My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 129: Stealing a chicken failed and ended up bald! Lu Meng: After being abused by Liu Bei, I was abused by my own people?
"what--"

Lu Meng cried out in pain and frantically lowered his head to beat out the flames above his head.

Sun Yu was also startled. Without even taking off his armor, he rushed forward to help Lu Meng fight.

Another wave of arrows whizzed over.

Sun Yu, standing with his back to the enemy, was completely unprepared and was hit by an arrow in the back.

Without the protection of armor, the sharp arrow actually pierced Sun Yu's chest directly.

A wailing sound was heard, and Sun Yu, who was shot by an arrow, lost control of his body and fell forward holding Lu Meng.

Lu Meng lost his balance and was dragged into the river by Sun Yu.

The flames above his head were immediately extinguished, and under the attack of the freezing cold river, Lu Meng woke up instantly and struggled out of the water twice.

Sun Yu, who was shot by an arrow not far away, was unable to swim and could only struggle hard.

Lu Meng was an excellent swimmer. He swam over in a few strokes, held up Sun Yu, and turned back to ask for help from the surviving grain ship.

Fortunately, after this last round of rain of arrows, five or six surviving boats finally sailed out of the distance of an arrow.

A nearby grain ship, upon hearing its governor's cry for help, hurriedly came closer.

After a while, the two men, exhausted and almost frozen, were finally dragged onto the boat.

Lu Meng was lying on the deck, gasping for breath, looking exhausted.

The soldiers around them were stunned when they saw the miserable state of the two men.

Lu Meng, the great commander, had a large bald spot on his head, which looked extremely funny.

Sun Yu, a great general of the Sun clan, was pierced through the chest by an arrow and lay motionless on the ground, with no one knowing whether he was dead or alive.

The soldiers were in a panic and didn't know what to do.

Lu Meng recovered, struggled to get up, and checked Sun Yu's injuries in a panic.

This arrow was too deadly. Sun Yu had no pulse or breathing at this moment and was already dead.

Phew!

Lu Meng slumped down on the deck, his expression stunned.

Sun Yu is dead!

The person who died was none other than Lord Sun Quan's cousin. He was the oldest and most prestigious member of the Sun clan.

Such a heavyweight figure was shot to death while trying to save himself?

If he had not been so self-righteous as to use the straw boat to trick people into giving him arrows, and if he had not gone to the trouble of inviting Sun Yu to go with him before leaving, how could Sun Yu have lost his life?

He is to blame for Sun Yu's death!

"How should I treat the Lord? How should I treat the Lord..."

Lu Meng sat on the ground in a daze, muttering to himself, and his whole body was in a state of despair.

The fog gradually dissipated, the east gradually became brighter, and daybreak was approaching.

Liuying on the north bank.

Liu Jun's archers were still firing rockets into the river.

"Military Advisor Bowen, forgive my ignorance, but I still don't understand why you insist on using rockets instead."

Huang Zhong couldn't suppress his curiosity and finally asked again.

Liu Bei, Fa Zheng, Xu Shu and others also turned their gazes to Xiao He, and their eyes clearly showed the same confusion as Huang Zhong.

Only Fa Zheng's eyes showed that he seemed to have guessed something, but he was not sure.

"Well, I don't dare to say for sure."

Xiao He coughed lightly and pointed to the river:

"I'm just guessing. Those in the fog aren't the Jiangdong navy, and that Lu Meng isn't trying to lure our army into battle. His beating of drums and gongs is just bluffing, hoping to steal our arrows."

Empty glove white wolf?
Deceitful arrows?

Liu Bei, Huang Zhong and others looked at each other, but they were unable to come to their senses for a while.

Only Fa Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The Cao-Sun coalition attacked Wuchang for several months, and they consumed countless arrows. It would be difficult to replenish them in a short time."

"I'm just making a wild guess. Military Advisor Xiao, could it be that Lü Meng is feigning to lure the enemy, actually taking advantage of the foggy weather to obscure our vision, drawing our army's barrage of arrows so he can catch them with his straw boats and deceive our arrows?"

Xiao He smiled and nodded slightly.

