Great Wei Nengchen

Difficult to control outsiders, separation of hearts, sharp decline in strength... The evil consequences of the Yuan family's fratricide are not limited to these. Cao's army and horses who have already evacuated have made a comeback again!

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"Haha! --If the three evil sons of the Yuan family work together and defend the foundation, I am afraid that it will be very difficult for the old man to win. In the end, they killed each other. It is really a sin made by heaven, which is still forgiven, and it is impossible to live because of self-inflicted crimes. Don't blame the old man for taking advantage of others!"

On the bank of the Yellow River - Cao Jun's camp, when he heard the news of Yuan Tan's death, Cao Cao laughed up to the sky, and he was very proud. On the one hand, he rewarded Guo Jia for his meritorious advice, and on the other hand, he mobilized his troops and rushed to Yecheng again!

Cao Jun has been repaired and has recovered his combat effectiveness. At this time, the second Northern Expedition is like an arrow that leaves the string, with unstoppable sharpness, and quickly regained Liyang, Dunqiu, Yin'an...a large number of cities in southern Jizhou!

There are two reasons for the rapid progress of Cao's army: one is that in the abandoned city, people were ambushed in advance. At this time, it is very easy to cooperate from inside to outside and open the gate of the city!

The second is the soldiers stationed in various cities. They were originally Qingzhou soldiers and horses. After Yuan Tan died, they were ready to serve Yuan Shang. However, Yuan Shang started killing and purging dissidents.

Hearing Cao Jun's second Northern Expedition, Yuan Shang was terrified, so he had to repeat the same trick, sticking to the city and waiting until the enemy retreated on his own. The difference from the last time was that after Yuan Tan died, no one defended against the enemy with him, and no one harassed Cao Junliang. Got it!

Cao Jun won many battles and was about to cross the Zhangshui River and attack Yecheng again. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao suddenly sent an order: the whole army stopped, stopped attacking, stationed at Gaogang, and waited for the military order!

"It's already late autumn, and in a month or two, the weather will turn cold. If you can't take Yecheng, wouldn't all your previous efforts be wasted?"

"The autumn rain is continuous and the ground is muddy, which is not conducive to the army's siege. Maybe the prime minister will march in after the weather clears?"

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After the order was issued, the soldiers were in an uproar and stopped for some reason, but who would dare to disobey the prime minister's military order, so they had to station on the south bank of the Zhangshui River, choose to camp on hillsides and high hills, and at the same time inquire about the reason?

The heart of a traitor is unfathomable, and no one can understand it. Only Cao Pi and Cao Zhi know a little about it. Just last night, a mysterious person sent a secret letter with [-] words on it: "Suspend the attack, the high Set up troops, wait for a few days, win without fighting', there is no name for the inscription, only a sinister and cunning greedy wolf with wings on its back!

"Wow!--Wow! Whoa!"

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In the late autumn season, the rain is falling, and there is no sunny day for more than ten days in a row, as if there is a loophole in the sky, only the people below are irritable, and the anger hits their foreheads. The men have nothing to do but stay at home, sleep, drink, and sleep. wife!

The same is true for the defenders of Yecheng. It rained heavily, making it difficult to fight, and the enemy stopped attacking again. Who would stand on the top of the city and soak in the rain, or hide in a tent and sleep soundly every day; or sit in the tower, Drinking and chatting and scolding barbarians, they also hate the Karasuma, Xianbei, and Liaodong people outside the city!

At the same time, the ponds, creeks, and rivers in the south of Jizhou... were full of water everywhere, and the frogs croaked, and then flowed along the trend, converging into Zhangshui... Suddenly, the river surface increased sharply, and the water flow was turbulent, like a roaring The giant dragon kept hitting the dams on both sides of the bank, making a loud rumble!

Upstream of Zhangshui River - On the muddy road, a team is slowly marching, about 8000 to [-] people, everyone wears bamboo hats and coir raincoats, the clothes are not clear, and no banners are displayed. Hurry up silently!

After passing through the cities and towns along the way, no one stepped forward to question them. Recently, the war has continued and the army has been frequently mobilized. They also sent people to bring cattle, sheep, rice noodles, and vegetables, just because they were afraid that hungry soldiers would enter the city and plunder ordinary people!

What is unexpected is that this team is very honest, neither looting food nor moving into private houses, just rushing on the road quietly and winning applause, people naturally can't imagine that this well-disciplined team is not Yuan Jun , but Cao Jun, the leader of the army is-Ghost Face Xiao Lang!

