While Li Sheng was preparing to use Cao Cao's "atrocities" to order someone to write a crusade against Cao Cao to improve his reputation and the morale of the army, Cao Cao, who was located in the land of Wulin, was also suffering from the low morale of his army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info For this southern expedition, Cao Cao, who has been carried out to this point, is a little remorseful. He vaguely felt that his original crusade order was a bit Meng Lang, and it seemed that he should not be in such a hurry to march south.

"It would be nice if I had another year or two to work hard." Cao Cao sometimes thinks the same way. Just thinking about it is just thinking about things that will pass. Whenever he had this thought, the thin white whiskers in his hands were like dark clouds that covered the sky and the sun, and quickly completely obscured the thought. "I'm in my fifties, so I'm no longer young. If you don't work harder, I'm afraid that I won't be able to see the unity of the world again when I have a body. As he grew older, Cao Cao felt more and more pressed for time, which made him anxious.

"Be angry and fight with the trend" -- this was Cao Cao's immediate policy, and he wanted to accumulate more strength to eat Liu Bei and Jiangdong in one bite. Although this seemed to be a steady and slow tactic, after Cao Cao consulted with his generals and strategists, he found that this was the fastest way to deal with the enemy.

However, the facts that happened in front of him forced Cao Cao to find a way to move forward and start a war with Jiangdong more quickly. This is also something that there is no way to do: at this time, Cao Cao's army is spreading a vicious epidemic. At first, it was just a small matter for a few people, but as the weather became cooler, more and more soldiers had problems, and now nearly 100 people are in condition almost every day, and more than a dozen people die every day.

The soil and water in the south are different from those in the north. At this moment, it is already September, and the banks of the Yangtze River are the so-called miasma land for this group of Central Plains generals who came here with Cao Cao's expedition. They suffer from a lack of adaptability. Because there are too many people suffering from this disease, Cao Cao's morale is declining day by day, although Cao Cao doesn't say anything on the surface, he also makes a calm appearance of nothing, but in his heart he is really headache for this matter. After all, these people were the main force of Cao Cao's expedition, and they were the only force he could trust here. Although there were still local soldiers and horses in Jingzhou who had not been infected with water and soil adaptation, Cao Cao did not think that they would have any loyalty to him. After all, they were originally under the command of Liu Biao, and Cao Cao, who came on an expedition here, was simply a foreign invader to them, and it was okay if they didn't rebel for themselves, and they still wanted to count on them to sell their all, isn't that whimsical? Cao Cao himself didn't believe this.

If there is a delay of one day, the strength of the army will be reduced by one day, and this actual situation does not match Cao Cao, who adheres to the theory of homeopathic warfare. Cao Cao himself wanted to change all this, but he was a general, a politician, but not a doctor, how did he know how to stop the spread of this evil plague. So, he was silent, bitter in his heart, and could only helplessly watch the plummeting of the army. Of course, he also tried to find a solution to the problem, but he never had a clue. It wasn't until he was about to arrive at the Chibi front line that he had a vague idea of how to improve the morale of the troops at the moment.

"I plan to hold a grand feast on the water village of the river in ten days and enjoy it with all the soldiers." Before he could get off the boat, Cao Cao quickly gathered his generals and strategists in the newly established water village and loudly announced the decision.

"Throwing a big party? Well, what's going on, my lord? Hold a banquet at such a juncture when the battle with the enemy is about to be? Isn't that reasonable? It was a surprising decision, and for a while everyone in the tent was talking. They didn't immediately grasp Cao Cao's thoughts.

"You all know the current situation of our army. If we don't do something to raise the morale of the soldiers, I'm afraid that before the time for the battle with Koto, our team will disperse. Cao Cao knew that everyone was puzzled, so he opened his mouth to explain. Although most of the people in the army were still puzzled by such a simple explanation, he understood that no matter what happened to others, at least the advisors under his command already had some understanding of their own intentions. After all, these people under his command are all resourceful people.

“…… Let's settle the matter. Yuan Ying, I'll leave this matter to you. Make sure the whole scene becomes witty. "As for the banquet ten days later, Cao Cao has made up his mind, and the matter will be quickly assigned.

"No!" Liu Fu, who was named by Cao Cao, stood up and said loudly. He took the arrow from Cao Cao's hand and immediately stood back in place.

