"Good. Good. Old General Huang is really magnanimous. " Zhuge Liang couldn't help but admire this Old Jiang Huang Gai. Zhuge Liang could see the killing intent in Huang Gai's eyes. This Huang Gai really wanted to kill him. Zhuge Liang also knew that this was related to Han Dang's injury. It seems like Huang Gai and Han Dang's relationship was very good. This was the reason why Huang Gai went against Zhuge Liang after Zhuge Liang entered the Jiangdong Barracks. A military wager. All of these people wanted to kill him.
But now, Huang Gai had let go of this hatred. It was easy to pick up hatred but hard to let go of it. You must know that Han Dang and Huang Gai's relationship was closer than blood brothers. They could be considered as close relatives. If someone almost took your life, would you let go of your hatred so easily? However, Huang Gai drank that pot of tea. This meant that he had let go of his hatred and would not find trouble with Zhuge Liang anymore.
The reason was because Zhuge Liang wanted to assist Jiangdong's Little Conqueror Sun Ce. Jiangdong's Little Conqueror Sun Ce was his lord. Sun Ce was willing to let go of his hatred for someone who could help his lord. How could such a person not be admirable? Sacrificing himself for the greater good.
"Humph!" Huang Gai coldly snorted. Although the hatred for Han Dang's injury was big, it could not be compared to the Lord's great undertaking. Huang Gai can be considered as a senior member of the Sun Family for two generations. When he was with Sun Jian, Huang Gai sold his life to the Sun Family. For Sun Jian, Huang Gai dared to risk his life. After Sun Jian died in battle, Huang Gai watched Sun Ce grow up. For Jiangdong's foundation, Huang Gai regarded Sun Ce as more important than Sun Ce. Seeing Sun Ce grow up day by day, Huang Gai's heart was very pleased. He heard that Zhuge Liang wanted to help Jiangdong. He also knew Zhuge Liang's talent. This Zhuge Liang was not inferior to Governor Zhou Yu. One must know that even Governor Zhou Yu could not do anything to the Jingzhou Navy commanded by Zhuge Liang. Han Dang's injury was not because Han Dang was useless but because Zhuge Liang was too strong.
Once Zhuge Liang joined Jiangdong's army, Jiangdong's army would reach a peak. Huang Gai could see this.
It was because of this that Huang Gai let go of his personal grudges for the sake of his lord's cause.
"Old General Huang, are you not afraid of the poison in the tea?" Zhuge Liang smiled and asked Huang Gai.
"Poison?" Huang Gai was stunned and maintained his vigilance. However, when he saw Zhuge Liang's indifferent smile, Huang Gai became cold. "If there is poison, I will poison you to death first!" Although Huang Gai let go of his personal grudges, his tone was not polite to Zhuge Liang. He was the one who poured the tea. How could he not know if there was poison? Would Huang Gai poison himself to death? Moreover, Zhuge Liang and the little attendant had drunk the tea before. If there was poison, then everyone would drink it together.
"Haha, Old General Huang, you really know how to joke. I would like to ask Old General Huang, do you like people who tell the truth or people who tell lies?" Zhuge Liang looked at Huang Gai. Huang Gai can be considered as a straightforward person.
"I don't like people like you, Zhuge Liang!" Huang Gai did not hide his disgust for Zhuge Liang.
"But I am a person who speaks the truth!" Zhuge Liang helplessly shook his head. He wanted to take a sip of the tea but suddenly remembered something and put it down.
"Me?" Huang Gai was about to say something rude to Zhuge Liang. However, he suddenly touched his forehead and felt dizzy. How could it be? "Poison?"
"Haha, Old General Huang, I have already told you that there is poison in the tea! But why don't you believe me? "Zhuge Liang said regretfully.
"How could it be? How could it be? " Huang Gai could not believe it. He personally poured the tea and put in the tea leaves. After that, he personally watched Zhuge Liang drink the tea. Who said that Huang Gai was not vigilant? He only drank the tea when he saw Zhuge Liang and his servant drinking it. Who would have thought that there was poison in the tea?
"Haha." Zhuge Liang laughed. He did not explain anything to Huang Gai because even if he did, Huang Gai would not listen. Huang Gai had already fainted and fell on the table.
"Huang Gai, Huang Gai!" Zhuge Liang looked at the fainted Huang Gai and shook his head. "Wu Hui, go and put away the tea set!" Zhuge Liang said to the attendant beside him.
However, after talking for a while, the attendant called Wu Hui did not move. Zhuge Liang turned his head and asked. "What's wrong? Wu Hui! "
"This, sir, this, this tea?" Wu Hui stammered. No one knew what he was trying to say. Zhuge Liang was also not very clear. However, when he saw what Wu Hui was pointing at, he laughed. It turned out that Wu Hui was afraid that the tea over there was poison. After all, both of them drank it.
