Daqin Engineering Corps

Yang Duanhe looked at Shen Bing suspiciously:

"Water attack?"

"Why is it a water attack again?"

"Now the amount of water in the Yellow River, how can it be flooded?"

"And the amount of water is enough, wouldn't the flood flood the girder?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Of course it won't flood the girder."

Speaking of which, Shen Bing pointed to the map on the case and said:

"General, please see that the Jinkou River will be frozen in a few days, and the middle and lower reaches of the river will not be able to discharge and will accumulate in Handan and Anyang..."

Yang Duan and Qi said:

"What about this?"

"Do you want to use these rivers to flood the Chu army?"

The accumulated river water is downstream, and the Chu army is at the upstream water network, so of course it cannot flood the Chu army.

Shen Bing shook his head and replied:

"Of course not using this water, but what if another large amount of water is poured into the Yellow River?"

Yang Duanhe raised his head suddenly, and then turned his gaze 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 flood flooded into the Yellow River and caused the river to surge, it might indeed drown the Chu army.

Not only the Chu army in that area, but the river will overflow to the outside of the city of Daliang General and drown all the Chu army in one breath...

Because the position of the beam is just at the last turning point of the Yellow River in the word "ji".

That is, at the turning point, if the river water is poured down, it will of course overflow the embankment and fill the ground with lotus ponds.

Then the enthusiasm in Yang Duanhe's eyes slowly cooled down again, and he said:

"It's just an 'if'."

"Where did the flood come from pouring 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 is frozen, which means that its upstream is storing water."

"If we can take advantage of the time when the river channel is still frozen and organize people to break the ice..."

Yang Duanhe immediately opened his mouth wide and stared at Shen Bing for a long time, unable to speak.

After a long while he praised:

"Come on! Isn't the river water frozen and accumulated in the upper reaches a flood?"

"If it suddenly poured down like this, wouldn't the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops be submerged in this freezing weather?"

"In this way..."

Thinking of Yang Duanhe, he stopped hesitating, and called out to the guard outside the account:

"Zheng Guo, hurry up and call Zheng Guo!"

Zheng Guo is an expert in water conservancy, so of course he needs to confirm this matter.

But Zheng Guo, who was wearing a windbreaker during tea time, appeared in the tent.

Shen Bing briefly explained to Zheng Guo the strategy of digging ice and releasing water.

Zheng Guo was also really surprised by Shen Bing's generous plan, he nodded after thinking about it and said:

"If you can successfully break the ice, this plan is indeed feasible."

"But, miser..."

"This plan is no different than flooding the girders. It will destroy everything below Xingyang."

"The people and the fertile land..."

There is no need to say more about the following words.

In the past, there would not be such a large amount of water in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Now if the Qin army breaks the ice on the Hetao Plain and pours the water stored in the upper reaches to the lower reaches and accumulates in this area and cannot get out, the submerged area will be large.

This is something that Shen Bing didn't consider. Before, he only thought that there were Chu troops everywhere in this area.

Yang Duanhe interjected:

"This time and the other."

"Before I waited to consider the casualties of the common people before attacking Daliang."

"But at this moment, I have already been trapped in the girder and have no way out. Is it possible that I am still waiting to die here?"

"What's more, if this plan succeeds in breaking the siege of Daliang, wouldn't it also save the army and people of Wei State in Daliang?"

This is a bit far-fetched, because the soldiers and civilians of Wei State in Daliang will not die, but the Qin army will pull them back before it collapses.

But it is also true.

The Qin army is an army, not those saints who can "cut meat and feed eagles". How could they choose to die when there is a way to survive?

Zheng Guo is not a pedantic person either, so he nodded his head in agreement after thinking about it.

So it was settled.

But here's another problem:

This strategy of breaking the ice and releasing the water was for Wang Jian to lead people to implement it. At this time, Daliang was surrounded by the Chu army, how could the news spread?

Yang Duanhe has experience in this area.

He laughed:

"It's simple. Didn't the Chu army call on the Wei soldiers and the common people to vote?"

"I'll send him a few Wei soldiers!"

In this way, Shen Bing and Zheng Guo immediately understood.

This is really a good plan, it is not easy for the Qin army to get past the Chu army's defense line, and it is another matter to seek refuge with the Chu army's Wei soldiers.

Without further ado, Yang Duanhe immediately made preparations.

Out of caution, Yang Duanhe also took people to the mountain where the Wei Jun prisoners were held.

Needless to say, what to do, just like Li Mu did before, he selected soldiers with similar body and face shapes and tested the camouflage.

