The forty-ninth chapter: Zhuge sacrifices to the wind at the Qixing altar; Zhou Yu set fire to the Sanjiangkou
However, Zhou Yu stood on the top of the mountain and watched for a long time. Suddenly he fell down, vomiting blood from his mouth, unconscious. He rescued him from both sides and back to the tent.
All the generals came to ask, and they all looked at each other in shock and said, "The millions of people in the north of the Yangtze River are entrenched and swallowed by tigers and whales. If the governor does not fight for this, what if Cao's soldiers arrive?" They hurriedly sent someone to report to the Marquis of Wu, and while seeking medical treatment.
But Lu Su was depressed when he saw Zhou Yu lying in his heart. He came to see Kong Ming and talked about Zhou Yu's illness. Kong Ming said, "What do you think?" Su said, "This is the blessing of Cao Cao and the disaster of Jiangdong." Kong Ming smiled and said, "Gongjin's illness is also a curse." Su said, "If this is true, the country will be blessed!" He asked Kong Ming to go to see the doctor together. Su first came to see Zhou Yu. Yu lie down with his head covered. Su said, "What is the disease of the governor?" Zhou Yu said, "He was stirred and painful, and he was unconscious at the time." Su said, "What medicine has been taken?" Yu said, "He was vomiting and the medicine cannot be taken." Su said, "He came and went to Kong Ming to say that he could treat the governor's illness. Now he was in the account.
What if you are troubled? "Yu ordered me to come in, and I helped you up and sat on the bed. Kongming said, "I haven't met you for a few days, so why would you expect your body to be uneasy?" Yu said, "If you have any troubles and good fortune in the morning and night, how can you protect yourself?" Kongming smiled and said, "There is an unexpected situation in the sky, so how can you predict?" Yu heard that he was discolored and moaned. Kongming said, "Do you feel that the governor feels restless?" Yu said, "You must use cold medicine to relieve it." Yu said, "You have taken cold medicine, but it is completely ineffective." Kongming said, "You must first treat the qi; if the qi is smooth, you will naturally recover from the breath." Yu felt that Kongming must know the meaning and then pick it with words.
He said, "If you want to get the qi, what medicine should you take?" Kong Ming smiled and said, "Liang has a prescription, so that he can teach the governor's qi." Yu said, "I hope the teacher will give you advice." Kong Ming asked for paper and pen, and put his hands on the left and right, and wrote sixteen words: "If you want to destroy Cao Gong, you should use fire to attack; everything is ready, but only the east wind is not needed." After writing, he handed over to Zhou Yu, "This is the source of the disease." Yu was shocked and thought to himself: "Kong Ming is a real god! He has known my thoughts for a long time! He only asked for the truth." He laughed and said, "Sir, I know the source of my disease, what medicine will I use to treat it? The matter is in danger, so I hope I will give you advice." Kong Ming said, "Although Liang is not talented, he has met a strange man and taught Qimen Dunjia Tianshu, which can be done.
To call the wind and rain. If the governor wants to wind in the southeast, he can build a platform in Nanping Mountain, called the Seven Star Altar: nine feet high, three floors, and one hundred and twenty people are holding flags and banners in their hands. Liang made a method on the platform, borrowing the southeast wind for three days and three nights to help the governor use the troops. How about it? "Yu said, "Don't let it go for three days and three nights, and the strong wind will be achieved for only one night. But the matter is here, so you should not be slow." Kong Ming said, "On November 20th, the wind of Jiazi will be sacrificed on the 22nd day, and the wind of Bingyin will be silenced?" Yu was overjoyed and stood up in surprise. He sent orders to send 500 strong soldiers to build an altar to Nanping Mountain; he transferred 120 people, hold flags and guard the altar, and wait for the orders.
Kong Ming said goodbye to the tent, and boarded Lu Su, and came to Nanping Mountain to compete with the terrain. He ordered the soldiers to take the terrain of the southeast to build an altar. The radius is 24 feet high, and each floor is three feet high, which is nine feet in total. The next floor is twenty-eight constellations: seven green flags in the east, with the shape of horns, Kang, Shi, Fang, Heart, Tail, Ji, and Cyan Dragon; seven soap flags in the north, with the dou, cow, female, Xu, Wei, Room, Wall, and Xuanwu; seven white flags in the west, with the power of Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Vi, Guan, and Shen, and the power of the white tiger; seven red flags in the south, with the well, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi,
The marble is in the shape of a vermilion bird. The second floor is surrounded by sixty-four yellow flags, divided into eight positions according to the sixty-four hexagrams. The upper floor is made of four people, each wearing a robe, a phoenix robes, a phoenix robes, and a square hem. One person stands on the left in front, holding a long rod in hand, and a chicken feather on the tip of the rod to attract hyacinth. One person stands on the right in front, holding a long rod in hand, and a seven-star belt on the rod to show the style; one person stands on the left in the back, holding a sword; one person stands on the right in the back, holding an incense burner. Twenty-four people stands under the altar, each holding a flag, a treasure troop, a large halberd, a long spear, a yellow axe, a white flag, a red flag, and a soap flag, which surrounds all sides.
