Chapter 15 3. Cao Ying's army is in disarray

Hua Tuo, Gao Zhan, and an emergency medical team composed of local doctors from Jingzhou rushed to Wulin Shuizhai to see the epidemic situation among the sailors, and immediately put forward two suggestions to Cao Cao: one is to quickly gather the sick sailors to All the camps were isolated, and the surroundings were strictly guarded, and these sailors were not allowed to come into contact with other soldiers; the second was to immediately notify the entire army of the army with the prime minister's order that all drinking water in the army must be boiled before drinking, especially in the army. The water used for cooking must also be boiled in advance, otherwise the plague will probably continue to spread.

Cao Cao immediately adopted these two suggestions without hesitation, and issued the original text of the prime minister's warrant to the whole army to implement it. While diagnosing and treating those sick sailors, a mysterious and vivid rumor spread like wildfire in private.These Jingzhou sailors contracted this epidemic, in fact, it was the curse cast down in the underworld by Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, who poisoned Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and all the sailors!Liu Biao's spirit in heaven must have hated Cai Mao and Zhang Yun for leading the Jingzhou navy to seek glory and surrender Xianzhou behind his back, so he gave them a very terrible curse.Otherwise, why are nine out of ten patients in this epidemic all soldiers from the Jingzhou Navy?

When Cai Mao and Zhang Yun heard the rumor, they were also very suspicious and panicked.They suddenly remembered that in the secret room of the arsenal in Jiangling City, there were 30 altars of "Zhuyan Wine" that Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, looted from Siam (the old name of Thailand) in the past. I reported to Cao Cao and asked him to send someone to fetch and treat these sick sailors. Unexpectedly, after Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun and others took the thirty jars of "Zhuyan wine" from the secret room of the Jiangling arsenal under the order of Cao Caojun, they only divided three jars for Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and asked them to take them to treat hundreds of people in the naval camp. Commander-in-chief and above general officer.The remaining twenty-seven altars of "Zhuyan Wine" were all reserved for future epidemic prevention and treatment in northern China.

Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and other Jingzhou navy generals were shocked when they heard this.Three altars of "Zhuyan Wine"?How is this enough?They hurriedly went to protest, but it was still useless.Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun told them that some of the Northern Qingxu Jinzu and cavalrymen of the "Tiger and Leopard Camp" are also showing symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, and stomach pain to varying degrees. Those "Zhuyan wine" must not be allocated to them any more It's an altar. Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others had heard Hua Tuo, Gao Zhan and some Jingzhou local doctors talk about it beforehand. In fact, those northern army and cavalry soldiers who suffered from diarrhea and abdominal pain were injured by fishing, shrimp, turtles and turtles from the river privately to satisfy their hunger. Where is the "plague" caused by the spleen and stomach?But no matter how they argued, Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun just kept their ears shut.During a negotiation, Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun even patted the table and kicked the mat, putting aside some harsh words.Later, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun summoned up the greatest courage to find Cao Cao, but Cao Cao always "lost his mind" at the critical moment when he should "make a decision", and suddenly "talked about him", leaving them at a loss. .

Originally, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun felt that as surrendered generals, they seemed to be inferior in every way, and seeing that Cao Cao's attitude seemed to be more inclined to Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun and other cronies of the clan, they would try their best to argue and remonstrate, if they provoked him for a while Cao Cao's "sacred face is furious", where is there any good fruit to eat?So he slowly suppressed his anger, and didn't dare to say anything more. This time, all the sick soldiers of the navy could not help feeling as cold as ice.It seems that the previous praises that Cao Cao "loves soldiers like sons and caresses people like relatives" are completely false, and the praises that Cao Cao is "just, impartial, and impartial" are also completely false. He still favors himself from the north. The old people who came here!He deliberately wants to leave us Jingzhou sailors alone, and let us all be sick and wait to die!However, no matter how much resentment they harbored in their hearts, it was too late by now.I am already so sick that I am weak, so what can I do if I have great dissatisfaction?Pick up a knife and gun to rise up and resist, rise up to save yourself?I'm afraid that if others send thousands of powerful soldiers, they will be able to clean up our nearly ten thousand sick sailors in one fell swoop!

——An undercurrent of emotions mixed with despair, resentment, anger, regret, hostility, etc. is brewing, accumulating, and surging in the various barracks of the Jingzhou Navy... In the far rear of Xudu, the news that Cao Jun's navy suffered a serious setback at the Huilong Bay of the Yangtze River caused an uproar in the court.Since the victory at Guandu in the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao's "superior martial arts, invincible in the world" has almost become a "myth" that no one can break. The young general Zhou Yu smashed it in one fell swoop!This news quickly opened a thin crack in Cao Cao's majestic image in everyone's minds, and this crack is still secretly expanding.

