Zhou Yi soon found himself fooled, and the deadline for overcoming the almost impossible task was almost impossible.

Although the Wei army led by Cao Su was not many in number, all of them were elite. With the cooperation of Shan Yue, they are elusive, and they can always appear in unexpected places, catching Wu Jun off guard. Although there are not many people killed at a time, it is a great loss to morale.

Cao Su himself is even more of a headache. With his superior martial arts, sturdy armor, and sharp sword, he was almost invincible, and repeatedly single-handedly turned the tide when the two armies were deadlocked, repelled the attacks of the Wu army, and then walked away amid the cheers of Shanyue.

Shanyue is a barbarian, does not understand etiquette, and respects the strong. Cao Su's toughness won their respect and unreserved support.

The position was gained and lost, lost and regained, and repeatedly stirred and killed. The Wu army paid heavy casualties and achieved the results, but they were either taken away by the other party in a blink of an eye, or suddenly caught fire at night and burned to the ground. The greater the results, the heavier the burden on Zhou.

The troops were scattered and the battle line was elongated, which was very unfavorable to him, but it gave Cao Su a chance to break through.

After more than ten days of fierce fighting, Zhou Yi paid nearly 1,000 casualties, but the final victory was still out of reach.

The demoralization was low, and the mood of war weariness and fear of war was getting worse day by day, which also gave Zhou Yi a headache.

At this time, Cao Miao proposed negotiations to Sun Luban for the first time.

The negotiation was not a persuasion to surrender, but the condition was that Cao Su should be safely withdrawn from Jiangdong, and the safety of the Chen brothers would be guaranteed, and no levies would be levied.

Although Sun Luban trusted Cao Miao, he also felt that this condition was too lenient and would make Wu Guo lose face, which was not suitable, so he politely refused.

Cao Miao didn't insist either.

The two sides fought again and fought for another seven or eight days, and Zhou Yi captured more than seventy percent of the strongholds, but he was unable to advance again. His casualties were too great, the battle line was too long, and he was overwhelmed by Cao Su's continuous night attacks.

If you want to defeat Cao Su completely, unless you increase your troops, or ask Sun Luban to make a move.

No matter which plan it is, it means that Zhou Yi is incompetent, and his previous record will be discounted, and he is suspected of falsely reporting his achievements.

Once it involves false reporting of military exploits, the scope of involvement is easy to expand. When Sun Quan, the king of Wu, deliberately suppressed the Jiangdong family represented by the Wujun family, Zhou Yi was unwilling to give someone a handle because of his own affairs.

Just as Zhou Yi was entangled, Cao Miao once again proposed negotiations.

After dragging on for more than half a month, Sun Luban was also a little impatient, and his respect for Zhou Yi was also exhausted. Such a small cottage, even the map has been drawn for him, and after playing for so long, he still can't take it down, which really doesn't match his identity as a famous general, which makes people suspect that there is an element of mutual praise.

During a military meeting, she tentatively asked Zhou Yi if she wanted to help?

Zhou Yi originally agreed, but when he saw Cao Miao's smiling expression, he couldn't help but be angry.

"Please give me another five days, and if I can't win, I'll ask the princess to make a move."

Sun Luban nodded and glanced at Cao Miao. Cao Miao smiled. "Fujun, forgive me for being presumptuous, I want to ask, where do you get your confidence?"

Zhou Yi drooped his eyelids and didn't speak, just as Cao Miao didn't exist.

Cao Miao was calm and calm, and had no intention of stopping at all. "I think the reason why you are so sure is probably because you think that after nearly a month of competition, you have figured out Cao Su's tactics and can be targeted, and you will succeed in one fell swoop. But I have to say, you might be taking it for granted. ”

Zhou Yi didn't want to pay attention to Cao Miao, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but ask. "How so?"

"The princess has the most say in this. You might as well ask her what kind of results she achieved when she fought against Cao Su for several months in Wuchang. Although the soldiers under the command of the Ming Mansion are elite, they may not be able to surpass the trouble-relieving soldiers. Although the Ming Mansion uses soldiers like gods, it may not be able to beat the princess. Then how can you say that what the princess has not achieved in a few months, you can achieve in just one month? ”

Without waiting for Zhou Yi to speak, Cao Miao smiled: "Do you think the princess is young, or do you think she is a woman, not enough?" ”

Sun Luban looked at Zhou Yi and didn't speak. She originally felt that Zhou Yi looked down on her, but she didn't show it, and now that she was questioned by Cao Miao in person, she really wanted to see how Zhou Yi reacted.

Zhou Yi sneered: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse." ”

Cao Miao immediately asked: "Does the Ming Mansion think that women can lead the army like men and fight on the battlefield?" ”

Zhou Yi was speechless.

It's a difficult question to answer. If he can, then he is in favor of women's military command. If you can't, it proves that what Cao Miao said is true, he just looks down on Sun Luban.

He did oppose the female commander, but in front of Sun Luban, what did he say?

Going against your will? He couldn't do it either.

Zhou Yi could only be silent.

Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't speak for a long time, Sun Luban was very angry and flicked his sleeves. "Give you five days. Five days later, you will write to the Supreme Beings yourself, and you will do it yourself if you repay your merits or ask for sin. ”

Zhou Yi's face was red, he left the table and said goodbye, glared at Cao Miao fiercely, and walked away.

Cao Miao sighed and raised his voice: "Ming Mansion, the yin and yang of heaven and earth, is it so difficult to admit that women are the same as men?" ”

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Sun Luban said hatefully: "Ignore him, a group of self-righteous hypocrites. They belittle women, just because they are afraid that they are inferior to women and have no capital to shake their prestige. ”

When Zhou Yi heard this, he was so angry that he looked up to the sky and sighed, stomped his foot hard, and turned to leave.

Cao Miao got up, walked to Sun Luban's side, and patted her on the shoulder. "Don't be angry, it's not worth being angry for this kind of person."

Sun Luban's anger was hard to dissipate.

She has put in so much effort, she has led the army with her own ability, and her combat exploits have been cut out by herself, why don't these people admit it? She is still a princess, and she has been discriminated against like this, so is there still a way out for ordinary women?

Men and women are all human beings, why is there such a big difference?

Why is it that only men can lead the army and rank in the court, but women cannot?

She wants to reverse that prejudice. Not only does he lead the army to fight, but he will also promote more women to be officials in the future. What men can do, women can do, and even better.

Cao Miao deeply agreed, and said to Sun Luban that extraordinary things must be treated by extraordinary people. Princess, you are such an extraordinary person. This kind of thing can only be done by you, no one else, not even your aunt and Mrs. Sun.

After all, she didn't have your current conditions at that time, so she could only lay the foundation for you and pave the way for you.

Sun Luban thought so, and felt that a heavy responsibility was on her shoulders, and a new era was waiting for her to open. She will take over Mrs. Sun's battle flag, continue her unfinished business, and seek justice for women in the world.

"Yunliang, you are really my virtuous helper."