In 222 AD, the second year of Wu Huanglong, the third year of Wei Huangchu, early autumn. Since August, the heavy rain has been continuous, and the night has not stopped, not only in Jingzhou, but also in the Hanzhong area, and the water flow of the entire Hanshui basin has skyrocketed, and even the boats of the Wu army dare not sail out of Xiangyang Port at this time.

Wu army has many ships, the building ship is top-heavy, it is very easy to be overturned by the wind and waves, and later generations of Eastern Wu have twelve tiger ministers of the Jiang Table, among which several generals who are very good at water warfare are because the building boat is overturned by the river waves and died, Qiao Ren, who is familiar with history, does not dare to let the generals of Eastern Wu float in the Han River at this juncture.

The turbulent river was not the only one that hindered the Wu army, and the Wei army stationed on both sides of Zhuyang was the first to be attacked by the river. First, the forts on both sides of the river were flooded by the rising river, and then the camp tent of the Wei army was besieged by stagnant water because the terrain was not too high, although it did not reach the point of the ban in the past, but it was not far behind.

In addition, the scorching temperature in early summer was extremely high, and the Wei army from the north had many people suffering from heat stroke, and as soon as the temperature plummeted in August, not to mention the heavy rain that had not yet been heard overnight, there were many Wei soldiers who were not accustomed to the soil and water for a while, so the camp of the Wei army appeared again The scene of the Chibi War, and the epidemic was epidemic.

Even the general and former general Zhang Liao suffered a recurrence of old injuries due to the wet weather, causing a series of complications, and fell ill in the Wei army camp, which seemed to be unable to survive. This heavy blow directly caught Cao Zhen off guard, and even said that the drowning battle was all dependent on Zhang Liao's advice, plus he was very familiar with the tactics of the Wu army to fight roughly the same as the Wu army who was waiting for work, and now Zhang Liao is not good, Xu Huang also has typhoid fever, and Cao Zhen, who is stationed on the south bank of the river, and Cao Xiu on the north bank of the river are almost cut off, and his 70,000 troops can't do it even if they cross the river and retreat.

Of course, Cao Zhen was not the only one who was melancholy in August, and Cao Pi of Wancheng was also very gloomy, for no other reason than Du Ji, the commander of the school, reported urgently, in July this year, that is, last month, Cao Pi's granary Jizhou had the biggest locust plague in 20 years, and the people in the prefecture and county were hungry and homeless. Locust plague is often accompanied by severe drought, there are the so-called "locusts in the drought", "locusts must be there in a long drought", and now Jizhou has been full of famine, and another drought may shake Cao Wei's national capital!

Not only Jizhou, but now the heavy rain in Jingzhou continues, and the water volume of the rivers in Nanyang County, one of the two granaries of Cao Wei, has risen sharply, and it seems that there is a trend of flooding.

"God bless me!" After Cao Pi got Du Qi's urgent report, he suddenly became ten years old in a trance, and his hair turned gray with worry.

"Your Majesty, take care!" Chen Qun had to stand up and admonish, there was a villain at the front door and a fire in the backyard, which was still waiting for Cao Pi to make an idea.

Cao Pi sighed for a long time before he came to his senses, and asked the important ministers who accompanied the army in Wancheng: "Zhuqing has a good idea." ”

"Disaster relief, military withdrawal, peace." Dong Zhao's three words are concise and concise, and the meaning is also very simple, and it has not been tossed in recent years. Especially in the southeast, the grain of Qingxu and Xuzhou is not much, and Yuzhou does not produce much grain, and most of the granaries of Wei are built near Luoyang and Xudu.

"The waiter has a point." It seems that Chen Qun is also the main peace, "Now the grain and grass stored in the three places of Wanluoxu are not enough to support the consumption of 200,000 (in fact, only 160,000) of the army at the same time for disaster relief. Moreover, Jizhou is not afraid of drought, Nanyang County is afraid of floods, this year's grain and grass can be stored almost nothing, the grain in the warehouse to support the army's expenditure and appease the local area is no longer enough, and then the warehouse will see the bottom! Your Majesty! ”

"Is it really that serious?" Cao Pi asked in surprise, he was mentally prepared, but he never thought it would be so bad.

"I'm afraid it's worse, Your Majesty." Jia Xu couldn't bear Cao Pi to corrupt Cao Ying's family like this, and pointed out a major problem. "The news on both sides of the strait has been broken that the Han River is rising, and the 70,000 troops of the Shang Army (Cao Zhen) are still on the south bank of Zhuyang, and the old minister is afraid that the Wu army will not let them come back!"

