Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 236: The timid Ruo Hujia, the Ming army knows magic?

The technical work of river diversion can be traced back to the flood control period of Dayu.

Because China has two major rivers, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, with many drainage basins and large spans, floods often occur.

In fact, not only in China, but also in places with rivers around the world, floods of varying sizes will occur during flood periods with heavy rainfall.

However, China is different from other countries. Chinese people believe in relying on their own hands to overcome difficulties and overcome difficulties. Therefore, Dayu controls floods and Foolish Old Man moves mountains.

Some countries in the West, however, place more emphasis on the coming of divine power into the world, so they have the theory of Noah’s Ark and place their hopes on illusory gods.

Therefore, the technical work of river diversion is not said to be unique to China, but it is definitely the country with the most experience and the most mature technology in this area in the entire world, at least in this era.

The river in front of the blue jade army is not big, but it is definitely not small. The river surface alone is nearly ten meters wide by visual inspection, and the river water is endless.

Facing such a river, if it were the Ottomans like Rohuga, they might really lose their temper and have to take a detour, but if they encounter China with a long tradition and history, they can implement a diversion method.

However, river diversion is not as easy as just talking. There are many points to pay attention to, such as the direction of the diversion, the width of the soil at the embankment, and whether the soil in the river is solid, etc. A slight negligence may lead to The river was overflowing.

Immediately, Lan Yu called on the soldiers to modify the river course. As a result, more than half of the soldiers had more or less experience in maintaining the stability of river embankments.

"Do they want to find the source of the river and drink all the water?" The young general spoke again, and then burst out laughing, and the surrounding soldiers and generals also laughed.

Rohuga had already written to Murad, requesting to send troops for support, but Zhu Di on the other side of the Persian Gulf was also in trouble, and Murad had not sent troops to assist for two months.

In the battle of Arda Seoul, Rohuga lost 50,000 troops. The arrival of these 100,000 troops solved his urgent need. Among these 100,000 troops, there were also Ottoman musketeers. This is the most important thing.

This is because among the people, once there is a major disaster such as a river burst, the court has to provide disaster relief. Not only must it distribute money and food, but it must also repair the breached embankment as soon as possible to avoid causing greater losses. The local young and strong labor force , and the officers and soldiers from nearby places, naturally became the front-line personnel in repairing the river or changing its course.

Just a few days ago, a letter arrived. Murad said that he had gathered an army of 100,000 and was marching here.

"General, this..." The young general was confused.

...

But after all, it is not about changing the river course for their own home, so Lan Yu and others are not that particular. They just want to change the direction of the river smoothly so that they can cross the river.

After escaping from the city of Arda and burning the grain and grass, Rohujia took the remaining troops under his command to the city named Disai.

Rohujia looked at the scene in front of him and was also confused.

On the top of the city seven miles away, Rohujia looked at the Ming army on the other side of the river with a smile.

If the Ming army chooses to take a detour, it will take a long time for reinforcements from the rear to arrive.

After that, Rohujia immediately ordered people to destroy all the bridges on the river bank. Without the bridges, the Ming army could not cross the river directly.

"No matter what they are doing, as long as they can't cross the river, once our musketeers arrive, they will never be able to break through our city again." Rohujia said confidently.

He knew that Rohujia had suffered a defeat at the hands of Lan Yu a while ago, and he felt unhappy. I said this at this time just to please Ruo Hujia.

Although they are not as powerful as the Ming Dynasty's muskets and artillery, which are farther away and more powerful, at least with firearms, the pressure of defending the city will be reduced a lot.

"General, what are they doing there? Are they looking at the scenery?" A young general beside Rohujia joked.

Although I, the general, cannot defeat you, there is nothing you can do against me now.

The length of the river upstream is much longer than that downstream, so the Ming army will only waste more time by going around like this.

As soon as they finished speaking, they saw the formation of the Ming army on the other side of the river change. The Ming army actually walked along the river bank towards the south and upstream.

Only Rohujia, watching Lan Yu leading the army all the way south, had a bad feeling in his heart.

After suffering a defeat at the hands of Lan Yu, Rohujia knew that these Ming people were not ordinary people and would never do such a mindless thing.

