What Shen Bing wants to say is that if the water attacks Daliang, the food in Daliang City will probably be flooded and will not be preserved.
Stopped by Yang Duanhe's eyes, Shen Bing realized that he couldn't say this.
It cannot even be said that the Chu army has cut off the Qin army's food route and is about to surround Daliang.
Because it is certain that speaking out will affect the morale of the troops.
If you spread the word and let the soldiers know, it will be difficult to even attack Wei.
After the meeting, Yang Duanhe also confessed:
"Don't mention this matter to others, otherwise you will be dealt with by military law."
The crowd roared in response.
Perhaps influenced by the Chu army, Yang Duanhe ordered a water attack the next day.
In fact, water attack was possible at this time, but Zheng Guo was more conservative and some details still needed to be measured clearly.
However, there was no time to think so much at this time. Following Yang Duanhe's order, Zheng Guo and others opened the river embankment and released the water.
As soon as the mouth of the river opens, the water of the Yellow River rushes straight to Guangwu Stream like a water dragon.
Since the rocks and silt in Guangwu Stream have been cleared away, the river water enters the stream without any obstruction and becomes stronger and stronger. Then it pours into the Bian River like a river tide and surges toward Daliang City.
I saw the sound of a big gong being beaten in Daliang City. This gong is usually sounded when the Yellow River overflows to remind people on both sides to evacuate or to gather people to fight against flooding.
But at this time, it was useless to beat the gong. Even if people gathered to fight the flood, they could not leave the city and could only watch from the top of the city.
King Wei also received the news.
At that time, he was teasing the mastiff in the Mastiff Palace when his bodyguard hurried in and shouted:
"Your Majesty, water...water!"
King Wei pretended to be angry and said:
"What water?"
"I told you not to disturb any mastiffs..."
How could the bodyguard care about this at this time? He took a breath and continued to report:
"Your Majesty, the Qin army has launched a water attack. There is water everywhere, huge water!"
King Wei's heart sank, and then he realized that the last moment had come.
King Wei did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly climbed to the top of the city to inspect, surrounded by a team of mastiffs.
At that moment, the flood under the city became his eternal nightmare.
There were no fields, no riverbed, a few dog barks could be faintly heard in the shadow of the mountains behind the embankment, and the boundless silence suddenly oozed suffocating terror.
The noise in the city behind them had suddenly become silent. Soldiers and people crowded onto the city wall and crowded the crenellations. Everyone had their mouths wide open but no one spoke. Everyone looked pale and helpless.
At that moment, the mastiff became silent.
King Wei was truly scared for the first time...
This seems a bit unbelievable. The Qin army has been approaching the city for some time, but King Wei only felt scared at this time.
But this seems normal.
People who are born into wealthy families usually have never experienced danger since childhood and do not know how to be afraid.
They take it for granted that they don't need to be afraid of anything. The danger is illusory and unrealistic to them. All they need is an order and someone will help them solve it.
Over time, this mentality was used by them in any situation, even on the battlefield.
It was not until the flood reached the foot of the city that King Wei suddenly realized that this was true and that he could not solve it with his own strength.
Without saying a word or issuing an order, the King of Wei quietly squeezed out of the crowd with his bodyguards and squeezed off the city wall.
Only then did King Wei think of Wei Wei and asked quickly:
"Where is the general? Where is Wei Wei? Go and fetch him!"
The guards came forward to report:
"Your Majesty, General Wei is wounded in bed!"
Only then did King Wei remember that this was indeed the case.
After thinking for a while he asked again:
"Where's Xicheng? Call him here!"
Shicheng slowly walked forward, Shi Shiran bowed to the King of Wei and said:
"Your Majesty, Xicheng is here to resign!"
"The king does not love people but loves dogs, and the general is loyal but has no family. Isn't this the tragedy of Wei?"
"The old minister is loyal and loves to govern the country, but he can't do it in the Wei Dynasty, so he resigns!"
King Wei pretended to be furious:
"Xicheng, you are so brave!"
But I don’t want Xicheng to be without any color:
"Your Majesty, what can you do if you chop up a minor minister?"
"It won't take long before the city is destroyed and the king will be punished by God!"
King Wei was so angry that he flew into a rage:
"You, you... pull it down and chop it!"
The bodyguard was stunned for a moment, and was about to step forward, but unexpectedly Xi Cheng waved his hands, laughed and walked off.
What's hateful is that King Wei thought that what Xicheng said was right. What would happen if he chopped down Xicheng? Would he be able to relieve the danger of flooding the beams and retreat the Qin army?
After thinking about it, King Wei finally made the right decision.
He pretended to be calm and said:
"My lords, please do not worry. The Chu army has sent a large army of water and land to help us and will arrive in Daliang soon."
"After the Qin army retreats, I will reward you based on my merits!"
King Wei guessed correctly on this point, and reinforcements from Chu did come.
It's just that because Daliang has been surrounded and the news is blocked, we can't enter the city...
In fact, it was Xiang Yan who was not interested in spreading the news to the city, because even the false virtues of King Wei would not have any effect.
However, even this was of no avail, and no one could save Daliang.
On the other side, Shen Bing was watching the river water with a group of craftsmen at the embankment.
Zheng Guo was indeed a plumber, and every water line was exactly as he calculated without any mistakes.
The river rose higher and higher at the embankment, and rose higher and higher... Soon it overflowed the moat and flooded to the foot of the city wall.
The river does not need to reach too high, it only needs to reach a few steps over the city wall.
Even if the rammed city wall is more than ten steps thick, it cannot withstand the erosion and immersion of the water. Within a few days, its foundation will collapse and cause a chain reaction.
That's not what Shen Bing was worried about. He just wanted to shout to Daliang City:
"The flood is coming, you have to move the food to higher ground to protect it!"
However, this seems to be an extravagant hope. When life is at stake, everyone is at a loss. How can they care about food?
Things turned out just as Shen Bing thought.
Because the water overflowed the city wall a few steps, the river water penetrated into the ground and quickly formed a "fountain effect"...
All the well water overflowed from the well mouth, and the inland river gradually overflowed the embankment and poured into the streets and houses. Then the water in the houses and in the houses rose higher and higher, and soon the streets that were originally used by people could be used for boating.
Since most of the houses were built of rammed earth and had thin walls, the houses collapsed one after another before the city wall came down. Daliang City immediately became a mess, with the cries of soldiers and civilians everywhere.
The King of Wei was able to hold on for a while longer because he was in the royal city at a higher level.
But the stagnant water slowly poured into the house regardless of whether it was a palace or not.
Unfortunately, at the end of the road, King Wei pretended to order his personal guards to rescue the mastiff dogs in the Mastiff Palace.
In the end, the ministers couldn't hold it any longer, and they all knelt down and worshiped:
"Your Majesty, I'd better surrender later!"
"Your Majesty, before the Chu army comes to help, Daliang City may be gone."
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In fact, King Wei wanted to surrender more than anyone else, but he was worried that he would not be able to save his life if he surrendered, so he kept hesitating.
But when things got to this point, he had no choice but to surrender.