Chapter 414 Zhuge Liang Meets Zhou Yu

Recently, hundreds of warships have gathered at one time, and one spell has opened a safe passage in the swamp area. Zhuge Liang's mana consumption has exceeded his tolerance. Let's put it this way: No matter how strong and brave Zhuge Liang is, he also has taboos: for example, he can't forcibly consume mana. If he forcibly consumes mana once, his natural life will be reduced by at least five years!

Why does Zhuge Liang have this taboo? Only he knows the reason!

It can be said that with the help of Zhuge Liang at the cost of his life, Liu Bei's side crossed the swamp almost unimpeded. Two days later, Liu Bei came to a flat and open valley. Liu Bei was responsible for commanding the army to camp in the valley, while Zhuge Liang went to the Chibi ferry ten miles away under the protection of Guan Yu and others.

Zhuge Liang and his party walked out of the virgin forest, and their whereabouts were caught by the dark whistle of Jiangdong. Of course, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu know this situation.

Zhuge Liang and his party broke through the thorns and came to the Chibi camp of the Jiangdong Army when there was no way to go. In Zhuge Liang's sight: the camp of the Jiangdong Army stretches for ten miles from the riverside to the south: the water soldiers' village by the river, the training ground on the river bank, and the orderly barracks on the land. There are also developed rice fields and various orchards around the camp.

The pattern of the Jiangdong military camp is clear, and it is suitable for attack and defense.

At this time, it was noon, the water soldiers' village by the river, the training ground on the bank of the river, and the actual combat drills of soldiers in Jiangdong, and the thunderous sound of fighting.

Zhuge Liang and his party went directly to the Chinese army camp of the Jiangdong Army. At the gate of the camp, Guan Yu handed a greeting to the guards. The guards looked at them warily. After careful interrogation, the captain of the guard personally sent the invitation to the central army camp.

After a while, the captain of the guard came back, did not say a word, and directly led Zhuge Liang and his party to the Chinese army camp. The Chinese army camp of the Jiangdong Army is built on a hillside, which is not the style of a palace, but a brick and tile structure. The five-meter-high wall is surrounded on all sides, and the red walls and green tiles are like colorful ink paintings in the verdant mountains and forests.

The captain of the guard took Zhuge Liang and his party to the Chinese army camp. After he handed Zhuge Liang and others over to the ceremonial officer of the camp, he retreated and left. The ceremonial officer politely welcomed Zhuge Liang and his party into the living room.

In the face of the inquiry of the ceremonial officer, Zhuge Liang declared that he came to the Jiangdong Army Camp to meet Zhou Yu, the governor, by the order of the third grade general Liu Bei.

The ceremonial official responded: Zhou Yu, the governor, is training soldiers in the training ground, and he can come back in about half an hour. After that, the ceremonial officer instructed the maid to serve tea and water for Zhuge Liang and others.

For Zhou Yu's way of leading troops, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu secretly praised: Zhou Yu really lives up to his reputation. There is really a way to train and lead troops. Usually let his subordinates train hungry, and the intensity of this training is not small. It will be easy to train hard and actually fight against the enemy.

What is valuable is that Zhou Yu can actually lead by example, and he is also hungry to lead the soldiers to practice. Even Guan Yu himself didn't do this. Of course, this is also related to Guan Yu's lack of help to deal with the tedious affairs of the barracks. Zhou Yu is surrounded by excellent talents, so Zhou Yu has time to devote all his energy to training soldiers.

About half an hour later, Zhou Yu came back from the training ground. Under Zhou Yu's warm greeting, the guests ate and talked happily.

When Zhou Yu heard that Liu Bei and Liu Qi's 30,000 troops were stationed in the valley ten miles away at this time, he was shocked. As far as he knows, that area is a death zone, and it is generally difficult to get in and out. This detail also made Zhou Yu re-evaluate the strength of Liu Bei's side.

When Zhuge Liang heard that Zhou Yu refused to meet Cao Cao's messenger, he was also surprised: this situation showed that Zhou Yu himself did not agree with Cao Cao, regardless of the attitude of Jiangdong's senior management towards Cao Cao.

In this way, it is not a problem to deal with the alliance between Liu Bei and Jiangdong Sun Group, at least in front of Zhou Yu. Next, Zhuge Liang openly and frankly asked why Liu Bei abandoned the city and retreated, and was later chased by Cao Cao's own army.

And Zhou Yu also revealed to Zhuge Liang the military activities of Cao Cao's side in Chibi in recent days. Of course, Zhuge Liang can feel Zhou Yu's inner doubts: How could Liu Bei abandon the shore of the ship on the upstream of Chibi and cross the place of death to the nearby valley? If Liu Bei had been going down the stream, they would have fought with Cao Cao, who had prepared his position.

Zhou Yu had this doubt deep in his heart, but for reasons of worldly wisdom and military secrets, he cautiously did not ask. In order to show his strength and ability, Zhuge Liang revealed to Zhou Yu that he knows Taoism, and he used Taoism to open up a safe passage in the desolate swamp.

When Zhou Yu heard the words, he had always been calm. His face changed, and he stared at Zhuge Liang with bright eyes. Zhuge Liang looked at Zhou Yu with a calm smile.

