Chapter 52 Liu Biao died in Jingzhou Cao Liusun fought against Chibi (34
Zhuge Liang arranged all kinds of soldiers and horses, and the people acted separately. Nan Ye led the generals straight to Huarong Road. At this time, Nan Ye found that Liu Bei's generals had arrangements, and no one was free, that was, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and other civilian officials were arranged to guard the city. It seems that in history, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to arrange Guan Yu to guard Huarong Road, and there is really no one available. Now that Zhao Yun is missing under Liu Bei's command, Guan Yu's position has been advanced.
Maybe some people will think that if Zhuge Liang changes the position of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Cao Cao will definitely be difficult to fly. In fact, this is Zhuge Liang's cleverness. It was because Zhuge Liang calculated that Guan Yu might release water that he guarded Huarong Road with the least soldiers. Even if Guan Yu really let Cao Cao go, there were still a small number of remnants who let go. If Guan Yu leads heavy troops to guard the front checkpoint and release water, Cao Bing will only escape more.
Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang both arranged and woven a big net within a hundred miles of the Red Cliff, waiting for Cao Cao to enter the urn. Unfortunately, Cao Cao was still unconscious and only waited for Huang Gai's news.
When the southeast wind started that day, Cheng Yu saw Cao Cao and said, "Today's southeast wind is strong, and the Prime Minister needs to beware."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "The summer solstice is born, and the winter solstice is born in the sun. When the seasons repeat, it is not surprising that there is an occasional southeast wind.
When the two were right, the battalion sergeants came to report that a small boat sent a secret letter from Huang Gai. Cao Cao summoned the person who sent the book and submitted a letter, in which he wrote: "Zhou Yu's guard is very tight and has no way to get out. Today, new grain arrived at Poyang Lake, and Zhou Yu sent a sentry post to pick it up, which was just convenient. Someone must take the opportunity to kill a famous Jiangdong general to surrender. Tonight, the person who planted the green dragon tooth flag on the second update ship, that is, a grain ship, also hopes that Cheng will respond.
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he saw the letter. Huang Gai not only came here to offer grain but also kill the generals. It is inevitable that he will be hunted down. Therefore, Cao Cao summoned the generals and went on a chain ship to prepare to meet Huang Gai. If Zhou Yu chases eagerly, Cao Cao will use the yellow cover to lure the enemy and surround and annihilate the water army in the east of the Yangtze River.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Yu ordered the sergeant to tie Cai He to the account. Cai He still didn't know his identity and kept shouting, "No guilty!"
Zhou Yu saw Cai He and sneered, "Those who surrendered against the Lord also dared to come to fraudulently surrender. Today, there is a shortage of sacrificial flags. Let me borrow your head.
Cai He turned pale when he heard Zhou Yu recognize his identity as a spy. At this time, he didn't expect to escape. He just wanted to add a few people to the water and said, "Kang Ze and Zhou Tai are complicit with me!"
Zhou Yu and his generals laughed when they heard the words. Zhou Yu smiled and said to the two, "These two were instructed by me. If it hadn't been for them, I couldn't be sure what you two would like."
Cai He's face was ashes and regretful when he heard the words. Zhou Yu ordered someone to take him to the riverside, cut off the blood sacrificial flag, and then ordered him to send troops.
The yellow cover carried an iron whip and led more than 100 fire boats to go first. The word "yellow" is written on the flag, and the rest of the small flags on the ship are green dragon flags. At this time, the east wind was blowing, the waves were rough, and the yellow cover was smooth sailing and went to the red wall.
Cao Cao stood on the big ship and watched the moonlight shining on the river like thousands of golden snakes and waves. He couldn't help laughing at the generals: "Jiangdong has few soldiers. Today, Huang Gai took grain to throw in. Zhou Yu lost food and fodder, and his defeat is not far away."
