Jiangdong military camp.

The generals took Zhou Yu back to the camp and asked the military doctor to diagnose and treat Zhou Yu's body.

The military advisor diagnosed and treated: "The governor is just in a hurry, and it will be fine to rest and recuperate for two days!" ”

When the generals heard this, they were relieved.

After the doctor left, Zhou Yu lay on the couch and said to the generals: "Everyone, I had a plan before, maybe I may defeat Pang Tong!" Hurry up and prepare paper money, incense candles! ”

Ling Tong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said: "The two generals Du Du, Jiang Qin, and Li Yi died in battle, our army should not mourn for the time being, if it is mourned now, I am afraid that the morale will be even lower." ”

Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "Pang Tong cheated to death and calculated me, why can't I cheat to death and calculate him?" Later you will go out and tell me that I am seriously ill, but you must order the generals to strictly govern the subordinates, and not to slack off in the slightest, so as to prepare quickly! ”

"No!" When the generals heard this, they hurriedly went down to prepare.

However, he said that Lin Xiao copied 100 copies of each of the two letters, and then took 200 cavalry out of the city and went straight to the Jiangdong camp.

"Enemy attack!"

Seeing this, the soldiers hurriedly beat gongs and drums to gather soldiers and horses.

"Shoot me!" Lin Xiao led his troops to a distance of eighty paces from the Jiangdong camp, and then ordered the soldiers to shoot the letter into the Jiangdong camp.

The cavalrymen finished shooting the arrows tied to the letters, and then quickly retreated.

When Ling Tong heard the news, Lin Xiao had already walked away with the cavalry.

"What about the enemy?" Ling Tong didn't see the enemy, and asked the soldier who was striking the gong.

"They shot a round of arrows and left!"

"Arrows?" Ling Tong's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly picked up an arrow on the ground, only to see a letter tied to the arrow, Ling Tong hurriedly untied the letter and read it.

"In terms of public security, Lu Meng actually didn't put pressure on the defenders, and the governor was ...... a few days ago?" After reading the letter, Ling Tong's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

"General, there is another one here that is different from the one you have?" The two letters that Lin Xiao ordered to be copied were cloth of different colors, and when the soldiers saw that there were different letters, they handed them to Ling Tong.

When Ling Tong heard this, he took another letter and read it.

After reading this letter, Ling Tong's face became even more solemn: "The careful plot against Shiren has not succeeded? ”

There were many letters on the ground, and it was inevitable that there were a few soldiers who could read and write, and when they picked them up and read them, the soldiers who did not know the words also approached to ask.

"Didn't the governor say that Lu Meng defeated Ma Yan, why didn't he succeed, but General Gan Ning was injured?"

"If General Lu hadn't put pressure on the public security defenders, wouldn't Jiangling have to send troops over to support Yiyang?"

"We can't capture Yiyang in the first place, and if we send reinforcements over, we won't succeed."

"And over there in Jiangling, the Governor sent a detailed work that didn't succeed!"

There was chaos at the gate of the camp, and the soldiers were talking about it.

"Who dares to talk nonsense?" Ling Tong was furious when he heard this, and said coldly: "These letters are all fake, this is a letter deliberately forged by the Jingzhou army in the tone of Jiangling and the public security, deliberately messing with our army's heart, how can you fall for it?" Collect the letters for me and destroy them! If I hear someone talking about it, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

After ordering the soldiers, Ling Tong hurriedly took the letter and went to find Zhou Yu?

"Gongji, has the Jingzhou army retreated?" Zhou Yu was resting on the bed, and when he saw Ling Tong coming in, he hurriedly stood up and asked?

Ling Tong walked to the bed and asked, "Governor, let me ask you, when you were in Luo County that day, you said that General Lu Meng defeated Ma Jian and put pressure on the public security, is it false?" ”

"What's going on?" Zhou Yu's face sank.

"Governor, see for yourself!" Ling Tong took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Zhou Yu.

"Ahem...... ahem" Zhou Yu took the letter, and suddenly coughed after reading it.

"Governor!" Ling Tong hurriedly stepped forward and patted Zhou Yu on the back, smoothing his breath for him.

Zhou Yu grabbed Ling Tong's hand and said, "So the previous gongs and drums were heard by the Jingzhou army to deliver the letter?" How many letters are there? Were the remaining letters destroyed? In addition, soldiers, you must strictly prevent them from continuing to discuss this matter, otherwise they will ......"

"Don't worry, the governor has already destroyed the letters, and the soldiers have already told him, so General Lu Meng really has no ......"

Zhou Yu sighed and said: "Yes, at that time, our army had just set out, and I didn't dare to tell the truth, for fear that the army's morale would be unstable." ”

Ling Tong was embarrassed: "This Pang Tong deceived and died in Yiyang, Yiyang is afraid that it will not be able to be attacked, so it is better to withdraw from the army." Pang Tong has been calculating you for a long time, and this defeat is due to the lack of intelligence of our army, which is understandable.

Moreover, General Zhou Tai's body, the military doctors in the camp are not enough to treat him, and he needs to go back to Jiangdong as soon as possible to find a famous doctor. If the stalemate continues, it will cost soldiers and horses, money and food, and you will only be afraid of ...... after you go back."

Zhou Yu closed his eyes and muttered: "That's it, hold on for three days, I will pretend to be seriously ill in these three days, and I will die in three days, you can pretend to pack up the food and grass equipment in these days, and make it look like you want to withdraw from the army."

At that time, if the Jingzhou army comes to attack, it is the best, if it does not come, it will take the opportunity to retreat, and those paper money, incense and candles will be kept for the funeral of Jiang Qin and Li Yi. ”

"No!" Ling Tong gave up his orders, and then gathered the generals into the camp.

Zhou Yu also knew that it was difficult to deceive Pang Tong with the news of his death, but this was the only chance at present, even if he knew that it was a stupid trick, he had to give it a try.

Time flies, and three days have passed in a blink of an eye, and in the past three days, the news of Zhou Yu's serious illness has reached Yiyang, but Pang Tong is still standing still.

On the morning of the third and fourth days, the Jiangdong military camp suddenly cried.

At the head of Yiyang City, Pang Tong and Lin Xiao were alarmed by the crying and came to the city to watch.

Lin Xiao said suspiciously: "Isn't it Zhou Tai who died?" ”

Pang Tong shook his head and smiled: "I guess Zhou Yu is dead?" ”

"How could Zhou Yu die? Although he vomited blood angrily by the military advisor, he should have been just in a hurry, why did he die after being sick for three days? Lin Xiao was even more puzzled when he heard this.

Pang Tong laughed when he heard this: "Haha, even you don't believe it, Zhou Yu has nothing to do, so he can only make this decision." ”

Lin Xiao suddenly said: "Strategist, do you mean that Zhou Yu cheated to death?" ”

"It should be, I sent a scout to find out the news, and there will be news later!"

As soon as Pang Tong's words fell, he saw a ride rushing from outside the city, and it was the scout who came back to inquire about the news.

Lin Xiao hurriedly ordered people to open the city, and the scouts came to the city, panting and reporting to Pang Tongyu: "Military advisor, it is Zhou Yu who is dead, and the Jiangdong army is mourning Zhou Yu at the moment, I can hear it clearly!" ”

When Lin Xiao heard this, he couldn't help but admire Pang Tong very much: "I was really taken seriously by the military advisor!" ”

"Zhou Yu can't take Yiyang, there is nothing to do, so he can only make this decision, but unfortunately even you can't fool you." Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Don't worry about him, if our army doesn't attack, he will retreat in the next two days!" ”