Yuan Fang's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Jizhou is my father's hometown. You have the most say. Please tell me your strategy."
"There are 100,000 troops available outside Yecheng, so why sacrifice the lives of our soldiers to attack the city."
There was a string sound in Ju Shuo's words. He smiled and raised his hand, pointing to the northwest of Yecheng.
??The eyes of everyone in the tent suddenly came out, and they all looked to the northwest.
Yuan Fang was also startled. Immediately, the memory of history suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but raise a knowing smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Gongyu, your plan is to let me control the water of Zhang River and flood Yecheng?" Yuan Fangxiao asked.
Jushuo nodded hurriedly: "My lord, your reaction is really quick. Yes, this is the strategy that you can use to break the city."
As soon as these words came out, the generals in the tent suddenly realized and became excited for a moment.
Yuan Fang also remembered that in history, when Cao Cao defeated Ye City, he also used Xu You's plan to divert water from the Zhang River to surround Ye City and finally destroy the city.
The wise men in the world all have the same idea. Jushou's plan is better than Xu You's. How could he not come up with the same plan under the same situation?
At this time, Tian Feng, who had been silent, said: "Destroying the river to irrigate the city is certainly a cruel trick, but it will also cause great damage to Ye City. This city is the most prosperous heart of Hebei. If it is like this It seems a pity to destroy it.¡±
Yan Liang and other excited generals on the left and right also calmed down a little, and began to feel a little regretful about the destruction of Ye City.
Yuan Fang frowned deeply and said resolutely: "No matter how important Ye City is, how can it be more important than the world? If we don't conquer Ye City as soon as possible, how can we go south to deal with the enemies in the south."
The decisive words suddenly awakened the generals, and their expressions became determined again.
According to the latest intelligence from the south, Liu Biao has lost troops and ground under the joint attacks of Cao Cao and Sun Ce, and is retreating steadily.
From the north of Jingzhou. Liu Biao had already lost Wancheng, Xinye, Xiangyang and other important towns. The richest Nanyang County and the northern part of Nanjun were occupied by Cao Cao.
To the southeast, Sun Ce's navy has also captured Xiakou. The military front is extending into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Fight for the northern part of Changsha County. and marched towards Jiangling.
At this time, Liu Biao had been forced to move his headquarters to Jiangling, under the attack of Cao Sun. on one's last legs.
Liu Biao's annihilation is a foregone conclusion, and only a matter of time remains.
Once Liu Biao is destroyed, the wealthy Jingzhou will be divided up by Cao Sun. The two princes in the south will own the three states of Jing, Yang and Yu, and their strength will increase dramatically.
Therefore, Yuan Fang must capture Yecheng as soon as possible, seize Hebei, and unify the north, and then send troops south in time to launch an attack on Cao and Sun before Liu Biao is destroyed.
Otherwise, once Jingzhou is divided up in advance, even if Yuan Fang unifies the north, it will be much more difficult to send troops southward.
"My lord, what you said makes sense. Both Cao Cao and Sun Ce are heroes. These two people must not be underestimated. In order to capture Hebei as soon as possible, we must be ruthless." Guo Jia also agreed.
The counselors had reached a consensus. If Yuan Fang had any doubts, he immediately ordered the soldiers and civilians to mobilize the water of the Zhang River at night to drain the city of Ye.
In order to paralyze the enemy, Yuan Fang did not dig the embankment with great fanfare. Instead, he set up a new camp on the high ground around Yecheng and mobilized manpower to dig the embankment at night.
Two days later, at nightfall, Yuan Fang gave an order, and all the more than 100,000 troops moved into action. Under the cover of darkness, they evacuated the main camp outside Yecheng and withdrew to other camps on the surrounding highlands.
By dawn, all the army had withdrawn to safe areas, leaving only empty camps around the siege.
On the high ground, Yuan Fang stood on horseback and looked at the enemy city from a distance. The enemy soldiers were dozing off and listlessly patrolling the city. It was obvious that they had no idea what happened outside the city last night, let alone the imminent disaster.
"The time has come, let's give the old thief a big gift." Yuan Fang raised his halberd and ordered sternly.
On the high ground, a red signal several feet high shook in all directions and issued an order to Xu Huang's troops on the river embankment.
Xu Huang received the order and immediately urged his men to dig out the last line of the river embankment.
A moment later, the dam on the southeast side of the Zhang River suddenly collapsed, and the raging water of the Zhang River rushed towards Yecheng.
Yecheng, military mansion.
Yuan Shao was still lying on the couch, swallowing rice porridge with difficulty while listening to Mrs. Liu's weak and nagging sobs.
A mouthful of old blood on the city wall the day before yesterday brought Yuan Shao, who had just recovered a little, back to his original shape.??
¡°Little beast, if you want to destroy Yecheng, I won¡¯t let you succeed. I will never¡±
Yuan Shao did not forget his hatred for Yuan Fang. While swallowing the porridge, he kept cursing Yuan Fang.
Suddenly, a loud roar like a stormy wave was heard outside the hall, like a mountain torrent bursting its embankment.
Yuan Shao and Liu were both taken aback and didn't know what had happened.
Mrs. Liu was still at a loss when Yuan Shao suddenly thought of something and shouted anxiously: "Hurry, help me out of the hall."
Mrs. Liu did not dare to disobey, so she and a few maids supported the weak Yuan Shao and walked out of the hall.
