Chapter 187 Chapter 27 Wei Wu Ru Qiyong (11)

Thinking about it, he couldn't help showing a hint of self-deprecating smile. On the second day of 188, Sun Quan had more than 70,000 troops in the east-west defense zone of the river, and confronted Cao Cao at Ruxukou.Cao Cao led the crowd to lead the horses to wait and see on a small hillside on the opposite bank.Cao Cao saw the Eastern Wu warships in a distance, each divided into teams, arranged in order, and the flags were divided into five colors, neat and clear, like a city floating on the water, and Sun Quan's flagship was in the center, surrounded by left and right, according to Ruxuguan. He seemed to be able to attack, retreat and defend, with an immovable momentum. He felt that the opponent's deployment was strict and impeccable, so he couldn't help blurting out: "Being a son is like Sun Zhongmou. As for Liu Biao's son, he is just a pig and dog!" So from the bottom of his heart, he suddenly felt that it was almost impossible to defeat Sun Quan in the near future, even if he could achieve a partial victory like yesterday's Liyang battle.However, it is difficult and difficult to win in one fell swoop on a large scale.Sun Quan's general situation is like this, and if he fights recklessly now, it is very likely that both sides will lose.

Immediately, he dismounted and boarded the boat, rowed to the center of the river, and talked with Sun Quan. Sun Quan also came with a boat, dropped the anchor, and the two boats were separated by a stone's throw.The two armies fell silent, only the sound of water was heard.Sun Quan said loudly: "The prime minister sits in the Central Plains and is extremely rich. Why doesn't he enjoy the blessings in the north and enjoy the benefits, but is not greedy enough to invade the south of the Yangtze River? Besides, the prime minister has learned from the experience of being overwhelmed in the south of the Yangtze River. If you plan your old scheme, won't you be punished by heaven again?" The voice was loud and carried far across the river.

Cao Cao also raised his voice and replied: "You are a minister of the imperial court, but you are self-reliant and do not respect the royal family. This time, you are here again, not for other reasons, just to take you!" Sun Quan laughed and said: "You are so brash, don't you have any shame? In the whole world, no one knows that you are coercing the emperor to make the princes, pretending to be public and private. How dare I not respect the Han Dynasty? It is precisely for this reason, This is why I want to crusade against such rebellious officials as you, so as to bring order to the country!"

Cao Cao was at a loss for words for a while, and in anger he ordered the army to launch an attack.Sun Quan's boat immediately weighed anchor and retreated. There were already warships rowing out on both sides to cover the flagship.All of a sudden, Sun Quan's warship fired all arrows, and Cao Cao retreated in a hurry, letting the warship fight with the opponent's army boat. After fighting fiercely for half an hour, the two armies were both injured and could not take advantage of each other, so they had to withdraw their troops. For the next ten days, there were either similar fruitless fights, or they watched each other from the other side.Immediately, the spring of the second year (the eighteenth year of Jian'an, 213 A.D.) came, and the Jiangdong area entered the Meiyu period.The spring rains continued, and the soldiers of Cao Cao's Northern Army were trapped in muddy water, and their morale was generally low.Cheng Yu came from the Liyang defense area and said: "The Prime Minister is familiar with military books. Don't you know that soldiers are valuable and fast? Now that the army is here, it will be in vain to prolong the time and achieve nothing. Sun Quan is in charge, and the prime minister is a guest. The most troublesome thing for the guests in Taoism is the host’s neglect and negligence towards the guests. Today, Sun Quan did not take the initiative to attack, and we were unable to attack them immediately due to constraints such as weather and timing. , if it continues to develop, it will be even more difficult for the guest to follow the master's way. It is better to leave the master and return to the master Xudu to make another good plan."

Cao Cao pondered and did not answer.Although he had intended to withdraw the army in his heart, he was always unwilling to think that he had made up his mind so much to send his troops southward, but had to return quietly without making any marvelous achievements.At this time, thinking of Xun You, I went to Xun You's tent to make full inquiries. Xun You has been depressed ever since he took over as minister.Soon, a few days after the surprise attack on Liyang, he fell ill.The camp doctor looked at it and said that it was overwork, and he was depressed and out of breath.After a few days, when the illness became serious, he stopped going out of the tent and only rested in the camp.

Cao Cao came to discuss with Xun You because of his military withdrawal.I saw Xun You sleeping on the bed with a sallow complexion, sweating on his forehead, and thin breath. He could not live. How could there be any other scenes of high spirits and eloquent speech? Cao Cao was shocked and ordered the camp doctor to come to see him. Xun You shook his head, panted and said, "Human life is in the sky, and doctors cannot do justice for the sky." Cao Cao felt sad when he saw this, so he no longer planned to ask the military. Xun You said: "Does the Prime Minister plan to return to Xudu? It is correct to do so. Judging from the current situation, the Prime Minister should take Zhang Lu first, and then try to destroy Liu Bei. Liu Bei has high ambitions and cannot make him gain power. Sun Quan can only keep his will. Unintentionally expanding, after killing Liu Bei, there will be no difficulty in going after him."

Cao Cao stepped forward and shook Xun You's hand, saying, "Meng De will remember your words. After your husband recovers from his illness, he will return to court as a teacher." But Xun You shook his head and said, "I can't do it anymore. I just hope that the Prime Minister will work hard to govern, maintain the ideals he had embraced when he was young, unify the world for the emperor, and honor the Han Dynasty. Don't listen to the villain's slander, rushing to make small achievements, so as to make small profits , and forget the merits of thousands of generations. If the Prime Minister can remember these few words in the future, Xun You will not be immortal! "When a person is about to die, his words are also good", I hope the Prime Minister will clearly observe."

After saying that, he opened his eyes and breathed out, and passed away forever. Cao Cao was ashamed and hurt in his heart. Unexpectedly, in less than a month, Er Xun both died.He closed Xun You's dying eyes with his hands, and walked slowly away from Xun You's camp. That night, the news spread throughout the three armies, and all the soldiers were sad.Cao Cao made Hua Xin his successor. The next day, Cao Cao summoned all the generals to speak in the camp.He was silent for a while, and then said: "Before Xun You died, he asked me to withdraw the army and return to the division in order to attack Hanzhong. How dare I disobey his last wish? Besides, I thought about it all night last night, and returned to the division to attack Hanzhong. Zhang Lu is indeed the best strategy for today's strategy. But..."

Just at this point, Xu Chu's personal guards suddenly entered the account in a hurry, saying that Sun Quan had sent an envoy to send an urgent letter. Cao Cao stopped talking and asked the Wu envoy to meet Jin. After the ceremony, Wu envoy presented Sun Quan's letter.Cao Cao took it apart and read it, but saw Sun Quan wrote: The lonely and the prime minister are both ministers of the Han Dynasty.The prime minister doesn't want to serve the country and the people, but resorts to war recklessly and kills the souls. How can a benevolent person do it? The spring water will be born today, and the public should go quickly.If not, there will be the disaster of Chibi again.The public should think for themselves.

After Cao Cao read it, he was about to get angry when he suddenly saw that there seemed to be handwriting on the back of the letter.So I turned around and saw that Sun Quan wrote two more lines on the back, saying: If you don't die with one step, you can't be alone!