It has been cloudy these past few days, and it has been cloudy and sunny, but it has not rained before; but unexpectedly it suddenly rained at this time. It doesn't matter whether it is earlier or later, but it must rain after the war begins!
Qin Liang stood in the rain outside Huangtian Temple, staring at the direction of the valley to the east, and stood for a long time without moving.
From a distance, there is still a small amount of smoke floating behind that mountain range, but compared to the previous large black smoke, it has gradually faded. Xiong Shou had already launched a fire attack before, but this rain destroyed the fire attack again. Got it!
At this time, Qin Liang still couldn't see the situation on the battlefield over there, but a clear scene had emerged in his mind... The fire was gradually extinguished, the flames were shrinking, leaving only a few embers in the green smoke.
Qin Liang said nothing with a livid face, staring at the remaining wisps of smoke in the distance, letting the rain drip down along the iron helmet, and only occasionally blinked when the rain got into his eyes. .
The soldiers, generals and guards who stayed in the Chinese army accompanied Qin Liang in the rain in the earthen dam. Wang Chen next to him raised his palm, wiped a handful of water on his face, and sighed: "What a pity..."
Hearing Wang Chen's voice, Qin Liang came back to his senses and found that the armor and clothes underneath him were already soaked through. The people around him were also drenched.
This burst of rain could not be called a heavy rain, after all, it was already August, but it was not considered a light rain. Not long after, there was already water on the edge of the dam, and it was flowing down the hillside.
However, Qin Liang behaved very calmly and did not yell. He just said in a low voice: "Everyone, please go inside to take shelter from the rain."
Zhong Hui heard Qin Liang speak and turned around to take a look.
The group of people returned to the Huangtian Temple, and the huge statue in front of them immediately came into view. The clay statue was relatively rough, but the amazing thing was that its expression could be seen, and it looked like it was looking down at all living things from a high place, just like the living statue. Same.
Qin Liang raised his head and looked at the clay statue, and a strange thought occurred to him. Could it be because he didn't worship it in the morning? But that's not it.
He raised his head and looked directly at the statue, thinking: What a fool! If you can really protect the people of Yizhou, it shouldn't rain. We are here to unify Shu Han. We are all our own people, and people's hatred will eventually pass. Wouldn't it be more compassionate to let the war end as soon as possible?
Or maybe the Jade Emperor was sidelined and his subordinate God Hebo didn't listen to orders?
Qin Liang closed his eyes, took a deep breath to put away the messy thoughts and emotions in his mind, and walked towards the wooden case under the clay statue.
Qi Da came over and handed over a dry cloth with both hands. Qin Liang took it, wiped the water on his face and arms a few times, and then knelt down on the straw mat again.
He took the picture above and looked at the overall map of the battlefield he had drawn. At this time, the generals gathered beside him.
Wang Chen's voice said: "Shi Ji is indeed right. Judging from the news from the front, Jiang Wei did use a car formation."
Zhong Hui responded and said: "Jiang Wei was taught by Zhuge Kongming, and Zhuge Kongming was good at using chariot formations back then."
Then everyone fell silent again, everyone looked solemn and behaved more cautiously.
Qin Liang raised his head and looked around. Seeing the situation, his tone softened a lot: "The battle can still be fought. It is impossible for the situation to completely change just because of a rain. Otherwise, the fault tolerance is so low, I will not fight this battle."
Zhong Hui pondered: "However... our army's intention is about to fail. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through the middle quickly."
Qin Liang nodded in agreement and said in a narrative tone: "Yes, Zhongyang's intention to break through has failed. Jiang Wei has figured out our tactics. After the rain stops, he should build fortifications in the valley to focus on defense."
Zhong Hui immediately turned his head and stared at Qin Liang.
After Qin Liang said this, he understood the situation in his heart: Zhongyang's breakthrough strategy had failed, and now it was going to be a positional battle again.
Therefore, strategies often require the coordination of conditions, and the conditions may be quite harsh. Once the strategy fails to succeed, it is still necessary to fight for strength after all.
Zhuge Liang at that time, and Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition in the past two years, also faced such a situation! The Shu Han's hard power was relatively weak, and they just wanted to use strategic operations to achieve the effect of using small to expand. But overall, they were not successful, and there were countless large and small
The battle was almost reduced to a battle of attrition in the end.
Qin Liang then said calmly: "The Shu army is tenacious. It is difficult for our army to break up the front line for a while. This battle is expected to take a while." Then he said coldly, "Whoever can't stand it first will give up the Nanxiang Basin!
"Zhong Hui's voice said: "The general is resolute and in a very good mood. He faces gains and losses directly and remains as motionless as a mountain. Servants admire him greatly."
Qin Liang didn't say much. He thought about it and said to Xin Chang: "Tai Yong came to write some military orders and told the generals on the front line to pay attention to maintaining the battlefield line and pay attention to the position of friendly troops on the flanks. There is no need to rush to break through and consume the enemy with killings.
Military strength is the main priority."
Xin Chang cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Qin Liang thought for a while and then said: "Add a sentence, but the camera will make its own decision and then report it."
Xin Chang immediately took out the paper, knelt down next to a broken wooden table on the side, picked up the brush and dipped it in the inkstone.
Qin Liang got up from the straw mat and immediately walked out of the temple gate. However, he no longer went to soak in the rain. He just stood on the eaves and observed the movements far and near.
The rain curtain has spread all over the sky and the earth, just like a heavy fog. The scene in the distance becomes hazy in the rain curtain. Whenever the wind blows, there will be white rain and mist floating in the air, as if it is misty.
of smoke.
The sound of "clattering" rain shrouded the surroundings without any gaps, but it still could not cover up the sound of fighting coming from the southeast. The sounds of people and horses neighing, and the shouts one after another were still clearly audible.
Before it rained, the two armies started fighting in various valleys and hillsides, but the sudden rain did not interrupt the fighting!
Because the army retreats before the battle, there is a great risk in itself. Unless both sides have a tacit agreement to retreat separately, the fighting will continue until dark.
Qin Liang walked along the eaves under the eaves to the edge of the temple and looked to the southeast. In front of the Chinese army was Pan Zhong's troops. Standing here, Qin Liang could see some scenes on the hillside.
Pan Zhong's troops were not only fighting in the ravine with the Shu army, but there were also soldiers fighting for the commanding heights in the mountains and forests.
I saw someone rolling down the hillside, and there were faint shouts amidst the sound of rain, but the distant sounds were quickly drowned in the noise. The crowd on the hillside was very scattered, and there was no formation at all.
; The two armies can no longer even use their bows and crossbows. They are still fighting in various places, just like a group fight.
However, because the overall battlefield is wide enough, there will naturally be many such small group battles, and both sides will consume a lot of troops throughout the day.