After Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Liu Qi also withdrew his troops back to the camp.
Xiahou Dun roared and cursed in the camp until his voice became hoarse, and like Cao Ren, he was ready to commit suicide.
Liu Qi asked Zhang Fei to persuade them, after all, he was the son-in-law of the Xiahou family and was a relative, so he was easier to talk to.
After it got dark, Xiahou Dun's shouting and cursing finally stopped. Zhang Fei walked out of the tent with a dark face, sighing.
Gan Ning was just coming back from dinner and said with a smile, "Yide persuaded Xiahou Dun to stay, which is another great achievement. Why are you sighing?"
Zhang Fei said unhappily, "You forced me to call you father-in-law a few times. What bad luck!"
Gan Ning laughed and said, "Why do you have to rob the girl from the Xiahou family when you can rob anyone else?"
Zhang Fei sighed, "When I was out of the city, I saw that girl collecting firewood and being cornered by bandits. I rescued her and brought her back to the city. Seeing that she was still young and silent, I treated her like a daughter. Who would have thought..."
At this point, Zhang Fei shook his head helplessly. After Xiahou Juan grew up, they got married and revealed their identities. Zhang Fei was so frightened on the wedding night that he couldn't recover all night.
I originally thought he was a child from a poor family. Who would have thought that the children of the Xiahou family would go chopping wood
After being rescued, Xiahou Juan admired Zhang Fei's heroism and decided to marry him, keeping her identity secret.
Gan Ning smiled and said, "It's rare that my sister-in-law is so infatuated with me. I have been in the martial arts world for more than ten years, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and saving many women and children, but I have never met such a beautiful woman. Yide is so lucky!"
Zhang Fei said depressedly: "It was indeed a good match before, and I felt very lucky, but Cao Cao and I are irreconcilable, so it has become a bad match again."
Gan Ning patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and said, "Everything has its own destiny. There may be a chance for this to turn around. Let everything take its course!"
While the two were chatting, Liu Qi's personal guards came to summon Gan Ning and they came to the central military tent together.
Zhang Fei reported to Xiahou Dun and settled down temporarily, waiting for Cao Cao's reply. Liu Qi ordered his men to send him to Wancheng overnight and keep him under guard together with Cao Ren.
He also instructed Gan Ning: "Cao's army should cut off the Baihe River upstream and divert the water to the bottom of Bowangpo. General Gan should lead his troops to protect the river bank. If Cao's army comes to destroy it, repel them."
"I obey..." Gan Ning was about to accept the order, but suddenly felt something was wrong, "General, you said it the other way around, didn't you?"
"How can there be any mistakes in military affairs?" Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and smiled, "After midnight tonight, there will be heavy rain."
"So that's how it is!" Gan Ning suddenly understood and laughed, "Cao's army dug the river channel, and the flood passed through. Isn't that what they sowed? They turned all of them into fish and shrimps tonight."
Zhang Fei was puzzled and said, "I only saw the wind but didn't hear any thunder, so I'm afraid it won't rain."
Zhuge Liang only reminded: "General Gan, remember to tell all the soldiers to wear straw hats and raincoats."
Gan Ning took the order and left. Zhang Fei was skeptical, so he took his leave and went back to rest. He would find out the truth when he patrolled the camp in the middle of the night.
In the upper reaches of the Baihe River, after Cao's army blocked the river, Han Hao went back to report, and Zhai Yuan led his troops to garrison and lit torches on the embankment to prevent the enemy from destroying it.
In the middle of the night, the night wind was howling and everyone was hiding in a pit to avoid the wind. Suddenly, the guards came to report that a group of people had come from the other side and lit a bonfire on the hillside. No one knew what their intention was.
Zhai Yuan hurriedly led his troops to the bank and lined up for defense, but he saw the first man walk out of the range of an arrow, waved his hand and shouted: "Don't misunderstand, we are also here to protect the river bank."
"Protect?" Zhai Yuan was startled and looked around: "Did I hear it right?"
Seeing Cao Jun's confusion, Gan Ning smiled inwardly and ordered the soldiers behind him, "My men, put 'protection' on the banner for me."
The Jinfan Army also found this very funny, and a few of them shouted and found branches and straw, and nailed the word "保" on the wooden board. However, the word "護" was too cumbersome, so they had to give up.
