[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

In fact, Zhou Yu's illness was very strange, and Cai Zhong and Cai Heyuan didn't know about it.It wasn't until the two of them asked to meet Zhou Yu several times and were stopped that they realized that the guards around Zhou Yu's camp were much stricter than before.

And under their observation, they finally discovered that the military doctor had to carefully enter Zhou Yu's tent every morning and evening, but no one else knew about it.

What does this mean?

The two brothers immediately informed Cao Cao of the letter of divorce, their tone was not sure, and hoped that Cao Cao would personally send someone to verify.

When the news of Zhou Yu's serious illness came, Cao Cao must have been very suspicious.He then asked who was willing to go and find out, and Jiang Gan, who had been used by Zhou Yu before, stood out from the crowd and recommended himself to confirm the matter in order to make up for his previous mistakes.

Cao Cao naturally agreed.

When Jiang Gan arrived, Zhou Yu met him, and he looked the same.But Jiang Gan carefully found that Zhou Yu's complexion became worse and worse as they talked deeper, and even the hand holding the wine glass trembled a little later.

After confirming this hearing, Jiang Gan left naturally.Cao Cao was very happy when he went back to Cao Ying and told Cao Cao that this matter was definitely not a lie!

The soldiers in Cao's camp were seriously ill, and their combat strength was halved.But now that Zhou Yu is seriously ill, how can the Soochow Navy's combat power be halved?

Feng Shui takes turns, God is also helping them!

Cao Cao laughed out loud.But not long after he laughed, another news came, which made him extremely annoyed.

——Huang Gai beheaded Cai He!

In fact, since the discussion was fruitless that day, Cao Cao ordered Cai Zhong and Cai He to stand still first, so the two did not have much contact with Huang Gai.Instead, after getting in touch with deputy general Cheng Pu and veteran Gan Ning, they found that because of their dissatisfaction, they had the heart to take refuge in Cao Cao.

Zhou Yu was seriously ill, and the Soochow navy was in danger.Huang Gai, who was still in the hospital bed at this time, also heard about this, immediately contacted Cheng Pu, Gan Ning and other generals to discuss what to do next.

The result is: the leaders of the army are all sick, and once the morale of the army is broken, will they still give a fart? !

If Cao Cao can't find out, they can delay for a while.However, if Cao Cao found out about this and attacked directly with a large army, wouldn't they be the turtles in the urn, except for a desperate fight, the only way left is to catch them with nothing but death?

Such an outcome must never happen!

Huang Gai firmly believed in his determination to rely on Cao Cao, and Cheng Pu and Gan Ning, who were still hesitating, were also persuaded by him, and they were a little ready to move.

But these still can only be done secretly.After all, Zhou Yu is the one in power, even if they can issue orders, there must be some people who will not accept it.

Huang Gai sent a letter of divorce and asked Kan Ze to give it to Cao Cao again.To show sincerity, the Cai brothers were even captured.He beheaded the two traitors, and then Kan Ze took their heads and handed them over to Cao Cao!

When Cao Zhi heard about this, he looked at Guo Jia.He subconsciously looked at the strange look on Cao Cao's face, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Well, the battlefield is indeed changing rapidly.He started at the beginning, but the subsequent development was no longer under his control.

So, should we trust Huang Gai?

First of all, Zhou Yu's serious illness was not known to the Cai brothers, which showed that he did not trust the brothers.

But this is a contradictory matter. In Cao Zhi's view, the better the disease is concealed, the more likely it is fake.Of course, there is another possibility——Zhou Yu's illness is too serious, to the point of shaking the morale of the army, so he has to hide it, the tighter the better.

The second one is Huang Gai.Huang Gai was reprimanded by Zhou Yu, who thought it was a fake.But if it was fake, he and Zhou Yu must have communicated with each other, and he must have known that the two brothers were falsely surrendering.Even if Cao Cao didn't make the two of them come into contact with Huang Gai, it would be impossible for him to kill the two and offend Cao Cao.

But Huang Gai just killed him!

These two stabs made Huang Gai look more reckless, and his image of arguing with Zhou Yu a few days ago and rebelling against Wu in anger also overlapped, which made his credibility in Cao Cao's heart gradually increase.

People in Cao Ying had different complexions, but most of them had chosen to trust Huang Gai.

