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

Chapter 277: Scare Lao Cao into a cold sweat

After weighing the strength of the enemy and ourselves, Boss Cao was also full of confidence.

All the counselors and generals nodded in agreement.

In a game of chess, the party that strikes first will often fall into a passive position.

If we plan properly, we may be able to strike back...

Cao Cao, who had just calmed down, continued:

"Order Zhang Liao to defend Xiakou to the death, and Xu Huang to send troops from Jiangling to provide support."

"We must defend Jiangxia! Jiangxia is an important town in Jingzhou!"

"The food and supplies in Xiling City are enough for my army of hundreds of thousands to use for a year."

"There are still thousands of warships in Xiakou. We must not let Jiangdong succeed again!"

But at this critical moment, a messenger rushed in and shouted:
"Report! Report to the Prime Minister!"

"Jiangdong Zhou Yu attacked Wulin last night!"

"General Zhang Liao learned of this and led his troops to rush to the rescue, defeating the Jiangdong bandit army!"

When this word came out, everyone was shocked.

Zhang Liao defeated the Jiangdong army. Could it be that the danger in Wulin has been resolved?
Seeing this, Cao Cao also asked anxiously:

"But the Wulin Water Fort was saved?"

The messenger shook his head upon hearing this:
"Zhou Yu sent Huang Gai to feign surrender and attack Wulin with fire."

"Now the water fort has been reduced to ashes."

"More than half of the food and weapons in the village, and thousands of warships were seized."

Upon hearing this news, all the counselors and generals were dismayed.

Wulin is a strategic location.

A large amount of food and thousands of ships were stockpiled.

However, now it was not only looted by Zhou Yu.

Even the camp was burned down.

In this situation, Zhang Liao's reaction couldn't be faster.

There is no way to recover the strategic losses!

"Little Zhou Yu, I will capture him sooner or later!"

Cao Cao was so angry at this time that he wanted to lead a million troops south immediately.

Cross the Yangtze River and conquer Jiangdong!
For a moment of trance, Cao Cao remembered Xun You's advice at the banquet last night.

Cao Cao couldn't help but pull Xun You's hand and said.

It's painful, and only you know the pain in your heart.

"I regret not listening to Gongda's advice, which led to today's defeat."

"Now the three armies are connected. This is all my responsibility."

"I regret having so much fun!"

"I have been so complacent these days that I have ended up in such trouble!"

Cao Hong was also frightened when he heard this.

Now the lord said that all this was caused by drinking.

And he was the one who shouted the loudest and took the lead in urging people to drink last night!

At this time, he also bowed to the ground.

"Prime Minister, I am guilty, please punish me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a large group of generals immediately stood up to apologize.

This time, even Jia Xu came out.

"I was negligent and failed to advise the Prime Minister!"

"Please, Prime Minister, severely punish me."

So many civil officials and generals shared the responsibility.

It wouldn't be too embarrassing for Cao Cao.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao shook his head with a sad face and said:
"It was my negligence that led to this tragedy."

"It has nothing to do with you!"

At this time, Cao Cao was sitting on the steps, feeling extremely regretful.

Zhou Yu's two slaps really made him suffer terribly!
At this time, endless regret filled Cao Cao's heart.

If he had listened to Xun You's advice earlier.

Or if you drink less alcohol, the result will not be like this!
At this time, even Xun You hurried forward to comfort him.

"Victory and defeat are common in the military, my lord, there is no need to blame yourself so much."

"Now is the time to regroup and curb the downward trend."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao nodded repeatedly.

But just when everyone was trying to persuade Cao Cao and he was thinking hard about it.

The scout also said somewhat awkwardly:
"Prime Minister, I, I haven't finished reporting yet..."

"Although the Wulin camp was burned, it was under the command of General Zhang Liao."

"Captain Gan Ning led the Xiakou soldiers to besiege the Jiangdong bandit army."

"We killed more than 20,000 enemies and captured the warships and food supplies that we had lost before!" "It's a pity that we were unable to kill Zhou Yu in this battle."

"He led 8,000 remaining soldiers and managed to escape by chance."

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and everyone else was choked when they heard this!

The atmosphere on the field suddenly became a little awkward.

Cao Hong couldn't help but curse in his heart, this soldier really gasps for breath when he speaks!

Will you die if you tell them all out loud?
It would have been a victory if we had said so earlier.

There's no need for me to kneel down and apologize so quickly!
"You, are you telling the truth?"

Cao Cao said with some trembling at this time.

When the scout saw Cao Cao's expression, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

The military report quickly recorded the details of the battle and submitted it.

Cao Cao took it and looked at it carefully, and immediately burst into laughter!

The Jiangdong bandit army did retreat!
Moreover, he was ambushed and fled in defeat!
So many things happened overnight, and the war was full of twists and turns!

This scared me so much that I broke out in a cold sweat!

"Great! What a great Gan Ning!"

"He actually informed Zhang Liao of this plan in advance."

When he said this, he suddenly remembered something.

I felt that Sima De’s pre-war predictions had all come true at this moment.

I couldn't help but stand up and look around and ask:
"Has Renda come back yet?"

"Now that the war is over, why hasn't he come to report on his work?"

Everyone was confused when they heard this.

At this time, everyone looked at each other, no one knew where Sima De had gone?
"Prime Minister, isn't Sima Shaoqing on duty at Honghu Temple?"

Chen Qun asked doubtfully at this time.

Boss Cao was also confused when he heard this.

Then he remembered something and slapped his head.

His son-in-law Sima De took the initiative to request to go to Jingzhou to inspect the war for him.

No one else knows about this.

When setting off, strict confidentiality was maintained.

Now everyone, of course, thought that Sima De had always been in Xu Du.

But now that the battle of Jiangxia has been decided, this kid hasn't come back.

So, would this kid just be idle and spend his time drinking and partying?

When he thought of this, Cao Cao frowned.

At this time, a strange atmosphere spread in the scene.

Xun You first gave advice at the banquet last night.

In the end, Boss Cao didn't listen to a word of his advice, and he even made him drink a lot of wine...

Then Jiangxia was ambushed by Zhou Yu and Wulin Water Fort was destroyed.

But now all the ministers and generals have arrived, but there is no sign of Sima De.

Boss Cao waved his hand and said:
"Forget it, forget it, let's discuss the most important matters first!"

At this command, everyone nodded in agreement.

Then it was reissued in the meeting hall.

The curtain slowly rose, and Cao Mengde slowly stepped into it.

The counselors are on the left and the generals are on the right.

A huge map was pulled open by the guards.

It shows the jagged terrain of Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

Cao Cao looked at it, his eyes inevitably fixed on it.

It landed on Wulin Port, the front line of Jiangxia County.

This important military town controls the important route along the Yangtze River.

But now it was burned by Zhou Yu...

If this port still existed, it would be able to echo Xiakou.

In the future, it will be much easier for the army to march south to attack Jiangdong.

However, Zhou Yu's army burned down this excellent military port.

Then, Cao Cao looked eastward from Jiangxia.

Looking downstream along the winding river.

Finally, his gaze stopped at a certain spot.

Cao Cao pointed over there: "Where is this place?"

Cheng Yu also stepped forward and said, "Prime Minister, this place is called Chibi."

"It is exactly where Zhou Yu was stationed before."

(End of this chapter)