With Cao Pi taking the lead, Cao Cao's men stood next to each other, enduring the bad breath, lowering their heads and climbing forward step by step. The mountain road was full of thorns and gravel, and every step they climbed felt like their hands and knees were like a thousand knives.
The pain was like being cut into pieces. For someone like Cao Pi who had never suffered any pain since he was a child, crawling in such a place would be even more uncomfortable.
Before he could even take two steps, his silk trousers had already worn through his knees. Cao Pi took a breath of cold air and quickly checked to see that a layer of skin had been worn out on his knees, and the blood stained his trousers red and was slowly spreading around.
Cheng Yu and others hurriedly came forward: "Elder Master? Are you okay?"
Cao Cao was sitting on the horse. He had seen it and asked quickly. Cao Pi quickly covered his injured knee with his shirt and smiled at everyone: "It's okay, it's okay! As long as my father is okay, no matter how hard or tired I am, it doesn't matter."
Cao Cao's eyes were red. Among his sons, the eldest son Cao Ang died young. The third son Cao Zhi was knowledgeable, and the fourth son Cao Zhang was brave and good at fighting. Only the second son Cao Pi, he always looked down upon and always felt that this
His son is the most unlike him. He has no rules and no special skills. He can neither command the three armies nor write well. However, during this period of time, he feels that his son is stronger than other sons and dares to charge forward in the face of difficulties.
Being able to smile when encountering pain is enough to handle a big task.
Cao Cao secretly wiped his tears and shouted softly: "Pi'er!" The kind of fatherly love was completely poured into these two words.
Cao Pi looked at Cao Cao. Although the pain in his knees was heartbreaking, he still smiled. But he was thinking in his heart that this Dong Zhao was really an expert. He said that the most important thing for Cao Cao during his many years of fighting in the north and south was filial piety.
It seems that is indeed the case, this trick is indeed effective. In the past, several younger brothers always stole the show, and today it was finally my turn.
Zhao Yun sent soldiers and horses to watch this group of people climb from the small mountain col to Pingchun City. Although the journey was not far, it was enough for these gentlemen. It was a full five or six miles, and Cao Pi climbed over step by step. By the time
Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses left, and Cao Pi could no longer stand up. Cao Cao hurriedly dismounted, hugged his son with his own hands, and looked at Cao Pi's knees with tears streaming down his face. However, he was glad that he had finally saved his life.
In the Battle of Chibi, the Long-Sun coalition won a complete victory. It not only thwarted Cao Cao's ambition to invade the south, but also allowed Cao Cao to return in disgrace. When he went to the south of the Yangtze River, less than one or two of the four to five million troops and horses he led escaped back to Yecheng, and the rest
Either died in battle, were captured, or simply ran away. In addition, all the food, grass and weapons prepared for this war were gone, thousands of warships were reduced to ashes, and none of the tens of thousands of craftsmen returned. What's worse,
, one of his generals was killed in battle, and two were captured. These losses combined, can be regarded as a serious loss of vitality for Cao Cao.
Sun Quan did not get any benefits from the Long-Sun coalition. Cao Cao's surrendered troops were reduced by 12/10, and there was even less weapons and food. The cities such as Zaoyang and Pingchun left behind by Cao Cao were also destroyed by Long Fei.
Occupation. Moreover, he lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the commander-in-chief Zhou Yu also died at the mouth of Sanjiang. Just when Sun Quan was the most angry, Zhang Zhao brought back another bad news.
"Lord, our navy has surrendered to Jingzhou?" Zhang Zhao completely ignored Sun Quan's discussions with some ministers and hurried back from Chaisang to report to Sun Quan immediately.
"What? Isn't Zhou Yu dead? Is it possible..." Sun Quan almost told him that he poisoned Zhou Yu.
Zhuge Jin hurriedly interrupted: "Master Zhang, what is going on? How come our navy surrendered to Jingzhou? Zhu Huan, all of them are from Jiangdong, so they are not afraid that their master will be detrimental to their family?"
"Hey!" Zhang Zhao sighed: "It's all Lu Su's fault. If he hadn't faked an order from Zhou Yu to let our navy attack the Jingzhou navy, things wouldn't be like this!"
Zhang Zhao then gave Sun Quan a detailed introduction to the situation at Sanjiangkou. Lu Su did not hide anything from Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Zhao did not dare to hide anything from Sun Quan, and told Sun Quan everything he knew.
: "The bold Lu Su is so confused that Long Fei can be easily offended? What will we do in Jiangdong if Long Fei raises an army to investigate?"
Yu Fan sighed: "My lord, it's too late to say anything now. Since things have happened, we must mobilize troops and horses just in case. The truth is on Long Fei's side, and Long Fei has His Majesty in hand. In this battle, Long Jun's
Everyone has seen how powerful the military is. If Long Fei takes the opportunity to send troops to Jiangdong, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Sun Quan suppressed the anger in his heart: "Our Jiangdong navy is the main force. If there is no navy, how can we prevent Cao Cao from crossing the river? Without the navy, how can we defend the land and calm the people? Is it possible for me to go into battle personally?"
"Lord, calm down! Lu Su said he will handle the matter, so your lord can rest assured!" Zhang Zhao said hurriedly.
"He? What can he do?" Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao and frowned.
