At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 367 Disagreement
Previously, although Mushui and Yishui were located on the east and west sides of Tan County respectively, and also passed through Tan County, they were still some distance from the location of the city.

If Yuan Shao dug the Yishui River in the past to flood Tan County, even if the flood reaches Tan County, it will be diverted a lot, and Tan County will have enough reaction time.

Now, in order to strengthen the defense of Tan County, Liu Bei had people dig an artificial river channel and then divert the Yishui River into the moat.

In this way, Yuan Shao only needs to order people to build a dam to block the water downstream of Yishui River. When the heavy rain comes, the river water in Yishui River will rush towards the location of Tan County.

At that time, the moat could not hold so much water, and Tan County would inevitably flood the country.

Although the Yishui River is far inferior to the Yellow River, even if the flooding strategy is used, the influence and destructive power will definitely not be as great as the Huayuankou breach.

Even if this is the case, at least several counties near Tan County will suffer disaster.

Yuan Shao originally did not want to use this strategy, but he felt that his health was getting worse and worse, and Tan County could not be attacked for a long time, so he wanted to use this strategy that would harm Tianhe.

"boom!"

"boom!"

However, the width of artificially dug rivers is naturally not as wide as that of natural rivers, and the depth is also incomparable.

"But today's heavy rain is more terrible than in previous years."

Liu Bei looked at the place pointed by Chen Gong's finger. When he saw that the water in the moat began to surge, almost overflowing the river embankment, he couldn't help but feel awe-struck.

Liu Bei seemed to notice something was wrong with Chen Gong, and asked hurriedly: "Yuan Jun has temporarily withdrawn his troops, why is Gongtai so sad?"

Especially in winter, there is almost no water left in the moat, and the defense capability is greatly reduced.

"This is what I'm worried about!"

Tan County already had a moat, but before that the moat was not wide and there was relatively little water in it.

Today, the water in the moat has become living water.

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Donghai County is close to the sea. There are heavy rainstorms every summer and autumn. It is not surprising. Gongtai lived in Yanzhou before, so he rarely saw such battles."

Huge thunder exploded in the sky, and dazzling lightning also tore through the sky.

On the city wall, Chen Gong, who was wearing a raincoat and following Liu Bei for inspection in the rain, looked at the pouring rain outside the city and Yuan Jun who couldn't see any trace, but his eyes showed a little worry.

Yuan's army, which originally surrounded Tan County, all retreated because of the sudden heavy rain.

It is precisely for this reason that there is always water in the moat, but the water level varies in different seasons.

Chen Gong stretched out his hand, letting the heavy rain hit his palm, and then said: "This rain is a bit too heavy."

Sure enough, as Feng Ji expected, it rained heavily in Donghai County, causing the river water in Yishui to surge, and many nearby farmland and houses were submerged.

Liu Bei said: "Although the heavy rain is heavy, fortunately, the impact in our garrison city is not that big. On the other hand, Yuan Jun is stationed in the wild, and such a heavy rain may submerge their camp."

Chen Gong shook his head and said: "Most of the camps established by Yuan Jun are close to mountains and rivers, and the terrain is high. It is almost impossible for the camps to be flooded. At most, they will only have a hard time."

In order to strengthen the defense of Tan County, Liu Bei had people dig artificial rivers to divert Yi water into the moat. After circling the city for a week, another artificial river entered Mu Shui.

"boom!"

In the past, if there was a heavy rain, nearby water would flow into the moat, which would also cause the water in the moat to surge. When the rainfall decreases, the water level in the moat will drop again.

Chen Gong turned to look at Liu Bei and said sternly: "Ming Gong, please don't forget that Gong Qian has been in Tan County for several years, so how can he not know that there are often heavy rains in summer here?"

Liu Bei diverted the Yishui River into the moat. During heavy rainstorms in Donghai County, the moat not only had to receive rainwater from all directions, but also shared the pressure on the Yishui River.

What's more, Yuan Jun also built a dam to block the water in the lower reaches of Yishui River, which exacerbated the surge of water in the moat.

Liu Bei looked at the rising water level in the moat, and his expression became serious. He then turned to look at Chen Gong and asked, "Is Gongtai worried about the river water pouring into the city?"

Chen Gong said: "If it rains normally, even if water flows into the city, with Tan County's drainage capacity, there won't be much of a problem."

"I'm just worried that Yuan Benchu ​​will let people build a dam to block the water downstream of Yishui River, and then force all the water into the moat. If they block the artificial river leading to Mushui, then the water in Yishui River will be It will flow back into Tan County on a large scale, and even flood areas more than a hundred miles away!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei turned pale and asked hurriedly: "If this is really the case, how should we deal with it?"

Chen Gong said: "Ming Gong can send people to Yishui and the artificial river leading to Mushui to investigate and see if Yuan Jun really built a dam to store water."

"If this is the case, we should send troops at all costs to prevent them from continuing to store water. Otherwise, not to mention Tan County, even the people in nearby counties will not be spared!"

Liu Bei felt awe-inspiring and did not dare to be careless. He directly sent two powerful generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, to brave the rain to explore the Yishui River and the lower reaches of the artificial river leading to Mushui.

On the muddy road, Guan Yu led the Hu Xia soldiers and horses to march hard in the heavy rain.

They traveled northwest for more than ten miles, but before they reached the banks of the Yishui River, they vaguely saw a Yuan army stationed there, completely blocking the way forward for Guan Yu and others.

