It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 204 I'm a little careful about opening and hanging

Outside the city of Changsha County, in the camp of the Han army.

Hou Junyan has led his troops to Changsha County.

Although it is a small road, it is much faster than the usual march.

But still a step too slow.

At this time, the entire Changsha County has been solidified and cleared, and the county and county towns are used as units to stand firm and wait.

Hou Junyan had nowhere to start.

Even the logistics are a bit uncomfortable. In recent days, the soldiers can barely eat enough.

Yesterday, they tentatively forcibly attacked Changsha County City, trying to see if they could make the aristocratic families in the city do something about it with a fierce offensive.

Or let the people with big hearts riot and create opportunities for them.

Unfortunately, it still failed.

Shi Zhou Hecong probably appeased the aristocratic family in the city before.

Now it is sticking to the defense, which is called an airtight defense, and the means of defending the city are used repeatedly.

Even at night, there are soldiers taking turns patrolling the city, meticulous.

He also shot a cold arrow at Hou Junyan, which hit his arm.

Hou Junyan put on a serious face and asked the military doctor to bandage him.

He has experienced Di Han's tricks to hit the arrow.

At that time, I still laughed in my heart.

As a general, he was actually targeted by Liu Ya.

This is good, I have also been hit by an arrow.

"At that time, you shouldn't have fought with Di Han at the south gate of Lingling County. The arrows you hit can still be contagious."

The military doctor was bandaging his wound, and Li Jingji who was beside him asked worriedly:

"How is General Hou's injury?"

The military doctor looked at Hou Junyan with some fear, and when he saw Li Jingji asking, he seemed relieved, and quickly said:
"General Li, don't worry, General Hou's injury is not serious, and he will recover after a few days of recuperation."

"That's good!"

Li Jingji heaved a sigh of relief.

He is very clear about how much he weighs.

Full marks for theory and zero marks for practice.

Although taking advantage of the chaos of the army, he shot Shi Zhou Hehuang with an arrow, and cooperated with Hou Junyan to capture him alive.

But this is personal force. If they really lead their own troops to fight, they will still be defeated.

Therefore, even if Hou Junyan was using him as a lieutenant general and almost took over the leadership of the [-] troops, Li Jingji had no complaints.

He is quite a humble person, the complete opposite of Hou Junyan.

In fact, this is what Liu Ke has considered.

Li Jingji is a good match with Di Han, a food abuser who is weak when he is strong, and strong when he is weak.

It also goes well with Hou Junyan, who is aggressive and adventurous, and who likes to take risks.

It can even be said that Li Jingji is a good match with all the generals in the army.

After all, apart from Yue Shaoqian, no one dared to say that he would not suffer defeat.

And once he is defeated, Li Jingji will be able to let the world know what it means to advance and retreat with evidence.

A supporting general who is extremely suitable for reorganizing and retreating after a defeat.

Although Hou Junyan heard that there was no serious problem, Li Jingji still stepped forward, cupped his hands and persuaded:
"General, now that Shi Zhouhecong is planning to fortify the wall and clear the country, I am afraid that our army's surprise attack has already been expected."

"It is very difficult for our army to capture Changsha County. The general has been hit by an arrow again. Why don't we retreat for now!"

Hou Junyan's face darkened, and he couldn't help but say:

"This general is about to attack Changsha County, how can we retreat?"

Li Jingji sighed and said:

"But Shi Zhouhecong is not easy to deal with. If the soldiers and horses of Wuling County and Guiyang County get the news and encircle them, I'm afraid we just want to retreat, it will not be easy!"

"Hmph, Shi Zhouhecong is nothing but the bravery of a man, he could have defeated him with just a single hand!"

Hou Junyan suddenly gathered his punches, and caused the arrow wound with too much force, his complexion, which was already like a jujube, became even more blood red.

But he forcibly endured it, came to the map, pointed to the map and said:

"General Li, look where our troops are stationed now!"

Li Jingji came to the front of the map, looked at the map and said:
"North of the county seat of Changsha County, close to the edge of Wuling County, near Baqiu."

"Not bad!"

Hou Junyan nodded and said:

"The Donghu people stick to the city and want to attack by force, even with the general's ability, it is still somewhat difficult. Even if His Majesty comes in person, it may not be able to please!"

"If you want to break the city, you have to outsmart it, and I will do it."

"Water attack."

