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Chapter 88 The whole army shouted: Zhou Lang’s clever plan brought peace to the world, but he lost his knees and his soldiers!

"what--"

A hysterical scream was heard.

Lu Meng was in so much pain that he collapsed on his horse.

Wei Yanchang extended his sword and turned it again. The second sword was like a millstone, sweeping across the waist.

Lu Meng's sword had already fallen out of his hand, and two fingers on his hand were cut off, so it was too late for him to draw his sword to block.

Besides, it would be impossible to stop it. I'm afraid that Wei Yan would cut him in half with his sword.

Life and death are at hand.

Lu Meng's eyes flashed like lightning, and he kicked hard with his right foot, and his body rolled down from the side of the horse's back.

Because he was on the pier, he slipped off his horse and fell into the water.

When Wei Yan was about to kill him again, Lu Meng had already taken advantage of his swimming ability and dived under the water.

"Rat, I'll spare your life."

Wei Yan snorted coldly, rode his horse and dragged his sword to chase Zhou Yu again.

At this time, Zhou Yu took advantage of the brief delay of Lu Meng and others and was helped by Lu Su to escape to the flagship.

The warship quickly untied the ropes and sailed away from the pier.

More than ten soldiers did not have time to board the boat and were either killed by Wei Yan or forced to jump into the river.

"Commander, save me, save me—"

Lu Meng endured the severe pain, paddled alone to catch up with the flagship, and shouted for help.

Lu Su recognized Lu Meng's voice and asked the doctor to treat Zhou Yu while ordering Lu Meng to be rescued and put on the boat.

at last.

With his last breath, Lu Meng climbed onto the warship and collapsed on the deck with his face up.

Lu Su glanced down and was shocked to see that two of Lu Meng's fingers had been cut off and blood was still flowing.

"Quick, bandage Lu Ziming's wound!"

Lu Su supported Lu Meng and shouted anxiously.

The doctors were treating Zhou Yu and Lu Meng's injuries, as well as the countless wounded soldiers who had escaped onto the boats, all of whom needed medical treatment.

Lu Su stood up, turned his head tremblingly, and looked around.

The shore was covered in blood, with corpses and flags of their own soldiers scattered everywhere. The soldiers who did not have time to escape to the boats were either killed by Liu's army or forced to jump into the river.

On each warship, the surviving soldiers were all in a state of panic, and there were countless wounded. Wailing and screaming were heard one after another.

"Why? Why does it become like this?"

Lu Su looked around in a daze, his eyes filled with extreme confusion.

Judging from the current defeat, Zhou Yu was obviously attacked by Liu Qi and Wei Yan halfway across the river.

In other words, the two men knew that they were going to launch a surprise attack on Xiakou, and they had been on high alert in advance, setting up an ambush in the water camp, waiting to kill them by surprise.

But how did Wei and Liu predict this surprise attack?

The plan of Bai Yi crossing the river was obviously successful, and not a single beacon tower was lit. How did those two people get the warning in advance?
"Could it be that Xiao He is so clever that he figured out our plan?"

Lu Su remembered what Zhou Yu said before he boarded the ship, and this guess suddenly popped up in his mind.

All the events that happened during the diplomatic mission to Xiangyang came to mind one by one.

At that time, it was heard that Xiao He, without any intelligence support, accurately predicted that Liu Biao would die of illness and that Liu Cong and Cai Mao would surrender to Cao.

There were rumors among Liu's army that Xiao He was good at fortune-telling and had the ability to predict the future.

Could it be that Xiao He calculated with his fingers that they were going to cross the river in white clothes and that they were going to betray the alliance and launch a surprise attack on Xiakou?
This guess rang out in Lu Su's mind, and he shuddered instantly.

"If that's true, then isn't it true that Xiao Bowen is, as the rumors say, a disciple of an otherworldly immortal, possessing divine abilities?"

"Such a god, let alone the three of us, even if we were as smart as Jiangdong, how could we possibly fight him?"

Lu Su's body trembled slightly, and a creepy chill surged in his heart.

For a moment, he fell into a trance, stunned and horrified.

And on the top of Xiakou City.

Xiao He had clearly observed through the telescope the process of Wei Yan attacking the Jiangdong army while they were halfway across the river and defeating them.

"Wei Wenchang, you fought brilliantly in this battle. After this, I wonder who among those Jiangdong rats will dare to look down on you, Wei Yan!"

Xiao He tapped the battlement with his fist and praised loudly with a look of satisfaction on his face.

After all, it was he who recommended Wei Yan, and Wei Yan's achievements and honor brought him honor.

At this time, the morning sun was rising and the mist had dissipated.

Liu Qi and the other soldiers who stayed behind could clearly see the Jiangdong army in disarray and fleeing in panic at the ferry.

"So Sun Quan actually broke his promise and sent troops to attack Xiakou. Is everything just as Xiao Bowen predicted?"

While Liu Qi was delighted, his eyes were filled with deep shock, and he looked at Xiao He with amazement again.

After staring for a long time, Liu Qi suddenly let out a long breath.

"Now I finally understand why Uncle Xuande was able to defeat Cao's army of 150,000."

