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

Chapter 384 Something is wrong here
"My lord, Cao's army has sent an envoy!"

"There's also a letter personally written by Cao Mengde!"

This sound was like throwing a stone into a calm lake, causing a thousand waves.

Sun Quan's strategic discussion came to an abrupt halt, his eyes flashing with an indescribable brilliance.

"A letter written by Cao Cao himself?" He chuckled with a hint of amusement.

"Yesterday, the meeting in the center of the lake was tense, but now they have sent a messenger to send a letter."

"Could it be that after seeing the might of our Jiangdong army, you are seeking reconciliation?"

Being the home team has the advantage.

Sun Quan was calm, even almost contemptuous, when facing Cao Cao.

In the past, Cao Cao marched south to Jingzhou with an army of 800,000.

Even Sun Quan never surrendered.

Today, Cao's army has only one-fourth of its former strength.

Sun Quan also had 100,000 elite soldiers ready to fight at any time.

He didn't care about anything Cao Cao did.

When the generals in the hall heard their lord's humorous comments on Cao Cao's action, they burst into laughter.

"Haha, Cao Cao wants peace? What a foolish dream!"

Jiang Qin also laughed proudly at this time:

"Do you think that our Jiangdong territory is a place where he can come and go as he pleases?"

"The battle of Jiangxia in the past caused our army to be defeated and suffered heavy losses."

"Now that we are at the Chaohu Lake, how can we let Cao Cao escape unscathed?"

Jiang Qin's words were full of fighting spirit.

Everyone was eager to fight after hearing this!

"Gong Yi is absolutely right!"

Zhou Tai also responded at this time, also with a fearless attitude.

"When it comes to fighting on the water, what do the men of Jiangdong have to fear?"

All the generals present responded one after another.

All of them revealed their desire for the upcoming battle rather than their fear of the powerful enemy.

The events of my expedition to Jingzhou with General Zhou Yu are still vivid in my mind.

This time, they are determined to take back the place on the shore of Chaohu Lake!
Seeing this, Sun Quan sighed inwardly.

At present, he has 100,000 elite soldiers and brave generals under his command.

Moreover, morale is high and the army is willing to work.

"What's the point of mentioning a mere thief like Cao?"

Then he raised his voice and said, "Let the Cao army envoy in!"

Soon, a soldier from Cao's camp walked into the hall, escorted by two Jiangdong warriors.

He presented the letter respectfully without saying much, only saying:
"Personally from Lord Wu, this is the handwriting of my Prime Minister. Please have a look."

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan was not in a hurry to open it, but first looked at the messenger with scrutiny.

He asked, "What else does Cao Cao have to say?"

The messenger was also confused when he heard this and immediately shook his head.

Sun Quan carefully observed his expression and confirmed that he was not pretending.

I couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and thought I was being too sensitive.

Perhaps it was because he had been staying in the rear for a long time, making plans and dealing with civil officials and counselors.

This made him begin to test ordinary soldiers.

Compared with the calmness of Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others, I just felt that my own nervousness was a little funny.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan also waved his hand and said:

"I will reply to Cao Cao after I finish reading your letter."

"Take him down for now."

The two soldiers took the order and immediately took Cao's troops away.

Sun Quan then opened the envelope, unfolded the letter, and read it carefully.

He was calm at first, but as he read the contents of the letter, his brows became increasingly furrowed.

I have many doubts about Cao Cao's experience.

If this is true, what kind of layout and meaning are hidden behind it?
Sun Quan was thinking secretly at this time, not revealing his feelings at all, and he was silent for a while.

Could it be that the thief Cao intends to use the confrontation between generals to undermine the morale of our army?

As soon as he thought of this, the document in his hand was quietly handed to Huang Gai who was standing nearby.

"Old General, please circulate it to the other generals for their review."

Huang Gai did not dare to be negligent when he heard the voice and quickly bowed and took it.

He read ten lines at a glance, and said nothing after finishing, only using eye contact to indicate.

The letter was quietly passed among the generals.

Half an incense stick of time passed slowly.

After Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, Chen Wu and other generals had read the letter, Sun Quan asked:

"Everyone, what do you think Cao Cao wants to do by doing this?"

