Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 361 Flooded Jingxiang, soldiers entered Fancheng

Cao Cao in Guanzhong quickly mobilized troops to help Nanyang, and after the meeting, Sima Yi immediately returned to his residence and wrote a letter to Cao Pi in private, telling Cao Pi that he recommended Cao Zhi to go out.

So a few days later, the envoy who delivered the order for Cao Cao traveled thousands of miles to Yecheng, met Cao Zhi who was drunk by Cao Pi at the time, and then returned to Chang'an to report to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was furious after hearing this, and wrote a letter to scold Cao Zhi severely.And since then, Cao Zhi will never be reused again, and he has completely eliminated the idea of ​​letting him be the heir.

But now is a critical moment, and Nanyang urgently needs reinforcements.Cao Zhi was unbearable, and there were no candidates for generals to help Nanyang.

In desperation, Cao Cao could only temporarily let Zhang Liao go back to Yecheng to take over from Cao Zhi and lead his troops south to help.

As a result, this back and forth was really a waste of time. Later, when Zhang Liao arrived, the battle in Nanyang had already ended.

But these are the aftermath.

By September [-]th, Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang had already gone south to Fancheng to help.

The heavy rain started at the end of August, and it has been raining for about ten days now. The waves of the vast Han River are tumbling, and the rain is profuse, as if one of them has never stopped.

A few days ago, Xiangyang was only submerged two or three feet deep, and now the water surface is as high as four or five feet. When the boats were driven outside the city of Xiangyang, they could even shoot arrows into the city from a condescending height, which shows the height of the Han River at this time.

Shen Chen's army occupied a large number of high-lying hillsides outside the city. Even if they had made preparations, many camps had been submerged. If they hadn't had ships, they might have been greatly affected.

Jingzhou army stormed Xiangfan, Xiahoudun and Yu Jin resisted desperately. The two sides surrounded the city and shot at each other with bows and crossbows. Cao Jun suffered heavy casualties in the wind and rain, and the morale of the army fell to the bottom.

Fortunately, there are not many times when the water depth is several feet like this. The Han River continues to discharge floods. Xiangyang's flood discharge capacity has been greatly developed during Liu Biao's period. The city is gone.

But Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang, who had just arrived in Fancheng, suffered disaster. At that time, the two galloped from the direction of Wuguan. They traveled more than [-] kilometers in four days, with an average of [-] kilometers per day. By the time they arrived in Fancheng, the Han River had already surged.

This time is completely different from the battle of Xiangfan in history. In history, Guan Yu went north in July and surrounded Xiangfan, and then in August Yu Jin and Pang De were ordered to come to help and stationed outside the city.

At the end of August, when the heavy rain started, Guan Yu’s army had a boat, so they all hid in the boat. As a result, Yu Jin and Pang De had no boat, and their tents were flooded. They had to run to the nearby hillside to hide from the flood. Surrendering to the ban and beheading Pang De, this is flooding the Seventh Army.

However, Cao Ren in Fancheng and Lu Chang in Xiangyang were unable to help them, and could only watch them being wiped out.It was not until the end of September that Xu Huang's army came to help and stationed in Yanglingpo, and then a stalemate with Guan Yu was formed.

Then the two sides continued to fight until November, when Sun Quan attacked Jingzhou and Guan Yu was forced to retreat back. In just one month, Yunchang was defeated and fled Maicheng, and the war was completely over.

It's different now.

Shen Chen only went north at the end of August, when the rainy season had already begun, so when Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang came to help, Xiangfan was already flooded, so they could only stay in Yancheng, north of Fancheng, to wait and see the situation.

This made Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang unable to rush to rescue Xiangfan across the flood, and became outsiders, so they could only temporarily collect rain gear and dispatch boats.

Taking advantage of their difficulty, Shen Chen began to concentrate his main force to deal with Yu Jin in Fancheng.

On September [-], the torrential rain continued.

Dengsai, located in the southeast of Deng County and northeast of Fancheng, is a high slope near the Han River.

At this moment, on the high slope, Shen Chen raised his eyes to look at the fuzzy Fancheng in the distance.

The heavy rain continued today. After more than ten days of torrential rain, the Han River flooded to both banks. Xiangyang, Fancheng and even Dengcheng have all become swampy lands.

Only Yancheng, which is more than 30 miles north of Fancheng, has not been submerged, but there are also continuous torrential rains and continuous water flow.

