Chapter 494: The rainy season is coming and Nanzheng is flooded
Liu Ye's "Bao, Han can be used" refers to the Bao River and Han River, the two rivers flowing through Nanzheng.
Of course Cao Zhen understood what Liu Ye meant.
But after understanding the meaning of Liu Ye's words, a thoughtful look appeared on Cao Zhen's face.
After a while, Cao Zhen politely invited Liu Ye to enter the account with him, showing no sign of his reluctance to talk to Liu Ye just now.
Liu Ye was not surprised by this.
It may be due to the role of role models. Since Cao Cao, the children of the Cao family have all been cold-hearted people.
To put it simply, if a person is useful to them, then they will not hesitate to show their deepest respect.
But if a person is useless to them, or blocks their way forward, no matter how great a contribution this person has made in the past, the ending will mostly be miserable.
Miss Xun Lingjun?
Precisely because he knew the nature of the Cao family's children, Liu Ye had no choice but to put himself in a useful situation in order not to end up like Xun Lingjun.
At Cao Zhen's invitation, Liu Ye followed Cao Zhen into the tent.
After Liu Ye checked in, Cao Zhen acted like a courteous corporal and personally moved a futon for Liu Ye and asked him to sit down.
After Liu Ye sat down, Cao Zhen returned to his seat and asked Liu Ye:
"Since you have a clever idea, please elaborate on it."
Although Cao Zhen heard from Liu Ye's words his plan to attack Nanzheng by water, water and fire have always been ruthless, and without a specific plan, how easy would it be to attack Nanzheng by water?
The surging river sometimes doesn't matter whether you are the Han army or the Wei army.
After hearing Cao Zhen's patronage, Liu Ye said slowly, "General, do you still remember how Emperor Wu flooded Yecheng?"
Liu Ye's inquiry made Cao Zhen's mind drift back to the summer of the ninth year of Jian'an.
The summer that year was as hot as this year.
At that time, Yuan Shaoxin died, and the Yuan brothers were in civil strife. Seeing that there was an opportunity in Hebei, Emperor Wu sent all his troops from the Central Plains to the north, intending to capture Yecheng in one fell swoop.
But Hebei has many loyal ministers and many capable ministers.
Those who guarded Yecheng back then were the loyal ministers of the Yuan family who judged the match.
No matter how strong Cao's army was back then, Emperor Wu still couldn't take Yecheng due to the tactics of Shen Pei.
The situation at that time was very similar to now.
Under such circumstances, Emperor Wu could only come up with a strategy to break the banks of the Zhang River and flood Yecheng.
It's just not as well known as many people in the world knew. Emperor Wu's plan to flood Yecheng could only be said to be half successful.
It's not that Cao Cao refused to work hard to dig the river channel, but it was because the city wall of Ye City was too strong and the water from the Zhang River did not directly break through the city wall of Ye City.
The actual situation at that time was that the surging Zhangshui, under the guidance of our own army, surrounded the city of Ye, directly cutting off the hope of survival for the soldiers and civilians in the city.
With the help of this, Shen Rong opened the city and surrendered.
During the Battle of Yecheng, it was when Cao Zhen first led the army. He was at the scene and observed Cao Cao's overall layout, so he had a deep understanding of the situation that year.
But because of his deep understanding, Cao Zhen brought the situation of that year into the present, and he quickly discovered that something was wrong.
"When Yuan Shaoxin died, Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan competed with each other for power, which caused unrest in Hebei people. Coupled with the siege of Zhangshui, some people surrendered anyway.
But the situation in Nanzheng is very different from that in Yecheng.
Mi Yang had great military exploits and had great prestige in the Anti-Han Dynasty. In addition, he was the Mu of Liangzhou who was worshiped by the Anti-Han Dynasty, so he had the reputation.
As long as he is in Nanzheng, even if our army repeats its old tactics, no one in Nanzheng City will leave the city and surrender."
Cao Zhen is right to worry about this.
No matter how capable Shen Pei was at that time, his reputation was not good after all. In addition, he was guarding Yecheng as a minister.
But Mi Yang is different. Not only are the prestige between the two incomparable, but their identities are also completely different.
Liangzhou Mu was essentially the master of Liangzhou. With him around, how could the soldiers and people of Nanzheng surrender so easily?
Cao Zhen looked at Liu Ye with doubtful eyes, hoping that he would relieve him of this doubt.
After seeing Cao Zhen's confused gaze, Liu Ye's eyes showed a confident look.
"Back then, Emperor Wu was unable to break through the city of Ye with the Zhang River. The reason was that the walls of Ye city were too strong. How many cities in the world are there as strong as Ye city?
Only Luoyang and Chang'an can compare with it."
As soon as Liu Ye said these words, Cao Zhen's eyes lit up instantly.
At that time, the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family were so powerful that they dominated the world. In addition, Hebei was the most prosperous in the world, so it was possible to build Ye City as impregnable as possible.
But although Nanzheng is the seat of Liangzhou, how can its city defenses be compared with Yecheng in terms of the strength of its city defenses?
