Chapter 152: The Night Rain in Wujiang Makes People Worried

"What?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback, his sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and he only felt that he was covered in cold sweat for a while.

Without saying a word, he walked out of the cave.

Cold raindrops hit Zhang Xuan's face.

It wasn't raining heavily, but it was just a trickle.

Zhang Xuan looked up and saw the rain falling from the boundless darkness and hitting Zhang Xuan in the face. For a while, he was physically and mentally cold, like falling into an ice cellar.

He had only one thought in his heart: "Is it that I have been sinned against heaven, and heaven will kill me?" ”

What are you really afraid of?

At that time, Qin Meng told him about this problem.

Zhang Xuan is not unaware of this problem. However, when he thought about it, it would only take him three days to pass through the Wujiang Valley. The so-called unpredictable weather has been sunny for more than ten days, and there has been no sign of wanting to rain recently.

The probability of this problem occurring is low.

It only takes three days, no, now it only takes two sunny days. No matter how rainy it is, Zhang Xuan is not afraid.

And the rain seems to be stuck at Zhang Xuan's node, it doesn't rain early, it doesn't rain late, and at this node where Zhang Xuan is in a dilemma, it suddenly rains. Let Zhang Xuan advance and retreat.

Almost trapped Zhang Xuan and died.

"General, what now?" Zheng Lian said in a somewhat anxious voice.

Zhang Xuan's eyes swept and saw many people, faces that could not be seen clearly in the dark. But Zhang Xuan could be sure that they were all looking at him.

Zhang Xuan's heart sank, and he knew that he must not mess up.

The weak may be able to rely on others, but the strong can only be relied on by others.

He is the backbone of the whole army. No matter how sad or desperate he was. No matter how anxious and uneasy I am in my heart, how I have no confidence, I have to show full certainty. Make the people below believe in themselves.

Otherwise, he has already been defeated by civil strife before he has been defeated by difficulties.

He then laughed and said, "What are you doing in a daze? Let people go into the cave to take shelter from the rain. ”

"Yes." Zhang Xuan's laughter seemed to have something calming. Hearing Zhang Xuan's laughter, these people were relieved, and they believed that Zhang Xuan had a solution. Orders were given to the battalions to take shelter from the rain.

The caves were crowded with people. So much so that there is no place for people to lie down. The limit of how many people are already there. If there is more, I am afraid that people will be able to cram into it, and the air in the cave will not be enough.

Even if it's squeezed like this. Still others are unable to shelter from the rain.

Some of these hide under large boulders, many of which are irregular to block out patches of rainwater.

But no matter how the people below moved, Zhang Xuan stood in the rain, motionless. Feel the size of the rain.

If only it was such a drizzling rain. Zhang Xuan's plan still works. But it backfired, when Zhang Xuan stood in the rain, wearing a hat and a robe. But God didn't give Zhang Xuan face at all.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

From the dripping rain, it became a rain line, and then even the rain line was not enough to include the rain, which was like a pearl necklace that broke apart, and each drop of rain was like a thumb-sized, crystal clear pearl, smashed on the ground, above the water, and shattered in an instant.

The sound of the rain gradually became louder, and the previous sound of the rain seemed to be absent. Now the sound of the rain is dense, as if countless birds are desperately pecking at the earth with their beaks.

Zhang Xuan's mouth opened and closed, and finally sighed in his heart, and said in a low voice: "The generals have been called." This sentence was said, indicating that the situation had exceeded Zhang Xuan's expectations.

After the generals arrived, Zhang Xuan asked Qin Meng on the head and said, "Qin Meng, this rain is like this, when will the Wujiang River rise?" ”

Qin Meng said: "Tomorrow, according to the situation in Wujiang, it will rain today and the water will rise tomorrow." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Is there a channel that can withdraw the ministries? ”

The Wujiang River is the flood discharge place for all the rainwater in the mountainous area within a radius of hundreds of miles. At that time, I dare not believe that the entire Wujiang River Valley will become the Wujiang River, but the vast majority of the Wujiang River Valley will become the Wujiang River.

