Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 81: Shouchun flooded? (Thanks to Shenzi's wife for her two most beautiful monthly tickets~)
Inside Hefei City.

Lu Bu looked at the few people in the city and knew that these people had migrated from Shouchun City.

Yuan Shu withdrew all the thousands of defenders in Hefei back to Shouchun, but all the civilians stayed behind.

Looking at the fearful eyes of the people, Lu Bu said loudly:

"Don't be afraid, everyone! I'm sure you have heard of my reputation.

"If you become a citizen under my rule, I will never make things difficult for you. Instead, I will do my best to solve your food problem.

"As long as you are willing to work hard, you will be able to make your life better and better!"

As he said this, Lu Bu asked his men to distribute some food to the common people.

It is early autumn again now, and the Yangtze and Huaihe River basins have abundant rainfall, which is suitable for crop planting.

Although Yangzhou is not as commercially prosperous as Xuzhou and Yuzhou in the north, its grain output has always been among the best.

So Lu Bu had extra food to distribute to these people.

When the common people saw that Lu Bu was really as close to the people as the legend said, praises rang out throughout the city.

Lu Bu was very satisfied with the people's reaction.

He also ordered his generals to restrain their soldiers and not to disturb the civilians.

After doing all this, he took Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others to the prefectural governor's mansion, where they rested and discussed the next attack plan.

Zhou Yu took a sip of tea, looked at the simulation table in front of him, and shifted his gaze to Anfeng Port west of Shouchun City.

Lü Bu noticed Zhou Yu's gaze, vaguely guessed something, frowned and asked:
"Could it be that Gongjin wants to flood Shouchun City?"

Zhou Yu suddenly raised his head and looked at Lu Bu in surprise, with a hint of amazement in his eyes:
"I didn't expect that the Lord could guess what I was thinking!"

Lu Bu sighed secretly.

As someone who often played Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11 in his previous life, he naturally experienced the pleasure of seeing the number of enemy troops sharply reduced when Shouchun City was flooded.

But the ones in the game are just digital programs, while in reality they are real living people.

Once the floodgates are opened to release water, not only the soldiers in the city will be drowned, but also countless civilians!

As a modern man, he simply cannot do such a thing that is so against the harmony of nature.

Seeing Lü Bu frowning, Zhou Yu guessed what he was thinking and smiled to comfort him:

"My Lord, don't be nervous. You have worked hard to improve your reputation and have attracted countless people to come and join you.

"How could Gongjin use such a vicious scheme to ruin your reputation?

"Even if we achieve a temporary victory with this method, it will have a huge negative impact on the future of our army."

Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile:

"Gong Jin knows my heart very well... But Yuan Shu's army of 15,000 men is defending the high wall.

"If we attack by force, I'm afraid we'll suffer heavy losses."

Zhou Yu said "hmm" and pointed to Anfeng Port:
"So, we still have to use this trick..."

Lu Bu's eyes suddenly became sharp:
"So, you still want to flood Shouchun?"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly realized something and immediately changed the subject:

"No! Do you want to..."

Zhou Yu's lips curled up, and the admiration in his eyes became more and more intense.

My new master reacts really quickly.

Even if Bo Fu had a thousand heads, he would never be able to think so fast.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu looked up at Sun Ce who had been silent opposite him.

Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu, then at Lu Bu, and scratched his head in confusion...

Two days later.

After resting, Lu Bu immediately ordered Sun Ce to lead 5,000 troops to Anfeng County.

Anfeng County was also abandoned by Yuan Shu, with no one guarding the city.

Sun Ce easily captured Anfeng, and immediately dispatched a thousand troops to Anfeng Port in the north. On the other side, a voice suddenly appeared in Shouchun City:
Lu Bu’s army planned to break the dike at Anfeng Port and flood Shouchun City!

When the news reached Yuan Shu, he jumped out of bed in a hurry and summoned civil and military officials to discuss the matter overnight.

Yang Hong looked at Yuan Shu's anxious face and hurriedly comforted him:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! This must be a rumor spread by the enemy.

"Lü Bu has been claiming to be close to the people recently. If he floods Shouchun at this time, his reputation will surely be ruined!
“And if they really wanted to flood Shouchun, why would they do it in such a big way?

"This must be an attempt to lure us to send troops to Anfeng Port, and then defeat our army outside the city!

"As long as our army holds its ground, the enemy will have no way to stop us!"

After listening to Yang Hong's analysis, Yuan Shu finally calmed down and felt that what the other party said made sense.

But at this time, Yuan Huan stood up and said:
"That being said, what if Lu Bu gets desperate and really floods Shouchun?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu’s heart, which had just calmed down, was lifted up again.

Yang Hong immediately retorted:
"We must of course make preparations in the city and transport all the food and supplies to higher ground.

"Even if the water really floods in, as long as the soldiers defending the city are not affected, the enemy will not be able to attack."

Yuan Huan sneered:
"The soldiers are not affected, but how are the nearly 100,000 civilians in the city going to cope?"

Without waiting for Yang Hong to answer, Yuan Shu immediately said:
"Why bother with those unruly people? They can only cry poor.

"Collecting taxes from them is like asking for their lives. It's not worth grieving if they all die!

“Besides, if the city cannot be defended, these civilians will be useless!
"There is no need to say more, Yao Qing. We must defend the city and never send out troops!"

Hearing Yuan Shu's insistence, Yuan Huan could only sigh and say no more.

the other side.

Sun Ce, who occupied Anfeng, saw that Shouchun had not sent troops for a long time, and guessed that Zhou Yu's plan had been discovered.

Sun Ce turned to look at Zhou Yu who came with him and asked:
"What should we do if the enemy doesn't buy our trick? Do we really have to flood Shouchun?"

Zhou Yu was not surprised by Shouchun City's reaction.

As a top strategist, he naturally took into account all possible scenarios.

The more you think about it, the more options you eliminate, and the higher the chances of your plan succeeding.

So he had actually considered the current situation a month ago.

He patted Sun Ce on the shoulder and said calmly:

"Just wait here now."

"Wait? Waiting for what?" Sun Ce looked puzzled.

A mysterious smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face:
"Wait for the rain."

……

Two days later, a heavy rain suddenly fell and Shouchun City was suddenly in chaos.

A young man wearing a bamboo hat and his men were running around the city, shouting to everyone they saw:

"It's raining heavily! The soldiers in the city have started moving their food and supplies to higher ground! Lü Bu's army is about to flood Shouchun!"

As the news spread more and more widely, the people in the city were already panicking!

Some people wanted to escape from Shouchun City, but they were driven back by the soldiers guarding the city.

As the heavy rain continued to fall, water began to accumulate in Shouchun City, which was already low-lying.

Many people’s homes were flooded, and the food that had been stored for a long time became moldy.

There were even cases where children were drowned while sleeping in the middle of the night...

Yet the city's leaders ignored them.

The people’s resentment is growing louder!

Finally, on the third day of heavy rain, the long-accumulated public grievances completely erupted!

(End of this chapter)