The generals smiled and echoed when they heard the words, but only Xun You and Cheng Yu deeply felt that the matter was strange. Huang Gai didn't come early, and the east wind came together, which was really suspicious. However, the two are just a little uneasy and not sure that there is fraud. After all, Huang Gai had a letter of dedication first. If Huang Gai expected to set the east wind today and prepare the fire boat in advance at that time, Xun You and Cheng Yu did not believe it. If Huang Gai and other today's atmosphere are ready to catch fire, Xun You and Cheng Yu also know that it's too late. Therefore, although the two were uneasy, they did not remind Cao Cao and swept away Cao Cao's interest.
Just as Cao and the generals were waiting for the yellow cover while admiring the moonlight in the river, the watchmen went downstairs from the big ship and reported: "A hidden team of sailboats from the south of the Yangtze River came with the wind, and the bows were planted with green dragon tooth flags, and the word 'yellow' was written on the flag."
Cao Cao laughed when he heard the words, "Huang Gong came to surrender, and he will help me this day!"
After a while, the ship approached, and Cao Cao and the generals could see more than 100 warships coming without climbing high in the bow. Although these warships are not big, they can be defeated by a large number and fast speed. Cao Cao had only thought that Huang Gaizhan would offer grain to surrender, and he did not expect to get many warships in vain. At this time, he was even more overjoyed to see these ships.
"There is fraud in coming to the ship! The Prime Minister quickly stopped and stopped him. Suddenly, a shout sounded beside Cao Cao, which scared Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked back and saw Cheng Yu's face pale, staring straight at the approaching yellow cover warship. Cao Cao didn't know why Cheng Yu was so nervous, so he asked, "How did Zhong De know it was a fraud?"
Cheng Yu's cold sweat came down, but he knew that Cao would not easily convey the military order without knowing the circumstances, so he had to quickly explain: "The grain and grass sergeant is in the ship, and the ship must be steady and deep. The boat in front of us is light and floating, and there are no pursuers shouting to kill behind the ship. What's more, the southeast wind is very tight tonight. What if there is fraud?
Cao Cao was shocked when he heard the words, but he still hoped that Huang Gai would not surrender fraudulently. The absence of pursuers can be explained that Huang Gai did not disturb Zhou Yu, and the frivolity of ships can also be explained that Huang Gai reduced the number of troops on the ship in order to bring more warships. As for the east wind weather, it is not Huang Gai's final choice. But even so, Cao Cao decided to take precautions, because in case Huang Gai fraudulently lowered the fire, he would be a doomed end.
Although Cao Cao decided to prevent it, he did not order anyone to shoot an arrow immediately or turn around and run away. Because Huang Gai still had the possibility of real surrender, Cao Cao could not overreact and kill Huang Gai because of suspicion. So Cao Cao said, "Who will stop the ship?"
Now Cao's big ship has been chained and it is inconvenient to move, so Wenpin came out of the class and said, "The last general is quite familiar with the water war and is willing to intercept it."
Cao Cao knew that there was no time to be picky at this time, and he agreed at that time. Wenpin jumped off the boat and waved his hand. More than 20 patrol boats between the chain of big ships came out with Wenpin. Although it is a little difficult to block more than 100 boats with 20 boats, Cao Cao's warships were all chained. Previously, Ma Yan and Zhang Wei damaged another batch of boats, and now these are the only boats that can be transferred.
Wenpin led the crowd to drive the ship to the big ship. At this time, Huang Gai led the warship closer. Wen Ping shouted, "The Prime Minister has a decree to stop the southern ship and stop entering the water village!" Cao Jun, who followed Wen Ping, also shouted one after another: "Get off the anchor and stop the ship!"
Before Cao Bing finished speaking, he heard the bow string sounded on the opposite side, and the arrows were like rain. Wenpin was shot in the left arm with an arrow and fell into the boat. Seeing the chaos, Yu Ship ran back. At this time, the yellow-cover fire ship was less than two miles away from Cao Jun's ship.
Cao Cao saw that there was no luck in releasing arrows on the Huang Gai ship, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to operate the ship back. Unfortunately, the chain ships were slow and difficult to turn around, and the hurriedly was even more crowded.