On November 20th, Kong Ming bathed in the auspicious day of Jiazi, dressed in Taoist clothes, and spread his feet. He came to the altar and said to Lu Su, "Zi Jing went to the army to help Gongjin to dispatch troops. If there was no response from Liang's prayer, there should be no strangers." Lu Su left. Kong Ming asked the soldiers guarding the altar: "Don't leave the direction without leaving. Don't whisper and talk nonsense. Don't lose their words and beat the monsters. If anyone violates the order, he will be killed!" Everyone accepted the order. Kong Ming slowly walked up to the altar, observed that the direction had been set, burned incense in the furnace, poured water into the bowl, and secretly prayed to the sky. He went down to the altar and entered the tent. He was in the tent for a few
After a break, the soldiers ordered the soldiers to eat. Kong Ming went to the altar three times a day and went down three times a day. However, there was no southeast wind. Zhou Yu invited Cheng Pu and a group of officers in Lusu to serve in the tent. He just waited for the southeast wind to rise and then dispatched troops to come out. On the other hand, he reported Sun Quan to respond. Huang Gai had prepared twenty fire boats, with large nails on the bow of the boat; the boat was loaded with dry reeds, stuffed with fish oil, and spread sulfur and flames to cause fire. Each was covered with green cloth oil; the bow of the boat was inserted into the green dragon tooth flag, and the stern of the boat was tied to the boat: waiting under the tent, just waiting for Zhou Yu to order.
Gan Ning, Kan Zewo, Cai He, and Cai Zhong was in the water camp, drinking every day without letting a soldier land. The surroundings were full of Eastern Wu soldiers and horses, and the water was scattered: I just wait for the orders from the tent to come down. Zhou Yu was sitting in the tent to discuss, and the spy came to report: "The ships of Wu Hou were moored 85 miles away from the tent to the camp, just waiting for the sound of the governor." Yu sent Lu Su to tell the officers and soldiers under his subordinates: "Everyone packed up the ships, military weapons, sails, oars and other things. Once the order was issued, don't violate them at all times. If there was any mistake, follow the military law." The soldiers and generals got the order, rub their fists and palms one by one, preparing to fight.
On that day, I looked at the night before, the sky was clear and the breeze was still moving. Yu said to Lu Su, "Kong Ming's words are wrong. How can I get the southeast wind in the middle of winter?" Su said, "I think Kong Ming will not talk about it." Nearly three o'clock, I suddenly heard the sound of the wind and the flags turned. When Yu left the tent to see, the foot of the flag floated northwest. Su suddenly became very windy, and Yu said in horror: "This person has the method of seizing the creation of heaven and earth, and the technique of unpredictable ghosts and gods! If this person is left, it is the root of the Eastern Wu. Kill it as soon as possible to avoid worrying about the future." He urgently called the guards in front of the tent
The captain Ding Feng and Xu Sheng, two generals: "Each of them brought one hundred people. Xu Sheng went from the river. Ding Feng went from the dry road to the front of the Seven Star Altar in Nanping Mountain. Don't ask about the length, take Zhuge Liang and behead him, and come to ask for me." The two generals took the order. Xu Sheng got off the boat, and one hundred knives and axes and hands swung the oars; Ding Feng got on the horse, and one hundred crossbowmen each crossbow and horses: come to Nanping Mountain. The road was facing the southeast wind. Later generations wrote a poem saying: "The dragon climbed on the Seven Star Altar, and the east wind gushed overnight. Didn't Kong Ming use a clever plan, how could Zhou Lang succeed?"