In addition, in order to prevent the information from leaking out, Yang Duanhe also adopted a special delivery method...hiding the secret letter in a cup with a layer.

This special interlayer is filled with ink, and once the identity is revealed, it only needs to pull the outer twine, and the secret letter will be blackened with ink.

149章 使节

It has to be said that communication in ancient times was very troublesome.

In modern times, this is something that can be done by sending a telegram, but in this era, it has been tossing for many days.

First of all, the spies who sent the secret documents sneaked into the Chu army.

This step is not a problem, after all, Wei's own experience is not strict.

The "lax" mentioned here does not mean that the inspection is not strict.

In fact, the inspection methods of various countries are similar at this time. You should carry a certificate describing your name, height, and appearance with you, and compare it during the inspection.

This is a relatively primitive test, and people's appearance and height will change, especially in this era when they are 17 years old and join the army. Many people will grow taller after joining the army, and their appearance will also change.

In addition, there are war injuries and disabilities, etc. will also change.

Therefore, this inspection needs to be renewed once a year. This is called "self-occupation", that is, you can go to the corps leader to apply for it on your own initiative when it expires.

This is very strict in the state of Qin. If you don't "occupy yourself" when the time comes, you will be punished, and even the corps leader will be punished.

But the other six countries are not so strict.

The reason is that the six kingdoms set up this household registration mainly for tax collection rather than to know people. If someone does not take it because of an injury, the tax that should be exempted will not be exempted, and the aristocratic class is still having fun.

As a result, a considerable number of people's inspections are not updated in time and do not match their own. After a long time, they will get used to it, so it doesn't matter whether they check it or not...it can't find anything, so there is no need to check it.

So the messenger sneaked into the Chu army without much effort.

It is not difficult to get out from the Chu army. At this time, the Chu army has the Wei army, the common people, and even the Zhao army. It is so lively.

The difficulty lies in the lack of horses, but it is more than [-] miles to Handan.

Moreover, it was very cold and lacked clothing and food, and they were inevitably interrogated along the way. If they were not frozen to death and starved to death, it would take more than ten days to arrive.

Among them, there were two clever ones. They robbed two messengers from the Chu army and pretended to be the Chu army on the road.

Rewards are indispensable to them.

Wang Jian checked the map after receiving the secret letter, and immediately praised "good plan".

Then without saying a word, he took the secret letter to see Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng read the secret letter and also looked at the map, and then the frown on his forehead relaxed.

"A clever plan, as expected, Shen Bing has a solution!"

The secret document only contained a small piece of cowhide, so it did not mention that Shen Bing had come up with this method, but only the words "Appointment date for digging ice and releasing water in Hetao".

The meaning is obvious, that is, to set a date to cut ice and release water to flood the Chu army.

But Ying Zheng immediately guessed that Shen Bing was behind the trick.

No wonder.

Who else could have such a wild and creative strategy if it wasn't from Shen Bing?

In fact, Wang Jian also thought so, but at this time Ying Zheng said this, which made him feel sad:

Alas, the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead!

Is this old bone going to be eliminated?

Are you going to be forgotten by the king?

I wanted to say a few words.

But then I thought about it, wasn't I just going to push my skills in a low-key way?

So he was silent.

Ying Zheng looked at the deployment of the Chu army on the map again, and laughed loudly:

"If this plan works, it will not only rescue Daliang, but defeat the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops."

"Chu Jun is in trouble today!"

After saying that, he stopped hesitating and immediately gave Wang Jian an order:

"Your department is temporarily waiting to go south and stand by."

"Lead another [-] troops to Hetao to cut ice and open the river!"

Wang Jian responded and went to make arrangements.

There is nothing wrong with Ying Zheng's order.

First of all, Wang Jian's soldiers going south must of course "stand by for orders".

If it is withdrawn, it will inevitably make the Chu army suspicious. In addition, if there is no threat from the Qin army, the Chu army will also divert its troops, and the effect of flooding Chu with water will not be so good.

Secondly, it is not easy to dig ice and release water in the Hetao area.

That area was originally the northern land where Li Mu resisted the Xiongnu. After the Zhao Kingdom was destroyed, Zhao Jia and his party fled there.

To be precise, it is not nearby, the reason is that Zhao Jia fled to the east of Beidi while Hetao is in the west, and the distance between the two places is nearly a thousand miles.

The reason is that Zhao Jia had to stay close to the Yan State and hug him for warmth, otherwise he would be wiped out by Qin in minutes.

Although this huddling together for warmth is actually ineffective, at least the two countries can still become an alliance in a sense.