His 800,000-strong army couldn't possibly have been wiped out! As for Huarong Road...
Even less likely.
Anyway, the two sisters each had their own style, and Cao Cao liked them both.
Uncle Cao is already a prime minister, a man who does great things. How could he turn on a woman just because she sees a beautiful woman and threatens or intimidates him?
No, it won't.
Cao Cao still treated Da Qiao well.
Of course, he wouldn't want to confirm anything just because he saw the beautiful Da Qiao.
That thing!
We can wait until we win the battle, have a good time with singing, dancing, and feasting, and then we can talk about it, right?
That's how the harmonious Cao Cao we know today came to be.
Just a stone's throw away from his dream, where he could embrace the two Qiao sisters and gaze upon the southeast, Huang Gai arrived with his men.
Huang Gai conveyed his sincerity.
And, without realizing it, the northwest wind suddenly turned into a southeast wind.
Cao Cao stood there, laughing heartily, watching.
Finally, Cao Cao's expression changed.
Huang Gai was still Huang Gai, standing straight. A dozen small boats sped along, carrying enough soldiers and what appeared to be provisions. But how did the boats catch fire while the banners were fluttering?
When Cao Cao saw the firelight, he knew something was wrong.
"Damn it, we've fallen for their trap!"
Cao Cao shouted.
But it was too late.
The wind from the southeast seemed to be under the command of a sorcerer, growing increasingly fierce and eerie.
Huang Gai's boat was burning fiercely, its momentum blazing.
They rushed into Cao Cao's camp, enraging Cao Cao.
Just as Huang Gai led his feigned surrender troops straight to Cao Cao's camp, Zhou Yu was not idle at the confluence of the three rivers.
Inside the Eastern Wu camp, Zhou Yu had already beheaded Cai He and Cai Zhong, the spies sent by Cao Cao.
Then Gan Ning, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, as well as Lu Su and Lu Xun were dispatched.
Everyone took command of their troops.
This echoes Sun Quan's actions from afar, particularly in the rear.
The various small detachments of Eastern Wu took their positions, ready to pursue and encircle Cao Cao at any time.
Some of them went straight to Wulin, where Cao Cao stored his grain, and decisively burned it.
Another group of over 5,000 troops headed straight for Huangzhou, cutting off Cao Cao's route of communication with the north.
Lü Meng, Ling Tong, and others led their respective troops to burn down Cao Cao's camp and were tasked with rescuing Lady Da Qiao and Lady Xiao Qiao.
Cheng Pu, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and others, together with Zhou Yu, personally boarded the massive warship to fight Cao Cao to the death.
Sun Quan was responsible for providing support from the rear.
Because Zhuge Liang successfully summoned a strong southeast wind at the Seven Star Terrace, everyone was amazed by his method and felt that he was incredibly resourceful and possessed extraordinary abilities.
But Zhuge Liang dared not be too happy too soon.
Zhuge Liang predicted that Zhou Yu would betray him after using him, and couldn't stand seeing him continue to cause trouble.
As soon as the southeast wind came, Zhuge Liang swiftly descended the Seven Star Platform and boarded a small boat that was already waiting on the shore.
I quickly made my escape.
Sure enough, at that time, soldiers were sent by Zhou Yu to capture Zhuge Liang.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang ran fast.
Zhuge Liang ran ahead, and the soldiers of Jiangdong chased after him:
"Mr. Zhuge, please wait! The Governor has important matters to discuss with you."
Zhuge Liang humbly said that it was unnecessary.
The soldiers from Jiangdong were closing in, as if they were about to reach out and grab Master Zhuge from the small boat.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang had arranged for Zhao Yun to come and pick him up beforehand!
Otherwise, Zhuge Liang might have actually been shot into the water by a few arrows from the soldiers sent by Zhou Yu.
These soldiers, who were ordered by Zhou Yu to pursue and capture Zhuge Liang, were so frightened when they saw that the person opposite them was Zhao Zilong of Changshan, the Dragon God who had charged in and out of Changban Slope seven times. They dared not go any closer.
The Jiangdong army pursued Zhuge Liang, but had no choice but to give up.
Thus, Zhuge Liang returned safely to Liu Bei's side.
Liu Bei was overjoyed to see Zhuge Liang return:
"The strategist is finally back! While you were gone, I worried day and night, fearing that the people of Eastern Wu would harm you! It's so good that you're back! So good!"
Zhuge Liang didn't have time to have a heart-to-heart talk with his superiors, so he quickly asked Liu Bei to invite everyone over for a meeting.
Liu Biao's son Liu Qi, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun all arrived shortly afterward.
Everyone sat down to discuss the plan: if the Battle of Red Cliffs broke out, let Eastern Wu take the lead, and they could then reap the benefits. This would be the perfect opportunity to strike Cao Cao while he was down.
"Strategist Zhuge is wise and capable!"
"right!"
Everyone praised Zhuge Liang highly, saying that he handled this diplomatic matter brilliantly.
After so many years, Liu Bei's camp has finally ushered in this kind of good thing where they can reap great benefits without much effort.
Fortune changes, and the southeast wind summoned by strategist Zhuge Liang on the Seven Star Platform was truly ingenious.
Praise is one thing, and laughter is another; the battle still needs to be fought properly.
Zhuge Liang made the following arrangements:
Zhao Zilong led three thousand soldiers to ambush Cao Cao under the cover of reeds and trees, cutting off his way back to Wulin.
Then Zhang Fei led 3,000 soldiers across the river to cut off Cao Cao's route to Yiling and ambushed him at Hulu Valley.
When Cao Cao discovered that there were ambushes everywhere he went, he would have to go to Wuchang.
Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, and others went to Wuchang to ambush Cao Cao. They planned to attack Cao Cao when he arrived, making him flee in panic and leaving him at a loss.
In the end, Huarong Road was left to Guan Yu.
Huarong Road was Cao Cao's last lifeline, so important that Zhuge Liang assigned it to Guan Yu.
Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Guan Yu, and others received the orders from strategist Zhuge Liang and set off with their troops.
Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang a question:
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