() The fourth day of the fifth lunar month is suitable for: traveling and offering sacrifices; taboo: marriage and breaking ground.

That night, the new moon looked like a hook, but a gust of wind brought thick dark clouds, covering all the stars and moon, creating a scene of dark moon and high wind. When the second watch was approaching, I looked at Yuanxiao The Han troops in the center were quietly gathered together, each occupying high ground, and waited quietly for orders from above.

During this time, the Han army had been exhausted. Since the beginning of the new campaign, they had never had a good time. They were always beaten back by the Qiang people. In the first few days, they almost ran out of food and starved. He died in this small canyon. Now, it is finally time to fight back, and naturally everyone is determined to kill the enemy.

And beside the embankment on the left side of the valley, hundreds of soldiers were already standing. They were carrying a lot of equipment in their hands, quietly waiting for the time to come. When the second watch came, they were all dressed in military uniforms. Dong Zhuo, who was particularly energetic, finally strode out of the tent, and then nodded to Guo Fan beside him: "Destroy the embankment and release the water!"

"Here!" Guo Fan agreed, and rushed to the embankment to give the final order.

At that moment, hundreds of hoes and iron shovels were smashed hard on the newly built embankment. Once, twice... In just one cup of tea, tens of thousands of Han soldiers worked hard for several days to build it. A gap of about ten feet wide was opened in the dike. Immediately, the river water that was blocked by the dike and had accumulated a certain strength found an outlet to vent, roaring and rushing out of this small gap. In the blink of an eye, , the entire embankment was completely washed away by the sudden burst of water.

In order to make the water flow more violent, enough to overwhelm the Qiang army camp there, the Han army built a dike and also cut off its downstream flow. Only by relying on this dike can the river water be forcibly accumulated. Now the dike has been destroyed , the river water has a vent, and its momentum is naturally very powerful.

The dozens of soldiers who were trying hard to dig up the embankment were unprepared for a moment. They only had time to scream and were swept away by the rushing water. In an instant, they were submerged and disappeared without a trace. The others hurriedly hid aside. They looked for a high place to stay, so that they would not be swept away by the water that came out later, but it also made them break into a cold sweat.

When he saw the river roaring toward the Xiagu Road and then rushing outside, Ma Yue, who was standing on a high place, couldn't help but sigh: "The power of nature is indeed beyond my comparison."

"That's right! Otherwise, in ancient times, when the city could not be attacked, why were there so many efforts to flood the city? Although the torrent accumulated today is not comparable to the water of the Yangtze River, the Qiang bandit's camp is just made of stones and wood. It's just a completed building, it can't withstand the rush of this water!" Li Ru stroked his beard and said excitedly: "When the water flows into the enemy camp and disrupts its layout, our army will take advantage of the situation to rush out, and this battle will be won. !”

Hearing his confident words, Ma Yue felt very excited and couldn't help but look at the mouth of the valley. Unfortunately, the weather and distance were not suitable at this time, so it was impossible for him to see the scene there.

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At the second watch, the Qiang camp was already quiet, but Bian Zhang did not sleep peacefully. Somehow, he felt increasingly uneasy in his heart. This was an inexplicable feeling he had developed from many years of marching. Whenever he feels uneasy, something big might happen, but what can happen now?

Although the Qiang people had lost several generals in the past few days due to the battle with generals, this could not change the current situation. And as far as he knew, there were no Han troops within hundreds of miles around.

There will be no traces of the Han army breaking through the encirclement and coming in like the previous episode.

"Then what else could go wrong?" Bian Zhang couldn't help walking back and forth in his tent, and at the same time, he repeatedly recalled in his mind all the information he had received about the Han army in Kip.

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Indeed, as Ma Yue said, because the two sides were not far apart, the Qiang people were quite clear about the actions of the Han army in Xiaozhong. Soon, a strange thing jumped into Bian Zhang's mind: "

According to reports, the Han army has been building dams to block water in the past few days. Judging from what they are doing, they must be trying to catch fish and shrimps to supplement the lack of food and grass... No, they have more.

With tens of thousands of people, can the food problem be solved by relying only on fish and shrimps in the river? There must be something fishy!" Because he already had doubts in his mind, Bian Zhang found the problem very quickly.

But for a while, he still couldn't figure out the true purpose of the Han army, which made him feel even more uneasy: "Why on earth did they do this? Is it to open up a way out for themselves through this method of building a dam?"

?This may be very difficult, and the only thing left is...not good!" In Fu Zhi's mind, Bian Zhang suddenly thought of something that was extremely detrimental to his own side.