"Everyone, don't do it!" Gan Ning ordered his men to hold up a wooden board and said with a big laugh, "General Liu is ordering people to catch fish downstream and has ordered us to guard the riverbank. When the fish soup is delivered tomorrow, my brothers will have a share."
"Damn it, this kid Liu Qi is really good at taking advantage of others!" Zhai Yuan cursed.
Seeing that they didn't bring any shovels, he believed them about 70%. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was being taken advantage of. He shouted, "I only eat the fish head because I'm afraid of getting stuck with fish bones."
Gan Ning laughed and said, "Don't worry, not only the fish head, but all the other heads are left for you."
"Damn it, keep it for yourself!" Zhai Yuan was furious, and both sides started laughing and cursing at each other on the shore.
After midnight, Gan Ning ordered his soldiers to wear straw raincoats. Zhai Yuan laughed and said, "You are too stupid. How can a straw raincoat block the wind?"
Gan Ning smiled and said, "The straw raincoat is of course used to keep out the rain. I still have a few left. Do you want any?"
"How can it rain in this weather?" Zhai Yuan opened his arms and laughed, "What a waste of time."
Cao's army also laughed uncontrollably. They had long heard that people from the south were weak and fragile, and it turned out to be true. They stood on the river bank, pointing and talking, watching the joke.
When Gan Ning and his men were dressed, it suddenly started to rain, and Cao's army was greatly surprised.
Gan Ning held up a straw raincoat and shouted, "Brother, it's not too late to put it on now!"
Zhai Yuan sneered, "We followed the Prime Minister to fight in the north and south, and have experienced many hardships. We are not like you southerners who are delicate. What do you have to fear from a little wind and rain?"
Before he could finish his words, the rain suddenly intensified. The rainstorm came extremely suddenly, accompanied by strong winds. The torches on the shore had long been extinguished, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness.
"Brother, brother, are you still there?" Zhai Yuan shouted loudly, but there was no response.
There was a vast expanse of empty space on the embankment with nowhere to shelter from the rain. Cao's army was in chaos, and everything was pitch black. The only sounds between heaven and earth were the sounds of wind and rain.
Zhai Yuan squatted on the embankment, his whole body was wet, his armor became heavier, the rain hit his face, and he couldn't open his eyes.
He thought that even if those people came to destroy the river bank, it would be too late. He got up in the dark and ordered a retreat to take shelter in the camp.
The soldiers passed orders one by one, walking and crawling in the black mud and water, one after another. They fell countless times. Some people rolled down the river bank in the dark night, and their shrill screams were creepy.
After an unknown amount of time, they finally climbed to the river bank. A soldier found Zhai Yuan in the mud and conveyed Prime Minister Cao's order to quickly dig up the river bank and dredge the Baihe River.
Zhai Yuan listened to it several times before he could understand it clearly. He couldn't help but curse: "Fuck his grandma!"
After working hard for a day and a night, more than a dozen people were washed downstream and their lives are unknown. We finally blocked the river, and now we have to dig it up again. Isn't this like taking off your pants to fart
Not only Zhai Yuan, but all the Cao army members cursed Cao Cao's ancestors for eighteen generations in their hearts. They didn't know whether Cao Cao could find out who his ancestors were!
The rain had not stopped yet and the sound of waves was getting louder and louder. It was impossible to tell the direction in the darkness. If the riverbank was dug up, no one would survive.
Zhai Yuan was horrified upon hearing this and did not even dare to stay in the camp. He ordered his soldiers to retreat in the dark along the river bank, waiting for the mountain torrent to burst and the river bank to be naturally washed away.
Gan Ning sent some men to climb up the bank in the dark and found out that Cao's army had retreated overnight, so he led his troops back to the camp to report.
Liu Qi had already gone to bed. Zhuge Liang went to the river to check in person. Seeing that the Baihe River had not risen, he felt relieved and prepared to return to the tent to rest.
Zhang Fei was returning from a patrol and asked in confusion, "There is no thunder in summer, how could the military advisor predict that there would be such a heavy rain in the middle of the night?"
Zhuge Liang stood at the camp gate. A cold wind blew, his robe fluttering. He said calmly, "A general who does not understand astronomy, geography, yin and yang, and cannot command the military force is a mediocre talent!"
Zhang Fei was startled. Zhuge Liang had already left. Turning back, he saw Gan Ning looking at him with a half-smile.
They pointed at each other at the same time and said in unison: "I'm talking about you!"