Summary of the previous chapter: Because of the protection of Ma Xiaoquan, Zhou Yu, who fought bravely to kill the enemy, did not receive any injuries. On the other hand, Cao Cao's army was showing an irreversible decline. Cao Cao had no choice but to withdraw his troops and retreat to Wulin for a temporary rest.
.....Zhou Yu immediately sent Huang Gai...
Before Huang Gai left, he had suggested using fire attack many times, which Zhou Yu also understood very well. However... as Zhou Yu was worried, Huang Gai would not be able to send many ships to pretend to surrender in the future, otherwise
Otherwise, Cao Cao would be suspicious. Secondly, even if Cao Cao was not suspicious and lit a fire ship and rushed into Cao Cao's formation, there would be no way to cause large-scale destruction.
unless......
Watching the shadow of Huang Gai's boat fading away, Zhou Yu once again expressed his hidden worries to Ma Xiaoquan.
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoquan patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, "Gong Jin is wondering when the southeast wind will come?"
Zhou Yu nodded: "Yes, Master Shangxian, you have also felt it, right? The north wind blowing on the river now, if this north wind continues, our army..."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Wouldn't the north wind suddenly turn into a southeast wind?"
Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Shangxian, our army has been stationed in Jiangdong for many years. Every winter, what kind of wind blows along the Yangtze River and how it blows have certain rules. For example, now, it is winter. Logically speaking, it should blow from the north.
The wind is indeed blowing from the north now...and once the north wind blows, it will last for several days...According to this analysis, it is impossible to suddenly change the southeast wind.
ah?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "It is precisely because it is impossible and goes against the will of heaven that I did it a few days ago. Of course, you must know that I have offended God for you, Dongfeng. Next, I will
Immortal can only watch and cannot help you. Gongjin, you have to take care of yourself, do you understand?"
Zhou Yu said humbly: "What the Lord Shangxian means...the southeast wind will definitely blow?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said: "When the time comes, you will see for yourself!"
Zhou Yu said oh, and although he was still beating the drum in his heart, he saw that Ma Xiaoquan was deep in thought and was silent, so he had to give up temporarily.
...
Huang Gai sent another surrender letter to Cao Cao. The content of the letter was sincere and it also stated the "true" situation of the coalition forces.
Huang Gai's letter said: Duke Ming pointed out that Cao Cao was very affectionate, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were tyrannical and hegemonic, and I pointed out that Huang Gai himself had no chance to display his talents here... Although I am already old, but since I followed
I have been working for the Sun family since Sun Jian, but I didn't expect that after Sun Ce died, Sun Quan took over the throne. Not only did he not take me seriously, he also assigned me to Zhou Yu.
I am very jealous... Ming Gong, you have also seen it. Although Ming Gong suffered some losses in the Chibi Battle, Ming Gong should also be very clear that I, Old Man Huang, did not participate in the Chibi Battle at all.
This is my sincerity... Secondly, although Sun Quan and Liu Bei are allied forces, they are actually very different from each other. They are both pursuing their own ideas. Although they have a slight advantage in the battle of Chibi, they have just returned.
Before it ended, both families began to argue and fight internally. I really can't stay in such an army... Therefore, I kindly ask Ming Gong to accept the surrender of my old man Huang. Although I am older, I am still a waterman after all.
Military general, I am willing to help Ming Gong rectify the navy and conquer the east of the Yangtze River...
Cao Cao read the letter after receiving it and was very happy.
"Let me just say, there must be a reason why this coalition can defeat me. Oh, after a long time of quarrel, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, and Liu Da'er are also having internal strife, haha..."
Cao Cao smiled and handed the bamboo slip letter to Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu took it and read it again, worried: "My lord, what if Huang Gai surrenders?"
Cao Cao nodded and said, "It's not impossible. Send me an order. Everyone should be more careful. When Huang Gai comes to surrender, you must first see him in person!"
Cheng Yu said again: "Master, what if Huang Gai attacks with fire?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "It's winter now, and the north wind is blowing on the river. If Zhou Yu wants to beat me, unless God suddenly changes the southeast wind, hum."
Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, have you forgotten that Master Shangxian is still with the coalition forces?"
Cao Cao curled his lips and said: "I didn't see the Battle of Chibi. According to the report from my detective, the demon is still there. Chai Sang and Sun Quan are competing to see who has purple hair. How can I have time to care about this...
.If the southeast wind is blowing, unless the evil spirit is there in person..."
"My lord, Master Shangxian once wrote you a letter. The letter said that you should be extremely cautious. I believe that Master Shangxian must have a purpose in saying this. I hope my lord will think twice!"
Cheng Yu didn't say that the letter was okay, but he said that Cao Cao was angry: "What bullshit do you believe or not? What can that demon dog spit out from its mouth? Zhongde, I know what that demon means, he is
Jealous of me, hehe, I want to capture Jiangdong this time, and then humiliate the demon, hehe!"
Seeing that his lord was so determined, Cheng Yu had no choice but to shake his head slightly and retreat slowly.
