Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 416 Sima Yi's Teaching
God’s affairs are God’s business. Even the emperor has no right to interfere.

So Xing Daorong can only wait for the severe drought to come. If the drought does not come, he can only pray to God for more mercy.

Fortunately, what is supposed to come will eventually come.

While the battle of Jingzhou was still raging, the change of the four seasons by God was finally coming.

With the end of the rainy season, Cao's army, which had been in Chengde, soon discovered that the water source in Wabu Lake was slowly drying up.

Although this is a rare incident, it is not a big deal.

While Xu Huang was investigating upstream, he went to Shouchun to report the matter.

Cao Zhen received the news, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

He immediately wanted to send troops to check the situation upstream, but Xing Daorong did something.

But before giving the order, he was very conservative and went to Sima Yi to ask for his opinion.

When Sima Yi heard that Wubu Lake had dried up, how could he not know that it was Xing Daorong's doing?
He immediately asked, "General, is there any record of the drying up of the Wubu Lake in the local chronicles?"

Cao Zhen really didn't know about this.

Who would read the "Local Chronicles" if they have nothing else to do?

But since Sima Yi said this, he must have some hidden meaning. Cao Zhen immediately asked someone to bring the local chronicles to look at.

After flipping through the documents, Cao Zhen looked at Sima Yi with certainty and said, "Military Advisor Sima, there is not a single word that says that Wubu Lake has ever dried up."

Sima Yi listened and nodded slightly. Then he looked at Cao Zhen's serious face and smiled and said, "For hundreds and thousands of years, this Wubu Lake has never dried up. But today we are here and it is dry. Are we the calamity star?"

If Xing Daorong heard this, he would definitely be very surprised!

Disaster!

You, Sima Yi, and your Sima family are the biggest disasters in this Chinese land!
After the country was returned to the Jin Dynasty, the people had lived in peace for many years before chaos broke out again!
Moreover, this chaos, from the Yongjia Disaster to Yang Jian's enthronement as emperor in place of the Zhou Dynasty, the naming of the country as Sui, and the reunification of the world, lasted for a full three hundred years!
How many historians felt painful when they learned about these three hundred years. Even the many online novelists who write historical texts in the future are unwilling to touch on that era!
This shows how dark that era was!

There has been no progress in civilization, no progress in science and technology, and no progress in culture.

People are just surviving
But Cao Zhen didn't know this at the moment. He nodded in admiration at Sima Yi and exclaimed, "So that's how it is! No wonder people praise you, military advisor, for your resourcefulness!"

"We have come across this rare scene that only happens once in a thousand years. I think someone must be playing tricks on us!"

"There is no doubt that this person must be Xing Daorong!"

"Just...what on earth is he going to do?"

Cao Zhen figured out the first part, but not the second part, so he soon began to frown again and fell into a long period of thought.

I thought about it by myself for a whole incense stick of time, but still couldn't find the solution.

Finally, he gave up thinking about it and asked Sima Yi, "What exactly did Xing Daorong want to do by cutting off the upper reaches of Wubu Lake?"

Sima Yi did not have time to answer, but asked again: "Now our army is approaching from Huaixi and Qingxu to Hefei and Jiangdong. If you were the commander of Jiangdong, what would you think?"

When Cao Zhen heard Sima Yi's answer, he knew that he was trying to guide him. He immediately changed his mind and said, "We should defend all sides, inquire from many sources, and be ready to face the enemy's attack at any time."

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "No, this can be used as a warning for one day, one month, but how can it be used as a warning day after day, month after month?"

"How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed!" "Faced with this situation, Xing Daorong must take the initiative to attack!"

A soulmate!

If Xing Daorong heard this, he would definitely say something like, "I understand you!"

Although being Sima Yi's soulmate always feels like a very embarrassing thing, Sima Yi really thinks exactly the same as I do!

Cao Zhen finally reacted after hearing this and said, "Yes. Is this to lure us to send out troops?"

Sima Yi finally nodded his head and laughed, "That's right! Now we have two ways to deal with it."

"First, we should ask General Xu Huang to return to Shouchun, so that Xing Daorong can work in vain and know that we have seen through his plan."

This idea is sound, but looking at Sima Yi's expression, you can tell that he must have a better way.

Then he asked, "What about the second method?"

Sima Yi smiled and said, "The second method is to use the enemy's trick against us. We can pretend to lead the army to solve the problem upstream, but actually launch a surprise attack on Hefei!"

"If Xing Daorong leads his troops out on his own and Hefei is lost, he will have no choice but to return to Jiangdong!"

Take back Hefei!

This sounds so tempting!
Although Cao Pi spared Cao Zhen for the loss of Hefei and the death of Xu Yi, Cao Zhen never let himself off.

When Cao Zhen heard that they could recapture Hefei, he immediately became excited, but he said, "How should we make a plan for this matter? Please tell me clearly, military advisor."

Sima Yi said calmly, "General, go upstream first to see what's going on."

Cao Zhen nodded in agreement and immediately sent a group of soldiers to investigate upstream.

But two days later, a scout came back to report: "General, we have found out clearly that it was the pirates who caused chaos and robbed the merchant caravans, so they cut off the river."

When Cao Zhen heard that they were pirates, he immediately felt that something was wrong!

But he asked, "Have you found out clearly whether they are pirates?"

The scout nodded and said, "It's very clear from what I've learned. They are all pirates. I've lived in a water fort before, so I know it very well."

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Cao Zhen hesitated again after hearing this, thinking: "I thought this was related to Xing Daorong, but could it be that he is just a pirate?"

Thinking of this, his eyes began to become a little confused again.

He looked at Sima Yi with confused eyes.

Sima Yi laughed when he saw it and said: "As a commander, we must know ourselves and the enemy. We must know clearly who the enemy is, what their abilities are, and where they came from."

"We have to say that Xing Daorong did a particularly good job. He knows everything about our army, and he knows every general clearly!"

Sima Yi is indeed capable!

Few people could realize Xing Daorong's ability, which could even be said to be his greatest ability. However, Sima Yi felt it clearly.

After praising Xing Daorong, Sima Yi said, "Xing Daorong currently has two generals, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, both of whom are pirates!"

(End of this chapter)