Goryeo, Eastern Front.

The rain poured down, and the downpour poured down. The white rain, even the sky and the earth, is like the heavenly river pouring in, and the sound is chaotic. Falling from the walls, tents, and treetops, bubbling and bubbling, they converge into streams and rapids. There was water everywhere in the eyes, and water everywhere.

The clouds in the sky were so low that they seemed to be touchable by reaching out. In the morning, it was gloomy and gloomy, and the dense rain curtain obscured the view, and from a little farther away, it was impossible to see clearly.

The mountains in the distance, the cities in the distance, are dark, and there is only an outline. From time to time, there was an electric light like a fiery snake, tearing the sky and disappearing in a flash. The roaring thunder rolled through the clouds, mixed with a deafening thunderclap, making people feel that the mountains and the city, under the divine power of heaven and earth, seemed to be in danger.

This rain has been raining since yesterday. After a day and a night, there was not the slightest pause, but it became bigger and bigger.

Affected by the rain, there are large chunks of mud on the mountain, turning into mudflow, flowing wantonly, the post road has long been muddy, people and horses trample on it, can sink a small half of the leg. Many trees were struck by lightning and planted on the road, making it more and more difficult to walk.

Outside the city of Wenchuan, the camp of the Haidong army.

Monk Li lifted the curtain of the cowhide tent and looked out. The wind and rain were dense, and the raindrops the size of beans were like needles, pouring half of his body head-on, cold and soaking his bones. He shivered, hurriedly retracted, took off his helmet, touched his bald head, wiped the rain from his face, and cursed in a muttered voice: "Thief God, a splash of rain, it can't be stopped." It's so big, can you get a bump? ”

As soon as it rains, the weather becomes wet. And he burned coals in the tent to get rid of the moisture.

Seven or eighty thousand households and thousands of uniforms gathered around the brazier, and two of them probably came in the rain, took off their clothes, and were roasting the fire naked. One of them said, "No, I haven't seen such a heavy rain in many years." I was patrolling the camp just now, but the west side was fine, but the east side was near the sea and the terrain was low, and the brothers' tents were full of water. ”

A person on the side said: "Fortunately, I camped at the beginning, and the place I chose was good." Otherwise, not only the water in the tent will accumulate, but the entire barracks will be flooded. Just yesterday, I went to Panlong Mountain to see the war horses, and saw that some of the villages near the river were flooded. ”

This man is also bald, and he is the younger brother of Monk Li, named Li Zijian. When Monk Li heard this, he asked anxiously, "The village in Linjiang?" ......, what about Panlong Mountain? What about the water? The horses that are put there, out of the way, right? ”

There is a river to the west of Wenchuan, called Peiqi Yichuan, which flows through Panlong Mountain.

Li Zijian wrung the water on his clothes and replied: "Panlong Mountain is not in the way, but the rain is heavy and brings a lot of mud down." For the sake of insurance, I have already instructed the soldiers who take care of the war horses to change places to stock. lest the rocks fall, and before the battle, the horses were injured first. ”

Monk Li nodded, slightly relieved.

He was originally born in the cavalry, and his preference for horses has been almost instinctive, and this time he led the army, although there were not many cavalry, and the main one was a foot soldier, but because of this, the few war horses became his treasure.

Li Zijian wrung out his clothes, put them on the brazier, listened to the sound of rain for a while, and said with a little worry on his face: "When we went out of the army, the general had an order and gave us a month's time, telling us to train in battle, so that we can train the new army in order to be of great use." At the same time, an all-out offensive posture was made in order to attract the attention of South Goryeo and cover the operation on the Western Front. I can't stop the rain for a while. If you can't complete the general's order because of this, and delay the whole battle, you will be in trouble. ”

"Our army has attacked on all fronts since half a month ago, and within ten days, it has already been linked to the Ke Plateau and other cities, and it is necessary to say that the momentum has already been done. What's more, the rain in spring doesn't last long. The rain is so fierce that it may not take two or three days for it to clear up. The general's order will not be completed. Why should the second senior brother worry? ”

Under the command of Monk Li, many monks were born, and the person who spoke, surnamed Huang, should be called Monk Li and his senior brother. Monk Li is the senior brother, and Li Zijian is the second senior brother. The tent is full of Monk Li's henchmen, and on informal occasions, he uses his private name to appear cordial.