So...what are they doing upstream?

Lan Yu led the army and walked south along the river bank. He was not in a hurry and didn't look like he was rushing to cross the river.

The more this happened, the more Rohujia felt that he could not be careless.

These Ming people did not follow common sense last time and found an opportunity for them to break through Arda Han City. This time they acted so abnormally. If they said there was no problem inside, Rohujia would not believe it.

After half a day's journey, Mingjun walked further and further, and gradually climbed up a slope in the south. After passing this slope, the terrain sloped down again, and the figures of the Ming army camp gradually disappeared from Rohujia's sight.

Rohujia wanted to send a scout to find out what the Ming army was going to do, but all the bridges had been destroyed and the river could not be crossed. How could he find out? Who knows how far the Ming army will go...

Here Lan Yu led the army to a suitable position, and the sky had darkened. They set up camp on the spot and rested for the night.

The next day.

Lan Yu spent half a day organizing the division of labor. With an order, all the soldiers began to get busy. They did not bring tools such as shovels with the army, so they used the weapons in their hands to dig the soil.

The soldiers were about a mile across the river and dug a new river channel behind.

More than 100,000 people went into battle, and the efficiency was very fast. In less than a day, a deep river channel of 20 miles was dug out. At this time, the sky darkened again, and the soldiers lit torches.

The end of the river is a flat land, which is much lower than the surrounding terrain. As long as the river is not washed away, the modification of the river will be successful this time.

As for where the river will eventually flow and how many houses and crops it will destroy, what does it have to do with Lan Yu and the others? As long as it doesn't hinder the advance of the army.

After the overall excavation of the river was completed, and the sky was already bright, Lan Yu ordered the soldiers to return to their respective camps again, leaving only a small number of people to dig out the dike left at the source of the river.

When the original river channel is only thirty meters away from the original river, it can no longer be dug. If the embankment is breached, the soldiers digging will be swept away by the rapid river, and their chances of survival are slim.

Lan Yu ordered again, with the two Shenwei artillery guns retreating a certain distance and aiming at the embankment.

"emission!"

Lan Yu gave an order, and two cannons exploded instantly.

There was not much left at the embankment. Two Shenwei artillery blasts instantly shattered the embankment into pieces, and the newly dug river channel was opened. Because the new river channel was dug deep enough, the river water naturally flows down the river. The flow of water in the original river channel gradually decreased, and the river bed was slowly exposed. The newly built river channel was also very stable and did not appear to be damaged.

Geng Bingwen saw this and shouted: "It's done!"

When it was daylight, the Ming army also began to "cross the river".

The newly built river channel will not divert all the river water away, but the remaining water flow is enough to cover the soldiers' feet and will not affect crossing the river.

It took two full days for the 20-strong army to cross the river bank. Among them, the huge Shenwei artillery took a lot of time to move up and down.

In the early morning of the third day, Lan Yu once again ordered his men and horses on the other side of the river, then took out the sword from his waist, waved it, and shouted:

"rush!"

"Charge!" All the soldiers shouted in unison, shaking the sky and the earth. The huge sound wave dispersed the clouds in the sky, and then they rushed towards Disai City with great momentum!

...

Let's say that Rohujia has been restless these past two days because Lan Yu has put too much pressure on him.

So he would go to the top of the city from time to time every day to take a look. As the weather was calm for two days, Rohujia's heart gradually calmed down.

Maybe those Ming troops really lost their minds. With such a wide river crossing here, how could the Ming troops cross it? Is it possible that they could still fly?

this day,

At dawn, Rohujia climbed to the top of the city again. The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and everything he saw was unreal.

Last night, there seemed to be two cannons exploding in the distance. It was probably the Ming army's fault. The worried Rohujia had lost sleep early in the morning and hurried out to check.

The mist did not block much of the sight. Rohujia looked around for a week. The surroundings were quiet. Even the soldiers who had been on duty all night looked listless and about to fall asleep.

Rohujia finally felt relieved. Although he didn't know what the Ming army was going to do in the south, it seemed like they wouldn't come over.

In three to five days at most, once the rear reinforcements arrive, even if the Ming army comes, they won't be afraid!

