Recently, the rain has been abundant, and the rivers and rivers are full, but it has somehow turned the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty into a vast ocean, is it possible?

Just as some straight-eyed Song soldiers were looking for their team in a panic, Yang Hao's heart flashed and he already understood: "Divert water to irrigate the city, this is my Song army using the power of heaven and earth to irrigate the city with water." ”

As soon as Yang Hao thought of this, he heard a burst of war drums, and countless soldiers suddenly killed in the valley where the river gushed, and it was the Great Song Forbidden Army in costumes. They rode in small boats, but more often than not, they stood on huge rafts made of thick logs, which were equipped with strong bows and crossbows, and the soldiers against the large shields of one man were rushed to the south gate of the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty without much effort by the surge of the water.

Since ancient times, with the help of the power of nature, the power is better than thousands of troops, a fire in Bowangpo, and the flooding of the Seventh Army in Guan Yunchang are all using the terrain and the power of water and fire to artificially create a disaster. However, after all, this is a tall and majestic city, and the foundation of the city is very thick and strong, can this man-made flood be controlled in one fell swoop?

"Look at it, look at it, it's the men and horses of General Yu Hou Zhao of the infantry army." Some sharp-eyed soldiers shouted excitedly when they saw the flag standing on a large raft several feet square. They stood on the ridge and watched, only to see that the infantry army Du Yu Marquis Zhao led all kinds of rudimentary ships and rafts to kill all the way to the foot of the Northern Han City.

The Northern Han army, which had long been feared in the city, immediately sent out a dense rain of arrows to attack them. Because the flood flooded to half the height of the city, they were already very close to the position of the city, but standing on such an inconvenient boat raft, they could not carry heavy siege weapons, and could not flexibly dodge the enemy's arrows.

Immediately, the Song army originally stationed in the south camp launched an attack again, a member of the Song general's war, abandoned the armor, took a small boat in front, personally beat the war drum to boost morale, but the city head arrow like a locust, he didn't even have a place to dodge, his own soldiers stood on the side of the narrow boat with a shield to protect his body, only accidentally exposed a line of gap, a sharp arrow hit his head, the main general died, the soldiers scattered, and the second round of charge failed.

Immediately, the Song army temporarily fell silent, and it was obvious that the generals were discussing countermeasures to this situation. Yang Hao saw that the valley where they sent troops was connected to his own place, so he hurriedly beckoned to the soldiers: "Let's go, let's go and join the team." ”

They walked all the way along the ridge, and when they reached the Tibetan Soldier Valley, they had already found a large banner of the Song army, and suddenly heard the soldiers exclaim: "My general Cheng has sent troops." ”

Yang Hao stopped to take a look, and sure enough, the Song army sent troops again, with a Cheng character written on a banner, and Cheng Shixiong standing tall with a halberd in his hand. In front of Cheng Shixiong, there were dozens of wooden platoons, and countless pieces of wood and grass were piled up on the raft, so that only a few small colonels controlled the direction on both sides of the raft and drove to the city of Northern Han.

When the raft reached the south gate of the city, it set fire, and the Song soldiers who knew the water jumped into the water and swam to the back, and the wooden rows hit the south gate one after another, and the flames burned the sky for a while, and the smoke was billowing, and the Northern Han soldiers guarding the city tower fled to the city walls on both sides. When the fire rushed to the night, the water surface was reflected red.

Yang Hao and the others watched the battle while moving closer to the valley, and someone in the valley had already seen their team, and had already sent someone to meet them, asking if it was the people who were responsible for sweeping the periphery and returning, so they pointed them to the location of the formation. Yang Hao and the others were not in a hurry to rush to their own city, but only watched their generals attack the city on the ridge.

The dozens of wooden rafts were crowded together, and the flames burned into the sky for more than half an hour, and before the embers burned out, Cheng Shixiong's raft had already given way and shouted: "Archery!" ”

Behind the roar, a larger raft than Cheng Shixiong's raft sailed forward to aim at the city gate, there is a strange crossbow on the raft, it is a "eight bull crossbow", dozens of people twist the string on the arrow, on the eight bull crossbow, in the middle is a giant arrow thicker than the throwing gun, there are three thinner small arrows on the left and right, called "one gun and three sword arrows", this arrow is shot, shot at the gate that was almost burned through by the fire, the huge city gate that has been burned to the ground can not stand the heavy blow and collapse, the torrent poured in, Cheng Shixiong was overjoyed, Just about to wave the halberd to order the three armies to take the opportunity to enter the city, but unexpectedly, the city tower shook a few times, but because the bottom lost its support, and was soaked by the flood, it collapsed all at once.

