The heavy rain finally subsided for several days, but the rainy weather lasted for a few days before it stopped, and the sky covered with dark clouds gradually cleared, and when the clouds cleared and the rain cleared, it was already sunset, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on a waterlogged land.

The Chen army, who camped outside the city of Qichang, was in a dilemma, they had so far consumed almost all the grain and grass in Qichang, although the rain had stopped, but the heavy rain for several days caused the river to rise, and the road was washed away by flash floods, so that the grain and grass at the mouth could not be transported.

The land route is not passable, there is a waterway, because the water can be sailed, so it is not difficult for the Chen army to go up the water to transport grain, the difficulty is to break through the interception of the Zhou army on the north bank, but they can't break through.

Outside the city of Qichang, the Zhou army had more troops than the Chen army, they divided their troops across the north bank and then set up a village in the rain downstream of the Chen army camp on the south bank, after several battles in the rain, the Chen army could not pull out the Zhou army camp, and after the rain was light, the downstream Qikou sent a grain ship to the north, but was blocked by the Zhou army camp on the north bank of the river.

In this way, the grain stock of the Chen army under the city of Qichang was gradually exhausted, because the road was washed away by the water, and the land reinforcements could not arrive for a while, and the naval warships were also inconvenient to break into the water because the waterway was not wide, not to mention the obstruction of the Zhou army camp by the river on the north bank.

Chen Jun didn't stop the soldiers from fighting hard, but when they swam across at night, they were waiting for the Zhou army on the north bank, and the opponent's night fighting ability was just as strong, even if there was no moonlight at night, it was a shot at a time.

They also thought about withdrawing in the rain, but the Zhou army on the opposite side was not stupid, as soon as there was a disturbance, they sent troops to approach the camp so that they could not move, it has always been not easy to retreat in front of the enemy, and once the army left behind could not withstand it, the whole army collapsed.

It is not possible to retreat at night, not to mention that many soldiers have reduced eyesight at night, even if they walk on muddy roads in the dark, they don't know how many people will be lost, and Zhou Jun is very vigilant and sticks it up as soon as there is movement, and they can't get out after several tests.

The disposition of the Chen generals was decisive, they sent envoys to surrender to the Zhou army, and the letter of surrender was sent to Qichang City and the Zhou army camp in the evening, and the Qizhou Assassin of the Zhou State immediately left the city after receiving the letter of surrender, and rushed to the camp to discuss with the reinforcement generals how to deal with the Chen army.

He and the commander of the reinforcements, Hengzhou Assassin Shi Zhou Fashang, together with Yizhou Sima Yang Xin, Bazhou Assassin Shi Yuwen Wen discussed countermeasures, and everyone had read the book, so what to do next needed to be decided immediately.

Chen Jun said in the surrender letter that he was willing to surrender, but the army had run out of food and hoped that the Zhou army would be able to receive grain and grass, and they would open the camp gate early tomorrow morning to disarm, but they only asked for leniency and did not pursue the crime of attacking Qichang.

At the beginning of the meeting, everyone reached a unanimous opinion: Chen Jun surrendered by fraud. The purpose of the deception is to let them relax their vigilance, and then Chen Jun has two choices, one is to attack at night, first break the Zhou army outside the city and then take the opportunity to slip away, and the second is to run as much as you can if you can go directly.

"It is said that our army will definitely be on guard, so it is safer to wait for the rabbit in the barracks, so Chen Jun will take the opportunity to drive directly and push the boat." Yu Wenwen said, and the others were lost in thought.

In fact, the Chen army should send troops to attack their own side and cause chaos, sacrificing some dead soldiers to disturb the enemy, so that the large group of men and horses can have a chance to escape, of course, it is also possible to withdraw the army directly, out of the consideration of reducing their own casualties, the whole army stays in the camp and is careful to guard is the best policy.

"As the saying goes, you know, I know, I know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, I know," Yu Wenwen said a tongue twister, and added without waiting for everyone to come out, "I have a plan." ”……

The soldiers in the Chen army's camp are gathering, all unnecessary things are abandoned, and the grain and grass in the camp are about to run out, and they can no longer support it, the retreat is muddy, and the grain cannot be transported, and the waterway is also impassable.

It's not enough to just run, you have to leave some people behind, and some of the soldiers who are stubborn and stubborn are ready, they are the selected dead soldiers after the break, the pension is doubled and the armor is also one person and two heavy, and the only task is to let the others flee for their lives after the break.

Flammable materials were placed everywhere in the camp, and they stayed in the camp after the large army began to withdraw, if God forbid that the Zhou army did not find the best, if the other party noticed that the situation was not right, then set fire to the camp, and then these dead soldiers should use their lives to intercept the pursuers as much as possible.

"Only after you break off can others go home, and your family will be taken care of by us!" General Chen Jun was boosting morale, "If you don't work hard, you won't be able to leave!" ”

Outside the camp, on the north side of the camp, a number of horses suddenly galloped over, and after approaching the Chen army camp, they began to shout, they meant that their commander accepted the surrender, on the condition that the camp gate was immediately opened for the Zhou army to enter the camp and take over.

Chen Jun quickly replied that there was no problem, and after a while, he opened the camp gate to welcome the army into the camp, and after the Zhou cavalry returned to resume their lives, they began to retreat, since the Zhou army was going to come to the door, then the retreat had to be advanced.

