Dawei Fanghua

It rained heavily last night, and it stopped in the middle of the night. The wind also subsided, but the ground was still very wet.In the early morning, fog shrouded the earth, and the sky, which was just a little bright, was hazy and looked very eerie.

People are always afraid of unknown places, so when their vision is unclear, they feel that the atmosphere is scary.

On the north bank of Chaohu Lake, near the mouth of Shishui (Nanfei River), the soldiers of Hefei Nanzhai were cautious early in the morning, because everyone knew for a long time that Wu Bing's army had entered Ruxushui and Chaohu from the river.

Around this place, there is the old city of Hefei in the north, which is in ruins, and Juchao County in the southeast.But because the southeast is the most important battlefield area in Huainan, Juchao County is also abandoned.Even the rammed earth city wall over there has mostly collapsed, and the ruins inside are like a ghost town, which can neither be used for defense nor for housing.There is only one military camp left nearby, and there are not many soldiers.

The largest official is a hundred-man general named Chen.When General Chen Bairen woke up early in the morning, the first thing he said was: "Have you received the military order from the General's Office for the Expedition to the East?"

Everyone around shook their heads.

Chen Bairen stopped talking, picked up a ring-shou knife and walked out of the village gate. He didn't take off his armor even when he slept, so he could travel easily.Several people left the military camp and arrived at Shuikou within a few steps of walking.

Behind is Shi Shui, and the water is covered with mist.Ahead is the vast Chao Lake. You can't see the edge of the lake in the mist, just like the sea.If you stare at the water surface, you can see the white smoke and willow catkins surging in the wind, drifting quickly and disorderly, like dancing a ghostly dance.

There was the sound of oar coming from the dim mist, as well as the heart-wrenching "crunching" sound of the mast wood.Everyone on the shore stared with their eyes wide open, staring blankly at the place where the sound came from, not even daring to make a sound.

I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the gray fog!Suddenly I finally saw a shadow, as if an unknown and terrifying monster appeared in the mist.Someone's shoulders trembled suddenly, and General Chen also took a breath.

Soon the huge ship building slowly moved out loomingly.The two-story and three-story pavilions look like a large mansion, with a wooden roof like a house on the top of the mountain.Coupled with the smoke and haze on the water, the house looked like a ghost temple.

It's the Ghost Palace.When dancing to worship the gods, the ghost temple will burn vegetation and fan out smoke. The ghost temple is always blurred in the smoke.

At this time, the subordinates said: "General Chen, withdraw. If we don't leave, all the corpses will be left behind."

"Withdraw!" General Chen Bairen finally made up his mind.He left his post without a military order. If he had to be punished, he would be punished at most. It was better than all the brothers being left in this hellish place.

Returning to the camp, General Chen immediately took out a small flag and ordered his men to report the military situation to Shouchun City. He did not forget to tie a feather on the small flag.A flag with feathers is an urgent message.

...In the past few days, various military reports continued to enter Shouchun City.

Wu Bing entered Chaohu.Lu'an City was besieged.Lu'an City was attacked by Wu soldiers, and the person who supervised the enemy troops was Zhuge Ke.Wu Bing entered Shishui.

A few days later, the news continued.

Wu Bing entered Feishui.Wu soldiers entered Shaopi.Ancheng on the west bank of Shaopi is in emergency.An city fell, and the defender burned himself.The people inside and outside An city were plundered, their mansions were burned, and the fires continued day and night.Wu soldiers began to dig the Shaopi embankment in Ancheng.Wu soldiers landed in large numbers from the north bank of Shaopi, and there may be [-] soldiers from various routes.

Every time Qin Liang heard a piece of news, he would draw lines on a map with a red pen.Although the news is confusing, the march route of Wu Bing can be clearly seen through the blood-red lines, all drawn along the waterway.

One main line and one branch line.The red main line points directly to Shouchun.The branch line runs along Chaohu Lake and Shushui on the west side, and then there is a dotted land line that goes directly to Lu'an; the other section goes west from the middle part of Feishui, and the dotted line reaches Liu'an.

With the clear illustration, it is obvious that Lu'an City is not the main target, because even if it is captured, it will only affect the strength of Wei State in Huainan, but cannot occupy it.Unless Shouchun is captured, Wu Bing will be able to stay in Lu'an for a long time.

Quan Cong's group is the main force of Wu Bing's attack on Huainan this time.

Qin Liang placed the picture and silk on the upper table in the front hall of the Governor's Mansion and pressed it with a three-legged round porcelain inkstone.As soon as there is new information, he will come here to add something.His intention was very clear, just to let Sun Li see it.

But Qin Liang rarely spoke in recent days. The main thing he did was draw this picture.

Sun Li and others have never seen these new tactics and methods that are beyond this era. Qin Liang can step forward and take charge of the arrangements.But at this time, a general with war experience like Sun Li must know how to face the situation.Qin Liang didn't need to say anything else.

So when several other subordinate officials made comments and even occasionally quarreled, Qin Liang's behavior was very inconspicuous and low-key.Unless Sun Li asked him something, he would only give his opinion.

