The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1239
"Yes, Lord Hou." After Fang Shu took the order, he went down to count the number of people, and went to the woods two miles away to cut wood.

Since Xuan Shijing wants to use water, he must plan for his soldiers in advance. In the name of setting up camp, he will cut down more wood and put it in the camp. At night, he will quietly make some rafts. The raft is a tool for the soldiers to save their lives in the water.

Ten miles upstream, in the camp of the former Zhuocheng guards.

"Report~~~~~" The scouts ran into the commander's tent: "General Qi, the Tang army is setting up camp downstream, and sent many people to the woods two miles away to cut down the number. They want to strengthen the camp and build Be firmer and guard against our army."

"Let them go!" The general waved his hand: "Go ahead and investigate again."

"Yes!"

The scout exited the tent, and the general in the tent laughed.

"It's said that the Marquis of Dongshan in the Tang Dynasty is cunning, but that's all. Facing our army's 12 troops, what's the use of building a strong camp? It's not all wood, our army really wants to take them The camp is just a matter of fire."

"General, it's better to be careful." The scribe on the side said.

"Military commanders are too worried. Now we have reached an agreement with the Tang army not to occupy them for seven days. I will send all my sons to the Tang army. The Tang army's camp is just downstream of us. Within the range of our guards' attack, there are still some people." What's wrong, if the Tang army dares to use tricks and tricks, it will break the contract, my 12 army can break through the Tang army's camp with a snap of a finger, and slaughter them all."

"Even so, it's always right to be careful. If the general wants to take down the Tang army's camp in one fell swoop, he might as well take advantage of our army's advantage in the upper reaches and build a dam next to the camp to cut off the water flow. After seven days, a decisive battle will take place. On the one hand, the embankment burst and hit the Tang army camp downstream." The scribe said.

"The military adviser is right. Regarding the construction of the embankment, we should follow the instructions of the military adviser. Anyway, we are upstream and will not affect us."

Before it got dark, the dikes and dams had been built upstream for a century, but it was not Chang Le who led the men to build them, but the Goguryeo soldiers who were building the dikes and starting to store water.

What happened in the opponent's camp could not be hidden from the elite scouts in Xuan Shijing's camp. When the scouts brought the news back to Xuan Shijing, Xuan Shijing just smiled.

"It seems that the other party is not a fool. There are smart people around, so we have to be more cautious in our actions." Xuan Shijing laughed.

It's just that the opponent is not as ruthless as Xuan Shijing. Xuan Shijing's water plan even includes himself. He doesn't even want the camp, let alone the camp. Xuan Shijing plans to sacrifice [-] Goguryeo soldiers in the barracks. And the other party, just on the side of their camp, started to intercept and store water infinitely close to the downstream. Who can beat this kind of action?
If you are willing to give up, you will gain if you are willing to give up, but if you are not willing to give up, where can you get it.

After dark, Chang Le took 1000 people and groped their way upstream with tools.

Now that the upper reaches of the Tang army's camp have begun to store water, Chang Le is storing water in the upper reaches of the enemy's camp. In this way, Xuan Shijing is really not afraid that they will find out that the water level of the Datong River is abnormal.

Just as Xuan Shijing announced, the camp of the Tang army was very strong. Until the next day, the soldiers in the camp were still strengthening the camp. The camp of the [-] army had wooden walls built around it, and the walls were repaired. The height of the two is half high, and even if you are riding on horseback, you can't see the scenery in the camp from the outside. However, even so, Tang Jun still hasn't stopped, and is still cutting logs. The people who go out to log today are more than yesterday. And more.

The woods two miles away were about to be leveled by Tang Jun.

"General, the Tang army downstream is still cutting down trees, and now I can't see what the Tang army is doing in the camp." The scout went to the commander's tent and reported.

"Could it be that they want to make rafts? After all, we are trying to block the flow of the Datong River here, and we can't hide it from their scouts." The scribe said.

"If you can't hide it, you can't hide it. This is not an important matter. The strategist's strategy is just to help the army win better. The Tang army is flooded. Even if the Tang army has a raft, what about their camp? Can the whole Can the camp float up?" The general laughed and said, "Just continue to block the flow of the Datong River, don't care what the Tang army is doing, 6 people, how can we toss in front of our 12 troops?"

In a blink of an eye, six days passed, and in the evening, Chang Le rode a horse and took the child to the enemy camp. According to the agreement, he returned the child to the enemy general.

"General, Young Master Ling was in our camp. He ate, drank and entertained him, but he didn't suffer any grievances. Now, I will return Young Master Ling to the general." Chang Le said, clasping his hands.

The general nodded: "Well, your Lord Hou is a trustworthy person, and so is this general. Tomorrow morning, our two armies will have a decisive battle. I am looking forward to your performance on the battlefield. .”

"So, I will return to the camp." Chang Le clapped his hands.

At noon on the sixth day, Chang Le went back to the Tang army camp alone, and a thousand soldiers were still guarding the upstream dam, waiting for the signal from the camp to blow up the dam.

Although Tang Jun's camp was built of wood, after tens of thousands of troops built it day and night for six days, it is now like a city. The camp is built with wooden shelves, and the top is built with planks. The sundries are placed in the empty space under the shelf, and the food and other things are stored in the high place.

Soldiers can take rafts to save their lives, but horses, food, etc. must also be preserved by every means.

According to Xuan Shijing's estimate, after the upstream dam exploded, the water depth was estimated to be two meters deep, which was sufficient for the storage height in the camp.

And in order to build such a fortress, the forest two miles away was almost bald by the Tang army.

In the camp, Xuan Shijing raised his tent and gathered generals.

"Today is the time for our army to fight to the death with the 12 soldiers and horses upstream." Xuan Shijing said: "The number of enemy troops is twice that of our army. Naturally, we have to make good use of it, the Marquis plans to personally lead [-] Liaodong elites to face the enemy head-on, while General Gao's [-] Goguryeo soldiers will stay in the camp and guard the camp."

"Xuan Shijing!"

As soon as Xuan Shijing's words fell, Gao Huanquan exploded: "What does Xuan Hou mean by this? The upstream camp has already started to store water. Once they dig the dam, the water will leak down. This camp is a place of death. Land, you can't count on us just because there was a conflict between me and you!"

(End of this chapter)