Cao Shuo smiled without saying a word. He raised his head and downed a cup of wine.
"It's the rainy season now, and the Zhang River is rising explosively. Digging through the river bank is enough to destroy the city walls of Ye City!”
"This is really a wonderful plan to break through Ye City without any effort!”
Guo Jia clicked his tongue and looked at Cao Cao excitedly.
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with joy as he turned to his son.
"No wonder this child dared to speak so arrogantly. Could it be that he had already thought of this plan to flood Ye City before the war began?”
Cao Cao stroked his thin beard and sighed in his heart.
"Bang!"
The wine glass smashed onto the table.
Cao Shuo laughed coldly." Pass down my order. Send 3,000 men to dig the dam day and night. I want to give Yuan Shang a big surprise!"”
"Yes!"
…
Four days later.
Ye City, Zhen Mansion.
Zhen Yi tried all kinds of perfunctory excuses, and Yuan Shang personally came to propose marriage.
"Uncle Zhen, it looks like Shen Zhengnan's reputation isn't big enough. I have to personally handle this marriage.”
Yuan Shang glanced at him coldly, his words filled with criticism.
Zhen Yi quickly blamed himself." Third Young Master, you're too kind. Third Young Master is busy with military affairs. I'm really ashamed that Third Young Master has come personally."”
"No matter how busy I am, I still have to come here. Otherwise, Uncle, you'll be so vague that you won't give me an answer.”
Yuan Shang sneered.
Sweat rolled down Zhen Yi's forehead, and he didn't know how to respond.
"What do you think about this marriage, Uncle?" Yuan Shang asked.”
Zhen Yi was still saying the same old thing, that Yuan Xi had just died, and in order to protect his daughter's reputation, it was not appropriate to change the engagement immediately…
Yuan Shang's expression turned uglier and uglier the more he listened, and anger surged in his heart.
"Bang!"
The teacup smashed onto the table.
Zhen Yi shivered and glanced at Yuan Shang with trepidation.
"Zhen Yi, are you concerned about your daughter's reputation or are you afraid that I won't be able to defend Ye City and implicate your Zhen family?”
Yuan Shang's stern voice exposed Zhen Yi's thoughts.
Zhen Yi's expression changed and he quickly denied it.
"Our Ye City has sufficient troops and food. The city walls are high and thick.”
"Forget about Cao Shuo's 40,000 soldiers. Even if he had a million soldiers, how could he shake our Ye City?”
"Brother Zhen, you have to have faith in the third young master.”
Shen Pei smiled and comforted her.
" Of course, I believe that Third Young Master will protect Ye City. However, Mi 'er was once engaged to Second Young Master. Now..."
Zhen Yi mumbled and said perfunctorily again.
The more Yuan Shang heard, the angrier he became. He slammed the table and stood up, saying sternly,
"This marriage is set. I'll come and marry your daughter in three days.”
Zhen Yi shivered.
It had finally come to this.
This Third Young Master of the Yuan Family was using force when soft tactics didn't work. He was trying to force her to marry him!
Zhen Yi was helpless and did not dare to shirk his responsibilities.
Yuan Shang flung his sleeves, turned around, and left.
Zhen Mi, who was hiding in the side hall, couldn't take it anymore and wanted to reject Yuan Shang personally.
At this moment.
Suddenly, a loud sound rang out in his ears.
The ground under his feet also shook slightly.
Zhen Mi was shocked and hurriedly held the door.
Zhen Yi and Yuan Shang were also shocked.
"What's that sound?"
Yuan Shang asked warily.
"Could it be that Cao Shuo is using catapults to bombard the city?" Shen Pei said in a deep voice.”
Yuan Shang frowned." Cao Cao's army is attacking the city. Why didn't the soldiers on duty report?"”
Shen Pei was speechless.
"Da da!"
A horse galloped over, barged into Zhen Manor, and knelt before Yuan Shang.
"Reporting to Third Young Master, something bad has happened. There is a flood outside the west gate, and the city walls are about to collapse!”
Flood?
