Chapter 249: It takes evil to defeat evil! Lao Liu, let's fight poison with poison. It's time to wake up the dream of the father-killing maniac!

Quickly capture Shouchun!

The four words boomed in everyone's ears like spring thunder, boosting everyone's spirits.

"What ingenious plan does the military advisor have to quickly capture Shouchun?"

Liu Bei looked at Xiao Fang with joy.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals all turned their eyes to Xiao Fang.

"Water fills Shouchun!"

Xiao Yu gently waved his feather fan and gave a four-word answer in a casual tone.

"Water filling Shouchun?"

Old Liu was stunned at first, then he suddenly realized.

Xiao Fang's plan was to dig the Huai River dam and flood Shouchun City!
In fact, he had already thought of this strategy before he surrounded Shouchun.

Shouchun has the Fei River to the west and the Huai River to the north. It would be unjust if we don't attack with water!

However, there are still tens of thousands of Huainan people in the city. If this water attack is used, not only the enemy soldiers in the city will be killed, but also the Shouchun people in the city will be accidentally injured.

Given Lao Liu's temperament, he would never adopt such a method of breaking into the city that would cause large-scale accidental casualties among the civilians.

Xiao Fang knew Lao Liu's temper very well, so even though he had this plan in mind, he didn't mention a single word.

It's fine now.

In order to solve the food and grass crisis, Lu Bu robbed the remaining food from the people of Shouchun. However, he was afraid that these people would rise up in rebellion, so he drove all the people out of the city.

This move certainly alleviated his food and grass shortage dilemma, but invisibly helped Lao Liu get rid of the shackles of flooding Shouchun.

There are no civilians in the city, only Lu Bu and his soldiers. What else is there to worry about?

This is why Xiao Fang offered a strategy to Lao Liu at this time.

"Brother, the military advisor's plan is to dig up the Huai River dam and divert the Huai River to flood Shouchun City!"

"Once this flood arrives, Shouchun City will collapse no matter how strong it is. What can Lu Bu do even if he has no worries about food and grass?"

"This plan is indeed a brilliant plan to quickly defeat Shouchun!"

Guan Yu was also enlightened. His half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and his red face was filled with uncontrollable joy.

Although Zhang Fei's brain was slow, he finally came to his senses at this moment and was immediately overjoyed.

"Brother, Second Brother is right, this move of the military advisor is damn brilliant!"

"Isn't Lu Bu's four-surname servant vicious? The military advisor's plan is even more vicious than his. Let's just drown that father-killing demon!"

Zhang Fei clapped his thigh excitedly and gave Lu Bu a new nickname.

"Ahem, Yide, you are talking nonsense again."

"The military advisor's plan did not harm the people, so how can it be called a vicious plan?"

Liu Bei had to cough dryly a few times and glared back at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, scratching the back of his head and looking at Xiao Fang with an embarrassed smile.

Xiao Fang naturally didn't mind and laughed at himself:
"General Yide is right. This plan can be considered a vicious one."

"But as the saying goes, it takes another evil to deal with another evil. Since he dared to use a poisonous trick first, my trick is to fight poison with poison!"

Liu Bei laughed loudly, clapped his hands and praised:
"What a great example of fighting poison with poison. The military advisor is right. To deal with a vicious person like Lu Bu, we should fight poison with poison!"

"Let's follow Jinglue's plan and dig the Huai River to flood Shouchun City!"

After the plan was finalized, Liu Bei immediately returned to the army tent and summoned all the generals to discuss the specific details of flooding Shouchun.

The dike must be dug silently so that Lu Bu cannot be discovered and preventive preparations can be made in advance.

Liu Bei then ordered Gan Ning to lead more than a thousand water soldiers to enter the Huai River under the cover of darkness. They rested during the day and dug the dam at night.

Once the dam was opened, the flood would come violently, not only submerging Shouchun City, but also the surrounding camps.

