Chapter 619 Break the dam and open the river! Three waters flow together!
The siege of Xiapi City commanded by Wang Jian was upright.
The siege of Helu City commanded by Ying Chengyu was full of strange tactics.
However, the Battle of Pengcheng commanded by Meng Tian has not played any role so far, and the war mode seems quite weird.
Although Meng Tian's troops have a one-and-a-half-time advantage over Jingchou's troops, Meng Tian has no intention of taking Pengcheng. He has not launched a strong attack until now, but only trapped the enemy with heavy troops and continued feint attacks. Like a siege party.
Jingchou was firmly seated in Pengcheng, but he also knew that Meng Tian had no intention of capturing the city of Xiapi, so he did not hold out like ordinary defenders. Instead, he sent most of his troops to camp outside the city, and continued to extend outwards. The tentacles are trying to break through the siege, and they don't even look like they are defending the city.
While the Qin, Qi, and Chu forces in the Huaihe River Basin were about to fight their wits, Jingchou and Meng Tian were always entangled in each other.
August 29th.
Meng Tian sat upright on his horse, his ears constantly listening to the messages from various ministries, and he shouted: "Order!"
"Kuang Yong's troops retreated five miles, Tian Xun and Tian Dan The second unit is preparing for battle, preparing to surround and kill the enemy!”
"Tian'an's troops circled towards Surabaya to intercept the enemy's chariots!"
"Ju'ang's troops turned into the north gate of Pengcheng and pretended to attack the city wall!"
As soon as the order was given, Meng Tian Then a group of Chu knights suddenly rushed out from the north gate of Pengcheng.
Meng Tian raised his eyebrows slightly and spoke without hesitation:
"Captain Qiang, please send an additional group of elite knights to the northwest to cooperate with our army in killing the enemy knights!"< br>
Although this Chu army knights fought out from the north city gate, Meng Tian decisively moved the intercepting troops to the northwest after seeing the battlefield situation.
Beside Meng Tian, Qiang Huai smiled and nodded: "That's what you want!"
Orders were issued one after another, and under Meng Tian's command, troops and horses formed a sparse but powerful formation. The extraordinarily strong net firmly covers the outside of Pengcheng.
Even if Jingchou could occasionally break through Mengtian's defensive chains, he could not escape the quick volleys of Qiang Huai's men!
Just as it was getting late and both armies were preparing to call off their troops and call a truce, a group of messengers galloped over on horseback, shouting: "Where is Captain Mengtian?!"
Meng Tian hurriedly shouted: "This general is here!"
The ordering soldier held the token and quickly rushed to Meng Tian.
The leader of the camp solemnly raised his hands and said: "Send the order from the deputy general to the general Jian!"
"Open the river!"
Qiang Huai slapped his horse on the back and laughed heartily: "Haha Haha~ Finally here!”
"I have been waiting for this order for a long time!"
Meng Tian had a troubled expression on his face.
The commander of the messenger village saw this and asked solemnly: "I dare to ask Captain Meng, but the time has not come yet?"
Meng Tian took a deep breath and responded in a deep voice: "Five days ago, I When the time comes to report, our department will be ready."
"There is no need to worry, Pao Ze."
"The last general takes orders!"
Taking the general order from the commander of the field with both hands, Meng Tian's hands sank slightly.
It seemed as if what he had received was not a bamboo tube, but a huge burden.
It’s the hook of countless people!
After more than ten breaths of silence, Meng Tian finally spoke: "Order!"
"Chun Yuhuang's troops turned to the northwest to fill the position of the Chinese army."
"Kuang Yong's troops arranged an ambush along the way to block the Chu army's pursuit!"
"The Chinese army followed our general to move toward Turn north!"
All the generals raised their hands: "Wei!"
The Qin and Qi coalition forces quietly left the main battlefield of Pengcheng and headed north for more than ten miles. Appeared in front of a group of Qin and Qi coalition forces.