"Oh?"

Li Jingji collected himself, looked at the criss-crossing waterways on the map, and muttered:

"The general wants a water attack?"

"But at this time, building a dam upstream to store water doesn't seem to be able to flood Changsha County City!"

Hou Junyan continued:

"General Li, how's the weather in Jingnan since my army's Northern Expedition?"

Li Jingji was stunned for a moment, and carefully recalled:

"In the past month, although it has rained several times, it has always been showers."

"The rain was heavy, but it stopped after a while."

"With such a scale of precipitation, even though the river is swollen, it may not be able to reach the city of Changsha County."

Hou Junyan put away the map directly, stroked his long beard, and said proudly:

"Ben grew up in Hepu County since he was a child. Gaozhou and Jingnan are adjacent, and the climate is very similar."

"In the past month, there have been repeated showers, although the rain is not heavy, but it is extremely unusual in terms of the season."

"As the general expected, there will definitely be heavy rain and even floods!"

When Li Jingji heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

I thought you had some high opinion, but I didn't expect you to rely on gambling.

The climate is something that cannot be held or gambled on.

Don't guess what God is thinking, even if there is heavy rain or flood, do you know when it will be?

There is only a general vague concept, how can it be used for your own use?

And can Donghu people make you last until that day!

You know, even His Majesty today, when he waited for a gust of south wind and set fire to the [-] sailors of the General Liuru Division, almost overturned his car and almost gambled on the fate of the country, and turned defeat into victory at the last moment!
You Hou Junyan, do you have the emperor's fate?

And just like what he said just now, even if there is heavy rain and floods, it is still difficult to threaten Changsha County City!
Seeing Li Jingji's suspicious expression, Hou Junyan shook his head and laughed loudly:
"It is not necessary to flood the city of Changsha County. Didn't you say that you are worried about the two counties of Wuling and Guiyang, sending troops and horses to support them, and cutting off our army's retreat!"

"This water is kept so that the Donghu people's reinforcements will come and go!"

"This"

Li Jingji thought about it for a while, but still hesitated.

Although Shi Zhouhecong in the city of Changsha County could not hold on, but the reinforcements from Wuling County and Guiyang County might not be able to take down their [-] troops.

Once the two sides are in a state of anxiety, they can indeed break the game with water.

But he was very worried about the problem of food and fodder.

They drove fast all the way, and the car was light and easy.

But there is no good way, the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field is to fight against surprise soldiers like them who don't have much food and fodder.

It seems that until the two armies are at war and the fighter plane arrives, they can only hold on.

If the heavy rain does not come, the loss will be greater than forcibly retreating!

Moreover, the surprise attack on Changsha County City failed this time, which really made Li Jingji a little timid.

Hou Junji saw that Li Jingji was still hesitating in his heart, but in his own heart, he was even more confident.

It's all Li Jingji's fault!
If Li Jingji had resisted the idea of ​​a surprise attack on Changsha, he might have succeeded!

"No need to say more!"

Hou Junyan directly ordered to Li Jingji:
"General Li, quickly lead someone to secretly go upstream to cut off the river water. The rain has to wait, and the dam needs to store water! The bigger the water, the better!"

"At that time, whether it is Shi Zhou Hecong, Changsha County, or even the reinforcements from Wuling and Guiyang Counties, they will be a turtle in an urn!"

"Yes"

Li Jingji couldn't say anything, so he might as well give it a try.

If it didn't work, he led his troops to withdraw.

Anyway, this side is also close to Wuling County, even if they lose the battle, as long as they join the emperor's main force, it will not be a problem.

As long as the emperor personally leads the army, even 500 people can sweep the entire south of Jing.

"Strategies to strengthen the wall and clear the field."

Hou Junyan snorted again, and said:
"The Donghu people moved everything into the city, didn't they just give us a chance to attack!"

"Staying in the city also means that the news is blocked."

"The general will also send troops to intercept the scouts of the Donghu people, and will not give them the opportunity to go out of the city to inquire about news."

"In addition, mobilize more ships and rafts, it will be of great use at that time!"

Hou Junyan dispatched troops and generals.

He is winning by surprise, after all, there is no way to attack by force.

Afterwards, Li Jingji led his soldiers and horses to the upper reaches of the river, built dams, and hoarded river water.

