When Zhuge Liang's boat borrowed arrows and Nanye's ship carrying arrows arrived at the shore together, Zhou Yu had already sent a thousand soldiers to wait by the river to carry the arrows. The arrows sent by Nan Ye were bundled, very neat, and they were quickly counted, and the number was exactly the same. Zhuge Liang borrowed a lot of arrows, but he had to clean them up. After a thousand soldiers were busy for a long time, the inventory was finally completed and moved into the village to pay.

Zhou Yu didn't expect Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang to make the arrows within one day as promised, so he couldn't help but be shocked and asked Lu Su and the others about the passage of the arrows. Lu Su said, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh: "The national teacher, Kong Ming's clever calculation, I might as well too!" It takes two people to break Cao. After that, I asked Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang to enter the account.

After a while, Nan Ye, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong entered the account, and after the three of them greeted Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu said: "The national teacher and the two gentlemen are admirable. Yesterday, I sent an envoy to urge the army, but I still had no strange plan, and asked the national teacher and two gentlemen to teach me. ”

Zhuge Liang was calculated by Zhou Yu twice and no longer came out, and said modestly: "Liang is a mediocre talent, and the governor has no clever plan, how can I have a plan?" ”

When Zhou Yu heard this, he looked at Nan Ye and Pang Tong again, this time Nan Ye and Pang Tong also learned well, and followed Zhuge Liang to hide his clumsiness, only saying that he had no plan. Seeing this, Zhou Yu was displeased and said: "The three of us should work together to fight Cao, so we should work together and make a plan with our hearts." Don't hide it from the three, I have already thought of a plan, but Cao Cao's water village is strict and has a law, I don't know if this plan is possible, so I don't dare to say it lightly. Dare to ask if the three of them really have nothing to do, or have they not been careful? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The governor is heavy!" Yesterday, I watched Cao Cao's water village is not idle to attack, I have been thinking hard for a long time to get a plan, and I don't know if it can be successful, and it is by no means a slack war. ”

Nan Ye looked at Pang Tongyi and said, "I also have a plan with Shiyuan, but this plan is difficult to do, so I don't dare to say it lightly." ”

Zhou Yu almost crooked his nose when he heard this, and said in his heart: I said that I have no plan, and you have no plan to wait. I said there is a plan, and you have a plan again. Later, I will come up with a plan, and you will say that you have the same plan as mine, won't you be lazy and fool me? That's not going to work! I'm going to find a way to force you to wait. Thinking of this, Zhou Yu said: "Since the national teacher and the two gentlemen have a plan, it is better for us to write them on paper and see if they are the same." "Say goodbye, and order someone to get a pen and inkstone.

Zhuge Liang took the pen and paper to write, and Nan Ye, Pang Tong, and Zhou Yu also wrote their own. The four of them put down their pens at the same time as they wrote, and then each showed the words on the paper and looked at each other, and the result was laughing at the same time. It turned out that the word "fire" was written on the paper of the four people.

Zhou Yu smiled: "Since we have seen the same, it can be seen that this plan is very good." Do not leak it. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "This is a secret, how can it be leaked? Cao Cao fought with me before, and he fell for this plan twice, and now he is the governor of Cao Cao. ”

Nan Ye said with a smile: "The so-called clever plan doesn't need to be dangerous, as long as it is easy to use." ”

Pang Tong said: "What the national teacher said is true! The four of them laughed again.

However, he said that Cao Cao was deceived by Zhuge Liang with more than 100,000 arrows and felt depressed, so he also convened the generals to discuss countermeasures, so as to find a way back. Xun Yu offered a plan: "In Jiangdong, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei's military division Zhuge Liang conspired to succeed again and again, all because Liu Bei was familiar with our military situation in Jingzhou for a long time, but we didn't know anything about Jiangdong soldiers. Now you can send people to Dongwu to deceive and surrender, as an internal communication message, knowing that you know that the other side can use schemes. ”

Cao Cao first lost the water battle, and then killed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun with his own broken arms, and was deceived by Zhuge Liang with countless arrows, and he was also wary of Jiangdong in his heart, and he didn't dare to be as careless as he was at the beginning. Hearing Xun You's plan, he said: "This plan is exactly what I want, but I don't know who can deceive me?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Cai Mao was sentenced the day before yesterday, if the Cai clan resents the prime minister, it is natural. Cai Mao's younger brothers, Cai Zhong and Cai He, are now deputy generals in the army. The prime minister can marry two generals and send them to Jiangdong to surrender, which will not arouse suspicion. ”

