Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

At this moment, the expressions on Sun Ce and Taishi Ci's faces undoubtedly darkened by another three degrees.

Moreover, their hearts became increasingly panicked as they realized that the Yellow River's flood was not only inundating Jinan, but also Langya, and even the entire Xu Province.

Sun Ce couldn't help but question again, "Is this true? Do you have any evidence?"

"Of course, of course..."

Seeing Sun Ce's gaze that seemed to want to devour him alive on the spot, Cheng Yu had no choice but to stall, even though he had no evidence.

Suddenly, Cheng Yu thought of something and, enduring the constant, sharp pain from his wrist, hurriedly said,

"Xun Yu started preparing all of this half a year in advance, originally intending to deal with Marquis Guoshi."

"What?" Sun Ce almost thought he had misheard.

Cheng Yu continued to explain.

"Xun Yu believed that the one who could be trusted by Liu Bei to lead a large army into Qing Province would definitely be Marquis Guoshi."

"It's just that the situation changed, and ultimately deviated from Xun Yu's expectations. Marquis Guoshi did not come to Qing Province, but instead led a large army to attack Yu Province."

"However, all the preparations to deal with Marquis Guoshi had already been completed. Once Marquis Guoshi set foot in Jinan, he would be doomed to die there."

"And whether Marquis Guoshi died or was captured, it would inevitably enrage Liu Huangshu, who would likely spare no effort to avenge Marquis Guoshi, even to the point of using all his troops."

"Therefore, the Yellow River's water flooding into Xu Province is the natural barrier that Xun Yu set up to stop Liu Huangshu."

Perhaps in terms of ability, Cheng Yu was significantly inferior to Xun Yu.

However, as an insider, Cheng Yu had witnessed many of Xun Yu's arrangements, and it was not difficult to deduce Xun Yu's various plans.

After Cheng Yu revealed his deductions of Xun Yu's schemes one by one, Sun Ce, in addition to being shocked and angry, felt extremely fortunate.

'Fortunately, Teacher did not come to Qing Province, did not enter Jinan, otherwise, it would have been dangerous!'

At this moment, Sun Ce finally believed more than 70% of what Cheng Yu had said.

If all of this was aimed at Li Ji from the beginning, then everything would make sense.

Xun Yu wanted to use the Yellow River's water to eliminate Teacher, a major enemy, and also block the Lord from leading troops to avenge Teacher by flooding Langya, thereby buying Cao Cao a lot of time.

Moreover, if Teacher died, without Teacher's prestige to stabilize the Lord's internal affairs, the Lord's internal affairs might become chaotic.

At that time, the general trend of the world would undoubtedly change dramatically, gradually benefiting Cao Cao.

Cheng Yu obviously couldn't have come up with such a complex and vast plan on the spur of the moment, so in Sun Ce's eyes, it was very likely to be the truth.

However, how could this torrential Yellow River water be stopped?

At this point, Sun Ce also understood how dire the current situation was.

Not only was the army led by Sun Ce trapped, and the people of Jinan were suffering, but if this continued, the Yellow River would continue to flow south into Langya, destroying farmland and houses.

Langya and Donghai Commandery had already experienced a sharp decline in population due to Cao's army moving south. Once the farmland was hit again at this time, the manpower, material resources, and time required to recover would increase dramatically.

Even, if Cao賊 (Cao's Bandit) became ruthless and never blocked the Yellow River breach, the torrential Yellow River might flow all the way south along Langya, directly into Xia Pi, completely dragging the originally prosperous Xu Province into the abyss.

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Meanwhile, in Zouping City, a relatively high-lying area on the eastern side of Jinan, Cao Ren looked at the rising water level outside the city from afar, his expression slightly complicated.

Cao Ren had not been in Zouping City for long after leading three thousand soldiers to take over the city's defenses. When checking various supplies in the city, he found that there were more than two hundred light boats of various types stored in the city.

Just as Cao Ren was wondering why there were so many light boats stored in Zouping City and was about to investigate.

That night, torrential river water rose outside the city.

Zouping City was not affected by the disaster due to its terrain.

But at this moment, how could Cao Ren not understand the purpose of those boats?

By this calculation, it was self-evident where the torrential Yellow River water came from.

At this point, Cao Ren also understood Xun Yu's true purpose in stationing him in Zouping City, which was undoubtedly to clean up the mess in Jinan.

Now, most of Jinan would gradually turn into a swamp. Without the help of boats, it would be impossible to move an inch.

Even if the 20,000 elite soldiers led by Sun Ce were not completely destroyed by the flood, the remaining troops must be trapped somewhere and unable to move.

"General, the boats are ready and can depart at any time."

When a guard came to report from behind, Cao Ren's eyes narrowed, casting aside the slight melancholy that arose in his heart, and instead ordered to set off immediately.

Sun Ce led 20,000 elite soldiers into Jinan in a swaggering manner, and the direction and route of the march were not concealed too much, and it was impossible to completely conceal it.

Therefore, Cao Ren could easily determine the approximate location of the 20,000 enemy elite troops.

Soon, more than two hundred light boats of various sizes, under the command of Cao Ren, maintained a general formation and slowly moved.

Along the way, floating corpses could be seen from time to time on the turbid water surface. Some small cities near the Yellow River and in low-lying areas were directly submerged.

When the Cao army led by Cao Ren passed by, some people who survived by avoiding the water on the high walls of the city could not help but cheer excitedly and ask for help.

Many Cao soldiers who were born and raised in Qing Province could not help but feel compassion when they heard the familiar local accent asking for help.

Some grassroots officers and soldiers asked Cao Ren to order disaster relief.

It's just that Cao Ren understood what was important and urgent. There were more than 100,000 disaster-stricken people in Jinan, which Cao Ren could not save at all.

Moreover, Cao Ren was even more aware that as a general, he could not have the benevolence of a woman. The right thing to do was to quickly find the enemy troops who had invaded Jinan, eliminate a confidant's trouble for the Lord, and ensure the safety of Qing Province.

"The government has made other arrangements for the disaster-stricken people of Jinan, so we don't need to worry about it."

Cao Ren refused the requests of all the officers and soldiers with these words, and then ordered to speed up the rowing speed to find the enemy's location.

And Cao Ren's judgment was not wrong. After a day and night of searching, he soon found the 20,000 soldiers trapped on a small hill.

However, what made Cao Ren's expression a little dignified was that this enemy army was not the remnants of soldiers who had suffered a flood as expected.

On the contrary, although the sudden flood had a very serious impact on morale.

However, after calming down, Zhou Yu also understood that Cao's army would inevitably arrange a follow-up to pursue and kill them.

Therefore, on this hill surrounded by a swamp, Zhou Yu used limited resources to temporarily build several arrow towers and watchtowers around.

The mere existence of these arrow towers made Cao Ren dare not act rashly for a while, let alone launch an active attack on this hill.

At the same time that Cao Ren discovered the army led by Zhou Yu, the watchtower also discovered the boats on the water and quickly notified Zhou Yu.

(End of this chapter)