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Chapter 508 Flooded Yongnian City

Fuyang River, also known as Fushui, comes out of the Fushui River recorded in Huainanzi, and its source boils like soup in a kettle, so it is called Fushui, which is where the name of Fushui comes from.

Fushui is a big river in Handan. It was a big river in ancient times. From Fuyang River to Handan, it can reach Leshou, the prefecture of Hejian County. At Leshou and Hutuo River, it merges into Ziya River, and Ziya River reaches the mouth of Sancha River. near the sea.In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Fushui was navigable until it reached Leshou. Generally, it sailed from around the time of Waking of Insects until it snowed heavily, and it lasted nearly [-] days.

Although it is not as grand as Yongji Canal, Gejian Mijin, and Gejiang Qianli, ships with hundreds of shi can be fully loaded in the river.

It has not yet snowed yet, and there have been repeated heavy rains since the beginning of autumn. It is by no means the dry season. The most likely reason for the shallow water seen by soldiers of the Xia army at the head of Yongnian City is that Zhao Jun blocked the water upstream and made a dam to demand water. Flood Yongnian City.

It was also at the beginning that Liu Heita chose to stick to Yongnian City, because he felt that the mud in the city was not conducive to the deployment of Li Chongjiu's cavalry, so he stuck to the city, but he did not expect Zhao Jun to use water attack instead.

The terrain of Yongnian City was not high, so Zhao Jun decided to irrigate it with water.

Liu Heikai and Ling Jing's worries have gradually become a reality. From day to night, the water of the Fuyang River outside the city is rapidly becoming shallower, and tidal flats more than ten feet long are exposed on both sides of the river.

Seeing this scene, Liu Heita was furious, and shouted: "Why didn't you come and report to me earlier, it's all like this now, I'm afraid I, Liu Heita, will feed the fish and shrimp in the morning."

The generals looked down and lowered their heads. In fact, since Zhao Jun built the earthen mountain in the east of the city, the flow of Fuyang River has decreased. They didn't think it was too strange at first, but they realized it today.

Ling Jing said: "The Fuyang River originates from the Taihang Mountains. The Zhao army must have intercepted the river at the high water source in the east of the city and built a dam to store the water to irrigate the city."

Liu Heita looked at Ling Jing and asked earnestly, "Mr. Ling, is there a way to defeat the enemy?"

Ling Jing said in a daze, "This..."

Seeing Ling Jing's hesitation, Liu Heikai asked again: "Is there an ancient example to be found?"

Ling Jing said: "Back when Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shang, he decided to flood the city of Ye with water from Zhang, and defeated Lu Bu. Yuan Shu also attacked with water, and they were all victorious."

Liu Heikai's face changed when he heard this, this city of Ye is today's Mingzhou, the land of Handan, when Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shang to take Yecheng, and even defeated a strong enemy, he only heard of victory but never of defeat.

Ling Jing bowed his head and said: "The land of Handan has a lot of water, the country prospers because of the water, and it also suffers because of the water. Not only did Cao Cao use water to attack the city of Ye, but also the generals of the Han army also used water to attack the seven kingdoms of the Han Dynasty. Pass Handan."

Hearing Ling Jing's dejected words, the general on the side said dissatisfiedly: "Just now, Ling Jijiu dialect has a lot of strategies in his chest, and he is familiar with the tactics of war, so why can't he remember it?"

Ling Jing hesitated and said: "I have forgotten this, I will find out when I go back to read the book."

Liu Heita said, "Mister, please go and see quickly."

At that moment Ling Jing left in a hurry, and the general beside him said: "The scholar is wronging the country, General He Xinzhi."

Liu Heikai remained silent, and soon after Ling Jing returned to the east of the city, he said loudly: "General, have I found a way to break through the water?"

Liu Heita was shocked when he heard this, but when he saw a book in Ling Jing's hand, he danced with his hands and feet.Liu Heita said: "It's hard work, Mr. Ling, how to break the water attack method?"

Ling Jingfu must say: "There is a saying in the book, you can build a boat, attack the enemy's dam, and burst the water."

Liu Heita asked, "What is a 轒辒船?"

Ling Jing said: "The book on warships is uploaded to the boat. A small boat that can carry 30 people is used. It is covered with a large wooden cover and covered with raw cowhide. It can be used for offense and defense."

Ling Jingfu said: "This is the method of preparing water. General, we can choose [-] well-trained elite soldiers and [-] fast boats. Every two boats are placed side by side, which is called Yilin. Thirty elite soldiers, armed with crossbows, spears, hoes, helmets and armor, rushed out of the city in the dark to dig dikes and dams."

Liu Heita heard the words and said: "This is a wonderful plan. Are there ships in the city?"

The general on the side said: "There is a boat, but it may be too late to rebuild it."

Liu Heita said in a serious manner: "Whether it's too late or not, let me do it immediately."

The general took the order and left immediately.

Ling Jing said: "General, in order to deal with the water attack, in addition to taking precautions, if Zhao Jun really breaks the water, we should also prepare early."

Liu Heita said: "Mr. Ling has reached this point, so don't hide it."

Ling Jing said: "First of all, we must protect the granary. The granary is the ration of [-] soldiers and civilians in the city. In case of flooding, the grain and rice will become moldy if they cannot eat. Therefore, we must first protect the granary."

Liu Heikai nodded, and then ordered a general to say: "Send the order down, and immediately build a dam around the granary in the city to separate the water."

Ling Jing said: "Secondly, it is to protect the people in the city, and let them avoid high ground in case of flooding."

Liu Heita said: "It's easy, the big deal is just to get on the beam."
Ling Jing sighed, knowing that Liu Heitai might not be able to take care of it for a while, the soldiers could still go up the city wall, and the people might not be able to do anything.

Ling Jing said: "The third is to set up Zewa in various places to measure the water level, and to dig wells in the city to let the water from the high place flow to the low place. If necessary, the wall can be cut open at the low city wall. to drain water."

After finishing speaking, Ling Jing looked proudly at the generals, and said: "This is the method of preparing water, the wisdom of the sages, who said that military books are useless."

General Xia Jun was silent.

Liu Heita shouted: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and follow Mr. Ling's orders."

All the generals took their orders and left. That night, there was chaos in Yongnian City. Zhao Jun wanted to decide the matter of flooding the city by the Fuyang River.

The common people held the pots and jars at home all night, and flocked in front of the gate of the workshop, crying and begging the servants to let them out of the workshop, and swarmed to avoid high places in the city.And the soldiers were also busy. On the street, the soldiers of the Xia army were running back and forth, first to build dams near the granary and the general's mansion, and to install [-] more boats.

Busy all night until dawn, Xia Jun still has a few boats that have not been completed, and it will be completed in a few hours.And the people crowded at the gate of the workshop are also waiting for the soldiers of the Xia Army to open the workshop and release people after dawn.

But at this moment, a soldier resting on the ground in the city suddenly shouted: "Listen, what is this sound?"

All the soldiers pricked up their ears when they heard the words, but when they felt hazy, it sounded like the sound of the tide.

"Could it be..." All the soldiers felt terrified.

The supervising general looked up to the sky and lamented, "Our boat has not been repaired yet, why don't you give us a chance."
At this time, there was a rush of gongs on the top of the city, and a Xia soldier standing on the city wall shouted to the inside of the city: "It's not good, the Zhao army broke the water upstream and flooded the city! "

(End of this chapter)