Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 317
As soon as Zhou Yu opened his mouth, Zhuge Liang knew what he was up to. He wanted to refuse, but he was worried that he would use this as an excuse and be accused of destroying the alliance. Ten Thousand Arrows, when do you want to use them?"

Zhou Yu sneered in his heart. He had already calculated that Zhuge Liang would not be able to make [-] arrows. He said with a serious face: "Now the military situation is urgent, and we urgently need [-] arrows. I don't know if it can be made within ten days?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Li Jun may arrive at Jiangdong at any time. If it takes ten days, he will definitely miss a big deal."

Zhou Yu said, "Sir, do you think you can complete the task of [-] arrows in a few days?"

Zhuge Liang said: "It only takes three days to get [-] arrows for the governor."

Zhou Yu was overjoyed when he heard that, you can't blame me for your own death, Zhou Yu pretended to be contemplative and said: "There is no joke in the army."

Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "How dare you tease the governor! I am willing to issue a military order, and if I fail to do so within three days, I am willing to accept heavy punishment."

Zhou Yu was overjoyed, he just broke Li Song's arm, and now he has the opportunity to deal with Zhuge Liang, God help me!Can't wait to call the Military and Political Secretary to take the documents in person, and let Zhuge Liang issue a military order in front of everyone.

After Zhuge Liang issued the military order, he ordered people to buy wine to entertain Zhuge Liang. Zhou Yu raised his glass to Zhuge Liang and said, "After this matter is completed, I will be rewarded."

Zhuge Liang said: "It's too late to make arrows today, and it's not too late to make arrows tomorrow. On the third day, five hundred small troops will be sent to the river to carry arrows." After drinking several cups, he resigned.

Lu Su looked at Zhuge Liang's leaving back and said, "Is there something inside that can't be blown up?"

Zhou Yu said: "He insists on courting death. It's not that I forced him. Today, he signed the military order in front of everyone. Now he can't fly. I just need to tell the military craftsmen to wait on purpose and tell him to delay deliberately. All the application objects are not ready. If so, the date must be missed. At that time, there is no reason to say that he was convicted? Zijing can go and find out his truth, and then report back.

Su led the order to see Zhuge Liang. When Zhuge Liang saw Lu Su, he complained a little: "I told you, Zijing, and Hugh told Gongjin that he would kill me. I don't want Zijing to hide it for me. Something happened. How could one hundred thousand arrows be made in three days? Zijing had to save me!"

Lu Su was a little ashamed, after all Zhuge Liang would be here today, no matter whether he wanted to die himself or not, the big reason was because he told Zhou Yu himself, Lu Su said: "You caused trouble yourself, how can I save you?"

Besides, if Zhou Yu doesn't give you anything to make arrows, there's nothing I can do to help you!

Zhuge Liang said: "I hope Zijing can lend me sixty boats. Each boat needs 30 soldiers. The boats are all covered with green cloth, with more than a thousand pieces of grass on each side, and I have my own magical effect. On the third day, I will guarantee you [-] arrows. It’s just that we can’t let Gong Jin know, if he knows, my plan won’t work.”

After hearing this, Lu Su didn't understand what he meant, and finally agreed to Zhuge Liang. If he didn't help him hide it, he would really be destroyed by Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang was killed. How could he live with his conscience.

Returning to Zhou Yu, Lu Su did not mention the borrowing of the boat, but said to Zhou Yu: "Kong Ming didn't use arrow bamboo, feathers, glue paint, etc., there is a reason for it."

Zhou Yu was full of doubts in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out, and said, "Let's see how he will reply me in three days!"

But Lu Su privately dispatched sixty light boats, with more than thirty people in each boat, as well as cloth, curtains, grass and other things, all ready, waiting for Kongming to call.On the first day, there was no movement of Kong Ming; on the second day, there was no movement either.

"Sir, my military adviser invites you to go to the boat to have a talk, if you want to discuss it." Lu Su looked anxious, and at four o'clock on the third day, Kong Mingmi invited Lu Su to the boat.

"Okay! I see. You go back and tell your master, and I will be there soon." Lu Su said, and the man left.

Lu Su wondered what Zhuge Liang asked him to do?But I couldn't figure it out, so I had to put it aside and not think about it, got up and went to the appointment to see what the hell Zhuge Liang was doing.

After the two met, Lu Su asked: "Why did you call me here at this time? Have you made your arrows yet? If there are no [-] arrows after dawn, the governor will not let you go."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I don't mean to ask Zijing to go with me to get the arrows."

Lu Su asked: "Have you made it? Where can I get it?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The arrow has already been prepared, so Zijing better not ask, you will know if you go and have a look."

Zhuge Liang ordered people to connect twenty boats with long cables, and headed towards the north bank. It was a night of heavy fog, and the fog in the Yangtze River was even worse, and they did not see each other.Kong Ming pushed the boat forward, it really was a thick fog!

At five o'clock that night, the boat was approaching Li Song's water village. Kong Ming asked people to spread the bow of the boat from west to east, and ordered the drums to be beat and shouted on the boat.

Lu Su was shocked and said: "If Li Songjun is alarmed like this, if Li Songjun comes out together, what will we do then?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I guess Li Song would not dare to come out in the heavy fog. I'll just drink for fun and return when the fog clears."

In Li Song's water stronghold, drums were beating and shouts were suddenly heard. Xu Huang and Yu Jin rushed to report to Li Song. After hearing this, Li Song laughed and said: "What a Zhuge Liang! I have already seen through his tricks, and I want to take advantage of the dense fog Jiang, we can't see each other, come to my place to play, don't bother."

"Prime Minister! If it's really the enemy who came to attack the camp, we'll take it lightly, and we're afraid we'll suffer." Xu Huang said.

Li Song felt that what Xu Huang said was right. After all, Cao Chuan Borrowing Arrows was just written in a novel. It is hard to say if it is true. What if it is not?
"Quickly prepare something to ignite, shoot a rocket into the river, and you'll know what's going on!" Li Song said.

Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said: "Prime Minister, our army did not prepare these things, not to mention that today's fog is heavier than before, and fire equipment cannot be ignited. Even if the arrows are poured with grease, they have not yet hit the enemy warships." , it will be extinguished by the heavy fog."

Only then did Li Song recall that the fog on the Yangtze River is full of water vapor. The higher the concentration of the fog, the greater the amount of water vapor.

"Since that's the case! Send the order! Guard the camp tightly, and never allow the enemy to approach, and send a few fast boats out to find out, but you must be careful to prevent the enemy from ambushing, and you are not allowed to shoot arrows into the river." Li Song said.

In Li Song's heart, he still prefers that this is Zhuge Liang's idea of ​​coming to the straw boat to borrow arrows. After all, this is a classic that is deeply rooted in the hearts of later generations.

"No!" Xu Huang and Yu Jin looked at each other in blank dismay. They really didn't understand why the prime minister made such an arrangement, but they still obeyed Li Song's order.

Li Song's army barracks, the army faced the middle of the river, and deployed a defensive formation to defend. Several fast boats parked at the port used their strength to leave the port, pass through the fog, and head towards the direction where the sound of drums and shouts sounded.

(End of this chapter)