Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 505: Camp Raid! (Thanks to Huihuiya for the monthly ticket support~)

As the raging flood gradually receded, Liu Xie looked at the eastern camp, which was one-third submerged, with an extremely ugly expression on his face.

I never thought that even with my 90,000-strong army approaching, the enemy would dare to use such disgusting tricks.

Although this sudden flood did not cause serious damage to his army.

But looking at the soldiers' listless faces, they no longer had the fighting spirit they had when they first set out on the expedition.

There is no doubt that their morale has suffered a considerable blow!

It's not very harmful, but it's extremely insulting!
Liu Xie couldn't help but curse all of Lu Bu's ancestors in his heart.

He then ordered the army to pack up the camp and supplies.

After a final count, it was discovered that hundreds of people had no time to escape and were swept away by the flood.

Nearly ten days' worth of food and fodder were also swept away and soaked.

Many weapons and armor were also washed away by the flood.

After learning all this, Liu Xie's mood became even worse.

However, as an emperor for two lifetimes, he still managed his facial expressions very well.

He personally went to each camp to give comfort and encouragement to the soldiers.

The originally low morale suddenly recovered.

Huangfu Song, who was standing by, saw all this and felt quite relieved.

I didn't expect that Your Majesty is not only extremely intelligent, but also knows how to boost morale.

If he could grow for another ten years, he would surely be a rare wise emperor.

It's a pity that Lu Bu, the traitor, will probably not give Your Majesty a chance to grow...

After Liu Xie's efforts, only more than 89,000 people were left out of the 90,000 troops.

Overall, the visible losses are almost negligible.

But the invisible losses are considerable.

But fortunately, the emperor was there in person to lead the charge.

These soldiers, who may never see the emperor in their entire lives, can be happy for a long time after seeing the emperor they are loyal to in person.

Overall morale is also slowly improving.

In order to prevent similar situations from happening again, Liu Xie immediately ordered the soldiers to move the camp to a place far away from water sources.

After a day's rest, the army set out again and continued to march towards Guzang City.

However, soon, everyone entered the area which was later named Tengger Desert from the mountainous area.

The temperature in desert areas is significantly higher than that in mountainous areas.

Liu Xie was shocked when he saw the endless yellow sand.

In his two lifetimes as a human being, this was the first time he had seen such a vast desert.

And marching in the desert is not as easy as imagined.

The fine sand could not support the grain trucks' progress and they could easily sink into the sand pits.

Faced with this situation, Liu Xie immediately sought advice from Huangfu Song on countermeasures.

Huangfu Song quickly said:

“Your Majesty can have the soldiers carry some of the food on their backs to reduce the weight of the food carts.

“At the same time, some wooden planks can be laid on the sand to provide space for the grain carts to move forward.

"In this way, we can increase the speed of the army's march."

Liu Xie replied with the word "good" and ordered the army to immediately follow the method provided by Huangfu Song.

The army's marching speed has indeed increased a lot.

But the desert is a desert after all, and there is almost no water source even in spring.

As evening approached, they finally found a lake in the sand. The soldiers in the front row, who had been thirsty for a day, rushed to the lake impatiently.

However, at this time, Liu Xie suddenly thought of something and hurriedly ordered the army not to approach the lake!
Be careful of enemy mines planted near the lake!

So Huangfu Song ordered a cavalry unit to search around the lake.

After making sure that there were no enemy soldiers, he let the soldiers go to fetch water with peace of mind.

However, the soldiers did not notice that at the bottom of the lake, there were rotting and diseased cattle and sheep, which had already polluted the entire lake water.

This was exactly the vicious plan that the Huns had devised to stop Huo Qubing's fierce cavalry.

Now it is directly copied and used by Guo Jia.

However, Liu Xie's army obviously did not expect this. They just squatted by the lake and drank the water with both hands.

As for the poisonous strategist Jia Xu, he was left by Liu Xie in Linjing County to guard the city.

If he were here, he would be able to guess the evil plot...

Of course, even if the water is contaminated, it won't infect the soldiers so quickly.

And except for the soldiers who couldn't wait to drink water, the rest of the senior officers and even Emperor Liu Xie boiled the water before drinking it.

But not everyone has the conditions to boil water, and most of the lower-level soldiers still drink it directly.

Liu Xie stood at the door of the big tent, looking at the desert that still seemed to have no end.

The initial sense of freshness has long since disappeared, replaced by an endless sense of anxiety.

He couldn't help but ask Huangfu Song beside him:

"How long will it take us to get out of this desert?"

"If nothing goes wrong, we can go out tomorrow evening.

"We won't be far from Guzang City by then."

After hearing this, Liu Xie felt a little better.

As he traveled with the army for this period of time, his initial enthusiasm was gradually worn away.

Fortunately, apart from the initial flood caused by the breach of the dam, they only found a small group of Wei Yan's scouts.

There were no other means to disgust them.

Next, as long as we get close to Guzang City and surround it, we can join forces with Xu Huang’s 60,000 troops in Zhangye County to forcibly capture Guzang City!

If this battle is successful, not only can the five counties of Xizhou be reconnected, but the morale of Lu Bu's army can also be greatly dampened.

This caused Lu Bu's army to lose the ability to attack outward, and for a long time it had no ability to expand outward!

Thinking of this, Liu Xie became excited unconsciously.

In his opinion, with absolute military advantage, it should be easy to capture a city.

So Liu Xie slept soundly that night.

It was not until the middle of the night that he was suddenly awakened by a burst of shouting and killing.

Liu Xie jumped up in shock, rushed out of the tent, and asked Zhu Jun who was guarding the door:
"What happened?!"

Since Zhu Jun was defeated and retreated from Wuwei County last time, he did not receive severe punishment from Liu Xie. He was only demoted two levels and fined one year's salary.

Facing Liu Xie's question at this moment, Zhu Jun replied with a sullen face:
"The enemy is leading two thousand Iron Buddha cavalry to raid our camp!
"Because this cavalry is fully armored, it will be difficult for our army to keep them..."

"What?! Two thousand men dare to intercept my camp of ninety thousand men?
"Ninety thousand people can't even stop two thousand people?!"

Liu Xie was so angry that his face turned pale.

He didn't understand, what kind of cavalry could come and go freely among his 90,000-man army? !

Liu Xie ignored Zhu Jun's obstruction and came to the front camp in person. He soon saw an elite cavalry covered in armor!

The light from the torches shone on them, making them reflect the light all over their bodies, like divine soldiers descending from the sky!
And this Iron Pagoda was led by Wei Yan himself.

Just when Wei Yan was about to rush out of the northern camp after killing many people, he suddenly noticed a heavily guarded camp out of the corner of his eye.

He suddenly realized that the Emperor Liu Xie might be here!
After hesitating for just a moment, he suddenly commanded the Iron Pagoda Cavalry to charge towards the camp!
(End of this chapter)