"Oops, the military advisor really guessed it right!" Seeing this situation, Guan Yu didn't understand why?
Guan Yu stepped forward to carefully inspect Yuan's army's formation, and found that they had built fortifications, and their strength was obviously far greater than that of the Xuzhou Army he led.

Guan Yu pondered for a moment, knowing that it was almost impossible to break through forcefully.

Without any hesitation, he directly led his troops back to Tan County and hurriedly found Liu Bei to report the military situation: "Brother, before a certain leader arrived at the banks of the Yishui River, he saw that Yuan Jun had already built fortifications on the road and was heavily guarded. "

"I saw that I couldn't do anything and didn't dare to fight, so I hurriedly led my troops back to the city. I also asked my brother to make a decision early!"

When Liu Bei and Chen Gong heard this, their hearts sank to the bottom.

"Yuan Jun must be building a dam to store water!"

They all know how serious the matter is.

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "There is no news from Yide yet. Now that it is confirmed that Yuan Jun intends to flood Tan County, we cannot sit still and wait for death."

"Yun Chang, go and mobilize the people in the city to dismantle the door panels and bed boards of their homes, and then collect wood to build rafts and simple boats as quickly as possible, and prepare enough food for emergencies."

Liu Bei knew that it was definitely too late to cut down the trees at this time, and Yuan Jun might release water at any time.

Therefore, the most correct choice is to dismantle door panels and bed panels in people's homes and collect existing wood.

After Guan Yu led his troops down, Liu Bei asked Tai Shici to send people quickly to notify nearby villages and cities to beware of the flood that was coming at any time.

Chen Gong said: "Since Yuan's army is heavily guarding the west, Ming Gong might as well continue to send troops to assist the three generals. As long as the artificial river leading to Mu Shui can be guaranteed not to be blocked, even if Yuan Benchu ​​has people store water upstream, the artificial river can be diverted. I was so stressed that I went to take a bath.”

Liu Bei was convinced and asked Sun Ce to lead five thousand troops out of the city to support Zhang Fei.

The result was not as expected by Chen Gong.

Yuan Jun happened to be blocking the water downstream of the artificial river at this time, but because he had to avoid Liu Bei's eyes and ears before, Yuan Shao did not send a large group of troops to come.

After Zhang Fei saw what Yuan Jun was doing, he directly led his troops to kill them.

The two sides fought for more than an hour. Seeing that Yuan's army was about to be defeated, Zhang Fei suddenly heard a loud drumbeat behind him, but it was Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan who led 30,000 Yuan's army to kill.

It turned out that Guan Yu went to the Yishui River to investigate for news. Although he did not conflict with Yuan Jun, he also let Yuan Shao know that his plan had been guessed by Liu Bei.

In this case, there is no need to continue to be sneaky.

Yuan Shao was worried that the Xuzhou army would kill the lower reaches of the artificial river, so he directly sent high-ranking officials to lead troops to rush for reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, Gao Gan happened to meet Zhang Fei who was killing everyone.

The war broke out.

Although Zhang Fei was brave and unstoppable with the eight-foot-long snake spear in his hand, the rain was pouring down, Zhang Fei's sight was blocked, and his mobility was not as good as usual. He was unable to fully utilize the advantages of this fierce general.

In addition, Yuan's army was outnumbered and Zhang Fei was outnumbered. The two sides fought for a long time, and Zhang Fei's troops were gradually exhausted.

At the critical moment, a loud shout could be heard from behind. It was Sun Ce who led 5,000 Xuzhou troops to kill them.

The melee resumes.

With the support of Sun Ce, and the fact that Zhang Fei, Sun Ce and others were extremely brave, the Xuzhou Army was still not at a disadvantage even if its strength was at a disadvantage.

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, Gao Gan was worried that Liu Bei would send reinforcements again, so he had to retreat with his troops.

After Gao Gan retreated, Zhang Fei and Sun Ce did not pursue them. Instead, they hurriedly ordered people to dig out the dam built by Yuan Jun and let the water in the artificial river flow to Mushui.

However, it was said that the senior cadre led the troops back and asked Yuan Shao for punishment: "The general is incompetent and failed to build a dam to cut off the man-made river. Please punish him!"

Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, then helped the senior officer up and said: "I can't blame you for this, but I didn't expect that our plan would be discovered by the Xuzhou Army in advance."

"You're soaked all over. Go wash up and change clothes first!"

After the senior officials left, Yuan Shao turned to look at Feng Ji and asked, "Since Liu Xuande already knows about our plan, will anything happen?"

Feng Ji shook his head and said: "As long as we build a dam on the upper reaches of Yishui River to store water, what will happen even if the Xuzhou Army discovers it in advance?"

"It's just that before, I was able to take advantage of him, not only to break through the city, but also to wipe out all the Xuzhou soldiers and horses in the city in one fell swoop, catching Liu Xuande off guard."

"Although the other side is on guard now, it is a conspiracy to let the embankment burst and flood the city. Even if the Xuzhou army is lucky enough to escape, what will happen?"

As soon as Feng Ji finished speaking, he saw Ju Shou striding in and prostrated directly in front of Yuan Shao, saying: "I believe that breaking the embankment and flooding the city would be a loss of peace and is not what a king wants. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Feng Ji said in a deep voice: "If we don't use water attack, when can Tan County be conquered? Does the general know that hundreds of thousands of troops are stranded in Xuzhou, how much food will be consumed every day?"

However, Jushou ignored Feng Ji and said to Yuan Shao: "I have a plan. You can get the complete Tan County without wasting a single soldier, and without Your Majesty having to bear the infamy of breaking the dike!"

(End of this chapter)