Chapter 60: Ye Yan Zhou Gongjin

"Prime Minister, what the Hou Ye said is reasonable, I feel that today's battle, Zhou Yu is a little abnormal, and we are fighting as soldiers, this is not Zhou Yu's character." Cai Mao saw that Lu Rui was a little careless in advising Cao Cao, and hurriedly stood up to persuade Cao Cao, he had fought with Zhou Yu for many years, and Zhou Yu relied on his own intelligence to fight against Cai Mao, and it was the first time to fight a soldier.

"De Jue, of course Benxiang knows that Mei Zhoulang is not in vain, no matter what Zhou Yu has planned, Benxiang will not give him a chance to breathe. Extraordinary, Deju, what is our biggest advantage compared with Zhou Yu? Cao Cao smiled slightly, although Cai Mao and Lu Rui have experienced a hundred battles, they are still a little worse in terms of strategic height.

"Troops?"

"Yes, extraordinary, our biggest advantage against Zhou Yu is our strength, De Jue, in today's battle, how many sergeants have we been in battle?" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed and he glanced at Cai Mao.

"Back to the prime minister, in today's battle, our army mobilized a total of 50,000 sailors and 50 ships to capture Zhou Yu's water village." Cai Mao arched his hand and returned to Cao Cao.

"In addition to General Zhang's 30,000 rear troops twenty miles away from here, our army now has 50,000 sergeants available, does General Cai still have strength? Ben Xiang wants to raid Guilin County tonight, what does General Cai think? Cao Cao picked up an arrow and played with it. Cao Cao was called a traitor by the world, and everyone was shocked by Cao Cao's political power, ignoring that Cao Cao was also a military strategist, a Cao Cao who became the first prince in the world from the war-torn Yanzhou. Surprise attacks are Cao Cao's forte, and if he succeeds in land battles, he can also try it at the water station.

"Raid?"

"Not bad. General Cai, just now Benxiang has already observed the city wall of Guilin County, although Benxiang is not good at water warfare, but Benxiang knows that Guilin County's defense is weak, it is just a water village with a higher defense, Benxiang decided to use 30,000 water troops to raid Guilin County, I don't know what General Cai thinks? ”

Cai Mao listened to Cao Cao's words, was stunned for a moment, and thought carefully. Three hundred and sixty-five lines, the line is the champion. Lines are also intrinsically linked. Especially the war. The method of land raid is also a new idea when used in water warfare, and Cai Mao has never thought of using the strategy of land warfare to implement it in water warfare. Water warfare is always different from land warfare, there is so much to prepare. Surprise. Cai Mao never thought about it.

"General Cai. You are the governor of the water war, do you think it is possible to raid Guilin County? Although Cao Cao proposed a surprise attack. But I still have to ask Cai Mao if he is sure that Cao Cao will not risk the lives of his soldiers.

Raid Guilin County? Cai Mao's head began to spin rapidly, thinking about the odds of success. Guilin County is a big county in the south, but this is relative, compared to the counties in the north, Cao Cao's judgment is not wrong, the city wall of Guilin County is not high, two soldiers can turn over as long as they stack Arhats, Guilin is just blocking the northern sergeants, for the southern sergeants, this is nothing.

Zhou Yu's troops in Guilin County will not exceed 30,000 at most, and in today's battle, Zhou Yu lost at least more than 5,000 people, and only 20,000 soldiers remained in Guilin County, and the vigil should not exceed 5,000 soldiers. 30,000 sergeants against 5,000 sergeants, if Cai Mao loses, then he, the governor, will directly let Xian be good.

"Prime Minister Gao Jian, Zhou Yu must have thought that our army would have to rest for a while after this battle, but if we launch a surprise attack tonight, we will definitely be able to kill Zhou Yu by surprise."

"The prime minister can rest assured, as long as he gives 30,000 sailors tonight, even if he can't break through Guilin County, there will be many enemy troops below to repay the prime minister's kindness." Cai Mao hugged her fists and knelt in front of Cao Cao, expressing her confidence.

"It seems that General Cai is full of confidence, and the Metropolitan Governor of my Cao Army will definitely not lose to Zhou Yu. Extraordinary, what do you think of this plan? Cao Cao nodded and glanced at Lu Rui again.

"The prime minister is wise, Rui admires, and Rui has no objections." Lu Rui arched his hand and returned to Cao Cao. Cao Cao's move is very good, even if Zhou Yu has any plans, Cao Cao will strike first, even if he can't take advantage, he won't lose badly.

