Chapter 52 Chapter 51: Cao Ren vs. Kong Ming, a Soldier of the Eastern Wu, and Zhou Gongjin

But he said that Kongming wanted to kill Yunchang, Xuande said: "When the three of us were sworn brothers in the past, we swore to live and die together."Although Yunchang broke the law today, he couldn't bear to violate the former alliance.Wang Quan remembers his mistakes, and he will make atonement for his sins.Kong Ming just forgave. Let's say that Zhou Yu received the army and appointed generals, each of whom reported his merits and declared to the Marquis of Wu.All the proceeds will be paid to cross the river.The three armies were greatly rewarded, so they marched to capture Nanjun.The front team went down to the village near the river, and was divided into five battalions.Zhou Yu is in the middle.Yu was discussing the strategy of conquest with everyone, when it was reported that Liu Xuande envoy Sun Qianlai to congratulate the governor.Yu Ming please come in.After finishing the gift, he said: My lord specially ordered me to thank the governor, and I have a small gift to offer.Yu asked, "Where is Xuande?"Gan replied: "See the soldiers moved to the mouth of the Youjiang River."Yu was startled and said, "Is Kong Ming also in Youjiang?"Gan said: "Kong Ming and the Lord are in the oil river together."Yu said: "Go back first, a certain relative came to thank you."Yu accepted the gift and sent Sun Qian back first.Su said: "Why is the governor so surprised?"Yu said: Liu Bei stationed troops in Youjiang, and he must have the intention of taking Nanjun.We have spent a lot of troops and horses, and spent a lot of money and food. Now Nanjun can get it backhanded;Su said: "What strategy should be used to retreat?"Yu said, "I'm going to talk to him myself."If it's good, it's good; if it's not good, before he takes Nanjun, kill Liu Bei first!Su said: "Someone is willing to go together."So Yu and Lu Su led three thousand light cavalry to the mouth of the Youjiang River.

Let me first say that when Sun Qian came back to see Xuande, he said that Zhou Yu would come to thank him in person.Xuande asked Kong Ming, "what's your intention?"Kongming said with a smile, "there are willing to come and thank you for these small gifts."Only come for Nanjun.Xuande said: "If he brings up troops, why should he treat them?"Kong Ming said: "He can answer like this when he comes."So they set up warships at the mouth of the Youjiang River, and there were soldiers and horses on the shore.People's newspaper: Zhou Yu and Lu Su led troops to come.Kongming sent Zhao Yun to pick him up with several horsemen.Seeing the strength of the army, Yu was very disturbed.Walking outside the gate of the camp, Xuande and Kongming welcome them into the account.After each narration, a banquet was held to treat each other.Xuande gave a drink to thank the fierce soldiers.After several rounds of drinking, Yu said, "Is it possible that Yuzhou moved troops here with the intention of taking Nanjun?"Xuande said: "I heard that the governor wanted to take Nanjun, so he came to help."If the governor does not take it, he must take it.Yu said with a smile: "I have long wanted to annex the Han River in Eastern Wu, and now Nanjun is in my hands. Why not take it?"Xuande said: "The outcome cannot be predetermined."When Cao Cao is about to return, he must have a trick to order Cao Ren to guard Nanjun and other places; moreover, Cao Ren is unstoppable;Yu said: "If I can't take it, I will let the public take it at that time."Xuande said: "Zijing and Kongming are here to testify, and the governor will not regret it."Lu Su hesitated.Yu said: "If a man speaks a word, why regret it?"Kong Ming said: "The governor's words are very fair."Let Soochow take it first; if not, the Lord will take it, why not?Yu and Su bid farewell to Xuande and Kongming, got on their horses and left.Xuande asked Kong Ming, "Mr. Cai Bei taught me to answer this way. Although I said it for a while, I thought about it, but it didn't make sense."I am now alone and poor, with no place to live. If I want to take Nanjun, I have the right to live in it. If I teach Zhou Yu to take it first, the city already belongs to Dongwu, but how can I live?Kongming laughed and said: "At first Liang advised the Lord to take Jingzhou, but the Lord refused to listen, but today he wants to?"Xuande said: "It used to be the land of Jingsheng, so I can't bear to take it; now it's the land of Cao Cao, it's reasonable to take it."Kong Ming said: "You don't need to worry about it, my lord."As far as Zhou Yu goes to fight, sooner or later he will teach the lord to sit high in the city of Nanjun.Xuande said: "The plan will be safe?"Kong Ming said: "That's all it takes."Xuande was overjoyed. He only settled in Jiangkou and stood still.

