Cao Cao hated water.

Jingzhou's warships had already been prepared, and nearly a hundred ships were shipped, all of which were transported from the north; But when Cao Cao stood the battleship on the Yangtze River, he stood up again, only to find that he would be dizzy after a while.

If he encounters the evening breeze at night, he is still much more energetic, but the tide at night makes the water of the Yangtze River more surging, and Cao Cao is even more upset.

Not only him, but also tens of thousands of seasick soldiers, so Cao Cao had to temporarily order that only the soldiers from Jingzhou should be stationed on the ship, and the northern soldiers and horses he brought with him would be temporarily stationed on the shore, which calmed down the complaints in the army.

He never thought before the southern expedition that he had not even seen Sun Ce's face, and he was first sanctioned by the Yangtze River.

"Gongda, I can't sleep for a few days and nights, with the strength of our army, I am naturally better than Sun Ce, but our army has not practiced water warfare, and I feel dizzy when I only get on the boat, how can I fight? Also, a few days ago, there was an outbreak of epidemic in the army, and although Lone had sent several qualified doctors to the Savior, it was only a drop in the bucket. ”

Xun You saluted respectfully and said: "My subordinates have also inspected the camp in the past few days, and the soldiers have all complained, but I am afraid that the king of Wei will insist on the southern expedition, which will definitely make the army mutiny!" King Wei, this time is not much different from Guandu, if the soldiers think about their own lives, they are only afraid of ......"

"You mean to let Lone Retire?" Cao Cao's eyes changed suddenly, and he actually changed his previous sick appearance and became domineering.

"Naturally, the subordinates don't dare, but they ...... It's not that his subordinates are hesitant in their hearts, but in fact, King Wei is worried! ”

Xun You's words were broken, but Cao Cao only nodded lightly and said: "In the previous Guandu, there was Wen Ruo who pointed out the country for me and let me march to attack Yuan Shao, so that I could have a great victory in Guandu, the land of Hebei...... Now that the text is ancient, is there no one in the army who can let me move forward? ”

Xun You was silent, and Cheng Yu on the side gritted his teeth, but he still couldn't make a decision to let King Wei move forward. They knew that King Wei definitely wanted to continue south, but if the problems of epidemic disease and seasickness were not solved, even if he was as strong as King Wei, he would hesitate.

"King Wei, there is a person outside the tent who asks to see him, saying that he is an official sent by Xun Gang!"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't rush to let the man in, but asked Xun You and Cheng Yu with a smile: "Zhongde, Gongda, what are you looking at Xun Gang sending someone to me for?" ”

Cheng Yu said indignantly: "I'm afraid I came to spy on our army's reality, in order to prepare for an incident soon!" ”

Cao Cao smiled without saying a word, and the meaning in his smile was unpredictable.

But Xun You saluted and said: "Congratulations to King Wei, this battle will be won!" ”

Cao Cao pretended not to understand and asked, "Why did Gongda say this?" Sun Ce is brave, Zhou Yu is cunning, and our army still has many problems that have not been solved, so how can we say that we have won a great victory? ”

Xun You said: "Xun Gang is far away on the Western Front, and he has the King of Wei in his heart, and this time he must send someone to relieve the worries of the King of Wei, and the King of Wei has no worries!" ”

Cao Cao laughed, and asked the waiter to summon the man into the tent, and before long, he saw a young talent, with a seven-foot figure and a handsome face, like a hidden dragon in the clouds. But Cao Cao looked strange, looked at him and said secretly in his heart: "Didn't this Xun Gang take the wrong medicine, and asked this person to pass the word for him?" Aren't you afraid of slaughtering him alone? ”

The person who came was Lu Xun, and Cao Cao was also familiar and couldn't be more familiar; This person was Sun Ce's envoy to Xuchang before, and he met with him, but later became Xun Gang's staff. The two also fought for Yin Mu, but they gave up because Xun Gang married Yin Mu himself.

However, Cao Cao is the king of Wei and has all the power, so if he wants to take the opportunity to get rid of this original "rival in love", why is it difficult?

"Lu Xun?" Cao Cao seemed to remember his name.

Lu Xun saluted and said: "Thanks to King Wei's concern, it is an honor to be here!" ”

Cao Cao waved his hand, as if he was not in high spirits: "Anyway, why did Xun Gang call you here?" ”

"I'm here to share the worries of King Wei."

"Do you know where loneliness comes from?"