Seeing that his words resonated with Cao Zhen, Liu Ye continued:
“In addition, although the Zhang River flows through Yecheng, its flow rate and width of the river cannot be compared with that of the Han River.
Did the general forget the power of the Han River once it surged?
What's more, there is still praise water outside Nanzheng City that can be used."
Liu Ye's analysis once again made Cao Zhen nod.
The power of the raging Han River mentioned in Liu Ye's words refers to the incident when Guan Yu used the Han River to flood seven armies.
After that battle, who in the world doesn’t know that if the Han River surges, it will be no weaker than the Yangtze River?
After finishing this analysis, Liu Ye added another layer of insurance to his strategy.
"The current month is about to enter May, and when May begins, it will be the rainy season in Hanzhong.
When the rainy season comes, the amount of water in Han Dynasty will inevitably increase dramatically. By then our army will breach the dikes and flood the city, which will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort."
When Liu Ye finished saying this, Cao Zhen stood up excitedly.
Throughout the ages, although the strategy of attacking a city with water is dangerous, it has been adopted by famous generals.
For example, Bai Qi flooded the capital of Ying in the past, turning the entire area around Yingdu into a marsh. Yingdu, which is famous for its strong city walls, was easily captured by the Qin army.
Apart from this case, there were many examples of water-attacked cities even in the contemporary world.
It can be said that as long as it is feasible to attack the city with water, this tactic will have a devastating blow to almost any fortified city.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As for the feasibility of attacking Nanzheng with water, didn't Liu Ye explain it very clearly?
Cao Zhen paced back and forth around his seat happily. If he could really use this strategy to capture Nanzheng and kill Mi Yang, it would be a small revenge for him, but it would be of huge benefit to the entire Wei Dynasty.
After a while, Cao Zhen forced himself to calm down. He came directly to Liu Ye and bowed to him:
"Zi Yang Gao Jian.
We look forward to Ziyang’s advice on what our army should do next.”
As the coach of the Wei army, after Cao Zhen evaluated the feasibility of Liu Ye's strategy, the next step was to ask Liu Ye about the specific steps.
In order to successfully achieve the goal in his heart, Cao Zhen's attitude at this moment was extremely low.
Seeing Cao Zhen salute to him, Liu Ye couldn't help but be shocked.
He quickly stood up to avoid Cao Zhen and saluted, then helped Cao Zhen up and said: "Ye is a minister of the Wei Dynasty. He should devote his whole life to the Wei Dynasty, so why should he give me advice?"
After saying this, Liu Ye continued to speak to Cao Zhen:
"Although this plan is clever, it takes a long time. Next, I will ask the general to do two things."
"Zi Yang, please speak."
"The first thing is: the general should launch an attack on Nanzheng as usual in the next few days.
This can temporarily paralyze the enemy, and secondly, it can also prepare in advance for what our army will do next.
The second thing is: now that the mountains no longer pose a threat to Nanzheng, the general might as well send a large number of civilians to dig dams along the Han River and Baoshui River to prepare for the subsequent flooding of Nanzheng.
Then another group of sergeants were sent to dig a trench several feet wide and several feet deep outside Nanzheng, and a wide river channel was reserved on all sides of the trench for the purpose of diverting the Han from the river in the future."
After hearing the two things Liu Ye said, Cao Zhen immediately agreed.
As for what Liu Ye said took a long time, Cao Zhen didn't care much.
In today's world, siege battles often take a long time. As long as he can successfully capture Nanzheng, he will have plenty of time.
After agreeing to Liu Ye's promise, Cao Zhen, who was in a good mood, started to fall into his old habits again.
"When our army takes over Nanzheng, Gu Bi will personally come forward to ask for merit for Ziyang. By then, it will be no more a matter of being granted the title of marquis and minister."
But after hearing Cao Zhen's words, Liu Ye was not as happy as others.
He asked Cao Zhen: "Ye's plan today is out of a public spirit, and he does not ask for high-ranking officials and generous salaries in the future. If the general is considerate of his subordinates, I hope he will not reveal it to the world. This plan was proposed by me."
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Liu Ye's polite refusal made Cao Zhen narrow his eyes.
How could Cao Zhen, who has experienced the world, not know why Liu Ye declined. The reason was definitely not as he said, "not seeking high-ranking officials and generous salaries."
If this is really the case, why did Liu Ye defect to the late emperor?
The reason why Liu Ye declined politely was that he felt that the water attack strategy was too vicious and he did not want to bear the stigma.
But even if he guessed Liu Ye's thoughts, Cao Zhen didn't care too much.
Cao Zhen's personality is quite similar to Cao Cao's. He would reuse celebrities, but he could not trust celebrities. This was because they both knew that most of the celebrities in the world were different people.
It’s just that I’m not surprised.
Moreover, for Cao Zhen, as long as he could successfully capture Nanzheng, he would not worry about his reputation being tarnished.
You dare to give the order to massacre the city, are you still afraid of this?
Cao Zhen, who knew it well, agreed to Liu Ye's request. Cao Zhen agreed, which made Liu Ye secretly relieved.