"Should our army fight back or not?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a general in the army responded first.

But it turned out to be Pan Zhang, the most reckless man in Jiangdong!

"My Lord! Since ancient times, we have always fought against enemies with our generals and blocked the floods with earth!"

"The so-called battle of generals is nothing more than two armies facing each other, choosing an empty ship as the arena, and starting a life-and-death contest."

"If the Cao camp had the former unrivaled general Lu Fengxian."

"I may still be a little bit afraid!"

"But now, Cao's army is just Cao Hong and Li Dian, so why should we mention them?"

"I wish to be the vanguard of Jiangdong and be the first to kill an enemy general in front of the battlefield!"

In the previous battle of Jiangxia, he led his troops into battle without Zhou Yu's permission.

As a result, he fell into an ambush and was surrounded by Zhang Liao and Gan Ning!
Fortunately, he was an excellent swimmer and managed to escape after falling off the boat.

However, his comrade Ling Tong was implicated and died at the hands of Cao's army.

For this, Zhou Yu punished him severely.

He was demoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the army and sent to serve in the camp.

But now the Grand Commander Zhou Yu is dead.

In order to win over the generals in the army, Sun Quan promoted Pan Zhang.

Now Cao Cao took the initiative to write a letter to challenge and proposed a fight on the battlefield.

In order to atone for his crime, this young man volunteered to step forward!
At this time, Sun Quan saw Pan Zhang step forward and was filled with heroic spirit.

He couldn't help but laugh out loud and praised:

"Wen Gui knew shame and then became brave."

"You've volunteered now, which is commendable!"

Although he praised him highly, Sun Quan was not in a hurry to agree to Pan Zhang's request to fight.

He was still eager to listen to more voices and unwilling to act rashly.

He was influenced by Pan Zhang's reckless words, "If the enemy comes, we will fight him."

Little do people know that marching and fighting are not as complicated as the intrigues in the government.

He is good at balancing power.

By this time it had unconsciously seeped into his military decision-making.

When Pan Zhang's request was politely rejected, a hint of gloom flashed across his eyes.

But it did not escape the eyes of veteran general Huang Gai.

Huang Gai's heart was slightly moved when he saw this, he looked at his lord Sun Quan but hesitated to speak.

He knew very well that the coach had to make the decision right away, and there was no need for hesitation or extensive consultation.

But considering that this was Sun Quan's first personal expedition, it was in order to fully control the military power.

Now even the Grand Commander Lu Su did not go with him, in order to establish his authority through military exploits.

So Huang Gai finally swallowed the reminder.

However, the generals did not understand the subtleties in the situation and saw that Sun Quan did not agree to Pan Zhang's request to fight.

As if inspired by war drums, they rushed out and became excited!
"My lord, Jiang Qin is willing to go and take Cao Hong's head!"

"Zhou Tai is willing to be the vanguard and fight the enemy!"

Facing the overwhelming public sentiment, Sun Quan suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart and said loudly:
"Since you all are eager to fight, then accept Cao Cao's invitation!"

"The two armies are facing each other in front of the battlefield, and the generals under their command will fight to the death!"

"Come here, pass the order!" He shouted loudly at this time:

"Tell Cao's army that I and my generals will be waiting for you at noon tomorrow."

"Tell them to prepare more coffins, so that the dead souls will not have nowhere to rest after the war, and only have fish stomachs to accompany them!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals in Jiangdong raised their arms and shouted excitedly.

The veteran Huang Gai standing next to him had a gloomy expression and a frown on his face.

He is a veteran who has been through many battles.

Naturally, my perspective on issues is different from that of these young people.

At this moment, I just felt that something was wrong here.

But for a moment, I couldn't put it into words.

Cao Cao has always been cunning, and now he is taking the initiative to invite a fight.

Is it just to undermine their morale?

But if Cao Cao had an ulterior motive in issuing the order, what was the purpose behind it?
So, at this time, a strange scene appeared in the Jiangdong central army tent.

As the lord, Sun Quan was in high spirits at this time, looking like he had everything under control.

Xu Sheng, Jiang Qin and other young men from Jiangdong were all eager to try.

Only the veteran Huang Gai looked puzzled.

(End of this chapter)