In order to prevent his army from being drowned, Lao Liu mobilized more than 10,000 soldiers to build a new camp and create reserve bamboo rafts on high ground near Shouchun.

Before the dam was dug, more than 60,000 soldiers were able to move their camp to a higher place and watch the grand spectacle of Shouchun being flooded.

The order was passed down and the generals acted accordingly.

Liu Bei continued to stay in the main camp and ordered each camp to build and reinforce the siege, as if he wanted to turn Shouchun City into a dead city.

South Gate of Shouchun.

Lu Bu stood with his hands behind his back, looking down coldly at tens of thousands of people who were driven out of the city and entered Liu Jun's camp crying.

"Gongtai, it's just as you expected. The big-eared thief was burdened by his false reputation for benevolence and righteousness, so he had to accept these tens of thousands of burdens."

"Your plan not only raised food and grass for me, but also eliminated the hidden dangers in the city, and also took the opportunity to consume the food and grass of the big-eared thieves. It is really a brilliant plan that kills three birds with one stone."

"Gongtai, as long as you are here, I will always have hope of surviving from desperate situations!"

Lu Bu patted Chen Gong on the shoulder and praised him highly.

Chen Gong looked somewhat ashamed, and sighed in self-blame:
"If it weren't for repaying Marquis Wen's kindness, Gong would never have resorted to such a desperate measure."

"Although Gong's plan was a last resort, it has brought suffering to the people. I, Chen Gong, will definitely be branded as an unkind and unjust person."

After all, Chen Gong was born into a family of famous scholars. Although he had come up with this vicious plan, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed in his heart.

"Gongtai, this is wrong."

Lu Bu waved his hand and said disapprovingly:

"Although Cao was once my mortal enemy, he said something that I admire very much."

“It is better for me to let the world down than for the world to let me down.”

"What about benevolence and righteousness? They are all empty names. Those who achieve great things should not be fussy about small matters. How can they be so kind as women?"

"If betraying the people of Shouchun can make us have the last laugh, then let them be betrayed. Why bother about the slander of the scoundrels!"

Chen Gong's heart was shocked, and the past events came to his mind.

Thinking back to the past, the reason why he betrayed Cao Cao in Yanzhou was of course because Cao Cao was ambitious and wanted to take over the world. He was unwilling to be controlled by the Yanzhou scholars and was only satisfied with being the lord of Yanzhou and guarding their home.

Another reason is that Cao Cao's principle of "I would rather let the world let me down than let the world let me down" does not fit the image of a wise leader in his mind.

What made him laugh and cry was that he had abandoned Cao Cao and Lu Bu, who had followed him wholeheartedly, actually said the same thing as Cao Cao:
I would rather let the world betray me than let myself betray the world!
"If I had known this, why would I have gone through so much trouble to betray Cao Mengde?"

"Chen Gong, oh Chen Gong, you are really pathetic, ridiculous and lamentable..." Chen Gong could only shake his head and sigh, feeling bitterly self-deprecating in his heart.

However, Lu Bu had no idea of ​​Chen Gong's thoughts. When he saw the last citizen being driven out of the city, he felt relieved and a long-lost confident smile appeared on his face.

"Now it's all right. The hidden dangers in the city have been eliminated, and there is enough food and grass. Tell the soldiers to eat and drink their fill, guard Shouchun for me, and wait for Yuan Benchu's troops to arrive in Huainan to deal with that big-eared thief!"

Lu Bu made a bold statement, then walked out of the city with a loud laugh.

Chen Gong looked at the people who were gradually moving away, and at the big flag with the word "Liu" on it, but for some reason, he felt a sense of inexplicable worry in his heart.

...

Eleven days later.

Liu Ying, inside the central military tent.

Chen Dao rushed in and interrupted the military meeting in the tent.

"My lord, Commander Gan has sent back news that everything is ready."

"With the Lord's order, he can dig the dam and flood Shouchun within an hour!"

The generals were in an uproar.

Liu Bei's spirits were also greatly boosted, and he glanced at the generals:
"Everyone, Xingba's camp is ready, how is the construction of your new camp going?"

