Chapter 596: The Burning River
Li Su smiled slightly, and then said: "Of course it is possible to ignite a fire, it is definitely a fire, at least it will make their tribe, a third of the place catch fire." β
Hearing Li Su's words, Duan Gongming couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "If you can really do this, the Langqiong edict will be broken!" β
Li Su smiled and said, "However, I need a lot of tung oil." β
Duan Gongming immediately patted his chest and promised: "Your Highness, don't worry, within three days, I will definitely prepare a large amount of tung oil." β
Li Su nodded, and next, Li Su led the Tang infantry and did something.
It was outside the city of Langqiong Zhao, and the river that flowed through their city was directly cut off.
He built a high levee upstream to cut off the river completely.
In the Yunnan generation, there are many rivers, and there are five large rivers with large flows.
However, because of the topography, these five big rivers are extremely difficult to navigate, and the rivers have not brought convenient transportation to the people of Yunnan.
If this were not the case, Yunnan's development would definitely not be like this.
But even so, in fact, the water resources in Yunnan are very abundant.
In the city of Langqiong, a river was introduced, and it was passing through the middle of the city.
With this river, it is very convenient for the people in the city to use water for laundry.
But now, the Tang army has directly cut off the river.
This made the people in the city very unaccustomed to it all of a sudden.
And the commander of the Langqiong Edict, after learning the news, couldn't help laughing.
Rumors say that the King of Shu in the Tang Dynasty is so powerful, he knows astronomy and geography, and knows everything.
It is rumored to be a fairy-like figure.
But today, when I look at it, it's actually just an embroidered pillow and a silver-like wax gun head, which is useless.
This King of Shu is simply too naΓ―ve.
Did he naively think that as long as this river was cut off, the people of our entire city would be starved of water?
In our tribe, there are many wells.
Even if you cut off this river for three or five years, there will be no shortage of water in our tribe.
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At this time, Li Suzheng ordered the soldiers to raise the section of the river leading to Langqiong Zhao City.
Soon, the news was once again delivered to the king of the Wave Vault.
Hearing this news, the king of Langqiong Zhao couldn't help laughing, and even laughed out into tears.
"Haha, it's so funny to laugh at this king, right?"
"Is he going to fire Guan Yu and flood the Seventh Army?"
"However, our tribe has waterways in all directions, how much water do you need to submerge our tribe?"
"Is this Shu King of the Tang Dynasty here to be funny? Did he want to laugh to death the king? Hahahaha! β
From the point of view of the king of the Wave Firmament, this is really an extremely funny thing.
With just one river, how long do you intercept it before you can flood the city?
The most critical problem is that the drop between the upstream and downstream of this river is not large.
How big do you have to build a dam to store water for a long time?
The king of the Wave Edict concluded that they would store the water and that in three days at most, the levees would be breached.
And the three-day water storage will not have much impact on their entire city at all.
As everyone knows, Li Su was also smiling at this time.
Three days of water storage is enough for him!
Before the third day, Duan Gongming sent a large amount of tung oil to Li Su.
All of this tung oil was secretly transported to the embankment where the river water was intercepted.
Then, on the night of the third day, Duan Gongming ordered 10,000 soldiers and horses and quietly waited for Li Yu to set fire.
Now everything is ready, only the fire is owed!
As for how the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty set fire, Duan Gongming faintly guessed, but it was not clear.
Because he feels that with this method, he is afraid that he will not be able to set a fire, right?
However, if it is used by the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty, it is unknown whether it will work.
After all, the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty is not an ordinary person!
On the night of the third day, Li ordered the embankment to be dug up.
Although the river is not too large, the water storage capacity for three days is also considerable.
When the embankment was excavated, the water that had been stored for three days suddenly burst down.
If the embankment is not reinforced, the flood will inevitably spread beyond the embankment.
But after the reinforcement, the river can only honestly flow along the river and into the main city of Langqiong.
The river in the main city was not reinforced, so the river instantly broke out of the embankment and spread to the city.
Of course, the city is very large, and although the river is spreading, the momentum is far from enough.
At best, it caused some trouble to the people in the city, but it was far from the point of destroying any buildings.
However, Li Su's purpose was not to use the river water to wash away the entire city.
"Come on!"
With Li Su's order, the tung oil that was transported was quickly poured into the river by the soldiers, barrels and barrels.
The water is heavy and the oil is light, and after the tung oil is poured into the water, it floats on the surface of the water and soon follows the river into the city.
Then the river swam around the city.
At this time, the soldiers of Langqiong Zhao, who were patrolling the city, did not know anything about it because it was dark.
After pouring out most of the tung oil, Li Su found that the water flow was no longer so turbulent.
