Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 98 Heavy Rain
Looking at the rushing water, Guan Yu's face turned pale red and a look of reluctance emerged - the people in the city were naturally protected by the city ladies, but for the people living outside the city, even if Xiaopei was a plain area and what was leaking was lake water instead of river water, it would probably come and go quickly, but it would inevitably cause damage.
Moreover, for Xiaopei, not to mention the direct building losses, the people's hearts will inevitably turn against it, and Chengji will be very dissatisfied with part of Xuzhou. The strong city and thick walls of the past are likely to be mostly ineffective!
However, Yuan Shu came with great arrogance and with the advantage in military strength, it would be difficult to win except by resorting to dangerous tactics such as water attack or fire attack.
"Pass the order, the entire army will set up camp and rest, and pay attention to the water level. As soon as the flood recedes tomorrow, immediately form teams of 100 people to search and rescue the people in each village as planned." Guan Yu gave the order.
The villages that would be affected had already been marked on the map, and the dubois had also planned the distribution of rescue tasks.
In addition, there are already scouts lurking around each village tonight. When the time is about right, they will rush directly into the village to sound the alarm in order to minimize the damage.
Ji Ling, who was the main target, led his army into Xiaopei's city wall without realizing it. He arranged the guards at the city gates and prepared to rest for a day before letting Pengcheng know what cruelty was!
"Hahaha, the general just occupied Xiaopei before the heavy rain. Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others can only stay outside in the rain!" Wei Xu congratulated Ji Ling.
At the same time, he was secretly flattering Ji Ling and putting the credit of occupying Xiaopei on Ji Ling.
"It's all thanks to General Wei and General Hou who understand the greater good. It's also the result of Bai Tu and Lu Bu's evil deeds." Ji Ling curled his lips slightly.
But in fact, Ji Ling was thinking: What a bullshit! I originally wanted to send cavalry to chase and see if I could get back Lu Bu's family, but the sudden rain came and the road was muddy, I was afraid I couldn't catch up!
Although the cavalry seems to have no contact with the ground, they are actually affected by the ground.
And at this moment, there was suddenly a thunderous sound of water, which frightened Wei Xu.
"Ah... it's raining so heavily! Hahaha..." Wei Xu said embarrassedly.
Ji Ling ignored him this time, and looked towards the north solemnly. Unfortunately, because there were no stars or moonlight at this time, and it was raining heavily, even he could not see anything clearly.
But...the thunderous sound of rushing water is getting closer and closer!
"No! That's not the sound of rain!" Ji Ling suddenly shouted.
"What?" Wei Xu hasn't reacted yet.
Ji Ling suddenly turned his head and stared at him with his eyes as sharp as bells. Wei Xu was so frightened that he asked, "General , what's wrong?"
Seeing Wei Xu's look, Ji Ling understood that most likely he was not plotting against him, and now was not the time to argue with him, so he quickly took out the military token.
Ji Ling already had gilded armor, and had even been trying to figure out the secrets of gold and jade. At this time, the armor was mostly dark blue, and his arms were particularly strong, each holding a huge hammer. What was also conspicuous was that the helmet was covered with an indigo mask, resembling a demon!
"All troops on alert! Gather at the South Gate!" Ji Ling shouted after flying up.
At the same time, the sound of rushing water had reached outside the city. Even when Ji Ling finished speaking, the torrent mixed with mud and sand had already hit the north city wall.
Along with the roar, a corner of the north city tower had collapsed - a city wall without the support of the people is soulless!
The flood had already flooded into the city wall. Even though Ji Ling shouted first, the garrison troops in the city who had just rested were still in chaos.
Ji Ling was commanding the military officers at all levels to form their teams through the armor, while he lifted Wei Xu up like a chicken and asked in an annoyed voice, "Tell me! Is there any higher ground to the south?"
"Gao...Gao! Tongshan, go towards Tongshan!" Wei Xu said in panic.
Tongshan is between Xiaopei and Pengcheng...The location of Pengcheng in later generations was named "Tongshan District", but in fact Tongshan is much larger than Pengcheng.
"Don't panic! Gather your troops and march out from the south gate towards Tongshan... The lake has been cut off from water, the water is not strong and will recede in one day. All units should restrain their soldiers and don't panic!"
This is not wrong. Normal water attacks rely on rivers. It is only because the terrain of Weishan Lake is high enough that the water can barely form. However, it is not as fierce as rivers. However, the advantage is that the damage is not as great as that of rivers.
While Ji Ling tried his best to appease his men, he retreated out of the city to the south. If he continued to stay in Xiaopei, he would not only be in danger of flooding itself, but also once the water receded, how could he withstand the enemy's counterattack with the broken city walls?
However, the low walls of the inner city were now shining with golden light, ten times brighter than the walls that Lu Kang had built in Shucheng, and they kept the flood out.
It was Cheng Ji who protected the people of the inner city with the power of the people.
However, this public sentiment was not due to the will of the people, but was overdrawn and aroused by the city princess...
The strength of a country lies in both virtue and danger. Now, if virtue is lost, danger will arise...
It can be imagined that after today, Xiaopei, the gateway between Xuzhou and the Central Plains, will lose most of its effectiveness. It is easy to rebuild the city wall, but in the case of public disaffection, it is likely that it will not be of much use!
There are even negative effects such as the morale of the defenders dropping more easily and the efficiency of the laborers decreasing...
However, Ji Ling did not have the heart to gloat over other's misfortune. The army that had previously conquered Xu had nearly 50,000 troops inside and outside Xiaopei City. Now they were retreating southward in a hurry, and he didn't know how many were left!
Not only were there soldiers and officers who were scattered and fled in panic, but after seeing that the inner city was not lost, some grassroots officers abandoned their Ji Zao soldiers and rushed directly into the inner city to hide. Ji Ling was so angry that he wanted to bite him, but it was not the time to pursue the matter.
After these officers fled, the Jizao soldiers under their command naturally became confused and fled to the flood...
Fortunately, after a night of running around, the rain had subsided when dawn approached.
In addition, when they arrived at the high ground near Tongshan, Ji Ling saw that the water was only three inches deep, but at the same time, the army behind him...
The personal guards and scouts have already returned, and according to a rough estimate, there are less than 20,000 of them!
Although there must be survivors after stabilizing the situation and gathering the defeated troops, I'm afraid only three of them have survived.
Thinking of this, Ji Ling looked at Wei Xu and Hou Cheng angrily. Although he didn't know whether these two people knew about it, it was obvious that their surrender of the city was also part of the enemy's plan!
Just as Ji Ling, with his purple face and fangs, glared at Wei Xu, Wei Xu begged for mercy: "General Ji, please understand! We were also tricked by that bastard Zhang Liao. It must be that Xu Tong and the others didn't keep something secret ... General, please give us another chance, we..."
“Hahaha, thank you both for bringing General Ji here!”
A roar rang out from the nearby hills, and Zhang Liao, dressed in white armor, was seen floating above. After a gong and drum, an army with flags bearing the Chinese characters "Zhang" and "Gao" emerged from the trees on the hills...
