In the tent of Cao's army, more than twenty scouts with water dripping from their armor were kneeling on the ground, shivering.
From which gates did Lu Jun leave the city? Not sure.
Approximately how many people came out of Lu Jun? Not sure.
Did they all go to Yanhuiling in the end? Not sure either.
Co-author Guo Jia specially sent three times more scouts than usual, but in the end he brought back no news.
In this regard, the scouts explained that it was raining too hard and too fast. They could only confirm that Lu Jun had indeed left the city, but they could not get close to check because the grass in this area was soaked under the heavy rain. It is very easy for war horses to get stuck in the mud. Once discovered by Lu Jun, there is no chance to escape.
The scouts arranged to guard at the foot of Yanhuiling Mountain were even more unjust. They cried and explained that after heavy rain for half a day, the previous low-lying areas had turned into rivers. If they did not evacuate, they would not be able to come back. Yeah.
In fact, Xiahou Dun had surveyed the terrain in this area countless times. Of course he knew that the scouts were not lying. This kind of heavy rain could turn the originally dry riverbed into a rapid river within an hour.
Especially in the Huainan area, there is abundant rainfall. During the rainy season in previous years, many ditches and rivers will be washed away. As long as there are heavy rains in these places, they will immediately turn into small rivers.
The sergeants in the Central Plains area were not familiar with the situation here. It was understandable that they would be frightened and run away when they suddenly saw such a battle.
Therefore, he could only scold them a few times and give them a symbolic penalty of two months' salary.
"Sir, I don't need to worry too much. Even if I didn't watch Zhang Liao's men go up to Yanhuiling, where else could they go? Under heavy rain, we can't carry out sneak attacks, which will not cut off our army's retreat.
Of course, there are several county towns thirty miles east of Anfeng City, but if they go that far, unless they don't want Anfeng anymore, sir, they don't need to be too cautious. "
Looking at Guo Jia, who looked thoughtful, Xiahou Dun waved his hands carelessly, indicating that there was no need to put too much pressure on him.
Of course it would be great to see them go up the mountain with your own eyes, but even if you can't see them, you can guess that they have nowhere else to go.
It's raining heavily in Anfeng area. There are probably 20,000 Lu troops in the city. They must always be looking for a place to take shelter from the rain.
If you don't go to Yanhuiling, you can only go to a nearby county, but in that case you will lose the first move to Anfeng, which is unreasonable.
"The scouts only knew that someone ran away from Anfeng City. They didn't even know the number of people or their whereabouts."
Seeing Guo Jia shaking his head in melancholy, Xiahou Dun asked in a muffled voice: "So what?"
Guo Jia glanced at him and found that the commander-in-chief was a bit too failed, "That proves that even if the people coming out of the city are ordinary people, as long as they carry the banner of Lu Jun, even if they go to other cities to take refuge, we can't And know.”
After a moment of sluggishness, Xiahou Dun slowly stood up and walked towards Guo Jia. He leaned down with his hands on the table and said in a deep voice: "Sir, what you mean is that Lu Jun may not have left the city at all, or there may be a large number of elites stranded behind him." in the city?"
Guo Jia didn't answer, but Xiahou Dun instinctively thought along this line of thinking.
If this is really the case, after the heavy rain and the water level of the Jueshui dropped, he led Cao Jun in the village and rushed into the city at one go. At that time, the men and horses must have been exhausted. The attack on Anfeng was even more brutal.
If Lu Jun plays more ruthlessly, the thousands of people on Yanhui Ridge will attack his stronghold at all costs, and then they will lose their place of refuge, and all tens of thousands of people will be buried in Huainan.
This thought made him a little frightened, so Xiahou Dun became worried and said, "I will simply wait until the rain stops and lead the army into Anfeng. I will directly massacre the city regardless of whether they are Lu Jun or the common people. Kill them all in one go to avoid future troubles!"
Guo Jia slowly shook his head, "Although Anfeng is not a big city, as a government base, there are still 30,000 to 50,000 people, and it will be impossible to kill them all in a while. Besides, after the general enters the city, should he set up defenses first, or massacre the city first?
If we set up defenses first, how can we resist if there are really Lu troops in the city? If we massacre the city first, what if the Lu army rushes in from outside the city when our army is exhausted? "
Xiahou Dun, who was speechless when asked, turned around and paced back and forth in the tent. After walking for a while, he turned back and said quickly: "If Anfeng is flooded directly, even if there is Lu Jun in the city, , we can also get rid of it once and for all!”
Guo Jia still shook his head and objected, "If Anfeng cannot be used by me, then I will not be able to seize land in several counties south of Anfeng, nor will it be able to deter Lujiang, and then the battle line will move eastward.
