On the third day, at about five watches, the soldiers of the Chu army put on wooden armor, and after breakfast, they began to assemble in the camp under the command of their respective generals.

At the same time, after losing most of the camps, the situation inside the Chu camp could not be concealed at all from the spies of the Wei and Song coalition forces who had been monitoring the Chu army. Therefore, as soon as the Chu army in the camp moved, the spies who were monitoring the Chu army over there saw it for the first time.

Wei Ying.

Gongsun Xi had just set off the ship, and before he had time to have breakfast, at this time, the spies who were monitoring Zhaoju hurriedly came to report: "General, the Chu army has moved." ”

When Gongsun Xi heard this, his spirits immediately perked up, and then he hurriedly responded: "Okay, Ben will know, and I will explore again." ”

"No."

"Ordered the army to immediately start arming for war, and sent an order to inform the Song general Su He, telling him that Zhao Ju was going to run away, let him start preparing for war immediately, and not let Zhao Ju escape from his side."

"No."

"Report to the general, the Chu army has left the barracks and is fleeing west."

"Western? Huangcheng! Gongsun Xi smiled slightly, and ordered: "Order, the army sets off and intercepts the Chu army." ”

"No."

"Order, immediately send someone to inform the Song general Su He, and ask him to immediately lead the army to outflank the back road of the Chu army, this time, this time it is going to completely annihilate Zhaoju's headquarters and capture Zhaoju alive."

"No."

"Order, immediately send someone to inform Kuang Zhang and Tian Jia, just say that Zhaoju is breaking through, let them be sure to stop the Chu army in Juyang Huangcheng."

"No."

On the other side, after Zhao Ju led the Chu army to leave the camp, as soon as he walked into the drizzle, he encountered the first difficulty in breaking through: although the rain was not heavy at the moment, the continuous light rain still wet the clothes and armor of the Chu soldiers. The wet armor not only makes everyone feel uncomfortable, but also increases their burden.

Then, after walking another mile or two, the Chu army encountered a second difficulty.

At this time, the entire land outside the Chu camp, because of the rain that had fallen for nearly twenty days, the land had been filled with rainwater, and the originally flat land had completely turned into a swamp at this moment.

The soldiers of the Chu army were holding halberds and shields, and they were wearing wooden armor, so that the heavy bodies were extremely difficult to walk on this soft soil, often stepping into the soil with one foot, the soles of the feet immediately fell into the soil, and they had to use a lot of strength to pull out the soles of their feet.

Even, even if the soles of the feet are pulled out, the shoes on the soles of the feet are often helpless to remain in the dirt forever. In the case of a breakout, they were in a hurry and did not have the time and opportunity to pick up their lost shoes.

At this time, Hu Jun walked quickly to Zhao Ju's side: "Ling Yin, there is too much water on the ground, the road is slippery, and the clothes on the soldiers have begun to invade the water, the clothes and armor are heavy, and it is inconvenient to walk. ”

Zhao Ju's face sank when he heard this, and he looked at Hu Jun with a cold face and said: "Armor is a weapon of defense, at this moment, we are breaking through, not fleeing, how can we throw away our armor."

I will order that anyone who takes off his armor will be punished for the crime of fleeing, and he will be killed. ”

When Hu Jun heard this, his heart sank, and he didn't care about wiping the rain on his face, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "No." ”

In this way, the vanguard of the Chu army hurriedly marched forward for five miles, and then came to a short distance from the wall of the ravine dug by the Wei army.

At this time, Ling Jun, the pioneer general who was at the forefront, saw that the high wall built by the Wei people had been washed away by the rain, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, this heavy rain not only destroyed the wall of the Chu army, but also destroyed the high wall of the coalition army besieging the Chu people, which was also good news, saving them a lot of time.

Then, Ling Jun looked at the small number of Wei soldiers on the opposite side of the ravine, as well as the large number of Wei reinforcements that appeared in the distance, and immediately ordered: "Pass my general's order, the front army is ready to put a wooden ladder horizontally, build a bridge to cross the ravine, and prepare to break through with me." ”

"Opposite"

On the opposite side, the general of the Wei army stationed at the ravine barrier saw that the Chu people had been killed, hurriedly wiped the rain from his face, and immediately ordered: "Order, bow and arrow wound, prepare to intercept the Chu people." ”

"No."

While speaking, many Wei soldiers immediately took out their bows and crossbows, and then opened their bows and arrows, and when they saw that the Chu people had reached the firing range, they immediately shot the arrows in their hands.

Then after the arrows were fired, most of the arrows all fell close, and a small part of the arrows fell in front of the Chu people, and only a very small number of arrows were shot into the Chu army array.

General Wei looked at the arrows in front of him, his face changed greatly, and then he looked at the bow and arrow in the soldier's hand that was constantly wet by the rain, and said with a pale face: "It's not good, the heavy rain continues, although the bow and crossbow have been maintained in the tent, but the moisture is too heavy, and it is still damp." ”

Seeing that the bow and crossbow were useless, General Wei had no choice but to order: "Order, the whole army immediately discard the bow and crossbow and face the Chu people with halberds." ”

Soon, Ling Jun led the vanguard army to the ravine, and then the soldier with the wooden ladder immediately pushed the ladder in his hand forward, and then the wooden ladder was erected on both sides of the wide ravine, and then a simple wooden ladder bridge was built.

Seeing that the ladder bridge was completed, Ling Jun pointed forward with the long sword in his hand and shouted: "Rush!" ”

After speaking, Ling Jun took the lead in stepping on the wooden ladder in front of him, and then rushed quickly to the opposite side, and in the blink of an eye, Ling Jun's left leg stepped forward and his right leg was raised, and then the three halberds stabbed at him.

