Yang Duanhe is not difficult to find. He has been living in the barracks with the soldiers... This is not to say that he is approachable and does not live in the palace, but that the palace has been filled with food and used as a granary.
When Shen Bing found Yang Duanhe, he and Wei Wei were talking over the map in front of the case.
Wei Wei was very familiar with the terrain in this area, and Yang Duanhe hoped to get more information from him and find a way to defeat the enemy.
But in the end, Yang Duanhe was disappointed, and Wei Wei was unable to do anything about the situation.
At this time, Shen Bing stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Yang Duanhe and said:
"General, my subordinates have something to discuss."
Wei Wei spoke to Yang Duanhe wisely and then retreated.
Yang Duanhe thought Shen Bing was talking to him about food distribution... Some people suggested killing prisoners to reduce consumption, but Shen Bing was firmly opposed to it.
So Yang Duanhe persuaded Shen Bing before he could speak:
"I know the hardworking man has a kind heart, but this matter is related to the life and death of our army."
"This is not something we are willing to do, but something we have to do..."
Shen Bing said:
"General, what if my subordinates have a plan to break the siege?"
Yang Duanhe was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed:
"Don't say it's a joke, stingy man."
"During this period, Xiang Yan gathered tens of thousands more Wei soldiers, and even many Zhao soldiers and people came to surrender."
"Their military strength has grown to 300,000, and now the beam is completely surrounded."
"The general is powerless at this time, so how can we retreat?!"
This is what is said.
Although the Qin army can continue to increase troops on the periphery to put pressure on the Chu army, the Qin army can increase its troops and the Chu army can also increase its troops.
Moreover, the Chu army was much closer to Daliang, and the Chu army had no worries about the Xiongnu.
So you went back and forth, and in the end the Chu army had the advantage in increasing the number of troops. As long as the Chu state is willing, it doesn't matter how long the siege lasts.
But Shen Bing really has a strategy to retreat from the enemy...
"General!" Shen Bing said, "Why don't we use water to repel the enemy?"
Yang Duanhe looked at Shen Bing doubtfully:
"Water attack?"
"Why another water attack?"
"With the current amount of water in the Yellow River, how can we attack it with water?"
"And even if there is enough water, wouldn't this water attack flood the beams?"
Shen Bing replied:
"It won't flood the beams."
As he spoke, Shen Bing pointed to the map on the case and said:
"General, please see, the Jinkou River will be frozen in a few days. By then, the water in the middle and lower reaches of the river will not be discharged and will accumulate in Handan and Anyang..."
Yang Duan and Qidao:
"So what?"
"Do you want to use these rivers to flood the Chu army?"
The accumulated river water is in the lower reaches, and the Chu army is in the upstream water network, so of course it cannot flood the Chu army.
Shen Bing shook his head and replied:
"Of course we are not using this water, but what if there is another large amount of water flowing into the Yellow River?"
Yang Duanhe raised his head suddenly, and then turned his attention to the map in front of the case.
The main force of the Chu army was concentrated in the water network area between Handan and Daliang. If another large amount of water poured into the Yellow River and caused the river to surge, it would indeed be possible for the Chu army to be flooded.
Not only the Chu troops in that area, but also the river will reach outside the city of General Daliang and drown all the Chu troops in one breath...
Because the location of the beam is exactly at the last turning point of the Yellow River with the word "Ji".
That is, at the turning point, if the river water pours down, it will of course overflow the dam and cover the land.
Then the enthusiasm in Yang Duanhe's eyes slowly cooled down and he said:
"It's just an 'if'."
"Where will the water come from to pour into the Yellow River at this time..."
Before Yang Duanhe could finish speaking, Shen Bing pointed to the Hetao Plain upstream and said:
"The river here has been frozen, which means that water is being stored upstream."
"If we can organize manpower to break the ice while the river is still frozen..."
Yang Duanhe immediately stared at Shen Bing with his mouth wide open and could not speak for a long time.
After a long while, he praised:
"Come on! Isn't the frozen and accumulated river water in the upper reaches a flood?"
"If the water pours down suddenly, then hundreds of thousands of Chu troops will be flooded when the weather is cold and the ground is freezing?"
"In this case..."
Thinking of Yang Duanhe, he no longer hesitated and called to the guard outside the tent:
"Zheng Guo, go and call Zheng Guo quickly!"
Zheng Guo is an expert in water conservancy, so of course he needs to confirm this matter.
But during tea time, Zheng Guo, wearing a windbreaker, appeared in the tent.
Shen Bing briefly told Zheng Guo the strategy of cutting ice and releasing water.
Zheng Guo was really shocked by Shen Bing's grand plan. He thought about it and nodded and said:
"If we can successfully break the ice, this plan is indeed feasible."
"But, miser..."
"This plan is no better than flooding a large beam. It may destroy everything below Xingyang."
"These people and fertile land..."
There is no need to say more about what follows.
In the past, there would not be such a large amount of water in the lower reaches of the Yellow River during winter floods. Now if the Qin army breaks the ice in the Hetao Plain and pours the water stored in the upper reaches to the lower reaches and accumulates it in this area without being able to get out, the area that will be submerged will be huge.
This was something Shen Bing had not considered. He had only thought about the Chu army everywhere in this area.
Yang Duanhe interrupted:
"This time, that time."
"Before, we waited for the civilian casualties to be considered before attacking Daliang with water."
"But at this time, we are trapped in the beam and have no way to survive. Can we still wait here to die?"
"What's more, if this plan is successful and the siege of Daliang is solved, won't it also save the soldiers and people of Wei State in Daliang?"
This statement is a bit far-fetched, because the Wei soldiers and civilians in Daliang will not die, but the Qin army will support them before it collapses.
But this is indeed true.
The Qin army is an army, not those saints who "cut their flesh to feed the eagles". How could they choose death when there was a way to survive?
Zheng Guo was not a pedantic person, so he thought about it and nodded in agreement.
So the matter was settled.
But now there is another problem:
Wang Jian was required to lead people to implement this strategy of breaking the ice and releasing water. At this time, Daliang was surrounded by the Chu army. How could the news be spread?
Yang Duanhe has experience in this aspect.
He smiled and said:
"This is simple. Didn't the Chu army call on the Wei soldiers and people to surrender?"
"I will send him some Wei soldiers!"
After saying this, Shen Bing and Zheng Guo immediately understood.
This is indeed a good plan. It is not easy for the Qin army to sneak past the Chu army's defense line. Going to join the Chu army's Wei soldiers is another matter.
Without further ado, Yang Duanhe immediately made preparations.
Out of caution, Yang Duanhe also took a trip to the mountain col where the Wei army prisoners were imprisoned.
Needless to say what to do, just like Li Mu did before, he selected soldiers with similar builds and faces and tried to disguise them.
In addition, in order to prevent the information from leaking, Yang Duanhe also adopted a special delivery method... hiding the secret message in a laminated cup.
This special sandwich is filled with ink. Once the identity is revealed, just pull out the outer twine and the secret message will be blackened by the ink.