Heavy rain poured down, the sky was overcast, dark clouds were thick, and water vapor was filled.

Thick rain strands hung like a silver curtain between heaven and earth.

One after another, it seems to be endless.

The rain hit the earth intensively, making a dull sound.

The river along the river, washed by the torrential rain, churned wildly.

With some fishy smell and mud and sand, it kept pouring forward, like a raging dragon.

The beach on the shore has been submerged, and the footsteps of the river are approaching.

Liu Ke and Zhao Ning took Qu Chang and led the army to cover up for a while, collected the surrendered troops, and hurried to find Hou Junyan's department.

Now that every minute is racing, and there is no time to take care of the fleeing Donghu people.

At this time, all the soldiers were soaked by the rain, their white clothes were clinging to their armor, and their hair was wet on their foreheads.

Every step was heavily tread in the mud, but no one stopped, moving forward firmly.

The faces of the soldiers were full of determination.

They all knew that after crossing the river, there would be no room for retreat.

Liu Ke pulled Zhao Ning to the car, one to block the arrow, the second to accelerate, and the third to prevent getting lost.

It would be difficult to find the way in this ghost weather, if you bring Zhao Ning to the ditch, the calf will be finished.

Not long after, Liu Ke took four or five hundred white-clothed soldiers to join Hou Junyan's department.

Hou Junyan was indeed dragged back.

There were two roads in the rear, with a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses, waiting for him.

Rao was also able to use his ability, and he almost overturned.

Fortunately, among the soldiers and horses of the two roads, there were no fierce generals, so Hou Junyan relied on his martial arts and returned to the camp with the soldiers and horses.

"Your Majesty?"

Hou Junyan frowned, he actually didn't want the emperor to come over.

If it was before, when the Donghu people were not aware of their plan to attack the water, the emperor crossed the river in white clothes and took advantage of the flooding of Changsha, so he could naturally expand the results of the battle and settle Jingnan in a battle.

But now their plan has been seen through by all the Donghu people.

Maybe even Li Jingji, who was building the embankment upstream, has already suffered a defeat and is rushing back!

The dikes did not intercept enough water, and the water attack was greatly reduced.

Unless the weather is a little more powerful, let the downpour go up a few more levels, and then continue for several days, there is no possibility of continuing the water attack.

But the weather is really beyond human control, and the kind of heavy rainfall is rare even in decades.

And it dragged on for too long, and at the same time it was accompanied by a huge crisis.

There are 40,000 Donghu soldiers and horses in ambush outside the city, and it is not known how many soldiers and horses there are in the city.

I don't know what the Donghu people are thinking about and whether they have other plans.

If the soldiers and horses of Wuling County and Guiyang County also support their return, it will be difficult for them to retreat.

The grain in the army is also a little unsustainable.

This weather has also hindered logistics, and it is impossible to transport grain in the mud.

Of course, the Donghu people had reinforcements, and the Han army also had them.

But although the main force of the Han army was very capable of fighting, Yue Shaoqian was ill, and the emperor crossed the river in white clothes and came to Changsha County.

How can there be a general in the army who can take charge alone?

Whether you can pass the level of begging and begging, both say.

Moreover, if the army detours to Lingling County, it will definitely be one step slower than the Donghu soldiers and horses of Wuling County and Guiyang County.

"Shi Zhou Haocong is dead, but such a mobilization of troops and horses, unexpected ambushes, and even the plan to investigate the flooding of our army are by no means something he can do alone."

Liu Ke paused and continued:

"I'm afraid that there is another master behind him, so I have to obey."

"Dead?"

When Hou Junyan heard this, he was stunned.

Good guy, he led his troops to raid Changsha County, and Shi Zhou Haocong has been holding on, so that he can't go up or down, and there is no way to break the city. It's very uncomfortable.

Now the emperor just passed by the river and cut down this kind of general?

However, in addition to being shocked, Hou Junyan did not have any joy in his heart.

In his opinion, the current situation has eroded.

