The Qin scouts discovered a natural open-air saline-alkali land on the west coast of the Persian Gulf, with a radius of more than ten miles, and a thick layer was all saline.

Qin Feng was overjoyed and immediately sent an army of 100,000 to load the salt and alkali. After the soldiers of the Qin army arrived, they didn't have to dig deeply, just a few shovels were a sack.

Is that really where to dig the saline-alkali drops, dig in the saline-alkali land, dig a sack? Dig a sack.

In the camp of the Qin army outside the northwest city of Babylon, it was in full swing, and hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers worked together to dig wells.

When Tiberius, the Roman governor of Babylon, got the news, he hurried up to the city wall to check what was going on.

Deputy Doyusqi said: "Lord Governor, what is Qin Jun doing?" What are they digging? ”

In fact, Tiberius didn't know what the Qin army was doing, and said: "It must be that the Qin army intends to besiege us for a long time, and the Qin people are cunning and cunning, so we must always maintain a high level of vigilance." Go and inform the logistics officer that the crops in the city's self-reserved land should be taken care of. Since the Qin army wants to exhaust our grain and grass, there is no way. ”

In ancient times, especially the battles of the western city-states, it took more than ten years to fight a dozen times. The Battle of Troy, for example, lasted for a generation. In this city-state, there is a land for itself, and when it is surrounded, it can produce food.

Tiberius did not know what to do, but ordered a high degree of vigilance and was prepared to hold out for a long time.

The soldiers of the Qin army worked together, and in three days, more than 1,000 permeable deep wells were dug. In terms of alkali salt reserves, the Qin army has accumulated tens of thousands of tons.

Sacks of alkali salt were poured into the well, so that they sprang up before they could melt and became a physical salt well. That's it. Each wellhead is guarded by a team of soldiers, who keep the well well with enough alkali salts to melt day and night.

Qin Feng in order to achieve the best effect. The soldiers were also ordered to dump alkali salts into the Euphrates River on a large scale. As a result, the 300,000 army of Daqin established a complete set of alkali salt conveyor belts. This side was loaded with salt and poured into the river, exactly like the automatic machine qì in later generations.

Tens of thousands of tons of salt were poured into it, and the flow of guò water soon reached the underground water beneath the city of Babylon.

On the evening of this day, the Babylonian satrap's palace, the former palace of the Babylonian dynasty. This palace is a hanging garden, flowers and plants are fragrant, it is a rare and excellent palace complex. Tiberius sat at the dining table in the dining room. Get ready for dinner for the day. Soon, bread, steak, beef broth arrived.

Tibbi was in the habit of drinking the soup first, so he took a silver spoon and scooped a spoonful of the thick broth into the silver plate, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes, and prepared to enjoy the fragrance. After all, he had a busy night. After you are ready to eat and drink, you can take a big health care day.

Tiberius had just closed his eyes, and suddenly they opened them again, wide. His brows furrowed, and his cheeks trembled, as if he had drunk poison. Poof. It all squirted out, "Salty to me." Salty to death! It's so damning! He wiped his mouth with a cloth and exclaimed, "Bring me the cook!" ”

Less. The chef came in dumbfounded, looking scared.

Tiberius said angrily, "What's the matter with you? Putting so much salt in it, is this not to make Bento's meal pleasant? Ben Governor can't eat well, how can you lead the army to fight, the war is lost, you are responsible? ”

The cook couldn't bear such a big responsibility, so he knelt down and said, "Your Excellency, no, I don't." As always, I've been with you for more than ten years, and the amount is the same every time. ”

Tiberius narrowed his left eye, stared at his right, his face darkened, and he pushed the plate, "You yourself often!" ”

The chef hurried to the opposite table, shuddered, pulled over the plate, and the spoon was scooped and put in his mouth. It's so salty! The chef couldn't hold back, and with a pop all the squirts came out and hit Tiberius' face at the table.

A face of saliva and soup dripping down his cheeks to his chin, Tiberius's brain exploded, thinking that he glorified his bloodline, where he had been insulted like this, slapped the table, and shouted: "Drag it out and cut it, cut it!" ”

The soldiers immediately went up and grabbed the cook, who shouted, "Governor, spare your life!" ”

How can the glory be forgiven when it is tarnished by a little cook, Tiberius cried out: "Cut off, cut off the sacrificial flag!" ”

Poof, "Wow! There was a noise outside, and the cook died.

When there was no soup, Tiberius asked his soldiers to fetch white water, and after eating the bread, he had just taken a sip and sprayed it again. He was almost mad, angrily pointed at the pro-soldier who was holding the water, and roared: "You dare to play this governor, come here, drag it out and cut it!" ”

"Lord Doge, this is water that has just been drawn from a well, and many people have seen it, Lord Doge!" The soldiers screamed.