However, the water in the Sishui River channel has never flowed eastward like in the past. Instead, it has been cut off by a solid earth-rock dam, making it impossible to advance even an inch!
On both sides of Surabaya, there are still a large number of soldiers running back and forth carrying sand and soil to continue to strengthen and raise the earth-rock dam.
Qiang Huaicai rode forward, looked at the Yishui River farther away and said with a smile: "What a wonderful place."
"The three rivers of Yishui, Shushui and Surabaya in the upper reaches It meets here and continues to flow eastward while branching off into other tributaries such as Suishui River and Anhe River. "
" Surrounded by water systems and lined with lakes, it is no wonder that it is an important place for water transportation. "
Around Pengcheng, the water system is developed.
In the future, Pengcheng will form a complex waterway pattern with "nine rivers surrounding the city and seven lakes nourishing Peng".
This has made Pengcheng an important water transport hub city for a long time.
This makes Pengcheng an excellent place to use water attacks!
Qiang Huai turned his horse's head and looked at Meng Tian: "Captain Meng, can't you bear it?"
"If the captain does not give up, you can transfer this order to me."
"Although the commander has never handed over this responsibility to me, I am still the captain after all."
"It is not a violation of military law for me to complete this order."
Although in Qiang Huai's view, Meng Tian is still just a child.
Qiang Huai followed Meng Ao and Meng Wu on many expeditions, and he had respect and gratitude for Meng Ao and Meng Wu in his heart.
Now that Meng Wu's eldest son is joining the army, Qiang Huai doesn't want Meng Tian to disobey orders because of his ridiculous kindness!
Meng Tian’s voice was a little bitter: “Fire and water have no mercy.”
“If this order were issued, I don’t know how many Guizhou heads would be displaced!”
“I don’t know how many Guizhou heads would be displaced! You will die because of this!”
The life and death of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people can be decided with a raised hand, and there are likely to be many innocent Guizhou leaders among them. Such a burden is difficult for a young general who has only been on the battlefield for a few years. It is indeed too heavy!
"Of course."
Meng Tian took a deep breath again, and his eyes became firm: "If this order is not carried out, the battle will continue. The innocent people of Guizhou who died in vain and the people of Guizhou who died of the disaster of swordsmanship will be killed. "More."
"It will cause our Great Qin to suffer a disastrous defeat and betray the trust of your Majesty, Lord Chang'an, and the General!" Roar: "Send the general's order!"
"Open the river!"
Qiang Huai laughed loudly:
"Open the river!!"
On the banks of the Sishui River, a group of Qi army warriors held copper shovels in their hands and ran towards the earth-rock dam. And further away.
On the banks of the Yishui River and the Sushui River, there is a group of the most courageous warriors running towards the earth-rock dam.
"Open the river!!!"
While roaring, the warriors stabbed their copper shovels into the ground, dug out earth and rocks, and shook the dam body.
The moment they discovered that the top of the dam was loose, the warriors ran back to the shore and watched the earth and rocks from the dam falling into the water together with the other soldiers.
Gradually, the Sisi River water overflowed the top of the dam, causing the entire dam to begin to suffer from the buoyancy of the river water.
A large amount of river water infiltrated into the dam, changing the soil in the dam from a solid state to a flow-plastic state, and the mechanical indicators plummeted.
"Long~~~"
A very deep muffled sound suddenly sounded, and the earth-rock dam that had been in the river for nearly two months collapsed!
The river water, which had been blocked for nearly two months, was able to carry the remains of the earth-rock dam and plunge thousands of miles away!
"Boom~~~Boom~"
The rapid collision between the river water and the river channel caused bursts of roaring.
Under Meng Tian's complex gaze, the Sishui, Yishui, and Shushui rivers rushed downstream like three angry black dragons.
And there is the direction of Xiapi City!
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August 30th.
The end of cock crow (3:00)
A scout with an arrow stuck in his back returned to Xiapi City in a hanging basket.
