Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 198 Unrecognizable History

When people are too excited, sad, excited, and angry, they often induce many physical diseases.

In history, Yuan Shao died in anger.

Now after experiencing the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao is also furious and restless, and Shen Chen's help is just to help him barely breathe a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the breath in his heart that he couldn't swallow, maybe he would have died long ago.

But today, the breath finally came out.

In the first battle of Kuangcheng, Yuan Jun finally defeated Cao Jun with water attack and night attack.

More than 1 captives were killed, and countless others were missing or separated. Only less than [-] remnants retreated to Pingqiu.

Joy welled up in Yuan Shao's heart in an instant, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Minggong."

The surrounding generals and counselors were shocked, and hurried up to support Yuan Shao, and sent Yuan Shao into the carriage.

In the distance, Cao Cao stared at Yuan Jun, who was in a mess, without a trace of joy in his eyes. Guo Jia was right, Yuan Shao really wouldn't live long.

But after this battle, why didn't he suffer heavy losses?

So in the end, no one wins.

"go!"

Cao Cao turned his horse's head.

The [-] army behind them slowly headed south.

On May 27th of the tenth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao defeated Cao Cao. He wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue him, but he took a short rest for a day due to a sudden illness.

Yuan Shao regained consciousness the next day and ordered his army to go south to surround Pingqiu, vowing to wipe out Cao Cao.

And just when the north is turbulent, the south is also undercurrent.

In Xiangyang, Jingzhou, since June, there has been continuous autumn rain. Floods have occurred in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The water levels of the Han River and the Yangtze River have skyrocketed, which almost means submerging the whole world.

But for Jingzhou people, this is already a common thing.Because the Yangtze River is the surging flood season from May to October every year.

Historically, the Battle of Xiangfan in the 24th year of Jian'an and the great flood in 98 were caused by the flood season.

It's just that the usual flood season is not so exaggerated. The Battle of Xiangfan and the flood in 98 are once in a hundred years.

Therefore, the people of Jingzhou also prepared for the rainy season early.

However, what is unexpected is that although this year's flood season is not as good as the Battle of Xiangfan and the flood in 98, it is considered once in ten years. The water levels of the Han River and the Yangtze River are much higher than in previous years.

Even the relatively high-lying Xiangyang City had accumulated a shallow layer of water, submerging some lower-lying places in the city.

Under the organization of the government, the common people had to build water canals to divert the water from the moat that had been immersed in the city of Xiangyang due to the soaring water level to the Han River in the east.

As for blocking the moat once and for all, that would really embarrass Liu Biao.The Xiangyang City Moat, which is nearly [-] meters wide, would require too much engineering to block the entire canal, and it would be too much to bother the people.

The weather in Xiangyang was gloomy, it was still daytime but it seemed like the sun had set in the evening.The pouring rain hit the tiles of Chu Wang's mansion, making crackling noises.

There was a violent gust of wind, and the big trees in the courtyard were hit by the wind and rain, and the leaves fell to the ground.A thick layer of water accumulated in the courtyard, converging into a river.

Cheng Qi stood at the door of the outer hall, walking back and forth anxiously with his hands behind his back.

After a while, in the wind and rain, a man wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat entered the outer courtyard, passed through the screen wall and the courtyard, and arrived at the outer hall.

"gentlemen."

Cheng Qi hurriedly went up to him and helped the man take off his coir raincoat.

Taking off the bamboo hat, Jia Xu's old face was revealed, she looked at Cheng Qi and said, "The king suddenly called, what's the matter?"

"News from the north and east."

Cheng Qi pointed to the inside: "Your Majesty's face is not good or bad. Maybe it's not good news, but it's not bad news either."

"Thanks for engaging, I see."

Jia Xu nodded, hung the coir raincoat and bamboo hat on the corridor of the outer hall, the hem of the robe on her body was still dripping with water, and followed Cheng Qi inside.

There is a corridor connecting the outer hall to the middle hall, and the sound of wind and rain can be heard from the corridor all the way to the outside of the middle hall.

Jia Xu changed into wooden clogs at the door, entered the hall and saw Liu Biao who was wearing the emperor's robe on the seat, raised his eyebrows slightly, then returned to normal, went in and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty."

"Wenhe is here."

Liu Biao was five years older than Jia Xu, when he saw Jia Xu approaching, he waved with a smile and said, "Sit down."

"Thank you, King."

Jia Xu sat under Liu Biao's right hand.

Liu Biao asked with a smile, "What did Wen He do at home these days, but he hasn't gone out for some days."

Jia Xu smiled wryly and said, "I've lived in Xiliang for a long time, but I didn't expect Jingzhou to be so humid. When it rains like this, my legs hurt a little. It's been a miserable few days."

"Anything else?"

Liu Biao thought for a while and said, "Could it be that wind evil entered the body and suffered from arthralgia? There are several famous doctors in the city who are good at acupuncture and moxibustion. I will let them show Wenhe."

"Thank you, King."

