Chapter 24 4. Qianlong in the Abyss

At the end of the garrison and the beginning of Haihai, the night was as dark as a curtain.In Sima Yi's private sleeping tent, there were neither lamps nor candles, and it was pitch black. In the thick darkness, a vigorous and powerful voice sounded slowly: "Did Cao Cao believe Kan Ze's words?" The voice was actually Sima Hui's. "This Kan Ze is eloquent and quick-witted, Cao Cao can't find any loopholes in his lies at least on the surface." Sima Yi's voice also sounded softly in the darkness, "Zhou Gongjin's 'bitter tricks', Huang Gai It’s really dazzling to see one trick after another with the ‘false-surrender strategy’!”

"Hmm... according to common sense, what kind of treacherous and suspicious person is Cao Cao? How could he be dazzled by Zhou Yu and Huang Gai's 'double play'?" "Uncle, Cao Cao must have doubts about Huang Gai asking Kan Ze to surrender, but he has no choice but to temporarily accept this incident. Now there are rumors in the army that Xiliang Ma Chao , Han Sui marched eastward under the banner of "punishing the ministers of power, and the Qing emperor's side", and approached Chang'an; and there was news from Huainan that Zang Ba and Chen Jiao led the army to attack Wancheng, but they were defeated by Zhang Zhao and Sun Shao. The half-way ambush also failed, and retreated to Hefei. All of this has already made Cao Cao lose his sense of proportion! He really needs to grasp the "straw" of Huang Gai's surrender at this time to carry out the last blow to "turn the tide of the battle" against Zhou Yu and the others. He just wanted to give it a try and take a gamble. What if Huang Gai really surrendered like Xu You who suddenly turned against him during the Guandu battle? It was Xu You who helped him at the last moment Turning the tide of the battle, Huang Gai might be the second 'Xu You' at this time? Maybe, subconsciously, Cao Cao still thinks that this is God's favor for him..."

"Ah! If even Cao Cao, a big-hearted and full-fledged hero, begins to pin his last hope of winning by surprise on illusory luck, then he may really be starting to age." Sima Hui sighed, "This time, he will completely lose his bet—he will lose all his warships and all his pawns, and thus lose the right to fight for and control the natural dangers of the Yangtze River during his lifetime, and he will never be able to complete the unification of Liuhe , Clearing up the great cause of thousands of miles..." Sima Yi also felt the same way in his voice: "Yes, now, there is only a southeast wind to bring Cao Cao's defeat of Chibi to an end. But, uncle, in this midwinter season, the Yangtze River is really Will there be a southeasterly wind?"

"You don't have to worry too much about this. The southeast wind really blows. As a general, he is not good at astronomy at the top, geography at the bottom, and understanding of human relationships at the bottom. I know that on the surface of the river, every time around the middle of the twelfth lunar month, as the saying goes, "when the winter solstice is born, the spring will come and go", there will naturally be a southeast wind for a day or two. This is common sense about the climate unique to the Jingxiang area. , only Zhuge Liang knew about it. Therefore, Uncle Wei concluded that Zhuge Liang must have contributed to Zhou Yu's ingenious strategy of "taking advantage of the east wind and burning the boat with fire". Zhou Yu lived in Jiangdong, so it was impossible for him to know the climate of Jingxiang so clearly. , he couldn't think of this strategy..."

"That's right, when Zhuge Liang asked Niu Hengjun to send a secret letter, asking his nephew to implement the "serial boat" timing, he wrote: "If you want to break Cao's soldiers, you must attack with fire; but on the river, if one boat catches fire, the rest of the boat Scattered in all directions, it is difficult to wipe them all out. Brother can try to make them line up with boats, and then they can be burned to the ground'. At that time, Yi also secretly wondered, the strategy of connecting boats is good, but if "the fire has no wind to help", Even if tens of thousands of rockets are launched in all directions, it may not necessarily hurt the main vitality of Cao Jun's naval ships, but I did not expect that Zhuge Liang had already come up with the idea of ​​"taking advantage of the east wind"..."

