Yangtze River Jiangyang waters.

Outside the waters, dozens of large ships of the Jiangdong Navy Division floated on the Yangtze River, showing off their might outside the Cao Army's water village, but they were afraid of the Cao Army's crossbowmen and did not dare to go too deep.

The flagship is on the ship, the river wind is cold, the flag is rolling, and the hunting is sounding.

Huo Jun was dressed in a rice white coat, standing on the surface of the river, looking at the movement of the Cao army in the water village.

However, I saw that the water village was arranged according to the river bay, and there were eighteen water gates, which were blocked by the wooden shore wharf, and there were anchors under the gate to fix the body, and a large number of crossbowmen were distributed on it. Inside the shipwreck, there are small boats hidden in the waters, tied with ropes to the wooden stakes of the pier, and the large and small boats are distributed in an orderly manner.

The scout reported: "Governor Qiyu, no matter how our army shouts and scolds, Cao's army will not come out of the village." ”

Lu Su's expression changed slightly, and he said: "Dudu, it must be Cao Cao who has two things, such as a slap pole, a car and a ship, and is unwilling to fight." If you want to wait for the sailor to be complete, you dare to fight with my sailor, how should this be? ”

Huo Jun's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "The sergeant continued to scold, and asked the envoy to send the letter of the governor into the enemy camp to see if he could provoke Cao Cao to fight." ”

"No!"

Looking at the scouts leaving quickly, Lu Su said regretfully: "The water battle is profitable, and Cao Cao's soldiers are about to retreat." Unexpectedly, Gan Ning was able to do such an act, betraying his lord and fleeing to Cao Cao with his boat, so that the war was almost ruined. ”

The news that the two generals Gan Ning and Yu Shao led the army to Cao can be described as extremely violent, so that Liu Bei was angry and sick, closed the camp to recuperate, and did not see outsiders.

Yu Shao is okay, as an ordinary lieutenant general. But Gan Ning is a veteran of the navy, since the second Liu went down to Jiangdong, he has served Liu Bei, as a pioneer general, often for the army to break the formation and kill the generals, the achievements are remarkable, very comparable. Today's defection to the enemy, in addition to causing a blow to morale, also took away military secrets, and the consequences are very serious.

Under such circumstances, Huo Jun led the sailors out of the village to invite the battle, trying to provoke Cao Cao to send the sailors to fight and further attack the ships of Cao Cao's sailors. After all, the number of Cao Cao's sailors was not enough to compete with Jiang Zuo, and the last loss made the sailors quite hurt.

If the Cao Junshui Division can be defeated again, even if the Cao Junshui Division is equipped with a racket rod, it will be difficult to become a threat to the Jiangzuo Naval Division due to the lack of ships. However, it is a pity that Cao Cao has never been able to defend the village, which disappointed the wishes of Huo Jun, Lu Su and others.

Huo Jun propped his hands on the wall of the boat and asked, "What do you think of Cao Cao's water village?" ”

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and said: "Cao Cao is proficient in the art of war, although he has been marching and fighting on land all the year round, but his water village layout is also acceptable, there are doors in and out, and he can advance and retreat freely. ”

Lu Su was very worried, and said: "Although Cao Cao's water village is ingenious, the boats are compactly arranged, the big boats are connected at the bow and tail, and the small boats are scattered in between. and burn it with a ship of fire, or it may completely cover the boat of its sailors. ”

After a pause, Lu Su said regretfully: "It's a pity that there is only the northwest wind now, and there is no southeast wind direction, so it is difficult to carry out fire attack strategies under the headwind!" ”

Water warfare is burned with fire, but it is not the unique skill of one or two companies, and basically anyone who is good at water warfare can know a thing or two. And last time, Huo Jun burned Sun's sailor with a fire, sent Zhou Yu on the road, and then completely took Jiangdong.

Huo Jun squinted his eyes, looked at the detailed appearance of Cao Jun's water village, and suddenly said: "Zijing, let the sailor withdraw the army!" ”

"Aren't you tempting to fight?" Lu Su asked.

Huo Jun shook his head and said, "Cao Cao is not a person without a plan, he is defending the water village today, and he will no longer go out of the village to fight." It is better to let the sailors withdraw their troops, and you and I will return to the camp and discuss the war with the generals in the long run. ”

"No!"

After a while, the Jiangzuo Water Division turned to return to the camp under Huo Jun's military order.