Ding Feng's horse army arrived first, and saw the soldiers holding flags on the altar, standing in the wind. Ding Feng took off his horse and raised his sword to the altar, but did not see Kong Ming, so he asked the soldiers guarding the altar. He replied, "Just just left the altar." When Ding Feng hurriedly went down the altar, Xu Sheng's ship had arrived. The two gathered on the riverside. The young man reported, "Last night, a fastboat stopped at the entrance of the beach in front. But at the moment, Kong Ming took off the boat with his hair and left the boat. Ding Feng, Xu Sheng chased him in two directions. Xu Shengjiao pulled up the sails and snatched the wind. Looking at the boat in front, Xu Sheng shouted loudly on the bow of the boat
: "Don't leave! The governor is invited!" Kong Ming stood at the stern of the boat and laughed and said, "Come on the stern: Use troops well; Zhuge Liang returns to Xiakou for a while and tolerate each other again in the future." Xu Sheng said, "Please stay for a while, I have something to say." Kong Ming said, "I have already confirmed that the governor cannot tolerate me, so I will come to harm me. In advance, Zhao Zilong comes to meet him. The general does not need to chase him." Seeing that the boat in front of him had no tent, Xu Sheng only rushed to come. Seeing that he was approaching, Zhao Yun picked up the bow and arrow, stood at the stern of the boat and shouted, "I am Zhao Zilong, Changshan! I am ordered to come to pick up the military advisor.
How do you chase after you? I was supposed to shoot you to death with an arrow, and it seemed that the two families were losing harmony. - Teach you how to know my methods!" After saying that, the arrows were everywhere, and the ropes on Xu Sheng's boat were cut off. The tent fell into the water, and the boat was horizontal. Zhao Yun taught himself to pull up the sails on the boat and take the wind to go away. The boat was like flying, and it couldn't be chased. Ding on the shore called Xu Sheng's boat to approach the shore, saying, "Zhuge Liang's magic tricks are beyond his reach.
In addition, Zhao Yun has the courage of thousands of men. Do you know when he was in Changban in Yang? We only need to ask for rewards." So the two of them returned to Zhou Yu and said that Kong Ming had asked Zhao Yun to welcome him in advance. Zhou Yu was shocked and said, "This person is so resourceful that I am uneasy at night!" Lu Su said, "Let's wait until after defeating Cao, I will try it again."
Yu followed his words and called the generals to follow the orders. He first taught Gan Ning: "Tao Zhong and surrendered soldiers walked along the south bank, and only used the northern army to take the flag of the northern army and directly took the Wulin ground. Just as Cao Cao stationed the grain, he went deep into the army and raised fire as a call. I am useful to leave Cai He alone under the tent." The second called Taishi Ci to share the payment: "You can lead three thousand soldiers, go straight to Huangzhou, break Cao Cao's troops and set fire as a call; just look at the red flag, and the Wuhou will arrive." The two teams were farthest and started. The third called Lu Meng to lead three thousand soldiers to Wulin to meet Gan Ning, burn Cao Cao's village, and the fourth called Ling to command three thousand soldiers, directly at the Yiling Front, and only watch Wulin fire, and respond with soldiers. The fifth called Dong Zhi to lead three thousand soldiers, take Hanyang, and run from Hanchuan to Cao Cao's case. Look at the white flag to respond. The sixth called Pan Zhang
He led three thousand soldiers, all of them were white flags, and went to Hanyang to meet Dong's arch. The six teams of ships were each divided into their own routes. However, Huang Gai arranged fire boats and sent the small soldiers to write to Cao Cao to surrender tonight. On one side, he drove four warships and followed Huang Gai's ships. Han Dang, the first team leader, Zhou Tai, the second team leader, Jiang Qin, the third team leader, and Chen Wu, the fourth team leader,: each team led 300 warships, and twenty fireships were arranged in front. Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu supervised the battle on the Dazhe Boat, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng were guarding the left and right, leaving only Lu Su and Kan Ze and the counselors to guard the camp. Cheng Pu saw that Zhou Yu had a law to transfer the army, and was very respectful to each other. However, Sun Quan sent a mission to hold the military talisman, saying that Lu Xun had been sent as a vanguard, and went straight to Qi, and the Huang ground advanced, and Wu Hou responded to the back. Yu sent people to set off artillery in the West Mountain and raised a flag in Nanping Mountain.
Each of them is ready to stop and just wait for the action at dusk.
The words were divided into two ends. Let’s say that Liu Xuande was waiting for Kong Ming to come back in Xiakou, but suddenly he saw a fleet of ships arrive. It was the young master Liu Qi who came to find out the news. Xuande asked to go up to the enemy tower and sit down, saying: “The wind in the southeast has been blowing for a long time. Zilong went to pick up Kong Ming. I haven’t seen it yet. I am very worried.”
