Chapter 773: Huang Gai Tou Cao Ying
Hearing Huang Gai's angry scolding, everyone knew that Zhou Yu's stick was obviously not so easy to suffer. But that's right, Huang Gai didn't save face for Zhou Yu at all just now, and this time Zhou Yu wouldn't save face for Huang Gai. Although everyone knew that this was a banquet for Cao Jun to see, the generals still shook their heads.
At the beginning, Huang Gai's angry scolding was still sonorous and powerful, but Huang Gai's angry scolding became moribund. After a while, Huang Gai, who had been beaten with eighty military sticks, was carried up. At this time, the yellow cover shirt had receded, and his back was blurred by the flesh and blood of the military stick. Seeing such a tragic situation, all the generals couldn't help but take a breath of cool air. Zhou Yu is really ruthless, if such a ruthless hand falls on someone else's body, I am afraid that these eighty military sticks will kill him.
Huang Gai was already a little dying of this matter, and Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Today is just a small punishment for you, if he dares to disturb the hearts of our army in the future, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless." Alright, drag the yellow cover out! Zhou Yu's voice was still a little gloomy, thinking that he was still very "annoyed" at the moment.
This scene really did a full set, but it was wronged by the old general Huang Gai and received the military stick. Seeing the appearance of the old general, Zhou Yu's heart could not be better. But in order to gain Cao Cao's trust, Zhou Yu could only be ruthless. I hope that the old general's body will not leave hidden dangers for this, so that he will not really become a sinner.
After Huang Gai was helped down, Zhou Yu obviously didn't have the mood to discuss things. With a wave of his hand, Zhou Yu got up and left the tent. When the generals saw that Zhou Yu had left, they got up and left. However, they apparently did not go back to their camp, but walked together towards Huang Gai's camp.
General Huang Gai is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and he is a veteran who has done his best to serve the Sun family since Sun Jian. The old general Huang Gai is quite prestigious in the army, and now that the old general has been injured, these Jiangdong generals will naturally not ignore it. In any case, we also have to see how the old general's body is doing.
But everyone ate outside Huang Gai's tent, and the military doctor prevented everyone from visiting Huang Gai. At this moment, the military doctor is obviously a little complaining, General Huang is the elder of the Three Dynasties, even if there is some conflict with you Zhou Yu, can you be embarrassed to be an old man. The attack was so ruthless, fortunately, the old general was physically tough, otherwise he would have died a long time ago. That's it, after these eighty military sticks, the old general also fell into a fainting. Although it is not life-threatening, I am afraid that I will not be able to get out of bed in a short time.
Obviously, the yellow cover is more serious than everyone expected. It's really embarrassing for the old general, everyone sighed in their hearts. For this battle, the old general Huang Gai really gave everything for the Sun family. But these words are also to wait for the victory of the battle, after such a big scene, Cao Cao will still doubt it?
Huang Gai is a military general after all, and his physical recovery ability is obviously much stronger than that of ordinary people. Only a day later, Huang Gai had already woken up. Looking at the improvement of Huang Gai, it is obviously a lot better. This obviously made the military doctor feel very relieved, the old general's body is really very strong, it seems that after a few days of rest, he will be done.
However, the military doctor was still a little worried, because General Huang Gai had been scolding Zhou Yu since he woke up. You must know that it was precisely because he offended Zhou Yu during the deliberations that the old general was ordered by Zhou Yu to be beaten with eighty military sticks. I thought that these eighty military sticks would be able to make the old general restrain himself. But Na Cheng thought that the old general was obviously a stubborn person, and at this moment he scolded Zhou Yu, obviously showing his attitude. Come to think of it, the old general would not bow to Zhou Yu no matter what.
But that's right, although Zhou Yu is in a high position in Jiangdong, and he has quite a lot of military achievements. But we can't so contempt the elders of the Three Dynasties like General Huang Gai. Besides, the old general is already so old, if he is really beaten up with any problems, can Zhou Yu's heart really get by. Moreover, the old general can be said to have died for the Jiangdong Sun clan, and it is difficult to understand that such a person would hope that the Sun-Liu coalition army would be defeated. It's just that he told some truths, and he was beaten like this.
Although the military doctor felt unworthy for the old general Huang Gai, he could not provide any help to the old general. After all, now the person in charge of the Sun-Liu coalition army and even Zhou Yu, although General Huang Gai is very prestigious in the army, but compared with Zhou Yu, he obviously checked some things. Although he sympathized with Huang Gai, he categorically couldn't offend Zhou Yu for this.
If you still want to continue to stay in Jiangdong, then you can't offend Zhou Yu. Obviously, the reason why Zhou Yu severely punished Huang Gai was not because General Huang contradicted him verbally, what really prompted Zhou Yu to do this was that he wanted to kill chickens and make an example. He wants to let everyone in the entire Jiangdong camp know that Zhou Yu is their ruler and the governor of this camp. Killing chickens and monkeys is indeed very effective, because Zhou Yu's prestige at this time is obviously unmatched by no one.
