The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 441: Borrowing Arrows from a Straw Boat, quite interesting!
Upon hearing that Zhou Yu had returned, Cao Cao and others welcomed Zhou Yu into the tent.

Zhou Yu calmly recounted the situation of the water fort. Everyone had complicated expressions. They were all outstanding people and naturally understood Zhou Yu's feelings.

"Fortunately, Gongjin went there. If it was someone else, Qin Shou would not be fooled." Cao Cao sighed.

Everyone nodded, except Sun Quan, whose eyes flickered. No one knew what he was thinking, but no one paid attention.

"Now that Qin Shou has believed that Zhongmou and Gongjin are willing to surrender, everything will be easy. Kong Ming, when will we arrive in the southeast?" Liu Bei was a little impatient.

He wanted to defeat Qin Shou and let Qin Shou know how powerful he was.

"Don't worry, my lord. When the time is right, I will definitely borrow a strong southeast wind for three days and three nights to help you defeat Qin." Zhuge Liang added, "But before that, we need to make many plans and cannot afford any losses."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "The Qin thieves are treacherous. Their subordinates Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Fa Zheng, etc. are all scheming people. They will definitely suspect whether Gongjin is pretending to surrender."

"Yes, Qin Shou will not believe Gongjin's one-sided words. We still need to make some preparations." Cao Cao also didn't believe it. Qin Shou believed Zhou Yu's words after just meeting him once.

"Then let me reveal more secrets to him." Zhou Yu said indifferently.

"Who will go to contact the Qin bandits?" Cao Cao's eyes fell on Sun Quan. This candidate was extremely important. If they were not careful, there would be a danger of leakage. At that time, all their efforts would fail.

"Huang Gongfu is suitable." Sun Quan thought about it and quickly decided on a candidate.

Huang Gai is an old minister of the Sun family. He has followed the Sun family since Sun Jian, for three generations. He has never betrayed Sun Quan when he was in danger, and it seems to be the same now.

"Then let Huang Gongfu go." Cao Cao nodded and said, "Next, let's discuss how to implement the first strategy."

After everyone discussed it for a while, they retreated.

"Gongjin, did Qin Shou try to persuade you and me to surrender?" Sun Quan asked impatiently after everyone left.

Zhou Yu glanced at him, nodded, and said with a wry smile: "My Lord, do you believe what the King of Tang said? Can you give up Yizhou?"

Sun Quan had a complicated expression and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Did he believe Qin Shou's words? Now, he didn't even believe Zhou Yu's words. On one side was the rising Tang King, and on the other was the declining Sun family. Anyone who was a little smart would know how to choose.

"My Sun family has lost the opportunity to surrender. Isn't it the same for Cao Cao and Liu Bei?" Sun Quan said leisurely.

It was impossible for the three main generals to surrender to Qin Shou. Once they surrendered, they would definitely be killed by Qin Shou.

"Gongjin enjoys the trust of the King of Tang. It is better for him to submit to the King of Qin. His future will be limitless." Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu and said quietly.

Zhou Yu heard the miserable laughter and felt a chill in his heart. He said with a bitter smile: "My lord, since I have deceived the King of Tang, I have already committed a capital crime. How can the King of Tang forgive me?"

Sun Quan nodded after hearing this and immediately felt relieved. The world was so big that no one dared to deceive the King of Tang. Qin Shou was not a man who was easy to talk to, and no one knew how many opponents had died at his hands.

After Zhou Yu deceived Qin Shou, the possibility of him surrendering to Qin Shou was gone.

"Gong Fu is an old minister of my Sun family. If he goes to the enemy camp this time, the Qin thieves will definitely believe our sincerity." Sun Quan's face was grim, and he wished he could rush to Jiangbei immediately and take Qin Shou's life.

Zhou Yu also nodded, feeling even more guilty.

In the big tent at Wulin Camp, Qin Shou was looking at the memorials sent from Chang'an. The tent was opened and Dian Wei walked in.

"Your Majesty, there is someone outside the camp claiming to be Huang Gai, a member of Sun Quan's army, asking to see you."

Qin Shou immediately put down the memorial in his hand and chuckled, "Look, the bait is here." "Bait?" Dian Wei was stunned and couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, it's Huang Gai who is here."

Qin Shou glared at the other person. After all, he was a rogue who couldn't even play the supporting role. So he could only wave his hand and let him bring Huang Gai in.

"Your Majesty, I, Huang Gai, pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live forever."

Huang Gai had a head full of white hair and looked much older.

"Huang Gongfu, you and I haven't seen each other for many years. Get up!" Qin Shou looked at Huang Gai deeply.

Although there would never be the proverb of Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten, Qin Shou still admired this old minister of the Sun family. It was a pity that the person the other party was loyal to was not him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huang Gai did not dare to be negligent and quickly sat on the stool.

"You are an old minister of the Sun family. Since Zhongmou asked you to come, he must have thought it through. Go back and tell Zhongmou that the Sun family is guilty of heinous crimes. Surrendering now will only save them from punishment. Ask him to send Gongyao Ji to me. I will appoint her as my concubine. Only then can the Sun family enjoy wealth and prosperity."

Qin Shou's expression was extremely cold.

Huang Gai's eyes were filled with anger, but he quickly suppressed his dissatisfaction when he thought of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's orders. He said, "I dare not make the decision on this matter. I will report to my lord after I return."

"Okay, now that I have returned to you, Zhou Lang, do you have anything to tell me?" Qin Shou was not angry. After all, what he said just now was just a casual remark.

"In reply to Your Majesty, Zhuge Liang is preparing to borrow 100,000 arrows from Your Majesty in three days using straw boats while there is thick fog on the river. Gongjin is worried that Your Majesty will be fooled, so he asked me to report this matter." Huang Gai said hurriedly.

"Borrowing arrows from a straw boat? That's interesting."

Qin Shou burst into laughter after hearing this, which made Huang Gai feel confused.

"Okay, I already know about this. I'll go back and tell Gongjin that I thank him and will remember Sun's contribution."

"I understand. I will take my leave now." Huang Gai felt that the atmosphere in the tent was a little strange and quickly retreated.

"Borrowing arrows from a straw boat, Zhuge Liang does have some tricks up his sleeve." Jia Xu came over after hearing the news.

"Will it work using rockets?" Zhu Shou asked.

"If we are sure that the enemy is using straw boats, we can of course use rockets, but we cannot use only rockets. What I mean is, just fool them for a while." Jia Xu thought for a while and said.

The cost of a rocket is definitely higher than that of an ordinary arrow, as it contains a lot of grease. Once thick fog occurs, the rocket may not be able to ignite the enemy's ship.

"Forget it, let's do it the usual way! Use sharp arrows and rockets together. If we don't have 100,000, at least use 20,000 or 30,000! Just treat it as walking the dog."

Qin Shou said nonchalantly.

"Yes, I will arrange it right away. It will be done in a more realistic way." Jia Xu understood what Qin Shou meant.

"I can trust Wenhe to do the job."

Qin Shou gave Jia Xu some unceremonious words of praise.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

Jia Xu quickly retreated.

(End of this chapter)