Zhuge Liang arranged all the soldiers and horses, and everyone acted separately, and Nan Ye led the generals to go straight to Huarong Dao. At this time, Nan Ye found out that all the generals under Liu Bei had been arranged, and none of them were idle, that is, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and other civil officials were arranged to guard the city. It seems that in history, Zhuge Liang arranged for Guan Yu to guard Huarong Dao, and there was really no one available. Now that Liu Bei is missing Zhao Yun, Guan Yu's position in the battle has been advanced.

Some people may think that if Zhuge Liang replaces Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Cao Cao will definitely be unable to fly. In fact, this is exactly Zhuge Liang's cleverness. It was precisely because Zhuge Liang calculated that Guan Yu might release the water that he gave Guan Yu the least number of soldiers to guard Huarong Dao, even if Guan Yu really let Cao Cao go, it was only a small number of remnants who were released. If Guan Yu led the heavy troops to guard the checkpoint in front of him and release the water, then Cao Bing would only escape more.

Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang both arranged and weaved a large net within a radius of 100 miles from Chibi, waiting for Cao Cao to enter the urn. It's a pity that Cao Cao didn't notice anything, just waiting for Huang Gai's news.

On the same day, the southeast wind rose, and Cheng Yu saw Cao Cao and said: "The southeast wind is urgent today, and the prime minister needs to be careful." ”

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this: "The summer solstice is a yin birth, and the winter solstice is a yang birth." When the seasons are repeated, it is not surprising that the southeasterly wind occasionally rises. ”

While the two were talking, the battalion sergeant came to report that a small boat had sent a secret letter from Huang Gai. Cao Cao summoned the person who delivered the book and presented a letter, which read: "Zhou Yu is very tightly guarded, and he has no plan to get out. Today, new grain from Poyang Lake arrived, and Zhou Yu sent a patrol to respond, which was just convenient. A certain will take the opportunity to kill a famous Jiangdong general to surrender. Tonight, the person who planted the green dragon tooth flag on the second watch ship, that is, a grain ship, also hoped that the prime minister would respond. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he saw the letter, and Huang Gai not only wanted to offer food but also behead the generals, and it was inevitable that he would be hunted down. Therefore, Cao Cao summoned all the generals and boarded the chain ship to prepare to meet Huang Gai. If Zhou Yu was eager to catch up, Cao Cao just used the yellow cover to lure the enemy and encircle and annihilate the Jiangdong naval army.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Yu ordered the sergeant to bind Cai He and escort him to the tent. Cai He still didn't know that his identity was exposed, and kept shouting: "Not guilty! ”

Zhou Yu saw Cai He and sneered: "Those who surrender against the lord also dare to come and surrender." Today, there is a shortage of sacrificial flags, so I will borrow your head for a purpose. ”

Cai He's face turned pale when he heard Zhou Yu see through his identity as a spy, at this time he didn't expect to escape, he just wanted to pull a few more people into the water, so he said: "Kan Ze, Zhou Tai and I conspire!" ”

Zhou Yu and his generals laughed when they heard this, and Zhou Yu smiled and said to the two: "These two people are under my command, if it weren't for them, I wouldn't be sure of your two minds." ”

Cai He's face was like ashes when he heard the words, and he was full of remorse. Zhou Yu ordered someone to escort him to the river, cut off the blood sacrifice flag with a knife, and then ordered the boat to send troops.

Huang Gai carried an iron whip and led more than 100 fireboats to take the lead. The big flag has a "yellow" character written on it, and the rest of the small flags on the ship are all green dragon tooth flags. At this time, the east wind is strong, the waves are turbulent, and the yellow cover is smooth sailing, heading for Chibi.

Cao Cao stood on the big boat, watching the moonlight shining on the river like a thousand golden snakes churning over the waves, and couldn't help laughing and laughing at the generals: "Jiangdong has few soldiers, and today Huang Gai is betting grain to vote, Zhou Yu lost his troops and lost his grain and grass, and his defeat is not far away." ”

When the generals heard this, they all smiled and agreed, but only Xun You and Cheng Yu felt that this matter was strange. Huang Gai didn't come early, he didn't come late, and the east wind came together, which really aroused suspicion. However, the two of them were only slightly uneasy in their hearts, and they were not sure that there was fraud. After all, Huang Gai had a surrender letter first, if Huang Gai expected today's east wind and prepared the fireboat in advance, Xun You and Cheng Yu didn't believe it. If Huang Gai waited for today's atmosphere to prepare something that ignited the fire, Xun You and Cheng Yu also knew that it was too late. So although the two were uneasy, they didn't remind Cao Cao and swept away Cao Cao's interest.