"Well, this matter is settled, let General Zhang lead an army of 30,000 to stay in the water village twenty miles away. Supplying supplies here every day, General Cai quickly selected 30,000 elite soldiers, and tonight Benxiang personally led the army to raid Guilin County. Cao Cao quickly distributed the military orders to the generals and told them to prepare themselves.

"Prime Minister, tonight's raid, in order to cover our army, our army only takes a shipboard to go, and the prime minister is still here." Cai Mao was stunned for a moment, Cao Cao wanted to personally lead the troops to raid, but Cao Cao was not used to life on the water, and he was still uncomfortable on the boat, and if he only sat on the boat, he was afraid that he would be even more uncomfortable.

"General Cai doesn't need to say much, he will not have the will to steal his life, and the soldiers can inspire courage. As the commander-in-chief, if he can't take the lead, how can he be an example for the whole army, and if he is not suitable for water but can go alone, this is not to stimulate the morale of the whole army? "Cao Cao is a landlubber, he used to vomit a lot on the boat, and now after a few months of exercise, he can finally adapt to sailing on the water.

"The prime minister is wise, I believe that the officers and men of the whole army will be moved by the prime minister's bravery, bravely kill the enemy, and conquer Guilin County in one fell swoop." Cai Mao saw that Cao Cao had made up his mind, so it was difficult to stop him, and he specially complimented Cao Cao.

"Yes!" Cao Cao nodded, a smug smile on his face.

At this time, Guilin County was too guarded by the mansion. Pan Zhang was reporting to Zhou Yu about the casualties of the whole army and preparing for a night attack.

"Wen Jue, are the soldiers resting?" Zhou Yu looked at the map on the desktop and asked Pan Zhang.

"Please rest assured, everyone has gone to rest early according to the will of the Metropolitan Governor, there is a big battle tonight, everyone holds their breath, and they want Cao Cao to learn a lesson in Guilin County." Pan Zhang clenched his fist, since Cao Cao went south, everything was on Cao Cao's side, Pan Zhang from Poyang Lake to Chaisang to Luling, and then to Guilin, all died suppressed by Cao Cao, and his heart was very unhappy, this is also the heart disease of all the soldiers of Zhou Yu's army, this heart disease was used cleverly by Zhou Yu, and the mourning soldiers will win!

"Okay, Wen Qi. Cao Jun really can't be underestimated, just one day of frontal confrontation, our army's 5,000 sergeants died and were wounded, hey, I'm sorry for my brothers who have followed me in the south and north for many years. Zhou Yu pinched his head, showing a trace of helplessness in his heart, Cai Mao's water army has been famous for a long time, and Lu Dai's water army is not bad, it seems that there are many capable people in the world. It's not just Zhou Gongjin.

"Don't worry. After tonight, Cao Cao will know that the world's heroes are not as good as the Dadu Governor, and the brothers are determined to die, please rest assured. Even if it is a death in battle. I will also drag a few Cao soldiers to accompany the funeral. ”

"Wen Jue, don't say negative words. If you can escape from Guilin County, let's escape from Guilin County, after our army's surprise attack tonight, there will definitely be Cao's army escaping. Maybe the Cao army will also concentrate its forces to attack Guilin County, and the net will be broken, Wen Jue must make good use of the terrain and not die easily. Zhou Yu patted Pan Zhang, this young man, he still values it very much, and he doesn't want Pan Zhang to die under this battle.

"Don't worry, I have followed the Governor for many years, and I have learned the word calm, as long as Cao Jun dares to come, Wen Jue will definitely kill Cao Jun without leaving a piece of armor."

"Okay, Wen Jue take care, the governor of Pontus is going to take the first step." Zhou Yu shook his head, it seemed that Pan Zhang still didn't listen to his words.

A bright moon hangs in the sky, and the stars light up the beautiful mountain. The night view of Guilin is very beautiful, especially in the Han Dynasty, which is not polluted, the scenery is picturesque, every mountain peak, every tree is not superfluous, if it is not for the war, Lu Rui really wants to bring his family here to recuperate, spend a vacation, and play.

Just after the hour, Cao Cao's army had already approached Guilin County in the night. Cao Cao ordered Cao Pi to stay behind, led an army of 70,000 to garrison in the water village of Pansnake Lake, and brought 30,000 water troops to raid Guilin County.

The warp stopped about three miles from Guilin County, and tonight the sky was not beautiful, and the bright moonlight hung in the sky, which was not conducive to the surprise attack of the navy.

