Liyang, now Hexian County, Anhui Province, has a long history and rich cultural accumulation. There is the West Chu Overlord Shrine in the east, Tianmen Mountain in the south, and Jilong Mountain in the north arch Qisheng blessed land, which can be described as a treasure land. This city is the rush of the Jianghuai water and land, the Yangtze River on the left, the Zhaoguan on the right, the Liangshan to the east, the Haochu ring to the north, for the "Huainan Domain", the guarantee of the "Jiangbiao", since ancient times, it is the place where the soldiers must fight.

According to ancient records, there are two ferries in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The first is Guazhou Ferry: the passage between Jingkou and Guangling on the river. The second is the ancient crossing of the Hengjiang River: the quarrying channel between Liyang and the river. Because the flow direction of the Yangtze River is changed from west to east to Liyang to north-south, "Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chu River, and the clear water flows eastward to this back", so Liyang Ferry is also called Hengjiang.

On the opposite side of Liyang, that is, Niuzhu, also known as quarrying, is now the location of the camp of Zhou Yu in Jiangdong.

A few years ago, Sun Ce crossed the river from here to create the foundation of Soochow.

Because of the importance of this place, it is the only way for Sun Ce to cross the river, and it is to defend Sun Ce with Yuan Shu's general Zhang Xun stationed 30,000 elite soldiers. After Zhang Xun was stationed in Liyang, he continued to build city defenses, making the originally extremely strong city even stronger.

In late September, a heavy rain came unexpectedly, and the drought that had lasted for nearly a year was finally alleviated. However, this heavy rain made the roads muddy, which was not conducive to the movement of the army, and it was really not a good thing for the Xuzhou army that was conquering Huainan.

After a whole day of heavy rain, it turned into a drizzle, but it still didn't stop.

In Liyang City, in the conference hall, Zhang Xungao sat on the main seat, and the generals corrected their seats.

Zhang Xun raised the wine bowl and said to the generals: "Everyone, these days you have been guarding the city, although the enemy did not come to attack the city, but everyone is still very hard. Hehe, come on, come on, and do a bowl with Ben! ”

All the generals said in unison: "General Xie! ”

Zhang Xun drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, wiped his mouth indiscriminately, and said, "Hehe, after this heavy rain, Huainan can be regarded as saved!" The Xuzhou army is in the field, and when the heavy rain comes, the ground is muddy, and it is not easy to even walk, let alone attack the city? In addition, after the heavy rain, it must be abnormally damp, and the opponent's armor was soaked in water and immediately rotted into pieces, hehe, can they still fight? ”

One of the generals quipped: "General, it's not all!" Hehe, it rains heavily, the road is muddy, the other party's grain is not easy to preserve, and the firewood is wet, so it is not certain whether they can eat cooked rice. Also, although they can use boats to transport food, they still need to use cars when they get to land, can they still pull carts? ”

The generals couldn't help but laugh, and their excitement was palpable.

The more Zhang Xun listened, the happier he became, laughed, and said, "When the Xuzhou army retreats, the general will definitely ask Your Majesty for a reward!" ”

The generals clenched their fists and said loudly: "Thank you, general!" ”

Zhang Xun nodded and said with a smile on his face: "Hehe, come on, come on, drink!" ”

The generals agreed in an uproar, and the sound of pushing the cup and changing the lamp was endless for a while.

There is only one person in the hall with a sad face, and this person is Yuan Yin. Yuan Yin is Yuan Shu's younger brother, quite talented, and loved by Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu also knew that his general, Zhang Xun, was brave and martial, and he was good at governing the army, but unfortunately he was a bit nervous and not a material to be in charge. Therefore, Yuan Yin was specially sent to join the army for Liyang and was responsible for assisting Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun was in high spirits, and when he saw Yuan Yin's gloomy face, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

He put the wine bowl on a low table, snorted coldly, and said: "Yuan Yin, at this time, it is the reversal of the battle situation, and Your Majesty has a great victory over the Xuzhou Army, but you have a look on your face, are you worried that the Xuzhou Army will be beaten too badly by Your Majesty?" ”

Zhang Xun is this kind of character, what to say, the whole thing is a brain that doesn't go through talking. But Yuan Shu likes his personality, and thinks that such a person has no scheming, is simple-minded, and as long as he is loyal to a person, he will be loyal for a lifetime. Therefore, he is very fond of Zhang Xun, even if Zhang Xun occasionally has inappropriate words, he never pursues it. …,

Speaking of which, Yuan Yin is Yuan Shu's younger brother, if according to common sense, Yuan Shu established the country, he would have to be crowned a prince or other high-ranking official, but Yuan Shu did not seal him. Just because this guy always said some alarmist things, Yuan Shu was not happy. This also caused his position to be extremely embarrassing, although he was a relative of Emperor Zhong and had a high status, Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Liu Xun and other senior generals in the army did not respect him so much.

