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Chapter 109 Breaking the Enemy's Water Source
As soon as the sky was dark, half of the moon hung in the sky, and the scenery on the ground was faintly visible, but the line of sight was only more than 100 steps away, and it was hazy any further.

At the head of Xiyang City, Gong Du counted the stoves of Feng Yaojun outside the city. There were only more than 400 stoves. However, after asking about her daughter Gong Yinglian, Gong Yinglian immediately persuaded him: "Father, Feng Yao is a scheming man, and his thinking is completely different from ordinary people. You must not be fooled by him. Our army should still stick to the city with peace of mind." Good!"

Gong Du agreed with his daughter's opinion, put away his thoughts of robbing the camp, and ordered the soldiers guarding the city to carefully guard every inch of the wall, so as not to let the enemy soldiers sneak up at night.

After dinner, Feng Yao and more than 100 cavalrymen went into battle lightly. Except for a shovel, each of them only brought their own weapons, not even armor. The horses were quietly wrapped in leather to prevent them from running. They made too much noise, and each of them only brought one day's dry food and a bag of clean water, they quietly left the camp and rode their horses towards the upper reaches of the Xi River in the west.

Xu Chu was at the front, Yang Wu was at the back, and Feng Yao was guarded in the middle by Shishi cavalry. In front of the team was the scout leader Liu Shun who also led the way on a horse.

The momentum of ten horses running is enough to make people frightened, and the momentum of more than 100 war horses can be imagined!These more than 110 cavalry are the most elite troops under Feng Yao. Whether it is martial arts, loyalty, or even equestrian and archery, these more than 100 cavalry are well-deserved leaders, and nearly half of them are from Lu Fan. They were selected from the original hundred knights, some were selected from Xu Chu's 72 knights, and only a very small part were selected from the tens of thousands of soldiers under Feng Yao.

These more than 100 elite cavalry are all Feng Yao's personal followers, and they are directly under Feng Yao's orders. Even the commander Yang Wu only has temporary command power.

Under the darkness of night, Liu Shun, who led the way, chose deserted trails as much as possible, and sometimes had to pass through some sparse forests, so most of the time the entire cavalry team had three horses running side by side. The cavalry team was like a big dragon. , appearing and disappearing from time to time.

It's not that far from Yingzhai to the destination, although it's a circle walk, but it's only more than ten miles away.

In front of Feng Yao's eyes was a small river with a width of only two to three feet. The bottom of the river didn't look deep, it was less than one foot by visual inspection.

"Liu Shun, are you sure this is Xihe?" Feng Yao asked.

"Yes, this is indeed the Xi River. I walked here along the river bank from Xiyang City in the daytime. Only this section of the river is the narrowest and the highest terrain, and there are no people within two or three miles around. According to your instructions, this section should be the most suitable area for excavation." Liu Shun replied.

Feng Yao rode a horse and walked along the riverbed for dozens of steps, then carefully looked at the terrain trend in the distance, shook his head and said, "Excavation is not allowed here. Although the terrain in this section is relatively high, the north side of the river is low. If it is too low, once it is excavated, the river will soon submerge the north side, and then follow the terrain, and it is very likely to flow to the city of Xiyang. To the south, it becomes the north of Xiyang City, which is of no use."

"We have to find a suitable place for excavation again!" Feng Yao said.

Liu Shun bowed in shame and said: "My lord, Liu Shun's incompetence in detection, please punish me, my lord!"

"Liu Shun, it's not your fault. Excavating the river itself is more complicated, and it is easy to cause floods!" Feng Yao caressed.

"Thank you, my lord, for not punishing me!" Even under the moonlight, Feng Yao could still clearly see the grateful expression on Liu Shun's face.

After observing for a while, Feng Yao decided to take a few steps back along the river. Impressed that there was a small ditch on the road that seemed to lead to the Xi River, he said: "Xu Chu, you lead ten people to follow me, Liu Shun, you come with me, the others stop here and don't move, wait for me to go to the front to check, if there is a suitable place, I will let Liu Shun come back to pick you up!"

Yang Wu and the others were ordered to wait on the spot, while Feng Yao led Xu Chu, Liu Shun and Shiqi to ride their horses back along the river bank.

After walking less than half a mile, Feng Yao found that small ditch winding like a black belt on the field. The ditch was not connected to the Xi River for some reason, and the water level inside was very low, only a foot deep.

"Excavate from here!" Feng Yao excitedly pointed to the ground in front of his feet.

With this ditch, not only can the problem of river flooding after digging the embankment be solved, but the excavation process can also save more than half of the time at least!About ten feet to the east of this ditch, there is a small forest with dozens of trees that can be used to tie horses, and to cut off the river, trunks and branches are also used.

"Liu Shun, go tell everyone to come here immediately!" Feng Yao ordered.

"Obey, my lord!" Liu Shun followed the call and left.

After a while, all of Feng Yao's followers arrived. Liu Shun led ten of his followers to guard the surrounding area, and the rest of his followers got off their horses one after another. On the ten trees, a few people took special care of them, while the rest took off their shovels for digging and surrounded Feng Yao.

"My lord, what should we do?" Yang Wu asked.

"How about this? Divide into two groups. Ten people will come here first to cut down trees! The rest of the people will first dig the ditch a bit bigger along the vicinity of the ditch, and when everything is complete, they will dig the embankment together!" Feng Yao Said.

Everyone had no objection, so Feng Yao pulled Xu Chu over and said, "Zhongkang, you are strong enough to cut down trees, so choose a few with knives and come with me!"

After Xu Chu was ordered to choose a good person, Feng Yao found a small tree that was thinner and said, "Just cut down this tree, it should be able to stop the river halfway down! Cut down the tree and pour it into the river, and then fill it with soil along the tree." , the soil will not be washed away by the current!"

After understanding how to do it, the next thing is simple. Everyone quickly divides the work, the tree feller cuts the tree, and the digger digs the earth. They are very busy. Feng Yao stands aside and directs at any time. The only thing to do is to wait for the time. Feng Yao made an estimate. It is estimated that one night plus half a morning will complete the entire project.

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In Xiyang City in the middle of the night, except for the yellow turban soldiers who patrolled the city all night, most people have fallen asleep.

For the common people, it has nothing to do with them whether they fight or not. Whether it is the Yellow Turban Army occupying the city or the officers and soldiers occupying the city, it is just a change of the county king who is an official and collects taxes. They will still be poor, and the rich will still be rich. As long as they don't die, there is nothing to be afraid of!

The Xi River does not pass through the city directly, but flows under the city of Xiyang, and after connecting with the moat, it flows downstream along the south of the city.

The guard Gong Du sat in the gate tower of the east city gate all night, staring at Feng Yao's camp in the distance through the window pane. This battle was actually not as optimistic as he told his daughter. Li Tong's mansion is extremely deep in Lingling, so whether he will send troops to attack Feng Yao is only a matter of five or five. Whether to send troops or not is not the best way for Li Tong!If Li Tong does not send troops, it will only be a matter of time before Xiyang City is breached!
(End of this chapter)