Xiaoqi

Cheng Gongying, who had the same idea as Ma Dai, launched an attack almost at the same time as Ma Dai on the left.He led [-] tiger battalion war cavalry and [-] infantry troops to face Cao Xiu's [-] Cao army head-on, and the previous three rounds of random arrows had killed no less than [-] Cao soldiers.

In the loud weapon collision of "Qiang Qiang", Ma Dai confronted Zhang He, while Cheng Gongying in the west also fought against Cao Xiu.In the confrontation between men and horses, Ma Dai lost to Zhang He, but he was able to fight with him for dozens of rounds, and he would not lose in a short time.

At this moment, Gao Lan, who led the army with Zhang He, tried to attack Ma Dai, but Pang De was killed halfway, and a two-on-two fight was staged in an instant.Pound's timely arrival not only rescued Ma Dai, but also completely reversed the duel between generals.Gao Lan's loss to Pound enabled Pound to take into account Ma Dai when he fought against him, as if one was against two; even so, he still did not lose the wind.

On the western battlefield, Cao Xiu, who rarely leads the army alone, is full of confidence, thinking that he can easily defeat Cheng Gongying.Unexpectedly, the fact is exactly the opposite. In the first bout, Cheng Gongying slashed his left leg, causing him to scream and howl in pain. At this time, Cheng Gongying, who succeeded in the blow, rode his horse and attacked .In a critical moment, if the soldiers hadn't sacrificed their lives to save him and swarmed Cheng Gongying, Cao Xiu would almost capsize in the gutter and become Cheng Gongying's ghost.

"Dang!" Strenuously knocking back Zhang He, Pang De turned around and swung Gao Lan's saber, calling Ma Dai to retreat quickly: "Our army has gone far, General Ma Dai doesn't need to fight, retreat quickly!"

When Ma Dai and Pang De led the army to retreat, Cheng Gongying also led the army to retreat, and then the two groups joined forces and went straight to the Zhanghe River to retreat.

"Hey!" Seeing Ma Dai, Pang De and others calmly retreat, Zhang He and Gao Lan couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing.Even if he intends to pursue and kill them, the soldiers and horses under his tent have already been defeated by the Xiliang army, and when the soldiers and horses are regrouped, it is obvious that the best time has been missed.

"The two generals don't need to chase anymore, let them go!"

When Cao Zhen came with his army, he happened to see Zhang He and Gao Lan shaking their heads and sighing, so he rode forward, staring at the figure of the Xiliang army that was fading away, and said with a sneer: "The two generals really think my father is handsome. Is (Cao Cao)'s plan limited to this? "Please enter the urn" is to kill Li thief, and "burn the camp" is to destroy Zhou Yu's army. Some of Dian Wei’s cavalry must have broken through the siege. So let them go. When they thought they had escaped, they didn’t know that they would never return to the camp on the north bank, but stepped into After passing the gate of hell, what awaits them is the abyss of hell!"

"Hahaha!" Cao Zhen burst out laughing after the unpredictable words, and the presumptuous laughter stirred in the air, and was carried far away by the breeze, but he didn't know if the Xiliang army who was in a hurry to withdraw could hear it

The water of the Zhang River is murmuring, and the horses of Xiao Xiao are singing.

The south bank of Zhanghe River.Dian Wei and Xu Chu led their cavalry and galloped to the river. They reined in their horses and stood up, yelling loudly at the soldiers to cross the river quickly.At this time, a large group of cavalry appeared on the opposite river bank, which immediately surprised the two of them. After seeing the armor of the opposite cavalry, the two realized that it was a false alarm. Ten thousand flying bear heavy armored cavalry led by Leopard Brothers.

"Don't be alarmed, two generals. We have been waiting here for a long time under the order of General Gao Shun to meet the army across the river!" Huan Lang shouted.

"Okay, very good!" Dian Wei Hongsheng said.

Guo Jia, who was crossing the river from the ferry bridge, shouted: "Evil comes, Zhongkang must not hesitate, lead the army across the river quickly, and don't stay in the place of right and wrong for long!"

