In the summer of Jingzhou this year, the weather was very strange.

In June, when it was supposed to be a season of continuous rain, not a drop of rain fell.

July is even hotter and hotter.

Most of the troops brought by Guan Yu are water troops, and the water is good, and Guan Yu set up the camp on the edge of the Han River, and the guards of Fancheng can't hold out, so although Liu Beijun's soldiers also feel very hot, but after all, there is the Han River breeze to escape the heat, and the morale has not been affected much.

But at the end of July and the beginning of August, the end of summer came to an end, and God suddenly started to rain.

In the first few days of August, it rained heavily for several days, causing the water level of the Han River to rise.

Zhang Xi looked at this strange phenomenon in wonder, and began to wonder, could it be that the second master was really the reincarnation of the Heavenly Martial Saint?!

What do you mean, there was originally a rainstorm in Jian'an for twenty-four years, God helped him like this, do you plan to move it to Jian'an for twenty-two years? !

It's really "if God helps", right?!

But this can't be done, the current Jingzhou army, in order to ensure the maximum use of the water army, is camped on the edge of the Han River, if the Han River really soars like Jian'an in the twenty-fourth year and washes away the river embankment, then the first unlucky one must not be the 40,000 troops brought by Guan Yu? !

Zhang Xi couldn't sit still and wanted to talk to Guan Yu, but the heavy rain only stopped for three or four days.

It is true that the Han River has risen a lot, and the current is also much faster, but it has not exceeded the embankment, and there is no possibility of washing away the embankment.

So. After all, is Zhang Xi thinking too much?!

Zhang Xi turned around and looked at a small hillside ten miles north of Fancheng where Yu Ban had chosen to camp.

That's right, Yu Ban is also a general, how can he make that kind of low-level mistake of camping in a low-lying place after decades of fighting.

There is Han Water on the edge of Fancheng, and if you camp in a low-lying place, are you really not afraid that Guan Yu will lead the Han water to flood the camp? !

Digging an aqueduct and making a temporary dam is not a difficult task for 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers.

Therefore, Yu Ban's camp was not located in a low-lying area, but chose a hilly and mountainous area, although the height was not too high, but compared to Guan Yu's camp, he was still camped at a high place.

However, the difference between Guan Yu and Yu Ban is that Guan Yu is a famous general.

Besides, Guan Yu still has a dog-headed military advisor like Zhang Xi to help.

Before, Guan Yu wanted to go to the desperate road and let Zhang Xi break through Fancheng, but the two had different strategic concepts, so there were some small contradictions.

But now, Yu Ban has led troops to help, and the goal of the two is instantly the same - to kill Yu Ban and the 30,000 soldiers he brought.

As for how to kill the heavy rain a few days ago, give Guan Yu inspiration.

"In the summer and autumn of Jingzhou, there are often heavy rains, if you can use this as an opportunity to divert Han water and irrigate it, you will definitely be able to break the enemy!" Guan Yu found Zhang Xi and told him what he thought.

Sure enough, the second master still wants to flood the Seventh Army.

Although the second master in history took advantage of the time and was not as bullish as in the romance, the second master was able to arrange for the soldiers to get on the boat in time to avoid the surge of the Han River, at least it also shows that the second master was prepared for a long time and had a very good understanding of the hydrological conditions of the Han River.

But now, the time is not right, it is impossible to have such a heavy rainstorm to help, and it is difficult to lead the Han water to flood.

Zhang Xi stared at the map for a long time before he said, "Our army came from the waterway, and the terrain where the camp was set up was gentle, and there were no ups and downs, on the contrary, Cao's army was camped on a hill, located on a high place, how to divert water to flood it?!" ”

That's the first question.

Guan Yu led the troops from the water and camped on the north bank of the Han River. Places where boats can be berthed are generally those with gentler currents.

Even if you want to divert water in this place, there is no difference in height, and there are not many people at all, at most you will create a tidal flat on the bank of the Han River.

Besides, people are in a forbidden camp, but thirty miles northwest of you, the camp is also on the hills, higher than you, if you attack with water, will you drown yourself or others?!

Guan Yu smiled, pointed to a place on the map, and said, "It's not difficult to set up camp for the first thirty miles. ”

Zhang Xi stared at Guan Yu's finger movement, and found that Guan Yu's finger stopped somewhere in the upper reaches of the Han River.

This place it. Well, I can't see it on the map, but when he followed Guan Yu's water army to defeat Cao Jun's water army, Zhang Xi had been to this place and knew that there was a big Jiangxinzhou in this place.

In this place, because of the Jiangxinzhou, the water flow will be divided into two, the water surface will be much narrower, and the terrain of this place is also high, if the dam is built in this place to intercept, it is easy to cause the flow rate change and the height difference.

Then make an opening in the right place. It can really be attacked with water.

However, it is only possible to attack with water.

Again, Yu Ban is now stationed ten miles north of Fancheng, and the first people to be flooded are Fancheng and Guan Yujun.

Again, even if it is the Han flood season, the water flowing down from the upper reaches of the Han River is not so turbulent, even if the dam is built, I am afraid that this water will not be able to flood the Yu Forbidden Camp ten miles north of Fancheng, at most it is to soak the roots of the city wall of Fancheng with a little water, which is meaningless.

This question is the second question, and it is also the main purpose of Guan Yu to find Zhang Xi.

