The slanting sun was covered by dark clouds, and the westerly wind blew the bloody Yecheng.

The mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings, and it seems that the sky is about to change.

In the Yecheng Palace, Li Li, dressed in armor, sat quietly on the dragon chair where Yuan Shao once sit, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, and his ears were filled with wind and rain in the distance.

In fact, it is not raining at the moment, but there is wind, a whistling northwest wind.

It was the wind and rain that Li Li heard, and it had nothing to do with the sound outside the palace.

The wind is the wind of slaughter; The rain is a deafening torrent.

The footsteps of "Tom Tom" broke the silence in the hall, the footsteps were very light, and appeared directly beside Li Li, "Lord, the last general is back." ”

"Well, you've never let me down." Li Li didn't look back, still holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand that was spread out but had not read a word, and said in a low voice: "Why do you want to come back after breaking through and forgetting your life?" You should know what it means to be back here, and why bother? ”

"The duty of the last general is to never leave the lord's side, and protecting the lord's safety is the reason for the last general's existence. If the lord encounters an accident, the end will definitely go before the lord. This is the answer of Li Zhi, the commander of Jin Yiwei.

Two hours earlier, he had been ordered to escort Guo Jia to break out, and it was not until he saw with his own eyes that Guo Jia was out of danger that he returned to the city and tried his best to return to Li Li again. Among them, how many hardships and dangers he has experienced, how much blood and sweat he has shed, only he knows. But he finally came back, standing behind Li Li again, still Li Li's most solid and reliable back, always guarding all sneak attacks from behind. This is the duty of the commander of the close guard. It is also the meaning of their existence zài.

After hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Li's deep eyes fluctuated slightly, and then gently closed the bamboo slip. got up and walked to the bottom of the hall, beckoning Li Zhi to sit down together.

At this time, he saw that the dragon scale armor on Li Zhi's body had been stained dark brown with blood, and there was a blood-soaked scarf on his leg, and there were more than ten wounds like this. At this moment, Li Zhi's unsmiling face was slightly pale, his lips were chapped, his sideburns were already soaked, and there were still dried sweat stains under his ears.

Moment. Li Li's pupils were slightly red, and a few traces of sparkling light slipped through his eyes. Then he tilted his head and stared at the beams above the main hall with wide eyes. There was silence for a long time, motionless. When he retracted his gaze and looked at Li Zhi again, his expression was extremely calm, and he didn't say a word. Pour a cup of tea without hurrying. Hand it to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi caught the teacup with both hands, blew the hot air, and drank it all, he knew that the weight of this cup of tea, which carried Li Li's brotherhood, was drunk dry in one sip, and there was no drop left.

Gently putting down the teacup, Li Zhi said in a low voice: "On the way back, I saw a fire in the camp on the south bank. It is expected that General Zhou Yu was attacked. He wanted to say that he saw more than half of Zhou Yu's army suffer casualties, and fled to the south gate in panic. But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't hold back. He didn't want to block Li Li.

In fact, the moment Li Zhi just walked into the main hall, he saw that the lord Li Li was worried, holding a bamboo slip in his hand but just using it to cover the expression on his face, in fact, his eyes were not on the bamboo slip at all, but frowning and contemplating at a loss. Seeing this scene, Li Zhi immediately knew that the lord Li Li was worried about the predicament in front of him, and he was thinking about countermeasures wholeheartedly. It was Li Zhi who clearly saw Zhou Yu's army outside the city fleeing, but did not say it explicitly, but briefly stated that Zhou Yu's camp was suddenly attacked by fire, so that Li Li could understand the current situation and make an accurate decision.

Li Li's eyelids jumped a few times after hearing the sound, and he immediately bowed his head slightly, poured a cup of tea without hurry, and said while drinking tea: "The camp on the south bank is the camp prepared by Cao Cao for our army in advance, and the location is very strange, between the east gate and the south gate, and it is quite close to the Zhanghe River, as if it is a camp on the embankment. When I first led the army to camp, I felt that the location of the camp was a little inappropriate, but I couldn't think of what the problem was, so I temporarily set up another camp on the north bank as a camp for the Chinese army. Now it seems that the hunch at that time was right, and there was indeed something wrong with this big battalion.

Now that the camp is on fire, it must be that Cao Jun planted charcoal in the camp when he set up camp, and then waited for our army to be stationed in it, and when the time came, he set fire to the camp and ignited the coke underground, so that our army could be wiped out. When he said this, Li Li seemed very calm, his tone was calm, without a trace of anger, as if he was telling something that had nothing to do with him.

However, Li Zhi, who was sitting opposite him, clearly saw that Li Li's eyes flashed when he spoke, and the corners of his eyes revealed a strong murderous intent. Obviously, Li Li was extremely unsettled, at least not as casual as he seemed on the surface. The reason why he pretended to be unimpressed was entirely because he was forced to take care of himself and was powerless. Therefore, instead of hurting God in vain, it is better to face it calmly, and wait until the breakthrough is successful before making plans, otherwise it will be in vain to waste your own money, and it will be useless, and it will be purely asking for trouble.