"Prime Minister, Mao personally led twenty bamboo rafts to remove the defenders on the city tower, and then sent a signal for the Prime Minister to lead the army to follow." Cai Mao looked at the defense of Guilin County, as if there were not many people defending tonight, Cai Mao decided to personally kill the soldiers guarding the city gate, open the water village, and enlarge the army into the city.

"Okay, General Cai be careful!" Cao Cao nodded and agreed to Cai Mao's suggestion.

Cai Mao with his personal guards soon touched the city tower, Cai Mao let people build a human ladder, easily jumped, went up to the city tower, and killed a team of soldiers, Cai Mao only used his true martial arts at this time, the governor of Jingzhou Navy, and the ability to assassinate is also very high.

After Cai Mao solved the guard, he immediately sent a signal to Cao Cao not far away, and Cao Cao was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly let the army approach Guilin County.

"Oh no, enemy raid!" Cao Cao's guard had just arrived at the gate of Guilin County when it was discovered by a patrolling soldier.

With a whoosh, Lu Rui picked up a bow and arrow, and pierced his throat with one piece! Hehe, I still have the ability to hunt before, but I didn't expect it to be so accurate on the ship.

"Hahaha, Extraordinary Shoot Well! Kill! "When the patrol discovered Cao Cao's army, it was too late, Cai Mao opened the gate of the wall, and Cao Cao's army rushed into Guilin County.

Cao Cao led the army to break through the gates of Guilin County, and Cao Pi was patrolling the night with his own soldiers in the water village of Pansnake Lake. This is the first time Cao Cao has appointed military power to Cao Pi, and tonight, Cao Pi is the person who speaks in Shuizhai.

"See the second son!" In the barracks, Cao Pi met Xun You and Jia Xu.

"Hello gentlemen! Pi is polite. Cao Pi saw the two and hurriedly saluted the two.

"The second son doesn't have to be polite, the second son came out to inspect so late, which shows that the second son is conscientious and meticulous."

"The two gentlemen praised it falsely, this time they took over this important task, and they didn't dare to seek merit, just to seek experience." Cao Pi modestly replied to the two.

"Report, second son, something strange has been found on the water." Zhang Liao, as the protector of the Chinese army, discovered some abnormalities during the night patrol, and when he saw Cao Pi, he hurriedly reported it.

"Strange stuff?"

"Yes, second son, there are some small boats around the water village, which seem to be those played by children, and there is some powder in them." Zhang Liao arched his hand and replied to Cao Pi.

"What?" Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, what is a small building boat, children playing, and what is the matter with powder, Zhang Liao's words are incomprehensible.

Zhang Liao reported again, it was still a building boat, children playing, and powder three key points.

"Two gentlemen, go over with Pi to have a look?" Cao Pi led the army for the first time, and he didn't dare to be vague about trivial matters, so he wanted to ask Xun You and Jia Xu to help with the details.

"The second son is polite. It is our duty as counsellors. Jia Xu arched his hand back to Cao Pi, and then the three of them followed Zhang Liao to a sentry tower next to the water village.

"Second son, it's this kind of building boat, and there are these powders on the boat, colorful." Zhang Liao took a small building boat and handed it to Cao Pi.

"Oh?" Cao Pi picked up the small building boat and observed it carefully.

This is a building boat a little bigger than a palm, to be precise, it should be a model of the building boat, and it is also a toy for children in the south. The ship is covered with weeds and colorful powder. The powder appears to be some kind of metal.

"Two gentlemen. What is this? Cao Pi didn't know the details of these small building boats, and asked Xun You and Jia Xu.

Jia Xu and Xun You looked at it for a while, but they couldn't say why. What this thing is and what it is for, no one knows.

In Guilin County. Cao Cao's army had suppressed the army defending the city. Rush the remnants of the army to Taishoufu. After a while, Cao Cao's army surrounded Guilin Taishoufu, a Taishoufu formed by a small water island.

Cao Cao rode on a ship, and he was in high spirits. It is necessary to be close to the Taishou Mansion.

"Prime Minister, there's something wrong!" Suddenly, Lu Rui shouted, and Cao Cao's boat stopped.

"What's wrong?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and glanced at Lu Rui.

"Prime Minister, the soldiers of Guilin County are all awake, none of them are asleep, the corpses and armor of these soldiers are all neatly dressed." Lu Rui pointed to the dead bodies on the nearby boat, and was shocked.

