"Thoughts?"
Cao Yu muttered.
"The northern army will be at a disadvantage and might even be defeated.”
If the Battle of Red Cliff went according to the normal course of events, the northern army would have lost.
The eve of the war was the time when Cao Cao was most likely to unify the world.
"Prime Minister Cao has recently received the Emperor's orders to punish the guilty."”
"The army is pointing south, Liu Cong is helpless, and the people of Jing and Xiang are afraid.”
"Now that the Prime Minister has millions of troops and a thousand generals, how can the southern army stop such a momentum?”
Xu Chu chimed in." That's right. Our army has just taken Jingzhou. The Yangtze River is a natural barrier. The north and south are already united. The northern army is unstoppable!”
Cao Yu shook his head when he saw the confidence on their faces.
Perhaps only people from the future would believe that the northern army had lost when they had a full view of the world.
The two northern generals clearly did not believe that the southern army could defeat the northern army.
"Although there are many soldiers in the north, how many people can the Yangtze River hold?”
Cao Yu asked.
Cao Cao was speechless.
This was not the Central Plains, where hundreds of thousands of troops could be deployed casually.
Although the Yangtze River was vast, it was far inferior to the northern plains.
Cao Yu continued,"Liu Bei may have just been defeated, but he still has ten thousand soldiers. Guan, Zhang, and Zhao are the brave ones."”
"The northern army is tired from the long journey. They have traveled three hundred miles at full speed.”
"Jingzhou has just been pacified, and the people have yet to submit. The decisive battle on the Yangtze River is all because of the bravery of the navy, not because of the large number of soldiers.”
Cao Yu analyzed.
The house was silent.
"Other than that, there are four other taboos when the northern army goes south.”
Cao Yu said.
"Which four taboos?"
Cao Cao quickly asked.
Cao Yu nodded." The north is not yet pacified. Ma Teng and Han Sui are foreign enemies. The Prime Minister is now leading his troops to the south. This is a taboo."”
"The northern army is not used to water warfare, but the prime minister chose to abandon his pommel horse and switch to the boat. He used his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths.”
"It's already autumn, and it's going to be cold in the middle of winter. Horses don't have grass, and people don't have winter clothes.”
"The Prime Minister also ordered that all the soldiers in the north be driven to Jingzhou, crossing the Yangtze River and lakes. The soldiers are not accustomed to the environment and will often fall ill.”
After Cao Yu finished speaking, he quietly looked at the old general in front of him.
He hoped that the old general would remember his words and relay them to Cao Cao.
Tell the northern army to be on guard.
Cao Cao suddenly said,"If we stop moving forward, when can we unify the Han territory?"”
He was already in his fifties, and recently, he felt that his body was getting worse and worse.
He had at most ten years left.
Within ten years, he had to deal with Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, Ma Teng, and Han Sui.
Time was of the essence.
Cao Cao had considered Cao Yu's words.
But he really could not wait any longer!
"The turning point will be when Cai Mao and Zhang Yun die.”
Cao Yu said.
After the two of them died, Cao Yu would use the old general in front of him as a bridge to recommend both Gan Ning and himself.
Cao Yu only needed one chance to complete his magnificent transformation.
Cao Cao was stunned." Cai and Zhang," he said." The Prime Minister still has to order them around. How could they die?"”
"Because this is their fate."
Cao Yu laughed.
He did not intend to save these two people.
As long as Cai and Zhang were dead, Gan Ning wouldn't have any competitors.
With Cao Cao's eyes, he would be able to tell that Gan Ning was a good commander.
Adding on Cao Cao's personality, Gan Ning had a high chance of becoming the new commander of the Jing State Navy.
"It won't be long before the first battle begins. Old General, you should return to the camp first.”
Cao Yu asked Cao Cao to return to the camp first to avoid the awkwardness of not being present when the soldiers were being recruited.
Cao Cao suppressed his doubts and left with Xu Chu.
That night.
Cao Cao was furious.
"When two armies are fighting, don't kill the messenger. This is an iron law!”
Previously, Cao Cao had sent an envoy to the River East, but he had not expected the envoy to be killed by the River East army.
The servant who had followed him carried the head of the messenger back to Jiangling and complained to Cao Cao about the process.
"Summon Cai Mao and Zhang Yun!"
Cao Cao ordered.
After a while.
Cai and Zhang arrived.
Cao Cao went straight to the point and said,"Tomorrow morning, you two will lead the Jingzhou generals as the vanguard and drive the ships forward."”
"Go to the Three River Mouth area and probe the movements of the Jiangdong Army!”
After giving the order, the two of them immediately went down to prepare.
Each camp dispatched troops and generals.
At the fourth watch, they cooked rice, and at the fifth watch, they ate.
The navy set off after dawn.
Boats filled the river, flags covered the sun, and they rushed towards the mouth of the three rivers.
At the moment when the sun rose.
The Jing State navy and the Jiang Dong navy met, and a great battle was imminent.
Cai Mao let his younger brother Cai Xun lead a fleet of light ships to break the formation.
Who knew that Huang Gai, the general of the Eastern Wu Navy, was standing on the bow of the ship. He drew his bow and shot an arrow straight at Cai Xun.
After Cai Xun fell, Huang Gai drove the boat forward and fired ten thousand crossbows at the same time.
The Jing State navy was unable to resist, and countless people fell into the water.
The Jiangdong Navy quickly broke through the Jing State Navy's formation, and Huang Gai led the water soldiers to kill.
When Cai Mao saw Huang Gai approaching, he was shocked and wanted to retreat.
"Retreat!"
He took the lead to retreat, causing chaos at the scene.
At the back of the fleet, there was a portion of infantry from Qing and Xu who had just joined the navy and had yet to complete their training.
On the Yangtze River, the warships swayed, and the soldiers could no longer stand still and fell into the water.
The Jing State navy was defeated!
Fortunately, Gan Ning and his 500 men rushed out to cover the rear and engaged Huang Gai in a fierce battle.
In the end, he stopped the decline!
When the news reached Jiangling, Cao Cao was furious…
……
The tenth watch of the first day was completed.
The Prime Minister's audience was indeed higher than the Imperial Uncle's.
But why didn't the Prime Minister's fans vote for Huahua?
Yanzu, did you give the flowers to your girlfriend and treat her to a meal?
Please pity the author.
Those who had flowers and votes in their hands voted. Yan Zu, who had no flowers or votes at the moment, first made a comment in the comments section.
Let me know that I'm not alone.
A lowly author had plenty of time.
With the data in place, ten chapters a day was not a problem.
He could do it in a week. After that, he could write at least 20,000 words a day.
I hope you can encourage me together. I thank you with cupped hands!
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