Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 142 Is Su Chen's strategy too passive? Xun You is not convinced

"Oh? Is that so? Then in your opinion, what should we do today?" asked Cao Cao.

Xun You immediately said, "We should adapt to local conditions."

Cao Cao, "Adapt to local conditions?"

Xun You, "Yes, we have already understood Military Advisor Su's plan. It can indeed be regarded as a plan of ghosts and gods, but there is only one thing wrong with it."

Cao Cao asked, "What's wrong?"

“Too passive!”

Xun You said eloquently, "All of Mr. Su's plans are counter-attacks, waiting for the Eastern Wu to take action and then counter-attacking. As Sun Tzu's Art of War says, a good warrior attacks others rather than being attacked by others. Aren't we being led by the nose by the Eastern Wu?"

"This……"

There is no doubt about Xun You's eloquence.

Listen to what he said.

Cao Cao wanted to refute, but at this moment, he didn't know how to respond.

His brows were furrowed and he looked worried.

"Report!——"

At the critical moment, a loud cry suddenly came from below the city wall.

"Prime Minister, someone from Jiangdong has come to deliver a secret letter from Huang Gai!"

"Oh? Present it quickly!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao also became excited.

Hurry up and greet them.

He took the letter and had only read it for a few minutes.

Cao Cao then raised his head and laughed out loud.

Hearing his laughter, Xun You and others nearby were naturally surprised.

"Prime Minister, what exactly did Huang Gai say in this letter?"

Cao Cao explained, "Mr. Huang sent a letter to surrender at three o'clock tonight, escorting 20 grain ships, with a blue dragon flag on the bow."

"Huang Gai is coming to surrender with food and supplies? At three o'clock in the morning? Isn't he almost here?" Cheng Yu reminded.

After hearing this, Cao Cao immediately took out the clairvoyance that Su Chen had given him, and looked out from the top of the city wall.

Soon, they really found a little fire at the end of the river.

The leader was a white-haired old man. Although he was over 60 years old, he was wearing armor and was still energetic and majestic. If he was not the third generation old minister of Eastern Wu, then who could he be Huang Gai Huang Gongfu?

"This Huang Gongfu is really getting stronger with age, quite like Lian Po."

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh.

Huang Gai was the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

Xun You's face changed and he reminded again.

I felt that if Huang Gai did not truly surrender, he would never have underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly.

"Prime Minister, why don't you send someone to contact him first to see if it's true or not."

When Cao Cao heard the news, his old illness came back and a moment of hesitation flashed across his eyes.

I'm still undecided.

Xu Chu, who had been silent, suddenly smiled.

"Mr. Gongda, you are usually very quick-witted. How come today you can't see through something that even a general like me can see through? If Huang Gai really wants to surrender, just chop off my head and kick it like a ball."

Xu Chu took over the conversation, speaking with certainty.

He was so stubborn that he wouldn't even give face to Cao Cao on normal days, so naturally he wouldn't give face to Xun You at this moment.

There was contempt in his words.

Seeing that I am just a civil official, I cannot defeat such a talented person.

He was even mocked by a general like Xu Chu.

Xun You naturally couldn't hold it anymore and his face turned dark.

"What does General Xu mean by this? Could it be that what the genius Qilin said is the golden rule that cannot be violated at all?"

Xu Chu shook his head and explained.

"No, Huang Gai sent a letter to inform us that they were surrendering with a grain ship, but if it was a grain ship, it must be stable and have a deep draft.

Look at that ship, it's light and floating, it doesn't look like a food ship at all. The first sentence in the secret letter is not true, do you still expect him to surrender sincerely?"

"Ah, this..."

He said this calmly, but this time, it made Xun You speechless instantly.

When he looked up again and headed in the direction of the approaching ship, his face became even redder.

I never thought that even Xu Chu could see it.

I am the one who is in the dark.

A single leaf blocks your view of the mountain.

However, in front of everyone, he couldn't swallow his pride and accept his failure.

On the contrary, he continued reluctantly.

"At least... at least the people I sent out, Cai Zhong, Cai He, and others, all said with certainty that Huang Gai and Huang Gongfu were truly surrendering. Does General Xu think that they also want to surrender to the Eastern Wu?"

However, apart from Xun You, no one in the field was too entangled in this matter. Cheng Yu thought of something and quickly spoke to remind Cao Cao.

It is said that the southeast wind is rising, and now Huang Gai and others are driving a small boat here, so they must attack with fire.

In this case, the gate of the water fort should naturally not be opened wide.

They should all be blocked outside the water fort.

"Don't worry, Zhongde."

"The military advisor had expected this."

But seeing his worried expression, Cao Cao immediately smiled.

After this incident, I became more and more certain that Su Chen was the one who could truly foresee things.

He no longer had any doubts about the plan he had made earlier.

He turned around and gave more orders to the rear.

"Go, tell the whole army to attack, and get the pumps ready!
Since General Huang is so angry, let's calm him down and let him experience the feeling of being soaked."

"pump?"

"What is that?"

Cheng Yu and the others behind him were all confused when they heard this.

But now that Cao Cao has already given the order.

Naturally, they didn't ask any more questions.

They all started moving.

After all, the three armies are moving together, and there are many things that need to be prepared.

Although they are also counselors, they are not military strategists like Su Chen, who are only responsible for the command of major strategies, and they still have specific duties to perform.

In just a moment, the crowd on the city wall had dispersed.

Only Xun You was left standing there in a daze.
Seeing his appearance, Cao Cao came back to his senses and patted him on the shoulder to remind him.

“Gongda, don’t worry about such trivial matters anymore.

I was also deceived. The most urgent task now is to fight against the upcoming Eastern Wu army."

"But……"

Xun You was obviously still a little unconvinced and looked up as if he was about to say something else.

But this has not yet waited for a reply.

Another cry came from the bottom of the city wall.

The herald knelt on the ground and reported.

"Report!——"

"Prime Minister, Cai Zhong will return on a small boat at night!"

"Cai Zhong?"

"Why did this person come back so soon instead of staying in Dongwu and acting as an insider?"

As soon as these words came out.

Cao Cao and Xun You were both startled, and after they came to their senses, they immediately greeted them.

It won’t take long.

Cai Zhong, covered in dust and dirt, was brought before Cao Cao.

When meeting Cao Cao at this moment, before he could ask any questions, Cai Zhong had already burst into tears.

"Prime Minister!"

"That boy Zhou Lang is too cunning!"

"It turns out that he had seen through our plan from the beginning and deliberately kept my information to spread false information to the Prime Minister!"

"what?"

"False news?"

Cao Cao and others were stunned after hearing this.

Cai Zhong knelt on the ground and continued to cry, "Yes, he had been treating us well before, but he suddenly turned hostile after he was about to attack Cao's army today. He wanted to capture us and kill us as a sacrifice.

Prime Minister, I almost never see you again in the future!"

At the end, his voice was trembling, with both grief and the luck of surviving the disaster.

But at this moment, I am still thinking about his psychological activities after surviving the disaster.

However, Cao Cao had no intention of investigating.

Instead, he seemed to have noticed something and started asking again.

"Wait, wait."

"Cai He and the others were all killed. How did you manage to escape?"

Cai Zhong said, "This all depends on Mr. Su."

"Mr. Su? Military Advisor?"

"What does this have to do with the military advisor?"

Cao Cao was very surprised.

(End of this chapter)