"However, in my uncle's opinion, Zhuge Liang's 'dangerous move' was a fluke! It is common sense that there will be a southeast wind in the middle of the twelfth lunar month above the Yangtze River. In fact, the locals in Jingzhou know a little bit about it. Yes. If you and Zhuge Liang hadn’t responded internally and externally, you would first induce Cao Cao to burn and slaughter 13,000 seriously ill soldiers, and then use tricks to get rid of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. In their hearts, how could they be silent about Cao Cao's major mistake? I am afraid that when Huang Gai comes and the fire is on that day, they will also take the opportunity to disperse and flee. These people will return to Liu Bei sooner or later With Zhou Yu's command..."

Sima Yi's voice suddenly became a little sour: "My lord uncle, don't mention these things... Regarding the burning and massacring of the 13,000 seriously ill dead, Yi has always felt a little pain in his heart. Treating human life like nothing, this... This is a journey of beasts! The blood on Yi's hands may never be washed clean again..." "Nephew, why do you blame yourself so much? Burning them to death that night is the best relief for them! If it continues, even if Cao Cao can't afford to slaughter them heartlessly, the best thing to do is It's just that they are isolated and sealed up, and they are left to cry and struggle every day, to fend for themselves. You just gave them a chance to get rid of it. What's wrong? Even if there is any punishment from God, I will bear it alone , has nothing to do with you waiting!"

Sima Yi's voice fell silent, only the sound of heavy breathing and breathing came and went in the darkness, which seemed extremely depressed and uncomfortable. "My nephew's ingenuity really amazed Uncle Wei during this period of time! You made good use of Jiang Gan, a 'chess piece'. You used him to eradicate Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and you used him to implement You made the plan of 'serial boats', but you yourself can always hide behind the scenes without anyone noticing..." Sima Hui praised with a smile. "Uncle, my nephew doesn't seem to have reached that level if I say that I don't know anyone. My nephew has an intuition, and I have a faint feeling that the military adviser Jia Xu seems to have noticed something. His attitude towards my nephew recently has a secret Something is wrong, my nephew can feel his deep guard against my nephew..."

"Can you handle this?" Sima Yi was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Uncle, don't worry. My nephew is confident that he can handle it now. After repeated self-examination and self-examination, my nephew can confirm that there is no 'handle' in his hands." "That's good. Uncle Wei believes that you, my nephew, will be able to resolve this crisis smoothly. Now, we, uncle and nephew, can talk about the trend of the world after the Battle of Chibi. "First of all, as far as our Sima family is concerned, if Cao Cao fails in this battle, it will be difficult for him to expand his career of "unifying the world and calming the world", and our Sima family finally took advantage of his defeat in Chibi to create It has given us a very precious period of time to use our talents and an extremely rare place to use our talents. Our Sima family will seize every opportunity to cultivate and work hard, so as to keep the natural conditions, human conditions, and victorious forces that the Cao family in Peijun has neglected. Incorporating it into the bag will lay an invisible foundation for our Sima family to turn the world around in the future and the great cause of the world!"

"My uncle is right!" "Secondly, what is certain is that after Cao Cao's defeat in Chibi, his opponents Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Lu Su and other young heroes will gain fame and fame all over the world through this battle——hahaha! Zhongda, you will be jealous them?" In the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers, Sima Hui couldn't see Sima Yi's expression.He was still so calm, as if he was talking about another stranger's thoughts: "No. My nephew won't be jealous of them." "why?" "My nephew learned this from my father and my uncle. My father is far-sighted, how can he be inferior to Xun Lingjun in the court? How can my uncle be inferior to Mr. Guan Ning in the court and the public? He has achieved the realm of 'the big is big and the elephant is invisible', which also gave my nephew a deep inspiration. The real master, he should always hide behind the ever-changing and ever-changing appearance, and accumulate in silence Weili accumulates perseverance in solidity and persistence in calmness, and is never disturbed by external objects. He does not need to show off himself, nor does he need the applause of others; he just consistently moves towards the fixed goal deep in his heart The goal of the struggle is non-stop, non-stop, and non-stop!" Sima Yi said slowly, "My nephew has always been very clear that the journey of our Sima family's "emerging suddenly, attacking later, and turning the world around" is extremely long, extremely bumpy, and extremely tortuous. , Who dares to slack off until the last moment? My nephew has always thought so, whoever can laugh last will laugh the best."

