Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 737 Assistance from Yangzhou

During the days when Zhou Yu was trapped on the hill, Sun Ce was initially thinking about how to plug the gap as soon as possible.

But after many attempts, there was no effect.

Even though Sun Ce and Taishi Ci worked together to find some large rocks weighing more than 100 kilograms and pushed them into the gap, they were still washed away by the rapids.

This forced Sun Ce to accept such a huge gap, which he could not fill with his hundred men.

Moreover, Cheng Yu left little food in the camp, and Sun Ce and his more than a hundred cavalrymen could not last more than a few days just to eat and feed their horses.

In the end, after discussing with Taishi Ci and Huang Gai, Sun Ce decided to continue eastward along the Yellow River embankment to Dongchaojin.

This was also the escape route that Cheng Yu had originally prepared for himself.

Even if Jinan State turned into a swamp, Dongchaojin was located on a high river embankment and had a small number of ferries available. Cheng Yu could easily take the ferry and leave Jinan State downstream along the Yellow River.

Therefore, under the guidance of Cheng Yu and some Cao's captives, Sun Ce found Dongchaojin in about two days.

However, no matter how weak Qingzhou's military strength was, Dongchaojin, as an important ferry connecting Qingzhou and Jizhou, was still guarded by more than a thousand soldiers.

In contrast, Sun Ce had only 153 cavalrymen under his command, and the gap in military strength was quite huge.

To this end, Sun Ce, after discussing with Taishi Ci and Huang Gai, decided to launch a surprise attack on Dongchaojin at night.

This was also a brilliant plan that was unanimously approved by Sun Ce, Taishi Ci and Huang Gai.

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By the time Cheng Pu led 3,000 elite troops and barely arrived at the vicinity of Dongchaojin on more than 180 boats, he was ready for a desperate battle to capture Dongchaojin.

The scouts sent to investigate Dongchaojin brought back unbelievable news to Cheng Pu.

When Cheng Pu hurriedly arrived outside Dongchaojin and looked at the flags flying on it, he was almost silenced.

The flag with the word "Cao" originally planted in Dongchaojin has now been covered with a big word "Liu" written with a brush.

There must be no such a bold lunatic in Cao's army who would dare to do such a thing.

Then the answer seems to be self-evident...

Cheng Pu patted the scout's shoulder and gave the order.

"You, go forward and identify yourself to see if the lord has occupied Dongchaojin."

"Me?" The scout was stunned.

Cheng Pu asked back, "You don't want this great opportunity to make a contribution?"

The scout looked hesitant, and had to swallow back the greeting that was about to come out of his throat.

If this man stepped forward and revealed his identity, it would be fatal if Dongchaojin was still controlled by Cao's army.

However, the scout did not dare to refute, so he had to stand up and walk carefully towards Dong Chaojin.

Fortunately, the situation in Dongchaojin did not go beyond Cheng Pu's expectations, as it was Sun Ce who occupied Dongchaojin.

After seeing Sun Ce in person, Cheng Pu finally breathed a sigh of relief. After paying his respects, he asked.

"My lord, you actually captured Dongchaojin?"

Sun Ce heard this and replied with a hint of pride in his tone, "I have a brilliant plan of my own. It won't be hard to defeat it."

After a pause, Sun Ce asked Cheng Pu about the situation of the army.

Cheng Pu also answered truthfully. After learning that Zhou Yu's high fever did not subside, his face changed slightly and his brows couldn't help but frown.

However, now that Zhou Yu was in Jinan, even if Sun Ce managed to send Zhou Yu back to Wujun for treatment via Dongchaojin, Zhou Yu might not be able to withstand the turbulence of the sea waves.

"Ugh……"

Sun Ce suppressed his worries and discussed serious matters with Cheng Pu.

The fleet transporting grain and grass had arrived near Dongchaojin three days ago. However, Dongchaojin did not fall into Zhou Yu's hands as Zhou Yu expected, which resulted in the fleet being unable to dock.

Therefore, after Sun Ce took advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack on Dongchaojin, he relied on his own and Taishi Ci's amazing bravery to kill through Cao's army and captured Dongchaojin.

The grain transport fleet had already docked smoothly in Dongchaojin, and then moved a lot of grain in advance and stored it in Dongchaojin.

At this point, the most critical problem of food and grass for the 20,000-strong army has been solved.

This made Cheng Pu's tense heart relax.

Next, it would not be difficult to transport the food back to the hill or to send the soldiers to Dongchaojin little by little by boat.

Moreover, if they just hold on for a few more days, Yangzhou will have enough capacity to mobilize a large number of ships to come to Dongchaojin to support and evacuate Qingzhou with the army.

Therefore, after discussing with everyone, Sun Ce decided to send the army to Dongchaojin little by little by boat, so as to avoid being trapped in the hills.

However, Sun Ce discussed the most serious problem of the Yellow River gap with others for a long time, but still could not find a solution.

What worries Sun Ce is that, judging by the time, the water of the Yellow River may have already begun to flow into the Langya Kingdom.

Even though Langya State is vast and sparsely populated today, if the Yellow River is allowed to flood, it will be very difficult to control and restore arable land.

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The most serious consequence was that Cao's army would always delay filling any gaps in the Yellow River until the dry season.

During such a long period of time, the water of the Yellow River would probably flow all the way south from Langya State to Xiapi State, flooding more than half of Xuzhou.

"We can only wait until Gongjin is in better condition, and then see if Gongjin has any good ideas..."

After a pause, Sun Ce couldn't help but look towards the south of Yuzhou and muttered, "Or maybe the teacher is already trying to solve this matter."

Even Sun Ce knew that Li Ji, who was thousands of miles away, had probably just learned the news of the Yellow River bursting its dikes.

Distant water cannot save near fire.

Even if Li Ji had a good solution and immediately ordered Yangzhou to respond, I am afraid that Xuzhou would not be able to avoid the result of flooding.

However, in the process of boats traveling back and forth, Sun Ce had just sent his army to Dongchaojin.

To Sun Ce's surprise, another larger fleet arrived at Dongchaojin.

Just as Sun Ce greeted the fleet with some surprise, the first person to rush down from the fleet was Gu Yong.

"vomit!"

When Gu Yong was back on solid ground again, he started vomiting without caring about his image.

Moreover, Gu Yong was spitting with his back to Sun Ce and others, and seemed to be cursing some enemy.

That resentment... went straight to the sky.

After Gu Yong had almost finished vomiting, his face turned pale, and he stood up with unsteady steps, Sun Ce then walked up to him with a suppressed smile and said.

"Yuan Tan, drink some warm water."

"Thanks, Bofu."

While expressing his gratitude, Gu Yong pursed his lips and said.

"In fact, I have been through a lot of sea waves, so going back and forth to Izuo is no problem for me."

"It's just that we sailed all the way day and night, and the wind and waves were quite strong, so I lost my composure a little. I hope you can forgive me."

Sun Ce nodded in agreement very seriously, then abruptly changed the subject and asked.

"Why did Yuan Tan come here with the fleet?"

Gu Yong asked with a tone that was barely concealing some resentment.

"Let me ask you a question. Has the Yellow River burst its banks? Zikun was completely baffled. He suddenly sent me to help Bofu seal the breach in the Yellow River as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)