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Alas, how could the Battle of Chibi be without Duke Jiang?
Go, must go!
"Then thank you Ziyi, and also help me bring a meeting gift to Kong Ming."

The moment Jiang Gan saw the meeting ceremony, he screamed in surprise.

"Gong Jin, why are you here? No way..."

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I will be your greeting gift."

Jiang Gan didn't understand: "What's going on?"

I heard that in order to arrest old classmates, Jin Yiwei even dispatched secret guards and injured many people.

On the eve of the war, why did the Prime Minister engage in such a "catch and release fish"?
“Only God knows what the Prime Minister is thinking!”

Jiang Gan was stunned, thinking again and again, and suddenly asked: "Does Gong Jin know that Kong Ming?"

"Unfamiliar."

Zhou Yu was sent to a separate hospital in the northern suburbs and stayed in a guest room with sufficient daily supplies and free movement.

In other words, Liu Bei did not treat him as a prisoner at all, and he could leave at any time he wanted.

However, Zhou Yu never left. It was not until he went south that Liu Bei brought him with him.

Seeing that his old classmate was not enjoying the conversation, Jiang Gan felt more and more that the Prime Minister was enigmatic.

Koto Shuro was such a proud and cheerful man, but he didn't expect that he would become taciturn after being arrested for a few days.

After walking side by side for a while, Jiang Gan spoke again.

"To be honest, do you think Wu and Shu can really fight against the Prime Minister if they join forces?"

Zhou Yu raised his eyes and looked at the hilly area in front of him. After serious consideration, he nodded.

"Not necessarily no chance."

"Gong Jin, wake up! You don't know how far Yong's army has developed? Even a fool can see the outcome of this battle. Don't talk about your pride with me. That thing is worthless in front of the cannon!"

Zhou Yu smiled, nodded and said: "Zi Yi is right. The truth is within the range of the cannon. This sentence does have a certain truth."

"That's right, in this world, it all depends on who has the bigger fist."

Jiang Qian was so complacent that he asked Zhou Yu to persuade the coalition forces to surrender to the Prime Minister and avoid greater losses.

Zhou Yu was noncommittal and just smiled.

The two entered the hills and were quickly interrogated by an outpost. They learned that they were the secret reconnaissance boss and an envoy from the Northern Army. They quickly ran to the back to report.

On the hillside by the river, Sun Ce, Kong Ming, Cai Mao and others greeted Zhou and Jiang.

Sun Ce stepped forward and hugged Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, you have suffered!"

"Uncle Shi is so delicious and entertaining. I don't suffer, but you, your eyes are so red that you almost turn into a rabbit."

"Haha!" Sun Ce laughed and continued: "You always have bad luck! Sure enough, you can do whatever you want just because you are handsome?"

Zhou Yu rolled his eyes: "Don't say useless things, what are you waiting for hiding here?"

Sun Ce patted his head and said, "Here, let me introduce you to the elites of Bashu. This is Uncle Cai, this is Uncle Huang, and this is Ziyu's second brother Zhuge Liang."

Zhou Yu smiled at Kong Ming and said, "Well, according to the Prime Minister's instructions, I am yours."

what?
What the hell?
Not only was Zhuge Liang confused, but even the senior generals in the coalition were confused.

Zhou Yu said: "This is the Prime Minister's staff, Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi, my old classmates. He came alone to contact me. The Prime Minister said that he would give Kong Ming a meeting gift, which is me."

Zhuge Liang's eyes widened and he asked, "Does the Prime Minister know about me?"

"You should know. You can ask yourself for details."

It was hard for Zhuge Liang to believe that he was not well-known and had been studying in Hanzhong. The prime minister had many things to do, so it made no sense to pay attention to him.

What's even harder for him to believe is, Prime Minister, is that something he can just go see and ask?
Zhou Yu saw Zhuge Liang's doubts, but he couldn't leave his old classmate alone.

"Bo Fu, let's talk to my old classmate. A war is a war, so don't delay things."

Sun Ce chuckled and roughly understood Jiang Gan's purpose. Anyway, he was a messenger and an old classmate of his brother, so let's chat while eating.

There was no formality on the battlefield, so they made do with barbecue, fruits, cakes and drinks. Zhou Yu's reception banquet and the banquet for entertaining envoys were combined into one.

After taking the seat and exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Qian, who was eager to try, took the lead.

"You still don't know that the disaster is coming. It's really shocking!"

Sun Ce asked in cooperation: "Oh, I wonder how the disaster is coming?"

"General Sun, may I ask how many cannons your army has?"

"Well, that should be enough."

Jiang Gan believed that the other party did not dare to speak openly, which was a sign of guilty conscience.

"To be honest, when the Prime Minister goes south, the army has more than [-] artillery pieces of various calibers, more than [-] light and heavy machine guns, [-] tanks, [-] armored vehicles, and nearly a thousand vehicles of various types. Who in the world can stop it?"

Sun Ce nodded and said, "The Northern Army is indeed strong, but what next?"