But Zhou Yu and Lu Su went back to the village.Su said: "How can the governor take Nanjun with Xu Xuande?"Yu said: "I can get Nanjun with a snap of my fingers, but I can be a human being in vain."Ask the soldiers under the account: Who dares to take Nanjun first?One person came out in response, and it was Jiang Qinye.Yu said: You are the vanguard, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng are the deputy generals, and you will send five thousand elite troops to cross the river first.I then led troops to respond. Let's say that Cao Ren was in Nanjun, and he assigned Cao Hong to guard Yiling, thinking that he was in a position to fight the horns.People report: Wu Bing has crossed the Han River.Ren said: Persevering and not fighting is the most important thing.Xiao Qi Niu Jin Fen ran forward and said: "It is cowardly for soldiers to approach the city without going out to fight."Kuang Wu's soldiers were newly defeated, and it was time to revive their spirits.A certain is willing to borrow five hundred elite soldiers to fight to the death.Benevolence followed him and ordered Niu Jin to lead five hundred troops into battle.Ding Feng came to welcome him with his horse.After four or five battles, Niu Jin led the army to chase and enter the battle.He commanded all the troops to surround Niu Jin in the formation.Gold left and right conflicts cannot be drawn.Cao Ren saw Niu Jin trapped in Gaixin in the city, so he put on his armor and mounted his horse, led hundreds of strong men under his command to ride out of the city, swung their swords vigorously, and charged into the Wu formation.Xu Sheng faced the battle, but he couldn't resist.Cao Ren went to Gaixin and rescued Niu Jin. After reviewing that there were still dozens of riders in the battle, he couldn't figure it out, so he turned around and rushed in to rescue the encirclement.Just as Jiang Qin was blocking the way, Cao Ren and Niu Jin fought hard to scatter.My benevolent brother Cao Chun also led troops to meet him.After fighting for a while, Wu Jun was defeated and Cao Ren returned victorious.Jiang Qin was defeated. When he returned to see Zhou Yu, Yu was furious and wanted to kill him, so the generals pardoned him.