After the worries in his heart disappeared, Liu Ye turned to look forward to the arrival of the rainy season.
At this time, Liu Ye couldn't help but ask in his mind like before:
"How should you resist this trick?"
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With a "pop" sound, Mi Yang banged the chopsticks in his hand on the food table, and then he couldn't help laughing.
"Even if you tie the tower to the sky, I will go through the city to get you."
What kind of speech by King Gao is this?
But if you put yourself in his shoes, facing the Han army's methods today, even if the time and space are different, it is understandable that Cao Zhen would express similar indignation to Gao Huan.
Just understanding is understanding, but it does not prevent Mi Yang from laughing.
Although we cannot directly go out of the city to count the damage of the Wei army today, we must think that the damage done by the Wei army today is not small.
Moreover, after today's battle, it is expected that the Wei army will not launch an attack soon, which will undoubtedly buy him some time.
How could this make Mi Yang not feel happy?
Also laughing like Mi Yang were Fa Miao, Lu Yi and Wei Yan who were dining with him.
Fa Miao and others laughed at Cao Zhen's indignation and Mi Yang's wit.
Before today, who would have thought that Mi Yang would come up with a way to increase the height of the building and defeat the Wei army's offensive?
Because they were in a good mood, several people in the hall ate very quickly.
After finishing the meal, Mi Yang ordered people to remove the tableware and then spread a map on the ground. He and several of his confidants sat around the map and began to discuss the next plan.
It is necessary to laugh at the enemy, it is also a way to improve the morale of one's own troops.
But being wary of danger in times of peace, Mi Yang would not take the Wei army lightly outside the city just because of a small victory.
On the detailed map, Wei Yan, who had a straightforward personality, first asked Mi Yang: "General, according to the time, if everything goes well, the messengers in the city should have arrived at Jiange.
I just don’t know what your Majesty and the Prime Minister will do with the general’s plan.”
Since everyone present was Mi Yang's trusted confidant, they all knew why Mi Yang had sent the messenger before.
Although this matter has not been exposed publicly, it has always been in the hearts of everyone.
After all, it is definitely not feasible to defend Nanzheng. The only way to break the situation is to introduce new forces from outside.
But Wei Yan didn't notice that after he asked this question, the smiles of the people around him disappeared in an instant.
Even Mi Yang's face turned slightly gloomy.
The fact that Mi Yang and others behaved this way was because they were not sure about this matter.
Apart from other things, whether the messengers sent out can successfully reach Jiange is still one thing.
And even if Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang learned of his plan, how could it be so easy for the army to surprise Dingjun Mountain?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If this thing can be completed, it can change the current situation of the war in one fell swoop. However, there are too many difficulties and obstacles in the process of completion.
Just when everyone was silent and Wei Yan was confused, two figures suddenly appeared outside the hall.
Of these two figures, one is a beautiful woman and the other is a child carved in pink and jade.
When Mi Yang was discussing the military plane, the person who dared to appear outside the hall without permission must be a close relative of Mi Yang.
The beautiful woman is Mi Yang's wife Guan Yan, and the child carved in pink and jade is none other than Mi Yang's eldest son Mi Cheng.
After seeing his wife and son appear, a smile subconsciously appeared on Mi Yang's face.
What made Mi Yang even more happy was that little Mi Cheng, who had just learned to walk, was staggering towards him with a small bowl in his pink hands.
After Guan Yan entered the hall, she pointed at Xiao Mi Cheng with a smile and explained: "I made some soup to relieve the heat today. When he saw it, he insisted on bringing some to my husband to try."
Guan Yan's explanation made everyone in the hall know the reason for their arrival.
Xiao Mi Cheng's filial piety also made everyone in the hall, except Wei Yan, smile.
It was as if the arrival of Xiao Mi Cheng had swept away all the worries in their hearts.
This is normal, Mi Yang is their master, and as Mi Yang's eldest son, Xiao Mi Cheng will definitely inherit all of Mi Yang's honors in the future.
Their generation followed Mi Yang to conquer the world, and their next generation will most likely continue to cling to Xiao Mi Cheng.
Even if Xiao Micheng will not be their master in the future, the origins or interests between their descendants have long been indivisible.
In this mentality, the more promising Xiao Micheng is, the happier they will be.
Whether one is successful in this world depends on the word filial piety, right?
Fa Miao and others saw Xiao Mi Cheng running towards Mi Yang, and they quickly moved away to let Xiao Mi Cheng in.
Xiao Mi Cheng's filial piety also made Mi Yang, a father, very happy.
But maybe it was because he had just learned to walk, and Xiao Mi Cheng's steps were not steady. Coupled with his impatience, Xiao Mi Cheng accidentally fell when he was about to walk in front of Mi Yang.
With this fall, the soup in the small bowl in his hand fell directly onto the map.
Soon, the place on the map that symbolized "Nan Zheng" was completely soaked by the hot soup.
This sudden scene was something no one expected.
What everyone didn't expect was that after seeing "Nan Zheng" in front of him soaked in water, Mi Yang's brows straightened up.