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

Chapter 95 The heavy rain is coming, Zhuge Qiao’s reflection (1825)

Zhuge Qiao and Liu Feng led the boat to the Han River, where it was channeled.

"Brother Gongzhong, you can reach Nanxiang by going up the Han River and passing the Dan River."

"My round trip has also been delayed for six or seven days. If everything goes well, Fu Fang, the governor of Nanxiang, should be defeated by the prince."

"To avoid accidents, when brother Gongzhong sets sail, don't hang up the flag. It's better to be careful."

Zhuge Qiao warned carefully.

It is not known whether Guan Yu has already fought against Fu Fang. After all, there was no network communication in this era, and Zhuge Qiao had no ears to eavesdrop.

Liu Feng nodded: "Don't worry, Ah Qiao. This is not the first time I have led an army in a surprise attack. I also know the propriety in this."

"When you get outside Fancheng, say hello to my second uncle for me."

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said, "That's natural. If the rulers knew that Brother Gongzhong was brave enough to attack Nanxiang secretly, they would definitely praise Brother Gongzhong for his bravery and righteousness."

After saying that, Zhuge Qiao saluted Fei Shi again: "Fei Sima, Nanxiang is an important place. Brother Gongzhong has limited energy and cannot take care of civil and military affairs. It will cost Fei Sima a lot of hard work in Nanxiang."

Fei Shi replied: "Young Master Qiao, you are so polite. We are all working for your Majesty to revive the Han Dynasty, how can we not do our best?"

"Compared to Nanxiang, the war in Fancheng is even more dangerous. Mr. Qiao should also be careful."

"I've been watching the sky at night these past few days, and I've seen that the southeast wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the feeling of heat is getting stronger and stronger."

"There may be heavy rain in the near future, maybe for more than one day!"

"Aqiao should ask more local guides after he returns, and don't let the heavy rain affect the war."

Since ancient times, there has been knowledge of astronomical and meteorological speculation.

Some of these knowledge are mysterious and difficult to verify, and some are based on accumulated experience over time.

Although Zhuge Qiao could learn about the natural disaster of "the Han River overflowing and harming the people" from historical books, he did not know the specific details.

However, Fei Shi was able to discover the clues of heavy rain through observation, which made Zhuge Qiao admire him even more.

"Fe Sima's good words, I will keep them in mind."

Zhuge Qiao thanked Fei Shi, said goodbye to Liu Feng, and boarded the warship he came from.

When Liu Feng saw Zhuge Qiao's warships going away, he was full of fighting spirit in his heart: "Fei Sima, if I make great achievements in Nanxiang, what kind of promotion do you think my father will give me?"

Fei Shi stroked his short beard: "I think that no official can be as good as the 'deputy army general' created by the King of Hanzhong. The deputy army means the right-hand man."

"Just like Zhuge's 'General of Military Affairs' and Mi Zizhong's 'General of Anhan', only those who are most trusted and respected by the King of Hanzhong have this qualification."

Liu Feng laughed heartily: "Fei Sima, what you say is pleasing to the ears. If you can make meritorious service in Nanxiang, I will personally recommend Fei Sima to my father!"

After traveling down the Han River, Zhuge Qiao arrived at the waterway outside Fancheng in less than half a day.

Zhuge Qiao also keenly felt that the water flow was faster than when it came.

As soon as he arrived at the camp, Guan Xing came towards him, his voice full of joy: "Aqiao is back!"

"Haha! You missed the opportunity to make a contribution."

"The governor of Nanxiang, Fu Fang, is really a loser. He didn't have a long memory after being ambushed by his brother at the junction of Nanxiang. Last night, my brother and I led troops to rob the camp."

"Now Fu Fang has also fled to Pinglu City."

"The small Pinglu City actually contains three defeated troops. It's really lively!"

"If Yu Jin finds out, I'm afraid his lungs will explode with anger!"

Zhuge Qiao couldn't help but smile more: "After Hu Xiu was defeated by Zhao Lei, he garrisoned Pinglu City. Pang De's deputy general Dong Heng also led the defeated army to garrison Pinglu City."

