It turned out that Zhou Tai told in the letter that a batch of grain and grass from Guangling happened to arrive, and he asked for an order to pick up the ship to patrol the sentry, and just happened to rob the grain ship and drive into the north entrance of Fuling Lake, and agreed that the ship would arrive after the second watch and let Cao Xiu let him go.

Cao Xiu read the letter and said to the visitor: "General Zhou's boat arrived at the mouth of the lake, raised the fire on the bow of the boat, showed the token, and he would go unhindered." ”

So they discussed the joint code, rewarded the person who sent the letter, gave wine and food to enjoy alone, and then replied to the letter after the Zhou Tai fleet was dispatched.

Cao Xiu ordered someone to inquire about the news of the Jiangdong Navy, and sure enough, there was a fleet out of the lake and went downstream, there was a big flag on the ship, and the word "Zhou" was written on it.

A thatched pavilion in the east of the water village, which was originally the lookout platform of the Wei army's water village, was forcibly occupied by Xiahou Nan as a fishing platform, fishing absent-mindedly, but the eyes glanced at the camp from time to time, listened to the drums and gongs, and wanted to see through.

Since being laughed at by Cao Xiu, Xiahou Nan returned to the camp in anger, ignored the military, and waited for Cao Xiu to send someone to invite him, after all, he was appointed by Cao Cao to join the army, and the war is about to start, how can he do it without joining the army?

Seeing that the date was approaching, but no one cared, Xiahou Nan couldn't hold it back and forcibly occupied a sentry post, wanting to attract Cao Xiu's attention, but Cao Xiu still ignored it.

Seeing Zhang Wei returning from the army, Xiahou Nan threw away the fishing and stepped forward to ask, "Did the governor invite me to go out?" ”

Zhang Wei sighed, shook his head helplessly, and accepted Cao Xiu's acceptance of the serial ship, but he said it again without half a word of thanks.

"What a Cao Wenlie, want to take credit alone?" Xiahou Nan was furious and was about to go to Cao Xiu to theorize.

Zhang Wei hurriedly persuaded: "General Cao is training, the general must not go, the general is not in harmony, I am afraid that it will affect the morale of the army." ”

Xiahou Nan gritted his teeth and scolded: "It's about to be done, just kick me away, isn't this unloading the mill and killing the donkey?" ”

"The general's words are wrong!" Zhang Wei said with a smile: "You have completed Prime Minister Cao Cheng's general order, and the living chain is dedicated by the general, so you can sit back and enjoy it at this time: if you win, half of the general's credit is indispensable." If he loses, Cao Xiu is incompetent, and he has nothing to do with the general! ”

Xiahou Nan glared at him, and said unwillingly: "This battle is holding a handle, and Zhou Tai is the internal response, how can it be defeated?" ”

Zhang Weiyan said: "I just persuade the general to weigh the pros and cons, and stop in moderation." If the general insists on getting a piece of the pie, he is afraid that he will be laughed at by Cao Xiu and others, what good is it to learn? ”

Xiahou Nan's face changed several times, and finally sighed helplessly: "Tonight is destined to be sleepless......

When night fell, the Wei army was full of food in the camp, the battalions were on standby, Niu Jin led the troops to guard the mouth of the lake, and the warships were ambushed in the reeds on both sides, and the warships of the whole army were not allowed to move, so as not to be detected by Jiangdong and had guarded.

Cao Xiu and Wen Qin stood under the flag on the shore, looking into the distance with the wind, in March, the southeast wind was blowing, the half moon was hanging like a jade plate, the waves in the lake were rolling, and the chain boat was only slowly undulating.

Cao Xiu laughed at the wind and said: "The east wind helps our army might, and we will become famous in a battle tonight." ”

Wen Qin said angrily: "Shouchun must have everything ready at this time, this battle was successful, Liu Qi was defeated, the prime minister will return to the Central Plains to preside over major events, and the chief general of Huainan must be the governor." ”

Cao Xiu was full of spirits, and pointed to the southeast with one hand: "Jiangdong has no owner, this is when the husband is making contributions, and in the coming day, he will recommend Zhong Ruo as a pioneer, and you and I will go down to Jiangdong together." ”

Wen Qin was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said: "It is enough for a certain governor to guard Huainan!" ”

When he was planning, he suddenly heard the sound of drums at the mouth of the lake, and the defenders on the sentry tower announced that the fire at the mouth of the Huai River was looming, and there was the sound of fighting.