Guan Yu bowed and replied with a smile:

"Don't worry, brother. We have built more than ten new camps on the high ground around Shouchun, which can accommodate our 60,000 soldiers at any time."

Xu Sheng also stood up and answered:
"Our navy has secretly dispatched hundreds of ships to rush into the Huai River, and has also deployed thousands of bamboo rafts in advance."

"We can only flood Shouchun with water. With the lord's order, our army can sail directly to the city of Shouchun!"

The new camp has been set up, the navy is ready, everything is ready!

Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction and looked at Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang smiled slightly and waved his feather fan:

"Everything that needs to be prepared has been almost ready. Lu Bu has been dreaming about this beautiful dream for more than ten days. My lord, it's time to wake him up from this beautiful dream."

Liu Bei took a deep breath, stood up, and said happily:

"I now order Xingba to dig the dam at midnight tonight and flood Shouchun with water."

"You must lead your troops to move to the new camps on the high ground before midnight!"

The generals accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

After the military meeting was over, all the generals left in excitement.

Night soon fell.

More than 60,000 soldiers of Liu's army, under the command of the generals, quietly left the surrounding camps and moved to the new camps on the four high grounds.

Before midnight.

Liu Bei had climbed to a high ground, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance towards Shouchun City.

To the north, Gan Ning led his "engineering team" and began to dig the last section of the embankment.

I do not know how long it has been.

A beacon fire rose above the northern river bank, indicating that Gan Ning had sent a signal that the dam had been successfully dug.

Soon, with the faint moonlight, countless white legions were seen galloping from the north and approaching Shouchun City.

That was not a white army, but rolling white waves!
The torrent finally arrived!

Liu Bei's gaze extended towards Shouchun City, looking at the former pseudo-imperial palace of Yuan Shu and now the provincial capital of Lu Bu.

"Lu Bu, it's time to wake up!"

...

Shouchun City, within the provincial capital.

A grand banquet was taking place in the mansion.

Lu Bu and his generals drank happily, talked and laughed, and drank to their heart's content.

He was in a very good mood.

The gloomy spirits of the generals in recent days were relieved, and their morale and fighting spirit were boosted.

"Gongtai, if it weren't for your brilliant plan, how could I and the other generals be here, sitting back and drinking happily without any worries?"

"Come, come, come, this cup of wine must be toasted to you."

Lu Bu raised his glass high and drank it all.

All the generals raised their glasses to toast each other and praised Chen Gong in various ways.

Chen Gong couldn't help feeling a little elated by the flattery of the crowd. The haze in his heart was swept away, and he just laughed and drank the cup.

"Gongtai, when do you think the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will end?"

Lu Bu stood up and walked down the stairs, and personally filled a glass of wine for Chen Gong.

Chen Gong held the wine glass in his hand, stroked his thin beard and said slowly:
"Cao's thieves have little food and grass to support them. They can only hold out for two months at most. They will surely be defeated."

"Before the defeat, he would certainly force Cao Ren to abandon Xuzhou and shrink the defense line towards Xudu."

"Xuzhou may fall into the hands of the Yuan family in less than two months. Yuan Tan's troops should go south to the Huai River ahead of Yuan Shao's main force."

Lu Bu's eyes sparkled and he said with a smile:
"This means that within two months, Yuan's army will be able to go south to the Huai River to deal with the big-eared thief?"

"Our food and supplies are now enough to sustain us for four months, until Yuan's army arrives. Isn't that more than enough?"

Lu Bu's mood was cheered up again. He laughed again and drank the wine from the glass.

Before he could even drink the wine, his personal guards rushed in.

"Report to Lord Wen, General Cao Xing of the North Gate has an urgent report, a flood is suddenly coming towards our Shouchun City!"

The guard half-knelt on the ground and shouted.

"Pfft~~"

Lu Bu just poured the wine into his mouth, and it all came out in one breath.

(End of this chapter)