Chibi, Caosun coalition water camp.

In the central army's tent, the atmosphere was as quiet as a deadly silence, and a breath of defeatism flowed wildly in the tent.

After a big defeat the day before yesterday, Zhou Yu lost nearly half of his troops. Now, the total strength of the Cao-Sun coalition army is only 40,000, which can be said to be a big defeat.

Zhou Yu, who failed in the defeat, was both ashamed and ashamed, and felt ashamed, and had no choice for a while.

Sun Ce did not dare to take the initiative to attack anymore, so he could only order the entire army to hide in the Red Cliff and not fight.

"Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Isn't it just a failure? Although our army was damaged, the strength of the navy was still slightly better than Yuan Fang. There is a strategy here, which was planned by the military advisor of Shiyuan and me. Why not let Shiyuan talk about it and discuss it with Bo Fu, please refer to it."

Cao Cao was the first to cheer up and said that he had a plan to defeat the enemy. These words made Sun Ce and Zhou Yu feel refreshed.

"But I don't know what kind of tricks Mr. Shiyuan has?" Sun Ce asked hurriedly.

Pang Tong said slowly: "If you want to fight the Qi army quickly, you must first break the water camp. However, the several water generals of Yuan Fang are quite good. Even if we capture the enemy water camp, there will be heavy casualties. What's more, there will still be elite Northern Army soldiers in the Hanzhai who are still in the Hanzhai. If you use a victorious army to fight these elite soldiers, you don't have to think about the victory or defeat. Therefore, if you want to win quickly, you will have no chance of winning and you must use a clever strategy!"

A strange strategy?

Pang Tong then coughed a few times and expressed his so-called strange strategy.

As soon as the plan came out, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu immediately lit up, as if they saw hope suddenly.

Zhou Yu suddenly realized something and patted his forehead and said, "What a wonderful plan, why didn't I expect it? It's so wonderful, this plan is indeed a quick victory!"

Pang Tong glanced at Cao Cao, and the two of them smiled knowingly.

Sun Ce was also very excited and couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth in the tent. Suddenly his eyebrows darkened again, and he said, "Although this plan is extremely powerful, I'm afraid it will not be so easy to implement it. That boy Yuan Fang won't wait for death."

"So, this plan requires another plan to cooperate before it can be implemented." Zhou Yu took the lead before Pang Tong spoke.

Another plan to cooperate?

Just when Sun Ce wanted to ask, the personal soldiers outside the tent came to report again, and Yan Pioneer Commander Huang Gai asked for a visit.

"This Huang Gongfu is really coming." A cold and weird smile appeared on Zhou Yu's scarred face.

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Wulin. Qi army camp.

It was already dark, and Yuan Fang was reading books with candles, and he was calm and indifferent.

The footsteps sounded, the curtains were raised, and a night breeze penetrated, whirling the candlelight.

Yuan Fang raised his head and saw that the person coming in was Guo Jia. He was still carrying his wine gourd and still had a casual look. However, Yuan Fang could see that there was still a little anxiety hidden in his seemingly leisurely eyes.

"It's so late, has Fengxiao not slept yet?" Yuan Fang put down the book.

Guo Jia took a breath and sighed, "I have something to worry about in my heart, and I can't sleep, so I came to see Your Majesty."

"What's wrong with Xiaozhi?" Yuan Fang put down the book and asked lightly.

Guo Jia said: "Although our army won one battle the day before yesterday and annihilated more than 10,000 Caosun coalition forces, our army also suffered a lot. At present, Sun Ce and Cao Cao suffered a loss, and they hurried to the Chibi Water Camp and did not fight again. With our army's current combat effectiveness, it is not realistic to directly break through the enemy camp. If this battle continues like this, it is probably not a long-term solution."

Yuan Fang only smiled slightly, "I also want to defeat the enemy as soon as possible, but in fact, I am not hiding my filial piety. I am not moving my troops, just waiting for an opportunity to defeat the enemy."

"Opportunity?" Guo Jia looked confused.

Yuan Fang didn't want to be mysterious anymore, so he immediately planned to tell him his intentions.

Just as he was about to speak, Yicong came to report that there was a man from Nan'an outside, claiming to be a subordinate of Huang Gai, a general of Jiangdong, and that he had important matters to meet Yuan Fang.

A strange look flashed across Yuan Fang's face, but it was quickly replaced by a mysterious smile. The expression seemed to have been expected of this.

"I've been waiting for the opportunity."

"Huang Gai, this person is not one of the three veterans in Jiangdong. Did he serve the Sun family as early as Sun Jian? How could this person send someone to see His Majesty late at night?"

Guo Jia was suspicious, but when he saw Yuan Fang's strange expression, he seemed to have expected it, he couldn't help but feel strange.

"Call the messenger in." Yuan Fang waved his hand.

A moment later, footsteps sounded outside the tent, followed by Yi Cong's shouting, obviously searching for the messenger's body in case he was coming to assassinate Yuan Fang.

After a moment, the messenger walked in and saw Yuan Ban lying on the ground.

"The youngest one is General Huang's personal soldier. He came to pay homage to His Majesty on the order of my old general."

