Cao Cao was not very concerned about this now, and said casually: "Just go back if you go back. Anyway, the work has been done, so it is useless to stay. Usually, there is no need for so many blacksmiths in the army."

Then Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu, Liu Ye and other advisers around him, "Everyone, Fengxiao believes that Sima Hui's suggestions are not sincere for our good, but should be ill-intentioned. Everyone knows that Sima Huixian's iron chain boat is correct, does it make sense to say that Fengxiao's suspicion?"

Cao Cao actually cares about Guo Jia's health. He can see that Guo Jia's current health is problematic, but he can't find a good way to treat it. Moreover, Guo Jia is a very conceited person like Cao Cao. If you find that there is any doubt about this, you must think it clearly, otherwise he will be unable to sleep or eat, so there is no way. It can only be seen whether everyone's opinions can allow Guo Jia to rest well. Guo Jia's health is too important to Cao Cao. As long as Guo Jia is fine, even if he is defeated, Cao Cao will not have any worries, because Guo Jia can definitely help him win back.

Cheng Yu stood up and said, "Lord, I think the reason why Sima Hui offered us the iron chain plan to make a future for the scholars in Jingxiang. If they did not make corresponding contributions in the war to unify the world, then the scholars in the north and the Central Plains in the future will inevitably be suppressed by the scholars in the north and the Central Plains in the future. This should be an important consideration for Sima Hui."

After hearing this, Cao Cao continued to ask: "Then why did he write another letter to remind our army of the southeast wind? Why didn't he talk about it before?"

Cheng Yu continued: "This minister thought it was Sima Hui who didn't know how long we would fight before, so he ignored the direction of the wind. But recently he found that our decisive battle had not begun. With his familiarity with Jingxiang and his knowledge of this side, he naturally knew that the direction of the wind on the river was unpredictable, so he reminded us that if we fail, his suggestion would no longer be a merit, but would become a crime."

Then Liu Ye also expressed a similar view to Cheng Yu, which made Cao Cao feel relieved, but Xun You expressed a similar view to Guo Jia: "Lord, I think the worry of priests makes sense. First of all, I know that although this iron chain boat is beneficial, it also has its disadvantages, that is, the flexibility has been greatly reduced. However, since we do not know so much about water war, there may be some special methods to make it easier for small boats to defeat large boats; secondly, Sima Hui's purpose, I think the great families in Jingxiang now do not really want to be loyal to us. Although we have controlled their patriarchs, each family actually has many factions, so it is not really controlling them."

Xun You paused for a moment and continued, "Lord, I'm not a good idea. Liu Biao and Liu Bei were in Jingxiang for so long, so they would definitely declare to everyone that the lord is not a Han minister, but a Han thief. So in the eyes of the scholars of Jingxiang, the lord may be a thief who is a rioter like Dong Zhuo. The Liu family is naturally the representative of the Han Dynasty, so those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty will not really surrender to the lord. Then they did this not to help the lord win, but to defeat us. But what I have never understood is that this method is indeed very beneficial and cannot figure out the conspiracy behind it."

Cao Ren said, "Lord, can we underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong Navy? If the Jiangdong Navy is much worse than the iron chain of our army, then Liu Bei should not have betrayed his allies at this time, because he also knows that we will not let him go after defeating Sun Quan."

Cao Cao was also very happy after hearing Cao Ren's words and said, "Son Xiao, you really have the spirit of a general, which is very good for my Cao family. However, according to our information summary in various aspects, Sun Quan's navy was determined to have only tens of thousands of people, and the army was only more than 100,000, so the army participating in the war should not exceed 150,000. Our army now has nearly 200,000 elite troops on the boat. Besides, the army in Jiangdong cannot board the ship to fight, and their ships are limited. As long as we defeat their navy, we can arrange to build a floating bridge for the army to cross the river. Once the more than 300,000 people on our land cross the river, no matter how many of them are, we can fight."

Guo Jia said, "Lord, although we are worried, we should not worry too much. We will fight as soon as possible to avoid the long night dreams. As long as the enemy cannot attack fire, other conspiracies should not be able to reverse the strength comparison on the battlefield."

Cao Cao was happy after hearing Guo Jia's words and said, "Yes, as Fengxiao said, as long as we attack before the southeast wind blows, victory is ours, so the navy must overcome difficulties and complete the exercise within five days. Mancheng, you bring a side master to Jiangxia, I will give you 50,000 troops, and you must take Jiangxia for me."

Li Dian said happily: "Please rest assured, lord, my subordinates will complete the task."

Cao Cao said again: "Cao Ren, go back to guard Nanjun to ensure the safety of food and grass in Jutieshan, and ensure the smooth logistics supply of our army."

Cao Ren stepped out and replied: "Okay, lord, my subordinates will definitely ensure the supply of food and grass."

Cao Cao looked at everyone and said, "Okay, the rest of them will perform their duties and train their troops well. When they defeat the Sun and Liu families in one fell swoop, they will establish the great cause of unification of the world. At that time, rewards will be rewarded according to their merits, and you will definitely be indispensable for you. We will work together to build a great achievement for the unparalleled world!"

"Work together to build an unparalleled achievement!" Everyone shouted loudly.

Then Cao Cao made people understand the entire army, and let everyone work hard for a few more days and wait for a few days to finish the training of the navy, and they can scatter half of the southeastern country in one fell swoop, and then everyone can return home in glory.

Among the blacksmiths who were dismissed by Cao's army, there was a man from Qiaozhuang, a member of the Jinyiwei of Jiangdong. Of course, there might be other people, but they didn't know each other. After leaving Cao's army, this man found his own line and gave the news that Cao's army's iron chains had been completed to his superiors. After obtaining this information, the superiors also knew it was very important, so they rushed out. Soon the information reached a hundred households of the Jinyiwei, and then he drove a boat across the river and handed the information to the senior management of the Jinyiwei.

That night, Yang Ping handed over this information to Sun Quan. After Sun Quan saw this information, he knew that the decisive battle had arrived.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!