Change without being surprised, and not being afraid of danger, this is exactly what Li Zhi admires most about Li Li. Every time he encounters a major event, as long as he sees Li Li's expression, Li Zhi is extremely relieved. He firmly believed that the lord Li Li must have a way to solve a difficulty, even if he was in a desperate situation, he would not be able to trap his lord.

After a moment of silence, Li Zhi continued to report: "The soldiers of the Cao Army brought back thousands of war horses from the direction of the Zhanghe River, all of which were my Xiliang war horses. There were also nearly 10,000 prisoners of war, most of whom were Huainan soldiers, that is, Huainan prisoners of war who had been sent to General Zhou Yu's tent for use, and now they were captured by Cao's army again. These soldiers and horses were drenched all over, as if they had just been fished out of the water, and it must have something to do with the rumbling sound coming from the direction of the Zhanghe River at this moment. In fact, Li Zhi wanted to say that Zhou Yu's army encountered a water attack on the way to retreat, and it was very likely that the whole army would be annihilated. But he didn't see it with his own eyes, it was just speculation, and based on what he had seen, he believed that Li Li must have been able to think of what was happening in the Zhanghe River.

Just as Li Zhi thought, Li Li's face darkened after hearing this, and he said in a deep voice: "When I crossed the river early this morning, I saw some visions, poisonous snakes, toads, poisonous scorpions and other poisons came ashore one after another, in fact, this is the harbinger of the upcoming great changes in the Zhanghe River. At that time, Bo Gui (Gongsun Zhan) was amazed and amazed, but it was a pity that I did not take these strange signs to heart at that time, and my mind was full of the attack and killing of our scouts and the capture of Yecheng as much as possible, completely ignoring these inconspicuous details. Now, the catastrophe has been cast, and it is too late to regret it! ”

Speaking of this, Li Li closed his eyes with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "It is early summer, and the upper reaches of the Zhanghe River have thawed. However, we were unaware of this, mistakenly thinking that this river was like this, and did not expect that someone would use the river water to set up an ambush at the turn of spring and summer, block the water storage upstream, and then use the water attack to deal a fatal blow to our army.

It is precisely because the upstream water is man-made that the poisons in the river are aware of this, until the upstream water level soars and the downstream river water continues to fall, after all, the poisons in the water are abnormal, so they rush to the shore before the danger comes, but they happen to be encountered by us. These creatures living in the water are extremely spiritual, and their ability to predict danger is far superior to that of us humans. Pity?????? We ignore the vision, and we are doomed. ”

“?????? In retrospect, the fire on the south bank was actually a signal to the enemy soldiers who were responsible for breaking the levee in the upper reaches of the west. When they saw smoke rising over the East Gate, they burst the barrage that had been holding water for more than 20 days, thus detonating the torrent. In addition, this barrage must be very far away from our army's camp, at least thirty miles away, otherwise it will not be possible to avoid the detection of our army's scouts. It was precisely because of the long distance that the barrage dam was extremely strong and difficult to break, so that when Zhou Yu led the army to retreat and cross the river after escaping from the camp, the army was flooded and swallowed up in one fell swoop.

What a calculation! It is no wonder that Cao Cao just said that in order to ensure that there is no mistake in the plan, the preparation time is as long as half a year after repeated deductions in advance. It seems that they have repeatedly deduced whether the time from the time the dam was dug to the time when the flood reached the bridge coincided with the time it took from the south gate to the river. It was really painstaking, not letting go of any detail, and thus our army suffered today's fiasco! ”

Listening to Li Li's explanation of the reason, Li Zhi's expression changed greatly, and his face was full of horror. If it weren't for the fact that he was already in front of him, he categorically didn't believe that Cao Cao and the others were so deliberate, and they planned everything so carefully, which was really exhaustive, which was incredible.

After being stunned for a long time, Li Zhi calmed down and asked softly: "Lord, how can I break through now?" That Cao Cao is so scheming, he is definitely not a man of his word. It is the last general who suspects that he will not keep his promise, and he may set fire to the palace at any time, once Cao Jun sets fire on all sides, I am afraid that he will be buried in the fire! ”

Li Li smiled coldly: "What Zicheng said is right. However, Cao Cao will not order arson for the time being, at least three days, at most half a month, during which the Yuan Shao mansion will not be burned down. However, we can't wait any longer and break through tonight! ”

Li Zhi was surprised: "Break through tonight, why is this?" Didn't the lord say that Cao Cao would not order arson? ”

Li Li shook his head profoundly, and said in a deep voice: "If there are still our soldiers and horses fighting with Cao's army outside the city, we can stay here for a few days so that we can think about it in the long run." But now all the soldiers and horses of our army have been ?????? There are no reinforcements outside the city, and if we stay here and hold on, we will only end up dead. We have no choice but to fight hard to have a glimmer of life! ”

―――――― To be Continued ―――――――――――― (To be Continued......

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