Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

After the military meeting ended, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang went out one after another.

Once out of the big tent.

Liu Bei then complained:"Military advisor, how can you boast about such a large Haikou and actually issue a military order? Where can we get 100,000 arrows for Sun Ce?"

Zhuge Liang smiled lightly and said:"Your Majesty, don't you? Worry, I only need to give you forty boats, two hundred soldiers, and enough firewood, and I will find a way to get a hundred thousand arrows."

Liu Bei's expression was shocked, and his eyes were blank.

One hundred thousand arrows were either mobilized from the four counties in Jingnan, or weapon craftsmen were summoned to make them overnight.

I am a military advisor, but I only need a boat and firewood?

Liu Bei couldn't figure it out.

But Zhuge Liang had already boasted and the military order had been issued. It was useless for him to complain and had to let it go.

"That's all, whatever the military advisor says, that's all."

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, and had no choice but to agree to Zhuge Liang's request.

The setting sun set in the west, and the Han army camped in Chibi.

Beside the trestle, there were two hundred Han soldiers, forty boats, and hundreds of bundles of firewood.

Liu Bei was full of confusion and suspicion. , followed Zhuge Liang to the shore.

Pang Tong had already been waiting on the shore.

"What kind of wind brought Brother Shiyuan to my Han camp? Zhuge Liang greeted his friend from Jingzhou with a smile.

Pang Tong looked solemn and lowered his voice:"Kong Ming, you have always acted prudently, how could you act on impulse today and completely disregard your own life!""

"What does Brother Shi Yuan mean by this?

Zhuge Liang pretended to be confused. Pang Tong said in a deep voice:"Why do you have to pretend in front of me? It is impossible for you to get a hundred thousand arrows for my king overnight. When the king of Wu asks about the crime, you will Aren't you afraid that he will kill you?"

Liu Bei sighed and wondered why Pang Tong didn't persuade him earlier.

Now that Zhuge Liang's military order has been issued, the deal is done. What's the use of talking about it now.

Zhuge Liang smiled and asked:"Shi Yuan, how can you conclude that I can't serve Wu? Where is the king's offering of one hundred thousand sharp arrows?

Pang Tong was stunned.

Then he pointed to the river and asked,"Tell me, how can I get a hundred thousand sharp arrows with just these broken ships and hundreds of soldiers?""

"That's right, I still have to rely on these things to get a hundred thousand arrows!"

Zhuge Liang smiled playfully.

Then he ordered two hundred soldiers to tie firewood into a dummy, put on armor, and tied it to the two wings of the boat.

Liu Bei and Pang Tong saw this scene, and they were both big-eyed. Staring with small eyes, he was confused. The sun was setting in the west.

It was getting dark.

Zhuge Liang said goodbye to Liu Bei, then boarded a boat and poured himself a cup of fragrant tea.

Pang Tong said in confusion:"Kong Ming, what on earth are you doing?"

"If Brother Shi Yuan wants to know how Liang got arrows for King Wu, you might as well come with me."

Zhuge Liang sipped the fragrant tea, and waved his feather fan towards Pang Tong.

Pang Tong was really confused, and after much hesitation, he still boarded the boat.

Zhuge Liang gave the order, and the forty boats slowly sailed out of the water camp and looked at the blackbirds on the north bank. Driving towards Lin

"Military advisor, what on earth are you trying to do?"

Liu Bei looked at the walking boat going away and murmured to himself, his brows condensing into a single line.

Above the walking boat.

Pang Tong saw that the walking boat was heading towards the water camp of the Wei army, and suddenly became uneasy.

He asked in a deep voice. He said:"Kong Ming, why are we heading to Weiying? What kind of medicine are you selling in the gourd?""

"Of course Liang is going to the Wei camp to borrow 100,000 sharp arrows from the Cao thief for your King Wu!"

Zhuge Liang replied lightly.

Borrow an arrow!

Pang Tong's expression was shocked, and his eyes were blank and surprised.

He was lost for a long time.

Pang Tong suddenly came back to his senses and said anxiously:"Kong Ming, are you kidding? How could Cao Cao lend you an arrow? Approaching the Wei camp in such a swagger, it would be strange if we were not shot into hedgehogs by the Wei army's divine arm bow!"

"Shi Yuan, don't be impatient, drink a cup of tea first, you will understand soon."