Just when Cao Cao and the generals were waiting for the yellow cover while admiring the moonlight in the river, the lookout soldiers came down from the watchtower of the big ship and reported: "A group of sailboats in the south of the Yangtze River came with the wind, and the bow of the ship was planted with a green dragon tooth flag, and the word 'yellow' was written on the big flag. ”

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this: "Huang Gong is coming, this day help me!" ”

After a while, the ship approached, and Cao Cao and the generals did not have to climb the bow of the ship to see more than a hundred warships coming. Although these ships are small, they are numerous, and they are very fast. Cao Cao had only thought that Huang Gai would sacrifice grain to surrender before, and he hadn't calculated that he could get many warships for nothing, and he was even more overjoyed to see these ships at this time.

"There is a fraud in coming to the ship! The prime minister quickly stopped him and stopped him. Suddenly, a shout sounded beside Cao Cao, startling Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao looked back, he saw Cheng Yu's face pale, staring directly at the Huanggai warship that was getting closer and closer. Cao Cao didn't know why Cheng Yu was so nervous, so he asked, "How does Zhongde know that it is a fraud?" ”

Cheng Yu's anxious cold sweat came down, but he knew that Cao Cao would not easily convey the military order without knowing the reason, so he had to quickly explain: "The grain and grass sergeant is in the ship, and the ship must be steady and deep." The boat in front of him is light and floating, and there are no pursuers shouting behind the boat, and the southeast wind is very tight tonight. ”

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this, but he still hoped that Huang Gai was not a fraud. The lack of pursuers can be explained by the fact that Huang Gai did not alarm Zhou Yu, and the frivolity of the ship can also be explained by the fact that Huang Gai reduced the number of troops on board in order to bring more warships to descend, and as for the east wind weather, it is not Huang Gai's final say. But even so, Cao Cao still decided to take precautions, because if Huang Gai defrauded and set fire, he would be doomed.

Although Cao Cao decided to take precautions, he did not order anyone to release the arrow immediately, or turn around and run, because Huang Gai still had the possibility of really falling, and Cao Cao could not overreact and kill Huang Gai because of suspicion. So Cao Cao said: "Who is going to stop the coming ship?" ”

Now Cao Cao's big ships have been chained and it is difficult to move, so Wen hired the squad and said: "The last general is quite familiar with water warfare and is willing to intercept it." ”

Cao Cao knew that he didn't have time to find fault with the general at this time, so he agreed at that time. Wenpin jumped off the boat, waved his hand, and more than 20 patrol boats between the chain ships went out with Wenpin. Although it is a little difficult to block more than 100 ships with 20 boats, Cao Cao's warships have all been chained, and Ma Yan and Zhang Yi have lost a number of small boats before, and now there are only these small boats that can be dispatched.

Wen Ping led the crowd to the front of the big ship, and at this time the warship led by Huang Gai was closer. Wen Ping shouted: "The prime minister has a will, the south ship will stop, and Hugh will enter the water village!" Cao Jun, who followed Wen Ping, also shouted: "Quickly drop anchor and stop the ship!" ”

Before Cao Bing's words fell, he heard the bowstring on the opposite side sound, and arrows rained down. Wen Ping was shot in the left arm by an arrow, and he collapsed in the middle of the boat when he was unsteady on his feet. Seeing this, the rest of the boats were in chaos and fled back. At this time, the Huanggai fireboat was less than two miles away from Cao's big ship.

Cao Cao saw that there was no luck in releasing arrows on the Huang Gai boat, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to steer the ship backwards, but unfortunately the chain ship was slow and difficult to turn, and it was even more crowded in a hurry.