Cao Xiu was frightened, and hurriedly boarded the boat to watch, and soon the sentinel ship in front came to report, Zhou Tai really led the fleet into the lake, and there was a Jiangdong naval army chasing after him, and he was stopped by Niu Jin's ambush.

Cao Xiu laughed and said: "This time Zhou Tai came to surrender, the Wu army lost food and grass again, and the camp will be chaotic. ”

Wen Qin sneered: "Liu Qi actually used Lu Xun as Sun Ce's son-in-law and reused a scholar, and he had to dominate the generals? This time the employment is unknown, and I am afraid that I will lose my life! ”

After a while, I saw the sails fluttering on the lake, and the black pressure came by the wind and waves, and on a large boat in front, the flag of the word "Zhou" was erected, and the soldiers kept signaling, and the place where they passed was unimpeded.

Cao Xiu couldn't wait to climb to the top of the ship, held the side of the boat with his height, and saw that the person at the bow of the boat was tall and standing with a gun, it was Zhou Tai, beckoning and shouting: "General Zhou, Cao has been waiting for a long time." ”

The fleet approached quickly, only to see the surrounding large and small ships clustered, sailing with the wind, and there was no slowing down before approaching, and when the big ship approached, Wen Qin suddenly exclaimed: "It's not good, the governor look-"

Cao Xiu was being blown to tears by the night wind, and when he wiped away his tears and looked again, it was not Zhou Tai on the bow of the boat, but a straw man, wearing only armor, tied to the side of the ship, and said in amazement: "What does this mean?" ”

Before the words fell, I saw the sound of flames on the bow of the ship soaring more than a foot high, and there were flames flying in the three cabins of the big ship, and in an instant, black smoke billowed out, like an enraged fire dragon, roaring.

At the same time, the small boats around were also on fire, and some of them were already burning and spinning on the water before they could get close.

Wen Qin was shocked, and hurriedly pulled Cao Xiu to run under the boat: "There is fraud in coming to the boat, this must be Zhou Tai's plan, the governor should leave quickly!" ”

Cao Xiu took two steps, suddenly shook his hand to break free, and laughed: "Zhou Tai is reckless, dare to calculate this governor? Don't you know that a certain person has been prepared in advance, and the order is to open the lock! ”

Wen Qin was stunned, but also turned his worries into joy, and shouted: "Quickly untie the chain, and the big ship will avoid it." ”

The soldiers hurriedly prepared, but after a while, they saw that the ships were still connected, pulling each other, only Cao Xiu's warship was untied, but it was crowded by the surrounding ships and could not move at all.

When Cao Xiu scolded, the Jiangdong warships had already approached, and they all crashed into the chain boats, only to hear a muffled sound everywhere, and the sparks flew straight into the air, like a fire falling from the sky, and the surrounding sails were ignited in an instant.

Wen Qin shouted loudly: "The ship is welded to death, the governor should leave quickly." ”

"Xiahou Nan hurt me!" Cao Xiu jumped to his feet and scolded, looking at the fire along the coast, his eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire.

In the northwest rear camp, Xiahou Nan was watching from the sentry platform, and saw the arrival of the Jiangdong warship, and even shouted that it was a pity that Zhou Tai came to land with the fleet, but he failed to participate, and finally missed a great achievement.

Just when he was regretting, he suddenly saw the fire at the mouth of the water village in the distance, reflecting half of the sky, shouting from afar, drums sounding everywhere, and scolding angrily: "Cao Xiu, this bastard, actually caught fire in the camp at a critical moment. ”

When he was anxious, he saw that his soldiers hurriedly came to report, Zhou Tai surrendered, and the Dongwu Navy attacked the water village, burning the camp, and the warship had entered the port, telling him to flee quickly.

Zhang Wei hurriedly said: "General, it seems that this must be Liu Qi's plan, let's go!" ”

"Liu Qi again?" Xiahou Nan was stunned, looked at the fire in the distance, stomped his feet and scolded: "I was calculated by Liu Qi when I didn't learn the art of war, and I was also calculated by him when I learned the art of war, so didn't I learn the art of war in vain?" ”