Lu Xun said with a smile: "Those who are worried about the King of Wei are all advancing and retreating; marched, but the epidemic was rampant in the army, no one was well versed in water warfare, and it was difficult to fight the enemy; retreated, but lost this great opportunity, and will be ridiculed by the world. Therefore, the worries of King Wei are just two words. ”

Cao Cao's face slowed down, and he nodded slightly: "What you said is right, it is rare that there are young talents like you in Xun Gang's army, but I underestimated you before." Since you know that I am in a dilemma, what is the best way to get rid of it? ”

Cao Cao listened to Lu Xun's words, and felt that this person didn't seem to be as useless as he thought before, maybe if he was given another ten or eight years, he would become the second Xun Yu. Cao Cao regretted it a little at this time, why did he rob a woman with him in the first place? It's good now, no one got it!

Lu Xun said: "Don't dare to be, I came from Jiangdong, so I naturally know the method of training troops in Jiangdong." I heard that the King of Wei built Xuanwu Lake a year ago to train the water army, but Xuanwu Lake is stable, how can it be compared with the Yangtze River? When Jiangdong trains the navy, it is often chained with iron cables, and when the soldiers are accustomed to the water potential, they can untie the iron chains and shuttle freely in the water. Now the king of Wei can follow this method and integrate many warship chains, with ten ships as a unit, why worry about seasickness? Why worry about the epidemic? ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, but he didn't expect Cheng Yu to suddenly get up and say, "Ridiculous!" Since Jiangdong trained his troops in this way, how could he not know the reason for breaking the ship? Aren't you a spy sent by Jiangdong to induce our army? ”

Lu Xun did not panic at all, and said respectfully: "Zhongde Gong, Jiangdong warships are limited, so the warships are larger and wider than our army, and can carry 5,000 soldiers, why do you need to train the method of iron locks and crossboats?" This is just a trick to know the river, who would have thought that the enemy army would use this method to attack themselves? Sun Ce is conceited, he will not know that our army uses the most basic training method to fight against him! ”

"Since it's a method of training, how to fight the enemy in a decisive battle?"

"As long as the officers and men of our army are familiar with the water potential and will not have the symptoms of seasickness and illness, then isn't it a battle to fight the number of people? Who is needed for water warfare? Bow and arrow too! As long as our army has enough numbers and enough arrows, why not break the enemy's army? ”

Cheng Yu didn't know about water warfare, and was coaxed by Lu Xun to be stunned. How does he know that the water war is still changing and treacherous, other people's water ghosts stay in the water for three days and three nights, and find an opportunity to scuttle your boat, aren't the thousands of people on your ship waiting to die?

Cheng Yu didn't know, and Lu Xun naturally wouldn't mention it.

"Don't fight! Gongda, tell me what you think! ”

After Cao Cao spoke, Cheng Yu and Lu Xun immediately stopped arguing, and just looked at Xun Yu and thought deeply. After a while, Xun You said: "Lord, Lu Xun's words are indeed advisable, but if this iron-locked boat encounters enemy fire, what should it do?" ”

Lu Xun saw that he had been tricked, and hurriedly said: "In winter, only the northwest wind blows, so that the fire can't attack and burn themselves!" ”

Xun You nodded: "That's true." ”

"Needless to say, then, Gongda, you will at once gather a hundred blacksmiths, and order them to work and make the iron ropes overnight, and make sure that my ships are linked together within a month. Take ten ships as a unit, don't make a mistake, otherwise military law will punish you! ”

"Yes!"

After arranging the matter, Cao Cao waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go out; Cheng Yu first retreated, glanced at Lu Xun with an unkind gaze, and left. And Lu Xun was about to leave, but was suddenly stopped by Cao Cao.

"Are you feeling good?"

Cao Cao's sudden question was naturally to ask about Lu Xun's fiancée being robbed by Xun Gang; Because Cao Cao was outside Xiangyang City at that time, he naturally thought that Xun Gang forcibly took Yin Mu away, so Lu Xun should be very dissatisfied.

"I don't know what King Wei said?"

Lu Xun didn't remember that he should have a wife, so he had this doubt.

"Don't hold on...... After this war, I will be a matchmaker for you and find you a woman from a high-ranking official's family. ”

Lu Xun's face was unwavering, and he said lightly: "Thank you King Wei." But in his heart, he said: Is it possible to fight this war, do you still have a life?

"It's okay, you go down!"

After Lu Xun left, Cao Cao walked around the tent three times in a restless mood, for some reason, he always felt that something was wrong, something was wrong...... Where exactly did it come from?