At this time, the deputy Doyus ran in, and he didn't know what was going on here, and beat his chest and said: "Your Excellency, many centurions have complained one after another, saying that the logistics department is passive and slacking off, and the food cooked is salty and dead. I sent someone to check on it, and it was only then that I found out that there was a problem with the water in the well. The water in the well became salty and undrinkable. This is a big problem, my lord, go and take a look! ”

Tiberius was shocked, "What, there's something wrong with the water source!" Only then did he realize that he had killed the cook by mistake, and his own soldiers were spared.

Water, like food, is fundamental to human existence. Without water, the war will be lost, Tiberius's face changed again, and he exclaimed: "Go, go and see!" ”

Tiberius rode his horse through the city, and ran to where it was, and there was a shout of scolding. Of course, it was not to scold him, but to scold the water. And Tiberius himself was also a wellhead spewing a mouthful of water. He drank all the water from the well, and it was all sprayed.

"How is this possible!" Tiberius stood by the last well, his eyes glazed over, his breath chaotic, and his head flashing with hundreds of question marks.

"Is it to offend the god of water?" Doyus said.

The ancient people were still superstitious, especially in Rome, where there were hundreds of gods, Tiberius was furious and shouted: "Fart, the gods are angry, and the gods will punish the Great Qin people outside the city first." Where are the arms turned outward, huh? ”

"Yes, yes......." Doyus was sweating, "Lord Governor, this water ....... ”

Tiberius also made a difficulty, and he couldn't even imagine that it was specially made by Emperor Hongwu. "Order the whole army to go to the river outside the western city wall to fetch water."

Doyus patted his curly gold, "Your Excellency the Governor, what a good way!" He immediately put on a large brush helmet, led the chief centurion, and led the army to fetch water.

Tiberius didn't bother to sit and wait, so he followed.

After a while, under the moonlight, the entire western city was covered with Roman soldiers, one by one on the edge of the city wall, and under the moonlight, it was as if they were about to commit suicide by jumping into the river.

Fluttering, many barrels tied with ropes were thrown down. The chief centurion, Texas, was very strong, and first brought up a bucket of water, he was also thirsty, and he suddenly choked to death, and his eyes bulged out, "Uh......." He vomited, the water was not drunk, and the dry rice was vomited.

"The river is getting salty, too!" Tiber was slightly shocked.

In the far distance, the soldiers of the Qin army sat in a row on the surface of the river on the boat, constantly pouring sacks of alkali salt into the river. The water of this river is alive, and the Qin army can't make the whole river salty, but if it's only a distance, it's still no problem.

Tiberius was in complete panic, and without water, his army would surely be defeated.

Two days later, the whole Roman army was short of water, and in a state of water shortage, even salt water had to be drunk. So, the Romans began to boil salt water again. Many people boil water together, and some people find that when the water is boiled, the water droplets on the lid of the pot are not salty.

Ordinary soldiers did not know that it was distilled water, but when Tiberius learned of it, he was overjoyed and clapped his hands: "How did I forget what Aristotle wrote about distillation!" ”

The ancient Greek scholar Aristotle once wrote: "By distilling the water into steam and then into liquid, the sea water can be turned into drinkable water."

Tiberius ordered the whole army to collect distilled water. For a time, the Romans, who had obtained the solution, boiled water together with more than 100,000 people, and all the pots and spoons that could be used were used.

On the third day, when Qin Feng led the army to march under the city again, he found that the city of Babylon had become a fog city.

The entire city was shrouded in white smoke, and the Roman soldiers at the head of the city, although a little tired, did not show any signs of dehydration.

Qin Feng wondered.

The ministers also wondered, what was going on? Could it be that the emperor's plan failed?

Pang Tong said: "Could it be that the Romans' physique is different from ours, and it is okay with salt water?" ”

In the context of the backward era, some people may agree with this remark, but Qin Feng, who came from later generations, will never believe it. All human beings are the same, and no one can drink salt water to live.

Qin Feng looked at the cloud-like smoke from afar, suddenly realized, patted his head, and said, "Distillation, I still underestimate the Romans!" ”

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were bronze stills, which were only used to distill liquor.

The Romans did not lack water because of this, and under the send-off of the clouds and smoke, the Great Qin soldiers retreated like a tide. Tiberius was inexplicable, and the entire Roman army only thought that the Qin army was frightened by the smoke in the city. They shouted for the protection of the gods, and for a time they were "making waves" and blowing smoke.

Qin Feng returned to the imperial tent and threw the big gun, depressed.

The ministers were also depressed, "The emperor's such a good method was cracked by the Romans!" ”

The strategy did not succeed, and Qin Feng was very embarrassed.

At this time, Lao Jia Xu came out of class and said excitedly: "The emperor is benevolent, this is why the Romans cracked it." ”

Including Qin Feng, everyone's hearts moved, what is the situation, how can this have anything to do with the emperor's Ren Dra?

Lao Jia Xu spoke eloquently, and finally said: "Actually, the emperor's method has changed slightly, if it is like this, so, so, and so, the enemy will definitely be annihilated!" ”

Everyone was shocked, and they couldn't stop trembling in their hearts, and secretly exclaimed, "Poison, it's really poisonous, this is the rhythm of killing 300,000 people in one go." (To be continued......)