"Wu Hui, do you think that Mister will harm you?" Zhuge Liang asked indifferently.
"Why would Mister harm me?" Wu Hui quickly shook his hand. This Wu Hui had been following Zhuge Liang for a long time. When Zhuge Liang was young, Wu Hui was by Zhuge Liang's side. After that, when Zhuge Liang traveled the world, Wu Hui could be said to be Zhuge Liang's confidant. Wu Hui naturally did not think that Zhuge Liang would harm him.
"Then why are you still so suspicious?" Zhuge Liang said to Wu Hui with a smile.
"But why is this teapot fine when we drank it but Huang Gai became like this after drinking it?" Wu Hui was very puzzled.
"Go and pour the tea. Then, open the bottom of the teapot and take a good look!" Zhuge Liang pointed at the teapot and asked Wu Hui to pour the tea and take a good look.
"Yes!" Wu Hui nodded and walked forward. The teapot was on the table. Although Huang Gai took a big gulp, he did not drink it all. Wu Hui picked up the teapot and wanted to look at the bottom of the teapot. However, he could not understand it. "Mister, what is this?"
"Pour the tea first!" Zhuge Liang said to Wu Hui.
"Yes!" Wu Hui picked up the teapot and tipped it to let the rest of the tea flow out.
"What's the secret?" Naturally, there were tea leaves in the teapot. It was impossible to pour all the tea out in one go. Therefore, Wu Hui poured the teapot for Zhuge Liang. When he poured the tea out, Wu Hui's eyes suddenly widened.
A double-layered opening was exposed. "This, this is?"
"This teapot is double-layered!" Zhuge Liang explained. Usually, when drinking tea, only one layer would be exposed. Under the handle of the teapot, there was a button. If you press it, the other layer would appear.
The tea that Zhuge Liang and the rest drank was the real tea on the first layer. The other layer was the tea that Huang Gai drank. Zhuge Liang pressed the button in the middle and the two layers merged together. Originally, there was a knockout drug inside. After soaking in the outer layer, the entire teapot became a knockout drug.
Huang Gai drank more than half of the teapot in one breath. Originally, with Huang Gai's body, he could resist some of the knockout drug's effect. However, he drank more than half of the teapot. This saved Zhuge Liang a lot of trouble. Zhuge Liang kept a small crossbow in his sleeve.
"Hehe, I knew that Mister had a good plan!" Wu Hui licked his face and kept Zhuge Liang's teapot.
"Old man, who told you to be fierce to our Mister? Who told you to bet with our Mister? Serves you right to be a servant and drink knockout drug!" Wu Hui was not polite to Huang Gai. He went up and kicked him twice. Although Huang Gai was unconscious, he still had some consciousness. After being kicked a few times, he subconsciously snorted. Wu Hui, on the other hand, was frightened out of his wits.
"Wu Hui, do not be rude!" Zhuge Liang looked at his errand boy and could not help but frown. Zhuge Liang opened a window of the ship and looked at the Yangtze River. "It is time for us to leave."
"What about Mister?" Wu Hui asked Zhuge Liang. Huang Gai was unconscious. Huang Gai was a valiant general of the Jiangdong Navy. Many people in Jingzhou had died in his hands.
Wu Hui was once from Jiangxia. He was sold as a servant because his village was destroyed during the war between Jiangdong and Jingzhou. Therefore, the Jiangdong Navy did not have a good impression of him.
If Huang Gai was awake, Wu Hui would not be able to do anything to him. But now that he was unconscious, Wu Hui could not help but have an idea. Killing Huang Gai would be as easy as turning his hand. He did not even need a weapon. He only needed to break the porcelain on the side and slide it on Huang Gai's neck. Then, this valiant general of Jiangdong, a minister of two generations of the Sun family, would have to meet his old lord, Gongsun Jian.
Zhuge Liang was also tempted. Huang Gai was not like Han Dang. Han Dang was easy to deal with because although he was brave, he was stubborn and did not know how to adapt. Zhuge Liang could kill such a person with a pinch of his finger. This time, Han Dang was lucky and was seriously injured. If he was still in the Jiangdong Navy, Zhuge Liang would be able to break through the Jiangdong Navy. But Huang Gai was different. This person was not inferior to Han Dang in terms of bravery and might even be better. Moreover, this person liked to read military books. Zhou Yu even lamented that General Huang Gai was the pillar of Jiangdong. If he killed Sun Ce, he would at least lose an arm. If Jiangdong lost an arm, it would naturally be a huge loss. For Zhuge Liang, this was definitely a good thing. Therefore, Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with killing intent. Looking at his master's appearance, Wu Hui was ready to break the porcelain. It looked like this generation of Jiangdong's valiant general was about to die.
"Forget it, Wu Hui!" Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and said to his servant.