For a while, the atmosphere in the tent was extremely solemn. Here, except for Cao Cao, everyone else felt a heavy depression. This inexplicable repression made them all involuntarily raise their spirits, and carefully coped with Cao Cao's every word. As a monarch, Cao Cao's majesty is appropriate. He has all the "virtues" of being a monarch, making such a near-"perfect" monarch a little terrible for his courtiers. Because that kind of moodiness and unfathomable nature always easily aroused the heartfelt fear of the courtiers—no one dared to ignore Cao Cao.

After dealing with the first major matter in his heart, Cao Cao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, his originally serious face softened slightly, and he began to deal with today's business: first of all, it is naturally the problem of the navy.

"Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, how is the sailor trained by the two of you? Can you fight Koto? Cao Cao asked.

"This ......" Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were slightly suspicious, looked at Cao Cao's gloomy face and couldn't help but be surprised, but they didn't dare to tell lies and deceive, they honestly lowered their heads, shook their heads and responded: "Lord Mingjian, my Jiangling Navy has not experienced a battle formation for several years, although the Navy ships are intact and have a lot of money and food in their hands, but after all, they are cowardly and weak in martial arts. If it is only used in peacetime, patrolling the river, and confronting the Jiangdong army, it seems to be better, if it is to start the battle lightly and face off with the Jiangdong army, I am afraid that it will be ......" Cai Mao shook his head and said here, but he never said any more, but it made everyone understand a lot at once. Although Cai Mao never finished speaking, everyone guessed what he was going to say next.

"The Gangneung Navy is not enough to fight Jiangdong." This is the final meaning of their words. Although it is said vaguely, where will everyone not understand? They have seen what the Gangneung Navy is like: those who operate the warships always look majestic and high-spirited, but they are only superficial, and in private, they have long neglected the training of the warship and the skills of water fighting. "How can such a soldier compete with Jiangdong." Even if most of the people don't understand water warfare, they can't help but shake their heads heavily in the face of this situation.

"That means you can't fight yet." Hearing Cai Mao and Zhang Yun say this, Cao Cao's face changed all of a sudden, and he became gloomy, which made people involuntarily feel a wave of fear in their hearts: "When will you be able to train the navy army for me?" He asked in a deep voice, and a momentum of Ling Li emanated from his body, pressing heavily on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's bodies.

"Lord...... This ......" was oppressed by Cao Cao's momentum, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun looked very difficult, and they even stuttered the words in their mouths.

"Don't, this and that......" In the face of the stammering between the two, Cao Cao became more and more angry: "Time ...... I just need time, you know? Because of your sluggishness, our army's offensive has been delayed, and our soldiers have been plagued by the plague. It's all your responsibility. Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, could you please tell me how long it will be before we can launch an attack on Jiangdong? ”

"Three...... Three months, three months will be fine. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun stammered, and as they spoke, they knelt down and kowtowed to Cao Cao.

"Three months?" Cao Cao's face became unprecedentedly solemn: "Three months later, my head has already been put on Zhou Yu's case by you." The inexplicable anger in his chest suddenly exploded, and he roared so loudly.

"This ...... Where does this begin? In the face of Cao Cao's anger, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were stunned, and they stammered more and more, unable to even say a complete explanation.

"Hmph, you dare to be so careless under my account. Come on, drag Cai Mao and Zhang Yun down and behead me. Cao Cao couldn't hold back his anger and suddenly said loudly.

"Ah......?" , "Alas......", "Hum ......" Hearing Cao Cao give such an order, a sound of gasping sounded in the big tent. Cao Cao's important ministers were surprised, sighed, and were fortunate to be surprised by Cao Cao's order, but none of them were willing to dissuade Cao Cao's order. Of course, there is a reason why most of them are very disdainful of villains like Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, but it is also a very important reason why they don't know much about the affairs of the navy. They simply understood what kind of existence Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were for Jingzhou's naval army - including Cao Cao himself.

"Spare your life! Spare your life...... Lord! …… Yes! Under the dispute between Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, in the heart-rending wails of the two, the two were dragged out, and the words begging for mercy after the end turned into a permanent exclamation in an instant. They were beheaded. After a moment's time, their heads were presented. On the bloody head, a pair of glasses that stared at the boss never closed. The frozen expression wordlessly recounted the deceased's astonishment and unwillingness before death.

"Why did you kill us?" Cai Mao and Zhang Yun still don't understand.