As soon as the huge city tower fell, the flood stirred up a huge wave more than two feet high, overturned the first few small boats and rafts, and pushed Cheng Shixiong's raft backwards, if he hadn't firmly nailed the raft with his halberd, he would have fallen to the ground like many soldiers on the raft.

This time the city tower collapsed, although the main body of the city tower was submerged in the water, but it was blocked, and it became a bubble to try to enter the city by flooding, especially the corner of the city tower The eaves were still erected on the water surface, hindering the approach of rafts and boats, and the speed was greatly affected. Seeing this situation, he secretly called it lucky, and hurriedly organized crossbowmen to shoot arrows at the raft from the left and right of the broken wall to prevent them from approaching.

Liu Jiye stood at the head of the city, commanding and dispatching on the one hand, and holding a big bow on the other, personally shooting arrows at the Song army. His archery skills are like gods, shooting nothingness, and when the bowstring sounds, one of the Song soldiers will fall from the arrow or plunge headlong into the turbid flood. Cheng Shixiong stood on the swaying raft, there was no root under his feet, his usual bravery could not even play six points, and the halberd in his hand had no place, so he pulled out his sword and dialed the arrow rain at the head of the city, and was accidentally shot by Liu Jiye, and several personal soldiers beside him were shot through the chest by Liu Jiye's arrow, and died on the ground.

Cheng Shixiong gritted his teeth with hatred and shouted: "Send a stepping arrow to take the city for the general." ”

As long as the raft can get close to the city wall, the soldiers can use the "ladder" composed of these arrows to climb into the city, but the arrows at the head of the city are like rain, and there is no shortage of defensive weapons such as rolling wood and stones, and the raft is not as fast as when walking under the city, and it is more difficult to get close to the past at this time.

The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, each with countless casualties, and when the battle was in a group, the city actually launched a large straw bale, which was a large straw bale composed of horse material in the army. The big straw bale pushed forward on the water, and it actually filled the hole caused by the collapse of the south gate. The firewood and grass were soaked in water and could not be ignited. Wet and sinking, but still maintain the softness of firewood and grass, not afraid of the giant crossbow at all, and such a big haystack, you can't climb even if you get close, with this haystack blocked, the hope of wanting to enter the city by the city gate is even more slim.

Zhao Kuangyin watched from a distance, and saw that one by one the Song soldiers were exposed to the rain of arrows at the head of the city and fell into the water like dumplings, and he couldn't wait to put on armor and kill on the battlefield in person like he did back then, but ...... He is now the king of a country, and it has become an eternal dream to go to the battlefield in person. What's more, if he goes to the battlefield in person, can he succeed in one battle? I don't know which guard in the city is in command, but he is not chaotic, and the conditions that are unfavorable to the defenders are transformed into conditions that are easier to defend the city, but at this moment, the flood is monstrous but he can't borrow his strength, and the empty army in hand is useless, Zhao Kuangyin's heart is becoming more and more anxious. North...... The fast horses of the Khitans in the north are approaching step by step.

"Order, Mingjin withdraws the troops!" Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth and issued an order to withdraw the troops.

After three battles were defeated, leaving countless dead bodies, the Song army Mingjin withdrew his troops.

The sky had darkened, the flow of the flood had slowed down, and the dead trees and leaves rolled up and down in the turbid water, and in the distance, there were many corpses of soldiers floating in the water. In the middle of the ocean, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty seemed to be a huge fortress floating on the water, and no one knew if it would survive the flood and the Khitans would come, but at least for now, at least tonight, it was still standing there.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ remnant sun was like blood, Yang Hao, Fan Laosi, and Liu Shixuan sat side by side on a boulder on the mountain beam. The stone had been sun-dried for a day, and now there was still residual heat under the butt sitting on it, and it was very comfortable to iron. It was already evening, but it was unusually hot because there was no wind.

At this time, if there are a few dark clouds and a drizzle in the sky, the whole world can become cool immediately, but there is obviously an ocean in front of them, and this artificially created flood cannot slightly reduce the heat of the weather, which is the difference between Tianwei and manpower. The Son of Heaven in the camp, how is Tianwei at this moment, is he in a rage?

