Chapter 148 Chapter Twenty-Third

Huang Gai still held his head up and said, "I followed General Polu across the southeast, how could a veteran of the third generation kneel in front of mere children!" Zhou Yu roared "Bold".He ordered the people on the left and right to push Huang Gai to the ground, strip off his clothes, and beat him indiscriminately.Poor old general, who was over sixty years old, had been wounded by an arrow in his arm, and lay naked on the ground in the cold wind. In a short while, he was beaten to pieces and blood gushed out.The old general continued to curse: "Zhou Yu's son, using power without authorization has no morale!" All the soldiers around covered their faces and wept.

Cai Zhong and Cai He secretly observed Zhou Yu, only to see that his face was livid and his teeth were gritted.I thought, Zhou Yu was too cruel this week. Lu Su was also in tears, and after everyone had dispersed, he followed Kong Ming to the boat. "Today, Gong Jin is angry and blames the public, and I dare not persuade him. Mr. is a guest of Soochow, why is he so hard-hearted and stands by?" Lu Su said. Kong Ming smiled and said, "Zijing is deceiving me again." Lu Su felt aggrieved and said: "Since I crossed the river with you, I have never lied to my husband, so where do you start talking about deceitful words?"

Seeing that Lu Su wasn't just pretending, Kong Ming told Lu Su the truth, saying: "When Zhou Gongjin beat Huang Gai, one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer. He was exchanging flesh and blood for the success of Soochow's water battle. " Only then did Lu Su wake up. Kongming said again: "Cao Cao is extremely resourceful, and he is not inferior to Zhou Gongjin. You can't hide Cao Cao's eagle eyes without tricks. Gongjin must have sent General Huang to surrender Cao Cao, and asked Cai Zhong and Cai He to send information. Said that Huang Gai had the intention of turning against him." When Zijing met Gong Jin, he must not say that I knew the details, but only that I, Kong Ming, also complained about Huang Gai, complaining that the governor was too cruel. "

Lu Su left Kong Ming's boat and entered Zhou Yu's tent again. "Why did the governor beat up the public today?" Lu Su asked. Zhou Yu asked, "Do all the generals blame me?" Lu Su replied: "Many people feel uneasy." Zhou Yu asked, "How did Kong Ming react?" Lu Su replied: "He also blamed the governor for treating the third generation old general so cruelly." Zhou Yu said proudly, "I finally managed to hide from Kong Ming's eyes today." Lu Su also pretended to be crazy and said stupidly: "Could it be a mistake?"

Zhou Yu said: "I punished Huang Gai with pain today, and I used a bitter strategy. I want Huang Gai to feign surrender, and then attack Cao Cao with fire. Soochow will win a big victory." "Wonderful, this plan is very clever!" Lu Su praised Kong Ming's high knowledge, and Zhou Yu was elated when he heard it, thinking that Lu Su was praising himself. At five o'clock, Zhou Yu pretended to inspect the military situation and slipped into Huang Gai's tent to see that there was no one around.At this moment, Huang Gai was lying on the bed moaning. Seeing Zhou Yu entering the tent, Huang Gai struggled to get up, but was gently held down by Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu held Huang Gai's hand tightly and said, "You have wronged the old general!" Huang Gai was also very touched and said: "For the sake of Soochow, I should have dedicated this old bone to Lord Wu long ago. The governor has worked hard day and night, and it is hard enough. It is worth it, worth it if you can get a peaceful side by suffering a little flesh and blood. " What he said brought tears to Zhou Yu's eyes. "Captain, the plan of attacking with fire is feasible!" Huang Gai said. Zhou Yu didn't have time to wipe away his tears, so he held Huang Gai's hand even tighter.

