Chapter 324 Zhou Yu: I’m sure!
While Chen Xi and others were dismantling equipment, gathering manpower, and moving goods in Chaohu, Jiang Qin had already led more than 5,000 Jiangxia navy troops down the Yangtze River to join Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
"Hahaha, Gong Yi, you are finally here. That guy Gong Jin has been waiting for you for several days." Sun Ce jumped on Jiang Qin's warship and patted Jiang Qin on the shoulder. said.
"Excuse me, my lord, I have come to greet you personally." Jiang Qin saluted Sun Ce helplessly. He didn't know why Sun Ce came out to pick him up. Didn't he see that Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and other three veteran generals didn't come out.
"What's the trouble? It's only a few steps away. Let me tell you, Gongjin and the others are too polite. What's the problem if they come out to pick up our fleet?" Sun Ce asked. He waved his hand and said slightly unhappy.
"If even the governor comes out, then I will be in big trouble." Jiang Qin said with a wry smile.
Zhou Yu could not come out to greet Jiang Qin in person. Even if he had a good relationship in private, that would not work because Zhou Yu was the governor of Yangzhou and the commander-in-chief of Jiangxia Navy.
Sun Ce was the governor of Yangzhou from a distance. After all, Sun Ce had not yet completely captured Yangzhou and brought all six counties in Jiangdong under his command.
Sun Ce was able to come out to pick people up because he was the lord, and no matter what he did, it was reasonable. Adjectives such as being spontaneous and informal can be used to describe Sun Ce's actions.
But Zhou Yu can't do it. You Zhou Yu are just a governor, not the lord. What do you want to do when you come out to greet your subordinates like this?
So Sun Ce can do whatever he wants because he is the lord. But Zhou Yu can't do it, because Zhou Yu also has a master.
Well, speaking of it, the reason why the imperial court gave Zhou Yu the official position of governor of Yangzhou and governor of the Jiangxia Navy was because when Liu Bei reported to the court to confer the official position on Guan Yu, Chen Xi added the governor of the Yanzhou armies.
Then under the control of an unknown black hand, the name of Governor Zhou Yu spread in Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Jiangxia and other places.
Nowadays, many civil servants and generals under Sun Ce most of the time call Zhou Yu "dudu".
At the beginning, Chen Xi would promote the spread of the name of Governor Zhou Yu. In addition to being a bad taste, he also wanted to promote the name of Governor Guan Yu as well.
It's just a pity that Guan Yu's name as Governor-General is obviously not as eye-catching as his military force.
“Let’s go, I’ve prepared a reception banquet for you a long time ago.” Sun Ce greeted Jiang Qin and others.
As for the fact that Zhou Yu failed to come with him to pick him up, Zhou Yu and others told Sun Ce that this was an unlikely thing to happen.
"Lord, why don't we attack Chaohu directly before the enemy can react and catch the enemy off guard?" Jiang Qin followed Sun Ce and asked with some confusion.
"If it can be done, do you think Gong Jin will not take action?" Sun Ce sighed and said.
It's not that Zhou Yu didn't want to take advantage of the time difference before the Qingzhou fleet on Chao Lake noticed the arrival of the Jiangxia navy and directly raid the Qingzhou fleet.
But because the arrival of the Jiangxia navy has been noticed by the Qingzhou fleet, there is no need to raid Chaohu now.
"Don't say they have mastered that weird reconnaissance ability. Even if they didn't master it, the regular reconnaissance capabilities on the other side would have discovered your arrival long ago." Sun Ce said with a sad face.
Jiang Qin opened his mouth, not knowing what to say or whether to believe what Sun Ce said.
After all, their Jiangxia navy came down the Yangtze River, much faster than expected. Moreover, they even sped up in order to raid Chaohu before the enemy discovered them.
As a result, his lord Sun Ce now told him that their arrival had long been discovered by the enemy?
If it weren’t for the fact that the person who said this was his lord, Jiang Qin would have asked the person in front of him to provide corresponding evidence before speaking.
"Who is this person with such a strong reconnaissance ability?" Jiang Qin asked casually. He had just come from Jiangxia and didn't know the concept of over-the-horizon detection.
"It is an ability that can observe and detect the enemy from ten to fifty miles away, so your arrival is all under the observation of the enemy." Sun Ce said helplessly, now he can feel this There was a sense of voyeurism, and he had no good way to crack it.
"Fifty miles away?" Jiang Qin widened his eyes and said in disbelief, does this kind of reconnaissance method really exist in this world?
"Gong Jin and I have specifically tested the extreme range of this strange reconnaissance capability on the opposite side, which is generally between ten and twenty miles.
