Returning to his tent, Cao Wu immediately saw Ada, Asan, Asi, Aliu, and Ashi, five girls gathered together, as if Beifu had been moved to the front line of the Yangtze River.
Although they were only separated for a month, the five girls each had their own opportunities. Now they are reunited and talking to each other. For a moment, the tent seemed like a birdcage, and the birds in the cage were chirping non-stop.
Even though Ah San had a calm personality, he was encouraged to say a few words by the quirky Ah Si and Ah Liu.
Seeing Cao Wu come in, Ada suddenly suppressed his smile and said with a straight face: "Cao Wu, did you eat Xiao Qiao?"
As soon as he said this, the birds in the house became as alert as the quails that had spotted the hunting dogs.
"Stay in Jiangxia and study medicine with the miracle doctor Hua Tuo. He said that he will return to Jiangdong after the outcome of this war."
Cao Wu stopped with a few words and talked about his experience of escaping from Chaisang.
This journey was extremely thrilling, including the sudden outbreak of the temple-breaking disease, Mi Fang's night robbery of the village, Cao Wu's burning of the south bank, and Xia Hou's army defeating the enemy. Each of these stories was an extremely exciting story. It didn't take long for the little girls to be attracted in. I can't help but worry about Cao Wu.
Only Ada sneered and glared at him. He stopped talking and changed the topic and asked, "Ding Yi, do you recognize you?"
Cao Wudao: "I didn't recognize him. The Ding family has been friends with the Cao family for generations. Ding Yi has met his brother many times, but he didn't recognize him. It's unlikely that others will recognize him at a glance."
Ah Liu said suspiciously: "My eldest sister's skill at disguise is unrivaled in the world. But after all, her voice and body shape are all different. Ding Yi is so frightened that she will inevitably be confused, right?"
Cao Wu shook his head: "It's nothing. My brother is strict in running the army, but he doesn't show up often. I just need to stand on the high platform and let everyone see it from a distance. It's enough to know that my brother is in good health. Those who are close are all my own people, so You don’t need to say too much, and you won’t reveal your secrets.”
In this way, everyone had no doubts, and they chatted for a while. Ah Si was going to repair the ship, Ah Liu was going to assist Zhuge Liang in handling military affairs, and Ah Shi was going to prepare medicine, so they all left first.
Ah San also left without saying a word.
Only Cao Wu and Ah Da were left. When Ah San closed the curtain at the door, Ah Da came over in two steps and threw himself into Cao Wu's arms.
"Farewell outside Chaisang City scared me to death. I'm so worried about you!"
There was a trembling sound as he spoke.
Cao Wu hugged Diao Chan tightly, and felt warm in his heart.
The two of them were about to say something alone when they heard a girl's voice coming from outside the tent.
"You guys, don't look at the eldest sister who behaves all day long and sounds so impolite, but when outsiders are around, how often has my general and concubine not seen my general and screamed sweetly?"
But it was Ah Si who was talking.
Next, it was Ah Liu who was learning "Ah, it scared me to death!"
Ah Shi said: "Two sisters, please stop talking. It's so embarrassing."
Ada's face immediately turned red.
Cao Wu let go of her, covered her eyes with one hand, and opened the curtain with the other hand. He saw that all three women who claimed that something was wrong were there, gathered around the door in great interest.
Only Ah San is really gone. She has been away a lot recently and doesn't know what she is doing.
Cao Wu cursed and they dispersed.
Due to this interruption, Ada stopped expressing her heartfelt thoughts and kept her mouth flat without speaking.
Cao Wu lifted her veil, held her chin, looked at her face and said, "Are you shy?"
Ah Da turned his face away.
Cao Wu said again: "Ah Da, when will you call Diao Chan back?"
A Da sighed: "Diao Chan has died in Baimen Tower, but if the general likes, he can call her at any time."
Cao Wu didn't believe what the general said when he called him.
"I want the real Diao Chan. Not the one who pledged his life to the country. You have done a lot for the world and you should have your own life."
Ah Da's expression froze and he stood there for a long time.
The sound of rain became louder, and Ah Dadao said, "Cao Wu, when you finish this battle and the world is really peaceful, let's go back to Beifu, and you can call me Diao Chan."
This time, Cao Wu was stunned. He hugged the woman in front of him and said with a smile, "Do you know the old general on the stage?"
"What are you talking about that you don't understand?"
Ada didn't understand the reason.
"Then you still aren't..."
"This is the one hundred and twenty-fifth time I asked, get out!"