Jia Xu thanked him again, and said, "I don't know what the king called Bei to come here today?"

Liu Biao murmured: "One good thing, one bad thing. Yuan Shao defeated Cao Cao a few days ago, but he himself fell ill. Now Yuan Cao is still stalemate in Pingqiu. I heard that Yuan Shao's health has not been very good these years. This time he vomited blood and fainted, so he might not live long."

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations to Your Majesty. Yuan Shao defeated Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's strength was damaged again. Even if Yuan Shao died of illness in the north, at least between Yuan and Cao, there will be no winner within ten years. Your Majesty can rest easy carry on."

Liu Biao asked, "Sir, who do you think will get the north in the end?"

Jia Xu thought for a while and said, "It's probably Cao Cao. Although Yuan Shao is powerful, his son is far inferior to him, and I heard that Yuan Shao likes the third son but not the eldest son. If the sons fight, there may be internal fighting. But even if In this way, it will take a long time for Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shao's sons and get the north. When the king gets the whole south, maybe Yuan Cao is still fighting."

"Is that so?"

Liu Biao's eyes were slightly lost, and then he let out a long sigh.

Jia Xu was puzzled and said: "Cao Cao suffered heavy injuries and Yuan Shao died again. This is a great joy for the king. Why is the king sighing?"

"I am eight years older than Yuan Shao."

Liu Biao shook his head and said, "He's running out of time, why not me? So it's inevitable that I feel a little sad."

"Forehead"

Jia Xu smiled wryly and said: "The number of lifespans is determined by the heavens. Although the Book of Changes says: Man is stronger than the sky. It is when the lifespan is exhausted. I feel the same with the king. But now the world, the king has already got a quarter of it." First, if Yizhou and Jiangdong are captured, the world will be divided into north and south, and the north will swallow the country, and it is just around the corner, and we still need to work hard."

"Ah."

Liu Biao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Wen He said yes, but Huang Zu sent the documents over today. It rained continuously for several days, and the wind and waves in Peng Lize were huge, which caused the boats transporting grain and grass to capsize. The grain and grass in Chaisang and other places were insufficient. He wanted to withdraw his troops and go back. Jiang Xia, what does Wenhe think?"

Jia Xu asked: "Now that Nanchang and other places have been occupied by us, can't we transport grain from Nanchang?"

Liu Biao explained: "If you want to transport grain from Jingnan to Nanchang, you must first transport it by water, from Xiangyang to Changsha, then by land to Liling, and then to Nanchang. It's just heavy rain for days, no matter whether it is water or land, the roads are very difficult. difficult."

"I see."

Jia Xu nodded. He knew that from Xiangyang, he could go directly to Changsha by water, enter the Yangtze River from the Han River, go upstream to the Dongting Lake basin, and then go down the Xiangjiang River.

It's just that if you go to Nanchang from Changsha, you have to go by land.

Now not only the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are under heavy rain, but the Dongting Lake and Xiangjiang River Basin in Jingnan is also under heavy rain. The land route to Nanchang in the east is also flooded. It is indeed difficult to transport grain and grass to Yuzhang.

Liu Biao said with a serious face: "This heavy rain is really unexpected. Huang Zu said to retreat back to Jiangxia, but now the wind and waves on Dajiang and Penglize are still huge. What if the ship sinks when the troops retreat? If we go by land, so many Wouldn't it be a pity to abandon the ship?"

"It's really embarrassing. I don't know much about ships, so it's hard to make a plan."

Jia Xu also felt that there was nothing she could do, because it had nothing to do with tricks, it was a natural disaster.

How can manpower compare with the sky?

Let you make a lot of tricks, God will rain on your head for several months, and any conspiracy will turn into a vast ocean for you.

Liu Biao thought for a while and said, "Shen Chen is in Jiangxia, I'll send someone to ask him."

"Well, Shen Chen is smart, maybe there is a way."

Jia Xu nodded.

If the ball is given to the owner, he can solve it if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to solve it, he can't solve it. It all depends on the mood of others.

Now Liu Biao sent people to Jiangxia.

Although Shen Chen has resigned, after all, he has the kindness to recommend him as Maocai, so he will never refuse.

At this time, not only Xiangyang was raining heavily, but Jiangxia was also shrouded in misty rain.

Even the wind and rain are several times stronger than Xiangyang.

Because Yunmengze had not disappeared at that time, the area of ​​thousands of square kilometers was like a vast ocean, and the wind blowing from the southeast coast rolled up huge waves, which seemed to be able to send people to the sky.

Even in later generations, when the Yangtze River is stormy, even the 2200-ton "Oriental Star" giant cruise ship can capsize, let alone an ordinary wooden ship like this in ancient times.

So after the boats originally used to transport grain were overturned and sunk in the storm, the tens of thousands of Huangzu troops on Chaisang's side were a little embarrassed.

There is not much food in stock, the wind and rain are too strong, and they can't fish, they can't even get out of the city, and they can't get enough food, so they can only starve to death.

The only way is to go back by land.

