Jia Xu looked solemn after reading the Yangtze River News, doubting that their tactics would not be so stable, otherwise how could Chibi's amazing performance be achieved?
"Lord, Liao Li's comments were openly in support of the allies, but secretly they also meant to disparage the incompetence of Jiangdong's soldiers. Is there any fraud in this?" Jia Xu fell into deep thought.
Cao Cao shook his head gently: "I didn't like the Yangtze River News at first, but I didn't expect it to be in the fourth issue now. I still appreciate this endurance. The contents of these issues are basically true. They just over-whitewash the beauty of Jingzhou."
, Liu Bei’s move is nothing more than to stabilize people’s hearts. It seems that Jingzhou in Liu Qi’s hands is not very good..."
Cheng Yu quickly added: "Most of the wealth in Jingzhou is in Nanjun. The prime minister moved a large number of people in the past. Liu Xuande's clever wife cannot make a living without rice. It is normal that the development has been slow in recent years, so he decided to move to Yizhou."
"Then Liu Zhang is now in his prime. It is impossible for him to be like Tao Qian and Liu Biao. The big-eared thieves want to repeat their old tricks to benefit the state? It is definitely not a wishful thinking. After Gu has defeated Sun Quan and conquered Jiangdong, he can go up the Shuo River to meet Zixiao.
If we attack Jingzhou from both sides, won't the world be unified?" A heroic scene appeared in Cao Cao's mind.
"Prime Minister, the current war..." Jia Xu reminded you that you are far away.
Cao Cao sat upright and sneered: "Sun Liu is called an ally, but he is actually an opponent. This kind of fragile alliance is not worth mentioning. It is true that Liao Li secretly disparaged it."
"Jiangdong is actively preparing for war this time. We still can't underestimate the enemy..." Jia Xu felt that everyone was very proud. It didn't matter if Lang lost, but didn't he, the doctor, also have to flee? The embarrassing days in Chibi really didn't want to happen again.
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Cheng Yu smiled and said: "Zhou Yu is the only one in Jiangdong who knows how to use troops. If you had seen Sun Quan leading troops, you wouldn't be so worried..."
Cao Cao said seriously: "Zhongde's words are true. Sun Quan's military use is completely different from Zhou Yu's. Moreover, this time I really do not underestimate the enemy. Sun Quan only relies on warships. In the past few years, De Gui has been supervising the shipbuilding in Huaisi."
Ship, now our navy is much stronger than it was in Chibi, and the initiative in the war now belongs to me, not to the thieves."
Jia Xu saw that this was the case from top to bottom, so he retreated to his position and gave no more advice.
A few days later, Cao Cao's troops arrived east of Xiang'an and twenty miles west of Qibao Mountain. The army was stationed on the spot, but they saw banners covering the sky and camps stretching for several miles.
All the armies arrived at their scheduled positions on time, and Cao Cao and the camp leaders gathered together for a banquet. They had just fallen asleep at night when they heard the noise outside the tent.
As Cao Cao grew older, he became more and more suspicious. He was particularly afraid of someone trying to kill him while he was sleeping. He had been sleeping lightly and heard noises. He hurriedly got up from the bed and saw a faint light outside the tent.
Could it be that someone set a fire again? Cao Cao was shocked and called out quickly: "Where is Zhong Kang?"
"What are your orders, my lord?" Xu Chu asked, bowing and clasping his fists.
Cao Cao asked in the darkness: "What's going on with the sound and fire outside the tent?"
Xu Chu guessed: "That is the camp in the front a few miles away. It seems that there is a small group of enemies harassing..."
Cao Cao sat up, and the waiter outside the tent immediately turned on the lamp and changed his clothes. He stood outside the main tent holding a fur robe, and saw stars in the distance. Sure enough, he was overly worried. How could something like Chibi happen to him at any time? This place is far away from Chaohu Lake.
Or the Yangtze River is still very far away, and even if there is a southeast wind to help, there is nothing for the other party to burn.
