Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 100: Heavy rains for days, Cao Ren is happy first and then worried (2325)

Inside Fancheng.

Cao Ren was overjoyed.

"God helps benevolence but not feathers, this rainstorm comes at the right time!"

"Haha, Guan Yu never expected that the heavy rain would come just after Yu Jin arrived."

"That fellow Guan Yu actually wants to lure Yu Jin into Fancheng. How dare you think about it!"

"If this heavy rain continues for a few more days, Guan Yu will have no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to Jiangling!"

Cao Ren has been in battle for a long time and knows how much impact heavy rain has on the soldiers and horses on the expedition.

How can you take shelter from the rain in a camp, but how can you find shelter from the rain in a house in the city?

But Man Chong was worried about Yu Jin outside the city: "General, this heavy rain is coming suddenly, and it seems there is no sign of stopping."

"Yu Jin camped outside the city. There were many soldiers and horses but not enough firewood. Wouldn't it be a bad thing if he got sick due to the stagnant water?"

"It's better to order Yu Jin to go into the city to take shelter from the rain, and then order Yu Jin to leave the city to set up a separate camp after the weather clears up, so as to create a cornering force."

"With this arrangement, Fancheng can be made impregnable."

Cao Ren snorted coldly: "Man Changshi, you also know that Yu Jin has many soldiers and horses and insufficient firewood. If Yu Jin is allowed to lead his troops into the city, a large amount of firewood will be consumed in Fancheng."

"If Guan Yu besieges the city after the weather clears, and there is insufficient firewood in the city, should the soldiers and civilians in the city tear down the roof beams to light a fire?"

"Yu Jin is outside Fancheng. He can collect firewood on the spot. Now he has been suffering from stagnant water for several days. What impact will it have?"

"If any soldiers get sick, just send them back to Xinye and Wancheng to recuperate."

"As long as Fancheng is not lost, what's the problem if some soldiers get sick?"

After Pang De was beheaded, Cao Ren made up his mind never to leave Fancheng again.

As for the ban?

Cao Ren didn't care at all whether Yu Jin suffered or not.

Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists, and losing troops will not affect the overall situation; but if Fancheng is lost, Cao Ren will have to bear the blame.

Man Chong felt helpless when he saw that Cao Ren could not listen to his advice.

When it was time to defend the city, he had to go out and wander around. After wandering around, now he was paranoid about defending the city.

Man Chong also understood that Cao Ren had no big problem in decision-making. As long as Fan Cheng was there, Guan Yu would not be able to achieve his strategic goals.

It was this decision that was too harsh on the ban on more than 20,000 reinforcements.

"Niu Jin, you are responsible for patrolling the city defenses. If it doesn't stop raining, don't report to me." Cao Ren ordered Niu Jin to patrol the city defenses and found several singers and dancers to play music and dance.

Guan Yu sang triumphantly all the way, defeated Hu Xiu, beheaded Pang De, besieged Fancheng, and defeated Fu Fang, which made Cao Ren extremely depressed these days.

I thought there would be another fierce battle when Yu Jin came, but it rained heavily, which directly washed away all the depression in Cao Ren's heart.

Cao Ren was now in a very happy mood, and he now had the leisurely elegance of listening to music and dancing.

Accompanied by singing and dancing birds, with copper bottles of fine wine in hand, Cao Ren gradually lost himself in vulgar tastes, and the pressure that had been unable to be released for days was released by the beauty's blending.

And in Xinzhai.

Guan Yu personally put on a raincoat and bamboo hat and inspected every part of the camp to prevent the soldiers from getting sick due to the water caused by the heavy rain.

Although Zhuge Qiao was recovering from his injuries on the bed, he was not idle either.

As the military chief, Zhuge Qiao had a lot of military affairs.

Zhuge Qiao told Liao Hua orally about possible sanitary problems and solutions in the camp, and told Liao Hua not to do a good job in sanitary work.

After all, this is a camp with more than 10,000 people, and every day's food, drink, and toilet must be carefully considered.

