?The heavy rain finally weakened after several days, but the rainy weather lasted for several days before it calmed down. The sky covered by dark clouds gradually became clear. When the clouds dissipated, it was sunset after the rain passed, and the afterglow of the sunset was sprinkled on a land of water.∽↗,

The Chen army camped outside Qichang City were in a dilemma. They have consumed almost the same amount of food and grass in their stationed in Qichang so far. Although the rain stopped, heavy rain caused the river to rise for several days, and the road was washed away by mountain torrents, which made the food and grass at Qikou unable to transport it.

There is no waterway on land. Because the Qi River can sail on the water, it is not difficult for the Chen army to go up the water to transport grain. The difficult thing is to break through the interception of the Zhou army on the north bank, but they cannot break through.

The Zhou army outside Qichang City had more troops than the Chen army. They divided their troops across the north bank and then set up camp in the rain downstream of the Chen army camp on the south bank. After several battles in the rain, the Chen army was unable to pull out the Zhou army camp. After the rain was low, the downstream Qikou sent a grain transport ship northward, but was blocked by the Zhou army camp on the riverside of the north bank and could not move forward.

As a result, the Chen army's food stored in Qichang City gradually ran out. Because the road was washed away by floods, land reinforcements were unable to arrive for a while, and the navy warships were unable to penetrate the waterway because the waterway was not wide, not to mention the obstruction of the surrounding military camps on the river bank on the north bank.

It was not that Chen Jun did not stop the soldiers from fighting to the death, but when he swam at night, he was waiting for Zhou Jun on the North Bank. The opponent's night battle ability was as strong as that, even on a night without moonlight, he shot one shot right.

They also thought about withdrawing troops in the rain, but the Zhou army opposite was not stupid. Whenever there was any disturbance, they would send troops to approach the camp so that they could not move. It has been difficult for the enemy to retreat in front of the enemy. If the army left behind could not stand it, the entire army would collapse.

It is not possible to retreat at night. Not to mention that many soldiers' vision decreases at night, they even walk on muddy roads in the dark and muddy roads. Moreover, Zhou Jun was very alert and would stick it on whenever there was any movement. They tried several times but couldn't get out.

The generals of the Chen army were decisive in handling the matter. They sent envoys to surrender to the Zhou army, and the surrender letters were sent to Qichang City and the Zhou army camp in the evening. After receiving the surrender letter, the governor of the Qizhou State of Zhou immediately left the city and rushed to the camp to discuss with the reinforcements with the generals of the reinforcements how to deal with the Chen army.

He discussed countermeasures with Zhou Fashang, the governor of Hengzhou, and Yizhou Sima Yang Xin, and Bazhou Governor Yuwen Wen. Everyone had read the surrender letter, so what to do next needs to be decided immediately.

In the surrender letter, Chen Jun said he was willing to surrender, but the army had cut off food and hoped that the Zhou army would provide food and grass. They would open the camp gate and disarm the weapons tomorrow morning, but they just asked for leniency and not to pursue the crime of attacking Qichang.

At the beginning of the meeting, everyone reached a consensus: Chen Jun was a fraudulent surrender. The purpose of fraudulent surrender was to let them relax their vigilance. Chen Jun had two choices next. One was to attack at night, first defeat the Zhou army outside the city and then take the opportunity to escape. The second was to leave directly as much as possible.

"Our army will definitely be prepared, so it is safer to wait for the rabbit in the military camp. Then Chen Jun took the opportunity to escape directly and follow the flow." Yuwen Wen said, while the others were in deep thought.

In fact, the Chen army should send troops to attack our own side and cause chaos, and sacrifice some dead soldiers to disturb the enemy, so that the large group of troops will have the opportunity to escape. Of course, it is also possible to withdraw directly. In order to reduce casualties of our side, the whole army will be careful and cautious in the camps.

"As the saying goes, you know, I know, you know, I know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, I know, I know..." Yuwen Wen said a tongue twister, and before everyone could go around it, he added, "I have a plan."

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The soldiers in the Chen army camp were gathering, and all unnecessary things were abandoned and lightly put into battle. The food and grass in the camp would be exhausted and could no longer be supported. The retreat was muddy and the waterway could not be transported, and the waterway could not be carried out. Only by making the Zhou army cautious and only staying at guarding the camp, they would have time to take the opportunity to escape.

If you run away, you have to leave some people behind. Some soldiers wearing strong and sharp-stricken soldiers are ready. They are the dead soldiers who have been selected for the rear. The pension is doubled and the armor is doubled. The only task is to leave the rear and let others escape.

Flammable objects were placed everywhere in the camp. After the large army began to withdraw, they stayed at the camp. If God blessed the Zhou army to not find out, the other party would find out if they noticed that the situation was wrong, then set fire to the camp. Then these dead soldiers would use their lives to try to intercept the pursuers.

"If you have your rear hiatus, then others can go home. We will take care of your family!" General Chen Jun was encouraging morale, "If you don't fight hard, you will not be able to leave!"

Suddenly, several cavalry rushed over at the Zhou army camp on the north side of the camp. After approaching the Chen army camp, they began to shout. Their meaning was that their commander accepted the surrender, but the condition was that the camp gate was immediately opened and the Zhou army could enter the camp and take over.

Chen Jun quickly replied that there was no problem. He opened the camp gate and welcomed the army into the camp. After the Zhou cavalry returned and reported to him, they began to retreat. Since the Zhou army was going to come to the door, they had to retreat in advance.

