It is said that Zhou Yu heard that Zhuge Liang could use the wind to break the enemy, his heart was overjoyed, his heart disease was cured, and he jumped up, and while according to Zhuge Liang's request, he asked people to go to Nanping Mountain to build a platform, and at the same time secretly summoned Kan Ze into the account: "I have secretly prepared twenty fireboats for the public, and the bow of the ship is densely covered with big nails, and the green dragon tooth flag is inserted on it; The ship was loaded with reeds and dry firewood, and sulfur and flame and nitrate were covered with green cloth and oil sheets; The stern of the ship is carried out in various boats, hidden in the bay, and the southeast wind rises on the evening of the 20th, waiting for the public to be dispatched and used. ”

Kan Ze said: "I have agreed with Cao Cao on the evening of the 18th, if you don't come, wouldn't you be suspicious?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "I have sent Cai Zhong and Cai He to the Xingba camp, and sent Jiang Gan's entourage to detention. Derun can go to the Xingba camp, as long as this is so, Cao Cao will be undoubted!"

Kan Ze received a secret order, saw Huang Gai first, taught Gan Ning to write a secret letter, and then went to Gan Ning: "The day before yesterday, in order to save Huang Gongfu, the general was scolded and humiliated by Zhou Gongjin, and I was very unjust. ”

Gan Ning smiled but did not answer.

While talking, Cai Zhong, Cai and the two entered the account.

Kan Ze looked at Gan Ning. Gan Ning understood: "Zhou Gongjin relies on his own ability and doesn't take us in his eyes at all." Huang Gongfu was an old minister of the Third Emperor of Eastern Wu, with great military achievements, but he was beaten to the flesh just because of a word of persuasion. I really couldn't bear it, and pleaded for it, but I was beaten with a stick and humiliated in public, how can I see Jiangzuo people! ”

After that, he gritted his teeth and screamed.

Kan Zexu and Gan Ning whispered in their ears, Gan Ning bowed his head and said nothing, sighing a few times.

Cai Zhong and Cai He saw the relationship between the two, and knew that they had objections: "What is the grievance of Mr.? Why is the general bothered? ”

Kan Ze said: "How can you know the pain in our wombs! ”

Cai He said: "Don't you want to carry Wu Tou Cao? ”

Kan Ze was shocked when he heard this, and Gan Ning drew his sword and stood up: "The matter was discovered by the two of them, if you tell Zhou Gongjin secretly, my life will be suspended!" I had to kill him. ”

Cai Zhong and Cai He hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the second duke, we also have confidants to tell you." ”

Gan Ning said: "If you have something to say, say it quickly." ”

Cai Zhong said: "So far, I can't hide it. The two of us were sent by Prime Minister Cao Cheng to surrender. The second public fruit has a heart of obedience and should be introduced. ”

Gan Ning said: "This is true. ”

The two said in unison: "An dares to bully each other." ”

Gan Ning turned his anger into joy: "It's really a godsend." ”

Cai Zhong said: "Huang Gongfu and General Gan were humiliated, and we have already reported to the prime minister. ”

Kan Ze said: "I have dedicated a letter to Huang Gongfu and agreed to start on the 18th of this month. It's just that when I went to the public office just now, I said that my family was still in Quanling, and I was afraid that I would be harmed by Zhou Yu, so I wanted to annoy Xingba and join Cao Ying. ”

As he spoke, he handed the secret letter to Gan Ning.

Gan Ning read it and handed it to Cai Zhong.