Originally, Cao Cao's raid on Guilin County was successful, and Lu Rui was also very excited to follow behind and kill the enemy, but soon Lu Rui found out that something was wrong. The soldiers killed by Lu Rui were all neatly dressed sergeants, none of them were disheveled, could it be that Zhou Yu's army was so well-trained, and when they encountered a surprise attack, they put on their armor so quickly? In particular, some of the low-ranking lieutenants were dressed in iron armor.

Even if the soldiers are well-trained, these low-level generals are all neatly dressed, which is somewhat unreasonable, and there is no need for so many generals for patrolling. The only explanation is that the defenders of Guilin County did not rest at all, but sober!

"Prime Minister?" After Cai Mao listened to Lu Rui's analysis, she was also stunned for a moment, cold sweat broke out behind her back, Lu Rui said very reasonably, if that was the case, it would not be a surprise attack, but someone would make dumplings.

"General, it seems that Cao Cao's flagship has stopped." Pan Zhang's personal soldiers pointed to Cao Cao's shelf, as if it was not moving.

"Hmph, did Cao Mengde find something? But it doesn't matter, I, Pan Zhang, will open his eyes. ”

"Hahahaha! Did Prime Minister Cao Cheng find something? However, I tell you, it's too late, and your navy will be a dead soul tonight. Just when everyone was puzzled, Pan Zhang's voice came.

"Who are you? Hiding the head and hiding the tail, which is the hero's doing? Cao Cao shouted, and the sound was like a bell.

"The last general, Pan Zhang, is just a pawn, Prime Minister Cao Cheng, Zhou Dudu's army has already gone to raid your water village, I didn't expect you to raid Guilin County too!"

It turned out that Zhou Yu went to raid the water village! After listening to Pan Zhang's words, everyone understood that Zhou Yujun also had action tonight.

"It seems that Zhou Gongjin is also an adventurous person, since this is the case, let's see who can win the final victory." Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, he raided Guilin County, and Zhou Yu went to raid his own water village, which was really interesting.

"Prime Minister, Zhou Dudu has the power of gods and ghosts, let the Prime Minister see the power of the heavenly fire!"

"Put the rocket! Ignite the sky! Pan Zhang shouted and ordered the sergeant to act.

"What?" Cao Cao and the others were confused when they heard Pan Zhang's words, what does this mean? What is Skyfire?

"Brother Rui, what's that?" Cao Chong pointed to the sky, and saw a large amount of powder floating out from the attic of the Taishou Mansion and the arrow tower, colorful? Some of the powder also floated to Cao Cao's place.

Lu Rui's cuffs were also stained with some, and Lu Rui touched it, it seemed to be metal powder?

There was a boom, and suddenly, a Cao Jun ship not far away exploded.

"Tianhuo, Tianhuo is coming!" Cao Jun showed a frightened look, only to see the enemy's rockets shoot out from the top of the tower, streak across the sky, and the sky actually burst into flames.

Metal? Rocket? Damn, how could Zhou Yu know this kind of knowledge! Lu Rui suddenly remembered that there were many metals that were flammable, and the power of these metals was much stronger than that of fire oil.

"Retreat, get out of the way, or we'll all die!" Lu Rui reacted and hurriedly asked Cai Mao to leave here.

In Cao Jun's Pansnake Lake Water Village, Cao Pi and others still don't know the use of Xiaolou boats.

"Second son, it's too dark, can you get some light so that the old man can see clearly." Jia Xu squinted his eyes, and when people get old, their eyes are not good.

"Good!" Cao Pi nodded, took out a tongue of fire from his cuff, and blew it.

"Ahh As soon as the flame ignited a spark, Cao Pi's cuffs burned.

"This?" Jia Xu's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly took off his clothes and extinguished the fire on Cao Pi's hands.

"Sir, sir, what's going on?" Cao Pi was startled, how could his cuffs suddenly catch fire?

There was a boom, and a loud bang erupted in Cao Jun's water village, and then, there were several loud bangs, and Cao Jun's entire water village was surrounded by raging fire.

"Second son, the water village and the water village are on fire, I don't know the reason!" A soldier hurriedly rushed to Cao Pi to report the military situation. In fact, there is no need to report it, Cao Pi and others can also see clearly, the entire water village is burning.

"Don't order anyone to put out the fire! Fight fires with water! ”

"No, second son, don't use water to put out fire!" Jia Xu suddenly stood up, he didn't expect that Zhou Yu would find so many ghost fans! (To be continued......)

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