On this day, the weather was 'overcast' and there was no rain all the time. It's as if God is brewing a storm. The more the rain didn't fall, the hotter the weather became.

Cao's army stopped to rest and did not attack for the time being.

In Liu Xiu's battalion, the Chinese army has a big tent.

In the evening, Liu Xiu, Pang Tong, Zhang Ren, Shamoke and Huang Hu all gathered in the tent.

Liu Xiu's eyes showed a smile, and he said, "I just got the news that Cao 'Cao' has already set up camp at our location eight miles away. The terrain eight miles away, not a low-lying area, can avoid the mud swamp brought by heavy rain. There is only a few dense artemisia grasses in this place, and there are no woods. Cao's choice was correct, but he didn't know that he had fallen into our calculations. ”

Pang Tong said: "Lord, Cao 'Cao' noticed Wei Yan's army, and naturally thought that the lord's focus was on Wei Yan, and he would think that the lord was deliberately retreating to lure him. Even though Cao Cao's 'Cao' expected that the focus would be on Deng County, in this battle, Cao Cao' could not infer our strategy. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "The current situation is about to rain." Hopefully, this rain will come soon. ”

Pang Tong said: "Lord, I will be here soon." ”

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the sound of explosion and thunder suddenly sounded outside the tent.

A bright light stretched across the sky.

"Whoa!"

Immediately afterward, I heard the sound of rain outside the camp.

Liu Xiu stood up and walked outside the tent. At this time, dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning and thunder, as if it was the end of the world. The rain went from small to heavy, and in an instant, it was already pouring down.

Surrounded by rain, the slightest chill is refreshing.

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "This rain is finally coming, it has been sweltering for so many days, and it has finally arrived." ”

Pang Tongzheng said: "Lord, it depends on how long this rain can last." The heavier the rain, the better. Although the rain continued, it did not affect our plans. ”

Liu Xiu chuckled: "Now the focus of Cao's '' should be to guard against our water attack." ”

"Naturally!"

Pang Tong didn't think about it, and replied directly.

"Tick-tock!"

The rain continued, the ground was quickly wet, and the rain kept flowing.

Liu Xiu and Pang Tong looked at each other, and there was a look of expectation in their eyes.

......

Eight miles away, in Cao's camp.

Cao '' after the heavy rain fell, his whole body was up and down, and he felt cool. It's just that Cao '' in his heart, but he was worried about being flooded, so he ordered to be on guard.

In the camp, there are always soldiers in tunics and hats to patrol to ensure that the hard drive is not attacked. After all, the Cao army has 200,000 soldiers, and it is continuous, and there can be no problems.

At the end of the day, Liu Xiu did not have the slightest movement.

It rained heavily for a day and a night, but it still had no intention of stopping.

The roads in Deng County are already muddy.

On the ground, there were ponds of water, all filled with water.

The next day, the heavy rain continued, and there was not even a slight tendency to weaken.

In the past two days, the river in Deng County has been constantly rising, causing many farmlands to be flooded. The area around Cao's camp was not affected because of the high terrain, but there was standing water everywhere.

The rain continued for two and a half days in a row.

This rain rained for four days.

On this morning, after a heavy rain, the scorching sun came to the earth again.

Under the sun, there was a mud swamp everywhere, and the ground became a dry water. The rain even caused many places in the county seat of Deng County to be flooded.

In the camp of the Cao army, the Chinese army has a big tent.

Xun You came to Cao Cao's side and reported: "Lord, it has been raining heavily for four consecutive days. Now the food in the camp needs to be replenished again. ”

Cao Cao said: "Gongda, in Deng County, there is standing water everywhere, can we transport grain? Our grain can still last for a few days?"

Xun Yu said: "It is expected that it will last for ten days. ”

Cao '' and groaned for a moment, and said, "Since you can still hold on for ten days, let's wait for two more days." Now that the sun is shining, it is expected that in two or three days, the stagnant water will recede. Then, we sent troops to escort the food back. ”

Xun You nodded, and then said no more.

Cao '' and said, "Did Liu Xiu make any moves?"

Xun You shook his head and said, "Not for the time being!"

