"No...it's not good! The boat floating on the river has the messenger's body inside!"
Some soldiers ran into the cabin in a panic, and their shouting seemed to make Cao Cao a little unhappy.
But after hearing the content clearly, many people frowned.
"Prime Minister! Are they being a little unreasonable?"
"How unreasonable! These people dare to humiliate the Prime Minister like this! Prime Minister! Please give me a team of soldiers and horses, and I will take the head of Zhou Yu's child from the other side!"
Xiahou Dun was very angry and stood up directly to ask Cao Cao for instructions.
All the generals shared the same hatred, but as the most important decision-maker at the table, Cao Cao was only slightly unhappy. He soon drank one or two glasses of Dukang wine and seemed a little out of place.
"Prime Minister? Our envoy..."
"The truth is known."
Some people wanted to remind them, but Cao Cao interrupted them with a wave of his hand.
"They just want to be angry and lose their minds. If I get angry and rush to attack today, wouldn't I fall into their trap?"
"This...hey..."
Although the military generals have explosive tempers, they are not unreasonable people. The opponent's intention is quite clear, that is, war, and it seems that the opponent is not afraid of the 500,000 troops at all, and does not know what trump card exists.
However, this sudden episode broke the peaceful scene of singing and dancing. Many people had no intention of drinking, and Cao Cao finally let everyone disperse.
When he was done, he ordered:
"The battle will begin tomorrow, but if Zhou Yu thinks that I will fight across the river this time, then he is too stupid!"
After that, Cao Cao waved and left, and everyone dispersed, leaving a speechless night——
Early the next morning.
The ships were not moving, but in Wulin Mountain, four generals, four troops, and 50,000 cavalry, led by Xiahou Dun, Zhang Liao, Yu Jin and others, had assembled in the mountain.
Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai and others looked at the uniform cavalry from a distance and planned the route for the generals again and again.
"Children from Jiangdong are good at fighting on water, and fighting from the road is definitely the best decision. Just remember to fight in a flat and open place, and don't make the mistake of pursuing too deep before."
Jia Xu specifically reminded Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Dun nodded repeatedly.
Before he could recover from the previous humiliation, this time he once again organized his army to prepare for war, vowing to make Sun Liu Lian's army suffer.
The banner with the Chinese character Cao fluttered in the wind, and the army quickly circled the mountains and forests to fight towards the back of Red Cliff. If Zhou Yu or Zhuge Liang had not realized Cao Cao's change of tactics, there might not even be a need for a water battle in this battle.
Fifty thousand tigers and leopards ride on them, kill gods when they meet, kill Buddha when they meet Buddha, it's that simple.
However, Cao Cao did not have the help, and perhaps he had forgotten that the Sun-Liu coalition had always been a joint force between the two families. Zhou Yu's navy was not good at land warfare, but Liu Bei had Zhang and Zhao as enemies with three thousand enemies.
The key is……
Xiakou, the lip and teeth of Jiangdong.
Liu Bei followed Zhuge Liang's instructions early and hoarded 20,000 troops and horses in Xiakou.
The purpose is to guard against Cao Cao's surprise attack on the road.
"Brother, is the military counselor's tips really useful?"
Zhang Fei scratched his head. It wasn't that he didn't believe Zhuge Liang. It was because Cao Cao's navy had such a huge advantage. Why did Cao Cao bother to take a long detour to sneak attack the Xiakou and Fankou area?
"If it works, it's best. If it doesn't, we can also pursue Cao Cao on the road... Since the man named Zhou Gongjin swears that he can defeat Cao Cao on the river, all we can do is trust him."
Guan Yu knew that they were the ones relying on others, so they had to take precautions no matter what.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei heard the news from Yuqi from a distance.
"Report!! Lord! Cao's army has been spotted fifteen miles away. There are about 50,000 troops and they are heading towards Xiakou! General Zilong is trying to delay as much time as possible, Lord! Give the order quickly!"
Indeed, before they finished speaking, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
"I'm so impressed! It's really as the military advisor said!"
"Brother!"
Liu Bei, who was being shaken by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, couldn't believe it now. In the past, he was played around by Cao Cao and Yi Xiaotian. He never thought that he would one day turn around.
Liu Bei's long-awaited battle with pride is today.
He yelled:
"Prepare your troops and horses! Let's kill them! Let the soldiers who have already been ambushing wait for our orders! When the time is right, we will leave no trace of Cao Cao's army behind!"
"Here!"
——
I don’t know how long it took, but today Cao Cao was on the river looking at Red Cliff for a long time. The counselors also accompanied Cao Cao all the time. I don’t know what Cao Cao was thinking.
After yesterday, Cao Cao seemed to have restrained himself a lot, had a lot more worries, and talked a lot less.
"Is the Prime Minister worried about General Zhang and the others?"
"Prime Minister, you should rest assured. With Zhang Liao and Yu Jin's help, General Xiahou will definitely not make the same mistake again, unless Sun Liu and others can predict the future. But beyond Xiakou, there is another flat terrain. On such terrain, no one can defeat it.
Tiger and Leopard Rider!”
Xun You seems to have a clear and logical analysis.
Cao Cao looked at Xu Shu aside:
"Yuanzhi, what do you think? In a land battle, is it possible to capture Fankou directly and take Chaisang directly?"
"this…"
Xu Shu was a little surprised that Cao Cao would ask him for his opinion. He had been paddling, so how could he have thought about these issues?
While hesitating, a series of rapid hoofbeats freed Xu Shu.
Da da da da——
"What's going on? Why is there so much noise on the shore?"
Cao Cao frowned and looked toward the shore, but he saw only a few light cavalry. They seemed to be wounded. They didn't even take their armor, so they ran straight to the boat.
"It's not good! Prime Minister..."
"It's... it's an ambush!"
The first soldier yelled a few times, and before Cao Cao could ask questions, he fell into the water. It looked like he was too seriously injured.
"Go and save people!"
Cao Cao frowned, stamped his feet, and shouted to the soldiers beside him who only knew how to watch the show.
Then the cavalryman who was stumbling around finally told Cao Cao the news that chilled him.
"Prime Minister! It's bad... we... we lost!"
"Liu Bei set up an ambush near Xiakou. After being blocked from behind, generals Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun fought hard, but they were still defeated by the army led by Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others..."
"Xiahou... General Xiahou was stabbed by Zhao Yun and is on the way to retreat at the moment!"
"ah?"
Not only was Cao Cao deceived, but Xun You, who had just been trying to persuade Cao Cao, was also deceived.
"Failed? This... this is impossible?"
"How many troops does Liu Bei have? How could he be stationed near Xiakou? Xiakou was not abandoned by Sun Quan long ago, so shouldn't Liu Qi be stationed there?"
Xun You kept saying it was impossible, but combined with Cao Cao's gloomy face, everyone could only accept the fact that they were defeated.