Cao Pi was stunned when he heard this, and then a cold sweat flowed. Just last month, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu relied on the Jiangbei fortifications and the shallow water and narrow surface of the Han River, and a sandbar appeared in the center of the river. He also used iron cables to cross the river to block the boat division of the Wu army, so as to fight with the Wu people vividly. But the pontoon bridge where the river was rising, along with the iron ox of the town bridge, was washed away and I don't know where it went.

It can be said that Cao Zhen's 70,000 people are now isolated and helpless, as long as the rain stops, the Wu people are very likely to launch a general attack on Cao Zhen's camp, although the Wu army is only 100,000 but the morale is high, the food and grass are sufficient, and Cao Zhen is isolated and helpless, and he is not patient to fight.

"Retire!?" Cao Pi pondered repeatedly and still couldn't make up his mind, so he avoided the key point and said first: "Du Yi, the commander of the school of the Qiansi Division, is the left servant of Shangshu (Sima Yi on the right) and mobilizes Yang grain and grass to Jizhou for disaster relief. ”

"Whoa!"

Naturally, there will be a secretary order to record the order, but the strategists and ministers are obviously not satisfied with this result, and just as they want to speak, they see a Lang Wei coming in in a hurry.

"Your Majesty's Northwest Emergency!"

"Bring it on!"

This urgent report came at a bad time, Cao Pi only read the first sentence and his eyes went dark, passed out, and fell straight on the throne.

"Your Majesty!" "Your Majesty!?"

At this time, Jia Xu didn't care about the difference between the monarch and the minister, rushed up and hugged Cao Pi, who was in the chaos, and shouted loudly to find the imperial doctor for treatment, and at the same time, he quietly picked up the urgent report that was abandoned on the ground when Cao Pi fainted.

"This! Ay!! ”

Seeing Jia Xu's expression change greatly, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao and even Sima Yi all surrounded him, and finally Dong Zhao opened his mouth and asked, "What happened to the captain?" But the Qiang people in the northwest are not honest? ”

"It's more troublesome than that!" Jia Xu spread the silk book in his hand, and smiled bitterly at the important ministers who came up: "Liu Bei sent Ma Chao into Xiqiang and instigated 50,000 Qiang people to enter Kouyongzhou, and Sanfu has been threatened!" ”

"Huh?"

"And that's not all." Jia Xu's slow speed of speech can kill a person in a hurry, "Liu Bei also dispatched Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun out of the Kei Valley, intending to collect the people of Nan'an, Tianshui and Anding counties in Longyou into Hanzhong. ”

"Fall into the well!" "Chicken stealing and dog stealing!"

These important ministers are not angry, Zhuge Liang's trick is to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and the people of the border counties can be used for two, while serving as conscription to build city defenses and fortresses, on the other hand, the land and grain paid can solve the food problem of the local garrison on the spot, and can also supplement the source of soldiers.

Zhuge Liang moved the people of the three counties away, what is the use of leaving such a large territory in the three counties to the Wei State, who will plant the land if no one comes, and who will build the city? Moreover, there are a lot of nomads in Longyou, and when the time comes, because of the lack of Han people, foreign people will enter the country, and the entire Longxi will be chaotic.

Just as several ministers sighed, an attendant walked out, coughed lightly twice and said, "Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has woken up, and specially ordered the old slave to send a decree back to Luoyang, ordering the general to garrison Yuzhou and the general Zhengdong to meet the general of the army and return to the south bank. ”

"This! If the river has not receded, how can our army retreat? No, I want to see Your Majesty! Dong Zhao heard the conveyance of the waiter, and immediately said urgently. This is not a matter of peace and dismissal, why did Sun Ce let Cao Zhen's soldiers and horses retreat to Jiangbei.

"Lord Shizhong, Your Majesty is in poor health and can't see the minister!"

"Humph! Military affairs, the minister must see His Majesty! Dong Zhao has always been known for being introverted, but he doesn't want to be so irritable today.

"Okay, Lord Dong, let's discuss a charter first and then ask to see Your Majesty!" Jia Xu pulled Dong Zhao's sleeve and persuaded that the only thing he could do at this time was to do it.

"How to discuss, only peace is just words, recognize Sun Ce as Emperor Wu!" Dong Zhao didn't care at all about Emperor Wei's palace at this time, and said loudly.

"Actually, it's not difficult, Wu Zhi is in the southeast, Sun Ce is also fed in Xiangyang in the southeast, and the people of Wu will be bored for a long time, Sun Ce has to think about this." Jia Xu's fluttering voice came.

Jia Xu's trace is also very simple, not only Cao Pi can't bear it, Sun Ce can't bear it, in addition to the locust plague is unexpected, when the Wei army marched into the army, it scavenged a lot of grain and grass, and on the other hand, Wu Guo's side was in a hurry to respond to the battle, and the time to prepare was far from enough.

"Captain is saying!" (To be continued.) )