In May of the fourth year of Yanxi, Wu State general Zhuge Jin died of illness while attacking Peizhong. Later, Lu Xun took over Wu State's attack on Jingzhou.

Cut off the Han River, clear out the Xiangyang Water Village, and make way for the stallions in the south.

The next step was to break through the outskirts of Xian Mountain in the south of Xiangyang, and finally surrounded Xiangyang tightly.

It has been so long since we formally attacked Xiangyang. It is already late July and August is about to enter.

When Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, it was in August - late summer and early autumn in the Han River Basin that heavy rains fell easily, which was called Qiulin.

So flash floods are not a strange thing.

Of course, the Han River in the fourth year of Yanxi was considered normal, and floods did not occur.

But after entering late July, it rained a lot.

The water level of Han River has also risen a bit.

The Chang'an building ship, which was originally much higher than the city head of Xiangyang, looked even more majestic and taller thanks to the rising water surface.

When night falls, the moon at the end of the month is like a fishhook, almost invisible in the night sky.

The Han River was stained with a layer of mist, very thin and light, seemingly non-existent. It floated in lightly, like a burst of fluffy dry soil, and was blown around by the wind, leaving a vast expanse of gray and white.

Just like the veil on the stage, it is bright and dark, looming and hidden.

Coupled with the darkness of the night, the nearby mountains, rivers and trees were not even visible in outline.

Even Xiangyang City, with its tall walls, was also covered in the mist-filled night.

In this moonless night, the Chang'an looked like a giant beast lurking in the Han River.

Under the cover of night, they slowly but surely moved towards Xiangyang City.

This kind of behavior is an extremely dangerous behavior.

Because the Changan's draft is too deep, it would be a trivial matter if it were accidentally stranded on the water's edge.

If it really hits a big rock or something under the shallow water on the river, causing water leakage or even capsizing, that would be a big deal.

Let alone sailing in the dark at night like this.

Although the distance is not far, it is extremely dangerous.

This is also the reason why Lu Xun had to wait until today to take action.

Xiangyang City is indeed built near the water, but a huge ship like the Chang'an cannot always approach the city wall.

Only when the Han River rises and reaches a certain height can we try it.

Of course Lu Xun was not on the Chang'an at this time.

At this time, he was standing on the Izumo not far behind the Chang'an, quietly watching the Chang'an being submerged in the night.

No one can see his face.

At this time, no one was in the mood to talk.

Everyone is waiting in silence.

Waiting to see when the Chang'an will send back the news.

For the navy of Wu State, sailing at night was not a very unusual thing.

But to quietly bring the Chang'an to the foot of Xiangyang City at night is a task that extremely tests the ship's maneuvering skills.

The sailor in charge in the bottom cabin gritted his teeth, bulged up his muscles, and kept rowing the oars.

In addition to using your hands, there is also a part where you sit and use your legs to exert force better.

They are the ones who control the direction and speed of the Chang'an.

As for the upper level, two thousand fully armed Wu soldiers had already stood with guns in hand, ready to move at any time.

At the top of Xiangyang City, except for the turrets and hidden areas of the battlements, where firelight occasionally flashed, the rest of the city was completely silent.

When on duty at night, no one would seek death and expose themselves to the light except for bright sentries and places where fires must be lit.

Unless you are tired of living.

Although the Wei army guarding the city did not think that the Wu army on the Han River could play any tricks on the northern city wall.

Moreover, as the war in the south was tense, they did not deploy many troops here.

But when the two armies are at war, for safety reasons, we should be vigilant and will definitely not be careless.

Not to mention that in recent days, Wu Kou has used the building boats to shoot and kill some unlucky people.

Those days were really scary.

If it had not been seen later that the Wu invaders were still unable to attack the city from the surface of the Han River, the soldiers at the top of the city would not have dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Boom!"

Wei Bing, who was holding his weapon and hiding in a corner, nodding from time to time, seemed to hear something in his confusion.

He subconsciously opened his eyes and looked in the direction in which the voice came from.

But I saw that the lights on the turret not far away seemed to be wrapped in water vapor, and they were hazy, as if even the firelight could not penetrate the turret.

Wei Bing's eyes widened and he tried hard to look forward, but no matter how big his eyes were, it was difficult to see a place ten feet ahead.

Feeling unsure, he couldn't help but stand up straight and push his companion who was leaning against the wall and sleeping to death:

"Wake up! There seems to be something moving over there!"

The companion who was pushed awake by him was a little impatient. He rubbed his eyes and muttered:

"What movement? What movement could there be at this time? Could Wu Kou still have wings and fly up?"

"Silence!" Wei Bing swallowed, clenched the weapon in his hand, "Let's go over and take a look."

"This is the north, what can happen?"

The companion didn't want to move, but he had to follow him, but he complained a little.

After finally transferring from the south to the north, it’s time to have a good rest. What are you doing with so many things?

Haven’t you fought enough in the south?

Over the past few days, almost every soldier in the city has been guarding the southern wall.

Anyone who can be transferred to other places to guard can be regarded as taking a rest.

Not to mention that the city wall in the north is right on the edge of the Han River, and the base of the wall is the Han River.

If there are swamps on the east and west sides, it is possible that someone wants to climb up.

What can happen to the north?

My companion murmured and followed me to the female wall.

"What did you see?"

"No."

The cool breeze of the summer night, carrying moisture, makes me feel quite comfortable.

After standing for a while, there was no other sound except the chirping of known and unknown insects and the flowing sound of the Han River.

"Let's go. It seems I heard wrongly."

"Just say..."

The two of them turned around and were about to go back.

At this moment, not far from the city wall, lights suddenly lit up in the sky.

This caused the two of them to turn around again.

"what is that……"

Under the illumination of the lights, a ferocious giant beast revealed its head from the night, opening its eyes and looking down at the head of Xiangyang City.

"one!"

"two!"

"put!"

On the top floor of the Chang'an, the parapets and other enemy-defending objects that were originally built have been demolished.

The two thick gun shafts were three feet long, and one end of them was polished into a spiral shape.

The other end is covered with an iron sleeve.

The spiral-shaped club head is put into an iron sleeve, and the two gun shafts can directly form a long pole of more than six feet.

Several long poles are tied side by side and reinforced at the joints to form a simple and practical bridge deck.

The bridge deck is placed on a special wooden frame equipped with pulleys, and using the lever principle, a ferry bridge can be assembled directly to the head of Xiangyang City.

This method of building a bridge is extremely convenient, especially in this situation, where a surprise attack can be launched.

It only takes a few dozen breaths from the Chang'an to light up the lights and set up an air bridge.
To be continued...