Competing

Chapter 18
"What can I do if I repeat the old trick?" Lieutenant General Li was very disdainful when he saw the thick smoke billowing in front of him and the flames shining brightly.

On the hillside, Pu Jun looked at the raging fire at the bottom of the ditch, and thought to himself: "It's true to repeat the old tricks, let's be proud first, and you will suffer later."After speaking, he took the two brothers and slipped away quietly.

"The arsonist is on the mountain, search it quickly." Lieutenant General Li ordered his subordinates loudly, and at the same time assigned someone to control the fire.Under the light of the fire, he was very lucky, fortunately he had kept an eye out, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Li was also full of excitement, thinking that the bandits would hide in the mountains.I can only search slowly step by step, who knows that this group of bandits don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and they take the initiative to attack.It's just that their tricks are really ordinary, trying to burn themselves to death?

I don't think about it!

In this way, at least it can be determined that the activities of the bandits are in the Qingshigou area.God is pitiful, luck is good, as long as you quickly search for the hiding place of the bandits, relying on your own strength, you can win the battle quickly.Then, the first effort to suppress the bandits will definitely not escape.As for Maolin's small mistake before, it became nothing worth mentioning.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Li was already secretly happy in his heart.

Lixu's reed field was ignited, and the fire burned for nearly an hour. Many soldiers walked forward with the lingering black ash.After a long delay, it was evening, and it was time to camp and rest.

Qin Bing came up and asked, "General, it's time to camp."

Lieutenant General Li nodded and said, "Well, choose a suitable location."

"No!" The soldier thought for a while and asked again: "General, the enemy bandit just used fire attack just now, will they repeat the same trick at night?"

"This." Lieutenant General Li hesitated slightly, thinking: Don't even mention it, it's really possible!Immediately ordered: "That's right, you must be careful tonight."

The soldier replied: "Just now, I have already asked the guide. There is an open place by the river ahead, which is suitable for camping. First, the water source is convenient, and second, I won't be afraid of bandits and fire."

Lieutenant General Li glanced at the river, saw that the river was slow and thin, nodded and said: "Well, let's prepare, but we still have to send someone to patrol at night, so we must not slack off."

"promise!"

The setting sun slanted to the west and was quickly blocked by the mountain peaks, so the night in the mountains came earlier.When Pu Jun hurried back, the sky was completely dark.

"Son!"

"Well, thanks for your hard work, everything is done?" Yin Xu asked unhurriedly.

Pu Jun said: "It was a big fire, but it's a pity that the officers and soldiers were careful, and few people were burned."

"Oh?" Yin Xu's expression darkened, and he asked, "And then?"

Pu Jun chuckled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, everything is as expected. The Qin army has about 500 people and camped by the river seven miles downstream."

Yin Xu stared, punched Pu Jun on the shoulder, and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy! Good job!"

On the hillside, several people looked at each other and laughed.

Yin Xu said with a smile: "Since they don't like the warmth of the fire, why not send some coolness from the river water! Huh?"

Haha, several people looked at each other and laughed again.

The sky had already darkened, and in the early spring, it was still in the mountains and forests, and it was still a bit chilly.The stars are dotted, the green hills on both sides are pitch black, and the nearby stream flows slowly, making very light noises.From time to time, the howling of wolves and tigers could be heard in the deep mountains and dense forests, which made people shudder.

The soldiers who had nothing to do fell into the tents, and it was rare to be free.The soldiers in charge of guarding the sentry post were inevitably a little unhappy in their hearts, but they didn't dare to complain, so they could only do their duty according to the time.Lieutenant General Li, as the general of this army, naturally came out to inspect the circle.

After the tents were set up, the Huotou army set up a Fucui cauldron by the river, collecting water and firewood, busy preparing dinner.Lieutenant General Li strolled over, and heard someone talking from a distance: "Why is the river so shallow? It's unlucky to step into the mud after hitting the water."

"No, this is a gentle pool, there should be waist-high water."

"No, it looks like the pool is big, but it's all dried up, and there's mud all over the sides, but there's water in the center of the river."

"Come on, you, Lao Wu is a local here, so he is very familiar with it. It is likely that you are not careful. If the river is really dry, the days will be long. It has been sunny recently, and the mud should have dried up long ago. "

"Impossible. It's clearly the mud that has receded in the past two days. It's fresh."

"Oh, don't tell me, the water in this river is really... Even in spring with little rain, it's not so shallow? It's so strange!"

Lieutenant General Li heard it in his ears, and couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart.The waist-deep river suddenly became shallower, and the silt along the river has not yet dried up, which means that all of this happened within a day or two.After all, he is a general who knows a little bit about the art of war, and a bad premonition suddenly hit his heart.