In fact, such a result is actually no different for the Southern Expeditionary Army.

They all turned into fish and turtles, and even if they survived, it also showed the failure of the southern expedition.

"The last general doesn't know." Qin Meng said: "There was no exploration for a while. However, there are a few places where you can avoid flooding. ”

The task assigned by Zhang Xuan to Qin Meng was to explore the Wujiang River, but as for whether other mountain trails could pass through the army, he did not explain.

But according to Qin Meng's understanding, most of these mountain trails are beast paths, that is, routes for wild beasts to walk. A few people walk, a dozen people walk OK. But if you want a large army to pass, you can't.

Although the mountains on both sides of the Wujiang River are steep, not all mountains are steep and cannot be climbed, and many peaks are not very steep, which can make people go up the mountain to avoid the rain.

Zhang Xuan didn't think of this at first, but when Qin Meng thought of it instantly, he was relieved. At least not to be flooded by the Seventh Army.

"General." Xu Du said: "Judging from the end of the day, this rain may not be able to fall for a long time, if it is only a few hours, the water will not rise there, just repair here for a day or two, and continue to go south." ”

"Prepare for the worst, we can't stay for a day." Zhang Xuan said: "Otherwise, the southern expedition will be wasted, and when Yongli and Shaowu are united, if you want to go south, it will take thousands of times more effort." ”

If he dared to gamble before, but now Zhang Xuan doesn't dare to bet.

Yes, what Xu Du said is also possible.

Autumn may not rain many days in one go, and this torrential rain. Or maybe it's just for a moment. But Zhang Xuan no longer dared to bet on this possibility.

"But my lord, how do you go about this situation?" Xu Du couldn't help but ask.

You must know that among the former army, Xu Du has the most people. Xu Du had to think a little more about his Jinhua disciples.

Zhang Xuan has been thinking about it for a long time. Keep marching or give up.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Xuan still didn't want to give up.

Perhaps everyone who survived the war has a little bit of the gene that people look crazy in peacetime, just like Deng Ai who rolled off a cliff.

Zhang Xuan said slowly: "When we entered Wujiang, we only used ten days of food, and if it rained heavily for several days, it would be easy to use up the food for ten days. There is no guarantee that my baggage will be preserved tomorrow. At that time, we were trapped in the mountains, and it was a solution that was more cruel than death. ”

"No one wants this to happen."

Zhang Xuan also knew that this result was the worst outcome. It doesn't have to happen.

"It's too late to retreat now, and it can even be said that we are in this position, whether it is to the east or the west, in fact, we are facing the same. In this case, why not continue to march eastward with the army and go straight downstream. Take Shaozhou. At that time, even if the army is suspended, this southern expedition cannot be said to be in vain. ”

"And, this time it's raining. Good news for us, too. After the Wujiang River rises, many dangerous shoals will not be dangerous. ”

This does make sense, many places are called dangerous shoals, because the water level is too low, or the water conditions are complicated, but as long as the water level increases. These things will change.

"The people behind us may not be able to arrive, and there will only be a few of us at that time, but more than 10,000?" Zheng Lian couldn't help but say.

"Ten thousand people are not enough?" Zhang Xuan said: "Is it necessary to take the Shaozhou Mansion by tens of thousands of people?" ”

Everyone didn't speak, and they also felt that what Zhang Xuan said made sense, if they only attacked a poorly defended city, it would be enough for about 10,000 soldiers and horses.

"General, we don't have ships now." Xu Du pointed out a key problem, that is, there are no ships. The boats in the upper reaches of the Wujiang River were all gathered downstream. To be precise, it was not that there were no ships in the Xia army. But it's not much, it's just a single digit. For the operation of the Great Army, it does not help at all.

Zhang Xuan said: "Then use a bamboo raft." ”

"Bamboo raft!" Everyone was taken aback.

Bamboo rafts are completely incomparable to boats, although they are also floating objects on water. But the bamboo raft is far less capable of withstanding the damage than the boat.

Maybe halfway through, it will fall apart.