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The moon is dark and the wind is high, which is a good time to set fire.

As the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy, the battle and defense layout of the bridge and rivers were quite satisfactory.

Therefore, although the coalition patrol boat successfully attacked the North Army patrol boat, the coalition clipper brigade was detected by the water village lookout post as soon as it arrived at the center line of the river.

"Woooooo!"

A deep and deep horn sounded.

"Dangdangdang!"

The sharp sound of the gong also exploded.

The red line call immediately reached the Shuizhai headquarters.

"What? Pay attention and report at any time! General Qiao, the sentry post announced: The Confederate Army's two to three hundred Mongolian battleships are in full attack and have crossed the center of the river!"

Qiao Rui had already stood up from the bed and shouted: "Put on armor!"

The two orderlies were already ready. They put on the soft steel armor and fastened it on the general, and then handed the long sword to Qiao Rui with both hands.

When Qiao Rui came to the front tent, the naval officer on duty had already unfolded the topographic map of both sides of Red Cliff.

The river is six to eight miles wide, and the longest point across the center of the river is no more than 2000 meters. Tonight's southeast wind can hit the water village in a moment.

However, some staff members believed that this might be a feint attack, after all, they had experienced it many times before.

Other staff members believed that the large-scale dispatch could not be a feint attack, and the previous feint attack proved that tonight was a long-planned plan.

"Order all artillery positions to fire freely!"

The operator immediately connected to the artillery position and ordered the artillery fire to intercept the coalition fleet.

Qiao Rui calmly ordered again: "The first and second battalions are out of camp to intercept, and the fourth, third and fourth battalions are on standby."

"Dudududu!"

Nearly a hundred warships from the First and Second Battalions of the Royal Navy slowly drove out of the water village and lined up to head towards the coalition warships.

"Boom boom boom!"

More than 20 forts received the order and began to fire on the fleet on the river.

Although the visibility is not good at night, there are boat shadows everywhere on the river, so it doesn’t matter if you hit it blindly.

Suddenly, dozens of water jets appeared on the river surface, including the hit ship planks and the broken limbs of the coalition sailors.

There were ten suicide squads on each small boat of the coalition forces. They rowed and sailed with all their strength and rushed towards the [-]st and [-]nd Fleet of the Royal Navy at maximum speed.

They ignored the artillery fire. Once within range, the machine gunners opened fire frantically at the Royal Navy.

Behind them was the second wave of the coalition, an attack queue of more than 100 ships with three large five-tooth ships as the core.

The second wave of formation spread out wider wings, bypassed the central battlefield in an arc-shaped offensive, and went straight to the Northern Army's water stronghold.

When the first wave of small boats from the coalition used "wolf pack tactics" to surround the [-]st and [-]nd Squadrons of the Royal Navy, the two sides were thirty steps apart.

"ignition!"

"Ding!"

The metal windproof kerosene lighter flickered out a small flame and moved closer to the kerosene-drenched ignition material.

"Hoohoo!"

The flames spread instantly, lighting up the nearby river.

"diving!"

"Pfft puff..."

Ten people jumped into the river one after another and swam back.

Like a spark that starts a prairie fire, more than 100 fire boats illuminate the entire river almost instantly like daylight.

However, the First and Second Teams of the Royal Navy also understood the opponent's purpose. It was difficult for them to resist this kind of suicide fire attack.

"woo woo woo woo……"

As the retreat signal was issued, the large warship immediately turned around and prepared to escape.

But it was difficult for the big ship to turn around, and the distance was too close, so the small boats bumped into each other one after another.

"Boom bang bang..."

There were oil tanks on the bow of the fire ship, which caused violent explosions one after another!

When the second wave of coalition warships attacked, Qiao Rui had already dispatched the third and fourth fleets to block the left and right wings.

The Northern Army was strong and had many Royal Navy ships. As expected, the second wave would be intercepted.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

On the left, Huang Zu beat the marching drum, as if every drum beat hit the hearts of the navy soldiers, making the blood boil all over their bodies!
"Ding ding dong dong"

On the right, Zhou Yu played the guqin and creatively used fast rhythm to bring out the meaning of being brave and loyal and determined to die in Chu Ci.
"The water in Canglang is clear, so I can wash my tassel! The water in Canglang is turbid, so I can wash my feet..."

