The night is like splashing ink, with gloomy clouds and a crescent moon half-hidden.
In the Wu Army camp, there was a state of silence, and a mood of uneasiness and speculation enveloped the entire camp.
Tens of thousands of Wu's soldiers, their arms wrapped in black veils and dressed in razor-sharp uniforms, gathered near the school grounds.
The sudden death of the governor made every Wu soldier fall into sadness and hesitation, but the sudden gathering in the middle of the night made them full of suspicion.
Tens of thousands of people entered, silent and silent, just watching the general platform illuminated by torches.
On the general platform, the veteran general Cheng Pu stood with his sword in hand, his old expression solemn and stern, and his deep-set eyes revealed a brilliant light.
What confused Wu's soldiers was that their right commander, General Cheng, was dressed as usual and had no intention of mourning the late Zhou Commander-in-Chief.
The soldiers were suspicious and speculative, but they did not dare to discuss it privately. They could only keep their doubts in their stomachs and think wildly.
The sound of brisk horse hooves broke the silence, and a horseman was seen ascending the general platform proudly in full view of the public. When Wu's soldiers saw clearly the face illuminated by the firelight, the whole camp was shocked.
Who could he be if he wasn't Zhou Yu?
Everyone was stunned, their mouths opened and shrunk into an exaggerated circle, shock and surprise surged up on their faces like water.
Isn't the Governor of Zhou already dead? But in front of them...the stunned Wu soldiers couldn't bear it any longer and couldn't help but start talking.
The generals of the Wu army standing on the general platform were also inexplicably surprised, but only Cheng Pu slightly stroked his beard and raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of pride.
Zhou Yu's plan to fake death was not told to anyone except Cheng Pu. Naturally, among the thirty thousand soldiers, he was the only one who was not surprised by Zhou Yu's appearance.
In the astonishment of all the soldiers, Zhou Yu rode his horse and stood in front of the general stage, scanning the soldiers under the stage, his handsome face filled with pride and confidence.
He raised his riding whip slightly, and the Wu soldiers in the audience suddenly became quiet.
The campus of Nuo Nuo University was completely deserted, and everyone who entered was filled with surprise and looked at Zhou Yu eagerly.
Zhou Yu looked down at the generals and said loudly: "I can tell you for sure that what you see is the living Zhou Yu, not the dead ghost."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole school was filled with surprise.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yu said again: "I know that you must be very confused as to why I keep pretending to be dead. I can tell you today that the reason why I pretended to die is to lure the thief Yan Liang into the trap.
, in order to defeat the enemy tonight——"
These words full of murderous intent instantly solved all the doubts in their hearts, and tens of thousands of Wu soldiers suddenly realized.
Originally, they were all saddened by Zhou Yu's death, and their morale had dropped to the extreme. They had no intention of fighting again, and they just looked forward to returning to Jiangdong as soon as possible.
Now that they learned that their admired Governor Zhou was still alive and had devised a clever plan, all their sadness and uneasiness were instantly shattered by the appearance of Zhou Yu.
The blood was boiling, and the fighting spirit reached its peak in an instant.
Looking at the excited soldiers, the confidence and excitement on Zhou Yu's face became even stronger.
He drew his sword vigorously and shouted: "Generals Jiangdong, I want you to fight side by side with me tonight to kill all the enemy thieves and avenge the shame of our defeat at Chaisang. Do you dare to fight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Xi behind him raised his arms and shouted: "I am willing to fight to the death for the governor——"
"I am willing to fight to the death for the Governor——"
"I am willing to fight to the death for the Governor——"
Dong Xi took the lead, and the fire of revenge was ignited in the tens of thousands of Wu troops. They all waved their weapons and roared like mad beasts.
Scanning the high-spirited generals, Zhou Yu couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on his handsome face.
Zhou Yu rode his horse and came to Cheng Pu. The veteran general held up his hands and sighed: "The governor's trick to reduce the number of people is really a clever trick. The cunning Yan Liang finally fell for it this time."
It turned out that Zhou Yu saw that Yan Liang was cautious and did not easily believe that he had died suddenly, so he did not take the opportunity to lead his troops to rob the camp. After thinking about it, Zhou Yu came up with this plan to reduce the number of soldiers, making Yan Liang mistakenly think that his soldiers were constantly fleeing.
China is already in extreme chaos.
Now the scouts sent an urgent report. Yan Liang's troops had already come out and were heading towards the base camp. Apparently they had fallen into his trap and planned to take advantage of the "emptiness" to rob the camp.
Zhou Yu pretended to be dead for so long, and finally waited for this moment.
Hearing Cheng Pu's approval, Zhou Yu's face flashed with pride, but he said: "Since Yan Liang has fallen into the trap, let's trouble the old general to hold on to the camp. General Yu will personally lead an army and take the waterway to counterattack Yan Liang's camp.
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When Cheng Pu heard this, he hurriedly said: "The Commander-in-Chief is in charge of the three armies. How can we move lightly? It is better for the Commander-in-Chief to guard the camp while Cheng leads his troops to rob the enemy camp."
Cheng Pu's advice was reasonable, but Zhou Yu shook his head after hearing it.
"I have a national and personal grudge against that Yan Liang dog thief. I will have to go and avenge myself today." Zhou Yu gritted his teeth, with anger blazing in his eyes.
National feuds aside, Cheng Pu couldn't think of any personal grudge between Zhou Yu and Yan Liang.