"Master?" Wu Hui did not understand. Now was a good opportunity to kill Huang Gai without wasting a single soldier. It would be difficult to kill Huang Gai on the battlefield. At least, they would need a general of the same level or they could use a pile of heads. According to Huang Gai's ability, he was definitely one of their greatest enemies.
"Oh, after this battle, how much fighting power will the Jiangdong Army have?" Although Zhuge Liang was talking to Wu Hui, it seemed more like he was talking to himself, as if he was trying to convince himself.
"But!" Wu Hui wanted to say something but was stopped by Zhuge Liang. "Wu Hui, let's go. It is time. "
"Yes!" Wu Hui could only nod his head. After all, Zhuge Liang had a lot of prestige beside Wu Hui.
"Let's go!" Wu Hui was about to open the window. "Master, you first!" Wu Hui said to Zhuge Liang.
"Huh?" Zhuge Liang looked at Wu Hui with a puzzled expression.
"Master, aren't we going to escape?" Wu Hui said to Zhuge Liang. "Master, you walk in front. I will support you!" Wu Hui said to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang realized that Wu Hui wanted to climb through the window. Zhuge Liang touched his forehead. "There is no need to go through the window. Why not go through the door? " “
"Ahhh!" Wu Hui was stunned. What is this situation? You want to escape? You don't want to go through the window, but you want to go through the door?
"Haha, Wu Hui, let me teach you. If there is a door, don't go through the window!" Zhuge Liang laughed out loud. Then, he opened the door and walked out under Wu Hui's astonished gaze.
This made Wu Hui tremble in fear. You must know that Zhuge Liang's warship was the enemy's warship. They were in the enemy's camp. How could they just walk out like that? There was also a Jiangdong Navy general in the room who had been drugged by them. If they were discovered, the master and servant would not be able to escape.
Wu Hui was trembling with fear as he walked. However, Zhuge Liang was very calm on the other side.
He looked at his teacher and suddenly widened his eyes. Because Zhuge Liang was talking and laughing with some of the soldiers on the warship. He even pointed to the inside of the house.
Wu Hui stared at Zhuge Liang because Zhuge Liang actually pointed inside the house. Due to the urgency of the situation, Wu Hui did not have the time to cover up the unconscious Huang Gai. How could Zhuge Liang point at Huang Gai and chat with the lieutenant? Is he not afraid of being discovered?
"Wu Hui, what are you doing? Come over here!" Zhuge Liang shouted at Wu Hui.
"Ah ah ah, yes, yes!" When Wu Hui heard his master calling him, his calf and stomach stopped shaking. Step by step, he walked towards Zhuge Liang.
"This is General Liu. This is my errand boy, Wu Hui!" Zhuge Liang laughed and shouted at the lieutenant.
"Liu, General Liu!" Wu Hui struggled to squeeze out a smile as he greeted Lieutenant Liu.
"Brother Wu Hui! Please don't call me General. I am just a lieutenant! " This Lieutenant Liu was also very polite. He even cupped his fists to Wu Hui, who was just a page boy. This showed how much he valued him.
"Reporting, reporting, lieutenant. Momo is ready!" A Jiangdong Army soldier ran over and reported to the lieutenant.
"Then I will take my leave!" Zhuge Liang smiled and shouted at the lieutenant. "General Liu, I will take my leave!"
"Take care, Mister! Let me send you off personally. "The captain surnamed Liu hurriedly returned the salute. While the two were being polite, the lieutenant was very friendly towards Zhuge Liang.
"Let's go, Wu Hui!" Zhuge Liang looked at Wu Hui. Wu Hui was still stunned. Zhuge Liang patted Wu Hui's shoulder and he finally reacted.
He followed behind Zhuge Liang like a block of wood. He could not believe his eyes because the lieutenant was too enthusiastic. His enthusiasm made Wu Hui feel afraid.
"General Liu, you don't have to send me off. You and I will meet again!" Zhuge Liang cupped his fist towards the lieutenant.
"Of course, of course. Please take care of me in the future!" The lieutenant was simply flattering.
"Well said, well said! General Liu, we will meet again! "Zhuge Liang said and brought Wu Hui to the small carriage and left the ship.
"S-Sir! You are? Lieutenant Liu? " Wu Hui only dared to speak after Lieutenant Liu left. That Lieutenant Liu was too strange. He actually prepared a ship for them to leave? Moreover, he was so friendly towards Zhuge Liang and personally sent him to the small boat. Could it be this Lieutenant Liu? Wu Hui started to think.
"This Lieutenant Liu is the real Marquis Wu Sun Ce's subordinate!" Zhuge Liang seemed to have seen through Wu Hui's thoughts and said to him.
"Ah, how, how can that be?" Wu Hui looked at his teacher in confusion.