Fa Zheng was indeed the man who helped Liu Bei reach the pinnacle of his life. Among all the counselors, he was the first one to understand the secret.

"You're trying to trick me into giving you my arrows with a straw boat? How's that for tricking me?"

Liu Bei seemed to understand but not quite, his eyes were still confused.

"I understand!"

Xu Shu also suddenly realized and quickly gestured:
"Military Advisor Bo Wen must have meant that Lü Meng disguised his grain ships as warships, using straw men made of dry firewood to form barriers on either side of the ships."

"When their boats approached our water camp, they spread out like a long snake, using straw men on the sides of the boats to receive arrows. This is how..."

Xu Shu further expanded his imagination and deduced in detail what Xiao He said.

Everyone finally understood and understood Xiao He's intention of using rockets.

At this moment, the sky in the east began to brighten, the fog gradually dissipated, and the scene on the river became clear.

Dozens of grain ships were seen floating on the river near Shuiying, all of them burning like blazing fire ships.

The fire ships stretched all the way north until only seven or eight grain ships were left, and they escaped out of the range of an arrow.

Xiao He smiled.

What he saw confirmed his guess. Lu Meng had indeed staged a farce of using straw boats to deceive people into using arrows.

"My Lord, it seems that I was right. The kerosene we used was well worth it."

Xiao He pointed at the fireboat on the river and looked at Liu Bei with a smile.

Liu Bei turned his thankful gaze towards Xiao He and sighed:
"Bo Wen is right. This Lü Meng is indeed a wise general. He could come up with such a cunning and treacherous plan to defraud my arrows."

"Thankfully, Bo Wen, you are so perceptive. Otherwise, our army would have lost over 100,000 arrows in vain today."

Huang Zhong and other generals were all sighing with emotion and were all impressed.

"Mr. Xuande is absolutely right. This plan is so cunning, yet Xiao Bowen saw through it so easily. This man's intelligence surpasses mine..."

Fa Zheng looked at Xiao He secretly, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Xiao He was already feeling sleepy at this time and couldn't help yawning, not bothering to respond to everyone's admiration.

Liu Bei laughed heartily and waved his hand:
"Now that the sky is bright and the fog has dissipated, even if Lü Meng was lucky enough to escape the fire, I don't think he would dare to cause trouble again." "Everyone, go home and get some sleep."

The generals laughed and dispersed.

...

On the south bank, the allied forces’ water camp.

Han Dang and other generals from Jiangdong, Cao Hong and other generals from Cao's army were staring at the north bank in a daze, full of suspicion.

On the north bank of Liuying line, the rumbling sounds of war drums and bursts of killing sounds could be faintly heard.

Han Dang and other generals couldn't help but sweat, and their confused eyes were filled with deep worry.

"General Yigong, Lü Zi... Commander Lü, could it be that he's bringing four hundred soldiers and fifty grain ships to attack the enemy camp at night?"

Ling Tong finally couldn't contain his confusion and asked.

Han Dang's heart was shocked, and a trace of imperceptible respect flashed across his brows.

If this is true, then Lu Meng is extremely courageous and worthy of admiration.

Admiration was only fleeting, and Han Dang's expression immediately turned into disdain:

"To have only four hundred sailors and dare to raid the enemy camp is not courage, but foolishness and recklessness."

"As a military governor, he bears the heavy responsibility of commanding the three armies. If he is so ignorant of the importance of the situation, then my lord has made the wrong choice."

Ling Tong turned around and looked at Xu Sheng and other generals, his eyes becoming more and more confused.

Since Lu Meng was not going to raid Liu’s camp, why were there so many drums and cries of killing on the north bank, as if a naval battle was going on?
Also, how does Lu Meng plan to get back those 100,000 arrows?

Could it be that he broke into Liu's camp and stole Liu Bei's 100,000 arrows?
The generals were all confused and had no idea what was going on.

Several generals on Cao Hong's side were also whispering to each other, unable to guess what Lu Meng was up to.

"Commander Lu's plan is truly brilliant!"

An excited voice suddenly rang out, interrupting everyone's discussion.

