Cao Cao built a chain of large ships according to Pang Tong's plan, and connected the ships in the middle of the building as the flagship, standing in the center of the water village, and building the handsome banner. The rest of the chain warships are lined up on both sides of the water village, and there are thousands of bows and crossbows in ambush on each ship.

A few days later, the chain of warships was completed, and it happened that the weather was sunny and calm. Cao Cao ordered: "Set up a banquet on the big ship, and drink and celebrate with the generals." ”

In the evening, Cao Ying's generals gathered on Cao Cao's flagship, only to see that the moonlight was bright, as bright as the white sun, and the Yangtze River area was like Hengsu Lian. Cao Cao sat in the middle of the big boat, with hundreds of attendants on the left and right, all dressed in brocade and embroidered jackets, holding halberds. The civil and military officials sat down in turn.

Cao Caoguan view the south bank of the mountains is picturesque, there are chaisang fields in the east, there are Xiakou rivers in the west, there are dense forests in the north, the scenery is different, the heart is particularly happy, and said to the generals: "I have been removing the evil and harming for the country since the beginning of the army, and vowing to sweep away the four seas and level the world, and now the only one who has not won is Jiangnan." At this moment, I have a million heroes, and I rely on the lives of the public, so I can't do anything. After the subjugation of Jiangnan, there will be nothing in the world, and I will share the wealth with the princes, and enjoy peace. ”

Wenwu got up and thanked: "May the prime minister play a triumphant song as soon as possible!" We rely on the prime minister's blessing for the rest of our lives. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered his attendants to pour wine and musicians to play music. Everyone drank until midnight, Cao Cao was drunk, and suddenly heard the crows chirping and went south. Cao Cao asked the generals, "Why does this bird sing at night?" ”

Zuo Wenwu replied: "When the crow saw the bright moon, he thought it was dawning, so he left the tree and chirped." ”

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, took the lance and stood on the bow of the ship, laid it in the river with wine, and said to the generals: "I hold this lance to break the yellow scarf, fight Dong Zhuo, level Yuan Shu, collect Yuan Shao, go deep into Saibei, go straight to Liaodong, crisscross the world, and live up to the ambition of the husband." When I encounter this scene today, I feel emotional. I'll take it as a song, and you wait for it.

When you sing about wine, what is your life? For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past. Be generous and unforgettable. How to solve the worries, only Du Kang. Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart. But for the sake of the king, he has been groaning so far. Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild apples. I have guests, drummers and shengs. Bright as the moon, when can I drop out? Worries come from it, and you can't cut it 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, no branches to follow. The mountains are not tired of being high, and the water is not tired of being deep. Zhou Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to the heart. ”

Cao Cao sang, and all the generals laughed with him. Cao Cao smiled slightly when he saw the morale of the generals, and he invited the generals not only for fun, but also for the purpose of mobilizing before the war to start a war with Jiangdong.

The next day, according to Cao Cao's instructions, the naval commander Le Jin and Li Dian asked for battle in front of the public: "Qi Yu Prime Minister, the large and small ships in the village have been equipped with chains and are ready to stop." The banners and blades are all ready. Please send troops to the prime minister. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he began to dispatch troops, and the two armies were divided into five-color banners. The central yellow flag of the navy is Lejin and Li Dian, the red flag of the front army is full of favors, the soap flag of the rear army is Lu Qian, the green flag of the left army is hired, and the white flag of the right army is simmering. Cao Ren, the red flag of the front army, the soap flag of the rear army, the green flag of the left army Xiahou Dan, the white flag of the right army Xiahou Yuan, Cao Cao led Xu Chu and Cao Hong to sit in the middle army, and the rest of the Xiao generals responded back and forth.

The distribution of the generals has been completed, and the drums and three links in the Cao army water village have been beaten, and the warships of each team have gone out separately. On that day, the northwest wind rose, and the boats rode the wind and waves as steady as the ground. Cao Bing's bayonet guns on the boat made the morale of the sword high, and the flags of the front, rear, left and right armies were not chaotic. There were more than 50 small boats, and the patrol police came and went. Cao Cao stood on the central ship to watch the drill, and his heart was overjoyed, thinking that the soldiers under his command could be used in actual combat.

