Chapter 982: The Water

"Isn't it?" Liu Xie asked.

Cao Cao laughed: "Your Majesty, you have never led a soldier and don't understand the truth."

"I hope to hear the details."

"Have your Majesty heard about Emperor Gao asking about the generals of Huaiyin Marquis?"

"Of course I heard that. When Emperor Gao asked the Marquis of Huaiyin, if I could do the geometry. The Marquis of Huaiyin replied, Your Majesty can only do 100,000. Emperor Gao asked again, what is the case with the lord? The Marquis of Huaiyin replied, "There are many ministers and the better."

Cao Cao nodded: "Over the years, there have been many people who boasted that I used military service like Sun and Wu. I also wrote about military strategies and annotated military scripts in ancient times, which are often different from the experiences of the ancients. However, I am frivolous and I have studied military techniques for many times, and I often forget them when things are about the moment... I will not hide it from Your Majesty. In terms of military use, I should go hand in hand with Emperor Gao. Even if I get a little fool, it is almost the same."

This passage seems humble, but in fact, as a Han minister, he compared himself with the high emperor of the Han Dynasty. It was so arrogant. However, Cao Cao was so free and seemed to be right, and there was nothing wrong with it.

So Liu Xie could only turn pale and could not answer.

"100,000!" Cao Cao did not pay attention to Liu Xie's expression at all. He continued to look into the distance and said in a deep voice: "Putting 100,000 troops on the battlefield and defeating the attack is almost my limit. Later, 200,000 or 300,000 people went into battle... Those people were either used to boost momentum or as bait. Apart from this, I could not fully play their role."

"The situation in Jingbei is the same now. It is true that hundreds of thousands of people gather, but I can't take care of Nanyang, but I can't take care of Xiangyang. Since I am in Nanyang, I dare not move lightly; the only ones who are actually in front of the enemy are Ziwen, Wenlie, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, and Man Chong. Even if they lead 100,000 people, they are not the opponents of Guan Yu and Lei Yuan. If I personally visit the enemy, I am afraid that the left-behind people will be unable to deal with the changes in the situation in the rear..."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao sighed deeply: "It's hard, it's hard! Unfortunately, Wen Ruo, Gongda, Fengxiao and others left too early! If they were still there, I could let go of the battle. Why would I have no skills in my clones?"

"What does what the King of Wei say have to do with this heavy rain?"

"Haha, get back to the point, get back to the point." Cao Cao continued: "This time, the imperial army distributed in Jingbei, plus the original garrison troops in Jingxiang and other places, totaling more than 250,000. I thought about it from the beginning that I would use the tens of thousands of people arranged in Xiangyang and Fancheng as bait. Their role is to use continuous failure to attract the two armies of Guan Yu and Lei Yuan to go north."

"So, the wars in Xiangyang and other places have not been going well recently?"

"It's not a bad thing... the enemy is approaching step by step, which is already as I expected."

Cao Cao waved his hand inadvertently and said slowly: "While the enemy heading north step by step, I first heard that I would block the enemy with a floating bridge in Xiangyang City and throw stones to defeat the enemy, so I rushed straight to Lumen Mountain to deal with it. When they arrived at Lumen Mountain, they would find that I would break the dam and flood the enemy. At first, I estimated that they would write articles in the dams around the dams and try to compete for these dams. I never thought that in the past two months, they had been patrolling around Xiangyang... I thought they must be smart and planned to use their own plans to harm our army."

Liu Xieshu was rarely involved in military and political affairs, but he was extremely intelligent since childhood. He came to Nanyang and has been planning the situation every day and night. Hearing this, he immediately understood what Cao Cao meant and interrupted: "I understand that the King of Wei was in the floating bridge in Xiangyang, and the arrangement of stones was fake; while the arrangement of the dam along the Qingshui River was still fake. These arrangements were just to protect the King of Wei to be really killed... It was this rain? The King of Wei had long expected that there would be such rain?"

