Yu's observation, the dismantling and loading work on Chaohu Lake is nearing completion. It is estimated that it will be completed tomorrow and then they can weigh anchor and return.

For Zhou Yu, the purpose of dispatching the Jiangxia navy to fight was not to attack the Lu family shipyard, but to verify his own ideas about the navy.

Zhou Yu believed that if the other side was not allowed to complete the assigned mission, the Qingzhou fleet would be distracted, which would lead to inaccurate data and deviation in his speculation.

Fenggao attaches great importance to the Lu family shipyard, otherwise it would not have sent so many troops.

Although the operation of sending Cao Cao out from Fenggao and letting him command 15,000 troops was indeed very abstract.

However, with Zhou Yu's wisdom, he easily guessed why Fenggao sent Cao Cao out and let him command 15,000 troops.

Zhou Yu could only say that although this operation was abstract, it was indeed an effective way to resolve the threat posed by Cao Cao.

Moreover, this battle will not involve Cao Cao and his 15,000 soldiers and horses. Cao Cao and others were sent away by Gan Ning a few days ago, and all that remains are the Lu family's transport ships.

Zhou Yu and Gan Ning were both very clear about one thing, that their battle would not last long. This battle that both sides were looking forward to was just a battle to verify their respective guesses.

If Zhou Yu's guess is true, then the Cai family of Jingzhou is the warship manufacturing factory chosen by Zhou Yu. Anyway, it is time for Liu Biao of Jingzhou to go down and have a chat with Sun Jian.

As for when he would take action against Jingzhou, it would depend on when Sun Ce would mature and possess the mind and courage that a prince should have.

At this time, Sun Ce was brave enough, but his mind was not broad enough. Only when Sun Ce could tolerate the civil and military officials of Jingzhou, his talent as a monarch could be awakened.

Zhou Yu knew very well that if Sun Ce could not let go of the hatred he carried and could not tolerate the civil and military officials of Jingzhou, then Sun Ce's legionary talents would never be sublimated into monarchical talents.

Yes, Zhou Yu already had some understanding of the monarch's talents at this time.

Zhou Yu, who had fought with Cao Cao several times, also discovered the special abilities that Cao Cao possessed, which were different from spiritual talents and legion talents.

Combining what he had learned and previous speculations about the talents of princes and monarchs, Zhou Yu guessed what Cao Cao's special abilities were.

After gaining knowledge of the monarch's talents, Zhou Yu could also detect fluctuations in the monarch's talents.

Then, Zhou Yu was confused. Why were Liu Bei and Chen Xi also on the Qingzhou fleet? Don't you two know how important you are to a faction? Also, why did the Fenggao gang allow Liu Bei and Chen Xi to go out and have fun?
This is also the main reason why Zhou Yu believed that this battle would not last long. Liu Bei and Chen Xi were both on the Qingzhou fleet, and Zhou Yu did not believe that Fenggao would not be unprepared.

Although Liu Bei and Chen Xi were accompanied by three guards with internal energy out of their bodies, two of them should be Xu Chu and Wu Anguo, and no one knew who the other one was, Zhou Yu.

However, even though there were already three guards with internal energy leaving their bodies, Zhou Yu did not think that Fenggao's protection of Liu Bei and Chen Xi would end there.

You know, even a warrior with internal energy leaving the body is not invincible outside. At least Zhou Yu has many ways to kill a warrior with internal energy leaving the body.

After knowing the existence of monarch talent, Zhou Yu wanted to see whether Sun Ce had awakened the monarch talent. After all, after taking over Yuan Shu's foundation, Sun Ce also had the will of the people. According to Zhou Yu's speculation, there will always be some changes in Sun Ce.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but you'll be shocked if you do. Sun Ce's legion talent is indeed evolving in the direction of monarch talent, but it is stuck somewhere and can't move.

After careful consideration, Zhou Yu finally discovered that there were two main reasons why Sun Ce's talent sublimation was stuck.

One is Sun Ce's own will. Before he understood the will of his monarch, Sun Ce would not be able to overcome that obstacle.

The other is that the will of the people was not bestowed on Sun Ce, or in other words, the will of the people was not transferred from Yuan Shu to Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu already had the answer to the second reason. Sun Ce had no roots in Yuzhou. Although he had a certain degree of fame, the people of Yuzhou recognized Yuan Shu rather than Sun Ce. This would not change just because Sun Ce inherited Yuan Shu's foundation, especially when Yuan Shu was still alive.

This was the reason why Zhou Yu pushed Sun Ce to attack Jiangdong.

With the reputation left by Sun Jian, the people of Jiangdong will not particularly resist Sun Ce's rule. Then, if Sun Ce makes some political achievements, the people of Jiangdong will identify with Sun Ce as a person, rather than Sun Jian.

With the foundation of the will of the people, as long as Sun Ce has the will to bear the will of his subjects, then Sun Ce's legion talent can be sublimated into a monarch's talent.

However, Zhou Yu could solve the second problem, but he could not solve the first problem, which was the knot that Sun Ce had to face.

After the welcoming banquet, Sun Ce sent Jiang Qin and other civil and military officials back to rest, as a lot of energy would be needed tomorrow.

"Gongjin, do we really not need to tell them that Liu Xuande and Chen Zichuan are on the opposite boat?" Sun Ce poured Zhou Yu a cup of tea and asked him with some concern.

If Liu Bei and Chen Xi on the opposite side were injured, Guan Yu and others would definitely go crazy and then mobilize the entire army to attack and destroy them. Their current strength is not enough to stop them.

Although life and death are determined by fate on the battlefield, it is only natural for Guan Yu and others to seek revenge on them, just like he sought revenge on Liu Biao.

"Don't worry, even if our Jiangxia navy becomes a level stronger, they probably won't be able to hurt those two."

"I'm sure." Zhou Yu took a sip of tea and said calmly.

After hearing what Zhou Yu said, Sun Ce felt relieved. After all, this was Zhou Yu's guarantee.

(End of this chapter)