In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Hongrun, who had been waiting for news all night, finally received the news from the Green Crows.
Just as Zhao Hongrun guessed, Xiang Mo ordered his soldiers to cut down trees as if to build a dam, but in fact, a lot of wood was transported to a secret place to build warships.
After hearing the reports from the Green Crows, Zhao Hongrun took a long breath and praised sincerely: "This Xiang Mo... is really terrifying."
In the house at this moment, Zongwei Weijiao, Lu Mu, Zhou Pu, Mu Qing, and Chu Heng were all there. Seeing Zhao Hongrun sincerely praise Xiang Mo, the general of Chu State, Lu Mu asked in confusion: "Your Highness,
Does Xiang Mo have any hidden meaning in building the ship at this time?"
Zhao Hongrun took a deep breath and said slowly: "We all guessed wrong. We thought Xiang Mo built the dam to catch fish in the Hui River..."
"Isn't it?" Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao asked doubtfully: "The Green Crows saw with their own eyes that Xiang Mo's army was fishing in the Hui River..."
"That's a trick used by Xiang Mo to deceive others." Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said seriously: "Think about it carefully, Xiang Mo has an army of 500,000 people. How can he feed such a huge army just by fishing from the Hui River?
?If he really does this, I believe that within this month, most of his 500,000-strong army will starve to death."
Speaking of this, Zhao Hongrun's eyes showed a hint of understanding, and he murmured: "I wonder how the Fenxing Army can do so easily, because it stands to reason that in order to conquer Zhi County, Xiang Mo will definitely launch a fierce offensive against the Fenxing Army.
. But that was not the case for Xiang Mo. He spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, which made me scolded and annoyed by General Xu Yin... It turns out that Xiang Mo had the intention to end this war in one breath from the beginning."
"What do you mean, Your Highness, by planning to build up enough water to dig a dam and release water to flood the lower reaches?" Zhou Pu, who is considered the most intelligent among all the sect guards, asked with a startled look on his face.
"Not bad!" Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then couldn't help but sigh.
Because at this moment, both King Lu Xi of Qi and Tian Dan of the Qi army on the west route were facing off against the Chu army that was several times their strength on the south bank of the Huihe River. If Xiang Mo dug up the Huihe River and released water to flood the lower reaches,
One can imagine what a miserable situation the armies of Qi King Lu Xi and Tian Dan would be in.
"Your Highness is so sure?" Zhou Pu raised doubts after thinking about it carefully: "Perhaps the situation is just as we had guessed before, Xiang Mo was just trying to create opportunities for the Chu army to attack our Zhi County through other routes.
"
"Impossible." Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said confidently: "What you said about creating an advantage refers to the danger of the Huihe River. Because Lord Xiong Wu of Guling attacked our Zhi County, we had such a misunderstanding.
...But don’t forget, the tactics adopted by our army this time are different from those in the past, so it was possible for Guling Lord Xiong Wu to attack the Weihe River.”
"..." Zhou Pu's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
Indeed, as Zhao Hongrun said, if the Wei army still adopted orthodox tactics this time and stayed together, it would have been impossible for Guling Lord Xiong Wu to attack the Wei River so quickly.
Therefore, the original battle situation here should also be like the situation between the Qi kings Lu Xi and Tian Dan in the east, showing a confrontation between the Wei army and the Chu army.
In this case, what advantages did Xiang Mo's dam building to lower the water level of the Hui River provide to the Chu army on other roads, and what opportunities did it create?
"What's more important is that it has been late autumn recently and there has been a lot of rainfall. If Xiang Mo really built a dam to store water to create opportunities for the Chu army on other roads, wouldn't he be worried that if too much water was stored, the embankment would burst?
Instead, did it drown the Chu army on other roads?" Shaking his head, Zhao Hongrun said decisively: "Xiang Mo is a famous general of Chu State, so there is no way such negligence would occur, unless...unless he originally planned to cause the Hui River to burst its embankment!
"
Zhou Pu's expression changed continuously. After thinking for a while, he was convinced and sincerely praised: "Your Highness... you are wise!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Qing said with a smile: "His Highness is naturally wise. Xiang Mo is definitely no match for His Highness."
All the sect guards smiled knowingly, and even Chu Heng, who was confused just now, grinned.
After laughing for a while, Zhou Pu gradually put away the smile on his face and asked seriously: "Your Highness, since that plan is to attack with water, then we must destroy the dam in time."
"Difficult." Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Xiang Mo is ambitious and hopes to end the war in one battle. He will naturally take strict precautions against the dam. We have few troops. If we attack by force, not only will we not be able to win, but
On the contrary, Qi County will be lost because of this... Furthermore, what if a dam in Xiangmo is destroyed? Xiangmo can still build another one. It rains frequently this season, so Xiangmo has plenty of opportunities to store water again."
Zhou Pu was stunned and asked doubtfully: "What does your highness mean?"
Zhao Hongrun saw a flash of light in his eyes, and said with a sinister smile: "Put Guling Lord Xiong Wu's army... on the north bank."
Hearing this, all the sect guards in the room were stunned for a moment, and when they suddenly realized it, they all laughed sinisterly in unison.
After that, Zhao Hongrun summoned several Qingya soldiers and asked them to convey this message to Xu Yin of Fenxing Army, as well as Qi King Lu Xi, Tian Dan and others downstream.
A few days later, Zhao Hongrun counted the days and felt that it was almost done, so he asked several Qingya people to go to Fangzhong area and came to the place where Xiang Mo secretly built the warship, deliberately exposing his whereabouts.
