Chibi, the water camp of Cao and Sun coalition forces. In the Chinese army's large tent, the atmosphere was deathly silent, and an aura of defeatism circulated crazily in the tent. In a big defeat the day before yesterday, Zhou Yu lost nearly half of his troops. Now, the total strength of Cao and Sun's coalition forces is only 40,000. It can be said to be a big defeat. Zhou Yu, who was defeated in the battle, was embarrassed and embarrassed. He felt ashamed and had nothing to do for a while. Sun Ce, however, did not dare to take the initiative to attack again, so he could only order the entire army to huddle in Red Cliff and not fight behind closed doors. "Victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. Isn't it just a defeat? Although our army was damaged, the strength of the navy is still slightly better than that of Yuan Fang. There is a strategy here, which was planned by Military Advisor Shi Yuan and me. How about Let Shi Yuan speak, and you and Bo Fu will go over the details." Cao Cao was the first to cheer up and said that he had a plan to defeat the enemy. These words could not help but cheer up Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. . "But I don't know what Mr. Shiyuan has in mind?" Sun Ce asked hurriedly. Pang Tong said unhurriedly: "If we want to fight Qi's army quickly, we must first break through its water camp. However, Yuan Fang's water generals are quite lucky. Even if we capture the enemy's water camp, we will suffer heavy casualties." . What's more, Yuan Fang still has the elite troops of the Northern Army living in Hanzhai. If he goes to fight against these elite troops with a miserable victory, there is no need to think about the outcome. Therefore, if he wants to defeat Yuan Fang quickly, he must attack directly. If you have no chance of winning, you must use a clever strategy! " A clever strategy? Pang Tong then coughed a few times and revealed his so-called clever strategy. As soon as the strategy came out, he immediately ordered Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. His eyes lit up, as if suddenly. Saw hope. Zhou Yu suddenly realized it, slapped his forehead and said: "What a clever plan, why didn't I think of it? Wonderful, this plan is indeed a quick victory!" Pang Tong glanced at Cao Cao, and the two of them smiled knowingly. Sun Ce was also so excited that he couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth in the tent. Suddenly his eyebrows darkened again, and he said: "Although this plan is extremely powerful, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to implement. That boy Yuan Fang will not sit back and wait to die." "So, this plan also needs another plan. ." Zhou Yu said before Pang Tong could speak. Another plan to cooperate? Just when Sun Ce wanted to ask, the soldiers outside the tent came to report again, saying that Huang Gai, the captain of the vanguard, wanted to see him. "This Huang Gongfu came at the right time." A cold and sly smile appeared on Zhou Yu's scarred face. ?¡ ?Wulin. Qi army camp. The night was already dark, and Yuan Fang read a book by candlelight, looking calm and indifferent. Footsteps sounded, the curtains were raised, and a gust of night wind penetrated. Blowing out the candlelight. Yuan Fang raised his head and saw that it was Guo Jia who came in. He was still carrying his wine gourd and still had a casual look on his face. However, Yuan Fang could see that there was still some anxiety hidden in his seemingly leisurely eyes. "It's so late, isn't Fengxiao still asleep?" Yuan Fang put down the book. Guo Jia took a breath and sighed with a smile: "I have something on my mind and I can't sleep, so I came here to see Your Majesty." "What's on your mind, Xiaozhi?" Yuan Fang put down the book and asked lightly. Guo Jia then said: "Although our army won a battle the day before yesterday and annihilated more than 10,000 Cao and Sun coalition forces, our army also suffered a lot of losses. Now, Sun Ce, Cao Cao and the others have suffered losses and have huddled in the Chibi Water Camp and will not go out to fight again. And with our army With the current combat power, it is unrealistic to directly defeat the enemy camp. If this battle continues like this, I am afraid it will not be a long-term solution." Yuan Fang only smiled slightly, "I also want to defeat the enemy camp as soon as possible. In fact. To be honest, I am standing still because I am waiting for an opportunity to defeat the enemy." "Opportunity?" Guo Jia looked confused. Yuan Fang didn¡¯t want to be mysterious anymore, so he immediately planned to tell him his intention. Just when he was about to speak, Yi Cong came to report, saying that there was someone coming from the south bank outside, claiming to be a subordinate of Huang Gai, the Jiangdong general, and he had important matters to meet with Yuan Fang. A strange look flashed across Yuan Fang's face, but it was quickly replaced by a mysterious smile, as if he had expected this. "The opportunity I have been waiting for has come." "Huang Gai, isn't this man one of the three veteran generals in Jiangdong? He has been working for the Sun family as early as Sun Jian's time. How could this man send someone to see His Majesty late at night?" Guo Jia was suspicious, but when he saw Yuan Fang's strange expression, as if he had expected it, he couldn't help but feel surprised. "Call the messenger in." Yuan Fang waved his hand. After a while, there were footsteps outside the tent, followed by Yi Cong's shouts. He was obviously searching the messenger in case he came to assassinate Yuan Fang.  