Yuan Fang didn't look at him right away, but asked coldly: "Isn't Huang Gai the subordinate of the Sun family? When these two armies were fighting, what did he mean to send someone to see me?"

The messenger glanced at Guo Jia, but he wanted to speak but stopped, as if he was worried.

"There are my confidants in this tent. If you have anything to say, please say it!" Yuan Fang shouted impatiently.

The messenger was so scared that hesitated for a moment. He had to take out a silk book from his arms and lower his voice, "My old general Huang wants to obey the will of heaven and submit to His Majesty. The one with the least fate comes to offer a letter of surrender. Please check it out."

Huang Gai, want to surrender?

Guo Jia's expression moved, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"It's true that's not what I expected..."

A hint of unaware sneer flashed in Yuan Fang's sharp eyes.

He pretended to be shocked, jumped up "live" and snatched the "submission letter" about Huang Gai from the messenger's hand.

With excitement, Yuan Fang hurriedly opened the letter.

The letter simply means that Huang Gai, as an old minister of the Sun family, was not trusted by Sun Ce, but was instead pressed on him by Zhou Yu, the young man, and he was very dissatisfied.

Moreover, not only did Huang Gai not be used seriously, he was humiliated by Zhou Yu a few days ago, and was even punished by Sun Ce with a stick and suffered humiliation.

Therefore, Huang Gai was so angry that he decided to surrender to Yuan Fang.

Every word and sentence looks real and there are no flaws.

Yuan Fang held the surrender book in his hand and said in surprise: "Your old general Huang Gongfu is really willing to surrender to me?"

The messenger kneeling on the ground exhaled secretly and said, "The day before yesterday, Sun Ce was defeated by Your Majesty. He knew he was defeated, but he was determined to continue fighting with Your Majesty. General Huang of our family accused Zhou Yu of using troops and advised Sun Ce to withdraw his troops and return them to Wu, which angered him and the two of them. Sun Ce was so agitated by Zhou Yu that he beat my old general in public. My family was embarrassed and angry, so he decided to join Your Majesty. His sincerity is proven by the sun and moon."

The messenger's mouth was also very slight, and he "feels sincerely" revealed the suffering Huang Gai suffered.

After hearing this, Yuan Fang couldn't help but sigh and sighed, and hurriedly leaned over to help the messenger up with his own hands.

"I didn't expect that Zhou Yu was so inconsistent, and Sun Ce was so stubborn and self-righteous. Huang Gongfu abandoned the secret and turned to the light and surrendered to me. It was really a wise move. How could I not accept it?"

Yuan Fang showed great enthusiasm.

The messenger was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your respect. My old general also said that he would use his position to secretly steal the food and grass of Cao and Sun's army, and lead his troops to submit as a gift to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile."

When Yuan Fang heard this, he was overjoyed and said happily: "Food and grass are important things for the army. If the Cao-Sun coalition army heard that it had lost food and grass, its army would have a disintegration, and I can take advantage of the situation to defeat it."

In excitement, Yuan Fang laughed even more, as if victory was right in front of him.

Although Guo Jia next to him was a little surprised, there was a little worry hidden in his expression.

After laughing wildly, Yuan Fang said happily: "You go back to the south bank quickly and tell Huang Gongfu that if he can rob the enemy's food and grass, he will be the chief minister of my pacification of Jiangnan and unification of the world. I will reward him heavily."

"The young veteran general thanked His Majesty for his great kindness." The messenger was extremely grateful and immediately felt grateful to Yuan Fang again.

So Yuan Fang immediately rewarded the envoy and said to him: "You have made great contributions to conveying the message. I should have kept you in the camp for a good hospitality, but this matter is confidential. I am afraid that there will be any leakage in the camp, so it is inconvenient for you to stay for a long time. You can go back to the south bank and convey my meaning to the public. After the contact is completed, I will wait for him to come back here."

"The young one will leave first." The messenger bowed and left happily with Yuan Fang's reward.

He sent Huang Gai's envoy away and returned to peace in the imperial tent.

The excitement on Yuan Fang's face and the fierce smile were still there, and in an instant, the smoke disappeared.

"Huang Gai said he wanted to surrender to me. What do you think about Fengxiao?" Yuan Fang sat down and turned his eyes to Guo Jia, with another meaningful look.

Guo Jia took a sip of wine and thought for a moment before saying, "It is not impossible for Huang Gai to surrender, but I think it should not be underestimated. We should contact the detailed works in the enemy camp and find out if Huang Gai has been seriously punished before we can know whether he has surrendered."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Yuan Fang understood what it means to "the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear".

In history, Huang Gai was hit by dozens of military sticks and performed a trick of hard work. The strategists around Cao Cao did not see it. Only Xu Shu, who was "in Cao's camp and in the heart of Han", saw that this was a trick of hard work and surrender.

Although Guo Jia, who was in front of him, was the most powerful strategist in the world, because he was the institution, he thought that if Huang Gai was indeed punished, then his surrender would be true.

Thinking of this, Yuan Fang couldn't help laughing.

Guo Jia was confused by Yuan Fang's smile, and his eyes were full of suspicion. He couldn't figure out what he said wrong, and what Yuan Fang was laughing at.
Chapter completed!