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Volume 1: Fighting Dragon in the Wild Chapter 448 [Sky Fire and Thunder]

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    (Thank you Dameng! Thank you Zhao Wuxie 2014, ug, love and hate, otat, good baby 555) On the third day of June, the fleet arrived at E County.  The county magistrate is in charge of the conversation.  This is Ma Huan's first and last appearance.  After that, his golden armor was replaced by another stand-in who was somewhat similar in height and shape to him.  If you look closely at this stand-in, you can clearly tell that it is not Ma Han.  But wearing golden armor and a golden helmet, covering most of his face, I'm afraid I have to face him face to face to barely distinguish the authenticity.  And among those Jiangdong Army spies, who has such a chance?  If you have this opportunity, why do you do any investigation? You can just do assassination.  Under normal circumstances, a person who does not take off his armor all day long will inevitably arouse suspicion.  At this time, Ma Han's declaration in advance showed that he was going to wear golden armor all the way to Luoyang, just like a devout pilgrim, suffering my body and showing my loyalty.  Everyone feels his sincerity, who would doubt it?  Ma Han, who had stripped off his gold armor, was dressed in white, and with only Chen Dao, Tie Nu, Asu, Shi Tianbao and other followers, he quietly sneaked back to Zhu County and used a trust eagle to remotely command in a small village more than ten miles away.  It was hidden under the nose of the enemy without the enemy noticing.  As for the epidemic, it is half true and half false.  It is true that some soldiers are acclimatized.  However, due to emergency measures such as isolation and disinfection taken by Longlang Medical Center, and Zhang Zhongjing's timely medication control, the disease did not spread.  There are only dozens of patients in the entire army.  What is fake is that the so-called "hundreds" of patients, including Li Dian who was sick in bed, are all part of a series of deceptions.  In order to deceive a wise man like Zhou Yu, Ma Han did not hesitate to create a "boiler epidemic" and set up an epidemic area, which made the whole army panic.  This kind of fluctuation in military morale is real, just as real as Zhou Yu really letting Jiangdong soldiers drink.  Because both of them are not ordinary people.  Otherwise, it is not enough to lure the enemy into the trap.  For this "self-inflicted violence" flaw, both sides took measures to make up for it.  Ma Han's means of compensation were simple: first, he showed up; second, Li Dian showed up; third, those hundreds of "patient" soldiers.  After recuperating for more than ten days, he appeared alive and kicking.  Needless to say, this "transformation into a living person" technique is enough to boost morale.  Zhou Yu is empty inside and full outside.  The soldiers inside the stronghold were all drinking, while large armies were ambushing them on both sides of the stronghold.  If the dragon and wolf army comes and sees this situation, they will inevitably be careless and will definitely be attacked.  Unfortunately, when the Dragon and Wolf Army actually appeared, Zhou Yu was shocked to realize that it was not just a sneak attack, but an all-out decisive battle.  If he doesn't move out the ambush troops quickly.  Defending the water stronghold will definitely cause the entire army in the stronghold to panic and possibly collapse.  As a result, the good ambush showed up without any effect.  In fact, it was useless whether Zhou Yu mobilized the ambush troops or not.  Because Ma Han is here, and with him here, there will be no danger in the world.  They were deceived by peace talks, claiming that they would not use weapons and would create epidemics on their own, and finally simply "walked away".  Make the enemy completely relax their vigilance.  Under this series of deceptions, he was as shrewd and cautious as Zhou Yu.  Old and sharp people like Cao Liu were tricked without knowing it.  Generals such as Ma Han, Guo Jia, Xun You, Tai Shi Ci, Le Jin, and even Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Gao Lan, Chen Dao, etc. worked together to set up a net, and finally defeated Jiangdong Zhong, a group of old foxes.  Zhou Yu had already guessed the series of plans of the Dragon and Wolf Army the moment he saw Ma Han.  It's a pity that I guessed the truth now, it was already too late when the mucus flowed from my nose to my mouth.  