The Luoyang Army camp outside Anyang City is still under construction in full swing. It has been five days. The main body of the camp has been almost completed, and defenses are now being built.
A complete camp is not just as simple as surrounding it with a wooden fence and setting up a marching tent in the camp.
Not only should there be several camps that rely on each other, but there should also be a large number of defensive facilities such as trenches, lookout towers, iron spikes to stop horses, pit traps, etc.
The Battle of Guandu lasted for more than a year, during which Cao Cao and Yuan Shao faced off in Guandu for three months. During this period, the two sides battled with wits and courage. Yuan Shao ordered Gao Lan and Zhang He to attack Cao Cao's camp. It was because Cao Cao's camp was perfect and could not be broken. He held on to victory.
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Therefore, a good camp cannot be completed overnight. When building this camp, Chen Mu arranged for guidance while patrolling around, surveying the surrounding terrain, looking for a breakthrough to attack Anyang.
Walking along the upper reaches of the Huan River, you can reach the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains north of Linli, where the Black Mountain Army is entrenched. This was originally the passage that Chen Mu wanted to open as a surprise attack direction, but it is no longer needed for the time being.
The terrain around Anyang City is complex, with more than ten square kilometers surrounding it, including hills, rivers, plains, forests, and many rural pavilions further away. Over the years, wars have been fought everywhere, and the Black Mountain Army often looted the surrounding area, and the people either died.
, or they have fled, and there is no one there.
The area of dozens of square kilometers has been explored by Luoyang Army scouts. There is a large mountain in the southwest, which is the remnant of the Wuxing Mountains surrounding Linli Valley. It is about thirty or forty kilometers away from Anyang City. There are many hills extending out of the periphery, and the Huan River
It flows out from this rolling mountain.
In the early morning, about three kilometers away from Anyang City, in order to avoid the rangers sent by Anyang City to monitor their movements, a nearby mountain man who acted as a guide led Chen Mu, Guan Yu and dozens of cavalry to protect them, walking around the foot of the mountain and the river.
Most of the roads at the foot of these mountains are narrow paths hidden in the woods and grass. They are narrow, muddy and slippery. In some places, they are not even roads, but only sparse footprints hidden in the wild grass and vines. In some places, even footprints cannot be seen.
, it’s just a deserted beach covered with hazel pebbles.
Although Hanoi is part of the North China Plain and is also one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the center of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, wilderness still occupies the vast majority of the area, with dense forests and undulating mountains. The Taihang Mountains in the distance seem to be a line lying on the ground.
The dragon on the ground raised its back high and hid in the deep black mist.
When the sky was not yet clear, there were still dewdrops in the grass, but in the morning, when the sun was shining brightly, the dewdrops had disappeared without a trace. The Huanshui River was trickling, but there was not much water flow. Chen Mu noticed the bend of the river beach not far away.
It was winding and the river was extremely deep. Unknowingly, it suddenly reminded me of Cao Cao's Battle of Yecheng.
How did Cao Cao flood Yecheng?
He first sent people to block the Qishui River and let it flow into the Baigou. Then he dug the Zhangshui River and dug a large trench around Yecheng. Then he directed the surrounding water to flow into the trench, turning the area around Yecheng into a desert.
Zeguo cut off Yecheng's contact with the outside world and let most of the people in the city starve to death.
So in fact, the flooding of Yecheng was not like the flooding of the Seventh Army, which was caused by heavy rains and floods that submerged Fancheng. Instead, it diverted water from the surrounding rivers and turned the outside of the city into a lake, preventing the food and grass from outside from entering.
People can't get out.
Anyang is very close to Yecheng, and the surrounding water systems are also very close. Huanshui, Qishui, Dangshui, Zhanshui, and Baigou are all nearby. There is also Huangze in Neihuang County, which is a huge lake.
Just communicate with Huanshui.
It is definitely impossible to flood all of Anyang with water, but the grain and grass in Anyang are all transported from the rear and transported into the city through the bridge built over the Huan River in the north of the city. Moreover, the city is right on the edge of the Huan River, and there are many rivers on the other side of the river.
A large number of military fortresses echo each other and serve as horns for each other. Even if Anyang is breached, they can still retreat safely.
Therefore, following Cao Cao's example, he diverted all the surrounding water systems into the Huan River and turned the surrounding area of Anyang into a marsh country. This would not only destroy all the Yuan army's fortresses and facilities on the north bank of the Huan River, but also turn Anyang into an isolated city without food and grass being transported to the city for a long time.
The end result is that all the people in the city starve to death.
Thinking of this, Chen Mu pointed to the river beach not far away and said, "Go over there and have a look."
He wanted to see if the terrain could store water and build a dam.
