Chapter 1372: Destiny Is in Yan
Sanjiangkou, Zhou Yu Water Village.
Sun Ce is discussing with Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu said: "Today is the date of surrender agreed by the Lu family and Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi sailed across the south of the Yangtze River in a row of boats; I ordered elite soldiers to pretend to be Lu's private soldiers, and took more than 20 fast boats, piled up Firewood and kerosene are falsely claimed to be grain ships. When they are close to the enemy, they will be set on fire together, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of Yuan's army will be buried in the belly of fishes."
Sun Ce cheered and said: "The weather is beautiful today, and the southeast wind is strong. After Yuan Jun was burned, I will lead the navy to chase and kill Yuan Xi, and then the north will map the plains, and the world will be settled."
The two drank wine to each other, looked at each other and laughed.
Suddenly someone came to report that Yuan Jun Zhang and Jia Xu led the army and set off from Lingling County in Jingzhou to attack Luling.
Sun Ce frowned and said, "How many troops does Zhang have?"
The person who came said: "Look at the banner, there are about 30,000 to 50,000."
Zhou Yu said decisively: "This must be an imaginary number. Lingling and Luling are dangerous and rugged, and they are not suitable for a large army to launch an offensive at all. If it is convenient for a large army to march there, why would Yuan Xi bother to trade off his strengths and take advantage of his weaknesses, and use the water army to fight against us?" Confrontation?"
What Zhou Yu said was true.
The route Bai Xiaowen arranged for Zhang and Jia Xu to enter the army was south of the Yangtze River, and there was no need to cross the river.
However, it is also true that the road is rough and not suitable for deploying a large army.
The person who once took this road to attack Wu was Uncle Liu Huang, who was called a hero together with "Sun Shiwan" and nicknamed "Liu Zhibing". At that time, Liu Bei raised hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Sichuan in order to avenge his second brother, and wanted to flatten Jiangnan.
However, he ignored the rugged terrain and lush forests, which were not suitable for deploying a large army; being guarded by Lu Xun at the mouth of the river, he could not advance, and coupled with the scorching heat, he had to set up camp in the mountains and forests.
The camp that stretches for seven hundred miles is enough to see the harsh terrain Liu Bei is in. Later, Lu Xun got angry and completely defeated Liu Bei, which also seriously injured the vitality of the Shu Han. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang's career of conquering Wei could be advanced at least five years, and the troops would not be stretched.
Sun Ce asked: "Gong Jin, Luling is also an important place for our army, so we must not lose it. I heard that Zhang is also a veteran of Yuan's army; Jia Xu's plan to burn the city in Hefei is not easy."
Zhou Yu said: "I estimate that Zhang's army is at most 10,000 to 20,000 people. Luling is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It only needs to send a general to lead a small number of elite troops to defend it."
So Zhou Yu sent two generals, Han Dang and Zhou Tai, with 3,000 elite soldiers, to guard Luling.
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Bai Xiaowen stood on the building boat, holding the Yitian sword in his hand, surrounded by a group of civil servants and generals.
The building boats are stabilized with iron cables, and they can hardly feel the bumps when they ride through the waves.
Traveling to the center of the river, a scout came to report in a speedboat: "There are more than 20 speedboats ahead, all flying white flags, and coming with the wind."
At this time, Bai Xiaowen could already see that the black dots ahead were all Soochow ships.
Someone said: "This must be the Jiangdong Lu family's grain surrender ship. The Lu family made an appointment with the king to rob Jiangdong's grain and grass to deliver, and he really lived up to his promise."
Bai Xiaowen looked up at the sky, calculated the time, and said with a smile, "Let them come here."
When the boat approached, Xun You suddenly said, "My lord, be careful, the boat coming is bound to be fraudulent. If it is a grain boat, the draft must be deep; the draft of the incoming boat is very shallow, so it is definitely not a grain boat. The southeast wind is extremely strong today. If the other party harbors evil intentions, the consequences will be disastrous." .”