If we give up observation in other directions and only conduct observations in one direction, the furthest range The observation distance is fifty miles." Sun Ce shrugged and said. He and Zhou Yu had been struggling for a long time in order to test the opponent's reconnaissance range.
“Can’t the Governor counterattack?” Jiang Qin asked subconsciously. In his impression, there was no problem that could stump Zhou Yu. The Governor was a perfect and all-powerful Zhou Yu!
"Of course Gong Jin has a way to block the observation from the other side. Nuo, have you seen the fog covering the camp?" Sun Ce pointed to the fog above Shucheng.
"That's it?" Jiang Qin had already seen the fog shrouding Shucheng. He thought it was caused by the fog in Shucheng just now, but now Sun Ce told him that it was not.
"Those fogs are the product of the Xuanxiang Formation used by Gongjin to shield enemy troops from observation. Gongjin has adjusted it many times. I don't know when the next time will be." Sun Ce complained a little about Zhou Yu's frequent changes to the Xuanxiang Formation. behavior.
"Xuanxiang Formation!?" Jiang Qin exclaimed. He really didn't expect Zhou Yu to know the Xuanxiang Formation.
However, Jiang Qin quickly realized that it was completely normal for Zhou Yu to meet the Xuanxiang Formation.
After all, Zhou Yu is one of the top beings in the world in terms of military and political strategy as well as strategy and wisdom. Isn’t it normal to know the Xuanxiang Formation?
"Yes, the Xuanxiang Formation. Even I was shocked when Gong Jin used it." Speaking of this, Sun Ce was a little depressed. He didn't even know that Zhou Yu knew the Xuanxiang Formation.
You know, Sun Ce is the person who knows Zhou Yu best in the world! (This was before Zhou Yu married Xiao Qiao.)
“It’s a pity that the Xuanxiang Formation is still too complicated and high-end for us people. Even if Gongjin can teach it, we don’t know how to do it. "Learn." When it came to the Xuanxiang Formation, Sun Ce was a little annoyed because he couldn't learn the Xuanxiang Formation.
Furthermore, Zhou Yu said that the Xuanxiang Formation he deployed was already the simplest initial Xuanxiang Formation. If it were simpler, the level of the military formation would fall to the Xuanxiang level.
Faced with Sun Ce's complaints, Jiang Qin didn't know how to comfort him. After all, it would be good if someone was willing to teach military formations, let alone Xuanxiang-level military formations.
Besides, isn’t it a normal thing to learn? It would be abnormal if even Sun Ce could learn it in such a short period of time.
Soon, under the constant bombardment of Sun Ce's words, they finally arrived at the Shucheng Prefect's Mansion, where the welcoming banquet was held for Jiang Qin and others. "Commander, five thousand naval troops are already in place and ready to fight at any time!" After Jiang Qin saw Zhou Yu, he quickly stepped forward and saluted.
"Gong Yi, don't worry about the battle now. Let the soldiers rest for a night first. I estimate that the enemy will not weigh anchor and return tomorrow." Regarding Jiang Qin's request for battle, Zhou Yu said this.
According to Zhou Yu's observation, the ship dismantling and loading work on the Chaohu side is nearing completion. It is estimated that it will be completed tomorrow, and then the anchor will be lifted and the ship will return.
For Zhou Yu, the purpose of dispatching the Jiangxia navy to fight this time was not for the Lu shipyard, but to verify his own ideas about the navy.
If the opponent is not allowed to complete the set task, Zhou Yu believes that the Qingzhou fleet on the opposite side will be distracted, which will lead to inaccurate data he obtains, which will lead to deviation in his speculation.
Fenggao attaches great importance to the Lu Shipyard, otherwise they would not have sent so many troops.
Although Feng Gao sent Cao Cao out and asked Cao Cao to command 15,000 troops and horses, it was indeed very abstract.
However, with Zhou Yu's wisdom, he could easily guess why Fenggao sent Cao Cao out and asked him to command 15,000 troops.
Zhou Yu can only say that although this operation is abstract, it is indeed an effective way to solve Cao Cao's threat.
Moreover, this battle will not involve Cao Cao and his 15,000 troops. Cao Cao and others were sent away by Gan Ning a few days ago, and the only ones left are the Lu family's transport ships.
Zhou Yu and Gan Ning both know one thing very well. This battle between them will not last long. This battle that both sides are looking forward to is just a battle to verify their respective conjectures.
If Zhou Yu's conjecture is true, then the Cai family in Jingzhou is the warship manufacturer chosen by Zhou Yu. Anyway, it is time for Liu Biao in Jingzhou to go down to chat with Sun Jian.