Li Su immediately ordered: "Ignition!" β
The next moment, hundreds of torches were lit and all were thrown into the water.
Of course, some of these torches were instantly extinguished by the river.
But there were still torches, which ignited the tung oil in the river.
Rumble!
A spark can start a prairie fire, not to mention, so many torches!
The fire burned in an instant.
Then it roared down the river.
The speed of the river is already very fast.
And the flame seems to burn faster than the river flows.
Looking from afar, I only saw the river burning rapidly and rushing down.
This river directly becomes a burning flowing fire dragon.
In the distance, the soldiers who were preparing to go saw this scene and were immediately shocked.
Oh my!
Amazing?
How can the river burn?
How is this possible?
But now, they finally understand why the king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty cut off the river and prepare tung oil again.
It turned out that this was the method he was going to prepare to set fire.
At this time, the most shocked thing was actually the Langqiong Zhao soldiers patrolling the city.
They watched as the river suddenly burned.
As I watched, the fire spread from the river, and most of the city was burning.
And the buildings in their city are mostly made of wood.
In addition, there is a large amount of firewood in the city.
This is not the afterlife, which can burn gas, natural gas, and liquefied gas.
Now it's all firewood.
When the firewood encounters fire, it is quickly ignited.
Fires erupted everywhere in the city, and thick smoke billowed up, giving off a choking smell.
And this firewood, with the help of the wind, quickly set fire to nearby houses.
In just a quarter of an hour, the entire city was in flames.
Which patrolling Langqiong Zhao soldiers couldn't help but look dumbfounded.
They hurriedly prepared to put out the fire, but they found that there was no way to save them.
What do they do to put out the fire?
Water use?
Now the city is almost full of water.
But how can this water be saved, which is still burning with raging flames?
Countless Wave Dome Zhao people were awakened by the fire, but fortunately, the fire was not so big and so fast at the beginning.
This is a blessing in misfortune, and most of the people fled from the house in panic.
Of course, there are also a small number of people who are choked by the smoke and can never get out, so they can only be buried in the fire.
In an instant, almost the entire city was plunged into a sea of fire.
Even Li Su didn't expect such a big fire.
In the city, there is no way to stay.
The people of the Langqiong Zhao quickly opened the city gate and fled out of the city in all directions.
This scene made Duan Gongming a little dazed.
His original design was that if there was a fire in the city, he could take the opportunity to rush into the city, slaughter it, and take the opportunity to take the city.
But now, they don't need to go into the city at all.
The people of the Langqiong Zhao clan in the city escaped by themselves.
Where would Duan Gongming let go of this opportunity, quickly commanded the army, and rushed over.
At this time, Li Su was not idle.
Command an army of 20,000 and surround the remaining three gates.
Those who escape will not be killed, and those who dare to resist will be killed.
The 70,000 tribes in the city were killed by the combined forces of the Tang Dynasty and Duan Gongming, and more than 10,000 people were killed.
For the rest, all surrendered.
Of course, because Li Su led more troops, there were 20,000 troops.
And he occupied three gates, so the number of prisoners far exceeded Duan Gongming.
Li Yu captured about 40,000 people, while Duan Gongming captured less than 20,000.
Seeing that Li Yu had captured such a population, Duan Gongming was very greedy.
Now, the Langqiong edict has also been beaten down.
These people will all be his people from now on!
The land of Nanzhao is turbulent and lacks population.
It's best to be able to get these 40,000 people from the hands of the King of Shu in the Tang Dynasty.
The King of Shu was originally here to help him.
Besides, it is estimated that it will be a matter of time before he and his little daughter fall into each other's eyebrows.
It's a big deal, these 40,000 captives will be regarded as his dowry.
Thinking of this, Duan Gongming was about to open his mouth to ask for the 40,000 captives.
I saw Li Su looking at him with a smile, and then asked: "King, now the entire city of Langqiong will be burned, and more than 60,000 prisoners, can you feed it?" β
Uh-
That's a problem.
Their tribe doesn't have much food left.
Now directly give him 60,000 people, he really can't raise it.
If I had known this was the case, I would have avoided this fire.
The wealth of the whole city has been ruined in one fell swoop!
Of course, then again, if it weren't for this fire, how could he have won the Wave Dome Edict so easily?
Alas, it seems that these 40,000 captives can only be given to Datang for nothing.
Next to him, Li Su immediately ordered Xue Rengui to arrange manpower to send the 40,000 captives back to Datang.
With this population of more than 40,000, after being arranged in Tuyuhun, the development of Tuyuhun can go further.
This time, it's really beautiful.
However, the pace of advancement of the edict is only afraid that it will slow down.