Cai Zhong looked at it, and the letter said: "Zhou Yu's kid is conceited and his punishment is not guilty. Xingba pleaded for me and was humiliated, but he was implicated, and his heart was really uneasy. Listening to Derun say, 'Xingba also decided to vote for Cao', I was very pleased. Since he is a fellow believer, he dares to bother Xingba to pick up my family to prevent being killed. If it succeeds, you will meet the Lord, and you should fall in love with each other. If I can't save the lives of my family, I won't be able to make the trip. Cut, cut! ”

Cai Zhong looked at it and said: "It is normal for people to be concerned about it. ”

Kan Ze said: "I'm afraid it will take three days to go back and forth, and there is a missed appointment." ”

Gan Ning said, "I will send someone there immediately." ”

Kan Ze said: "Even so, it won't arrive until the evening of the 20th at the earliest, how can it be good." ”

Cai He said: "Since you have brought your family, the prime minister does not doubt it, so it is better to change it to the evening of the 20th." ”

Kan Ze said, "That's very good. It's just how to deliver the message. ”

Cai Zhong said: "Jiang Gan's entourage who was sent to the village for detention yesterday is a confidant of the prime minister and can be released for reporting. ”

Gan Ning was overjoyed, and immediately sent someone to Quanling to pick up Huang Gai's family, while teaching Cai Zhong to write a book to explain the reason, and agreed that on the evening of the 20th, the bow of the boat would be planted with the green dragon tooth flag. Then release Cao Cao's henchmen, teach him to hold the second Cai Mishu and Huang Gai's secret letter, and report to Cao Cao.

After Gan Ning secretly sent a ship to send away Cao Cao's henchmen, he drank with Kan Ze, Cai Zhong, Cai He and the four of them to discuss their hearts.

Let's say that Cao Cao waited until the date of the appointment with Huang Gai, but he was nowhere to be found.

I am in doubt. Suddenly, a small boat on the river was approaching rapidly.

And when he came nearer, he saw his henchmen standing in the bow of the ship.

Cao Cao hurriedly summoned in and asked about the situation, and after his henchmen reported the situation of being detained separately with Jiang Gan, he presented the secret letter of Er Cai and Huang Gai to Gan Ning.

Cao Cao was overjoyed after seeing it: "Huang Gongfu brought his family to surrender, Gan Xingba is willing to make an internal response, and the big thing will be done!" ”

Cheng Yu said: "I'm afraid there will be fraud when the battle is rescheduled." ”

Cao Cao said: "Huang Gong replied to the secret letter asking Xingba to take his family to return, and there are two Cai secret books, and there are even more henchmen who have seen and heard about it, how can there be fraud?" ”

Then he ordered the generals to prepare separately and march in full force when Huang Gai came to land on the 20th.

Besides, Zhuge Liang meditated in the post house on the evening of November 19 and instructed his entourage: "Go to the hidden boat by the river, go back to the other side to see Uncle Liu Huang, and teach Zilong to wait at the riverside under Nanping Mountain before the third watch tomorrow night, don't make a mistake." ”

Soon after the entourage left, Lu Su arrived, and informed that 500 strong soldiers had been working day and night, and had built the Seven Star Altar with terracotta in the southeast of Nanping Mountain according to the map, and all kinds of banners and all kinds of sacrificial weapons and things were ready according to the detailed list listed, and 120 soldiers holding the flag and guarding the altar were all in place and waiting.

After Zhuge Liangjiao put on the vegetarian light rice and had dinner with Lu Su, he stayed in the post house for a while.

On the 20th Jiazi auspicious day, Zhuge Liang bathed and fasted, wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk in his hand, stomping his feet and scattering, and Lu Su went to the Seven Stars Altar with his horse.

When he arrived at the foot of Nanping Mountain, it was about to dawn, Zhuge Liang said to Lu Su: "Please Zijing go to the army to help Gongjin transfer troops, and I will sacrifice the wind from the altar." If it is not fulfilled, please also ask Zijing to speak more kind words in front of the governor, I hope you don't blame it. ”

After Lu Su went, Zhuge Liang dismounted and walked to the altar and ordered the soldiers guarding the altar: "Each guards his position and performs his duties." No unauthorized departure, no ear-to-ear conversation, no babbling, no fuss. Violators will be beheaded. ”

All are commanded. Zhuge Liang slowly ascended the altar, burned incense on the stove, poured water into the bowl, and prayed to the sky. Every other hour he went down to the altar and went into the tent for a while, and then ascended the altar again in half an hour, and so on three times, but he did not see the southeast wind rising.