Song is the voice of the heart, and during the war, the morale of the coalition forces suddenly soared with the graceful Zhou Lang's heart-tugging music and superb singing skills.

Some sailors steered the small boat directly into the second batch of larger ships of the Royal Navy.

Zhuge Liang estimated that Qiaorui would send the fifth, sixth or even more fleets. If they could not be stopped, the most elite sailors of the coalition would never be able to approach the water stronghold.

Somewhere in the dark, he seemed to have touched upon a glimmer of inspiration, and waved the seven-star fan in his right hand towards the north.

"Wind blows!"

Butterfly Effect: Amazonian butterflies flapping their wings can cause tornadoes in Texas.

By chance, as Zhuge Liang's "order" was issued, the sky changed drastically, and the southeast wind direction suddenly increased by an order of magnitude.

At the same time, in front of the central five-toothed ship, a rare weather phenomenon of "dragon sucking water" occurred. When the dragon entered the water, it split into two and then into three.

Then, three powerful waterspouts swept rapidly to the north in a violent and domineering manner. Along the way, all warships, large and small, were damaged and broken.

Driven by the super strong storm, more than a hundred coalition warships lit tinder and jumped ship to escape.

Upon receiving the news of the approaching storm, Qiao Rui was so frightened that she was dripping with cold sweat and rushed to the high ground outside the tent.

Through the telescope, three huge evil dragons were wreaking havoc on the river. They were invincible. The warships of the Royal Navy collapsed and were shattered into pieces.

Under the storm, more than a hundred fire boats hit the water village one after another like meteors, bursting into flames.

Even the fire ships of the first and second teams rushed towards the water village.

Finished!

"General, general, stop, can't stop..."

"I..." Qiao Rui's voice became sweet and she vomited blood out of breath: "Pfft!"

On the hill, Liu Bei, who was watching the whole battle, shook his head.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed such an incredible scene, it was so spooky!
No wonder, some people in later generations called Zhuge Liang too "demon".

Yang Xiu on the side was even more shocked.

"Kong Ming, do you know about ghosts and gods?"

"Haha! Maybe, who knows?"

Liu Bei then said: "Okay, the victory of the Battle of Chibi has been decided. According to the predetermined plan, retreat to Jiujiang!"

Liu Baniu raised his hand and fired three orange flares into the sky.

When the Northern Army's land and sea officers discovered the retreat signal flare in mid-air, they immediately dropped their equipment and all packed lightly ashore. They assembled at the designated location and retreated in an orderly manner.

When dawn came, the Northern Army's camp, which was more than ten miles on land and water, was shrouded in fireworks. Sun Jian took a large number of ships to land [-] elite coalition troops, intending to pursue the victory.

Unfortunately, the Northern troops were covering their retreat step by step, and the coalition forces had no chance to pursue the vanguard.

After the battle was won, Sun Jian was in high spirits, and the soldiers around him were all proud of themselves and were as angry as tigers.

Seeing the Northern Army slowly retreating, Sun Jian stood up and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister has won every battle in his life. Unexpectedly, he was defeated today. Mr. Kong Ming deserves the most credit!"

Zhuge Liang's face was as dark as water. He had always had doubts in his heart. Even if he won a complete victory, he would still be extremely uneasy.

"The strength of the Northern Army is still there, and my subordinates dare not praise it like a tiger prince."

"Haha! When the two armies meet, the brave will win. The Northern Army's naval forces are exhausted, their morale is decadent, and there is no chance of victory. Kong Ming is too cautious!"

Huang Zu agreed with Sun Jian's judgment and said with a smile: "Hahaha, what the Tiger Marquis said makes sense! If I win, I only need to cover up and kill him. I may be able to seize Jiujiang and force the Northern Army to retreat!"

All the soldiers nodded. Once the morale thing is up, it will be no problem for one to be equal to ten. There is a high probability that the coalition forces will seize Jiujiang.Suddenly, a horse galloped from behind.

