Chapter 427: The hearts of the army and the hearts of the people collapsed
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"Whoa!"
The heavy rain was still pouring down like a river from heaven, constantly falling on the ground.
Inside and outside the city, there has long been a river.
The river around Plains City was flooding, and so was the upstream, and the upstream river water was constantly pouring downstream, causing Plains City to fall into the ocean.
After a night, the water level outside the southern city was only one person high from the city tower.
Liu Bei stood on the city tower, looking at the water level outside the city, his eyes were shocked.
It was terrifying that the water level had risen so much in one night.
Looking at the city again, there is an ocean everywhere.
Tian Feng stood beside him and persuaded: "Xuande Gong, the water level is enough. It is now possible to send someone to attack. If there is hope, there is still a chance to hold Plains City. If you can't get close to the dike, there will be no suspense in this battle. We can't win without reinforcements. ”
Liu Bei nodded, and immediately arranged for the soldiers to act.
Bamboo rafts and boats were lowered from the tower, and soldiers descended from the tower. A large number of soldiers rowed towards the levee, intending to occupy it and then dig it.
As soon as a hole is dug out, the river washes away and the levee collapses.
However, it is not easy.
Tai Shi Ci was in one place, and when he saw the enemy soldiers coming by boat, he immediately ordered the archers to take position, and even asked the catapult to prepare.
Xu Huang was on the other side and also ordered the archers to take their positions.
The two men themselves took charge, and when they saw the arrival of the enemy ships and rafts, they ordered the archers to fire arrows and let the catapults throw stones. The enemy soldiers could not dodge on rafts and boats, let alone resist with all their might, and could only become live targets.
Waves of bows and arrows were fired, large stones fell down, and the soldiers on the bamboo raft fell into the water one after another.
Liu Bei's soldiers launched an attack, but a sentry tower was built on the embankment, and more soldiers were stationed, and they were never able to rush up the embankment.
A day passed, and Liu Bei's soldiers did not make any progress.
The heavy rain continued, and the water in the city was accumulating.
By night, Liu Bei still ordered the soldiers to attack.
However, it still failed.
Attack continuously, each time to no avail.
In the early morning of the next day, Liu Bei stood on the city tower, holding the female wall with both hands, his eyes were bloodshot.
Liu Xuan came to the embankment with a cloak and a hat. After a day of fighting, the time was ripe for surrender. Liu Xuan raised his head and looked in the direction of the city tower, and ordered: "Tai Shici, let the soldiers line up and prepare to shout." ”
"Yes!"
Tai Shi Ci got the order and immediately arranged it.
The soldiers who shouted were the soldiers from before, and hundreds of soldiers gathered together and shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Listen, the people of the city open the gates of the city and surrender, and those who surrender will not be killed."
"Those who descend will not be killed!"
"Those who descend will not be killed!"
The sound of the soldiers' shouts resounded inside and outside the city.
For Liu Xuan's army stationed outside the city, all this seemed quite easy, because they did not fight at all, and not a single soldier was lost. But for Liu Bei's army in the city, they all felt tormented, like being in a frying pot.
Today's Plains City is already an ocean.
The rain continued to pour in, causing water to fill the plain city everywhere.
At this time, there was no such developed sewer drainage system, and even though there were already drainage ditches in the city, it was not possible to drain so much water at this moment.
The soldiers and the common people, hearing the words of surrender, all had the idea of surrendering.
Liu Xuan surrendered before, but they did not surrender, so that Pingyuan City fell into a river.
If you don't surrender now, you'll be left with a dead end.
Liu Xuan listened to it in his ears, and a bright smile was on his face.
Liu Bei went against him, it was self-defeating.
Liu Xuan stopped the soldiers from shouting and ordered: "Listen, now if I say a word, you can shout a word." ”
"Yes!"
All the soldiers heard this and replied in unison.
Liu Xuan looked up at the city tower, and said, "Listen, the people in the city, this king is Liu Xuan." ”
"Listen, the people in the city, this king is Liu Xuan."
