Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 389 Fishing in troubled waters
Cao Ying.

Cao Zhen, who was serving as a general for the first time, knew that he was shouldering Cao Pi's expectations and his own future, so he naturally did not dare to be careless.

However, they are not taking it lightly. For them, taking over Hefei is a piece of cake.

As for Xu Yi
Asking them to pretend to be the army and horses of Jingzhou was actually a second-hand preparation.

First, he can observe the movements of the Jiangdong navy under the banner of the Jingzhou navy. Second, he does not have to participate in the attack on Hefei, so it is safe.

Cao Zhen also knew Xu Yi's status. This time, Cao Pi actually wanted Xu Yi to come out and gain military merit so that he could be of great use in the future.

That was why Cao Zhen made such arrangements and gave Xu Yi a job that would not lead to any unexpected events.

However, things are so tortuous and bizarre.

Just when Cao Zhen thought there would be no problem at all, something went wrong!

"Commander!"

"Report from Jiangkou: Jiangkou Water Fort was attacked by Jiangdong, General Xu Yi fell into the river and is now missing!"

When Cao Zhen heard that Jiangkou Water Fort was attacked, he already felt something was wrong.

When he heard that Xu Yi's whereabouts were unknown, he became even more anxious.

Not only him, but also Zhang He, Xu Huang and others felt their hearts skip a beat and felt very uncomfortable when they heard it.

Only Yu Jin squinted his eyes without much expression, just a cold look, as if he had expected it.

Cao Zhen was furious and said, "Tell me what's going on!"

This soldier had just escaped from the water fort, and he explained everything clearly.

But he said: "Those Jiangdong soldiers originally attacked under our banner, but were discovered by General Xu, so they introduced themselves as Jiangdong soldiers."

"The leader was Xing Daorong. He used a big knife to knock General Xu off the boat. We tried our best to rescue him, but we couldn't save him."

"Then Xing Daorong burned the water fort, and we were even less able to save people."

Hearing what the soldier said, Cao Zhen instantly felt something was wrong!
And it’s not just wrong, it’s extremely wrong!
First of all, if the Jiangdong soldiers were flying under the banner of Cao's army, they could not introduce themselves.
Besides, I asked Xu Yi to fly under the flag of the Jingzhou navy. How could the people of Jiangdong possibly attack and kill him?
Unless this water fort is discovered early.

However, if they had discovered it, they should have taken advantage of the situation instead of destroying the water fort directly.
In addition, he asked Xu Yiri to be careful about the movements of Jiangdong. Even if the people of Jiangdong really wanted to break into the water fort, they would be discovered early.

Second
The most obvious flaw is how Xing Daorong ended up using a knife!

As everyone knows, Xing Daorong's weapon is a mountain axe and he is a master with an axe.

Of course, he could also change his weapon, that's fine too.

But if he changed his weapon, Xing Daorong must have done it to conceal his identity, so how could he reveal his identity?

If your actions and words are totally inconsistent, then there must be something wrong!
Cao Zhen cursed: "This is definitely not Xing Daorong, and certainly not the army of Jiangdong!"

Even Zhang He, Xu Huang and Xing Daorong had fought each other countless times, but after hearing this, one could tell that it was definitely not Xing Daorong.

He immediately nodded and agreed, "That's right. That guy can't be Xing Daorong."

Then he asked with some doubt: "But if this isn't Xing Daorong, who else could it be?"

Cao Zhen snorted coldly and said, "It can only be the troops from Hefei. It must be Sun Quan who wants us to fight Jiangdong!"

After hearing this, everyone thought that this was most likely the case. If it wasn't Sun Quan, there could be no one else.

But that's it.
The issue now is not who the murderer is, but that Xu Yi is dead, and the consequences are very serious!
But of course the person who bears the greatest responsibility is Cao Zhen.

Xu Yi's death was also due to his improper arrangement! Therefore, everyone's faces were heavy and the atmosphere was very stiff.

Cao Zhen naturally knew that the situation was very troublesome, but as he was leading his troops outside, he could not go back to resolve the matter first.

His heart sank, but he cried out, "Sun Quan, you little brat, are going to use this trick even when you are about to die!"

"I originally wanted to keep him to lure Jiangdong into action, but now I can't keep him anymore!"

"Everyone! Raise your troops! Head for Hefei!"

However, after Cao Zhen sent out his troops and killed Xu Yi, he finally made up his mind to attack Sun Quan.

But Xing Daorong naturally didn't know about this. When Moling got the news, he was dumbfounded.

However, the scouts of Jiangdong discovered that Cao's army was also very anxious when attacking the Jingzhou navy, and Lu Xun immediately wanted to send troops to assist.

As a result, they discovered halfway through the battle that the Cao army was the Hefei army, and the Jingzhou army was also the Cao army.

This confused Lu Xun, but seeing that it was a dog-eat-dog fight on the other side, he was not in a hurry anymore.

Just bring troops and watch from afar, and cheer for the two families.

Unexpectedly, news came from across the river that Xu Yi, the second-generation general of the Cao family, was killed in the water fort. This made Lu Xun feel that there seemed to be some opportunities, so he hurried to report to Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong immediately called everyone together and said, "Everyone, there have been some changes in the battle of Hefei. Do you know?"

Everyone nodded, and Zhou Tai said, "I heard that Sun Quan sent troops to attack the Jingzhou water fort, but he didn't expect that the water fort was Cao's army, and Xu Yi died there."

"That's right." Xing Daorong continued, "Let's see what Cao Zhen is like now."

"If they knew they were Hefei's army horses, they would definitely charge towards Hefei!"

"If they don't know the truth and think we are Jiangdong people, or if they pretend not to know the truth, they will definitely send troops to attack."

Jiang Qin said: "If you really come here, you will just die."

"Even Cao Cao couldn't conquer Jiangdong in the past, let alone Cao Zhen."

Jiang Qin said this with certainty, but none of the others felt that he was just bragging.

Jiangdong is indeed difficult to attack. Even when Sun Quan was there, it could be defended. What’s more, now there is an even more ruthless Xing Daorong!

Even though the Sun family has been in Jiangdong for decades, now that Xing Daorong has arrived, the people are turning to Liu Bei.

His arrival brought new currency and curved plow, and changed so many things.

The noble families and the common people all support Xing Daorong. Unless Cao Zhen summons a meteor shower, it will be impossible to break through the barrier of Jiangdong.

Xing Daorong said: "That's right, if Cao Zhen is not in a clear mind and comes to die, it would be the best!"

"However, I think Cao Zhen is not an incompetent person. The death of Xu Yi is an opportunity for him to attack Hefei."

"If the three armies work together, we can break the city!"

Lu Xun nodded and said, "I expected so. Xu Yi was of extraordinary status. His death in the army, although it had nothing to do with their generals, would inevitably be criticized."

"We must definitely capture Hefei and accomplish great deeds to clear this matter."

When Xing Daorong saw that Lu Xun also thought so, he knew that his idea was probably correct!

He suddenly stood up and shouted: "In this case, we must take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters. We can't let Cao Zhen take Hefei so easily!"

(End of this chapter)