Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 397 Chapter : The east wind arrives and sets the ship on fire

The soldiers at Xiakou Ferry are busy making preparations.

Hay and dry firewood are continuously transported to the high ground on the shore, all lined up in a row.

The soldiers below are the outermost warships coated with concrete mixed with cement, lime, and yellow mud. At the same time, throwers are being installed on the banks on both sides. Tens of thousands of people are too busy to stop.

Lin Mo was patrolling with Jia Xu, Chen Gong and other civil servants. The overall battle plan was basically based on Jia Xu's previous deployment. However, before that, Lin Mo summoned all the counselors to discuss, and only worked on some details. Adjustments have been made, but generally not much has changed.

What he has to do now is a final inspection. After all, if everything goes well, the final battle to unify the troubled world will begin here.

After two rounds of inspections, everyone rehearsed the expected battle in their minds and confirmed that there was no room for improvement. Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to return to camp.

After this battle, whether Cao Sun and Liu could survive actually didn't mean much, because even if they lived, there would no longer be any use for them in the world.

Jiaozhou is barren, and Sun Ce has no ability to defend himself when he returns. As long as the war is finalized here in Jingnan, Liu Bei has also lost his foundation. As for Yizhou, Fazheng has already returned. He can weigh what is more important, not to mention that he has already done everything along the way. After the deployment, not to mention that Cao Cao could not escape the heavy siege, even if he returned to Yizhou, he would be exchanged for merit.

It seemed that everything was ready, but surprisingly, Lin Mo didn't have the pride of having great achievements at his fingertips and having the foundation of eternal indomitable power at his fingertips.

I just feel that all this can finally come to a successful end.

Along the way, only he himself knew what he had experienced. The pleasure of standing on a high place and overlooking all living beings only existed in story novels.

When they returned to the Zhongjun tent, the old father-in-law, Liao Shen and Gao Shun knelt in a circle around the table, with four bowls placed in front of them, which looked like wine.

Lin Mo smiled and nodded. Did he know that I was coming?

Besides, doesn’t Gao Shun not drink? Is it just because the acclimatization condition has eased that the habit has changed?

"Sit next to me."

Just when Lin Mo was about to sit on the empty seat, he was pushed away by Zhang Liao. The old father-in-law on the side also motioned for him to sit next to him, "That's Uncle Zhi's seat."

So that’s it, I’m being sentimental, Lin Mo said with a smile: “I thought you were waiting for me.”

"Waiting for you too."

Lu Bu sighed, "Boping came to me and said that his name was not included in the military plan this time and asked to be added."

"Uncle Gao, don't get me wrong. I know that you have been waiting for this battle since you came from Xuchang. You are just thinking that you have just recovered."

Lin Mo explained, looking at Gao Shun's face that was still a little pale but with an unusually firm expression, he knew that he had to be beaten, so he shrugged and said, "How many soldiers there are in total, my father-in-law and uncle know it." , just look at the arrangement, I have no objection."

"Why are you waiting for it when it's so easy?" At this point, Liao Shen certainly knew that he was being plotted. Fortunately, this nephew saw through the mystery, otherwise his reputation would be ruined.

But this did not affect the fact that he did not take Lin Mo seriously.

"Then what else?"

Lin Mo looked at Gao Shun, this is a boring thing, and thought to himself, just don't say it, the old father-in-law acted as a spokesperson and smiled: "You also know that there are so many ways, which one do you think will have greater merit?"

"Why, does Uncle Gao think his position is too low?"

Lin Mo looked at Gao Shun in surprise. He had the impression that he was not very interested in power, but he comforted him: "Uncle Gao is from his own family, and he is not as good as other generals.

What's more, Gao Shun already made great achievements in battle in his early years. To say the least, he just doesn't have the merits. When he returns to Xuchang and things are settled, he can just speak wherever he wants. Who can follow you without being wise? Can't fight? "

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Zhang Liao and said, "Of course, I don't know if Uncle Zhang will argue with you."

"Believe it or not, I will beat you up!" Liao Shen was about to beat him, but Lin Mo had already cleverly changed his position and sat down.

"Yunwen, you are not a soldier, and you don't understand what we want in our hearts. What's more, a strong man does not need to rely on shady means. Whatever I, Gao Shun, want, I have to fight for myself." He is an honest man. People.

If this were Zuo Rong, you would have kneeled on the ground and cried bitterly and called you daddy.

