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

Chapter 266: When will the troops surrender?

"A small matter? Humph!" The old soldier's eyebrows stood up at this time!

He seemed very indignant and said:

"Those brats are going too far!"

"At first, they just chatted, but later they took the veterans less and less seriously."

"Like Zhou Yu's trusted subordinate."

"Dong Xi, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang, Song Qian and others."

"They are still children!"

"They usually neglect their duties."

“Now that food and grass are in short supply, they not only have plenty of fish and meat.”

"They even withheld food from several of our battalions!"

"The day before yesterday, I went to collect grain, and was teased by a brat under Lu Su's command by grabbing my beard!"

"How can you regard us as your seniors?!"

What he said made sense, as if he had suffered great injustice in the military.

Yu Jin had heard of these situations before.

Those who are in the military can relate to this.

Subconsciously, I believed it a little more.

I couldn't help but ask:
“What is the situation on the other side of the strait now?”

"Hehe..." Lao Jun also shook his head with a wry smile.

"Before the war even started, people were not united in their hearts."

"Zhang Zhao, Qin Song and other scholars all said that we can't fight."

"There was a fierce fight in the court."

"But I can't change the lord's decision."

"Now we have mobilized so many troops and ended up in this state!"

"As the saying goes, speed is the essence of war."

"It's been a month now and we haven't achieved anything."

"Even the soldiers and generals of heaven can lose their hearts."

“And right now there are only about 40,000 people left on the South Bank.”

"There are more than 20,000 of them belonging to Liu Bei."

"For some reason, there have been many people getting sick these days."

"Everyone was talking about it, saying that God didn't help us."

"Zhou Yu has no idea at all, he just takes it out on us!"

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun heard that an epidemic had started on the other side of the river.

My eyes suddenly lit up!
You know, the plague has been really severe in the past few months!
They in Jingzhou had a hard time curbing the spread of the disease!

And the Jiangdong side whose medicinal materials trade route was blocked by Jingzhou.

Naturally, it won’t be much better.

At this time, I heard the old man say this.

Cai Mao also hurriedly asked:

"Old man! You said there was a sickness on the other side? Is that true?!"

When the old man heard this, he quickly replied:
"How dare I deceive the general?"

"After the heavy rain a few days ago, many soldiers fell ill."

"In fact, there are many dissatisfied people in the army now!"

"Our old governor Cheng is from Peking, and our old general Han is from Liaoxi."

"And Zhang Zhao and Qin Song, who hold the pen, are both from Xuzhou."

"For so many years, we have only been doing things to save our lord's face."

“Who doesn’t want to go back home?”

"In the past few years, the court has recruited so many famous scholars."

“It’s made a lot of people not want to do it anymore.”

"And the current lord, Sun Erlang, is only twenty-seven this year."

"Then Zhou Yu is thirty-four, and Lu Su is only thirty-one."

"Not to mention the remaining young generals."

"Without old bones like us, what can they achieve?"

"Many brothers in our camp are discussing this privately."

"They said they would run away when it gets warmer next spring!"

"Everyone, go home and live a good life. Isn't that better than working for Zhou Yu?"

Hearing what he said, the morale of Zhou Yu's army was divided.

Several people present also had some ideas.

At this time, another officer came into the tent quickly and handed the silk book to Cai Mao.

He leaned over to Cai Mao and whispered something in his ear.

After hearing this, Cai Mao immediately stood up and bowed to Yu Jin, saying:
"General, there is an officer in my camp who is a descendant of the Lingling Huang family."

"He had seen Huang Gai's handwriting and he identified that the letter was indeed written by Huang Gai."

"Yeah." Yu Jin was obviously satisfied when he heard that.

"Tell him not to make this matter public."

Cai Mao had been in the army for many years, so he naturally knew how to keep secrets. "Yes, I have already told him."

Yu Jin had heard the old soldier's words before and believed them to some extent.

Now that I know the letter is genuine, I believe it about 70% to 80% of the time.

He immediately turned around and asked:

"Did your general tell you when you came here, when you will raise your troops to surrender?"

"That's hard to say." The old soldier also looked embarrassed at this time.

"How can such betrayal be regular?"

"If we agree on a date, we won't be able to do it when the time comes, and the news will be leaked instead."

"My general wrote me a letter the day before yesterday, and I just managed to get it across the river today."

"The inspection along the way was too strict."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin lowered his head and thought secretly.

Then he murmured, "That makes sense."

"But I guess it'll only be these ten days or so!"

The old soldier continued at this time:

"According to the current situation, Zhou Yu won't be able to live in peace for many days."

"Now the army is demoralized, maybe in a few days."

"Give me a piece of gold and I can get through the level."

"My general has made up his mind. He will start a rebellion there when the time comes."

"Setting fire is the signal. Please dispatch troops immediately upon seeing the signal!"

"If you can't succeed, just lead your troops to surrender!"

"After all, my general is a well-known person."

"If he surrenders, the people on the other side will be even more confused."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin opened his mouth, but felt he had nothing to say.

I just read the letter of surrender again from beginning to end.

Finally, he nodded and said:

"That's good, I hope the cause will be successful."

"Since it is inconvenient to check along the way, and you are someone General Huang trusts."

"I will not write back."

"Please tell your general."

"If the uprising fails, I will cross the river and surrender."

"A blue flag should be placed on the bow as a mark."

"To prevent the two armies from accidentally getting hurt in a rush."

"Wait a minute!" Liu Ba interrupted hurriedly:

"General! Huang Gai's words are just empty evidence, so you shouldn't trust them."

"Why not keep this person as a hostage?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin frowned and said, "Sir, you worry too much!"

"We in the military are always straightforward."

"Besides, he is just an old soldier. Why keep him here?"

"Tell him to go back and give Huang Gai a message, so that he can feel at ease."

The old soldier was quite smart and bowed immediately:

"General, you are so generous! I would like to thank you for this!"

"Please let me go back as soon as possible, General."

"My old bones must reply before dark."

"So that my general won't worry about it."

"Then I'll trouble you!" Yu Jin said as he greeted Cai Mao.

"Mr. Cai, go to the military supply department and get him some gold and silk."

When the old soldier heard this, he quickly shook his head and said:

"No need to compare! No need for money and property."

"I'm so old, I've been a soldier all my life, and I don't have any children."

"If you can't make a living outside the military camp, where can you spend your money?"

"Don't go back and ask those little bastards to rob you!"

"If something unexpected happens then."

"I just hope this war ends soon and the two sides put an end to the hostility."

"Our general needs a few days of peace."

"I'll just enjoy a few days of peace and quiet."

"Alas..." Yu Jin was also moved when he heard this.

I actually felt a little pity for this old soldier.

But then the old soldier said awkwardly:
"But, I've been busy all day..."

"Could you please give me a good meal, General?"

"Huh?" Yu Jin was stunned when he heard that.

Then he laughed too.

(End of this chapter)