Chapter 149: The Tianhe River flows backwards, and Liu Wu swallows up Xiangfan!

Chapter 149: The Tianhe River flows backwards, and Liu Wu swallows up Xiangfan!

"kill!"

"Don't retreat! Don't retreat!"

"Asshole! Push it up! Push it up quickly!"

In the highland camp, inside the central military tent.

As Yu Jin listened to the shouts and cries of killing becoming clearer and clearer, his anxiety grew heavier.

Liu Zilie charged into the military camp wantonly, and almost no one could stop him...

What is Cao Zixiao waiting for?
If he doesn't come, his entire camp will be destroyed by Liu Zilie!

Now is a great opportunity to defeat Liu Zilie and relieve the siege of Xiangfan. If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to relieve the siege of Xiangfan again.

A scout hurried into the tent: "General! General Zixiao... "

Zixiao is here?!
Yu Jin was greatly encouraged: "But General Zixiao is leading his troops to attack us?"

"Quick, gather the troops!"

"Liu Zilie is too rampant. This time, General Zixiao and I will attack him from both sides and make sure he can't leave!"

At the end of his speech, Yu Jin almost gritted his teeth.

He had never experienced the humiliation of the defeat at Xiling, so his fear of Liu Wu was not as deep as Cao Ren's.

Think about it, Yu Wenze had fought in battles for many years, followed Prime Minister Cao across the country, and met with princes all over the world. How could he have ever been bullied and humiliated so unscrupulously by a kid?
This time, Liu Zilie must be made to understand the importance of the five best generals under the Prime Minister!
"General!" The scout, who had been holding back for a long time, finally said the rest of his words: "General Zixiao can't come! After he left Fancheng, he encountered Liu Zilie's ambush on his way to the big camp..."

"The ambush troops suddenly appeared, and General Zixiao was caught off guard. He has already fled back to Fancheng!"

Reinforcements are not coming?

Cao Ren was defeated?!
There was silence in the tent. The faces of the generals changed drastically, and the excitement on Yu Jin's face froze.

Without Cao Ren's support, the current situation...

"Pass on my military order..." Yu Jin's voice was low, as if he had no strength left: "The entire army retreats, move camp and retreat south!"

Are we withdrawing our troops now?
Man Chong on the side hurriedly said: "General! Our military strength is far greater than Liu Wu's, and we still have the strength to fight. Why..."

Yu Jin waved his hand, interrupting Man Chong's words: "At this point, the morale of the army has been broken. Even if our troops are much stronger than Liu Wu's, what can we do if the soldiers have no will to fight?"

"We can only save our strength first and then think about other things."

Man Chong remained silent. He understood that what Yu Jin said was reasonable. Yu Wenzhe was a veteran after all, and he had made the most appropriate choice at the moment.

……

"kill!"

Poof! ~
In the chaos of the army, Gan Ning chopped off the head of a Cao soldier with one sword.

Just as I was about to rush forward, I suddenly felt something was wrong.

The Cao army on the other side obviously no longer had the same fighting spirit as before. What were they doing...

They want to run!

"My lord!" Gan Ning rode his horse to Liu Wu's side and said, "Cao's army has lost its will to fight to the death. I'm afraid they will just run away."

immediately,

Liu Wu looked around.

Although Cao's army was still shouting and killing, it was clear that they were fighting and retreating at the same time.

This was exactly Liu Wu's purpose in this battle. He nodded slightly and said, "Chase."

"Cao's army is trying to escape! Chase them, chase them!"

"Hold on to Cao's army, don't let them escape!"

Poof! ~
Ding ding ding! ~
Clang clang clang! ~
Weapons clashed and the fight between the two sides remained fierce.

But the signs of Cao's army's retreat were no longer concealed, and they began to slowly break camp!

"Kill!~"

Spears and halberds pierced into the chests and abdomens of soldiers on both sides.

A large number of soldiers still fell.

Blood, organs, broken arms and limbs, all gathered in one place!
After all, the Jingzhou army gained the upper hand and kept pressing towards the retreating Cao army. The Cao army retreated without chaos, and each camp took turns to resist the Jingzhou army.

The entire Yu Jin camp finally slowly retreated from the high ground.

As Cao's army retreated, corpses were scattered all along the way.

"Gee! Gee!" In the heavy rain, Yu Jin galloped on his horse and rushed to the front. At the moment, he had to get rid of Liu Wu's Jingzhou army first before doing anything else.

"General Wen Ze!" Man Chong rode up on horseback and said, "Liu Zilie's army is still chasing us. What should we do?"

If Liu Wu continues to chase like this, I'm afraid Cao's army will be defeated.

