Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 292 The Fortified City Shouchun Fearless of Flooding

Shouchun was originally a strong city.

Over the years, after Yuan Shu's expansion and reinforcement, it has become the most important town in Huainan area.

Shouchun is the hub connecting Xuzhou and the Jianghuai region, and its gains and losses are bound to affect the situation in Huainan as a whole.

Therefore, both Cao Cao and Sun Ce regard Shouchun as a top priority besides the crusade against Yuan Shu.

If Cao Cao wins Shouchun, Jiangdong will always be under the watchful eye of Cao Jun in the future.

If Sun Ce takes Shouchun, then Jiangdong will have another bridgehead to directly attack the Central Plains, and Boss Cao will feel like a thorn in his back and will not live in peace.

If Yuan Shu loses Shouchun, he will directly lose the capital to deter Jiangdong and covet the Central Plains.

But now he only wants to enjoy his life as an emperor, and Yuan Shu's thought of fighting for world hegemony has actually faded away.

Shouchun is the best if he can keep it, but if he can't keep it, he just sits in a corner and enjoys his happy time.

If Cao Cao wanted to kill them all, he, Yuan Shu, would at best not be the emperor, and go north to vote for Yuan Shao.

We are all a family, keep your head down, call out big brother, and admit your mistake again, Yuan Shao will definitely accept him Yuan Shu with old feelings
After Yuan Shu adopted Yang Hong's suggestion, Dang even recalled the troops stationed in Jiekou and other places.

Except for the [-] troops staying in Shouchun, Yuan Shu and most of the civil and military officials moved their family members to Runan County on a large scale.

Yuan Shu also ordered the returning soldiers to take advantage of the situation to search all the food around Shouchun, intending to drive back Cao's army by fortifying the walls and clearing the fields.

But this tyrannical method caused dissatisfaction among a small group of Yuan Jun soldiers.

Among these dissatisfied people, the one with the biggest official position is General Zheng Bei, Lei Bo.

But so far, Lei Bo is only a little dissatisfied.

Cao Cao is determined to win Shouchun. In order to ensure the safety of Xuzhou and prepare for the future south, Shouchun must be in his own hands no matter what!

After Yuan Jun who was stationed at Jiekou and other places retreated,

Lu Yan ordered the army to drive straight in, and ran to the city of Shouchun in one breath.

Looking at the ten-meter-high solid city wall, as well as the moat outside the city wall and the high suspension bridge;
Then look at the urn city inside the outer city wall, the turrets on the city wall, the police auxiliary, and the watch holes and perforations of the battlements;
Not to mention there are [-] Yuan soldiers and countless civilian husbands in the city.
As long as you take a look at these things and think about them for a while, Lu Yan instantly loses the intention of attacking them. Even if 2 people get in, they may not be able to break through the outer wall.

Lu Yan stood on the hillside in the distance, using a telescope to observe the basic situation of Shouchun City.

"It's no wonder that Boss Cao needed to dig Surabaya to break through the ancient fortified city when he attacked Xiapi in history.

Looking at Shouchun's defense alone, I am afraid that it is not inferior to Xiapi City, and it can even be said to be more complete, right?
If you want to rely on human life to pile up, you don't know how many people will have to die to win such a strong city. "

Shaking his head, Lu Yan put away the binoculars, called Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan, and started looking for local people to inquire about news.

Anyway, there was still some time before Cao Cao's arrival, so Lu Yan asked people to set up camp ten miles back, while he waited for Cao Cao's army to arrive with peace of mind.

After two days of visits and inquiries, Lu Yan finally had a certain understanding of this Shouchun City.

In fact, Shouchun is surrounded by water on all sides.

To the west and north is the Qianli Huaihe River, to the east is the Dongfei River, and to the south is Wabu Lake. Nearly 4000 square kilometers of rivers in the surrounding area almost all flow through Shouchun.

At first glance, it seems unbelievable that the location where Shouchun City was built is a low-lying place compared to its surroundings.

