Hefei, the side of fertilizer and water, Xiaoyaojin.

The sky was like an overturned inkstone, and the thick and mellow night obscured everything that glowed, and everywhere was a lifeless dead black.

In the field, countless torches flickered, flashing and flashing, as if the stars had run to the ground, as if the sky and the earth had changed places.

The night wind was moist and dull, although it was slight but not soft, it was very uncomfortable to blow on the face, Zhou Yu could feel it, a breath of murder was permeating the heavens and the earth, floating in this night wind, appearing and disappearing.

Zhou Yu stationed at Mayujinkou, looking at the Fei River in the west, only to see the sparks on the river densely, at a glance, like a general fire-scaled dragon, lying on the fat water.

The 20,000 vanguard army under the command of the Fenwu general He Qi, the partial general Zhu Ran, and the general Xu Sheng of the Ping Thief Zhonglang had already landed on the river bank before dusk and set up camp in the southwest of Hefei City. Now, the Chinese army under the command of Zhou Yu has left the ship one after another, and entered the camp under the cover of night.

Zhou Yu's intention was to take advantage of the night to land all 50,000 soldiers and horses, and at dawn to form a large army to suppress the city of Hefei, first of all, to suppress the defenders of Hefei in spirit and reduce the morale of the enemy.

The two armies are facing each other, and the enemy's spirit should be the first to be defeated! The way of the art of war, if you want to annihilate the enemy's body, you must punish his heart, just like that.

Looking at Hefei City from afar, Zhou Yu's eyes flickered, showing the unrest in his heart.

This time, I must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

When Zhou Yu secretly swore an oath, a general rushed to the school, it was the brave captain Zhou Tai, this tower-like man, who had twice led the army with Zhou Yu to Jingzhou, and he had always carried out Zhou Yu's military orders with all his might, and had long become one of Zhou Yu's most trusted generals.

Zhou Taile stepped forward and shouted: "Dudu, there is no sign of fighting outside the city of Hefei, it seems that the enemy intends to defend the city to the death. ”

Zhou Yu looked at Hefei from afar, although he couldn't see anything in the dark night, Zhou Yu could feel that at this moment, the three enemy generals left by Cao Cao were also looking at him in the night city.

"Cao Cao, this person, is indeed far-sighted, when he was still competing with Yuan Shaoding, he sent a Liu Fu to secretly build a strong fortress in Hefei City, it seems that he has long been wary of our Jiangdong. It's a pity that Jiangdong has been eventful in recent years, and he and Liu Yong have fought each other, so they have no time to take care of it, and they missed a great opportunity. ”

Although Cao Cao never dared to use troops against Jiangdong easily, Zhou Yu never despised this overlord of the Central Plains, on the contrary, when he came to Hefei and saw the strong city defense system of Hefei City for the first time, he had more admiration for Cao Cao.

"The defenders of Hefei City are only 10,000, there is no need to worry at all, there is a commander of the governor, we and others, this battle will definitely be won." Zhou Tai admired Zhou Yu very much.

Zhou Yu waved his hand and said lightly: "It is reported that the Hefei guards arranged by Cao Cao this time are Zhang Liao, Le Jin and Li Dian, do you know the details about the situation of these three people?" ”

"This ...... Don't hide it from the governor, I only know that Zhang Liao was Lu Bu's former general, and he has always been brave, and that Le Jin is Cao Cao's general, and he is also a brave man, as for this Li Dian, I don't know very well. Zhou Tai replied vaguely, obviously without a detailed investigation, but for this rough man, this was not his strong point in the first place, and Zhou Yu was not too careful.

Zhou Yu sighed lightly: "The two armies are fighting, and if you don't have a deep understanding of the enemy generals, how can you know yourself and your opponent and win every battle." Cao Cao used these three people to guard Hefei with ulterior motives. ”

"Ulterior motives?" Zhou Tai couldn't figure it out, and his eyes were full of wonder.

Zhou Yu had the heart to train Zhou Tai, so he freely shared his opinions with Zhou Tai.

That Zhang Liao was brave, after returning to Cao Cao in his early years, he did not avoid great dangers, and went into the enemy camp alone to persuade Qingzhou Haoba Changxi to surrender, and made many meritorious contributions in the defeat of Yuan Shao and the pacification of Hebei, and was the most valued general by Cao Cao among all the generals.

As for this Lejin, in addition to the identity of the veteran general, every time he is in a siege battle, he often takes the lead, fights hard and is invincible, and Cao Cao also gave him a nickname called "General Chong Fold" for this purpose.

And this Li Dian is the nephew of Cao Cao's late old general Li Gan, who was born in a powerful family, likes to learn, has elegant feelings, and respects wise men and doctors, and is called an elder in the army.

Speaking of this, Zhou Tai suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said: "According to what Tai heard, that Li Dian was born in the Li family of Yanzhou, and his uncle Li Qian was killed by Lu Bu in his early years, and Zhang Liao is the identity of Lu Bu's old general. And that Lejin is a general of Yuan Gong, but now he is on an equal footing with Zhang Liao, an official of the general, and he will definitely be dissatisfied in his heart, Cao Cao used such three people to guard Hefei, wouldn't it be self-inflicted? ”

I didn't expect Zhou Tai, a rough man, to have such an opinion, which is really a piece of jade that can be carved, and it has a great future.

Zhou Yu laughed: "Cao Cao did this, which is his cleverness." ”

"Governor, I'm really confused, please make it clear." Zhou Tai looked puzzled.

"Hefei is a city, although it is located in a critical position, the city is strong, but it is deep in Huainan, far from the rear, it can be said to be a lonely city. Moreover, this city is too close to the water, which is suitable for giving full play to the advantages of our naval army. In such a city, if you want to defend him, you must either leave heavy troops, or Cao Cao must return to the army in person. ”

Zhou Yu clicked to this point, Zhou Tai seemed to be enlightened, and muttered: "Now Cao Cao has repeatedly increased his troops in Jingzhou, it seems that he will not give up if he does not take Jingzhou, and the soldiers in Hefei City are only 10,000. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu's handsome face suddenly surged with a murderous aura, he looked at Hefei in the night, and sneered: "In my opinion, Cao Cao has no intention of defending it at all!" ”

Hefei City.

At the head of the city, the three grim faces were facing the overwhelming firelight outside the city, and the three pairs of sharp eyes flashed with different looks.

It was the Wu army camp that stretched for more than ten miles, forcing down the city, and countless torches illuminated the night as if it were day, and they knew very well that the Wu people were demonstrating to them.

"The prime minister has an order, as soon as the thief army arrives, General Zhang and General Li will go to war, and General Le will defend the city. Three generals, what are you going to do? ”

It was Xue Yi of the prison army who spoke, and he also showed the three generals Cao Cao's handwritten secret order, which Cao Cao left to Xue Yi before leaving, telling him to "thief to naifa".

After several people looked at each other, their faces changed slightly.