Including Cao Cao.

He was a little annoyed at first because the two brothers were killed, and then after listening to Kan Ze's explanation, he laughed in relief and said, "Okay! Gu will wait for two days to collect all the heads!"

Kan Ze bowed and left.Everyone congratulated Cao Cao as if he was sure of victory, but Guo Jia and the others looked strange.

They still don't believe it!

But the problem now is not to determine whether Zhou Yu is pretending to be seriously ill, but Cao Cao has believed Huang Gai.However, the other party has no flaws at all, even Guo Jia can't come up with any reason to convince Cao Cao.

Cao Cao realized that their expressions were wrong, so he asked suspiciously: "Feng Xiao, Zhong De, Wen He, why do you three still look worried?"

Guo Jia first said: "Guo Jia doesn't believe in Huang Gai."

Cheng Yu also said: "Cheng Yu is the same."

Although Jia Xu didn't say a word, his expression was the same.

Cao Cao frowned and said, "What do you think?"

Several people were silent.Because they have no reason at all, but an intuitive suspicion.But these doubts were not enough to shake Cao Cao's trust.

Cao Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Father, I have something to say."

Cao Cao laughed softly: "Oh? Tell me."

Cao Zhi said: "Father, I don't think you can completely trust Huang Gai, but you can give it a try."

"Fourth, what do you mean by that?"

Cao Zhidao: "Huang Gai sent a letter saying that he would bring all his cronies and the grain and grass of Dongwu March to surrender to his father two days later, and then ask his whole army to strangle the entire Cao camp. No matter whether this is true or not, it is obvious that It is to set the decisive battle in two days."

"First of all, if his surrender is true, his father will get food and grass for nothing, and then he can kill them all, and he can win without any effort; moreover, if he is false, then most of Soochow's troops will be put on it. Think about it Paralyze our army first, and then win with a strange plan. In this way, whether it is Jiangxia or the Wu army camp on the other side, there will not be many people left. And if it is true or not, we will be able to see it at that time, and our army will be able to retreat freely."

Cao Cao stared at Cao Zhi with deep eyes, and said calmly for a while, "Then how can you tell whether he is a false surrender or a real surrender?"

Cao Zhi closed his eyes and smiled, but Guo Jia's eyes were bright and he said: "Huang Gai is going to take Dong Wu's grain and grass to surrender in March, so the hull must be heavy, and the speed of the water cannot be fast. Therefore, if Huang Gai sailed very fast that night , is a false surrender. If the driving speed is slow, there is a high possibility that it is a real surrender."

When Cao Cao heard it, his eyes became darker.He nodded after a while and said: "What Feng Xiao said is true! So my son thinks that our army should take this opportunity to attack Jiangxia and Wuying?"

Cao Zhi bowed and said, "Father is clear."

Cao Cao frowned slowly.He turned his gaze away from Cao Zhi, and turned to Guo Jia and Cheng Yu: "You two, do you think so?"

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu bowed immediately and said, "Master Mingjian."

Cao Cao still hesitated.

As Cao Zhi said, this is an excellent opportunity.

But first of all, nearly half of their soldiers were suffering from the disease. Even Hua Tuo, because of the lack of medicinal materials for rescue, it was difficult to control it.Today, there are 15 to [-] people who are seriously ill and have lost their combat power; there are also nearly [-] people who are seriously ill but have not lost their combat power.Therefore, their actual troops today are only [-] sailors, [-] soldiers, and [-] cavalry from the surrender of Jingzhou.

In fact, this is also the main reason why Cao Cao chose to attack quickly.

If the troops are divided, Liu Qi himself has [-] elite soldiers.If they want to fully suppress Jiangxia, they will need at least [-] Qingqi and [-] elite soldiers to outflank them in several ways; and then attack Soochow on the opposite bank to cut off their retreat and reinforcements, and it will take more trouble.

As a result, only [-] sailors, more than [-] cavalry, and [-] elite soldiers could really face Huang Gai and the Wu army.

And because the one hundred thousand elite soldiers are all from the north, most of them have signs of seasickness.In a big battle, it would be equivalent to the combat power of [-] navy troops at most.In this way, it is evenly matched with the Soochow Navy.

Even with Huang Gai's cooperation, taking Zhou Yu down would cost at least half of his manpower.

