When the spies went to investigate the source of the loud noise with torches and came running to report in a panic that the Laishui River had flooded and there were a large number of corpses in the river, it was like a huge lightning flash across the night sky, frightening everyone present so much that their faces turned pale.
"A corpse? What corpse?"
"My Lords, judging by the attire, these are the bodies of our men, and it seems there are quite a few of them. There are also the bodies of war horses."
"What?"
King Zhelan's men looked at each other with their eyes wide open.
"Could it be that Prince Loufan's people were attacked by a flash flood?"
"How else could so many people die in the middle of the night?"
That's right!
No wonder after Zhao Muyun captured Subutai of Feihu Ridge, he delayed launching an attack on King Zhelan, but instead stayed at Feihukou to build fortifications and take a defensive posture.
Now it seems that this is a plan to repair the plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang.
It has been raining intermittently for more than ten days, and it is only a matter of time before the Laishui River rises.
If there is even a little human interference, there is a high possibility of flooding.
not good!
Huyan Gu was shocked: "If the Loufan King's camp is hit by a flood, then we who are downstream will also be affected by the flood."
"Since Zhao Muyun plotted against Prince Loufan, he will definitely plot against us!"
"My king, hurry up and order the evacuation."
When King Zhelan saw that his resourceful and usually calm military advisor suddenly became so panicked, he immediately felt that the situation was serious and hurriedly called back all the captains who had left the tent.
"Listen to the Prime Minister and evacuate to the high ground immediately!"
Although several silver-armored captains found it hard to believe, seeing King Zhelan so serious, they did not dare to be careless. They hurriedly said goodbye and left the tent, and went to wake up their sleeping subordinates.
Because two teams of a thousand men were sent out to pursue the five thousand Dayin soldiers who broke out from Weizhou City, a great commotion had already been caused when the troops were sent out.
The remaining soldiers who were resting in the barracks did not sleep as deeply as the soldiers on King Loufan's side.
After several captains shouted for a while, they quickly woke up.
King Zhelan, Huyan Gu and others reacted quickly, but the flood was even faster.
Just as they ordered the evacuation, the water level of the Laishui River had quickly risen over the embankment and was rushing towards the flat area behind the embankment.
The Laishui River is located to the north of Weizhou City, and a section of it was diverted to Weizhou City to serve as a moat.
The winding river channel makes it difficult for the flood peak to pass through.
The river water, carrying mud, corpses, tents, horse carcasses and other things from upstream, came to the flat section of Weizhou City. Once the water flow passed the river embankment, it would quickly flow back in all directions.
When Zhao Muyun was planning to flood King Zhelan's camp, he naturally asked the scout battalion to conduct a thorough investigation first, and also interviewed many soldiers from Weizhou.
Only after ensuring that the man-made flood could submerge King Zhelan's camp did they decide to use the water attack plan.
King Zhelan's camp was the target of this flooding plan, and the appearance of King Loufan's 10,000 troops was just an unexpected surprise.
In order to besiege Weizhou, King Zhelan built four large camps outside the city.
When the camp near King Zhelan's central camp received the notice and evacuated hastily, the other three camps were still a step behind.
The flood started just above the ankles and then reached the calves and then the waist.
Shouts and screams suddenly arose one after another.
The nomadic people on the Beidi grassland only take a bath twice in their lives, and they have a natural fear of going into the water.
When the water rose to their waists, they were all terrified.
It was in the dark and I had no idea which direction to go.
They mostly blindly followed the main force and fled.
At the beginning, he was carrying a horse, armor, weapons and rations.
As the water rose higher and higher, they had no choice but to climb onto their horses and ride on them.
Unfortunately, the warhorse was running around aimlessly in the darkness with the water as deep as its belly.
The captains said they were organizing the evacuation, but they didn't know where to evacuate.
Some found a piece of high ground, but the flood soon rose and they could only squeeze smaller and smaller.
Some even walked against the flow of water and ended up walking into the river.
Some of them lost their balance and fell into the river. When they stood up, they were soaking wet and shivering with cold.
King Zhelan's 7,000-strong army and more than 10,000 auxiliary troops were scattered and torn apart by the flood.
Compared with King Loufan's side, they were lucky. Not many soldiers were washed away by the water while they were sleeping, and not many people and horses died in the water.
However, tents, food, cattle, sheep, supplies and other supplies were soaked in water and then slowly carried away by the current.
In the darkness, King Zhelan was protected by Huyan Gu and others. He rode on a horse and found a slope somewhere near the outside of Weizhou City.
Everyone pushed King Zhelan to the highest point of the slope.
During the evacuation, King Zhelan's lower body was soaked.
The former powerful ruler of Xichuan grassland at the foot of Daqing Mountain now seemed particularly destitute.
They evacuated quickly, but still couldn't keep up with the speed of the flood.
In the vast darkness, shouts, wailing, and the roar of floods were intertwined.
Although it was not as intense as Feihukou's overwhelming support for King Loufan, the agreement was still astonishing.
There were not many casualties, but almost all the supplies were lost.
There was flooding all around, and no one had any idea what the situation was like in the camp.
This was the first time in King Zhelan's life that he longed so strongly to see the sun the next day.
Only after daybreak did we know what had become of the camp, how much damage had been done, and how many soldiers were left.
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