After playing tricks and seizing the front set, with Zhang Yan and Xia Zhao as generals, they were in charge of frontier defense, and Chen Qun was acting as the governor to handle government affairs. Go in, go straight to Yecheng, and prepare to join the brigade!

Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered Jizhou, there was bad news. Cao Jun's attack was frustrated, and he had already retreated across the board, abandoning Cangting, Liyang... Many important towns, the whole army retreated to the bank of the Yellow River, and shook hands with Yuan's to make peace, ready Back to Xuchang!

After learning about the situation, the subordinates said one after another that the battle situation had changed, and the original plan would not work. What is the current plan? Or go back the same way, retreat to Bingzhou, or go south immediately to join the brigade. Don't go east. Enter, otherwise unimaginable!

They only have 7000 troops, most of them are "diggers". They can dig graves, but they can't charge into the battle. However, Karasuma, Xianbei, Liaodong, and Yuan Junjun near Yecheng have nearly 30 people. When the two meet together, It's like hitting a stone with an egg!

Xiao Yi thought about it for a while, rejected the suggestion of his subordinates, kept the plan unchanged, continued eastward, and the team went straight to Yecheng, and had been with Cao Cao for many years. He knew very well the traitor's thoughts, unified the Central Plains, and his long-cherished wish in his life. How can you give up halfway?

As for the reason for withdrawing the troops, it was nothing more than retreating as an advance and luring the Yuan brothers to fight among themselves. Such a wonderful strategy, nine out of ten were done by 'ghosts'!

Da Sima's military order was like a mountain, and his subordinates could only continue to march eastward in fear. Fortunately, after the main force of Cao's army withdrew, Yuan's army was busy with internal fighting and lost vigilance. The city is near!

Facts have proved that Xiao Yi's guess was correct. The Yuan Group really fell into internal strife. The three brothers killed each other. Unstoppable!

When the situation turned and opportunities appeared, Xiao Yi sent envoys to get in touch with the main force, and at the same time looked for a place to stay, and prepared to fight a big battle. Although there are only a few thousand people, if they are used skillfully, they are like a cluster of small arrows. It can still kill people!

The solitary army went deep and had to hide, and with the continuous rain, the soldiers were very tired and needed a good rest. After Xiao Yi sent people to investigate, he made a bold decision--to stay in the Qingzhou camp!

This place is located in the upper reaches of the Zhangshui River, more than [-] miles away from Yecheng. It was originally the camp of the Qingzhou Army. After Yuan Tan died, his subordinates were forced to surrender to Yuan Shang. They all took them to Yecheng, and the camp was abandoned. However, the barriers are complete, the houses have not been demolished, and there are still a lot of tents, firewood, and utensils left, just to use them!

Ever since, this team boldly stationed under Yuan Jun's eyes, lit a fire and cooked every day, recovered their physical strength, and scouted the enemy's situation by the way. It's called 'Black under the lights! '

There are more than 7000 horses against 30 enemy troops. There is no chance of winning in a head-to-head match. You must rely on the power of heaven and earth to turn the world around. The most violent thing is the ruthless water and fire. Is the target Xiao Yi is relying on? The roaring Zhangshui River !

Chapter 1013 Success is Zhangshui, and defeat is Zhangshui!

Zhangshui originates in Bingzhou, and its upstream is divided into Qingzhang and Zhuozhang. The two rivers merge into the southern part of Jizhou, and after converging with Weishui, they run eastward into the sea. County is one of the important water systems in the north!

The Zhangshui-upstream drop is huge, and the downstream river is silted up. In history, it often flooded, and the people of Jizhou suffered greatly. During the Warring States Period, Ximen Bao was appointed as the governor of Yecheng. He used the opportunity of Hebo to marry a wife to severely punish the local evil forces. He also personally inspected the water source, led the people to dig twelve ditches, and irrigated tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land on both sides of the bank!

Since then, Yecheng has kept harvests from droughts and floods, and there has been no famine year. The population has increased and the treasury has been filled.

"Yecheng - there is a big river in the front, a majestic mountain in the back, the Bohai Sea on the left, and Lvliang on the right. It is really the residence of the emperor. The Yuan family failed to dominate the world based on this place. It's really a shame!"

Qingzhou Daying - In the tent of the Chinese army, Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, gathered sand to form mountains, dug ditches to form rivers, and made clay pellets to mold cities... He made a Jizhou sand table, with undulating mountains and densely populated cities, in a comparable position Accurate!