After all, his entire clan was only 10,000 soldiers.
And now in Nanzhao, there are still three tribes left.
The strength of each of their tribes is at least 20,000 or more.
If it weren't for Li Su's help, let alone take down the remaining three tribes, it would be very difficult to even protect himself.
But Li Su's help to Meng Xianzhao could not help them unconditionally.
For the other three tribes, the roads are in poor condition, and in the vast majority of places, steam chariots cannot drive into it at all.
It was possible to rely on cavalry to fight.
And the terrain here, in some places, even the cavalry could not pass.
The Yizhou Army, on the other hand, has no experience in fighting in this terrain.
Once the battle starts, the Yizhou army will inevitably have considerable losses.
Under such circumstances, it was certainly impossible for Li Su to sacrifice his army for the benefit of the Mengwei edict.
Although helping Meng Wei edict is actually helping himself, he can't do anything.
It is necessary to have a certain strength again, they take the lead and fight a tough battle, and the Yizhou army is only assisted by the side, so it is possible for Li Su to stand up for them.
In fact, after taking down the two tribes, Duan Gongming already had a lot of manpower in his hands.
He can pull out another 20,000 soldiers and horses in a short time.
After training for a period of time, with combat power, you can conquer the other three tribes at that time.
Duan Gongming himself, why doesn't he understand this truth?
They ate these two tribes, and it was already the limit.
Even without Datang's help, he couldn't hold it at all.
It will inevitably be swallowed by the other three tribes.
Therefore, after Duan Gongming and Li Su summed it up, they decided to stick to the current results first and gradually digest them.
After it is thoroughly digested, it is not too late to capture the remaining three tribes.
In order to give Meng Zhao the ability to protect himself, Li Su left 1,000 steam chariots and 10,000 Tang troops to help them defend the town.
As long as the remaining three tribes don't attack at the same time, defense is not a problem.
Of course, if the remaining three tribes attacked together, Li Su would naturally not sit idly by.
The Tang army will arrive soon.
After deciding, Li Su took the remaining soldiers and horses and began to withdraw the army.
Duan Gongming led the important generals of the Mengzhao Zhao to go out of the city for ten miles.
The two sides bowed their hands and said goodbye.
At this moment, a young girl suddenly stepped out of the ranks, looked at Li Su prettyly, and said a little shyly: "Brother, I want to say a few words to you alone." β
This girl is naturally Princess Yutong.
In front of tens of thousands of people, making such a move can almost be said to be a bold show of love.
However, in the Nanzhao area, the girls of these ethnic groups have always been more open and bold in love.
If it is in the Central Plains, even if it is an open Tang Dynasty, few women can make such a move.
The army of Datang immediately cheered.
The Meng Zhao tribe and others who saw off them were also smiling.
For them, if the princess can marry the king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty, for them, there will be no harm in it!
In their opinion, isn't the princess just for kissing?
Now the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty is just using them.
Of course, in fact, they are also using the Tang Shu King.
The two sides are just using each other.
But if the princess can marry the king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty, I believe that the friendship between the two sides will be even stronger.
And they're able to get more help.
Well, among all the people, only Duan Gongming felt quite uncomfortable in his heart.
But in order to get the edict, not only can he not have an opinion, but he must also support Yutong to do so.
In order to give the two of them a private space, Duan Gongming led the generals to leave directly.
And Xue Rengui also led the army to pull out.
This time, only the two of them were left on the scene.
Duan Yutong looked left and right and found that everyone had already gone away, so he finally mustered up the courage and stepped forward to hug Li Su.
"Brother, when you go back, will you miss me?"
"I don't want to!"
Hearing Li Su's words, Duan Yutong opened his delicate little mouth and looked at Li Su in surprise.
The eyes quickly filled with mist.
Seeing that the little girl was about to cry, Li Su hurriedly laughed and said, "Yutong, I'll make a joke for you." You're so smart and cute, how could I miss you? β
Hearing Li Yu's words, Duan Yutong burst into tears and laughed, but there was a trace of gloom on his face, and it disappeared in a flash.
In fact, Li Su was quite contradictory at this time.
Duan Yutong is like a lily bird in the mountains, not only bright and moving, but also lively and lovely, daring to love and hate.
I'm afraid there aren't many men who don't like such girls, right?
But Li Su now has a lot of women around him.
And the most important point, Li Yu felt that Duan Yutong only came to approach her for the sake of her clan, and she didn't really like herself.
So, just now Duan Yutong asked him if he would miss her?
Li Su will directly say that he doesn't want to.
But when she saw Duan Yutong, she was about to cry, but Li Su couldn't bear to make her sad.
