Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

At this moment, the expressions of Sun Ce, Taishi Ci and others undoubtedly became even uglier.

He became more and more panicked, realizing that the Yellow River would flood not only Jinan State, but also Langya State, and even the entire Xuzhou.

Sun Ce couldn't help but ask again. "Are you serious? Do you have any evidence?"

“Naturally, naturally…”

Looking at Sun Ce's eyes that seemed to want to eat him alive on the spot, Cheng Yu could only delay even if he had no evidence.

Suddenly, Cheng Yu thought of something, and while enduring the severe pain coming from his wrist, he quickly spoke.

"Xun Yu started preparing all this half a year in advance. He originally wanted to deal with the national scholar."

"What?" Sun Ce almost thought he had heard it wrong.

Cheng Yu went on to explain.

"Xun Yu believed that anyone who could be trusted by Liu Bei to lead the army to attack Qingzhou must be a great scholar."

"However, the situation did not turn out as Xun Yu had expected. The Marquis of Guoshi did not come to Qingzhou, but led his army to attack Yuzhou."

"But we have already made all the preparations to deal with Guo Shihou. Once Guo Shihou sets foot in Jinan, he will die here."

"Whether Guo Shihou is killed or captured, it will inevitably lead to the wrath of Liu Huangshu, who will probably not hesitate to use all his troops to avenge Guo Shihou."

"Therefore, the water of the Yellow River pouring into Xuzhou was the natural barrier set up by Xun Yu to stop Emperor Liu."

Perhaps in terms of ability, there is a clear gap between Cheng Yu and Xun Yu.

But as an insider, Cheng Yu had seen many of Xun Yu's arrangements, so it was not difficult for him to deduce Xun Yu's plans.

When Cheng Yu told Sun Ce all the inferences about Xun Yu's plan, Sun Ce was shocked and angry, but also felt extremely lucky.

"Fortunately, the teacher has not yet arrived in Qingzhou or entered Jinan State, otherwise it would be dangerous!"

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

If all this was directed at Li Ji, then it would all make sense.

Xun Yu wanted to use the water of the Yellow River to get rid of his teacher, a great enemy, and to flood the Langya Kingdom to prevent his lord from leading the army to avenge his teacher, thus buying a lot of time for Cao Cao.

Moreover, once the teacher dies, without the teacher's reputation to stabilize the lord's internal affairs, chaos may break out within the lord's ranks.

By then, the general situation in the world will undoubtedly change dramatically and gradually favor Cao Cao.

It was obviously impossible for Cheng Yu to come up with such a complex and huge plan on the spur of the moment, so in Sun Ce's eyes it was very likely the truth.

But how can we stop the surging Yellow River?

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

Not only was the army led by Sun Ce in trouble, but the people of Jinan were also suffering. If the situation continued to be delayed, the water of the Yellow River would flow all the way south into Langya State, destroying farmland and damaging houses.

The population of Langya State and Donghai County had already dropped sharply due to the southward advance of Cao's army. Once the arable land was hit again during this period, the manpower, material resources and time required to recover would increase dramatically.

Even more, if Cao Cao was determined not to block the gap in the Yellow River, the surging Yellow River water might flow from north to south along the Langya State and directly into the Xia Pi State, completely dragging the originally prosperous Xuzhou into the abyss.

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At the same time, in Zouping City, a city located on a high terrain to the east of Jinan State, Cao Ren looked at the rising water level in the low-lying areas outside the city from afar, with a slightly complicated expression. Cao Ren led 3,000 soldiers to Zouping City to take over the city defense. When he checked the various supplies in the city, he found that there were more than 200 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 planning to investigate.

That night, a raging river flooded 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?
Based on this calculation, it is self-evident where the surging Yellow River water comes from.

At this point, Cao Ren also understood the real purpose of Xun Yu's having him station troops in Zouping City, which was undoubtedly to clean up the remnants of the Jinan State.

Now, most of Jinan State will gradually turn into a swamp. Without the help of boats, it will be impossible to move forward.

Even if the 20,000 elite troops 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 his personal guards came to report, Cao Ren's eyes narrowed, and he threw away the melancholy in his heart and gave the order to set off immediately.

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Sun Ce led 20,000 elite troops and marched into Jinan in a swaggering manner. The direction and route of his march were not concealed at all, and it was impossible to cover it up completely.

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

Soon, more than 200 large and small light boats, under the command of Cao Ren, maintained a general formation and moved slowly.

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

When Cao's army led by Cao Ren passed by, some civilians who were hiding from the water on the high places of the city walls could not help but jump for joy and shouted for help.

Many Cao's soldiers who were born and raised in Qingzhou couldn't help but feel sympathy when they heard the familiar cry for help in their hometown accent.

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

However, Cao Ren understood what was important and what was not. The number of people affected by the disaster in Jinan State was more than a hundred thousand, and it was simply not something Cao Ren could save.

Moreover, Cao Ren knew even better that a general should not be too soft-hearted. He should quickly find the enemy troops that had invaded Jinan State, eliminate a major threat to his lord, and ensure the safety of Qingzhou.

"The government has made other arrangements for the people of Jinan who have been affected by the disaster. We don't need to worry about it."

With these words, Cao Ren rejected all the requests of the generals and officers, and then ordered them to speed up the rowing to find the enemy.

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

However, what made Cao Ren look somewhat solemn was that this enemy army was not the remnants of the defeated army that had suffered a flood as expected.

On the contrary, the sudden flood dealt a severe blow to morale.

But after Zhou Yu calmed down, he realized that Cao's army must have made a backup plan to chase and kill him.

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

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

At the same time Cao Ren discovered the army led by Zhou Yu, the lookout tower also discovered the extra boats on the water and quickly notified Zhou Yu. (End of this chapter)