Another person nodded and said, "Lao Huang is reasonable. General Li Er, in my opinion, in fact, this rain is not all bad. Wenchuan is not better than the plateau, the city is big, the people are many, the grain and grass are sufficient, there are a lot of defenders originally, and there are military horses from the southern provinces of Goryeo recently stationed in, which can be described as strong soldiers and strong horses. Although we are not afraid of it, after all, most of the soldiers in the army are new soldiers, and they are already tired after fierce battles, so it is good to take a break from the rain and recuperate. Just recharge your energy, which is conducive to the next day's rematch. ”

Li Zijian said: "You only said half of what you said, and there is still half of it, but you didn't see it." The reason why I am worried that there are too many new pawns is also a reason. ”

Monk Li was puzzled: "How do you say this?" ”

"The Art of War: One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion. The new pawn fights with the courage of the moment. They have suffered nearly 1,000 casualties in the past half a month, and if they are delayed for a long time, they will inevitably lose their courage and be timid and afraid of war. I am afraid that it will not be good for the siege of the city in the future. ”

His analysis makes a lot of sense.

Monk Li touched his bald head, turned around the tent twice, and said, "What should I do?" Storming the city? Then he turned to the front of the tent, lifted the tent, and looked at it, and saw that the rain did not weaken at all, and shook his head again and again. With such a big wind and rain, let alone attacking the city, it is difficult to walk. Not to mention the slippery city walls, narrow vision, firearms, bows and arrows cannot be fired. Siege, definitely not.

"Heaven is not beautiful, what can we do? Manpower can't win the day, just wait patiently. The general has always been open-minded and will be considerate, and it is expected that he will not blame the senior brother for this. ”

Outside the tent, the aisles in the camp were full of stagnant water. Along the tent, a circle of soil and stones was built as a barrier. The water was so high that it overflowed, and it soaked the ground inside the tent, and many puddles were formed in the potholes. Monk Li accidentally stepped inside, and the leather boots he was wearing were not soaked, but only splashed a lot of muddy water on his armor.

He shouted unhappily: "Li Si, Li Si! What have you built to keep the water out? Come here, build again! Find some lime and wood ash, and sprinkle it on the inside of the tent. ”

Li Si was the captain of his own army, who stood outside the tent in the rain, heard the order, answered loudly, and ordered the people to re-raise the water restriction, and then took lime and firewood ash and sprinkled them in the tent. There was water on his armor, and wherever it was sprinkled, it dripped and the ground was white in the east and black in the west.

When Monk Li saw it, he became more and more unhappy, raised a foot, kicked Li Si's buttocks, and scolded: "Clumsy! What is your handsome account as Lao Tzu? Flower cat's face? Tell you to scatter ashes, you pour it, open a paint shop? You can't do this kind of work, what's the use of you? "I kicked a few times in a row.

Li Si has thick skin and a hippie smile: "Knowing that the general is irritable, the small body of flesh and skin, so he follows the general, beats and scolds, and gives the general a soothing anger, which is also its blessing." ”

Monk Li governs the army with two characteristics, one is a happy and brave person, and the other is very lenient to his cronies. Li Si is both brave and a cronie, so he is not afraid of him. Li Zijian laughed, grabbed Monk Li, and persuaded: "Senior brother is angry with him, what's the use?" It's God who is raining, not Li Si. "Pick up Li Si," the ashes are almost scattered, why don't you go quickly? I don't need you in the tent. ”

Li Si laughed and ran out of the tent.

Monk Li refused to give up, and said hatefully: "Look at his skinless and faceless appearance, he is really the old monk's wooden fish,—— born to be beaten." Li Si ran, didn't pay attention, brought down two stones to block the water, and the stagnant water outside the tent suddenly found a vent, and in the blink of an eye, it flowed into the tent, half a finger deep.