In the Yuxian Hall in Shang Shuling Xun Yu's mansion, the doors and windows were open, but there were only Xun Yu and Yang Biao sitting across from each other, discussing the principles of classics with relish. "Lord Lingjun, do you think there is a special way to teach people how to speak?" Yang Biao turned to Xun Yu and asked in a loud voice, his eyes met him straight - but his right middle finger dipped the tea from the teacup on the square table and quickly wrote a line of writing on the table: "Cao Junshui What do you think about the teacher's setback?" Xun Yu's eyes only glanced at the row of handwriting, then immediately looked up at Yang Biao, and replied in a clear voice: "Yes, it is said in the middle, 'If you can speak with words but not with words, you lose people; you can't speak with words. And with it, it is a slip of the tongue. A wise man does not lose his words, nor does he lose his words.' This is the wonderful way to teach people how to speak!" At the same time, he dipped his right middle finger in the tea and quickly wrote on the table in front of him: "Cao Jun's navy suffered a setback, and the battle between the two sides will be stalemate for a while. It is just when the two sides are about to change their mechanisms. Whoever acts rashly will lose it because of impatience; whoever defends will lose it because of stagnation!"

Yang Biao saw it clearly, nodded slightly, stretched out his sleeves and put them on, secretly wiped away the handwriting written in water on the table, and still asked Xun Yu, "Master Lingjun's words are very true. However, Yi Biaozhi See, there is also a trick to talk about speech. Its content is, "There are three sins in serving a gentleman: speaking without saying anything, it is called impetuous; talking about it but not speaking, it is called concealment; speaking without seeing color, it is called hidden." It’s called blind.” Do you think so?” At the same time, he dipped the middle finger of his right hand into the tea and continued to write on the table: "The prime minister's army is stuck in a stalemate, but General Ma Teng and his son echoed inside and outside, is there a chance to defend the emperor's house?"

After Xun Yu quickly read the handwriting written in water, he still replied loudly: "That's right. Yang Taiwei read books and scriptures with great concentration! Yu almost missed this sentence. Here, I will tell Confucius The meaning of the magic tricks of Chinese people's speech is summarized as follows: when the words can be in the middle, the words can be in the right, the words can be in the middle, and the words can be satisfied. This way can be said to be "able to speak". Please also ask Yang Taiwei Advise." At the same time, he dipped the middle finger of his right hand into the tea and quickly wrote: "I wonder if General Ma Teng has a chance to echo his son from afar recently?"

After Yang Biao finished reading it, he pondered for a moment, then laughed again: "Your Excellency Ling Jun's summary is exquisite and concise, and Biao has been taught. Biao asked a question today, how should I summarize the key points of teaching people to live in the world? I implore Ling Jun Your Excellency will enlighten you." While speaking, he dipped the middle finger of his right hand into the tea and wrote on the table: "Recently, Cao Pi and Cao Hong's monitoring of Ma Mansion seems to have been relaxed, and General Ma Teng can take advantage of it." After Xun Yu watched it, he was secretly surprised: How could Cao Pi and Cao Hong relax the monitoring of Ma Mansion at such a critical juncture?Could it be that there is fraud in this?But he thought about it again, now that the opportunity is rare and the situation is urgent, it can be said to be fleeting. Even if Cao Pi and Cao Hong are conspiring to deceive, Ma Teng and his son should bite the bullet and try hard!He paused in his thoughts, and said: "Yang Taiwei, according to Yu's opinion, 'be slow in speech but quick in action, diligent in thinking and cautious in judgment, live in seclusion to pursue one's ambition, and do righteousness to achieve one's way', This is the whole summary of the key points of the people of Zhongjiao to conduct themselves in the world. Do you think so?"

While talking, he dipped his finger in the tea and wrote secretly on the table: "Since this is the case, you can give it a try. Seize the opportunity and echo the inside and outside, making it difficult to balance the beginning and the end!" Yang Biao looked at the handwriting written in water, laughed, looked up at Xun Yu, and praised: "Master Lingjun's summary of the secrets of Chinese people's conduct in the world can be called 'simplified and rich in meaning, not complicated and not redundant'. The old man really admires it." While admiring, he dipped his finger in the tea and secretly wrote the last sentence of today's secret conversation on the table: "When the Kansai Mutiny first broke out, it was the day when Cao Cao looked north in a hurry." When the two of them were discussing the secrets of righteousness and righteousness, in the corridor outside the "Yuxian Hall", a servant who was slowly sweeping the floor with his head buried in it sneaked a sideways glance into the window.Alas, today Taiwei Yang and Xun Lingjun are discussing scriptures and Taoism publicly in this hall as usual, and going back to report to General Cao Hong tonight, I'm afraid they will be scolded by him again...