Dian Wei and Xu Chu didn't stop after hearing the sound, and led the soldiers and horses under their tents, waded across the water and headed for the north bank.

"Boom!"

The moment Dian Wei and Xu Chu led [-] warriors across the river to land, they suddenly heard rumbling roars in their ears, and the horses under their seats screamed and neighed in alarm. The river, as if the river behind it was a flood and a beast, devoured everything, so that the horses did not dare to stay for a while, and they still galloped non-stop after rushing to the river bank.

All of a sudden, everyone was bewildered, not knowing why, and they rode their horses and looked back, but they didn't see Cao Jun chasing them, but they saw Zhou Yu, Ma Dai, Cheng Gongying and Pang De leading more than [-] cavalrymen. Has arrived at the river, is crossing the river.

"Boom, roar!"

The roar became louder and louder, filling the ears of the Xiliang army on both sides of the strait, it was deafening, and then the earth trembled, and the earth trembled and the mountains shook.

Zhou Yu, who was commanding the army to cross the river by the river, didn't notice this sound a moment ago, and mistakenly thought it was the sound made by the galloping horse behind him.But at this moment, the war horses under his seat neighed and screamed, which made him clearly feel that the sand and stones under his feet were moving, and the originally calm river suddenly became turbulent.

"This, this is,,, the flood is coming!" Suddenly, Zhou Yu rode his horse and rushed to the north bank, screaming: "Hurry, hurry, hurry across the river, the flood is coming!"

At the critical juncture, Ma Dai, Pang De, Cheng Gongying and others who followed Zhou Yu also felt more and more severe heart palpitations, so they followed Zhou Yu and galloped to the north bank at the fastest speed in their lives.

Just at this time, a glaring white line appeared on the surface of the river a few miles upstream, and quickly widened and widened at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then showed its hideous true face, which was a torrent that swallowed everything.

"Boom—boom boom boom!"

With the roar of ferocious beasts raging across the field, the monstrous waves swallowed everything on the river in an instant, and then roared and swept across the banks.In an instant, I saw basil, wild trees and a variety of rocks in the river, tall trees several feet high on the bank of the river, and no less than 1000 infantry soldiers who had not yet crossed the river, as well as countless soldiers who were in the river. Riding a thousand steps, he was swallowed by the torrent in the blink of an eye.This is a real flood beast. The moment it appeared, all creatures within [-] meters including the river were swept away, leaving only the roaring muddy yellow flood.

Chapter 076

The setting sun was covered by dark clouds, and the westerly wind was blowing against the bloody city of Ye.

The mountains and rain are about to come and the wind is all over the building, it seems that the sky is about to change.

In the palace of Yecheng, Li Li, dressed in military armor, sat quietly on the dragon chair that Yuan Shao used to sit on, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, and his ears were filled with the wind and rain from afar.

In fact, it wasn't raining at the moment, but there was wind, whistling from the northwest.

Therefore, the wind and rain that Li Li heard had nothing to do with the sounds outside the palace.

The wind is the howling wind; the rain is the deafening torrent.

The footsteps of "Tom tom" broke the silence in the hall, the footsteps were very light, and they appeared directly beside Li Li, "My lord, the general is back."

"Well, you have never let me down." Li Li didn't look back, still holding a roll of bamboo slips that had been spread out but he hadn't read a single word, and said in a low voice: "You risk your life to break out , why do you want to come back again? You should know what it means to come back here, why bother?"

"The duty of the mistress is to stay close to the lord at all times. Protecting the safety of the lord is the reason for the existence of the mistress. If the lord encounters an accident, the mistress will definitely go before the lord." This is the answer of Li Zhi, the commander of the Golden Guard.

Two hours ago, he was ordered to escort Guo Jia out of the siege. After seeing Guo Jia out of danger with his own eyes, he returned to the city and tried his best to return to Li Li's side again.Only he himself knows how many hardships and obstacles he has experienced, how much blood and sweat he has shed.But he came back after all, standing behind Li Li again, still Li Li's most solid and reliable back, always guarding all sneak attacks from behind.This is the duty of the commander of the bodyguards.It is also the meaning of their existence.

After hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Li's deep eyes fluctuated slightly, and then he gently closed the bamboo slips.He got up and walked down the hall, beckoning Li Zhi to sit down together.

Only then did he see that the dragon scale armor on Li Zhi's body had been stained dark brown by blood, and there were more than a dozen wounds like this on his leg tied with a blood-soaked gauze scarf.At this moment, Li Zhi's unsmiling face was slightly pale, his lips were dry and cracked, his temples were already soaked, and there were still dry sweat stains under his ears.

for a moment.Li Li's pupils were slightly red, and there were a few strands of sparkling light in his eye sockets.Then he raised his head and stared at the beam above the hall with wide eyes.Silent for a while, motionless.When he looked back at Li Zhi again, his expression was extremely calm and he didn't say a word.Slowly pour a cup of tea.Pass it to Li Zhi personally.

Li Zhi caught the teacup with both hands, blew on the hot air, and drank it all in one gulp. He knew the portion of this cup of tea, and it carried Li Li's brotherhood in it, so he drank it all in one gulp, leaving nothing behind.

Gently putting down the teacup, Li Zhi said in a low voice: "On the way back, the general saw the camp on the south bank on fire. I guess General Zhou Yu was attacked." He wanted to say that he saw more than half of Zhou Yu's army casualties with his own eyes, and fled in panic. south gate.But when the words came to his lips, he held back.He didn't want to add trouble to Li Li.

In fact, the moment Li Zhi just entered the main hall, he could see that the lord Li Li was worried, holding the bamboo slips in his hand but just using it to cover the expression on his face, but his eyes were not on the bamboo slips at all, but frowning helplessly meditation.Seeing this scene, Li Zhi immediately knew that the protagonist Li Li was worried about the predicament in front of him, and he was thinking of countermeasures wholeheartedly.So Li Zhi clearly saw Zhou Yu's army fleeing outside the city, but he didn't say anything, but briefly stated that Zhou Yu's camp was suddenly attacked by fire, so that Li Li could understand the current situation and make an accurate decision.

Li Li's eyelids twitched a few times after hearing the sound, and then he nodded slightly, poured a cup of tea calmly, and said while drinking tea: "The camp on the South Bank is a military camp that Cao Cao prepared for our army in advance, and the location is very strange. , between the east gate and the south gate, and quite close to the Zhanghe River, it looks like a camp on the embankment. When I led the army to set up camp, I felt that the position of the camp was a bit inappropriate, but I couldn't think of any problems. Where is it, so I temporarily decided to set up another camp on the north bank as the camp of the Chinese army. Now it seems that the premonition at the time was correct, and there is indeed a problem with this camp.

Now that the camp is on fire, it must be that Cao Jun buried charcoal in the camp when he set up camp, and then waited quietly for our troops to station in. When the time came, he set fire to the camp and ignited the coke in the ground, so that our army could be wiped out. "When he said these words, Li Li looked very calm, his tone was calm, without a hint of anger, as if he was telling something that had nothing to do with him.

However, Li Zhi, who was sitting opposite him, could clearly see that Li Li's eyes flickered when he spoke, and there was a strong murderous intent in the corners of his eyes.Obviously, Li Li was extremely restless, at least not as calm as it seemed on the surface.The reason why he pretended not to care was entirely because he was overwhelmed and powerless due to the situation in front of him.Therefore, instead of wasting your mind in vain, it is better to face it calmly, and wait until the breakthrough is successful before you care about it, otherwise it will be futile and useless, and it is purely asking for trouble.

Not to be alarmed by changes, not to be afraid in the face of danger, this is precisely what Li Zhi admires most about Li Li.Every time there is a big event, Li Zhi feels very relieved when he sees Li Li's expression.He firmly believes that the lord Li Li must have a way to solve all difficulties, even if he is in a desperate situation, he can't stop his lord.

