As Dong Zhao expected, it rained heavily in the middle of the night, and the next morning, the clouds lived and the rain was harvested, and the bright sun rose from the east as usual, shining on the earth. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the weather is clear, and there are a few white clouds like silk floating in the blue sky, and everything seems so peaceful.

The two sides of the river have changed, and the Jishui, which was originally only fifty paces wide, is now two hundred wide, and the turbid river is rolling with dead branches and grass, surging eastward. The ten pontoon bridges erected by Wen Chou have long been gone, and most of the Yuan army camps on both sides of the river are submerged in the water, the water is not very deep, only up to the knees, and the Yuan soldiers are standing in the water, looking around blankly. Last night, there was a heavy rain, which caused panic, and many people went crazy, shouting and screaming in the camp, slashing and killing, and many people died. Now, some of the corpses had been washed away, some were still in the camp, soaked white, and blood was still flowing out, staining the gray river a dark red.

The river brought disaster to the Yuan army, but also brought some benefits, the Yuan soldiers who ran out of food were pleasantly surprised to find that there were frogs on their tents, and occasionally a few snakes could be seen in the water. Fill your stomach before you have the strength to think about other things.

At least 30,000 Yuan troops have crossed the river, but now there are not so many people in the Yuan army camp on the north bank, many people were missing in the Xiao camp last night, and some people took advantage of yesterday's heavy rain and night to escape, and now only a third is left, standing in the water sparsely, with dull eyes, slow movements, helplessly looking at everything in front of them.

They did not have a boat and again lost the pontoon. It's impossible to get back to the South Bank. Standing hungry in the murky water, where countless locusts and other insects are hidden, will bring great danger to their lives. Dropped weapons were everywhere in the camp. No one knows if they will step on a knife or be stabbed by a spear next.

After a brief period of consideration, the Yuan general Zhang Nan decided to surrender to Cao Cāo. They lay down their arms. Just to get out of this murderous water, just to get a bite of food. Cao Cāo had been prepared for a long time, and he kept the captives in batches and kept them strictly guarded. Although he did not have enough food, he still gave each soldier a bowl of gruel so that they would not rise up in desperation.

On the south bank of Jishui, the camp was also hit by torrential rains, but because there were no enemies on the side. They can move to the higher ground, so the situation is far less brutal than on the North Shore, and there are far more survivors than on the North Shore, and the mood is relatively stable. Yuan Shao's banner stood on a high slope, and it was drenched in rain all night, and the banner was wet and heavy, and it couldn't float at all. Hung lifeless on the flagpole.

Yuan Shao did not show up, and there was a dead silence in the camp. Compared to the bustling Cao camp on the north shore, one is heaven and the other is hell.

Wrapped in a dirty blanket, the judge sat weakly on the baggage cart. Looking at the soldiers of Yuan who lined up on the north bank to enter the Cao camp, his face was expressionless. Last time, a rainstorm rescued him from under Cao Ren's horses, and this time a rainstorm washed away half of Yuan Shao's army, is God helping Yuan Shao or harming Yuan Shao? Or, for the sake of fairness, help Yuan Shao once, and Cao Cāo again? Or is it really that heaven and earth are unkind, using all things as dogs, whether it is Yuan or Cao, or even the countless lives in front of him, in his eyes are no different from those plants and trees?

"Uncle, what should we do now?" Xian Rong looked around nervously and asked in a low voice.

The trial was motionless.

"Uncle, otherwise, we will ...... too" Xian Rong swallowed, looked at the side face of the judge timidly, licked his chapped lips, and swallowed back the words that followed. He didn't know if he would jump up and slap him twice when he said that. Growing up, it was not his father that he feared most, but this uncle. In fact, not only him, but even his father, otherwise he would not be willing to give up his identity as the head of the Julu trial family.