After Liu Xuan's words fell, hundreds of soldiers shouted in unison.
A majestic voice, swirling and reverberating.
The sound of the rain was drowned out by the high-pitched voices of the soldiers.
Liu Xuan continued to speak, and the soldiers continued to shout.
"In this battle, this king will not implicate innocents, as long as he surrenders, this king will not kill anyone. You have worked hard for Liu Bei, and at this point, you are all heroes and good sons, and this king deeply admires you. ”
"But at this point, there is no point in resisting."
"So, be obedient."
These words were aimed at the soldiers, and they were to break the morale of the soldiers under Liu Bei's command.
Liu Xuan changed his words and continued: "Liu Bei, in vain, you claim to be a descendant of the Han family and claim to be benevolent. And now, the people have suffered greatly because of your stubborn resistance. ”
"Do you want to continue to resist for your own selfishness?"
"Plains City is a lonely city, if you continue to resist, more and more soldiers will die, and more and more people will suffer."
"Liu Bei, what kind of kindness do you have for treating soldiers and people like this?"
"This king holds the sword of Emperor Gaozu and is authorized by the Son of Heaven to crusade against the unsubordinate. You stubbornly resisted and did not obey the orders of the Son of Heaven. Are you doing this? What loyalty is there? ”
"You are not loyal to the Son of Heaven, you are unkind and unrighteous to the people, how can you see the father and elder of Plains City again?"
"Surrender, this king will spare your life."
The soldiers shouted, and Liu Xuan's words echoed inside and outside the city.
After Liu Bei heard this, he took two steps back, his eyes were extremely gloomy, and he lost to Liu Xuan again. Although Liu Bei's eyes were helpless, he had no intention of surrendering.
Until the last moment, we will never surrender.
Liu Bei can also break through, as long as he breaks through, he can also escape.
Liu Bei looked at Tian Feng and said, "Mr. Yuan Hao, let's go to the east gate to break through." As long as you kill it, you still have a chance. ”
"Xuande Gong can't."
Tian Feng hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it.
Liu Bei asked, "What advice does Mr. have?" ”
Tian Feng Zhengse said: "Liu Xuan put down the posture of surrounding three queyi, although the east gate is the birth gate. But in this case, the East Gate is actually the Gate of Death, once we get out of the East Gate, we are chased by Liu Xuan's army, and we can only go towards Luoyin County. But the more passively you go to Luoyin County, the more you will be in trouble, and you will definitely be surrounded and annihilated in the end. ”
Liu Bei asked, "Which side do we break through from?" ”
Tian Feng replied: "West Gate, go to West Gate to break through." Heavy rain began to fall the day before yesterday, and the surrounding area of Plains City became a river, and the cavalry was useless. We had a boat in the city, so we took a boat and left in it. ”
"Good!"
After Liu Bei heard this, he immediately prepared to act.
Tian Feng stretched out his hand again to stop it, and said, "Xuande Gong, open the south gate first." ”
"What are you doing when you open the South Gate?"
Liu Bei asked, and suddenly, Liu Bei's eyes widened, and he suddenly understood, and said in shock: "Mr. Yuan Hao, do you mean to introduce the rising river outside the south gate into the city, so that the river in the city will rise again?" ”
"Only in this way will it be beneficial for us to escape."
Tian Feng's eyes flashed with a calm light.
That's all I have to do.
Liu Bei clenched his fists and thought carefully. There was a look of hesitation in his eyes, and after a moment, he gritted his teeth and ordered, "Come on, pull up the latch and open the south door." ”
At the sound of an order, the soldiers pulled the latch of the south gate up.
Rumble!!
The river crashed down, and the gate was washed open in an instant.
Countless rivers poured into the city, irrigated by the river, and the nearest houses in the city were suddenly plunged into a sea of water. The water level in the city has risen again.
"Withdraw, let's go to Simon."
Liu Bei looked at the city that was stuck in a swamp, and ran along the city tower towards the west gate with his soldiers.