A few years ago, Xiao Yi accompanied Zhen Mi to go home to visit his relatives. He had lurked into Hebei territory. He had done a detailed investigation of Jizhou's geographical situation and knew everything by heart, especially the defense of Yecheng. Hope to find a little loophole!

But I have to admit that the city of Ye is high and deep, densely covered with archery towers, and supported by the acropolis, so there is no flaw in its defense. As long as there are sufficient troops and food and grass, even a million troops will have difficulty breaking through the city!

Then again, there is no invincible army in the world, and there is no impregnable city, Luoyang, Chang'an, Shouchun, Jincheng...the magnificent cities and strong fortresses have all fallen, and the lifeblood of Yecheng, It lies in Zhangshui!

After Yuan Shao occupied Hebei, he spent countless manpower, material resources, and financial resources...to build his old nest, Yecheng. In order to be safe, he also specially invited Master Yinyang to survey the surrounding geographical situation and see if there was anything wrong. The answer he got was: : "Dragon veins lurk, the emperor's house, if you meet the Lord of Destiny, you can dominate the world, but luck and misfortune depend on each other, success depends on Zhangshui, defeat also depends on Zhangshui!"

The Zhang River is constantly rushing, irrigating tens of thousands of hectares of fertile fields on both sides of the bank, nurturing countless people, and also making Yecheng prosperous. However, if there is a benefit, there must be a harm. The Zhang water is relatively turbid, carrying a lot of sediment, and the river bed rises year after year , poses a threat to Yecheng, once heavy rain falls, the dams on both sides of the bank will collapse, and the consequences will be disastrous!

Therefore, when the city of Ye was built, the foundation was deliberately raised to form a terrain with a high middle and low surroundings, which can prevent floods and is also conducive to the defense of the city. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone!

Yuan Shao mobilized a large number of craftsmen and peasants to repair the Zhangshui embankment and twelve aqueducts. He also set up a "river patrol camp" to patrol the water regime day and night to ensure nothing goes wrong!

When Yuan Shao ruled over the hegemony, his eldest son, Yuan Tan, was already an adult. He participated in major military affairs and knew the dangers of floods, so he camped in the upper reaches of the Zhangshui River, closely leaning on the embankment. Guarding the embankment and preventing someone from destroying it is considered well-intentioned!

At that time, Yuan Shang was still young. He didn't know these things, so he didn't have the awareness of waterproofing. After killing his elder brother Yuan Tan, he dispatched Qingzhou troops, which was equivalent to pulling out a safety plug. The generals were also paralyzed, and no one paid attention to Zhangshui!

What Xiao Yi wants to do now is to 'use water instead of soldiers to conquer Yecheng' and complete the great cause of the Northern Expedition. However, this is easy to say, but very difficult to do, and there are two major difficulties:

One: The terrain in the south of Jizhou is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Yecheng is located on the north bank of the Zhangshui River, and Cao Jun is stationed on the south bank. After digging the dam, the water flow cannot control the direction. It will be a disaster!

Xiao Yi secretly sent people back to the camp, and ordered Cao Jun to station on high hills and hillsides, just in case, for fear of drowning his own people, but how to control the water flow, still can't solve it?

Second, Jizhou is the largest prefecture in the world with thousands of miles of fertile fields and millions of household registrations. Once a torrential flood is released, how many people will be drowned? Xiao Yi only wants to break through Yecheng, and he doesn't want to hurt innocent people!

To be more precise, the only people Xiao Yi wanted to drown were Karasuma, Xianbei, and Liaodong outside the city. As for the people of the Han family inside the city, he didn't want to harm any of them. This required controlling the flow of water and blocking it in time. Stay in the gap!

Xiao Yi is not all-rounder, and he doesn't have a golden finger. It is no problem to plan courts and fight on the battlefield, but it is not good to dig ditches. He must find a water conservancy expert to coordinate the matter of using water instead of soldiers, and he happens to have one under his command!

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"This subordinate pays homage to Da Sima and summons him urgently in the middle of the night. I don't know what to order?"

A middle-aged man walked into the big tent. He had a big head, small eyes, and a snub nose... He looked very wretched, his clothes were even more sloppy, and he smelled strongly of alcohol.

Ding Fei, courtesy name Wenhou, was born in Qiao County, Peiguo, and a fellow of Cao Cao. He was intelligent and slick.