Zhuge Liang was executed that night, the sound of the cane, the announcement of the fine, and the punishment of cutting the hair, each of which made the soldiers and scribes feel a lot of affection in their hearts.
Originally, they thought that Gongzi was facing Zhuge Liang's crimes, and Gongzi was likely to favor Zhuge Liang, after all, Cao Chong's kindness to Zhuge Liang was something that the whole army knew, but what they never expected was that Cao Chong's punishment was actually heavier than death.
A fine of 10,000 yuan Ordinary people earn money that they can't earn in eight lifetimes, who has ten thousand dollars to give you Cut your hair Parents who have received hair and skin, cutting their hair is like cutting off their heads, who wants to be beheaded Among these punishments, only the cane punishment is mild, but even the mildest cane punishment can also kill people, and in front of the eyes of the whole army, Zhuge Liang was directly beaten into a coma.
Beating people to death with canes is not a new thing.
Zhuge Liang was naturally not killed, but even if he was not killed, he only had half a life left, and he would not lie down for a few months, and he would not want to recover.
Cao Chong sat on the main seat of the main tent of the Chinese army, looking at the fear in the eyes of the generals, and finally let go of the worry in his heart.
Now that the worry in his heart has passed, Cao Chong's worry is another matter.
How can we do it quickly?
Cao's army had gunpowder and mortars, but mortars actually had no effect on the shore side, and the number of mortars was too small to do any damage to those ships, so in fact, Cao Chong's side did not have the advantage of firearms.
New mortars are transported over long distances, it takes time, they are cast on the spot, there are not too many workshops and professionals, and the number of mortars built is extremely limited, and the speed is not so ideal.
But on the Koto side, the situation must be different.
Since Liu Bei and Zhou Yu had planned to let Zhuge Liang lay out the layout a long time ago, the preliminary preparations must have been very sufficient, and the pig iron prepared for more than a month and the craftsmen who were scavenged everywhere were actually quite a lot, not to mention that Jiangdong had been peaceful for a long time, unlike Jingzhou, which had just experienced the war, and it was much less difficult to find those blacksmiths.
If the Jiangdong side is allowed to figure out the structure of the mortar, in the face of Cao Chong, it will be the baptism of countless mortars, and it will be really wishful thinking to cross the river when the time comes.
Now Cao Chong does not have a single mortar, and the difficulty of crossing the river has also increased a lot.
Cao Chong's mind was uncertain, and a question suddenly appeared in his heart, that is, in Cao Chong's impression, the craftsmen and minerals collected here in Jingzhou actually cast a lot of mortars, but none of these mortars passed through his own hands, and not even one of them was brought to Xiakou.
Once, Cao Chong saw many newly cast mortars in a workshop in Wuling, and there was no reason not to give a few mortars in the Xiakou war zone Could it be that Xiakou's side is just a feint, and the real direction of attack is in Wulin Cao Chong shook his head suddenly, his head cleared up, and his eyes finally flashed brightly, Cao Chong calculated the number of troops that Cao Cao could use now, and found that it was far more than 400,000, and he could even draw out 500,000 or 600,000, that is, the 200,000 army on Cao Chong's side, for Wulin's side, it was only a small head.
Xiakou's attack was to cover the Ulin side and make a feint Cao Chong's brows furrowed and he began to think.
In fact, Cao Chong guessed quite right, but some details were wrong, those newly made mortars did not go to the Ulin Theater, the Ulin Theater was also a feint, the real place for those mortars was in the hands of the 200,000 troops who attacked by land in Changsha County, Lingling, they were the real main attackers in Cao Cao's mind, and the two battlefields on the Yangtze River, whether it was Ulin or Xiakou, were all theaters of feints.
When Zhou Yu attacked Xiakou, he was afraid that he had already figured out the reality of Xiakou, and in his eyes, he must have thought that Wulin's side was the main force of Cao's army, and Xiakou's side was just a feint.
Cao Chong clenched his hands and looked at the generals in the big tent, and his heart suddenly felt a little low.
If things are really trying to guess by yourself, whether Xia Kou's side wins or loses actually has no impact on the overall situation drink Cao Chong shook his head abruptly and threw out all these thoughts that had undermined his morale.
Regardless of whether this Xiakou theater was a feint theater in Cao Cao's mind, Cao Chong had to regard him as the main theater of Cao Cao's army Whether Xia Kou wins or loses, for Cao Jun, naturally there is not much difference, but for Cao Chong, there is a big difference between the similarities and differences If Xia Kou is defeated, it will definitely not be good news for Cao Chong.
After the defeat, Cao Chong's reputation accumulated in the army is very likely to dissipate, you must know that most of the soldiers stationed in Xiakou are Cao Chong's cronies, Cao Chong's own people, if Xiakou is defeated, then these people are not dead, I am afraid that their senses will not be much better.
And if Cao Chong can open up the situation in this so-called feint war zone, and then cross the river and approach Chaisang to the south, what will be the result?
First of all, in Cao Cao's eyes, you Cao Chong is an extraordinary person, a person who can be entrusted with the aftermath, this impression is a crucial thing for the current Cao Chong, and secondly, if Jiangdong ends in Cao Chong's hands, how will the soldiers of the Cao army view themselves The god of war is still the god of war No matter what he thinks he is, he is a hero worthy of reverence in the eyes of the generals and soldiers of Cao Jun, and since he can revere himself, it is natural for him to follow himself in the future.
The battle of Xiakou was an inconsequential battle for Cao Jun, but for Cao Chong, it was a battle that determined the fate of the future.
If he wins, the throne of the prince is beckoning to him, and if he is defeated, the thorny road ahead will grow a lot. call Cao Chong exhaled a breath of turbidity, looked at the general and strategist in the tent, and asked, "Tell me all about how to fight Jiangdong quickly now."
The generals present, you look at me, I look at you, obviously have no idea.
If there was no battle today, there would definitely be many people in the military tent who would have come to invite the battle, but after today's battle, there would have been almost no more people invited to fight. why Because the Jiangdong Navy Division is not as weak as they imagined, in the eyes of Sergeant Cao, these southerners are nothing more than barbarians, how powerful they can be But after today's war, it was a bucket of water poured on them.
The army in Jiangdong is not easy to deal with If you can't win a battle, if you can't win, you won't have military merit, and since you don't have military merit, who will come up and invite you to fight Cao Chong looked at the lifeless Chinese army tent, his eyes full of disappointment.
"The generals have been in the army for many years, don't you have anything to say?"
"This" these generals, you look at me, I look at you, and I am really speechless.
Cao Chong's face was full of disappointment, of course, they saw it in their eyes, but they had no plan in their hearts, and they couldn't speak, so there was no way to do it.
Just when Cao Chong wanted to think alone, a figure walked up.
Forbidden Yu Ban took a step forward and said to Cao Chong: "Childe, there will be a quick strategy in the end."
Quick fix Cao Chong was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said to Yu Ban: "The general has a plan in his heart, hurry up and say it, wash your ears and listen":