The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 265: Huang Gai's Fake Surrender Plan

At this time, Cai Mao also whispered:
"Just now I asked him some trivial matters about Jiangdong."

"He can answer all of them. It really doesn't sound fake."

Yu Jin nodded upon hearing this and asked:
"As the saying goes, all is fair in war."

"Now that the two armies are at war, it is difficult for us to tolerate each other."

"Why did your general send you here?"

Upon hearing this, the old soldier knelt down and said:
"My general sent me here to ask for surrender."

Liu Ba was also alert at this time, and smiled and said:
"Is there no one left in Jiangdong?"

"Why send someone of your age here?"

The old soldier heard this and said seriously:

"To be honest, this time I'm asking for surrender specifically for my general."

"It's not because of Zhou Yu!"

"There are a lot of patrols coming and going from the Chibi military camp nowadays."

"There are still Red Horses on the river, if it weren't for an old man like me pretending to be a fisherman."

"Those soldiers didn't pay much attention, how could I cross the river to the north?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

I feel that what the old man said does make some sense.

Yu Jin was also stroking his chin at this time and asked again:

"Words are useless. Do you have a letter from the general?"

"Yes! But..." The old soldier said with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

“But this is a matter of great importance.”

"I have to see your head coach Yu Jin before I can take it out."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin coughed twice, sat up straight and said:
"This general is Yu Jin!"

The old soldier was a little skeptical when he heard this.

"Ah? Is it really Yu Jin?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Mao also cursed:
"How dare you! This is General Yu, the commander of Jingzhou!"

Upon hearing this, the old soldier quickly knelt down for the second time.

This time I lay on the ground and trembled:
"Ouch, little old man is offended!"

"Please forgive me, General!"

"Zhou Yu often said that the general was a tiger and a wolf."

"I saw you today and you look so friendly."

"He is truly the supreme general of the court."

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun also covered their mouths and laughed secretly when they heard this.

This old man is definitely a veteran in the military!
The flattery was so natural that it left no trace.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin also laughed and scolded:

"Stop talking so much and bring me the letter."

"Yes!" the old soldier responded.

He did not pull up his sleeves or unbutton his collar, but took off the entire raincoat first.

Then he took off his outer robe and then his inner linen garment.

His ribs were exposed and he was about to untie his belt.

Zhang Yun watched from the side with his hand on his sword when he saw this.

I was afraid that this old guy was some hidden swordsman.

He hid a sharp weapon and planned to assassinate in public.

But he didn't have any weapons or even a piece of iron on him.

After taking off the inner collar, I saw a piece of cloth wrapped around the wrinkled belly.

The old soldier untied his hair tremblingly.

After fiddling with it for a long time, he finally pulled out a thin piece of cloth letter.

Tied so carefully.

Firstly, it is to prevent soldiers from finding it easily.

Secondly, it is not easy to fall into the river while ferrying.

When everyone saw this situation, they nodded secretly.

I just feel that although this guy is a bit of a sly old fox, he is quite reliable in his work.

Zhang Yun took the silk book but did not dare to open it privately.

He handed it to Yu Jin respectfully with both hands.

Yu Jin took it and turned sideways to examine it carefully with Liu Ba.

The words on the letter were still clear, just a little damp.

There was also an unpleasant smell of sweat.

I looked up and saw the following words on the letter:

Respectfully submitted to General Yu, I, Huang Gai, am a veteran general of Jiangdong.

He was deeply grateful to the Sun family.

However, the world's destiny now depends on Prime Minister Cao.
Omit the previous polite words.

The general meaning is that today I, Huang Gai, choose to surrender.

It was a well-considered decision.

If a battle breaks out, I, Huang Gai, am willing to be the vanguard.

They would switch sides on the battlefield according to the actual situation and swear allegiance to the court until death.

After reading it, Yu Jin also held the letter in his hands.

He read it silently several times, his eyes flashed. Then he handed it to Cai Mao and said in a low voice:

"See if there is anyone in the army who recognizes Huang Gai's handwriting."

"Identify it carefully."

After saying this, he suddenly turned around and slapped the table, pretending to be angry and said:

"What a courage!"

"This is clearly Huang Gai's plan to feign surrender!"

"Use this to lure our army out!"

"How dare an old man like you deceive me?"

The old soldier knelt down in a hurry without even bothering to put on his clothes.

He kept kowtowing and saying, "It's unfair!"

"No matter how bold I am, I would not dare to deceive the general."

"My general has truly surrendered sincerely."

"I saw him write it myself..."

"But, him! I don't know what he wrote!"

It turns out that the old man is illiterate.

How could I know the twists and turns involved?

Seeing this, Liu Ba sneered:
"You don't need to know what's written."

"I would like to ask, how many masters of the Sun family has your general served?"

"First he followed Sun Polu, then he followed Sun Taoni."

"The current Sun Quan is already the third master of the Sun family."

"Huang Gai served the Sun family for two generations and assisted three of their leaders."

"How could such an old minister have second thoughts?"

"If this isn't a false surrender, what else could it be?!"

Liu Ba had good reasons and directly pointed out the crux of the problem.

The old soldier also sighed when he heard this:

"Since your Excellency has said so."

"Then I'll tell you the truth."

"My general is indeed a veteran of the Sun family."

"I will never betray my lord easily."

"But now I am really forced into a corner, there is no other way..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ba frowned and asked:
"Oh? Is there any hidden secret in this?"

Yu Jin just stared at the old man without blinking.

Carefully observe the slightest change in expression on his face.

But the old soldier knelt up and sighed:

"My general has followed the old master since he was young."

"I started my army in Changsha and have been through hundreds of battles."

"He has made great contributions."

"Although my current official position is not high, I am only a captain."

"But he has a deep relationship with the lord and his son after all."

"So-called high positions and generous salaries are nothing but empty titles."

"In fact, older people tend to be nostalgic to some extent."

"For example, I started following when I was nineteen..."

When Yu Jin heard this, he also frowned and interrupted:
"Why are you talking about yourself? It's more important to talk about business!"

"Yes! Yes!" The old soldier also looked terrified at this time.

"Although my general is not a native of Jiangdong, he is very popular in the army."

"Both generations of lords respected him very much."

"But since young people like Zhou Yu and Lu Su came to power."

"They treat us old officials very disrespectfully."

"General Cheng and Zhou Yu were supposed to be the left and right commanders of the expedition respectively."

"But Zhou Yu relied on his close relationship with the current lord."

"He will monopolize all power and do everything arbitrarily!"

"I don't take General Cheng seriously at all!"

"In this case, let alone my general!"

"From the day Chaisang sent out the troops, my general has been leading the rear army to follow."

"Just because I was two days late, I was scolded by Zhou Yu in public."

"You don't give my general any respect at all!"

"Lu Su and others are not easy to deal with either, and they even say some unpleasant things behind my back."

"They say my general is old and useless."

"Our general is over sixty years old."

"And I have to endure this kind of gossip!"

"Who can endure this?!"

The words were sincere and heartfelt, and quite sympathetic.

Liu Ba couldn't see any flaws, but asked half-believingly:
"Just for such a small matter?"

(End of this chapter)