"General, please rest assured. As long as I have a breath, I will never let the Zhou army cross the camp!" The dead soldiers said with a decisive look on their faces. They wanted to exchange their lives for the chance to survive, and their families would also get enough pensions for their feats.

Just as the Chen army soldiers were about to retreat, a sentry suddenly showed warning. The Zhou army opposite had already rushed out to them. Seeing the Zhou army acting so quickly, the dead soldiers immediately rushed to the back of the village wall.

"Retreat quickly, release it immediately after evacuation..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw fires outside the camp soaring into the sky. Countless rockets flew towards the camp like meteor showers. The approaching Zhou army kept firing out rockets, and the falling fire rain actually ignited the flammable things in the camp.

Originally, these things had to be ignited after most of the troops retreated. As the most powerful means to intercept the Zhou army's pursuit, most of the Chen army's soldiers were stranded in camps and did not set off. Now the sea of ​​fire used to block the Zhou army was ignited in advance. They were caught off guard and were overwhelmed.

"What else can I save the fire? Don't worry about it and retreat immediately!"

The sudden incident caused the soldiers to be in chaos. The generals of various units were hoarsely at the bottom of the south. They had thought that the Zhou army would come to stop the retreat, but it was unexpected that the other party rushed over so quickly to set off the rockets.

It would be fine if the soldiers did not assemble, so they could run out in sequence according to those close to the south gate of the camp. However, now the soldiers have all come out of the tent, and in desperation, they all rushed towards the south gate together, which turned out to be "silt".

In addition, the fire continued to spread, the soldiers became even more anxious when they saw this. It would be too late for the Zhou army to attack outside and not leave. The most important thing was that they already knew that the generals could retreat. Since this was the case, it would not be a fleeing in the last battle.

There are dead soldiers behind them, and these people will receive double pensions when they die. If ordinary soldiers die, they will not be treated like this. Anyway, there are orders to retreat and there are no shortage of people who die, so fools stay here.

It is more than 30 miles from Qichang to Qikou to the south. The road is muddy due to heavy rain. Although they cannot run fast, the Zhou army cannot chase fast. The cavalry must not be able to gallop on such muddy ground, so everyone runs on two legs, and if they run slowly, they will be unlucky.

Most of the Chen Jun soldiers were illiterate but not fools. Everyone had settled the bill in their hearts, so they rushed out. After the heavy rain, the ground was muddy and slippery. Someone began to slip as you pushed me and squeezed.

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

"Go away quickly, go ahead quickly!!"

The shouts were heard one after another, and people kept slipping but more people continued to move forward. The soldiers who were eager to escape did not care about so many things, even if they were under their feet and their comrades could not care about them.

Stampage inevitably occurs. Someone saw his comrade being stepped forward to save people. It is natural that he can escape from his life. One escape and one rescue inevitably leads to conflict. The original sporadic quarrels quickly evolve into conflict.

The military laws in the army are extremely harsh and extremely depressed. The soldiers are deducted by Shangguan on weekdays and are often driven like slaves. Veterans bullied new recruits and bullied outsiders together. Not only are they treated poorly and faced panic about death in battle, the huge pressure made the soldiers extremely dissatisfied.

Negative emotions may erupt at any time. In order to prevent this situation from becoming more and more strict in military law, it doesn’t matter if there are generals of all levels of life who are suppressed. Now the enemy is behind him and he will die if he doesn’t escape. However, the way to escape is right in front of him, but someone stops him. The spark that is planted in daily life explodes instantly.

The people who were blocked to survive broke out, the new recruits who were bullied by veterans broke out, soldiers from different regions who had grudges on weekdays broke out, and soldiers who were detained by Shangguan Ke's military pay and drunk blood broke out.

The first person drew his sword and slashed at his enemy, and then the second and third person, taking revenge and complaining. The sword was sheathed and stained with the blood of his comrades, and he could no longer hold it.

Many people lost their minds when they watched their brothers be hacked to death, their fellow countrymen be hacked to death, and their friends be hacked to death by the bastard who withheld their military pay.

Their eyes were dyed red with blood, their faces became more and more ferocious by the firelight, and more and more people drew their swords and slashed them. They all forgot to escape but wanted to end the old and new enemies on the spot.

The shouts of killing came one after another, and Chen soldiers fighting each other were everywhere. It was supposed to be a retreat but unexpected change occurred. First, it was in chaos and then it was stampede and finally evolved into a camp roar. No one cares about the Zhou army being nearby.

Seeing the retreat behind him turned into a bloody camp roar, the dead soldiers who were originally going to guard the camp were stunned. They watched their comrades chop each other and their Shangguan were hacked to death. They no longer had the courage to look at death just now.

Looking at the approaching Zhou army outside the camp, he had no intention of "I still have a breath to never let the Zhou army cross the camp." At this moment, he only heard the approaching Zhou soldiers shouting loudly: "Surrender and don't kill!"

Are you fighting to the death? But what is the point of fighting to the death for the group of madmen behind you?

The promises that were once meaningless were meaningless. The dead soldiers who were supposed to be the dead behind were silent for a moment before opening the camp gate and putting in the opponent who should have fought with their lives.

Yuwen Wen stood at the camp gate wearing armor and looked at the "bonfire party" inside with expressionless expression. Countless Zhou soldiers in armor passed by him and rushed in with weapons in his hand. Chen Jun's retreat turned into a camp roar and was facilitated by him.
Chapter completed!