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Chapter 128: Send rockets to Jiangdong buddies! Lu Meng wanted to cry: Xiao He, are you sent by God to torture me?
Xiao He widened his eyes and looked towards the river again.

The night was dark and foggy. All I could hear were the deafening sounds of drums and fighting, but I couldn't see the enemy's strength.

In this situation, there is actually no way to determine whether the other party is using the straw boat to borrow arrows strategy.

Although this plan was not originally created by Lu Meng, it is not impossible for him to think of it given his intelligence.

But it is also possible that Lu Meng was just as Liu Bei had guessed, and this was just a trick to lure the enemy...

Why think so much? Just use the rockets!

Thinking of this, Xiao He said:
"My Lord, what do you think? Can we change the arrows into fire arrows?"

Rocket?

Liu Bei was slightly startled and turned to look at Xiao He.

The people around him also looked puzzled, unable to hear the deeper meaning from Xiao He's words.

"Military Advisor Bowen, rockets are different from ordinary arrows. They consume a lot of kerosene, which is very valuable."

"Since we can force back the Jiangdong army with ordinary arrows, why do we need to use fire arrows?"

Veteran Huang Zhong was the first to express doubts.

Only those who manage the household know how expensive firewood and rice are. Xiao Heguang did not directly command the army when he came up with strategies, so naturally he did not know as much as Huang Zhong about the expenses of various military equipment, and of course he did not know how expensive kerosene was.

Xiao He had no time to explain too much, so he just said:

"My Lord, I know kerosene is expensive, but I think we should still use rockets."

At this time, he could not determine whether Lu Meng was using the straw boat to borrow arrows, so it was difficult to make a conclusion.

Liu Bei naturally had doubts in his heart, but these doubts were not greater than his trust in Xiao He.

"Bowen said to launch rockets, there must be a reason for that."

Liu Bei then waved his hand and shouted:
"Pass on my command. Immediately order all the crossbowmen from the Marine and Land Forces Battalions to switch to fire arrows and shoot at the enemy!"

The order was passed down quickly.

The archers in the dry camp were the first to receive the order. They quickly brought kerosene and converted ordinary arrows into rockets as quickly as possible.

Guan Yu on the flagship was confused when he heard the order, but he still carried it out.

When Liu Jun was replacing arrows, the dense rain of arrows on the river came to a short pause.

On the river, inside the grain ship.

When Sun Yu heard the sound of the arrow hitting the straw man, his face was filled with surprise, and his mouth opened into an exaggerated circle.

"General Zhong Yi, you should believe now that I, Lu Meng, am not crazy."

Lu Meng raised the corners of his mouth and filled Sun Yu's cup with warm wine.

At this time, Sun Yu had suddenly realized what was going on. When he looked at Lu Meng again, the look in his eyes had changed from doubt to sincere admiration.

He finally understood why Lu Meng dared to make such a bold statement, to supply 100,000 arrows within three days, and even dared to issue a military order.

He finally understood why Lu Meng did not employ a single craftsman, but instead asked for irrelevant things such as grain ships, soldiers, and firewood.

All of Lu Meng's abnormal behavior was actually to steal 100,000 sharp arrows from his enemy Liu Bei without anyone noticing!
"Ziming, this plan of yours is truly out of this world and beyond belief!"

"Today I finally understand why Zhongmou said you have the spirit of Han Xin, and why he dared to go against all odds and make an exception to appoint you!"

"Zhongmou is truly blessed to have a national talent like you!"

Sun Yu was filled with emotion and praised Lu Meng with admiration. He raised his glass to toast him.

Han Xin's spirit, the talent of a national scholar...

For a military commander, this is the highest praise. Although Lu Meng looked calm, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he tried his best to suppress the curve.

"General Zhong Yi, you are too kind. How can I be compared to a military genius?"

Lu Meng laughed at himself and raised his glass in greeting:

"If General Zhong Yi hadn't reminded Meng to establish his authority, I'm afraid Meng wouldn't have had the ingenuity to come up with this plan."

"This glass of wine should belong to you, General Meng Jingzhongyi."

Sun Yu laughed and said:

"Ziming, take these 100,000 arrows back with you. Whether it's Cao Hong and the other generals in Cao's camp, or General Han and the other generals in Jiangdong, I don't think any of them will dare to disobey you!"

The two smiled at each other, raised their glasses and drank them all.

As the wine entered his throat, the sound of arrows breaking through the air outside the boat suddenly stopped.

"Ziming, the Big Ear Thief's rain of arrows has stopped. Could it be that he has sensed your intentions?"

Sun Yu glanced outside and became alert:

"Why don't we retreat to the south bank now? It would be safer."

Lu Meng's wine glass was suspended in mid-air, and a name suddenly flashed through his mind:
Xiao He.

The extraordinary man who saw through his plan of crossing the river in white clothes, and who blocked his second sneak attack on Xiakou by placing an iron chain across the river, is now in Liuying on the north bank.

Sun Yu's worries reminded him.

That Xiao He might be able to see through his plan!
"What kind of clever person must be to come up with such a plan?"

"I just don't believe that every one of my plans can't escape Xiao He's calculations..."

Lü Meng's fighting spirit was aroused, but he said disapprovingly:

"In this time, we have borrowed at most 30,000 or 40,000 arrows, which is still far from 100,000. If I go back now, I will still be breaking my promise."

"Pass the order down, all ships, turn around and continue to line up in a row, so that the other side of the ship will be attacked!"

As he spoke, Lu Meng continued to remain calm and composed, and began to taste the wine again.

Although Sun Yu was uneasy, seeing that Lu Meng was so calm, he had to suppress his emotions and accompany Lu Meng for a drink.

