Chapter 487: The Way of Benevolence and Righteousness

Because the underground tunnel dug by Liu Wei was penetrated by the flood, the flood water rushed directly into the ground of Fancheng, and the center of Fancheng City collapsed. The flood poured directly into the city from the underground passage www.biquge.info, which was originally protected by the city wall, and there was not much water in the city, but the flood water through the passage in the city was rising higher and higher, and gradually maintained a height with the flood outside the city.

And the flood must not leak out, and the water in the city will rise higher and higher, faintly overpowering the height of the flood outside the city.

When the soldiers of Jingzhou saw the flood coming, they only felt that the disaster of destruction was coming, and the soldiers had nowhere to wait, so they had to climb the city tower and take shelter on the roof.

But a huge hole appeared in the center of the city, and the flood poured in, rolling up a huge whirlpool. And this whirlpool is still expanding, the surrounding area is hundreds of meters around the circular whirlpool, the middle house collapsed, wood, bricks and tiles swirled in the whirlpool, the loess was crushed, and the flood was stained turbid.

Some Jingzhou soldiers stood on the roof near the whirlpool, and the whirlpool rolled down the nearby houses, and many Jingzhou soldiers were also involved in the whirlpool, and disappeared after making a circle. The surrounding Jingzhou soldiers were all shocked, and ran to the other rooftops, away from the central whirlpool.

Huang Zu, Wen Ping and the others stood on the city wall, looking at the whirlpool that appeared in the center of the city, their faces were shocked, Huang Zu swallowed his spit and said: "What a vicious Son of Heaven, he actually sent troops to dig a tunnel and trap the center of my Fancheng into the air!"

"It's not good, the Han army will definitely destroy the foundation of my city wall by digging tunnels, so how can we withstand this surging flood?" Wen Ping shouted suddenly.

Huang Zu's face was shocked, and he had no idea for a while, but Wei Yan, Wen Ping, was witty, and hurriedly thought of a way: "The Han army is only afraid that the water level will rise and flood Fancheng, and it will lead the water army to kill!" We don't have ships, if the Han army kills, the big thing will be over! General, I quickly sent troops to demolish the southern city wall, drain the flood, and our army retreated to Xiangyang from the south! ”

"Okay, you guys go quickly!" Huang Zu was overjoyed when he saw that he had an idea, and hurriedly arranged for Wei Yan, Wen Ping and others to do it. Huang Zu also took a group of core generals in the army and retreated to the southern city wall.

Huang Zu knew that the 50,000 troops in the city could not retreat in their entirety, and the raft built by Wei Yan and others to demolish their houses and raise timber was only enough for thousands of people. Therefore, at the moment, only these core generals can escape, and the other ordinary soldiers are afraid that they will all be lost in Fancheng.

Fu Youde and Liu Yu drove the boat straight to Fancheng, looking at Huang Zu at the head of the city, Wen Ping and other generals retreated to the south gate, Liu Yu immediately said: "They want to withdraw from the south gate, brother, you and I each lead a fleet to outflank and kill from the left and right to the south gate, and intercept Huang Zu!"

"Good!" The two of them each led a fleet of 1,000 men from the east and west gates to the south gate.

The rivers in Deng County were cut off for several days, and now the flood is discharged, which can be described as flowing endlessly, and the flood water level is getting higher and higher. The walls were torn down in the middle, but in a moment a huge gap was made, and the water level in the city was leaked out of the gap. The Jingzhou soldiers continued to demolish, and gradually, the water level inside and outside the city reached a height.

When the water level reached the same level, Huang Zu, Wen Ping and the others hurriedly climbed onto the raft and fled towards the outside of the city.

The soldiers on the left and right of the city, the soldiers on the roof were suddenly dumbfounded, the main general fled, the captain, Sima These people all climbed on the raft? What about us? The soldiers looked left and right, and saw a vast ocean, leaving us alone?

Jingzhou soldiers suddenly panicked, and shouted one by one: "General, don't leave us alone, let us get on the boat!"

"General, don't leave us alone!"

Jingzhou soldiers cry their fathers and call their mothers one by one, but where can Huang Zu and Wenpin take care of them? Not long after Huang Zu and other Jingzhou generals left, the various city towers also became trembling, and the city head was crumbling, and finally collapsed.

The flood rose higher and higher, and the roofs in the city were gradually submerged, and a scream rang out, and Fancheng fell into hell on earth. Fortunately, the people of Jingzhou were familiar with the nature of water, and many soldiers survived by grabbing the wood scattered in the city. There were also many soldiers who had no life-saving straw to grasp in the flood and were submerged by the flood.

When the Han fleet sailed, the Han army rowed boats one by one, wielding swords and guns to harvest the lives of the Jingzhou soldiers, but Liu Wei looked at the Jingzhou soldiers who had no branches to rely on in the ocean, and his heart was full of pain.

"Save Me ......"

"Don't kill me, I'm willing to surrender!"

"I have an old mother, a wife and children, let me go, I don't want to die!"

Jingzhou soldiers cried and shouted, and Liu Wei sighed and said, "What am I doing this for?" These are also my big people! ”

"Okay, don't kill the enemy, save the Jingzhou soldiers for me!" Liu Wei shouted.

"Your Majesty?" A group of soldiers and colonels looked at Liu Wei in surprise.

Liu Wei said loudly: "They are abandoned, it is my Han people, help them up!" Those who dare to kill will be punished for the crime of harming the people! ”

"Your Majesty! There are people overboard here and there,

We're afraid that our ships won't be enough! A lieutenant shouted.