Under the erosion of the rain, a large amount of mud and rocks flowed on the slope of Dunsai Mountain, mixed with a lot of vegetation, rolling down continuously, dyeing the color of the flood below the slope yellow.

The water flow converges into a small stream, which pours continuously into the waves below, but these are just small streams of water. More water comes from the sky, from the upper reaches of the Han River, especially in mountainous areas such as Wudang and Fangling. I do not know how much land was flooded.

Shen Chen was standing in the rain wearing a coir raincoat, and Zhou Buyi next to him was holding a bamboo mat. The raindrops hit the coir raincoat and the bamboo mat with crackling patters, as if there was a terrifying force coming down from the sky, and the bamboo hat and umbrella were full of raindrops. A sense of oppression.

Basically, the troops surrounding Xiangyang have been transferred to Fancheng, with a total of 7 people. Today, they will begin to encircle and suppress the more than 3 banned troops in Fancheng.

Cao Jun deployed 10 troops in Nanyang, of which Xiahou Dun had more than 3 in Xiangyang, Yu Jin had more than 3 in Fancheng, and the other [-] were distributed in Wancheng, Xinye, Zhangling and other places in Nanyang.

Now because Shen Chen went north to besiege Xiangfan, they basically gathered in the outer area north of Fancheng. Therefore, counting Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang, there are already 14 Cao troops in Xiangfan.

This is not counting Zang Ba's and Zhang Liao's troops who are coming for reinforcements.

However, because of the right time, place and people, Flood helped Shen Chen's army divide the battlefield, allowing his 7 people to concentrate and attack Cao's weak points.

For example, today it is [-] fighting against the [-] Imperial Guards in Fancheng.

Zhou Buyi raised his head and looked at the still thick clouds. The pouring rain seemed to be endless. He turned his head and said to Shen Chen: "Brother, today's water level is higher than yesterday. Fortunately, we evacuated from Xiangfan, otherwise we would definitely to be drowned."

"Ah."

Shen Chen nodded his chin lightly, stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice: "It's not just us, there are also hundreds of thousands of people in Xiangfan. When the people were forced to move out, they probably complained a lot."

"Yes."

Zhou Buyi sighed and said, "If it wasn't for the brother's personal prestige to forcibly relocate, and the location of the relocation is not too far away, it's just a village of more than a hundred miles away, I'm afraid the common people would not agree."

"How are they now?"

"They heard that Xiangfan was submerged by the flood, and they knew that the senior brother saved their lives. The previous grievances have long been swept away. Every household is grateful to the senior brother. Many people are praying to Haotian, hoping that the senior brother can defeat Cao Jun as soon as possible. , I hope the flood will go away soon and they can return to their hometown."

"That's fine."

Shen Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure on him to migrate the people is also very great.

First of all, in terms of the number of people, Xiangfan is the seat of Jingzhou, and there are more than [-] people in the surrounding area?
The mass migration of hundreds of thousands of people is not an easy task in itself.

In history, when Liu Bei left Xinye, more than [-] people followed him. He walked ten miles a day, and it took more than a month to get from Xinye to Jiangling.

However, the place where Shen Chen resettled the people was not that far away. It was located in the village of Mi, more than 100 miles south of Xiangyang, which is the distance from Xiangfan City to Nanzhang County in later generations.

At that time, he gave Zhou Buyi 20 days to walk five miles a day, and it was not that troublesome.

The second is the resentment of the people.

Although the migration distance is not far, no one wants to leave their hometown.

So many people are reluctant to leave.

If it weren't for Shen Chen's personal prestige and Liu Bei's reputation of benevolence and righteousness accumulated in Jingzhou for many years, I am afraid that hundreds of thousands of people in Xiangfan will be drowned now.

Fortunately, time proved that Shen Chen's choice was right. If he didn't do this, then Xiangfan would not be able to defend, the people would die, and in the end the whole strategy would fail completely, allowing Cao Cao and Sun Quan to succeed.

Zhou Buyi said to Shen Chen again: "Now the morale of the enemy army is low, and the morale of our army is high. In addition, the water is still rising, which is extremely beneficial to our army."

"Ah."

Shen Chen said: "The height of Fancheng is only three feet, but the water level has risen to five or six feet. Although it has not completely submerged the city, it has already made our fleet unimpeded."