Zhou Yu's personal grudge was the matter of Yan Liang privately sending a love letter to his husband, Xiao Qiao. As a man, how could he forget such hatred.
Although Cheng Pu didn't know the inside story, seeing Zhou Yu's resolute words, he had no choice but to say: "Then please be careful all the way, Commander-in-Chief. Pu will stick to the camp and thwart the enemy's sneak attack. We await the Commander-in-Chief's triumphant return."
With a slight smile, Zhou Yu immediately rode away without saying anything.
The Wu army was good at water warfare and always advanced and retreated on both water and land. This large camp was located on the bank of the Whirlpool River, with two battalions on the water and on the land.
The scouts reported that Yan Liang's camp-hijacking troops had come by land route. In order to avoid encountering them halfway, Zhou Yu decided to take the water route to attack the enemy camp.
Nearly ten thousand Wu troops quickly boarded the battleships, and hundreds of large and small battleships left the water camp and headed upstream under the cover of night.
As soon as Zhou Yu's surprise attack force left, Cheng Pu immediately ordered all the troops to enter combat positions, preparing to meet Yan Liang's army that was about to attack the camp.
Along the line of the camp fence, 20,000 Wu troops were waiting carefully, with thousands of strong bows and crossbows cocked, just waiting for the enemy camp to attack and then attack them head-on.
Cheng Pu stationed his horse at the gate of the camp, pulling the horse and standing, looking calmly into the dark night, with a trace of excitement flowing between his brows.
"Yan Liang, thief, I will use your blood tonight to avenge the death of my righteous brother!"
...west of Wu Camp.
Zhang Liao leaped on his horse and held his sword across the ground, standing on the slope of the earth, his eyes converging into a line, looking far ahead.
In the endless darkness, there was only one flickering light, and Zhang Liao knew that that was Wu Camp.
After marching for more than an hour, Zhang Liao led more than 10,000 troops and horses and finally sneaked close to the enemy camp.
The enemy camp was silent, and Zhang Liao could even see clearly the camp gate, the soldiers on duty walking around, and the flickering white lanterns, which were dark and strange in the night, like will-o'-the-wisps.
All signs indicate that Wu Ru is still immersed in the sadness of Zhou Yu's death and has not taken any precautions.
This is the perfect time to rob the camp.
The soldiers under his command could no longer restrain their urge to fight. They were all hunting with passion and were ready for a big kill.
Zhang Liao looked up at the hazy crescent moon and estimated that the time was almost up and it was time to take action.
So, after taking a deep breath, Zhang Liao pointed forward and shouted: "All the troops, attack -"
More than ten thousand Yan family soldiers, like wild beasts out of their cages, moved with a roar and rushed towards the enemy camp not far away like rushing water.
...Above the swirling water, hundreds of warships were traveling against the current.
The sound of gurgling water covered up the sound of oars, and the dark night became the best cover for the fleet.
Sailing in this dark night is quite dangerous for most people, but for Wu Ru, who is good at water battles, it is not much different from Bai Yao's boating. And those experienced helmsmen can even rely on the current alone.
The degree of turbulence can determine whether the road ahead is safe or not.
Zhou Yu was on the flagship. The night wind was blowing his white cloak. Standing with his sword in hand, he couldn't help but recall many past events.
The scene of the battle of Jiangxia, where the troops retreated in anger, is still vivid in my mind.
In Chai Sang's villa, the scene when Yan Liang gave him Xiao Qiao Yuchai. He could never forget the anger of being humiliated.
All shame will be washed away tonight!
While Zhou Yu was deep in thought, the sailors came to report that the fleet had arrived at the designated waters.
After calming down his mind, Zhou Yu raised his eyes and looked up, but saw vaguely flickering lights on the south bank of the vortex, which was naturally the light from the enemy's camp.
Finally arrived.
Zhou Yu raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and shouted loudly: "Send the order to the entire army to transfer to the boat and go ashore on the beach."
Yan Liang had no navy, so his camp was set up some distance from the waterfront.
There are rocky beaches on both sides of the river, so the huge warships of the Wu army cannot land directly, so they need to transfer to small boats to land and fight.
The weak signal light swayed, and the order was quickly changed. Tens of thousands of Wu soldiers skillfully put on the walking boats and began to paddle silently towards the shore.
Soon, boats one after another sailed onto the beach. Dong Xi, who was the first to land, led the vanguard to quickly establish a defense line on the beach, covering the rest of the army on the water as they landed one after another.
Wu Jun's military discipline was strictly enforced. No one dared to say a word nonsense. They rowed ashore in an orderly manner.
In a short time, more than ten thousand Wu troops came ashore.
Zhou Yu, who was ashore, could hear faint rumbling shouts of death coming from the downstream direction, and a smile couldn't help but flash across his handsome face.
He knew that Yan Liang had fallen into the trap, and his night attack army was confidently attacking his heavily guarded camp.
He also knew that with Cheng Pu's military skills, what awaited the enemy would be a defeat with countless casualties.
Zhou Yu's self-confidence grew stronger in his heart, and he immediately ordered the soldiers of each battalion who landed ashore to quickly line up and prepare to launch an attack on the enemy camp not far away.
But just when Zhou Yu gave the order, he suddenly heard some familiar sound in his ears.
The sound was coming from far and near, quickly heading towards where he was. It sounded like thousands of birds flapping their wings and flying towards him.
After a moment of doubt, Zhou Yu's face suddenly changed.
In the moment of sudden change, countless arrows rushed towards him.
