Chapter 370

Guo Jia cupped his fists.

"My lord, Zhong Yao took the people away and adopted a scorched-earth policy, which actually helped us a lot."

He pointed at the map.

"In this area, only the vicinity of Xiapi City is low-lying. Even if Xiapi has no harvest this year, with your financial resources, you can provide relief to the victims and rebuild their homes."

"The people in the city are protected by the city walls; at most, their homes will be soaked, with very few casualties."

Xun You bowed.

"My lord, if the two armies continue to stalemate, our army may not necessarily gain an advantage, and there will only be more casualties."

Liu Bei stood up tall.

"Good. Order the soldiers to secretly dig and loosen the river embankments. Tomorrow morning, dig open the embankments and let the flood inundate Xiapi!"

"Understood!"

"Zhang Ren, you lead the naval forces to be ready to attack at any time. Once Xiapi becomes a marshland, load the soldiers to attack the city directly and pursue the Cao Army in the water!"

"Understood!"

"Ma Chao, you lead 4,000 cavalry to leave the camp in the middle of the night and ambush the only road from Xiapi to Pengcheng. Once the Cao Army's retreating troops arrive, slaughter them!"

"Understood!"

"Zhang Fei, you also lead an army to ambush near Weishan Gaoyou Lake."

"Understood!"

Liu Bei also deployed ambushes in the north, and Wei Yan and others were also sent out.

"The rest of the generals will follow me to secretly prepare rafts in the camp. Once the flood comes, we will sit on the rafts and pursue the Cao Army!"

"Understood!"

The live stream exploded.

"Whoa, Brother Bei's move is ruthless."

"Once the flood hits, even if the Cao Army isn't drowned, they'll be in chaos—generals won't know their troops, and troops won't know their generals. If he leads his army to attack then, it'll be hard not to win a great victory!"

"Liu Bei had already thought of the plan and was just waiting for his strategist to propose it. Hypocrite!"

"The idiot above, what's the most important thing for a lord? Knowing how to find someone to take the blame!"

"After all, it damages his reputation. Liu Bei can do it, but he can't be the first to propose it."

"Crushing Cao Cao's army in one battle—I fear Liu Bei will shake the Central Plains again!"

In the middle of the night,

Liu Bei's army began preparations in full swing.

Cao Cao listened to the rain outside, feeling restless and unable to sleep at all.

"What time is it?"

Xia Xia Houjie said hurriedly,

"My lord, it is the fourth watch."

Cao Cao put on his clothes and walked out, taking a look at the rainwater falling from the eaves.

"The rainy season in Xu Province this year has truly brought a lot of rain."

Xia Xia Houjie cupped his fists.

"Indeed. Many places in the city have gathered many puddles. The people say that if it rains any more, the Si River might even backflow."

Cao Cao's spirit was shocked, and he grabbed Xia Xia Houjie fiercely.

"What did you say!"

Xia Xia Houjie was frightened. His lord had a record of killing people in his dreams; was he still not awake now?

"This subordinate said—no, the people said—if it rains any more, I fear the Si River will backflow."

Cao Cao roared.

"Quick, call everyone to discuss matters immediately."

"Let General Luo come to see me!"

Cheng Yu was also shocked when he heard Cao Cao's thought.

"My lord, Xiapi is exactly in a low-lying area. If Liu Bei digs open the embankments of the two rivers, Xiapi will inevitably become a marshland. Our army will be soaked in the water, and Liu Bei will take the opportunity to attack. Our army is in danger!"

Zang Ba also exclaimed,

"Liu Bei's warships can attack Xiapi City directly; breaking the city will be very easy."

Just then, the soaked Eagle Eye walked in.

"My lord, several scouts have died. Upon getting closer, I discovered Liu Bei's army is digging open the river embankments!"

Cao Cao was shocked.

"Not good! Liu Bei must have acted in advance. Quick, tell the soldiers to find high ground to defend!"

Cheng Yu cupped his fists.

"My lord, when the flood hits, our army will inevitably be unable to resist. Please, my lord, leave first!"

Cao Cao had the same intention. If he stayed in Xiapi, he would inevitably be caught by Liu Bei like a turtle in a jar!

"Che Zhou, order all soldiers to guard the city walls and defend Xiapi to the death!"

"Understood!"

"Wen Chou, Cao Zhen, Xia Xia Houshang, you lead the elite troops and leave immediately!"

"Understood!"

"Cao Chun, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, you follow me and take the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to leave!"

"The other soldiers will defend on the high ground. Even if they are captured by Liu Bei, their lives will not be harmed. We can't worry about so much!"

The Cao Army began to retreat rapidly!

The Cao Army camp was in chaos, with warhorses neighing and soldiers roaring.

Cao Cao had already run away with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and the ordinary soldiers had received no notification at all; only some shrewd people discovered the clues.

Liu Bei's side also knew that the Cao Army had discovered the digging of the embankments, so they no longer hid it and ordered the soldiers to intensify the digging.

About half an hour later,

Suddenly, the world seemed to go quiet.

On both sides of Xiapi City, the roar of floodwaters suddenly erupted.

Che Zhou stood on the city wall, his whole body icy cold.

In the dark night, two torrents surged from the Yi and Si Rivers, roaring and raging, from far to near!

The torrents did not stop at all, directly washing away the Cao Army's camp outside the city and surging toward Xiapi City!

The power of heaven and earth frightened the soldiers so much that they couldn't speak for a long time.

Screams and cries for help came from the camp outside the city!

The soldiers were suddenly shocked.

"General, ships are coming! It's Liu Bei's warships!"

— Author's Notes —

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