The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 568 Flooded Changyi
Lin Chao had also estimated the difficulty of attacking Changyuan City.

After all, at this time, Cao Cao only had the option of defending the city, so he could only intensify efforts to repair the city wall, and at the same time lead his soldiers to fight Xuzhou to the end.

It's just that Guan Yu led the army to attack for more than ten days without any results, and finally Zhang Fei yelled at him, which was unexpected by Lin Chao.

Cao Cao's tortoise shell is really so hard?

Lin Chao looked around at the faces of the people around him, and immediately had an answer in his heart.

"How much food is left in our army now?"

Lin Chao asked.

The siege of the city is not a problem, as long as the siege continues like this, Cao Cao will be defeated sooner or later.The only question is how long the siege can last on my side.It's not like the battle of Yijing in the original history, it took a year of siege to win Cao Cao.

Although Lin Chao doesn't know how much food and grass Zhang Yan can provide in the future, it is definitely not enough to last for a year.

"Uncle, we only have one and a half months' worth of food and grass left." Xun You stood up and replied, "And when the last batch of food and grass arrived, Zhang Yan sent a letter saying that now the people in Montenegro are starved of food and cannot sustain themselves. "

The food for the tens of thousands of troops under his command was collected from the people in the Montenegro region under Zhang Yan.In the valley area to the north of the Yellow River, there are few places where food can be grown, and the people's life is even less prosperous. Now they are responsible for the food and grass of the tens of thousands of troops. It is the result of Zhang Yan's hard work to survive until now.

Judging from Xun You's tone, the people of Montenegro seem to be unable to hold on anymore.

Lin Chao frowned and said, "That is to say, General Zhang Yan is no longer able to provide food and grass in the future?"

"I'm afraid that's exactly the case." Xun You replied, "If the recruitment is forced again, people's resentment will boil over, which will spark a popular uprising."

"What about Xuzhou, is there any surplus food in our base camp?"

Hearing this, Xun You shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Five days ago, my lord had an order to fill Changyi with Sishui. If there is no accident, the city will be broken within half a month. At the same time, my lord wants us to conquer Changyuan as soon as possible. Join them at Dingtao City. Moreover, the lord clearly stated in the letter that they only have less than a month's food left..."

Lin Chao waved his sleeves and said, "Okay, there's no need to say any more."

What is the current situation, Lin Chao has almost understood.

In short, there is no hope for Zhang Yan.What Liu Bei meant was that when the two sides joined forces to besiege Dingtao, Lin Chao had to find a way to provide the food and grass they needed.

Thinking of this, Lin Chao couldn't help showing a wry smile.

"Let's all go away, let Rong think about it and see if there is a way to break the city."

Hearing that Lin Chao wanted to be alone, everyone also stood up and bid farewell tactfully.

In an instant, the overcrowded big tent became empty, only Zhang Yun stood behind Lin Chao expressionlessly.

After the people left, Lin Chao's heart could completely calm down, but after thinking hard for a long time, he still couldn't find a way to break the city.

Limited by the productivity of this era, many of the siege methods that I know can't be used at all.Even if the simple principle of leverage can be used to manufacture large-scale siege equipment, time does not allow it.

However, some conventional tactics, such as night raids, besieging three queries, and digging tunnels, were impossible to think of with Xun You's intellect, and they probably didn't work.

Then is there any way to capture the Changyuan City in front of us?
Thinking of this, Lin Chao smiled wryly again.

You can't rub out the bomb with your own hands, and then blow the city gate open!
Lin Chao knew the ingredients of black powder, but he didn't know the ratio. He really wanted to get it out, but he didn't know how long it would take, and it didn't apply to the scene in front of him.

If all kinds of methods fail, then there is only the last way to go.

Could it be possible to use that hidden coin now...

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Chao spoke to Zhang He and said, "Junyi, go and invite Pang Lingming, the Chancellor of the School Office, to order something important."