Lu Bu also nodded and said: "Yunwen, not many of the brothers who followed me out of Guanzhong in the past are still alive. Chu Nan and Wen Yuan, who have not made great achievements in battle. Over the years, Boping has shouldered heavy responsibilities and has been at the rear. It’s time for him to be himself on the battlefield.”

After speaking, Lu Bu looked at the empty seat with soft eyes, "If Uncle Zhi is here, he must have thought the same way."

understood.

It's just that Gao Shun is going to go on an expedition this time, and he also wants to pick a fat guy to do it. Of course, Lu Bu can change the commander in any route without asking Lin Mo, but the problem is that they can't judge which route is fat enough.

Liao Shen looked at Lin Mo and said arrogantly: "Don't be naughty, don't think we are all stupid, you just favored him and we didn't say anything about Wen Xiang's matter, this is your uncle, dare to play tricks in front of your father-in-law and me I can beat you too!"

Lin Mo held his forehead, but I didn't say a word, "Let me think about it."

If you want to pick a good one, it’s really hard to judge.

Logically speaking, this time is the final battle, and the Cao, Sun, and Liu coalition forces on the opposite side must have thought the same way, so stud is the most basic, which means that there will be strong men leading the team on any road. As long as the road is well fought. , in fact, there will be no shortage of meritorious service.

I really want to talk about the fattest one.

Xiling City is a piece of fat and the most attractive place, so Lin Mo thinks that those who come to Jieshou should be the most elite troops in the coalition. Joking aside, Gao Shun, who is not accompanied by the trapped camp, will lead this route. indefinite.

It would be best to have a position where the difficulty is not too great, and the merits and ability can overwhelm everyone.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Mo stood up, walked to the handsome desk, took a piece of parchment drawings, spread it on the table, and then pointed down the Yangtze River, "When the time comes, Uncle Gao will lead a group of people around Ba." Qiu came here to guard, originally I planned to let Wen Xiang take people there, there must be someone Uncle Gao wants here."

"Who?" Gao Shun became interested immediately, and even Zhang Liao's eyes lit up.

"I really think I can count. I'm not sure who it is now, but it must be a big fish."

After Lin Mo finished speaking, Lu Bu took over the words and shouted: "Okay Boping, can Yunwen still lie to you? Go get ready. Time is running out."

"General, I have your orders!" Gao Shun immediately stood up and laughed.

This is the reality. No matter how talented and capable you are, no one from above will arrange it for you, so you can only lie down.

Ever since he was determined to take over the world from Liu Xie, Lin Mo would occasionally think about ways to govern the country.

Perhaps because he climbed up from the bottom, Lin Mo understands the life at the bottom of this era very well.

For them, the policies of the imperial court and the emperor's surname Liu and Lin seemed to be unimportant, because it was the local parents and officials who controlled their life and death, which also gave rise to the disaster of subordinate officials that all dynasties could not get rid of. Under the protection of the officials and guards, they were very much at home, and this problem could never be solved by simply killing people. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have killed all the civil and military officials of the dynasty. All the corrupt elements were killed.

Now it seems that even the top people are in this whirlpool, and there is a long way to go. Lin Mo sighed and rubbed his temples, remembering what Qianlong said in later movies and TV dramas, as long as the people below do not control the government and do not collude with cronies. , it is already very commendable. As for some dark sides of human nature, it is inevitable. If you are not deaf or blind, you are not worthy of being in charge.

At first, Lin Mo was very disapproving, but now, he found that he understood the core meaning of these words.

At Baqiu Ferry, as night fell, thirty fast boats were ready. The boats were loaded with saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal, and the bows were also coated with kerosene that could be ignited.

As long as all these warships hit Lu Linjun's company, it would be a sea of ​​fire.

On the shore, Huang Zhong limped onto the boat. Of course, he had a strong physique, and he was very fierce even in his fifties. However, those military sticks were actually beaten down for Huang She to see, and there was not a single stick. It's funny, most people can lie down for half a year, but Huang Zhong can get up and walk now. It's already rare.

Except for a few captains from Changsha who came to support him, there was no one else.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have already set off for the battle. According to time, they should have arrived a long time ago. As for Zhuge Liang, he is doing it on the mountain and needs to perform a full set of acting.

