In the morning, Fugou was in a mess outside the city. Not long after the flood receded, the defenders were busy cleaning up the piles of soil at the city gate. If it weren't for the piles of soil blocking it, the sudden flood would have poured into the city through the cracks of the door.

Of course, the water is not deep. After all, Fugu is a distance from Wujiu. The sudden flood that came near dawn just passed through the city gate. Even if the water enters the city, the depth cannot be overwhelmed by wooden clogs.

Several cavalry slowly approached from outside the city. One of them held a flag with a defiled pole. The group passed the inspection of the gatekeepers, went straight to the city, came to the government office to dismount and enter with the flag.

In the conference hall, Wang Yuchi Shun of Angu looked at the flag and felt mixed feelings.

The word "Yuwen" is embroidered on the flag, which means that the team belonging to is the troops under the command of King Zhu (King of Xiyang) Yuwen Wen. Since the flag was brought to Fugou by the flood, it means that the team has been washed away by the flood.

As for whether Yuwen Wen survived the flood, it is unknown.

For Yuchi Shun, he hoped that his son-in-law Yuwen Wen would be safe, so that his two daughters would not be widowed; but he hoped that King Yuwen Wen of Xiyang would die in the flood, leaving the family with an extremely dangerous enemy.

The family and family, different interests have caused fierce conflicts. Yuchi Shun is not a cold-blooded husband or father, but he still has to be a filial son.

The foundation that a father has finally laid, and the son must not let it be destroyed. This is how Yuchi Shun wants to be filial.

It's just...it's just that, Sanniang and Siniang are suffering...

Yuchi Shun felt a little sad when he thought about this. Several generals knew what the reason for the king was so lost. No one pointed it out. They all knew the origin of the flood and could guess what happened upstream.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, a general asked the scout who had left the city to inquire: "What else have you found outside? Why haven't you seen him come back with the body?"

A scout replied: "When the general returned to the city, someone was inspecting outside the city. They found some remains, but they were all dressed in civilian clothes. They looked like residents of Yanhe Village. No body of enemy soldiers wearing armor and uniforms was found."

"Is that right?" the general pondered, and then "suddenly realized": "It must be a little farther away. The bodies of those drowned enemy soldiers were stranded before they even floated to Fugu."

This explanation makes sense. After all, Fugou is about one day away from Yanling in the northwest. No matter how strong the flood is, it is only built a dam and stored water for a few days, so the power will not rush a large number of floating corpses to Fugou downstream.

The scout hesitated for a moment and said a discovery that they didn't know if it was useful: they found some scarecrows by the Bingshui River.

Of course, this may be the scarecrow who was inserted into the farmland to drive away birds, but the number was a little larger, and the scouts felt something was abnormal.

The generals didn't think anything unusual about this discovery: maybe it was that the scarecrows on the farmland along the Turai River were washed down together.

No matter what, the flood is true, which means that our plan was successful. The enemy troops attacking Yanling were hit by the flood in the upper reaches, causing heavy casualties. The opponent suffered heavy losses and was unable to maintain the offensive against Yecheng due to the loss of troops and generals.

The enemy troops attacking Yanling should be Yuwen Wen's main force. Since there have been heavy casualties, Yongqiu will definitely be empty. If the opponent survives, he will definitely run north in a mess and gather his troops.

By then, the enemy troops occupying Liyangjin on the north bank of the Yellow River would have to retreat south, and even Huatai City on the south bank of the Yellow River would not be able to defend it, so they could only shrink to the vicinity of Lihu.

In this way, even if Yecheng turns danger into safety, Yuwen Wen's originally sharp offensive momentum was instantly interrupted, and the Qingzhou General Administration area had a chance to breathe, and the vast majority of prefectures and counties occupied by Yuwen Wen might become unstable.

This plan is truly a matter of killing several birds with one stone, which directly made the situation on our side significantly improve. It is really gratifying.

But everyone cannot congratulate King Angu at this time, because Yuwen Wen is his son-in-law. If this person dies and Queen Zhu (Princess Xiyang) does not know whereabouts, then his second son is afraid that he will be lonely and helpless. How can King Angu, who is his grandfather, be happy?

The generals did not know that the emperor in Yecheng was fake, but only knew that the emperor was the eldest son of Yuwen Wen and his second son was still in Huangzhou. Therefore, no one would talk too much at this time to avoid being ill of King Angu.

Yuchi Shun noticed this delicate atmosphere and made people put away the flag. Then he laughed and pretended to be relaxed: "The enemy's attack on Yanling suffered heavy losses, and it still requires the lives of the soldiers to beat the dogs in the water!"

"The defense of Fugou City should not be relaxed, and you should not be careless. The enemy cavalry that appeared in the county before should be dealt with carefully. Don't be careless for a moment, so that the other party can take advantage of the opportunity!"

Yuchi Shun made arrangements on how to deal with it next, basically ending with the strategy set before the war, and then withdraw his troops back to Xuchang before Yu Wenming reacted.

After the meeting ended, the generals left one after another, and when everyone left, Yuchi Shun let out a long sigh and sat dejectedly on Hu's bed.

The victory came as scheduled, but he couldn't be happy. Even if his son-in-law was finished, it did not mean that the next battle was easy to fight. The price he paid for this was really great, so great that his conscience was a little unbearable.

Because the son-in-law fell into the trap to save him.

Yuchi Shun knew that as long as he surrendered, his son-in-law would be able to keep his family safe, but he could not do this himself. If the other party was not dead, the relationship between the father-in-law and son-in-law might break up, and the two daughters would probably be in the past when they were in the royal palace.

Next, Yuchishun didn't know whether the opportunity to sacrifice his family could really turn the family into danger.

If this opportunity is just a flash in the pan, then he will really have nothing in the end, so Yuchi Shun really doesn't know whether his choice is right or wrong.

An official outside the door asked for a meeting. The person who came was Cai Yi, the magistrate of Fugou. Yuchi Shun calmed down and asked him to enter. Although the small county magistrate was insignificant in front of him, the Cai family was a local wealthy family in Fugou. In order to stabilize the situation around Fugou, Yuchi Shun needed to get close to these local wealthy officials.

Cai Yi entered and reported to Yuchi Shun the situation in the city. Seeing that he seemed to be a little reluctant to speak, Yuchi Shun asked with a kind look: "It seems that there is something else to do in County Magistrate Cai?"

"Uh... King..." Cai Yi stopped at the beginning of his speech, and saw King Angu nodding, and continued: "King, Brother Xiaguan lives in Caijiazhuang forty miles outside the city. He has a daughter waiting to be married and was abducted by the thief a few days ago."

"My brother wanted to send someone to ask for help from the Xiaguan, but in the past few days the official army set up a net to meet the enemy. My brother was unable to send someone to the city... Just now, my family was able to report it to the city, and the Xiaguan learned about this..."

Yuchi Shun had a rich experience. When he heard this, he knew what the other party wanted, so he spoke first: "The situation is chaotic, and the states and counties are unable to take care of themselves. Of course, there will be thieves taking advantage of the situation to rob. County Chief Cai serves the official army, and the official army will not sit idly by and watch Cai's family suffer and remain indifferent."

When Cai Yi heard this, she bowed with gratitude and bowed: "Thank you, the king!"

Yuchi Shun smiled: "Captain Cai knows the traces of those thieves? If you know their specific whereabouts, I can send troops to rescue them."
Chapter completed!