Chapter 102: Huang Chengyan who lives in seclusion
Eight hundred miles of cloud dreams of Daze, appeared countless times in ancient classics, but unfortunately in modern times, it has gradually disappeared, leaving only small lakes.
The first time Cao Wu saw Yun Mengze, he still followed Zhang Liao and others eastward along the Han River, and he saw it from a distance, he didn't expect that he would come to Yun Mengze like this.
However, compared to those soldiers who were washed away and couldn't find a figure, he was lucky to be able to leave a life.
On the small island they were standing on, the water also overflowed the surface of their feet, obviously caused by the rising water of Yun Mengze.
The old man holding the plum blossom heard the two come out and looked up at them.
The old man's eyes were cloudy, as if he could no longer see clearly, and after only one glance, he lowered his head again.
Cao Wu understood that the cave under the mound behind him must be the old man's residence, but Yun Mengze's water rose and flooded his home, and the plum blossoms he planted also withered a lot.
Since it was a dwelling, it would not have been washed in, and it was probably the old man who rescued them in the water.
As soon as the cold wind blew, Cao Wu and Da Qiao were a little cold.
Cao Wushang took a few steps forward, clenched his fists, and said to the old man: "Go down to Yizhou Zhang Song again, thank you for the old man's life-saving grace!" ”
Hearing this name, Da Qiao's eyes widened, and he was once again impressed by the shamelessness of the person next to him.
However, Cao Wu pointed out that it was the old gentleman who saved them, and Da Qiao also followed, and said: "Sun Qiaoshi, thank you for the old gentleman's life-saving grace!" ”
The old man raised his head again, his expression was full of gloom: "Little doll, the old man lives in seclusion in the lake, not asking about the world, but I don't know what is going on outside, Yunmeng Daze, why is the water rising so much?" ”
It did rain for several days before, but winter was not as good as summer, and the amount of rain was not much, and it only filled Yunmengze with water.
Unexpectedly, all of a sudden, the lake swelled, and the island where he lived in seclusion was flooded.
When the old man walked outside the house, he saw the corpses floating on the lake one by one, and he was shocked, and he tried his best to save Cao Wu and the others.
Cao Wu sighed and said: "Cao Jun and Sun Liu allied forces fought fiercely in Chibi, and Zhou Yu, the left governor of Jiangdong, dug the river bank on the east side of Wulin, and the Yangtze River burst the embankment, so that Yunmengze could rise!" ”
Eight hundred miles of Yunmengze is so vast that it can make Yunmengze rise like this, which shows the great flow of the Yangtze River.
When the old man heard Cao Wu's explanation, he stood on the spot.
He immediately said, "What about Jiang Xia?" How are the people of Jiangxia and the fertile land? ”
The two didn't answer, but the old man realized and said dejectedly: "What is the common people, what is the innocent of the common people!" ”
Cao Wu's expression was gloomy, and Da Qiao also lowered his head in shame.
Da Qiao has long known that the battlefield is cruel, but she never thought that fighting a war would affect ordinary people, she only thought about protecting the Sun family in Jiangdong, but she didn't know that Zhou Yu's poisonous plan was so vicious, and the Sun family was retained, but its reputation was bad.
Cao Wu asked tentatively: "Old man, which city do you have relatives and friends in Jiangxia?" I still have some forces here, and I may be able to find a way to preserve one or two. ”
The old man shook his head and said: "There are no relatives and friends, the old man has only one daughter, who is quite talented and learned, and traveled all over the world many years ago." The old man just remembered that hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangxia were about to be displaced, and he couldn't bear it. ”
Hearing that there was only one daughter, Cao Wu's heart moved, thinking of the old man living in seclusion in Jingzhou, and immediately remembered a person.
In front of him, it is not Huang Chengyan of Jingzhou, he is a hermit in Jingxiang, who is famous for his knowledge and proficient in the art of war, and should have been the character of Zhuge Liang's father-in-law.
The daughter he said may be a generation of strange women Huang Yueying?
Thinking of this, Cao Wu asked, "The old man's surname is Huang?" ”
The old man sighed and asked, "How do you know?" ”
Cao Wu bowed his hand: "The old gentleman is a famous man in Xunnan, and Cao has been admiring it for a long time!" ”
Cao ...... Aren't you surnamed Zhang? ”
"Uh......"