The ghost sent the gods, Li Su suddenly asked, "Yutong, what do you like about me?" β
After asking, Li Su regretted it.
Didn't you make up your mind not to provoke her?
Isn't this a joke?
And Duan Yutong glanced at Li Yu deeply, and suddenly opened his mouth and said:
"Mei Xue did not refuse to fall in spring, and the sao people stopped writing and thought about it.
The plum and snow are three points white, but the snow loses the plum and a piece of fragrance.
There is no snow and no spirit,
There is snow but no plums, and there are vulgar people.
Sunset poems are full of snow and snow,
And plum together for a very spring. β
Hey?
Aren't these two poems Mei Xue that I wrote?
How did she know these two poems?
"The clouds are clever, the flying stars spread hatred, and the silver man is dark. As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win countless in the world. β¦β¦β
Next, one by one.
Duan Yutong actually chanted all of Li Su's works.
Even the charcoal sellers and the peasants are in the period.
And Li Su was already stunned.
After chanting, Duan Yutong looked at Li Yu stupidly, and said faintly: "Brother, you haven't made a new work for a long time!" β
In the past few years, Li Su's reputation has been high enough.
I really don't need to use poetry and songs to embellish myself.
Moreover, in recent years, Li Su has been as low-key as possible.
In this case, of course, there will be no new works.
Li Su couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Yutong, where have you read my poems?" β
Duan Yutong smiled and said, "Brother, Yutong is a graduate of Yizhou University!" Yu Tong's favorite is Brother A's poems, and he used to always fantasize about one day being able to see His Royal Highness's real person. I didn't expect to see it now, it's more perfect than Yutong imagined! β
It turns out that this little girl is still her fan!
Be able to memorize all your poems and texts.
This is definitely a true fan!
At this time, Duan Yutong suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed Li Su lightly on the lips.
Then he shyly turned around and ran.
ran to the war horse that Duan Gongming left for him, jumped on the horse, and said to Li Su: "Brother, you must remember to think about Yutong!" β
After speaking, he shook the reins, rode into the dust, and never looked back.
On Li Su's lips, there is a fragrant fragrance and softness.
Looking at the back of the little girl who was far away, he sighed softly.
Looking back, Li Su was suddenly a little dazed.
"it!"
It turned out that the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty had already left.
Li Su followed the steam chariot.
But before, Xue Rengui set off directly with the army, and not a single car was left.
Now, can't he let him go back to Datang?
This wilderness is really called the heavens and the earth!
If you really can't do it, you can only go to the place where Meng Wei is ordered first, and ask for a horse to go on the road.
But if you really go, it's probably a shame.
But it's better than walking back!
If you walk, it will take you 10 days and a half to walk, right?
Just when Li Su turned around, he heard a roar.
Ahead, a steam car roared in.
Xue Rengui was in the car, and he came to pick him up.
After getting into the car, Li Su stared at Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui only felt uncomfortable, smiled awkwardly, and asked, "Your Highness, what are you looking at?" β
"What are you doing?"
"It's okay, it's okay, just ask."
Li asked with a dark face, "How did you come here so coincidentally?" β
"Hey, guess!"
"Do you think I believe it or not?"
"Faith!"
Li Su continued to ask with a dark face, "What are you bulging on?" β
Xue Rengui's face changed, and he hurriedly went to hide.
He smiled and said, "No, it's nothing." β
Li Su directly stretched out his hand and pulled out a telescope from Xue Rengui's body.
I've been spying on them just now!
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After nearly a month, Li Su returned with his troops.
Princess Qin Mengxin, with several other ladies, greeted her at the door.
Beside them, there were three little ones.
Li Su happily walked over and wanted to hug Li Rong.
Unexpectedly, this little guy was afraid of being born, so he cowered and stepped back.
Hey, it's only been a month, and I don't know my dad anymore?
Li Su felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
But children are like this, if it is a few months later, maybe they will forget it at all.
Li Su took a small step forward and forcibly hugged Li Rong.
After being picked up, the little guy was a little nervous, and couldn't help but look back at Wu Meiniang.
Wu Meiniang came up and said with a smile: "Rong'er, haven't you always missed your father?" Now that Daddy is back, why don't you call Daddy? β
"Daddy!"
"Hey!"
Hearing a father, it made Li Su happy.
Then, it didn't take long for Li Su to play with the three little guys again.
Li Su is also really a spoiled child, and even played with the three little ones in the mud and made a mud.
This is simply unimaginable in other nobles.
They are all people with status, not to mention letting them play with the mud with their children in person.
Even if it's a child playing on his own, he can't do it!
It's something that only untouchables play, how can they play with so much money?