The water level of the Han River has soared to a height of more than five or six feet, but the terrain of Fancheng is not level with the Han River. From the wall of Fancheng to the ground, and then from the ground to the water level, there is still a height of seven or eight feet.

The same is true for Xiangyang, just like the height of the Chang'an city wall is 12 meters, but the real height of the city wall is only [-] meters, and the remaining [-] meters are counted as the depth of the moat outside the city, so there is a certain height difference.

Although the Xiangyang City Moat is connected to the Han River, after the water level of the Han River soared, the distance from the city wall to the water level in Xiangyang was shortened, but it did not completely submerge the city.

Therefore, the current situation is that there is a vast ocean outside the city.

The moat originally used for defense was now filled, and the water level soared nearly two feet from the level ground. Xiangyang and Fancheng were all flooded except for the city walls and the higher terrain in the city.

Fortunately, Shen Chen chose to abandon Xiangfan at the beginning, otherwise Zhou Buyi, Wenpin and hundreds of thousands of people around the city of Xiangfan would suffer at this time.

The news spread to Nanzhang, where the civilians were placed in the army and the rear. Those soldiers and civilians who did not understand why Shen Chen abandoned Xiangfan at the beginning were all afraid and thankful. They were full of gratitude to Shen Chen. The name is also becoming more and more resounding.

Dunsey is a small hill, which has now been transformed into a wharf and dock. Warships are parked on the Hanshui River in the east with Dunsey's back. Tens of thousands of troops are distributed on the surrounding high slopes, and the ships stretch for more than ten miles.

Zhou Buyi looked at Fancheng in the distance. Under the impact of the flood, Fancheng was like a boat, crumbling, so he said: "Brother, maybe we can go to battle."

"it's time."

Shen Chen turned his head and said to Deng Ai, Shan Yi, Wu Dang and other disciples behind him: "Order, let Huang Zhong, Wen Pin, and Lu Chang lead the three armies to dispatch to surround the north gate, east gate, and south gate of Fancheng, and go up the city wall. onslaught."

"only!"

When everyone got the order, they immediately went to convey the military order.

Shen Chen immediately said: "Ming Li, if you guard the camp, Xiahou Dun will definitely not be able to come to help if he is trapped in Xiangyang. But Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang will definitely be on the periphery, so be careful of them sneaking up on Deng Sai."

"Yes."

Zhou Buyi nodded.

Shen Chen went back to the camp, and ordered again to allocate more than [-] people from the headquarters to go west by boat.

Now he has four generals under his tent, Gan Ning is besieging Sun Quan in Shaxian, Zhang Xiu is attacking Sun Jiao in Yidao, and the rest Zhao Yun and Sha Moke are attacking Yiling. Counting the days, Yiling should have been captured and they are about to go north.

Kou Feng, Meng Da and others also assisted Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun. After Huang She was liberated, he assisted Gan Ning in attacking Zhouling. Sun Quan's army could hardly move and was in danger of being wiped out.

At this moment, his main force is going straight to Xiangfan. Although it is 14 against [-], the advantage lies in Cao Jun, who can occupy the right time, place, and harmony.
Soon after Yuzhong passed in the morning, the Jingzhou army spread all over the hills and hills along the east coast of Fancheng and began to move in full force.

In addition to the 5000 people left in the headquarters under Zhou Buyi's command, Huang Zhong's 2 people were the main force to attack the east gate of Fancheng, and Wenpin and Lu Chang each led 1 people to attack the north and south gates.

Shen Chen personally led the boat across Fancheng and sailed towards the northwest of Fancheng.

Thick clouds covered the entire sky, and the wind and rain enveloped the surrounding fields. In the pouring rain, countless ships of the Jingzhou Army set sail one after another.

The first to act was Huang Zhong's Department in the Central Army. He was stationed in Yuju, south of Dengsai where Shen Chen was. After Shen Chen's military order was delivered, he immediately sent an order to the army to prepare for the battle.

Huang Zhong's men, Chen Shi, Zhang Zhu, Zhang Yi, Zhuo Ying and others each led their troops to board the ship. In an instant, hundreds of ships of all sizes set sail, and the sails covered the sky and the sun.

The boats were equipped with ladders, bows and crossbows and other siege equipment, and they took the lead in heading towards Fancheng.

In the distance in Fancheng, Yu Jin is located on the tower of Dongcheng City. He looks sadly at the rising river below. More than ten feet away.

