Two days later, the heavy rain still showed no signs of slowing down, Liu Zhang stood under the eaves, listening to Zhang Ren's return.

"My lord, the bamboo raft has been built, and if you want to cross the river, it is ready...... The heavy rain continued for two days, and the craftsmen braved the rain to rush to work, and many craftsmen and loggers fell ill because of the rain......"

Liu Zhang looked at the rain curtain outside, and listened to Zhang Ren's complaints for those craftsmen, and his heart was unmoved, what Zhang Ren wanted to say was that he was in a hurry, if he entered the army now, the soldiers and those craftsmen would end up the same.

Liu Zhang also felt that he seemed to be a little impatient now, but there was always a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, looking at the rain curtain in front of him, let alone three days, it seemed that it would never stop.

"Report." A soldier wearing a raincoat came to report: "Lord, the person we sent to contact Liu Xian has returned, Liu Xian is not in Xiangyang City, we have inquired in many ways, and we know that Liu Xian has gone to Jiangdong." ”

"Koto?" Liu Zhang's expression twisted, and he confirmed: "Liu went to Jiangdong first?" ”

"It's true, and I left a few days ago."

"Could it be that Xu Shu wants to ask Jiangdong for help?" Zhang Ren frowned: "But Liu Biao and Jiangdong have a grudge against their father, and Jiangdong has newly lost its master, how can it be possible to send troops to rescue Liu Biao, could it be that Jiangdong is going to sneak attack Jiangling, the rear of our army?" ”

Liu Zhang shook his head: "It shouldn't be, Sun Ce is dead, Sun Quan is young and virtuous, what he should do now is to consolidate power, not start a war, that is too risky, Jiangling is guarded by Huang Zhong, you send someone to inform Gan Ning Weiwen, just be careful to watch out for the surface of the Yangtze River."

On the contrary, it is very possible to assist Liu Biao, so that without making a big move, Sun Quan's authority can be erected, and Liu Biao can last a little longer, killing multiple birds with one stone. "Liu Zhang doesn't think that a powerful king like Sun Quan would give up a good opportunity to fight against himself because of the revenge of killing his father.

"Jiangdong is still in mourning, the army is shrinking, from the dispatch of troops to the dispatch of troops to Xiangyang, the fastest twenty days, we can take Xiangyang before this after the rain eases."

"Are you sure the rain will slow down? If the Xiangjiang River rises in a few days, we will not be able to cross the river for a month. ”

Liu Zhang suddenly felt strongly that Xu Shu had already expected everything, and this heavy rain was also expected by Xu Shu, he wanted to use this heavy rain to block the Sichuan army south of the Xiangjiang River, and then calmly arrange defenses, and strive for foreign aid from the Jiangdong Army, and the Sichuan army was in a stalemate in Jingbei, the Sichuan army had been fighting in Jingzhou for half a year, homesick, and it was impossible to consume the Jingzhou army.

Liu Zhang also finally understood what Zhou Budo meant, Xu Shu sent Liu Xian to Jiangdong very secretively, if it wasn't specifically called to contact Liu Xian, he didn't know that Liu Xian went to Jiangdong, Zhou Budo just wanted to tell himself that Jingzhou had united with Jiangdong.

At this moment, Gao Pei came over from the rain, Liu Zhang raised his head and said, "It's raining so hard, you don't command the troops in the battalion, what are you doing here?" ”

Gao Peisan jumped under the eaves in two steps, wiped the rain on his face, walked to Liu Zhang, hesitated for a long time, took out a bag from his cuffs, and handed it to Liu Zhang: "Lord, please open this bag and take a look." ”

"Tips? Do you offer me a clever idea? Liu Zhang looked at Gao Pei in surprise, he was even more shocked than hearing that Liu Xian went down to Jiangdong, and when he smelled it, a girlish fragrance emanated from the bag, and Liu Zhang couldn't help but shiver.

"Where?" Gao Pei said with a smile: "It's not mine, it's written by a soldier named Pang Yuan under my account, it's a gamble between me and him about the duration of this heavy rain, I think about it in the camp, and I always feel that there is a secret in this bag, and I will regret it if I see it late, so I brought it here." ”

"Pang Yuan? That talkative black-faced creep? What is written in it? Liu Zhang asked as he unpacked the bag.