Cao Cao climbed up to the watchtower, pointed his halberd at the horse, and his beard was taut: "Ma Jinglong, you are so shameless. You openly negotiate for peace, but secretly assassinate. You even claim that you are the emperor's guard, and you dare not use weapons rashly. In fact, you secretly gather a large army to kill them all. Such behavior  , What face does it have in the world?" Ma Han responded calmly: "I will guard the deceased emperor's body and will never use force unless you do it first. Unfortunately, it was you who broke my body first.  I swear, the spirit of the late emperor will also forgive me." Upon hearing this, Sun Quan was shocked and angry, and rushed up to the watchtower, shouting: "Why did we attack this subordinate?" Ma Han said coldly: "Jiangdong Army.  Sima Lingtong was hiding in the envoy with ulterior motives and had evil intentions. Fortunately, his subordinates Guo Fengxiao and Gan Xingba caught him. Otherwise, who dares to say that he would not have made an uprising when I received the Jiangdong envoy?  Sun Zhongmou is the leader!" Sun Quan was speechless, Zhou Yu was speechless, Cao Cao wiped his sweat, and Liu Bei sighed.  Indeed, Ling Tong¡¯s assassination is a matter of great or small importance.  If Ma Han doesn't care, nothing will happen. If Ma Han cares about it, his crimes can be infinitely expanded.  One of your subordinates, a Sima from another department, disguised himself as an assassin. No matter what, Sun Quan, as the lord, cannot escape the blame. This can be regarded as a provocation and a start of war.  When Ma Han said he didn't use weapons, he meant that he didn't take the initiative to start a war. How could the enemy not fight back even after fighting?  The current situation was originally in line with Cao Cao¡¯s original intention of secretly plotting to assassinate Ling Tong, but it seemed to be different from his expectations.Wow, is this the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do?  Cao Cao was also confused for a moment and didn't know the correct answer.  At this time, the hateful voice came from far away: "Sun Zhongmou, Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, I will give you three a last chance to surrender immediately. The conditions are as discussed before. If you dare to resist, the army will roll over like a rock."  If you pass, you will be shattered into powder!" Sun Quan also wanted to make a last-ditch effort to delay the attack: "Let us return to Shaxian, discuss with the princes, and come up with the charter as soon as possible. The general will be satisfied" Ma Han  He patted the side of the ship and said calmly: "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I have given you nearly a month. What did you give me? Just 'take out the charter as soon as possible'? I said I will give you one last chance.  There is a time limit of half an hour! Within this time limit, the rain will pass and the sky will clear; if the time limit is exceeded, there will be thunder and lightning. Sun Zhongmou, battle, surrender, life and death are all in your hands, take your choice!"  The fingernails dug into the palms of the hands, the teeth bit into the lips, and the heaven and man were at war in their hearts: surrender.  Everything is over, and there is no chance of winning against the enemy.  What to do?  Zhou Yu bowed deeply: "I have been entrusted by my late lord to assist my lord. If my lord says to fight, I will move forward and fight to the death. If my lord says to surrender, I will untie my sword and return to Jiangdong. I will not care about worldly affairs and close my home."  We will fight or surrender." All the generals sang in unison: "It will be decided by the Lord's words." "In the end.  It was Cao Cao's words that strengthened Sun Quan's determination: "No matter if we surrender, it will not happen today. If we surrender today, there will be no Sun family in Jiangdong! Fight with them first. If you win, you will weaken the enemy's spirit. If you lose, you will retreat to Shaxian. At that time, we will sign an alliance under the city.  It is better than begging for surrender in front of thousands of troops. "The meaning of Cao Cao's words is very clear. To surrender now is to surrender after fighting, and only then can you raise conditions.  Sun Quan's expression perked up and he said with emotion: "Gong Cao's words are like pulling out the clouds and seeing the sun. Ma Huan tried to use his three-inch tongue to force me to surrender without even using a soldier or an arrow. How can this be justified in the world? My answer is in my hand.  This three-foot sword!" Sun Quan said and took out the sword.  He pointed this action at Ma Han from afar, and everyone understood his answer.  It seems that Sun Quan has made his choice. Ma Han took a deep breath, let the cold river breeze fill his chest, and raised his voice.  