However, where there are advantages, there are disadvantages, and now, the discord between Zhou Yu and Huang Gai is in an uproar. All Jiangdong generals know that the old general Huang Gai was beaten by Zhou Yu's eighty military sticks, but why he suffered is obviously a matter of opinion. The soldiers said everything, which made the entire Jiangdong camp panic for a while.
These words obviously couldn't escape Zhou Yu's ears, and when he heard these so-called rumors, he couldn't help frowning. However, this moment is the most critical moment of the strategy, and these gossips can make Cao Cao believe that Huang Gai really intends to surrender. Only in this way can the safety of the yellow cover be ensured.
These actions of the Sun-Liu coalition army obviously did not escape Cao Jun's eyes, and Cao Cao somewhat scoffed at the actions of the Sun-Liu coalition army. If Huang Gai really had the heart to surrender to himself, Cao Cao would naturally accept it. But he came to calculate Cao Jun, and he couldn't bear it!
However, during this time, Cao Jun was obviously not idle. On the one hand, Cao Jun needed to build iron cables to connect ships, and on the other hand, in order to deal with the fire attack of Sun Liu's coalition army, Cao Cao had been preparing for this problem during this time. This is a very big project, firstly, it cannot be noticed by the Sun and Liu coalition forces, and secondly, it is extremely important to fool Zhou Yu. The result of the first battle of Chibi depends on this battle, so Cao Jun will naturally not be sloppy.
Both the Cao army and the Sun-Liu coalition were preparing for a major battle, which reduced the skirmishes between the two sides a lot. But everyone knows that this is just a glimmer of calm before the storm. Just wait for this quiet moment to pass, and the Cao army and the Sun Liu coalition army will naturally have a shocking battle, and this battle will determine the direction of the world. Now all the princes are waiting to see what kind of outcome this battle will end.
If Cao's army defeats the Sun-Liu coalition army, then it won't be long before the world will be unified by Cao Cao. If this is the case, then you should really find a way out for yourself. Do you want Cao Cao to surrender, or stubbornly resist to the end.
But if the Sun-Liu coalition is victorious, then it is another way of saying. If Cao Cao is really defeated, it must be a big defeat. This defeat must be a wound, and if you want to regroup, Cao Jun still needs a certain amount of time to recuperate. If this is the case, then the opportunity of the princes will come.
For the princes of the world, they naturally did not want Cao Cao to win. But looking at the entire battle situation, the possibility of Cao Cao wanting to defeat is obviously very small. Now, the regeneration of the Jiangdong battalion has caused discord among the main and deputy generals, which is a matter that greatly affects morale. The princes obviously didn't show up, why would Zhou Yu make such a fatal mistake at such a critical moment. As soon as this news came out, all the princes of the world felt helpless, could it be that Cao Jun was really the trend of the times.
No matter what outsiders think, the Sun-Liu coalition army should still be what it should be. However, although the current Jiangdong camp seems to be calm, everyone knows that there is indeed an undercurrent behind this calm. The contradictions between Zhou Yu and Huang Gai are obviously becoming more and more irreconcilable, as long as the two meet, they will inevitably quarrel.
Now, Zhou Yu no longer invites Huang Gai to the palace to discuss matters, and Huang Gai obviously has also summoned some close generals to fight against Zhou Yu. The Jiangdong camp seems to have been divided into two factions, one is the powerful Zhou Yu, and the other is Huang Gai, although they are weaker, but they are united.
But no matter what, Huang Gai's group is weak after all. Zhou Yu is suppressing the Huang Gai faction all the time, which makes everyone miserable. Just when everyone felt cornered, one person suddenly proposed, since Zhou Yu was so ruthless and unrighteous, why not join Cao Jun.
As soon as this news was raised, it was immediately opposed by the vast majority of people, especially Huang Gai. His attitude was obviously very resolute, if this person had not been a cronie who had followed him for many years, Huang Gai would definitely drag this person out and behead him.
Huang Gai's reaction was so drastic that no one dared to mention it again. However, as Zhou Yu squeezed the Huang Gai faction more and more, the people of the Huang Gai faction had become struggling. You must know that what Zhou Yu is doing now is completely not giving Huang Gai and his faction any way to live. Because Zhou Yu had already sent someone to restrict the diet of Huang Gai's group, and Zhou Yu also ordered Huang Gai to immediately contact all his duties, and after hearing it, he would be uniformly dispatched. If Huang Gaiken listened to the order, Zhou Yu said that he would not be embarrassed for him. But if he really continues to go his own way, then no one can blame Zhou Yu for being ruthless.
Obviously, this is already an ultimatum from Zhou Yu. The reason why Zhou Yu didn't make a move was because Huang Gai and his faction had a lot of soldiers under their command, and if they really forced their anger, the final result would be to cheapen Cao Cao. But now it seems that Zhou Yu obviously can't wait.
At the moment when Cao's army was a big enemy, Zhou Yu naturally didn't want a large battalion to be torn apart. Therefore, the problem of yellow cover must be solved at all costs.
Zhou Yu's ultimatum made Huang Gai's faction a little unsure of what to do, and they all knew that no matter whether they handed over their military power or fought back, their fate would not be much better. And at this time, the proposal to surrender Cao Jun was once again placed in front of Huang Gai, and this time, Huang Gai obviously hesitated.