The lime and wood ash were flooded, and the charcoal was black, and for a time, the tent was in a mess.

Li Sisi shouted, and said in his heart: "Bitter! "I know I'm in trouble. When Monk Li is happy, he may laugh it off; Now, just in time for him to be restless, a whip is indispensable. Monk Li was really furious, angry, he beat people, he has never been picky about tools, he has always used whatever he picks up. At this moment, there was no whip in hand, so he directly picked up his helmet, jumped up, and was about to rush out.

Li Zijian stared blankly at the water flow on the ground, suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed him, raised his head, was full of joy, and shouted, "Senior brother! I have a plan, even if the rain doesn't stop, I can break the city! ......, no, it's not that the rain doesn't stop. It should be said that the heavier the rain, the greater the certainty of breaking the city. ”

"What?"

"Speaking of three points, there is a book called Guan Yunchang Flooding the Seventh Army. Brother, have you ever heard of it? ”

"Off? Close? ......" Monk Li was stunned, followed Li Zijian's line of sight, and looked at the water-retaining stone that broke the embankment. The other person was not stupid, and soon woke up, and couldn't help but turn anger into joy, surprise and joy, his heart pounded, and said, "You mean, you mean? ......, heck, is this possible? ”

"How not?"

"You tell me carefully."

"Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow. But as long as this rain continues according to the current momentum, at most three days, the river in the south of Wenchuan City will inevitably surge. Nawenchuan City, although there are two increases, but the original city is too low, and there are places that cannot be taken into account, and the lowest place is only two zhang high.

"Our army can intercept and store the water in the upper reaches of the river, and when the water potential is full, it will open the embankment and release the water, and take advantage of the situation to guide it and flood it into the city along its low places. If it is still insufficient, the east of the city is only 30 miles to the sea, and it can be dug into a diversion channel in a few days. Lightweight and compact, flooded the Seventh Army! ”

The generals in the tent were shocked and shocked, and Huang Wanhu said: "In Wenchuan City, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. If this city is submerged, the tens of thousands of men, women, and children will ,...... "Even though he has been vulgar for a long time, and he kills people on the battlefield, he still can't help but be frightened, and the "Amitabha Buddha" who has forgotten for a long time almost blurted out.

Monk Li didn't hear it, he grabbed Li Zijian's hand with his backhand, and asked eagerly, "How sure are you?" ”

Li Zijian only watched the river from a distance yesterday, and when he sighed slightly, he knew it in his heart, and said: "If it rains for three days, plus the sea water leads westward, I dare not say that it is ten out of ten, and I am eight points sure." ”

Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. Eight points of certainty, you can say that you are nine out of ten. Monk Li was overjoyed and said, "Good, good, good!" I said three "good" words in a row, and I liked it almost happily. He lit Li Zijian and laughed: "Vulgar cloud: not bald, not poisonous, not poisonous, not bald." Good for you, Li Zijian, a good plan! …… Ouch, ouch. ”

But he was so happy that he forgot the helmet he was carrying, and he fell off and smashed on his feet. The helmet was made of iron and was very heavy, and he squeezed his eyebrows and eyes in pain, exhaled pain, laughed loudly, scratched his ears and cheeks, and looked extremely ridiculous.

Huang Wanhu hesitated and said: "Digging a water diversion channel and diverting sea water to the west, the project is huge, and there is strong wind and rain, and our sergeants have no experience, so it is difficult to complete it." Moreover, if it is known to the city, the Goryeo people will take precautions. In this way, it is still a matter of whether this move will succeed or not. Please consider it. ”

Monk Li glanced at him obliquely, spouted, and said, "Are you still here?" The general has a saying, and he often teaches me a lesson. Do you know what it says? ”

"I don't know."