These two words shocked everyone present.
" Nonsense!" Yuan Shang scolded angrily." How could Ye City be flooded?!"”
"Not good!"
Shen Pei suddenly came to a realization and exclaimed,"Third Young Master, this must be that brat Cao Shuo. He dug up the Zhang River embankment and wants to flood our Ye City!"”
Yuan Shang's body swayed as his expression changed.
He couldn't care less about the Zhen family's marriage alliance. He left in a hurry and rushed to the city wall.
"Dig up the water of the Zhang River to flood Ye City?"
"That Cao Shuo actually thought of such a vicious plan!”
Zhen Yi gasped and looked dazed.
Zhen Mi heaved a sigh of relief. She looked out of the city and murmured,""Could it be that what I said was right? Is the Yuan Family really going to be destroyed by that Cao Sikong?”
West Gate Tower.
The Yuan army was in a mess.
Yuan Shang hurried up the city wall.
Looking up, he gasped.
Outside the city was a swamp.
A flood peak was surging from the direction of the Zhang River, crashing towards the western city wall.
The flood water seeped through the cracks in the city gate. The water under their feet was already more than a foot deep, and it was still rising.
Under the impact and soaking of the water, the earthen city wall was collapsing in large pieces, and there were countless cracks and seeps.
"Shen Zhengnan!"
"Didn't you say that Ye City is as solid as a rock? What should we do now?”
Yuan Shang was extremely shocked and furious as he glared at Shen Pei.
Shen Pei's face was pale as he said in a trembling voice,"I really didn't expect Cao Shuo to be so vicious. He actually thought of such a vicious plan. This-"
Before he finished speaking.
With a loud bang, the southern edge of the city wall collapsed, and a stream of saliva flowed in.
Dozens of Yuan soldiers were immediately washed down the city wall by the flood.
Yuan Shang's expression changed." Quick!" he shouted." Carry the soil and stones and block the hole!"”
Yuan Jun was like a headless fly as he started to fill the hole in a flurry.
However, Shen Pei said," Third Young Master, the water is too strong. I'm afraid the city walls won't be able to hold on for long. Ye City can't be defended anymore. Let's quickly abandon the city and break out of the encirclement."”
"Abandon the city?"
Yuan Shang was furious." Ye City is the heart of Jizhou," he questioned." If I abandon Ye City, how do you expect me to explain it to my father?"”
"If we abandon Ye City, we can still regroup with the lord's army and recover it in the future.”
"If Third Young Master insists on not leaving, he will die here. At that time, it will only benefit Eldest Young Master!”
Shen Pei tried his best to persuade him.
Yuan Shang shivered, the anger on his face dissipated and turned into fear.
"You're right. I can't die here. It'll benefit my big brother!”
"Quickly pick up mother and break out of the abandoned city through the north gate!”
Yuan Shang shouted loudly, turned around, and fled into the city.
Just as he escaped onto the main street.
"Boom!"
There was a loud bang.
The west gate tower collapsed with a loud bang, and a torrent that could topple mountains and overturn seas surged into the city.
The Yuan Army, who could not retreat in time, was instantly drowned in the torrent, and their cries for help rose and fell.
On the high ground outside the city.
Cao Shuo sneered as he admired the grand scene of Ye City being destroyed.
"The city gate has collapsed, the city gate has collapsed!”
Cao Cao, who was beside him, was so ecstatic that his mask almost fell off.
Cao Shuo let out a long laugh and rode his horse to board the bamboo raft that he had prepared beforehand.
"Cao soldiers, listen up. Follow me into Ye City. Those who resist and refuse to surrender will be killed!”
The Cao soldiers of the various battalions boarded the bamboo rafts and followed the surging flood towards the collapsed Ye City.
Guo Jia turned around and cupped his hands at Cao Cao,"Congratulations, Lord. Ye City is now yours!”
Cao Cao took off his mask, a gratified and excited smile on his face.
"What kind of virtue did I, Cao Cao, accumulate in my previous life to have such a Qilin's son? The heavens have treated me well, haha-"
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