It stands to reason that this kind of place is prone to flood disasters, but the ancients just built Shouchun City here!
Do you think the ancients were really stupid?
If someone really thinks the ancients were fools, then he is actually a big fool himself.

Lu Yan vaguely remembered that one year in later generations there was a huge flood that almost swept across the entire East China region.

But in the face of such a catastrophic flood, after the ancient city of Shouchun was besieged by the flood for more than 50 days, the people in the city were safe and sound!

According to the local people, the flood outside the city was overwhelming, but life in the city was normal, and they were basically not affected.

Why is it so good?

That's because Shouchun City has its own drainage system!
In Shouchun City, there are two strangely shaped buildings, which are the ancient drainage system called Moon Dam.

At the root of the city wall, there are several huge culverts for drainage.

Even if there is a flood outside Shouchun City, its tall city walls can block part of it first.

The accumulated water in the city can be drained to the moat outside the city by means of the culverts connected to the sewers in the city.

With such an "advanced" underground drainage system, the last thing Shouchun City is afraid of is water attack.

This is why since ancient times, there has been almost no case of Shouchun being dug into the city in the history books.

The only shortcoming caused by the terrain problem was solved by the wisdom of the working people.
Then the rivers and lakes surrounding Shouchun City, together with the Bagong Mountain standing in the north of Shouchun City, all of these have become the natural barriers of Shouchun City.

"Controlling Huaiying, and carrying Jiangtuo, is the hub of the northwest and the shield of the southeast", Shouchun deserves such an evaluation.

Three days later, Cao Cao led his army to the city of Shouchun.

Boss Cao brought Cheng Yu and Jia Xu to the Chinese army tent in Lu Yan's camp.

"Sir! You saved Cao's life again!" Cao Cao opened his arms and gave Lu Yan a man's hug when he saw Lu Yan.

Lu Yan resisted the idea of ​​blowing old Cao away with his innate qi, and replied, "Mr. Cao, what kind of storms and waves have you never seen? How could you lose your life so easily?"

After letting go of Lu Yan, Cao Cao nodded and said, "It's true that I didn't lose my life, but the pressure was quite high during that time. Look, my hair is a little thinner."

Lu Yan looked at Cao Cao who seemed to be getting fatter, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said, "That's really wronged you."

"Don't be wronged, don't be wronged! Hahaha!" After Cao Cao laughed heroically, he looked at the generals lined up in the big tent, and said with emotion: "I think back then, my Cao had only four or five generals under his command. Look at it now. There are already so many generals, it's really embarrassing!"

"Brother, let's take down Shouchun first and then lament that Shouchun is a tough nut to crack." Only Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun dared to speak to Cao Cao so directly.

"Zixiao, you are right, we can't be too happy too early." Cao Cao put away his smile and asked Lu Yan: "Sir, you came a few days earlier, have you found any news?"

"Yes!" Lu Yan nodded, and then told all about Shouchun and its surroundings, including his own views.

At this time, Jia Xu suddenly cupped his hands and said to Lu Yan, "Before I came down, I suggested to my lord to store water to flood the city. Looking at it now, I am ashamed. Ashamed!"

"Wenhe is just not familiar with Shouchun's situation." Lu Yan waved his hand with a smile and said, "Actually, I only learned from them that Shouchun City is not afraid of flooding when I visited the people the day before."

"Know yourself and know your enemy and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Lu Piao is worthy of being a famous general in the world!"

"Don't come here." Lu Yan gave Jia Xu a white look, and then asked, "Tell me, can this Shouchun Fortified City be broken?"

Without waiting for Jia Xu to reply, Cao Cao suddenly replied, "I don't care if we can break it or not! Since the three coalition forces of Cao, Liu and Sun have arrived, we have to go up and try the strength of Shouchun City!"

Even if the city ahead is as solid as iron, I will go up and take a bite of it!
Sure enough, this is Boss Cao, and he will never be intimidated by difficulties!
(End of this chapter)