San Ruan left for a long time and did not return. Cao Cao couldn't help but feel worried. He led a group of brothers and walked to the camp gate to wait. However, he saw a man walking in a panic on the canal.
Wu Song pointed and shouted, "But it's not Niu Gao? How did he come back alone?"
Cao Cao frowned and walked to the waterside. Seeing him covered in blood and dust, with his face covered in bruises and swelling, he asked anxiously: "Why is he in such a mess? Where are the three brothers?"
Niu Gao jumped ashore, knelt on the ground, and cried loudly: "Brother, what a disaster! The four of us were thinking of flooding the city, so we rowed to a mountain peak in Taihu Lake to see the water flow. Unexpectedly, there were four thieves on that island. He was in charge of two or three hundred men who could fight, but his words and deeds were very rude. They started to fight against him if they disagreed with him. He cast a fishing net and caught the second brother and the seventh brother, scratched the hook and caught the fifth brother. The younger brother ran into the forest. , they couldn’t cast the net, so the younger brother escaped to the waterside and walked back on the wave shoes, but the three older brothers were trapped on the island, saying that they wanted to eat their hearts."
When everyone heard this, they were shocked and angry. Li Kui even screamed: "Dare to eat our brothers? How brave! Brother, give me a man and horse, Tieniu will level the island for brother."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "If the fight is on land, I will naturally use you, but he is on the island. Now that he has killed the Ruan brothers, how can he still fight on the water with others?"
After all, he has experienced the Chibi War and knows that water battles are completely different from land battles, and specialized talents are needed to be able to fight them.
Li Kui asked anxiously: "Don't you care about the three of them?"
Wu Song said angrily: "How can you ignore it? Don't ask for Luo Su, let me think about it carefully."
No one dared to speak. Cao Cao interrogated Niu Gao carefully for a while, repeated everything he said, nodded and said: "In this way, these people are not ordinary people."
Lu Junyi asked curiously: "Where do you start talking about this?"
Cao Cao said: "Fang La is a powerful man in the world. This rebellion was so powerful that all the famous heroes in the south of the Yangtze River came under his command, such as Lu Shinang and even the twelve gods in the south of the Yangtze River. As far as these four people are concerned, they can recognize He is of water nature, can fight with San Ruan, and has a lot of troops under his command. If he is willing to surrender to Fang La, wouldn't it be an exaggeration to make him the commander of the navy? But he would rather be carefree, which shows that he has a lot of troubles in his heart. "
Everyone nodded after hearing this, and Cao Cao said again: "They live in Taihu Lake, and all the states above and below are occupied by Fang La, but they sit back and watch those Xiaoao people. It can be seen that his island is definitely not easy to fight, otherwise he will lie on the couch." Pan, why let him sleep soundly?"
Lu Junyi touched his head and smiled: "I listened to what Niu Gao said, but I never thought of what my brother was thinking."
Bian Xiang was thoughtful and said slowly: "If you put it like this, wouldn't we be able to defeat him?"
Cao Cao nodded and sighed: "Although the three thousand men and horses in our camp are all capable warriors, there are only a few who are good at sailing. There are also few warships, and we don't know the water conditions of Taihu Lake. Therefore, if we want to fight with this It is not a good idea to start a war with just a few sitting tigers."
Everyone was very unhappy after hearing this, but after thinking about it, they realized that everything Cao Cao said was true, so they had to swallow their anger.
Lu Junyi frowned and said, "In this case, are you going to give in to him?"
Cao Cao smiled disapprovingly: "If it can save the lives of my three brothers, what's the harm in surrendering? If he is really rude, I will dispatch the Yellow River and Dengzhou naval forces to kill him when he is rescued. Do not stay."
Niu Gao said happily: "What the elder brother said is exactly what the younger brother said. The younger brother also said that if they disrespect the three brothers of the Ruan family, they will mobilize an army to kill him and Hedao."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "That's what you said most! I expect that when they see that you are carrying a rare treasure and that you are a general of the imperial court, they will not dare to hurt San Ruan easily. If not, everything will be over."
After that, he added: "In the current situation, we can't win with force, so we have to move with emotion. Erlang——"
Wu Song heard calling him and quickly responded: "Brother, brother is here."
Cao Cao said calmly: "You and I, brothers, go to his island together, do you dare?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Wu Song laughed and said, "Brother, isn't this meant to tease my brothers? In the Lingxiao Palace in the sky, in the underworld, is there a place where Wu Song doesn't dare to go? It's just that brother doesn't have to take risks himself. Wait for my little brother..."
Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao interrupted him, pointed and smiled: "Look, I asked him if he dared, and he said he dared, but also said that I didn't want to go, so wouldn't he still dare not?"
Li Kui hurriedly explained: "Second brother has always been a smart person, but why are you so dumb today? My brother is not asking you if you dare to go, but if you dare to save him for a while."
Wu Song didn't expect that there was a trap in Cao Cao's words, so he glared at Li Kui: "You're such a smart guy!"
Sighing, he looked at Cao Cao: "Brother, as the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. There are many brothers who are like wolves and tigers. No matter who they are, if you come with me, you will definitely rescue the three brothers of the Ruan family. Brother has the whole Han family on his shoulders, why take the risk?"
When he said these words, all the brothers nodded and advised Cao Cao not to go in person. Lu Junyi touched his belly and said harshly: "Brother just wants to sit high and wait for the younger brother to take Xiao Yi and go for a walk with Erlang. If he doesn't pick up his three brothers and come back, the younger brother will raise his head to see you."
Du Bo, Bian Xiang, Han Shizhong and others were also vying to go.
Cao Cao waved his hand and stopped everyone talking: "You and other brothers don't have to fight. If you go as a brother, you are not trying to show off your strength. If you go to battle to kill the enemy, naturally they will follow you and other brothers. However, this matter is a matter of peace, and there must be something. Many matters require critical decisions, and only being a brother is the most suitable one. As for the danger..."
He raised his head to look at Wu Song and said proudly: "Although I'm afraid of him fighting in the water, but now it's just the two of me, why doesn't he dare to let me go to the island? Now that I'm on the island, haha, my second brother is invincible in the world, don't say He has two or three hundred people, that is, two or three thousand people, what can he do to me?"
He said this sentence, "My second brother is invincible in the world", and he was very happy and proud. Wu Song was very happy after hearing this. Although he didn't want Cao Cao to take risks, his words hit his itch. He immediately raised his head and chest, retaliated with punches at the brothers, and said with emotion: "Brothers, don't worry, but as long as Wu Song is here, my eldest brother won't be able to hurt a single hair."
Niu Gao was a little dissatisfied after hearing this: "Second brother, none of the brothers are dissatisfied with your ability, but you have never seen it. Those guys have a fishing net array, and large nets are scattered all over the sky. It is impossible to prevent them. If someone eats his net, Even the gods are helpless."
Yan Qing smiled and said: "Brother Niu, are you crazy? Don't you know that Brother Wu has twelve short halberds? Within twenty or thirty steps, they are useless. Are they still waiting to cast the net? I'm afraid they just raised it." Hands, life has returned to the west."
Wu Song laughed: "Yan Xiao Yi Duan has good insights, Wu Er also thinks the same way."
Li Kui shouted: "Although the second brother is capable, after all, he is not three-headed and six-armed. It is better to take Tieniu with him. If there is a fight, the second brother will kill the enemy by himself, and Tieniu will protect my brother. Wouldn't there be no worries?"
Cao Cao said: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to take you, it's just that Erlang is already a majestic man. If I take you with such an extraordinary imposing man, he will have doubts. If I stop him from outside the island, everything will stop."
After convincing everyone with his words, Han Shizhong was ordered to guard the camp. He and Wu Song found a small boat and asked two soldiers who knew how to swim to row. Niu Gao led the way, creaking and creaking, from the canal. Entered Taihu Lake.
At this time, the sky was getting dusk, and a ray of setting sun spread across the lake, illuminating the lake and mountains far and near in a golden red. There happens to be a breeze blowing across the lake, causing sparkling waves to appear, like a lake of broken gold. Cao Cao saw it and praised it endlessly. Then suddenly he heard Niu Gao shout: "Brother, that's the island."
Cao Cao withdrew his gaze, glanced at the big island in front of him, and asked Niu Gao to walk back through the water, and let the soldiers with the oars swing straight over.
When we got closer, we suddenly heard the sound of whining snails, and many strong men ran out of the island, jumped directly to the boats, and surrounded Cao Cao's boats on the lake. The men each held fish darts, bows and arrows, staring at the two men fiercely. people.
Wu Song stood up, picked up his two halberds, and guarded Cao Cao.
Lao Cao remained calm, pushed Wu Song away, smiled and retaliated with a punch: "Brothers Wu Zhi and Wu Song from Yanggu County have traveled thousands of miles south to pay a special visit to the four heroes in Taihu Lake. I hope to show up to meet you!"
There are different teachings: Xiaoao's mountains and rivers are full of joy, and the rivers and lakes are full of wind and smoke. Why break into the tiger and wolf den without permission? My second brother is invincible in the world.
(End of chapter)
