Chapter 501: Observing the sky, bitter tactics, Cao Cao’s crisis
Next, Zhuge Liang showed Zhou Yu what it means to be professional.
Zhuge Liang looked up at the stars and carefully felt the very subtle messages coming from the wind.
His fingers have been fiddling in the void, like a seasoned Taoist.
Zhou Yu, who came from the side, was also dumbfounded.
"Kong Ming, what did you do before?"
"Can the wind be counted?"
Zhou Yu couldn't believe it.
But looking at Zhuge Liang's posture... Zhou Yu really had some thoughts... What if it was true?
"Haha, Liang knows a little bit about the Yi Jing Bagua..."
Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and took his pretense to the limit.
But only he knows the truth. He looks at the stars, looks at the clouds, listens to the wind, and smells the rain, just because he has been a farmer for a long time...
Those who grow crops deserve to starve to death if they have no idea about these things...
Of course, Zhuge Liang would not say it. He would only say that he knew the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes and could understand the celestial phenomena.
Suddenly, Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, with a sharp light in his eyes, and he said solemnly to Zhou Yu:
"Three days later, when the east wind rises, our army has the upper hand and can use fire attack. As for how to carry out this fire attack..."
Da da da--
The sound of someone's hurried footsteps came from outside the corridor.
The heavy-sounding footsteps also indicated that this person was a heavyweight.
Sure enough, when Zhou Yu saw the strong man with gray hair approaching step by step, his heart suddenly became clear.
"General Huang! It's so late, but you want to see me if you have anything?"
"Captain, let's not talk nonsense. The Cao army on the other side seems to be linking the warships with iron ropes in order to balance the rocking of the ships... Based on Huang Gai's experience in fighting water battles for so many years, if I use fire to attack at this time,
We will definitely be able to defeat Cao’s army in one fell swoop!”
"Commander, Huang Gai is willing to personally lead five hundred dead men and bring fire ships to ram Cao's army. He will surely burn his army to the ground!"
Zhou Yu listened carefully, and when Huang Gai finished speaking, he turned his head and looked towards Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said:
"Captain, the fire attack you requested is not coming yet?"
Zhou Yu also smiled and shook his head, but he had a more profound consideration in his heart:
"General Huang, we have this plan, but to implement this plan, we need your cooperation, General Huang..."
The three of them talked as they walked. Chibi seemed to be particularly bright tonight.
——
The two days were uneventful. It was not that Cao Cao felt that his time had not come yet.
He was just waiting until one day, Cai Mao sent someone to report that there were three thousand ships, large and small, all connected by iron cables.
And everyone has already felt the effectiveness of this iron rope.
Cavalry officers like Zhang Liao and Yu Jin were finally able to freely look into the distance on the big ship, not to mention how excited they were.
I just don’t know...whether the navy on the other side can withstand such a menacing armada?
Cao Cao felt refreshed. This time, he stood at the bow of the ship, his mood was completely different from the previous days.
He gestured with the ships on the other side with his hands, and he began to imagine in his mind that the Sun and Liu coalition forces would collapse instantly, and his army would sweep through thousands of armies, defeating the six counties in Jiangdong and defeating all the princes in the world.
One scene.
"Ah...is this day really coming?"
"Remembering the day when I met Brother Yi, who could have imagined that Cao Cao would be so glorious?"
The counselors around him all responded, but Jia Xu was the only one looking at the river in the distance with a strange look on his face.
"Wenhe? What's wrong? But what's bothering you?"
Xun You poked Jia Xu, who was a little stiff, and asked with a smile.
Jia Xu did not speak, but pointed to the river in confusion:
"There...is there a ship coming towards us?"
"What? Wen He, are you wrong? There is no one on this river who dares to..."
Xun You waved his hand, thinking that Jia Xu had just seen it wrong, but he heard Cao Cao suddenly exclaim:
"Could the boats on the river be from Soochow?"
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The boat was completely guarded and slowly sailed into the navy camp.
The people on the boat were dressed very ordinary and seemed to be fishermen on the river. However, the moment the other party took out the letter, everyone gasped.
"I am the military advisor under Huang Gai, the general of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. My name is Kanze. This is the letter from my general. I would like to ask Prime Minister Cao to read it!"
Taking off the bamboo hat, the people standing on the boat are not angry and proud, Kan Ze...
When Cai Mao and others heard that Kan Ze was here, they immediately explained to Cao Cao:
"Prime Minister, this Kan Ze is a famous person in Soochow. I heard that he is familiar with astronomy and calendar, but because of his seniority, he can only be a counselor in the army... If he comes to deliver the message, maybe Huang Gai..."
Before Cai Mao could finish speaking, the letter came to him. Cao Cao glanced at it and shouted directly to the army:
"Is Huang Gai coming down?"
"You Soochow people really think that this prime minister can't see through your plan to surrender? You are stupid!"
"Drag this person out and kill him!"
Cai Mao shrank his neck... didn't dare to say a word.
When everyone heard that Huang Gai was going to surrender, they all had the same idea.
"Prime Minister! Aren't you willing to listen to my explanation again as to why my general has to take refuge with the Prime Minister at this time, risking being discovered?"
The soldiers had already disembarked from the boat, and they caught Kan Ze and came to the big boat.
However, even though Kan Ze had been stabbed several times with a large knife on his neck, his face remained calm and his heart did not beat.
This made Cao Cao a little more suspicious. He raised his hand and everyone let go of Kan Ze. Kan Ze also stood up from the ground and saluted Cao Cao with a smile:
"The Prime Minister does not know that Zhou Yu's son is full of unrealistic plans and is arrogant. He also talks about the opinions of veteran generals like General Huang. General Huang contradicted Zhou Yu's son yesterday. Zhou Yu, an insidious person, actually used Huang's advice.
The general wanted to kill General Huang in public on the pretext of disturbing the morale of the army!"
Kan Ze's words were so indignant and lifelike that many people gradually began to believe Kan Ze's words:
"Fortunately, everyone interceded for General Huang, but Zhou Yu refused to give in. In the end, he beat General Huang fifty times... General Huang worked hard for Soochow, but he ended up like this..."
"So Huang Gai is going to surrender?"
"Your one-sided words are quite smooth. Do you think that the Prime Minister does not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong?"
Cao Cao didn't believe it at all. Everyone has a mouth and can say whatever they want.
Kan Ze shook his head helplessly, as if he was about to give up.
Cao Cao decided to kill Kan Ze.
At this moment, Cai Mao suddenly said...
"Prime Minister... I have been hiding in Soochow for a long time. Yesterday there were rumors that Huang Gai was tortured in the army. I dare not say anything about my humble position. I didn't expect that today Mr. Kan will come to ask for surrender... Prime Minister, I am willing to serve Huang Gai."
The general guarantees that General Huang was indeed punished for disobedience yesterday..."
Cai Mao's words can be regarded as one stone that stirred up a thousand waves, because if it is true that Huang Gai truly surrendered according to what he said, then the battle in Chibi...
Cao Cao was silent. Silence only meant one thing. He hesitated...