At this time, in Cao Jun's water village, Cao Cao was inspecting the rush of Cai Mao, Cheng Pu and others, and checking the rope boat.

Cao Cao walked away with his sword, jumped a few times on the deck, and watched the sergeants of the Northern Army walking as usual, and said with a smile: "The method of connecting the boat is also ingenious. And let Huo Jun be arrogant for a few days, and when the construction of the clapstick is completed, let the sailor fight, drag Huo Jun's sailor, and use the bamboo raft to transport the north to cross the river, and the north and south will be sandwiched between the water division, and the Jiangzuo will be defeated in a battle. ”

"The prime minister is mighty!"

"Prime Minister, Huo Jun led the army to withdraw, and asked his subordinates to send a letter." The squire said.

"Read!"

The attendant learned the lesson of the previous one, bowed his head and said, "Don't dare below!" ”

At that moment, Cao Cao was in a good mood, reached out and took the letter, and said with a smile: "Huo Jun's letter is full of verbal provocation, wanting to make Gu angry and go to war, but Gu already knows Huo Jun's true plan." ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao raised the letter in his hand and said with a smile: "For the first time, Huo Jun spoke wildly, saying that he would break his loneliness in two months. However, Huo Jun's true intention was to provoke Lone, so that Lone was angry and confronted him for two months. After two months had passed, the spring rain was continuous, the mud was wet, and it was difficult to march, and then forced the army to withdraw. ”

"In the next letter, I am afraid that the lonely will lose because of the defeat of the water division, and it will be difficult for the water division to withdraw the army, so it will provoke me again; I expected that this letter would be Huo Jun and Yu Er's generals who would surrender to me and provoke me to fight. ”

After speaking, Cao Cao opened the letter, saw that the letter was exactly as it was said, to show everyone left and right, and laughed and said: "Huo Jun'er, count the poor!" ”

"Where is Dezu?"

"In!"

Cao Cao instructed: "You and reply to Huo Jun for Gu, Yan Gu will break Jiangzuo within two months, let him come to see him." ”

"No!"

"Congratulations to the Prime Minister!" Everyone said in unison.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled, as if he was gradually regaining the feeling of conquering Jiang Han at the beginning.

When looking at everyone, Cao Cao saw Jia Xu pondering there, and asked, "I don't know why Wenhe is meditating?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu didn't panic, and said jokingly: "The strategy of connecting the boat seems ingenious. Ran Xu once heard that during Huo Zhongmiao's previous water war, he used the method of feint defeat to lure the general Zhou Yu into the army, and took advantage of the southeast wind to burn General Sun's account to the water division, and finally made Erliu sweep Jiangzuo. ”

While speaking, Jia Xu looked at the direction of the wind and asked, "I don't know when there will be a southeast wind evil?" ”

"Huh!"

Cao Cao, Cai Mao and other generals all laughed when they heard it.

In order to show her ability, Cai Mao said: "In winter, there are many northwest winds in Jingchu, and there are few southeast winds. Only in the summer is the southeast wind at its peak. Now Huo Jun wants to use the southeast wind to burn the ship, and it is not said whether there can be a southeast wind, even if there is a southeast wind, our army does not open the gate of the water village, how can Huo Jun burn the big ship of our army. ”

Although Cai Mao had stayed in Jiangling, he was in charge of the naval army. But he doesn't know everything about Yunmengze and the terrain of the Yangtze River, after all, the complexity of Yunmengze and the Yangtze River in Jiangxia is beyond his ability to know everything.

At the same time, as Cai Mao said, if the sailor does not open the gate of the water village, even if there is a southeast wind, it will be difficult for Huo Jun to burn the sailor's boat.

In history, if you want to burn Cao Cao's sailors, if it weren't for Huang Gai's invitation to surrender and drive the fireboat inside, even if there is a southeast wind to help, it will basically not be able to burn the big ship. After all, Cao Jun Water Village will block Huang Gai's fireboat from the door.

Jia Xu groaned a little, and said self-deprecatingly: "A person from the northwest does not know the advantages of water and land in the south, and it is difficult to give advice to the prime minister. Today's words make all the public laugh in vain! ”

Not only Jia Xu felt like this, but Xun You, Yang Xiu and other Central Plains wise men also felt that there was nothing they could do, and even the northern generals such as Cheng Yu and Xu Huang were also difficult to show their strength.