Cao '' and said: "Pay close attention, you must pay attention to Liu Xiu's movements." In this heavy rain, Liu Xiu did not send troops to sneak attack, which is really surprising. Liu Xiu, this kid, must be brewing some 'yin' conspiracy again. Moreover, the army that entered Jianyang County also disappeared for the time being, and I don't know if it was to pay attention to the food. ”

Xun Youzheng said: "Prime Minister, the grain is in Wan County." If Liu Xiu's soldiers wanted to seize the grain, they had to conquer Wanxian. But now it seems that this is not possible. ”

Hearing this, Cao 'Cao' waved his hand and said, "No matter what, you must be careful." ”

"No!"

Xun Yu nodded, then turned around and retreated.

Cao '' and sat alone in the camp with a solemn look in his eyes. So far, Cao 'Cao' has not figured out what kind of strategy Liu Xiu will use.

The more the other party didn't act, the more worried Cao '' became.

The sun was shining all afternoon.

The stagnant water that has accumulated on the ground quickly evaporates and dries up.

The higher ground dries up quickly. Especially in the place where Cao Jun's camp was located, the ground gradually returned to its usual situation.

After nightfall, in Liu Xiu's camp, the soldiers moved.

Under the starlight in the sky, soldiers dressed in black quickly left the camp and disappeared into the night.

Liu Xiu led a group of soldiers and quietly came to the big 'gate' of the camp. In this place, the terrain is relatively low, and there is a small 'leg' of deep water around it. A hundred soldiers led by Liu Xiu, under the moonlight, brought stones and piled them on the ground, and then began to assemble the catapult.

It didn't take long for three catapults, assembled.

The location of the three catapults was a hundred feet from the camp. Each catapult was separated by ten feet. After the assembly is completed, the 100-pound boulders are placed on the catapult.

The stone is exquisite, not round, but surrounded by sharp edges and corners.

Yuan Ye came to Liu Xiu's side and reported: "My lord, the assembly is complete. ”

Liu Xiudao: "Wait!"

Time passed little by little, and after about half an hour, a soldier quietly came to Liu Xiu's location and reported: "My lord, the location to the west of Cao's army camp is ready. ”

The second soldier ran over and reported: "My lord, everything is ready to the north of Cao's camp. ”

The third soldier ran back and reported: "My lord, the east side of Cao's camp is ready. ”

Liu Xiu's location was south, and when he learned that all four sides had been prepared, his eyes showed excitement. This battle, at this point, has finally come to this point, and everything is ready.

Liu Xiu ordered: "Sound the arrow!"

"No!"

The soldier received the order, and in an instant, a flaming arrow rose into the air. The sound of the arrows was very sharp, and it was even more firelight, and it could be seen anywhere in Cao's camp under the silent and dark night sky.

"Bang!

Three catapults began to throw 'shooting' stones.

The projection distance of the catapult is 150 zhang, and the catapult is 100 zhang from the camp. This means that the stones thrown by the catapult are enough to 'shoot' into the camp for fifty feet.

At this distance, it was an open area in the camp, and there were no tents stationed here.

Three boulders flew through the air and landed on the ground in an instant.

"Boom!"

After the first boulder hit the ground, it slammed into the ground, causing the ground to shatter.

"Click!"

"Bang dang!"

The other two boulders also fell one after another, shattering the ground.

The boulder fell, and there was the sound of the clay pot breaking.

When the attack was launched from the south of the camp, the west, north and east sides of the camp also 'shot' stones from a distance of 100 feet from the camp, and after these stones hit the ground, there was also the sound of tiles shattering.

As the catapults bombarded the camp, the Cao army immediately remembered the sound of war drums.

Countless soldiers, rushing out of the shadows, immediately put on alert.

However, when they were in full position, no enemy soldiers rushed in, only the second 'wave' of stones flew again.

Two consecutive 'waves' of stones fell on the bottom surface, causing large craters to appear on the bottom surface.

Under the moon, the fragments of the crockpots shattered, and the crockpots flowed with brown oil. The oil flowed on both sides, for on both sides of the pot was a ditch, and the ditch was filled with saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal, and so on.