Chapter 287: Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai
On the eve of the war, there was no panic in Jiangdong, the people still lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the morale of the soldiers was high. *With* Dream *Small* Say .lā
Zhou Yu's illness was finally cured, and the first thing he did after getting up was to point soldiers on the school field. At this point, morale is more important than anything else. Although famous generals in ancient times had their own strategies, there was an iron law that must be obeyed: strict management of troops, without iron discipline, you will not be able to win the battle.
On the school ground, the soldiers of Eastern Wu were neatly lined up in six phalanxes, with soapy iron armor and long halberds. Zhou Yu shouted: "Beat the drum and raise the account!"
There is not much time, the drums of the three-way gathering will sound, and the civil and military generals will all be in the account, and they will stand on the left and right according to their ranks. Zhou Yu sat firmly behind the handsome case, and Lu Su and Zhuge Liang sat in the guest seats. On both sides, the knife and axe hands, the bound hands, the tent soldiers, and the school knife hands all held their heads high and concentrated.
Zhou Yu stood up and clenched his fists with both hands: "Rank general, rank lord, I am ordered by the lord to lead the three armies to break Cao, relying on the lord's blessing and the loyalty and courage of the generals, I have already frustrated the spirit of the Cao army in the river." But Cao Cao's million soldiers, the army of tigers and wolves, camped for more than 300 miles, and Jiangdong only had 50,000 horses, outnumbered, if you want to break Cao, it is not easy. From this day onwards, the governor of Pontus intends to distribute to you three months' worth of grain and grass for the purpose of defending against the enemy. Let's stay for three months to see the changes in Cao Ying, and then make a decision. ”
As soon as these words came out, all the generals looked at each other. When everyone saw that he was well and raised, they were all elated, thinking that they were going to start a war with Cao's army, but not only did they not go to war, but they also had to hold on for three months, which greatly surprised everyone. For a while, there was silence in the big tent.
"Slow down!" Huang Gai stepped forward.
Zhou Yu asked, "What did General Huang say?"
Huang Gai hugged his fists and said: "Dadu Governor, at present, the enemy is strong and I am weak, the art of war is cloudy, and it takes a trick to defeat the strong with the weak." Now Cao Cao has adopted the strategy of connecting large ships, and he will go south to Jiangdong in a few days. Now, our army does not need to say three months, even if it receives 30 months of grain and grass, it is useless, and it takes three months of war, and so ...... Wouldn't such a pedantic strategy be ridiculed by Cao Bing? Du Dudu, with all due respect to the veteran generals, if you can break Cao Cao this month, you will fight; if you can't break Cao Cao this month, it is better to listen to the words of Zhang Zhao and other scribes, abandon their armor and defect, and claim to be a vassal in the north. In this way, everything will be fine, and millions of living beings in Jiangdong will also be spared the disaster of war. ”
Zhou Yu was furious and slapped the table with his hand: "You...... The lord has already issued an order, and those who surrender will be killed, how dare you say such words in the big tent and disturb the hearts of our army? Cao Bing is not accustomed to water warfare, and besides, there are frequent plagues in Cao's camp, waiting for Cao Cao to withdraw his troops, and then we will lead the army to pursue it in an all-round way, Cao's army can be destroyed, and this battle can be won! As an official of the Eastern Wu Grain Station, do you dare to contradict the Governor of Bendu and make fun of the Governor of Bendu for having no plan?"
Huang Gai shook his head, and the silver hair on his chest trembled: "Governor Dadu, I have no intention of confronting you, but how can we pin our hopes of defeating Cao Cao on the plague? Cao Cao will cross the big ships, intending to fight urgently, if the army goes south at this time, our army will be absolutely difficult to resist, Cao's army will win, and Jiangdong will be defeated! In this way, it is better to surrender as soon as possible is the best policy. ”
"Bold!" Zhou Yu pressed his sword and said angrily: "I read that you are a veteran of Jiangdong, and it is when the two armies are facing each other, so I have repeatedly tolerated it, but you have repeatedly persuaded you to surrender, disturbing the hearts of our army." Where is the knife and axe hand? Push Huang Gai out and cut it off!"
Huang Gai also really lost his temper at this time, and he didn't care whether he killed his head or not, his eyebrows were upside down, his tiger eyes were wide, and he scolded: "Zhou Yu'er, I think I am an old minister of the third generation of Dongwu, and I have experienced a hundred battles, even if I die, I can't let you harm Dongwu! If you don't take the initiative to fight at this time, Dongwu will be defeated! You are a yellow-mouthed child, how can you be so arbitrary? When I was fighting, you were not born yet!"