The person who spoke was Gan Ning, who had not participated in the discussion.

That joyful expression and that look of sudden enlightenment seemed to have guessed Lu Meng's intention.

"Gan Ning, what do you mean?"

Han Dang glared at Gan Ning sideways, not calling him by his courtesy name but by his full name in public.

This was naturally because his old brother Cheng Pu died at the hands of Su Fei, and because of Gan Ning's relationship with Su Fei, he naturally had a grudge against Gan Ning.

Gan Ning was also generous and did not argue with him. He pointed to the north bank and said:
"Commander Lu must have taken advantage of the fog to feign an attack on the enemy camp, anticipating that Liu Bei wouldn't dare send his warships to meet the attack and would suppress them with arrows, so..."

Gan Ning figured out Lü Meng's plan to use the straw boat to trick arrows into coming.

There was an uproar on the shore.

The doubt in the eyes of the generals turned into amazement in an instant.

"Deceiving the enemy with arrows by using a straw boat... How could Lü Ziming come up with such an incredible plan?"

"If that's true, this kid's wisdom is no less than Zhou Lang's. No wonder Zhongmou dared to make an exception and use him..."

Han Dang stroked his half-white beard and muttered to himself, a hint of admiration flashed across his eyes, and the feeling of unwillingness in his heart also dissipated a lot.

The contemptuous attitudes of Cao Hong and other generals of Cao had obviously changed, and the disrespect in their brows faded a little.

Everyone looked expectantly towards the north bank again, waiting for Lu Meng to return with his tricked arrows.

The sky in the east is getting white, and the fog is about to dissipate.

Suddenly, streaks of fire rose in the sky along the north bank.

Immediately afterwards, balls of flames appeared on the surface of the river.

The people who had originally suddenly understood the truth became suspicious and confused again, and could not guess what had happened on the north bank.

"Could it be that…"

Gan Ning's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition gradually arose.

After an unknown amount of time, the grain ship finally returned slowly.

The ships were indeed studded with arrows.

However, there were more than fifty ships going there, but only seven or eight returned.

When Lu Meng, who was soaked and burned bald, got off the grain ship with the help of his soldiers, there was an uproar on the shore.

"Lv Ziming, you, you..."

Han Dang rushed forward and looked at Lu Meng's miserable condition in astonishment. He was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

However, Lu Meng looked ashamed and was unable to speak for a moment.

At this time, Sun Yu's body was also carried down by the soldiers.

"Zhong Yi, Zhong Yi ah——"

Han Dang was horrified and stumbled forward, falling on Sun Yu's body.

Ling Tong, Gan Ning and other generals were all horrified when they saw that Sun Yu was dead.

Even Cao Hong, Xu Huang and others were shocked and bewildered, not knowing what was going on.

"Lü Ziming, what happened? Didn't you try to trick Liu Bei into giving you the arrow? Why did Zhong Yi die?"

Han Dang grabbed Lu Meng and, regardless of his status as commander-in-chief, questioned him almost in a roaring voice.

In terms of seniority, Sun Yu is his nephew, and he has watched him grow up since he was a child, so they have a very deep relationship.

Now Sun Yu went out with Lu Meng and came back dead. How could Han Dang not be shocked and angry and lose his mind?

Lu Meng knew that he could not hide the truth, so he had to trick Liu Bei into lending him his straw boat. However, his plan was discovered by Liu Bei, who shot him with arrows. Lu Meng silently told the story of how Sun Yu was shot to death.

The generals gasped and were once again in an uproar of shock.

No one expected that Liu Bei could see through Lu Meng's fantastic plan!
He also used the strategy of fire attack to break the enemy's plan, causing Lu Meng to lose more than he gained. Not only did he have his head burned bald, but he also lost the life of Sun Yu, a great general from the royal family!

"Lü Meng, you self-righteous fool, it was you who killed Zhong Yi. I will beat you to death—"

Han Dang completely exploded, his emotions out of control, and he swung a punch at Lu Meng.

"boom!"

Lu Meng was hit hard in the face.

A tooth was knocked out and a stream of blood spurted out of his mouth. Lu Meng screamed and fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)