"Yesterday we attacked Cao Jun's warship. I managed to get close to Cao Jun's main warship and found that the enemy ships were connected together with iron cables. Cao Cao's command ship was in the center. I saw the commander's flag clearly." Huang Gai said. The two were talking, and someone outside said: "The governor beats the veteran, and it hurts and he is willing to fight." The voice is not loud, but it can be heard. Zhou Yu's expression changed in fright. The speaker has been accounted for, and the two of them saw that it was Kan Ze.This man is from Shanyin, Kuaiji, with a courtesy name of Derun, and his family is poor and eager to learn.It is said that Kan Ze was crossing the river with his father when he was young, and a boatman saw Kan Ze reading it, tore off a page and threw it into the river. The boatman was very sad when he saw it, and said, "Why don't you cherish books so much?" Kan Ze Answer: "You can recite it after reading a page. What's the use of keeping it, it's already in my belly." The boatman was amazed, picked up a page in the water, and said, "Recite it with me." Kan Ze could recite it as expected. The boatman was amazed.Kan Ze is eloquent and eloquent. He is kind and righteous.Sun Jian appreciated Kan Ze's courage and recruited him as a guest. Now that it has been nearly twenty years, he is naturally the veteran of Soochow Wu.Zhou Yu became an official of Sun Ce, and Kan Ze didn't like Zhou Yu's hypocrisy, envy of virtuous and capable, great achievements, and arrogance, so he let go of political affairs.Hanging around all day long, being a veteran, people had no choice but to do anything. At the time of the national crisis, Kan Ze was moved by Huang Gai's loyalty. He also witnessed the scene where Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai that day. He knew that Cao Cao had sent the Cai brothers to feign surrender. Judging from Zhou Yu's words and deeds, Huang Gai was carrying out bitter schemes for Zhou Yu, so Kan Ze decided to abandon the past suspicions and help Huang Gai and Soochow.

Kan Ze suddenly entered the account, Zhou Yu's eyes widened in horror. He was afraid that his bitter plan would be leaked, so he wanted to draw his sword to kill Kan Ze. At this time, Zhou Yu's hand had reached for the scabbard. "The governor killed me Kan Ze, who can offer you a letter of surrender?" Kan Ze said calmly. On the contrary, Zhou Yu was overwhelmed by Kan Ze's words and demeanor. Huang Gai also expected Zhou Yu's actions, so he struggled to stop Zhou Yu. Seeing Zhou Yu's hand reaching for the scabbard retracted, Huang Gai lay down again. Kan Ze said: "Save Soochow and fight against Cao Cao, is it just the governor's refusal? I, Kan Ze, have received the favor of Wu Lord III. Although I have not reported a little bit, I have never done anything to insult Wu Lord."

Seeing Kan Ze's sincerity, Zhou Yu thought that although Kan Ze hadn't offered advice for Soochow for a long time, he was honest and upright, so he gradually felt relieved. Kan Ze caressed Huang Gai's hand and said, "Brother Gong Fu can take care of you at ease, and tomorrow I will deliver the letter of false surrender." Then he turned to Zhou Yu and asked, "If the governor does not dislike Kan Ze, he should do the work of a dog for Lord Wu." Zhou Yu also thought that in the vast land of Soochow Wu, there are too few resourceful, loyal and brave people, and there are too many people who are timid, adapt to the wind, and only chew their tongues. It is impossible to find a more suitable person.

Kan Ze saw that Zhou Yu was still hesitating, so he said sharply: "If you fail to make a decision, you will insult the reputation of the governor. If the false surrender fails, I, Kan Ze, will die in the belly of a fish to serve Lord Wu." Huang Gai sighed and said, "This action is none other than Kan Ze's." Zhou Yu saw that Kan Ze said his heartfelt words, so he agreed to let Kan Ze send a letter of false surrender to Cao Jun's water village. 140 "Duke Zhou vomits and feeds, and the world returns!" Cao Mengde was still immersed in the joy and excitement of last night.Overnight, the migraine problem seemed to go away from him again.

In the morning of early winter, the clouds on the river are steaming and the clouds are blooming, and the scene is myriad.At this time, a ray of morning sun slowly rises from the distant water surface of the big river. From a distance, it looks like a red orange floating on the water, and the fog is lingering nearby, but it is hard to distinguish the mountains and rivers. Under the protection of the tiger and leopard team, Cao Mengde strolled along the river, stretching his muscles and bones. "The dead are like husbands, and they never give up day and night." Looking at the Yangtze River flowing eastward, Cao Mengde suddenly felt that life is so short. In his fifties, there are still so many things to do. When can we relax.