The military mansion is located at a high place, and the place where Yuan Shao recuperates is a high platform. Standing outside the door, you can look out at the scenery outside Ye City.
Yuan Shao walked out of the gate tremblingly, stood on the high steps, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and was shocked to see that in the northwest of Ye City, there was really a long water, raging against the city wall of Ye City.
Yuan Shao changed his face in shock and exclaimed: "What's going on? Why did a flood suddenly hit the city?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a scout rushed over and shouted: "My lord, something serious has happened. Yuan Fang has destroyed the banks of the Zhang River and wants to flood Yecheng!"
Yecheng is flooded!
A thunderbolt struck from the blue.
In an instant, Yuan Shao's broken body turned to stone on the spot, and the Liu family next to him was also extremely horrified.
Just when Yuan Shao was frightened and lost his mind, the torrential waves had surrounded most of Ye City. The rolling water poured into the city from various gaps and soon submerged all the streets and houses in the city.
The flood flooded the city before noon. The entire city of Ye was already immersed in the water of the collapsing Zhang River.
The water in the city was nearly waist deep, and every street was submerged. The soldiers and civilians in the city could only climb to the roofs in panic to avoid the surging water.
Even in the high-ranking military mansion, the water was up to the knees. Only the high platform where Yuan Shao was located was not flooded because of its higher terrain.
Yuan Shao, who was on the higher level, looked down at the vast ocean of the city. The old body was so frightened that he lost consciousness. transfixed.
Just half a day ago, Yuan Shao still held on to the remaining hope and wanted to hold Yecheng until Yuan Fangrui was exhausted. Had to retreat.
But now. The torrential flood before my eyes. But it completely shattered Yuan Shao's last remaining hope.
The floods that flooded the city were made possible by the power of heaven and earth. How can it be resisted by human beings!
Under the flood, the people in the city were extremely frightened, and the morale of the army had probably already collapsed. Who could continue to work for Yuan Shao to defend the enemy?
"God, are you so blind that you want me, Yuan Shao, to die at the hands of that traitor?"
Yuan Shao fell to his knees and scolded the sky, feeling extremely sad and angry.
Seeing such a desperate situation, Mrs. Liu next to her was so frightened that she howled loudly and fainted to the ground.
In the following days, Yuan Shao completely lost his fighting spirit. He hid on the high platform of the military mansion all day long, drinking to drown his sorrows, unwilling to face the serious situation.
And the matter of defending the city can only be left to Han Meng.
And Han Meng was like an ant on a hot pot, so busy that he didn't know what to do.
He never expected that Yuan Fang would be so ruthless and come up with such a trick to flood Yecheng.
Facing the torrential water outside the city, not to mention Han Meng, even if Guo Tu, Feng Ji and his like were resurrected, what would happen?
With the passage of time, many parts of Yecheng¡¯s city wall began to collapse due to the impact of the flood. Han Meng commanded the soldiers in the city, men, women, and children, to carry earth and stones to fill them up.
The entire city of Ye has fallen into a situation that is beyond redemption, just like a broken ship that is swaying in the wind and rain, and only the last straw can sink it.
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It was late autumn and Yecheng had been flooded for more than a month.
The water level of the Zhanghe River dropped sharply, and the water outside the city also slowly receded, leaving only endless mud.
Although the floods have receded, Yecheng has been soaked to the point of being miserable, and the fighting spirit of the defenders in the city has long been destroyed.
It¡¯s time to launch the final blow.
That morning, hundreds of thousands of troops came down from the highlands one after another, gathering outside Yecheng from all directions like a trickle.
In the afternoon, the siege was over.
In the direction of the north gate of Ye City, the elite Qihen Cavalry stretched across the open land for several miles to the north of the city. Their huge momentum was like overwhelming dark clouds.
The dense iron armor reflects the dazzling cold light, almost blocking the sun's light.
The billowing battle flags were like roaring waves, roaring one after another.
Yuan FangnaThe huge battle flag is flying proudly, leading the hearts of the soldiers.
The morale of the officers and soldiers of the three armies has reached its peak. The rolling military spirit is like an invisible tide, suppressing the sluggish and frightened enemies on the city until they can't breathe.
Yuan Fang immediately stood in front of the formation, his gaze like a blade, directed towards the enemy city, a complex look on his young and heroic face.
Back then, he risked his own life to escape from this city full of humiliation and oppression.
Today, he is leading hundreds of thousands of troops to break through this city with iron hooves and enter the city with his head held high.
The changes in the world are truly unpredictable. Even Yuan Fang himself did not expect that such a day would actually come to pass.
In other words, he didn¡¯t expect that this day would come so quickly.
Behind him, the generals were already full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit.
The boundless and countless soldiers of the Southern Army were all clenching their swords and guns, with murderous intentions like fire.
Everyone knows that this will be the last battle between their lord and Yuan Shao. Glory, military exploits, glory, everything is beckoning to them.
The morale of the army is already high, and they are just waiting for Yuan Fang's order.
"Yuan Shao, we are finally going to meet again. I have waited for this day for too long. It is time to settle the grudges between you and me"
With his thoughts converging, Yuan Fang frowned, took a deep breath, and Fang Tian slowly raised his halberd, pointing directly at Ye City.
"The whole army attacks, let me conquer Yecheng!" (To be continued)