"Haha, what is the most important thing for a general?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"The most important thing for a general?" Wu Hui was not a person who did not know anything. He had been by Zhuge Liang's side for a long time and knew some things. After all, he had been influenced by Zhuge Liang. Even if he had not eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. Wu Hui thought for a while and said, "The most important thing for a general should be military achievements!"
"Oh, my Wu Hui is not bad! You actually hit the nail on the head! "Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
"This is all thanks to teacher's teachings!" Wu Hui was also a little shy. He had been by Zhuge Liang's side for a long time, so naturally, he would also think about it.
"Military achievements, it is indeed all military achievements!" Zhuge Liang said very indifferently. "Military achievements are what a general wants. However, military achievements for a general are also for fame and fortune! This Lieutenant Liu has been risking his life on the battlefield and has only earned a thousand men at most. With his ability, it will be difficult for him to improve any further. However, if he has the help of a noble person, it will be different. "
"Noble person? Could it be you? "
"Haha, of course!" Zhuge Liang explained to Wu Hui. The reason why Lieutenant Liu was so polite to Zhuge Liang was because Zhuge Liang had misunderstood him. He misunderstood that Zhuge Liang was about to join the Jiangdong Navy. Zhou Yu and the others were trying to recruit Zhuge Liang, so how could these subordinates not see it?
Zhuge Liang was just pushing the boat with the current. Originally, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had arranged a lot of bodyguards around Zhuge Liang. In name, they were there to protect Zhuge Liang, but in reality, they were there to monitor Zhuge Liang. Therefore, Zhuge Liang had to send these bodyguards away. Otherwise, if one of them became suspicious, Zhuge Liang and his servant would not be able to escape.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang was preparing to send these bodyguards away. Huang Gai jumped out at the right time. Zhuge Liang had considered the bet between Huang Gai and himself. Zhuge Liang first showed weakness to the enemy and let the people in the army see that Zhuge Liang was captured. This showed Sun Ce's strictness and made the soldiers nod their heads. This way, when Zhuge Liang turned the tables, Huang Gai would fulfill the bet and become Zhuge Liang's servant for a few days.
When Huang Gai was by Zhuge Liang's side, there was no need for the bodyguards to monitor him. This was because Huang Gai's strength was much stronger than the bodyguards. This was why Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were so relieved.
However, he did not expect that Huang Gai, who was experienced in Jianghu, would be schemed against by Zhuge Liang. A double-decker teapot would make Huang Gai faint in the room.
After asking Huang Gai, Zhuge Liang could act as he pleased.
"Eh? Why is that small Suanni heading towards the river bank? " Zhou Yu looked at the Suanni warship on the surface of the river with a puzzled expression. Most of the Suanni warships were heading towards the river bank.
"Maybe they have something important to do!" A deputy general was covering for him. In fact, even in the Jiangdong Navy, there was a type of person who had connections. These people came from noble families and entered the army with the help of their elders.
Of course, one could not expect these people to be capable. There were some who were capable. For example, Lu Su, Bu Lu, and the others were all capable people. Their talents could even make people fear them. However, even more capable people, especially generals, came from the common people who risked their lives. Taishi Ci, Lu Meng, Han Dang, and Huang Gai all started out as common people. Only people like them dared to fight.
Most of the descendants of landowning households were like flowers in a greenhouse. They were fine if they were asked to walk dogs or fight cocks. However, when it came to fighting a war, they were far from being stupid. They knew that swords and sabers had no eyes on the battlefield. If they were to die, wouldn't the huge wealth behind them be taken advantage of by others?
Therefore, these children of landowning households were usually quite stable in the army. However, once there was a cruel battle, they would hide as much as they could. If they didn't have a stomachache, they would be sick. After all, they were all here to gain experience, so it didn't matter. The generals were also happy to see this. This was because once a landowning household's child died on the battlefield, the trouble would not be small. Moreover, this group of young master soldiers would drag their allies down.
If the war was won, then they would naturally have a share of the merit. If they lost, then they would not join the army.
Just like that, it became a hidden rule to eliminate some young masters in the army before the war.
The vice general clearly thought that Xiao Suan was one of the retreating young master soldiers.
It was clear that Zhou Yu wasn't someone who would be perfunctory. He knew about these young master soldiers. After all, if one wanted to gain the support of the landowning households, they would have to give up these benefits. These young master soldiers would be able to become officials after staying in the army for a year or so. But generally speaking, these young master soldiers would have retreated before the departure. They would not follow the fleet.
Zhou Yu was just about to order his subordinates to send Suan Ni to investigate when suddenly, a messenger shouted. The war drums soon roared. "Everyone, prepare to meet the enemy!"
Another fleet came out from the Yangtze River. This fleet was the Yangzhou Navy's fleet. Although this fleet was small, only having 20 warships, and two of them were injured, the enemy had almost 400 warships. But the Yangzhou Navy still came out. Whether they could win or not was one thing, but whether they fought or not was another.
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