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Chapter 67 This plan can defeat a million strong soldiers! Those who surrender will live, those who fight will die!

Cao Xiu rubbed his eyes and looked ahead again.

Although this camp is closest to the Han River, it is not on the shore after all. How could a flood appear?

Could it be that I didn’t get enough sleep and was still sleepy, so my eyes were blurry?
Cao Xiu's eyes widened again, his body began to stiffen, and the hand holding the sword trembled.

He was not seeing things, it was indeed a torrent!

The crowds of people came rushing forward, like a mighty army, pushing towards the camp.

"How is this possible? Our camp is still far from the shore, so why is there a flood coming?"

Cao Xiu looked horrified and shocked, as if he had seen a ghost.

At this moment, the Cao army soldiers on duty all discovered the flood coming, and the morale of the army was thrown into chaos in an instant.

"Flood, there's a flood coming!"

"Don't sleep, the flood is coming!"

"Run! Our camp is about to be flooded!"

Screams of terror and the sound of gongs to warn people suddenly resounded over the camp.

The Cao army soldiers who were still asleep rushed out of the tent in groups without even having time to put on their armor.

When they saw the flood coming, Cao's army was horrified and began to run around like headless flies.

"General Wenlie, the Han River must have burst its banks. The camp is about to be flooded. We must retreat to higher ground!"

The deputy general's terrified scream was heard beside him.

Cao Xiu suddenly thought of something.

There have been continuous autumn rains in recent days, and scouts have also reported that the water level of the Han River is rising.

When he was young, he took refuge in Wu. Knowing that the water level of rivers would rise after autumn, he was somewhat vigilant and went to inspect the river embankment.

At that time, it was concluded that the river embankment was as solid as a rock and there should be no major problems.

But just a few days later, the river embankment was washed away by the flood?

"Could it be that big-eared thief..."

Cao Xiu shuddered, and a horrifying thought popped into his mind.

Just as he was panicking, a torrent of water came rushing in.

The water was surging and unstoppable, knocking down the walls of Lujiao Camp like paper and sweeping past it.

Tents were swept away by the water, and soldiers and horses who had no time to escape were swept into the flood in large numbers. Cries for help were heard one after another, with panic.

Cao Xiu suddenly woke up, and without thinking any more, he shouted anxiously:

"All troops, listen to my order! Abandon the camp immediately and retreat to the high ground!"

"Quickly report this to the Prime Minister and warn the other camps—"

But his hoarse shouts were drowned out by the roar of the waves and the screams of the soldiers...

Cao Xiu gritted his teeth, whipped his horse hard, and fled to the north.

It's too late.

The torrent came extremely fast. Before he could escape more than ten steps, the water had caught up with him and quickly submerged the horse's hooves.

Cao Xiu secretly groaned.

He was originally from the younger generation of the Cao family and served as a guard in the central army.

A few days ago, Cao Cao had a heart-to-heart talk with him, praising him as the best among the younger generation of the Cao family. He intended to train him to take on important responsibilities in the future, so he sent him to Yankouchuan to lead a battalion.

I came here originally to gild myself, but who would have thought that I would encounter such a "natural disaster". Not only did the flood destroy the camp, but now I am doomed.

Bad luck...

"I, Cao Xiu, have yet to realize my ambition and become famous throughout the world. How can I die in humiliation in this torrent?"

Cao Xiu gritted his teeth and dared not to do so. He whipped his mount desperately and looked around anxiously.

A slightly raised mound in the northwest direction gave him a glimmer of hope.

"Follow me and retreat to the nearest mound northwest of the camp!"

Cao Xiuru grasped at a life-saving straw and fled on his horse.

The Cao army, fleeing in panic, followed Cao Xiu as he fled to the northwest.

More Cao's soldiers had no time to escape, and hundreds of them were swept into the flood...

Finally, when the first ray of morning sun rose, Cao Xiu escaped to the mound.

Looking around, the entire camp was already a swamp.

In the rolling flood, there were densely packed figures of soldiers, some of whom had drowned, while others were still struggling and wailing for help.

The surviving soldiers of Cao's army were separated by the flood and scattered on the mounds, as if they were trapped on an isolated island.

"Just because of a flood, eight thousand of my soldiers were wiped out. How despicable!"

Cao Xiu looked at the tragic scene before him, his face distorted and he gritted his teeth.

