The Three Kingdoms: I can't be a counselor, so I have to divide the world into four parts

Since ancient times, people with great talents and strategies generally have the habit of reading diligently.

Cao Cao has always maintained this habit.

Unconsciously, the clothes on his shoulders slipped to the ground.

The cold air from the riverside penetrated through the tent and invaded a little bit. Cao Cao only felt a little cold, and then he realized that his clothes had fallen to the ground.

The oil in the lamp was almost exhausted, so Cao Cao picked up his clothes and put them on again, and asked someone to come in and add oil to the lamp.

The person who came in was Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu held a pot of lamp oil and stepped forward to persuade:

"My lord, it's late, you should rest early."

When Cao Cao saw Cheng Yu, he smiled and said:

"Today, Fengchu has presented me with a series of plans, and the conquest of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu is just around the corner!"

"How can I fall asleep at such an exciting time?"

Cheng Yu held the pot and went forward to add oil to the lamp.

The lamp became brighter, and Cao Cao picked up the bamboo slips again and read them with interest.

Cheng Yu filled the lamp with oil, and was about to leave when he saw that he could not persuade Cao Cao.

Cao Cao suddenly stopped him and asked, "Are there any battle reports tonight?"

Cheng Yu said, "Feng Kai, the commander of Hannan, sent a battle report, but I saw that it was getting late, so I took the initiative to keep it in the tent and wait until tomorrow morning to check it with the lord."

Cao Cao said, "Zhongde, you always worry about these trivial matters."

"Since it is a battle report, don't keep it, bring it to me quickly."

"Yes."

Cheng Yu took the oil bottle and left.

Not long after, he took the battle report back and presented it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao opened it under the lamp and read it.

After reading it, his face gradually became solemn.

"Zhongde, have you, the staff generals, read this battle report?"

Cheng Yu replied, "We have all read it."

Cao Cao asked again, "Who is this Tang Jian?"

"Under Sun Quan's command, I have never heard of this man's name. How could he defeat Feng Kai's 5,000 troops overnight?"

Cheng Yu said, "Recently, it has been widely rumored in Jiangdong that someone refuted Zhuge Kongming in front of Sun Quan."

"This person's name seems to be Tang Jian."

"Oh?"

"Someone can actually refute Kongming?"

After hearing what Cheng Yu said, Cao Cao was immediately very interested.

He didn't even read the battle report in his hand.

Who is Kongming?

He is the so-called Sleeping Dragon!

Cao Cao himself suffered a lot from him several times, and every time he mentioned the name of Kongming, he hated it so much that he had a migraine!

Especially not long ago, this guy took advantage of the fog and used some straw boats to get countless arrows for free.

However, now I heard that someone could refute Kong Ming in front of Sun Quan.

And he was able to defeat Feng Kai's 5,000 soldiers in Hannan.

This is definitely an incredible talent!

So, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and started to make calculations in his mind.

"Send an order, quickly investigate the details of this Tang Jian and why Feng Kai lost to Tang Jian."

"Be sure to report to me before dark tomorrow."

Seeing that Cao Cao attached so much importance to it, Cheng Yu did not dare to delay.

After responding, he left Cao Cao's sleeping tent.

Then he ordered dozens of scouts to disperse to Jiangdong.

In Cao Cao's tent, the lights were on until dawn.

Even though he hadn't slept all night, Cao Cao was energetic, wearing helmets and armor, and led the generals to the navy camp to watch the progress of the chain warships.

After using Pang Tong's chain plan, more than ten warships were connected with iron chains and wooden boards to form a huge water combat platform!

Not to mention people, even war horses and cavalry can have enough maneuvering space on it!

Cao Cao was very happy when he saw it.

He took everyone to board a linked warship and stepped hard on the wooden board with his feet. He found that it was stable and solid and did not move at all.

Cao Cao was even happier and praised repeatedly: "Good, good!"

"As long as all these warships are made into linked warships, I and the others will conquer Jiangdong and unify the world. The great cause will be completed."

"Hahahahahaha..."

The generals also followed suit.

It's not flattery, but the concept of this water platform is indeed very advanced and very practical.

It can perfectly solve the shortcoming of their Northern Army's poor ability to fight on the water.

Cheng Yu looked at it for a while and said, "My Lord, this method looks ingenious, but if the other party uses fire attack, it will be a loss for all. We must be on guard."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Zhongde is worrying too much."

"If you want to use fire, you must use the wind, but now it is the middle of winter, and the wind on the river is blowing from the west."

"If Zhou Yu uses fire, I think he will set his camp on fire before he burns me."

The generals laughed and said that Cheng Yu was too nervous.

A day passed quickly, and at night, Cao Cao finally felt tired.

He returned to the tent and was about to rest.At this time, Xu Chu came to report that Cheng Yu had arrived and all important matters were reported.

Cao Cao could neglect anyone, but not Cheng Yu.

So he asked Xu Chu to invite Cheng Yu in.

"Zhongde, have you found out the details of Tang Jian?"

Although Cao Cao had to decide many important matters every day, he was busy with many things.

But the name Tang Jian was still imprinted in his heart.

Cheng Yu stepped forward and said with a serious expression:

"My Lord, I have indeed found out."

Cao Cao was no longer sleepy at once, and asked Cheng Yu to sit down with him, saying:

"What did you find out? Tell me quickly."

Cheng Yu said: "After scouts, I heard that Tang Jian was a mercenary and had no family background."

"In addition, he was hired by Sun Quan with a large sum of money to go to Jianye and meet Zhuge Kongming in front of Sun Quan."

"Tang Jian and Kongming seemed to have had conflicts for a long time, and they were incompatible, so they started to fight and curse on the spot."

"But although Kongming cursed all the scholars in Jiangdong, he was no match for Tang Jian."

"He was speechless by what Tang Jian said."

"This matter has been spread to everyone in Jiangdong."

After listening to it, Cao Cao felt it was interesting.

This Tang Jian was born in a humble family, but he was able to make a name for himself, which was indeed extraordinary. But this was not the point he wanted to hear.

What he wanted to know more was, in addition to his amazing eloquence, what else was there that made this person outstanding?

If we only talk about eloquence, Ni Heng, whom he had met before, was an absolute king.

He could be called the number one troll in the Han Dynasty, trolling whoever he caught.

However, this person only had eloquence, but he didn't know the current situation.

He had talent, but he was stupid.

He used his own strengths to get himself killed.

Therefore, Cao Cao didn't want to hear about eloquence, but wanted to hear how Feng Kai's 5,000 troops were defeated by Tang Jian.

So Cao Cao said:

"He does have some talent, but have you found out how Feng Kai's 5,000 troops were defeated by him?"

Cheng Yu's face suddenly became solemn after hearing Cao Cao's question.

Although his cheeks were sunken, it was still obvious that what he was about to say was serious:

"My Lord, I sent my trusted confidant to investigate and learned that Feng Kai's 5,000 men were not killed by Tang Jian!"

Cao Cao: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Cheng Yu raised his head and said seriously:

"Feng Kai's 5,000 men were deceived by Tang Jian!"