314 Striking a stone with an egg
What method did Zhuge Liang use to make Zhou Yu admire him so much?
It turned out that Zhuge Liang wrote in a letter to Liu Qi that he asked him to challenge Cao Cao, naming him to fight alone with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and told Liu Qi that Cao Cao would definitely not send troops to fight.
Zhou Yu couldn't figure it out at first, but then he understood, this is a wonderful plan to disconnect. couldn't help but sigh with emotion, Wang Baoyu is a character, and sure enough, his master Zhuge Liang is not bad, but unfortunately neither of these two can be used by Jiangdong, and he will be ......
Of course, Zhou Yu thought of killing the two of them as soon as possible, but for the first time, Zhou Yu hesitated, and even had a little more patience.
The letter was secretly sent to Jiangxia, and Liu Qi certainly didn't have the courage to do so, but he always admired Zhuge Liang's wisdom and still gave Cao Cao a war letter according to the meaning of the letter.
Cao Cao received Liu Qi's war letter, and almost didn't laugh, Liu Qi, this kid is really cute, you only have 10,000 horses in Jiangxia, and you are still a fool, you dare to challenge your Uncle Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops, you just don't know whether to live or die!
When he laughed enough, the suspicious Cao Cao had doubts, no! Why did Liu Qi have to appoint Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to the duel? Of course, Cao Cao knew that Liu Qi had a grudge against Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have taken them in and reused them happily.
However, this letter is also written too deliberately, even if it emphasizes the hatred between Liu Qi and the two, there is no need to be so naked! It's like being a monk who says he is a vegetarian when he meets people, which is not at all reasonable.
Cao Cao didn't quite understand, and always felt that things were a little strange, so for the sake of safety, he found Xun You, the first strategist of the march, and handed him the challenge book.
After reading it, Xun You also showed a crying and laughing expression at first, thinking that Liu Qi's move was really a bit of an egg hitting a stone, which was unreasonable, but after watching it twice, he immediately frowned and said: "Lord, with all due respect, Cai Mao was burned down by that Liu Qi at the mouth of the Sanjiang River, and he took away the grain and grass lightly, which is very strange. ”
"I also suspect this, but Cai Mao and Zhang Yun went out to fight, and it is possible that the rear side was negligent." Cao Cao frowned.
"Then why did Liu Qi grasp the time so accurately, and the grain and grass were heavy and the defense was vulnerable?" Xun You asked again.
"I want to hear about it."
"The Cai family, originally thought that after the prime minister took over Jingzhou, he would still set up Liu Cong as the master, but now he is not satisfied, but I am afraid that there are still complaints in my heart." Xun Yu Dao.
"Liu Cong doesn't want to be an official, so why should I get him?" Cao Cao said.
"The prime minister didn't want Liu Cong to be an official, so he didn't push it more at that time, and Liu Cong's mother Cai, Cai Mao's sister, was also separated from her relatives and moved to Wollongong for retirement." Xun Yu reminded in a low voice.
"Bold Cai Mao, dare to fornicate with Liu Qi, and refuse to spare him!" Cao Cao suddenly realized and said angrily.
"My lord, this matter is speculation, and it needs to be confirmed, and you can't rush into battle to kill the general." Xun You hurriedly said.
"That being the case, I won't pay attention to Liu Qi." Cao Cao's anger could not be extinguished, and he immediately ordered General Huwei to be the governor of the navy, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun temporarily took the post of deputy governor.
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were originally full of energy, but they were beaten in the face and demoted to the deputy governor, although for some reason, they also knew in their hearts that Cao Cao still didn't trust them, and they felt very helpless.
And Yu Ban this person, with outstanding military achievements and full of arrogance, he originally looked down on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun who surrendered, and since then he has regarded the two as nothing, and he is the one in charge of everything. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun have said that they can only step up the training of the navy and do their own work.
According to Cai Mao Zhang Yun's meaning, he wanted to wait until the training of the navy was mature before attacking Jiangdong, but he was resolutely denied by Yu Ban, he also had his own considerations, now that it is winter, so many troops, the daily consumption of grain and grass is countless, and the early capture of Jiangdong can reduce this burden.
Yu Ban said to Cao Cao that he wanted to lead the army to attack Jiangdong, and if he attacked on all fronts, he would definitely beat Sun Quan's blue-eyed boy crying father and mother!
Although Cao Cao did not object, he clearly pointed out that the enemy should not be underestimated, and those beacon towers should be destroyed first to reduce unnecessary casualties.
Jiang Gan immediately sent his cronies to inform Zhou Yu of the news on a detour, and Zhou Yu immediately sent an order that the three armies had entered a wartime state and must hold the beacon tower.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, in Wang Baoyu's memory, there seemed to be no such battle, and the real war should start with Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind.
After a few days passed, looking at Cao Bing's side, there seemed to be no movement, as if the action had been canceled again.
The soldiers relaxed a little, Wang Baoyu, the deputy governor and director of the political department, could not always be idle, but always had to find something to do for himself.
In order to ease everyone's tension and enrich the soldiers' spare time, he boldly organized a folk song and dance troupe.
The actors of the song and dance troupe are all village women from nearby villages, although the body shape and appearance are not superior, but they are not too bad, Wang Baoyu found Lu Su and asked him to teach these women to dance, although Lu Su was very reluctant, for the sake of face, he still went into battle to teach dancing in person.
Then, Wang Baoyu found another pianist, and a small song and dance troupe was formed.
In the next few days, Wang Baoyu took this song and dance troupe to constantly shuttle through the major military camps, and staged a series of singing and dancing parties.
That night, Wang Baoyu led the girls' song and dance troupe to the camp of Tai Shi Ci not far from the river, Tai Shi Ci was in his early forties, very handsome, with a beard that was not messy, his arms were very long, his strength was infinite, and he was an archer, and he never missed an arrow.
Tai Shi Ci and Sun Ce are good buddies who don't fight or make deals, and they are highly valued by Sun Quan, and they once let him manage many places in the south alone, if it weren't for the fact that Cao Jun was powerful this time, a character like Tai Shi Ci would definitely not take it lightly.
Wang Baoyu and Tai Shi Ci met twice, but they never drank together, the reason is very simple, Tai Shi Ci was very arrogant, he didn't take him seriously at all, and every time they met, it was just a symbolic polite word.
Seeing that Wang Baoyu led the song and dance troupe of the Lao Army to come, Tai Shici greeted the big tent for the first time, and took the initiative to beckon Wang Baoyu to drink in the tent, and it seemed that he was not in a good mood.
Wang Baoyu received rare courtesy, so he arranged for the song and dance troupe to perform on his own in the open space, and he followed Tai Shici into the big tent and sat down peacefully.
Tai Shi Ci warmed a pot of hot wine, and after giving Wang Baoyu a glass, he sighed and said: "Wang Dudu, in the past few days, I have been upset and have trouble sleeping. ”