Lu Su said goodbye to Zhuge Liang to see Zhou Yu, and said that Zhuge Liang had gone to the Seven Star Altar.

At that time, Sun Quan sent an envoy with a soldier to arrive, and said: "Wu Hou's ship has been anchored eighty-five miles away from the village, and Lu Xun has been sent as the vanguard, and it has reached Qi and Huang Ground to march the army, and Wu Hou himself is the internal response." ”

Zhou Yu immediately sent Lu Su to tell all the officers and soldiers of all departments, each of them packed up their ships, weapons, sails and other things, and was on standby at any time, and they must not violate it. All the soldiers will be ordered, each ready to stop, everyone is gearing up, morale is high, fighting spirits are high, just waiting for the order to fight, it can be said: everything is ready, just wait for the east wind.

Seeing that it was nearly night, the sky was clear, and the breeze did not move, Zhou Yu was anxious and worried, and couldn't help but be moved: "Kong Ming's words are fallacious!" In the middle of winter, how do you get the southeast wind? ”

Lu Su said: "Kong Ming has never miscalculated. Don't teach me to say to the governor, 'If it is not fulfilled, do not blame.'" ”

Zhou Yu said angrily: "If there is no east wind, it will be in vain." At present, the great enemy is so joking in the army, and he will not be spared. ”

Lu Su said: "I hope what Kong Ming said is true. ”

Nearly three watches, suddenly heard the sound of the wind, the river slapped on the shore, Zhou Yu hurriedly out of the tent, saw the flag turning, the flag horn drifted to the northwest, turned worry into joy, and urgently ordered to set off the offensive cannon to the west mountain.

Suddenly, the southeast wind rose, blowing more and more, Zhou Yu was happy and worried: "Kong Ming has the method of heaven and earth creation, and the unpredictable technique of ghosts and gods!" If it is not removed early, it will be a problem for the future. "Urgently ordered Ding Feng and Xu Sheng, the captains of the military academy in front of the tent: "Each bring a hundred people, and take Zhuge Liang from the two roads of water and drought respectively." Regardless of the length, it is not a matter of killing. ”

Lu Su said: "If there is no wind, you will not be spared; If you get the wind, don't you want to kill, won't you die horizontally and vertically? Please think again. ”

Zhou Yu said: "One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, how can ice and charcoal be in the same furnace?" If Kong Ming is left, it will be the bane of Soochow. The second will go quickly, do not show mercy. ”

The second general was ordered to go to intercept and kill Zhuge Liang by flooding and drought.

Who knew that Zhuge Liang had come down to the river as early as the southeast wind, and Zhao Yun had been waiting for a long time.

Zhuge Liang boarded the sailboat and rode away with the wind.

The second general couldn't catch up and told Zhou Yu back.

Zhou Yu was shocked: "This person is so resourceful that it makes it difficult for me to sleep and eat." ”

Lu Su said: "The top priority at the moment is to jointly break Cao. It's not too late to figure it out after Cao is broken. ”

Zhou Yu had no choice but to give up, and urgently ordered Huang Gai to lead the fireboat downwind to look at Cao's boat and set fire to the ship; ordered Gan Ning to take Cai Zhong to fight the banner of Cao Jun, go deep into the dry village of Cao Jun Wulin along the south bank, go straight to the place where the grain is stored, raise the fire as a number, and burn Wulin; Dispatch people to the west mountain to light the trumpet cannon; The rest of the congregation will be divided into five routes, and when the cannon is fired, they will first cut Cai and sacrifice the flag, and then advance by water to attack in an all-round way.

Next, Huang Gai approached Cao Jun's big boat, lit the fire boat, and rushed to Cao Jun's water village by the wind. Gan Ning rushed into Cao's army's dry village, killed Cai Zhong, burned the grain station, lit fires everywhere, and Wulin fell into a sea of fire.

