On this day, the weather was overcast and there was no rain. It's like heaven is brewing a storm. The more rain does not fall, the hotter the weather is.
Cao Cao's army stopped to recuperate and did not attack for the time being.
In Liu Xiu's camp, the Chinese army has a big account.
In the evening, Liu Xiu, Pang Tong, Zhang Ren, Sha Moke and Huang Hu all gathered in the camp.
Liu Xiu's eyes showed a smile and said: "just got the news, Cao Cao has camped in our place eight miles away. The terrain eight miles away is not a low-lying area. It can avoid the mire caused by heavy rain. There are only a few dense Artemisia plants in this site, and there are no woods. Cao Cao's choice is correct, but he doesn't know that it has fallen into our calculations. "
Pang Tong said: "Lord, Cao Cao, aware of Wei Yan's army, will naturally think that the Lord's focus is on Wei Yan. He will think that the Lord is deliberately withdrawing to lure him. Even though Cao Cao expected that Deng county would be the focus, he could not infer our strategy in this war. "
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "it's going to rain. I hope the rain will come soon. "
Pang Tong said, "Lord, I will come soon."
"Boom!"
All of a sudden, there was thunder outside the camp.
A bright light across the sky.
"Wow!"
Then he heard the sound of rain outside the camp.
Liu xiuceng stood up and went outside the camp tent. At this time, dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning and thunder, as if it was the end of the world. Rain from small to large, in a flash, has been pouring down.
In the rain, it is cool and refreshing.
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "the rain has finally come. It has been muggy for so many days, and it has finally arrived."
Pang Tong said: "Lord, it depends on how long the rain can last. The more rain, the better. Although the rain continued, it had no effect on our plan. "
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "now Cao Cao's focus should be to guard against our water attack."
"Nature
Pang Tong didn't even think about it. He answered directly.
"Tick! Tick
Rain continued, the ground was soon wet, rain continued to flow.
Liu Xiu and Pang Tong looked at each other with a look of expectation in their eyes.
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Eight miles away, in Cao Cao's camp.
After the heavy rain, Cao Cao felt cool all over. But in Cao Cao's heart, he was afraid of being flooded, so he ordered to be on guard.
In the barracks, there are always soldiers in coir raincoats and hats on patrol to ensure that the hard disk is not attacked. After all, Cao's army has 200000 soldiers, which is continuous and can't have any problems.
At the end of the day, Liu Xiu didn't move at all.
It rained all day and night, but it didn't mean to stop.
The roads in Deng county are already muddy.
On the ground, there is a pool full of water.
The next day, the heavy rain continued, not even abating.
In the past two days, the river water in Deng county has been constantly rising, resulting in many farmland have been flooded. Cao Cao's camp was not affected because of its high terrain, but there was water all around.
It rained continuously for two and a half days.
It rained for four days.
This morning, after the heavy rain, the hot sun came to the earth again.
Under the sunshine, there was a swamp everywhere, and the ground was dry. The rain even led to the flooding of many places in Deng county.
In Cao's camp, the Chinese army had a big account.
Xun you came to Cao Cao's side and reported: "Lord, it's raining for four days in a row. Now the food in the camp needs to be replenished. "
Cao Cao said: "Gongda, Deng county is full of water. Can it transport grain? How many days can our food last? "
Xun you said: "it is estimated that we can still hold on for ten days."
Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "since we can still hold on for ten days, we will wait for another two days. Now that the sun is exposed, it is expected that the water will recede in two or three days. Then we will send troops to escort the grain back. "
Xun you nodded and said nothing more.
Cao Cao said, "did Liu Xiu do anything?"
Xun you shook his head and said, "not for the time being!"
Cao Cao said: "pay close attention to Liu Xiu's actions. It's amazing that Liu Xiu didn't send troops to attack this heavy rain. Liu Xiu must be plotting something again. And the army that entered Jiyang County has disappeared for the time being. I don't know if it wants to fight for food. "
Xun you said, "prime minister, grain is in Wan county. If Liu Xiu's soldiers want to seize grain, they must conquer Wan county. But now it seems impossible. "
After hearing the speech, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "no matter what, we must be on guard.""No!"
Xun you nodded, then turned back.
Cao Cao sat alone in the camp with a dignified look in his eyes. Up to now, Cao Cao has not figured out what kind of tactics Liu Xiu would use.
The more the other side did not act, the more worried Cao Cao was.
The whole afternoon, the sun.
The accumulated water on the ground evaporates and dries up rapidly.
The higher ground dried up quickly. Especially where Cao's camp was, the ground gradually returned to its usual condition.
At night, in Liu Xiu's camp, the soldiers took action.
Under the starry sky, soldiers in black left the camp quickly and disappeared into the night.
Liu Xiu led a group of soldiers to the gate of the camp. This place, the terrain is relatively low, around the backlog of deep leg water. Under the moonlight, the 100 soldiers led by Liu Xiu brought stones and piled them on the ground. Then they began to assemble the catapult.
After a short time, three catapults were assembled.
The location of the three catapults is 100 feet away from the camp. Each catapult is ten feet apart. After the assembly, the big stones weighing 100 Jin are placed on the catapult.
Stone is exquisite, not round, but surrounded by sharp edges and corners.
Yuan ye came to Liu Xiushen and reported, "my Lord, the assembly is complete."
Liu xiudao: "wait!"
Little by little, about a quarter of an hour later, a soldier quietly came to Liu Xiu's position and reported: "my Lord, the position to the west of Cao's camp is ready."
The second soldier came and reported, "my Lord, to the north of Cao's camp, everything is ready."
The third soldier ran back and reported: "my Lord, the east side of Cao's camp is ready."
Liu Xiu was in the south. He was excited when he learned that all sides were ready. This war has finally come to this stage, and everything is ready.
Liu Xiu ordered: "send the arrow!"
"No!"
The soldier was ordered, and in an instant, a blazing arrow took off. The sound of the arrow was very sharp, and it was even more fiery. Under the silent and dark night sky, you can see it anywhere in Cao Jun's camp.
"Bang! Bang
Three catapults, start throwing stones.
The projection distance of the catapult is 150 feet, and the catapult is 100 feet away from the camp. It means that the stones thrown by the catapult are enough to shoot 50 feet into the camp.
This distance is an open place in the camp. There is no camp here.
Three big stones flew in the air and landed on the ground in an instant.
"Boom!"
After the first big stone fell to the ground, it hit the ground hard, making the ground broken.
"Chaka!"
"Bang Dang!"
The other two big stones also fell one after another and broke the ground.
Big stones fall, with the sound of broken pots.
When the attack was launched in the south of the camp, stones were also projected on the west, North and east of the camp 100 Zhang away from the camp. After these stones fell to the ground, the sound of tiles also broke.
As the catapult bombarded the camp, Cao's camp immediately thought of the battle drum.
Countless soldiers rushed out of the dark and were on alert immediately.
However, when they were ready, no enemy soldiers rushed in, only the second wave of stones came again.
Two waves of stones fell on the bottom in a row, making big pits appear on the bottom.
In the moonlight, the fragments of the earthen pots broke, and the brown fire oil flowed from the earthen pots. The fire oil flowed to both sides, because there was a hidden ditch on both sides of the pot, which was full of saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal and so on.