Zhang Zhaodao: "When I come back, Lu Su has already sent someone to contact Long Fei. There will be news soon. It won't be too late to wait until the news arrives!"
"Humph!" Sun Quan was furious: "It will be too late when the news arrives! Cheng Pu, immediately lead the troops and horses to defend Moling. At the same time, send troops from Wu County and Kuaiji to come. Even if you die, you can't lose Moling!" Cheng Pu agreed and immediately
Go out and go.
Before Cheng Pu's figure disappeared, a messenger rushed in shouting: "Report...! Lord, Jiang Gan, the envoy of Jingzhou, is here!"
"What? It's broken, it's broken! How can this be a good thing?" Sun Quan knew Jiang Gan's purpose, who Long Fei was, and who Jiang Gan was. He could find some excuse even if he didn't understand it, let alone this kind of situation now.
Situation: "Go, just say I'm not here, block it first and then talk!"
Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "Master, wait a minute, this matter will always be resolved. We haven't sent anyone there yet, and Long Fei sent someone here, which just shows that Long Fei doesn't want to conflict with me, Jiangdong. Based on this alone,
This Lord Jiang Qian must be seen!"
"But, you also know that Long Fei is more interested in interests than affection. He will definitely do no good by sending Jiang Qian here!" Sun Quan hasn't figured out how to say this, and he doesn't want Long Fei to give him a hard knock because of this.
Previous transaction.
Yu Fan said: "Master Zhuge is right. Let's first listen to what Jiang Gan says. As long as the lord doesn't agree, is it possible that they really dare to rob him?"
Jiang Gan was high-spirited, smiling, and spoke kindly. He was polite to everyone he met along the way. Even the soldiers standing guard outside the general's mansion, Jiang Gan saluted them all. Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to greet him, but Jiang Gan didn't wait for Zhuge Jin.
Stepping forward, he lowered his seat and took the lead in saluting Zhuge Jin. He called Mr. Zhuge in his mouth, which made Zhuge Jin feel a little carried away.
When the two of them entered the mansion, Sun Quan's general Jiang Qian came to the mansion many times. Today he seemed to be in a good mood and kept praising him. He would say that the rockery was well made, and that the porch over there was very unique. He even stretched out his hand.
Jiang Qian thought that a piece of rotten wood outside the wall was a unique piece of ingenuity and just right. The more Jiang Qian said this, the more unsure Zhuge Jin felt. With Jiang Qian's current attitude, he was clearly asking for help.
, and it is a big event, a huge event.
Sun Quan specially led his counselors to wait at the door of the room. Jiang Gan saw it from a distance and hurriedly knelt down to salute with graceful movements. Sun Quan didn't know what to do. The words he had just prepared were stuck in his throat and he could not spit them out.
, feeling uncomfortable. After entering the room, Sun Quan asked Jiang Qian to take a seat, but Jiang Qian just refused and sat down under Sun Quan's help.
Before Sun Quan could speak, Jiang Gan first said: "This time Cao Cao's army went south. Thanks to the brave resistance of Jiangdong Army, Cao Cao's thieves were defeated. Jiangdong Army made great contributions in this battle. My lord specially asked me to thank General Sun. If it weren't for Jiangdong,
Army, Cao Cao's goal may be realized!"
When several generals from Jiangdong heard this, they all showed smiles on their faces. Yu Fan nodded slightly: "That is also because General Long has good command. There is probably no one as handsome as General Long in the world. Speaking of his contribution to defeating Cao Jun,
, Naturally General Long is the biggest! And of course there are the Jingzhou soldiers and horses. The ability of Jingzhou soldiers and horses in this battle is known to the world, and they are the best in the world whether it is the army or the navy!"
"Haha!" Jiang Qian chuckled and raised his hands to Yu Fan: "Speaking of the navy, I have something to say that I don't know whether to say or not?"
The originally lively atmosphere suddenly dimmed because of these words. Sun Quan glared at Yu Fan fiercely and cursed in his heart: What a bad thing to say, but he just mentioned the word "Navy Army". I'll wait until this matter is over.
He needs to be repaired and repaired.
Jiang Qian completely ignored the embarrassment of the situation and still laughed: "To put it bluntly, this water battle is actually about strategy. General Huang burned Cao Cao's tens of thousands of water troops and thousands of warships to ashes.
You were not there at that time, but I saw it with my own eyes. The scene was quite spectacular, with the fire shooting into the sky and lighting up the Yangtze River!"
Jiang Gan didn't mention the Jiangdong Navy incident, and Sun Quan finally felt relieved. Yu Fan let out a long breath, and everyone seemed to be relieved, and their tense nerves began to calm down. Jiang Gan was eloquent, talking about that night
He gave a detailed description of the battle, and his words were clear and vivid, ten thousand times better than what Zhang Zhao said. He almost attracted everyone's attention to his side and whetted everyone's appetite.
"But!" When the conversation changed, Jiang Gan's face darkened instantly. The change was so fast that everyone was unexpected. Everyone was listening to Jiang Gan describing the Battle of Chibi, and suddenly it was a 180-degree change.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat when they heard Jiang Gan continue: "Just when victory was about to come, you, the people of Jiangdong, did something that made your loved ones angry and your enemies happy.
What happened, the Jiangdong navy actually wanted to set fire to our Jingzhou soldiers and horses! May I ask General Sun what you think about this matter?"