"As ordered!"

Zhang He clasped his fists in response, turned around and left the big tent.

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Changyi.

At this time, no matter where in the city, it has been covered by water, and there is no place to step down.

Recall that ten days ago, when the canal from Sishui to Changyi was built to the bottom of the city, Liu Bei sent Lin Xi to lead people to dig and break the dam.

In an instant, the water is rolling in!

Liu Bei stood with his hands behind his back not far from the city, watching Surabaya keep pouring into the city, with a smile on his mouth, but a bit of pity in his eyes.

"My lord, this plan has come to fruition." Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "Just wait for half a month, and when the morale of the defenders in the city is low and the people's lives are unsustainable, the city can be destroyed in one fell swoop!"

"Wen Ruo is a clever plan, breaking the city is not a problem, but it is hard for the people in the city." Liu Bei shook his head with a wry smile, "If it is not a last resort, I never want to use such means to seize the city!"

Hearing this, Xun Yu remained silent.

But Xun Chen cupped his hands and said: "My lord is benevolent, it's just that the former Panju army division has clearly identified interests, and the only way to end this war as soon as possible is the greatest kindness to the people."

"I know, but I still can't bear it..."

Liu Bei smiled wryly, but suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked, "Have you guys read the "Plague Prevention and Control Law" compiled by Jishi Mansion at the end of last year?"

Hearing this, both Xun Yu and Xun Chen nodded.

After experiencing a great plague outside Luoyang City last year, Lin Chao established the Jishi Mansion after he came back, and compiled a set of measures for the prevention and control of the plague, and ordered the Jishi Mansion to spread it widely, so that everyone in Xuzhou must Everyone knows what's inside, so the probability of infection can be greatly reduced.

Liu Bei said with a serious face: "In the current situation, according to the "Plague Prevention and Control Law", there will be plagues in the city after the city is broken. A certain general ordered Mr. Zhongjing to lead five hundred officials from Jishifu to come here. To prevent the plague from breeding."

"As ordered!"

The Xun brothers clasped their hands together and looked at each other, but they both noticed the shock in each other's eyes.

The two of them didn't think about such trivial matters, but the protagonist, who is always informal, thought of it first.

People usually only care about the things they care about most, so it can be seen that the lord really cares about the safety of the people in the city.

Such a natural benevolence is rare in ancient and modern times.

What happened next was similar to what Xun Yu had expected.

With the level of precision between the city gate and the city wall in this era, it is natural that the water cannot be blocked from entering, so it took less than half a day for the flood to pour into Changyi City along the ditch.

As the saying goes, water and fire are ruthless. Regarding this sudden torrent, both the defenders and the people in the city were quite frightened, thinking that the end was coming.

Even Zhang Miao and Yuan Yi were extremely panicked.

But immediately everyone in the city discovered that although the current was strong, it was not enough to submerge the city.Even if there is still Surabaya flowing continuously in the follow-up, it can only reach knees.

There was no unexpected catastrophe, and everyone in the city breathed a sigh of relief.

But after half a day, new troubles came one after another.

The whole city is soaked in water, how to make a fire and cook?
The piled firewood is submerged in water, how can it be lighted?

Flowing water poured into the well and merged with the groundwater, polluting the water source. How did the people get water to quench their thirst?

Whether it is the grain in the cellar or the grain hidden at home, it will become moldy after being soaked for a long time, and it will even be washed away by water. Even the grain specially used by the army in the treasury has not been spared.

The most important thing is that, facing the knee-high water, both the defenders and the people's travel have been seriously hindered, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is difficult to move an inch.

Under the blessing of various unfavorable conditions, two or three days after the water poured into the city, the livelihood system of the entire Changyi was severely damaged.

On the second day after the flood, soldiers and common people who were so hungry and thirsty began to drink the Surabaya flowing on the ground, and eventually all of them had stomach problems without exception.