"Uncle Xuande has such a remarkable person as his assistant, so it's no surprise that he defeated Cao Cao. With such a remarkable person's help, Xiakou can be secured, and I can rest easy..."

A relieved smile appeared on Liu Qi's face.

Of course, Xiao He would not pay attention to Liu Qi. His eyes were still fixed on the battlefield at Dutou, searching for Zhou Yu.

The whole process of Zhou Yu being shot in the knee and hastily escaping to the warship was also seen clearly.

"I just lacked a little bit of luck. If I could have shot Zhou Yu to death, this battle would have been even more successful..."

Xiao He felt a little regretful, but suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he turned back to Guan Yinping and said:
"Yinping, while the Jiangdong navy is still around, quickly send someone to contact Wen Chang and have the entire army shout in unison: Zhou Lang's brilliant plan brought peace to the world, but he lost both his knees and his army!"

Guan Yinping was stunned at first, then smiled knowingly.

Xiao He's strategy was to attack the enemy's heart, to rub salt into Zhou Lang's wounds and take the opportunity to undermine the morale of the Jiangdong army.

After understanding Xiao He's intention, Guan Yinping immediately arranged for someone to go out of the city to deliver the message.

After a while.

Wei Yan, who was standing on the shore, couldn't help laughing after hearing Xiao He's instructions.

"Listen up, everyone! Raise your voices and shout with me!"

"Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he broke his knees and lost his army—"

Wei Yan gathered his strength and shouted loudly to set an example for the soldiers.

When the soldiers received the order, they immediately gathered their strength and shouted in unison.

"Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he broke his knees and lost his army—"

"Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he broke his knees and lost his army—"

The earth-shattering shouts were deafening and echoed over the river.

On the Jiangdong warships, the Jiangdong soldiers, who had just recovered from their shock, naturally heard the deafening roar clearly.

They had just recovered from the shock, but their morale suffered another blow and immediately became as weak as eggplants hit by frost, and they all wilted.

Some were discouraged, some shook their heads and sighed, while others were filled with shame but helpless and could only kick the side of the boat in frustration and anger.

Inside the cabin.

Zhou Yu had just had his arrow pulled out, had his wound bandaged with medicine, and was lying on the couch, exhausted, to rest.

Suddenly, a deafening shout was heard from outside the boat.

Zhou Yu's sensitive nerves seemed to be stimulated by something. He struggled to sit up and limped out of the cabin regardless of the doctors' attempts to stop him.

"Gongjin!" When Lu Su saw Zhou Yu coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"Captain!"

After bandaging his severed finger, Lu Meng endured the pain and stepped forward to support Zhou Yu with one hand.

Zhou Yu ignored the two of them, gritted his teeth and rushed to the side of the boat, pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

"Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he broke his knees and lost his army—"

"Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he broke his knees and lost his army—"

Liu Jun's wanton ridicule was like a thousand knives, piercing Zhou Yu's already wounded heart.

Zhou Yu clenched his fists until they crackled, and his wide-open eyes began to turn bloodshot.

There is no need to guess, these two joking and sarcastic words must have come from Xiao He's mouth.

It's exactly the same as Zhou Lang's lack of wisdom, Lu Su's lack of strategy, and Lu Meng's lack of morality!
That country bumpkin is not only cunning but also extremely harsh in his words.

This scene was clearly intended to humiliate and ridicule him in public, in order to undermine the morale of the Jiangdong soldiers.

"Xiao He, you country bumpkin, how dare you humiliate me like this~~"

The more Zhou Yu thought about it, the angrier he became. His face turned purple, and finally he could no longer bear it and let out a roar of gritting his teeth.

The handsome Zhou Lang of Jiangdong has been invincible since he took command of the army!

Have we ever suffered such a devastating defeat as today?
When in my life have I ever been mocked and humiliated like this by my enemies?
Zhou Yu had lived a smooth life and had never suffered such a setback. After he roared, a mouthful of angry blood rushed to his head.

The wound on his knee burst open again, and everything in front of his eyes went black. Zhou Yu staggered and fell backwards.

"Gong Jin!"

"Captain!"

On the flagship, chaos reigned.

Zhou Yu was so traumatized both mentally and physically that he fainted from anger.

Lu Su had no choice but to temporarily take over the power of the governor and ordered the defeated troops in Jiangdong to retreat towards Fancheng downstream.

When the Jiangdong army retreated eastward in disgrace, Liu's army soldiers were already singing and dancing, enjoying wine and meat, inside and outside the city of Xiakou, celebrating this great victory that was like a "windfall".

Xiakou City, inside the government hall.

"Wenchang, after today's battle, your name, Wei Yan, will surely be known throughout Jingyang."

"If the handsome Zhou Lang and Lü Meng dreamed of you, they would probably wake up in shock."

"Come, come, come, let me give you a glass of wine to congratulate you on your great success!"

At the celebration banquet, Xiao He raised his glass high and praised Wei Yan with all kinds of words, giving him enough face.

Wei Yan has the style of Guan Yu, and is a little arrogant in his temperament.

Now that Xiao He praised him so highly, he was naturally happy in his heart, like a child praised by his elders, and he couldn't suppress the smile.

