The old fisherman took the cake and smiled happily: "I have never eaten such good food in my life."
Long Chen smiled, feeling a little sad.
The things that the rich and powerful have on a daily basis cannot be obtained by the poor in their lifetime.
After eating a few pieces of cake, the old fisherman carefully wrapped up the rest and put them away, then lit a pipe of tobacco.
Smoking slowly, the old fisherman asked: "Where are you from, sir?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "From Jinling."
The old fisherman said: "There is a mountain to the south here, and there is a waterfall there. It will rain in a while, and that waterfall is beautiful."
"This place could start a war at any time. It's not a good place."
Long Chen asked with great interest: "Waterfall? Why haven't I heard of it?"
The old fisherman said: "The place is remote, the road is difficult to walk, and there are few people going there. It wouldn't be surprising if you don't know."
"It's not safe here and it's not good to stay here."
Long Chen nodded slightly and handed the dried meat in his hand to the old fisherman.
The old fisherman waved his hand and said: "My teeth are not good, I can eat fish, but I can't eat dried meat."
I picked up some firewood and piled it on the fire, and the fire became a little brighter.
"Old man, there's a war going on here, why are you still here?"
Han Ziping patted his arm. There were many mosquitoes near the water, and the bites were uncomfortable.
The old fisherman said: "I was born here and grew old here. Where can I go if I leave here?"
"You have fields and houses, but I only have this boat."
Han Ziping took a look at the repaired broken boat and felt that the old fisherman was a little pitiful.
Long Chen looked in the direction of Linhu City and said, "This battle will never be finished in a few strokes. It may take several years."
The old fisherman took a puff of dry cigarette and said with a smile: "That's the stupid guy from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
Han Ziping heard the old fisherman say that Long Chen was stupid, and immediately retorted: "Old man, the general of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was King Wu. He was good at conquering and fighting, destroyed Xixia, pacified the barbarians, and was unstoppable by anyone in the world. How can you say he is stupid?"
The old fisherman exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a smile: "If he is smart, why can't he win Linhu City?"
Han Ziping was dissatisfied and said: "Old man, do you think that attacking the city is fishing, and you can just cast a net?"
The old fisherman said with a smile: "Who said you can catch fish by casting a net? It's useless to cast a net if you don't know where the fish are."
Han Ziping didn't want to meet the old fisherman and stopped talking to him.
Long Chen asked, "Old man, if you were asked to lead troops to attack Linhu City, what would you do?"
Han Ziping couldn't help but said: "Master, don't ask, he is just a fisherman, let him lead the troops, all the soldiers have gone fishing for him." ⑧①ZW.????m
The old fisherman was amused and said with a smile: "The young man said it well. Hundreds of thousands of people help me fish, and one catch is enough for me to live in my old age."
Han Ziping looked at the old fisherman speechlessly, this old boy was quite funny.
"Don't mind me, old man, Xiao Han likes to joke."
"Tell me, what would you do if you led troops?"
Long Chen asked sincerely.
The old fisherman smiled and said: "Young Master is a young master, and he knows how to be polite."
Han Ziping pouted, stood up and picked up a pile of firewood.
"The biggest problem in Linhu City is that it is right next to Linhu City."
The old fisherman began to speak, and Han Ziping immediately retorted, saying: "The biggest advantage of Linhu is that it is close to the lake. You cannot attack from the southwest and can only attack from the northeast. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
The old fisherman smiled and said: "What you said is correct, but it is wrong."
Han Ziping was a little depressed. He was a crossbow general with tens of thousands of troops under his command, but he was looked down upon by an old fisherman tonight.
"Tell me, why is the biggest problem right next to the lake?"
Han Ziping was not convinced. The old fisherman took his time, smoking a cigarette, pointing at Linhu Lake in the dark night, and said: "When the rainy season comes, the water level in Linhu Lake rises, and the entire city will be submerged."
"If I were to lead the troops, I would flood the city and turn everyone inside into fish and turtles."
Han Ziping didn't know much about Linhu City during the rainy season.
Long Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "Old man, Linhu City has been standing here for hundreds of years. It has experienced countless heavy rains, and I have never heard of any time when the city was flooded."
"For a city built by a lake, the first consideration is flooding. Your old flooding strategy is not feasible."
Long Chen has been to Linhu and seen the city during the rainy season. The water surface is just right and the city will not be flooded.
Therefore, the old fisherman’s suggestion is not feasible.
Han Ziping said disdainfully: "Did you hear that, if my young master says it's not feasible, then it's not feasible."
Long Chen was originally the general of Nanliang. If Long Chen said it wasn't feasible, then it definitely wasn't feasible.
Han Ziping was very sure.
But the old fisherman shook his head and said with a smile: "Young man, I have been fishing here for decades and I know it better than you."
"There are three large rivers to the west and north of the lake, and the lake water flows out from a large river to the south."
"Once, the big river in the south was blocked by several big trees. It rained heavily. The water in the lake surged several meters overnight, and the city was flooded."
"If the river in the south is blocked, Linhu City will be flooded when heavy rain comes."
Han Ziping looked at Long Chen, who suddenly understood and said: "It makes sense. Everyone thinks that Linhu City is the least likely to be flooded. In fact, the easiest thing is to be flooded."
As the saying goes, one cannot see the mountain with a blind eye, and inertial thinking has restrained oneself. Unexpectedly, the best way to attack Linhu City is to flood it.
"Old man, if you were to join the army, you would at least be a general!"
Long Chen sincerely admired that he hadn't come up with a good solution for so long, but the old fisherman's words woke up the dreamer.
The old fisherman chuckled and said: "Don't put a high hat on the old man, I am already old, why should I be a general?"
"It's getting late. My boat is small and I can't let you sleep on it. What should you do?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "This fire is enough, old man, you can go and have a rest."
The old fisherman knocked the ashes from his cigarette, got up and went back to the boat to rest.
Long Chen didn't really need to sleep, so instead of sleeping, Han Ziping slept on the ground.
Long Chen found some mosquito repellent grass and burned it to drive away the mosquitoes around him.
The old fisherman gave a good idea: flood the city.
As long as the water in the lake surges, Linhu City will become a vast land, and all the half a million troops inside will become nothing more than fish and turtles.
In this way, the city can be captured with a small number of casualties.
Moreover, after soaking for a long time, the soldiers lost their fighting spirit and after surrendering, they were all sent to the rear to farm.
Long Chen didn't want to kill more people. In the future, we would need warriors to deal with the ghost clan.
Han Ziping quickly fell asleep, and Long Chen was fiddling with the fire, slowly waiting for dawn.
...
A house in the north of Xianhe City.
Ji Zhang carried a man back to the room, placed him on a chair, and tied his hands and feet.
After a while, the man woke up quietly.
"Who are you! How dare you attack me!"
The man was very angry and tried to break away, but it was useless.
Ji Zhang wore a mask and sneered: "The Holy Son asked me to ask what technique Long Chen gave me."
Hearing that Long Chen had given the Long family extra mental skills, Ji Zhang immediately intercepted the people coming out of Xianhe City.
He already has the secret of longevity, and he also wants the Long family's mental method.
When a man heard the word "Holy Son", he knew something was wrong.
"You only want the Long family's skills?"
the man asked tentatively.
Ji Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, tell me and I'll let you go!"