…
For three consecutive days, it continued to rain.
In the past few days, the two armies had small-scale confrontations every day, and the Wuya big ship was still invincible. However, today Jiangdong Army Huang Gai led the battle and temporarily suppressed the Wuya big ship.
Cao Wuneng felt that the morale of Cao's camp was declining. A simple flag and his own back from time to time were no longer enough to build morale, and something needed to be done.
He discussed with Zhuge Liang and decided on a strategy.
Speaking of the arrangements after stabilizing the morale of the army, Cao Wudao said: "We have many soldiers and generals, so we still have to force the opponent to fight decisively."
Zhuge Liang said: "Exactly. However, judging from various signs, Zhou Yu did not want to fight us in the beginning, but planned to use the advantage of the Clippers and the depth of the Yangtze River to fight a war of attrition, so he retreated in the first battle. However, our five-toothed ship is powerful , Zhou Yu couldn't break through, so he set up camp in Chibi and resorted to side tactics. I'm afraid that once our entire army presses forward, the opponent will still run away, and we won't be able to fight them decisively."
Cao Wu's eyes lit up: "So Sir, you took advantage of the continuous rain to fight only small-scale battles because..."
"Of course it's for a sudden large-scale decisive battle!"
Cao Wu smiled and said: "Then the decisive battle will be on a sunny day!"
…
In Jiangdong Army's Chinese military tent, a military meeting was also going on.
Lu Xun sighed: "The enemy's giant ships are difficult to defeat, and our tactics of tiring and harassing the enemy can no longer be carried out. For now, the only way is to fight the enemy decisively, but in a decisive battle, we have fewer soldiers and fewer generals, so the chance of winning is too low." "
Pang Tong pointed to the map in the tent and said: "It has been raining for days, and the news of the battles in Miangkou and Hefei cannot be transmitted. We only know that Xiakou is still in the hands of our lord. Zhao Yan's seven armies will capture Miokou. It is only a matter of time. With seven With the strength of the army, Xiakou may not be able to defend it. If Xiakou is lost, we will lose the advantage of transiting from the rear and cannot advance or retreat. Therefore, I suggest that if we cannot further cut off the enemy's food route, we should retreat Stick to Xiakou."
As he spoke, he tapped his finger on Xiakou: "If you have to choose a decisive battle location, why not choose Xiakou?"
With this finger, the location of the decisive battle retreated from Chibi to Xiakou, and suddenly retreated a long way.
Lu Meng said: "No!"
Huang Gai said: "Commander Pang is worried about your lord's safety, so he sent the army back to rescue him! Please note that my lord is already supervising the battle at the foot of Hefei City!"
This sentence was full of guns and cannons, mocking Liu Bei for not participating in the war at the rear, and Pang Tong's face darkened.
"Huang Gongfu, you claim to be a hero, but did you break through the enemy's giant ship today?"
Huang Gai immediately stood up: "It's difficult to destroy a giant ship. I really can't, but I still kill thousands of enemies and gain something!"
Pang Tong said: "But as long as the giant ships are there, we can't defeat Cao Jun! Only by relying on the tall city walls of Xiakou can we defend against the enemy's giant ships!"
Lu Meng said: "But if our army enters Xiakou, won't it turn into a turtle in a urn and be unable to move in flexibly? The Art of War says that a big city must be fought in the field. If I defend Hefei, I will definitely not fight the rebels on the city wall, but will definitely send troops. If we leave the city, we will tire and harass the enemy. If I guard Xiakou, I will also send troops to harass the enemy. We can have the greatest effect by wandering outside!"
Mi Fang said: "The enemy's giant ship advances and retreats very quickly. It has no shortcomings except for its slow turning. How can we outrun the giant ship when we are cruising outside?"
Ling Tong said: "Then how about I lead three hundred dead men to destroy a giant ship?"
Liu Bei's subordinate, Yingchuan Yuan Lin said: "What about the two giant ships?"
Except for Chen Dao who was sent to find Xia Houyuan, Liu Beijun and the other three people who stayed in the army never left the giant ship. It seemed that because they could not defeat the giant ship and the off-board moves did not work, they made up their mind to return. Keeping Xia's mouth shut made Ling Tong angry.
Zhou Yu sat upright and watched everyone arguing with cold eyes, and finally said: "What if I have a way to deal with the three giant ships?"
Lu Xun's eyes lit up: "If the giant ship can be dealt with, then the decisive battle will begin on a sunny day!"