Cao Cao said to the strategists while parading the army: "If it weren't for the help of the Mandate of Heaven, how could you get the phoenix's clever plan?" The iron cable boat really crossed the river as if walking on flat ground. ”

Cheng Yu reminded Cao Cao: "The ship chain is stable, but if you attack with fire, it is difficult to avoid and must be guarded against. ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Although Zhongde has foresight, there is still something unclear. ”

Xun You said: "Zhongde's words are very true. What does the prime minister think is unknown? ”

Cao Cao said: "If you attack with fire, you will borrow the power of the wind." Now in the middle of winter, there is only a northwest wind, how can there be a southeast wind? I am waiting on the north bank, Zhou Yu is on the south bank, if I use fire to burn my own soldiers, what am I afraid of? ”

The generals bowed and said: "Prime Minister Gao Zhi, I can't wait!" ”

Cao Cao said: "The chain ship has been completed, when it competes with Jiangdong, I am afraid that Zhou Lang will see that our ship will leave without a fight, so we should lure the enemy to fight first, and then a battle can be determined." Who are you waiting for to lure the enemy? ”

As soon as the words fell, the second general stepped forward and said: "I'm waiting for it!" ”

Cao Cao regarded it as the Hebei generals Ma Yan and Zhang Yi. Cao Cao said: "You and others all grow in the north, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to take a boat." Don't take your life for granted. ”

Ma Yan said: "Although the last general is a person from the north, he can also take a boat, not to mention luring the enemy, the prime minister doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Cao Cao thought about it, so he said to the two: "The big ships are all chained, and only the small boats can lure the enemy." I will give you forty boats for two people, and eight hundred elite soldiers, armed with spears and crossbows, to lure the enemy. This battle can be lost but cannot be won, and I will personally take it after that. ”

Ma Yan and Zhang Yi took the order and left. Early the next morning, Cao Jun made food on the fourth watch, cleaned up on the fifth watch, and ships of all sizes came out of the water village and distributed them on the water. Ma Yan and Zhang Yi each led 20 small boats and set sail down the river to the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhou Yu listened to Cao Ying's golden drums yesterday, and expected that Cao Cao would attack after the parade. Today, when he saw a small boat coming against the wind and waves, he asked his generals: "Cao soldiers are coming to fight, who dares to meet the enemy?" ”

Han Dang and Cheng Pu came out together and said: "I am willing to break the enemy for the vanguard." ”

Zhou Yu saw that the two of them asked for war and secretly instructed them, handed over the elite 1,000 people of the navy army to the two, and allocated 30 small boats to order the two to fight. Then he ordered each village to be strictly guarded and not to be moved.

Ma Yan and Zhang Yi came to Zhou Yuzhai by boat, and saw that Han Dang and Cheng Pu each led fifteen small boats out, but Zhou Yu's army did not move, so it was inevitable that they were a little hesitant. Ma Yan discussed with Zhang Yi: "It is true that the prime minister sent us to lure the enemy, but what is the use of only leading these small boats back? ”

Zhang Yi said: "Zhou Yu deceived our northern army that it could not take a boat, so he sent fewer boat generals. Why don't we take advantage of the enemy's weakness and exterminate its vanguard. In this way, we will not count our meritorious service, but we can also lead Zhou Yu to fight. It also let Jiangdong know that our northern army can also take a boat. ”

When Ma Yan heard this, he thought so, and after the two of them made up their minds, they each brought small boats to fight. Han Dang and Cheng Pu saw that the two generals on the opposite side were coming separately, and they also divided to meet the enemy.

Han Dang held a broadsword shield to meet Ma Yan, and Ma Yan only knew that the bow and crossbow of the water battle were the first, so he ordered the soldiers to release arrows. Undeterred, Han Dang raised his shield in front of him to resist the rain of arrows, while ordering the sergeant to steer the ship quickly. If Ma Yan is familiar with water warfare, he should turn the bow of the ship at this time, maintain long-range suppression, and prevent Han Dang from taking overboard. It's a pity that Ma Yan is not good at water warfare, and when he ordered his soldiers to release arrows, he forgot to control the ship. As a result, the boats rushed forward with the water, and only two rounds of arrows were fired, and the small boats of both sides collided with each other.