The school pointed to Fankou Port from a distance and said, "A small boat is coming with a wind, and it must be a military advisor." Xuande and Liu Qi went downstairs to greet him. After a moment, the boat arrived, Kong Ming and Zilong came on the shore. Xuande was very happy. After greeting, Kongming said, "I have no time to tell other things. Have the military horses and warships that the former has made? "Xuande said, "I have been packing up for a long time, and I just wait for the military advisor to call him."
Kong Ming and Xuande and Liu Qi went up to the tent and sat down, saying to Zhao Yun: "Zilong can bring three thousand troops and horses, cross the river and take the Wulin path, pick trees and reeds to ambush. After the fourth update tonight, Cao Cao must run from that road. When his army and horses pass, half of them will set fire in the middle. Although he will not kill him, he will kill half of them." Yun said: "There are two roads in Wulin: one to Nanjun and the other to take Jingzhou.
I don't know which road to come?" Kong Ming said, "Nanjun is in a hurry, and Cao Cao dare not go; he must come to Jingzhou, and then the army will surrender to Xuchang." Yun led the strategy and called Zhang Fei again, saying, "Yide can lead three thousand troops across the river, cut off the Yiling Road, and ambush the entrance of Hulugu. Cao Cao did not dare to go to the Nanyiling, but must go to the North Yiling. After rain, he would definitely come to bury the pot and cook. Just watch the smoke rise, and then set fire on the edge of the mountain. Although he did not catch Cao Cao, Yide's achievements are not small." Fei led the strategy.
He also called Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and Liu Feng to each drive a ship, round the river to capture the defeated army, and seize the equipment. The three of them took the plan. Kong Ming stood up and said to his son Liu Qi, "The place that is in Wuchang is the most important. The young master asked to go back and lead the troops of his troops to the Ankou. When Cao was defeated, there would be someone who escaped. Then he captured them, but he should not leave the city walls easily." Liu Qi then said to Xuande, and Kong Ming went away. Kong Ming said to Xuande, "The lord can station troops in Fankou, look up high, and sit and see Zhou Lang achieve great success tonight."
When Yun Chang was standing by, Kong Ming ignored him. Yun Chang couldn't bear it and said loudly, "Guan has been following his brother in the Long March. He has never fallen behind for many years. Today he encountered a great enemy, but the military advisor did not ask for it. What does this mean?" Kong Ming smiled and said, "Don't blame Yun Chang! I was so worried that I would put a most important pass, but I didn't dare to teach you." Yun Chang said, "What's the violation? I'm willing to see the order." Kong Ming said, "In the past, Cao Cao was very kind to his subordinates, and he should repay him. Today, Cao Cao was defeated and must go to Huarong Road. If he ordered him to go, he would definitely let him go. Therefore, he did not dare to teach him." Yun Chang said, "The military advisor was kind! Cao Cao treated someone more seriously that day.
, I have already killed Yan Liang, killed Wen Chou, and removed the siege of Baima. I have reported him. I am not willing to let him go today. Kong Ming said, "If it is released, what?" Yun Chang said, "Will you follow the military law!" Kong Ming said, "In this way, make a document." Yun Chang said, "What if Cao Cao doesn't come from that road, what if?" Kong Ming said, "What if Cao Cao doesn't come from that road?" Kong Ming said, "I will also give you a military order. Yun Chang was very happy. Kong Ming said, "Chang Yun can pile up firewood and grass on the high mountain of Huarong Road, set up a handful of fire smoke to lead Cao Cao." Yun Chang said, "Cao Cao saw the smoke and knew there was an ambush, how could he come?" Kong Ming smiled and said, "Didn't you hear the argument of the false and false military strategy?
? Although Cao can use troops, he can only hide it from him. When he saw the smoke rising, the general said that he was bluffing and would definitely come to this road. The general should not be kind." Yun Chang took the general's order, led Guan Ping, Zhou Cang and five hundred school knives, and threw them into Huarong Road and sank into ambush. Xuande said, "My brother is very loyal. If Cao Cao really went to Huarong Road, he was afraid that he would let go." Kong Ming said, "Looking at the Qianxiang at night, Cao's thief was not dead. Keeping this kind of favor and teaching Yun Chang to do it is also a good thing." Xuande said, "Sir, it is rare in the world!" Kong Ming then went to Fankou with Xuande to see Zhou Yu use troops, keeping Sun Qian and Jian Yong guard the city. However, Cao Cao was in the big village and discussed with the generals.
