Although Cao Cao was very angry because of the defeat in the first battle, the mood of everyone in Jiangdong was not optimistic either.
Before the war started, Sun Jian was very ambitious and wanted to capture the water stronghold at Sanjiangkou. However, this goal was not achieved in the end. Although he won a small victory, his side also suffered a loss of 4,000 people.
Judging from the final result, the Jiangdong Army won, but this victory was not something to be happy about at all. Before the war, Lu Xun and other General Cao did not clearly see the strength of the Jiangdong Navy, but Jiangdong's side was even more so.
The water combat capability is greatly reduced.
In fact, although Cao's army's water warfare capabilities were not as good as those of Jiangdong's army, under Cai Mao's day and night training, they had indeed made a qualitative leap compared to before.
If it were a few years ago, the Jiangdong navy would have had enough time and ability to annihilate Cao's fleet before it escaped back to the water stronghold. In that way, even if they encountered an ambush after breaking into the water stronghold, they would still have enough
space to cope.
After this battle, the Jiangdong generals who understood the true combat power of Cao's army also looked a little grim.
There is indeed a gap between Cao Jun's navy and his own navy, but this gap is much smaller than originally imagined.
So whether it was Sun Jian, Zhou Yu or others, everyone fell into thinking.
War must be fought, but how to fight is a question worth discussing.
This does not mean that repelling Cao Cao is enough. In this war, on the premise of repelling Cao Cao's aggression, we must conserve our own troops as much as possible and avoid excessive losses.
After all, these 150,000 soldiers are Jiangdong's entire family fortune. If the losses are too heavy, even if a victory is won, the situation in Jiangdong will only develop in a worse direction.
Zhou Yu was in his governor's mansion, thinking hard about strategies to fight against Cao's army.
The person Cao Jun relied on for his naval force was Cai Mao. If Cai Mao, an eyesore, could be removed, Zhou Yu was absolutely sure that he would win this battle, and achieve a great victory.
But how easy is it to remove this stone? Divorce seems to be the only way, but how to put it into practice? Send people to Cao Ying to spread rumors? Cao Cao is not a fool, there is no way he can do such a simple strategy.
I believe that rumors and the like will have no effect at all.
What should we do?
When Zhou Yu was thinking deeply, someone suddenly came to report: "There is a scribe who calls himself Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi. He is an old friend of the Governor and wants to see the Governor."
Jiang Gan? Zhou Yu is naturally familiar with this name. Jiang Gan is his old classmate. Although he does not have much ability in the world, he has some talents and manners, and he also has some friendship with him in the past.
However, it is said that Jiang Gan surrendered to Cao Cao a few years ago and held a medium-sized position. What is he doing here when the two armies are fighting?
Could it be that you are here to be the lobbyist for that thief Cao?
At that moment, an idea flashed in Zhou Yu's mind, and he thought of a clever plan.
Zhou Yu smiled, very confidently and proudly.
He was only worried about how to eradicate Cai Mao, and God gave him such a good opportunity. Zhou Yu believed that once he came up with this plan, Cai Mao would definitely die.
"Ziyi, Ziyi, the two armies are fighting each other for their own masters. Don't blame me for cheating you."
————————————————————————————————————“Ziyi, are you okay?” Zhou Yu had a warm smile on his face.
, trotted up to Jiang Gan and gave him a bear hug.
"Thanks to Gong Jin, brother Yu, everything is well." Seeing Zhou Yu's enthusiasm, Jiang Gan must have not forgotten the old friendship, and he couldn't help feeling more stable, he laughed.
"It has been more than ten years since we parted ways in the past. Did Ziyi come to Jiangdong to seek refuge with the King of Wu?" Zhou Yu took Jiang Gan's arm and helped him walk to the Governor's Mansion, smiling and saying,
"Don't worry, Ziyi. If you surrender to the King of Wu, I will advise the King of Wu and promise to give you a good job."
"Gong Jin is joking. Brother Yu is not here to surrender to Jiangdong." After entering the Governor's Mansion, Jiang Gan and Zhou Yu sat down separately. Seeing Zhou Yu opening his mouth to solicit him, Jiang Gan felt a little embarrassed. He was here to instigate Zhou Yu.
, but unexpectedly the other party persuaded him to surrender to Sun Jian first.
"Oh? Didn't Ziyi come to join me in Jiangdong?" Zhou Yu pretended to be surprised, and then returned to normal and said, "That's the case, it doesn't matter, Ziyi likes to be that idle cloud and wild crane, and I can't force others to do anything. It's just you and me.
It's such a pity that I can't be a colleague and work together. That's all, today I will only talk about friendship and nothing else."
Who likes to be idle clouds and wild cranes? Jiang Qian is a little anxious and only talks about friendship and nothing else? How can that be done? He still has a lot to say.
"Gong Jin, Gong Jin, listen to Brother Yu." Although Jiang Gan was anxious in his heart, he still pretended to be calm and said to Zhou Yu.
"What does Ziyi have to say?" Zhou Yu sneered inwardly, seemingly getting to the point.