The three friends sat on the stone, looking at the city in the distance that suddenly seemed unfamiliar, Fan Laosi sighed softly: "Now we are not afraid of the Han army attacking the camp, but it seems to be more difficult to capture this city." The general went to the camp to discuss the military aircraft, and he didn't know if the official family could come up with a way to do it. ”

Liu Shixuan pointed to the city in the distance and said: "Although the city wall is made of loess, it is stronger than bricks and stones, and the city wall is extremely thick. ”

Yang Hao pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the weather is extremely hot, since the water can't be washed away, what if the water is blocked again?" Do you remember that when the rain blows the ground, when it is sunburned, it will roll up a layer of skin. If the flooded wall were exposed to the scorching sun, it would inevitably crack, and perhaps the wall would collapse with a gentle push of the hand. ”

Fan Laosi said "Huh": "This method seems to be good, maybe it is really feasible, Commander Yang is a close confidant of the general, you might as well tell the general about this idea." ”

"What are you talking about?" A heavy voice suddenly came from behind him, and the three of them looked back, and hurriedly jumped up and saluted: "The general is back." ”

"Hmm!" Cheng Shixiong didn't have any generals when he wasn't fighting, he waved his hand, walked over and sat on the big rock, looked at the city in the distance with his eyebrows twisted, and said casually: "Sit." ”

Fan Laosi and Liu Shixuan are not the people around him, after all, they have a relationship with him, and when they saw the general arrive, they felt a little restrained, and hurriedly said: "The subordinates don't dare to disturb the general's thoughts, so they will retire." ”

Cheng Shixiong said angrily: "Sisisi, Sisi, so many people have died, this city is still motionless, it is better to disturb the battle day and night under the city, maybe there is still an opportunity to take advantage of it, then Cheng Dexuan's bad idea ......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, although it was Cheng Dexuan who came up with the idea, it was the official family who adopted the idea, so it would be a bit disrespectful to complain, although the three people in front of him were all under his command, and it was inconvenient for him to say anything, so he waved his hand and said, "You guys go." ”

The three of them hurriedly retreated, Cheng Shixiong turned his head to look at it, and said, "Yang Hao, you stay." ”

Yang Hao stopped in response, and the other two hurriedly left, Cheng Shixiong asked, "What method did you just say, soaked and sunned?" ”

Yang Hao said his thoughts again. Cheng Shixiong said with a smile: "It's easy to say, do you know that the yellow mud rammed earth was soaked with glutinous rice juice when the city was first built, and the city walls are very strong?" Do you know how thick the walls are? It is four feet long, how can it be compared with a layer of land? According to your method, the water must be soaked for at least ten days before the water vapor can penetrate the city wall, and then it will take another three or five days to plug the gap, and after the flood has drained, it will be possible for the city wall to crack...... It's going to be about a month. ”

Yang Hao said: "General, we have attacked the city for a month, killed and injured countless brothers, but we have not advanced an inch, and now it only takes a month to easily take this city, can't we wait?" ”

Cheng Shixiong shook his head and sighed lightly: "Yes, we really can't wait." ”

He stood up and took a few steps forward, stood on the cliff and looked at the lonely city of Mizusawa, then slowly turned his gaze to the north, pointed there, and said, "Early tomorrow morning, we will have to set up camp and go to Tuanbai Valley to station." ”

Yang Hao was stunned: "What did you do there, and which Northern Han people did you find?" ”

Cheng Shixiong said in a deep voice: "It's not the Northern Han soldiers, but the Khitan soldiers, the Khitans have sent troops!" ”

Yang Hao was stunned when he heard this, the Xiongnu of the Han Dynasty, the Turks of the Tang Dynasty, the Khitan of the Song Dynasty, the Jurchens, the Mongols, the Tatars of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens, these nomads from the northern grasslands, have always been the nightmare of the farming people of the Central Plains, and the special living environment has prompted them to always have a more powerful offensive force than the Han people in the Central Plains, each of them is a natural warrior, and their bravery, Yang Hao has known it clearly in the history books, and now ...... Are you going to fight them?

