After a brief interlude, Cao Cao, Lu Yan and other generals separated and marched.
Cao Cao led the land army from Xiangyang, Changban to Jiangling, and then Wulin to Red Cliff; while Cai Mao and Lu Yan's water army set off directly from Han River and Pan Yangze, and their goal was also directed at Red Cliff.
early August,
The army led by Cao Cao and Lu Yan finally arrived at Chibi successfully.
After learning about the various battles between Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy in half a month, Cao Cao and Lu Yan also had a rough idea of the combat power of Jiangdong Navy.
Basically, the Jingzhou Navy was at a disadvantage in all aspects. Although it could barely compete with the Jiangdong Navy, the results would not be very good.
It is basically a fool's dream to rely on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to defeat the Jiangdong Navy. The only ones who are truly reliable are Lu Yan and his Han Navy!
After thinking about this, Cao Cao no longer struggled. The Jingzhou army was a bit useless, but the waste could be reused at least, so let them stay for now.
Strange to say, after arriving in Chibi and meeting up with Lu Yan, his headache was quickly cured, his brain was no longer dizzy, and his meals were fragrant.
When the army arrived at Chibi, everyone in the Jingzhou navy, including Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of the addition of the Dahan Navy, the Jiangdong Navy was wary of the Dahan Navy's long-range attacks and did not dare to approach easily. This prevented the Jingzhou Navy from being embarrassed in front of Cao Cao and all the soldiers on the southern expedition.
While the army was encamped and the navy was still relatively free, Gan Ning, Su Fei, Xu Sheng and others also drove small boats to challenge the Jiangdong Water Village.
With the navy composed of Gan Ning and his Jinfan Army, Cao Cao's navy has combat effectiveness. The battle with Jiangdong's navy is finally no longer one-sided, but mutually victorious. It can probably be maintained at
A 50-50 level.
The fighting on the Yangtze River was fierce, and Cao Cao's Chinese army tent was also very lively.
The literary figures include Lu Yan, Xun You, Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Sima Yi and others, and the military figures include Lu Yan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Xu Chu and others, gathered together.
Behind Cao Cao is a huge map of Jiangdong, and the most conspicuous place on it is where they are now, Chibi!
Cao Cao drew a big red circle on Chibi, and the meaning is self-evident.
Cao Cao looked at his advisors and generals and asked in a majestic tone: "Everyone, our decisive battle with Jiangdong Army is about to begin. Do you have any good ideas?"
After Cao Cao finished speaking, his eyes looked around among everyone.
When his eyes passed by Lu Yan, Lu Yan just took a step forward, raised his hands and said: "Mr. Cao, attack the heart before fighting... I have three prisoners of Jiangdong Army here, just in front of everyone in Jiangdong,
Let Sun Quan do a multiple-choice question."
"Oh? What's the choice?" Cao Cao became interested and asked.
"Choose money or his subordinates..."
After Lu Yan answered, he went on to explain: "In order to resist our army's southern expedition, Jiangdong has almost reached the stage of selling iron and resorting to military warfare. At this time, I clearly put a price on Sun Quan to give Sun Quan a chance to redeem the prisoners. Do you think he
What will you choose?"
Cao Cao didn't need to think at all. He immediately understood Lu Yan's "sinister" intentions. He replied: "Mr. Lu, your price is probably quite high, right?"
"Of course we can't insult the status of these generals..."
Xun You suddenly burst into laughter and said: "If Sun Quan agrees, it will definitely make his already poor financial situation worse. But if he does not agree or hesitates even a little bit, it will also damage the trust and morale of the prisoners and his soldiers."
Jia Xu suppressed the corner of his mouth and nodded fiercely and said: "People say that I, Jia Wen and Naidu Shi, actually just don't see Lu Changsheng's real 'ability'!"
Lu Yan glanced at Xun You and Jia Xu, and said with a chuckle: "If you can take the initiative, I won't have to work so hard on weekdays."