Xian Rong knew that Yuan Shao was finished, even if he could return to Jizhou, his defeat was also a matter of waiting, many people had already escaped, and it was really a debatable question whether they would have to accompany Yuan Shao here and wait for death. The family can be attached to others, but it must not die with others, and the attachment is only for the sake of greater benefits, and it is not for the sake of the reputation of loyalty and self-sacrifice.

Individuals can be sacrificed, but families cannot.

Xianrong wanted to persuade the trial to leave, but in the face of the silence of the trial, he still didn't have the courage to make any resistance. He looked at the back of the judge's neck, sighed silently, the hand pushing the cart twitched involuntarily, and his fingers bent and opened, opened and bent.

"I can't run away." The judge suddenly opened his mouth, and his voice was hoarse and low, like the whimper of a river not far away. "Don't talk about it...... The water is so big that we can't walk at all, and even if we can, how can Liu Xiu let us go? There is Zang Min in the east and Zhu Jun in the west, and we can't run away. ”

Xian Rong's eyelids jumped violently, and he knew that the army was not only facing Jishui in front of him and Liu Xiu's main force behind him, it turned out that Liu Xiu had already arranged the encirclement, but it had not been launched. He lifted it up to see the water everywhere, and his heart sank uncontrollably. After a moment, he asked again, "What about ...... What are we going to do? ”

"Wait." The judge replied with a short word. He moved, sat up straighter.

"Wait? What are you waiting for? ”

"Wait for Liu Xiu."

"Wait for Liu Xiu?" Xian Rong's eyes lit up, and his voice revealed a desperate joy: "Uncle, you mean that we ...... But what about the people in the family? ”

"I don't surrender." The judge said categorically: "You descend! ”

Xian Rong stepped in front of the trial in one step, looked at him in astonishment, and said incoherently: "Uncle...... You said...... What the? ”

"If I don't surrender, the judge family will not suffer the revenge of the Yuan family. If you surrender, you can save Xing's life. The judge looked at the surprise of Xun Rong expressionlessly, but forced a painful face, and said in a fluttering tone: "Now you understand? ”

Xian Rong nodded vigorously, forced out two tears, and was about to speak again, but Juan Rong reluctantly raised a hand and shook it: "Since you understand, don't talk again." Let me be quiet and quiet. I don't have much time left. ”

Xian Rong was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "Uncle, you can't ......"

"Don't worry. Before I met Liu Xiu, I couldn't die. The judge let out a long breath and leaned back weakly: "I want to meet this person." See what kind of holiness he really is. Then, he closed his eyes and never said a word again.

Xian Rong was relieved, quietly stroked his beating heart, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the morning, as the river from the upper reaches of the river poured in, the water became wider and wider, and neither of Cao Jun and Yuan Jun who were facing each other could move. It is true that there is no fighting, and it is impractical to escape. Even if some people are driven by a strong desire to survive** and come up with various ways to escape, there are still a few people who can really successfully escape, and most people can only squeeze on the few high grounds, waiting for fate to come.

After a day and a night, the water slowly receded, revealing the soaked ground. But the water is still turbulent. Cao Cāo sent people to the shore to shout and persuade him to surrender, but he didn't get any response, Yuan Shao didn't show up at all, and he didn't even send anyone to scold back. Cao Cāo's people shouted for a long time, and finally had to go back in frustration.

Cao Cāo received a return. looked at the Jishui rolling east, and sighed. "I didn't expect that God was also eccentric, Yuan Shao was in front of me, but I couldn't catch it, so I could only watch Liu Xiu's shaft pick up the cheap. Alas, what a fate. ”

Chen Gong stood behind Cao Cāo and smacked his lips as well. More than 10,000 Yuan troops surrendered, but Yuan Shao was not found, except for the generals Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch, who led the army, they did not even catch Wen Chou. Cao Cāo's interest in this fierce general who was about to be killed by Ban was as strong as his anger, and he wanted to catch him, but when Zhang Nanlai surrendered, Cao Cāo knew that Wen Chou had just been replaced by Yuan Shao half a day ago to rest, otherwise, he would definitely not be able to escape. Hearing this news, Cao Cāo could only look at the water and sigh. He can't wait to have dozens of big ships now, cross the Jishui, and wipe out Yuan Shao, Xian Pei and others, and make a great contribution.

