A water attack is nothing more than building a dam to block the water and then releasing the water to flood the city. It is recorded in the military books, but cutting off the water is different. Xue Rengui was a little confused.
Qin Huaidao did not explain, but carefully recalled the situation of the Qiemo River he had seen along the way. He gradually made a decision and led his army to evacuate overnight and return along the river.
Along the way, everyone was full of curiosity, but Qin Huaidao didn't say anything, so it was difficult for everyone to ask questions.
The army had been walking for more than an hour. The terrain in front of them was bulging, like an earth dragon lying in its nest, lying across the front. The soil on the mountain had turned to sand, and weeds were barren. It was clear at a glance. It was about 30 meters high and about a thousand meters long. It was broken in the middle and ended at the end.
The river flows through, and the river bed is more than 20 meters wide, but the current is not large, and there are exposed goose-warm rocks everywhere.
Everyone looked at this scene curiously and immediately looked at Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao no longer concealed anything, pointed forward and said: "Everyone, the terrain here is unique. As long as we build a dam to block the water, there will be no water available downstream. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of people in the city, and they use a lot of water every day. Once the water is cut off, they will not be able to hold on.
, will send troops over."
When everyone heard that it made sense, their eyes lit up and they laughed.
"Time is pressing, please follow my orders."
Qin Huaidao continued: "Brother Xue?"
"Here!" Xue Rengui hurriedly stepped forward.
"Pull all the war horses up the mountain. The place is big enough to put them down. With the river as the boundary, take your people to guard the hillside on the left. Dig horse traps at the bottom of the mountain. The density should be high. Dig trenches behind the horse traps. I still remember the battle of Tubo.
Right?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"I understand, don't worry." Xue Rengui agreed.
Qin Huaidao was of course relieved of Xue Rengui, not to mention that Tubo had used similar tactics in the First World War. He looked at Li Derjian and Li Yixie: "Take your people to build a dam to block the water. The higher the dam, the better. It must be strong and thick to ensure that the water is cut off.
Can it be done at night?"
"It's not a big problem." Li Derjian looked at Qiemo River and said.
Li Yixie also looked at the river and said: "There are stones everywhere and the soil is loose. It can be mined and used. Thousands of people can do it. Don't worry."
"Then I'll leave it to you two."
As he spoke, Qin Huaidao looked at Cheng Chumo, Fang Yiai and others, and continued: "You guys will guard the hillside on the right and lead your people to dig horse pits and trenches to prepare for the next battle."
"Obey the order!" Everyone solemnly clasped their fists and accepted the order.
"There is one more thing I need to discuss with you." Qin Huaidao said and looked at Xue Rengui.
"Young Master, just do as you ask." Xue Rengui said quickly.
"The Chashan Guard was classified into a special battle group and was commanded by Luo Ying. Luo Wu was organized into the Guards Battalion. The Guards Battalion was upgraded to the Guards Regiment, with Luo Wu serving as the regiment commander."
"It's all up to the young master." Xue Rengui agreed. The thousand people from Chashan were elites with special status. One group was led by Luo Wu, but the person in charge was Luo Ying. Xue Rengui knew the importance and did not dare to stay.
"Luo Ying, I have entrusted you with the people, but you need to select fifty people from them to join the Guards Battalion. There are only fifty in the Guards Battalion. There are a few less, so we can make up a hundred."
"Follow the order." Luo Ying agreed. Although he knew that the thousand people would be taken back, he was still very happy after getting it. After all, he trained it with his own hands and had feelings.
Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Wu. The little guy who chased his butt every day and had snot in his nose had grown up. He felt emotional and said with a smile: "Luo Wu, I leave my uncle's safety to you."
"Don't worry, I'm here to make sure nothing goes wrong." Luo Wu agreed.
"Time is running out, let's act."
With an order, the army took action.
Qin Huaidao was very reassured by Xue Rengui and stayed to personally guide Cheng Chumo and others, explaining clearly where to dig horse pits, where to dig trenches, how to dig trenches, how much spacing, how to use and how to deploy them, and finally demarcated the area.
No one is responsible for one area, making it easier to direct.
The special forces dispersed and roamed around, hunting down the spying scouts.
There is no shortage of stones and soil. It is not complicated to build a dam to block water. The trouble is to plug the leaks and ensure that the water does not penetrate. Qin Huaidao arranged for everyone to dig the horse pit and come over to check. They found that there were too many leaks. The soil was piled up and washed away quickly.
It didn't work much, so I immediately arranged for the Guards Battalion to go out to look for weeds, then slaughter the injured horses and skin them to plug the leaks.
Thirty to forty thousand people worked in full swing. They had no handy tools and relied solely on swords to chop and dig. The speed was slow, but the soil was severely sandy, so it was not difficult to dig.