"General Wenlie, what should we do now?" The panicked voice of the deputy general sounded beside him.

The less than one hundred Cao soldiers who followed him up were all like frightened birds, staring at Cao Xiu eagerly.

Cao Xiu had to pretend to be calm and said comfortingly:

"Don't panic, this sudden appearance of mountains and rivers won't last long. It won't be long before it recedes. We just need to wait patiently!"

The soldiers felt a little relieved, thinking that they had escaped disaster.

"The ship...is an enemy warship!"

I don't know who shouted this out of the blue.

Everyone looked towards the south, their faces suddenly changed color, and the fear that had just been suppressed washed over them again.

From the south, countless ships were seen rushing towards us, riding the wind and waves.

Flags with the word "Liu" on them fluttered proudly in the morning light.

"That big-eared thief actually came to the north shore by boat?"

The calmness on Cao Xiu's face vanished, and the hope that had just ignited was shattered in an instant.

A few dozen steps away.

"Bo Wen's plan is truly enough to defeat a million strong soldiers!"

Liu Bei and Xu Shu stood side by side at the bow of the ship, their faces showing a mixture of joy and emotion.

The joy was that Xiao He's plan was successful and Cao Cao's defeat was inevitable.

What is regrettable is that Xiao He's power at this time is indeed terrifying. He destroyed the elite Cao army in the blink of an eye.

"My lord, Cao's troops are all elite. We can certainly use them to strengthen our army."

Xu Shu smiled and pointed at the Cao army trapped on the "isolated islands".

The implication was that he was advising Liu Bei to capture these trapped Cao troops alive.

"Yuan Zhizhi is right!"

Liu Bei nodded slightly, waved his hand and shouted:
"Order Zhou Zifeng to stay behind and lead two thousand soldiers to capture Cao's army along the way."

"Order Yunchang to lead 10,000 elite troops to attack Xu Huang's granary as planned and seize Cao's food and fodder."

"The rest of you, follow me and march straight to Cao Cao's main camp!"

The order was passed down and the flagship flag waved.

One ship after another carried Ke away, carrying the main force of Liu's army and rushing northeast, passing the flooded Cao camp and heading straight for the main camp of Cao's army north of Fancheng.

Zhou Cang led two thousand soldiers and horses to march slowly and surrounded the Cao army soldiers trapped on the mounds.

No matter how elite Cao's army was, their will would collapse when they fell into this desperate situation.

As soon as Liu Jun's warships arrived, Cao's army threw down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

Finally, more than ten ships rushed and surrounded the mound where Cao Xiu was.

"I am Zhou Cang, a lieutenant under General Zuo. You have no way to escape. Throw down your weapons and surrender, and I will spare your life!"

Zhou Cang stood at the bow of the ship, holding his sword and shouting fiercely.

The Cao soldiers on both sides looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, threw down their weapons, and knelt on the ground.

"We are willing to surrender to General Zuo."

"Please, General, spare my life!"

Not only did Cao's army kneel down, they also kowtowed in humility and fear and begged for mercy.

Cao Xiu flew into a rage and cursed:
"You are a bunch of cowards who love life and are afraid of death. You are soldiers of my Cao family. How can you surrender to the big-eared thief?"

"Everyone, stand up and follow me, Cao Xiu, to fight to the death and kill the enemy, and be loyal to the Prime Minister!"

However, no one from Cao's army responded and they remained kneeling on the ground.

"What's the point of keeping you around, you cowards!"

Cao Xiu's eyes widened with fire, and he raised his spear and stabbed a deputy general.

A scream was heard, and the deputy general's body was pierced through. He rolled down the hill into the flood with a scream.

The Cao army around them was horrified and retreated in all directions, half-bending and half-standing, neither kneeling nor not kneeling.

"Cao Xiu? The nephew of Cao thief?"

"You are about to die, yet you still dare to disrespect my master? You are courting death!"

Zhou Cang was instantly enraged and ordered his troops to rush towards the mound.

In the blink of an eye, the bow of the boat hit the mound.

"You little bastard from the Cao family, prepare to die!"

Zhou Cang roared like thunder, took advantage of the momentum to leap up, and slashed down at Cao Xiu in the air with the long sword in his hand with the force of splitting a mountain.

(End of this chapter)