By the time a glass of wine was drunk, the fifty grain ships had adjusted their direction, with the other side blank, forming a long snake formation, ready to continue to receive the baptism of Liu Jun's arrows.

Next breath.

The originally pitch-black sky was suddenly illuminated by countless stars.

No, it's not starlight, it's countless flames!
Thousands of rockets were launched from the north bank, tearing through the night and fog, like meteors falling from the sky, heading towards the river.

Puffy!
Three grain ships on the left wing were hit by arrows.

Under normal circumstances, the flame from a rocket alone is not enough to set a warship on fire.

The worst thing is that these grain ships were surrounded by dry firewood.

Dry wood and fire will naturally ignite at any time.

The flames spread rapidly, and in an instant, the three grain ships were engulfed in flames, and the screams of soldiers could be heard from afar.

The four hundred Jiangdong water soldiers immediately fell into chaos.

"Oh no! The enemy has changed their arrows and is using rockets!" "Quick, push the straw man into the river, or it will catch fire!"

"It's too late, jump into the river and save your life..."

Screams of terror replaced the shouts of killing, echoing throughout the river.

Soon, several soldiers covered in flames were seen jumping into the surging river.

Sun Yu was the first to notice something was wrong. He looked out of the boat in a hurry, and couldn't help but gasp, his face changing drastically with horror.

"Fire...Rocket!"

"Ziming, that big-eared thief has changed to a rocket!"

Sun Yu turned around and screamed at Lu Meng in horror, his voice trembling.

Lu Meng's wine glass fell from his hand, and his calmness was instantly replaced by surprise. He quickly leaned out to look.

Overhead, another round of rockets came like a meteor.

Liu Jun has indeed changed the Rockets!
"This this…"

Lu Meng's body froze, his mouth opened wide, his eyes bulged into huge holes, and his expression was so shocked and horrified as if he had seen a ghost.

No wonder Liu Jun’s rain of arrows just now inexplicably stopped for about a quarter of an hour.

It turns out that they were replacing the rocket.

But why suddenly replace it with a more expensive rocket?

There is only one explanation:
Someone on the shore saw through his trick.

Xiao He!

This name instantly flashed in Lu Meng's mind.

Apart from this person, who else has the ability to see through his "extremely tricky" trick?

The key is that not only did they see through it, they also figured out a way to crack it.

Rocket!

This was a solution that Lu Meng had never thought of before implementing this plan.

"My straw boat trick turned out to be the real threat of rockets. I was really careless and negligent. Damn it—"

Lu Meng was so frustrated and blamed himself that he slapped his thigh. When he looked towards the north bank, he felt a chill on his back.

"Could it really be that Xiao He again who broke my plan?"

"How could he have seen through all my plans without exception?"

"Could this person really be a disciple of an immortal, possessing divine powers to predict the future?"

Lu Meng's head was buzzing, as if his soul had been taken away, and he fell into a trance.

Just as he was distracted, Liu Jun launched two more rounds of rockets.

Three, five, ten, twenty...

In the blink of an eye, nearly half of the grain ships were hit by rockets and quickly burned into fireships.

The screams echoed across the river.

"Ziming, your trick of using deceptive arrows has been broken!"

"Turn around quickly and retreat to the main camp. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave!"

Sun Yu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and shouted at Lu Meng excitedly.

Lu Meng suddenly woke up, and without caring about being upset, he shouted:
"Order, all ships turn around and retreat to the main camp!"

"Retreat, retreat quickly——"

The horn finally sounded.

Without waiting for his order, the ships were already terrified and turned around to flee towards the camp on the south bank.

Unfortunately, Liu Jun's rain of arrows was too slow, and they were too close to the north bank. They burned as they fled, and before they were even an arrow away, nearly 70% of the grain ships had been set on fire.

The soldiers on the boat were either burned to death or drowned or froze to death by jumping into the freezing river.

Looking around at the tragic scene, Lu Meng's face was as pale as paper and his fists were clenched.

He made this boast and issued a military order in front of Cao Hong, Han Dang and other generals.

If we return empty-handed and in such a mess, how will we explain this to the generals?

Wouldn’t those who were already dissatisfied with him become even more dissatisfied?
They would even laugh at his "stupid" behavior!
Did he really want to lose face by resigning from the post of commander-in-chief to Sun Quan and miss this great opportunity to become the top military commander in Jiangdong?
"Xiao He, Xiao He~~"

"Why do you repeatedly ruin my future and my good fortune?"

"How hateful! How hateful~~"

Lu Meng's teeth were clacking, and flames of hatred and anger were burning in his eyes.

Puffy!
Three rockets hit the grain ship.

Lu Meng suddenly woke up, looked up and saw a raging fire on the side of the ship.

"Put out the fire quickly, put it out quickly——"

Sun Yu was the first to react. He grabbed his helmet, scooped up some river water, and rushed towards the burning straw man.

Lu Meng suddenly woke up, hurriedly shouted at his soldiers, and joined the fire-fighting team.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Several more rockets attacked, and the soldiers who were busy putting out the fire were hit by arrows.

Screams rang out one after another, and the soldiers who were shot by arrows all fell to the ground. Flames immediately spread on their bodies, and they jumped into the river screaming.

In the blink of an eye, the fire was out of control and most of the grain ship was on fire.

"The fire can't be put out, General Zhong Yi, let's jump into the river and escape!"

Lu Meng had no time to hesitate and quickly took off his armor.

Sun Yu was stunned for a moment, then took off his armor as well.

Just as the two were frantically taking off their armor, another round of rockets came from behind.

Hearing the sound of breaking air, Lu Meng, driven by his military instinct, quickly crouched down and dodged.

A rocket passed over his head.

However, without the protection of a helmet, the flames actually ignited his hair.

"Peng——"

The top of Lu Meng's head suddenly started to burn.

(End of this chapter)