Bordering the western capital of Daliang to the north, the mountains stretch, the weather in May is changeable, and it is drizzling again.

In the rain curtain of lead green, it is rare to see a figure haunting, a horse came from the south, quickly entered the forest, and then avoided the scope of the scouts of the Liang State, turned around and went to the east, and then contacted the secret whistle, and was led to the mouth of the pot and bottle where the Western Route Army was stationed.

It belongs to the outer channel formed by a branch of a waterway in the upper reaches of the Guyou River, and is named because it is shaped like a pot and bottle.

Hearing that the Eastern Route Army had broken Taikang and was preparing to go north to the Western Capital of Daliang, the atmosphere in the barracks suddenly became lively.

The fast horse from the south was then summoned by Guan Yu and Xiahou Yuan, and Zhang Fei, Li Xuanba, Xiahoudun, Zhang He, Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong and other generals were also included in the tent.

It is impossible for more than 100,000 people to be stationed in one place, and the cavalry of the Iron Buddha is camped at the foot of the mountain about ten miles to the east, and this is the camp of the Qingzhou soldiers.

In the handsome tent, the generals sat down, and after listening to the news brought by Su Chen, Guan Yu was the first to smile, and he stroked his beard and said, "That's right!" ”

Guan Ping, the eldest son behind him, also grinned.

"Second brother, what are you laughing at?" Zhang Fei glared at the round tiger, and seeing that Guan Yu didn't say anything, he stood up anxiously, clenched his fists and waved it out of thin air, "You're really going to kill me in a hurry, believe it or not, go back and find my eldest brother!" ”

"Zhang Yide!"

Xiahou Yuan loves and hates this son-in-law, and loves because the other party is also the tiger general of the world, and hates to snatch the daughter of his other brother, that is, his niece, raised since childhood, no different from his own daughter, and snatched it away, at that time he almost wanted to go south to Xuzhou alone to snatch his daughter back.

Looking at Zhang Fei in front of him again, he couldn't help but snort: "Your second brother didn't know about the majestic things that flooded the Seventh Army back then, right?" He is very familiar with this! ”

"Hahaha, I see, I almost thought of it." Zhang Fei smashed his fist in the palm of his hand excitedly, "So this time, I can also flood the Seventh Army with my second brother again?" ”

"And us!" Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong followed, and Li Xuanba nodded a little confused, probably still thinking about what kind of water could drown the Seventh Army.

In the tent, the generals on Cao Wei's side, such as Zhang He, Xu Huang, Le Jin, and Xiahoudun, did not speak, which made Zhang Fei a little unhappy, "Why don't you speak?" ”

"The flooded Seventh Army is my Cao Wei soldiers and horses, what kind of coaxing do we follow!" Xu Huang glanced at him angrily.

Zhang He also echoed: "Next time, let's talk about burning Yiling?" ”

"Burning the tomb? What's that? Zhang Fei didn't react and looked back at the second brother, Guan Yu and Guan Ping also had doubts in their eyes, the generals on the side of the early Tang Dynasty coughed dryly, Qin Qiong raised his hand to his mouth, and whispered to Guan Yu: "Uncle Liu Huang avenged the prince and General Zhang, and was burned by Lu Xun of Eastern Wu in Yiling. ”

Guan Zhang and the others knew about the burning of the company camp, and they also heard Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Zhao Yun say it, but this kind of defeat is not glorious, so it is not very detailed, and the location is not specifically mentioned.

Hearing it now, Zhang Fei didn't shout at the generals on Cao Wei's side, but folded his hands in front of his chest and sat back in his position.

"Next time, let Your Majesty bring all the dog thieves in Dongwu, and I will poke them to death with a spear to relieve the hatred in my heart!"

Among the generals on Cao Wei's side, Xu Huang and Le Jin nodded in unison, "Agreed!" ”

Hearing that Dongwu was mentioned, Guan Yu turned his face away, stroked his beautiful hair, and couldn't help but scold: "Rats." ”

The tent counted Dongwu and scolded for a while, and then quieted down instantly, and everyone re-talked about the order brought by Su Chen, Guan Yu had no resistance to this plan, and even won his heart, his eyes swept over the generals in the tent, and his palm was pressed on the table: "The soldiers are in danger, it is better to have a plan than no plan, since you have no objections, Guan Mou will order to dispatch the generals!" ”

He spoke briefly, and everyone bowed their hands in unison: "But please give the order of the prince (the commander)!" ”

Guan Yu, whether in the late Han Dynasty or among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, his prestige is actually high, especially after the governor of Jingzhou, the ability to command the army is revealed.