After ascending the city, it was too late for Paoze to help cut off the arrow shaft, so the scout quickly ran towards Xiang Yan, raised his hands and shouted: "Report!"
"The Qin-Qi coalition camp is already inside There are no soldiers and horses."
"According to our investigation, the Qin and Qi coalition forces have retreated twenty miles away from Xiapi City."
"The main force of the Qin and Qi coalition forces is launching a strong attack on Jushan. ! ”
After the scout finished speaking, Xiang Yan, Qu Huan, Xiong Liu and other generals were all speechless, but looked at each other with different eyes.
After Ying Chengyu led 100,000 troops southward, only 230,000 Qin-Qi coalition forces remained in Xiapi City.
These troops are enough to complete the siege of Xiapi City.
But what if we retreat twenty miles away?
Then the surrounding circle must not be as thin as paper?
After more than ten breaths, Xiong Liu finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke first: "Come to think of it, this is another trick played by the Qin and Qi coalition forces on our army!"
There is another possibility, that is, the Qin and Qi coalition forces are here. Take the initiative to open up the road and allow the Chu army to return to aid Helu City.
But Xiong Liu did not mention this possibility at all.
Xiang Yan also nodded slightly: "The internal problems of the Qin-Qi coalition are almost unstoppable."
"So the Qin-Qi coalition will definitely take the initiative to seek war."
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"Of course, for our army, continuing to delay is the best choice."
Xiong Liu nodded happily: "What Shangzhu said is true!"
In any case, It would be more beneficial for Xiong Liu to drag it out.
As long as he delays it long enough, Xiong Liu will definitely be able to drag King Qi of Chu to death!
Qu Huan frowned slightly: "The Qin and Qi coalition forces retreated and encircled us to induce our army to take the initiative to fight out of the city. The general will understand."
"But why did the Qin-Qi coalition attack Jushan again?"
Xiong Liu said decisively: "This must be another trick to force our army to leave the city to fight!"
"One temptation and one force. , General Jian of Qin is a man who is good at fighting."
"Ordinary generals must fall into the trap!"
Xiang Yan intuitively felt that Wang Jian's strategic goal was not like this.
But Xiang Yan couldn't tell what Wang Jian wanted.
After pondering for dozens of breaths, Xiang Yan, who still couldn't find the light in his mind, could only nod his head and said: "I think so too, general."
"However, Jushan and I The army was able to fight back the enemy."
"Jushan must be saved!"
"Xiang Han!"
"I ordered you to lead your troops and horses to the rescue of Jushan!"
Xiang Han suddenly handed over his hand: "Wei!"
Pointing up his troops and horses, Xiang Han led his army out of the north gate of Xiapi City and headed towards Speeding towards the giant mountain.
But just when Xiang Yan, Xiong Liu and other generals believed that Xiang Han was about to launch a surprise attack on the rear of the Qin-Qi coalition, Xiang Han's troops suddenly turned around and ran towards Xiapi City at a faster speed. And back!
Xiang Yan couldn't help but take two steps forward, her eyes slightly focused: "What happened?!"
Pursuing troops?
It is still dark now, and it is impossible for the pursuers not to hold up torches, let alone hide in the darkness.
Ambush?
Even if there are elite soldiers ambushing them, Xiang Han’s troops will not flee without a fight!
Just when Xiang Yan's brain was racing but he couldn't figure it out, Xiang Han finally led his army and rushed outside Xiapi City.
"Chief!"
Xiang Han shouted at the top of his lungs: "Water!"
"Flood!!"
"The flood is coming!!!"
Xiang Yan's eyes widened in disbelief, and she asked in a low voice: "What did you say?"
"Flood?!"
But Xiang Yan no longer needs to hear Xiang Han's answer.
Just because the sound of waves lapping on the shore has reached Xiang Yan’s ears!
(End of this chapter)