"The old man's intention, when you are tempted to go to war, the old man cheats and gives up the camp, and introduces Yu Ban into camp on the shore of the Han River" Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "It's just that although Yu Wen is not a good general in the world, he has also commanded the army for many years. I don't know if the chief has a plan?! ”

Yes, Zhang Xi understood.

Guan Yu's army camped thirty miles upstream, it could still threaten Fancheng, but the distance between it and Yu Ban's army was far away, if Yu Ban just wanted to stalemate with Guan Yu, then he could not move, but if he wanted to break Guan Yu, he had to move the camp.

Once the camp is forbidden, there are not many suitable places to camp on the battlefield on the east side of Fancheng, and the best place is Guan Yu's original camp.

Since then, Yu Ban has come from the hills to the flat land, and after Guan Yu retreated, he occupied the upper heights. Although the gap between them is not too big, in the end, there are the basic conditions for water attack.

But now Guan Yu is worried that even if he defeats the arrogant enemy, Yu Ban may not be fooled.

Yu Ban is not a fool, if Guan Yu can't help fighting like this, does he still need him to lead troops to rescue Fan Cheng?!

This is a place that Guan Yu didn't think of, and he came to Zhang Xi just to discuss with Zhang Xi what to do about it.

Zhang Xi was also pondering this.

According to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the reason why Yu Ban was so unwise and insisted on going his own way was because he was jealous of Pang De and was afraid that Pang De would defeat Guan Yu and make great contributions, so he didn't listen to what Pang De said.

This matter is pure nonsense, Luo Guanzhong made it up.

Because Yu Ban later surrendered, Pang Dening died and did not surrender, as soon as the endings of the two were compared, Lao Luo began his Spring and Autumn brushwork, making Yu Ban the same as a villain.

Moreover, the current deputy general Yu Ban is not Pang De, and Pang De is still acting as a vanguard officer under Liu Bei's account in Hanzhong at this time, attacking Xiahou Yuan.

I really don't need Zhang Xi to write a letter to remind Liu Bei, saying that Pang De is a great talent, with Lao Liu's eyes on people, can he not see whether Pang De next to Ma Chao has real ability? !

Besides, Ma Chao is a person Liu Bei wants to use but doesn't dare to use it, after all, Ma Chao's previous conviction is not good.

But Pang De, Lao Liu has no burden at all, and Ma Chao will only think that Liu Bei is paying attention to himself when he borrows Pang De, and will not think that Lao Liu is deliberately digging into the corner.

After all, Pang De is not Liu Bei's general, but Ma Chao's general, in the context of the dual monarchy of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Chao is not dead, Pang De is Ma Chao's person, and Liu Bei can only be borrowed.

The typical lord of my lord is not a set of theories of my lord.

Well, that's a lot of.

Yu Ban's current deputy is Xu Chu, not Pang De, these two are Cao Wei Yuanxun, and it is not easy to use the contradictions between them to do something.

However, it's not like there's no way around it.

Therefore, Zhang Xi thought about it for a long time and gave Guan Yu an idea.

"Xu Chu is a close minister of Cao Cao, and he is brave and brave, but he has no ability to lead troops." Zhang Xi said, "This time Cao Cao sent this person here, and if there is a meaning to reward him for his meritorious service, then this person must be in a hurry to fight." ”

Guan Yu thought for a while and nodded.

Zhang Xi continued, "Yu Ban Bing, has always had no tricks, has never been decent, his people are capable of training and governing the army, and it is not his forte to command the troops to fight. ”

When Guan Yu heard this, he understood it.

Yu Ban is a person who has taken a risk once in his life, and this adventure is not external, but internal.

He risked being suspicious of Cao Cao, and after the love accident in Wancheng, he sent troops without authorization, pacified the military disaster, and committed Cao Cao's taboo, but it was still under the protection of Xiahoudun that Cao Cao dispelled his suspicions.

But since then, although Yu Ban has gained a lot of fame and high-ranking officials, and Cao Cao has never treated him badly, the opportunity for him to lead the army alone has become very rare.

It is impossible for Yu Ban not to know this, this time it is rare to lead the troops to the battle, and he will definitely not do too many things that provoke Cao Cao's taboo, and he will definitely be very cautious.

But Xu Chu is different, Xu Chu usually has no chance to lead troops to fight, and this time he has a rare opportunity, and he will definitely be eager to show himself.

You must know that Xu Chu is only the official position of a school lieutenant until now, as a real bodyguard, Cao Cao will not, and there is no reason to give Xu Chu a high-ranking official.

Xu Chu naturally knows this, so this time to send troops to assist Yu Ban, it can be said that it is one of the few opportunities for Xu Chu to make meritorious contributions, and he will definitely want to seize it very much.

But the problem is that Xu Chu is not the kind of person who can endure his temperament, he will definitely be eager to make meritorious contributions, and Yu Ban must be stable, and he will definitely not be in a hurry to enter the army, there are still contradictions that can be exploited.

Zhang Xi's suggestion was to ask Guan Yu not to come forward by himself, let his subordinates go out, and deceive and defeat a few more times, so as to arouse Xu Chu's meritorious service.

At that time, Xu Chu was anxious to make meritorious service, and he would definitely ask Yu Ban to enter the army. Will he really stick to his principles and offend Cao Cao's close attendant Xu Chu?!

If he was younger, maybe Yu Ban would still do this, after all, he was still angry at that time, and Cao Cao's mentality was different from his current mentality.

But it's hard to say right now.

(End of chapter)