Just as Zhao Hongrun guessed, the news that one's own secrets had been spied on immediately reached the ears of Chu State General Xiang Mo.
"What? You said there were spies in the place where our army was building warships?"
Looking at the general who came to report, Xiang Mo's expression changed slightly.
After hearing this, the general quickly said: "Yes, General, I heard from the soldiers who witnessed it, those spies were wearing gray leather armor, and they were all agile. They were no match for ordinary soldiers. They were not like ordinary soldiers.
Rather, they look like assassins or rangers..."
"What's the origin of the other party?" Xiang Mo asked with a frown.
"I don't know, that group of people evacuated decisively when their deeds were exposed." The general replied truthfully.
After hearing this, Xiang Mo paced back and forth in the room.
"An extraordinary soldier... As skilled as an assassin..."
With a slight movement in his heart, Xiang Mo stepped to the east window and looked deeply at the eastern sky.
"Could it be... Wei Gongzi Ji Run?"
Xiang Mo's brows deepened. After all, as far as he knew, it was normal for a person of Zhao Hongrun's status to have assassins, dead men, and retainers under his command. He was not as sneaky as others.
The question is, what is the purpose of this group of people?
"Wei Gongzi Ji Run...did he guess my intention? No way?"
Xiang Mo is doubtful.
After pondering for a moment, he summoned Yu Ji, the heroic general who was now serving as his general, and told him: "Yu Ji, you immediately lead a team of 100 people to the mountain pass and strategic road where Wei Jun's Fenxing Army is stationed, and keep an eye on it.
Every move they make."
"As you command!"
Even though it was raining heavily at this moment, Yu Ji still rushed into the rain curtain without hesitation.
Half a day later, Yu Ji sent someone to convey the news: Fenxing Army had not made any unusual movements.
Xiang Mo thought for a while and issued another general order to Yu Ji: Explore again!
About evening, Yu Ji once again sent news: Fenxing Army, those Wei troops who originally guarded the mountain passes and passages, had moved to the mountains for some reason.
Upon hearing this news, Xiang Mo's heart skipped a beat.
Because he had already guessed that the spies or assassins spying on his military situation were none other than the commander-in-chief of the Wei Army on the West Route, Wei Gongzi Ji Run, who was currently stationed in Zhi County.
Moreover, the young master of the Wei State had already guessed Xiang Mo's plan.
"How is that possible?!"
Xiang Mo's face showed a look of horror.
As Zhao Hongrun guessed, Xiang Mo indeed had the idea of releasing water to flood the lower reaches of the Huihe River.
After all, he has half a million troops under his command, but Fang Zhong's food reserves are simply not enough to feed such a huge force. Even if Xiang Mo has ordered that the daily rations be halved, it can only last for another twenty days.
Therefore, if he does not want to see his soldiers starving to death, or a mutiny breaking out as a result, Xiang Mo's only solution is to end the war quickly - by him!
What he didn't expect was that before he had enough water, Prince Wei Ji Run, who was far away in Zhi County, somehow guessed his intentions and sent people to spy.
"What exactly is wrong with this...?"
Xiang Mo really couldn't figure it out, because he thought he was very secretive, and even sent people to fish in the river in order to conceal the true function of the dam.
But how come it was exposed?
I have to say that Xiang Mo was really unfairly accused.
Because the problem did not lie with him, but with the Wei army: because the Wei army adopted guerrilla tactics this time, Guling Lord Xiong Wu easily led his army to the south bank of the Huihe River, leaving Zhao Hongrun to rely on the power of the Huihe River.
Narrowly resisted Xiong Wu's army.
But at this time, Xiang Mo cut off the flow of the Huihe River. Zhao Hongrun was worried, worrying that Xiong Wu would take the opportunity to cross the Huihe River. How could he not pay attention to the water flow of the Huihe River?
This attention leads to problems.
If we change the situation of the battle, for example, the Wei army also adopted orthodox tactics, so that at this moment, the Wei army is still confronting the Chu army on the land south of the Huihe River.
In this case, Zhao Hongrun did not need the danger of the Huihe River, so he might have relaxed his vigilance, thinking that Xiang Mo built the dam just to catch fish to make up for the food gap in the army.
In other words, it can only be said that Xiang Mo has bad luck.
"Young Master Wei Ji Run... Young Master Wei Ji Run... This son may be even more difficult to deal with than Na Tian Tan!"
Muttering the name secretly, Xiang Mo paced back and forth in the room. He felt more and more that there was something unusual about the young master of Wei State.
But what to do now?
Xiang Mo frowned deeply when he thought of this problem, because he had not yet made full preparations for the plan to flood the lower reaches of the Huihe River. Furthermore, the current water potential of the Huihe River was not enough to overwhelm all the enemy troops downstream.
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However, the embarrassing thing is that Xiang Mo has no time.
Because in his opinion, Ji Run, the prince of Wei State in Qi County, had already guessed his strategy, and the Fenxing Army was preparing to move the general camp to the mountain. This was obviously to guard against his water attack tactics.
If we delay any longer and wait for Wei Gongzi Ji Run to pass the news to King Lu Xi of Qi and Tian Dan of the Qi army in the west, so that both Lu Xi and Tian Dan will be on guard, Xiang Mo will be like a bamboo by then.
The basket was empty.
Thinking of this, a hint of determination flashed in Xiang Mo's eyes.
"That's it! Now that this plan has been exposed, let's just take advantage of the Fenxing army before they move the general camp to the mountain, release water to destroy the mountain pass, and destroy the obstruction of the main road, and then attack Qi County in one go!"