Yu ordered troops and wanted to fight Cao Ren in person. Gan Ning said: "The governor can't do anything wrong."Now Cao Ren ordered Cao Hong to guard Yiling, which is the situation of Jijiao.A certain is willing to take Yiling directly with three thousand elite soldiers, and the governor can then take Nanjun.Convinced by his theory, Yu first taught Gan Ning to lead three thousand soldiers to attack Yiling.Cao Ren had been reported to Cao Ren for a long time. Ren discussed with Chen Jiao, and Jiao said: "If there is a loss in Yiling, Nanjun can't keep it."It is advisable to save it quickly.Ren then ordered Cao Chun and Niu Jin to secretly lead troops to rescue Cao Hong.Cao Chun first sent people to report to Cao Hong, ordering Hong to lure the enemy with sincerity.Gan Ning led his troops to Yiling, and Hong Chu confronted Gan Ning.After more than twenty battles, Hong was defeated and left.Ning took Yiling.At dusk, Cao Chun and Niu Jinbing arrived, joined forces and surrounded Yiling.Tan Mafei reported to Zhou Yu that Gan Ning was trapped in Yiling City, and Yu was shocked.Cheng Pu said: "We can urgently divide our troops to save them."Yu said: "This place is right at the point of attack. If we divide our troops to rescue them, what if Cao Ren leads his troops to attack?"Lu Meng said: "Gan Xingba is the general of Jiangdong, how can he not save him?"Yu said: "I want to save him myself; but who is left here to take my place?"Meng said: "Leave Ling Gong to continue."Meng is the pioneer, and the governor will cut off the queen; it doesn't take ten days, but a triumphant song must be played.Yu said: "I don't know if Ling Gong will continue to take my place temporarily?"Ling Tong said: "If the duration is ten days, it can be done; if it is beyond ten days, it is not enough."Yu was overjoyed, so he left more than 10,000 soldiers and paid them to Ling Tong. From that day on, soldiers came to Yiling.Meng Zhiyu said: "The remote path in the south of Yiling is very convenient to take Nanjun."Five hundred troops can be sent to cut down the trees to cut off the road.If the other army is defeated, it must go this way; if the horse cannot walk, it must abandon the horse and go, and I can get the horse.Yu followed him and sent the army to finish.The soldiers were about to arrive at Yiling, and Yu asked, "Who can break through to save Gan Ning?"Zhou Tai was willing to go. At that time, he swung his sword and rode his horse, directly killed Cao's army, and went straight to the city.Gan Ning saw Zhou Taizhi and went out of the city to meet him.Thai words: The governor has arrived since he raised his troops.Ning Chuan ordered the sergeant to pretend to be full and prepare for internal response.But when Cao Hong, Cao Chun and Niu Jin heard that Zhou Yu's troops were coming, they first sent people to Nanjun to report to Cao Ren, and at the same time divided their troops to resist the enemy.When Wu Bing arrived, Cao Bing greeted him.When it came to the confrontation, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai fought out in two ways, Cao's soldiers were in chaos, and Wu's soldiers went around to hide and kill.Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Niu Jin really went on the path, but they were blocked by chaotic firewood, and their horses could not walk, so they all abandoned their horses and left.Wu Bing got more than five hundred horses.Zhou Yu drove his troops to Nanjun in the starry night, just as Cao Ren's army came to rescue Yiling.The two armies then fought a melee.It was getting late, and each retreated.

Cao Ren went back to the city and discussed with the people. Cao Hong said: "Now that the Yiling Mausoleum is lost, the situation is critical. Why don't you dismantle the prime minister's left plan and watch it to solve the crisis?"Cao Ren said: "Your words are exactly what I want."So he opened the book and looked at it. He was overjoyed and sent an order to teach the fifth watch to make rice. In Pingming, all the troops and horses, big and small, abandoned the city; But Zhou Yu rescued Gan Ning, and Chen Bing was outside the city of Nanjun.Seeing Cao soldiers coming out of three gates, General Yu watched from the stage.I saw false flags and banners beside the female wall, and no one was guarding them; I also saw the bundles of soldiers tied around their waists.Yu secretly thought that Cao Ren must be ready to walk first, so he issued an order to divide the two armies into left and right wings; if the former army wins, they will only chase forward and wait until the gold is called before they can retreat.Ordering Cheng Pu to supervise the rear army, Yu personally led the army to take the city, and faced the sound of drums, Cao Hong rode out to fight.Cao Ren went out to fight, and Zhou Tai rode his horse to meet him; after more than ten rounds of fighting, Ren was defeated.The formation is chaotic.Zhou Yu's two-winged army broke out, and Cao's army was defeated.Yu led his army and horses to pursue him to the foot of Nanjun city. Cao's army didn't enter the city, but they looked northwest.Han Dang and Zhou Taiyin tried their best to catch up with the front.Seeing that the city gate was wide open and there was no one in the city, Yu ordered all the troops to rob the city.Dozens of riders took the lead.Yu galloped his horse and whipped his horse behind his back, and went straight into the Wengcheng.Chen Jiao was on the enemy building, and when he saw Zhou Yu entering the city in person, he applauded secretly: "The Prime Minister's fortune is as good as a god!"There was a sound of clappers, and the bows and crossbows on both sides were fired, like a shower.Those who rushed into the city first fell into the pit.When Zhou Yu reined in his horse in a hurry, he was shot in the left rib by a crossbow arrow, and fell off the horse.Niu Jin rushed out of the city to catch Zhou Yu; Xu Sheng and Ding Feng risked their lives to save him.Cao soldiers stood out in the city, Wu soldiers trampled on each other, and countless people fell into the trenches.When Cheng Pu was in a hurry to withdraw his troops, Cao Hong and Cao Ren split up and fought back.Wu Bing was defeated.Fortunately, Ling Tong led an army to kill Cao Bing from the bayonet.Cao Ren led the victorious troops into the city, and Cheng Pu took the defeated troops back to the village.Generals Ding and Xu rescued Zhou Yu into the tent, and called the military doctors to pull out the arrowheads with iron pliers, and covered the sores with golden sore medicine. The pain was unbearable, and food and drink were useless.The doctor said: "There is poison on this arrowhead, it can't be cured urgently."If angry, the sores will recur.Cheng Pu ordered the three armies to guard each village tightly and not to go out lightly.Three days later, Niu Jin led the army to fight, but Cheng Pu did not move.Niu Jin came back after scolding until dusk, and came to scold and fight again the next day.Cheng Pu was afraid that Yu would be angry, so he dared not report.On the third day, Niu Jin yelled and cursed at the gate of the stronghold, only saying that he wanted to catch Zhou Yu.Cheng Pu discussed with the people and wanted to withdraw his troops for the time being and return to see Wuhou, but he ignored it.