In fact, as long as it is Cao Cao's henchmen, most of them understand how Cao Cao views Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and also understands why Cao Cao killed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun: Cao Cao will not discriminate against the generals, which is not wrong, but the premise of this will not be discriminatory is that those generals do have good skills, and they are not the kind of flattering courtiers, only in this way will Cao Cao not look down on them. And Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are obviously not such people. The reason why Cao Cao treated them favorably at first was nothing more than to use their prestige to settle the navy army in Jingzhou, so that they could obediently present the rules of the navy army in front of him. With the passage of time, Cao Cao's grasp of the Jingzhou Navy has also strengthened little by little, and his understanding of the Navy has become deeper and deeper day by day. Now, Cao Cao thought that he could master the naval army in Jingzhou, so he felt that he no longer needed the existence of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and today a mysterious letter belonging to the name of Feng Xiao was brought to Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao see the hope of being able to defeat the Jiangdong Army in one fell swoop, which made him even more dissatisfied with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. He questioned Cai Mao and Zhang Yun as just an introduction, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's own incorrect answer ignited this introduction. Their answer made Cao Cao officially give the order to behead the two in a fit of rage.

As far as this matter itself is concerned, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are undoubtedly innocent. But as far as their own series of traitors seeking glory are concerned, Cao Cao was not wrong to kill them. After all, people like them, no matter which monarch they are, deeply hate.

And judging from Cao Cao's consistent performance, all those who sell for glory fall into his hands, and basically there is not much good fruit to eat.

After dealing with the two old people who wanted to deal with the bastards for a long time, Cao Cao naturally had to reappoint his own naval commander. Because he knew the best about the navy, two people were beheaded by himself, although Cao Cao didn't think it was a big deal, but he had to pull a tall one from the short one. So, Cao Cao finally chose Yu Ban, an expert under his command.

"Wen Ze, everything here is left to you. I know that you don't know a lot about water warfare, although you have listened to some nonsense recently, but after all, it is still not as good as Cai Mao and them, so I don't ask you to have any suggestions for the layout of the water village, I just need you to follow the existing rules and continue the training of the team for me from a large aspect. As for the increase in the combat power of the navy, I plan to solve it with a chain ship. As long as the chain ship is completed, it will be the time for our soldiers to send out the summer mouth. Cao Cao said with a smile, handing over the burden of the navy directly to Yu Ban. He believed he would be able to solve it all well.

"Serial ship? What's that? Although Cao Cao's words were said separately for the ban, because it was in the big tent, many strategists and generals also heard about it, and they were a little puzzled by what Cao Cao said, and even a little stunned.

"It's with nails and wires that bind our ships together. Ten large ships and five small boats, with planks in between, not to mention that people are covered with flat ground, even horses can run on them. When the time comes, let's put a few more thunderbolts on it, afraid that we won't be able to defeat the Jiangdong Army? The reason why our sons and daughters can't do it on the water is that they can't adapt to the shaking of the water. Now that you have this method, are you still afraid of this? Cao Cao smirked.

"Lord Yingming, I can't wait!" Cao Cao's explanation undoubtedly made these people who didn't know much about the navy see the hope of victory, and they immediately bowed to Cao Cao and offered their beautiful words loudly.

"Huh!" Cao Cao smiled, as if he was enjoying the popularity of everyone. However, even when he is enjoying it, he still maintains a trace of clarity in his heart. For the credit of this dedication, Cao Cao didn't dare to hang on himself. He smiled and explained to everyone: "This method is actually not what I came up with. It came from the hand of Pang Tong in Jiangnan. There is a saying that 'Wolong and phoenix chicks, you have to settle the world', this Wolong said that Zhuge Liang, and the phoenix chicks said that it was this Pang Tong. At present, Wolong and Phoenix Chick are under the account of Li Sheng, who is too shou in Changsha, but Li Sheng, a young boy, believes in Wolong, and the snub of Feng Chick makes this phoenix dissatisfied with this, so he decided to offer this plan, thinking that he would defect to us as the capital to enter the body. ”

"Huh? Is this the case? The people below were shocked at first, and then congratulated Cao Cao: "The lord is heroic and martial, so that his prestige has spread far and wide to such a remote situation, looking at today's affairs, except for Sun Quan and Liu Bei, who can resist the lord's heavenly might." Now this Pang Tong is offering advice here, and it is the heavens that want the Lord to accomplish great causes. We are all attached to the main stallion, and we sincerely look forward to it. ”

"Hehe......" Hearing his subordinates say this, Cao Cao laughed more and more arrogantly. I am where I am today thanks to the concerted efforts of all the public. If Jiangnan is determined this time, then the world will be unified, and it can be expected that I will share peace with all the princes at that time. He said so loudly. The words that shook everyone were mixed with his own unique arrogant smile, showing a charm that was involuntarily convincing, and this was what made him Cao Cao special.