"'If you don't do it, how do you know if you can't do it?' Is there any truth to the general's original words? ”

"Yes, yes. Makes sense, makes sense. ”

"Hmph. Just make sense. ......, thief, God help me! Huang Wanhu, do you remember, looking ahead and looking backwards, you can't do big things. ”

Monk Li sacrificed Deng She's banner, but Huang Wanhu didn't dare to say more, but only promised. The trouble of people is to be a good teacher. Sages are not exempt from vulgarity, let alone Monk Li? He seized the opportunity, learned from Deng She's tone, taught Huang Wanhu a lesson, and patted Li Zijian on the shoulder: "This matter will be handed over to you!" ......, Huang Wanhu. ”

"Yes."

"Select thousands of elite soldiers, monitor the city, guard General Li, and strictly prevent the beauty from going out of the city to attack while I am digging the river."

"Yes!"

Monk Li was proud, stroked his bald head, looked around at the generals, and said generously: "The war on the Eastern Front involves the Western Front. Only if we do a good job here, can the Western Front go smoothly! A month ago, the general sent me out of Pyongyang, and when he was leaving, he said to me, if this battle is completed on the Western Front, then I will be the first on the Eastern Front!

"Guys, do you understand? If this battle is won, no matter how much credit is made on the Western Front, the first credit will be on our Eastern Front! The general has high hopes and never hesitates to reward his merits, so dare not die? ”

"Obey the general's orders to repay the general's high hopes. Go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not hesitate. ”

……

The river in the south of the city that Li Zijian said is not the Yichuan River, but another one, called the Yuanqi River, also known as the Ishikawa. This river goes out of Panlong Mountain, enters the sea in the east, passes through a section of Wenchuan, and is only a few miles away from the city.

Monk Li allocated him 3,000 men, and after half a day of investigation and preparation, he set off for the upper reaches of the south of the city on the same day. At this time, the rain became more and more intense, the clouds were thick, the visibility of the light was extremely low, and most of the Goryeo soldiers at the head of Wenchuan City were hiding in the canopy, not worrying about being discovered by them.

More than 3,000 people trudged through the raging rain.

The distance was less than twenty miles, and it took two hours. On the road, from time to time, people fell and slipped, like mud figures, crawling out of the muddy water, wet and dirty. Open your mouth a little and eat a mouthful full of water, and the wind blows on your face, and it is difficult to even breathe.

It was so easy and we arrived at our destination.

Li Zijian first divided a few hundred people and stood aside, thinking that he was a special team to deal with emergencies, and then ordered his subordinates to divide the remaining 2,000 people into three teams, with 800 people as a team, to take over the work. There are a lot of streams of all sizes in Panlong Mountain, which originally flowed separately, but now the rain rushes and all converges on the Yuanqi River, plus the soil washed down, the water potential in the upper reaches rises very high, and it flows rapidly, like a roaring white dragon.

Li Zijian held up the big flag, one foot deep, one foot shallow, climbed up to a high place crookedly, and planted the flag well.

Under the wind and rain, the red flag is very conspicuous.

He raised his eyes and looked around, the mountains in the west were abrupt, the sea was surging in the east, and the city of Wenchuan in the north was looming. Outside the city, there was a semi-circular black, and if you looked closely, you could faintly see thin lines towering in it, that is, the place where they came,—— Haidong military camp. Thin lines, nothing more than watchtowers, gates and other buildings.

A thousand households climbed up with him, holding on to the pocket with one hand, grasping a small tree with the other, and raised his head and shouted, "General! The team is divided. Can we get started now? "The wind and rain were blowing, and the river was rushing, and he had to shout loudly before he could hear it.

"Let's go up to the first team and try it. Be careful, the mud on the bank of the river is loose and do not fall into the water. Pick some who know how to water, tie the trees on the shore with ropes, and be ready to go down to the river to catch people at any time. Tell the second team to prepare, and the third team to build a canopy, and bring ginger and spirits. Make a fire and cook the ginger broth. Brothers who have left work will each have a bowl of ginger soup; The brothers who went to work each had half a bowl of spirits. ”

Deng She organized a new army, including the original troops, and each of the thousand households specially formed a new engineering battalion, with a small number of 70 or 80 people in each battalion, and the training subjects in peacetime were mainly to excavate fortifications and pave roads and build bridges. There were more than 800 people in the engineering battalion of the new army, and Li Zijian brought most of them, and they were the first to go up.

