Strong winds roared in the dark sky. In the distant sky, lightning flashed one after another. From time to time, the night sky was illuminated like daylight. The surroundings were filled with thunder, lightning, wind and rain, turning the world into chaos.
Zhang Xian held a weapon and stood at the river bank, looking at the water level that had risen to the limit of the enclosed river embankment. There was a possibility of breaking the embankment at any time.
The heavy rain poured down without any thought.
Zhang Xian stood in the rain, feeling that the skin on his body had become dull and almost numb, but his heart was beating vigorously. Looking at the water rushing through the embankment in the river, a heat wave like blood surged up.
Once the flood is released, this battle will be won.
"General, the military advisor has ordered, release the water!!" A voice came from the hilltop on the other side despite the heavy rain.
Zhang Xian instantly felt blood rushing to his face and shouted: "Put the water on!"
The sound of the waves was like the roar of an ancient beast, spurting out towards the breached river embankment, rushing out unstoppably. The torrent was so turbulent that it was unstoppable, and the breach was torn apart in an instant.
Seeing such a terrifying flood, Zhang Xian immediately realized that Cao's army was bound to be defeated.
The floodwaters poured down.
The heavy rain continued incessantly, with no intention of stopping. It was raining so heavily that Zhang Xian did not dare to lead his troops down easily. He ordered the whole army to take shelter from the rain and rest while waiting for orders.
At this time, Yu Jin was frightened out of his mind.
Hearing the roar of the heaven and earth outside the tent, he immediately rushed out of the tent to take a look. Outside the tent, floods suddenly came from all directions; the army was in chaos, and countless people were drifting with the tide. The water was deep on the flat ground.
"Hurry to the mountains to avoid the flood!"
Yu Jin let out a heartbreaking sound, and the guards on his left and right were about to drive Yu Jin to the mountain to escape. At this moment, an even more turbulent roar roared in, and the sound of the waves was overwhelming.
Everyone looked in horror.
The high water waves came overwhelmingly and were unstoppable.
"It's over!"
Seeing this scene, Yu Jin's scalp was numb with shock.
Fortunately, the guards were quite loyal and escorted Yu Jin up the mountain with all their might. Poor Wei's 30,000 soldiers, only a few thousand climbed up the mountain alive.
The heavy rain did not end until dawn.
At this time, Zhang Xian led the army and went down on boats and rafts. Jing's army took a big boat, waved flags and shouted to Wei's army to surrender. Yu Jin saw that there was no way around and all the troops on the left and right were fleeing. He couldn't bear to die here, so he prepared to surrender, but he saw that his soldiers had no intention of fighting together.
Suddenly, Yu Jin's heart became alert.
If he surrenders to Zhang Xiu, he will never raise his head again in this life. Defeated and surrendered, he was humiliated. After thinking about it again and again, he thought of Xu Huang, and the fighting spirit in his heart suddenly surged.
He raised his sword and said: "Commanders! We have been favored by the King of Wei and are here to stand firm. How can we submit to others? Soldiers, please follow me and move forward to kill the enemy and survive!"
"kill!"
The Wei army suddenly became more courageous. They held their swords and were not afraid of the enemy and fought hard.
Seeing this, Zhang Xian roared: "Archers, prepare! Fire arrows!"
In the Jingjun camp, arrows rained down like rain.
In order to boost the morale of the sergeants, Yu Jin raised his knife and jumped into a small boat without thinking about his own safety. He slashed with the knife with angry eyes, killing more than ten people in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Zhang Xian shouted: "Concentrate and shoot them!"
The rain of arrows was dense, and Yu Jin knew that he could not escape, so he shouted angrily: "A brave general will not be afraid to die in order to avoid it, and a strong man will not destroy his integrity and survive. Even if I die today, it will be worth it!"
As a result, the rain of arrows turned into hedgehogs.
The Wei army was red-eyed and fought hard. The fierce battle lasted from morning to noon. All three thousand Wei soldiers on the mountain were killed. Zhang Xian's troops also suffered heavy casualties.
Yu Jin's body was carried to Zhang Xian.
Looking at Yu Jin, who was glaring with anger, Zhang Xian said in admiration: "Although Wen Ze is dead, his ambition is unquenchable. He is a true hero. Send an order and send him to Luoyang to wait for the king's death!"
