In the summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, but there is also a lot of rain.

Li Zhen led a large army to chase Shi Dakai's army and encountered a downpour. Bean-sized raindrops fell on the ground, splashing water stains and making the road muddy.

At this moment, the army wants to hurry, and it is already facing certain difficulties.

The soldiers all had a look of exhaustion on their faces.

Zeng Guoquan put on a raincoat, rode to Zeng Guofan's side, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, now the rain is pouring down, and the road is very difficult to walk. Go and persuade the prince to wait for the rain to stop before leaving. ”

Zeng Guofan was just about to speak, when Li Zhen's order came from the front, telling the soldiers to stop and rest.

It's just that the soldiers have only half an hour to rest.

At the same time, Li Zhen also ordered Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guoquan, Zhang Zhidong and others to go to the meeting.

Li Zhen was wearing a raincoat and a hat, he glanced at Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong, Zeng Guoquan and others who had gathered, and commanded in a deep voice: "Now, the heavy rain is pouring, and under the continuous rain irrigation, it will definitely cause the river to rise sharply. Therefore, I think that the possibility of Shi Dakai wanting to cross the river has been drastically reduced, and even if he wants to cross the river by force, it will be difficult. ”

Li Zhen's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said with a little excitement: "Shi Dakai's army is blocked, this is our best chance to pursue Shi Dakai." Commander Zeng, you immediately give the order to let all the brothers hold on, and when Shi Dakai is taken, the brothers must have a good rest. In addition, every soldier in the army was given an extra month's salary. ”

"Yes!"

As soon as Zeng Guofan heard Li Zhen's words, he understood the truth, and immediately nodded in response.

Zhang Zhidong looked excited, thinking that this rain came too timely! Shi Dakai's army was stopped by the surging river, giving the troops on the other side of the river plenty of time to assemble. In addition to this, it also gave Li Zhen's army time to catch up.

……

Ahead, Shi Dakai arrived at the river with his soldiers.

The rain poured in and the river swelled, breaking the bridges on the banks and blocking the way to cross the river.

When Shi Dakai saw this situation, his expression suddenly sank.

This situation is simply worse and has caused him great difficulties. Zhang Suimou stood next to him, his eyes staring at the surging river on the river bank without blinking, and said, "Lord Wang, Li Zhen bites our butts like a dog, and he can't shake it off. If we stop, we will be overtaken. We didn't have time to stay, and we had to cross the river, no matter how fierce the water was. I think what we need to do now is to make more rafts and boats, and then force our way across the river. ”

Shi Dakai said: "It makes sense, you immediately order the soldiers to do it!" ”

Shi Dakai has no choice, only such a choice.

In the evening, the sky darkened, and the river was pitch black. However, the heavy rain has not stopped, and it is still like pouring water, making the river more and more fierce.

Chen Yucheng quickly came to Shi Dakai's side with a hat on his head, and said, "Lord Wang, just got the news that Li Zhen has sent some soldiers to cross the river in the heavy rain. My guess is that Li Zhen must have asked the defenders in front of him to stop us on the other side of the river. Time waits for no one, we can't cross the river tonight, we must force the crossing tomorrow. The time dragged on, and not only Li Zhen caught up, but also troops gathered on the other side. ”

Shi Dakai looked up at the sky, looked at the dark night, looked at the heavy rain that fell in an uproar, and sighed: "This God, don't cooperate at this time." ”

He waved his hand and said, "You go and arrange it, the affairs of the army will be handed over to you and Zhang Suimou, I will be quiet!" ”

Chen Yucheng turned around and left, leaving Shi Dakai alone to meditate.

At this time, Shi Dakai felt quite uncomfortable in his heart.

Could it be that Li Zhen is the nemesis of the Taiping Army?

At the beginning, Li Zhen led the army to easily destroy Hong Xiuquan, leaving only one of his troops. Now, he is also facing Li Zhen's army, and the two armies are not even fighting head-on, he can only run away. Now it is even worse to encounter the heavens and gods. Shi Dakai walked to the riverside, looked at the surging river with the faint light, and stood quietly.

Late at night, Shi Dakai had not left.

"Lord Wang, I asked the soldiers to build a temporary rest place for you, you can go and rest first."

Zhang Suimou walked over with a serious expression.

Shi Dakai said: "No, I don't feel sleepy. ”

After a pause, Shi Dakai asked, "How is the preparation of the raft?" ”

Zhang Suimou's face barely showed a hint of joy, and said: "With the efforts of the brothers, more than 300 rafts have been made. By tomorrow morning, the raft that will carry the brothers across the river will surely be made all. ”

Shi Dakai said: "Hurry up, time waits for no one!" ”

Zhang Suimou nodded and stepped back respectfully.

Time passed, and after dawn, the rain did not stop, and it was still raining heavily. Heavy rain in one day and one night has caused the river to swell upstream. Shi Dakai looked at the surging river and ordered with an expressionless face: "Send eight hundred soldiers to cross the river!" ”

Zhang ordered the soldiers to prepare, and the first group of soldiers advanced on rafts.

After the raft was launched, the soldiers sitting on the raft were terrified, because under the impact of the surging river, the stability of the raft was very poor and it was very unsafe.

"Wow!!"

A Lang flower hit, and the soldiers on the raft immediately lost their balance.

In an instant, the entire raft also lost its balance.

Next, all the soldiers on the raft fell into the river. I heard a scream, and the soldiers who fell into the river were swept away. One after another, the soldiers continued to fall into the water, and the rafts overturned into the river, and the soldiers were washed away screaming. In less than ten minutes, all the 800 soldiers who had been sent into the water were swept away and were nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, Shi Dakai gasped.

It's not easy to cross the river!

Chen Yucheng stood beside him in a daze, looking at all the soldiers who were washed away, he couldn't help but shiver coldly, and his whole body was cold.

Zhang Suimou said: "Lord Wang, what should we do? ”

At this moment, Zhang Suimou also lost his claim and didn't know what to do? The death of 800 soldiers is already about one-seventh of the total number of troops, which can be called a very heavy loss. If the next soldiers were to be swept away in this way, the losses would be even greater. Such losses, the army could not afford.

"Report!!"

A slightly desolate voice came, and a soldier ran through the mud.

Shi Dakai asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The soldier said worriedly: "Back to the prince, Li Zhen's army is less than forty miles away from us. Moreover, Li Zhen's army is still advancing in the rain, and in less than a day, Li Zhen's army will catch up with us. ”

Shi Dakai said: "Got it, go down!" ”

There was a deep sense of helplessness and helplessness in his voice.

Zhang Suimou looked at the soldiers and ordered: "Try again, I don't believe that so many of us can't cross the river." As long as the first group of people cross the river and then straighten the ropes on both sides of the river, we have a chance to cross the river. ”

Immediately, Zhang Suimou ordered the soldiers to continue to force the crossing.

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