It's not that they lack resourcefulness, but they really don't understand the topography and water conditions of Yunmengze and the Yangtze River, as well as the bends of the water war. After all, although they are smart, in the absence of actual understanding, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

While everyone was talking and laughing, several warriors came with a fisherman and said, "Prime Minister Qiqi, we will search for letters from this person and send them to the two generals, Gan and Yu." ”

Cao Cao stared at the already timid fisherman in front of him, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Yang Xiu opened the letter, read it, his face changed slightly, and said: "Prime Minister, in the letter, Huo Jun asked Gan Xingba and Yu Gongli to start an incident on the night after tomorrow, and Huo Jun wanted to lead a large army to attack the camp and break the village!" ”

"Huh?"

The suspicious Cao Cao turned his head to look at the two generals Gan and Yu in the crowd, and his eyes were full of doubt.

Gan and Yu Erjiang's faces changed greatly, Gan Ning walked out quickly, knelt on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, Huo Jun is a scheming person, and he deliberately sent a letter today. ”

"yes!"

Yu Shao also knelt on the ground and arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister, if we surrender by fraud, we will offer things such as slapsticks, cars and boats." This thing is a weapon of the sailor, and it is difficult to find it in the world! ”

Cao Cao paced slightly and asked, "Where did this messenger send the letter?" ”

The samurai arched his hand and said, "He patrolled around the waters dozens of miles away, and he didn't seem to know where the two generals were camped. When he was captured by our army, he falsely claimed to be a scout under General Cheng's account. ”

Cao Cao looked at the two of them for a while, and just when everyone thought that Cao Cao was going to be angry, he laughed and said: "The two generals abandoned Liu and returned to me, and they must be sincere." As expected, this was Huo Jun's treacherous plan, wanting to use Lone's means to kill talented and virtuous generals. The day after tomorrow, Lone held a banquet on the riverside to congratulate the two generals on abandoning Liu and returning to Lonely! ”

"No!"

Not to mention how Cao Cao arranged in the water village, he was busy with military affairs.

After Huo Jun returned to the camp, he consulted with the generals on the military and called Kan Ze.

Inviting Kan Ze to take a seat, Huo Jun asked: "Kan Jun is familiar with the astronomical calendar, and Jun has a doubt. I wonder if Kan Jun can solve it? ”

Kan Ze didn't dare to be self-conscious, and said: "The governor asks for words, Ze will know everything!" ”

Kan Ze, the word Derun, the person who will be in Shanyin. The family was poor since childhood, and used to copy books for the rich to improve their knowledge. He is well-read, well-versed in calendar and astronomy, and is a rare talent.

Since Guan Yuxia will be Pingshan Yue, hear the name of Kan Ze, and invite him to join the army as an official. Later, when he was in Xiakou, Guan Yu recommended it to Liu Bei and recruited it for the purpose of consulting the calendar.

After a little muttering, Huo Jun said: "This midwinter has passed, and spring is coming, I don't know if Derun can deduce when it is the hottest for Jun, or when it will be the southeast gale." ”

Kan Ze shook his head and said: "The direction of the wind cannot be calculated, but when the sun is born, there are many southeast winds. Imazawa can calculate for the governor which day is the hottest in the past ten days. ”

"I'm tired of Derun!"

Kan Ze took out the I Ching divination, pinched his fingers to calculate, and used a pen to draw on the scarf.

I don't know how long it took, Kan Ze said: "Qiyu Dudu, after five days, the weather is the hottest. At that time, it was yin to yang, or the southeast wind rose. However, the topography of Yunmengze, the water situation of the Yangtze River, Ze is the left people of the river, and they dare not speak lightly. ”

Huo Jun knew it in his heart, and said with a smile: "Jun can get the day of his life, and recently he has been tired of visiting Derun to see if he can make any additions." ”

"No!"

Kan Ze retreated.

After a while, Deng Fan arched his hand and said: "Governor Qiqi, Yuzhou sent someone to ask if it can be warn?" ”

Huo Jun picked up the teacup, blew on the hot air, and said calmly: "Tell Yuzhou that the time is coming, wait for a few days." He also ordered his cronies to carry a secret order to cross Tianyue Mountain to Changsha and send a letter to General Huang, asking him to act in accordance with the orders of the Governor. ”

"No!"

Looking at the intricate map, Huo Jun sipped the tea, intoxicated by the sweetness of the tea.

"It's all bitter, that's all!"

(End of chapter)