The group of people arrived at the river beach. This area was upstream and the water level was still very high. Even though it was a severe drought, it only affected the downstream area. Therefore, the river was rolling. If you wanted to cross the river, you had to go by boat.
Chen Mu did cross the river once yesterday, and he crossed through the shallow water downstream. Anyang is just in the upper reaches of Huanshui River. The upper road passes deep into the Taihang Mountains north of Linlu Valley, about forty or fifty kilometers, and flows into Qinghe River downstream.
It is also about 40 to 50 kilometers away. If you bypass the Anyang defense line, you will encounter the defenders on the Neihuang side.
So at that time, Chen Mu only briefly observed the military facilities on the other side and did not stay too long. If they want to store water upstream and dig canals to divert water from other places, the two sides of the upstream side will become the key, which means they must
You need to understand the situation on the other side.
Otherwise, if they were to build a dam upstream, and the enemies on the other side of the river would come over and cause damage, that would naturally not work. Therefore, he had to observe the surrounding terrain to see if he could occupy both banks upstream, and then secretly dig canals and build a dam upstream.
Guan Yu saw Chen Mu looking around along the river, and couldn't help but said curiously: "Fourth brother, we are going to attack the city, why are you wandering around in the wilderness here? It must be more than twenty miles away from Anyang."
"I'm watching the river."
Chen Mu explained with a smile: "Anyang is a newly built city near the Huan River. Food and grass are transported to and from the other side of the river. If we can use the river to turn the city around into a marsh country, we can completely put Anyang into the dilemma of food shortage.
Thus defeating it in one fell swoop.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "But in this hot summer, there is not much water flow. If we store water, it will not last forever?"
Guan Yu looked around.
If you want to achieve the water flow that floods a city, you can't achieve it by relying on the water of a river, because the city itself has a drainage system, each city gate has a water gate, and the city is built at a high place, and the water flows to
If it flows down low, it is impossible to flood the city.
Chen Mu said: "That's why we should dig ditches. We can dig ditches from the upstream of Dangshui, which originates from Linlu Valley, to connect Huan water and increase the flow of water. At the same time, we can dig ditches outside Anyang City to block the water downstream, and then
Divert Qishui into Baigou, let the water from Baigou flow into Dangshui, and then dig a canal from the downstream of Dangshui to the outside of Anyang City. Then the three rivers will converge and Anyang will be surrounded."
Although this is copying Cao Cao's style of play, I have to say that it is very useful. After all, this is not the Jizhou after Yuan Shao's death, but the Jizhou when Yuan Shao was alive. The operation of flooding Yecheng is difficult to use, so it is better to deal with it first
Anyang is very close to Yecheng. As long as the military town of Anyang is captured, Yecheng will definitely be in turmoil.
Although Guan Yu didn't know that Chen Mu's strategy was a method that had been proven to be effective in history, he also knew that the fourth brother had tried every strategy since his debut. Therefore, even though he thought this method was too whimsical, he did not object, thinking that after returning, he would try it again
After discussing it carefully with my fourth brother, I won’t say anything else.
The group of people walked along the river for a while. The forest was dense. Suddenly there was movement not far away. In an instant, dozens of feather arrows were shot out, knocking several guards to the ground. At the same time, arrows continued to cluster, Chen Mu
Guan Yu and others flipped over and quickly turned their horses' heads and started running back.
As soon as one side ran away, the other side started chasing. Hundreds of enemies dressed in the uniforms of Yuan Jun soldiers suddenly appeared in the primitive forest on the left bank, and rushed towards them while shouting and killing. Because the incident happened suddenly, no one understood the situation.
Therefore, we can only withdraw first.
After running for a while, they reached an open space in front of them. Guan Yu finally came to his senses, turned his horse's head, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword upside down in his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and burst out a terrible murderous aura towards the enemy.
The enemy here is not the defenders in Anyang City, but the Yuan army stationed in Linlu Valley, controlling the east entrance and exit of the valley entrance.
Linlu is far away from Chaoge, but very close to Dangyin and Anyang. It is almost a day's journey, about 40 kilometers away. Linlu Valley Pass is even closer to Anyang, only 20 to 30 kilometers away. Therefore, Yuan Shao wanted to
To prevent the imperial army that controlled Linlu Valley from attacking Anyang from the east, people were specially sent to occupy the eastern part of the valley entrance.
Xu Huang sent people to control the western part of the valley entrance, one on the east and the other on the west, blocking the more than ten kilometers of valley road. Although there is no other way out of the Linli Valley, for example, there are trails in the northern mountainous areas, which are later generations.
Yuejin Canal, Yuecheng Reservoir area.
However, those places were already within the scope of Yecheng. Yuan Jun not only deployed heavy troops in the Anyang area, but also sealed off the mountainous areas near the Linlu Mountains to prevent them from raiding Yecheng from the mountain road north of Linlu Valley, so they could not break through.
