The rain fell like that scoop, so that the Jingzhou soldiers couldn't open their eyes, they couldn't open their eyes, they had to run if they couldn't open their eyes, the thunder was urgent, the rain was urgent, the rain was flowing all over the ground, and the roads were muddy.

It's a pity that he fled in a hurry, and he didn't care about the thousands of gunpowder cartridges thrown under the walls of Fancheng.

Of course, Wei Yan was also soaked by the rain, and because he was in a hurry, the road was muddy, and he almost fell off the horse several times.

When he finally escaped to the camp, he was already coughing from the rain.

Wei Yan came to the camp, slipped off the horse, and ran towards Liu Cong's big tent while brushing the rain on his face.

When he came to the door, he opened the curtain and came in without waiting for a report, complaining about the ghost weather, and hurriedly greeted Liu Cong, and hurriedly tore the laundry on his body.

Liu Cong saw it and hurriedly came over to help.

Wei Yan said: "My lord, this battle was going very smoothly, and the gunpowder tubes had been stacked and neatly stacked on the base of the city wall, and at the pass of the ignition, I didn't think of this ghost weather—there was a thunderclap, and then the thunderbolt continued, and the heavy rain fell, and the medicine twist was wet. Who has ever seen a thunderstorm in this lunar sky, isn't it strange? ”

Liu Cong hurriedly comforted: "The weather is wrong, it's not your fault. Take a break and wait until the weather is better. In this way, you can rest first, and then talk about it later. ”

When Liu Cong said this, he instructed the adjutant general: "Go out and arrange the soldiers to go on the expedition, try to dry their clothes, rest well, and prepare for another battle." The adjutant agreed.

Here, Wei Yan is still nagging here: "If you wait for another meal, the gunpowder will explode, and you have to blow up the wall of Fancheng for a while!" As soon as this gap is opened, I will lead my troops to kill it. At that point, it is needless to say that it rains and thunders, and even if it is a flying knife, I will also conquer Fancheng.

This is good, not only did it not conquer Fancheng?????? Whew! It's broken, it's broken, it's Taiji, and it's all thrown there, how is this good, how is this good? ”

Wei Yan was so anxious when he said this that he stomped his feet, and scolded again: "It's all to blame for this ghost weather, it's all to blame for this ghost weather!" ”

Liu Cong thought for a while, and did not complain, but comforted: "Things are already like this, and it is useless to regret it." Well, let's do it, when the weather improves, you can bring the troops over and grab it. ”

Wei Yan agreed, thought for a while and said, "It's broken, these gunpowder canisters are wet by the rain, and they return to the tide, can they still explode?" ”

Liu Cong said: "Let's talk about it then." Under normal circumstances, it doesn't matter, this bamboo tube is watered with wax oil, and no one touches him, and he will not seep into the water under normal circumstances. Well, it may be damp, and it is not a big problem to move back and put it in the sun to dry. ”

Fortunately, it was sunny the next day.

At this time, more than a dozen deputy generals, including Liu Cong, Wei Yan, Ma Yuan, and Liu Changyun, were discussing in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Wei Yan said: "My lord, tomorrow must be a good weather, when the sun shines in the morning, the road will be harder, and you can march in the afternoon." Otherwise, I'll take the men and horses over and snatch back the thousands of bamboo tubes of gunpowder first? ”

Adjutant General Ma Yuan said: "The last general thinks it's not okay. The heavy rain washed the roads into mud, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to march for a day or two.

Besides, the soldiers' clothes are wet and their armor is moldy, well, it doesn't matter, the main thing is that the bows and arrows are damp, the soft bowstrings, how to shoot arrows. In general, the hard rod that comes out of the sun can only be used in battle. ”

Liu Cong said: "Ma Yuan is right. I'm anxious, I'll have to wait a few more days. ”

Wei Yan said: "Oops, I was in such a hurry that I forgot. Yes, this bowstring is loose, how to fight.

However, I'm just worried that these thousands of gunpowder canisters will be used by them if they are snatched by Cao Bing, how can this be good? Well, aren't we shooting ourselves in the foot?

No, we have to snatch these powder kegs back anyway, and after we get them back, we will use them later! ”

Liu Cong said: "This Cao Bing has not yet known the effect of our gunpowder canisters, and under normal circumstances, they will not take them back. Even if you take it back, you won't use it, so don't worry.

But it's right to grab it early to bask in the moisture.

Otherwise, Ma Yuan, tomorrow afternoon, if the weather is good, you will send a few scouts to check on and report the situation. ”

Ma Yuan agreed. So the meeting ended, and everyone went back to their tents to eat dinner and go to bed.

Wei Yan was the most anxious, and after dinner, he lay on the bunk and thought: "The lord ordered Ma Yuan to send a few scouts out to reconnoiter the situation the day after tomorrow. To go to one person is to go, and to go to a thousand people is also to go. It's better for me to take 2,000 men and horses to get it back.

This is so painful, and things cannot be procrastinated, especially on the battlefield, and a moment of hesitation will delay the fighter.

Well, you have to ask the lord to do this, and he usually won't agree.

Forget it, I ordered Ma Yuan to take hundreds of people and eighty people to grab some of them. ”

Thinking of this, Wei Yan made up his mind and prepared to take matters by himself tomorrow.

The next day was another good weather, Jingzhou Bingmen had just gotten up, and before breakfast, the fiery red sun in the east sky showed a smiling face, and as soon as the time arrived, the ground in the barracks was hardened by the sun.

Wei Yan walked a few times inside and outside the barracks, and after lunch, he came over and urged Ma Yuan: "You don't need to send a few scouts, you can personally bring one or two hundred men and horses over, and when you get there, hide in the distance, and see that the Cao soldiers in the city are defenseless, you can rush over and grab some gunpowder canisters, and you don't have to be too nostalgic, no one can bring back three or four."

Bring it back and we'll verify it to see if it's wet.

If it can still be used, I will lead the troops over the day after tomorrow to grab it all.

I've already told my lord about this, so go ahead and do it." ”

Ma Yuan took the people away.

Wei Yan turned around and came back and told Liu Cong: "Ma Yuan said that it is better to send a few scouts to inspect it, it is better to bring hundreds of people and eighty people to rob some of them." I thought it made sense, so I ordered him to take someone with me.

I thought, bring it back, let's verify it, see if it can be used, I will personally bring someone over tomorrow and grab it back; If it doesn't work, we don't want that. This saves the time of sending scouts to inspect and report back. Do you think it's okay? ”

When Liu Cong heard this, he felt that it was okay, so he nodded and said, "It's okay." Let's do it. There was a trace of complaint in his heart: "No, you also sent troops away, and asked me what to do?" ”

Besides, Ma Yuan took a hundred soldiers, walked on the potholed road, and walked for half an hour before he came to a forest not far from Fancheng.

Ma Yuan ordered everyone to hide themselves, and he took a personal soldier to carry farm tools, pretending to be a farmer going to the field, and walked to a place not far from the moat of Fancheng, and looked at Fancheng while strolling around with farm tools.

I saw that there were Cao soldiers walking back and forth on the top of the city wall of Fancheng, and there were no large numbers of Cao soldiers guarding the city on it. When I looked closely at the wall and the gunpowder cylinders that had been placed, I vaguely looked as if it was still there, and thought it was a great opportunity, so I secretly applauded in my heart.

After wandering around for a while, he took his farm tools and returned to the woods.

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