"Here!" There were soldiers who had already carried him down.
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After releasing water to cover the stronghold, the Wei army fled in all directions.
Wei Yan, aiming at the opportunity, led his cavalry to Hulao Pass quickly. As he approached the pass, he ordered his captain and 300 elite troops to put on Wei army uniforms and pretend to be deserters.
Go to Hulao Pass.
The captain shouted feebly: "I have no choice but to ban the general's men. It rained heavily last night and the Jing army flooded the army stronghold. We hope for immediate support!"
"What?"
It rained heavily last night. Unexpectedly, the enemy took advantage of this opportunity to flood the army. The captain who was guarding the city was shocked when he heard this: "Where is General Yu now?"
Captain: "To avoid the flood, we went up the mountain. Jing's army has already come down by boat. The situation is critical. Please send troops to help as soon as possible."
Yu Jin was Cao Cao's favorite general. When the city captain learned that Yu Jin was in trouble, he didn't think much about it and didn't dare to delay. He immediately gathered his troops, opened the city gate, and hurried to the top of the mountain.
At this moment, Wei Yan led his cavalry to attack.
When the captain saw this, he immediately understood that he had been tricked. Facing Wei Yan, the captain roared angrily: "Shameless thief, you dare to deceive me, you will risk your life!" He slapped his horse away with a knife.
But is he Wei Yan's opponent?
The two horses crossed each other, and Wei Yan drew his sword so swiftly and fiercely that the captain's eyes flashed, the sky and the earth hung upside down, and the head rolled off the horse.
The rest of the Wei army was so frightened that they fell into silence.
Wei Yan shouted sternly: "If you don't get off your horse and surrender, how long will it take?"
Wei troops surrendered one after another.
The lieutenant led his troops into Hulao Pass early. Because the general outside the city was killed, the Wei troops in Hulao Pass did not resist much and surrendered one after another.
Wei Yan quickly entered Guancheng and took control of the city defense. At this time, Xu Shu and Zhang Xian led the rest of the troops towards Hulao Pass for support. They felt relieved when they saw their own flags flying at the top of the city.
Seeing Xu Shu coming, Wei Yan immediately ran to the city gate to greet him. After this battle, Wei Yan realized his ability and respected him: "The ability to defeat the Wei army at Hulao Pass was all due to the strategy of the military advisor. The military advisor's clever calculation is like a god, Yan admires him!"
Zhang Xian agreed: "Without the strategist's calculations, we are still trapped here and unable to enter, almost delaying the king's important event."
Xu Shu smiled and said: "It was not my fault alone. If it were not for the bravery of the general and the sacrifice of the soldiers, how could we have captured the city! General Wei, please come and report on the horse. The king is less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang. We still need to rush to Luoyang to meet him."
Wei Yan nodded: "We'll leave now."
So, the three of them went to Luoyang to meet Zhang Xiu.
It started to rain in Luoyang last night, and it has been raining continuously in Guanzhong for about two days. Zhang Xiu returned along the official road from Hanzhong to Chang'an and went straight to Luoyang.
When we reached the Hangu Pass, we encountered heavy rain and the road was muddy and difficult to navigate, so we took shelter inside the pass to take a rest. Zhang Gan and Hu Che'er led the rest of the Jinggan army on their way.
Along the way, the skin on the inner thighs was almost broken. Lying by the window, listening to the sound of beating leaves in the forest outside, I was worried about the war situation in Guandu.
Yan Xiang was specially ordered by Zhang Xiu to accompany him.
Since Yan Xiang was suspected of being connected with Ma Chao last time, Zhang Xiu also carefully considered him and found that he had no other intentions. He just had no close friends under Zhang Xiu's account, so he wanted to make friends with Ma Chao.
Now that Lu Xun has entered the tent, he can be considered a southerner, and Yan Xiang is no longer worried. Now that he can be carried around by the king's special order, he is very satisfied.
At this moment, when he saw Zhang Xiu's worried expression, he knew what he meant and said, "Your Majesty, are you worried about the situation in Guandu?"
Zhang Xiu looked away and sighed: "Wei Yan and the others are blocked in Hulao Pass and cannot get out. Once the Jin army is defeated, Hebei will definitely belong to Cao Cao. How can we not be worried?"