Cao Cao really didn't expect that there would be a heavy rain that was so violent. But for this battle, he really put in a lot of effort to study and investigate it from multiple sources. So he did expect that there would be heavy rain this year, and it would most likely lead to major floods.

He immediately said in a deep voice: "That's right! When the two armies showdown, the more complex the planning, the more likely the problems will be. My real planning is actually simpler. Just wait for them to come and flood them!"

"But this happens, isn't it..." Liu Xie frowned and thought. He stared at Cao Cao in horror, his face becoming more and more pale.

"The Jingzhou Army of course also has some understanding of the surrounding climate, but in their opinion, Cao Zidan's army was fighting fiercely upstream of the Han River, and tens of thousands of garrisons in Xiangfan were guarding the upper reaches of the Han River. However, if there are any hydrological changes in these two places, the first thing that will be the subordinates of the King of Wei will suffer must be the subordinates of the King of Wei. So they thought they had enough room to deal with it and could plan with peace of mind. In order to hide their intentions, they always divided their troops in various depressions, thinking that this would confuse the King of Wei. But what they never expected was..."

Cao Cao smiled without changing his face and said, "The weather is hard to predict. This heavy rain and a heavy flood. According to our army upstream, we don't know when it will happen. How can the enemy predict it? As I said just now, it was difficult for the troops outside of 100,000 people to command. It is very suitable to use it as bait."

It's not just a bait, but a bait that can kill you.

However, Cao Cao finally made preparations in advance. No matter how tragic the losses were, most of them were soldiers at the bottom. He wanted to find a way to protect the generals and backbone of his army. And the people in Jingzhou, Liu Bei, and the people in Jiaozhou suddenly became flooded, and they were afraid...

Liu Xie breathed deeply.

He turned his gaze to the west sky. There were dark dark clouds stacked there, and the rainwater below the clouds was vaguely visible, like a river of heaven pouring down. How would the Han River be under that rain cloud surging? How many people were about to or had been swept into the turbid waves? And when the Han River was sweeping, Huaishan Xiangling, and the vast sky was sweeping eastward, what a tragic situation would happen?

Liu Xie bowed slightly to Cao Cao: "Use tens of thousands of soldiers on his own as bait, and use the lives of tens of thousands of people to bury the enemy with them. King Wei, you are really courageous and determined. I really admire you."

"It is rare that Your Majesty praises this. The old minister is really unparalleled." Cao Cao nodded and returned the favor: "This move is not my wish. However, if it is not like this, it will not be enough to destroy the powerful enemy and pacify the world."

Liu Xie smiled bitterly.

The rain was even more violent than it was just now. Under the eaves in front of the hall, hundreds of white water columns flew down, hitting the stone-paved ground, making a thunderous sound, as if hundreds of small waterfalls were roaring at the same time. The impact also hit Liu Xie like a huge force, which made him feel moved and could no longer speak.

The two of them looked at the sky together and remained silent for a while.

Russia, Cao Cao spoke again, but asked something that had nothing to do with the previous topic.

"The little yellow gate beside His Majesty is a deliberate person. He has collected some external news from the outside world to tell His Majesty, right? In addition, he has also conveyed several oral messages for His Majesty, right?"

Cao Cao's tone was calm, but what he said made Liu Xie lose his soul.

Liu Xie knew that what Cao Cao said was the little yellow gate that had been repeatedly persuaded to retreat indoors to rest. This person was already the last person he could drive. If he was missing him, the so-called emperor would be no different from the prisoner.

Liu Xie's legs were weak and he could hardly hold on to his body. He quickly held the corridor beside him and said reluctantly: "I'm just an ordinary temple man. I've never been to Nanyang, so I asked him about some customs and customs, which had nothing to do with military affairs. As for what he said, it was nonsense."

Cao Cao touched his stomach and shook his head and said, "If it weren't for this person, how could Your Majesty know the distribution of troops on the upper reaches of the Han River and the upper reaches of the Qing River? As for those who accept the message, do you want to see their confessions? Your Majesty, why are you doing this? Why bother?"

"This...this..."
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