Jiang Gan raised his two fingers and said with the momentum of pointing out the country: "It is unwise to do something when you know it cannot be done. It is only appropriate to retreat or go along with it. Doing it reluctantly will only increase casualties and harm the people. Why bother? ?”

Sun Ce continued to nod: "Yeah, that makes sense."

Jiang Qian was overjoyed.

Sure enough, Sun Ce followed his own inspiration and followed the good deeds, thus avoiding a military disaster. There is no great good.

However, Sun Ce turned around and asked: "I can understand what Staff Chiang said. But I never understand. Seriously, why did the Prime Minister go south to attack Yangzhou, Jiangdong and Bashu?"

Jiang Gan was stuck, but he thought for a while and said: "Whether it is the south or the north, it is the territory of the Han Dynasty. It is better to have one unified country than to divide the world into three parts, right?"

"Isn't this the reason for the Prime Minister to go south? Of course, whether he goes south or north, whether the Prime Minister wants to come or wants to come, we will accompany him and bring wine. We have sea bass. If he comes with guns and cannons, we will naturally cooperate. As for winning or losing, casualties, Look at the sky, the earth and people’s hearts.”

Jiang Gan was speechless for a moment.

Zhuge Liang asked: "Soldiers are the place of life and death. The Prime Minister has hundreds of thousands of troops galloping. It's not like everyone has the same plan as him, right? Once there is a loophole, victory or defeat can change in an instant."

"Hahaha!" Jiang Gan laughed and said: "Mr. Zhuge, are you serious? The Prime Minister will lose, but you will win? Hahaha!"

Zhuge Liang did not feel dissatisfied and continued: "The Prime Minister once told a little story. There was an emperor who lost a war because of horseshoes. In the event of a flood, earthquake, meteor falling and other disasters, let alone hundreds of thousands of troops, even if An army of millions will be wiped out in a snap."

Jiang Gan shook his head and said: "What you are talking about is a small probability event. I do not deny the possibility, but I am not here to talk about probability, and you will not believe in probability. Therefore, I hope for peace and not war, but you I'm sorry for being stubborn. Once a war actually breaks out, the cruelty of war will be more terrifying than you imagine... and the harm it will bring to the people will be greater."

Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "The war was imposed on us by the Prime Minister. We may not be as good as the Northern Army in equipment, money and materials, but the outcome of the war depends on more than just these. You can tell the Prime Minister that failure often occurs where he least cares."

Sun Ce nodded and said, "That's right. The Prime Minister can start the war, but it is up to us to decide when it will end."

At this time, both sides have spread their bottom line, and the negotiation can no longer proceed.When Jiang Gan left, he gave Zhou Yu advice: "The Queen Mother once said that the Prime Minister is the most cautious in his life and never fights uncertain battles. Although I don't know what it will be, it will definitely be your nightmare."

Watching his old classmate walk away in anger, Zhou Yu also pondered over and over again what powerful weapon Liu Bei had that could defeat Jiang Dong in one fell swoop.

Early the next morning, a messenger sent an ultimatum: the Wu-Shu coalition forces had 24 hours to surrender, otherwise they would attack by force.

As the war approaches, with a 24-hour countdown, the coalition forces continue to reinforce fortifications, dig deep tunnels, and deploy anti-counterfeiting measures.

However, after Zhou Yu returned, the agent war immediately became proactive and even achieved great results in the harassment.

The supply lines in the rear of the Northern Army were hit continuously, and abandoned vehicles and burned supplies abounded.

However, after all, the Northern Army still has strong troops. In addition to increasing the number of escort troops, it also sets up military stations along the way. Once the convoy is attacked, two or three military stations will often surround and suppress it from the outside. The special forces of the secret reconnaissance guards also suffered heavy losses and were ultimately unable to do so. Without adjusting the tactics, using cold guns and landmines to destroy transportation was effective but not enough to affect the needs of the front line.

As soon as the 24th hour came, the forward positions in the triangular hills along the Chibi River were immediately covered by artillery fire. Each fire point bunker that had been marked in advance was hit with precision. Half an hour later, the front positions were beyond recognition. Even if there were troops hidden in the tunnels, there was no danger. Can be defended.

The artillery fire stopped, and the tanks and armored units were the first to rush into the triangle zone and assault the second line of defense to the right.

Sun Ce looked at the map and saw that ten tanks and twenty armored vehicles of the Northern Army had entered the range of artillery fire, and immediately ordered the artillery fire.

"Hit me hard, use up all the shells, and completely annihilate this armored force. They will know it hurts!"

He then called to the armored troops: "Get ready to attack. When the opponent's armored troops are wiped out, go up and attack the infantry behind!"

As a result, the Wu army's concealed artillery and mortars were immediately pushed out of the bunker and tilted the shells towards the targeted Zhuyuan.

A mixed formation of more than ten tanks and armor also slowly crawled out of the hidden pit and moved towards the first and second lines.

The Northern Army's reconnaissance balloons also discovered the Wu Army's artillery positions. The Northern Army's artillery fire began to use cannons. However, the Wu Army, who was good at artillery defense, often hid the artillery behind hills, that is, on reverse slopes, which greatly weakened the lethality of the Northern Army's artillery fire.

