It rained heavily for three days, and Lu Meng and others were relieved, this time more than half of the troops were lost, and if the Cao army attacked again, the consequences would be unpredictable.

was dispatching men and horses to patrol, and suddenly a detailed report came that Cao Cao had left the camp, and Cao's army was also preparing to pull out the camp, and the troops would be withdrawn within a day or two.

Huang Gai let out a sigh of relief: "Cao Thief has finally withdrawn, as long as Lu Dudu deploys the Huainan defense line, Jiangdong will have no worries!" ”

Lu Meng said: "Cao thieves are scheming, and most of the governors have learned from the past, and their army has not retreated, so they should not be taken lightly." ”

The generals remembered that Zhou Yu was seriously injured, and they were confused by the retreat of the Cao army, and they all nodded one after another.

Lü Meng ordered people to continue to monitor the movements of Cao Ying, as long as Cao's army did not retreat, he would not relax for a moment, and only reduced some patrol tasks, so that the soldiers could also breathe a sigh of relief.

After finishing his military affairs, Lu Meng was ready to rest early, but lying on the bed, listening to the sound of rain outside, he always felt uneasy in his heart.

I don't know how long it took, I just fell asleep in a daze, and was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door: "Zi Ming, it's not good!" ”

Lu Meng turned over and sat up, opened the door barefoot, and saw that it was Ding Feng, who was the one who patrolled the camp tonight, he was already soaked, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

"The flood is coming, retreat, retreat!" Ding Feng dragged Lu Meng and walked out.

"Shut up!" Lu Meng pushed Ding Feng away and said in a deep voice: "It has been raining heavily for several days, and floods are inevitable, how can you retreat lightly and disturb the morale of the army?" ”

"It's not water in the city!" Ding Feng hurriedly said: "The outside of the city has been flooded, and the Huai River must burst the embankment, and it will be too late if you don't leave." ”

"What?" Lu Meng was shocked: "Huaishui bursting the embankment? How is this possible? How could the flood reach Shouchun? ”

Ding Fengyan said: "This must be Cao Jun deliberately digging the river, wanting to flood Shouchun City, surrounded by floods, the general should leave quickly, it will be late or late!" ”

Lu Meng changed greatly, looked at the sky and shouted: "Cao thief, dare you do such a thing that loses your conscience? ”

Ding Feng scolded: "Cao thief has no humanity, slaughtering Xuzhou, eating human flesh, and unscrupulous means to achieve his goals, what can't he do?" Let's go—"

At this time, there was a great chaos in the palace, the soldiers retreated in a hurry, and Lu Meng got on his horse and left the house in a daze, only to see the flood rushing on the street, and the people crying, the flood was no longer knee-high.

Huang Gai, Chen Wu and others were leading the troops to retreat, beating gongs and drums and shouting for the people to flee, but many people did not believe it and hid at home and did not dare to go out.

The sparse torches were extinguished in the night wind and torrential rain, and everything was plunged into darkness, and Lü Meng led his troops out of the city, and a bolt of lightning tore through the night sky, and as far as the eye could see, there was an ocean.

"Cao Mengde, you can't die well-"

Lu Meng clenched his fists and roared, and the cold raindrops slapped on his face, and there was no response......

Lu Su looked at the soldiers who fled back in embarrassment, and was stunned for a long time before looking up to the sky and sighing: "Shouchun is no longer advisable, fortunately, only a wharf has been built in the channel, and Hefei City can be built on the spot, and Feishui is used as the boundary to deploy defenses." ”

Huang Gai said angrily: "When the rain is over and the sky is clear, a certain will take back Shouchun." ”

Lu Su shook his head and sighed: "The flood crosses, people and animals are not left, Shouchun has just gone through a fight, corpses are everywhere, and there will be a plague after the rain." Water from north to south, Cao Jun must benefit first, and after the disaster to manage Shouchun, with Jiangdong manpower and material resources, it is not enough to support, and it is useless to take it. ”

Huang Gai was angry, thinking that Cheng Pu was killed, he felt sad that the rabbit died and the fox died, and gritted his teeth and said: "If there is no longevity, Huang Gai will be able to set foot in the Central Plains in his lifetime." ”

Lu Su said: "Jiangdongli is on the defensive, retreating is advancing, and the party is a long-term plan, and if you want to map the Central Plains, non-Gongjin is not competent." ”

Huang Gai sighed: "From this point of view, there will be no more war in Huainan in the near future, and the last general wants to return to Jianye, treat Cheng Gong's funeral, and send him on his last journey." I will go to Chaisang to visit Gongjin again, I hope that I can recover from my illness as soon as possible, and we will go to the Central Plains to avenge Cheng Gong. ”

Lu Su frowned and said: "Gong Jin has not heard from him since he returned to Chaisang, it is really a bit abnormal, if it is changed to the past, he will definitely write a letter to ask about the military situation, I am about to write a letter to greet him, so I will bring it with General Lao Huang." ”

Huang Gai returned to Jianye with a letter and reported the military situation to Sun Quan, and when he heard that Shouchun was still lost, Sun Quan was furious and scolded Cao Thief.