After a moment of silence, Li Zhi went on to report: "The generals of the Cao army brought back thousands of horses from Zhanghe, all of which are my Xiliang horses. There are also nearly [-] prisoners of war, most of whom are soldiers from Huainan. The Huainan prisoners who were used under General Zhou Yu’s account were captured again by Cao’s army. These soldiers and horses were completely naked, as if they had just been fished out of the water, and it must have something to do with the rumble coming from the direction of the Zhang River at this moment.” In fact, Li Zhi wanted to say that Zhou Yu's army encountered a water attack on the way to retreat, and it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out.But he didn't see it with his own eyes, it was just a guess, so he reported what he saw, and believed that Li Li must be able to imagine what happened in the Zhang River.

Just as Li Zhi thought, Li Li's face darkened after hearing the words, and he said in a deep voice: "When I was leading the army to cross the river this morning, I saw some visions. Poisonous snakes, toads, poisonous scorpions and other poisonous things came ashore one after another. In fact, this is the Zhanghe River is about to change. At that time, Bogui (Gongsun Zan) was amazed and amazed. Unfortunately, I didn't take these strange signs to heart at that time. My mind was full of the attack and killing of our army's scouts and the breaking of Yecheng as soon as possible. , completely ignored these inconspicuous details. Now, the catastrophe has already been done, and it is too late to regret!"

Speaking of this, Li Li closed his eyes with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "It is early summer, and the upper reaches of the Zhanghe River have been thawed. Before that, this river was considered a big river with quite deep water, but the Zhanghe River we saw can There is no need to build a bridge to wade across the water. However, we were not aware of this, and mistakenly thought that the river was like this. We did not expect that someone would use the river water to set up an ambush at the turn of spring and summer, block the upstream water storage, and then use the water The attack gave our army a fatal blow.

It is precisely because the upstream cut-off and storage of water is caused by human beings that the poison in the river is aware of it later, until the upstream water level soars and the downstream river continues to drop. Before arriving, they went ashore one after another, but happened to be caught by us.These creatures in the living water are extremely spiritual, and their ability to predict danger is far superior to that of us humans.It's a pity that we ignore the vision and are destined to die like this. "

"In retrospect, the camp fire on the south bank was actually a signal to the enemy soldiers responsible for breaking the embankment in the upper reaches of the west. When they saw thick smoke rising from the sky above the east gate, they broke open the barrier that had stored water for more than 20 days. In addition, this river dam must be far away from our army's camp, at least thirty miles away, otherwise it is impossible to escape the detection of our army's scouts. Precisely because of the distance Far away, the dam blocking the river is extremely strong and difficult to break, so that when Zhou Yu led his army to retreat across the river after fleeing from the camp, the army was flooded and our army was swallowed up in one fell swoop.

Really good calculation!No wonder what Cao Cao said just now, in order to ensure that there are no mistakes in the plan, the preparation time was as long as half a year after repeated deduction in advance.It seems that what they have repeatedly deduced is this final blow, whether the time from the excavation of the dam to the arrival of the bridge is consistent with the time from the south gate to the river.It was really painstaking, and no detail was missed, which is why our army suffered a disastrous defeat today! "

Hearing Li Li's explanation of the reason, Li Zhi's expression changed drastically, and his face was full of horror.If it weren't for the fact that it was already in front of him, he would never believe that Cao Cao and the others were so deliberate and planned everything so meticulously.

After being dazed for a while, Li Zhi finally calmed down and asked softly, "My lord, how should I break out of the siege right now? Cao Cao is so scheming, he is definitely not a person who keeps his word. Therefore, he will doubt that he will keep his promise. It is possible to set fire to the palace at any time, once Cao Jun sets fire on all sides, I am afraid that we will be buried in a sea of ​​flames!"

Li Li smiled coldly: "Zicheng is right. However, Cao Cao will not order arson for the time being, at least three days, at most half a month. During this period, Yuan Shao's mansion will not be burned down. However, We can't wait any longer, we will break through tonight!"

Li Zhi was surprised and said: "Break out tonight, why? Didn't my lord say that Cao Cao wouldn't order arson?"

Li Li shook his head immeasurably, and said in a deep voice: "If there are still soldiers and horses of our army fighting against Cao Jun outside the city, we can stay here for a few days to make a long-term plan. But now all the soldiers and horses of our army are outside the city. Without reinforcements, if we still stay here and stick to it, we will end up with a dead end. Therefore, we have no choice but to fight hard to have a chance!"

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