The reputation of the Cao family is mixed, before knowing the other party's situation, he used Zhang Song's name, but now that it has been exposed, Cao Wu is slightly embarrassed.
Behind him, Da Qiao laughed "poof", and then felt that the other party was his enemy, and he shouldn't be like this, so he straightened his expression and said: "Mr. Huang, can you have a way to send me and the two of you out?" ”
Huang Chengyan said: "I have a small boat, but now Yunmengze is rising, and it is difficult for outsiders to walk." The old man has been studying the hydrology of the Yangtze River all year round, but he knows what the surrounding hydrology is, which is enough to avoid the dangerous places in the water and send you out. ”
Cao Wu's expression moved: "The old gentleman understands hydrology, can he know the topography of Jiangxia?" ”
Huang Chengyan said: "I know a little bit about it. Don't hide it from your little friend, the old man likes to study the art of war, loves the geography of mountains and rivers, although he lives in seclusion here, he is familiar with the geography of Jingzhou. The flooding of the northern part of Jiangxia this time should have affected seven counties, and there are 76 townships and more than 500 villages in these seven counties, and the old man knows where they are. It's a pity that the old man is defenseless, how can one person save the world! ”
Cao Wu was overjoyed: "Old man, Jiangxia is facing floods, if there are enough personnel, where should the disaster relief begin?" ”
Huang Chengyan said: "The big city is like Xiakou, there are city walls and city defenses, and the water is not easy to enter. The village is not good, Xiaoyou said that the break is on the east side of Wulin, so it is natural to start treatment from Shiyang County, which is the closest to Wulin. If there are enough people, you can start saving people from several villages at the same time! ”
This time, even Da Qiao's eyes lit up.
Cao Wu didn't expect that he was living on an island in the lake and met a savior, and the people of Jiangxia were finally saved!
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At the head of Shiyang City, Zhu Ling, who was injured by Gan Ning during the attack on Chukou, returned here to recuperate from his injuries, and was also responsible for Shiyang's defense.
His subordinates consisted only of some old and weak soldiers.
Fortunately, there is only Liu Bei's Xiakou all the way to the enemy, and the possibility of Shi Yang being attacked is very small, and these people are more than enough to defend.
Zhu Ling was wrapped in bandages and stood at the head of the city boredly, guessing the situation on several battlefields, and suddenly, he heard a "boom" sound.
Like the earth shaking the mountains.
"Cavalry? Or a brigade of infantry? ”
The instinct of fighting for many years made him frown, but if he listened carefully, this voice was a little different from the cavalry charging into battle.
As he pondered, the soldiers at the head of the city pointed to the west and said, "Flood, flood!" General, the flood is coming! ”
Zhu Ling turned his head in shock, only to see that the monstrous water was rushing towards the Han River, but in an instant, the water reached the Han River.
The Han River is much narrower than the Yangtze River, and the river rises at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Zhu Ling said hoarsely in the loudest voice in his life: "Guan-city-gate!" ”
In the sound of "squeak", the city gate slowly fell, Zhu Ling with red eyes, pushed the soldiers who closed the door, and personally pulled up the winch.
"Boom!"
The Han River bursts, and the water bursts!
The two major rivers surrounding Shiyang have burst one after another.
Zhu Ling hurried to close the city gate at the last moment when the flood came.
Outside the city is already a Ze country, and the city is gradually seeping into the water.
Zhu Ling shouted: "What are you doing in a daze?" Move grain to the city wall, and everyone goes to the city wall! Bring nothing but food! ”
He commanded all the old and weak to move, but he himself looked blankly at the water.
He didn't understand, what the hell was going on, how could there be floods in winter?
This was beyond his knowledge.
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In the city of Chukou, it was not easy to take the city, Zhao Yan's troops were finally able to rest, and the generals and soldiers had a day to rest.
In the afternoon, after dinner, Zhang Liao went to the city to defend.
said that it was defense, after it was clear that Liu Bei chose the lonely city of Xiakou, there was actually no defensive pressure.
But Zhang Liao was still meticulous in patrolling, and suddenly, like Zhu Ling, he also heard the sound of "booming" water.
Zhang Liao frowned, and soon discovered that something was wrong with the West.
Zhang Liao was born in the bitter cold land of Bingzhou and had never seen a flood in his life, but he was proficient in military books and familiar with the techniques of water attack and fire attack.