Hearing Zhang Xun ask, all the generals in the hall looked at him sideways.

Yuan Yin smiled slightly, and did not answer Zhang Xun's question, but said: "General, for four consecutive days, the scouts we sent out have gone and never returned, don't you think it's a little wrong?" ”

Zhang Xun was very unhappy in his heart, he snorted coldly and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Yuan Yin said: "Outside the city, there is an enemy general, Zhao Zilong, who led 10,000 horsemen to the west of the city, blocking our way to support His Majesty. However, although the scouts we sent out to the city in the past could not bring news to the west of the city, the scouts who went in the other three directions were able to return. But now, the scouts from all directions can't come back, and the soldiers of the scout camp are already frightened and dare not go out of the city to inquire about the news. Hehe, obviously, this is the enemy wants to take action, and he is afraid that we will find out, so he deliberately did it! ”

Zhang Xun had a smile on his face and asked, "According to what Mr. saw, what are they going to do?" ”

Yuan Yin looked stunned, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "My subordinates don't know!" ”

Zhang Xun snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and said, "I don't know? If you don't know, don't worry about it here, don't sweep away me and wait for the wine! ”

The generals also said: "That's right, Mr. Yuan, are you too sensitive?" ”

Zhang Xun could throw his face to Yuan Yin, but they didn't dare, after all, Zhang Xun was deeply loved by His Majesty, and he didn't have the money. But the words can still be said!

"Report ...... Report ......"

At that moment, a long cry came from outside the hall, and then the sound of dense footsteps came in.

Everyone looked at the door and saw a small colonel striding in. It was raining outside, and the rain wet the Colonel's armor and wet his hair, and the water in his hair ran down the Colonel's face, one by one.

The junior colonel hugged his fists and said: "General Qiyu, there is an army outside the city, and it is our people who are dressed in outfits." ”

Zhang Xun stood up with a snort and asked, "What?" Are we people? How many? ”

Xiao Xiao said: "There are about two thousand people, and the villains are far away when they see them, and they can only see their outfits." By the way, they played a big flag, which was the big flag of the word 'Liu'. ”

Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Yuan Shu was defeated and defected to him. Immediately after, he stared at him and said in a loud voice: "Follow me to the city, let's go and see whose people it is!" "The banner of the word "Liu", is it Liu Xun's banner? No, Mr. Yuan's plan to ambush on all sides is very clever, Liu Xun can't be broken by Tian Fan, who is this?

Thinking about it, Zhang Xun had already strode out.

The drizzle is still falling, and you can't feel it when you go out at first glance, but after a long time, you will still get wet.

When he arrived at the South City Gate, Zhang Xun's clothes and armor were already soaked, and it was very uncomfortable to stick to his body.

After going up to the city tower, Zhang Xun wiped the rain from his face and looked into the distance. Three hundred paces away, an army was standing in the rain in a chaotic procession. These people are not only standing chaotically, but also the sound of the door opening in their mouths is also chaotic, and they are weak, and they can only be roughly understood at such a close distance. They shouted, "Open the city!" "We are General Liu's soldiers!"

In the drizzle, Zhang Xun couldn't see their faces clearly, but on the oblique banner in the hands of the soldiers, the word "Liu" could be seen clearly. …,

Zhang Xun's eyes suddenly froze, and he shouted, "Whose army are you?" ”

A loud voice shouted: "We are the army of General Liu Xun of Shu County!" ”

Zhang Xun bowed his head slightly and said, "You come forward, I want to ask!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, three people rode out of the crowd, one scribe and two generals.

When the three of them came to the moat, Zhang Xun looked at it and exclaimed, "Mr. Yuan, is it you?" ”

Yuan Jian nodded, hugged his fists and said, "General Zhang, it's down there!" ”

Zhang Xun asked in surprise, "Sir, how are you ...... How did you get to this? ”

Yuan Chuan said in a mournful voice: "General Zhang...... Shame on you! You better open the city gate first and let us in, our people have fled here from Shu County, fought a few battles, lost all the military food, and were terrified all the way, it is already the end of the crossbow! ”

Zhang Xun nodded again and again, and said, "Sir, wait a minute, I'll open the door immediately!" ”

As he spoke, he ordered the drawbridge to be lowered and the gates opened. Suddenly, Yuan Yin shouted: "Wait! ”

Zhang Xun paused and asked, "Yuan Yin, what do you mean?" Outside the city are Mr. Yaoqing's people, their own people, how can they be allowed to soak in the rain? ”

Yuan Yin said loudly: "We don't know the situation, what if Yao Qing takes refuge in Xuzhou?" What if this is the enemy's trick? What if we lose the city because you can't bear it for a while? Since they've been soaking for so long, they don't care about a moment. If they are really General Liu Xun's subordinates, I ask a few questions, and they should be able to understand! ”

Zhang Xun was stunned for a moment, his face changed for a long time, and he turned around and came to the battlements.

