Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 389 Encirclement and Suppression of Huo Jun

Huainan, Shouchun.

Not long after Pang Tong decided to flood Shouchun with fertilizer and water, Shouchun entered the annual rainy season.

In the sky covered with dark clouds, a few bolts of lightning split the dark sky, followed by the sound of thunder that resounded across the field.

The huge raindrops in the sky connected in front and back, pouring down, pattering on the fields and city walls. The drops fall on the fertilizer and Huai water, causing ripples in circles.

The soldiers of the Han and Wei dynasties on both sides of Feishui hid in their tents to take shelter from the rain. The flags they fluttered were soaked by the rain and hung down, tightly sticking to the flagpole in the wind.

In the upper reaches of Feishui, there is the water outlet of Shaopi.

Despite the wind and rain, there were still soldiers working there. Carrying a basket on his back, carrying a pole, and holding a hoe. Footprints were left on the muddy riverside land, and the straw sandals splashed countless water on them.

On the hillside, Lu Su was wearing a bamboo hat and was soaked in the heavy rain with his sergeant. Even though his clothes were soaked and the rain kept hitting his face, he remained motionless.

Through the layers of rain, we can see that a dam on the Feishui River is gradually taking shape. Lightning kept flashing in the sky, accompanied by thunder, and the rain kept getting heavier.

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Lu Su raised his hand and said, "Bo Chong, it's raining too hard. Let the brothers take a rest. That's it for today."

"it is good!"

Huo Du braved the rain and walked in the rain with muddy feet, looking for the messenger and asking him to beat the golden drum to signal the troops to retreat and rest.

"Den!"

"Den!"

After a while, there was a golden sound in the rain, and the sergeant on the dam couldn't help but cheered. After all, working in the rain was a hard job.

"Let's go!"

"Go back to camp!"

"Stop working and let's go!"

The sergeants on the embankment shouted to each other, asking their colleagues to put down their errands and return as soon as possible. The sergeants left one after another, and there were fewer and fewer people on the embankment.

"Why don't you leave, Captain?"

Uncle Zhou, who was only sixteen years old, saw his family's Wu Chang Zhang fishing for something in the water and shouted loudly.

"coming!"

After a while, I saw Zhang Wuchang carrying a dead snake. The snake's head had been removed, and only the body was twisting.

Zhang Wuchang walked up to Uncle Zhou, shook his head, and said with a smile: "I was lucky enough to get a snake today. I boiled it into snake soup, which can help you replenish some energy and blood."

Zhou Shufang was frightened when he saw the bloody snake body, which was still twisting and revealing an evil aura. He turned around and said, "There is ginger soup cooked by the governor in the camp. If you return to the camp too late, I'm afraid it won't be there anymore." .”

"Walk back to camp!"

Amidst the sound of golden drums, the sergeants on the embankment returned to the camp in groups. In units of troops, the sergeants of each unit drank a small amount of ginger soup, while the firemen returned to the camp and were busy lighting fires and cooking.

Returning to the camp, Huo Du put on clean clothes and complained: "It rains continuously in Shouchun. There are many delays in building dams. I don't know when the rain will stop."

Lu Su sat next to the brazier, feeling the warmth of the flames, and said: "Every year in Shouchun, there are rains and floods, which often flood the city. It's raining heavily now. I'm afraid that Cao's army will move their camp, or someone will see through our army's strategy of building fertile water." "

Huo Du handed the ginger soup to Lu Su and said worriedly: "Compared with the strategy of reducing the water, I am more worried about the occurrence of typhoid fever or epidemic disease. Since the heavy rain for many days, more than ten soldiers have fallen ill."

Hearing this, Lu Su's brows furrowed even more tightly and he said: "In this rainy season, with alternating hot and cold weather, the sergeants should pay attention to keeping warm. In addition, it has been raining heavily in recent days. I will be the above-mentioned king and repair the dam temporarily. Wait for cloudy and sunny days, and then we can Go out to build the dam, otherwise the soldiers will get sick a lot!"

"This matter should be troublesome to the Lieutenant Governor."

"Ok!"

On the north bank of the estuary where Feishui flows into the Huai River, the Wei army's camp was stationed on the north bank.

In the camp in the southeast corner, the ferocious-looking Wei soldier Cobu sniffed the fragrance wafting from the tent next door, stood up from the straw mat, and asked fiercely: "Have you not cooked yet?"

In the tent, the timid and cowardly cook nodded repeatedly and said, "It's time to cook!"

The fireman was afraid of being beaten, so he wanted to get water for cooking. But looking at the big raindrops outside the tent, the raindrops falling densely, thinking that I don't have many clothes on my body, I don't want to go to the water tank to get water.

