"If they want to spend more time, then go with them." The old Buddhist monk said, "We in Buddhism will give you plenty of food and grass. If you feel that the rear is unstable, we can also help you stabilize the rear."
"With the words of the eminent monk, we, the Xianbei people, will definitely form an alliance and hold back the Xiliang army."
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The grassland fell into a deep confrontation again. Although the army was not in a hurry and the Xianbei army was not in a hurry, the two sides faced off on the grassland.
The major tribes gathered behind the Xianbei army. They knew that the Qiang tribe was destroyed because the rear was unstable, so all the major tribes behind them gathered together. They had much more food and grass than the Qiang tribe.
Moreover, their major inferior troops united together to form a huge protective circle. Although they were attacked by the Xiliang army from time to time, they could save the last bit of grassland and the last bit of resources, and formed an unbreakable defensive formation.
There are also Buddhist monks guarding the interior, which is enough to resist the Xiliang army.
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Rumble....
There is a standoff on the grassland, heavy rain continues in the south, and the majestic heavy rain hits the southern part of Liangzhou. Heishui City has been plunged into heavy rain for seven days.
The Blackwater River not far away has swelled to a record high, and the boats on the pier have long disappeared.
The problem that the Lord of Blackwater City and Li Tu were most worried about has emerged. If the rainwater continues to wash away like this, the river water may be able to reach the city without the enemy intercepting the river water upstream.
On the south gate of Blackwater City.
The Lord of Blackwater City was very worried: "Marshal, if the river continues to rise like this, we will be in danger!"
Li Tu frowned: "It is enough to protect the food and grass in the city, but I don't believe it, the river water can still rush into the city!"
There were indeed several times in the history of the Heishui River that floods rushed into the city, but those were the heavy rains that lasted for half a month or more than a month.
It's only been seven days, so there's no rush.
"Should we let the civilians in the city go out?" the city lord asked tentatively.
Li Tu glanced at the Lord of Blackwater City: "Let them go out? In such weather, where can they go out?
It’s better to stay in the city, don’t worry, I’ve already prepared it, don’t you think this is coming?”
Li Tu pointed outside the city. An extremely large team was slowly approaching. Surrounding this crowd were Xiliang soldiers wearing black armor.
In the middle are the captured Youzhou soldiers. These soldiers are all elites. Even after being besieged for so long, after surrendering, their spirits are still much stronger than ordinary soldiers.
Li Tu liked these soldiers very much. They were all excellent labor force.
He wants Blackwater City to be unbreakable, and these people are indispensable.
A total of more than 14,000 Youzhou soldiers were captured, and more than 10,000 of them were sent to various places to build forts and establish sentry posts. He also turned the surrounding area of Heishui City into a huge battlefield.
The main stronghold on the battlefield was Blackwater City, so more than 4,000 people were left to reinforce Blackwater City.
"I plan to expand the moat of Blackwater City a little more!" Blackwater City is surrounded by a river more than six meters wide. This is the hole left by the digging when the city was built. Later, after the river water was introduced, it became the moat of Blackwater City.
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It has also become an important transportation channel for supplies in Blackwater City. The river looks very wide, but in fact it is not deep, only 1 or 2 meters deep.
"Tomorrow, I will have people cut off the river water. You are responsible for arranging these people to dig the moat wider and deeper. This is the construction drawing."
Li Tu took a piece of paper and gave it to the city lord: "The moat will expand and become wider. Those near the edge will be filled with sharp bamboos, and those near the city wall will become deeper and deeper.
In addition to them, I will also take pictures of some magicians from the dark world and work with them to complete this fortification!"
Li Tu already had a plan in mind, so he naturally acted quickly. They were not short of all kinds of supplies, especially food and grass.
What they have to do now is to compete with God and the enemy for time. The threat of floods brought by heavy rain also reduces the enemy's harassment of them.
Even if Youzhou Bingzhou and King Qin's army wanted to attack them, they would have to wait until the heavy rain stopped before they could move out.
If the opponent comes in the heavy rain, Li Tu doesn't mind taking the opponent. The weather will have little impact on the Xiliang army, but it will have a huge impact on other armies.
"This is my arrangement!"
The city lord took a look at the drawings and kept what was written in mind. It seemed that the marshal had already made up his mind to turn Blackwater City into a war fortress.
As the Lord of Blackwater City, I am about to come to an end. I originally planned to turn Blackwater City into a three-state connection point, a brand new commercial base, just like Sanshui City.
Unfortunately, it turned into a war fortress in the end, and my political ambitions had to be moved to another place.
Everything in Xiliang is focused on military affairs.
"Go quickly, and remember to ask the people in the city to keep quiet, and deal with what needs to be dealt with as soon as possible!" Li Turuo pointedly said.
The Lord of Blackwater City nodded, he knew what to do.
Next, in Blackwater City, not only the prisoners outside the city started working, but also the civilians inside the city. They knew that the moat was being expanded outside the city, and everyone came to help.
At the place where the Blackwater City moat and the Blackwater River connect, dozens of mages use the power of magic to freeze the connection point.
Under the coercion of the Xiliang soldiers, the prisoners took tools and started digging. They were not very happy to do this kind of thing, but when dozens of people died in front of him.
They finally understand their identity!
Just relying on these 4,000 people to expand the moat in a short period of time is a bit fanciful. In addition, there is still water in it, which makes it even more difficult.
Fortunately, Li Tu had been prepared, and the professional army joined in the work of expanding the moat. They used various magics, especially earth magic, to easily create a huge hole, which only needed to be filled with water.
It will become a deep water area. This is the result that Li Tu wants. He just wants to make the enemy confused, not knowing which part of the city protection pool is deep and which part is shallow.
In the wild, fortresses rise one after another, most of which are made of stone. There is also a complete underground escape passage and living area underground.
They are creating a battlefield and preparing for the next battle.
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry felt very strange that they had cut off the connection between Heishui City and other cities. In a sense, they had even cut off the retreat of the Blackwater City army.
But the Blackwater City army seems not to be affected. Don't they need to transport food and grass?
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry fell into self-doubt, but they waited until the main army arrived for reinforcements, and now they are waiting for the rain to stop.
