Chapter 416 The Great Rear Crisis 1
Cao Cao's nature is to hate these things in the morning and evening. Of course, there are also Kong Rong and Yang Xiu who do not agree with his personal style and concept of doing things. For example, Yang Xiu also has a close relationship with the original hegemon Yuan brothers. Kong Rong resists Cao Cao in every way. Even so, Cao Cao is still important. There is no other reason. Everything is for the overall situation, and everything is the needs of the situation. Therefore, Cao Cao stepped on the bodies of the two and the employment strategy of "reliant", Cao Cao set up a fair and tolerant image among the scribes and generals in the world: no matter what you have done before, as long as you are determined to follow Cao Cao, Cao Cao It will give you the right position, a position that matches your talent, and make you shine...
During this period, Cao Cao enthusiastically accepted all kinds of people from the Jiangdong side, which really shook the foundation of the rule of the Jiangdong Sun Group. So much so that the county-level cities in Jiangdong have almost stopped operating - no one manages it, and Sun Quan has no extra people to manage it!
After Cao Cao took Xu Shu's suggestion, he tied the large and small ships together with iron chains. In this way, even if the northwest wind was strong, the tied ships would not shake violently, and the Cao soldiers who were originally seasick did not get seasick, and they walked on the boat like walking on the flat ground. Therefore, in order to "eat, live and work together" with Cao Jun and soldiers, and in order to improve morale and pull in the relationship, Cao Cao also moved the tent of the Chinese military camp to the building, a big banquet on the third day, a small banquet on the fifth day, and ate and drank with the officials who defected to Jiangdong. In this way, Sun Liu's allied forces on the other side were stimulated.
Cao Cao's move, of course, stimulated Sun and Liu's allied forces. For example, Sun Quan saw with his own eyes that his former subordinates now appeared on the Cao Junlou ship on the other side. Especially at night, the noise of the other party clearly reached his ears, and his angry teeth were itching. He can't wait to cramp and skin these traitors.
Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu stood on the towering watchtower and saw the changes in the formation of Cao's ships. When they saw that Cao Cao himself moved to the building, they had different understandings and views. In the cold northwest wind, Zhou Yu looked at the brightly lit Cao's navy camp and said leisurely to Zhuge Liang, "Mr. Zhuge, judging from the current situation, Cao Cao is determined to take Jiangdong and prepare for a long-term battle..."
Zhuge Liang gently shakes the feather fan (In the cold weather, Zhuge Liang is still holding the feather fan. How hot is he? Is there any inside story?), he replied softly, "What Governor Zhou said is very true! Ha ha, if you and I were Cao Cao, from Cao Cao's position, I would have made up my mind to take Jiangdong. Next to the tiger couch, how can you allow others to snoo? Nowadays, only our allied forces can fight against Cao Cao, but judging from the number of super generals, we are not inferior to Cao Cao... So, how can Cao Cao himself calm down? From his point of view, he will never allow local forces to have such a strong power..."
After Zhuge Liang analyzed Zhou Yu's topic, he changed the topic and said, "Zhou Dudu, if Liang is not wrong, Cao Jun can know how to tie large and small warships with chains to fight against the fierce north wind. This idea should be put forward by Xu Shu... Ha ha, it seems that Xu Shu can't return. It's Uncle Liu's side! However, Xu Shu's advice to Cao Cao solved Cao Jun's problem, and also sent us a big gift..."
Zhou Yu did not understand Zhuge Liang's words. He looked at Cao Cao's ship formation and fell into meditation. And Zhuge Liang did not explain.
Zhou Yu thought to himself: From the analysis of the time period, the change in the formation of Cao's ships is indeed a change that happened after Xu Shu entered Cao's camp; but what are the benefits of Cao's formation to Sun Liu's allied forces? It seems that there are only disadvantages, right? - After the hull is stable, it is easier for Cao soldiers to survive on the hull and train water warfare skills... There are also drawbacks when large and small ships are tied together, that is, they lose their freedom of action...
Zhou Yu turned to the drawbacks of the Cao army's ship formation, so his thinking suddenly opened up: in the current confrontation between the two sides, if the two sides exchange positions, then the Cao army's ship formation does have a fatal weakness - Sun Liu's allied forces can go down with the wind and completely burn down Cao's ships with fire. ......
Zhou Yu thought of this, and his eyes showed a trace of understanding. He frowned and said to Zhuge Liang with a smile, "What Mr. Zhuge said is very true. This is indeed a big gift from Mr. Xu Shu to Uncle Liu... If Cao Jun still places ships in the summer, it is really beneficial to us!"
"Ha ha, Governor Zhou, this season is also okay..." Zhuge Liang said to Zhou Yu in a low voice, "As far as Liang knows: after a while, there will be a southeast wind in the Chibi waters for a few days..."
"Is that really the case?!" Zhou Yu looked surprised. If the southeast wind can blow in winter, it means that Sun Liu's allied forces can attack Cao's sailors' camp. Of course, Jiangdong's ships can only approach Cao Jun's ships as they wish, and it still needs some operation. In this regard, human wisdom can be solved, but the change of wind direction can't be done even by Taoist Lin Fan. If you act strongly, you will be punished by God!
No matter how strong a person is, there are things that they can't reach!
At this time, Zhou Yu suddenly raised his fear of Zhuge Liang: If Sun Liu's allied forces repel the strong enemy as they wish, then Zhuge Liang will help Liu Bei deal with Jiang Dong, and the consequences are unimaginable... It was at this time that Zhou Yu began to eradicate Zhuge Liang's malice for the benefit of Jiangdong... This evil I mean, this person's quality has nothing to do with it, just because of his position and responsibility!