There was a government official who had ridiculed Qin Liang last autumn. He ridiculed Qin Liang more than once in the front hall, saying that Qin Liang was making random guesses, meaning: Look, are Wu soldiers coming?At this time, the official was saying with a calm face: "This year of Xinyou, the zodiac signs are not good, and the bad luck is second only to Gengzi. In the first month of the year, it snowed heavily in Huainan, and the birds and beasts almost died. In the early summer, it rained heavily, the rivers surged, and the fields were flooded. "

Qin Liang thought to himself: I really didn't expect that there was no heavy rain last autumn, but there would be floods early this year.If I had known that Zhongzhong could predict the climate, I would have guessed that Wu Bing would be here this summer.

It is estimated that no one can guess the climate, otherwise why would we need weather forecast?Wu Jun might have been ready to do it last autumn, but he postponed it until now after discovering that the water level was not good.

Zhizhong Zhizhang probably also remembered the old things from last year. Qin Liang's eyes were a little dodgey, as if he was embarrassed, and he finally shut up.

Qin Liang did not want to proudly ridicule Zhi Zhong at this time, because natural disasters have been constant recently, Wu soldiers burned, looted and killed, and the soldiers and civilians of Huainan were really miserable.It is not appropriate to laugh at people at this time.

Qin Liang was ridiculed and ridiculed many times last autumn. At that time, he was really angry, depressed, and miserable, and wanted revenge.But now that he can prove that he is right and can breathe a sigh of relief, he has no interest in revenge at all.He suddenly lost interest in this political work and couldn't even remember his name.

Perhaps time is so magical and can dilute all emotions. No matter how exciting the anger, hatred, and longing were at first, they will become cold after a while.Or maybe indifference is the greatest contempt, not anger.

At this moment, Wang Ling's eldest son, Wang Guang, arrived at the front hall of the Governor's Mansion.This bearded man is tall, wearing a black armor, and he does have some mighty aura.But Qin Liang knew that this was a fake trick.

Looking at Wang Guang's fair skin and tender hands, it seems that he has never practiced martial arts at all.Qin Liang, a young man who is less than 20 years old, has rougher palms than Wang Guang. At least he has done a lot of farm work in Pingyuan County and has calluses on his palms. Before that, he often practiced swordsmanship and archery in his hometown.

After Wang Guang came forward and bowed in greeting, he raised his hands and said to Sun Li: "My father's intention is still as discussed last time. We should go out of the city for a decisive battle. You will lead the troops southward as the vanguard. My father will then lead all the troops who can move. The troops and horses came out of the city to increase your aid."

Sun Li nodded and said, "Just follow this method."

Wang Guang had no intention of leaving, and said again: "Guang has brought a group of private soldiers here to follow you and wait to be dispatched."

When Qin Liang heard this, he understood immediately.Wang Ling deliberately sent his eldest son to Sun Li to express his determination to reinforce him.It means that brothers go first, I won’t cheat you, isn’t the eldest son with you?
Sun Li probably understood immediately, with a rare smile on his face: "Very good, I have gained Gongyuan, and I am as powerful as a tiger."

Very good, even more powerful than a tiger.

Sun Li said: "If it doesn't rain tomorrow morning, our troops can leave the city."

Everyone worshiped together: "Here!"

At this time, Wang Guang straightened up and explained: "In addition to the troops stationed in Shouchun city defense, my father has summoned [-] infantry and cavalry who can be dispatched at any time. There is also the Huaibei County soldiers who were the first to arrive. They have arrived at this moment. [-] | On the other side of Gongshan, we can reach Shouchun in the near future. My father thinks that the enemy force is very strong. If we can gather more soldiers from the county, it will be worth delaying our departure from the city for two days."

At this moment, the troops that Shouchun City can mobilize are almost only two large members of the Chinese, foreign and private soldiers stationed in Shouchun.The time was too short, and it had been raining recently. It was impossible for a large number of garrison guards and local soldiers stationed in prefectures and counties to assemble in a short period of time. There was nothing we could do.

Sun Li responded without saying anything more.

Qin Liang remained silent, but he made eye contact with Wang Guang twice.Because Wang Guang looked this way, Qin Liang could only respond to show that he remembered the other party's friendship.

Qin Liang had no objection in his heart about leaving the city for a decisive battle.If we continue to shrink in the city, the Shapi Water Conservancy Project will be destroyed. When the floods come, a large number of farmland will be flooded, and the losses will be heavy.And now that population is an important resource, the Wu army will not only rob property, livestock and food, but also rob the villagers. Over time, all the people will be robbed, so Huainan is still standing still.

Moreover, it is said that the land warfare of the Wu army is worse than that of the Wei army. It might be better to start a formation battle than to be trapped in the city and fight a war of attrition with the Wu army.The Wei army doesn't seem to be very good at defending the city. Even if the An city on the west bank of Shaopi has a small number of soldiers, if it can defend the city, it won't be destroyed in one day?
When everyone left, Qin Liang stopped the superstitious Zhizhong practitioner just now and asked: "What does the Earth Mother Sutra say about this year's stems and branches?"

Zhizhong frowned and said: "I can't remember. But I have a divination, Zhongming can listen to it. In the year of You, there is a lot of miasma among the people, and the field silkworms are harvested in [-]%. Beans and wheat are good in high places, but they may be difficult to keep in low places."

Qin Liang was a little surprised and said half-believingly, "You mean there will be floods in spring and summer?"

Seeing Zhizhong nodding, Qin Liang held back his words and faced him in silence.

Qin Liang thought to himself: Did you just make it up?Why didn't you tell me earlier?