The generals began to discuss, the shadow of the famous tree, the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu counterattacked before defeat, and almost destroyed the main force of Cao's army. This matter has lingering fears in the hearts of all those who have experienced that battle.
Cao Wu not only named him again, but Le Jin said bitterly: "If General Beifu hadn't been there that day, our army might have been completely destroyed. Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, I wish I could eat his flesh alive!"
Zhang He was not at the main battlefield in Chibi, but when he heard Zhou Yu's name, he still expressed support: "Since we have chosen the right battlefield again, this time, we will definitely make sure that he never returns!"
When Cao Wu pointed out Zhou Yu's name, Lu Xun was still a little panicked, fearing that the oppressive atmosphere just now would get worse, but now the reaction of the generals surprised him.
Cao Wu understood what the generals were talking about better than he did. Among these generals, except for Jing Nan, none of them had come from the sword. They would be cautious and fearful, but they would not be robbed of their ambition.
Even though the enemy was twice their number, they were just complaining and would never lose confidence. In this case, bringing up Zhou Yu, a powerful enemy, just made them excited and gave them enough morale for the next battle.
After they talked for a while, Cao Wu waved his hand and suppressed it. This small gesture made everyone, including General Jingnan, stop talking and everyone looked up at him.
Unknowingly, Cao Wu already had a prestige comparable to that of Cao Cao. This was the prestige brought to him by successive victories in Jingzhou.
"What everyone said is good, just Zhou Yu, of course we don't need to take it seriously! Now that the epidemic in the army has gradually stabilized and the acclimatization has been reduced, it is the time to use the army. The four counties of Shixie have just changed their owners, we can't We should wait until they have gathered everyone before attacking, but should take the initiative before they are ready. On the one hand, we can create momentum and let the grassroots Yuan Shixie's men rely on us. On the other hand, we can give the three Shijia brothers The pressure makes them make mistakes."
Cao Wu said a lot of words, all of which were explaining the reasons for taking the initiative to march.
The generals listened carefully, and no one refuted.
"So, I decided that in the early morning after tomorrow morning, after breakfast, all the troops would break out of camp, attack Yulin County first, and go straight into Jiaozhi. What do you think?"
Cao Wu announced his decision.
The generals were originally motivated to win because of Zhou Yu's name. Now that they heard that they were about to go on an expedition, they all immediately geared up.
Cao Wu added: "This time when we go to Jiangdong, we will not only have Zhou Yu in the army, but also Gan Ning, Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Ling Tong and other generals. Are you afraid?"
"It's the coward you're afraid of!"
Xing Daorong was the first to stand up: "A certain family is willing to be a pioneer!"
"Okay! Then General Xing and General Huang will be the vanguard and open the way to Yulin County. First, give the three scholar brothers in Jiaozhi a surprise!"
"That's how it should be!"
Huang Zhong immediately stood up and said boldly: "I hope the Nashi family and Jiangdong will not be vulnerable, otherwise the old man will take over Longbian City!"
The generals laughed and praised Huang Zhong for his good momentum.
Seeing that the emotions of the generals were aroused, Cao Wu felt that their morale was ready and said with a smile: "Then the next morning, all the armies will attack together!"
"Here!"
The generals unanimously agreed.
After that, the generals went about their own business. In this expedition, they will no longer face the weak Cangwu soldiers, but the elites of Jiangdong. They all need to make some preparations.
This time, because Cangwu Liangdao had no enemy troops, Cao Wu planned to let Yu Jin lead 3,000 men to patrol among the counties of Liangdao, so that Guanqiu Jian and Xu Huang's troops could be freed to support the front line.
In the end, Cao's army mobilized a total of 20,000 people, and Cangwu soldiers from various counties and horses and the previous surrender troops gathered 15,000 people, a total of 35,000 people, and set off two days later.
After agreeing on the itinerary, Cao Wu and Lu Xun came out of the main hall together and arrived at a small courtyard.
This is exactly where Zhao Yun was after being seriously injured.
When Cao Wu came, he happened to see Ah Shi coming out and asked quickly: "How is it?"
Ah Shi looked tired, shook his head and said: "I haven't woken up yet. I only live on feeding some rice porridge every day, but there should be no serious danger to my life."
She sighed: "Speaking of which, I have never seen someone who was so seriously injured and still had such strong vitality."
Cao Wu nodded and asked her to rest. This time Ah Shi didn't give in. He was obviously very tired.
She was indeed too tired after walking three thousand miles in three days and insisting on treating Zhao Yun and dispensing medicine for the soldiers here.
But Cao Wu had no other choice. Doctors were too lowly in this era. Except for people like him who had a vision far ahead of the times, few people would study medicine. If they did, they would be accompanied by some witchcraft. Not serious medicine.
He suddenly remembered a woman who was willing to study medicine.
But he quickly shook his head and returned his mind to the courtyard in front of him.
He entered the room and took a look. The bone-deep penetrating wound on Zhao Yun's back had been bandaged by Ah Shi. Zhao Yun closed his eyes and was breathing evenly but weakly.
Cao Wu understood that Mi Zhen would bring Adou over every day and talk to Zhao Yun a few words in this room, all about how Liu Bei liked Adou. If Zhao Yun couldn't hold on, his and Adou's lives would be in danger.
Neither Cao Wu nor Mi Zhen knew whether this behavior was useful or not, but treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor reminded them of Zhao Yun who was in and out of Changbanpo in his previous life. Maybe Zhao Yun needed such stimulation to stay alive.
In the previous persuasion, Mi Zhen had agreed to persuade Zhao Yun to temporarily serve Cao Wu after he woke up, so Cao Wu had been looking forward to Changshan Zhao Zilong's return to the battlefield.
Cao Wu watched for a while and then walked out of the courtyard.
Lu Xun was waiting outside but did not go in. Cao Wu glanced at him and asked, "Don't feel pressured against Zhou Yu."
Lu Xun said helplessly: "Director Zhou... Zhou Gongjin is a few years older than me, but his intelligence is much higher than mine. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to defeat him."
"It doesn't matter, there are me and Kong Ming. You may not be able to defeat him, you just lack the accumulation. If you stay on the battlefield for a long time, you can also fight in a world-famous battle. Burning Wuxi Barbarians, the results of that battle are not enough after all. !”
Lu Xun became ambitious after Cao Wu's words. He puffed up his chest and said, "I will give it a try after all."
…
Longbian City, Zhou Yu stood at the top of the city, looking at the distant scenery.
In order to be able to stand here, he had been planning for several years, and he had opened up the path to the three brothers of the Shi family a few years ago.
Shi Xie had occupied the position of the head of the Shi family for too long, and the three brothers had become discouraged for so long, but Zhou Yu accurately took advantage of this and finally leveraged their actions.
Poor Shi Xie didn't even understand why his brother betrayed him despite being so close.
But it doesn't matter, Zhou Yu thought, after he wins this battle, Shi Xie won't have any need to stay.
The chaotic Jiaozhi is easier to control.
Jiaozhi is not yet completely settled, and the three Shi family brothers are still lobbying everywhere, but it is already a matter of time.
Now, there was only one question before Zhou Yu: when to send troops, where to fight Cao's army, and what terrain and method to use to win.