Zhuge Liang turned his face and looked at Zhou Yu and nodded slightly. Zhou Yu raised his thumbs-up to Zhuge Liang. After chatting for a while, the two returned to the camp. In Sun Quan's barracks, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu told Sun Quan and Liu Bei about the changes in the enemy's situation and the plan to deal with it.
Sun Quan and Liu Bei are naturally overjoyed to have a way to defeat Cao Cao. But no matter how perfect the plan is, someone will have to carry out it. Who will send the opportunity to surrender to Cao Cao and let the ship full of oil to approach the navy camp of the Cao army? At this time, almost all the officials who could leave Jiangdong at the critical moment ran away. At this time, another traitor would also arouse Cao Cao's vigilance.
After the high-level discussion of Sun Liu's allied forces, no suitable candidate was found. Is this the only plan that can defeat Cao Cao so ruined? If the stalemate between the two sides continues into the summer, even if the Jiangdong Army has the advantage of a downwind, at that time, Cao's water combat ability is almost trained. Under the disparity in the number of soldiers, when the water fighting ability of the two sides is not much different, the advantage of downwind can be ignored.
After another period of time, Jiangdong's secret whistle and scouts inquired that Cao Cao divided the army stationed in Chibi into another 100,000 troops to the battlefield of Jiankang City and Qingzhou. In this way, the pressure of the Jiangdong Army has doubled in the battlefield of Jiankang City and Qingzhou. If the Jiangdong army loses in these two battlefields, it will be difficult for the Sun and Liu allied forces to recover the defeat. Of course, the consequences of the loss of the Red Cliff are more serious. If Chibi fails, the hinterland of Jiangdong will be easily controlled by the Cao army. Sun Quan's hometown, Fuchun County, could not stop the attack of Cao's army at all.
This news makes it difficult for Sun Quan and Liu Bei to breathe. At this critical moment, Sun Hao, who was stationed in Fuchun County, took the initiative to send 10,000 soldiers to participate in the battlefield of Qingzhou. This news moved Sun Quan to tears on the spot. After all, relatives are still relatives after breaking the bones and connecting the tendons.
However, Sun Hao has conditions: Sun Hao named Gan Ning, the governor of Jiangxia County, to lead his troops to the battlefield of Qingzhou; otherwise, if Sun Quan does not agree to this condition, the army sent by Sun Han will return the original way...
Sun Quan immediately promised the conditions put forward by Sun Hao. With 10,000 soldiers and soldiers going to the southern battlefield of Qingzhou, Sun Quan can draw troops from this battlefield to reinforce the battlefield of Jiankang City.
Of course, Sun Quan also understood why his uncle Sun Hao put forward this condition: At this time, the chief general of Jiangxia County at Ganning, Tai Shici assisted him to participate in the defensive war. If Gan Ning is transferred out of Jiangxia County, who will be the main general of Jiangxia County? Tai Shici? Naturally, it doesn't work, because Tai Shici and Gan Ning have always been at peace. In this way, can the 20,000 soldiers under Gan Ning obey the dispatch of Tai Shici? In this way, Sun Quan can only sit in Jiangxia County and command the army.
Sun Hao's purpose is obvious: to let Sun Quan be on the front line and can't stay in the safe rear! Everyone knew Sun Hao's sinister intentions, but they had to follow Sun Hao's will. This is the bad result of infighting. It's in danger, and you don't forget to bite the other party... It's really terrible!
In this way, Sun Quan can only leave the Chibi Ferry and secretly go to Jiangxia County to personally command the army to fight against the invasion of Cao's army at any time. Just when Sun Quan was a little calm, he could take a breath. When he was eating, two more news made him uneasy: First, a dark force of unknown origin assassinated Ma Yi in Jiankang City. Dozens of bodyguards were in different places, and Ma Yi's whereabouts were also unknown. Second, Taishici was attacked by a group of black clothes at the official residence of Huiji County. Human attacks, all the people in the official residence, including the guards and attendants, were killed by the men in black...
When Sun Quan told Tai Shici these two news, Tai Shici's face immediately changed greatly. If it hadn't been for Sun Quan's consolation, it is estimated that Tai Shici would immediately leave and return to Huiji County. Someone dares to use a knife to deal with himself on his own territory. Can Taishici not take this matter to heart? Fortunately, his immediate family did not live in the official residence of Huiji County. Otherwise, Taishici really would not be in the mood to stay in Jiangxia County to participate in the defensive war.
The strong enemy in front looked around, and there were successive assassinations in the rear. The dangerous situation really made it difficult for Sun Quan to sleep and eat. At this time, the young Sun Quan also regretted fighting against Cao Cao. However, if you don't fight against Cao Cao, the foundation of the three generations of the Sun family will be destroyed.
In order to stabilize the rear, Sun Quan returned to Jiankang City. And the forces of murder in Jiangdong are waiting for an opportunity. Once such an opportunity comes, it will be when they control Jiangdong...
In the rear of Jiangdong, all kinds of assassinations have emerged one after another. Recently, even Sun Hao himself was blocked by the dark forces and was almost killed. As a result, he was seriously injured. Such a turbulent situation made the people of the Sun Group panic. On the contrary, the three battlefields of the two armies began to calm down. However, this calmness made Jiangdong feel uneasy.