Chapter 281: Cao Ying admires the moon
Cao Cao saw that Gan Ning's archery was so powerful, he couldn't help but sweat profusely, fortunately he was going to shoot the big curd, if he wanted to shoot at his head, wouldn't it be that his head had blossomed at this time?
To be placed on the flat road, Cao Cao had already fled on horseback. But at this time, in the boat, in the surging river, there is nowhere to go. So, Cao Cao drew his sword and shouted: "The fleet will return to Jingzhou with all its might, and those who stand in my way will die!"
He personally rushed forward and killed two Eastern Wu soldiers, splashing blood on his face.
At this time, I heard the horn blowing in the direction of Xiangyang, and a large number of warships rushed to support, and it was the general Cao Ren who stood on the bow. However, it was Cao Ren who saw that Cao Cao's water battle was unfavorable, and led the sailor to rescue him.
It didn't matter if this horn sounded, the remnants of Cai Mao's navy in the direction of Wulin also blew the horn, opened the gate of the water village, and hundreds of warships rushed out......
For a time, the sound of horns on the river came and went, and it was full of Cao Cao's army. Although the soldiers of Eastern Wu had seen countless large and small water battles, they were also secretly frightened when they saw Cao Cao's naval ships under black pressure at this time.
At this time, Sun Quan was standing by the river, and when he saw all this, his face was also gloomy.
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei stood on top of the arrow tower, and they couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Duan Dahu was holding the big knife in his arms, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Only Zhang Fei scolded: "His grandmother's, it's so big, it's so much!"
Zhou Yu was on the boat and shouted: "Mingjin, collect the troops!"
The ships of Soochow were in the same orderly formation as when they came, and they rode the wind and waves towards Jiangdong. Cao Cao had several sailors, watching the Dongwu warships leave, but there was nothing to be done.
Zhou Yu suddenly sang loudly at the bow of the boat: "How many things have risen and fallen through the ages......?
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said: "There are often rumors that 'the song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu', although the water battle was lost today, but I can hear Zhou Lang's singing, it is really a blessing for three lives!"
At this point in the first battle, Cao Cao appointed Yu Ban as the governor of the navy and replaced Cai Mao. Yu Ban set up 24 water gates along the river in Jingzhou, each set up a water village, connected from Wulin to Xiangyang, and displayed the big boats outside, connected into a city, and the small boats could swim in it to communicate with each other.
All day long, Cao Cao only strictly ordered the training of the navy, and did not go to war. It's just that the training of the navy is protracted, and it is inevitable that the army will be a little anxious. Cao Cao naturally knew that it was not an overnight effort, but it had come to this point, but he couldn't give up easily.
After more than half a month of stalemate, the weather gradually turned colder, and neither side of the battle fought easily. However, once Cao Cao's naval army was maturely trained, it had a great advantage in warships and troops, but it was not comparable to the Eastern Wu and Duan Dahu naval forces.
This night, full of wine and food, Zhou Yu drank with the generals in the big tent in the army, and suddenly, Zhou Yu said: "Generals, the moonlight is very beautiful tonight, who dares to go to Cao Jun Water Village with me to enjoy the moon?"
Everyone was shocked: Why do you need to go to Caoying Water Village to admire the moon? But after hearing what the Metropolitan Governor said, all the generals also had a bloody nature, and they immediately asked for their lives to protect Zhou Yu to go to Caoying.
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Generals, don't panic, forgive me for waiting to go to admire the moon, what can Cao Cao do to me?"
After a short time, he arrived at the Cao Jun Water Village, and Zhou Yu led the generals to stand on the deck and secretly spy on Cao Cao's Water Village. But seeing that the Caoying Water Village is brightly lit, the water surface of Tianxin is also red, and then the dry village on the shore stretches for more than 300 miles, and it is also endless.
Zhou Yu was shocked and asked: "Cai Mao is dead, there should be no general in Cao Ying who is good at water warfare, but when you look at its water village today, why is it so good at the water army?"
The veteran Huang Gai said: "As far as I know, the current governor of Cao Cao's navy should be Yu Ban. ”
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "Yu Ban was born in the Northland, and he will definitely not be able to use the navy so exquisitely, there must be someone else." His brow furrowed, and he pondered.
At this time, only one person was heard saying, "Governor, since we have already come, how can we return empty-handed?"
Zhou Yu smiled: "Gongji, what are your plans?"
I saw Ling Tong take out a longbow from behind his back, and shouted with an arrow: "Go!" But a hundred steps away, a big pole on Cao Cao's military camp was shot off, and there was a loud click, but it woke up the sleeping soldiers in Cao's camp. When the gong sounded loudly in the village, the flag waved.
The crowd cheered loudly.
Zhou Yu said: "Tonight's reward is enough, let's go." The boat turned around in all directions, and flew away on the river.
However, it was said that the scouts in Cao's camp flew to report to Cao Cao, and said that Zhou Yu came to steal the camp. Cao Cao was shocked, and hurriedly summoned all the generals to raise the tent and discuss how to resist the enemy. But then I heard that Zhou Yu only took a building boat and came to spy on the layout of the water village with Lile, and at this time he had already returned to Jiangdong.
Cao Cao was furious, slapped his palm on the seat, and said: "Zhou Yu'er deceived me too much, how dare you swagger so much to peep into my camp? ”
Yu Ban said: "Lord, our army has just encountered a new defeat, and the fighting spirit is low at this time, and the naval army is not familiar with the drills, so I am afraid it is not suitable to fight." ”
"Then you say, when will the navy be able to train well?" Cao Cao asked, pointing at Yu Ban.
"Now most of the soldiers are not accustomed to the water and soil, and there are many plagues, it seems that it will take half a year at least and a year at most before they can fight with Soochow. Yu Ban replied truthfully.
Cao Cao was furious, his fingers trembled and he scolded: "You...... You...... , you just said that after I die of old age, I will start a war with Soochow!"
Yu Ban couldn't answer, but the generals also knew Yu Ban's desire to be scolded, and this was the case. But Cao Cao has been anxious for the past few days, as a courtier, he can't worry about the lord, and he doesn't dare to talk about it.
Yu Ban knelt down on one knee: "It's Yu Ban's incompetence, please punish the lord!"
Of course, Cao Cao also knew that this temper was wrong for the ban, and at this time his mood eased slightly, and said: "Wen Ze, you can't be blamed for this matter, it's just that my army is stranded here, but there is no strategy for the enemy, and it is not a long-term solution after all." ”
The generals were silent.
At this time, I saw a person who said: "The lord is worry-free, now our army is stagnant, mainly for the general of the water army who is not good at water warfare, and the Dongwu water army is very brave. I have a plan, but I can worry about the Lord. ”
Cao Cao was overjoyed, saw that this person was Jiang Gan, and said: "How can I forget this? Ziyi was originally Zhou Yu's classmate and a famous person in Jiangdong. ”
Jiang Gan said: "The lord really knows the subtlety, and he does have the intention of persuading Zhou Yu to surrender, but I don't know if the lord is willing to allow it?"
"Of course. Cao Cao laughed loudly, "If Ziyi can really say that Zhou Yu's metropolitan governor will come and surrender, he is willing to serve the metropolitan governor as the lord of Jingzhou!"