Guo Jia stood by the river with an ugly expression.
"I didn't expect that I would still be a step late!”
Boss Cao would probably taste the bitter fruit of failure this time.
Shaking his head, Guo Jia looked at the countless battleships on the river. Although he knew that the soldiers of River East were proficient in water warfare, he didn't know much about it.
He could also take this opportunity to observe.
Countless warships of the River East Navy charged at the Cao Army like arrows leaving the bow. However, the Cao Army appeared particularly bloated and moved extremely slowly. There was no way for them to dodge.
At the same time, the ten turreted ships moved to the side and fired ten thousand arrows at the same time as cover.
In the blink of an eye, the River East navy approached Cao Cao's warship.
Most of the Cao troops were new to water combat, and under the sudden impact, they could not even stand firm, let alone fight!
Jiang Zhong's situation was almost one-sided!
Guo Jia shook his head after reading the beginning.
He did not expect the gap between the two sides to be so great!
On the flagship of Cao Cao's army, Cao Cao's face was ashen.
He finally understood what Cai Mao had meant.
In front of the Jiangdong Navy, his army had no chance of fighting!
"Quick, order the retreat!"
……
On the edge of the Yangtze River, in Han Village.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, this time our army lost a total of three turreted ships, 40 ships, and more than 100 other warships. We lost about 40,000 soldiers and countless casualties!”
Cai Mao looked at Boss Cao in front of him and gritted his teeth. In the end, he still reported truthfully.
Cao Cao's face was slightly pale.
The losses this time were somewhat unbearable for him. Most importantly, the total number of casualties on the other side was probably only a few thousand!
Thinking about the comparison between the two, Cao Cao felt even more uncomfortable.
After a long time, Boss Cao finally calmed down.
"This defeat has nothing to do with you. It's my fault!”
Cao Cao looked at everyone and said.
This time, it was because he had underestimated his enemy that this situation had finally occurred.
Even before, Cai Mao had advised him not to fight, but he insisted on fighting head-on.
"My lord, you don't have to blame yourself. This time, it's not the fault of war, but our soldiers 'neglect of water warfare. As long as we finish teaching them, the palm land of River East will definitely not be a match for our army.”
Cheng Yu stood out and helped Cao Cao smooth things over.
Everyone began to persuade Cao Cao.
"I wonder if you have any good ideas now? How should we deal with the enemy?"
Everyone fell silent.
The current situation was already very clear. The Cao army would find it very difficult to contend with the other party in a water battle.
"Sigh!"
Seeing that no one responded, Boss Cao couldn't help but sigh.
"Prime Minister, why are you sighing so much? Isn't it just a defeat? Did the Prime Minister lose his will to fight?”
Cao Cao was overjoyed.
Guo Jia's figure also entered the tent.
"Zhuiyu, you're finally back!"
"I've made Prime Minister wait for a long time. I thought I could make it in time, but in the end, it was delayed for some time.”Guo Jia bowed to Cao Cao.
Guo Jia then looked at Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and the others.
"Everyone is the Prime Minister's advisor, why didn't you try to persuade him to avoid the enemy's attack?”
"In my opinion, although it is true that our army is no match for the enemy today, everyone here cannot escape this responsibility!”
Guo Jia's face turned cold, and he didn't show any mercy in his words.
"Zhuiyu, let me explain!" Cao Cao spoke up for everyone.
However, Guo Jia couldn't listen to him now.
Or rather, he didn't want to hear it at all!
He had already thought it through on the way back.
After the Battle of Red Cliff, his reputation in Cao Cao's camp would reach a new height.
Although he believed that Cao Cao would not attack him, he still wanted to buy insurance for himself.
The best way was to offend at least half of the people in Cao Cao's camp, and then show Cao Cao his stance.
Boss Cao, look, I've offended everyone else now. I can only rely on you from now on. You can't possibly think that I have any ulterior motives, right?
This was the path of retreat that Guo Jia had thought of for himself.
Only by being alone and not standing on any side, and at the same time, no one would support him, could he maintain Boss Cao's trust in him.
"Prime minister, don't absolve them. This time, in my opinion, it's all Zhong De and Wen Ruo's fault!”
Guo Jia's face was filled with anger, as if he was extremely dissatisfied with the few of them.
Cheng Yu and the others 'faces were also green and red.
Although this time, it had nothing to do with them, Guo Jia was telling the truth.
As the top strategists under Cao Cao, they were indeed responsible for not being able to stop Cao Cao when he underestimated them.
"Zhuiyu, enough!"
"This time, I insisted on giving the order to fight. It has nothing to do with Wen Ruo and the others.”
Cao Cao was also a little angry, but Guo Jia could sense that the other party was relieved.
At this moment, Guo Jia was stunned, seemingly stunned by Cao Cao's aura.
"This time, it's really you, Prime Minister…"
"That's right, it has nothing to do with others. Zhuiyu, you don't have to absolve me!”
Cao Cao's voice also calmed down.
"Sorry, Zhongde, Wenruo, I was too rash.”
"It's fine. Zhuiyu, what you said is indeed true.”
Even though he said that, everyone was still a little dissatisfied with Guo Jia.
However, Guo Jia didn't care. In fact, he was quite satisfied. At least he was a little safer now.
Then, it was time to think of a way to deal with the Jiangdong Navy!
"I wonder if the Prime Minister has any good ideas now?”
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