Their own strategies and tactics have all been seen through.

The weather was not good either.

There is a shortage of grain.

The number of soldiers and horses is still at a disadvantage.

The death of a Shi Zhou Haocong only made the Donghu side lose a general.

The emperor also said that behind Shi Zhou Haocong, there must be a master.

can calculate to this level, nine times out of ten, it is Liu Bin, who is known as a hundred steps in one step.

Easily invincible.

So, although Hou Junyan was very reluctant, he still proposed more rationally:

"Your Majesty, for the sake of today, it is better to retreat as soon as possible and hold Lingling County!"

Liu Ke bowed his head.

Hou Junyan's idea is no problem, if he retreats now and sticks to Lingling County, he will still have an advantage.

Moreover, in the first Northern Expedition, he captured a county, and it was not without gains.

If you put it on others, you even have to be pleasantly surprised, and it is counted as a great success of the Northern Expedition.

But a mere county is obviously unable to satisfy Liu Ke's gluttonous desires.

It's been three years, and seeing that Zhaowu is going to be four years away, and one county after another, when will I be able to fight back to Chang'an?

"Where did General Lee go?"

Hou Junyan said:

"The construction of the embankment upstream, now the Donghu people have been aware, but they are afraid that they are being defeated."

Zhao Ning glanced at Hou Junyan, Rao was a young man like him, and he knew more or less that he wanted to save some face for his colleagues.

Although everyone knows that Li Jingji must have suffered a defeat and is running away.

But what an embarrassment it is for you to say it so openly!

Liu Ke shook his head and didn't say anything.

Hou Junyan's character is actually okay, this arrogance and emotional intelligence are basically goodbye to forming parties and running private businesses, and the DPRK and China also need such a person.

Anyway, if he can hold it, this kind of person is easy to do.

"Then I will go to the camp gate to meet General Li."

"The Donghu people are only afraid that they are in a hurry, and now the rain is heavy, and the road is not easy."

When Hou Junyan heard this, he hurriedly dissuaded:

"Your Majesty, it's raining heavily, so don't go!"

Zhao Ning also followed and persuaded:

"I heard that Your Majesty was infected in the army earlier, and now he is recovering from his illness, in case he catches the wind and cold again."

"It's okay, it's just a little wind and rain, how can you hurt the general's heart because of this?"

Liu Ke thought about it, and then deliberately leaned into Hou Junyan's ear and admonished:

"Go down and prepare, just like this."

Then, Liu Ke took the hundreds of white-clothed soldiers out of the big tent and waited at the gate of the camp.

Li Jingji was in the upper reaches of the river and specially picked a place.

As long as he doesn't fight, his abilities are still very comprehensive.

The location of this section of the embankment is quite well chosen, this section of the river is narrow and not deep, and the embankment is built to get twice the result with half the effort.

At this time, Li Jingji had already completed most of the repairs.

is standing on the shore, urging the soldiers:

"Brothers, hurry up, it's getting heavier and heavier!"

Although the heavier the rain, the smoother the water attack.

But Li Jingji was always a little worried in his heart.

From time to time, I feel that something bad is happening.

"Kill !!"

Sure enough, there was a shout of killing in the distance.

The shouts of killing sounded like thunder, accompanied by shouts and drums, and a group of soldiers and horses rushed to the embankment.

"Donghu people?!"

Li Jingji guessed the enemy when he heard the sound of the drum and understood that he had been discovered.

His face instantly became solemn, and he quickly commanded his soldiers to respond.

However, under the interference of rain and mud, coupled with the fatigue of building the embankment, the response of the Han soldiers was a little slow.

On the other hand, the momentum of the Donghu people is as fierce as this stormy weather.

The two armies clashed, and the sword light and sword shadow were intertwined.

Li Jingji didn't see too many enemies, and he wanted to resist.

But at this time, he had more than enough heart and not enough strength.

The soldiers were on the slippery ground and had difficulty moving.

However, the Donghu people seem to have been premeditated, making full use of the advantages of terrain and weather, so that the Han army is in an extremely passive situation.