"..."
"Hard???"
"Do you still want some face?"
Ignoring everyone's complaints, Lu Yan continued to say to Cao Cao: "Ling Tong, Zhu Ran, and Dong Xi, I have sent people to Chen Liuya to send them over. After they arrive, we can send an envoy.
Go to Jiangdong and convey our army's 'friendliness' to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu on the opposite side."
So the question is, who will be the envoy to Jiangdong, the "dragon pool and tiger's den"?
Lu Yan originally wanted to recommend someone, but unexpectedly Xun You said it one step ahead, "My lord, I know someone who may be able to go as an envoy!"
Cao Cao looked at Xun You and asked, "Who is it?"
"Jiujiang Jiang Gan!"
"Who is Jiang Gan?"
"Jiang Qian was a talented man from Jiujiang, famous for his talent and argumentation. He was the only one in the Jiang and Huaihe Rivers. He could not be compared with anyone else.
He is Zhou Yu's old classmate and friend. If the Lord orders Jiang Qian to go to Zhou Yu's camp, not only can he successfully convey...'goodwill', but he might also be able to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender?"
Cao Cao had long heard of Mishuro Koto's deeds and recognized his talent.
After listening to Xun You's introduction, Cao Cao nodded and agreed in his heart: "If Jiang Gan can be allowed to lobby Zhou Yu, there may be hope to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender. Even if Zhou Yu cannot be persuaded, Mr. Lu's 'goodwill' can be
It’s also very good to bring here.”
Cao Cao thought this was a good idea, so he decided: "Okay, then immediately send someone to recruit Jiang Gan to Zhou Yu's camp. If we can convince Zhou Yu to surrender, it will be a great achievement!"
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
After the proposal was approved, Xun You secretly sent people to Jiujiang to invite Jiang Qian, and appointed him as an envoy to Zhou Yu's camp.
After Jiang Gan received Xun You's invitation, he readily agreed and came to Cao Ying.
A few days later, when Cao Cao saw Jiang Gan, he immediately worshiped him as his chief historian and ordered him to set off for Zhou Yu's navy camp immediately.
Zhou Yu, who was patrolling the camp, suddenly heard that Jiang Qian was coming from the other side, and he immediately understood the purpose of Jiang Qian's visit. However, Zhou Yu only guessed one of Jiang Qian's purposes.
Although he knew Jiang Gan's intention, Zhou Yu personally came out of the water village to greet him.
After seeing Jiang Gan, Zhou Yu laughed loudly and strode forward to greet him. He enthusiastically took Jiang Gan's hand and said, "Ziyi, long time no see!"
Jiang Gan also held Zhou Yu's hand enthusiastically and replied affectionately: "Brother Gongjin, long time no see!"
At this time, Zhou Yu suddenly said in a half-joking tone: "Ziyi, you came from Cao Ying on the other side to be a lobbyist for Cao Cao, right?"
When Jiang Gan heard this, the expression on his face suddenly changed, and then he shook off Zhou Yu's hand and said angrily: "We are classmates and good friends! We haven't seen each other for many years, and I happened to be passing by today, so I came here to see Gong Jin... You
, you actually said that I am here to be a lobbyist? This is so chilling."
Zhou Yu snorted coldly in his heart, but the smile on his face became even brighter. He apologized to Jiang Gan repeatedly: "Oh, oh, oh, Ziyi, don't be angry, it's all my fault for judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart!"
"snort!"
"I have prepared a sumptuous banquet for Ziyi. We haven't seen each other for several years. We won't talk about business today, we will only talk about romance. We must not get drunk and never come back!"
Zhou Yu teased and coaxed him, which made Jiang Gan's expression calm down a little.
The sun sets in the west.
Jiang Gan and Zhou Yu walked towards the camp, their shadows drawn by the setting sun.
Along the way, the two walked hand in hand, talking and laughing, looking so warm and harmonious.