The cook took a wooden ladle and scooped a ladle of clear water into the shallow pit next to the tent to prepare for today's cooking.

"Hurry up and cook, I'm hungry!" Cobu cursed in the tent.

"coming!"

The fireman showed an honest smile, poured the accumulated water in the wooden spoon into the cauldron and boiled it. Then the fireman added rice grains, vinegar cloth and other things to the cauldron.

After a while, everyone's dinner was freshly baked. Smelling the aroma of rice, Cobu finally stopped and stopped cursing the fireman.

After everyone had eaten and drank, a sergeant wanted to go out and use the chamber pot in the tent, but Cobu scolded him.

In order not to offend Kobu, the sergeant had to settle the matter with accounts. It rained continuously, so the sergeant found a shallow pit and settled it on the spot. The urine accompanying the rain hits the stagnant water and splashes everywhere.

After shaking his gun a few times, the sergeant hurriedly returned to his tent to take shelter from the rain.

On a rainy day, I would rather disobey the military command, but I also want to be lazy.

Although some of Wei's soldiers were slacking off, there were civil servants and counselors who were analyzing the military situation.

Upstairs, Liu Ye was wearing a raincoat, looking at the Fei and Huai rivers and observing the Shouchun city.

Sun Quan climbed up the wooden ladder to the watchtower and asked curiously: "Zi Yang has been on the watchtower for many days, and he doesn't know why?"

"Ye has met Wu Hou!"

Liu Ye bowed his hands to Sun Quan and said with a smile: "I have been on the watchtower these days just to observe the conditions of Ershui!"

"Observe the water conditions?"

Sun Quan looked puzzled and said, "Is there something different about fat and water?"

"Have!"

Liu Ye pointed to Shouchun City from afar and said: "Every year in Shouchun it rains heavily, and the Fei and Huai rivers overflow, often flooding the city. However, this year it rains, and the rain is not as bad as last year, but the Fei water is lower than in previous years, and only the Huai River is flooded. City. There must be a mystery in this matter, so we must not ignore it."

The reason why Shouchun is not afraid of flooding is because Shouchun encounters flooding of the Huaihe River every year. Shouchun had considered this issue at the beginning of the city's founding.

Even the Fei and Huai rivers flooded Shouchun and turned the surrounding city into a swamp. It can be said that Shouchun's unique defense method was. Historically, Zhuge Dan laughed heartily when faced with Sima Zhao's siege, thinking that Sima Zhao had brought defeat on his own. Once the Huaihe River flooded, Sima Zhao's camp was flooded, and the siege of Shouchun was relieved.

Unexpectedly, since the siege of Sima Zhao, not a drop of rain fell in Shouchun, and that year was a rare severe drought year. It was not until Sima Zhao captured the outer city of Shouchun that it rained heavily the next day and flooded Sima Zhao's camp.

However, the outer city has been destroyed, and how can the inner city be defended alone? Before long, the inner city was destroyed and Zhuge Dan was defeated and killed.

Shouchun City seems to be not as difficult to defeat as Xiangfan Chain City, but Shouchun has water on the outside and an inner city inside, so it is not easily broken if it is defended.

During the Liu Song Dynasty, Liu Yu built another inner city, with two inner cities in total; during the Northern Wei Dynasty, he built Weichang City on Bagong Mountain to echo Shouchun City. With two small cities inside and a mountain city outside, Shouchun city defense reached its peak.

Now Liu Ye is familiar with the water conditions in Shouchun. After observing the fertilizer water, it is not difficult to detect that the water level has dropped.

Looking at the turbulent river, Sun Quan frowned and said, "Since the water flow is lower than in previous years, Zi Yang may have meant that someone built a dike upstream to intercept the flow."

"Uh-huh!"

Liu Ye stroked his beard and said: "If Ye's prediction is correct, it must be the enemy's strategy. The enemy has a wise man and proposes a strategy to determine Feishui. He will divert water to fill Shouchun, and then use boats to cross Feishui and take advantage of the opportunity to win. "

"So what should we do?"

Sun Quan looked troubled and said: "Zi Yang should follow Quan to meet the king and tell him all these words to prevent the Huainan army from being defeated."

"Marquis Wu, the decision to break the water is easy!"

Liu Ye smiled and said: "Order a fierce general to attack and seize the dam. It is difficult for the enemy to break the water."

After saying that, Liu Ye thought deeply for a while and said: "The current situation is difficult to defeat the enemy. With Fazheng and Lu Su as his wings, Liu Bei will guard the area from Bagong Mountain to Shaopi. He will be able to command the mountains and rivers from high up. , it’s really difficult to figure out.”