Everyone on the river bank heard: "Sun Zhongmou, Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, look at the general trend of the river and the world in front of you and me. It is so majestic. Those who follow the Han Dynasty will prosper, and those who rebel against the Han Dynasty will perish. You will perish!" The persuasion to surrender was ineffective, and the sword was unsheathed.  During the period of negotiation between the leaders of the two armies, Jiangdong Army had fully mobilized 3,000 soldiers and distributed them behind the Zhai Gate, with arrows and stones everywhere and kerosene and oil ready.  Although everyone drank last night, not many really drank to the extent of Pan Zhang.  Even though it's not in the best condition, the basic combat is still fine.  At the same time, more than a hundred crossbowmen and warriors appeared on the cliff behind the water village.  Once the Dragon and Wolf Army warships approach or land here, they will be baptized by a storm of arrows falling from the sky.  When the Jiangdong Army and the Jiangxia Army fought bloody battles in Xiakou, they had bloodshed here and suffered heavy losses many times. Today they wanted the Dragon and Wolf Army to experience the same.  The real main force is the two war fleets of Guan Yu and Lu Meng, which are sandwiched on the left and right to protect the water stronghold.  Ma Han and his dragon and wolf army wanted to invade the water stronghold and capture Sun, Cao and Liu.  You must first break through the pass and Lu Shuijun, then risk your life and rush through the only passage under the rock cliff (everywhere else is a swamp), and finally break through the water stronghold's defense and attack in one fell swoop.  It¡¯s mind-numbing to think about how heavy the price paid for such a conventional style of play is.  This is also an important reason why Sun Quan and Zhou Yu still dared to bid farewell to Ma Han even though they were at such a disadvantage in terms of military strength.  They once suffered the same great loss as Huang Zu, and their hearts still bleed when they remember it.  They believed that the Dragon and Wolf Army would not be able to escape this calamity either.  And the Dragon and Wolf Army will tell them that they are overthinking.  At the beginning of the morning, the sun shone brightly and the river fog gradually disappeared. Sun, Zhou, Cao, Liu and other generals on the watchtower finally saw clearly the entire lineup of the Dragon and Wolf Army.  Dragon and Wolf warships spread across half of the river, but apart from the nearly a hundred warships in the first three rows, the ones at the back occupying half of the river are more accurately said to be floating platforms than warships. This is done with fifty or sixty ships.  The large sill of the cabin was removed and connected with iron locks and wooden boards to form a large platform on the water with a radius of nearly one mile.  Boats can pass freely between boats. The river is surging beneath their feet, and people walking on it feel as if they are walking on flat ground.  On such a huge platform, the most eye-catching thing is not the army, but the ready trebuchets.  If you count carefully, there are as many as a hundred.  "It's a trebuchet!" Jiangdong's generals all know their stuff. Pengze suffered a disastrous defeat because of this weapon that could fire boulders.  I just didn't expect that this thing could be moved to the water for use. It seems that this large platform is prepared for hundreds of trebuchets.  "Prepare tents and baffles, and soldiers from each team will find them nearby.Find cover" Zhou Yu was already prepared for this. There were many defensive things in the water village, but warships were hard to say. But at this moment, Liu Bei sighed: "Gong Jin, don't be busy, it's useless.  .  " Zhou Yu also saw it at this time and was shocked. " On the water platform, there was a stove on both sides of each trebuchet. Beside the stove, there were more than ten large baskets piled up, and the auxiliary soldiers were loading the black trebuchets one by one.  The iron ball was thrown into the furnace. After a while, two strong men holding iron tongs picked out a red-hot iron ball and placed it on the modified iron plate. The fire ball rubbed against the iron plate and scraped it.  Hundreds of fireballs were ready, followed by a long blast of horns and a heart-stopping roar, hundreds of bright red fireballs trailing long tails of flames.  , like a spectacular meteor shower, pouring down mercilessly towards Jiangdong Army's water stronghold, ships, soldiers, and camps (To be continued)
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