At daybreak, the trap was quite large and the water was blocked, leaving only a few leaks that could be ignored.
The army had enough to eat and drink, and continued to dig and repair. It was all about life-saving things, and no one was lazy.
At nearly noon, a member of the special operations group flew over on horseback: "Report - Young Master, a cavalry force of about a thousand people came out of Qiemo City and came up the river, as if to check."
"How dare a thousand people come out to die? I'll kill them." Fang Yiai's eyes lit up.
"Just leave this little thing to me." Cheng Chu was unwilling to be outdone.
Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Zhang: "Take your people and practice assault tactics. There are only a thousand people. It is best to use them to practice. Get all the horses, which will be good for food."
"Obey the order!" Luo Zhang accepted the order with his fists clasped, and left with his team.
Everyone watched Luo Zhang go away with envy. Cheng Chumo felt unwilling to do so: "Brother Qin, you can't be partial. You have to think of me for good things in the future."
"That's right, there's me too." Fang Yiai also expressed dissatisfaction.
Qin Huaidao didn't want to cause conflicts over this trivial matter, so he explained: "Luo Zhang is leading light cavalry, and the weapon he uses is a scimitar. His fighting style is different from yours, and he needs actual combat training. If there is a big war in the future, I promise to give you the hard skills."
Two of you, if one of you can't chew it off, don't blame me for not being brotherly."
"If you can't get a job in military law, there will be no child's play in the army." Cheng Chumo said quickly.
"If you can't finish it, chop my head off." Fang Yiai also expressed her stance confidently.
"I don't dare to chop your head off. Uncle Fang will not finish with me. Hurry and watch your troops and complete the trenches as soon as possible. The enemy may come back in the afternoon."
"Really?" the two asked in surprise. Seeing Qin Huaidao nodding, they immediately became excited and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao looked at the dry downstream and smiled. It was far enough away from Qiemo City. Once the flow stopped, let alone the water, even the underground river would dry up and would not be able to penetrate. It was too far.
There is no water in the river and the wells are dry. How can tens of thousands of people survive?
If you are short of food, you can survive if you endure it for a while, but how can you survive if you are short of water?
At this time, Li Derjian came over and said with a smile: "Xiandi's move is simply ingenious. He uses nature to force the enemy to show up, and then sets up a net to wait. Half the battle is already won."
"Our biggest problem in this battle is military morale. After all, most of them are Turks and they have not long since surrendered. Please arrange for more people to explain the military merit system to everyone, make sure everyone knows it, and let them know that they are fighting for themselves.
Once the morale of the army is stable, this battle will be won."
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it."
The two brothers laughed in unison.
With the help of a wise general like Li Derjian, Qin Huaidao felt relieved and saved a lot of trouble. The two chatted for a while, and Li Derjian hurriedly left to make arrangements.
Qin Huaidao came to the hillside on the right, walked to a commanding height and said to Luo Wu who was following him: "Put the big tent here, and arrange for people to follow the division commanders and regimental commanders of each army in a while. They will be responsible for conveying flags and orders for the convenience of command."
"Understood!" Luo Wu agreed.
Without communication, semaphores are crucial in large army operations. The Chashan Guard has specially trained semaphores and has a unique and perfect set of semaphore movements that outsiders cannot understand.
Through semaphores, Qin Huaidao could directly command to the regiment level, which was very scary in this era.
After the tent was set up, Luo Zhang came over victoriously with the spoils of war. Five thousand men killed one thousand, and he also had well-equipped scimitars. He could finish them off with one or two charges.
Qin Huaidao met Luo Zhang in the big tent and asked for details. He laughed when he learned that someone had escaped back.
The big net has been woven, how can we hold a banquet if no one comes?
"Luo Zhang, do you dare to take a trip to Qiemo City?"
"What are you afraid of?" Luo Zhanghun didn't care.
"Take your people there, take the enemy's corpse, throw it at the city gate, demonstrate, anger the enemy, and shout to Qiemo City to hand over all the captive Tang people and compensate 50,000 cattle and sheep each, otherwise don't even think about it.
Use water and fight if you don't accept it." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Luo Zhang understood the meaning as soon as he heard it, and said with a smile: "It would be perfect if we could rescue my aunt by the way. Even if we can't, we can divide the enemy and make the enemy think that we are just here to save people and demand compensation, and the enemy will have the opinion of calming down the trouble. After all,
Many of them were killed by Commander Xue. There is no point in fighting them. In addition, in order to consolidate their status and interests and suppress the peace-seeking faction, the Mo Royal Family had to go out of the city to fight. My uncle is wise."
"Okay, stop flattering, it's getting late, go quickly, be careful, don't be too lazy to fight."
"Follow the order!"
Qin Huaidao watched Luo Zhang leave with a smile on his face. This guy has grown up so fast and is so handsome.