Two days later, the heavy rain still showed no sign of slowing down. Liu Zhang stood under the eaves and listened to Zhang Ren's report.
"My lord, the bamboo raft has been built. If you want to cross the river, it is ready... It has been raining heavily for two days. The craftsmen have been working hard in the rain. Many craftsmen and logging men have fallen sick due to the rain..."
Liu Zhang looked at the rain outside and listened to Zhang Ren complaining about the craftsmen. He was unmoved in his heart. All Zhang Ren wanted to say was that he had acted too hastily. If he entered the army now, his soldiers would suffer the same fate as those craftsmen.
Liu Zhang also felt that he was a little impatient now, but there was always an uneasy feeling in his heart. Looking at the rain in front of him, it seemed that it would never stop, let alone three days.
"Report." A soldier wearing a raincoat came to report: "Lord, the people we sent to contact Liu Xian have returned. Liu Xian is not in Xiangyang City. We made inquiries in various ways and found out that Liu Xian has gone to Jiangdong."
"Jiangdong?" Liu Zhang's expression twisted and he confirmed, "Liu went to Jiangdong first?"
"It's absolutely true, and he set out a few days ago."
"Does Xu Shu want to ask for help from Jiangdong?" Zhang Ren frowned: "But Liu Biao and Jiangdong had a grudge against his father, and Jiangdong lost his master. How could he send troops to rescue Liu Biao? Could it be that Jiangdong wanted to sneak attack our army's rear?
Gangneung?”
Liu Zhang shook his head: "Probably not. Sun Ce died, and Sun Quan was young and virtuous. What he should do now is to consolidate power instead of starting a war. That would be too risky. Jiangling is guarded by Huang Zhong. Send someone to inform Gan Ningwei.
If it is warm, just be careful of the water surface of the Yangtze River.
On the contrary, it is more likely to assist Liu Biao, which can establish Sun Quan's authority without having to go to war, and allow Liu Biao to hold on for a longer time, achieving more with one stone." Liu Zhang did not think that a powerful king like Sun Quan would give up because of the revenge of killing his father.
A great time to fight yourself.
"Jiangdong is still in its mourning period, and the army has shrunk. From dispatching troops to sending troops to Xiangyang, it will take at least twenty days. We can definitely capture Xiangyang before then after the rain subsides."
"Are you sure the rain will slow down? If it rains for a few more days and the Xiangjiang River rises, we won't be able to cross the river for a month."
Liu Zhang suddenly felt strongly that Xu Shu had already determined everything, and Xu Shu had expected the heavy rain. He wanted to use this heavy rain to block the Sichuan army south of Xiangjiang River, and then calmly deploy defenses and obtain foreign aid from the Jiangdong Army.
There was a stalemate with the Sichuan Army in northern Jingzhou. The Sichuan Army had been fighting in Jingzhou for half a year. They were homesick and could not defeat the Jingzhou Army.
Liu Zhang finally understood what Zhou Buyi meant. Xu Shu sent Liu Xian to Jiangdong in a very secretive manner. If he hadn't specifically asked someone to contact Liu Xian, he would not have known that Liu Xian had gone to Jiangdong. Zhou Buyi just wanted to tell himself that Jingzhou had already
Joined forces with Koto.
At this moment, Gao Pei came over from the rain. Liu Zhang raised his head and said, "It's raining so hard. Why are you here if you don't lead the troops in the camp?"
Gao Pei jumped under the eaves in two steps, wiped the rain off his face, walked to Liu Zhang, hesitated for a long time, took out a tips bag from his sleeves, and handed it to Liu Zhang: "Master, please give me this tip bag."
open to take a look."
"Tips? Gao Pei, are you giving me tips?" Liu Zhang looked at Gao Pei in surprise. He was even more shocked than when he heard that Liu Xian went to Jiangdong. After smelling it, a girlish fragrance emanated from the kit, and Liu Zhang couldn't bear it.
I couldn't help but shiver.
"Where is it?" Gao Pei said with a smile: "This is not mine. It was written by a soldier named Pang Yuan under my account. It was a bet between me and him about the duration of the heavy rain. I thought about it in the camp and finally came to the conclusion.
I felt that there was some secret in this kit, and I would regret it if I read it too late, so I brought it here."
"Pang Yuan? That talkative black-faced soldier? What's written in it?" Liu Zhang asked as he opened the bag.