Zhou Yu was so angry that the pheasant's tail trembled: "Push it out quickly, kill it!"
The axe men on both sides glanced at each other, and they were also a little hesitant. This Huang Gai has a good reputation in the army, and he is also very good at treating sergeants, is it really just pushed out to kill him?
But since the governor of the capital had an order, he didn't dare to slack off, so he could only come over and tie Huang Gaimo's shoulders and two arms, and push him out. Full of civil and martial arts, you look at me, I look at you, and think: If you don't intercede at this time, Huang Gaike will really die.
"Governor, keep people under the knife!" Gan Ning stepped forward. Huang Gai and Gan Ning have a very good personal relationship, after Gan Ning surrendered from Jingzhou Huang Zu, he was originally a "Jinfan thief", and he was more or less looked down upon by the generals when he came to Jiangdong, but Huang Gai had a violent temperament, but he only saw him brave, so he had a deep friendship.
"Gan Ning, what do you say?" Zhou Yu said.
"The Governor of the Metropolis, and the Jiangbei War is imminent, General Huang is the third old minister of Jiangdong, and he is the backbone of the army. Gan Ning clenched his fists and bowed his head.
"Phew! Gan Ning, you dare to mess with my military law? Come on, beat Gan Ning out of the stick!"
The tent army took a stick and beckoned to Gan Ning, Gan Ning hugged his head and ran away, and Zhishengsheng was beaten out of the big tent of the Chinese army. Zhou Yu pointed with his hand: "Hurry up, behead Huang Gai to show the public, and show our military discipline!"
At that time, the veteran Cheng Pu was the deputy governor, and as soon as he turned around and gave everyone a look, everyone immediately understood: the law does not blame the public, Gan Ning pleaded alone, and was beaten with a random stick, but if everyone pleaded for mercy, the governor of the capital would have no choice.
So, only a sound of scolding was heard, and everyone knelt down.
Cheng Pu said: "Governor, please take a break from the wrath of the thunder. General Huang has a short temperament and likes to drink, so he may have eaten a few more glasses of water and wine to confront the governor. Now that the two armies are in front of the battle, it is not good to kill the old general, and I ask the governor for forgiveness, and write it down for the time being, it is not too late to kill him after breaking Cao. ”
Zhou Yu looked around at everyone, and his anger continued: "If you don't look at the feelings of the people, how can I spare him?" ”
The knife and axe man actually just pushed Huang Gai out of the big tent, and he pricked up his ears outside the tent to listen to the movement, and when he heard this, he quickly pushed Huang Gai back into the big tent.
Although Huang Gai walked before the ghost gate was closed, he was still arrogant, and he stood in the center of the big tent and looked at Zhou Yu with cold eyes: "Zhou Yu, you push me around, the old man is not afraid of a knife in your neck, and the old man will live again in the world after a few decades." But you Zhou Yu didn't listen to me, you were defeated at the hands of Cao Bing, and there was no place to bury you!"
"You!" Zhou Yu pointed at him like a sword, trembling with anger, "Okay, okay! Huang Gai, I think it is for the sake of the generals that I will spare you from death, and you dare to defy the governor of Pontus." How can you be tolerated in the army? Although the death penalty is forgiven, the living crime is unforgivable. Drag Huang Gai down, take a hundred spines and canes, and beat me hard!"
Everyone was stupid again, this "spine cane" means to hit the back, but the human body is actually the thinnest meat on the back, as the saying goes: the front heart is as deep as a well, the back heart is thin like a cake, and the back heart is closest to the heart. This Huang Gai is over the age of sixteen, let alone a hundred battles, if you don't fight well, you will have to roll your eyes, and a hundred spine canes are not as good as just now to kill your head directly.
Cheng Pu scolded in his heart, and made another look, and everyone knelt down together to plead.
Zhou Yu solemnly pulled out his sword and said loudly: "Everyone, this sword is given by the lord, and he is in charge of the right of life and death in the army. The Governor of Pontus is in charge of the handsome seal, and he follows the law, and if he does not play the yellow cover, it is difficult to convince the public. You have to persuade again, and those who persuade again will be guilty of the same crime as Huang Gai! Someone, give me a heavy punishment of Huang Gai with a hundred spine rods!"
Huang Gai was finally pushed out this time, and he scolded himself: "Zhou Yu'er, if your grandfather Huang Gai begs for mercy, it will be your son!"