- do you need it?

Cao Cao asked himself this way.

He fixed his eyes on Cao Zhi and the others again, thinking why they didn't believe in Huang Gai.

There is no solution.

In the end, it was Jia Xu who also stood up and said: "Although the fourth son's suggestion divides our army, it is quite safe. I also think that safety is the first priority."

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.

He said, "Cao Ren."

"The end is here!"

"You lead [-] cavalry, and after crossing the river, lie in ambush in the deep forest south of Wuying. Once Zhou Yu's army is defeated, you will definitely flee from there. When you see Zhou Yu's defeat, immediately lead your troops out!...Remember, the last I was able to capture Zhou Yu alive! Wait until dawn, and then lead the army back!"

"The last will obey!"

"Xu Chu. You take two thousand crossbowmen and ten thousand elite soldiers across the river from the reeds at Wulin trail. When it's three o'clock, use the crossbowmen to lead the arrows to shoot and kill them first, and then enter Xiakou!"

"The last will obey!"

"Zhang Liao. You lead three thousand cavalry, since..."

After Cao Cao made these arrangements, he ordered Zhang Liao and other soldiers to prepare separately and leave tomorrow.

Then, he took a group of counselors to the riverside to inspect the navy.

In fact, he still has a big problem that has not been solved.

——People in the north are not good at water, and they are not used to riding a boat.These days, when the soldiers practiced in the boat, some of them became dizzy, their hands and feet became weak, and what's more, they vomited again and again, making it difficult to fight.

Cao Cao was worried.

This became more and more obvious after he inspected the army for the last time.He almost dismissed the suggestion of Cao Zhi and others, concentrated on supporting Huang Gai, and directly wiped out the Wu army with an army of more than [-].

At this time, someone suddenly said: "I have a plan to solve the prime minister's problem."

Everyone suddenly turned their heads to stare at the speaker.

This is a white-clothed counselor who looks even a little ugly.He bowed and stood in front of Cao Cao with a respectful expression without any timidity.

Cao Cao looked up and down for a while, seeing that he had no impression, he asked, "Who are you?"

The man said: "My name is Pang Tong, and my style name is Fengchu. I followed Mr. Jiang Gan's suggestion and came to seek refuge with the Prime Minister."

"Oh? What's your plan?"

Pang Tong raised his head and smiled.His facial features are not good-looking, and even make people feel a little uncomfortable at first glance.But once he smiles, these disgusting feelings will be swept away, and it will make people feel calm and confident like him: "I think that 51 teams of warships can be linked together with iron chains, and in the ship Lay wooden planks. In this way, soldiers and horses can walk on flat ground!"

Cao Cao suddenly realized!

He asked the soldiers to try this method, and it really solved the problem of seasickness.Cao Cao looked at the cheering soldiers and became more and more confident: "Mr. Pang is really resourceful! When this battle is over, there will be a reward for everyone!"

Pang Tong was ecstatic.

Seeing that the problem was finally solved, everyone smiled.

Except Cao Zhi, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu.

Cao Zhi was uneasy because he knew that after this battle, the world would be divided into three parts.Guo Jia felt uneasy, but it was his intuition, and he always thought that Zhou Yu was seriously ill at this time, and he thought Huang Gai was never so eager for quick success; Cheng Yu was uneasy, but he thought of a possibility.

Cheng Yu said: "If Huang Gai feigns surrender and attacks our army with fire. Now that our army is all connected, what should we do then?"

When Cao Cao heard it, the smile on his face slowly faded away.

He turned his head and stared in the direction of Wu Jun. The north wind was bleak in November, and the hem of his clothes fluttered southward.He finally patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "Zhongde, you are too careful! Now our army is in the northwest, and Wu army is in the southeast. In this cold winter, is there any southeast wind to help them? ?”

After he finished speaking, he also laughed and left, but he didn't know that Cao Zhi's face was full of horror behind him.

Cao Cao has left.

Seeing Cao Zhi's shocked expression, Guo Jia's heart suddenly moved.He even raised his hand and flicked Cao Zhi's nose heavily.Seeing the young man staring at him in surprise, he was full of worry before going away.

Then, as if he had done nothing, he turned around and walked away calmly.

Cao Zhi was left alone in the same place, speechless and sad looking at the sky.