Because Chen Mu and Guan Yu walked up the Huan River and were too far away from the base camp, they slowly came to the vicinity of the Linlu Mountains. They were detected by the surrounding spies and fell into an ambush without knowing it.
Fortunately, there are not many defenders near Linlu Valley, and the number of spies and sentries on the periphery is also very limited. If all the hidden sentries and spies nearby are gathered together, there will only be more than a hundred people. Therefore, even if they ambush them in advance, it is impossible to attack them.
The damage caused was not much, only seven or eight people were hit by the arrows, and the rest were safely evacuated for more than a mile.
The people behind were still chasing, led by two secret sentry commanders. From a distance, they saw the enemy running away on horseback. They were secretly hating that they couldn't catch up with their legs, but suddenly they found that the enemy actually stopped and turned back.
Looking over his shoulder at them, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and immediately shouted to his men to chase them.
"Daniu, those people wearing Luoyang army uniforms are escorting this young man in a long robe and a red-faced man in a green robe and long beard. I'm afraid they are some big shots. If we can capture them, it will be a great achievement. We brothers will make a fortune."
Already."
A village chief couldn't hold back his excitement and said to the brother next to him.
Daniel originally maintained his charging posture, but when he heard his words, his face suddenly hardened, and he turned his head and said to him: "Erhu, what did you just say?"
"I said our brothers are going to get rich, why are you still hanging around?"
"The previous sentence."
Erhu was confused, but when he saw his brother's expression so solemn, he stopped and said tentatively: "Those wearing Luoyang army uniforms escorted this young man in a long gown and a red-faced man in a green robe and long beard. I'm afraid
What kind of big shot is he?"
"A red-faced man in a green robe and long beard!"
Daniel gritted his teeth and growled: "Don't you think this outfit looks familiar?"
"who?"
"Who else could it be, Guan Yu!"
"close......"
Erhu stammered, and he was dumbfounded at that time. When he turned around, he saw that they were already at the back of the team.
He and Danniu's men have already rushed forward, and are less than ten feet away from the man in green robe. His eyesight is very good, otherwise he would not be able to see clearly what the enemy looks like from so far away in the dense forest, so
Even though he was nearly fifty feet away, he could still see the green-robed man's eyes as cold as ice, with a hint of murderous intent.
"He is Guan Yu, retreat quickly!"
As soon as Daniel finished speaking, Guan Yu over there had already activated the yellow flying lightning in his lower claws, killing the enemy like a bolt of lightning.
The other guards who followed also swarmed forward, twenty of them charging towards the hundred.
If it is an ordinary person, he will definitely die. But if it is someone like Guan Yu and Lu Bu, then everything can be explained.
They saw Guan Yu entering the flock like a tiger, killing several people in an instant. He was riding on the yellow flying lightning with claws. The man and the horse were one, like a huge beast from the ancient times. He came to chop one, and two to chop a pair, without any traces.
Every time the machete rises or falls, the enemy will attack you. Cutting melons and vegetables is not so easy.
After discovering that the enemy was like a god descending from heaven, the first ten people who rushed over were quickly killed by Guan Yu. Everyone behind them was dumbfounded. Then the voice of the commander behind them came, and they heard that the enemy was Guan Yu.
, everyone started to turn around and run away.
The name of a person is the shadow of a tree. Guan Yu has been on the battlefield since the Yellow Turban Rebellion and has dominated the world for more than ten years. Some time ago, he defeated two powerful generals, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and it has long been spread among the Jizhou army. In addition, now he is alone in the battle.
Killing more than ten people in an instant, they no longer dared to pursue, and started to crawl into the forest behind.
You offended Guan Yu and still want to run away?
Guan Yu was very unhappy. He was suddenly ambushed, killing and wounding some of his brothers. He could come and leave whenever he wanted. How could it be that easy?
Immediately, he slapped his horse and chased after him. Chen Mu immediately shouted from behind: "Second brother, catch more alive."
"good!"
Guan Yu responded in a deep voice and rode his horse to chase him into the woods.
There were more than a dozen guards who followed him, and more than half of them stayed to protect Chen Mu. Although there were relatively few people who followed Guan Yu, Chen Mu was not worried at all. The people in the world who could kill his second brother, at least now, are not even Lu Bu.
No one is sure.
His profound gaze was fixed on the west, which was the direction in which these Yuan troops were escaping.
If nothing unexpected happens, these people should be Yuan Jun's scouts from Linlu Valley.
If you want to copy Cao Cao's tactics, you must first open up the river, and the Linlu Valley is located upstream of Huan River and Dangshui River, so the Yuan troops at the mouth of the valley naturally became an obstacle.