Although the east wind is good, not everyone can borrow it.

However, a decisive battle is imminent.

Whether it is the officers and soldiers of Cao Ying or the generals of Jiangdong, they all know very well that once Cao Cao completes the chain and horizontal of the big ship, it will only be a matter of ten days to wave his troops south. An army of 830,000 troops, armed with the wrath of thunder and thunder, will be decided in a battle.

In winter, the sky was overcast, dark clouds were rolling, and it was getting dark earlier than usual.

Duan Dahu and Liu Bei were roasting the fire, originally thinking that the winter in the south would be warmer, but they didn't expect that it would be as cold as the north.

Duan Dahu said: "Brother Liu, Cao Cao is good at large-scale battles, do you think this battle is really as Kong Ming's military master said, he can win?"

Liu Bei squinted his eyes, fiddled with the charcoal in the brazier, and said: "If I were Cao Cao, I wouldn't be in such a hurry, but sent Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, Yu Ban and other generals to garrison Fancheng, Jiangling and other places, and send troops to consume our army every day, even if I am allied with Jiangdong, it will be gradually eroded." ”

"Then why didn't Cao Cao do it?"

"Haha, because Cao Cao's consistent personality is to stand at the forefront by himself, personally command the battle, and organize the most superior forces to destroy the enemy, he will not easily give up the limelight to others. Liu Bei said with a smile.

Duan Dahu secretly seemed to have Cao Cao's problem.

Liu Bei continued: "Cao Cao didn't pay enough attention to Sun Quan, and he didn't pay enough attention to Jiangdong's strength. Previously, Jiangdong had been under the rule of Yuan Shu, and he had not done much. Since Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan has been young in Jiangdong, and his talent has never had the opportunity to be displayed in the eyes of the world. Cao Cao looked at him, maybe he regarded Sun Quan as just Liu Cong, Yuan Shang, Liu Zhang and the like, so he dared to send a text 'Hunting in Jiangxia with the general'. It wasn't until after suffering a few losses that he sighed 'giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou'. ”

Duan Dahu only looked at Liu Bei at this time, and the Uncle Liu Huang in front of him really lived up to his reputation. In terms of the tricky use of soldiers, Liu Bei is really not good, and it still depends on Zhuge Liang in this regard. Zhuge Liang can plan thousands of miles away unconsciously, while Liu Bei's strength lies in the planning and examination of the situation, he can see through people's hearts and make judgments. Some are similar to the columnists of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, such as Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and can be compared to the famous Shang Dynasty of the Qin State.

"Jiangdong's strength Cao Cao really doesn't know, but he has actually been quite cautious since the Battle of Xinye. If he had pursued our army with all his might at that time, I am afraid that it would have been difficult for us to sit in Jiangxia at this time. Duan Dahu sighed.

"Lord, this is not Cao Cao's intention to be merciful. After the defeat of our army in Dangyang, Cao's army succeeded in capturing Jiangling, occupying a favorable position and forcing us to the eastern front. Of course, he knew that we would lobby to unite with Sun Quan and fight against him together. However, the Cao army was still not in a hurry to attack at this time, but set out from Jiangling, advancing by land and water, step by step, and slowly pressed towards the alliance of our two armies with the momentum of Mount Tai. In a few months, if we hadn't taken the initiative to attack Wulin, Cao Cao probably wouldn't have been able to fight. Although Cao Cao was in a hurry, he also knew that the rapid attack might fail, and the slow attack posed a great threat to us. However, even with a slow offensive, Cao's weaknesses were gradually exposed. As Zhuge analyzed by the military division, the newly attached soldiers in Jingzhou were suspicious, and the northern soldiers were not used to the southern weather. When the troops were dispatched in July, the morale was not high, and after half a year, it was really the end of the crossbow, and all kinds of problems could occur. Liu Bei analyzed.

Duan Dahu threw himself to the ground at this time for Liu Bei's five bodies that he already admired, don't look at Liu Bei as a talker on weekdays, but if he really wants to talk about business, he is really discerning, it is just one word: "stable".

"Strategist, then for our army, at this moment, what are the odds of victory?"

Liu Bei got up and walked and said, "The most important thing is people. Cao Cao didn't pay enough attention to the talents in Jiangdong, like Zhou Yu and Lu Su, these talents were definitely not worse than the famous doctors in the Central Plains, but in Cao Cao's eyes, maybe only Zhang Zhao could be regarded as a figure, but he underestimated the strength of these rising stars, thinking that Jiangdong celebrities were just talking. In addition, he also ignored the changes in our army, and we were all defeated by his subordinates, and Cao Cao judged that the military advisors who could be used under the lord were only me, and his wisdom was similar to mine, but I was not as sharp as his in battle. ”

"However, Cao Cao didn't know that after the independent duke came to Jingzhou, there have been qualitative changes in these days, the lord you are already clumsy, wise and foolish, besides, the arrival of Kong Ming has greatly improved the tactics of our army, it can only be said that Cao Cao was careless. Besides, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, including the lord himself, are all enemies of ten thousand people, and the Jingzhou soldiers recognize us even more, not Cao Cao. If the two armies clashed, they wouldn't fight to the death. ”

What the eldest brother said is that during the battle of Guandu that year, the reason why Cao Cao was able to successfully defeat Yuan Shao was inseparable from his own wisdom and bravery, and several of his strategists. Xun Wenruo, Guo Fengxiao and others were originally advisors under Yuan Shao, and they were very familiar with Yuan Shao's group, and even knew who had contradictions with whom. But now in Jingzhou, it's different. Cao Cao is only familiar with you and me, as well as the second brother and the third brother, and has no understanding of the young Sun Quan, Lu Su, Zhou Yu, Kong Ming, etc., and he can't make a correct judgment if he doesn't understand. Duan Dahu nodded.

Liu Bei said: "Cao Cao does have proud capital, he is already well-known in the world, and there is no one among the princes who can be equal to him. But it's not good, it's not good, his way of doing things, the world's wise and resourceful people are very well understood. In this way, we know him well and he knows nothing about our alliance, and it is inevitable that he will make mistakes. In addition, he is not good at water warfare, so if the two armies are deadlocked, he will lose this battle. ”

In the brazier, there was a sudden explosion, and a string of sparks rushed up.

Duan Dahu said with a smile: "At least, Cao Cao has never heard of this sentence: 'Sun Quan has Jiangdong, has been in the past three generations, the country is in danger and the people are attached, and the virtuous can be used for it, this can be used for aid but not for profit.'" ’”

On that day, the wind and snow were combined, Zhuge Liang was lying in Longzhong, and said this famous "Longzhong pair" in later generations. To this day, Duan Dahu is still vivid.

Liu Bei suddenly remembered something and said, "Sun Quan's sister Sun Shangxiang, do you really plan to marry her?"

Duan Dahu nodded and said: "We can't afford to fight Jiangdong now, and for today's plan, we can only join Wu to fight Cao." ”

Liu Bei said, "But have you ever asked Zhao Yun?"

Duan Dahu was stunned and blurted out, "What's wrong with Yun'er?"

Liu Bei had a fox's expression and said, "Actually, I already knew that he was a daughter!"