"First explore the depth of the river, measure the width of the river, and then raise the embankment of the lower terrain, so as not to flood our army at that time. second, while searching for places that can be cut off from water, while building embankments to hold back water; Third, build a boat! Must be completed within seven days! ”

"Whoa!"

The generals happily agreed, but Qin Qiong added: "The Liang army stationed in the south sticks to the mountain col and controls all the key roads, so it is not easy to capture, so you might as well ...... One more out to lure the snake out of the hole? ”

Everyone is battle-hardened, as soon as Qin Qiong said this, Guan Yu stroked his beard and closed his eyes, and nodded approvingly.

Xiahou Yuan also laughed: "Hehe, when they heard that we were waiting for the water to break the embankment, they would inevitably lead the army to stop it, since they came out, there was no reason to let them go back!" ”

During this time, Tuoba Zhaori, a clan general from Liang State, followed the previous tactics, the official roads were full of mountains, and the narrow and steep terrain was used to block Guan Yu and others who were going south, making everyone feel aggrieved. ”

The north side is mountainous, unlike the south side, there are many cities and flat avenues, and the mountain roads here are difficult to walk, and compared with the native Liang people, they are obviously at a disadvantage.

And the west of the Liang country is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the west is close to the ancient river, with a natural defense advantage, but the terrain is low, once the embankment is broken and impounded, the impact of the past, the consequences are unimaginable, Tuoba Zhaori heard the news, will inevitably come to stop, this can be regarded as a yang scheme.

With the passage of time, the Western Route Army no longer attacked the south, at most it sent Zhang Fei over to scold a few words, and there was no movement, this unusual action made the Tuoba Zhaori Department stationed in the area of Tianzhu Mountain and Langya Mountain feel uneasy.

After three days, the drizzle stopped for several days, and the foothills were muddy and damp, and the scouts of the Liang army continued to investigate, and unexpectedly found that many Xia soldiers did not bring any weapons, and even went to and from the ancient river bank barefoot, and sometimes used a burden and donkey cart to get a lot of mud to fortify the river bank.

This news quickly spread back to the Liang State military camp on this side of Tianzhu Mountain, and Tuoba Zhaori, who received the news, showed doubts on his face, but then invited the generals of all armies to gather in the big tent.

"What are they going to do? Can we build a river embankment? ”

In the big tent sewn with leather felt, the charcoal fire burned to drive away the moisture in the tent on a rainy day for several days, and went to Libui Mountain as one of the major commanders of the trekking army, and after listening to the news of the report, he laughed: "Don't say that the military food is not enough, you have to fish in the river, don't be dragged down by the water ghosts in the river and drown." ”

In addition to him, there is also one of the most important capitals of the Fushan Army, and Tuoba Zelu, the deputy capital of the Liang Army, and they are also whispering below as they speak to Lichui Mountain.

For this matter, they didn't understand it, the generals of the Xia Kingdom didn't attack them, what did they do when they went to repair the river?

A soldier named Ye Ci Wei opened his mouth and said, "Will they cut off the river and store floods?" ”

A few people who were whispering and laughing suddenly stopped their voices, although they said that they had read the military book of the Central Plains, but there were a lot of strategies on it, and they couldn't completely remember it, but now they were reminded by this soldier who joined the army, and they immediately reacted.

"If that's the case, then it's troublesome."

Tuoba Zhaori looked at everyone, his expression changed, "Once the Xia army breaks the water upstream, once it rains, the mountain flood is accompanied by the river......" His eyes immediately fell on the map, his eyes narrowed suddenly, he slapped the table, and stood up: "Oh no, Xidu!" They are going to flood the Western Capital with water! ”

He said it as soon as he could, and the expressions of the people below also changed.

"If that's the case...... Then they must be stopped! ”

"Will there be fraud?"

"It's just been raining lightly, and it's impossible for another rainstorm to fall."

"At this time in the May solar term, whether there will be heavy rain, you and I can't say for sure!"