Poking his head out, he looked at Yuan Jian and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Yaoqing, Mr. Yuan Yin wants to ask you a few questions!" ”

Yuan Jian said: "When there is a war, Mr. Yuan is careful for the sake of His Majesty. Mr. Yuan, you can ask here! ”

Yuan Yin poked his head out and said loudly: "Thank you Yaoqing for your understanding!" Why are you so embarrassed? ”

Embarrassed, Yuan Lian's appearance at this time is indeed very embarrassing! He was dressed in a scribe's garment, and after being soaked in the rain, his clothes were soaked and clinging to his body. The scribe's crown on his head was also off, and there were some blood stains on his clothes.

Looking at the two generals beside him, the blood stains on the armor were clearly visible, and at first sight, he knew that it was caused before the heavy rain, and it dried before the rain, so that it would not be washed away by the rain.

Just at this glance, Yuan Yin believed three points.

Yuan Jian said in a lamented voice: "Mr. Yuan, I thought I was a character, and I designed a plan to ambush Tian Fan from all sides. Hehe, but I didn't expect that Tian Fan also has capable people under him! They didn't see my plan, but the combat power of Tian Fan's soldiers was too strong, and the person in charge of cutting off the water was successful, but the Xuzhou army had already dug a well in the camp and didn't care at all. ...... responsible for food shortages The other party sent nearly 3,000 soldiers to escort grain and grass, and the 6,000 bandits were not opponents at all! After that, the more than 30,000 bandits who surrounded their camp were scattered by them and were beaten to pieces. Then, Tian Fan came back, that guy was simply not human, he spent nine days, collected hundreds of hornet's nests, and threw them on the city wall with trebuchets......"

After a slight pause, he said: "Mr. Yuan, think about it, it is said that the soldiers under General Liu are all recruits, even if they are the elite in the hands of His Majesty, how dare they stand on the city wall when the hornets are flying in the sky?" But Tian Fan had already prepared, he had already prepared a special armor for a thousand elite soldiers to prevent hornets from stinging, and in the absence of a large army to defend, they quickly and calmly landed on the city and opened the city gate! General Zhang, Mr. Yuan, you say, this battle can still be fought, right? General Liu Xun was killed on the spot, and after we broke out of the encirclement, we were pursued and killed by them, so we had to flee in disarray, discarding a lot of food, grass and wounded soldiers, and then rushed here. ”…,

When Yuan Yin and the others heard it, they only felt that what Yuan Jian said was clear, very reasonable, and very credible, and then looked at the team behind them, there were only a few cars, and the blood stains on the soldiers were also relatively obvious, so they couldn't help but believe it again.

Yuan Yin remembered something and asked, "Mr. Yuan, how did you do the water?" ”

Yuan Jian said: "Mr. Yuan, after the bandits and bandits were defeated, they fled back to their respective territories. At that time, after we arrived at Shishui, there was a big river in front of us and a chasing army in the back, and we were certain to die. But the Xuzhou army was busy cleaning up the affairs in the city, and only sent a thousand cavalry to pursue. After a while of slashing in our army, they turned back.

"I thought of General Zheng Bao, the Taishou of Chaohu, who also participated in the battle and was also the side defeated by Tian Fan, so I told him that you fought the Xuzhou Army, you are the enemy of the Xuzhou Army, help me cross the river, and I will also help you tide over the difficulties! Later, General Zheng sent us through Shishui, and we were able to get here. ”

These words, nine points true, one point false, it is really difficult to judge, Yuan Yin and Zhang Xun couldn't help but believe eight points.

Finally, Yuan Yin said: "Mr. Yaoqing, who are the two people next to you?" ”

Zhang Xun said: "Mr. Yuan, I have seen two people beside him, they were both captains under General Qiao Rui before, and I have drunk with them!" ”

Yuan Yin nodded, he had already believed ten points, and he said to Zhang Xun: "General Zhang, open the city!" ”

Zhang Xun said excitedly: "Okay, good! He shouted to Yuan Zhuo: "Mr. Yuan, I'll open the door immediately, you wait a moment!" ”

Yuan Jian couldn't suppress his excitement, and he said loudly: "Thank you Mr. Yuan, thank you General Zhang!" With that, he turned to the heavy soldiers behind him and shouted, "Brothers, you are ready to enter the city!" ”

The soldiers cheered and gathered towards the moat.

The sound of "bang-la-la-la" sounded, and the huge suspension bridge, which was tied with two iron chains, was slowly lowered.

With a "bang", the drawbridge fell to the ground, splashing a burst of muddy water.

With a "crunch, crunch", the city gate slowly opened!

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