"Report, thirty miles east of Red Cliff, a large number of Northern Army warships are preparing to cross the river!"

"what?!"

"Where can the Northern Army still have a large number of warships?"

"What troops are preparing to cross the river?"

"Don't be afraid, it's just the Northern Army dying!"

Zhuge Liang's heart trembled, feeling like "it's finally here."

This is the winning hand of the Prime Minister!

"Huhou, the Northern Army sneak attacked the base camp and must return south quickly!"

Seeing Zhuge Liang's rare gaffe, Sun Jian, who originally didn't take it seriously, became inexplicably nervous and said, "Go and have a look!"

A group of people rushed to the point where the Northern Army crossed the river on flying horses.

I saw a large number of cargo ships loading tanks, cars, equipment, and soldiers, ready to set off at any time.

Zhou Yu was well-informed and immediately issued a warning: "Those are heavy tanks! They are the prime minister's newly formed elite mixed corps!"

Sun Jian did not dare to delay and immediately ordered: "Huang Zu, order the navy to intercept it with all its strength at all costs!"

Huang Zu immediately returned to the warships and led more than [-] large and small warships to approach from west to east.

Suddenly, five huge black "strange fish" emerged from the bottom of the river on the wide river.

To be honest, at this time, huge sharks and whales in the ocean are nothing new.

Huang Zu was stunned by the five "monsters" shining with dark metallic luster that appeared in a sharp formation.

What the hell is this?

Zhuge Liang was like a thunderbolt, and exclaimed: "Deep sea killer, submarine!"

The submarine opened the hatch cover and shouted through the loudspeaker: "I am the commander-in-chief of the first formation of the Han naval vessels, Uojiro. I am warned by the Han military headquarters: No one is allowed to interfere with the first mixed corps crossing the river, otherwise it will be sunk!"

Before the exclamation stopped, there was a strange "buzzing" sound in mid-air, coming from east to west.

Everyone used telescopes to observe again, and saw three groups of twelve "birds" flying over the river.

Zhou Yu pressed his heart and murmured: "Oh my god, it's the plane that the Prime Minister mentioned!"

This epoch-making product was finally unveiled to the world for the first time during research by the Academy of Sciences.

The twelve fixed biplanes were as crude as they could be.

But he towered over the array of coalition warships and issued a warning with a loudspeaker.

"I am Ma Chao, Commander of the Han Air Force, and I am being warned by the Han Military Headquarters: The First Mixed Corps is crossing the river, and those who interfere will bear the consequences!"

Huang Zu was at a loss for a while, but he did not dare to disobey Sun Jian's order, so he ordered ten medium-sized warships to come forward to try the opponent's methods.

Uojiro looked through the telescope and discovered that there are people who are not afraid of death.

"Hehe! I thought I was just making a fool of myself, but now everyone else's fat is on their lips. If you don't eat it, you won't get it! Come on, come on, dive down and give them a torpedo feast!"

In less than a moment, the five submarines disappeared from the river, quickly moved to the side, used periscopes to determine the position of the coalition warships, and launched torpedoes uniformly.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

My torpedo carried water spray, like five sharp swords, shooting straight at the five coalition warships.

Ma Chao led twelve propeller fighters to swoop down on the ten warships that ignored the warning, and used the machine guns on their noses to shoot at the cockpits of the warships.

"Da da da!"

"Crackling..."

"Boom boom boom boom!"

After the first wave of attacks, ten warships were covered with bruises, and huge holes appeared on the sides of five warships. The river water poured in, and it was impossible to block them.

It was completely unstoppable, so the sailors had no choice but to jump into the water to escape.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

After firing five torpedoes again, Uojiro emerged from the river again and blocked the front of the allied warship.

Huang Zu's eyes were about to burst, but there was nothing he could do.

The "monsters" underwater can't be seen, and the "strange birds" in the sky can't be reached. It's so frustrating to be lying on the ground and being beaten passively!
At this time, the First Mixed Army had been loaded onto ships, and Shi Shiran crossed the Yangtze River in a grand manner in front of the coalition forces.