But now, he can only watch Liu Xiu come to pick up the bargain. All he could do was envy, jealousy, and hatred.

In the afternoon of the next day, after two days of exposure to the ground, it was finally possible to march. Liu Xiu led the army to the south bank of Jishui, and at the same time, Zhu Jun and Zang Min also rushed over from the east and west, and they both captured many prisoners and captured a lot. Those soldiers of the Yuan army who fled no longer had any fighting spirit, as long as they were given food, they surrendered. Zhu Jun in the west caught three miscellaneous generals, eight lieutenant generals, and Zang Min in the east caught two miscellaneous generals, twelve lieutenant generals, and a number of lieutenants, both of them were so happy that they couldn't hide their smiles, and as soon as they saw Liu Xiu, they stepped forward to congratulate them.

"General, Yuan Shao, Xian Pei and others are all in the camp, and they are all prisoners of the general's ranks."

Liu Xiu laughed, and the generals around him also smiled, without firing an arrow, Yuan Shao could be captured alive, this kind of battle was too comfortable. While some may find it unpleasant, for most people, it's well worth it to be able to win without fighting.

Liu Xiu set up a large camp three miles away and sent people to Yuan Shao's camp to recruit surrender. Half an hour later, Xian Rong pushed the trial to Liu Xiu's camp. Juan Pei sat in the car, and when he was outside the tent door, he patted Jurong on the hand and motioned for Jurong to stop. Xianrong was puzzled, but he still stopped. The judge raised his head, looked at Liu Xiu's Vermilion Bird battle flag, and sighed for a long time: "Phoenix bird, it turned out to be here." ”

"Where do you think it is?" Liu Xiu walked out of the tent, looked at the trial, and then looked at the Yuan army camp in the distance: "Where is Yuan Shao's crow?" Do you want me to ask for it? ”

The judge suddenly laughed, and his laughter was full of sarcasm: "He is waiting for you in Yecheng." ”

"Yecheng?" Liu Xiu's smile froze, stared at the trial for a long time, and suddenly smiled again: "You really know how to tell jokes, do you think he is really a crow and can fly back?" ”

"He's not a crow, he's just a dragon that can know water." The judge raised his bony hand and made a swimming gesture, "Just the night before yesterday, he took advantage of the cover of that rainstorm and left!" There were Guo Tu and Xin Bi who walked with him, and it was Yan Liang and Wen Chou who protected him, and now there was only me in the camp, a sinner who only owed one death. ”

After saying these words, the judge was already out of breath, but he was very excited, and he laughed loudly, and his face was red with laughter. Liu Xiu's smile became very ugly. He could see that the trial was not lying, Yuan Shao had already left, so he took advantage of the cover of the rainstorm to abandon his army and flee with the military generals he valued the most.

"General, you didn't expect that, did you?" There was an ominous look on the face of the judge, and he squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Xiu contemptuously: "You...... Haven't won yet. ”

Liu Xiu suddenly laughed, shrugged his shoulders, and said with an indifferent face: "But I didn't lose either, what do you have to be proud of?" I want to see, even if Yuan Shao can escape back to Yecheng, what can he do? You're bent on dying to show your loyalty, aren't you? Judge, I can meet your request, however, I will tell you very responsibly that the people of Jizhou will not recite your good name, on the contrary, you will become a shame for the people of Jizhou. The children and grandchildren of the Inquisitor will curse your soul for lingering in the frontier lands. What do you think of Ri Nan, or a little farther away, Lin Yi? ”

The face of the uncle and nephew who was interrogated suddenly turned pale. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )