Sure enough, everything was as Tian Feng expected, in the next few days, the weather changed suddenly, and it rained about half a decade in succession. The higher position is also loose soil and rock, mud and rock landslides. There are many direct and indirect economic losses. On the streets, it is difficult to see people at all, and the bustling scene that used to be has become very deserted now.

Although Zhang Lang had been prepared, he did not expect that the rainstorm would come so wildly, and the defense line of many strongholds was paralyzed. And Liu Biao was even more miserable, many soldiers died directly in this flood, and they were not prepared at all. The grain trucks were forced to stop, and the trapped soldiers became a problem in their daily lives. Not to mention the crumbling walls everywhere and the rising floods.

A rainstorm knocked the arrogant Cai Mao from heaven to hell. The complaints of the native soldiers and the angry reprimands of Liu Biao made him at a loss, so he could only pray to God every day that the rain would stop sooner. However, worse things happened one after another, and the Hanshui dam gradually cracked, and if it was not repaired early, it could collapse at any time. Cai Mao had no choice but to find a way to move the soldiers to a higher place and try not to let the army suffer any further losses. And the people of Hanyang? Hell, save your life first.

Just when Cai Mao's heart began to retreat, planning to let the soldiers return to Nanjun, this heavy rain, which has been rare for several years, finally stopped after falling crazy for half a decade. After the rain, the blue sky is cloudless, and the warm sun shines gently on the earth. Cai Mao cried excitedly, and deliberately took his cronies to worship God, so he did it. It seems that he didn't notice at all that his Hanyang defense line had a fatal hole with a heavy rain.

In the sixth year of Jian'an, in the summer of 202 AD, Zhang Lang Group, which was at a disadvantage in the army, took the lead in attacking without waiting for Cai Mao to come to his senses. His subordinate general Huang Xu, led 3,000 soldiers and horses from Luling to kill obliquely, and began to fight Changsha Ancheng, the purpose of which was to suppress Changsha Taishou Han Xuan, and then force Wang Wei of Baling to have scruples, and did not dare to fully support the area of Wulin and Hanyang, and reduce the pressure on the defense line around Chibi. At the same time, Zhang Lang ordered the military general Wei Yan to bring the 5,000 light infantry with a very strong mobile surname, and when the Yunmengze flood retreated, he went out of Jianchang and began to move closer to Baqiu, although there was a lot of difference between the strength of Baling, but Zhang Lang let him play the strategy of the enemy advancing and retreating, and the enemy retreating and I advanced, and kept harassing Wang Wei day and night, so that his center of gravity was completely attracted by Wei Yan and Huang Xu, and then it was difficult to separate Hanyang, and firmly contained Wang Wei and Changsha's tens of thousands of troops.

Due to the heavy rain, many strongholds of the Liu side collapsed, especially Wang Wei's troops stationed in Baling and Baqiu. Baling is backed by Yunmengze, also known as Baqiu Lake and Dongting Lake. The water surface of Dongting Lake spans the two boundaries of Hunan and Hubei and is a faulted lake. It is connected to the Yangtze River in the north, and the water of the four rivers of Hunan, Zi, Yuan and Li in the south is influential, and it accommodates the water volume of the four rivers and plays the role of swallowing and pumping the waterline of the Yangtze River. As a result, after the heavy rains of the Yangtze River, the water level of Dongting naturally rose in a straight line, and once it exceeded the embankment line, Baling became a flood, and the losses suffered were incalculable.

As soon as the flood in Baling receded, before Wang Wei could be repaired, Zhang Langjun had already arrived, and there was almost no obstruction, so he rushed into the hinterland of their defense line and made a mess there. Wang Wei was furious, and he repeatedly dispatched troops and generals, eager to take down the Huangxu troops in one go.

Obviously, Zhang Lang's first goal has been reached, and Han Xuan, the Taishou of Changsha, immediately couldn't sit still when he heard that there was a Jiangdong army attacking Ancheng, and ordered his cronies to bring Yang Ling with 5,000 men and horses to support Ancheng that night, and shouted that Zhang Jun would not return. Due to Wei Yan's harassment, Wang Wei informed Cai Mao while closely watching the movements in Changsha, and began to actively mobilize his 20,000 horses, wanting to form an encirclement to eat Wei Yan's troops.

Zhang Lang's sudden dispatch of troops obviously disrupted Cai Mao's original steps, and if the Third Route Army was suppressed all the way, it would be difficult to form a situation of besieging Jiangxia. Cai Mao gave a strong order, let Wang Wei control the area from Changsha to Baling, within a certain period of time, at least to repel Zhang Lang's two military horses, start to repair the stronghold, and ensure the safety of the defense line around Changsha.

Huang Xu and Wei Yan's second-way people, of course, are not the main force to be the battle army, but to contain the war situation. The distraction of Cai Mao's attention made the defense line extending from Hanyang to Baling organically divided and broke through one by one. The real main force is, of course, Zhang Langtun's 50,000 soldiers in Chaisang, which is also all the horses mobilized in Jiangdong at one time.

After Huang Xu and Wei Yan dispatched one after another, Zhang Lang began to launch a tentative attack on Cai Mao's opportunity to repair the stronghold. And led 40,000 horses to advance Dazhai to Wuchang, so as to strengthen the connection with the front. At the beginning of June, Zhang Lang ordered the general Jiang Qin to lead 5,000 men and horses into Tun Chibi and face the Wulin Huang Shot across the river.

Zhang Lang did not hope to open a breakthrough in Wulin, but at the very least, he also wanted to achieve the goal of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger.

Ulin is divided into upper Ulin and lower Ulin. In the middle is a long and narrow corridor, with Honghu Lake on one wall and the Yangtze River on the other. Militarily speaking, this is a very disadvantageous position. But fortunately, there is Huangpeng Mountain on the back of Lower Wulin. Huangpeng Mountain is more than 300 Fu, stretches for 20 miles, and its branch is Wulinji in the south. It was on this hill that the Yellow Shot infantry was stationed on this line.

After Jiang Qin arrived in Chibi, first of all, between the three strongholds of Chibi, Taipingkou, Qingjiangkou, and Lukou, he chose to enter Taipingkou. There is Taiping Lake in Taipingkou, where water masters can be trained. There is Pan Water in the south of Taiping Lake, there is Taiping Mountain in the upper reaches of the water, and there is Taiping City at the bottom of the mountain, which is also used by Jiang Qin as a temporary grain base. And began to comprehensively strengthen the defense system of Lukou, Shushan, Shuhu, Kick Mountain, and Lugang under the red cliff. And he put his center of gravity on the head of Chibi Rock, which is like a sharp sword, straight into the heart of the river, and chokes the river.

Huang Jie on the other side of the river learned that Zhang Jun had arrived, and immediately reacted, while quickly reporting back to Cai Mao in Chuyang and asking for reinforcements, on the other hand, two batches were dispatched, one group stepped up the time to repair the stronghold, and the other group was always on guard against the movements of Zhang Army.

On the third day of Jiang Qin's arrival in Chibi, he personally led his troops into battle, leading 3,000 elite soldiers on the water, and 500 ships of all sizes to set off from Taipingkou. When the weather was sunny and cloudless, and on the river, the waves were calm, Jiang Qin asked the navy to line up, and the boats were thirty in a row, and they began to advance in a rectangular phalanx.

On the surface of the river, flags flutter everywhere, and the war drums beat through the sky, which can be heard for ten miles away.

Huang Shot is only twenty-eight years old, but he has been influenced by his father since he was a child, and he is quite accomplished in the navy. Usually the conceit is very high, but at this time, when he heard that Zhang Jun was coming to fight, he didn't want to think about it, so he took 5,000 sailors to fight, wanting to win.

Jiang Qin stood quietly on the largest "Mengchong Battleship".

Years of life and death battles have shown an iron-blooded demeanor in him, and a special temperament of a soldier is naturally revealed. There was no expression on his face, and it was this that brought his majesty to a whole new level, and he stood on the deck, like a tall green pine, deeply rooted in the ground, and then the soldiers and generals behind him looked at him with respect in their eyes. Before the First World War in Suizhou, Jiang Qin could only be regarded as a good general in the Jiangdong Army, after the Battle of Suizhou, his fame began to spread to every corner of Jiangdong, you can not know Guo Jia, you can not know Zhou Yu, but in the military array, no one will not know Jiang Qin, and even some people have been proud of Jiang Qin's troops. The one who used his life and blood, with his own will and strength, cast a new iron man hero, when he returned from Suizhou safely, Zhang Lang personally changed his clothes and added robes, even Tie Han Dian Wei saw it and was sincerely admired and surprised, not to mention the Manchu civil and military officials. On Jiang Qin's body, from face to toes, there was no complete skin on his body, and there were more than 70 scars, scars, and bruises all over his body. And there are more than a dozen of them, each time it can kill ordinary people, but he survived, and he lived stronger and more tenacious than before. Maybe Jiang Qin still can't become an excellent general and commander, but in every kind of battle, he has become one of the most indispensable trump cards in Zhang Lang's hands.

Jiang Qin held his sword in one hand and a telescope in the other, carefully observing the formation of the Yellow Shot's naval army. After half a ring, he took off the telescope, and his eyes were shining, revealing a burst of thought.

The subordinate general on the side asked for orders at this time: "General, the general is not willing to share the burden for the general, wait for his subordinates to take the lead first and feel the details of the enemy's army." ”

Jiang Qin nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "I look at the formation of its naval army, large ships are in the middle, light ships on both sides, the formation is compact and tense, extremely impactful, obviously deep in his father's deep heritage, although the soldiers look a little tired, morale is also very low, but you must not underestimate." ”

"The subordinates understand that if they make a mistake, they are willing to be punished by military law." That one will be sonorous and powerful.

Jiang Qin waved his hand and said: "You take a hundred light ships, interspersed from the left side, during which you are not allowed to board the ship to fight, but pause, just shoot them with bows and arrows, I am here to observe the way of yellow shooting." If necessary, the general will notify him by banner. ”

The general ordered to board the small boat immediately, and with a wave of the flag, a hundred boats quickly charged out of the large army.

Jiang Qin clutched the telescope tightly at this time, did not blink for a moment, and stared closely at the movement of the Yellow Shooting Army in front of him.

The war drums beat again, and the killing sound of the soldiers began to sound quickly on the river, and Jiang Qin's sailors began to attack the yellow shooting sailor formation from the left. Because it is only light, there are white stripes in the water, and it shuttles freely. Soon approached the enemy.

Huang shot on the main ship in the distance, watched Zhang Jun's actions, and sneered: "Others say how Jiang Qinshui is doing, and General Ben can't see it, can he send these soldiers to die?" Or do you think that with the mobility of a light boat, you can extend a certain distance and shoot it with an arrow and a bow? Is it pulling out the formation of our army? He is really naïve, it seems that our army will definitely win this battle. ”

Someone on the side kindly reminded: "This must be because Jiang Qin can't figure out the reality of the general, so he came to test it." ”

Huang Jie smiled: "How can this general not know, this Tian Tian shows that Jiang Qin is not a little sure in his heart. This was the perfect time for me to break the enemy, and immediately ordered the soldiers to press forward in the whole formation, and at the same time ordered the ships on the left and right to move forward, and began to move closer, compressing their movement space, and suppressing them with bows and arrows, forcing the opponent to rely on the ship for close combat. ”

The drums were louder, the killing was louder, and Jiang Qin's vanguard naval troops, using arrows, constantly attacked the front troops of yellow shooting. The front row of the yellow shots immediately counterattacked, and the ships began to press forward.

Arrows from both sides kept flying around, and there were only screams of sporadic soldiers on the river.

Jiang Qin took down the telescope, his face solemn.

Jiang Shen, another deputy general of Jiang Qin, asked cautiously: "General, it seems that Huang Shot is not simple. If this situation continues, I am afraid that Vice General Wang will not be able to withstand it. ”

Jiang Qin didn't speak, but his face became more solemn, and he quietly watched the development of the situation.

Jiang Shen saw that Jiang Qin didn't speak, and he didn't dare to speak.

Wang Ming's ship's space for movement is getting smaller and smaller, and there is a possibility that it will be compressed. There are fewer and fewer arrows, and it is clear that they are running out of ammunition.

Just when Jiang Shen was anxious and didn't dare to speak, Jiang Qin moved, and ordered again: "Jiang Shen, you bring another hundred ships, don't care about Wang Ming, you borrow the momentum of the east wind, take advantage of the small and light boats, and when the front row of the Yellow Shot is contained, go straight to the hinterland of the Yellow Shot from the right side, no matter what the result, you must force the opponent's defense line to make changes again, and the general does not believe that under such a continuous impact, the opponent's ship formation can remain so intact." ”

Jiang Shen didn't want to lead his troops to battle.

After Jiang Qin waited for Jiang Shen to come out of battle, he ordered the soldiers to change their banners and let Wang Ming's troops withdraw.

At this time, Huang Jie found that the opponent's vanguard began to retreat, and immediately asked the soldiers to give the order and began to pursue.

A general on the side of this matter hurriedly said: "General, I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate?" ”

Huang Jian was not in a hurry at all: "Another team of the enemy has begun to attack, obviously trying to attack our army in two places, I have already ordered the central brigade to continue to move forward and close the distance, even if we are flanked, we can immediately support it." ”

At this time, Huang Jie suddenly found that the other charge was not towards the front row of ships at all, but bypassed all the ships in front of him, and only rushed straight towards his center. The two sides are no more than two arrows away. And began to spread across the center.

Huang Jian didn't expect Jiang Qin to be so bold, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted: "Order the right side to prepare for a volley." ”

Jiang Qin looked at everything in his eyes, and snorted coldly in his mouth: "Huang Jie, you are still too tender." ”

Jiang Qin suddenly said sharply: "Sail." ”

The soldier immediately raised his flag. All boats quickly pulled up the canvas.

Jiang Qin shouted again: "Order Jiang Shen's troops to continue crossing." ”

Jiang Shen braved countless flying arrows, raised his sails, and the ships were like arrows off the string, heading straight for the enemy's center. And Huang Jie's brigade couldn't keep up with the fast light ships at all, so they could only watch Jiang Shen shuttle back and forth around his large ship.

Jiang Qin shouted again: "Drummer, drum, charge." ”

(To be continued)