Cao Cao was deeply convinced of Pang Tong's words, and since Pang Tong left, Cao Cao taught Cai Mao to supervise the serial warship drills, and the originally seasick soldiers gradually adapted to the stability of the serial warship, and could even fight on the ship.

Cao Cao felt a little stable in his heart, so he got on the horse and first looked at the dry village along the river, and then looked at the water village. Cao Cao took a building boat to stop in the center, built the "Shuai" banner, lined up with water villages on both sides, and ambushed thousands of bows and crossbows on the boat.

Cao Cao lived on the boat, and the weather was clear and calm on this day. Cao Cao ordered: "Set up wine and enjoy the big boat, I want to meet the generals tonight." ”

The people feasted and drank from noon until evening, and the moon climbed up from the east mountain, and was as bright as the sun during the day. The Yangtze River was like a jade belt in the moonlight, and Cao Cao sat on the big boat, and there were hundreds of people serving the guards on the left and right, all wearing brocade clothes and embroidered jackets, and holding halberds.

The military officials seated down and sat down in turn. Cao Cao saw that Nanping Mountain was beautiful and picturesque, looked at the realm of Chaisang in the east, looked at the river of Xiakou in the west, looked at Fan Mountain in the south, looked at Wulin in the north, and looked at the sky in all directions.

Cao Cao was happy in his heart, and said to the officials: "Since the rebellion, I have eliminated the evil with the country, and vowed to sweep away the four seas and level the world; Jiangnan also, the unattained. Today, I have millions of male teachers, and I rely on the lives of the public, so why not succeed! After subduing Jiangnan, there was nothing to do in the world, and he shared wealth with the princes, and was happy and peaceful. ”

The generals of Wenchen all stood up and said, "I wish to play a triumphant song early!" We rely on the prime minister's blessing for the rest of our lives. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed and ordered his attendants to drink. The banquet lasted until midnight, Cao Cao was drunk, and pointed to the south bank and said: "Chen Wu, Lu Su, I don't know the time!" Fortunately, there are people who have surrendered, and they are in trouble for their henchmen, and this day will help me. ”

Xun You hurriedly reminded: "Don't say anything, I'm afraid there will be a leak." ”

Cao Cao laughed and said: "All the princes on the seat, and the close attendants, all of them are my confidants, so what's the matter!" ”

He pointed to Xia Kou and said: "Liu Du, Zhuge Liang, you and the others did not expect the power of the ants to shake Mount Tai, how foolish!" ”

Cao Cao was laughing and talking, when he suddenly heard a crow flying away from the south. Cao Cao asked, "Why does this crow sing at night?" ”

The left and right Wenchen replied: "When the crow sees the moon, it is suspected that it is dawn, so it is clear from the tree." ”

Cao Cao laughed again, at this time the crow had not yet been artificially associated with the disaster, and Cao Cao was already drunk at this time, so he ordered someone to take the lance.

Cao Cao stood on the bow of the boat, sprinkled wine in the river, and then drank the three lords, and said to the generals: "I hold this lance, break the yellow scarf, capture Lu Bu, destroy Yuan Shu, collect Yuan Shao, go deep into the north, go straight to Liaodong, and crisscross the world, quite worthy of the ambition of the husband." Today, there is great generosity in this situation. I will be a song, and you will be with it. ”

Cao Cao then wrote a poem: When you sing about wine, what is your life? For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past. Be generous and unforgettable. How to solve the problem? Only Du Kang......

After Cao Cao finished writing the poem, everyone sang in harmony and laughed. Suddenly, a person entered the seat and said: "When the army is equal, when the soldiers are using their lives, why did the prime minister make such an inauspicious remark?" ”

Cao Cao saw that it was a musician, and then Cao Cao asked, "What's wrong with my words?" ”

Shi Miao said: "'The moon and stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south; Three turns around the tree, no branches to follow. This is also an inauspicious statement. ”

Cao Cao said angrily: "Ru'an dares to defeat Wuxing!" ”

Cao Cao then raised a lance in his hand and stabbed Shi Miao to death. And all the people were astonished, and they dispersed the feast. The next day, Cao Cao woke up, and everyone reported to Cao Cao that his teacher was stabbed to death by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was full of hatred.

Cao Cao cried: "I accidentally injured my teacher yesterday because I was drunk, and I have no regrets. Buried with a generous ceremony. Cao Cao also sent a sergeant to escort the coffin of the division and return to the funeral on the same day.

At this time, Cai Mao, the governor of the navy, came to the tent and asked: "The big and small warships have all been equipped with chain stops." Banner combat equipment, all ready. Please dispatch the prime minister, and march into the army. ”

Cao Cao went to the central building of the navy to sit on the boat, summoned the generals, and listened to the orders. The two armies of the navy and land are divided into five color flags, the central yellow flag of the navy, Cai Mao and Yu Ban, the red flag of the front army Zhang He, the soap flag of the rear army Lu Qian, the green flag of the left army Zhang Xiu, and the white flag of the right army Lu Tong. Xu Huang, the red flag of the front army, Li Dian of the soap flag of the rear army, Lejin of the green flag of the left army, and Xiahou Yuan of the white flag of the right army. Water and land routes are all responding: Xiahoudun, Cao Hong; Guards and envoys: Xu Chu and Zhang Liao. Dian Wei guarded Cao Cao's left and right, and the rest of the generals were in their own ranks.