"I didn't see it."

Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment, raised his head and said, "Didn't you see it?" Why didn't you watch it? ”

"What are you kidding?" Gao Pei seemed to pull his green hair, and said in surprise: "I, Gao Pei, am a man who stands up to the sky, since I agreed with Pang Yuan to dismantle it after the rain stops, I, Gao Pei, will never look at that bag." ”

Liu Zhang glanced at Gao Pei with disdain, picked up the strip of cloth in the bag, swept it over, and his brows instantly wrinkled into the word "Sichuan", Gao Pei and Zhang Ren saw Liu Zhang's solemn expression, and they were also curious.

"Lord, what is written on it?" Gao Pei probed his brain, but he didn't dare to really look at the note.

"It says that this heavy rain will not stop for seven days." Liu Zhang said slowly, looking up at the sky, the rain curtain in the sky hit the roof and the leaves rattled.

"Is the word of a pro-soldier credible?" Zhang Ren frowned.

"I believe it." Liu Zhang let out a sigh of relief, and finally no longer hesitated, threw the bag into the rain, and said loudly: "Zhang Ren, immediately give an order, the three armies will be feasted tonight, no alcohol, and the whole army will march to Xiangyang early tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes." So far, Zhang Ren has no reason to object, but just asked: "Lord, the heavy rain does not stop, we don't have enough raincoats, how can we reduce the number of patients?" ”

If you go drenched like this, I'm afraid most of the soldiers will fall ill.

Liu Zhang frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Tear down half of the military tent." ”

"Ah, then when we get to Xiangyang City, how do we set up camp?"

"Don't worry, there will naturally be a place to live when the time comes."

Liu Zhang turned around and went back to the room, there was nothing to do in the past two days, but his whole body was sore, at this time all his doubts were put aside, and the big battle was imminent, as if all the forces had returned.

Liu Zhang realized that all things are difficult to decide, and when you really make up your mind, things become so simple.

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The water of the Xiangjiang River is rushing, the turquoise Yangtze River is silent in the mist, the army marches in the rain, all the soldiers of the Sichuan army have put on clothes made of military tent cloth, their heads are tightly wrapped, only a pair of eyes are exposed, there are fleeing people along the way, and they are panicked when they see such an army that seems to be a devil coming out.

As the army marched along the Xiangjiang River, more and more people fled, and many women, children, and children fell ill on the side of the road, lying in the mud, with their relatives beside them, crying incessantly.

"How did these people cross the Xiangjiang River?" Liu Zhang was wearing a raincoat, his eyes were looking straight ahead, and the people who were helping the old and the young to avoid the Sichuan army were in his afterglow.

Liu Zhang didn't dare to ask "why did these people flee", because this has become commonplace, starting from Jiangling, everywhere the Sichuan army went, there were endless refugees, only the "bold" dared to stay in their hometown, and they all hoped that the Jingzhou soldiers could repel the Sichuan army.

It's a pity that God doesn't bother with grace.

The army is about to reach the gentle waters that can cross the river, which is close to a section of dangerous water of the Xiangjiang River, and the water swoops down to form a deep pool, beyond the deep pool, the river flow slows down, Zhang Ren chose to cross the river here.

Fa Zheng pointed to a cliff above the deep pool, where the water of the Xiangjiang River flowed between the two cliffs, and two giant trees were erected on top of the steep cliffs.

"The temporary bridge was erected after the Jingzhou soldiers demolished the Xiangjiang Bridge, due to the dangerous terrain, the army could not pass, the people gathered on the cliff on the side, one by one through the temporary bridge, a few days down, I don't know how many people fell into the Xiangjiang River."

Liu Zhang's heart suddenly soured, the river under the bridge rushed, after the heavy rain, the water surface was almost the same as the bridge, the river water hit the people's trousers, as long as they fell into it, they would definitely die.

Liu Zhangqiang took a breath of self-inflicted breath, patted his horse forward, and Yan Yan, who was left behind in front, led his troops to greet him, and at this moment, a loud "boom" suddenly came.

In the horrified eyes of everyone, a wave struck, and the temporary bridge, with a dozen people on it, slid down the cliff and swept into the deep pool with the fierce waves.

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