While talking, suddenly the bow of the opposite ship caught fire.
In the blink of an eye, more than 20 fast boats turned into more than 20 fire boats!
At the same time as the fire broke out, a small boat was lowered from each of the more than twenty fast boats, and Sun's elite soldiers jumped into the small boats and escaped.
A general shouted loudly from the boat: "Wu Mou Yuan Xi, Zhong Zhou Lang Ji also!"
More than 20 fire boats sailed towards Yuan Junlou boat on the southeast wind.
Yuan's civil and military generals were panicking when suddenly the southeast wind blew, the sky was dark, and the temperature dropped sharply. It seems that from March in Yangchun, it has returned to the middle of winter.
In a blink of an eye, the banners turned, and the corners of the flags that originally pointed to the northwest were all pointing to the southeast.
A new wind, coming from the northwest, blows the face like a knife!
The more than twenty unmanned fire boats were blown by the new wind, and they went southeast along the way.
General Yuan Jun was overjoyed.
"The direction of the wind has changed drastically, and the destiny is in Yan!"
"The direction of the wind has changed drastically, and the destiny is in Yan!"
"The direction of the wind has changed drastically, and the destiny is in Yan!"
I don't know who started it, Yuan Jun's generals were all infected, and they all shouted.
Even Han Meng, who lacks strategy, can see the key to this change in wind direction. If you let the southeast wind blow the fireboat over, you will definitely suffer a big defeat!
But now not only is the southeast wind blowing, but it has also turned to the northwest wind. The Jiangdong navy set fire to it, and instead they are throwing stones at their feet, and they are about to burn down their water village!
The theory of destiny was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people during the Three Kingdoms era.
At the beginning, Zhuge Liang burned Sima Yi in the upper valley, and it rained heavily.
For Zhuge Liang, the psychological blow was even more serious, and he sighed that "it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen, so you can't force it", knowing that the destiny is not in the Shu Han, but in the north; Shi.
Bai Xiaowen was prompted:
"Due to the right timing, the morale of your troops has increased by 20 points, and they have entered a state of excitement. Their attack speed and movement speed have increased by 20%!"
"Due to the influence of the Mandate of Heaven, the loyalty of your counselors and generals to you will increase by 20 points (hidden); the loyalty of the people in your jurisdiction will increase by 10 points (hidden). To hide the increased loyalty, you will It will take effect after the other party knows the saying of destiny."
A smile appeared on the corner of Bai Xiaowen's mouth.
He used the geographical map of mountains and rivers, spent 10,000 power points, and used the praying function to borrow a new wind.
His purpose is not just to defeat Zhou Yu, but also to take this opportunity to prove to the aborigines that the destiny is with him!
Including those who took the lead in shouting "The destiny is in the swallows", they were all arranged by Bai Xiaowen.
With this proof of destiny, if Bai Xiaowen accepts the abdication of Emperor Han, the resistance will inevitably be reduced by half.
However, that's all for later, the most urgent thing is to take advantage of the opportunity to cross the south of the Yangtze River and put down Sun Ce and Zhou Yu!
Bai Xiaowen pulled out the Yitian Sword and said loudly: "My destiny is mine! Speed up to cross the river and attack the water village of the bandit army! Capture and kill Sun Ce, reward ten thousand taels, and be promoted to three ranks!"
The Northern Army raised its sails, riding the new wind, and flew southward like flying.
The elite soldiers of Soochow who set fire to the boat were all dumbfounded when they saw the scene. The leading general was Huang Gai. Seeing Yuan Jun rushing, he didn't dare to fight, so he retreated by speedboat.
Cecilia saw the distance, shot a sniper arrow, and shot Huang Gai into the water. The rest of the small boats were in chaos and rushed to escape.
Soon, the building boat led by Bai Xiaowen saw the water army that Jiangdong came to meet. Originally, these sailors were planning to take advantage of the Northern Army's fire and beat the dogs in the water; but now, they had to face more than 20 burning ships.