Although the water levels on both sides of the Yangtze River have risen a lot, the Dabie Mountains in the northeast are still relatively high. Places like Qichun County and Xiling County are not affected by natural disasters. As long as they cross the Yangtze River and go north, they can still return to Jiangxia safely.

On the fourth day of June, Jiangxia Xiling County, in Jiangxia County's prime minister's mansion, at the first moment of sunrise, Shen Chen just woke up from the bed when he heard the sound of dripping water under the eaves outside the house.

When I put on a brocade robe and went out to look around, the sky was low and the clouds were dark, and it was dark everywhere. The north wind was wrapped in a misty summer rain, which made the roof and the ground rustle. inside.

"I don't know how long this heavy rain will last."

Shen Chen saw that there was already a trickling stream in the courtyard outside the house. The rainwater had washed away the soil, stained it with a muddy yellow color, flowed out of the courtyard along the diversion channel, merged into the large drainage channel in the city, and was finally sent to Jushui.

Different from the counties and cities in later generations whose area is tens to hundreds of square kilometers, the area of ​​ancient county towns is generally about 1-2 square kilometers, and the population that can accommodate it is generally between several thousand to tens of thousands. Most of the people live in There are not many people in the countryside and cities.

A small city also has the advantage of a small city, that is, the drainage system is relatively complete. Rainwater falls into the courtyard along the eaves, then flows into the drainage canal in the city through the drainage canal in the yard, and finally is sent to the river or moat outside the city. Humanize.

It’s just that in this downpour, the ordinary drains that were originally designed were no longer able to bear the burden, and almost overflowed. The entire courtyard seemed to be soaked in water. The accumulated water was nearly three inches, and it could submerge the soles of a person’s feet. This shows how heavy the rainstorm was.

Fortunately, the courtyard architecture style of wealthy families in the Han Dynasty was relatively unique. The house was about a foot above the ground and was made of brick, stone and hardwood, so the house would not be flooded.

Shen Chen stepped on the smooth wooden floor with bare feet, staring at the heavy rain in a daze. After a while, he simply crossed his legs and sat on the porch like an old monk, leaning against the wooden door.

With his eyes closed and his ears listening to the pure sound of rain, he felt as if his entire soul had been purified, and his mind became much clearer.

"Ah Chen, what are you thinking?"

In another courtyard, Liu Qi was wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo mat in his hand. He stepped on wooden clogs and walked through the courtyard to the outside of Shen Chen's courtyard. He saw him in a daze.

The seat of Jiangxia County is in Xiling County, but Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, basically stays in Shaxian on weekdays. Now the leader of the army is fighting outside, and people have gone to Chaisang, so now Xiling is basically controlled by Liu Qi.

On weekdays, he was also handling the work of supervising the transportation of grain and grass. Today, he just got up and was about to go to the county government office. He did not expect to see Shen Chen sitting on the porch of the side yard.

Shen Chen said: "I'm thinking, General Huang is in distress at this time and can only withdraw his troops. The King of Chu probably can only choose this way. To the west of Chaisang are Jiuling, Lianyun, Mufu and other mountains. If you want to go northwest of Chaisang It is almost impossible to go back to Shaxian, so we can only choose to cross the river from Jiangbei to Xiling."

"Yes."

Liu Qi nodded: "We also transport grain all the way south from Mianshui to Chaisang, but there are too many winds and waves at the bottom of the river. Now Peng Lize is like Yunmengze. It's like the sea. The boat may capsize at any time in a storm. It's too dangerous."

Shen Chen thought for a while and said, "This is just one of them. I've been thinking about it today. If I were Sun Quan and found out that General Huang wanted to retreat, what choice would he make?"

Liu Qi said with a smile: "In such a heavy rainy day, even withdrawing troops would be extremely dangerous. He probably wouldn't take advantage of the rainy day to attack."

"It's hard to say."

Shen Chen murmured: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am Sun Quan. Even in the rainstorm, I will give it a try."

"Ah Chen, what do you mean?"

Liu Qi asked: "Father doesn't know what to do with General Huang. General Huang is still in Chaisang. Are we going to meet him?"

Shen Chen said: "Prepare a large number of coir raincoats and bamboo hats first, it's always right to be careful."

"Ah."

Liu Qi said, "Okay, then I'll prepare right away."

Then he went to the county government.

Seeing his leaving back, Shen Chen narrowed his eyes.

In fact, since the Battle of Guandu, history has completely changed beyond recognition.

In what direction the future will develop, no one knows what it will become.

But the only thing that is certain is that Sun Quan will never fail so easily.

Maybe.

This battle may be the winner of his comeback, and he must be careful to guard against it!

　The past two days have been full of illnesses, stomach fire, gastritis, my stomach is swollen and sore every day, and then I got angry and caught a cold. I was dizzy all day today. I wanted to ask for leave. I barely supported my body and wrote a chapter , I plan to drink some cold spirit first, wait for two days to see if it doesn't improve, I can only go to the hospital.

　　
　
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