Yu Jin's face was cold and stern: "Then continue to retreat, retreat to Fancheng ten miles away. Our army will rely on Fancheng. I want to see if Liu Zilie dares to continue chasing!"

Boom! ~
Liu Wu led the army in pursuit of Cao without stopping.

After Cao's army left behind countless corpses, the shouting and killing sounds on the high ground finally got closer and closer to Fancheng.

"My lord!" A scout rushed to Liu Wu and reported: "Yu Jin's camp has retreated to more than ten miles south of Fancheng, and is stationed in Fancheng!"

Yu Jin was finally driven down, and the mission of this expedition had been achieved.

If we continue to chase him, I'm afraid the other party will really do something desperate.

Liu Wu slowly said, "Pass on my military order. The army stops and calls back!"

……

Wow! ~
The wind adds fuel to the rain, and it gets heavier.

Dense crowds of Jingzhou navy soldiers returned to the bank of the Han River, and slowly boarded the boats.

The army returned victoriously, and many soldiers were still whispering excitedly:

"Yu Jin is one of the best generals, but he still suffered a setback in front of our lord today."

"What a pity! Why did the lord call off the troops? How much more satisfying it would be if we could capture Yu Jin alive right away?"

"My lord, isn't he wiser than you? My lord must have had his reasons for calling off the troops."

"I've heard rumors that the Lord broke open the gate of Xiling City with a single halberd, but I didn't expect it to be true. Today, the Lord broke open such a large gate with a single halberd..."

Liu Wu and others gathered on the command ship.

"That's Cao Mengde's five best generals, Yu Jin and Yu Wen Ze!" Gan Ning's eyes lit up: "If we can capture him alive, it will surely shock Xiangfan! Shock the world!"

"My lord, if we take advantage of the situation and march forward, we will be able to capture him alive. It is even possible that we can take advantage of the situation and attack Fancheng."

Gan Ning's face was full of regret. Although Yu Jin's troops did not lose their formation when they fled today, Gan Ning believed that as long as he continued to chase them, he would be able to defeat Yu Jin's troops.

Wouldn't it be easy to capture Yu Jin by then?

Unfortunately, the lord called back the troops...

Looking at Gan Ning who only wanted to make achievements, Liu Wu shook his head: "Yu Jin is not a mediocre general. Although he was defeated by our army in this battle, his military strength is far superior to ours after all..."

"It was only because we waited patiently for Cao Zixiao to attack our army from both sides that we lost the initiative, and that’s why we were defeated so easily."

"He has already set up camp with his back to Fancheng. If our army continues to chase him, Cao Ren will have to send troops to rescue him, which will only backfire."

"We are waiting for this battle in order to force him to move his camp from that high ground. Now our wish has been fulfilled..."

"Next, wait for the rain."

It was no secret among the top management of the group that Liu Wu planned to take advantage of the flood of Han River to defeat Cao's army.

Driving Yu Jin down from the high ground was also to completely overwhelm the army in Fancheng without any effort.

Gan Ning knew all of this, but he could not bear waiting in vain without being able to fight and achieve success.

Listening to Liu Wu's words about waiting for rain, he couldn't help but say, "My lord, it has been raining heavily on both sides of the Han River for several consecutive days. Isn't that enough?"

During the Battle of Gong'an, the lord waited outside the city of Gong'an for a month before seeing Liu Bei's defeat.

Do I have to wait for a month for heavy rain on the Han River?

Isn't this frustrating?
"Of course it's not enough!" Pang Tong took a big sip of wine with satisfaction: "This time Zilie personally led the navy to the Han River to do something big."

"What can this little bit of rain accomplish?"

Gan Ning was stunned: "How heavy will the rain be?"

Pang Tong smiled faintly: "The great river flows westward to break through Kunlun, roaring for thousands of miles to touch the Dragon Gate! If not, how can we take over Xiangfan?!"

……

The next day, it was dawn.

The sky was covered with dark clouds.

The abundant rain still falls non-stop on both sides of the Han River. The entire Xiangfan area has not seen the scorching sun for a long time, and the damp air almost penetrates into people's bones.

“Gee!~Gee!~”

On the bank of the Han River, dozens of riders were galloping along the river. The leading general had a face as red as a date and eyes as bright as stars. He was the number one general under Liu Wu, Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang.

Wei Yan glanced at the Han River and saw only howling winds and turbid waves. The Han River, which had existed for thousands of years, roared eastward and never looked back.

Looking at the raging river, Wei Wenchang's eyes were burning...

Whether Zilie can achieve great success this time depends entirely on the Han River!

The horse's hooves were flying, and Wei Yan turned his head to look around. The two majestic cities on both sides of the Han River suddenly made Wei Yan feel a little uneasy...

