On the third day after the Han River burst its banks, Guan Yu stood on the bow of the boat, frowning as he looked at the heavy rain that was still falling and the plain on the north bank of the Han River that had been almost completely submerged.
Zhang Xi was hiding in the cabin at the moment, wondering if he should find an opportunity to pay his respects to the second master. Maybe this man is really the reincarnation of a god in the sky, otherwise this matter would not be justified.
The great flood should obviously only occur in the 24th year of Jian'an. Why did it appear in the 22nd year of Jian'an? !
Or should I say that whenever the second master attacks Xiangfan, Xiangfan will be flooded? !
For a moment, Zhang Xi thought of "fatalism". If everything is destined, then what's the point of traveling through time and messing around? !
Zhang Xi suddenly felt depressed and felt that his life had lost its meaning.
But the second master didn't give Zhang Xi such time to mourn the spring and autumn.
After waiting for three days and the heavy rain still not stopping, Guan Yu decided to send troops.
"Yuan Chang and Ping'er are leading a group of troops to the north. When they encounter the remnants of Cao's army, those who are willing to surrender will be surrendered. Those who are not will be killed." Guan Yu began to arrange the troops and said, "I personally led the group of troops. , go east and collect the remaining troops of Cao's army. Leave Fancheng alone for the time being."
If the coach gives an order, then follow the order.
Moreover, Zhang Xi can probably guess why Guan Yu did this.
It has been three days since the Han River burst its banks, and the heavy rain still continues. Cao's troops, who were trapped in the highlands by the water, did not have much supplies themselves. After three days of heavy rain, their combat effectiveness was already extremely low.
Guan Yu sent troops at this time. On the one hand, he did not have to worry about encountering strong resistance. On the other hand, Guan Yu probably did not want to watch these Cao soldiers die of illness and starvation, so he wanted to save their lives.
Speaking more broadly, we are all human beings. We were all civilians before we joined the army. This world is already chaotic enough, so being able to help everyone survive is also a kind thing.
To put it bluntly, these soldiers are all strong laborers. There is a shortage of people everywhere these days. These prisoners of Cao's army are the best Dingkou.
Therefore, seeing that the heavy rain continued, Guan Yu was unwilling to wait any longer, and ordered the army to divide into two groups and take boats to capture Cao's defeated troops.
Now, Guan Yu's naval warships can go to land without being equipped with wheels. The entire north bank of the Han River is flooded, and the water depth is at least seven or eight feet. If it continues to rain like this, even Fancheng may be flooded. Go to the water.
Zhang Xi and Guan Ping jointly led the same army. It was Guan Yu who considered that Zhang Xi had no experience in leading a navy and transferred Guan Ping to help command. Guan Ping helped Guan Yu set up a navy many years ago, and his understanding of the navy is not as good as Guan Yu's. Down.
The two men led the fleet all the way north and passed some highlands. They did not need to persuade them to surrender. The soldiers on the highlands took the initiative to greet the navy led by Zhang Xi and others and asked for surrender.
They had no choice but to surrender. The little food they had scraped together had long been eaten, and almost all the edible food in the woods had been eaten. Without anyone to save them, unexpected human tragedy might occur.
After all, it’s hard to say what people will do when faced with a desperate situation.
Zhang Xi asked Cao's soldiers to throw all their weapons into the water, and then asked Guan Ping to send a small boat to pick up the surrendered soldiers and feed them.
Then, part of the fleet turned around and escorted the prisoners back to the highland camp, while the other part continued to surrender Cao's army.
Along the way, Zhang Xi gradually thought about the situation and realized that it was not okay to continue like this.
All the way north, more and more Cao Jun's defeated troops were defeated, and thousands of people even gathered on some highlands.
Even if all these thousands of people sincerely surrender, once they are all sent back to the camp and fed, if trouble breaks out, it will not be easy for the soldiers left in the camp to completely control them. It is a risk after all.
Therefore, Zhang Xi discussed with Guan Ping and decided not to surrender Cao's army and transport it back after its defeat, but to let these soldiers stay on the boat. Most of these soldiers were northerners and could not swim, and even if they could swim, they would not be able to swim now. In the event of a major flood, leaving the warship would mean death for them.
On the ship, it was probably guaranteed that these surrendered Cao troops would not dare to cause trouble.
But as a result, the ships are a bit insufficient.
When Guan Yu divided his troops to surrender, he didn't know which direction had more defeated troops, so he divided the fleet into two. Zhang Xi and Guan Ping led more than a hundred ships, and Guan Yu himself led more than a hundred ships.
But now, Zhang Xi discovered that Cao Cao's troops in the north were obviously more defeated, so he quickly sent a fast ship to notify Guan Yu and asked Guan Yu to send some ships to assist in the rescue.
Not long after the clipper set off, Zhang Xi discovered a small hill with a large flag erected on it.
This is the handsome flag, Yu Jin’s handsome flag.
It’s really not because Yu Ban has reached this level that he has to put on such a show. It’s really because these three days have been too difficult.
When Yu Jin led his army to retreat northward, he brought some food and grass with him. After all, Yu Jin's original intention was to go to the northern highlands to re-establish a stronghold, and he couldn't do it without food and grass.