Lieutenant General Li stepped forward quickly, stopped Lao Wu and asked, "Are you a local?"

"Yes, the villain has lived here since he was a child, and now he is a guide in the army, helping to lead the way."

"You said the river water is different from usual?"

"Yes, Lord Jun. The river here should be waist-deep. Although there has been little rain recently, the river has never dried up to this point in previous years due to severe drought."

Lieutenant General Li said angrily: "Since you found out, why didn't you report it as soon as possible?"

The fifth child was trembling and said in fear: "Forgive me, Jun. I didn't care about it along the way. When I got here, the little brother of Huotoujun just paid attention to it when he was talking about fetching water. Then you came." Between respectful, but also with a bit of grievances.

Lieutenant General Li ignored it and asked, "Where is the river going up? What's the situation?"

The fifth thoughtful, recalled: "Further six or seven miles, there are two big bluestones in the river, blocking the water flow, overflowing a big pool. By the way, there is a small waterfall. , there are colorful rainbows, they look very beautiful, do you want to go and enjoy them tomorrow, Mr. Jun?"

"I appreciate your size!" Lieutenant General Li kicked the fifth child away, and shouted at the handwriting beside him: "Go to the upper reaches to investigate."

"promise!"

Immediately afterward, Lieutenant General Li yelled again: "The whole battalion is out of tents, and hide in the surrounding high places."

The soldiers were hazy, looking at each other inexplicably, and I looked at you, at a loss.Lieutenant General Li was sweating profusely as he ran up a distant hillside, shouting.It's a pity that it was still a step late, the ground trembled slightly, and the sound of heavy impact came.A group of Qin soldiers looked at each other, wondering what happened?
"The flood is coming, run!" Lieutenant General Li yelled the last sentence, and with all his strength, he ran to the distant hillside.At the same time, I scolded myself in my heart, why did I choose such a place to camp, the surrounding area was flat, and there was no way to avoid it.

"Big water?"

It was too late when the soldiers reacted, the roar of the water was already approaching, and then the waves of Peng Teng appeared in the field of vision.Frightened, the soldiers were terrified besides frightened. They reacted quickly, remembering Lieutenant General Li's military order, and ran up the side of the hill like flying.At this moment, everyone hated parents for losing two legs, but it was still a step too late.

The flood instantly razed the camp to the ground, and many Qin soldiers were swept away by the flood in fear and despair, and rushed to the downstream of Qingshigou.That night, the valley reverberated with the roar of water, the crash of wood and rocks, and the screams and moans of Qin Bing.

On the hillside upstream, a bonfire was burning vigorously. Yin Xu, Pu Jun, Gao Yi and others sat together, listening to the shuddering screams downstream, both shocked and delighted.

Panting, Zhou climbed up the hillside, and when he reached the bonfire, he said excitedly, "My lord, the sandbags and wooden stakes have been pulled away, and there is so much water that the two big bluestones in the river have been washed down, and all the water has been washed away." Go down, listen, the downstream will...hehe!"

"The big bluestone also washed down?" Pu Jun excitedly said: "Fortunately, the pool overflowing with bluestone has been there for many years, and with the dam we built, so many washed down."

"The camp of the officers and soldiers is by the river, haha, no one can escape..."

It turned out that Yin Xu had sent people to arrive three days ago, and built a dam between two big bluestones with wooden piles, stones, and sandbags.Most of the water flow of Qingshi Creek is intercepted here.When the Qin army entered from here, first send Pu Jun to set fire to the reeds. It would be best if it succeeded.If it doesn't work, the dike will be released at night.

The reason why the fire was set first was to divert the Qin army's attention and divert their defenses to fire attacks and sneak attacks.The exciting thing is that the Qin army just happened to be stationed by the river on a flat terrain. In fact, Lieutenant General Li’s choice was not wrong, but it was all in Yin Xu’s calculations in advance, so it can only be said that he was unlucky Ok.

Fortunately, Lieutenant Li himself was the first to realize that things were different and the first to escape, and he succeeded.One second before the flood rushed over, he rushed up a hillside and survived.

At the moment of dawn, the Qingshigou River was still flowing, and there was a mess everywhere.The disheartened Lieutenant General Li stumbled and fled downstream, and the corpses of his subordinates were all there along the way. In a team of 500 people, only [-] to [-] people survived, which shows the tragedy of this battle.

Lieutenant General Li looked up to the sky and sighed, tears pouring down his cheeks, his head work was gone, but the guilt was even greater!

(End of this chapter)