To Liu Bei's surprise, Jiang Siming's army did not attack the city, but retreated to camp thirty miles away.
Not only did they not attack the city today, but on the second and third days... Jiang Siming's army did not make any movement.
Liu Bei was also afraid that Jiang Siming would use the same trick he used against Yuan Shu to dig tunnels, so he hurriedly sent people out of the city every day to scan all the ground that was easy to dig to prevent anyone from digging tunnels at any time.
But after searching inside and outside the city, no trace of tunnels was found.
Liu Bei was very puzzled. What was Jiang Siming's plan? Why had he been here for several days without any action?
Isn't he wasting military rations?
Liu Bei thought for a long time, but in the end he couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply stayed in Pengcheng.
In this way, as time passed day by day, the guards in the city gradually relaxed.
Thinking that Jiang Siming's army had nothing to do, they could only stare.
In Jiang Siming's Chinese army camp, Jiang Siming was leaning on the Taishi chair, writing and drawing on the desk.
If someone came over to read it, they would definitely think they were reading a heavenly book.
In fact, Jiang Siming didn't worry about attacking the city. He was drawing architectural plans. Jiang Siming drew all the buildings that might be needed in the future while he had nothing to do in the Three Kingdoms.
By the way, I also drew the palace that will be built to unify the world in the future, and it will be built one to one according to the Forbidden City, hehe.
The Forbidden City is a building from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it doesn't exist now, so Jiang Siming planned to build it and become emperor in it in the future.
Dian Wei waited loyally outside the account.
It was already a scorching summer in the Three Kingdoms. Dian Wei was shirtless and only wore a piece of light armor. Even though it was very hot, he still endured the task of escorting Jiang Siming well.
"Dian Wei, come in and have a sip of ice plum soup."
Jiang Siming also felt sorry for his beloved general and got a lot of stored ice cubes from the Qiankun Ring, and other generals also received a lot.
"Lord, it's okay, I can hold on." Dian Wei chuckled, with only his white teeth standing out under his dark skin.
Jiang Siming looked amused, so he simply raised his hand, and a breeze blew over Dian Wei, making him shiver all over.
"Hey, it's strange, where did the cool breeze come from? It's so damn comfortable." Dian Wei whispered to himself, standing up straighter now.
Not long after, Guo Jia came over, accompanied by Xun Yu and Xu Shu.
"My lord, Military Advisor Guo, Military Advisor Xun and Chief Xu are here."
Although Xu Shu was only the chief military officer for the time being, he also held the position of military advisor, so he would be promoted sooner or later.
It's just that Xu Shu hasn't made much contribution yet. If he is promoted at will, other counselors will be unhappy.
"Come in." Jiang Siming said without raising his head.
The three of them walked into the army. Guo Jia was the first to smile and bow his hands to Jiang Siming: "Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord."
"What is there to congratulate and congratulate about the truth? If you can't tell me, you won't be able to eat today." Jiang Siming said in a frightened manner.
Guo Jia was not afraid at all, he knew that his lord was joking with him.
After being in contact with each other for a long time, Guo Jiaxunyu and the others became more and more grateful that they could meet such a wise master.
Not only does he give them the greatest support and trust in their work and let them do whatever they want, he also cares about their personal life and body.
The masters and ministers often ate together and hunted together, just like brothers.
They can guarantee that this feeling will never be seen in other princes.
Working under Jiang Siming gave them a sense of family and a sense of belonging that never thought of looking elsewhere.
Even if Jiang Siming dismissed them from their posts and demoted them to common people, they would still be willing to stay in Jiang Siming's territory and live happily for the rest of their lives.
"My lord, Fengxiao said that my lord is happy. Of course he is. If you don't believe me, just ask Yuan Zhi and Wen Ruo." Guo Jia said with a smile.
Xu Shu and Xun Yu were speechless towards him, but at the same time they understood in their hearts that Guo Jia wanted to give them more opportunities.
"Yuan Zhi, tell me." Xun Yu pushed the ball to Xu Shu again.
Xu Shu had no choice but to stand up and say to Jiang Siming: "Lord, we have finally waited for the hot weather in the past few days. The sun is burning inside and outside Xuzhou City, people and horses are exhausted, and security is loose. It is the best time to implement our plan!"
"Is your medicine ready?" Jiang Siming asked.
Xun Yu nodded with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, I will use all the laxatives in Chang'an and Hanzhong to ensure that they are thrown into the river and flow into the city. It is the time when the people and livestock in the city are thirsty and need water most. If you put it in at this time, it will not be washed away by the rain.
The second reason is that when they drink the medicine most frequently, even if the people are infected, they will only suffer from diarrhea and weakness a few times. But for Liu Bei's army, it is the time when they are at their weakest. When they attack the city at that time, we can ensure that our army will not
It doesn't take much effort to capture the city."
It turns out that there has been no movement in the past few days because they are waiting for the rain to stop and the weather to reach its hottest point.
"Then go ahead and do it. If you can't take Pengcheng within ten days, the three of you won't be able to eat hot pot and drink wine again this year." Jiang Siming warned.
The three of them smiled sheepishly upon hearing this. Guo Jia loved drinking, and Xu Shu and Xun Yu loved hot pot. It would be impossible for them to have no wine or hot pot this year.
Although it was not a big punishment, the three military advisors did not want to disappoint their lord.
So I immediately went down to make arrangements.
Soon, all the laxatives collected were dumped into the underground rivers of Xuzhou. The amount of these medicines was enough to cause diarrhea to at least one-third of the people in the city.
Not long after the laxatives were poured out, Pengcheng experienced its hottest period again, and everyone had to drink nearly a bucket of water every day.
The frequency of fetching water is very high, especially for Pengcheng soldiers who wear armor every day.
The armor is thick and heavy, and you have to defend the city in the sun, and you sweat every day.
Liu Bei had no choice. He didn't know when Jiang Siming would suddenly attack the city, so he could only make the soldiers wear clothes every day. In order to cool them down, he could only feed them more water.
Soon, Liu Bei noticed something was wrong, and many people in the army began to have stomach upsets.
At first he just thought it was because everyone drank too much cold water, but soon, more and more people had stomach upsets, and the toilets were full every day.
Many soldiers were not in a hurry to wait in line, so they just found a place in the city to have a good time.
After the diarrhea, everyone was exhausted and weak. Just kidding, having diarrhea on such a hot day, wouldn’t it be fatal?
Liu Bei rushed around anxiously and asked the doctor to diagnose and treat him, but the doctor's diagnosis and treatment efforts could not keep up with the speed of the disease.
In addition, there was too much stool that could not be discharged out of the city, and the excretion system in ancient times was very poor. Countless stools rotted crazily under the scorching sun.
It also became a paradise for all kinds of maggots and flies, and gradually began to suffer from malaria.
This made matters worse, so Liu Bei could only quickly ask everyone to clean up the feces in the city and bury it underground.
Three days have passed, and the air in Pengcheng has a strange smell.
The people in the city were complaining endlessly, and the soldiers in Pengcheng had no fighting spirit. They were all limp and had no intention of fighting.
[Author's digression]: Third update~The update is a bit slow, but it's still here, sorry~(To be continued)