"How much can be saved, let's squeeze in, free up a few big boats, first save the people who fall into the water, and then save the people who have wood to save their lives!" Send them to high places! Liu Wei hurriedly ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Han army reacted immediately, and the Han army on all the ships crowded together and freed up several large ships. The Han army drove a large ship to rescue the Jingzhou soldiers in the flood and transported them to a high place for refuge.

However, despite the help of the Han army, most of the Jingzhou soldiers were still flooded.

On the other side, Huang Zuwenpin and others fled south with a group of core generals, while Fu Youde and Liu Yu each led a fleet to take the opportunity to kill. The two commanded the soldiers to continuously fire arrows at the Jingzhou soldiers, who were busy fleeing for their lives, but suffered heavy casualties. Huang Zu was also shot by a stray arrow, unfortunately fell into the river, and was swallowed by the flood.

The flood was turbulent, the underground silt, tree roots and other debris were even more like cow hair, Fu Youde and others even though they were strong in martial arts, but they did not dare to lead the soldiers and horses to fight, if one accidentally fell into the flood, they could not be saved. Therefore, the two only led the soldiers and horses to shoot arrows from a long distance, but even so, the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou had no protective equipment and suffered heavy casualties. And the raft was full of important generals, who could shoot them, but it also caused Jingzhou to suffer heavy losses. And Huang Zu was also shot by a stray arrow in this battle, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy.

The two rivers of Shuishui and Xiangshui merge into the Han River, and Wen Ping and others follow the flood water straight into the Han River and return to Xiangyang in the south. Fu Youde and Liu Yu ran out of arrows, and also led the soldiers and horses back to the direction of Fancheng.

In the early morning of the next day, the heavy rain gradually stopped, and after the flood water merged into the Han River, the water level dropped very quickly.

Liu Wei and a group of generals stood on a hill, and Yang Miaozhen behind him held up an oil-paper umbrella for him. Looking at the ocean of Siye, Liu Wei shook his head and sighed: "This battle is a crime!"

The soldiers were also silent, if the battlefield was killed, they would die, but looking at the weakness of the Jingzhou soldiers in the flood, they felt uncomfortable.

"How many Jingzhou soldiers have you saved this time?" Liu Wei asked in a deep voice.

"A total of 14,000 people remained, and the other Jingzhou soldiers were not in the flood!" Wei Xiaokuan on the side replied.

"In this way, at least 35,000 people died in the flood, and this time Jiangnan, I'm afraid it's just a mourning! The remaining 15,000 people will all be put back in Jingzhou! Liu Wei decided.

"Your Majesty is merciful!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Wei Xiaokuan, Guo Jia, Liu Yu and others praised each other, but Fu Youde was puzzled: "Your Majesty, more than 10,000 people are now grateful to Your Majesty, Your Majesty can take it for your own use, and you can also Tuntian, why do you want to let them go back?"

"That's what I said, but put it back, it's even more useful!" Liu Wei explained: "Liu Biao launched this battle, which was already unpopular, and this time the Jingzhou generals abandoned their soldiers and I saved them, they are grateful to me, and they are full of hatred for Liu Biao!" If I let them go back to reunite with their families, they will be even more grateful to me! In this case, they will not be taking refuge in Liu Biao when they go back. And when they go back, they will preach my kindness! It won't be long before the people in the south of the Yangtze River will be disgusted with Liu Biao. When the time comes, it will be easier for me to collect Jingzhou! ”

"Let them go and keep them, which do you think has more benefits?" Liu Wei asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty is thoughtful, and the far-reaching ministers can't wait!" The crowd listened and was convinced.

On the third day, the flood waters receded, revealing devastation, and the ground was in shambles, leaving only a ruined wall on the site of Fancheng. The sun was shining in the sky, and the stench of the corpses that had already soaked in the flood emanated.

Liu Wei first summoned the remaining Jingzhou soldiers to come and stand on a high place and said in a loud voice: "You are innocent people, but because Liu Biao was bewitched, I thought about it for a while, and decided to let you cross the river and go home to reunite with your families, I hope you will not be abusive and enemies of me!"

When all the Jingzhou soldiers heard this unexpected joy, they were all grateful to Dade, thanked Liu Wei for their kindness, and slowly returned to Xiangyang south.

Liu Wei was looking at Liu Yu, and Fu Youde said: "This time Fancheng is seriously damaged and needs to be rebuilt, I left 20,000 soldiers and horses here, the two of you Liu Yu are the main, Fu Youde is the deputy general, responsible for rebuilding Fancheng, and will also guard Fancheng in the future!"

"The last general commands!"

Liu Wei advised: "The materials for rebuilding Fancheng, the money and wealth will be mobilized from Chang'an, and you must deal with the corpses here carefully and bury them with fire!" I will also mobilize doctors from Chang'an to come to help, you must be careful, no plague will occur! There is also domestic water, but also from the upstream dozens of miles to use, not to take water here, if the soldier is injured, to deal with it in time, not negligent! The dishes and chopsticks used by the soldiers should also be boiled in boiling water before they can be used! ”

Fu Youde and Liu Yu didn't understand very well, but what Liu Biao said was to defend against the plague, although the two didn't understand, they also carefully wrote it down and prepared to implement it according to Liu Bian's plan!

Liu Wei also advised: "Also, if you find that a soldier is infected with bizarre symptoms, you must isolate it in time and report it to me immediately!"

"The last will obey!" The two of them surrendered their orders.