Therefore, Anfeng cannot be destroyed. "
Xiahou Dun, who had completely lost his patience, snorted coldly, "This won't work, and that won't work either. We can only stay in this stronghold and watch Zhang Liao return to Anfeng after the rain stops, right?"
Guo Jia sighed, frowned and said, "This person is very thoughtful and has already calculated all of this. It's admirable."
"If Lin Mo were here, I believe that this kid could really do such a thing with his evil resourcefulness, but he is in the North Country now. Isn't it a bit unfounded, sir, that he imagined such a powerful opponent?"
After a few days of peaceful life, Xiahou Dun began to think that Guo Jia was too cautious. Although such a character would not make any big mistakes, he would not be able to win a big victory.
He admitted that he underestimated the enemy in the first battle and fell into the opponent's trick of surrendering, but if he was tied up because of this, he might as well go home as soon as possible.
Guo Jia raised his eyes to look at Xiahou Dun, stood up and explained patiently: "General, this person saw through my plan to flood Anfeng, and also used the trick of luring the enemy to transfer strategic materials. This shows that his talent is by no means inferior to Lin Yunwen, not inferior to me." Just conjecture."
After Xiahou Dun exhaled impatiently, he seemed a little embarrassed, "Okay, according to what Mr. said, Lu Jun may be hiding in the city. How should our army deal with it? Should we send people into the city to find out the household register? Go one by one to check, and kill those who don’t match up?”
Guo Jia, who was teased, was not angry, but a little tired. He said slowly: "That's not necessary. The rain will continue for four or five days. It will take another five or six days for the ground to dry and the water level to drop. Therefore, our army must clear out the Lu army in Anfeng City within ten days and take the lead in seizing the city."
Xiahou Dun folded his arms and leaned back on the handsome chair, much like the attitude of the students in the back row when facing the class teacher's lecture in his previous life.
Seeing his behavior, Guo Jia felt a little bitter.
In front of Cao Cao, he was high-spirited and scolded Fang Qiu, and no matter what his opinions were, they could have meaningful discussions with each other.
At this moment, Xiahou Dun gave Guo Jia a sense of déjà vu as Yuan Shao.
When he was in the Northern Kingdom, he offered suggestions several times, and Yuan Shao also had the same attitude.
But, here, he couldn't just leave a piece of dictionary and leave in a big way.
After all, there is only one Cao Mengde in the world. Whether it is Cao Cao's kindness to him or his friendship, Guo Jia can't live without this hero.
For Cao Cao, he was also willing to curb his inner pride.
Life will always give you different difficulties and tests, which you cannot get around. Such difficulties and tests may not necessarily be your opponents, but they may also be your own people, such as a reckless man like Xiahou Dun.
Guo Jia continued calmly, "After the rain stops, ask the general to send a group of people into the city to post a notice saying that our army will massacre the city in three days. If this happens, ordinary people will definitely flee after hearing the news, and the remaining people will , naturally it’s Lu Jun.”
Xiahou Dun thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Excellent, extremely wonderful, this is a very clever plan! Use this bluff to scare away the people. If there are not many people left in the city, then kill them all in one go; if there are not many people left in the city, you can kill them in one go." If there are too many people, then the water will flood Anfeng!"
This time, Guo Jia didn't refute him anymore, and Xiahou Dun smiled even happier.
Although I don't like Guo Jia very much, I have to say that this plan is really perfect and can be said to be invincible.
Xiahou Dun leaned on the handsome chair and looked up at the crackling dome washed by the rain, feeling very happy.
Just now, he thought that it was just Guo Jia who was suspicious and secretly conceived a masterpiece on his own, but now, he hopes that it is true.
Moreover, this man was so scheming that he asked the people to disguise themselves as an army and leave the city. In fact, he left the army in the city. When the floods came, the shame of Anfeng's defeat would be wiped out.
Master, please don't let me down.
Xiahou Dun couldn't help but get excited just thinking about it.
Starting on the third day, the rain finally slowed down, and by the fifth day, the sky cleared up completely.
In the past few days, the water has risen by more than ten feet, overflowing the river embankment, and the entire Anfeng boundary is muddy, with dozens of large and small water flows.
Under such circumstances, the army simply cannot fight in the wilderness.
Of course, according to Guo Jia's calculations, Lu Jun would definitely need to wait for the earth to dry and the floods to recede before he would dare to take action.
Fortunately, there was no river section appearing out of thin air on the road from Cao Jun's Dazhai to Anfeng City, so a group of 500 troops were sent to Anfeng City.
