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  The first update of the new year, wishing everyone a successful 2012.

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  The owner of this note boldly predicted that if Cao Pi were to lead his army south and occupy Jingzhou in the future, war with Eastern Wu would be unavoidable. If Eastern Wu wanted to avoid being at a disadvantage geographically, they had to seize Red Cliff before Cao Pi did, forcing him into a naval battle.

  Judging from the ink marks, this note was written many years ago. At that time, Cao Cao was still fighting Yuan Shao in the north, and the war between Liu Biao and Sun Jian had not yet been decided. Yet, so many years ago, this mysterious sage could predict today's events with such accuracy, even correctly predicting the location of the final battle between the two sides. Such divine strategy and foresight have reached a shocking level.

  His strategy and wisdom are not only superior to Xushu, but also surpass Zhou Yu, who made a big splash at the meeting of the two families today.

  What shocked Liu Feng even more was that the reason why this mysterious person predicted that the war would take place at Red Cliff was not only because of Lukou's strategic importance to Eastern Wu, but also because of Wulin on the north shore of Red Cliff.

  This Wulin terrain is a narrow slope between the Cloud Dream Marsh and the Yangtze River, surrounded by large areas of lakes and marshes. Many slopes are muddy beaches after the river's retreat, exceptionally muddy. In this late autumn to early winter season, if the Wu people occupy the southern bank of Chibi, they will force Cao's army to set up camp on the northern bank of Wulin in the cold and muddy ground. Thus, before the decisive battle begins, it is a blow to the morale of Cao's soldiers coming from the north.

  Suddenly, Liu Feng suddenly realized that when he was in the cabin, Xu Shu had already revealed Zhou Yu's strategic intentions, but why did Zhou Yu's eyes still flash with a hint of unusual gaze.

  That was a triumphant look, because Xu Shu had only pointed out one of the reasons why he occupied the Red Cliffs, that is to say, Xu Shu only considered the land port factor on the south bank, but did not think more deeply about the terrain of Wulin on the north bank. In this way, it seems that Xu Shu's strategy was obviously inferior to Zhou Yu's, so he had such a triumphant look.

  However, Zhou Yu would never have dreamed that while he was laughing at Xu Shu, another hidden mastermind was also hiding in the shadows, smiling at him with a self-satisfied expression.

  "What's going on in these guys' heads, are they using brain cells or CPUs? How can they come up with something so unbelievable?"

  A conversation, a dusty note, made Liu Feng deeply understand what it means to be "wise", and feel the gap between himself and those people in terms of strategy.

  However, Liu Feng did not lose heart. He casually flipped through the book in his hand, and a sly cold smile rose from the corner of his mouth: "Hehe, you guys are indeed awesome, I admire that you are so devoted, but even if you're awesome again, I, Liu Feng, still know it like the back of my hand."

  Closing the book, Liu Feng stretched his waist and jumped up, walking out of the military account without looking back.

  Liu Feng rushed to where Liu Qi was, and after reading the note with that one stroke of genius, his appetite had been completely whetted. What he most urgently wanted now was to figure out who this person, who made even the renowned Zhou Yu pale in comparison, really was.

  "Afeng, I heard you went to see Zhou Yu and also met your uncle. What did they talk about?" Liu Qi asked hastily, still thinking about how to start the conversation, as soon as Liu Feng entered the tent.

  Liu Feng smiled and comforted him, saying: "Elder brother, rest assured that Zhou Yu has no intention of taking advantage of the situation to enter Xiakou."

  Liu Qi let out a breath, but his expression remained vigilant: "The people of Wu are all tigers and wolves, they may agree on the surface, but who knows what evil intentions they harbor in their hearts. After all, the Wu army's camp is just across the river from us, we can't afford to relax our guard."

  Liu Qi and his father Liu Biao indeed have some similarities, both are like the local landlords who only want to guard their own land, how can they understand the ambitions of people like Liu Bei and Zhou Yu?

  Liu Feng sighed inwardly, but said on the surface: "Elder brother is worrying too much. In fact, Zhou Yu had planned to set up camp on the south bank and sail upstream to occupy Red Cliff, where he would engage in a decisive battle with Cao Cao."

  These few words, like a bucket of cold water poured down on a winter's day, instantly froze Liu Qi. His whole body was as stiff as a statue, his eyes wide with an unbelievable look of shock and horror.

  He was stunned for a full five seconds before Liu Qi suddenly came to, gasping in several mouthfuls of cool air as if he were oxygen-deprived. His face bewildered, he exclaimed: "Has Zhou Yu gone mad? Why did he do that? And Uncle, didn't he object on the spot?"

  Facing Liu Qi's series of questions, Liu Feng calmly responded with just five words: "Father also agrees."

  Liu Qi's brain cells were once again devastated, and he exclaimed excitedly: "How can Uncle agree to this? Didn't we say that we would defend Xiangkou to the death? Why are we going to Chibi to fight Cao Cao now? Isn't this a suicidal move?"

  In a state of shock, Liu Qi suddenly seemed to have an epiphany, his expression becoming extremely sinister: "I understand now, this must be the Wu people's conspiracy, I knew they didn't have good intentions. No way, I have to go see my uncle, absolutely cannot fall into Zhou Yu's trap."

  "Brother, don't be impatient, listen to me finish explaining the reason."

  Liu Feng couldn't bear Liu Qi's suspiciousness, so he patiently told him about Zhou Yu's battle plan in detail. However, Liu Qi's understanding ability was apparently much weaker, and Liu Feng had to let him take out the map, compare it with the terrain on the map, and redraw it once again.

  In the end, Liu Qi finally understood the truth, and his excited emotions subsided, replaced by a few parts of excitement.

  "It turns out that Zhou Yu is indeed a cunning person, no wonder Huang Zu can be defeated by him again and again." Liu Qi's evaluation of Zhou Yu, although still using the derogatory term "cunning", had a significantly reduced tone of hostility.

  After finally calming down Liu Qi's suspicions, Liu Feng remembered the purpose of his visit and poured a cup of tea for Liu Qi. After some small talk, he casually asked: "By the way, I've been idle these past few days and occasionally flipped through the books in brother's study. I found a book called 'Commentary on Sun Tzu' to be quite interesting, but it didn't have an author's name. Does brother know who wrote this book?"

  Liu Qi sipped his tea and said, "Those books, actually, were all given to me by my father before I took office as the governor of Jiangxia. He told me to read them in my spare time. However, after arriving in Jiangxia, every day has been busy beyond measure, where would I have the leisure to read any books? As for that annotation thing you mentioned, I don't seem to recall anything."

  Having time to indulge in romance on both sides, yet no time to read books, how busy indeed.

  It seems that Liu Qi is unable to reveal who the mysterious expert is, and for a moment, Liu Feng feels somewhat disappointed.

  Just then, a man outside the account came in with a strong wind and dust. He looked up and saw that it was Xu Shu.

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