"Sir, if you can succeed, I would like to petition the Emperor to grant you the title of Third Duke!"

If we capture Soochow, we will be close to unifying the country.

"I didn't come here for wealth. I just hope that after the prime minister crosses the river, he will not kill innocent people!"

"Mr. Fengchu, you are referring to the matter of the people of Xinye and the two cities! Unless someone wants to kill, in fact, the war will bring disaster to innocent people!"

"I entered Jiangling that day and did not cause any harm."

Meng De knew what the other party meant and explained.

Pang Tong nodded and rowed the boat away.

As soon as he arrived at the riverside, he was discovered by someone who had discovered all the plot, which made him panic and uneasy.

After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Xu Shu, an old friend.

"I am not here for Mengde, but for my own life! If you teach me how to escape, I will keep silent and run away!"

Xu Shu was in Cao's camp, but he didn't want to go to hell with a million troops.

Pang Tong made up his mind and told the other party.

That night, Xu Shu sent close people to spread rumors throughout the village, saying that Han Sui and Ma Teng of Xiliang had rebelled and raised troops to kill Xu Du.

Mengde was shocked. You must know that Xudu is the rear area and must not allow any mistakes.

He immediately summoned his generals and counselors to discuss how to prepare.

At this time, Xu Shu reported: "I was taken in by the Prime Minister, but I can't repay you for my merits. I would like to lead three thousand troops and set out at starry night to seize the pass."

"Haha, once Yuan Zhi is gone, I don't have to worry!"

Everything is settled, all we have to do is wait for the big ship to be built.

In the middle of winter, Mengde held a banquet on the big ship, and he was extremely happy.

A horizontal tree was erected on the bow of the ship, and wine was laid in the river. The song said: "Singing to wine, how many years there are in life... The moon and stars are sparse, and the black magpie flies south; I circle the tree three times, but there is no branch to rely on..."

In the midst of the excitement, suddenly someone at the table stood up and poured cold water on him, saying, "The war is about to begin. Why did the Prime Minister say something ominous?"

Meng De raised his eyebrows and asked: "What's so ominous?"

"The moon and stars are sparse, and the black magpies are flying south. They circle the tree three times, but there are no branches to rely on. This is an unlucky saying."

"How dare you destroy the morale of my army!"

He picked up a spear and stabbed Liu Fu to death. Everyone was horrified and the banquet broke up unhappy.

"The black magpie flies south, with no branches to rely on..."

"The black magpie is the son of the fire crow; flying south, it belongs to fire; the big ship is a big tree with no branches..."

"Mengde made this statement before the war, what should I do?"

Looking at the pool of blood on the boat, Yu Daoxian was speechless for a long time.

…

Arriving at Meng De's tent, Yu Jin and Mao Jie called for battle: "All the ships, large and small, have been chained. Please mobilize the prime minister to advance the troops soon!"

Mengde boarded the big ship, divided the five-color flags, and the warships of each army set off in sequence.

The northwest wind blows, and the big ship rides the wind and waves, as steady as the ground.

Cheng Yujin admonished: "It is true that it is stable. If the opponent attacks with fire, it will be difficult to avoid it!"

But Meng De laughed and said: "Whenever you use fire to attack, you must borrow the power of wind! In the middle of winter, how can there be an east wind or a south wind? Why should we be afraid!"

Everyone said yes one after another.

The next day, rice was made at the fourth watch and troops were dispatched at the fifth watch.

The Soochow side heard the beating of war drums and hurriedly sent out troops to fight.

Zhou Tai and Han Dang rushed forward on the boat and fought with Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan. Within a few rounds, they fell into the water.

While taking advantage of the situation to pursue, Wenpin blocked the way.

The two sides fought for a while, and then each paid his dues and retreated.

At that moment, I suddenly saw the military flag on Cao's army ship being blown off by the wind and falling into the river.

Zhou Yu pointed at the flag and laughed and said, "This is an ominous sign. Cao's thieves will be defeated!"

Suddenly there was a strong wind, a wave hit, and the flag actually crossed Zhou Yu's cheek.

After being stunned for a moment, he suddenly remembered something and fell back with a scream, vomiting blood.

It is a pity that Cai Zhong and Cai He have been imprisoned, otherwise he would have sent a message to Meng De to tell him the good news.

