Chapter 241: Flooding Shouchun
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But in fact, Sun Quan's physique is not so weak, he just has lingering palpitations about the war scene just now: if it weren't for the sudden heavy rain, Shouchun City, which his brother handed over to him to guard, is now afraid that it will fall!
In the hall, Zhang Hong slowly stood up from his seat and instructed the servants on the side to light the lamps and candles to reflect the slightly gloomy conference hall. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After a few moments, the hall finally ushered in some warmth and light, but there were still ripples on the ground outside the courtroom......
At the same time, Cao Ren and Xun Yu also returned to the main general tent of the big battalion.
On the one hand, Cao Ren, who was drenched in the rain, couldn't take off his armor and wring out the rain on his clothes, so he hurriedly ordered someone to repair the book, make a war report on the situation of the war exhibition here, and send a messenger back to Cao Cao in Xuchang so that he could understand.
After the messenger left, Cao Ren was able to rest for a while, Xun Yu calmly brought him a pot of hot wine, he leaned on the door of the big tent, watching the ground of the camp gradually baptized by the rain, becoming more turbid, and his eyes began to become a little dazed.
It is said that drinking alcohol in the rainy season is the best, and Cao Ren is just driving away the cold now, and there is really no Yaxing to talk about any mood.
After a moment, he finally couldn't help but take the wine glass away from his mouth, clenched it tightly in his hand, and said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruojunshi, I just wanted to attack the city, how did I expect the heavy rain to fall continuously, I had to retreat, looking at the continuous rain outside, when is it better to attack the city again?" Is it to wait for the rain to pass and the sky is clear, or to take advantage of the rain to attack the city? ”
After hearing this, Xun Yu smiled lightly, and replied with a playful look in his eyes: "General Cao Ren, the terrain near Shouchun City is low-lying and wet, if you take advantage of the rain to attack the city, I am afraid that the siege equipment will be difficult to move, and the soldiers will also fall into it." ”
"What does it mean to wait until after dawn?"
"Definitely." Xun Yu shook his head and said: "It is now in the east at the end of autumn, and it is located by the Huai River, I have asked the people nearby, according to the custom, at this time, there will be heavy rain for several days. ”
After Cao Ren heard this, he felt that Xun Yu said that it was a dilemma at this moment, he lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and then asked slowly: "That...... How about we wait for the lord to play the master, the class teacher will return to the court, and find another day to break the enemy? ”
Xun Yu smiled and said: "General, why is this, I have a plan to break the city and conquer Shouchun, only on the eve of the day, why did I withdraw from the army?" ”
Cao Ren was shocked and asked, "What is the plan?" ”
Originally, Xun Yu's strategy is to take advantage of the favorable time and place, to lead the water of the Huai River to flood the low-lying Shouchun City, now the heavy rain is pouring, the side of Shouchun is close to the Huai River, and the Huai River level rises, as long as the soldiers dig the river, you can lead the big water waves, take advantage of the heavy rain to flush Shouchun.
Cao Ren didn't think about it, so he adopted Xun Yu's opinion.
That night, the soldiers of Cao's army wore robes and braved the heavy rain to fish out of the camp, without even lighting torches, and went straight to the Huai River not far from the edge of Shouchun City.
In Shouchun City, the soldiers on the tower of the city have already left the city and returned to the barracks to rest, and the people are also curled up on the warm beds in their houses during this rainy night, sleeping peacefully.
They only need to light the stove to avoid the cold of this rainy night, and the whole city is plunged into darkness, only Sun Quan's house is still lit by the faint light of candles.
Young Sun Quan is racking his brains, meditating on a strategy to break the enemy: At present, the enemy is outnumbered, although there is heavy rain coming, so that the enemy army does not dare to advance, but once the rain stops, what should I do?
"Alas, the eldest brother and Gong Jin are unwilling to send troops to help here, but they threw the problem to me, on the other side of Cao Ren's battlefield, this is my first time in town, what should I do?"
Sun Quan muttered to himself, pacing in the room constantly, and kept muttering: "If one of the eldest brother and Gongjin is willing to lead troops to help me, Cao Ren and Xun Yu will inevitably have scruples and dare not attack the city easily...... But the two of them ......"
Speaking of this, Sun Quan suddenly had a Ji Ling all over his body, and his two blue eyes radiated a shining brilliance: "There is!" I have thought of a way to make Cao Ren and Xun Yu dare not attack the city rashly! ”
It was night, the heavy rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the Huai River was dark, and the wind was raging, and we could only judge how strong the wind was from the rain that hit the cheeks head-on.
Cao Ren's soldiers each armed with shovels and pickaxes, desperately digging the soft soil on the bank of the river, and when the river was about to break through the soil and rush out, they hurriedly stood in the rapids and blocked them with sandbags.
As the saying goes, fire and water are ruthless, and by the time everything was ready, five or six of the Cao soldiers who came to dig the river had already died in the turbulent river of the Huai River.
At dawn the next day, Cao Ren ordered the whole army to march and take advantage of the heavy rain to move the camp to a high ground and dense woods.
In Shouchun City, the herald reported this to Sun Quan, Sun Quan, who just thought of the strategy of breaking the enemy last night, was confused for a while, and hurriedly led the generals to put on their robes and climb the city tower to overlook, under the heavy rain, Cao Ren's camp that was very close to the city last night has all moved to the mountains far away, which makes Sun Quan frown.
"Zibu, what do you mean by Cao Ren?" Sun Quan and the others asked as they walked down the city tower.
Zhang Zhao didn't know much about the war, but since he was too defensive at the moment, he could only hesitate for a moment, and replied stubbornly: "It should be Cao Ren who saw that it had been raining heavily for several days and that the siege was unfavorable, so he had the idea of retreating." ”
When Sun Quan heard about it, he didn't take it to heart.
Xuchang, Zhao Yue is still staying in the pavilion, visiting all parts of the city every day, whether it is a tavern, a tea shop or a school, there are his footprints left, he really does not mean to return to Luoyang.
Most of the people in the city have already known him, and after seeing him, they will also call the king of Qin a few times, which makes Zhao Yue sound happy in his heart, in his opinion, he has gradually mastered the hearts of the people in Xuchang, which is a good phenomenon.
On this day, Guo Jia came to see Zhao Yue again as usual, and after seeing Zhao Yue, he first saluted very respectfully, and then opened his mouth to explain his intentions: "Lord Changjiao, General Cao Ren sent back the battle report of the victory in the front, I don't know if you are interested in knowing a thing or two?" ”
After Zhao Yue heard this, she couldn't help but purse her lips and said, "Since it's an important military situation, it's still inconvenient for me to know, right?" ”
Guo Jia waved his hand seriously and said, "How can you say that?" Lord Changjiao is an ally of my lord, and for Feng Xiao, he is also my confidant and friend, since I have come to inquire about Lord Changjiao on this matter before, then with the follow-up results, it is bound to talk to Lord Changjiao. ”
Jia Xu looked at Guo Jia with a blank face on the side, and was actually thinking about whether what the idiot said was reasonable.
As for Zhao Yue, she was secretly proud in her heart, and she had already caught Guo Jia's sincerity. 8