Seeing the passage of Hongfeng in the distance, he issued an order as soon as possible.
"Close the door, close the four doors, especially the water gate, focus on defense!"
"Call General Zhao and the generals up!"
"Command all the troops to protect the warship!"
"Move all the grain and grass to a high place, and don't let it get wet!"
"All horses, keep them out of the watergate!"
One after another, orders were issued, and the troops carried out the orders.
When Zhao Yan got up with sleepy eyes and the generals ascended the city, the flood had already flooded the outside of the city, and the city began to seep water.
However, Zhang Liao's orderly order protected the city, which was completely different from Shiyang's panic.
It is a small city, which cannot accommodate so many people, but at the moment of life and death, some people are on their warships, and some people are in the city, which is enough to arrange.
Seeing Zhao Yan coming, Zhang Liao said: "Supervisor Zhao, Liao, please send the elite sailors to go out of the city to investigate the situation everywhere to deal with the strategy in the future!" ”
"Strategy?"
Zhao Yan didn't react.
The young general who came with him, Biqiu Jian, was bright-eyed.
He said: "General Zhang thinks that the flood may reach Xiakou, and we can also take the opportunity to attack the city?" ”
Zhang Liao didn't expect Biqiu Jian to have such insight, and said happily: "That's right!" ”
At the moment, the congregation will begin to discuss disaster prevention and the surprise attack on Xiakou.
Among the generals, only the Confucian general Li Dian did not participate, and stood at the head of the city with a sad face.
Facing a piece of Zeguo, Li Dian stood for a long time, and finally sighed: "What a life! ”
He looked back, Zhao Yan's generals, in more than ten years of war, have become iron-blooded generals, seeing such a big water, they still think about war, because there is the possibility of a surprise attack, and even all of them are in good spirits.
But with such a big flood, who will save the people?
Jiang Xia Taishou Wenpin heard Li Dian's voice, and his heart was dripping blood, but he didn't look back.
He is a native of Jingzhou, and Jiangxia is his jurisdiction, and he is the parent official of this place.
In fact, as a Taishou, with a rank of 2,000 stones, he was originally a high-ranking official second only to Zhao Yan among the people present, but he was a general, although he was worried about the people, he did not dare not participate in the surprise attack, so he was depressed in his heart and buried a shadow.
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Wulin Dazhai, the flood has already submerged the camp, but fortunately, the tiger and leopard have strong riding ability and escorted Cao Cao and others up the high slope in advance.
The tiger and leopard rode around Cao Cao several times to prevent Cao Cao from seeing the wind, but he was still affected by the wind, and Cao Ashi was checking his pulse.
Cao Cao stroked his forehead and said, "Chibi battle, what is the result?" ”
Cao Chun arched his hand and said: "Zhuge Junshi reorganized the army and covered dozens of miles, Zhou Yu'er really retreated this time." ”
"Good. What about the floods? ”
"This ......"
Cao Chun sighed, Zeguo has been completed, what is the way for Cao Jun to relieve the disaster, they don't even know how many people and how many villages there are in Jiangxia!
Ah Da said with red eyes: "Prime Minister, my general finally hit the riverbank, and I don't know what happened." My sisters and I wanted to borrow a boat and go and see it. ”
Cao Cao looked up, Ah Da was veiled, but Cao Cao knew that under her veil was a beautiful face, which had made the warrior and the hero fall at the same time.
Cao Cao is satisfied with this woman who may become one of his younger brothers-in-law.
He waved his hand: "Go ahead, Xiao Wu will be fine." ”
Ah Da nodded heavily, and went to borrow a boat with Ah San and the other sisters.
Ah Shi turned back frequently, she also wanted to go, she had always heard that Cao Cao was a moody person and loved to kill, but she had not been treating Cao Cao for a day, and she didn't find out that Cao Cao was such a person?
Cao Cao smiled: "You go too!" ”
Ah Shi also nodded heavily.
When the five sisters were gone, Cao Cao's face turned cold, and there was no smile.
In the Battle of Chibi, Cao's army won, but because Zhou Yu dug up the embankment, the aftermath of the Battle of Chibi had just begun.
He looked at Zeguo in front of him, and said: "Zhou Yu'er, destroy my fertile land, drown my people, this revenge will not be avenged!" ”