noffsinger Chapter 224 Flooding Runan? Who says the Skeleton King is ignorant of warfare?
Chapter 224 Flooding Runan? Who says the Skeleton King is ignorant of warfare?
Another three days passed.
Over the next three days, Cao Cao's army launched one fierce attack after another on the main city of Runan.
More and more Zhongchao soldiers gave up resistance and chose to surrender due to the collapse of morale.
Although the city gate has not yet been captured by Cao Cao's army, it is on the verge of falling.
The scene was so dilapidated that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was almost a ruin.
It's only a matter of time before the city falls.
In the Runan Imperial Palace
Le, wrapped up like a mummy, limped over and reported to Yuan Shu:
"Your Majesty, Zhang Xun has led his 5,000 troops to surrender to the traitor Cao Cao."
"This traitor!"
"Once I recover from my injuries, I will personally capture this traitor and bring him to His Majesty's side, making him kneel down and admit his mistakes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shu looked coldly at Yue Jiu.
According to the intelligence he received, things didn't develop as Le had described.
When Zhang Xun surrendered to Cao Cao's army, Yue Jiu initially planned to leave the city with him.
As a result, Yue was caught off guard and hit by Xiahou Yuan's arrow. Enraged, he temporarily abandoned his plan to surrender to Cao Cao.
But right now, Yuan Shu doesn't have the time to argue with Le Jiu.
Within Runan City, morale was low.
Not to mention these generals who were originally bandits and outlaws.
Even the remaining elders of the Yuan family began to consider surrendering to Cao Cao.
If Yuan Shu hadn't discovered it in time...
I'm afraid those Yuan family elders have already fled to Cao Cao's camp on the other side!
The elders of the Yuan family were actually quite aggrieved.
Cao Cao's camp will dig up graves. If we don't surrender now, will we be humiliated to death after the city falls?
Disturbed and agitated, Yuan Shu gestured for Yue to leave.
Soon, a young man who looked about five or six parts similar to Yuan Shu walked in from outside the palace.
This person is Yuan Yao, the eldest son of Yuan Shu, and also the current crown prince of Zhongchao.
"My son, I will meet my father."
Yuan Shu was very worried about Yuan Yao because of his wise eyes.
The Great Zhong Dynasty has only just been established, and heroes from all over the world are rising up. If he, the founding emperor of the Great Zhong Dynasty, cannot conquer the world...
If we rely on Emperor Yuan Yao, the second emperor of the Great Zhong Dynasty, everything will probably be ruined!
However, Yuan Shu still favored Yuan Yao quite a bit.
Who could blame him when Yuan Yao was both his eldest son and his only adult son?
After much deliberation, Yuan Shu instructed Yuan Yao:
"Yao'er, I have a task for you."
Yuan Yao's eyes lit up immediately, looking forward to completing the task his father had given him and making his brothers proud.
"I'm afraid Runan can't be held."
"I intend to leave Runan."
"But before leaving Runan, we still need to give that scoundrel Cao Cao a big gift!"
Before Yuan Shu could finish speaking, Yuan Yao interrupted him:
"Does Father want me to prepare a grand gift for Cao Cao?"
Yuan Shu touched his forehead to prevent the veins from bulging, and couldn't help but rush up and give Yuan Yao a good whack.
"I intend to have you leave Runan first."
"Take this Imperial Seal with you, and don't lose it."
After saying this, Yuan Shu took out the Imperial Seal of the State and reluctantly handed it to Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao held his breath, even though his thought process was rather peculiar.
Even the most foolish person could see the entrustment in their father Yuan Shu's eyes.
"You shall leave Runan through the tunnel tonight."
"At that time, I will have your uncle escort you away."
At present, the only two people Yuan Shu trusted in Runan City were his son Yuan Yao and his younger brother Yuan Yin.
Although Yuan Yin was born out of wedlock in the Yuan family, he had followed Yuan Shu as his little follower since childhood.
Whenever Yuan Shu angrily confronted Yuan Shao, Yuan Yin would always eagerly step forward to be his vanguard.
On one hand, the long-standing bond of loyalty between them made Yuan Shu believe that Yuan Yin would protect Yuan Yao.
On the other hand, Yuan Yin frequently and publicly berated Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Under those two men, Yuan Shu believed there was no room for Yuan Yin to survive.
After arranging things for Crown Prince Yuan Yao, Yuan Shu looked at the gray sky not far away.
It's about time...
Who said Yuan Gonglu was ignorant of military affairs?
Tomorrow, Yuan Gonglu will personally bury Cao Mengde's army, and... Runan City!
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outside Runan City
A sudden downpour began.
Cao Cao and his soldiers quickly entered their tents to take shelter from the rain.
Guo Jia, covered in dust and dirt, appeared out of nowhere and said to Su Yu:
"Ziyi, for some reason, I feel somewhat uneasy."
Su Yu touched Guo Jia's forehead and found that Guo Jia did not have a fever. He asked in confusion:
"You, Guo Fengxiao, disrespect etiquette and the law, and have no respect for ghosts and gods. Is there anything in this world that can disturb your peace of mind?"
Guo Jia pointed to the ground and said:
“The area outside Runan City is all flat land. If a flood comes, it will turn into a great river in an instant!”
During the Han Dynasty, there was no concept of "sea" or "river". Even the Yangtze River was not called "river" by the Han people, but "river".
Su Yu's gaze gradually turned serious.
Water attacks were not uncommon in ancient times.
To go back further, Wang Ben flooded Daliang, thus destroying the Wei Kingdom;
More recently, in the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu flooded the seven armies, captured Yu Jin, and beheaded Pang De.
However, both of them were on the attacking side, and they used the weather to allow the dam to store water, and when the time came, they poured water from the high ground to the low ground.
At present, although Cao's army is the attacking side, Runan is about to fall, and Cao's army has never thought of attacking Runan by water.
Furthermore, water attacks cause damage no less than fire attacks, and may even cause more.
According to relevant historical records, Daliang City could be described as a hell on earth, a place of unimaginable cruelty.
Guo Jia's words served as a wake-up call for Su Yu.
Cao Cao's army would definitely not use water attacks.
But what if Yuan Shu wanted to destroy everyone?
The question is, as the defender of the city, did Yuan Shu have the means to employ a water attack strategy?
"Fengxiao, have the brothers in the gold mining team work hard again and look for a place within a radius of more than ten miles where there is a high place that can store water during the rainy season."
"Following this incident, the salaries of every Nuggets player will be doubled."
"Yes."
Guo Jia left, holding an umbrella.
The Denver Nuggets are a force to be reckoned with.
Although their main job is tomb raiding, the tomb raiding industry is also very particular about terrain and feng shui.
On a mountain more than 20 miles away, the gold-digging team actually found a hidden water storage dam!
This dam was built by Yuan Shu's great-grandfather's generation.
The original purpose was to store water to facilitate irrigation of nearby farmland during droughts.
The land owned by the Yuan family in Runan was not just a few acres of land belonging to ordinary people.
The Yuan family of Runan, who owned a large amount of fertile land, made it quite meaningful to build this dike at that time in order to ensure water storage and irrigation.
But no one expected it.
Many years later, this dike will become a death knell for Runan!
After the gold rush team returned, Su Yu immediately reported the matter to Cao Cao, and Zhang Liao and Xu Huang led 5,000 elite troops to garrison near the dam.
Is Runan flooded?
If Yuan Shu was truly that ruthless and insane.
Su Yu's actions were enough to nip it in the bud.
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