While Gongsun Zan's troops were still a hundred miles away, Zhao Hui led his army to camp on the south bank of the Giant Horseshui.

The camp is located below the character "Jimashui". There are rivers on all sides, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The only thing to worry about is that Gongsun Zan might send troops to block the river and flood Zhao Hui's camp.

But this is not a small project. When Gongsun Zan was ready, Taishi Ci had already arrived.

The water flow of Juma Water is not much. If you want to meet the requirement of flooding Zhao Hui Camp, Gongsun Zan must block the river water upstream for at least one month.

The giant horse water is only a few feet wide. Zhao Hui can see clearly what Gongsun Zan does.

Gongsun Zan wanted to build a dam upstream, and Zhao Hui could also send someone to destroy it quietly at night.

If Gongsun Zan wanted to cross the river, Zhao Hui could also attack them when they were halfway through.

On the evening of the second day after Zhao Hui built the camp, Gongsun Zan also set up camp on the other side of the river, looking across the river.

Zhao Hui had only 10,000 people in his hands, while Gongsun Zan had nearly 30,000 people, and the troops on both sides were very different.

As Zhao Hui expected, after Gongsun Zan set up camp in the north, he immediately sent someone upstream to cut off the water flow.

He did not need to build a dam to store water, but just wanted to cut off the water flow and let the downstream river dry up, so that the army could pass through safely.

Zhao Hui had long used Gongsun Zan's move, and Zhou Cang was guarding the shore with more than a hundred archers.

As long as Gongsun Zan's men began to build dams, they would shoot arrows at the soldiers in the river immediately.

But Gongsun Zan obviously did not give up and built a small camp upstream. Whenever they found that Zhou Cang's people were not there, they started to build a dike. When they saw Zhou Cang's people appear, they left immediately.

Although the efficiency was a little slower, a corner of the other side of the river was slowly extended.

The place chosen by Gongsun Zan is relatively high on both sides of the river, which is originally a place suitable for building dams.

If it weren't for Zhou Cang's harassment, you could use stones, wood, sand and soil to create a simple embankment in one day.

However, if Zhou Cang brought people to harass him, the embankment would not be built for half a month.

In Gongsun Zan's tent.

Liu Bei said: "Brother Gongsun, there is no need to worry. I am willing to take people tonight and cut off the river overnight."

Gongsun Zan said: "Then Zhao Hui may not let my mother do what she wants."

Liu Bei said: "The dam will be built in the daytime to confuse the enemy. Zhao Hui would never have thought that we would build another dam in another place.

Brother Gongsun only needs to give me five thousand people. I will build the embankment fifty miles away overnight, then cross the river directly and go around the side of the enemy. Tomorrow, Brother Gongsun waits for the river to dry up and leads the army to attack head-on, and I will raid from the side, and the enemy will be defeated."

Gongsun Zan said: "Follow your brother's plan."

Before it was dark, Liu Bei quietly left the camp with five thousand people.

In the evening, when Zhao Hui changed to Pei Yuanshao, he had been monitoring the people on the other side.

As long as you hear a sound on the other side, a rain of arrows will cover you.

But Pei Yuanshao did not realize that thirty miles upstream, Liu Bei had quietly taken his men and began to intercept the river.

The Giant Horse Water is only ten feet widest, and the narrowest place is only three or four feet long.

Liu Bei now led 5,000 people and it took only one hour to block the river.

The embankment is very simple, it is just a tofu project, but it can survive at least three days.

Five thousand people quietly came to the other side of the river along the newly built dam.

At this time, most of Zhao Hui's soldiers were still sleeping.

Pei Yuanshao did not slacken, and kept staring at the people on the other side.

However, in the second half of the night, Pei Yuanshao finally discovered the problem, and the amount of water in the river in front of him was decreasing.

Originally, there was a high water depth for one person, but now the water level has dropped by half.

In the darkness, Pei Yuanshao jumped directly into the water, stepping on the mud and sand at the bottom of the water with his feet. The original amount of water should have exceeded his head, but now the water surface only reaches Pei Yuanshao's waist.

"There is a change in the upstream, let me notify the lord immediately."

Pei Yuanshao shouted and sent someone to inform Zhao Hui. He himself took more than a dozen people to quietly roam up.

The remaining part of the people continued to monitor the enemy troops across the river.

Compared with the north bank, the south bank is a little closer to Zhao Hui's camp, but it is fifteen miles away.

It takes less than half an hour to ride a fast horse.

In fact, there is no need to come back to report, the water level of the river where the camp is located has dropped at this moment.

The soldiers responsible for the night patrol have reported to Zhao Hui.

When Zhao Hui saw the water level drop, he immediately sent Dian Wei to lead two thousand cavalry to set out upstream.

Looking at the rate of water level drop, Zhao Hui estimated that he would see the riverbed at dawn.

"I hope it's still time." Zhao Hui said in his heart.

When facing the soldiers, Zhao Hui was still full of information, leaving only a part of the monitoring movements on the other side of the river, allowing most of the soldiers to continue to sleep.

It's going to dawn in two hours.

Pei Yuanshao led a dozen people to run up, originally just to see where Gongsun Zan's people cut off the river.

But after he took his men upstairs for more than ten miles, he heard the footsteps of the army advancing.

He quickly found a corner in the darkness and everyone hid.

Some people hid behind stones, while others jumped into the water, revealing only one head.

After Liu Bei's men passed by, Pei Yuanshao said: "Five thousand people, Li Er, must go back in front of them and notify the lord."

"Yes." Li Erying said, turning around and running wildly.

"Others come with me, you must find the dam." Pei Yuanshao said.

It's less than an hour left before dawn.

The dozen people Pei Yuanshao led were all exhausted after not sleeping all night. But he still followed Pei Yuanshao closely and ran forward along the river.

Behind Pei Yuanshao, Liu Bei's five thousand men soon met with the two thousand cavalry led by Dian Wei.

Tonight, there was no moonlight and the sky was completely covered by darkness.

But now, it is already the hour of Mao, and the horizon is already slightly shiny.

After seeing Liu Bei's five thousand soldiers, Dian Wei immediately killed him.

The two sides were still hundreds of meters away, and Liu Bei did not expect that Zhao Hui's reaction was so fast.

Seeing Dian Wei leading the cavalry toward him, Liu Bei immediately organized the soldiers to form a square formation.

The terrain by the river was relatively narrow. After Dian Wei saw that Liu Bei's army had formed a square formation and occupied the favorable terrain by the river, he commanded the cavalry to stop.

Such a terrain is not suitable for cavalry combat. Zhao Hui sent Dian Wei over, and the main goal was to know the situation upstream as soon as possible.

Now these two thousand cavalrymen can't defeat Liu Bei's 5,000 infantry formation.

Dian Wei did not attack, but he also retreated, just blocking Liu Bei's army. At the same time, he sent someone to notify Zhao Hui.

Seeing that Dian Wei did not attack, Liu Bei began to command the infantry formation to advance.

It was difficult for Dian Wei's cavalry to sprint, and there were many stones of different sizes and dead trees by the river.
Chapter completed!