From Zhou Yu's perspective and position, of course, he knew that Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu came to the camp to see his purpose. Although he admired Guan Yu's martial arts skills, he did not believe in alliance with Liu Bei at first. After all, Cao Cao's power was too strong to deal with by their alliance. However, when he heard that Zhuge Liang had the magic power to open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the mountains, his ambiguous mind gradually began to soliden: by this time, he already had the intention to form an alliance with Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang naturally knows the change of Zhou Yu's mentality. The transformation of Zhou Yu's mentality, even Guan Yu, who is not good at observing words and colors, felt it. However, Zhou Yu could not immediately agree to the alliance with Liu Bei on behalf of Jiangdong Sun Group, because Zhou Yu did not have that power, although he had that intention.

After the two sides reached a preliminary communication intention, Zhou Yu led Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and others to visit the camp on the spot. When they come to the sentry tower by the river, they climb high and look far away. At this time, the fleet of Cao's army lined up on the other side shocked Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu.

Seeing Cao Cao's spectacular fleet, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu were scared: In the face of a strong enemy like Cao Cao, can Zhou Yu agree to league with himself? Even if Zhou Yu agrees, can his superiors agree?

And Zhou Yu's casual words seemed to give Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu a reassurance. Zhou Yu said: If he really fights with Cao Jun on the river, his own Shuilong army can fight against ten... If Cao Jun can train hard for three years, maybe he can compete with the soldiers of Jiangdong Shuilong Army on the river...

Zhou Yu is a decent gentleman who never exaggerates. Zhuge Liang also knew what Zhou Yu meant: Zhou Yu was not boasting. He just explained to Zhuge Liang from the side that if he fought on the surface of the water, the sailors in Jiangdong were not afraid of Cao Cao's tiger and wolf soldiers. If Liu Bei and Jiangdong Sun are allied, it is not impossible to defeat the unbeatable Cao Cao...

Finally, Zhou Yu promised Zhuge Liang that he would send the deputy governor Cheng Pu to Jiankang City as soon as possible to show Wu Hou that Liu Bei's intention to request an alliance with Jiangdong.

In the face of Zhou Yu's enthusiasm and frankness, Zhuge Liang took the initiative to ask, "Zhou Dudu, Liang is willing to go to Jiankang City with General Cheng to visit the Marquis Sun. Only in this way can we show the sincerity of our alliance with you..."

Zhou Yu heard Zhuge Liang's request and even agreed. After dinner, Guan Yu led the guards back to the camp in the valley, while Zhuge Liang and Cheng Pu took the fast boat down the stream and rushed to Jiankang City overnight. Under the cover of the night, Zhuge Liang and Cheng Pu, escorted by ten bodyguards, boarded the ship directly from the Chibi Ferry and left.

Zhuge Liang and his party took a medium-sized boat. In addition to the operating sailors, there were also 500 well-trained Jiangdong sailors. He went down the stream. In one night, Zhuge Liang had walked half of the way by boat. Zhuge Liang also calculated in his heart: if you go from the land to Jiankang City, it will take at least two days to complete such a journey...

Along the Yangtze River, it is easy to go down the river. It takes the hard work of the boatman to go up against the current. When you encounter the waters with rapid water, you also need the fiber boats on the second bank to go up against the current. Because Jiangdong has vigorously developed the Yangtze River waterway, a new industry has been born - the slim man who pulls boats!

During the day, Zhuge Liang browsed the beautiful scenery on the two banks of the river. Of course, he was still thinking about how to persuade the senior officials of Jiangdong to alligate with Liu Bei to resist Cao Cao's invasion. In the evening, Zhuge Liang and his party arrived in Jiankang City smoothly.

Cheng Pu arranged Zhuge Liang to the post station, and he went to Sun Quan's mansion alone. Zhuge Liang knew that whether he could see Sun Quan, the head of Jiangdong Group, could only be tomorrow's business. He should also make full use of this night's time. In order to understand the current situation of the senior management of Jiangdong Group at this time, he went to Zhuge Jin's mansion under the protection of several bodyguards. Zhuge Jin is Zhuge Liang's own brother.

Zhuge Liang came to the door of Zhuge Jin's mansion and happened to see that he had just returned to the door from outside. Naturally, it is extremely happy to meet your own brothers. Zhuge Jin looked at his younger brother, who was half a head taller than him. He held tears and said repeatedly, "Okay! OK..."

Zhuge Liang was also extremely moved to look at his brother Zhuge Jin. The two stabilized their mood and walked into the door hand in hand. The two brothers talked while eating and drinking. When Zhuge Jin heard that his brother was following Liu Bei now, he was immediately stunned on the spot. He staggered and said to Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming, then... you came to Jiankang City at this time, that is the representative... on behalf of Uncle Liu and Sun Hou to discuss the alliance?!"

At this time, Zhuge Jin did not know that his brother Zhuge Liang was carrying a stunt at this time. He just thought that Zhuge Liang had achieved success in his studies and left the teacher. However, he wanted to break his head, and he didn't expect that Zhuge Liang would choose to follow Liu Bei. Liu Bei is now the object of Cao Cao, the king of Wei, who is determined to kill him. It can be said that Cao Cao led his troops to Chibi in order to kill Liu Bei.

At this time, the senior management of Jiangdong already knew the movement of Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops. At this time, the high-level officials in Jiangdong have been in a mess: Sun Hao's faction has been asking Sun Quan to take the opportunity to surrender to Cao Cao, so as not to let Cao Cao grab his braid and take advantage of the opportunity to attack Jiangdong; while Zhuge Jin and Zhang Zhao's faction suggested that Sun Quan should quietly brake and watch its changes.

In the final analysis, the crisis faced by Jiangdong was caused by Liu Bei, and even Sun Quan himself was extremely angry with Liu Bei at this time. In this situation, Zhuge Liang dares to discuss the alliance on behalf of Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Zhuge Jin is sweating for his own brother.