But Zhou Yu said that although Zhou Yu was suffering from sores, he had his own opinions in his heart; it was known that Cao soldiers often came to the stronghold to shout and scold, but no one came to report.One day, Cao Ren led his own army, beating drums and shouting, and came to fight.Cheng Pu refused.Zhou Yu called all the generals into the account and asked, "Where is the clamor?"The generals said: "Teach soldiers in the army to perform."Yu said angrily: "Why do you deceive me!"I know that Cao Bing often comes to the village to insult him.Cheng Demou is also in charge of the military, why sit back and watch?So he ordered someone to ask Cheng Pu to enter the account and ask.Pu said: "I saw that Gongjin was sick with sores, and the doctor said not to offend him, so Cao Bing dared not report it when he was fighting.Yu said: "What's your idea if you don't fight?"Pu said: All the generals want to withdraw their troops and return to Jiangdong temporarily.Wait for the male arrow sore to heal, and then do the district office.After hearing this, Yu jumped up on the bed and said: "It's a good thing that a man who eats the king's salary will die on the battlefield and return his body wrapped in horse leather!"How can I abolish the country's major affairs for me alone?With that said, put on your armor and mount your horse.All the armies and generals were all shocked.So he led hundreds of horses out of the camp.Seeing that Cao's soldiers had formed a formation, Cao Ren immediately stood under the banner of the gate, raised his whip and cursed, saying: Zhou Yu's son, you are expected to die ②, don't dare to look at our soldiers again!The scolding was still going on, Yu suddenly came out from the group of riders and said, "Cao Ren is a poor man!"See Zhou Lang no!When Cao Jun saw it, everyone was horrified.Cao Ren looked back at the generals and said: You can scold them!All the soldiers cursed loudly.Zhou Yu was furious and sent Pan Zhang to fight.Before the confrontation, Zhou Yu suddenly yelled, spurting blood from his mouth, and fell under the horse.Cao Bing rushed forward, and the generals resisted forward. After a melee, Zhou Yu was rescued and returned to the tent.Cheng Pu asked: "How is the governor's body?"Yu Mi said that Pu said: This is my plan.Pu said: "The plan will be released?"Yu said: "I don't feel much pain in my body. The reason for this is that if I want Cao soldiers to know that I am critically ill, they must deceive the enemy."You can make your confidant soldiers go to the city to feign surrender, saying that I am dead.Cao Ren will come to rob the village tonight.But I am in ambush all around to respond, and Cao Ren can be captured with one blow.Cheng Pu said: "This plan is great!"Then there was a cry of mourning under the tent.All the troops were shocked. It was rumored that the governor died of arrow sores, and all the villages were mourned.

