In May of the seventeenth year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, Qiaoren garrisoned Xiaoyaojin for ten days, but except for the first Zhang Liao calling for battle in front of the village, the rest of the time was due to the continuous drizzle that made the two sides unable to fight again.

Sun Ce went north to Hefei after Chibi because of the continuous drizzle, which led to the lack of grain and grass to follow up and retreated, which Qiao Ren was very anxious about, afraid that this time it was also due to the weather, and he returned in vain. However, fortunately, after Lü Meng became the governor, the water village established in the mouth of the water, and the continuous supply of grain and straw in Jiangdong could be transported from Chaohu Lake to Qiaoren's camp, but there was no problem with grain and grass.

However, the continuous rain has brought more than just grain problems. Xiaoyaojin is a Jindu on the water, the waterway is vertical and horizontal, a few days of rain down, the water surface of the fertile water rises, and the camp tent of the Wu army is almost flooded.

"Governor Dadu, the place near Feishui in Dongzhai has accumulated six inches of water, and it is difficult for the soldiers to move." Liu Ji hurried outside the tent, completely ignoring the rain on his body.

"Oh!" Qiao Ren knew that this was also due to Wu Jun, who had been dealing with water since he was a child, and if it was Cao Jun, he would probably be scared to death. "Why does it keep raining in this damn weather!"

"Governor! According to General Zhou Tai, there is often a long period of gloomy and rainy weather between the Jianghuai River and Huaihe when the plum is ripe, and it seems that it will continue until mid-June. Liu Ji said.

Qiao Ren's face was sad, "Will it continue until mid-June?" Suddenly, Qiao Ren's expression changed and said, "Mid-June? Respect, has the fertilizer water risen rapidly these days? ”

Liu Ji's question about Qiao Ren was also elusive for a while, but he still answered honestly: "Yes, Du Du, it has risen to almost a foot in ten days." ”

"Haha! God help me! God help me! Qiao Ren couldn't help but shout, dancing with his hands, seeing Liu Ji inexplicable, and thinking that Qiao Ren was confused by this unlucky weather.

But Qiao Ren was not confused at all, because he thought in his heart, 'Guan Yu can flood the Seventh Army, and I, Qiao Ziyan, can also flood Hefei.' ’

"Governor?" Liu Ji was afraid that something was wrong with Qiao Ren, so he hurriedly took a few steps forward and helped him to ask.

As soon as Qiao Ren saw Liu Ji's actions, he knew that he was too happy in his heart, but others didn't know, but instead made a fuss, and hurriedly said: "Respect! Now that the fat and water are skyrocketing, our army can learn from Cao Ying. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Fertilizer water is poured into Hefei!"

Hefei is named after the confluence of the two rivers of Xiang and Shi, the terrain is low and flat, and the surrounding water network is dense. And when Sun Ce attacked Hefei for the first time, the city wall of Hefei almost collapsed because of heavy rain, which shows that although Hefei City was newly repaired, it was not particularly reliable, and most of it collapsed after the flood.

It's a pity that Qiao Ren didn't expect one thing, that is, the terrain of Xiaoyaojin is even lower than that of Hefei. Sure enough, Liu Ji opened his mouth and asked: "But Governor, our army is also stationed in a flat terrain, and the fertilizer water is poured back, and I am afraid that it is our army that suffers!" ”

"It's okay!" Qiao Ren's eyes rolled, and he thought about it, "My Dongwu soldiers are all excellent people with water surnames regardless of water and land, and besides, there is a navy above my Chaohu Lake, as long as our army gets on the boat before the flood comes, will there be any flood?" ”

"The Governor is clever!"

"Pass my general order and order Song Qian's department to intercept the flow and store water. At the same time, he secretly ordered Gan Ning and Zhou Tai to take the water army Chaohu to stand by. Qiao Ren waved his hand and directly issued a military order.

"But the Governor, Zhou Taibu is under the command of Governor Lu, and it's not good for our army to be transferred without authorization!"

"It's okay, Zhou Tai's garrison is wet, Ziming can't use it at all, with my relationship with Ziming, send him some equipment to solve it. As for the lord, after this battle, I officially applied for the transfer of Zhou Taibu to my jurisdiction. ”

"The subordinate receives the order."