And heavy rains can easily wash away dirty things. If the soldiers drink unclean drinking water, it is unknown whether they can survive until the flood plan is implemented. This was Zhuge Qiao's first experience of a military camp in a heavy rain. The more he experienced it, the more dangerous Zhuge Qiao felt about the flooding plan.

"The flood is ruthless, and we must avoid this situation in the future."

"The flood plan requires the right time, right place, right people, and the right people. It really fits the saying: people plan things, and God makes things happen!"

"If I lose, I, Zhuge Qiao, will definitely be like that Ma Su and become a layman who talks about military affairs on paper."

Zhuge Qiao sighed secretly and kept this lesson in mind.

Without this heavy rain, a simpler, more effective and safer strategy could have been used to destroy Yu Jin's supporting army.

But now, victory or defeat must depend on the time and place that are beyond our control.

It was clearly an unstoppable general trend, and now it seemed that Guan Yu had been tricked by Cao Ren and was forced to take a risky gamble with uncontrollable risks.

It rained continuously.

The Han River is rising.

With the continuous heavy rain, Cao Ren in Fancheng was no longer in the mood to listen to music and dance.

"How come this heavy rain lasts for so long?"

Cao Ren originally thought that the heavy rain would come for a few more days and the roads would be muddy for a few more days, so that he could delay the journey for a while.

The longer the time drags on, the greater the logistical pressure will be on Guan Yu. With the help of Yu Jin's more than 20,000 field troops, all he has to do is wait for Guan Yu to run out of food and retreat.

However, the continuous heavy rain and the soaring water level of the Han River made Cao Ren a little more worried.

The Han River surges and will overflow if you are not careful, and Pinglu City and Fancheng are the first to bear the brunt!
  "Where is Yu Jin camping?" Seeing the heavy rain, Cao Ren finally began to care about Yu Jin's camp.

Cao Tai said truthfully: "General Zuo is at Weitou five miles north of the city."

Cao Ren secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "There are mountains around the area. If we encounter a flash flood, it won't be a serious problem."

Cao Tai shook his head: "General Zuo was not stationed on the slope, but in a low-lying area."

Cao Renhu was stunned: "Yu Jin is camping in a low-lying area? That is a taboo for military strategists. Is Yu Jin dizzy?"

"Send people to the forbidden camp quickly and ask Yu Jin to move the camp to the high ground immediately to prevent the Han River from overflowing."

Cao Tai said: "Manchang Shi has sent people to General Zuo's camp this morning."

Cao Ren couldn't help but blush when he heard that Man Chong had already sent someone. These days, Cao Ren was singing and dancing so much that he didn't pay attention to this at all.

"Where is Man Changshi now?" Cao Ren asked again.

Cao Tai said without hesitation: "Man Changshi organized the soldiers and people in the city to move all the grain, grass and firewood to high places, and concentrated large tanks to store water. He said he was afraid that the overflow of the Han River would wet the firewood and pollute the well water."

Seeing that Man Chong had handled the overflow of the Han River in an orderly manner, Cao Ren was less worried.

"Fortunately, Man Changshi is here, otherwise I wouldn't have the energy to organize it." Cao Ren admired Man Chongduo in his heart.

When it comes to martial arts, Cao Ren is as brave as a man of heaven, but when it comes to military affairs, Cao Ren is far behind Man Chong.

This is also the reason why Cao Ren insisted on letting Man Chong stay in Fancheng and transferred Lu Chang to Xiangyang. With Man Chong here, Cao Ren could worry less.

"This rain should stop." Cao Ren looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and his face was filled with sadness.

How I wished the heavy rain would last for a few more days, now I wish it would stop immediately.

But in the forbidden camp.

The heavy rains for several days made the soldiers who were stationed in the south miserable, and they were too frightened by the forbidden majesty to express their anger.

"General Zuo, I am here under orders to convey the command from General Shi of the Southern Expedition: Heavy rains have been pouring for days, and the Han River is showing signs of overflowing. Please be careful, General Zuo, to prevent flash floods from flooding the camp!"

(End of this chapter)