"The front army becomes the rear army, the rear army becomes the front army, and the formation is withdrawn!!"

Li Jingji worked hard to boost morale, tried his best to stabilize his position, and made a decisive decision to withdraw his troops directly.

With the current situation, unless the emperor descends from heaven and the Son of Heaven comes in person, the chessboard will clatter again, and then a few thick bowls of thunder will split for a while.

Otherwise, there is no way to recover the decline.

It's better to eat a defeated battle, withdraw directly, and retain the living force.

Under the onslaught of the Donghu people, the Han army was defeated and retreated.

Heavy rain and mud made the retreat more difficult, and the soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted with muddy splashes.

Fortunately, Li Jingji was the master of the withdrawal, and the generals of the Donghu side were not famous generals and could not catch up.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and Li Jingji's mood is getting heavier and heavier.

The rain was so thick that it almost blurred the vision.

The pouring rain constantly hit the soldiers' armor and made a gurgling sound.

The muddy ground was washed even more slippery by the heavy rain, and every step became a test for the soldiers.

Li Jingji led the tired soldiers and horses back to the camp, but the anger and helplessness in his heart could not be dissipated.

He looked at the unfinished embankment from afar, and was only one step away, but was forced to stop.

If the water storage is insufficient, the effect of water attack will undoubtedly be greatly weakened.

And the tide of battle has been reversed.

What worries Li Jingji the most is that the Donghu people seem to have insight into their plan.

The purpose of the water attack was completely recognized by the other party, which made it impossible for them to use this means to capture Changsha County.

Moreover, the Donghu soldiers and horses who came to attack the embankment are obviously fully prepared, and maybe there will be calculations in the future, which will make the situation more and more passive and unpleasant.

Rain poured down from the sky continuously, drowning the entire land in a gray rain mist.

Li Jingji was gradually enveloped by this endless drizzle, and his mood became more and more heavy.

Every drop of rain seemed to tell the worries and struggles in his heart.

The cold wind was howling, the heavy rain was non-stop, and the marching speed of the Han army on the way became even slower.

Li Jingji looked up at the sky in the rainstorm, and endless gloom clouds shrouded his heart.

This time it seems to be different from before, in the past, it was just a small defeat for him.

Now, in terms of the overall situation, the entire Northern Expeditionary Army is about to be defeated.

With this heavy heart, the defeated army continued to advance towards the main camp.

Kankan approached the camp, Li Jingji and a group of defeated Han troops, but they saw a group of soldiers dressed in white.

？？？

Hou Junyan is dead?

"General Lee!"

Liu Ke saw the demoralized defeated army, and hurriedly drove the donkey cart forward.

Li Jingji looked at the emperor, just dismounted and knelt down:

"Your Majesty, the minister is defeated!!"

He was extremely self-blaming, and there was a hint of helplessness in his voice.

This defeat is not only his personal defeat, but also indicates the situation in Jingnan as a whole.

Liu Ke got off the donkey cart without saying a word, and comforted Li Jingji in a gentle tone:

"General Li, you did your best."

"I still remember when you first joined the army, and your words were the art of war, and you should know that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers."

"It's not all your fault that you lost this battle."

"And now the overall situation of Jingnan is undecided, and the winner is still two words!"

When Li Jingji heard Liu Ke's words, he raised his head slightly, and he was already in tears.

He didn't expect the emperor to anticipate his defeat and come to answer him in person.

I didn't blame myself too much for this failure, but gave me understanding and relief.

Well, in fact, there is no need to add two words, everyone in the army can expect it.

Li Jingji was really moved, and he still had this kind of heart-warming treatment after defeat.

However, in Li Jingji's heart, he also felt more guilty and blamed himself.

But at the same time, I was also analyzing in my heart why this battle was lost, and how the Donghu people saw their plan.

You can lose, but you can't lose in a daze.

Liu Ke easily checked Li Jingji's current ability.