At the same time, Hou Junyan personally led a small number of cavalry to patrol outside the city of Changsha County day and night, so as not to be known by the Donghu people.

According to his estimation, the success rate is very high.

If Liu Bin, who claims to be able to plan everything in one step, was here, he would definitely not do this.

After all, even if there were no scouts, with Liu Bin's wisdom, nine out of ten, he could guess that the Han army wanted to attack by water.

But if it's Shi Zhouhecong, it's different.

To be able to think of the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field is already an extraordinary performance. It is impossible to perceive one's own thoughts when the news is blocked.

And more importantly, Shi Zhouhecong is not from Jingnan, so he has no idea about the weather in Jingnan.

He would not have thought of a rainstorm, and given the geographical location of Changsha County City, he would not have guessed that there would be a flood.

And when it really started to rain heavily and the water was rising, it would be too late for Shi Zhouhecong to stop it.

On the other side, Liu Ke has arrived in Hanshou County with 500 people.

Hanshou County is to the east of Wuling County and belongs to the junction of Wuling County and Changsha County.

It is located at the shore of Dongting Lake and at the end of Yuanli River.

It is not far from the city of Changsha County, just walk east for a while and cross the river.

To the northeast is Baqiu County.

Liu Ke only had 500 people on hand, and he sneaked eastward from Wuling County City, so naturally he would not rashly enter the vicinity of Changsha County City.

And this time he didn't have Dian Chu by his side, and he didn't have a fierce general to accompany him to block swords and arrows, so he always felt a little guilty.

There are a lot of offense-like destiny on him, but none related to defense.

【Iron Butt】It might be closer.

But he can't stick his ass to resist the enemy's sword, can he?

"It's raining heavily."

The soldiers and horses were stationed outside Hanshou County. Liu Ke and five hundred soldiers, dressed in white and wearing bamboo hats, looked at the river in the north.

"Your Majesty, Changsha County is over there!"

A pawn pointed to the west and said:
"After receiving the news, General Hou led his troops to station under the city of Changsha County. However, Shi Zhou Hecong, with the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, firmly guarded the city. He couldn't take the city for a while."

"When the rain stops and the water is slightly weaker, Your Majesty can cross the river and join the army with General Hou."

Liu Ke looked up at the sky, pondered and said:
"The rain stopped. Look at it like this, it won't be a day or two until the rain stops."

After Hou Junyan took down Lingling County, he reckoned that he wanted to surprise Changsha County, but looking at the current situation, the surprise attack failed, which was predicted by Shi Zhouhecong, and he fell into a relatively passive situation.

But it doesn't matter, as soon as the flood comes out, Jingnan will be settled.

Moreover, the men and horses in Hou Junyan's hands can also help him beat the dogs in the water, so it can be said that they came just in time.

"someone is coming!"

Liu Ke stationed his soldiers and horses on the slopes, so he had an excellent view.

One can see at a glance that in the heavy rain, there are several cavalry soldiers coming on horseback.

"His Majesty!"

The few cavalrymen from all the way were marked with the Han flag.

"It seems to be one of our own."

After those cavalrymen approached the tent, they dismounted immediately, cupped their hands and said:
"Your Majesty, General Li is ordered by General Hou to build a dam upstream to store water."

"The terrain of Hanshou County is low-lying, and it may be submerged by floods. Your Majesty, please cross the river quickly and join the army of General Hou!"

Liu Ke was stunned: "They want to attack?"

This was something he didn't expect.

He deliberately brought 500 people to Changsha County to trigger the [Death Curse] and trigger the flood predicted by [Ji Shi An Min].

Xue Jia had already seen through the plot of the Donghu people. The Donghu people probably made a pocket for the Han army to sneak into.

Then the army surrounded them from all walks of life, and directly wiped out the Han army who got into the bag.

But now they are just planning, Liu Ke just wants to get into the pocket, attract the Donghu army to attack, and seal the pocket.

Then this flood, the flood directly broke through the pocket.

Only Liu Ke, Yue Shaoqian, and Xue Jia knew about this grand strategy. The other generals were all moving in the general direction under their command.

Unexpectedly, Hou Junyan and Li Jingji, those who hadn't turned on, guessed that there might be a heavy rain, and spontaneously began to store water to prepare for the flood.

As expected of a general, he always has a keen insight into the situation of the battle.

Liu Ke smiled and asked:

"Where is Li Jingji?"