But Cao Ren was discussing with the people in the city, saying that Zhou Yu was so angry that his golden sores burst, blood spurted from his mouth, he fell under his horse, and he would die soon.During the discussion, it was suddenly reported that more than a dozen soldiers in Wuzhai had come to surrender.There are also two people in the middle, who were originally captured by Cao Bing.Cao Ren hurriedly called him in for questioning.The sergeant said: "Today, Zhou Yu's gold sore broke in front of the battle, and he returned to the village to die."Today all the generals have mourned.We were all humiliated by Cheng Pu, so we surrendered and reported this matter.Cao Ren was overjoyed, and after discussing with him, he went to rob the village tonight, seized Zhou Yu's body, beheaded him, and sent him to Xudu.Chen Jiao said: "This plan should be done quickly, and there should be no delay."Cao Ren then ordered Niu Jin to be the vanguard, and himself to be the central army. After Cao Hong and Cao Chun joined forces, he only ordered Chen Jiao to lead a few soldiers to defend the city, and the rest of the army was mobilized.After the first shift, he left the city and went to Zhou Yu's Dazhai.When I came to the gate of the village, I didn't see anyone, but I saw a false flag and gun.Knowing that he was in the middle of the game, he hurriedly withdrew from the army.There were sounds from all directions: Han Dang and Jiang Qin from the east, Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang from the west, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng from the south, and Chen Wu and Lu Meng from the north.Cao Bing was defeated, and the three armies were all dispersed, unable to rescue each other from head to tail.Cao Ren led a dozen cavalry to break out of the siege, and met Cao Hong, so he led the defeated army and horses to run together.At the fifth watch, not far from Nanjun, with the sound of a drum, Ling Tong led another army to block the way and intercepted and killed for a while.Cao Ren led the army to stab and walked obliquely, and was met by Gan Ning for a while.Cao Ren didn't dare to go back to Nanjun, so he went straight to Xiangyang road.Wu Jun rushed for a while and returned by himself.

Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu collected all the troops and went directly to the city of Nanjun. When they saw banners and flags all over the place, a general from the enemy tower shouted: "Young governor, less crime!"I am ordered by the general of the army to take the city. I am Zhao Zilong of Changshan.Zhou Yu was furious and ordered to attack the city.Arrows shot down the city.Yu ordered and went back to the army to discuss, so that Gan Ning led thousands of troops and horses to take Jingzhou; Ling Tong led thousands of troops and horses to take Xiangyang; and then it was not too late to take Nanjun.In the middle of the distribution, suddenly the horses rushed to report: Zhuge Liang had won Nanjun, so he used the military talisman to dispatch Jingzhou's defenders and horses to rescue him at night, but he taught Zhang to attack Jingzhou.Another detective, Ma Fei, came to report that Xiahou Dun was in Xiangyang, and Zhuge Liang sent someone to give him a soldier amulet, falsely claiming that Cao Ren asked for help, and lured Dun to lead the troops out, but taught Yunchang to attack Xiangyang.The two cities are all effortless, and they all belong to Liu Xuande.Zhou Yu said: "How did Zhuge Liang get the military talisman?"Cheng Pu said: "He captured Chen Jiao, so the military talisman belongs to him naturally."Zhou Yu yelled, and the golden sore burst open.It's exactly: I have no part in the counties and cities, so who will be busy with a hard work!It's unknown what life is like, let's see the breakdown below.

① The small wall on the female wall city is the city wall with arrow holes. ② Hengyao died unexpectedly when he was young.