Cheng Pu was buried, and just returned to the city, he suddenly saw a person wearing linen and filial piety crying, and it was Taishi Xiang, who had not been seen for a long time.

Sun Quan's heart sank, and he hurriedly helped Tai Shixiang up: "The virtuous nephew looks like this, could it be that Ziyi ...... him"

Tai Shixiang cried: "My father is seriously injured, and although he has been recuperated, he still lacks the skills to return to heaven. ”

Sun Quan took two steps back, held his forehead and lamented: "Losing two generals in a row in a month, if you break my arm, it is sad, how thin is the sky to treat me Jiangdong?" ”

Huang Gai's eyes were red, and he held back tears and asked, "Ziyi, ...... Where are the corpses now? ”

Tai Shixiang replied: "I wanted to transport the coffin back to Jiangdong, but the wound was rotten and suppurated, and the weather was hot, so I had to be buried in Xiakou." ”

"It's okay with Xiakou, it's okay!" Huang Gai took a deep breath, "At least Ziyi can still look at Jiangdong from afar and talk about comforting the soul of the hero." ”

Sun Quan sat there covering his face, secretly saying in his heart that it was dangerous, fortunately Zhou Shan had not yet succeeded, if something happened, he would not only be ruined, but Jiangdong would also be disheartened.

After a pause for a long time to calm down, Sun Quan looked sad and sighed: "Ziyi has made great contributions to Jiangdong, I will go to the river with you tomorrow to worship, and in the future, the virtuous nephew will stay in the mansion, practice literature and martial arts, and follow the father's will." ”

Tai Shixiang was greatly moved, knelt on the ground to thank him, and Sun Quan ordered someone to take him down to rest first, sighing.

Huang Gai sighed: "Jiangdong is a meritorious old man, sick and sick, and there is not much left, Bo Fu is under the spring, presumably he will not be lonely, right?" ”

Sun Quan's brows were slightly frowned, and he comforted: "Why should the old general be heroic and short of breath? Lian Po is seventy, he can still kill the enemy, the general is the minister of Jiangdong Humerus, Dinghai Shenpin, my stepfather's brother's business, I still need to rely on the public! ”

Huang Gaiyan said: "The war in Huainan, I am afraid that the governor of the capital will not be able to preside, I don't know what his condition is, I plan to visit Chaisang, discuss the military situation, and hope that Wu Hou Enzhun." ”

Sun Quan nodded and said: "Recently, Gu Ye has been very concerned about Gongjin, and the public has greeted me together, now Liu Qi has returned to Jingzhou, Xichuan has been decided, I am afraid that it will not be good for Jiangdong, and I need to make plans early." ”

Huang Gai thanked Sun Quan, hired a boatman alone, and drove a small boat on the river to relax, Tai Shici's death made him feel more and more depressed, and now only Zhou Yu can talk to him.

Sun Quan returned to the house and took Taishi Xiang to visit Wu Guotai, and the old lady personally comforted him and asked: "When General Taishi was dying, what symptoms did he have, and could he explain it in words?" ”

Tai Shixiang replied: "My father was troubled by the pain and couldn't serve Jiangdong, so he vomited blood in anger and died, and ordered me to go back to Jiangdong and wait for Wu Hou to dispatch." ”

"Alas, people can't be resurrected after death, mourn!" Wu Guotai sighed softly: "General Taishi has been loyal to Jiangdong for half his life, and he has taken care of Bo Fu with all his heart, his merit is no less than Cheng Pu, and he will mourn collectively tomorrow!" ”

"That's what the child wants!" Sun Quan obeyed his orders, and the next day led the civil and military forces to the riverside to pay respects.

Just for Cheng Pu's whole city to mourn, and for Tai Shi Ci to hang filial piety, for a time Jiangdong civil and military, the heart was covered with a layer of clouds, such as this rainy weather, can not be dispersed.