Cao's warship was burned, and in a critical situation, Zhang Liao was rescued ashore, leading the remnants of the defeated army to flee in a hurry, and was ambushed by Zhuge Liang in several dangerous passes, until Huarong Dao, fortunately, Guan Yu was released in righteousness, so he had to get out of danger, looking back on what followed, only twenty-seven horsemen.

Cao Ren led a biao army and horse to take Cao Cao to Nanjun for a temporary rest, and put wine to comfort and suppress the shock.

Cao Cao suddenly looked up to the sky and mourned. Cheng Yu said: "When the prime minister fled in the Tiger Cave, and when he reached the critical place, he still laughed at Zhou Yu's short wisdom and Kong Ming's shortcomings, but laughed at the ambushes everywhere, all without fear and cowardice, although he was defeated, he was still happy, and his spirit was commendable. Now that I have escaped danger and arrived in the city, the people have been fed, the horses have been fed, and the army and horses are about to be rectified for revenge, why are they crying bitterly? ”

Cao Cao said: "Victory and defeat are the norm of soldiers. How can you be proud of victory, and why should you be discouraged by defeat? The one I cry about is Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao! If Guo Fengxiao is here, how can there be such a defeat? After saying that, he beat his chest and cried: "Alas, Fengxiao! Pain, filial piety! Cherish planting, filial piety! The strategists were silently ashamed of themselves.

The Battle of Chibi was another major battle in the late Eastern Han Dynasty after the Battle of Guandu, which laid the foundation for the formation of the Three Kingdoms. "Historical Song" describes the battle of Chibi and the reasons for its victory and defeat:

After Cao Cao's victory, the continuous attacks were uninterrupted.

In 205, Yuan Shao was destroyed, and there was no trouble in the north to be unified.

In 208, he attacked Jingzhou and received 780,000 soldiers.

Liu Bei's troops were defeated and retreated to Xiakou, and Cao's army pursued the danger closely.

Kong Ming Dongwu said Sun Quan, and the tongue battle group Confucianism talked about the interests.

The lips and teeth are cold, and Sun Quan agreed to the alliance of the two armies.

Cao Jun claimed to be 800,000, covering the sky for thousands of miles.

Although the momentum is big and the shortcomings exist, he also beheaded Kong Rong before leaving.

Ma Tenghan then took control of Kansai, and the rear was not stubborn.

Jingzhou's heart to surrender troops was shaken, and the northern army was not used to fighting in the south.

Sun Liu only had 50,000 soldiers, and the soldiers fought fiercely to the death.

In the first battle of the Chibi encounter, Cao's army did not take the lead in defeat.

Avoid not being accustomed to water battles, Cao Cao's iron chain warship.

Zhou Yu skillfully used bitter meat tricks, and Kong Ming borrowed Cao arrows from the grass boat.

Huang Gai deceived the Cao army and burned the warship with the help of the east wind.

In the "Battle of Red Cliffs", Cao's army was defeated, and more than half of the army suffered casualties.

The Battle of Chibi is a famous example of winning more with less and defeating the strong with the weak in the history of ancient warfare in China, attracting many heroes and heroes, literati and celebrities to come here to pay homage to the past, write poems and lyrics, and lyrical words. The great writer of the Song Dynasty, Su Shi and Su Dongpo, "Nian Nujiao. "Red Cliff Nostalgia" is even more popular:

"The great river goes east, the waves are exhausted, and the eternal romantic characters. To the west of the base, humanity is, Zhou Lang Chibi of the Three Kingdoms. The rocks pierced the air, the waves crashed on the shore, and thousands of piles of snow were rolled up. The country is picturesque, and there are many heroes at one time. Thinking about Gongjin back then, Xiao Qiao got married for the first time, and he was heroic. Lupine scarf, talking and laughing, the canopy is gone. The old country fugue, affectionate should laugh at me, born early. Life is like a dream, and one is still in the moon. "Exactly: the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times; How many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. If you want to know how the Three Kingdoms were formed after the Battle of Chibi, look at the following breakdown.