When Huang Gai ordered his soldiers to shoot down Wen Ping, he knew that Cao Cao was already on guard, and at this time, the fireboat was already very close to Cao's army, and Huang Gai didn't need to pretend anymore, he raised his iron whip and said: "Ignite!" ”

With Huang Gai's order, the sergeants of all boats lit the fire together, and then jumped into the small boat tied to the back of the fireboat, and cut the rope between the two boats. The fireboat was full of thatch and fish oil, and when it saw it, it ignited a raging fire. For a time, the fire took advantage of the wind, the wind helped the fire, the ship was like an arrow, and the flames burned the sky.

Cao Cao came to pick up Huang Gai and did not stay away from the water village, but just drove the big boat out of the water village not far away. Some of the more than 100 fireboats in Huanggai collided with Cao Cao's big boat, and some went straight to the water village. Cao Cao's ships and water village were all set on fire for a while, the big ship was locked by iron rings and had nowhere to escape, and the water village was even more dead and could not escape. I saw that above the river, the fire was flying in the wind, and it was red, and the sky was all over the ground.

Huang Gai's suicide attack had already made Cao Bing anxious, and the people on the boat kept shouting and neighing. At this time, the four generals Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin, and Chen Wu led the troops again, and the four of them each brought twenty fireboats, surrounded them from all sides, and set fire to them together. The chain warships that had just broken away from Cao Cao's brigade and wanted to disperse and flee were surrounded by four-person fireboats, and they all burned.

As soon as Cao Cao saw such a scene, he knew that the general trend had gone, but fortunately, the chain ship he was riding on was huge and sturdy, even if it caught fire, it would not turn into ashes in an instant, and there was still a chance to escape. So Cao Cao led all the civil and military to board the boat and return to the camp, he believed that as long as he left the water village and went to the dry village, he would have a chance to escape.

On the battlefield, if someone wants to flee for their lives, naturally someone wants to pursue. Huang Gai's ship was the closest to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's big ship was also very easy to recognize. Huang Gai looked at the person in the red robe and went down to the Wenpin boat, it was expected to be Cao Cao, so he urged the boat to speed up, and shouted: "Cao thief Hugh away!" The yellow cover is here! ”

Cao Cao heard the sound and complained bitterly, but fortunately, there were many generals around to protect him. Xu Chu, Cao Hong, Li Dian and other generals saw that Huang Gai's soldiers were small and the boats were small, so they raised their bows and shot. Although these generals are not all sharp, they are also skilled in arching and horses, and Huang Gai's soldiers have fallen into the water. Xu Chu's arrow hit Huang Gai's shoulder socket, although the shoulder is not critical, but Xu Chu is strong, and Huang Gai's arrow is shot into the water.

Cao Yingzhong's generals shot and wounded Huang Gai, which saved Cao Cao from landing on the shore. However, when the generals were looking for the horses, they found that the dry village had also caught fire at this time. Cao Cao didn't have time to put out the fire, so he could only collect the chaotic army all the way and flee.

Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin, and Chen Wu led the water army to attack Cao Cao's water village after Huang Gai, and Han Dang was rushing forward, when he heard someone shouting in the water: "Yigong save me!" ”

Han Dang was shocked when he heard someone asking him for help, and then he listened carefully to Huang Gai's voice, and Han Dang hurriedly ordered someone to save him. It turned out that Huang Gai was quite good at water, and he was ready to jump into the river and escape when he set fire, so he did not have heavy armor on his body, so he escaped with his life after falling into the water after being hit by an arrow.

Han Dang saw that Huang Gai was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, so he bit out the shaft of the arrow to take off Huang Gai's wet clothes, pulled out the arrow with a knife and bandaged the clothes and fabrics, and took off his battle robe for Huang Gai to wear, and ordered someone to send him back to the camp for treatment, while he continued to wave his troops and rush to Cao Yingshui Village.

At this time, Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin, and Chen Wu had already divided into three sides to fight into the water village, and Han Dang then surrounded them on all sides, killing Cao Bing unspeakably. A moment later, Zhou Yu led Xu Sheng and Ding Feng to lead a large group of ships to arrive again, and the soldiers fought the fire, the fire fought the might, and the Cao army was shot and burned by arrows and drowned.