Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 736: Solve an urgent need

"Zhou Yu?!"

Cao Ren exclaimed in disbelief.

"How can you still be alive?"

Cao Ren had clearly witnessed Zhou Yu, who was shot by an arrow and sunk into the water, but now he appeared alive before his eyes.

Zhou Yu did not answer Cao Ren's question. He put one hand on the sword at his waist and swung the other hand forward.

Suddenly, a rain of arrows rose into the air from behind Zhou Yu, flashing blinding cold light in the dark night, and when they fell into Cao's army, they splashed large amounts of blood and caused bursts of wailing and screaming.

"retreat!"

"Get out!"

Cao Ren shuddered and quickly came to his senses. He protected his vitals with a huge shield in one hand and quickly commanded Cao's army to retreat to the shore.

"Can you leave?"

Zhou Yu said this in a low voice and did not issue a second order. Instead, he quietly watched the battle in front of him.

The bait prepared for Cao Ren was never those woods.

From the very beginning, Zhou Yu used himself as bait to lure Cao Ren out of the water.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but secretly press his right chest with his palm. The tearing pain continued to come, making Zhou Yu's face turn pale.

Even though Zhou Yu was wearing soft armor inside at that time, he placed a blood bag made from a horse's bladder in the gap between the soft armor and the outer cover.

Zhou Yu deliberately let the arrow hit the location of the blood bag, but the soft armor with relatively weak defensive ability was still pierced by the arrow. The arrowhead almost penetrated into the flesh and got stuck in the gap between the ribs.

If it went half an inch deeper, his lungs would be injured. No matter how good Zhou Yu was at swimming, he would have ended up dead under the water.

Only in this way could Zhou Yu make Cao Ren believe it without a doubt and then lure this fisherman of Cao's army to come ashore and become a big fish that took the bait.

Therefore, how could Zhou Yu give this big fish a chance to escape?
Just as Cao's army was retreating in a panic, there were nearly two hundred light boats of Cao's army anchored in the water.

Generals who were good at swimming, such as Zu Mao, Han Dang, and Cheng Pu, emerged from the water with their trusted men, aiming directly at the ships.

Only by seizing the boats could Zhou Yu have a chance to survive.

When Cao Ren led the Cao army to escape back to the shore after paying a heavy price, they were shocked to find that all the boats near the shore had been captured by Cheng Pu and others, cutting off the Cao army's retreat route back to the boats.

In the rear, a large number of Liu Jun's elite troops were still chasing and killing Cao Jun, leaving them with almost no power to resist.

'The situation is over...'

When Cao Ren saw this, he understood that Cao's army was in a dilemma and there was no possibility of a successful retreat.

"Zhou Yu!"

Cao Ren never expected that despite being so cautious, he would still fall into Zhou Yu's trap.

This young boy in Cao Ren's eyes was not a person with great ambitions but little talent. Instead, he was a wise man who was willing to risk his life.

However, Cao Ren’s roar did not change the situation at all.

Even though Cao Ren continued to command Cao's army to fight off the enemy's pursuit, he also went to the front line in person to try to retake the boats.

However, let alone Cao Ren.

I am afraid that even if Lu Bu comes in person and fights with Cheng Pu, Zu Mao and Han Dang on the water, he may not be able to win in a short period of time.

Not to mention breaking through the defense line to recapture the boats, Cao Ren was already in danger facing the combined forces of Cheng Pu and the other two generals.

But those Cao soldiers who had been trained in a hurry collapsed faster than Cao Ren. They were completely defeated and surrendered one after another. Seeing this, Cao Ren was extremely sad. He barely protected himself with the shield in his hand and jumped into the water.

"The thief will leave!"

Zu Mao subconsciously wanted to rush forward and jump into the water to chase and kill Cao Ren.

But when Zu Mao had already jumped into the air, Cheng Pu hugged Zu Mao forcefully, pulled him back, and persuaded him.

"Darong, don't be impulsive. The vision is even more unclear at night. If you chase too hastily, or if you encounter any undercurrents, you will be in great danger."

After hearing this, Zu Mao calmed down a lot.

Even though Cheng Pu and his men had just led their trusted swimmers to circle the shore underwater to get closer to the boats, there were undercurrents along the way and they encountered danger repeatedly.

Even though Cheng Pu and others are very good at swimming, they dare not take risks easily.

Zhou Yu was able to return safely from the water despite being injured, thanks largely to his luck.

Soon, the completely defeated Cao army was captured or killed one after another. More importantly, more than 180 boats were seized, which barely saved Zhou Yu from being trapped on the hills by the flood.

Immediately afterwards, the injured Zhou Yu still maintained a clear judgment without any delay.

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He immediately ordered Generals Cheng Pu and Han Dang to lead 3,000 elite troops to raid the temporary camp set up by Cao's army by boat.

Only by seizing boats and counterattacking Cao’s camp to recover food and grass can Liu’s army solve its urgent problem.

Even though the food and grass that Cao Ren brought with him was not sufficient, when Cheng Pu led his troops to successfully transport the food and grass from Cao’s camp for inventory.

Zhou Yu dragged his sick body to come and confirm it in person. Grabbing a handful of rice, his eyes reddened slightly, and his tense expression finally relaxed a little.

No one knew the tremendous pressure Zhou Yu faced.

It was Zhou Yu who proposed to attack Jinan with a single force and raid Dongchaojin. Now, a full 20,000 elite troops were trapped in the hills by floods and were in danger of being overthrown at any time.

The thought of feeling guilty towards his lord and Sun Ce continued to torment Zhou Yu, making it almost impossible for him to sleep for more than an hour in the past few days.

Even though the food and fodder they managed to capture from Cao's army was not much, and the entire army was frugal, they could only hold out for five or six days at most.

But with a group of boats in hand, the food and fodder expenses for these five or six days are the key to the revival of these 20,000 soldiers and horses.

The next moment, Zhou Yu's trembling body holding the rice softened, and Cheng Pu, who was standing behind him, subconsciously opened his hand to support Zhou Yu.

Only then did Cheng Pu notice that Zhou Yu's temperature was alarmingly high.

"Quick, bring the doctor..."

Without waiting for Cheng Pu to panic and shout to his guards to bring the doctor over, Zhou Yu suddenly raised his hand and pressed Cheng Pu's wrist, speaking urgently.

"Don't make it public..."

Immediately, Zhou Yu, who had dissuaded Cheng Pu, continued his explanation in a hurried tone.

"Wait until morning, gather the best troops in the army and take all the boats to Dongchaojin immediately."

"Dongchaojin must be captured no matter what. Only in this way can we ensure the army's subsequent food and grass supply..."

"And if my guess is correct, Bofu should also be near Dongchaojin..."

At the end of the conversation, Zhou Yu could no longer hold on and fainted, completely collapsing in Cheng Pu's arms.

Cheng Pu was anxious and quickly sent someone to secretly invite a doctor. He also dismissed the surrounding soldiers and sent Zhou Yu to a nearby tent to wait for the doctor to come and treat him.

In response to Zhou Yu's instructions, Cheng Pu made corresponding arrangements overnight.

(End of this chapter)