When Huang Gai ordered the soldiers to shoot down Wenpin, he knew that Cao was already on guard. At this time, the fire ship was already very close to Cao's army, and Huang Gai did not need to install it anymore. He said with an iron whip: "Fire!"
With the order of Huang Gai, the sergeants of each ship set fire together, and then jumped into the small boats tied behind the fire boat and cut off the ropes between the two boats. The fireboat was full of thatched and fish oil to start the fire. When the fire really started, a blazing fire ignited for a moment. For a moment, the fire took advantage of the wind, the wind helped the fire, the boat was like an arrow, and the flame burned the sky.
Cao Cao came to pick up Huang Gai and was not far away from the water village, but drove the big boat out of the water village. Some of Huang Gai's more than 100 fire boats hit Cao Cao's big boat, and some rushed straight to the village. Cao Cao's ship and the water village were lit for a while, and the big ship was locked by an iron ring and had nowhere to escape, and the water village was even more dead. On the surface of the river, the fire was flying in the wind, and it was red all over the sky and earth.
Huang Gai's suicide attack has made Cao Bing anxious, and the people on the ship kept shouting horses. At this time, the four generals of Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin and Chen Wu arrived again. The four of them also brought 20 fire boats each, surrounded them from all sides and set fire together. Those chain warships that had just left Cao Cao's brigade and wanted to escape were besieged by four-person fireboats and burned.
As soon as Cao saw such a scene, he knew that the general trend had gone. Fortunately, the chain ship he was riding was huge and strong. Even if it caught fire, it would not turn into ashes in an instant, and there was still a chance to escape. So Cao led Wenwu to board the boat and return to the camp. He believed that as long as he left the water village and went to the dry village, he would have a chance to escape.
Some people on the battlefield want to escape, and naturally there are people who want to chase. Huang Gai's ship is the closest to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's big ship is also very easy to recognize. Huang Gai looked at the man in red robe and went down to the Wenpin boat. It was expected to be Cao Cao, so he urged the ship to go quickly and shouted, "Cao Thieves, don't go!" Yellow cover is here!"
Cao Cao cried bitterly when he heard the sound, but it was good that there were generals around him. Xu Chu, Cao Hong, Li Dian and other generals saw that Huang Gai's small boat was small and raised their bows and shot one after another. Although these generals were not divine shooters, they were also skilled, and Huang Gai soldiers fell into the water one after another. Xu Chu's arrow hit the yellow cover shoulder socket. Although his shoulder was not the key, Xu Chu was so strong that he shot Huang Gai an arrow into the water.
Cao Yingzhong shot Huang Gai, which saved Cao Cao from landing. However, when the generals were looking for horses, they found that the dry village was also in a fire at this time. Cao Cao had no time to put out the fire, so he had to collect the chaotic army and flee.
Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin and Chen Wu led the water army to attack Cao Cao's water village after Huang Gai. Han Dang was rushing forward and heard someone shouting in the water: "Yi Gong, save me!"
Han Dang was shocked to hear that someone was asking him for help. Then he listened carefully to Huang Gai's voice. Han Dang hurriedly ordered someone to save him. It turned out that Huang Gai was quite watery, and he was ready to jump into the river and escape when he set fire, so he did not have heavy armor on his body, so he escaped after the arrow fell into the water.
Han Dang saw that Huang Gai was hit by an arrow on the shoulder, so he bit out the arrow rod to take off his wet clothes for Huang Gai, pulled out the clothes with a knife, took off his robe and put it on Huang Gai. He ordered people to send him back to the camp for medical treatment. He continued to wave his troops and rushed to Caoying Shuizhai.
At this time, Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin and Chen Wu had already divided into three sides and entered the water village, and Han Dang then surrounded them on all sides, killing Cao Bing unspeakably. A moment later, Zhou Yu led Xu Sheng and Ding Feng and led a large group of ships to arrive again. The soldiers fought against fire and the power of the army. There were countless people who were killed by guns and drowned.