If you take advantage of this opportunity to send troops, the outcome will be unknown.

It is said that as soon as Zhou Yu fell ill, the generals were also thinking about this, fearing that Cao's troops would attack at this time.

Lu Su was also worried and had another excuse to see Kong Ming.

"Gong Jin's disease can be cured by Liang."

Kong Ming smiled calmly and was completely sure.

"Seriously? It's a blessing for the country! Please come with me quickly!"

The two of them left as soon as they could, and soon arrived in front of Zhou Yu's tent.

Lu Su went in first, visited him for a while, and then said: "Kong Ming can cure the governor's disease! He is outside the tent now. I wonder what the governor wants?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while, and then asked his left and right to help him stand up and sit on the bed before letting Kong Ming enter.

"I haven't seen you for so many days, I didn't expect the governor to feel uneasy!"

"How can one protect himself when misfortunes and fortunes happen to him?"

Kong Ming grinned and said: "There are unpredictable events in the sky, how can people predict them?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu's expression changed drastically.

"Is the Governor still upset?"

"Of course! I hope sir can prescribe medicine!"

Both sides understood what they meant, but they still got into a fight.

Kong Ming gestured to the screen to retreat to the left and right, and took up his pen to write a few large characters.

Zhou Yu took it and saw that it was "everything is ready, all I need is the east wind", and immediately asked: "Sir, since you know the cause of my illness, what medicine should I use to treat it?"

"Although Liang is not talented, he once encountered a stranger who taught him the Qimen Dunjia Heavenly Book, which can control the wind and rain."

"If the governor wants a southeasterly wind, he can build a seven-star altar on Nanping Mountain and perform rituals on it. The strong winds for three days and three nights can help the governor defeat the enemy. How about that?"

"It turns out that this person is also a top-notch Taiping thief! I should write this down for future reference!"

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yu replied: "Without three days and three nights, it only takes one night of strong wind to accomplish this!"

Kong Ming smiled and said: "On November 20th, Jiazi worships the wind, and on November 22nd, Bingyin wind ceases. How about that?"

Zhou Yu was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly sent people to build the Seven-Star Dharma Altar to help Kong Ming.

…

On that day, after fasting and bathing, Kongming came to the altar wearing Taoist robes and barefoot.

He told the officers guarding the altar: "You are not allowed to leave your position without permission, you are not allowed to whisper to each other, you are not allowed to make nonsense, and you are not allowed to make a fuss. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

The generals took orders and settled down.

But it was said that Kong Ming went up to the altar three times a day and came down from the altar three times a day, but no southeast wind came.

In front of the army formation, Huang Gai had prepared twenty fireboats, filled with sulfur, saltpeter, reed grass, fish oil and other substances. The bows were covered with large nails and the hulls were covered with green cloth, just waiting for attack.

Seeing that night is approaching, the southeast wind has not moved yet.

Zhou Yu couldn't help but wonder: "Kong Ming broke his promise. How come there is a southeast wind in the middle of winter?"

Lu Su thought of what happened before and hurriedly comforted him: "Commander, wait a little longer, wait a little longer!"

Near the third watch, the wind came.

Hearing the sound of the wind, Zhou Yu hurried out of the camp to check and found that the flag foot was indeed floating to the northwest!

"Hmph! If this person is left here, it will be the root of Soochow's disaster!"

Immediately summoned two generals, Ding Feng and Xu Sheng, who were guarding the military academy in front of the tent, and ordered: "You two will each lead a hundred men, and divide the flood and drought routes to the Seven Star Altar in Nanping Mountain to capture the yellow turban thief Zhuge Liang. Don't ask directly.

Behead!”

Ding Feng came quickly, but when he came to the altar, Kong Ming was nowhere to be seen.

I hurriedly asked the soldiers guarding the altar, and they only said that they had just left the altar.

When I went down to the altar to look for it, I happened to see Xu Sheng arriving. Xu Sheng came late because he was going against the southeast wind.

A soldier reported: "There was a fast boat parked at the beach in front, and just now I saw Kong Ming boarding the boat."

"He is indeed a yellow turban thief, and he is running away!"

The two men quickly continued their pursuit in different directions.
Chapter completed!