A rainy season has not stopped for more than ten days, and the water level of fertilizer water has risen sharply by more than several meters.

On the river, Qiao Ren stood on top of a building boat several meters high, watching the embankment on the southeast side collapse one after another, and the rolling water carried a huge amount of sediment and swept away in the direction of Hefei.

Within five days, Song Qian's foot soldier Lei Shi narrowed the river by more than half, and Qiao Ren commanded 20,000 soldiers to dig several miles of embankments along the coast into honeycombs day and night.

The flood that broke the embankment, looking at the fertile water surging away, reached the city in a short time, and with the subsequent flood coming, the water level rose rapidly, and it was more than three meters deep in less than a few hours.

The Great Plains north of Hefei soon became an ocean.

And Zhang Liao on the Hefei city wall, looking at the great power of nature, couldn't speak for a while, until the first torrent hit the Hefei city wall, and there was a huge sound, which woke up the head of the five good generals.

"Qiao Ziyan, who is so ruthless, uses such a strategy that angers people and resents people." Jiang Ji, the military advisor on the side, said viciously, but he didn't want to think about Cao Ying's digging of water to irrigate the city, did he do less? Digging Zhangshui to irrigate Yecheng and digging Sishui to flood Xuzhou are all from Cao Ying's handwriting.

"The general trend is gone!" Zhang Liao suddenly sighed, and the heavy rain made the Cao soldiers dare not go out of the city at all, just as Qiao Ren said, the Hefei River network is dense, and the soldiers of Eastern Wu are very good at water warfare, even in the quagmire, they are braver than the northern army.

Jiang Ji is also helpless, the flood has been completed, and Hefei may not be able to hold it. "General, withdraw your troops! Although the flood came from the northeast, the west city would be buried sooner or later. The city wall of Xicheng is not strong, it was washed away by heavy rain before, how can it withstand the flood. ”

"Nope! Wait, General Xiahou will garrison Shouchun, and Liao thinks that he will arrive before he does. Zhang Liao said that it makes sense, the amount of fertilizer water is not too large, such a amount of water, such a water level, for the Hefei city wall nearly eight meters high, it seems to be a little low.

But will Qiao Ren give him this chance?

On the boat, Qiao Ren looked at the submerged fertile fields, and didn't know what to think, although the generals of the Wu army around him were all elated, but Liu Ji and Zhang Wen had a sad face.

"Governor, this water level doesn't seem to be enough!" Zhang Wen said.

"Hmm!" Qiao Ren was noncommittal.

And Liu Ji also continued: "Governor, the fertilizer water is irrigated, and the surrounding farmland is destroyed, even if our army takes Hefei, I am afraid it will be difficult to appease the people!" ”

The water and fire are ruthless, and the trick of breaking the embankment is really a ruthless plan to pull hatred, but since it has been used, I don't care about making this flood bigger.

"Come on, the embankment will be doubled and widened, and the governor will not believe it." A cold glint flashed in Qiao Ren's eyes, and he said coldly.

"Whoa!"

As a result, Song Qian had to command his soldiers, brave the continuous rainy season, continue to rush work day and night, and dig more than twice the width of the original embankment.

Song Qian's subordinates inherited the Wuhou Zhongjun left by Cheng Pu, and they all dealt with the river for many years, and the surname Shui was excellent, and their movements were also diligent.

After three days, the city of Hefei has accumulated to a height of five meters, and Zhang Liao in the city also panicked at this time. Looking at the flood that could overflow the city wall at any time, this general from Yanmen felt a trace of fear like never before.

"General..." Before Jiang Ji could finish speaking, he heard a loud crash from the west of the city.

"The west wall of the city has collapsed, and the flood has entered the city!"

A burst of shouts, mixed with the desperate cries of the common people, reached Zhang Liao's ears.

Li Dian, who was dressed in an elegant scroll and had no breath left, swam up to the city wall, "Wenyuan, I found a few boats, come with me." ”

"Hey!" Zhang Liao sat on the ground weakly, still pouring raindrops on his body.

"Wenyuan, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood. We will avenge this vengeance. Come on, quickly set up your General Zhang on the ship. ”

A flat boat was floating in the water, and I don't know if Zhang Liao would be lucky not to be drowned.

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