...
The number of ships that Huang Gai set out to "surrender Cao Cao" was not very large, but each ship was loaded with firewood soaked in grease. In order to deceive others, Huang Gai made an illusion on the firewood to make it look like it was just filled with fresh water.
A type of ship.
When they approached Cao Jun's formation, there were indeed Cao Jun ships coming forward to investigate.
Huang Gai carelessly jumped onto Cao Jun's warship and underwent a full-body inspection. The officers and men on other ships also obediently handed over their personal weapons.
Seeing Huang Gai's cooperation, the officers and soldiers of Cao's army, who were originally a little nervous, suddenly relaxed a lot.
How could this slight change be hidden from the cunning old man Huang Gai? Huang Gai magically opened up a piece of ship cloth, and underneath the ship cloth was a hill filled with copper ingots.
Cao Jun's officers and men's eyes instantly widened.
The leading interrogator, General Cao, picked up a copper ingot, weighed it in his hand for a few times, and said happily: "Old General Huang, who are these copper ingots for?"
Huang Gai chuckled and said: "To be fair to the general, these are all for filial piety to the prime minister. Of course, if the general likes this boat, he can take it down and have a drink with his brothers."
When General Cao heard this, his ears twitched slightly. At this moment, a bastard next to him stepped forward in time and whispered a few words into his ear.
"Well... there's something wrong with your ship of copper ingots. Just keep the copper ingots. As for this ship, you can sail away."
Huang Gai pretended to be nervous: "There is a problem, oops, then we can only keep this ship, ugh!"
After Huang Gai finished speaking, he waved, and several Wu soldiers immediately came forward and obediently "cooperated" with Cao Jun to move the ship's copper ingots away.
...
After receiving the money, General Cao changed his stern expression and said kindly: "Thank you, General Huang, for your hard work. Please take the boat and go in. General Xu Huang is waiting for you."
Huang Gai said politely: "Oh, thank you, General. I'll go ahead then!"
"Well, okay! Old General Huang, please go slowly!"
...
After the inspection checkpoint passed, Huang Gai calmly ordered the fleet to continue moving forward.
At this moment, not far behind, Zhou Yu had quietly appeared with his war fleet.
Since no torches were lit, nothing could be seen on the moonless river surface.
On the deck of the building, Zhou Yu paced anxiously.
The arrow is ready, but the southeast wind has not yet come.
It seems that Huang Gai has successfully entered. Whenever he sees something strange, his large troops will definitely rush forward as soon as possible.
"Southeast wind, southeast wind... southeast wind, southeast wind..." Zhou Yu kept mumbling, while looking at Ma Xiaoquan behind him.
Although he couldn't see anything in the pitch black, Zhou Yu could feel Lord Shangxian behind him.
Finally, Zhou Yu couldn't help it anymore: "Master Shangxian, please say something certain. If the southeast wind doesn't come, it will be too late..."
In the darkness, Ma Xiaoquan's voice sounded faintly: "What's the rush? I'll definitely have it if I say it's there, just wait a minute!"
Although Ma Xiaoquan said this, he was still very unsure. He wanted to ask the source. The guy had never paid attention to him since he jumped out and then jumped back. Ma Xiaoquan had no choice but to clenched his fists silently.
...
Seeing that he was approaching Cao Jun's main fleet, Huang Gai couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
Previously, the Grand Governor and Lord Shangxian both said that as long as they lit the fire, the mission would be completed. But... when people are on the battlefield, they definitely want to make more meritorious deeds.
Huang Gai also asked Ma Xiaoquan about the southeast wind. Huang Gai thought to himself: If the southeast wind really blows as Master Shangxian said, then Cao Cao's thousands of ships will not be able to withdraw completely today.
Already.
Thinking about it, as he got closer and closer, Huang Gai became more and more unsure.
The southeast wind still didn't come, but when he saw Cao's fleet of ships right in front of him, Huang Gai didn't hesitate at all and shouted: "Light the fire!"
At the sound of the order, the expressions of the Wu army officers who were still pretending immediately became extremely serious.
I saw the officers and men on each ship skillfully pulling open the hatches with their hands, revealing the firewood soaked in grease. Then, the officers and men threw the torches at the firewood in a unified movement.
The sound of "Huhu..." continued to sound, and as the firewood burned, the entire ship also burned.
Xu Huang stood at the front desk. His mission was to welcome Huang Gai's surrender. Seeing that the opponent was approaching, he also said hello to himself. Why did he suddenly set the boat on fire?
"That's not right!" Xu Huang reacted instantly and immediately raised his ax and shouted: "The whole army is in order, fight and fight! Quick, disperse the fleet immediately..."
Although Xu Huang made a correct judgment, he forgot one thing, that is, all the warships of the Wulin tribe were connected with iron chains by the Lord's order.
With a "boom", a Meng Chong slammed into Cao Jun's ship. The strong firewood jumped onto Cao Jun's ship like a cheerful elf. Soon, this Cao Jun's ship was ignited.