This blockage is the same place they chose. Let them start work first, firstly, everything is difficult at the beginning, and secondly, it can be regarded as a demonstration role.

When it comes to this congested location, it's really hard to choose. Li Zijian was delayed in the camp for half a day, and most of the time he was waiting for the results of the engineering battalion's investigation and calculation. First of all, you can't choose to be too close to the upstream source, as the water will overflow and the embankment may burst early. But secondly, it can't be too far away from the upstream source, and the water potential is not enough, and it is difficult to rush down, and it will not be able to flood Wenchuan City.

The results calculated by the engineering battalion are more optimistic than Li Zijian's speculation. According to the current rain and water potential, it will not take more than three days, as long as there are two more days, there is no need to divert the sea to the west, and it will be successful. However, there is one prerequisite, the location must be calculated accurately, and the water must be guided and the embankment must be directly broken at the lowest point of Wenchuan City.

Li Zijian left two personal soldiers, looked at the military flag, led the generals, came to the river, and watched the engineering battalion start to block the river.

The location they chose, the width of the river was about tens of meters, and the waves rolled over, one after the other, rolling up a violent whirlpool, bringing out the mud at the bottom of the river, and lapping on the bank with a loud sound. The rapid raindrops, falling densely, hit countless water droplets, flashed away, endlessly.

The raindrops were so dense that the wind couldn't blow slanting, so they fell straight down and smashed on people's faces and bodies, causing pain.

"How?" Li Zijian asked loudly.

A hundred households of the engineering battalion trotted over with a knife on their waists. They were not in charge of fighting, including the officers, they were not armoured, their clothes were soaked, and the rain ran down his hair and his face. He raised his voice and shouted in reply, "The river is too fast, we must cut down some trees and throw them down." ”

He leaned sideways and pointed to the shore.

It is close to the mountains and has a lot of trees. Not far from the river, there are patches of woods. The soldiers of the engineering battalion, working in groups of three, either with axes or large saws, were methodically cutting down trees. On the outskirts of the woods, there were a few small trees that had been cut down by thunder and lightning, which had been pulled to the river.

Li Zijian looked up at the sky: "It's getting dark." In this ghost weather, the torches can't be lit, and when it gets night, you will definitely not be able to see your fingers. Hurry up, you have to finish the first process before nightfall. The soil on the shore should also be strengthened as soon as possible. In this way, the difficulty at the bottom can be reduced a little. ”

"The general is reassured. Compared to what we've crossed before, this river is small. It's that the river is very deep, and it is estimated that it will be filled, which will be a little slower. ”

Trees are cut down and cannot be thrown directly into the river. The current is fast, and if you throw it down, you will definitely be washed away. Trees must be tied together with ropes or vines before they can be pushed into the water. This is the first process. After this is done, the second process is followed by a cloth bag filled with soil and filled between the trees to build a dam.

They took all the sacks they could muster, and if they weren't enough, they had to move on to a third process, carrying rocks and digging up dirt from nearby to replenish them.

In short, the higher the dam, the better, and there is more than one dam to be built, there are three in total. Wait until the water is full, open the dam together, and break the embankment up and down at the same time, so that the momentum formed can be called a monstrous wave. If it goes well, not to mention a city, Panlong Mountain can also be flooded.

All night long, three teams took turns to work.

Working in the rain is a great physical exertion. Early the next morning, Monk Li sent another 3,000 substitutes, and the first batch of 3,000 people were transferred back to the camp to rest. In this way, three groups of people were changed in a row, and the soldiers of the whole army were almost changed again, and on the third day, all three dikes were built.

During these three days, the rain did not decrease.