But the problem is that Yu Jin did not expect the flood to come so quickly, so when he allowed the soldiers to go up the mountain to escape the flood, he could no longer take into account the issue of food and grass.
There are smart soldiers who may be able to escape to the high ground with these grains and grass, but most soldiers have no extra food except the one-day ration they carry with them.
These days, the mountains are lush with trees and the soldiers have weapons, so it is still possible to build some temporary rain shelters.
But the food problem is ultimately an unsolvable problem.
The first day was fine, most of the soldiers had food.
The next day was generally controllable. Faced with such a flood, as long as anyone is not stupid, they will control their food consumption. Although there are inevitable internal fights and conflicts, it is generally controllable.
On the third day, things got a little out of control.
The hilltop where Yu Jin was located was small, and Yu Jin immediately controlled the distribution of food and grass, so everyone could barely get enough to eat.
But on other highland hills, where no reliable person was stationed, the battle for food began.
Yu Jin had no choice. Under such raging floods, Yu Jin could not stop these battles at all. The only thing he could do was to fly his own flag and tell some soldiers in the nearby highlands that he was still there and hoped to use his military skills The prestige in the world can intimidate some people and suppress some fights.
There is no other way, and Yu Jin also knows that the effect of this is limited, but if he doesn't do it, he will feel uneasy about his conscience.
After all, it was his incompetence. If he had been aware of the hydrological conditions of the Han River a day earlier, he would not have brought these soldiers to the current situation.
Yu Jin was really desperate now, so when he saw the warships of the Jingzhou Army approaching, he didn't know what kind of reaction he should make.
However, his personal guards were quite loyal to their duties. They picked up weapons immediately and guarded Yu Jin.
Zhang Xi, on the other hand, was wondering whether this was resistance.
After all, Guan Yu's military order said that if you encounter those who are willing to surrender, surrender, and if you encounter those who are unwilling to surrender, don't be soft-hearted and directly eliminate them.
To be honest, if there hadn't been the big flag raised by Yu Jin, even if Zhang Xi knew that the person in front of him was Yu Jin, he would probably have ordered a random shot to kill him.
It's not that Zhang Xi has any objections to Yu Jin. In fact, Zhang Xi really sympathizes with Yu Jin. Thinking of Yu Jin's future experiences, it would be better to let him die in Fancheng.
In fact, if you really want to talk about it, after Yu Jin surrendered to Guan Yu, he didn't do anything to feel sorry for Cao Wei. Later, when Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou, Yu Jin didn't say anything about helping Guan Yu defend the city.
Thinking about the worst, Yu Jin is afraid of death when he is old and just wants to save his life. What can Yu Jin do in the face of such a big flood? !
But what Cao Pi did was a human matter? !
Cao Cao lamented that Yu Jin was not as good as Pound. As a result, Cao Pi directly painted "Yu Jin accepts surrender" on the outer wall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and deliberately asked Yu Jin to sacrifice to Cao Cao, which was a murderous act.
Look back and see how Liu Bei treated Huang Quan? !
Huang Quan had no choice but to defect to the Wei Dynasty. Liu Bei said that he was sorry for Huang Quan and treated Huang Quan's family in Yizhou kindly. This did not change when Zhuge Liang came to power. Huang Quan's son Huang Chong later became an official in the Shu Han Dynasty.
After Liu Bei died of illness, the entire Cao Wei Dynasty cheered. Only Huang Quan shed tears. This can be called a good relationship between the king and his ministers! ! !
Sometimes, it's really hard to tell how people will fare.
Although Zhang Xi also agreed with Cao Cao's words, "I have been banned for thirty years, why do you want to be in danger and be in chaos? It's not as good as Pang Dexie?", but Cao Cao is qualified to say this, you, Cao Pi, are just sitting on the throne. Dare to humiliate the ban? !
It would be better to let Yu Jin die in Fancheng. At least he would not be less honored after his death, and his descendants would not be bullied.
Zhang Xi originally wanted to fulfill Yu Jin's lifelong reputation, but Guan Ping wouldn't let him.
First, Yu Jin is a general of Cao Wei. If he can persuade Yu Jin to surrender, he will have a great role model for Cao Wei in future campaigns.
Second, Yu Jin is the commander-in-chief of the first army. If Yu Jin is killed, what will the other defeated Cao troops think? This will inevitably have an impact on the subsequent surrender operations.
It is better to try to persuade Yu Jin to surrender first. If Yu Jin does not surrender, then killing him will be regarded as fulfilling the battlefield obligations of both parties and can reduce Cao Jun's resistance to Jingzhou Army.
So, Guan Ping dissuaded Zhang Xi, and personally walked to the bow of the ship to request that he be prohibited from performing the ritual of descendants.
Of course Yu Jin knew what Guan Ping wanted to do. He thought for a long time, pushed aside the guards who were guarding him, and took the initiative to move forward and talk to Guan Ping.
"Yu Jin, the sinner, should have died to thank the world." Yu Jin said to Guan Ping, "But now, the soldiers are tired of something and are hungry and poor. Although Yu Jin deserves to die, the soldiers are innocent. I hope the major general can rescue him and wait for later. Yu Jin is at the mercy of the Major General!"
Guan Ping heard this and accepted the promise.
(End of chapter)
