Cai Mao and Zhang Yun actually didn't know how long they had been waiting eagerly for Cao Cao's call. It wasn't until Zhang Liao, Xia Houdun and others were defeated on land that they knew that their opportunity had finally come.
Although Cai Mao was described as a poor guy who was implicated and killed because of Soochow's plan in a certain time and space, fortunately, this time because of the existence of Yi Xiaotian's kit, after Cao Cao's defeat, he finally remembered Yi Xiaotian
As mentioned earlier in the second tip - in terms of water battles, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are the key.
"Prime Minister, there is no need to panic. Although Mao is not as famous as other generals and is a surrendered general from Jingzhou, Mao has been fully prepared for today's situation at all times!"
Cai Hao swore firmly and patted his chest to assure everyone. Then he and Zhang Yun looked at each other. Zhang Yun quickly brought from the side the water potential map of Wulin-Red Cliff area that they had drawn earlier.
"Prime Minister, look! Because I have dealt with Sun Quan of Jiangdong many times, I have already sent a special person to copy the formation of the Soochow Navy in Chibi..."
Cai Mao showed no fear in front of many senior officials of Cao's army, and he wholeheartedly told his understanding of Soochow, Sun Quan, and even the whole river.
After listening, Jia Xu finally nodded:
"No wonder Master Yi asked the Prime Minister to pay more attention to Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. When it comes to water warfare, we are really inferior..."
"The military is ridiculous!"
People like Jia Xu and Xi Zhicai praised him repeatedly, which made Cai Hao feel a little embarrassed. Cai Hao quickly excused himself humbly.
However, after experiencing this understanding, Cao Cao finally calmed down.
"In other words, as long as we can deploy a large enough fleet on the river, it will be enough to make the Sun-Liu coalition unable to parry. Is this what you mean?"
"As the Prime Minister said..."
Cai Hao and Zhang Yun nodded.
Moreover, following Cao Cao's words, Cai Mao continued to offer suggestions:
"The Prime Minister doesn't know something. I have a close friend who was a classmate of Zhou Yu when he was young. He knows Zhou Yu very well. I know from my humble position that the Prime Minister will eventually have a decisive battle on the water. After telling my friend, he is now near Red Cliff. Even if I can convince him,
Unless Zhou Yu surrenders, people around him will inevitably have such thoughts..."
Cai Hao sneered:
"If the Prime Minister had not waited for another day, it would not be too late to make a decision when my friend Jiang Qian returns. I am sure my friend Jiang Qian will be able to bring good news to the Prime Minister!"
"Oh? Is there such a thing? This Jiang Gan is so brave... If he can return safely, I will naturally reward him! So today..."
Cao Cao looked around and saw that everyone had no objections, so he waved everyone away.
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After a while, apart from some guards, only Cao Cao and Jia Xu were left on the deck.
Cao Cao stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the Red Cliff on the other side for the first time in these days.
Jia Xu could see that Cao Cao really wanted to defeat the Sun-Liu coalition in one battle... Their road to hegemony actually only had this last big move left -
"Wen He, why don't you go and rest?"
Cao Cao did not look back, knowing that Jia Xu was following behind him, so he asked calmly.
Jia Xu hesitated for a while, his face seemed a little tangled. He would not speak easily about things he was not sure about, but this time...
"Prime Minister, regarding the missing third piece of advice, I suspect that Xu Yuanzhi stole it while you were not paying attention, Prime Minister..."
Cao Cao's eyes became sharp, as if he was a little surprised that Jia Xu would say this.
"Is there any evidence? If that's true..."
"No...no, Xu Yuanzhi behaves very regularly and never gives me a chance to pry..."
"Um…"
Cao Cao took a deep breath, not knowing what he was thinking, and Jia Xu was also a little embarrassed about his decision. He has always been a person who makes suggestions. If it was not really necessary, how could he falsely accuse others behind their backs?
But after Cao Cao lost his kit, he was stretched everywhere, which made him extremely confused.
Although their counselors had good ideas, most of them were not as decisive as the tips bag. Jia Xu, who was eager to break the situation, focused on this.
However, what Cao Cao said next made Jia Xu never think of mentioning such a thing again.
Cao Cao looked up at the stars in the sky and felt that everything was getting worse. He had never experienced such a difficult moment before. He felt angry but also had a different sense of freedom:
"Wen He, since there is no evidence, please don't bring up things like this that will only destroy unity."
"In the final analysis, isn't it that no matter you, me, or Zhicai or the others, no one can predict things as unpredictable as Brother Yi?"
"But if we rely on Brother Yi every time, wait until a hundred years later... maybe, I mean maybe, in the world a hundred years from now, without Brother Yi, how will our descendants overcome such dangers?"
"so…"
"Prime Minister...there is no need to say any more. It was me who was rude, and I am ashamed of it..."
Jia Xu shook his head dejectedly, seeming quite unhappy with his appearance.
"It's good to know, don't take it to heart. Since we don't have Brother Yi's tips, we should fight this battle beautifully!"
Cao Cao raised his sleeves and once again showed his heroic spirit as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Jia Xu bowed and finally retreated.
This night's incident inadvertently saved Xu Shu's life. Of course, no matter what, Cao Cao still remembered this incident in his heart. Xu Yuanzhi never really came forward again, probably because of the conversation tonight.
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anyway.
The Jiang Qian mentioned by Cai Hao was actually the person who determined the direction of the Battle of Chibi at a certain time and space.
Although there were some deviations in his actions at this moment, generally speaking, he still met Zhou Yu on the eve of the Battle of Chibi.
"Gong Jin! It's been ten years since you and I last said goodbye, right?"
Under the Red Cliff, in the navy camp, when the lights were dim, Zhou Yu entertained his old friends alone. In order to avoid suspicion, Zhuge Liang wandered to another place by himself. This alone made Jiang Qian feel very special.
Receive attention.
Even...even if he is actually here to be a spy.
"Ten years have passed. What a fleeting moment... I'm happy today! We won't talk about the war, we will just reminisce about old friendships!"
Zhou Yu looked quite happy, but while Jiang Gan smiled apologetically, he felt a little panicked in his heart... What do you mean by not talking about the war? Why am I here if I don't talk about the war?
But Zhou Yu has said so, Jiang Qian can't force Zhou Yu to say these things, right? Otherwise it would be too obvious, and I'm afraid he will be found to have evil intentions in just a few words.
So the two of them were in such intrigues, drinking one glass after another...
Zhou Yu behaved more naturally, which left Jiang Gan without any suspicion. However, Zhou Yu himself said that he would not talk about the war, and soon he broke his original words. After another conversation, Zhou Yu revealed to Jiang Gan in a rather low voice.
A so-called "secret" was discovered, which greatly frightened Jiang Gan:
"Brother Jiang... do you know that there have always been two talented people in Jingzhou, Wolong and Phoenix?"
"Crouching dragon and phoenix chick?"
Jiang Gan searched his memory and reacted quickly.
"The Wolong and Phoenix you are talking about, that Wolong is Zhuge Wolong who defeated Cao Cao's army of 50,000 men in the battle at Xiakou?"
"Exactly! It's just that the world only knows that there is a crouching dragon behind Liu Bei, but they don't know that there is a phoenix chick behind me, Zhou Yu!"
"Oh! Gongjin, tell me quickly!"
Zhou Yu knew that Jiang Gan had taken the bait, but Jiang Gan had no consciousness.