Zilie wanted to lead his troops north to intimidate Cao Cao and the princes of the world and to capture Xiangfan.

But Zilie's confidence in taking Xiangfan was just a sentence he casually added to his bamboo slips: there was a possibility of a major flood in the Han River Basin in northern Jing...

Of course, this sentence was not made up by Wei Wenchang.

When he served under Liu Biao in Xiangyang, he had witnessed several major floods in the Han River... but major floods did not occur every year.

Wei Yan remembered that there were a few summers when both sides of the Han River were peaceful.

What if this time is peaceful...

Wei Yan shook his head subconsciously. It was impossible. It had been raining for so many days. If it rained for two more days, the flood season of the Han River would come. By then...

But what if the rain stops in these two days?
This concerns Zilie’s great cause!
Wei Yan has always been very straightforward in his dealings with people and things. He has never been so worried about gains and losses as he is now.

"General Wei, we're here!"

The voice of a cavalryman interrupted Wei Yan's thoughts.

Whether the Xiangfan mission can be accomplished ultimately depends on God's will. How could it be decided by Wei Wenchang?
Wei Yan threw away all distracting thoughts and said, "Get off your horses and measure the water level!" Everyone dismounted and took up their tools.

Two riders, holding a water-level measuring tool, came to the place where they had measured the water level in the past, and threw the tool into the surging river...

Wei Yan's hands suddenly felt wet.

If the water level today is higher than in the past, then Zilie should be able to launch a major event within the next day or two.

If the water level today had not been higher than...

"General!"

Two soldiers took the tool out of the river and handed it to Wei Yan.

Wei Yan took a deep breath and looked around.

The water marks are marked somewhere on the tool, divided into two sections: wet and dry. The number marked there...

More than twice as much as yesterday!
at the moment,

The dam will burst!!
"It's done! It's done!" Wei Yan's hand holding the water measuring tool trembled constantly: "Heaven's will is on Zilie, Heaven's will is indeed on Zilie!"

"Come here, hurry to the commander's ship and meet the lord!"

"Just say that the big thing has been accomplished and can be launched at any time!!"

……

The commander of the Jingzhou navy is in the cabin.

Wow! ~
Liu Wu was looking through the bamboo slips sent from Xiling, although Liu Wu had handed over all the government affairs of Xiling to Lu Xun.

However, Lu Xun still did not dare to make decisions on his own on many really important matters. Almost every day he would send people by boat to deliver a few scrolls of bamboo slips for Liu Wu to make the decision.

Gan Ning paced back and forth in the cabin anxiously. Mr. Feng Chu said that the rain would be enough in the next few days, but how many days exactly were they?

Fengchu Pang Tong was leaning against the table, drinking wine with a comfortable look on his face.

Now, all parties on both sides of the Han River have already made preparations, just waiting for the flood to come as expected!

This is called everything is ready, only the east wind is missing...

Ok?
This sounds like a word that Kong Ming came up with to fool that silly boy Zhou Yu. It's not good.

Thinking of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong could not help but sigh: "Kong Ming, oh Kong Ming, now you are misled by your mediocre master, what a pity..."

"My lord!" A cavalryman under Wei Yan's command quickly stepped into the cabin and said, "General Wen Chang ordered me to report to my lord... the event has been completed and can be launched at any time!"

Is it done?

Ready to start at any time?!
Wow! ~
Pang Tong, who was originally leaning against the desk, suddenly stood up from behind the desk. Is the water level high enough to burst the dam? !
Zilie’s big plan is really going to succeed!

Gan Ning's face flushed instantly, and he suddenly looked at Liu Wu: "My Lord! The time has come for you to accomplish great things! God's will has come, and there is no time to lose."

Gan Xingba has been almost going crazy these days wanting to attack Xiangfan, and now the time is finally ripe!

pat~
Liu Wu took a deep breath, slowly put down the wolf hair brush in his hand, and looked at Pang Tong: "What do you think, teacher?"

Breaking the dike of the Han River,
Flooding Xiangfan!

He then annexed Nanyang and led his troops northward to intimidate the Cao bandits and terrify all of China!

This was the plan of my good disciple. I would help him succeed even if it cost me my life. Now, as long as I break the dam, I can...

"No!" Pang Tong shook his head, his sanity still intact.

Gan Ning was stunned: "Mr. Fengchu, the time is ripe, why..."

"It's not mature enough." Pang Tong interrupted Gan Ning. He tried his best to suppress the heat in his eyes: "Wait a moment, wait a moment..."

"Wait all night!"

"Just one more night!"