Huang Zhong is not the only one who is lonely. Ding Feng is also alone. Sun Ce has taken Cheng Pu and Han Dang to Hulukou. The youngest hero among Jiang Biao's twelve tiger ministers is now alone on the battlefield. Boat.

"There's still one hour until midnight, let's go." After entering the cabin, Huang Zhong did not choose to lie down, but endured the pain and stood upright to give the order.

Ding Feng didn't say anything. It would take an hour to go down the river from Baqiu to Xiakou. It was just the right time to set off now.

The gate of the water village was opened, and thirty fast boats went down the river. Huang Zhong and Ding Feng on the warship were still calm and composed. After all, they were people who had seen big scenes.

The other soldiers, even those who were selected to die, were still very panicked. This battle was very difficult.

As the vanguard, they need to drive a fast boat into the Lulin Army's water stronghold, set off the bow of the ship and ram their company's ship, then jump aboard and fight ashore, taking advantage of the chaos to go up to the water stronghold and open the gate of the stronghold.

Of course, if everything goes well, it won't be too dangerous. After all, Lu Linjun's first reaction would be to cut off the chains to put out the fire. No one would care about them.

Behind them, 50,000 naval troops were all ready to go, and ten large ships were prepared to be used together this time.

As soon as the gate of the water village is opened, they will rush in and eat up Lu Lin in the chaos.

Of course, there are still Lu Lin's infantry and cavalry on the shore, and they are Lu Lin's most elite troops, but it is useless. Once the serial ship is set on fire, the whole army will rush, and Lu Lin's navy will be killed and abandon their armor.

Panic is contagious, and the first reaction of an infantry rider who has not had time to put on armor is to run away.

What's more, as long as the building ship enters and the ship's thrower desperately throws the kerosene jar into the cavalry's military camp, there will also be a sea of ​​​​fire.

Therefore, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's tasks are relatively easy.

"General, we're here!" Looking at the brightly lit water village in the distance, the soldiers came to report.

"Why haven't we seen the southeast wind blowing yet?" Ding Feng became uneasy when he saw that the flags fluttering on the ship's mast were not the southeast wind at all.

Huang Zhong didn't speak and was a little nervous. This thing must not go wrong, otherwise many people will die.

The navy can still return the same way, but those who set up ambushes across the river will have a hard time completely avoiding Lu Lin's army.

Ding Feng and Huang Zhong were uneasy, Cai Mao and Zhang Yunke were afraid. By choosing Cao Cao, they put their wealth and life on the line. Zhuge Liang, please don't let your guard down at the critical moment.

"Wait a little longer," Huang Zhong said with a frown.

After a while, the wind direction finally changed.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the flag on the ship's mast is flying to the northwest, and the southeast wind is coming, finally.

After Huang Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief, he held the precious eagle bow in his hand tightly. The sword on the side was also standing there. But because he was injured, he probably relied on this hundred-step piercing technique to establish his authority on the battlefield tonight.

"Raise fire!"

Following Huang Zhong's order, the leading ship lit up three torches, which was a signal to surrender, and the warship slowly moved closer.

"Don't come any closer, otherwise we will shoot arrows!" The people in the water village were still very wary.

"Don't fire arrows, we are General Huang's men!" shouted a captain.

"Where is General Han Sheng?" Wei Yan had been waiting there for a long time.

"Chang Wen, it's me, open the door!" He looked at her to confirm that he was the one waiting.

The soldiers turned the wheel of the water gate. After the iron chain rattled for a while, one side of the water gate rose.

"Full speed ahead!"

These stern boats quickly entered the water village and immediately dispersed. The bows of the boats fanned out in different directions. Huang Zhong shouted again: "Light the fire!"

With an order, the fire bombs were thrown into the bow of the ship and the flames jumped several feet high with a bang. With the help of the wind, the flames whirred like fire dragons.

"Kill!"

Moved.

Thirty clippers rushed towards Lu Linjun's company ship.

At this moment, both Huang Zhong and Ding Feng were excited.

The most worrying thing is that Dongfeng has arrived, and the water village has also successfully sneaked in. Then, this plan is considered a complete success.

Rumble!

As these cargo ships collided with Lu Linjun's company, there were loud noises and sparks flying.

The soldiers threw the saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal they had prepared into the opposite ship, preparing to watch a fire that would rewrite history.

As long as they throw all these things over, they can get off the boat and fight.

(End of this chapter)