Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 99 Insight into Zhuge Liang’s plan to borrow arrows!

Cao Cao was shocked into a cold sweat by Ye Fan's words, but he felt a little weird at the same time.

Can anyone really tell what the weather will be like a few days in advance?
  He didn't believe it, so he asked: "Sir, how do you know there will be heavy fog in a few days?"

Ye Fan smiled slightly, with a mysterious look on his face.

"Of course it is obtained by analysis. I told you before that analysis can be used to get accurate results. Even if it is applied to weather, it still works."

"I have observed over the past two days that the weather has been colder than usual, and cold is the key factor in the occurrence of heavy fog."

"At the same time, I found that the humidity is too heavy. Even on the riverside, this kind of humidity should not be present. In addition, during this period, small fog will appear on the river from time to time, so it can be foreseen that there will be a rainstorm in a few days. Heavy fog!”

It sounds complicated, but it's actually relatively simple. It's just cold weather and high humidity.

Cao Cao was suddenly surprised. In this era, being able to predict whether it will be sunny or cloudy tomorrow is very impressive, let alone predicting heavy fog?

"Sir, you are truly a heavenly being!"

Ye Fan smiled: "As long as you know the principle, you can predict it. It's not a strange thing."

Cao Cao sighed in his heart, but he became a little anxious. He must redeploy his troops here by the river, so that even if Jiangdong comes to attack, he will not succeed.

This matter needs to be arranged in advance. After all, one does not know when Jiangdong will make a sneak attack, so be prepared in advance.

"Sir, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I won't be with you today."

After saying that, Cao Cao was ready to rush back to make preparations.

Ye Fan didn't stop him, he just let out a long sigh.

This sigh made Cao Cao forcefully withdraw his stepped foot, feeling very confused in his heart.

He couldn't help but ask: "Sir, why are you sighing? Are you worried about something?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Yes, I was thinking that Cao Jun will be defeated this time!"

Cao Cao's eyes widened immediately, and his heart sank, feeling that Ye Fan's words were a bit alarmist.

"Sir, if there is really heavy fog on the river, Prime Minister Cao will definitely not turn a blind eye. Although foggy days are suitable for sneak attacks, wouldn't the Prime Minister not have thought of this?"

"Wouldn't he be worried?"

Cao Cao thought, if it were not for Ye Fan, if he knew that heavy fog was rising on the river, he would definitely be wary of Jiangdong's sneak attack and send troops to defend.

Therefore, he was full of confusion about what Ye Fan said that Cao's army would be defeated.

Ye Fan smiled and nodded: "You're right, the Prime Minister will definitely be on guard, but this is exactly what they want!"

Cao Cao was shocked by Ye Fan's words. Since Jiangdong wanted to make a sneak attack, why did he still get what he wanted by sending troops to defend? This makes no sense at all.

"Sir, I really don't understand what you said!"

Ye Fan slowly opened his mouth and explained: "It's actually very simple. Now Cao's army has millions of troops and sufficient food and grass. Although Jingzhou has been lost, it will not damage the foundation."

"Compared with the Sun-Liu alliance, Cao Jun still has an absolute advantage. However, if Jiangdong wants to deal with the prime minister, arrows and other items are far from enough. This is one of their weaknesses."     "In water battles, bows and arrows are very important. It is a commonly used and easy-to-use method. After all, you cannot fight on the water like you can on land, so the consumption of arrows is very terrifying."

Cao Cao couldn't help but nod. He naturally knew these things, but he didn't understand what this had to do with the fog.

Seemingly seeing Cao Cao's doubts, Ye Fan continued: "Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were at odds with each other. Now that Liu Bei has gone to Jiangdong, Zhou Yu will naturally be very happy to get rid of Zhuge Liang."

"So Zhou Yu will create difficulties in every possible way and use appropriate reasons to get rid of Zhuge Liang. However, making arrows, a thankless task that may lead to accidents if not careful, will definitely fall on Zhuge Liang!"

"Zhou Yu will definitely propose a quantity that is simply impossible to achieve, and Zhuge Liang will agree to it no matter what."

"It is simply unrealistic to create a large number of arrows in a short period of time, and Zhuge Liang will definitely come up with strange tricks. The fog is his best cover!"

"What would the Prime Minister do if Zhuge Liang took advantage of the heavy fog and led a fleet to attack?"

Cao Cao subconsciously said: "I must shoot them with bows and arrows to prevent them from getting ashore. It is best to shoot them all to death on the river!"

The next moment, he suddenly understood.

Through this explanation, Cao Cao finally understood the function of the fog, and he also guessed the method Zhuge Liang wanted to use to obtain the arrow.

Weren’t the arrows they shot collected by Zhuge Liang?
  "Humph, what a treacherous Zhuge Liang. If my husband hadn't reminded me, I would have been kept in the dark by him!"

But then he thought again and looked troubled: "Sir, what if Zhuge Liang really takes the opportunity to attack?"

Facing the attacking enemies on the river, using bows and arrows to greet them is naturally the best choice. The scary thing is that the surprise attack is simply fake. Zhuge Liang's purpose is to collect arrows.

But if they don't fire an arrow, if Zhuge Liang takes the opportunity to lead his army to attack, wouldn't it be worth the loss?
  "This is the brilliance of this plan. It will put Cao Jun in a dilemma." Ye Fan smiled lightly.

Cao Cao's face suddenly turned ugly, and he couldn't help asking: "Sir, is there really no solution?"

Ye Fan shook his head and smiled: "As I said just now, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang are at odds with each other. If you want to deal with such enemies, of course the best way is to attack from within them."

"As long as they work hard enough, they will definitely be able to defeat themselves!"

Cao Cao knew at a glance that Ye Fan had a way to crack it, so he immediately put on a smile and asked for advice.

"Sir, if you can find a way, please ask me!"

Ye Fan nodded and said the response he had already thought of.

"It's very simple. Just sow the relationship between Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang. Since Zhou Yu has handed over the matter of making arrows to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang will definitely do it himself. When the time comes, he will definitely come by boat in person."

"If we send people to spread the news, saying that Zhuge Liang has secretly surrendered to the prime minister long ago and is here to surrender this time, it will definitely make Zhou Yu suspicious."

"And the news spread also said that after Zhuge Liang surrenders, the land of Jingzhou will be handed over to Zhuge Liang and others!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

"That Jingzhou was taken away by Zhou Yu and regarded as his own property. If we say that we want to hand over Jingzhou to Zhuge Liang, it is simply murderous and heart-breaking!"

"Sir, this strategy is so clever. It will definitely make Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang turn against each other. When the time comes, they will not be in a dilemma, but Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang!"

(End of this chapter)