Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, just want to die

Chapter 688 Qingzhou Flood
As the Yellow River burst its banks, a huge amount of water gushed out from the gap. It seemed that in the blink of an eye, a large area south of the Yellow River had become a swamp.

A large number of soldiers and civilians who did not have time to escape were drowned in the flood, without any chance to struggle. The entire southern area of ​​Pingyuan County was hit by the flood in a very short period of time.

Fortunately, the Han army had already reached high ground before the Yellow River water arrived. The flood did not have much impact on the Han army, and the number of soldiers who died in the flood was less than expected.

But even so, Ma Su's face looked extremely ugly.

"The fake Wei... dug up the Yellow River?"

The Yellow River, as China's mother river, has a very bad temper and often stops flowing. But now is the dry season of the Yellow River, and it is absolutely impossible for the Yellow River to stop flowing at this time!
And most of the time, the Yellow River would not appear from here. If the Yellow River suddenly appeared at this time, there could only be one culprit.

Cao Wei in the north took advantage of this opportunity to dig up the Yellow River!
This really made Ma Su angry. He never thought that the remnants of Cao Wei would be so crazy! Digging up the embankment of the Yellow River would affect the entire Qingzhou!

The place where Ma Su was located was located between the Yellow River and the Ji River, with a relatively flat terrain. After the Yellow River dies down, the water of the Yellow River will flow all the way south to join the Ji River, forming a yellow flood area in the entire northern Qingzhou.

This was a minimal blow to the Han army, and basically no strategic blow. But the people here will probably have to suffer from floods for decades to come!

"How dare the Wei thieves!" Ma Su was really furious this time. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't believe that Cao Wei would be so cruel!
"General, what should we do next?"

Faced with such a disaster, Jiang Wei was also somewhat confused. After being confused for a long time, they all looked at Ma Su and asked what this backbone thought.

"Withdraw to the Jishui River, write a letter to the prime minister, and quickly transfer supplies for disaster relief!" Faced with such a scene, Ma Su could only shake his head helplessly and said with gritted teeth.

"The Yellow River is dead, and the area affected is too large! Now we must make every effort to prepare for the famine and plague that will come!"

Generally speaking, floods do not have the greatest impact at first, but because they cause large-scale destruction and death, the affected areas will suffer from famine and plague in the following years.

Although there is the Jishui River as a barrier, the Yellow River can only flow into the sea, and the affected area does not seem to be large. But for such a small area, Ji Han had to go all out to deal with it.

"Withdraw the troops! We will settle accounts with Cao Wei later. Disaster relief is the top priority right now!" Ma Su gritted his teeth, finally sighed, and gave the order.

But at this moment, Ma Su also truly felt the madness of Cao Wei. Damn, this bunch of lunatics, in the future Northern Expedition to Hebei, he will definitely slaughter them all, not a single one can be spared!
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When Ma Su was angry at Cao Wei's madness and had to withdraw his troops first and prepare to withdraw forces for disaster relief, Guanqiu Jian also returned to Hebei with red eyes.

On the north bank, Sima Shi had already brought people to support them.

The moment he saw Sima Shi, Guanqiu Jian rushed forward and grabbed Sima Shi by the collar, regardless of the difference in status.

"Master Sima! What the hell did you do!"

Ma Su was not the only one who was furious at the Yellow River's words. Guanqiu Jian, a general of Cao Wei, was also furious at this moment.

"I just happened to find that the Yellow River had stopped flowing as I walked along, that's all!" Sima Shi was extremely calm at this moment and answered expressionlessly.

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Guanqiu Jian's face turned red with anger, and he wanted to draw his sword and chop Sima Shi to death. "How many people will be killed by your actions? How many people of Wei will be implicated! You are killing people!"

"You will make Wei lose the support of the people and make Your Majesty bear the infamy of the world!"

Guanqiu Jian was, after all, a Confucian scholar and general, and he also had certain moral standards. That is why he was even more angry than Ma Su when he saw his own family doing such a thing.

"It's nothing, General Guanqiu." However, facing Guanqiu Jian's anger, Sima Shi remained calm and spoke in a nonchalant manner.

"The people of Qingzhou...are no longer citizens of the Great Wei."

"As for the infamy... If we can defeat the Shu army and revive Wei, it will all be worth it. Besides, there is a huge gap in national strength between us and Western Shu, so we can only resort to this last resort."

"General Guanqiu must also understand..."

"I understand you ****..." Guanqiu Jian was so angry that his lungs were about to explode that he even drew his sword against Sima Shi.

But soon, his knife was taken away by Sima Shi's confidant and was directly held down. Sima Shi did not say anything about this, but just glanced at the situation south of the Yellow River indifferently, then turned around and left.

As the descendant of Sima Yi, how could Sima Shi not know the consequences of doing so? It was because he knew too well the consequences of shutting down the Yellow River that he brazenly ordered the digging of the Yellow River.

Given Ji Han's temperament, he would definitely go all out to rescue and provide disaster relief after the Yellow River stops flowing. By then, this disaster area would not only block the Shu army from advancing northward, but would also draw a lot of energy from Western Shu.

This way, he will have more time to develop in Hebei.

Therefore, what seemed like an unbelievable behavior to others was the most suitable option in Sima Shi's view.

As for whether it would trigger the anger and infamy of Western Shu... Sima Shi obviously couldn't care about that now. Right now, he had to prioritize the survival of the Sima family instead of caring about those empty things.

Besides, the Cao family is still nominally in power now, so if there is any criticism, Cao Fang will be blamed first.

Let the people suffer, and let Your Majesty bear the blame...

"Given Ma Su's character, he definitely won't have the energy to analyze and launch a surprise attack on us at this time. Let's take advantage of this moment to concentrate all our efforts on completely wiping out the remnants of Cao Shuang's army, and then start preparing for the next battle."

Sima Shi gave the order without even turning his head, and began the next deployment. From beginning to end, he never looked at Qingzhou again.

Perhaps only such a person can be called the successor of Sima Yi?
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While Hebei was in chaos, the war in Huainan was raging.

Zhuge Liang personally led tens of thousands of troops, with Deng Ai as the vanguard, to the south to fight a decisive battle with the Eastern Wu. After deploying the large army in an ambush, Zhuge Liang immediately sent Deng Ai to lead 3,000 troops to lure the enemy forward.

(End of this chapter)