"You all go and have a rest. The next group of soldiers will come up and stand guard," Rohujia said, waving to the soldiers on duty at night.

The soldiers responded and walked towards the city head one by one. When one of them passed by Rohujia, he muttered:

"Strange, why can't I hear the sound of the river today? It seems that I am really too sleepy."

After hearing these words, Rohujia's pupils suddenly tightened, and the blood in his body gushed. He could hear the thumping sound of his heart in his ears, and he broke into a cold sweat.

At this time, he finally realized this problem. Everything was too quiet today. In the past, when he stood on the top of the city, he could hear the sound of the rushing river on the opposite side. But today, he could not even hear the sound of a wave. .

"That's not right!" Rohujia suddenly shouted, and everyone was enlivened by his roar.

"General, what's wrong?"

"Where is the sound of the river?" Rohujia asked the person next to him with a serious face and wide eyes.

When he said this, everyone reacted belatedly, right, where is the sound of the river?

They looked almost together towards the river on the other side. Through the thin white mist, they could only see the dark river bed without a trace of waves.

This……

How can it be?

Ruo Hujia was shocked! It feels like my head is going to explode. Where has this river that has flowed for decades or hundreds of years gone?

Now that the river is gone and the Ming army has no obstacle, wouldn't it be easy to come to this side of the river?

"Quick, all the troops must assemble! The Ming army is coming soon! Get ready to defend against the enemy!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. All the soldiers alerted themselves and started running in a hurry, shouting loudly.

Before all the Ottoman soldiers woke up from their sleep, they saw Lan Yu leading an army from the south, already heading towards this direction.

Two hundred thousand soldiers and horses were galloping together. Rohujia stood on the top of the city and felt the city shaking.

"Quick! Quick! Quick..." Rohujia's voice became even more urgent.

Lan Yu and his army arrived in an instant and stopped three miles outside Disai City.

"That birdman! So what if the bridge is destroyed? Your Grandpa Lan Yu is here again! If you don't want to die, quickly open the city gate and surrender. Grandpa Lan Yu is in a good mood and can leave a whole body for you. Otherwise, you will be killed." Each one is divided into eight sections!”

Rohujia couldn't understand the Central Plains dialect spoken by Lan Yu, but looking at the fierce expression on Lan Yu's face, he knew what he probably meant.

Until this moment, Rohujia still couldn't believe his eyes.

How did these 20 Ming troops do it? They were able to block the river and cross the bank in two days. Could it be that some of them could use magic?

That is a river with a width of nearly ten meters. It will be gone if you say it is gone!

Such an unbelievable thing, coupled with Lan Yu's fierce expression and harsh words, made the soul of Rohujia standing on the top of the city appear!

This Ming army is like a magic weapon from the sky, completely unstoppable, and I don’t know how to defeat them!

In this space, all the Ottoman soldiers had assembled.

"General, all the troops are here." That day, the young general who had mocked Lan Yu's army came up, bowed to Roo Hujia, and reported.

Only then did Rohujia calm down.

Correct!

He also has an army, as long as he can hold on until reinforcements arrive!

Thinking of just now, when he was under the intimidation of Lan Yu and the two of them were fighting, Roo Hujia felt furious!

This blue jade is really damn good! How dare you make such a big fool of yourself! I don’t know if anyone noticed me just now...

It could have been delayed for a while, but Rohujia, who was so angry that he was blinded, gave a decisive order:

"Archers, shoot arrows for this general!"

The archers of Ou Shiman's army climbed to the top of the city and aimed at Lan Yu standing in front of the formation. Geng Bingwen and Guoying bent their bows and nocked arrows.

"put!"

With a volley of arrows, a large shadow appeared in the sky, and with the sound of breaking through the sky, it quickly attacked Lan Yu and others!

But the distance of three miles was still too far. When the arrow ran out of strength in the air, it became erratic. Most of the arrows turned around in mid-air and fell straight down.

Lan Yu used the handle of the knife in her hand to fend off a "fish that slipped through the net" and snorted coldly:

"It's disrespectful to come back without reciprocating, artilleryman, light the fire!"

(End of this chapter)