It is said that Ma Yan took the lead in shooting two rounds of arrow rain, but unfortunately Cao Bing was not good at water warfare, and the soldiers fired bows and arrows on the boats with limited accuracy. Han Dang's soldiers made preparations again, and the shield protected their whole body, and the result was that when the two armies fought, the Jiangdong soldiers did not suffer much loss.

Han Dang shouted when the two boats collided and shook, jumped on the Mayan boat and raised his knife to slash. Ma Yan was already unstable, and he didn't expect Han Dang to be so brave and was slashed to death by Han Dang.

Here, Han Dang's knife slashed Ma Yan, and over there, Cheng Puti's iron spine snake spear faced Zhang Yi. Compared with Ma Yan, Zhang Yi is slightly smarter, but he knows how to distance himself from Cheng Pu. However, Cheng Pu did not rush hard like Han Dang, but ordered the soldiers to shoot at Zhang Yi's bow and crossbow.

Don't look at Han Dang and Cheng Pu, there are few boats, but there are many soldiers on board. Cao Cao ordered Ma Yan and Zhang Yi to lure the enemy, so the two of them had more soldiers and less bluffs. Zhou Yu ordered Han Dang and Cheng Pu to annihilate the enemy, so the few ships and soldiers showed the enemy weakness, and deliberately lured Ma Yan and Zhang Yi to fight to the death.

The result of Zhang Yi and Cheng Pu's shooting was that the number and accuracy of Zhang Yi's arrows were inferior to Cheng Pu's. Under the elimination of the other, when Zhang Yishi was killed and wounded, Cheng Pushi was only slightly damaged.

At this time, it was too late for Zhang Yi to run, because the number of soldiers on the ship also determined the speed of the ship. When the ships of both sides are moving in the same direction, whoever has the most soldiers on the boat who rows and rocks the oars will have the fastest boat.

Cheng Pu gradually caught up with Zhang Yi's warship, and it was still seven or eight feet away, so Cheng Pu jumped onto Zhang Yi's warship, stabbed Zhang Yi to death with a spear, and provoked him into the water.

Cao Bing saw that the two main generals were dead, and dared to fight, so they turned the bow of the ship and fled, so that the deception became a real defeat. Han Dang and Cheng Pu refused to let go of the defeated army, and led the crowd to board the boat and kill the Cao soldiers who drove the boat.

Just when Han Dang and Cheng Pu were killing the Quartet, they saw that above the water surface of Jiangbei, the warships were connected and went down the water, among which the chain building ship that Cao Cao was riding was tall and fluttering, like an ambush island, and like a mountain of soldiers in the water.

Han Dang and Cheng Puwang were also shocked when they saw Cao Cao's chain ship, and they didn't dare to continue the pursuit and retreated to their own boats. Cao Cao condescended on the big ship and saw that the two wanted to retreat, so he ordered the soldiers to release arrows while urging the big ship to move forward.

The Cao soldiers on the chain warship released arrows together, but the Jiangdong soldiers were suffering. The first is that Cao Bing is condescending and the arrows have a longer range downwind, the second is that the chain ship is as stable as the ground, and the arrows will not lose accuracy, and the third is that Cao Bing has a large number of arrows and thousands of arrows fired at once. It's just that this rain of arrows caused the Jiangdong soldiers to fall into the water one after another.

Han Dang and Cheng Pu whistled when they saw that the situation was not good, and the soldiers on the boat abandoned the boat and dived one after another. Cao Cao couldn't help laughing when he saw the success of the first battle of the chain warship, and did not order the ship to stop, but directly crushed it, smashing all the boats on the surface of the Jiangdong River, showing the majesty of the big ship. After this battle, although Cao Cao folded Ma Yan and Zhang Yi, he was more confident in the chain ship.

Zhou Yu also had a full view of the battle on the shore, watching Han Dang, Cheng Pu and Jiangdong soldiers swim back, Zhou Yu smiled slightly and didn't care. He ordered Han Dang and Cheng Pu to win first and then defeat, in order to make Cao Cao underestimate the enemy.

Han Dang and Cheng Pu saw Zhou Yu watching the battle on the shore, and pleaded guilty before dripping water: "I will not be able to lose the soldiers and generals, and I will be entrusted by the governor, and I will also ask the governor to punish him." ”

Zhou Yu comforted the two: "There are many soldiers on the Cao thief ship, and it is not your fault that you lost this battle. You have already killed two generals before, and there is no need to be discouraged. ”