The power of nature is sometimes beyond human imagination.

When the torrential rain at night causes a flash flood, and the high water rushes from the upper reaches and sweeps away for a qiē, even if people can't see the scene clearly on a rainy night, just the sound of the rumbling water and the shaking of the ground are enough to feel the destructive power of the torrent. The soldiers, who had not yet had time to evacuate, were swept away by the rushing flood almost instantly.

Some people even had time to let out a short scream, and then there was no more sound.

Even if a soldier is lucky enough to hug the trees or planks around him, it is useless to reads();. Not to mention the impact of the flash flood, it was also mixed with a large number of broken branches, stones, and debris, which was enough to cause fatal injuries to the soldiers.

As for the carts of heavy supplies and tents left on the river beach, there is not even a shadow left.

With the occasional thunder light in the sky, a large number of soldiers who were lucky enough to escape were stunned by the terrible scene in front of them. Even though it was only a hasty glimpse and the vision went dark again, that glance was enough to become a nightmare that they would never forget. At this time, no one complained that Chen Wu was making a big fuss, and everyone was only happy in their hearts.

If Chen Wu hesitated for a moment, or if he didn't call someone with a fluke heart......

The result is unimaginable!

Finally, as the first wave of the torrent passed, the water calmed down a little. It's just that the water level of this mountain stream is still slowly rising due to heavy rains, and it is gradually approaching the height before the winter dries up. Without Chen Wu's order, the frightened rebel soldiers spontaneously began to retreat.

The heavy rain did not stop abruptly until almost dawn.

It was like the suddenness of the rain, as if there was no reduction at all, and the clouds and rain stopped in an instant.

"The rain has stopped!"

A large number of frightened Taiping soldiers calmed down a little. At least the rain doesn't continue, and the flash floods can't threaten them further. But in the darkness, everyone still couldn't do anything, so they could only stand weakly and wait for the dawn.

The camp of nearly 10,000 people was quiet, and occasionally one or two voices of irrepressible sorrow were heard, and the atmosphere was terrifyingly depressing.

………

After a long wait, it finally dawned.

After a difficult night, the Taiping army quickly got busy. The first priority at the moment is to reassemble and count the losses; Then a large team of men was sent to search for you. Although there is no hope in my heart, there is always a saying that there is an eventuality.

After this, the doctors of the Taiping army began to try to boil medicinal soup to ward off the cold as much as possible.

After all, it was early spring, and it rained so heavily last night that it was drenched in the middle of the night, and there was bound to be a large area of cold and typhoid fever in the army. If one is not done well, the indirect damage may be greater than that of flash floods.

At the moment, there was chaos everywhere in the camp. Chen Wu, who had changed into clean clothes, had a gloomy face and stood on a relatively high slope.

Last night's flash flood brought a huge change to the topography of this hollow. The mountain stream, which could only reach the waist that could be crossed by a light yì, has become a large river like an ocean. Although the water level will gradually drop in the future, at least in the short period of last night, it has brought huge losses to the Taiping army. The casualties are unknown, but at least nearly 1,000 people were covered in tents, including one or two hundred carts and their livestock, which disappeared with the flash floods.

Such a tragic loss is simply heart-wrenching.

In order to carry these baggage supplies across the Bayan Mountains, the Taiping army endured unimaginable toil, and with the help of Chen Wu, they crossed the HSBC corridor discovered by the previous player. Who would have thought that such a catastrophe would occur when there was only one last stretch of road left to cross the Bayan Mountains, and so many supplies with blood and sweat would be wiped out overnight!

The high morale of the Taiping army is afraid that it will also be hit a lot because of this.

"Lord, the results are out."

Yuan Xingwei, who could still see mud stains on his body, walked lightly, walked behind Chen Wu and bowed to reads();.

Seeing that Chen Wu was really in a bad mood, he just nodded slightly and motioned for him to continue, Yuan Xingwei sighed secretly and said: "The whole army originally counted 10,134 people, but after entering the Bayan Mountains, 41 people died and were lost one after another, and the injured were ignored. When it was just recounted, there were only 9,987 people left - 106 fewer last night! In addition, there are many soldiers who broke their feet and broke their legs and broken their heads in a panic at night, and the specific number is still being counted. ”

A nighttime flash flood washed away more than a hundred people!

The strength of more than a brigade is so stubborn!

The loss of materials is not enough, after all, the Taiping army has brought enough baggage, even if it loses one-tenth of it at a time, it will not have a decisive impact. But these troops were all carefully trained by Chen Wu, and there were more than a hundred of them, which was really difficult for him to accept.

"The Lord doesn't have to blame himself too much."

Yuan Xingwei observed his words and comforted: "Yesterday's incident was really a natural disaster, and the general has done a good job of saving so many." Moreover, the 106 people who were not all swept away by the flood were not necessarily swept away. Last night's night was too chaotic, and some people fled the barracks in panic. And ......" He looked left and right, and said a heart-wrenching word: "The losses of the Taiping Camp and the Volunteer Battalion are minimal. ”

The two battalions of 6,000 men were only a dozen or so less.