Cheng Shixiong said lightly: "The general has just gotten the news, the Khitan soldiers are divided into two routes, one is the prime minister of the southern courtyard Yelu Sha, the king of Ji Yelu enemy martyr and the general Yelu Frog brother, Yelu Dry, Ling Wen Dumin, Xiang Wentang led the troops to Tongtian River, and the other road is the king of the southern courtyard Yelu oblique and the king of the north courtyard Yelu Wuqian, from the cloud ridge, the two armies echo each other from afar, forming a pincer situation, menacing. ”

Yang Hao was taken aback when he heard this: "The Khitan people actually put up such a big battle? This...... Isn't this a nationwide army? ”

Cheng Shixiong smiled slightly: "The soldiers of the country may not be. There are many generals in the north, and there are not only these generals, but it is true that they are all famous generals sent this time. When the officials discussed the military aircraft, they were full of praise for the Khitan Emperor's arrangement. ”

Yang Hao said happily: "Praised? But the officials already have a way to deal with it? ”

Cheng Shixiong smiled dumbly: "It's not for this reason, the emperor of the northern kingdom was established, and many generals in the country were not convinced, in this case, if the emperor of the northern kingdom was only worried about the safety of his throne and was concerned about the matter in front of him, he would definitely be unwilling to send troops to help the northern Han." However, if he is smart enough and sees the long term enough, he will definitely seize this opportunity, all the tribes of the steppe have their own strong strength, and if they conquer the various tribes by force to keep the throne, they will inevitably have endless troubles. If he can convince all the ministries to unite and send troops to rescue the Northern Han on the grounds of defending the Khitan, he will be able to take the command and dispatch power in his hands. Once he wins, this is the first great achievement of the new emperor after he ascended the throne, this Khitan emperor is very shrewd, and the official family knows the heroes and the heroes, but as soon as he sends troops, we will have a hard time fighting the Northern Han Dynasty. ”

Yang Hao said: "Then the official family ordered the general to garrison the Tuanbai Valley, but in order to prevent the Khitans from attacking?" ”

Cheng Shixiong said: "Yes, this crusade against the Northern Han Dynasty, the official family is bound to win, and a large number of troops and heavy grain and grass have been requisitioned, how can they return in vain?" When the official family first sent the army, they were worried that the Khitans would eventually send troops, and they had already ordered Pan Mei and Guo Jin to guard on the bank of the Tongtian River, and Li Jixun and He Jiyun were ordered to stay on the cloud ridge, blocking the two main roads of water and land, but the official family still couldn't rest assured, you must know that once the Khitan people drove straight into the city and joined the Northern Han army in the city, our army would be in danger, and the official family was afraid that they would not be able to return south safely, so they sent me Lao Cheng to Tuanbai Valley to garrison, and sent troops to meet Pan and Li at any time. As for this Northern Han ......"

Cheng Shixiong shook his head and sighed: "If several armies can block the iron cavalry of the Khitans and persist for more than a month, this Northern Han will be surnamed Song from now on. Alas, this Northern Han ...... What a hard bone to gnaw. Since the time of Guo Wei Dynasty, it has been fighting back and forth, and it has been repeated until today, the Northern Han Dynasty has become poorer and poorer, and the more it has been broken, but with the support of the Khitans, it has always refused to fall. ”

Yang Hao asked worriedly: "Then the general thinks that we can block the attack of the Khitan Iron Cavalry for a month?" ”

Cheng Shixiong was silent for a while, and said: "I haven't made a move yet, who knows who will win and who will lose?" But...... In my expectation, if the command is done properly, it is possible to win a few battles, but the Khitans are coming violently, and we want to block them at the door of the Khitans for a month, I'm afraid ...... It's hard to do. I guess the official family thinks the same way, he is just not reconciled, in a few days, if there is still no hope of capturing North Hanseong, I am afraid he will have to change his mind and prepare to withdraw his troops. ”

Yang Hao stood behind him, looked at the city surrounded by floods, was silent for a long time, and said: "General, my subordinates feel that if they can't destroy the Northern Han Dynasty this time, they may not return in vain. In fact, there is a method for your subordinates, which will not work in the Central Plains, but in this vast and sparsely populated northwest land, I believe it can work. The subordinates believe that as long as this method is used, the Northern Han Dynasty will be destroyed if it is not destroyed, but it will ...... Although this plan does not need to be killed with swords, guns, swords, and halberds, the trouble is no less than that of fighting on the battlefield, and I don't know if the officials will accept it. ”

Cheng Shixiong Huo Ran turned around and said with great interest: "Oh, do you have any way to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty without using swords, and talk to General Ben about it." ”

Yang Hao pointed down the mountain and said confidently: "This plan...... It's the bottom of the kettle! ”