Zhuge Liang used a telescope to observe the battle situation on the front line. As he watched, his eyes became serious.

“It’s not right that the Northern Army has a few tanks!”

Sun Ce also picked up the telescope and looked at it for a long time before frowning and saying, "It's really strange. There seems to be something wrong."

Zhuge Liang was very puzzled: "Why can they still fire after they have clearly hit? Moreover, their shapes are different from those in the photos. They seem to be thicker...heavy armored tanks? Oh my God, they actually secretly installed heavy tanks!" "

"Heavy tank? It's not that technology is still in public relations, why... holy shit, Uncle Shi is really too insidious!"

Suddenly, both of them thought of a terrible question at the same time.

"Our tanks and armored vehicles... quickly, withdraw!"

However, the reaction was slow and the order was late. The Northern Army's detection balloon had already discovered Wu Army's tank team.

Two heavy tanks of the Northern Army rushed over directly despite the artillery fire. After stopping, they fired only once and destroyed two light tanks of the Wu Army.

When they turned their muzzles, the tanks and armored vehicles of the Wu Army also planned to encircle and annihilate them.

Only then did the command's hoarse call come from the walkie-talkie.

"Heavy tanks appear in the Northern Army, retreat quickly, retreat quickly!"

As a tank soldier, especially a tank commander, he is naturally familiar with tank types. Although heavy tanks are just a concept, they have already appeared in various weapons magazines and newspapers.

The reason why heavy tanks are scary is because the Yongjun Tank Research Institute mentioned three indicators: super defense, super stability, and super range.

It is said that one heavy tank can deal with three light tanks at the same time and escape unscathed.

If there are two heavy tanks on the opposite side, and if the requirements of the Yong Army Tank Research Institute are really met, the Wu Army tank team will be destroyed.

"Boom!"

Two more Wu Army tanks caught fire, and the tank crew ran out of the tanks with flames.

In an instant, the Wu Army's armored squads immediately scattered and maneuvered to avoid.

However, the tanks moved slowly and movement in hilly areas was restricted. In less than ten seconds, the Wu army once again lost a tank and an armored vehicle.

The Wu Army's counterattack plan completely failed, and the Northern Army's heavy tanks rushed into the Wu Army's artillery positions.

Sun Ce was angry and anxious, but Zhuge Liang said: "Withdraw, we have lost this battle!"

Zhou Yu shook his head. It was a pity, but he also felt that it was reasonable. The heavy tank only speeded up the retreat time.

Cai Mao felt very angry when he saw the two heavy tanks hunting down his own armored troops like tigers.

However, if a large-caliber artillery hits directly, it cannot penetrate the opponent's five-centimetre-thick steel plate. This is technological suppression, and there is no solution.

The Wu army retreated in full force, and the Northern Army subsequently occupied the hilly area of ​​Chibi and watched as the Wu army's response speedboat sailed toward the south bank carrying the coalition defense forces.

A large naval camp began to be built on the north bank. Warships, fast ships and cargo ships mobilized from all over the country gradually gathered, lining up the three-mile-long river bank.

The Wu-Shu coalition has less than [-] troops and more than [-] naval warships. It currently does not have the ability to cross the river to attack the north bank.

The Northern Army has more than [-] troops, more than [-] naval vessels of various types, and more than [-] small Mengchong bucket boats. Its strength far exceeds that of the coalition forces.

However, neither side launched an attack. Instead, they faced off across the river. The patrol ships on both sides of the river tacitly chose to patrol on their own side.

On New Year's Eve, both the north and the south gather for New Year's Eve dinner, eat dumplings, watch theatrical performances, exchange New Year's greetings, stay up late, and set off fireworks.

Zhuge Liang stood in the cockpit of the patrol boat, staring blankly at the huge naval camp in the middle of the river, feeling the biting cold wind.

At this time, the Northern Army patrol boat also arrived. The captains on both sides looked up and saw each other, and they were already familiar with each other.

"Oh!"

A bulging leather bag was thrown onto the deck.

"Brothers from the south, happy New Year!"

The captain was startled and turned to look at Zhuge Liang. If this thing was misunderstood as collaborating with the enemy, it would be fatal.

Zhuge Liang said: "Open it and take a look!"

After Xiaobing took it and opened it, he found a bottle of white wine, a few fruits, a large bag of toffee, and nuts with different flavors, all authentic New Year products.

The captain asked his men to pack a bag of specialties from the south and throw them away.

"Brothers from the north, good luck!"

"Haha, okay, okay! When the battle is over, go to Mao'er Lane in Dongdu. My surname is Yang, call me Yang Er, and I'll treat you to a drink of authentic roasted knives!"

By some mistake, Zhuge Liang's desire to meet the legendary Prime Minister arose in his heart.

He asked: "Will the Prime Minister see guests tonight?"

The captain on the opposite side asked warily: "Who are you?"

"Zhuge Liang is in Hanzhong." (End of this chapter)