I have a role in the heavens

At Sanjiangkou, Dongwu ships came from behind the river. The first general, sitting on the bow of the boat, with bird feathers on his head and bells on his body, was cynical and chivalrous, and shouted loudly.

"I am Gan Ning! Who dares to come and fight me?"

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were named naval commanders by Cao Cao. As the front troops, they came to Sanjiangkou first, while Cao Cao and others followed the troops.

Cai Mao ordered his younger brother Cai Si to fight with Gan Ning. As the two ships approached, Gan Ning picked up his bow and arrow and shot at Cai Si. The arrows were like thunder, and Cai Si fell down in response.

Gan Ning drove his ships forward and fired ten thousand crossbows. Cao Jun could not resist. Jiang Qin on the right and Han Dang on the left rushed straight into Cao's army. Most of Cao's troops were soldiers from Qing and Xu, and had never fought on the water. On the river, the current was fast, the warships were swaying, and most of Cao's troops were unstable. Gan Ning and others sent three warships across the water. Zhou Yu urged ships to help the battle. There were countless arrows and cannons in Cao's army, and the losses were considerable. Zhou Yu retreated as soon as he saw the opportunity, fearing that he would be outnumbered, so he ordered the gold to be paid, and then retreated.

When Cao Cao arrived, he saw the remaining defeated generals. Although he was angry, he still endured it because he was not familiar with water warfare. He comforted Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others and ordered them to train his soldiers and adapt to water warfare as soon as possible.

There were twenty-four water gates along the river. Cao Jun used the big boats to live outside as the city wall, and the small boats to live inside, which could lead in and out. In the evening, lights were lit, which made the water in Tianxin turn red. The dry village is more than three hundred miles away, and there are endless fireworks.

But it was said that Zhou Yu returned to the stronghold after victory, rewarded the three armies, and at the same time sent people to report the victory to Sun Quan, in order to reassure the people of Jiangdong.

That night Zhou Yu climbed up and watched, only to see fire reaching the sky in the west. With a puzzled look on his face, Gan Ning saw this and quickly explained.

"This is all the light of Cao Jun's lamp."

Zhou Yu was secretly frightened and was a little more wary of Cao Jun. The next day, Zhou Yu wanted to visit Cao Jun's water stronghold in person. He was accompanied by only a few capable generals, each carrying strong bows and crossbows. When they arrived at Cao Jun's stronghold, Zhou Yu secretly peeped at Cao Jun's water stronghold. His face was heavy and surprised, and he asked aloud.

"This is the secret of the navy! Who is the commander-in-chief of the navy of Cao's army?" The people on the left and right said, "Cai Mao and Zhang Yun."

Zhou Yu had murderous intent in his heart and thought secretly.

"Cai Mao and Zhang Yun have lived in the east of the Yangtze River for a long time and are familiar with water warfare. It seems that they need to use a strategy to kill these two people first before they can defeat Cao Cao."

Zhou Yu spied on Cao's camp and was discovered by Cao's army. He reported to Cao Cao. Cao Cao ordered his men to capture him, but he was unable to catch up. Zhou Yu was already more than ten miles away from the ship.

Cao Cao was furious and wanted to kill Zhou Yu. He sat in the tent of the Chinese army and asked.

"Yesterday our army suffered a defeat, which dampened our morale. Now Zhou Yu secretly peeks at the layout of our army camp. Do you have any strategies to deal with it?"

Suddenly, a man in the tent stood up and bowed, and under Cao Cao's gaze, he spoke.

"Sikong, I have been friends with Zhou Lang since I was a child. I am willing to go to Jiangdong with my sharp tongue to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender."

This man's surname is Jiang, his first name is Qian, and his given name is Ziyi. He is from Jiujiang and is currently a guest at the tent.

When Wei Zhongdao heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes secretly. Jiang Qian stole books and tricked his own people. He was a self-righteous fool.

Wei Zhongdao knew that Jiang Qian would definitely be tricked by Zhou Yu if he went there, but thoughts surged in his heart and thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, which did not stop Jiang Qian from going to Jiangdong.

