"Jia Wenhe sent a copy today. The military information from Yicheng is back."
"Our defenses on the Huai River are impregnable and the enemy cannot break through. Yuan Shu cannot get Lu Bu's daughter to marry him, and he will no longer send more troops to the south bank of the Huai River to attack. The situation is still stable and the stalemate can continue."
"The fight between Yuan Shu and Sun Ce gradually became a bit laborious."
"Sun Ce has completely conquered the Danyang Shanyue people. Those Danyang soldiers are very powerful. Yuan Shu is retreating steadily. Sun Ce has reached the south bank of the Yangtze River and seems to be able to cross the river and kill Huainan at any time."
"Yuan Shu deployed defenses on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the two sides were temporarily in a stalemate."
"Liu Biao officially sent troops and invaded Jiujiang and other places. Yuan Shu is now in dire straits."
"Even if we don't attack Shouchun, Yuan Shu won't have any advantage now."
Cao Cao briefly read the military information he received today.
Guo Jia and the others listened and were full of confidence in this battle.
Liu Bei felt a little sour in his heart, and was about to lose his teeth. In such a situation, his idea of reshuffling Yuan Shu's territory and grabbing a sip of soup was completely in vain.
At this time, he had nothing.
Nothing can be done.
We can only rely entirely on Cao Cao.
But he still has another goal, and that is Chen Gong, hoping that Chen Gong can point him in the right direction.
Liu Bei went to the back of the camp and took a faint look.
They discussed and decided to take action tonight to rescue Chen Gong. Tonight was the time to dig the river embankment and flood Xiapi. Everyone's focus was here.
Cao Ying's defense must be much more relaxed than usual.
This is the most appropriate time to take action.
"In a day or two, Xiapi City is broken, and we can go south to deal with Yuan Shu." Chen Zhou said.
"Do you think the embankment can be dug?" Cao Cao asked.
"It's ready any time!"
Chen Zhou said: "As long as the Si River is dug through and a large amount of river water pours into the moat, it will be easy to flood Xiapi."
Xiapi is defended by a moat, which can not only defend against foreign enemies, but also regulate floods, so that the lower-lying city can avoid flooding. However, the moat's adjustment ability is limited.
As long as a large amount of water flows in, it cannot be controlled and the water will flow into the city.
"Do it!"
Cao Cao drank.
Thousands of soldiers took action immediately. They had been prepared on the edge of Surabaya for a long time. At this moment, they received orders to dig the river embankment and then dig the canal, striving to complete it tonight.
When Lu Bu wakes up early tomorrow morning, he will find himself in the middle of the ocean.
The reason for taking action at night was to catch Lu Bu off guard and to prevent Lu Bu from sending troops to stop him.
"Let's do it."
Liu Bei was thinking secretly in his heart.
I feel that Guan and Zhang have started to compete for people, and I am looking forward to meeting Chen Gong again.
"Xuande."
Cao Cao turned around and suddenly asked: "Why don't you see Yun Chang and Yide?"
The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang have always stayed together.
It's really strange that I can't see Guan Zhang tonight.
Liu Bei felt guilty when he heard this, but he immediately controlled his emotions and bowed: "The second brother and the third brother are all warriors. They don't know much about siege strategies. Things like flooding have nothing to do with them. In the military camp, I'm sleeping inside and have no interest in coming out to watch."
He brought Chen Dao, Jian Yong and Sun Qian with him to watch. He had already thought of the reason for Guan Zhang's absence.
But digging river embankments is actually not very interesting.
At night, it was pitch black.
They used torches for lighting, but the lighting range of the firelight was limited. Fortunately, it didn't rain, otherwise there wouldn't even be lighting conditions, so there wasn't much that could be seen.
"I see!"
Cao Cao no longer worries about anything else.
They stood on the shore and watched the soldiers continue digging.
Not long after waiting, a sound of water came from the front.
The embankments were dug through and water poured into the moat.
The Sishui River was turbulent, and the water level rose. The water level was twice as high as usual. At this time, there was a gap that could release the flood. The water poured out of this gap very fast and urgently.
Before long, the rising water level of the moat could no longer accommodate the water flow. The water level overflowed the river embankment and began to spread into the city.
"alright!"
Chen Zhou smiled and said: "The flooding has begun."
Cao Cao and the others were full of confidence in Chen Zhou. When they looked at the Xiapi city wall, they felt that the city was about to be destroyed, so they put down their worries.
"The water is rising!"
At this time, Wei Xu was the first to notice the condition of the moat and quickly woke up Song Xian.
When they came out of the camp, they found that Xiapi was indeed flooded.
Only then did they understand that Cao Jun had not attacked. He was waiting for a heavy rain and then borrowed the Si River to flood Xiapi.
"The plan is almost ready to begin."
Song Xian said: "Let's go back quickly and get ready."
——
at the same time.
Behind Cao's camp, there is an area that is equivalent to a prison in the military camp.
However, when marching and fighting, there are not many people who can be imprisoned. Most of them are cut down immediately after being captured. Of course, there are exceptions sometimes.
Chen Gong became this exception.
Cao Cao wanted to get him and use him for his own use, but he disagreed. He was a stubborn person and was unwilling to join Cao Cao even if he died.
Everyone who was in Yanzhou died, and only Chen Gong was still alive. Therefore, he was full of resistance to Cao Cao. Since he was unwilling to obey Cao Cao from the beginning, he would never obey Cao Cao.
At this time, a group of uninvited guests came near the camp.
Guan and Zhang took ten of Liu Bei's soldiers who were not afraid of death.
They didn't dare to use their own weapons, so they used long spears.
All of them, dressed in black.
Guan and Zhang, in order not to expose their distinctive features, even wrapped themselves up so that only a pair of eyes were exposed.
"Third brother, you must remember later, not to say a word, and not to yell."
Before taking action, Guan Yu warned: "Every time you make a move, you like to yell. This can easily expose your identity and arouse others' suspicion, thus injuring your elder brother."
"Second brother, I understand."
Zhang Fei had tried very hard not to yell, and now he didn't even dare to speak too loudly.
They can die, but they must not harm their eldest brother.
"That's fine."
"We act."
Guan Yu said in a deep voice.
At this time, they had already sneaked into the rear army.
The method of sneaking is very simple. When you see the guarding Cao soldiers, just kill them.
"Fight in." Guan Yu said again.
It is basically impossible to rescue people in Cao camp quietly.
We can only kill and save at the same time, and complete the mission as quickly as possible.
"What……"
The nearby soldiers spotted these men in black the moment they appeared. Some were about to shout, but Zhang Fei threw a spear and penetrated the Cao soldier who was about to shout on the spot.
As Zhang Fei, whose output depends entirely on roaring, it was really uncomfortable for him not to be able to roar, but he could bear it. He killed one person to divert his thoughts from roaring, picked up the spear immediately, and then killed others.
The same is true for Guan Yu.
He led the twenty people around him and fought all the way in until he killed all the soldiers around him, and then walked towards the tent where Chen Gong was imprisoned.
Chen Gong had long heard the noise outside and frowned at this moment.
He was imprisoned, but his hands and feet were not tied. When he was about to go out to see what was going on, he saw a tall man in black barging in, staring at him with wide black and white eyes.