After a moment, the travel-worn messenger stepped inside and saw Yuan Fang prostrate himself on the ground. "The younger one is a personal soldier of General Huang. I came here to pay homage to His Majesty on the orders of my old general." Yuan Fang did not look at him directly, but asked indifferently: "Isn't Huang Gai a confidant of the Sun family? When the two armies are fighting, what does he want to do when he sends someone to see me?" The messenger glanced at Guo Jia, but hesitated, as if he had some scruples. "There are all my confidants in this tent. If you have anything to say, please tell me!" Yuan Fang waved his hands and shouted impatiently. The messenger trembled with fright. After hesitating for a moment, he had to take out a silk letter from his arms and said in a low voice: "My old General Huang wants to obey the destiny and surrender to Your Majesty. I have specially ordered the young man to come and present the letter of surrender and ask Your Majesty to read it." " Huang Gai, want to surrender? Guo Jia's expression changed, and a hint of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes. "As expected" An imperceptible sneer flashed through Yuan Fang's sharp eyes. He pretended to be shocked, jumped up, and snatched the "letter of surrender" about Huang Gai from the messenger's hand. With excitement, Yuan Fang opened the letter and took a look. The letter simply said that Huang Gai, as an old minister of the Sun family, was not trusted by Sun Ce. Instead, he was pressured by a young man named Zhou Yu, and he felt very dissatisfied. Furthermore, not only was Huang Gai unable to be reused, he was humiliated by Zhou Yu a few days ago, and was even punished by Sun Ce with a rod, and suffered all the humiliation. Therefore, Huang Gai was filled with resentment and decided to submit to Yuan Fang. Every word and every sentence seems to be genuine and there are no flaws. Yuan Fang held the surrender letter in his hand and said in surprise: "Your Huang Gong overthrew the old general, are you really willing to submit to me?" The messenger who was kneeling on the ground secretly sighed and said hurriedly: "Sun Ce was defeated by your Majesty the day before yesterday. Although he knew he was outmatched, he still insisted on continuing the war with His Majesty. My general Huang accused Zhou Yu of using his troops unfavorably and advised Sun Ce to withdraw his troops and return to Wu, which angered them both. Sun Ce was provoked by Zhou Yu, so he beat my old general with a military stick in public. My general was ashamed and angry, so he made up his mind to defect to Your Majesty. He was sincere and the sun and the moon can prove it. "The messenger's words were also sharp, and he told the story of Huang Gai's suffering "sincerely". After hearing this, Yuan Fang couldn't help sighing and sighing, and he hurriedly leaned over to help the messenger up with his own hands. "I didn't expect Zhou Yu to be so intolerant and Sun Ce to be so headstrong. Huang Gong abandoned the secret and turned to the light and submitted to me. It is really a wise move. How can I not accept it." Yuan Fang showed great enthusiasm. The messenger was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Thank you for your respect, Your Majesty. My old general also said that he would use his position to secretly steal the food and grass of Cao and Sun's armies, and lead his troops to submit to him as an advance to Your Majesty. I hope your majesty will accept the gift." When Yuan Fang heard this, he was even more overjoyed and said happily: "Food and grass are important items for the army. If the Cao and Sun coalition forces hear that they have lost their food and grass, their morale will be shattered. I can take advantage of this situation. Defeat it." In excitement, Yuan Fang laughed even more, as if victory was right in front of him. Although Guo Jia next to him was a little surprised, there was some hidden worry in his expression. After laughing wildly, Yuan Fang said happily: "You should go back to the south bank quickly and tell Huang Gongfu that if he can rob the enemy's food and grass and return, he will be the first minister who contributed to my pacification of the south of the Yangtze River and the unification of the world. I will definitely do a lot of harm to him." Give him a reward." "The old general thanked your majesty for his great kindness." The messenger was very grateful and immediately expressed his gratitude to Yuan Fang. So Yuan Fang immediately rewarded the envoy generously and said to him: "You have done a good job in delivering the news. I should have kept you in the camp and treated you well. However, this matter is confidential and I am afraid that someone in the camp will leak it, so it is not convenient for you to do so." If you don't want to stay for a long time, please return to Nan'an and convey my wishes to the messenger. Once we have determined the time for his return, I will wait here for him to return." "The young man bowed his hands and bowed. With Yuan Fang's reward, he left happily. Huang Gai¡¯s envoy was sent away, and calm returned to the imperial tent. The excitement on Yuan Fang's face was still that wild smile, but it disappeared in an instant. "This Huang Gai said he would surrender to me. What do you think of Fengxiao?" Yuan Fang sat down and turned his eyes to Guo Jia, with another meaning in his eyes. Guo Jia took a sip of wine, thought for a moment, and then said: "As the messenger said, it is not impossible for Huang Gai to return and surrender, but I think it should not be underestimated, and we should contact the enemy camp's agents. We need to find out whether Huang Gai has really been beaten with a stick, and then we can know whether he is pretending to surrender." Listening to Guo Jia's words, Yuan Fang finally understood what "the authorities are confused but the bystanders are clear". In the past, Huang Gai suffered dozens of military sticks and staged a cruel trick. None of the counselors around Cao Cao saw it. Only Xu Shu, who was "in Cao Cao's camp and his heart was in Han", saw through that it was a cruel trick. Fake surrender plan. Although the Guo Jia in front of him was the best counselor in the world, because he was in authority, he thought that if Huang Gai was really punished with the rod, then his surrender would be true. Thinking of this, Yuan Fang couldn't help laughing. Guo Jia was stunned by Yuan Fang's smile. Suspicion flashed in his eyes. He couldn't figure out what he said wrong or what Yuan Fang was laughing at. The laughter suddenly stopped, and Yuan Fang asked in a deep voice: "Fengxiao, I ask you, even if Huang Gai was really punished with a stick, how would you know that he was not deliberately playing a cruel trick with Sun Ce."