From the very beginning, the camp of the main soldiers was far from the river. Only a few brigades, which were arranged on the river beach. Because of their training, the soldiers of the two battalions were also quicker when they evacuated in the rain last night. More than half of the more than a dozen people lost were swept away by the flood when they were slow to evacuate while calling other comrades.

Yuan Xingwei's answer made Chen Wu secretly relieved in his heart.

It's only dawn now, and maybe there are really people who got lost in the rainy night and rushed back again.

As for the people who lost few of them, there were few main rebels, he waved his hand, signaled Yuan Xingwei not to say any more, and said: "As long as I am a sergeant of the Taiping army, I am like my siblings, how can there be a distinction between noble and low." ”

"It's a gaffe, please forgive me."

said Yuan Xingwei painlessly, and the matter was revealed.

However, although the flash floods have passed, the impact of last night's disaster has not easily receded.

Not surprisingly, the heavy rain in the middle of the night, coupled with the fright, even though the Taiping army was almost full of strong men, there were still nearly a thousand people who had a high fever, most of them were craftsmen from the Craftsman Bureau and their families. Although the Taiping army had prepared enough medicinal materials, it rained heavily last night, and all the firewood they could find was wet. In order to boil the medicine, Chen Wu had to endure the pain and use a little fire oil he carried.

In the muddy clearing, more than a dozen large cauldrons were opened, and a large number of medicinal herbs were put in to start boiling the soup.

The medicinal materials for the treatment of typhoid fever are all the best goods received from Wu'an City. But even so, in less than two days, the army could not be started. What's more, because the rain was too heavy, the Taiping army's waterproof preparations were not sufficient, and many baggage materials were wet and damp by the rain.

Suddenly there was a large vacant lot, and camping that night was a big problem.

The problems in all aspects are simply terrible.

This situation, if not handled properly, may really bring big trouble to the Taiping army, which has an unfavorable division. However, Chen Wu was very clever and didn't say anything, but silently set an example, gave up his Zhongjun tent, sent the patient with the most high fever to it, and chose to squeeze the same camp with his own guards reads();. During the day, he personally led the generals of the Taiping Army to inspect to appease the army, and ate the same cold and hard dry cakes as other soldiers.

When the supreme commander of tens of thousands of armies did this, no matter how complaining the soldiers were, there was nothing to say.

Everyone silently endured the pain caused by this natural disaster, patiently waiting for the typhoid fever to fade and dry on the ground, so that the army could start again. This disaster did not defeat the Taiping army, which had gradually taken shape, but became an alternative tempering, allowing the Taiping soldiers to learn patience.

When an army can not only win battles, but will not be discouraged even after setbacks, it is not far from a real army.

Perhaps it was bad luck, but in the next few days, the east of the Bayan Mountains was always clear, and it really had a bit of early spring. The warm sunlight on the body made the soldiers' depressed mood relax. After being delayed by the flash flood for nearly four days, the army set out again.

This time, at last, no one could stop the advance of the Taiping army.

The last twenty or thirty miles of peripheral mountain roads are very rugged and difficult to travel in comparison. But after this disaster, the Taiping army was no less fast than before, and after an abrupt change of direction, they trekked to the outermost part of the eastern side of the Bayan Mountains. Finally, as the terrain was completely flattened, they stepped out of a low valley and saw fertile fields on the horizon.

At the farthest end of the line of sight, you can vaguely see the faint crowd!

This day is the 28th of February, which is the last day of the month!

"It worked!"

"Matsue-gun! Yuyang Mansion! ”

"We did it!"

Although it was only more than two months since they left Taiping County, for these Taiping soldiers, the span was as long as half a year. The mysterious stone forest is dozens of miles long in the Grand Canyon, and the magical Daba Mountain valley erupts in flash floods at night...... Now, after countless hardships, they have finally reached their destination, Matsue, which many people once thought was impossible!

Many Taiping soldiers who couldn't help but cheer loudly.

Even the high-ranking generals of the Taiping Army, who had faith in Chen Wu, couldn't help but be excited and excited when they saw that they had really completed a military miracle and crossed the Bayan Mountain, which had never been passed by anyone. No matter where the Taiping army can go in the end, their strategic breakthrough and eastward advance will be forever recorded in history and become an indelible historical material.

Looking at the excited subordinates, Chen Wu smiled, understanding their feelings very well, and did not make a sound to stop or show off military discipline or anything like that. Patiently waited until everyone's feelings were vented, and then raised his hand to press.

The soldiers in the front row quickly quieted down when they saw this.

Chen Wu's silent order spread quickly from the front army to the rear. In an instant, the army of tens of thousands of people was silent, as quiet as if they had assembled in the school field for a military parade at the beginning.

Being able to do this is enough to prove the prestige of a general!

"The army marched forward and took the nearest village. The cavalry was dispatched to make sure that none of them could escape. After the fight, all the soldiers rested on the spot for three days! ”

The order was passed by the officers one after another, and the soldiers suddenly became excited again, shouting long live the Taiping Army.

In the valley, the horse team, which had gradually expanded to four hundred people, swarmed out under the leadership of Ning An and Yan Dongxing, like a tiger in the mountains, rushing to the village at the end of the horizon!