It stands to reason that with this guy's growth rate, his ability is already quite good now.

[Name: Li Jingji (Sergeant)]

[Age: 27]

[Command: 86; Force: 80; Wisdom: 84; Governance: 81]

[Characteristics: Analysis, Evidence-based Advance and Retreat, Defeat in a Hundred Battles, Seeing the Subtle Knowledge, Formation, Calculation]

Liu Ke:.

It's a little too much.

The ability has been improved in all directions, and I am afraid that I will not break 90 in a few more years.

And even with his current ability, if he is not still defeated in a hundred battles and barely strong, he can still be on his own.

Liu Ke comforted Li Jingji a few more words.

Then he closed his eyes and fell backwards.

The guards helped Liu Ke up in time, as if he had been rehearsed, and his techniques were quite skillful.

And Hou Junyan also listened to the movement here, watching the emperor fall without the slightest surprise.

Someone shouted to carry Liu Ke and put him in the coffin.

Li Jingji: ???

No, what are you doing?

The emperor stood well, and just fell down like that?

And you, Hou Junyan, the leading general saw that the emperor had a problem, and he didn't even say anything?

Don't call the doctor, just put it in the coffin?!

So did the white-clad soldiers.

This is the cronies brought by the emperor across the river, why is this breathless?

You don't have a heart!

Li Jingji was about to say something, when he saw a few Donghu prisoners, and Shi Zhouhaohuang, who had been captured by them before, came to the coffin under the push of the Han army soldiers.

"Open."

？？？

Li Jingji's heart was even more confused.

Hou Junyan came out at this time, and he planned to take refuge in the Donghu people?

Isn't that right?

Shi Zhou lifted the lid of the coffin in a daze, completely unaware of what was happening.

I saw that a chessboard flew out of the coffin lid at the next moment, and directly smashed Shi Zhouxiao to pieces, and died on the spot.

"It's so smooth."

Liu Ke stepped out of the coffin in one step, like a person who was fine.

Li Jingji only felt that his brain was burned out.

This scene is quite familiar to watch.

When I was in Goju before.

The emperor hid in the coffin and pretended to be dead, and a chessboard overshadowed Qiyan Zhen, and deceived Qiyan Silie, thus breaking the Donghu army.

Available now.

Let's not talk about this Shi Zhou Huang, he was originally a captive, you cheated to death. Should it be a bluff?

Then who are you trying to deceive?

Donghu people can't be deceived, and their own people can't be deceived, what about deceiving ghosts?

"Your Majesty."

Li Jingji was really puzzled and wanted to come forward to ask.

Liu Ke did not answer, but looked up at the sky, and muttered:

"Days"

"God?"

Li Jingji also looked up.

At some point, the sky was already pitch black, dark clouds were rolling, and I couldn't see my fingers.

The rain became more ferocious than before, and the sky seemed to crack open.

The dense rain, like an awl, smashed down wildly, chiseled into the ground, and made a continuous sound.

It was as if the world was going to be drowned in this torrential rain.

——

"Strategist, the general is dead!"

Liu Bin sat in the Taishou Mansion.

The ambush was exactly what he dispatched.

I thought that by mobilizing ambush troops, breaking the troops and horses of Hou Junyan's department, Shi Zhou Haocong patrolled the embankment and defeated the other Han troops, so as to ensure that Changsha County was not lost, and the plan of water attack could not be effective.

Unexpectedly, Hou Junyan did have some ability, 20,000 soldiers and horses, a big disadvantage, and he was able to withdraw to the camp among the 40,000 ambush soldiers.

Moreover, Shi Zhou Haocong, who was on patrol, also stepped on a horse and died directly.

Now in Changsha County, there is a lack of available generals.

However, Liu Bin didn't have much to worry about, as far as leading troops was concerned, his ability to lead troops was not bad.

Except that the force is inferior to those generals in the army, there is nothing to say.

It's more than enough to defend a city.

He asked unhurriedly:

"Is that Liu Pheasant here?"

"Exactly."