Sima Hui's voice suddenly became extremely hot: "Nephew, it's really great that you have such insight! This is really a blessing for my Sima family! ——It seems that everything in my Sima family is prosperous and prosperous, really! It's about to 'flower and bear fruit' on you, Boda, and Zhi'er..." "Uncle, nephew, etc. are just closely following your footsteps in the thorn bushes, to fulfill our duty as the descendants of the Sima family of the Yin State! You don't have to be so flattering." "Okay, let's get back to business. Uncle Wei told you about Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's situation before, and it's time to pay close attention to Jiangdong's movements. Now Jiangdong will take advantage of the situation after Cao Cao's defeat in Chibi With their sudden rise, we should consider them in the overall strategy of our Sima family. What do you think of Lu Su, the head of the Jiangdong Sun Quan shogunate?" "Yi once met Lu Su in Qingyun Mountain Villa. Judging from his manner of speaking, he can be regarded as a rare hero in this world. He is stupid on the outside and wise on the inside, soft on the outside and strong on the inside. Being able to bend and stretch, there are many things worthy of Yi's serious study." "That's right! If Zhuge Liang hadn't met Lu Su, how could he be such a heart-to-heart and inseparable soul mate? It wasn't Zhuge Liang who didn't know the necessity of uniting Sun against Cao, and it wasn't Lu Su who didn't know how to unite Liu against Cao It's precious! Zhuge Liang's encounter with Lu Su is also a great blessing in his life." Sima Hui said slowly. "So, in my nephew's opinion, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su are of one mind and one mind to persuade their masters to join forces to fight against Cao Cao. Then the forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan will superimpose. I am afraid that Cao Cao will suffer a big defeat in the future!" Sima Yi said The voice couldn't hide the heat, "Right now, Cao Cao has the loyalty of the Han Dynasty inside and the alliance of Sun and Liu outside. Shouldn't we raise the flag of righteousness of 'respecting the Han and calming the chaos' and take advantage of the trend to stage a big drama of 'struggling for the hegemony' with Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others?" "Nephew, what you said is wrong. The Central Plains will return to a chaotic situation. Although the pro-Han forces represented by Xun Lingjun, Yang Taiwei, and Doctor Wang strongly oppose Cao Cao's dictatorship and rebellion, They will not support any act of splitting the Central Plains again. Therefore, no matter how serious Cao Cao's internal troubles are, it will not affect his fundamentals in the Central Plains. "And Zhuge Liang and Lu Su's 'Golden and Jade Friendship' can be regarded as a solid cornerstone for maintaining the 'Liu-Sun Alliance', but this is only the friendship between the two of them to guarantee the 'Liu-Sun Alliance'-at this moment, due to the current situation In an emergency, Liu Bei and Sun Quan have no choice but to work together side by side." Sima Hui's eyes shone like two cold stars in the depths of the night, "Zhuge Liang and Lu Su can be 'heart-to-heart and inseparable', that's because of them They are all wise people who know what is important and what is not, and who know what is urgent. However, they cannot represent the attitudes and opinions of all the staff members of Liu and Sun. More importantly, Sun Quan and Liu Bei are heroes of a generation. I really like the idea of ​​"one branch dominates, one swallows alone". None of them would want the momentum of the other party to overwhelm their own. Therefore, this current situation of the Liu-Sun alliance against the Cao family cannot form a stable, long-term, and reliable situation. status." Speaking of this, his tone suddenly became sharp: "If it's not as expected, as long as the Battle of Chibi is over and Cao Cao returns to the north, maybe the Sun and Liu families will immediately compete for the land of Jingzhou. And let's fight! Therefore, the general trend of the world in the future will be "three parts of the world, and the three will fight together"! Sun Quan and Liu Bei are mutually checking and balancing each other in mutual cooperation, and it is always difficult to form an absolute joint force to deal a fatal blow to Cao Cao. And the big drama you said of 'fighting for supremacy from all