On the fourth day of flooding, although some of the soaked grains were rescued and moved to higher ground, they had already begun to sprout and become moldy.It is inevitable that some soldiers who ate these grains were poisoned and fell ill.

On the seventh day of the flooding, the disadvantages of living in the water for a long time began to appear. The soldiers were all swollen from the soak, and they began to move to the tower.Even if Zhang Miao and Yuan Yi strictly forbid it, it will not help.

On the tenth day of flooding, the armor, weapons, and even clothing of the soldiers had been in a semi-dry and semi-wet state for a long time, and they began to rot and mold, and then became fragile at the touch of a finger.

On the 13th of the flooded day, the city of Changyi was already in chaos, and there was even a situation where the military orders were not fulfilled.Both the soldiers and the people had no intention of fighting, and only hoped that Xuzhou would come to attack as soon as possible.

There were even some soldiers who were about to leave the city to surrender, but Yuan Yi found out because of his secret plan, and beheaded all the soldiers who were about to leave the city and surrender.

On the 14th day of the flood, Liu Bei saw that the time had come, so he prepared to personally command the army to attack the city.However, before launching the siege, Liu Bei sent Xun Chen to the city to persuade him to surrender.

Xun Chen's eloquence naturally needless to say, after a combination of kindness and power, he successfully aroused the desire of most of the soldiers in the city to surrender, even Zhang Miao was a little moved.

Now Changyi City should be unable to defend, and Xuzhou has always had a good reputation for treating captives well, but now it is taking advantage of the situation and surrendering, still without losing its glory and wealth.If you resist stubbornly, you may be decapitated if you are not sure, so why bother!

Xun Chen under the city saw the situation on the tower, and immediately stepped up his efforts, trying to take Changyi down without bloodshed.

It's a pity that just halfway through the conversation, Yuan Yi on the city saw that the situation was not good, and suddenly ordered to release arrows.Although Xun Chen was not shot, it made the persuasion end without a problem.

Liu Bei sighed for it, and was very annoyed at Yuan Yi in his heart.

On the 15th of the flooded day, Liu Bei took Lin Xi as the vanguard and Zhao Yun as the general, and officially ordered to attack the city.

The course of the whole battle was extremely simple. With the experience of living in the water for the previous [-] days, none of the defenders had any intention of fighting.

However, Zhao Yun didn't use the conventional method of storming the city gates and climbing up the towers with ladders. Instead, he accepted Ju Shou's suggestion, led an army to cover himself, and ordered Lin Xi, the vanguard, to lead his men to wield hoes, and began to dig the weakest part of Changyi's city wall. The place.

Most of the city walls in this era were made of rammed earth. Although they were tight, they couldn't withstand being submerged in water for more than half a month. This gave Lin Xi an opportunity.

Sunrise to sunset, sunset to sunrise.

In order not to give the defenders a chance to repair the city wall, the siege continued for a full day and night until dawn on the second day. With a small noise, Lin Xi finally dug up a hole that could hold the city wall. A hole through which one person passes.

Seeing this, Lin Xi's dusty face immediately showed joy, and the next moment he threw away the hoe in his hand, drew out the sword around his waist and shouted: "Brothers, rush in with XX, if we can break the city, we will be the first!" achievement!"

After saying that, Lin Xi took the lead and rushed in.

Although the city was full of heavily guarded enemy troops, it did not affect the fighting spirit on Lin Xi's face at all.

Right now, as long as he can lead the vanguard troops into the city and gain a firm foothold, Zhao Yun's reinforcements will continue to follow.Without the advantage of the city wall, the enemy can only fight a street battle with himself.

The outcome will be self-evident!

Lin Xi braved the arrow rain and led his men into the city of Changyi. After fighting for half an hour, Zhao Yun's army followed up and the two armies began to fight hand to hand in the city.