For a while, there was hearty laughter in the tent. It's no wonder that, after all, at this moment, the worries on your side are obvious. As long as there are no major problems, everything is just like what Cao Cao himself said, it is very easy to sweep Liu Bei and Jiangdong to unify Jiangnan.

"Zihuan, don't be too fast this time, I have already made up my mind about Jiangdong's Er Qiao." Cao Cao, who is rare and always majestic, also joked with his son in public - women, after all, are the eternal objects of competition for men, especially the best beauties. Although Cao Cao fought Jiangdong for the unification of the world and the further expansion of his own power, not purely for some beauties, as a man, especially a strong man, he naturally hoped that there would be more beauties. As for one of the two Qiao who has become a widow, and the other is also Zhou Yu's wife, he doesn't care at all.

"Yes, Father......!" Cao Pi bowed solemnly, but there was a hidden smile in the corner of his eyes. He knew that his father was actually laughing at what he had done to get Zhen Ji a few years ago.

"Haha......" Seeing his son so cooperative with him, Cao Cao laughed loudly again.

However, at this moment, a voice that was not in harmony with such a warm atmosphere sounded: "My lord, as far as I think about the warship, I find that it is not as wonderful as I imagined. If this thing is used well, it can naturally become the key to our defeat of Jiangdong. But if there is any change, it is also very likely to be the cause of the destruction of our army. ”

"Oh? What does this mean? Stirred up by this incongruous words, the smile on Cao Cao's face was immediately retracted, and his brow was furrowed into a tight Sichuan character again, and the furrow in it was deep and tight, but he was thinking about what the man said. Although Cao Cao himself didn't think that something so serious would really happen, he couldn't ignore it completely. Because Jia Xu said this, he naturally didn't dare to ignore such a scheming person under him.

"Although the rope ship has greatly increased the combat strength of our army, it has also limited the mobility of our army. Since the ships were all connected and moved from one to another, it was not easy to gather and disperse, and if the enemy in Jiangnan used fire because of this, I was afraid that our fleet would be wiped out overnight. Jia Xu expressed his worries worriedly. Although he was a man who would never be 100% loyal to his lord, as a wise man with great vision and judgment, he was always dutiful to the existing lord before he found a stronger one.

"Hmm! And for such reasons? I didn't think about it. Hearing Jia Xu's words, the expression on Cao Cao's face became solemn, and he suddenly walked towards the outside of the tent. As soon as he lifted the curtain, a cool breeze blew from behind, shaking the big behind him neatly. Suddenly, he laughed, and the laughter sounded so excited, and so arrogant. He stepped back into the tent and said loudly to Jia Xu and the others with a satisfied smile: "Princess, this is really even heaven wants us to succeed." Now, it is almost the middle of winter, and the wind blowing in the sky is only the northwest wind, but not the southeast wind. If the people of Jiangdong use fire attack right now, they will only burn themselves. Zhou Yu's child, if he thinks that he can defeat me in this way, it will only make them die faster. ”

"The Prime Minister's destiny will be able to dominate the four seas and achieve great success!" Listening to Cao Cao's explanation, even Jia Xu didn't say anything more, and for a while, a neat congratulatory voice sounded in the tent again.

"Haha......!" Cao Cao smiled happily at this, and even the eyes that looked at the two bloody heads on the bookcase suddenly softened. At this moment, he somewhat regretted killing Cai Mao and Zhang Yun like this, but he was unwilling to show this regret like this. So, he could only laugh like this, letting his arrogant laughter mix the souls of two dead people, and the faint blood in the air and the courtesy of his subordinates to form a strange picture. The theme of the picture is self-esteem, and behind this self-esteem, there is blood, war, and loneliness. Cao Cao knew that he had been lonely for several years, since he had defeated Yuan Shao, since the death of Guo Jia, the most trusted military advisor at his disposal.

******

It was a bright night, and there was not a trace of clouds in the sky, and the moon hung high in the sky, pouring down the cold moonlight and shining on the earth as if it had covered the earth with a layer of hoarfrost, just like the day.

At this moment, Cao Cao had already moved his camp to the ship. He said that he was going to train with all the soldiers, but everyone except the small soldiers understood that this was just a propaganda statement. In fact, when Cao Cao moved the camp onto the warship, the warships of the rear army had already completed the initial transformation, and the chain had been completed, and even the war horses could run on it, so there were not many problems with the residents. Cao Cao, who had already moved in, did not suffer much on the ship like the soldiers of the past.