This means that the land below is fully capable of driving large ships, people walk on the water, and ships travel in the sky, which is a rare river on the ground.The boat can even drive outside the city, jump directly from the boat, and jump into the city from a high position.

Yu Jin knew that Shen Chen would not miss this opportunity, so he ordered all the soldiers in the city to stand on the wall day and night, even if it rained continuously for days, they could not go back to the highland barracks in the city to rest.

The soldiers ate and slept on the city walls. Although they were wearing coir raincoats and rain gear for protection, they were all wet. Many people fell ill because of this, so that they complained a lot. The morale of the army fell to the bottom, and it was almost difficult to boost morale.

At this time, He Mao, Yu Jin's deputy, suddenly pointed to the waves and floods in the distance like the vast sea level and said: "General, there are dark shadows of ships over there."

"what?"

Yu Jin quickly raised his head to look, and saw countless shadows appearing in the tumbling flood.

This scene, like the horn of death, stopped the hearts of all Cao Jun on the wall of Fancheng.

After a short period of silence, Yu Jin let out a heart-piercing cry: "Enemy attack, order, blow the trumpet, everyone goes to the city wall."

"Woooooooooo!"

The sharp sound of horns resounded through the sky.

Yu Jinjun in the entire Fancheng seemed to be woken up.

There was chaos in the city.

Some soldiers who had been resting in the camp on the high ground in the city were forced to get up after holding on for several days.

Soldiers with crossbows and crossbows transported supplies to various city gates by boats, and soldiers on the city walls moved things to the city.

Other soldiers clenched the spears in their hands, quickly got out from their resting places, and ran to the outside of the female wall in the rain to wait seriously.

Cao Jun's soldiers dragged their tired bodies, still doing their own things, like ants in an ant nest, doing their duties.

"Hurry up!"

All kinds of small boats are rowing everywhere in the city. Next to them is the roof, which is now submerged in water.

Like a city on the water, there are very few places where soldiers can rest.

However, since only a small amount of supplies can be stored in the tower on the city wall, once the war broke out, they had to move the supplies to the city wall like ants moving house.

Otherwise, things like lime, crossbows, and swords will easily become damp, rust, and even volatilize once they are wet with water.

Various voices were mixed in the chaos. Groups of soldiers emerged from the crenels behind the female wall of Fancheng. Soldiers took a boat to the bottom of the city wall and hurried up the stairs of the city wall that were half submerged in water.

They drew their bows and knives out of their sheaths, and everywhere there was the clattering of armored leaves, anxious and angry urging, neat shouts, short and hasty orders and sharp police whistles, and the city walls became a mess.

In this extreme chaos, everyone's mood is extremely low.The rain in the sky was still crackling and falling, and many people on the city wall saw that, farther away, two huge fleets of ships appeared on the flooded river in the distance.

Three fleets attacked from the northwest, southeast and due east of Fancheng, and the whole city was facing a difficult test.

　From the data point of view, a lot of subscriptions have been lost since Chapter 48 is more thorough fishing. There are still many people who think that Jingzhou should not be taken at risk, that Nanyang should not be given up, and that Jingzhou should not be used for fishing.

　　But I am thinking in the direction of the overall strategy. Just like Grandpa Desheng gave up Shaanxi and Yan'an, you can only gain if you give up. War is not a game, and it does not mean that you can get anything if you don’t give up anything.Some people say they won’t give up Nanyang, but they don’t consider whether they can defend Nanyang even if they stick to it. Liu Bei’s main force is in Jingzhou, facing the two sides of Cao Cao and Sun Quan.Unless I hang up and write about the heavy rain in Jingzhou, otherwise Xiangfan will be flooded, and hundreds of thousands of people in Xiangfan will be affected.

　　Some people say that I shouldn't relocate people, which is even more outrageous. If I don't relocate, I will wait for them to be drowned.

　　There are quite a lot of accusations of all kinds, and it is not easy to write some brainy articles. Everyone still wants brainless and refreshing articles, that is, the kind that hack and kill casually and win casually.

　　Personally, I have also considered this issue, Shuangwen, although he has no brains, his grades are good.So I have only one goal now, and that is to write a logical and cool article.

　　At least this is an attempt. In the next book, if I continue to write cool essays with logic, and the grades are not good, then I may switch to brainless cool essays. If there is no logic, it will be purely cool and it will be over.

　　Forced by life, who can understand the hardships?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)