Seeing this, Ling Jun didn't dare to force his head because he was wearing wooden armor, so he had to twist his waist and twist his feet, and then "poof" and fell directly into the water of the ravine.

When Lingjun stabilized his body, his head came out of the water to take a look, but he found that he had reached the opposite shore, and all the legs of the Wei soldiers were a step away.

Seeing this, Ling Jun immediately shouted: "Go into the water, get into the water immediately, swim and charge..."

In fact, there is no need to remind Ling Jun that at this time, there were already many Chu soldiers who couldn't wait for the wooden ladder, and jumped directly into the ravine, and then swam to the opposite side.

At this time, the upper Chu people on the wooden ladder focused on the vital points of the Wei people, while the Chu people in the water specialized in the lower plate of the Wei people, and worked together up and down, and after dozens of breaths, the Wei people who defended the ravine were killed and retreated.

On the other side, Gongsun Xizheng led the main force to intercept, and when he arrived five miles in front of the ravine, a messenger hurriedly came to report: "Report, general, the ravine has been lost, and the Chu people have broken through our gully defense line." ”

Gongsun Xi was not the slightest surprise at this, in fact, when he failed to dig a ditch and build a wall, he had already expected that today, without a high wall to defend, a one-zhang wide ditch would not be able to stop people at all.

However, although the wide ditch can't stop people, it can also slow down the Chu people's forward speed.

Thinking about it, Gongsun Xi immediately ordered: "Order, the army continues to advance, and the general will stop the Chu army." ”

After a while, the two armies gradually approached, and when they got closer, Gongsun was happy to see that the Chu people were like himself, slowly walking forward with one foot at a time, and couldn't help laughing: "It rained heavily before, the road was muddy and slippery, and the five-mile mud road in front of the Chu camp became an obstacle for the general to conquer the Chu camp." But now, Zhao Ju broke through, and this long dirt road has also become Zhao Ju's life talisman.

Sure enough, it is clear from heaven, and the retribution is not happy! It should be that Zhaoju has this calamity. ”

After speaking, Gongsun Xi laughed and pointed to the Chu army that was slowly breaking through in front and ordered: "Kill, stop the Chu army, and capture Zhao Ju alive." ”

In the formation of the Chu army.

Zhao Ju was stepping on the mud and slowly moving forward, at this time, Hu Jun hurriedly walked closer: "Ling Yin is not good, Ling Jun came to report, although they broke through the Wei people's ravine defense line, but the road is difficult to travel, and the advance speed is slow, so that the vanguard quickly broke through and failed, and was intercepted by Gongsun Xi." ”

When Zhao Ju heard this, his face did not change: "Order, the army continues to break through." ”

Soon, Hu Jun came to report again: "Ling Yin, it's not good, the Song army Su He has already killed us not far behind. ”

When Zhao Ju heard this, in Hu Jun's surprised gaze, he laughed and said: "Good come, give the order, the army shrinks, and sets up a defensive formation to wait for reinforcements." ”

Soon, Gongsun Xi, who was commanding the Wei army to intercept the Chu people, suddenly found that the Chu people were no longer charging forward, but slowly shrinking, intending to put on a defensive formation.

Seeing this, Gongsun Xi laughed and said, "Want to stay put? Although he would not be able to use a bow and arrow now, and he would not be able to break through the division quickly, but without the protection of the big camp, how long can you hold out.

The order was given, and the army immediately surrounded the Chu army, and this time it was going to annihilate the Zhaoju department. ”

"No."

Soon, the Wei, Song and Chu tripartite forces were fighting, and nearly 200,000 Wei and Song allied troops surrounded more than 80,000 Chu legions, and then all three parties stepped on the mud and fought desperately.

Due to the slippery roads and the slow movement of the Chu army, everyone could not break through quickly, and could only passively defend against the attack of the Wei and Song coalition forces. At the same time, because of the slippery roads, the Wei and Song coalition forces could not break through quickly, and could only slowly advance layer by layer, like peeling bamboo shoots.

An hour later, in the midst of the fierce fighting between the three parties, suddenly, a thunderous roar came from far and near.

Gongsun Xi suddenly heard the voice, couldn't help but look up at the sky, and said in surprise: "It's still raining, and there is no lightning, why is there thunder?" ”

As soon as the words fell, at this time, a frightened voice sounded in Gongsun Xi's ears: "The sound of water is the sound of water, and when the river burst its banks, it was this kind of sound." ”

When Gongsun Xi heard this, his whole body was cold, and then he suddenly looked south, but saw that there was no movement in the direction of Huaishui in the south, and then Gongsun Xi looked around, and then saw a white line coming from the north.

Seeing this, Gongsun Xi was suddenly frightened.

At this time, the others also saw the flood coming, and everyone was terrified.

In an instant, the Wei army was in chaos, and there were shouts everywhere:

"The big water is coming~~ Run away!"

"Run..."

As soon as the people around shouted, Gongsun Xi immediately reacted, and in fright, he couldn't care about the others, so he just pulled out his legs and ran. It's just that he just pulled out his right foot and was about to run forward, but his left leg was deep in the mud, he didn't pull it out, and his body was unstable, he threw himself directly into the mud, and then gnawed a mouthful of mud.

At this time, not only Gongsun Xi, but also everyone else, including the Wei people, the Song people, and the Chu people, in the case of difficult roads, one foot and one pit, everyone couldn't walk fast...

Soon, under the eyes of the three parties of Wei, Song and Chu, the water came from the north, with a fierce wind, whistling all the way, and then a round of impact, the nearly 300,000 troops of the Wei, Song and Chu trio were all taken away, and they rushed towards Huaishui.

After the flood passed, dozens of miles around the battlefield were all reduced to empty swamp countries, and there was no indication that there had just been a bloody battle here.