Chapter 310: Burning the Ship
The soldiers' reaction was still very fast, and in less than ten minutes, they immediately dispersed.
Cao Cao's generals were not fools, and without waiting for Cao Cao's orders, they attacked the fireship directly.
No matter what the other side thinks, anyway, now that the fireship is heading towards him, he must destroy them!
If this is really touched, it will definitely be finished!
At this time, Cao Shuo's three warships were still attacking.
Balls of iron that were scorching with flames smashed like hail on the yellow-covered ship.
Of course, now Huang Gai's boats are almost the same, most of them are scattered fireboats, as long as they eat a cannonball from Cao Shuo, they basically have to finish playing.
And the cannonballs that did not hit the ships also stirred up waves in the water, impacting the warships that were originally heading towards Cao Cao to deviate from the roadway, and could not form a complete scale.
You must know that a single fireship is simply not too obvious to Cao Cao, and it can't cause any practical damage at all.
And now in Sun Quan's camp, there are several people sitting on the high lookout.
"Damn, this time it still failed!"
Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh softly, and hammered the table helplessly: "This Cao Cao can actually discover our plan!" ”
"But the strange thing is that according to the information sent by the spies, Cao Cao did not have the slightest sign of noticing, and according to Cao Cao's urine, if he had known it this time, he would have taunted us!"
At this time, Zhuge Liang gently shook the black and white feather fan, and then said with a slight smile: "It must be Cao Cao's son Cao Shuo who discovered the truth of the matter, so he secretly drove out three warships to fire at us in private!" ”
"Cao Shuo? Is it him again? ”
Hearing this name, a tall middle-aged man beside Zhou Yu couldn't help but pout, and a trace of helplessness appeared on his face.
This person is the legendary Jiangdong overlord Sun Quan.
"Now, it's not time to talk about these things at all!"
Zhou Yu said solemnly to the two: "We must deploy the next plan as soon as possible, our ship is really falling too much, if we relax the battle on the river, the Cao army will definitely take the next opportunity to land!" ”
"Indeed, we should be on the defensive now!"
Zhuge Liang also nodded at this time and said: "Although Cao Shuo's ships are equipped with artillery, we have more crossbows than them, and with the existence of crossbows, it is still very difficult for them to go ashore!" ”
Subsequently, the two sides began to fight.
And Cao Cao's side also dropped dozens of small boats, and hundreds of soldiers drowned.
Seeing this, Cao Cao immediately ordered all the soldiers to prepare to retreat.
As soon as he arrived at the shore, Cao Cao suddenly cried loudly, hammering his thigh with a sad and angry face:
"It's all my fault, I was deceived by Huang Gai's bastard! With so many soldiers dying in the Yangtze River, how can I explain to their families! "
When everyone saw this scene, they also hurried to persuade them:
"The lord really doesn't have to be like this, we are only a small defeat, and casualties in the war are definitely inevitable!"
"Yes, yes, yes, the lord should be glad that Cao Shuo Gongzi is still here, otherwise our fate will definitely be worse than now!"
"Lord, think about it, how many times have Sun Quan and Liu Bei been fooled!"
...
Cao Shuo also came back at this time, and when he saw Cao Cao's appearance, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
This Cao Cao is really capable of acting!
Oscar didn't Cao Cao? Then I really don't want to see it!
However, Cao Cao's acting is actually a necessary job for a leader.
Cao Cao is a boss anyway, and it is reasonable to act to appease his subordinates now.
Whether it is Sun Quan, Liu Bei, or Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period, they are definitely powerful movie stars in modern times.
These people, one has thicker skins and darker hearts, and they are more capable of acting than one another.
At this time, Cao Cao continued to cry, and asked people to count the list of dead soldiers, and sent people to their homes to mourn.
After all, this is an era of peace, and it is very sad for anyone to die in battle.
And now, Cao Cao is also a lot of peace.
He also completely put away his conceit, knowing that Liu Bei and Sun Quan joined forces, and they were really not idle.
At the same time, Cao Cao was also a little happy in his heart, if there was no Cao Shuo, I really don't know what the battle situation would become.
"Cao Shuo, how did you know that Huang Gai's old king and eight calves were surrendered by fraud?"
Returning to the camp, Cao Cao asked Cao Shuo with a guilty face.
Thinking of the beginning, Cao Shuo reminded Cao Cao, but he didn't listen.
In case something really happens, the warship falls into Sun Quan's hands...
The consequences are simply unimaginable, and there is absolutely no way to fight in the South for the next ten years.
Even, the future hegemony may even fall into the hands of Sun Quan and Liu Bei!
"Hey, maybe that's what I feel intuitively!"
Seeing Cao Cao so uncomfortable, Cao Shuo also shrugged his shoulders and comforted: "Actually, I just want to simply test the power of the warship, and... Huang Gai is the best live target! ”
"This..."
Hearing this, everyone was confused.
Although this style is very Cao Shuo, but...
It's obviously!
Even if Cao Shuo is outrageous, it is unlikely that he will directly attack Huang Gai's fleet!
There's really no motive for that!
Before thinking of Cao Shuo, every time he did something big, he borrowed the reason to joke!
This time, Cao Shuo must have known early on that Huang Gai, the bastard, had faked surrender, and then waited there.
Cao Shuo, isn't that such a person?
"Okay, now then... What to do? ”
When Cao Cao heard this, he sighed slightly and said.
"Lord, I think you can send troops directly now, and then land directly, so that Sun Quan, this kid, will suffer a little!"
Dian Wei jumped out directly this time and said.
Although Cao Cao's casualties this time were not very serious, for the generals, it was the humiliation of being mocked.
"I think we have to be calm now!"
At this time, Jia Xu jumped up again and said:
"We have found a lot of problems now, although there are artillery on the battleship, there is obviously a problem with the soldier's ability to deal with it, such as seasickness, which will definitely affect the combat effectiveness, and I have also noticed that Sun Quan has built a lot of defensive buildings on the shore now, and if he rushes recklessly now, there will definitely be an accident!"
"I also agree with Jia Xu!"
Guo Jia also said: "You can't be in a hurry now, you have to spend it slowly with Sun Quan, they will definitely surrender in a few years!" ”
Speaking of which, many people also stood up and echoed the two of them.
It's not that Cao Cao's subordinates are short of money, it's because yesterday's battle was really a bit scary.
The fireships rushed over, it was simply terrifying!