sides, each showing their supernatural powers' will never be staged. My Sima family of the Yin Kingdom can only stay dormant inside the Cao Clan for the time being, and secretly carry out the grand plan of 'stealing the sky for the sun'!" Hearing his uncle's penetrating analysis, Sima Yi showed slight embarrassment on his face, and answered with lowered head, "My uncle is right. My nephew's consideration is not as thorough as my uncle's." "Hmm... It can't be said that you are lacking in thoroughness. Uncle Wei understands what you mean. You also want to take advantage of your youth, 'quiet and think about movement', like Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, and others, to show your talents and show your talents in this troubled world. Galloping freely, leading the coquettish!" Sima Hui's eyes are like torches, and he can see through the hidden feelings in his heart at a glance, "Zhongda! The teacher said: 'Hide the weapon in the body and move it when the time is right.' You just have to keep silent Diligent and sharp, there will always be a day when the sword breaks through the sky..." Sima Yi sat in the darkness and didn't answer, but his breathing suddenly became tighter for a while, and then gradually calmed down again. "Uncle Wei has also intensively studied many ancient photo books, and has a little understanding of the world's longevity and poverty, high and low, rich and poor, and the calculation of good and bad fortune." Sima Hui's voice sounded slowly again, "Yi Wei Shu Guan Now, Lu Su's jaw seems to be a little short and thin, but it is a fierce appearance of "narrow and shallow ground" as mentioned in the scriptures. It is difficult to enjoy a long life. He may die of illness in the past two or three years. The matter of the "Liu-Sun Alliance" is even more uncertain. In fact, you should pay more attention to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. They are full of vigor and sharpness, and their offensive against Cao Cao in the future must be stronger than that of Jiangdong!" "My nephew remembers it." Sima Yi replied solemnly. "Okay. Zhongda, Uncle Wei has almost explained everything to you tonight." Sima Hui sighed long and long, "Starting tomorrow, Uncle Wei will leave for Xudu. The "Qingyun Guan" outside is the last shelter of Uncle Wei. The great achievements of the Sima family for thousands of years should be carried on by you, Bo Da, and Zhi'er. Uncle Wei has lived in Jingjing for decades. Xiang worked so hard, it was too tiring..." Just as Sima Yi was about to speak, there was a slight struggle outside the sleeping tent.He shouted loudly, "Niu Jin!" After a while, Niu Jin also answered in a low voice outside the tent door: "Second Young Master, we caught a spy outside who came to eavesdrop at night..." Sima Yi trembled with shock, and lowered his voice: "Who is it?" Niu Jin replied softly outside: "It was Zhou Buyi who testified that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were suspected of treason." "Zhou Buyi? Why did he come to monitor and eavesdrop on me, Sima Yi? There is no reason! This is a bit strange..." At this moment, Sima Hui's voice sounded as low as a mosquito's buzzing: "Zhou Busu is Liu Xian's nephew. Liu Xian, Zhou Busu and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have always had an ambiguous relationship. Mingmian On the surface, they are negligent; secretly, they should have a close relationship. It seems that this week is undoubtedly an 'inside line' that Zhuge Liang planted in Cao Ying..." "'Inside line'? Yi heard that Master Mao Jie once said that this Zhou Buyi has always been well-behaved, honest, and unsuspicious under his nose... How deep is he hiding! Secretly monitoring and eavesdropping on Yi's coming——Zhuge Liang must have ordered him to do this on purpose! Hehehe...Zhuge Liang is really scheming, and he is always on the lookout. Sima Yi muttered to himself, with a hint of melancholy in his tone. "So, how are you going to deal with him?" Sima Hui asked in a low voice. Sima Yi asked Niu Jin outside the tent, "How long has he been eavesdropping outside?" "Second Young Master, he was caught by me and my elder brother as soon as he got close to our camp. This kid is quite a bit skilled. However, he probably didn't hear anything just now." "Well... very good, very good." Sima Yi's eyes suddenly shot brightly in the darkness, "Zhuge Liang, it's time for us to cherish each other and say goodbye..."