On the one hand is the Xuzhou army who has been recharging their energy for more than half a month, and on the other is the enemy army who has survived in the water for half a month. The morale and combat power of each other are not at the same level.

Once the battle was fought, the defenders in Changyi City could not stop being defeated, just like Surabaya rushing outside the city, with the potential to bleed for thousands of miles.

In the middle of the day, all [-] troops under Liu Bei poured into the city, and the war entered a climax.

At the rear of the defenders in the city, Zhang Miao and Yuan Yi looked at their soldiers who were constantly being defeated, their faces were ashen.

"Boye, we... lost."

Zhang Miao let out a long sigh, and said dejectedly, even with a trace of complaint in his voice.

Liu Bei persuaded people to surrender yesterday, but you refused to comply. Now that you are involved in such a fate with you, are you happy?

Looking at Yuan Yi again, the look of sadness in his eyes was no less than that of Zhang Miao.

How could he not know that this battle has been won or lost, but as a descendant of the Yuan family in Runan and Yuan Shao's cousin, how could he have any reason to surrender to Liu Bei?

Even if he was defeated and died, even if he was unwilling, he could not turn against him in front of the city.

Seeing that Yuan Yi didn't respond to him, Zhang Miao said again: "Boye, for the present plan, let's surrender! Liu Xuande has always been known for benevolence and righteousness, and he will definitely treat you and me kindly."

"No, I will never surrender!"

Yuan Yi refused without hesitation.

If he really wanted to surrender, when Xun Chen went down to persuade him to surrender yesterday, he could borrow the slope to get off the donkey, and at the same time retain a bit of dignity.

Hearing this, Zhang Miao glanced at the defeated soldiers in front of him, and suddenly there was a hint of determination in his eyes.

"You really don't want to surrender?"

"A certain would rather die than surrender!"

Yuan Yi poked his neck and said, although there was a trace of undetectable panic in his eyes, his voice was extremely firm.

When it really came to an end, he and Zhang Miao led the army to break through.

Keng!
Suddenly, the sword in Zhang Miao's hand came out of its sheath, and the next moment it was placed on Yuan Yi's neck.

"Meng Zhuo, what do you intend to do?"

Yuan Yi looked at Zhang Miao with shock and puzzlement in his eyes.

"What does someone want to do? Naturally, it is to persuade Brother Boye to surrender to Liu Taiwei!" Zhang Miao's eyes showed a hint of unbearable color, and he said, "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to do things. Now Yuan Benchu The defeat is already decided, so why should Brother Boye be stubborn!"

Seeing that Zhang Miao was about to turn against him, even with a sharp knife on his neck, Yuan Yi couldn't help but cursed: "It sounds good, you, Zhang Mengzhuo, just used someone as a qualification for promotion! You are so wolf-hearted, you are not afraid of the ridicule of the world. !"

Zhang Miao still couldn't bear the hijacking willing to surrender, but Yuan Yi's words woke Zhang Miao up.

The last trace of guilt in his eyes disappeared, and instead he sneered.

"If you, Yuan Boye, are willing to surrender, why would you do such a thing?" Zhang Miao asked with a sneer, "Furthermore, I, Zhang Mengzhuo, have always been a minister of the great Han, not a slave of your Yuan family!"

You, Yuan Yi, would rather die than surrender because you are Yuan Benchu's elder brother and a member of the Yuan family in Runan, but I, Zhang Miao, am not!
When Yuan Benchu ​​was in great power, of course I could be an old official of the Yuan family.

Now that we are at the end of the road, do I want to be buried with you, Mrs. Yuan?
How ridiculous!

It is kind of him not to take your head to ask for credit. As for how he Liu Xuande will deal with you, it depends on your own good luck.

No matter how angry Yuan Yi was, he was still controlled by Zhang Miao.

At that moment, Zhang Miao ordered the soldiers to give up resistance and surrender on the spot.

　I suddenly caught a hot cold, and my mind was dizzy. This is the big chapter for today...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)