"Lord, there's nothing important, please rest early..."
"That's fine, call me if there's something urgent."
"only."
Cao Cao turned off the lights and continued to sleep, but he couldn't sleep because of his personality. Because the armies were only temporarily stationed and had not formally set up camps. Each army only defended his main camp in the middle, in case someone rushed to the main tent and came in if the defense was not done properly.
what to do?
With this mentality in mind, Cao Cao could hardly sleep until around his childhood.
It was winter at this time, and the cold wind was howling outside the camp. It was a good time to have sweet dreams.
In his bed, Cao Cao dreamed of fine wine, of fighting and iron horses, of the woman who had been lucky to him, and of himself wearing a mian and calling him the Duke of Wei, and all the civil and military officials in the court knelt down to congratulate him.
But suddenly the scene changed, and Cao Cao seemed to be in a stable. At this time, he was holding a handful of hay, and three horses in front of the stable were neighing at him.
There was a snap, and a black-faced man whipped him with a whip. Cao Cao trembled and hugged himself tightly, only to realize that he was wearing nothing.
Shouldn't it be pain? Why am I so cold?
The black-faced man raised his whip again, and Cao Cao instinctively dodged toward the back of the stable.
The scene shifted again, and the black-faced man turned into Xu Chu, holding Cao Cao's quilt in his hand.
"Lord, there is an urgent military situation..." Xu Chu looked anxious.
Cao Cao usually slept very lightly and would wake up whenever there was the slightest noise. If he had not been able to wake up just now, Xu Chu would not have taken the initiative to lift the quilt.
"It turns out to be Zhong Kang, Gu Gang..." Cao Cao hesitated mid-sentence, then took the quilt from Xu Chu's hand and wrapped it around him.
"My lord, General Zhang and General Zang are asking for an audience outside the tent." Xu Chu said.
Cao Cao slowly recovered from his nightmare and said, "Let them in quickly."
When Xu Chu walked out of the tent, Cao Cao was sitting cross-legged on the bed, with the quilt wrapped from the neck down.
After Zhang Liao and Zang Ba entered the tent, they couldn't help but laugh. They lowered their heads and clasped their fists in salute, "Lord."
"What time is it now? Aren't you guys resting in the camp?" Cao Cao asked, yawning.
Zhang Liao clasped his fists and reported: "My lord, General Wenbo's camp was harassed just now. He sent 3,000 men to pursue him and he has not yet returned..."
"It's normal for a pursuit to take a long time at night. How long has it been since the harassment?" Cao Cao asked nonchalantly.
"Now that the ugly time has passed, Wenbo has been pursuing for more than three hours..." Zhang Liao replied.
Cao Cao's tired mind suddenly cleared up. He shouted to Xu Chu outside the door: "Let someone wake up Zhongde, Wenhe and others. Come to the main tent to see me quickly."
"Wei." Xu Chu accepted the order, first called the waiter to change Cao Cao's clothes, and then called a dozen tiger guards to explain.
Although Cao Cao only asked Cheng Yu and Jia Xu to be woken up, Xu Chu knew that his boss would definitely not sleep again, so he also woke up all the other civil and military personnel who were accompanying them, such as Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji, Han Hao, Cao Xiu, Cao Hong, etc.
As the saying goes, sleeping together and facing hardships together, Xu, who works the night shift for a long time, gave everyone the opportunity to stay up late together.
Candles were lit in each camp one after another, and the soldiers who were resting were also woken up. The generals who were notified put on their clothes and yawned in the cold wind and ran to the main tent.
Cao Cao worked at night. Not only did he put on thick clothes, but the feeling in his dream still lingered. He also had two braziers set up in the tent to keep warm.
"I am a little excited and can't sleep tonight. Please come and talk to me." Cao Cao looked around and saw that everyone was sleepy.
The boss couldn't sleep because he wanted unconditional company, and the two instigators, Zhang Liao and Zang Ba, didn't say anything.
Chapter completed!