Noji weiming tapped his knee: "What if there is?" ”

Tuoba Zhaori nodded at this, no matter what the other generals in the tent thought, he didn't dare to gamble on this matter, but don't look at him often working against Tuoba Zongji, like a child and immature, in fact, he is meticulous.

"Joining the army is reasonable, we must plan for the worst, in case the army of the Xia Kingdom really breaks the embankment, and encounters heavy rain, then the west will not be able to be saved, not to mention that the people and the army cannot be saved, and even Your Majesty may suffer from floods.

But we still have to be careful of the ambush deliberately set up by the generals of the Xia Kingdom in order to lure us out, so we only need to send one general to lead the troops to stop it, and the rest of the generals are stationed at the foot of the mountain, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Xia Kingdom! ”

Everyone had no objection to such an arrangement, and they all stood up and gave up.

"Yes!"

……

In the afternoon of the same day, the soldiers and horses on this side of Tianzhu Mountain were mobilized, and they led 5,000 trekking troops to Lishan, and quietly went out of the camp.

The scout returned to the mouth of the pot with the news of the probe.

Zhang Fei and Qin Qiong laughed, arched their hands with everyone, turned over their respective war horses with their armor on, and went to the front of the Hubu camp with their weapons.

"Second brother, wait for my good news."

"Everyone, I will make a contribution with General Zhang first!" Qin Qiong was on horseback, holding a horse lance and laughing.

Soon after, the Hubeikou military camp moved, and in the evening, the two thousand Hubu battalion and two thousand Tang soldiers and soldiers were assembled, and under the light of the campfire in the camp, they followed the two generals and quietly left the camp and went to the predetermined ambush site.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we should also prepare to continue building the embankment tomorrow."

The bonfire was blazing, the barracks were slaughtered, and everyone was silently listening to Guan Yu, who was wearing a green robe and stroking his beard in front of the tent.

……

In the same night, Su Chen's Eastern Route Army in the south was already murderous.

The iron-toothed Xirong corpse cavalry has been swept across the roads and mountains to the north, and many Liang herdsmen hidden in the mountains have been found, all of whom have been killed in the mountains by the Xirong cavalry on the spot.

In the Youyan Army, the main force in the north, Su Chen's order to Zhang Yi was to rush to make boats, and it didn't matter if the march was slow, and when it reached the boundary of the western capital of Liang State, it was necessary to have three hundred boats.

Another day later, when there were still more than two hundred miles away from Liang State, Su Chen also received a reply from the Western Route Army, and after reading it, he asked Xiang Yu, Lu Bu and other generals to circulate it.

"Haha, I heard the captain say, there will be heavy rain tonight, we have to find a hill to station, and see what the scene was like when the water flooded Pi!" Li Jing stroked his beard and said with a smile.

The corners of Lu Bu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but correct: "It's the big beam!" ”

……

It's night, the western capital of Liang Kingdom.

The palace lights were warm, and in the quiet night, Tuoba Kui suddenly woke up from the dragon bed, and the queen, who was sleeping on the side, hurriedly got up to take care of it, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" ”

At night, with her bare white arms, Empress Weiliang took a single garment and draped it over Tuoba Kui, who sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the bronze finch candlestick not far away with her eyes open.

"I ...... Had a nightmare, dreaming of myself and you...... And the queen mother was soaked in cold water. He said in a hoarse voice.

"Your Majesty is working day and night, and I may have thought too much about the emperor's uncle's affairs, and the concubine remembered that someone said that dreaming of water is actually a good omen, so why do you want to send it."

"Huh."

Tuoba Kui was stunned for a moment, then held the hand that gently patted the back of his hand, and smiled at his wife: "So, can I repel the Xia army?" ”

"The concubine believes that the Liang Kingdom will work together and will definitely be able to win."

The woman said softly, and suddenly turned her head and looked out of the door of the dormitory, "Hey, it seems to be raining heavily." ”

With red ropes tied to his bare ankles, he stepped on the woolen blanket, walked to the window and opened the curtains, and the cool water vapor rushed in, and the sound of rain fell outside.

Heavy rain connects the heavens and the earth, and the darkness in the middle of the night makes it almost impossible to see.

More than 500 miles away, in the upper reaches of the Guyou River, a group of soldiers and horses were marching forward in the rain, and in a low forest in front of them, in the darkness, a man with a leopard's head and eyes wiped the rain from his face.

"Damn, it's time to wait for them."

(End of chapter)