"Military Advisor Bo Wen is too kind. If it were not for his brilliant plan, how could Yan defeat Zhou Yu and achieve this feat?"

"This glass of wine should be given to Military Advisor Yan Jing!"

Although Wei Yan was very proud, he did not dare to get carried away in front of Xiao He. He quickly stood up and raised his glass to return the toast.

Xiao He laughed heartily and drank the whole glass of wine.

"Military Advisor Xiao's plan severely damaged the Jiangdong army and also caused Zhou Yu to be hit by an arrow. After suffering such a great loss, Zhou Yu should no longer dare to covet Xiakou and will retreat to Chaisang to recuperate."

"My Jiangxia County should be able to rest easy for a short period of time."

Liu Qi felt relieved, with a relaxed smile on his face.

"Master Gongwei, this battle has just begun. I'm afraid the real drama is yet to come."

"It's probably too early to say we can rest easy now."

Xiao He put down his empty wine glass and said something meaningful, pouring a bucket of cold water on Liu Qi.

Liu Qi was slightly shocked and quickly moved his seat closer. While personally pouring wine for Xiao He, he asked Xiao He what he meant.

"Sun Quan is determined to take Jingzhou. Since he cannot capture Hefei, he will seize Jingzhou at all costs."

"The Jiangdong army that attacked today numbered no more than 10,000 people. They were likely just the vanguard. Although they lost thousands of soldiers, it wasn't a serious blow to the Jiangdong army."

"I suspect Sun Quan has secretly dispatched his army westward. They should have passed Chaisang by now and are on their way to Xiakou."

"Based on my understanding of Zhou Yu, he will definitely not retreat to Chaisang just because of such a defeat. He will definitely attack again after gathering the main force!"

"Master Gongwei, I'm afraid the fierce battle has just begun!"

Xiao He played with the wine glass and told his thoughts.

Liu Qi took a deep breath, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared. His nerves, which had finally relaxed, tensed up again.

"Military Advisor Bowen is right. It seems I was too optimistic."

"Jiangdong has a strong army and two generations of the Sun family have coveted Jingzhou. Now that Cao Cao has retreated north, it is his perfect opportunity to seize Jingzhou. How can Sun Quan and Zhou Yu just let it go?"

Liu Qi's expression became serious again, and he said with a worried look:

"As Military Advisor Bo said, Sun Quan should be able to provide Zhou Yu with at least 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses. Combined with the existing troops, Zhou Yu should have at least 30,000 soldiers and horses."

"After all, we only have 5,000 soldiers in Xiakou City. The Jiangdong Army is six times larger than ours. If they rely on their superior numbers to attack, Xiakou City will be difficult to defend."

A cloud of gloom covered Liu Qi's face.

He still had shadows in his heart towards the Jiangdong army, Zhou Yu and those Jiangdong generals.

After all, it was just last year that the Jiangdong army massacred Xiakou and killed Huang Zu, the Liu family's most famous general.

The bloody example was so close to him that he couldn't help but be a little afraid.

"Don't worry, Master Gongwei! With Military Advisor Bowen here, even if Zhou Yu brings a million-strong army, Bowen can use a few tricks to destroy them with a snap of his fingers!"

Wei Yan looked at Xiao He with pride. At this moment, he had become his loyal fan and had unconditional and extreme admiration for him.

"Cough cough~~"

Xiao He choked and a look of embarrassment flashed across his face.

Wei Yan, if you want to play the flute, I can't stop you.

But you can't exaggerate too much.

He also wiped out millions of Jiangdong troops in the blink of an eye...

Do you think I'm a god, that I can turn millions of enemy soldiers into ashes with just a wave of the magic fan in my hand?

"Wen Chang's words make sense. Military Advisor Bo Wen is a brilliant thinker. He was able to help Uncle Xuande defeat Cao's army of 150,000. He must also have a good plan to help us repel the 30,000 Jiangdong troops."

Liu Qi immediately became excited and looked at Xiao He with a look of full of faith.

"Master Gong Wei, don't listen to Wen Chang. He's exaggerating. I'm a human, not a god. I can't retreat a million-strong army."

"But if it's just 30,000 Jiangdong troops..."

Xiao He took a sip of wine and smiled meaningfully:
"Before I left Xiangyang, I had already agreed on a plan with you, my lord. As long as you follow the plan, perhaps there will be a pleasant surprise soon."

Liu Qi and Wei Yan were stunned, and their eyes of surprise showed a hint of confusion.

...

Hundreds of miles away, Xinye City.

Liu Bei, who had just returned from chasing Cao's army, was already sitting high in the main hall of the county government. With a look of speculation and curiosity on his face, he opened the letter brought by Yi Ji.

He had previously learned from Yi Ji that Xiao He judged that something would happen in Xiakou, so he rushed to Xiakou first without having time to meet him to ask for orders.

This letter was written by Xiao He before his departure and he asked Yi Ji to pass it on.

He opened the envelope and couldn't wait to unfold the silk book and take a closer look.

After taking a few glances, Liu Bei's expression changed slightly and his eyes suddenly focused.

(End of this chapter)