Although the terrain of Anfeng City is low-lying, all counties in the Huainan region have drainage systems. As long as there are not heavy rains that have not been seen for decades or artificial irrigation, the city will not be flooded.
The five-hundred-person team entered the city very smoothly, because the city gate was wide open, and there were not even the most basic patrol guards in the city. They were divided into four groups, and after posting notices at the southeast, northwest and northwest gates, they left in a swaggering manner. .
The people in the city gathered around to take a look and pointed, not knowing what was written on it.
There is no way, the popularity of knowledge in this era is too low, and ordinary people are simply illiterate.
Finally, a literate country scholar arrived, and everyone was eagerly waiting for him.
After hearing the result, Cao Jun entered the city three days later. After entering the city, he slaughtered the city without leaving any chickens or dogs behind. He hurriedly left without wanting to die.
This time it was a disaster, and there were no soldiers around. The people immediately started talking to escape mode, sending cordial greetings to all three generations of Cao Cao's ancestors, and wishing him an early victory over the disease.
As a demon who had massacred a city before and killed hundreds of thousands of people in three counties, the people did not think that he would have any kind thoughts towards the people in Anfeng City.
They were scolded, but in the end they were just incompetent and furious, and they went back to clean up their affairs.
In fact, running away is not unfamiliar to people in this era. In the years of constant war, people often leave their homes.
The people here in Huainan have encountered a series of negative consequences after Yuan Shu became emperor, and they are no stranger to this.
But, this time, they scolded her harshly and packed their things while crying.
Because in the past two years, they finally found the feeling of home in Anfeng, a once dilapidated government office.
Lu Bu Weng's son-in-law rented them oxen and plows so that they could farm in areas outside the city that were not enclosed by aristocratic families. He also distributed fertilizers to make their harvests better every year.
What's more considerate is that Lu Bu Weng's son-in-law would also allocate money to deal with floods that the local government never paid attention to in the past.
Therefore, the life is a bit hard, but at least it will not be unable to afford the government taxes. It is an exaggeration to say that one can live and work in peace and contentment, but there is no real problem in having enough food and clothing for the family.
Where can you find such a good day?
Now, just because Cao Cao is here, they have to leave this paradise. How can they not be sad?
So when they were packing up and leaving the city, everyone was cursing Cao Cao and hoping that Lu Bu Weng's son-in-law would quickly capture Xuchang. In the end, Cao Cao was skinned and cramped, so that everyone could be happy.
In the next few days, the scouts conducted reconnaissance every day. Although the mud kept swallowing up the horses' hooves, their efficiency was very low. But with the lessons learned from the past, they would not dare to return without success even if they were exhausted. The salary was just like this Point, can't stand the buckle.
It can be confirmed that although the road conditions outside the city are very poor, the people still dragged their families and embarked on the escape journey with their few luggage.
Judging by the density and pace of people leaving the city, at least more than 40,000 people have left the city in the past few days.
Three days have passed, and the water that burst the river has slowed down a lot. It seems that in two days there will be no more water that threatens Anfeng.
At the same time, the ground has dried a lot, and river sections of all sizes have also dissipated.
Even so, Cao Jun did not rush out of the stronghold. According to the time, it would take two days before they could seize Anfeng.
But it’s time to check and accept Guo Jia’s harvest of knocking mountains and shaking tigers.
Although the road conditions have improved a lot, the number of people who went to survey is still the same 500 people as before.
After they entered the city, they conducted a very detailed investigation, even including private houses.
Finally, I found that Anfeng City was really empty, empty, and nothing.
Xiahou Dun was not very happy after hearing the news, because in his expectation, it was best to have someone who could drown Zhang Liao. As a result, not only were there not most of the Lu army, not even a small group of elites, it was nothing. .
So, of course, Guo Jia is too suspicious, there is no such thing as a bullshit expert.
In fact, Guo Jia himself was also very confused.
There is no reason. Even if a large group of Lu Jun is not left behind, a wave of elite troops will definitely be left behind.
According to the soil and moisture in the Anfeng area, it is impossible to dig any tunnels to hide soldiers, and it will collapse immediately.
Could it be that they all really went to Yanhuiling?
But this is good news after all. According to this situation, Lu Jun on Yanhui Ridge will probably not be able to catch them two days later.
Both families were about the same distance from Anfeng City, but after the heavy rain, the scouts from Yanhuiling reported that there were several landslides on the mountain, which would definitely affect their march.
If you wait two more days, you can take down Anfeng with peace of mind?
Just as he was thinking this, a scout started shouting from a distance, "Urgent report! Urgent report! Get out of the way!"
(End of chapter)