Cai Mao looked in disbelief, and it took him a long time to say: "Prime Minister, Prime Minister..."

Everyone knows what he wants to say: The Prime Minister is too bullying.

If we had known earlier that he had such powerful equipment, why would everyone still bother to beat him up?
Sun Ce looked left and right, then quietly poked Zhou Yu, and asked in a low voice: "What should we do now?"

The corner of Zhou Yu's mouth twitched, and it took him a while before he answered: "Cold salad... try something else..."

Now, the coalition forces are divided on both sides of the Yangtze River. Although the first mixed corps only has 6 people, and the coalition forces have [-] or [-] second-line troops left behind, there is no need to think about defeat.

The Northern Army's withdrawal to Jiujiang is to divert the tiger away from the mountain and play hard to capture. This will probably be surrounded by various Northern Army units from all directions.

Sun Jian smiled bitterly and said after a long time: "I was wrong. The Prime Minister is victorious in every battle. I was too arrogant!"

Zhuge Liang had no idea, so he could only remain silent.

He didn't expect that as soon as he jumped into the clouds and before he could appreciate the scenery, he was slapped back by the Prime Minister and pinned down in the mud.

Suddenly, at the foot of the hillside, a graceful rider appeared. It was Jiang Gan, the trainee staff officer of the Northern Army.

Jiang Gan came up with a smile, dismounted and greeted everyone one by one.

Sun Jian asked: "How will the Prime Minister deal with our defeated army?"

Jiang Gan said: "Bashu is a land of abundance, and the scenery south of the Yangtze River is unique. As the saying goes, brothers who work together can break through gold. The Prime Minister ordered the juniors to invite you to have a dinner together to discuss the state affairs."

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The confused coalition forces had to follow General Jiang to see Liu Bei.

Everyone sat down one by one, Liu Bei raised his wine glass with a smile and said: "Wentai, I just received the news that General Xiahou's assault force was blocked in Ziwu Valley. With this first glass of wine, I wish the people of Sanfu Land to avoid military disasters. You can live peacefully in the future!"

Sun Jian's last bit of luck was in vain, and he was extremely embarrassed.

During the banquet, Yang Xiu reported that all the first mixed corps had landed on the south bank and were heading to the coalition base camp.

Liu Bei asked: "Wen Tai, I am not boasting. Once the order is issued, your headquarters can be taken down in three hours. Whether it is war or peace, you decide."

Sun Jian rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Can I still fight?"

"Yes, I'm not restricting your freedom. You can give orders to the defenders to counterattack. Even if you want to go back and command yourself, that's no problem."

When Sun Jian heard this, he felt even more frustrated. He pondered for a moment and asked, "What does the Prime Minister want?"

Liu Bei smiled lightly and said: "It's not what I want, but what you want? As long as it complies with the laws of the Han Dynasty, I have no objection."

"Then, is it okay to do Jiangdong's thing?"

"Of course, it is possible, but it is a decision of all the people of Jiangdong, and the Prime Minister's Office must send personnel to supervise the election. Anyone who commits corruption for personal gain will be punished by law."

Sun Jian opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Sun Ce, young and energetic, stood up and said, "My Sun family is committed to Jiangdong and promotes the development of industry and commerce. Can't I take charge of Jiangdong affairs on my behalf?"

Seeing that his old friend and partner was unhappy, Liu Bei said: "People are created equal, why do your Sun family have to be superior to others?"

Sun Ce said: "The strong are more capable than the people. How can those traffickers and peasant women know about local governance?"

"Ha, if it is true as you said, I, as the prime minister, should know how to govern the country better than your Sun family, right?"

Sun Ce fell into a self-contradictory dilemma and was speechless.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

Sun Ce said, "It makes sense if you have a big fist," but Liu Bei said, "Then my fist is bigger than yours, so what I say is naturally more reasonable."

From what I heard, the Jiangdong Sun Wu hegemony will cease to exist in the future.

By analogy, the power of the Cao family in Bashu is also in danger.

What will the big man look like in the future when the Prime Minister leaves office? (End of chapter)