Waiting for Huang Gai news, the southeast wind was very tight that day. Cheng Yu came in and told Cao Cao, "Today, the southeast wind was rising, so beware of precautions." Cao laughed and said, "When the sun was born in the winter solstice, how could there be no southeast wind? What's so strange!" The soldier suddenly reported that a small boat in Jiangdong came to come and said that there was a secret book of Huang Gai. Cao urgently called in. The person submitted a letter. The book said, "Zhou Yu was guarding tightly, so he had no way to get out. Now there is a newly transported grain from Poyang Lake. Zhou Yu was sent to the patrol, which was convenient. At least he killed the famous general in Jiangdong and sold his head to surrender. Only at the second update tonight, the Qinglongya flag on the boat was planted on the boat, which was the grain ship." Cao was very happy and went to the big boat in the water camp to watch Huang Gai arrive.
Let’s talk about Jiangdong, when it was getting late, Zhou Yu called out Cai He and ordered the soldiers to tie them down. He shouted, “No sin!” Yu said, “What kind of person are you? You dare to come and surrender! I lack the blessings to sacrifice the flag, and I would like to lend you the head.” He refused, and shouted, “Your family Kan Ze, Gan Ning, also had a plan with you!” Yu said, “This is what I am doing.” Cai He regretted it. Yu ordered to capture the flag under the riverside soap, boiled paper, and cut Cai He with one knife, and after sacrificed the flag with blood, he ordered the ship to start. Huang Gai was on the third fire boat, covering his heart, holding a sharp blade in his hand, and wrote a big book on the flag. Gai took the day to the wind and watched the Red Cliff advance. At that time, the east wind was blowing and the waves were surging. Cao looked at the river across the river from afar, looking at the moon, illuminating the river water, like thousands of golden snakes, playing with waves. Cao laughed in the wind and thought he was successful.
Suddenly a army pointed and said, "There is a vague sail in the south of the Yangtze River, and the wind came." Cao looked up high and said, "Everyone is planted in the Qinglongfang flag. There is a big flag inside, and the name of the pioneer Huanggai was written." Cao laughed and said, "They are coming to surrender, this is God helping me!" The boat approached. Cheng Yu watched for a long time and said, "The boat must be deceitful. Let's not teach you to get close to the village." Cao said, "How can you know it!" Cheng Yu said, "The food is in the boat, and the boat must be steady; now, the boat is light and floating. The wind in the southeast is very tight tonight. If there is a deception, how can you take it?" Cao Jingming and asked, "Who will stop it?" Wenpin said, "I am quite familiar with the water, I would like to ask for it." After speaking, he jumped off the boat and used his hand to jump out of the boat.
He pointed out that dozens of patrol boats were out with Wenpin. Pin stood at the bow of the boat and shouted: "Prime Minister Jun's order: Don't approach the southern boat, and let it go to the middle of the river." The soldiers shouted: "Get off the tent!" Before the words were finished, Wenpin was shot into his left arm by an arrow at the sound of the bowstring and fell into the boat. The ship was in chaos and rushed back. The southern boat was two miles away from Caozhai. Huang Gai used a knife to make a move, and the front boats were fired together. The fire took advantage of the wind and the wind helped the fire. The ships were like arrows, and the smoke rose to the sky. Twenty fire boats crashed into the water camp, and the ships in Caozhai were all there for a moment; they were locked by iron rings, and there was nowhere to escape. The cannons across the river sounded, and the fire boats arrived all over the three rivers, but they saw the fire flying at the wind, and the sky was red, and the sky was covered.
Cao Cao returned to the camp on the shore, and there were several fireworks. Huang Gai jumped on the boat, and several people behind him drove a boat, and smoked and fired. He came to look for Cao Cao. Seeing that the situation was urgent, Cao Cao was about to jump to the shore. Suddenly, Zhang Liao drove a small boat and helped Cao get off the boat, the big boat was already caught. Zhang Liao and dozens of people protected Cao Cao and rushed to the shore. Huang Gai saw that the person in the crimson robe got off the boat. It was Cao Cao, so he rushed the boat to move forward quickly, carried a sharp blade, and shouted loudly: "Don't go! Huang Gai is here!" Cao cried out in pain. Zhang Liao picked up a bow and took an arrow, looked at Huang Gai closer, and shot him away. At this time, the wind was loud, Huang Gai was in the flames, and he heard the sound of the bowstring?" He turned over and fell into the water.
Chapter completed!