Now, the chain warship industry has been completed, and most of the warships of the navy are connected by iron locks and fixed together, looking at it from afar like an island floating on the river, full of a thick sense of solemnity. The scene of thousands of sails competing in the wind is much more imposing than the battle array on land. After all, the sheer size of the warships was not comparable to the tiny crowd on the road.

The banquet was held on the ship, but the boat did not stay in the water village. Cao Cao ordered the warships in the water village to sail to the center of the river, intending to hold this banquet in the center of the river. While improving his morale, he showed the strength of his water army, and when the enemy dismounted, he peeked into the reality of the enemy's water village, and Cao Cao fought such an abacus of killing many birds with one stone. In the past ten days, he has received news that Zhou Yu of Jiangdong has moved his generals to Fankou to join Liu Bei's army.

The warship opened, leisurely to the middle of the river, Cao Cao led the generals to stand on the top of the building and looked at the Nanping Mountain like smoke from afar, thought of the existence of Sun Quan's base camp Chaisang to the east, vaguely saw the Xiakou Walled City established by the Sun-Liu coalition army, and the location of Fankou, which was more east than Xiakou, and to the north saw the Chibi where his naval army was located and the Wulin behind him as his own grain and grass hoarding place, and his heart couldn't help but be a little happy - since he started the army, he has never commanded such a huge army. Although it is always remarkable to defeat the strong with the weak, it can only deceive outsiders, and for those who really know how to use soldiers, leading upright soldiers is the right way.

"That's where our strength lies. Ladies and gentlemen, what kind of enemy can hinder us from advancing under such a strong army? No...... No, I don't. Cao Cao was vaguely intoxicated, and there was a hint of excitement hidden in his fine eyes. He looked at the night sky, this is the time when the moon and stars are scarce, the sky is wide and tight, the boundless unscrupulous that belongs to the sky and the river that belongs to the earth, like a kind of mystery containing the truth of Cao Cao's heart to contain, at this moment, he has full of pride, but also has the purity that belongs to the hermit.

"Bring the wine." Cao Cao suddenly commanded.

"Yes......!" The sergeant quickly served the wine.

"Bring the lance!" Cao Cao said again.

"Yes......!" The soldiers responded, and quickly lifted a large lance with a length of two feet in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao held a wine glass in one hand and a big lance in the other, and stood majestically in the center of the warship's platform. He looked south, carrying the night breeze blowing from behind, and raised his glass to the sky. At this moment, he suddenly felt something in his heart, and ordered people to drink wine in the river, drink three cups, and said with a smile to the generals and strategists around him: "I hold this lance, break the yellow scarf, capture Lu Bu, destroy Yuan Shu, collect Yuan Shao, go deep into Saibei, go straight to Liaodong, and dominate 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. After that, without waiting for everyone to reflect, he sang the poem that was quite tragic:

"Singing about wine, what is life?

For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past.

Be generous and unforgettable.

How to solve the problem? Only Du Kang.

Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart.

But for the sake of the king, Shen has been chanting so far.

Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild apples.

I have guests, drummers and shengs.

It's as clear as the moon, when can it be done?

Worries come from it, and they cannot be cut off.

The more strange it is, the more vain it exists.

Qi Kuo talks about the feast, thinking of the old grace.

The moon stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south,

Three turns around the tree, what branches can be followed?

The mountains are not tired of being high, and the sea is not tired of being deep.

Zhou Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to the heart. ”

Cao Cao's voice is quite majestic, and singing such a song naturally fully embodies the charm in it. He didn't sing for the sake of singing, in fact, the poem had been in his heart for a long time, and it was only now that it was brought up. Using poetry to comfort and motivate the soldiers of the expedition, and to boost their morale, which was weakened by the plague, was Cao Cao's true intention. Since the object of the poem is his own soldiers, Cao Cao, as a literary master, naturally understands that this poem cannot be full of empty content. So, he pointed out that life is like morning dew, which deeply captured their hearts. Cao Cao used this means to shake their thoughts, and directly pointed out that he had the heart of the sea and rivers, and Zhou Gong spit out, which made the soldiers' originally frustrated hearts full of vitality again.

This is indeed an inspiring poem, and although the voice is a little sad, it resonates with the soldiers. Their morale did rise little by little, as Cao Cao himself had hoped. However, seeing their morale high, Cao Cao himself was not happy, because he had just received a report from the people below - "The number of soldiers who have died of illness today is much higher than yesterday......"

"Damn, this has to be done quickly." Cao Cao secretly cursed the weather in the south of the Yangtze River in his heart, but there was no change on his face. He still sang his own poetry in that low and majestic voice.