"I did not see."
Liu Zhang was stunned, raised his head and said, "Didn't you see it? Why didn't you see it?"
"Are you kidding me?" Gao Pei said in surprise as if he had pulled his green hair: "I, Gao Pei, am an upright man. Since I and Pang Yuan agreed to watch it after the rain stops, I, Gao Pei, will never watch that.
Take a look at the bag of tips.”
Liu Zhang glanced at Gao Pei with disdain, picked up the cloth strip in the kit, and glanced at it, his brows instantly furrowed into the character "Chuan". Gao Pei and Zhang Ren suddenly became curious when they saw Liu Zhang's solemn expression.
"Lord, what's written on it?" Gao Pei probed his head, but he didn't dare to really read the note.
"It says that this heavy rain will not stop for seven days." Liu Zhang said slowly, looking up at the sky, the rain curtain all over the sky, hitting the roof and leaves with a rustling sound.
"Can a soldier's words be trusted?" Zhang Ren frowned.
"I believe it." Liu Zhang let out a long breath, and finally no longer hesitated. He threw the kit into the rain and said loudly: "Zhang Ren, send an order immediately. There will be a banquet for the three armies tonight. No drinking. Tomorrow morning everyone will
The army marches into Xiangyang."
"Yes." At this point, Zhang Ren had no reason to object. He just asked: "Lord, the heavy rain keeps coming and we don't have enough raincoats. How can we reduce the number of patients?"
If we just go out there in the shower, I'm afraid most of the soldiers will fall ill.
Liu Zhang frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Tear down half of the military tent."
"Ah, how will we set up camp when we get to Xiangyang City?"
"Don't worry, I'll have a place to stay when the time comes."
Liu Zhang turned around and returned to his room. He had nothing to do in the past two days, but his whole body was sore. At this time, all doubts were put aside, and the battle was about to begin, as if all his strength had returned.
Only then did Liu Zhang understand that all things are difficult to make, but when he really made up his mind, things became so simple.
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The water of the Xiangjiang River is rushing endlessly, the green Yangtze River is silent in the mist, and the army is marching in the rain. All the soldiers of the Sichuan Army are wearing clothes made of military tents, and their heads are wrapped tightly. Only a pair of eyes are exposed. There are refugees along the way.
The people were panicked when they saw such an army that looked like a demon coming out.
The army moved forward along the Xiangjiang River, and more and more people were fleeing. Many women, children, and children fell ill on the roadside and fell in the mud. Their relatives were beside them, crying incessantly.
"How did these people cross the Xiangjiang River?" Liu Zhang was wearing a raincoat and looking straight ahead. In his peripheral vision were the people supporting the elderly and the young who were fearfully avoiding the Sichuan army.
Liu Zhang did not dare to ask "Why are these people fleeing" because this has become commonplace. Starting from Jiangling, wherever the Sichuan army went, there were endless refugees. Only the "daring" ones dared to stay in their hometown. They all looked forward to Jingzhou
The soldiers can repel the Sichuan army.
It's a pity that God is not unkind.
The army was about to reach the gentle water where they could cross the river. It was connected to a dangerous section of the Xiangjiang River. The water swooped down to form a deep pool. Beyond the deep pool, the river flow slowed down. Zhang Ren chose to cross the river here.
.
Fazheng pointed to a cliff above the deep pool. The water of the Xiangjiang River rushed between the two cliffs. Two giant trees were erected on the steep cliff. The people climbed up the rock with their young and old, and climbed up from the giant trees.
pass.
"That short bridge was built by Jingzhou soldiers after they demolished the Xiangjiang Bridge. Due to the dangerous terrain, the army could not pass. The people gathered on the cliff on one side and passed the short bridge one by one. After a few days, no one knows how many people fell into the Xiangjiang River.
.”
Liu Zhang suddenly felt sad. The river was rushing under the bridge. After the heavy rain, the water level was almost the same as the bridge. The river water even hit the people's trouser legs. If you fell into it, you would definitely die.
Liu Zhangqiang took a breath and clapped his horse and moved forward. Yan Yan, who was left behind in front, led his troops to meet him. At this moment, a loud "boom" sound suddenly came.
In everyone's horrified eyes, a wave hit, and the bridge, along with a dozen people on it, slid down the cliff and was swept into the deep pool by the fierce waves.