Zhuge Liang smiled and comforted, and added a cup of tea to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong held the tea in his hand, but did not let go. He stared at Zhuge Liang, thinking about Zhuge Liang's various weird behaviors, and trying to figure out the deep meaning behind him.

Is he Feng Tong? Hina, as famous as Wolong, what a wit and insight.

After turning his thoughts for a few times, his eyes suddenly flickered.

"Could it be that he actually wanted to……"

Pang Tong finally guessed some clues, but he was not sure for a while.

He had no choice but to suppress his suspicion and patiently let Zhuge Liang do whatever he wanted.

Half an hour later.

Forty ships were approaching the Wei camp seventy paces.

If they get any closer, their whereabouts will be revealed by the firelight from Wei Camp.

"Kong Ming, this distance is almost there, it’s time to stop. Pang

Tong reminded.

As soon as Zhuge Liang heard what he said, he knew that he had guessed something.

After smiling, Zhuge Liang raised his feather fan:"Give me the order, and the boats will form a snake formation. Beat the gongs and drums for me, and the sound will become louder and quieter." Bigger is better!"

Pang Tong's expression changed, and he became more and more convinced of his guess.

"Boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of gongs and drums suddenly became louder.

The silence on the river was broken, and it seemed that there were countless warships of the Wu army, about to head toward Wei Camp on the north bank.

Wulin Wei Camp.

In the king's tent, a banquet was going on.

"Ziyou, I thought you only built fifty dragon boats!"

"Unexpectedly, you actually built three hundred ships. You really gave me a big surprise!"

Cao Cao looked at Cao Yuan with ecstatic eyes and smiled.

Cao Yuan smiled faintly:"Three hundred dragon boats can only suppress the Wu-Han coalition navy. Next, we have to see when our Governor Lu can train them. There are enough trolls."

Everyone looked at Lu Meng.

Lu Meng said with excitement:"Your Majesty, don't worry, in less than three months, the general will be able to train enough naval forces, and then he can fight Sun Ce's navy for a decisive battle!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed and couldn't help laughing. He raised his glass and drank heavily. The atmosphere in the tent was joyful.

The wine was in full swing. Suddenly, outside the tent, there was a loud sound of drums and gongs. Cao Cao's wine glass hung in the air and he couldn't help but frown.

Cao Ren said hurriedly:"Your Majesty, could it be that the Wu army wanted to take advantage of my unstable footing to launch a night attack?"

Cao Cao became vigilant, and immediately ordered Lü Meng to rush to the beach to deal with it.

Cao Cao led all the advisers and generals, and then rushed to the river.

When Cao Cao arrived, Lü Meng had mobilized five thousand divine arm archers, aiming at the Yangtze River in the night.

Sharp arrows flew away like rain, attacking towards the river overwhelmingly.

"At night, the enemy could not distinguish between true and false, so the navy should not attack rashly. They suppressed it with long-range shots from the divine arm bow. Ziming's response was indeed appropriate."

Cao Cao nodded slightly with admiration in his eyes.

On the river, the Wei army's arrow rain fell from the sky, and pieces were nailed to the dummies on the sides of the walking boat. In a moment, more than forty walking boats received nearly ten thousand arrows. Arrow.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan, sipped the fragrant tea, and looked at Pang Tong with a smile. At this time, Pang Tong suddenly realized that his guess was finally confirmed.

"Kong Ming, your straw boat borrowing arrows plan is really a clever plan that cannot be predicted by gods and ghosts."

"Although you and I are both called Crouching Dragons and Phoenixes, today, I, Pang Tong, am at my wits end! Pang

Tong bowed his hands deeply to Zhuge Liang and expressed his heartfelt admiration.

Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said with a smile:"With these forty ships, I should be able to borrow 100,000 arrows and send them to the King of Wu tomorrow morning. He should not kill me again." It's over."

Pang Tong laughed.

Wei camp.

The divine arm bows of the Wei army were still firing arrows on the river. The sound of drums and gongs on the river was still loud, but no enemy ship appeared.

Cao Yuan's eyebrows were deeply furrowed and his eyes were fixed. On the river in the night, thoughts were racing in his heart.

Suddenly, a sneer flashed in his eyes

"It turns out that Zhuge Liang was playing with straw boats and borrowing arrows....."

Cao Yuan suddenly understood and raised his hand to Cao Cao:"Your Majesty, please change all the arrows used by the crossbowmen into rockets!"