Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Cao Ren had considered the possibility that these piled wood might be bait, but after repeated consideration, Cao Ren was still not prepared to miss this opportunity.

With the advantages of ships and terrain, the initiative of advance and retreat was in Cao Ren's hands.

Not to mention burning all the wood, even burning part of it is good.

……

Cao Ren was preparing, and so was Zhou Yu.

The bait has been cast.

Next, we will see the game between the fisherman and the big fish, and even whether the roles will be reversed.

With the hillock turned into a swamp, Cao's army was able to observe Liu's army's movements without any cover. Zhou Yu, who was hiding in the hillock, also had a clear view of the surrounding situation.

As Cao Ren began to deploy his troops, Zhou Yu, who had been observing him carefully for a long time, could not help but exclaim in admiration.

"Cao Ren is not well-known in Cao Cao's army, but his ability to command troops is like that of a famous general and should not be underestimated."

Just like a person's temperament is often impossible to hide.

After Cao Ren began to secretly deploy his troops, the ability he displayed in commanding troops was no longer comparable to that of mediocre people.

Cao Ren not only continued to leave about 500 soldiers on the west, south and north sides of the hill, but also maintained a large network to monitor the movements without missing any.

After Cao Ren was ready to start the military operation, he commanded 2,500 soldiers to divide into five ship formations, which in turn formed an overall formation.

Therefore, Zhou Yu easily judged that Cao Ren was not only knowledgeable about military affairs, but also had a lot of research on battle formations.

The seemingly crude fleet formation, while highlighting Cao Ren's lack of familiarity with naval warfare, was also in line with the principles of formation.

Even though Zhou Yu believed that this fleet formation had many flaws and could be broken head-on with just one thousand naval forces and corresponding ships, it was enough to make Zhou Yu pay more attention to Cao Ren.

While Zhou Yu was observing from the sidelines, Cao Ren launched a surprise attack on the wood placed all over the hill.

While leaving a thousand men behind to provide support, they were divided into three directions, approaching the hill and firing rockets at the wood from a distance.

Even though Liu Jun blew the enemy attack horn as soon as he discovered Cao Ren, Liu Jun, whose morale was low, also fought back by shooting arrows sporadically on the shore.

However, Cao Ren had already put up wooden boards on the boats or had his soldiers raise shields to provide protection, so the damage caused by these scattered projectiles was quite limited.

On the contrary, the stacked wood targets were extremely obvious.

Even though Qingzhou is suffering from a flood now, the climate is actually the clear and cool autumn season, and the chopped wood was hit by rockets and would almost catch fire at any time.

The development of the situation was exactly what Cao Ren, who was observing closely on the rear ship, had expected.

Part of the wood piled on the hill was ignited in the blink of an eye.

Faced with this situation, Liu's army trapped on the hill seemed quite confused. Some of them continued to fight back sporadically, while others seemed to try to put out the fire under the curses and urgings of the officers.

As thick smoke from the burning wood gradually formed, Cao Ren couldn't help but become excited, but he remained cautious and directed the boats to change direction and continue the raid in an attempt to burn as much wood as possible quickly.

Cao Ren's goal was quite clear from the beginning to the end, which was to quickly burn the wood piled on the hill and prevent the enemy from escaping in large numbers at night holding on to the drifting wood.

And when Cao Ren commanded his troops to change direction, the second batch of wood was slowly lit.

Zhou Yu, who was hiding in the hills, felt that the time was right. He subconsciously tightened the hilt of his sword, turned around and said to Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao and other generals behind him. "Everyone, no matter what happens along the way, please act according to the plan. Whether the 20,000 soldiers can survive depends on the current opportunity."

At this moment, veteran generals such as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Zu Mao looked at Zhou Yu with complicated expressions.

Before this, Cheng Pu and others relied on their seniority and status, and their attitude towards Zhou Yu was more out of consideration for Sun Ce's face, so they maintained due respect.

However, Cheng Pu and others always believed that Zhou Yu was just a young boy who was given important positions only because of his relationship with Sun Ce.

However, when Zhou Yu was really preparing to implement this plan himself, Cheng Pu and other generals could not help but admire him.

Immediately, Zu Mao stood up, stopped Zhou Yu who was about to turn around and leave, and pleaded.

"Sir, you are a scholar, and the situation under the river is complicated, with undercurrents from time to time. If someone who is not a good swimmer falls into the water, his life may be in danger."

"Why don't you let me carry out this plan, while you stay in the center of the army and coordinate all parties?"

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on his handsome face.

Before this, veteran generals such as Zu Mao always addressed Zhou Yu by his given name.

Being respectfully addressed as "Sir" was the first time Zhou Yu enjoyed such treatment.

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However, the smile on Zhou Yu's face quickly turned into determination, and said.

"There is no need to discuss this matter any further. No one else can replace me. Only if I take the risk myself can Cao Ren be convinced."

"Don't look at me, Zhou Yu, as a scholar. My ability to swim is definitely not inferior to anyone else. The sword in my hand..."

Zhou Yu suddenly drew the sword from his waist and said sternly.

"We are not inferior to others. We can definitely carve out a way out for the 20,000 soldiers."

Immediately, Zhou Yu strode towards the shore, accompanied by thousands of loyal soldiers selected from the army.

"How dare you, thief!"

Zhou Yu rushed out with a sword in hand, staring at Cao's army on the water not far away with an angry look.

Zhou Yu appeared and frequently commanded the other soldiers around him to try their best to put out the fire, but under the suppression of arrows shot from time to time by Cao's army in the water, the fire continued to grow.

"Soldiers, follow me to charge and stop Cao the thief."

In full view of the public, Zhou Yu led thousands of his loyal men and either dragged out a piece of wood or simply relied on their swimming skills to rush into the water, heading straight in the direction of the boats that Cao's army was riding.

"How dare that fellow do that?"

Cao Ren was shocked by Zhou Yu's behavior at first, and then he couldn't help but show an expression of ecstasy, realizing that this young boy must have been completely angry and actually did such an unwise move.

Seeing Zhou Yu leading thousands of soldiers into the water one after another, they continued to approach Cao's army.

Cao Ren did not hesitate to command the boats deployed in the front to retreat a little, while continuously shooting arrows at the targets in the water.

At the same time, Cao Ren secretly mobilized the boats on both wings to disperse to the side, apparently intending to capture Zhou Yu alive.

As long as Zhou Yu is captured, and Liu Jun's food and grass are running out, it is possible to force these 20,000 elite troops to surrender on the spot. (End of this chapter)