The lieutenant general arched his hand, and there was a little more sorrow between his eyebrows.

Despite the big picture, they have the upper hand.

But whenever the Han Emperor is involved, they, the Donghu people, will always involuntarily bring themselves into the downwind.

As long as they fight against Emperor Han, the Donghu people will not have the upper hand, even if they fight a city in the world, then they will always have the upper hand.

"Hahaha!"

Liu Bin laughed and said with relief:

"It's okay to come!"

Liu Bin is still a little confident in his own wisdom.

Although he lost a Shi Zhou Haocong, he also successfully cracked the Han army's water attack plan.

Even if Liu Pheasant comes to Changsha County in person, what can she do?

The soldiers and horses of the Donghu people are enough, not only there are 40,000 troops stationed in the field, but also soldiers and horses in the city.

There is also the strategy of clearing the wilderness, which has infinitely lengthened the supply line of the Han army.

Cave attack?

Liu Pheasant is indeed a master of cave attack.

However, the battle of Zhongchang Mountain in Jiaozhou, which can almost be used as a classic cave attack as a tourist attraction in later generations, is in front of you.

Anyone who opposes the Han army will beware of a one-handed attack.

Moreover, when Shi Zhou Haocong was alive, when he was strengthening the city defense and preventing water attack, he also checked and filled in the gaps, and checked the places that were easy to be attacked.

The current Changsha county, in addition to the absence of macho men, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is solid.

"It seems that Liu Pheasant has been calling himself sick, just to follow the light car, cross the river in white clothes, and smuggle Changsha County to capture the city with water."

Liu Bin smiled.

The Han Emperor has always been inappropriate, using some conspiracies and tricks, this time he was discovered!

However, he also had to admit that this white-clothed crossing of the river with the water attack, once successful, would indeed cause a big crisis.

And among them, the use of people by Emperor Han is also quite wonderful.

The main force of the Han army attacked Wuling County with all its might, and at the same time let Li Jingji and Ma Kuo, two rookies, attack Lingling and Guiyang Counties, and paralyzed the defenders of these two counties.

Meng Feng, an inner ghost who could have been put to use, didn't even let Emperor Han take a second look at it.

directly filmed Hou Junyan, who completely disobeyed common sense and even dared to disobey the military order, led the troops, thus seizing Lingling County.

"It's only one step away, if I hadn't come to Changsha County in person, Shi Zhou Haocong would probably not be able to see the water attack, and Jing Nan would have been lost at that time."

Liu Bin restrained the smile on his face, this time he just made a bad information.

If the Han army knew that he was in Changsha County, he was known for his resourcefulness, not Shi Zhouhaocong, I am afraid that he would not be in such a hurry and use such a strategy to seek speed.

Under steady and steady fighting, with his ability, it will also be very uncomfortable.

"You go to stabilize the city defense, we will respond to all changes with the same, just hold on."

"At the same time, it is necessary to send sentinels to always be vigilant against the Han army to build the embankment again."

Liu Bin was not careless, and still fully deployed troops.

Now the only thing Changsha County is afraid of is the water attack.

In recent days, there have indeed been more rainy days.

If the Han army is allowed to find an opportunity to secretly build a dam to intercept the river water, and cooperate with the torrential rain, there is still a slight possibility that they will forcibly flood Changsha.

"There shouldn't be any accidents."

Liu Bin breathed a sigh of relief, and next, when the Han army saw that there was nothing to do, most of them would choose to retreat to Lingling County.

Shi Zhou Haocong and Shi Zhou Haohuang died, and lost Lingling County, but held the other three counties in Jingnan.

Under the menacing Northern Expedition of the Han army, it should be said that it is very good to be able to achieve this point.

After all, you have to take into account the horror of your opponent!

Liu Bin has calculated to the extreme of manpower, and theoretically speaking, nothing will go wrong.

When the deputy general ordered to go down, he suddenly looked out the window with a chattering look, and immediately trembled:

"Strategist. Is there something wrong with this day? ”

(End of chapter)