Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 188 People are not as good as horses
"Alas! I raised righteous soldiers to punish the people for crimes, and punished Dong Zhuo, broke the Yellow Turban, and conscripted Yuan Shu for the sake of the common people. I didn't expect that today I would trap the people in fire and water." Cao Cao stopped being hypocritical after sighing. "Order the battalions to advise the people to move to a higher place, and each household will be given one stone of food, and the people around Xiapi will be exempted from paying taxes for three years. The battalions will move to the higher ground, and the water will be cut off in ten days!"

Cao Cao suddenly thought of something again, "Hurry up and send people to Guangling and tell them to pay attention to flood prevention." Guangling is east of Xiapi. Zhou Cang hated himself for this.

Said to be admonishment, in the face of Cao Jun's swords and guns, the common people can only drag their families and move to other places. Fortunately, because of the fighting between the two armies, many people have fled and the farmland has been abandoned.There are not many people who are hard to leave their homeland. Even so, these people still complain and hate Cao Cao.

Ten days later, Cao Cao ordered Liu Bei to lead troops to dig the dams of Yishui and Sishui. Naturally, Liu Bei would not show his own banner. He sent Zhang Fei and Guan Ping each to lead a thousand troops from Runan to secretly dig the dams on the night of the command. However, he ordered Guan Yu to lead [-] troops from his headquarters to drive all the soldiers who broke the embankment into the flood, and lied to Cao Cao that it was because the water flow was too strong and it was too late to escape.

The Taotao flood rushed to Xiapi like a galloping wild horse roaring, and there was a vast ocean everywhere, and Xiapi became the country of Ze.Cao Cao stood on a high place: "When Wang Ben attacked Wei, he led the canal to break the Yellow River and flooded the beams. This is what it looked like."

Xun You said: "That's not the case, how can Qin unify the six countries. If the master is not like this, how can he wipe out the princes? Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. How can the world be brightened without taking some measures. The master is merciful, and this is a last resort."

"Water and fire are ruthless, and manpower is so small." Cao Cao sighed again.

While Chen Gong was still patrolling the city at night, he heard a loud noise, like the sky falling apart, and then he saw the vast white water of the Haohao River pouring down the Pi. If the embankment burst and the water was released, wouldn’t he be afraid of God’s punishment? Yes, what is he afraid of, and what is he afraid of. It’s not easy for him to endure it for two months.”

Immediately, Chen Gong said to himself again: "Cao Cao, do you think you have a plan? I think you can't hold it. If you burst the embankment a month earlier, I might not be able to hold it. It's a pity. You just realized now that the rainy season is over and the water will pass soon. The city wall will not collapse so easily. As long as I hold on for another month, what can you do to me? The people of Xuzhou already hate you to the bone, you only need to raise your arms Phew, Xuzhou will return to my hands."

Chen Gong was thinking here by himself, but he didn't notice that Cheng Lian and Song Xian came to the top of the city to watch the water, and they were looking at him with strange eyes.

The flood flooded into the city quickly, and the city wall made of stones was soaked in the water. It is unknown how long the rammed earth inside the wall could last.Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were busy leading the soldiers to fight the flood, plugging gaps everywhere, and moving food and grass to higher places.

Chen Gong came to see Lv Bu, but Lv Bu was so drunk that he had to go back angrily and led his men to appease the people.

Cheng Lian and Song Xian came to Hou Cheng, at this time Hou Cheng's back injury had begun to heal.Song Xian said: "I heard what Chen Gong said at the top of the city today. It seems that he has already expected that Cao Cao will flood the lower Pi. Why does he still stick to it?"

Cheng Lian said: "He had a grudge against Cao Cao, that's why he insisted on not surrendering, but let us die with him. Tell me, what should we do now? Are we just sitting there waiting to die?"

"In Lu Bu's eyes, we are not as good as his horses. The general will die in battle without seeing him, let alone erect a grave to worship him. If the horse dies, we will be blamed on me. He usually calls us around and never calls us Let people watch. Xiapi can’t be defended anymore, why don’t we surrender.” Hou Cheng, who had already harbored a grudge, immediately expressed his opinion, “I heard that Cao Cao has always given preferential treatment to the surrendered generals, and the Zhangxiu in Wancheng is very important to Cao Cao. Obtaining an official position with our martial arts skills is no problem.

"I agree. Now I understand why Hao Meng rebelled in the first place. He has seen through that Lu Bu can't do anything. Cao Xing shot Xiahou Dun, and I don't see any reward from him. Isn't this Cao Xing who also left? Lu Bu never trusted We, he only believed in his brother-in-law Wei Xu. If he hadn’t handed over the trapped camp to Wei Xu’s blind command, he wouldn’t have failed like this. I haven’t seen how he dealt with Wei Xu. The rewards and punishments are unfair. The first day. Let's surrender." Cheng Lian echoed.

"I also agree. We have followed him everywhere since Hanoi. Even when he escaped from Chang'an in distress and wandered around, he did not leave. After the defeat in Puyang and nowhere to go, we are still determined. It is difficult for us to follow He has been here for so many years, but you can see what he looks like now, hiding in the mansion every day to drink, how can he hold Xiapi like this, how can there be any morale in the army, if the city cannot be defended sooner or later, it is better to surrender early. "Song Xian said, "It's just how do we surrender? Just pass like this, can Cao Cao believe it? Did we catch Lu Bu..."

"No, no." Hou Cheng stopped, "Hao Meng is a lesson learned from the past. We are not Lu Bu's opponents, and there are Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Chen Gong here. Don't hold Lu Bu and put us in again. Let's build a raft , Just go out of the city and surrender, Cao Cao will not make it difficult for me to wait."

Cheng Lian said: "Tomorrow I can go to Lu Bu's residence to deliver wine, and while he is drunk, steal the painting halberd and present it to Cao Cao..."

"Don't, be careful of accidents." Hou Cheng stopped, "Don't lose the big because of small things."

The three of them decided to build a raft secretly, put down the city wall on the second night, and surrender to Cao Cao on the raft.After Cao Cao asked the three of them about the situation in the city, he appointed them as school lieutenants and stayed in the army for later use.

Lu Bu finally woke up from his drunkenness. Hearing that the flood had submerged Xiapi, and Cheng Lian, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng were nowhere to be seen, he was neither surprised nor annoyed. He called Zhang Liao and Gao Shun expressionlessly and ordered the opening surrender.The city gate couldn't be opened, so we had to build a raft and send Wei Xu to send a letter of surrender to Cao Cao.Zhang Liao and Gao Shun looked at each other without saying a word, and after they withdrew, they went to the tower to meet Chen Gong.

When Chen Gong learned about it, he beat his chest and scolded Lu Bu: "Shuzi is not a planner." He drew out his saber to wipe his neck, but Zhang Liao took it away, and sent someone to guard Chen Gong.

When Cao Cao saw the letter of surrender sent by Wei Xu, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it was finally over, and he would not be able to hold on if this continued.

He quickly ordered that Le Jin lead people to block the dams of Yishui and Sishui, and then dig canals to divert the water away.At this time, the rainy season was over. After the embankment was blocked, the flood stopped rising and gradually receded. The city wall of Xiapi City was exposed. In three days, it was riddled with holes and several walls collapsed.

(End of this chapter)