"Now that there is another Fu Fang, three defeated troops are stationed in a small city. This morale is probably going to destroy all the soldiers."

"May the prince be in the camp?"

Guan Xing shook his head: "Father went to inspect the terrain and has not returned yet." Zhuge Qiao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Inspecting the terrain? What do you mean by this?"

Guan Xing had doubts on his face: "I don't know either. Today I am inspecting the camp with my father."

"When passing by the North Camp, I heard that there were soldiers chatting with the camp. The ants in the camp moved earth to seal the door. They must also be afraid of my father."

"When my father heard this, his expression changed immediately, and he hurriedly led the cavalry out of the camp."

"Ah Qiao has read a lot, but do you know the metaphor behind the ants moving earth to seal the door? Is it some kind of bad omen?"

Zhuge Qiao frowned: "Jiao Yanshou of the Western Han Dynasty was good at playing "Yi". He once used the hexagram "ants seal the cave households, heavy rain is coming" as the hexagram."

"When I came, Sima Feishi from the front also reminded me to ask more local guides after returning to the camp to be careful of heavy rain."

Guan Xing exclaimed: "No wonder my father's face changed drastically and he left the camp in a hurry."

"The camp was successfully robbed last night, and my father said it was stupid to ban Fu Fang as the vanguard."

"Now that the vanguard cannot establish a stronghold, the rear army is exhausted from traveling a long way, and its morale has been frustrated one after another, it is certain that it will be defeated!"

"My father originally thought that Jin was coming, so he took advantage of the instability of Yu Jin's stronghold to force a decisive battle with Yu Jin."

"If the heavy rain continues for a few more days, wouldn't it give Yu Jin time to set up a stronghold and reorganize his army?"

"And our army's morale is already high, but it is unable to take advantage of the situation because of the heavy rain."

"hateful!"

"This damn weather won't rain in the morning or evening, but it's going to rain in the next few days!"

Zhuge Qiao's mood instantly became solemn.

The heavy rain affected the king first!

Zhuge Qiao suddenly had a suspicion in his mind: Flooding the Seventh Army was not a tactic Guan Yu wanted to use at all, but was forced to do so.

Guan Yu is the attacker, so he has the advantage of fighting quickly.

On the other hand, what Cao Ren lacked most was time!

The longer the time drags on, the greater the logistical pressure will be on Guan Yu, and his morale will become lower day by day.

If this heavy rain continues for a few more days, the first one to collapse will not be Cao Ren Yu Jin, but Guan Yu's army!
  Especially Cao Ren, he could still mock "Heaven will not help Yu" in Fancheng.

There are houses in Fancheng, and Cao Ren's soldiers can take shelter in the houses, while Guan Yu's soldiers can either hide in cabins or tents.

The punishment he suffered was much more painful than that of Fancheng soldiers!
  "I should have told the Lord about this possibility as soon as possible!"

"Although the prince expected rain in the Han River, he certainly did not expect that heavy rain would continue for more than ten days."

"I relied too much on the records in the book, and I was too confident. Even Guan Xing understood the truth, but I was not aware of it!"

"Fei Shi reminded me not to let the heavy rain affect the war, but I didn't take it seriously. Instead, I felt a little happy."

"The tactic of secretly rejoicing that the Seventh Army was flooded has the conditions to be used, but it did not consider the impact of heavy rain on our army."

"Have I become arrogant during this time?"

"As the saying goes in the art of war: An arrogant soldier will be defeated."

"I have committed a taboo among military strategists!"

Zhuge Qiao's mood became even heavier, and even the joy of persuading Liu Feng to go to Nanxiang and stabilizing Fangling's people was washed away.

In the evening, Guan Yu hurried back from the camp, his face more solemn than when he left the camp.

Obviously, the results of this camp inspection were very bad.

Upon hearing that Zhuge Qiao had returned, Guan Yu urgently summoned Zhuge Qiao, Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Fan You and other battalion generals to discuss the military situation.

(End of this chapter)