As for when he will attack Jingzhou, it depends on when Sun Ce will mature and have the ambition and courage that a prince king should have.
At this time, Sun Ce is brave enough, but Sun Ce's mind is not broad enough. When Sun Ce can tolerate Jingzhou's civil and military affairs, Sun Ce's talent as a monarch will be awakened.
Zhou Yu knew very well that if Sun Ce could not let go of the hatred he carried and could not tolerate Jingzhou's civil and military affairs, then Sun Ce's legion talent would never be able to be sublimated into a monarch's talent.
Yes, Zhou Yu already had relevant knowledge of the monarch's talent at this time.
Zhou Yu, who had fought with Cao Cao several times, also discovered Cao Cao's special abilities, which were different from spiritual talents and legionary talents.
Combining what he had learned and previous guesses about the talents of princes and monarchs, Zhou Yu guessed what Cao Cao's special ability was.
After possessing the knowledge of the monarch's talent, Zhou Yu can also detect the fluctuation of the monarch's talent.
Then, Zhou Yu became numb. Why were Liu Bei and Chen Xi also on the Qingzhou Fleet? Don't you two know your importance to a force? Also, why did Feng Gao and his gang agree to Liu Bei and Chen Xi going out to hang out?
This is also the main reason why Zhou Yu thinks that this battle will not last long. Liu Bei and Chen Xi are both on the Qingzhou fleet. Zhou Yu does not believe that Feng Gao will not be prepared in any way.
Although Liu Bei and Chen Xi are already accompanied by three bodyguards with internal energy, two of them should be Xu Chu and Wu Anguo, and the other one, Zhou Yu, is unknown.
However, even if there are three guards with inner energy leaving the body, Zhou Yu does not think that Fenggao's protection of Liu Bei and Chen Xi ends here.
You must know that even the internal Qi separated warriors are not invincible on the outside. At least Zhou Yu has many ways to kill the internal Qi separated warriors.
After knowing the existence of the monarch's talent, Zhou Yu wanted to see if Sun Ce had awakened the monarch's talent. After all, Sun Ce had also joined the will of the people after taking over Yuan Shu's foundation. According to Zhou Yu's speculation, there would always be some changes in Sun Ce.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, you will be shocked when you look at it. Sun Ce's legion talent was indeed evolving towards the monarch's talent, but it was stuck somewhere and couldn't move.
After careful consideration, Zhou Yu finally discovered that there were two main reasons why Sun Ce's talent sublimation was stuck.
One is Sun Ce's own will. Before he understands the will of the monarch, Sun Ce cannot overcome that obstacle.
The other is that the will of the people has not been blessed by Sun Ce, or that the will of the people has not been transferred from Yuan Shu to Sun Ce.
Zhou Yu already has the answer to the second reason. Sun Ce has no foundation in Yuzhou. Although he has a certain reputation, the people of Yuzhou recognize Yuan Shu instead of Sun Ce. This will not change just because Sun Ce inherited Yuan Shu's foundation. , especially when Yuan Shu was still alive.
Why Zhou Yu pushed Sun Ce to attack Jiangdong was for this reason.
With the reputation left by Sun Jian, the people of Jiangdong will not particularly resist Sun Ce's rule. Then if he makes some political achievements, the people of Jiangdong will identify with Sun Ce, not Sun Jian.
With the foundation of the blessing of the will of the people, as long as Sun Ce has the will to bear the will of his subjects, then Sun Ce's legion talent can be sublimated into a monarch's talent.
However, Zhou Yu could solve the second problem, but he could not solve the first problem. That was the knot that Sun Ce had to face.
After the reception banquet, Sun Ce sent Jiang Qin and other civil servants back to rest. They would need to expend a lot of energy tomorrow.
"Gong Jin, do you really need to tell them that Liu Xuande and Chen Zichuan are on the opposite boat?" Sun Ce poured a cup of tea for Zhou Yu and asked Zhou Yu with some worry.
If Liu Bei and Chen Xi are injured on the opposite side, Guan Yu and others will definitely go crazy and attack them with all their strength. Their current strength cannot stop them.
Although life and death on the battlefield are determined by fate, it is only natural that Guan Yu and others seek revenge from them, just like he sought revenge from Liu Biao.
“Don’t worry, even if the Jiangxia Navy under our command is even stronger, they probably won’t be able to hurt those two people.”
"I'm sure." Zhou Yu took a sip of tea and said calmly.
Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Sun Ce felt relieved. After all, this was Zhou Yu’s guarantee.
(End of this chapter)