"General, please rest assured, as long as we have a breath of air, we will never let the Zhou army cross the camp!" The dead soldiers said with a look of determination that they would trade their lives for the lives of their comrades, and that their families would receive enough compensation for their feat.

Just as the soldiers of the Chen army were about to retreat, suddenly there was a sentry warning that the Zhou army on the opposite side had already swarmed out and rushed towards them.

"Withdraw quickly, release it immediately after withdrawal"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the fire outside the camp, and countless rockets flew towards the camp like a meteor shower, and the approaching Zhou army kept shooting rockets, and the falling fire rain actually ignited the flammable things in the camp.

Originally, these things were to be ignited after most of the soldiers and horses retreated, as the most powerful means to intercept the pursuit of the Zhou army, but as a result, most of the soldiers of the Chen army were stranded in the camp and did not set off.

"What kind of fire to put out, don't worry about it and retreat immediately!"

The sudden change made the soldiers begin to be confused, and the generals of the various departments were hoarse and commanded the south side, they had thought that the Zhou army would come to block the retreat, but it was unexpected that the other party rushed over and released rockets so quickly.

If the soldiers did not assemble, it would be fine, and they could run out in turn according to the distance near the south gate of the camp, but now that the soldiers have come out of the camp tent, they rush to the south gate in a hurry, and the result is 'silting'.

Coupled with the continuous spread of fire, the soldiers were even more anxious when they saw this, the Zhou army had already attacked the outside and it was too late to leave, and the most important thing was that they already knew that the generals could retreat when they gave the order, so this was not an escape.

There are dead soldiers in the back, these people die but there is a double pension, if the ordinary soldiers die, there is no such treatment, anyway, the order to retreat is there and there is no shortage of death, so the fool stays here.

The distance from Qichang to Qikou in the south is more than 30 miles, because of the heavy rain, the road is muddy, although they can't run fast, but the Zhou army can't chase fast, the cavalry must not be able to gallop on this muddy ground, so everyone runs on two legs, and those who run slowly are unlucky.

Most of the soldiers of the Chen army are illiterate but they are not fools, everyone has calculated the account in their hearts, so they rush to get out, after the heavy rain, the ground is muddy and slippery, and some people begin to slip and fall when you push me.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze if someone falls!"

"Let's go, let's go ahead!!"

The shouts came and went, and some people kept slipping and falling, but more people continued to move forward, and the soldiers who were in a hurry to flee for their lives could not care so much, even if it was their comrades who were under their feet.

Stampede is inevitable, some people see their comrades being trampled on to come forward to save people, saving people is naturally justified to escape from the sky, a rescue is inevitable conflict, the original sporadic quarrels quickly turned into conflicts.

In the army, the military law is strict and extremely repressing, the soldiers are deducted from their salaries by the officials on weekdays, and they are often driven as slaves, and the veterans bully the recruits and bully outsiders in a group, not only are they treated poorly and face the panic of dying in battle all the time, and the huge pressure makes the soldiers extremely dissatisfied in their hearts.

Negative emotions may erupt at any time, in order to prevent this situation The military law is becoming more and more strict, it doesn't matter if there are generals at all levels of the general on weekdays, and now the enemy army is behind him or dies, but the way to escape is in front of him but is blocked, and the fire planted on weekdays explodes instantly.

The people who were stopped from their way to survive broke out, the recruits who were bullied by the veterans broke out, the soldiers in different regions who had grievances on weekdays broke out, and the soldiers who were deducted from their salaries and drank blood by the officials broke out.

The first man drew his sword and slashed at his enemy, and then the second and third, with revenge and resentment, and the sword could no longer be contained when it was stained with the blood of his comrades.

Seeing their brother hacked to death, watching their fellow villagers hacked to death, watching their friends hacked to death by that bastard who withheld military salaries, many people lost their minds.

Their eyes were red with blood, their faces were brightened by the firelight, and more and more people drew their swords and slashed indiscriminately, forgetting to flee for their lives but to kill the old and new enemies on the spot.

The shouts of killing came and went, and there were Chen soldiers fighting each other everywhere, what should have been a retreat but unexpectedly mutated, first chaotic and then stampede, and finally evolved into a camp roar, no one cared that the Zhou army was nearby.

Seeing that the retreat behind them turned into a bloody roar, the dead soldiers who were originally going to defend the camp were dumbfounded, watching their comrades slashing each other, watching their superiors being hacked to death, they no longer had the courage to see death as if they were home.

Looking at the approaching Zhou army outside the camp, he didn't have the heart to "still have a breath of air and never let the Zhou army cross the camp", and at this moment, he only heard the approaching Zhou soldiers shouting: "Surrender and don't kill!" ”

Fight to the death? But what's the point of fighting to the death for the sake of this group of madmen behind him?

The promise was meaningless, and the dead soldiers, who were supposed to be broken, were silent for a moment before opening the camp gate and letting in the opponent who was supposed to be fighting for their lives.

Yu Wenwen stood at the camp gate in armor and looked at the 'bonfire party' inside, his face was expressionless, countless Zhou soldiers in armor passed by him, rushed in with weapons in their hands, and a retreat of the Chen army turned into a camp roar It was he who single-handedly facilitated.

"Let you deduct your salary, let you drink the blood of soldiers, and let you not treat soldiers as human beings!" Yuwen Wen sneered, didn't have the heart to wait for the ending and turned to leave, "Treat the soldiers as slaves, don't think about winning at critical times!" (To be continued.) )