……

……

The rain continued to fall for days on end.

The majestic Fancheng stands tall in the heavy rain in northern Jing...

If you look down at the base of the city wall, you will see that the water is almost knee-deep.

Less than ten miles north of Xiangyang, you can see large areas of camps, densely packed like mushrooms blooming after rain.

This is the newly set up camp of Yu Jin's 30,000 troops. It is only ten miles away from Fancheng and can be reached in a moment.

Since they set up camp here, probably because they relied on Fancheng, Liu Wu never led his troops to attack again.

"Damn it! When will this rain stop?"

"There's nowhere to go..."

“I really don’t know how long I’m going to soak!”

Complaints abounded.

At this time, there were no patrolling soldiers in the camp, let alone any vigilance to guard against Liu Wu's attack.

It was different from the first two days after the rain. Although the ground was muddy, it was not so muddy that you couldn't walk.

So at that time Liu Wu was still able to lead his troops to attack, and the two sides were still fighting.

But by this time the accumulated water was already above the knees, and the ground was soaked through. When you stepped on the ground, the rain sank above your knees, and it was extremely difficult to take even two steps.

And the water has seeped into the camp, water is everywhere...

This entire stretch of camps was equivalent to being soaked in water at this time.

One can imagine what happened to the soldiers.

It’s really hard!

……

Central Army Camp,

Inside the account.

Yu Jin sat cross-legged on the couch, looking down at the accumulated water that had poured into the tent, his expression dazed.

When marching and fighting, and setting up camp, one must avoid water, so the camp should be located on high ground.

Secondly, avoid fire, and there must be gaps between the camps.

He shouldn't have set up camp here, he really shouldn't have set up camp here, but this place is the highest among the more than ten miles around Fancheng.

The most appropriate place to set up camp was the high ground they had seen before, but unfortunately it was too far away from Fancheng, and Liu Wu was simply unscrupulous.

Only by completely relying on Fancheng can we be truly safe.

Compared to safety, a dip in the water is nothing.

Swish~
Hula~
Someone waded in. It was Man Chong. "General Yu Jin, General Zixiao sent a message saying there are many wealthy families in Fancheng. Would you like to go into the city to rest?"

Yu Jin shook his head.

Man Chong said helplessly: "In this situation, Liu Zilie can't win no matter what. Why did the general reject General Zixiao's good intentions..."

"I share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers." Yu Jin said: "What's the harm in taking a dip in the water? It won't kill you, it just makes it harder to endure."

"Ah~"

"The morale outside the city is so low. Fortunately, Liu Zilie can't come now..."

……

……

The next day,

Dawn.

The heavy rain continued and the whole sky was gray.

At this time, the surging Han River had accommodated a huge amount of rain water, like a river in the sky flowing in Xiangfan.

The navy ships floated on the Han River, ready to go.

The big flag with the word "Liu" on the commander's ship was still fluttering in the wind and rain.

Liu Wu left the cabin and looked into the distance: "Are Gan Ning and the others still not well?"

As Liu Wu's sight moved forward,
On the bank of the Han River not far away, Gan Xingba was seen leading hundreds of people, carrying farm tools and chiseling the embankment in the rain.

At this time, the heavy rain soaked the soil, so digging the ditch was naturally a piece of cake.

"Get out quickly!"

Gan Ning's loud shout was heard from the embankment, and nearly a hundred people who were with him immediately dropped their farm tools and ran back.

By the time they returned to the boat, a cup of tea had passed.

I saw that the shallow gully they dug had begun to seep out water...

Like a trickle of water, the Han River began to be led outward by this small ravine.

At this time, nothing can be seen.

As time passed, about the time of an incense stick,
The tiny gullies gradually expanded under the continuous erosion of water...

The water flow became turbulent due to the expansion of the gully.

The faster the water flows, the more severe the dam will be eroded, like a water knife continuously splitting it!

Getting bigger and bigger,

The gap is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more mud and sand are washed away on the embankment...

Boom~
The water of the Han River formed a waterfall and rushed down from the dam!

It's getting bigger and bigger, and it's getting more and more violent, and the dams are shaking...

It surged like thunder! Like a giant dragon breaking free from its restraints! The winding flood spread rapidly across the plain, like a galaxy breaking apart.

The flood, in the torrential rain, is advancing towards Fancheng, and it will swallow up everything...

And at this time!!

Large ships and flags fill the river!
The big flag is moving fast!

The gap on the dam was like a scar reaching the sky, and the flying spray in the sky was like thin silver threads dancing in the air, forming an indescribably magnificent scene.

The navy of Jingzhou has come down on the flood, like divine soldiers from the sky, to conquer the rebellious forces!

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