Jiang Qian, wearing a Ge turban and cloth robe, drove a small boat to Jiangdong Water Village and paid homage to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was well aware of Jiang Qian's purpose for coming here, and used his tricks to his advantage. He was very enthusiastic about it. Jiang Qian was fooled by him. Zhou Yu pretended to be drunk and slept in the same camp with Jiang Qian. Jiang Qian secretly peeked at the documents on Zhou Yu's desk in the middle of the night. , are all correspondence. There is a letter inside, which says "Cai Mao and Zhang Yun would like to seal this."

Jiang Qian was shocked and quickly opened the letter, which read: "A certain person surrendered to Cao Cao, not for official promotion, but because of influence. Now he has made the Northern Army trapped in the stronghold, but if he finds it convenient, he will be the leader of the thieves. Dedicate it to your subordinates. Sooner or later, when people arrive, there will be relevant reports. Fortunately, there will be no doubts. I will give you this first."

Jiang Qianxin believed it to be true and hid the letter in his clothes before going to sleep.

At the fourth watch, Zhou Yu had already made arrangements. He pretended to wake up and deliberately called Jiang Gan twice. When he saw that he was not awake, he quietly left the camp and asked the soldiers outside the camp about his identity.

"What do people from Jiangbei say?"

Jiang Gan then secretly opened his eyes, pricked up his ears, and listened carefully to Zhou Yu's conversation, only to hear the soldiers reply.

"Second Governors Zhang and Cai said: Don't act if you are in a hurry..."

The voice gradually became lower and lower, and Jiang Qian couldn't hear clearly, so he could only give up, but he had already determined in his heart that Cai Hao and Zhang Yun had defected to Jiangdong.

At the fifth watch, Jiang Gan felt guilty as a thief and secretly left Jiangdong Water Village before Zhou Yu woke up and went back to report the matter to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at the letter in his hand and frowned. Although he didn't want to believe that Cai Hao and Zhang Yun would surrender to the enemy, he was very suspicious and couldn't help but doubt it. After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't make up his mind.

At this time, Wei Zhongdao walked into the tent and casually found a seat to sit down. He looked up at the letter in Cao Cao's hand, curled his lips, and said something funny.

"But Jiang Gan got letters from Cai Mao and Zhang Yun from Zhou Gongjin?"

Cao Cao then raised his head, put the letter down casually, looked shocked, and asked.

"How did Zhongdao know?"

Wei Zhongdao laughed loudly when he heard this and clapped his hands. He was obviously amused by what Jiang did. His laughter was so hearty that Cao Cao couldn't help but be infected, and his eyebrows relaxed a lot.

"Zhou Yu is a genius in the world, not inferior to Zhuge Liang, he can be said to be a brilliant man for a moment!"

"Jiang Gan is a mediocre person. I am afraid he is not capable of stealing books from Zhou Yu. This letter must have been forged by Zhou Yu in order for Sikong to kill Cai Mao and Zhang Yun and cut off his own arms!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief. His generals were all tiger generals who dominated land and did not have any experience in water warfare. Although Cai Hao and Zhang Yun were not as good as Zhou Yu and others, they were also good at water warfare. Familiar and proficient in tactics.

Cao Cao picked up the letter at hand again and was about to tear it up, but Wei Zhongdao suddenly spoke again.

"Sikong, wait a minute!"

Cao Cao's movements froze, and he looked at Wei Zhongdao in surprise, wondering what else he wanted.

"Sikong, although this letter is false, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun can also be killed with this letter!"

Wei Zhongdao's shocking words made Cao Cao puzzled. He frowned, looked at Wei Zhongdao, and asked in confusion.

"Zhongdao, why is this?"

"Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are representatives of the Jingzhou family. The Jingzhou navy cannot be controlled by them. Furthermore, Sikong, have you forgotten that you ordered Yu Jin to kill Liu Cong and the Cai family. If Cai Mao learns of this, he will inevitably not hold grudges in his heart. Why not take this opportunity to solve all hidden dangers at once!"

Cao Cao took a deep breath and was tempted, but he still had concerns. He stood up, wandered back and forth, weighing the pros and cons, and finally asked for a long time.

"It's just that in this way, no one can control the Jingzhou navy, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat Zhou Yu!"

"Who said there is no one?"