Sun Quan looked amazed and said: "Zi Yang's thoughts are so profound, which is beyond the reach of human beings."

"Don't dare!"

After hearing Sun Quan's praise, Liu Ye responded humbly, but he was quite proud in his heart.

"Wu Hou, Liu Changshi, your Majesty has summoned you for an urgent military meeting." The attendant shouted from below the watchtower.

"it is good!"

"Changshi please!"

"Wu Hou please!"

"Ha ha!"

"Please!"

After a moment of humility, Sun Quan finally went first, followed by Liu Ye. Of course, the relationship between the two goes beyond this. Sun and Liu had a very good personal relationship because they were both from Yangzhou.

In the big tent, Cao Cao was wrapped in a blanket and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

As Cao Cao grew older, his body became more afraid of cold and heat. It's raining heavily today and there's a lot of cold air, so Cao Cao needs to put on a blanket to keep warm.

Sun, Liu and others arrived at the tent one after another. Seeing Cao Cao closing his eyes and taking a nap, they did not dare to say anything, and the atmosphere became slightly solemn.

"Your Majesty, everyone is here!"

Cao Cao opened his eyes and said: "In the city of Shouchun, Wen Yangzhou noticed that the water level was low, so he should let the troops pay attention. Zang Ba also ordered people to send a letter asking for help, saying that Huo Jun was marching north to the lower Pi, hoping to fight against the Si River and flood it. Now that the two have changed, I wonder if you guys have any insights?"

Liu Ye hurriedly came out of the queue, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Ye is from Jiujiang. According to my observation, the water level of Feishui is actually a little low. I think he is a resourceful man under Liu Bei's account. He wants to carry out the strategy of diverting Feishui. Guan Shouchun. If the king breaks this plan, just order the fierce generals to send soldiers to fight for the dike."

"Ok!"

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Zi Yang's words are mostly reasonable. We can send sergeants to seize the dike; Huo Jun can capture Pi from the north, and we can also send generals to the east for reinforcements."

After a pause, Cao Cao's tone became more serious and he said: "With such an arrangement, although the enemy's treacherous plan can be solved, it is still difficult to defeat Liu. So I wonder if there is a strategy to teach Gu Gu to defeat the enemy?"

"Wenhe?"

"Zi Yang?"

"Zhongda?"

Cao Cao named a few people and wanted to ask for their opinions.

Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Sima Yi and others frowned, thinking that it was difficult to solve the problem raised by Cao Cao.

After a while, Jia Xu gained a little bit, looked up at Cao Cao, and said with a smile: "Huo Jun went north to Surabaya and surrounded Tapi. His intention was to let the king divide his troops to the east to help relieve Liu Bei's shortage of troops. What's wrong with the king? It is better to follow Liu Bei's wishes and surround Huo Jun."

"Huo Jun is more talented than Han and Bai. If we can kill or capture him, we will cut off Liu Bei's arm. There is no water thief like Huo Jun, but the only famous generals are Guan Yu and Lu Xun'er!"

"Although the people of Guan and Lu are talented generals, they are not a serious problem for the king."

"Encircle and suppress Huo Jun?"

Cao Cao became energetic and asked, "Please speak carefully, Wen He!"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Liu Bei wanted to fight Shouchun with water, but he was afraid of the king's soldiers. So he asked Huo Jun to lead the partial army northward, go deep into Xiapi, intimidate Qing Xu, and divide the king's soldiers."

"Since our army knows Liu Bei's strategy of water battle, there are swamps outside Shouchun today, and with the cooperation of generals Yu Jin and Tian Yu, we can protect the city without worries. Therefore, your Majesty, why not order your warriors to sneak into Huaidong secretly and intercept Huo Jun's retreat. And the king confronts Liu Bei and delays his troops."

"With Huo Jun's retreat blocked, Liu Bei must be frightened. He will lead his army eastward to try to rescue Huo Jun. The king will raise troops to accompany him and stop Liu Bei from going north."

A faint smile appeared on Jia Xu's round face, and he said: "The art of war is to 'control others and not control others'. Liu Bei wants to control our army, but our army chokes him and counterattacks his army, like this That’s all!”

"color!"

Cao Cao stood up from the couch excitedly and said with a smile: "Although Liu Xuande has the help of Fa Xiaozhi, he will never be as good as alone."

But Cao Cao took a few steps and found a problem, and said: "Huo Jun led his army north and took a boat. If something goes wrong now, he will retreat in a boat, and he can capture it!"

"Your Majesty, Ye has a plan to capture Huo Jun alive. Please allow me to go out with the army."

Cao Cao went out looking for fame and saw Liu Ye, full of confidence, standing in the tent asking for his orders.

"good!"

(End of this chapter)