Cao Cao listened to Xun You's words, and called the two of them into the account that night and instructed: "You two can lead a small number of sergeants to Jiangdong to surrender." If there is any movement, send someone to report it secretly, and there will be a reward after the matter is completed. ”

But all families are divided into eldest and younger, and intrigue is indispensable. As soon as Cai Mao died, Cai Zhong, Cai He, and their status in the family did not decline but rose, and they did not resent Cao Cao. At this time, Cao Cao assigned the task, and the two thought that it was the time to make a contribution, so they should admit at that time: "My wife and I are all in Jingzhou, how dare we have two hearts?" Prime Minister do not doubt, we will take the heads of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang and dedicate them to his command. ”

Cao Cao said his words and rewarded the two of them. The next day, Cai Zhong and Cai He led 500 soldiers, drove several boats, and went to the south bank to surrender.

Zhou Yu was discussing with the generals how to enter the army in the tent, and suddenly the soldiers came to report: "A ship from Jiangbei has arrived, saying that it is Cai Mao's brother Cai He and Cai Zhong, and they have come to surrender." ”

When Zhou Yu heard the news, he summoned the two in, and Cai Zhong and Cai He cried when they saw Zhou Yu: "My brother is not guilty, but he was killed by Cao thief for no reason." The two of us want to avenge our brother and surrender. Please hire the governor, we are willing to be the front. ”

Zhou Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, rewarded the two of them, and ordered the two and Zhou Tai to be the pioneers of the front. Cai Zhong and Cai He did not make an inch, so they won two rewards successively, and they were secretly happy in their hearts, thinking that Zhou Yu had a plan, and thanked them again and again.

After the two quit the account, Zhou Yu secretly called Zhou Tai and instructed: "These two surrender without taking their families, I suspect that Cao Cao is a spy." The purpose of rewarding the two is to make the plan count, so that the two of them will spread the news. You are courteous to each other openly, but you are secretly vigilant. On the day of the army, kill him first with two sacrificial flags. Youping must be careful, do not make mistakes. ”

Zhou Tai heard the words and left. Lu Su saw Zhou Yu and said: "Cai Zhong and Cai Hezhi's descent are mostly fraud, and they can't be used by the governor. ”

Zhou Yu saw Lu Su speaking bluntly about this in front of the generals, so he scolded: "The two of them came to avenge their brothers, they are loyal and righteous people, how can they deceive?" If you are so suspicious, how can you tolerate the people of the world? ”

Lu Su retreated silently when he heard this, but he still doubted the second general in his heart, so he came to Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang, hoping that they could persuade Zhou Yu to be on guard.

Zhuge Liang smiled when he heard this: "This matter is not Gong Jin's carelessness, it's just that Zijing doesn't know Gong Jin's plan." Now that the river is separated by no news, Cao Cao sent Cai Zhong and Cai He to surrender in order to spy on the affairs of our army. Gong Jin will make a plan, and just about to fax fake news between the two of them, Zijing will break it in public, how can Gong Jin not be angry? ”

Lu Su woke up when he heard this, and his heart went away happily. Nan Ye learned that Cai Zhong and Cai He were spies in the army, so he acted more and more carefully, and changed the clothes of Jiangdong soldiers with Pang Tong and others, pretending to be Zhuge Liang's guards, so as not to be broken by Cai Zhong and Cai He.

Some time ago, although Zhou Yu and Nan Ye, Zhuge Liang, and Pang unified to set up a plan for fire attack, Zhou Yu still had no clue how to implement the plan. Today, Cai Zhong and Cai He came to deceive Zhou Yu, but it gave Zhou Yu a wake-up call. That night, Zhou Yu pondered in the tent of Shuai, and sent someone to Cao Ying to surrender fraudulently, so as to use the strategy of fire attack.

