Cao Cao has been a little annoyed lately.

Coerced millions of people south to Jingzhou, and Liu Cong raised the city to surrender It was originally a happy thing, but the four counties of Lingling, Guiyang, Wuling, and Changsha among the nine counties of Jingxiang were not really attached.

Liu Bei occupied Jiangxia County, and was also separated from Cao Cao's army on both sides of the Yangtze River. I heard that recently they have united with Sun Quan and want to raise troops to fight against him.

The most hateful is Sun Quan's child, he sent a polite message to say that he wanted to share the land of Jingzhou equally with "the general will hunt in Jiangxia", but Sun Quan directly ignored him and regarded the prime minister of the Han Dynasty as nothing, which made Cao Cao angry and vowed to rob Jiangdong's "Er Qiao" and humiliate Jiangdong.

When he was angry, Cao Cao wanted to drink, half drunk and half awake, which was the realm of immortals.

At this time, Cheng Yu came in and said, "Lord, Duan Dahu and Sun Quan have formed an alliance, I don't know what the lord is going to do?"

After Guo Jia's death, this Cheng Yu was almost the first strategist under Cao Cao's account. Cheng Yu's face was scorched, with a heavy three-pronged beard, and his face was solemn, not like a scribe but like a general.

"Zhongde, come and have a few drinks with me. Cao Cao greeted warmly.

Cao Cao poured wine for Cheng Yu with his own hands, and said: "Now that we are across the river from Jiangdong, only a water war can take the six counties of Dongwu in one fell swoop, but our army is a northern soldier who is not accustomed to water warfare, and is worrying about himself, I don't know what Zhongde thinks?"

Cheng Yu arched his hand and said: "My lord, after the first battle of Xinye, the Duan Dahu army was defeated, and now it is hiding in Jiangxia. And since the war with Eastern Wu is inevitable, why not take Jiangxia first and cut off Sun Quan's right-hand man, so as to deter the ministers of Eastern Wu and make all the Jiangdong rats come to vote. ”

"It's not that I haven't thought about defeating Jiangxia. But Jiangxia doesn't matter in this battle, and once the army is sent to Jiangxia, Jiangdong Sun Quan Xiao'er will inevitably come to help, so it is better to temporarily train the navy and take Jiangdong in one fell swoop. Cao Cao said while drinking.

In fact, Cao Cao has never been so sober as he is now. But what he calculated in his heart was that it was not appropriate to send troops at this time.

First, the northern soldiers he brought with him did not practice water warfare, and they had to have the combat effectiveness of water warfare under the training of the Jingzhou naval army, and at this time they had little chance of winning a decisive battle with Eastern Wu; second, the plague was prevalent in the army at that time, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was in the next section, and there were many miasma in the south, which was tantamount to making matters worse for the northern soldiers who were not accustomed to the water and soil, and if they wanted to fight, they had to wait for the plague to subside; third, they came to Jingzhou Xinde, and killed Liu Cong, and the foundation was not firm. It is necessary to appease the people of Jingzhou first, and then make a claim after gaining trust.

What's more, Cao Cao appointed Cai Mao as the governor of the navy, and the training power of water warfare rested with the Jingzhou navy. If there is a war, the situation in Jingzhou is still not stable. They are against the water, it can really be said that they are suffering from the enemy, Cao Cao is suspicious, how can he really trust the Jingzhou Water Army?

As early as when Cao Cao went south, Zhou Yu of Eastern Wu had already begun to prepare for the battle. His own army and horses are tired of traveling thousands of miles, and the supply of grain and grass is insufficient, and Sun Quan waits for work at ease, and the decisive battle is a taboo for soldiers at this time.

A good strategist is first of all to "plot his heart", and only then can he put his ideas into ideas. Cao Cao was worried, how could Cheng Yu not know?

"Lord, although Jiangxia is small, we are still nominally here for Duan Dahu in this battle, although we won a small victory at this time, and captured Jingzhou. However, Duan Dahu's power still exists, and the goal of sending troops to Xu Du that day has not been achieved, which is a taboo for soldiers. At this time, allowing Duan Dahu and Sun Quan to ally was even more frustrating to our army. For the sake of today's plan, when Jiangxia is taken at any cost, Jiangdong will inevitably be tied. Cheng Yu insisted.

Cao Cao was a little angry: Cheng Yu rarely insisted so much to persuade him that he had already made a decision. What must be the reason?

"Zhongde, you are so anxious to defeat Jiangxia, do you have something to say to me?" Cao Cao put down his wine glass.

Cheng Yu's face was embarrassed, and he was silent for a while, but continued: "Lord, everyone in the army knows about your personal friendship with Duan Dahu, and now everyone in the army is talking about it...... It's all about ......"

"What do you say?" Cao Cao still kept himself at peace.

"Said that the righteousness of the brothers of you and Duan Dahu is more important than the lives of your brothers, and you are unwilling to send troops to attack Jiangxia, and you will inevitably abandon your former enmity with him in the future, but the brothers died in vain. Cheng Yu gritted his teeth and lowered his head and said.

"What nonsense!" Cao Cao said angrily, "Check, check for me!" See who released the rumor and show him to the public!"

A flask smashed into the ground with a crisp "dang chang" sound.

Cheng Yu's back was sweating and he said, "Yes." ”

After Cao Cao's anger, he quickly regained his composure and said, "Zhongde, I'm not angry with you, don't take it to heart." ”

"I know," Cheng Yu said, "As a courtier, you can't worry about the lord, it's the incompetence of your subordinates." ”

"Don't say that. Among the strategists, since Feng Xiao, I have always been headed by you, and this is something that everyone in the army knows. What should you do in this situation?"

"I thought that the battle with Jiangxia and Jiangdong was inevitable, and since this battle was inevitable, it was time and place to occupy the sky. As far as I know, the water flow in Ulin is relatively slow, which is suitable for the garrison of large armies, and is most suitable for garrisoning troops and training naval troops. And Chibi can be used as the main battlefield, and the Duansun Alliance will be annihilated in one fell swoop!"

"What about Cai Mao's opinion?"

He agrees. ”

"Well, since this is the case, let the navy march and go to Ulin to set up camp. Cao Cao ordered. Cao Cao's advantage is that he doesn't understand, and he absolutely obeys his subordinates.

So, Cao Cao's change and more than a warship Haohao Tangtang set off from Jingzhou and headed for Wulin Ferry.

On the opposite side of the Yangtze River, Duan Dahu and Zhuge Liang stood side by side, watching this scene of thousands of boats racing, and the black pressure on the river was also shocked and speechless.

Duan Dahu said: "So much?"

Zhuge Liang said: "I'm afraid it's not all. ”

"Can you beat it?"

"I'm afraid it's hanging. ”

“......”

Zhuge Liang smiled: "The lord is worry-free, I just made a joke." ”

"Are you still joking?" Duan Dahu looked at Zhuge Liang in disbelief.

"I guess so. ”

"Then you say, how to fight?"

"I have long expected that Jingzhou will inevitably move to Wulintun. The water surface here is open, suitable for large-scale operations, and the movement of our army and Eastern Wu can be clearly seen. Forgive me, it was also Cai Mao's idea. However, since he is here, I have a way to break the enemy. ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan slowly and continued: "It's just that at that time, the lord needs to personally lead the pangolin warship, thinking that it is a plan to lure the enemy, and bring Cao Cao's navy to the reeds on the left side of Wulin, then the big thing can be done." ”

"I only have one question," Duan Dahu said indignantly, "Why is it me who lures the enemy as cannon fodder every time?"