The pawn replied:
"General Li is not far upstream, leading soldiers and horses to build a dam."

"Upstream, we'd better join Hou Junyan's troops first."

Liu Ke immediately made a decision, after joining up with Hou Junyan's army, just open the coffin and wait for the flood.
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"Flood."

"not good!"

Liu Bin did not slack off because of the slowdown of the Han army's offensive.

Every day, I will patrol the top of the city and watch the movements of the Han army at the same time.

Hou Junyan personally led the troops and actively cleared the Donghu Tanma to prevent sentry cavalry from leaving the city. Although it was normal, Liu Bin always felt that there might be other schemes.

Liu Bin looked up at the continuous heavy rain.

His brows were furrowed and his eyes were sharp.

I kept thinking about the possible strategies the enemy might adopt in my mind.

The raindrops dripped on the city wall, and the humidity in the air made people feel uncomfortable all over, and it was hard to breathe.

Liu Bin was shocked immediately.

The rain was too heavy and lasted too long!

Under this kind of weather, we must guard against water attacks!

Especially after some matches, he already knew Hou Junyan's character clearly.

With Hou Junyan's aggressiveness, he will never give up the opportunity to attack easily, especially in such a heavy rainy day.

"Could it be that Liu Zhi'er has been complaining about illness and is also waiting for this opportunity?!"

But it is said that in Changsha County, there is peace.

Shi Zhou Hecong sat in the prefect's mansion, resting easy.

He felt that the current situation was even more stable than before the Han army broke through Lingling County.

As long as you stick to it, Changsha County will not be breached, and Guiyang County and Wuling County are as stable as Mount Tai.

Hou Junyan's [-] soldiers and horses under the city are not to be feared at all.

According to the military adviser's calculations, there is a nine out of ten chance that Liu Zhi'er will lead troops to Changsha County.

At that time, just wait for the soldiers and horses he ambushed in advance to return, and the reinforcements from Guiyang County and Wuling County will arrive.

You can easily encircle back and forth and eat this army of soldiers and horses.

Regardless of whether Liu Zhi'er will be defeated or not, this wave of loss of soldiers and generals will definitely make his Northern Expedition fail.

"The military division is worthy of one step at a time, such a wise strategy is so terrifying!"

Shi Zhou Hecong was so happy that he ate a few extra bowls of rice.

"General, the rain has been heavy and continuous recently. It is very likely that the Han army will take advantage of the heavy rain and resort to water attacks!"

Shi Zhouhecong was still gnawing on the chicken leg, and when he heard Liu Bin's alarmist words, he immediately wiped his greasy hands.

But then he was puzzled again, and asked:

"Military division, Changsha County is still some distance away from the river, even if it rains heavily, it will not be affected."

"I'm afraid that we have to build a dam in advance to intercept the water flow, so that there is a slight possibility."

"Could it be that the Han people expected in advance that there will be heavy rains in the near future?"

"Not necessarily unexpected."

Liu Bin looked vigilant, especially fearful:

"Don't forget, that Liu Zhi'er knows astronomical phenomena. Back then, a sudden gust of south wind defeated the hundred thousand sailors of the General Liuru Department."

Shi Zhouhecong smiled and picked up the chicken leg again, and started to chew:

"That's because the one who led the navy was the idiot Praliu Rama."

"Being a dog for the Han people, how can there be such a thing among the Donghu!"

"With a military division in the city, how can it give the Han army an opportunity?"

Even though he said so, Shi Zhou Haocong did not underestimate the enemy as he revealed, but called his cronies while eating, and issued a military order:

"I will send an order to the craftsmen in the city to step up inspection of the city wall and strengthen possible loopholes."

"Send elite soldiers and horses to garrison important places in the city."

"In addition, I will mobilize the scouting horses and sentry cavalry, and I will personally take people to the upper reaches to investigate to see if any Han troops are building dams.

Liu Bin still frowned and said:

"This is no small matter."

"In addition to the upper reaches, after the general leaves the city, he still needs to explore the west."

"I think that Liu Zhi'er is likely to come here in person."

"Fake illness is not necessarily to lure our army to attack, it may also be to let us ignore him deliberately, and then lead our troops to attack unexpectedly."

"If there is a flood, and Liu Zhi'er comes to Changsha County in person again, our army will definitely be defeated under the fluctuating hearts of the people."

(End of this chapter)