The soldiers immediately jumped out of the icy lake and tried to retrieve the arrows from the straw men. When I went back and counted them, counting those who were taken away by Sun Quan, and those that sank to the bottom of the river, those that burned and broke, this battle lost 50,000 arrows, which made people feel painful.

In order to prevent the Jiangdong warships from attacking again, Cao Cao placed countless stone-throwing trucks on the shore, and hurriedly transported a large number of arrows from Heqi and other places.

Sun Quan was bold and resourceful, and Cao Cao did not dare to despise it, so he simply issued a temporary alcohol cessation order. This order made many people uncomfortable, and the march was hard, and there was no pleasure, so they relied on alcohol to stimulate their nerves.

After this battle, Cao's soldiers strengthened their precautions, and in order not to waste arrows, Cao Cao simply ordered that only Sun Quan's ships could be attacked if they landed on the shore.

But after Sun Quan borrowed the arrow once, he stopped and stood still again.

Cao Cao naturally did not rashly take the initiative to attack, the two armies did not give in to each other, and they were always in a stalemate, and more than half a year passed in a blink of an eye.

During this period, Cao Cao asked Xu Chu and others to sneak attack Sun Quan from the land several times, but Sun Quan resolutely resisted, not only did it not make it easy to move forward by half an inch, but also suffered a lot of losses.

Another spring came, the spring rain was pouring down, the water was getting bigger and bigger, and the roads were muddy, and the soldiers stayed in the muddy water almost every day.

Cao Cao can't advance, retreat and unwilling, time is consuming day by day, Cao Cao not only has a headache but also a toothache, very anxious, this is probably the most battle he fought, wasting food and grass in vain!

The strategists are naturally more unified, and like Xun Yu before, they will retire from Xu Du and make plans again. It's just that Xun Yu's experience in the past is shocking, so no one dares to say it clearly, every time Cao Cao asks about the best way to retreat, he is very unhappy.

In the end, Cao Cao still found Wang Baoyu and asked him to help think of a good way to defeat Sun Quan.

Wang Baoyu was also bored for a long time, because he didn't want to mix too much, and he didn't bring Fan Jinqiang and Feiyun Rice this time. The rest of the people were either busy or couldn't look down on him, so except for the upset Cao Cao, there was no one to talk to.

Basically, Wang Baoyu just stayed in the tent alone all day long. Now it's a cloudy spring rain, and it's endless, except for the rain scene or the rain scene.

Wang Baoyu frowned slightly, and said bluntly: "Lao Cao, although you don't want to listen, I don't think we can win this war." ”

"Alas, I also have the intention of retreating, how can Sun Quan refuse to leave, if he retreats this time, he will return to take the opportunity to attack Hexi, once Heqi is lost, Xu Du will be in danger." Cao Cao sighed.

"Since you don't want to leave, then you have to think about why Sun Quan refuses to withdraw from the army."

"Needless to say, Sun Zhongmou came to attack our army several times, but he always made a gain, and his morale was greatly boosted, so he naturally refused to retreat first." Cao Cao said.

"That's one of the reasons. Sun Quan has many generals, but this time he went out in person, which shows that his rear is stable and worry-free. In other words, as long as he feels that there is something wrong with the nest, he will definitely leave. Wang Baoyu said.

"What is Baoyu's good plan, let's talk about it in detail." Cao Cao said.

"In this way, you find a soldier who is not afraid of death, pretend to be Liu Bei's army, and ask him to send us a letter, just say that Guan Yu wants to unite with us, prepare to attack Chaisang from the rear, and carve up Jiangnan, Sun Quan will definitely think about retreating." Wang Baoyu said.

"Although this plan is wonderful, but just a small pawn, a letter, how can Sun Quan believe it all?" Cao Cao hesitated.

"Of course, I will doubt the authenticity of the letter, but Liu Guanzhang and I have a love affair, from this point alone, in line with the attitude of preferring to believe it or not, Sun Quan does not dare to risk his nest." Wang Baoyu pondered.

"yes!" Cao Cao slapped his thigh excitedly.

"It's just that this soldier has to take his life, if he can't bear it and admit it, we will lose all our efforts." Wang Baoyu said, after finishing speaking, he was a little unbearable, and added: "I came up with this idea, which is equivalent to harming this person, and I am really sorry for him." ”

"Baoyu doesn't need to blame himself, soldiers should have the will to sacrifice their lives for the country, and I will treat his family well." Cao Cao said seriously.

Cao Cao then arranged for someone to forge a fake letter and find a mortal-sworn soldier to make a detour near Sun Quan's camp. Of course, the soldier had poison in his mouth, and the moment he was caught, he pretended to swallow the letter in his stomach, and someone grabbed his throat and pulled it out. Of course, the soldier then bit the sac, foamed at the mouth, and died on the spot.

Sun Quan was shocked when he held this intercepted so-called secret letter, although he was half-convinced of it, and he already had the idea of retiring from the army.

The armies of the two sides were deadlocked for another half a month, and the spring rain still had no intention of stopping. On this day, just as Cao Cao and Wang Baoyu were standing in front of the big tent, looking at the spring rain in a daze, Sun Quan's messenger finally came.

"Lao Cao, happy event, Sun Quan must want to retire." Wang Baoyu bowed his hand and said happy.

Cao Cao was also very happy, the messenger entered the account, took Sun Quan's letter and looked at it, immediately laughed, and then handed it to Wang Baoyu.

Wang Baoyu took a look and saw Sun Quan's letter written: "Lone and Prime Minister are both ministers of the Han family, and the Prime Minister does not want to sacrifice his life to serve the country and the people, but he is reckless, and his intention is not to be a gentleman." Today's spring water is endless, and the public should leave quickly, if not, I am afraid that there will be a disaster of red cliffs. Alas, the feet do not die, and they are lonely. ”

"Sun Quan is intimidating you, why are you still happy?" Wang Baoyu asked puzzled.

"Haha, the last two sentences show that Sun Quan is afraid of the old man, and the big-eared Liu Bei is ambitious, so he must have the intention of retiring from the army." Cao Cao continued to laugh.

Afterwards, Cao Cao took out a piece of silver, threw it to the messenger, and said, "Go back and tell Sun Zhongmou, I should send a messenger to discuss with him about the withdrawal of the army." ”

The messenger happily withdrew his hand, Wang Baoyu put down the letter, and followed without saying a word, Cao Cao coughed a few times, Wang Baoyu only pretended not to hear.

"Baoyu stay, I have something to say!" Cao Cao raised his voice.

Wang Baoyu didn't stop, and said without looking back: "Go back and dry the quilt, it's all mites!" ”

"How do you dry your bedding on a rainy day?" Cao Cao hurriedly got up, stepped forward a few steps forward and grabbed Wang Baoyu, and asked with a smile, "Why did Baoyu leave in a hurry?" ”

"Knowingly, you must have made up your mind to make me an envoy." Wang Baoyu pulled Cao Cao Dao.

"Hehe, no one is more suitable than you, Sun Quan is your mother's brother!" Cao Cao said with a smile, pulling Wang Baoyu and not letting go.

"Aren't you afraid that he will turn his face and kill me?" Wang Baoyu said angrily.

"Definitely not, Sun Quan spoils his sister, everyone knows it, if he has this intention, he will not show mercy last time." Cao Cao said.

"Anyway, Sun Quan is also thinking about retiring from the army, it's different to send other people!" Wang Baoyu said.