After Cao Cao gave the order, the water army village issued three drums and three links, and the warships of each team went out separately. On this day, the northwest wind rose suddenly, and the warships of Cao's army pulled up their sails and broke through the rags, which was as steady as flat ground.

Cao Jun was on the boat, enthusiastically showing his bravery, stabbing and dancing with knives. The front and rear armies, the left and right, the flags are neat. There were more than 50 small boats, and the patrol police came and went.

Cao Cao stood on the general's platform and watched Cai Mao train the navy, and his heart was overjoyed, thinking that the serial warship was the way to win. Cao Cao taught the people to collect the sails first, and each returned to the village in turn.

Cao Cao raised the account and said proudly to the strategists: "If it weren't for the destiny of heaven to help me, Ande's phoenix chicks' clever plan?" The iron cable is connected to the boat, and it is like walking on the flat ground to cross the river. ”

Cheng Yu frowned and said, "The ships are all chained, although they are stable. However, if the Jiangdong Army attacked with fire, it would be difficult to avoid it. Don't be careful. ”

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Although Cheng Zhongde has foresight, he still can't see anywhere. ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Whoever attacks with fire will borrow the power of the wind." Fang is in the middle of winter, but there is a west wind and a north wind, and there is an east wind and a south wind? I live in the northwest, and the Jiangdong soldiers are all on the south bank, if he uses fire, he will burn his own soldiers, what am I afraid of! If it was the time of October Xiaochun, I would have been prepared. ”

All the generals bowed down and said: "The prime minister is high, but everyone is not as good." ”

Xun You just muttered, although what Pang Tong said was reasonable, he had always suspected that Pang Tong's plan to sacrifice a series of warships had ulterior motives. He knew that he and Cheng Yu could not persuade Cao Cao, and only by waiting for Guo Jia to find out the flaws in the serial warship could he persuade Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked around at the generals and said: "Qing, Xu, Yan, and the people of the generation are not used to taking boats. If this is not the plan, Aneng can wade into the danger of the river! ”

I saw two generals in the army come forward and bowed: "Although the young general is a person of Yu and Yan, he can also take a boat." Today, I am willing to borrow 20 patrol boats to reach the mouth of the river and return to show that our northern army can also take boats. ”

Cao Cao fixed his eyes and saw that it was Yuan Shao's old generals Jiao Touch and Zhang Nan. Cao Cao said: "You and others all grew up in the north, and I am afraid that it is inconvenient to take a boat." The soldiers of Jiangnan, coming and going on the water, are well trained, and you and the two of you should not take your life lightly. ”

Jiao Touch, Zhang Nan was convinced, and shouted: "If you don't win, the two of us are willing to accept military law!" ”

Cao Cao said: "The warships are all chained, but only the boats. Each boat can accommodate 20 people, but I am afraid that it will not be able to engage in battle. ”

Jiao Touch said proudly: "If you use a big ship, why is it surprising? The beggar allocated more than 20 boats, half of which were led by Zhang Nan, and only today they arrived at the Jiangnan Water Village, and they had to capture the flag and return it. ”

Cao Cao had no choice but to agree to let them try, and said to them: "I and you have twenty boats, and we have sent five hundred elite troops, all with spears and crossbows. At dawn on the coming day, the Dazhai iron-locked warship will be out on the river, which is far from the momentum. Even worse, Cai Zhong and Cai He also led 30 patrol ships to meet you. ”

Jiao Touch, Zhang Nan retreated happily, the next day, the fourth watch made rice, the end of the fifth watch has been decided, and the drums and drums in the water village were heard early. All the warships went out of the village, covering the river, and the Yangtze River was mixed with the Qinghongqi.

Jiao Touch and Zhang Nan led twenty sentinel boats, went out through the village, and looked south of the Yangtze River.

However, he said that the south bank heard the noise of drums overnight, and watched Cao Cao train the naval army from afar, and the sergeant reported to Chen Wu. Chen Wu went to the top of the mountain to observe the enemy situation with a telescope, and Cao Cao's army had been withdrawn.

The next day, when he suddenly heard the sound of drums shaking the sky, the sergeant hurriedly climbed high to watch, and saw a small boat rushing towards the waves, flying to report to the Chinese army. Chen Wu asked the generals under the account: "Who dares to go first?" ”

Jiang Qin and Gongsun Yang came out together and said: "A certain two people should be the vanguard to break the enemy. ”

Chen Wu agreed, so he ordered all villages to strictly guard and not move lightly. Jiang Qin and Gongsun Yang each led five sentry boats, and they went out on the left and right.

But it was said that Jiao Touch and Zhang Nan came in a small boat with a brave spirit. Jiang Qin stood at the bow of the boat wearing a heart armor and holding a spear. Jiao's boat arrived first, and he ordered the sergeant to shoot at Jiang Qin's boat. Jiang Qin ordered the sergeant to cover it with a shield, and waited until the sergeant under Jiao touched his subordinates and ran out of arrows, and the two sides clashed each other and made a judgment.

Although there are many people with a focus on contact, they are not as good at water warfare as Jiang Qin's subordinate sergeants, and many people are knocked into the water at the moment. Jiao Touch twisted the spear to confront Jiang Qin, Jiang Qin shook sideways with the hull of the ship, dodged, and then stabbed a backhand shot, Jiao Touch was difficult to resist, less than five times, Jiang Qin stabbed Jiao Touch to death with a shot.

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