The Qiang army was at Wangyuanxiakou, and the terrain here was the lowest in the entire region. If they deliberately used water to attack... Suddenly, Bian Zhang's face changed, and he immediately decided to attack tomorrow

The men and horses moved to a higher ground a little further away, where they could still trap the Han army without worrying about being flooded. In addition, he even thought of storming the Han army's camp. This might be the best way to relieve his uneasiness.

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But his idea came too late. At this moment, he vaguely heard the sound of rushing water. Bian Zhang hurried out of the main tent, looked around where the sound came from, and saw a sudden sound in the darkness.

A flash of light flashed through.

"This is..." Bian Zhang was startled and then screamed: "Water! The flood is coming!"

The water came very quickly, and in just a blink of an eye, it rushed to the front of the Qiang army camp. Those defenses such as horses and horned deer that were deployed to guard against the Han army rushing to the camp were completely swallowed up by the water in an instant, and the water flow

They even took advantage of the situation and rushed into the camp, destroying all the tents that had been set up haphazardly.

The sound of rushing water turned into a roaring sound in the blink of an eye, waking up all the Qiang people from their sleep. But as soon as many of them opened their eyes, they found that their bodies were submerged in the water, and they struggled desperately.

But it sank faster, and after a few beeps it disappeared.

The Qiang people, like other nomadic peoples, are best at fighting on horseback and fear water the most. So when the raging water came, many people did not respond appropriately and were involved in it.

In the water flow, life and death were uncertain. Only a few with shrewd minds and quick reactions escaped from this sudden disaster, but their armor, weapons, and fighting horses were all destroyed by this.

The rushing water carried it away.

Suddenly, the entire Qiang army camp turned into a state of chaos. Countless people were sinking or floating in the water, shouting for help. Some people were panicking and running around. In a word, the entire Qiang army camp was in complete chaos.

Fortunately, Bian Zhang, the commander-in-chief of the army, had noticed it early, so when the water spread, he quickly evacuated to a higher place under the protection of a group of pro-soldiers, so that he did not die underwater like his subordinates. But his face was red.

But it was all white, not only because of the sudden fright, but also because of knowing what would happen next.

The Han army had planned for a long time and decided on this strategy of using water to attack the enemy. Of course, it was impossible to just forget it. Their real purpose was to break out of the encirclement. Now their army had been washed away by the water and was completely disorganized, and its morale had long been dispersed.

Is the Han army's attack about to begin at this time?

Thinking of this, a wry smile appeared on Bian Zhang's lips. It seemed that he was completely defeated this time. If he wanted to save the remaining troops, he could only make way for the Han army to break out.

With this understanding, Bian Zhang immediately ordered: "Open the road and let the Han army leave. Unless they attack me, we cannot stop them!" I hope that the Han army will not want to cause trouble when they leave with all their heart, and will no longer care about their own army.

The army has dispersed? He finally thought so.

Seeing the water rushing into the enemy camp and hearing the constant screams from the other side, the morale of the Han army once again reached a new level. Everyone was filled with murderous intent, just waiting for Dong Zhuo's order.

He rushed over and killed all these enemies.

But at this time, Ma Yue, who was beside Dong Zhuo, put forward his own opinion: "My lord, the first priority is to leave this place quickly. If the Qiang people don't come to stop them, it's better for us not to fight with them. After all, there are still people around here.

There are Qiang troops, and if we get entangled here because of this, and they arrive in time, it will be difficult to leave."

After all, Dong Zhuo was a man who could afford to take things and put them down. Although he wished he could annihilate Bian Zhang's army this time, he also admitted that the probability of doing so was not high. Moreover, this water attack had already killed many Qiang people.

This is enough to get a lot of credit, so he no longer insists on revenge, but nods: "Send the order, the entire army rushes out of the Qiang siege as soon as possible, and is not allowed to fight! Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without mercy!"

Immediately, the 17,000 Han troops who had been prepared rushed out of the tunnel amidst shouts and rushed into the Qiang army camp through water that was as deep as the horses' knees.

At this time, the Qiang army camp had long lost its appearance, with only water all over the ground and some Qiang soldiers still floating in the water. The Han army rushed past them with shouts, and occasionally someone stabbed those who were still alive with swords and spears.

The enemy sent them to the west. But the Han army also followed Dong Zhuo's order and did not delay much. They just rushed forward, leaving only the corpses of the Qiang soldiers who were hacked by them.

When the water finally receded and the sun rose, Bian Zhang came to check again. He was moved to find that this time, nearly ten thousand men and horses were drowned in the water or died under the sword of the Han army. This was enough to offset the previous

When they besieged Dong Zhuo's army, how many casualties did they cause!

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