King Xianyang immediately said: "It's just right, take this opportunity to give them a hard lesson." ”

Tuoba asked, "What do you think is the winning rate of the offense now?" ”

Several Xianbei ministers gossiped: "The Southern Korean army is in turmoil, and we are afraid of Your Majesty's majesty, we should not miss the opportunity......"

"Yes, if there is a military cloud, we must take advantage of the enemy's uneven morale and chase after the victory, and it will not be good to wait for them to recover their breath......"

King Xianyang also said: "I also think everyone's statement is reasonable, we might as well fight in one go, if we lose this opportunity, I am afraid that in the future, it will be even more difficult to attack the ...... if the Southern Dynasty raises tigers."

Tuoba Hong was not in a hurry to draw conclusions, but looked at Gao Lu and Zhongshu Ling Xie Xian opposite. Especially Xie Xian, he is a young man who is about the same age as Tuoba Hong, a famous man who defected to the Southern Dynasty, and a descendant of Xie Qian, a prominent family in the Southern Dynasty.

He was not astonishing, he was silent, and when the ministers were excited, he did not say a word.

Tuoba Hong asked, "Gao Lu, what do you think should be done next?"

Gao Lu said: "Your Majesty, Lao Chen has been stationed here for more than 20 years, and the war with the Southern Dynasties basically has a rule: in winter and spring, we generally have the upper hand, to put it bluntly, it is not unusual at all, because in these two seasons, the weather is cold, and the Huai River is usually frozen. As long as it is frozen, our northern warriors are cold-tolerant, and they are invincible on the ice; In the summer and autumn, the Southern Korean armies often had the upper hand, because they were well-versed in water and could line up on the banks of the Huai River. So, it's not our best chance right now! ”

Several Xianbei generals were anxious when they heard this.

"Gao Lu, why do you grow the enemy's ambition and destroy your own prestige?"

"Didn't you see that as soon as Your Majesty came, the enemy was defeated without a fight?"

King Xianyang was very excited: "We should take this God-given opportunity to go to Jiankang, fulfill the last wishes of Taizu Taizong and the Empress Dowager, unify Shenzhou, and establish the largest empire under the world, surpassing the ...... of Qin Shi Huang."

“……”

Tuoba Hong pondered, ignoring the controversy of the ministers. Before he set out on the expedition, Feng Miaolian had analyzed the situation and dissuaded him more than once.

At this time, when he came to the front line, he became extraordinarily calm and tried his best to get the name "Yang Jian" out of his mind. Now listening to everyone's heated debate on this issue, he suddenly asked: "Is there a general surnamed Yang in the army of the Southern Dynasties?" ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you.

"Nope."

"It's true that no, now the powerful generals of the Southern Dynasty are General Xiao, General Liu, and General Chen...... However, I have never heard of any general surnamed Yang......"

Xie Xian came from the Southern Dynasty, and he knew the famous families of the Southern Dynasty well, and he said slowly: "Your Majesty, there are indeed no generals surnamed Yang in the army of the Southern Dynasty. ”

Tuoba Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face that no one understood.

He turned his head and asked Gao Lu: "Gao Lu, why didn't you say a word?" ”

Gao Lu's complexion was a little ugly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is worried about some big moves by the Southern Dynasty army."

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"Since the arrival of His Majesty, Shouyang has lifted the siege, and our current base camp Beishan has been connected with Shouyang. In this fifteen-mile stretch of land, I thought that if the Southern Dynasties were to attack us, the best way would be to divide our army of hundreds of thousands into two parts. ”

King Xianyang interrupted him: "Why did General Gao say this?? We occupy two heights, north and south, how can the Southern Dynasty cut us off from the middle?? Even if he could make a detour to the middle by surprise, wouldn't the Southern Korean army be completely defeated if we swooped down and attacked from both sides? General Liu is so powerful, how can he make such a decision? ”

Other generals also said: "This is impossible, no one will be stupid enough to do this." ”

Gao Lu said no more.

Tuoba Hong ordered everyone to disband, and each prepared to prepare for battle.

In the evening of the same day, Tuoba Hong summoned Gao Lu, Xie Xian and others to accompany him out to inspect the camp.

Along the way, Junchen and the others chatted about some situations casually, and on the way back, Tuoba Hong suddenly said: "Gao Lu, do you have something to say today?" ”

Gao Lu said respectfully: "The old minister knows, and he can't hide anything from His Majesty. However, these words are hidden in the bottom of my heart, it is really uncomfortable, and the old minister must say it. ”

He casually pointed around: "Your Majesty, look around, why can't you see any big trees and stones in the area around this North Mountain for more than ten miles, isn't it strange?" ”

Tuoba Hong looked around, sure enough, this North Mountain is called a mountain, but it is bare everywhere, it is the middle of summer, the season of lush vegetation, how can this be?

He was shocked: "Could it be that the Southern Dynasty sent people to remove all the trees and stones?" ”

"Yes. Lao Chen personally inspected the surrounding environment in the past few days and found that the big trees everywhere had been cut down. My concern is that they are building dams in the lower reaches of the Huai River. ”

"Why are they building dams?"

"Your Majesty, this has a deep meaning. It's the height of summer, and it's the time when the flow of the Huai River is at its highest, and you think, once the dam is built, the water of the Huai River will not be able to drain down, and it will inevitably flow back and the water level will rise. At that time, the Shouyang we looted will become an isolated island, Beishan will become a riverbank, and the low-lying place in the middle will become a paddy field. At this time, didn't they split us in two and break each one?? ”

Tuoba was taken aback.

He lowered his head, but saw that the grass fields around him were full of water. Because it has been raining heavily for several days recently, the rain has cleared, and he still thinks it is because of the heavy rain, but if you look closely, what kind of rainstorm will not raise the water level so much.

Sure enough, that night, the water in the grass field completely flooded the grass.

Two days later, the garrison became Zhao's side, and five days later, the low-lying land of Beishan became a lake, and in less than half a month, the lake became a big river, almost the same color as the Huai River, the sea and the sky, and it was impossible to distinguish the land.

The high Shouyang City has completely turned into an isolated island, and the base camp Beishan has just become a riverbank.

The northern army, which was not familiar with water, immediately became a mess when it saw this formation, and was divided into two parts, and it could not take care of the beginning and the end. At this time, the army of the Southern Dynasty took advantage of the situation to send thousands of large and small boats, and even civilian fishing boats were dispatched. Together, these small boats rushed over and bravely launched a frantic attack on the northern army.

Where are these landlubbers opponents? For more than ten days, on the wide river, the army of the Northern Dynasties suffered countless casualties, and the corpses floated on the water, like dense aquatic plants......

The Xianbei generals who were invincible in the past were all dizzy, and everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.