While Zhou Yu was thinking hard, Huang Gai opened the curtain and quietly entered, startling Zhou Yu, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know what's going on here late at night?" ”

Huang Gai said: "Cao Cao drilled the navy day and night, if it is long, it will be unfavorable to our army." The enemy is outnumbered, why don't the governors quickly break it with fire? ”

When Zhou Yu heard this, someone leaked the news, and asked in shock: "Who is teaching the public to come to offer this plan?" ”

Huang Gai shook his head and said, "What I think about it myself is not taught by others." ”

The so-called wise man must have a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and a fool must gain a thousand thoughts. There are many generals in Jiangdong, all of whom are thinking about Cao's plan, although Huang Gai is a military general, it does not prevent him from having some experience, which is in line with Zhou Yu's plan.

Zhou Yu was looking for a military general who could comprehend his combat intentions to go to the deception and surrender, Huang Gai came to make Zhou Yu's eyes light up and said: "I was about to use fire to attack the strategy, so I left Cai Zhong, Cai and the two people who surrendered to pass the news, but unfortunately no one in the army went to the deception plan for me." ”

Huang Gai said: "I am willing to do this for the governor." ”

Zhou Yu said: "If you go to deceive and surrender without some suffering, how can Cao Cao be willing to believe it?" ”

Huang Gai said: "I have received the grace of the lord, and I have no regrets, so why am I afraid of suffering? ”

Zhou Yu got up and thanked him when he heard this: "It is Jiangdong's great luck that the public is willing to do this bitter trick." After saying that, he instructed Huang Gai, and Huang Gai took the order.

The next day, Zhou Yu sounded the drum and gathered the generals, and everyone under the tent came, Cai Zhong, Cai He, and Zhuge Liang also arrived, only Nan Ye and Pang Tong avoided it. Zhou Yu said to the generals: "Cao Cao's millions of people can not be broken in a day, and the generals will each receive three months of grain and grass to prepare to defend against the enemy." ”

As soon as the words fell, Huang Gai said: "Don't say three months, even thirty months is useless. Cao Jun practiced day and night, the soldiers gradually strengthened, in my opinion, this month will be broken, if Cao Cao can't be broken, it is better to follow Zhang Zibu's words, and surrender to the north. ”

Zhou Yu suddenly changed color and said angrily: "I am ordered by the lord to be the governor to break Cao, and those who dare to say anything will be beheaded." Now when the two armies are fighting, you dare to talk nonsense here to slow down the hearts of our army, if you don't kill you, it will be difficult to convince the public! "Say and drink, and order Huang Gai to withdraw and behead him.

Huang Gai also said angrily: "When I followed General Wentai to fight, where were you? Dare to show off your might before me. ”

Zhou Yu was even more angry when he heard this, and ordered someone to be killed quickly. Zhou Tai stepped forward and persuaded: "The general is an old minister of Jiangdong, so he has no merit and hard work, and I hope that the governor will forgive." ”

Zhou Yu shouted: "The army has its own law, if you dare to talk too much about the law here, I will beat you out first." "Say goodbye, and beat Zhou Tai out of the stick.

When all the civil and military officers saw that Zhou Yu really wanted to behead Huang Gai, they all knelt down and persuaded bitterly: "Although Huang Gai's crime should be punished, it is not good for the army." I also hope that the governor will forgive him for the time being, and he will remember the guilt. After breaking Cao, it's not too late to cut it. ”

Zhou Yu's anger has not subsided, but he can't blame everyone and can't beat everyone out. Seeing that everyone was pleading hard, Zhou Yu said: "If you don't look at the officials, you will definitely be beheaded today." Since the princes pleaded for mercy, they should be spared death for the time being, and only a hundred spinal rods should be beaten to correct their crimes! ”

When the people heard that they were going to be beaten with a hundred rods, they were all shocked, and the punishment was similar to that of a direct death, so they begged for forgiveness. Zhou Yu no longer gave in, overturned the table case and drank everyone back, only called execution.

The warrior in front of the tent stripped Huang Gai of his clothes and dragged him to the ground, and beat him with fifty canes in a row, beating Huang Gai to death and alive, and fainted from pain several times. The civil and military forces couldn't bear it, and begged Zhou Yu bitterly: "If the governor fights again, Huang Gong will die!" ”

Zhou Yu saw that Huang Gai was also bleeding in his heart, but his face was still cold, and he pointed at Huang Gai and said: "If you dare to underestimate me, this is the end." Today, I will spare you for the time being, send fifty sticks, and then there will be two crimes of negligence and punishment. "Say goodbye and hate and go.