Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 632 Zhuge Liang: Observing the celestial phenomena at night and taking a risk!
Zhou Yu signaled the boats to go back.

Gan Ning watched the boat leave and was about to draw his bow and draw his arrow.

Zhuge Liang motioned for him to stop and said, "That's not necessary."

"They have guards to defend themselves, and you are just wasting your energy."

Gan Ning said depressedly, "I can't stand being looked down upon like this."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and ignored it.

The two continued to patrol along the shore.

It was almost dusk when they returned to the general's tent on the shore.

At the door of the general's tent, Zhao Yun and others were actually standing.

Seeing Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning, Zhao Yun came up to them and said, "Just now the soldiers said that you encountered Zhou Yu's boats on the river again? What happened? What did he say?"

Zhuge Liang signaled Zhao Yun to enter the general's tent.

Gan Ning followed in.

Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun had just sat down in the general's tent when Gan Ning hurriedly poured some hot tea and then stood behind Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment before saying to Zhao Yun, "I met a former classmate of mine named Pang Tong."

“He’s very good at planning.”

"Unlike me, I read all kinds of books."

"And he specializes in military operations."

"In terms of military operations alone, I am not as good as him."

Zhao Yun frowned and said, "The enemy has 20,000 elite soldiers, and they also have talents like Zhou Yu and Pang Tong."

"We only have 6,000 naval forces in Lujiang."

"I rushed over from Shouchun this time and urgently mobilized 3,000 strong men."

"But, it seems like it's tough enough."

"We also need to assist in the defense of Guangling."

"When I left Yecheng, my lord asked me to pay more attention to Xiakou."

"Xiakou Huang Zu may not be able to stop Zhou Yu's army."

"Although Guo Jia has led people to Xiakou, I'm afraid he can't stop them."

Zhuge Liang fanned himself with a feather fan and said, "Pang Tong just told me that in three days, Sun Quan's army of 100,000 will attack Guangling."

"At the same time, Chaisang's 20,000 troops will head towards Ruxu Port."

Zhao Yun was surprised and asked, "Three days later?"

"So urgent?"

"Also, is this news reliable?"

"Now that Pang Tong is with Zhou Yu, how could he possibly tell you such an important secret?"

Gan Ning nodded in agreement, "Yes, Governor, I'm afraid the enemy is deliberately deceiving us."

Zhuge Liang fell silent.

After a long while, he said to Zhao Yun and Gan Ning: "As the Art of War says, be realistic and fake."

"We can't be sure that Chaisang will do this, but how can we be sure that they won't do it?"

"No matter what we do, we must not be influenced by others or be led by others."

Zhao Yun and Gan Ning nodded in unison.

Zhuge Liang was silent again.

Not long after, he stood up, walked to the entrance of the general's tent, and stared at the sky in a daze.

After a while, he turned to Zhao Yun and said, "General Zilong, you will accompany me to guard Ruxu Harbor for the next three days."

Zhao Yun nodded and asked, "How many people are you bringing?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Only take 300 elite soldiers, and the 3,000 newly recruited strong men you just brought."

He then looked at Gan Ning and said, "All six thousand naval forces will be transferred to Wankou Port. General Gan will be in charge of the command."

"You take these 6,000 naval forces and take root in Wankou Port." "No matter what happens elsewhere, you must not leave."

"Likewise, no matter how many enemy forces come, you may not leave the port to fight."

"Even if we have to die, we must all die in battle at Wankou Port."

Zhao Yun's face turned pale as he said, "All 6,000 Lujiang naval forces are stationed at Wankou Port, and only 300 elite soldiers and the newly recruited 3,000 soldiers are sitting at Ruxu Port? If Chaisang really sends 20,000 troops to attack with all their strength, Ruxu Port will be finished!"

Gan Ning looked at Zhuge Liang in disbelief and said, "With such a small number of troops, how can you defend Ruxu Harbor? Also, how can you help defend Guangling?"

Zhuge Liang lowered his head and did not answer.

After a while, he said again: "When I came back, Xuzhou Mu Tianfeng told me that if Guangling really couldn't help defend, then we should give it up and do our best to protect Lujiang."

"He will find a way to organize the people of Xuzhou and confine the Jiangdong army to Guangling."

"He said that now we have a vast territory and we only lack food and fodder."

"Although he was unwilling to lose Guangling, he was more inclined to lose Guangling than to lose Lujiang and then Yangzhou, which would allow Jiangdong to reunite with Cao Cao."

"Wait until the two years of recuperation are over, and then find a way to take it back."

"In our current situation, I can't think of any other solution except to abandon Guangling."

"As for Ruxu Port——"

Zhuge Liang looked at Zhao Yun and said, "I have recently observed the celestial phenomena at night. The temperature will drop the day after tomorrow, and there will be northwest winds."

"I will write a letter to Pang Tong later and ask him to fight at Ruxu Port the day after tomorrow. I will definitely defeat him."

"General Zilong, give orders immediately to have the additional 3,000 new soldiers arrive at Ruxu Port as quickly as possible. Use wood and rice stalks as much as possible to make scarecrows, and hide all the scarecrows in the cabin."

"There are new soldiers standing outside the cabin."

"At that time, General Zilong, you will lead 300 elite soldiers to the front and face the Chaisang navy directly."

"The biggest problem now is—"

Zhuge Liang looked at Zhao Yun with some concern and said, "It depends on whether you have the courage, General Zilong."

"I can't guarantee that my plan will work."

"If Pang Tong or Zhou Yu see through us, the enemy will surely launch a siege with all their might."

"If we encounter such a situation, not only will General Zilong and your army be annihilated, but we will also lose Yangzhou."

"But if they succeed, they will not dare to attack Ruxu Port again in three days. At least, Lujiang County will be able to be saved."

"The only ones that cannot be saved are Guangling and Xiakou."

"Xiakou is not under our jurisdiction, and we no longer have the ability to do so."

"We can only hope that Huang Zu can fight to the death."

Gan Ning asked, "What about you, the prefect? ​​What is your purpose in making such a scene?"

Zhao Yun also said: "Under the current situation, I can only trust Mr. Zhuge. I will do whatever you tell me to do. However, I don't understand the purpose of this. Can you suppress the Chaisang army with just some scarecrows?"

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Of course not."

"Our greatest reliance in Ruxu Port is the heavenly soldiers and generals."

Gan Ning: “.”

Zhao Yun: “.”

They have never heard of any heavenly soldiers or generals helping in battle!

The two looked at each other, their faces filled with deep worry.

Zhuge Liang also shook his head, returned to the table, quickly wrote a letter, handed it to Gan Ning and said: "Send someone to deliver it to Zhou Yu and Pang Tong on the other side, send the death squad!"

"Tell the assassin to hand him over to Pang Tong and to provoke him."

"If Pang Tong dares to lead his army to attack Ruxu Port the day after tomorrow, I will make sure that his 20,000 navy soldiers are buried alive!"

"In the past, my lord was able to kill Taishi Ci at Xiakou Harbor and severely injure Sun Ce."

"Today, without Taishi Ci and Sun Ce, and with Sun Yi dead, Zhou Yu and Pang Tong are nothing but a joke!"

"We don't have to wait for three days. In two days, we will let them know how powerful our Lujiang soldiers are!"

(End of this chapter)