Li Zijian was originally a Shaolin warrior monk, although he had been boiling his muscles and bones since he was a child, he had been drenched in the rain for so long, and he didn't close his eyes for three days and three nights, and he was really a little unbearable. Monk Li was startled when he saw him, but when he saw that his face was pale, with two dark circles under his eyes, he walked and staggered, and he hadn't seen him for three days, and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

The relationship between the two of them was very deep, and Monk Li was distressed, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to change his wet clothes and prepare a hot meal for him.

Although Li Zijian was tired, his spirit was excellent, and he was supported by the joy that his great work was about to be completed, and he was close to being excited: "It's really God's help, it rains non-stop for three days." Before I came back, I looked at the first embankment, and the water was almost full. The second embankment is about the same. The brothers in the engineering battalion said that even if the rain stopped now, the chances of success would be high with these two dikes alone. ”

When the meal was served, he had no appetite, so he ate two bites casually and asked, "The Goryeo army in Wenchuan City, has there been any movement in the past few days?" ”

Monk Li couldn't help but be overjoyed, his mouth was about to crack to the back of his head, and he said happily: "There is no movement at all." You don't know the combat power of the Koreans. I'm afraid of the sun when it's hot, and I'm afraid of freezing when it's cold. Where can it compare to us? In vain, the 1,000 people of Huang Wanhu were on guard for three days, and there was nothing to do. ”

A few days ago, he was irritated by the rain, and now, he is afraid of it.

Guan Yunchang flooded the Seventh Army? Hum. He consulted the clerks in the army, and a little earlier, Han Xin, a famous general in the early Han Dynasty, also used similar methods to flood the Qi army. Compared with the two of them attacking with water in the field, Cao Cao fought Lu Bu back then, and even flooded Pi, which is a real siege battle.

Who is Lu Bu? Red rabbit in the horse, Lu Bu in the people. Not even him, Goryeo dwarves, of course.

A flood floods a city. Not a single soldier was killed or wounded, and the victory was complete. What kind of credit is this? When attacking the twin cities, Zhang Zhener and Yang Wanhu entered the city first, and the generals made meritorious contributions, and Deng She gave him two seats and stood in front of them. What a view! His eyes are red to this day. Feng Shui takes turns, come to my house next year, this position, it is time to change him Monk Li to sit down, right?

He rubbed his hands, the more he thought about it, the happier he became, he fidgeted, and simply ordered his soldiers to call the generals, lift the tent of the handsome tent, watch the rain and drink tea. - Deng She has an order to keep the school out of the army and prohibit drinking. He has never carried out Dunshe's orders to the letter.

The heavy rain outside the tent was pouring, and more than a dozen men in the tent were five big and three coarse, serving big bowls and drinking tea. It may seem nondescript. Li Zijian, who was on the couch on one side, finally couldn't bear the sleepiness and fell asleep groggyly, he didn't know what he dreamed of, and a satisfied smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

Born in troubled times, living in troubled times, who doesn't want to come out? As martial artists, they don't have too many ideas, and compared with Yao Haogu and Hong Jixun, their motivations may be different, and their reactions and performances are also different, but their reliance is the same.

Wind and rain, if Haidong is a ship, they are all on this ship now.

Monk Li is a sailor, riding the wind and waves to rely on them; Hong Jixun is a compass needle, discerning the direction. Coordinating them was Dunshe, who was also the sole helmsman, who decided and led the ship in the course. Regardless of success or failure, from the moment they get on the ship, they are destined to no longer be just them; And Dunshe is destined to no longer be just Dunshe.

Two days later, the rain subsided. On the third day, the rain stopped.

Three dikes, one by one, breaked. The flood was monstrous and swept into the south gate of Wenchuan. The huge waves set off are as high as more than a zhang. The newly raised walls, hastily completed and not strong, soon collapsed after a series of crashes by huge waves. The river rolled down the gap in the city gate, along the collapse of the city wall, into the city.

Wenchuan, broken without a fight. After the incident, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were checked, and less than 30% of them survived.