Luoshui Dongliu

At this moment, on a high slope outside the city, more than ten people climbed up at one time, and they were Yu Chiyuan and Pei Yu.At that time, the generals of the two upward generals in the southwest were already waiting.The sun had risen from the east, and the Xiyan army obeyed the order and rushed to the front to clean the battlefield.A group of people dragged the wreckage of the chariot, and the rear team was busy digging trenches and long ditches, and the infantry also took advantage of the situation to garrison them, pushing the front line of the battlefield to the city, lest it was too late and the city would take the lead.

A guard came up to report: "The battlefield has been cleaned up according to the orders of the general and the supervisor, and there is no enemy movement at present."

Pei Yu nodded slightly, Yu Chiyuan waved his hand and said, "Understood, let's go."

At that time, there was a mess on the front line, the flames had gradually extinguished, but the black smoke and the smell of burnt flesh still lingered.Most of the surviving Dongyan soldiers were wounded, and those who could walk were picked up by the city, while those who were seriously injured and unable to move were occupied by Xiyan soldiers before they could be transported.The guard came to report again: "Please tell me, the general, how to deal with the captured soldiers?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "But I'm here to ask, it's just what it used to be. Those who surrendered will be recruited, and those who didn't surrender will be put into hard labor."

The guard said: "But these are all seriously injured and can't even walk. They have no purpose to drive, and they are all unwilling to surrender."

Yu Chiyuan frowned and asked, "How many people?"

The guard said: "Dozens."

Yuchizhong said from the side: "Then beheaded, what's so difficult to decide?" Turning his head, he wanted to send an order, and just said the word "kill", but he heard Pei Yu say from the side: "General Yuchi, this is not right. Can you do something upright?"

Yu Chizhong was caught off guard, and said harshly: "Why, he wants to fight to the death and become an enemy, should I keep him!"

Pei Yu glanced at him indifferently, and said nothing more.Yuchi Zhongyou shouted to himself: "Aren't they tyrannical? Killing them will also serve as a deterrent." Yu Chiyuan yelled for a while and said: "Killing some half-dead people, who can deter anyone? It's useless to show your cowardice and embarrass yourself Then he waved his hand and said, "Take these people and throw them under the city of Luocheng, if they want to take them back in the city, they will carry them back, and if they don't want to take their lives, they will not be killed by my hands." Said, "The purpose of climbing today is to watch the front of the formation and make a general offensive plan. Don't forget the business."

Hearing this, a guard came up with a map.Pei Yu turned around and stretched out both ends with him, slightly raised his hand on it and measured the distance between the long ditch and the city with two fingers, and everyone gathered around to watch.The generals besieging the west city pointed at one place and were about to speak, but they heard a chorus from the city below.

Everyone said: "Who is this making noise in front of the battle?" They all turned their heads to look, but saw that the side door under the city was open, and soldiers came out to carry the wounded soldiers in.

A guard said: "It's not the noise, it's the wounded soldiers who have been singing just now..."

Yuchi shouted: "What are they singing?"

The voice hadn't finished yet, but the singing sound became louder and louder, and after a while, the same singing sound was everywhere on the city wall.The singing reverberated like a continuous mountain range, and it lasted for a long time.The army of Xiyan in front of the formation couldn't help but all stopped, with strange expressions on their faces, and it was hard to tell what they were feeling in their hearts for a while.

Yu Chiyuan had already seen the stiff expression of the sergeant in front of the formation, he felt disturbed and worried, and shouted in a low voice: "What's going on here?" The guard didn't dare to neglect, so he described in detail the situation when the giant chariot was blocked in front of the formation just now One time, and finally said: "The song I sang is Zhan Chengnan."

Earlier everyone had to report that the fortifications of the Changgou had been destroyed. They were all happy at first, and it didn't matter if they lost some weapons;After a while, a general said in a low voice, "The enemy army is really fierce and stubborn."

Yu Chizhong interjected: "That's not true. If it wasn't for the stubborn and tyrannical enemy, it would be time to attack the city with all one's might."

His voice fell, but he caught a glimpse of Yu Chiyuan staring at him.Only now did Yu Chizhong realize that he had spoken the wrong words again, so he hurriedly shut up and bowed his head.Yu Chiyuan glanced at the crowd, and finally looked at Yu Chi Zhong and said: "What you said just now is wrong. If he is really tyrannical, why did we flatten the periphery instead? After a stalemate for a month, now the real soldiers are approaching the city, and it is time to see the real chapter No one can be vague." After a short pause, he turned to Pei Yu in a more relaxed tone and said, "It's just a pity that the supervising army spent a lot of effort in building these chariots."

Pei Yu said indifferently: "I just brought the blueprints from Xijing, the general said it was a pity and rewarded the craftsmen who made the cars." After a pause, he said, "The root of the victory or defeat of the war never lies in these war tools. "These words were neither soft nor hard, and Yu Chiyuan couldn't answer them for a while. After what happened with Min Yu that day, he didn't want to get into trouble with Pei Yu at all.What he said just now was intended to show ease, but Pei Yu didn't seem to appreciate it at all, which was embarrassing.

Pei Yu turned his eyes away, and Li Ji rushed up to take the half map in his hand.Pei Yu took two steps to the side empty-handed, the morning breeze was blowing, and no one dared to speak. In the silence, Pei Yu squinted his eyes towards the top of the city, only to see the guards standing on the city with spears and bows in the distance. , upright like cast iron.I couldn't help but read silently in my heart: "War in the south of the city, rush to the yellow dust... It turned out that the song "War in the South of the City and Death in the North of Guo" that eliminated the Han Yuefu, but today I heard such an opposite singing method." Said, "This is the courage to see death as home. If I have such a general in my hand to listen to, I can plan more than this city of Los Angeles." After a while, he turned his eyes and said to Yu Chiyuan, "It's true The general said, now that we have come to this point, morale is more and more the most important thing, don't make such a thing that your side has the upper hand but is frightened by the enemy's momentum." After speaking, he glanced to both sides casually. , Yuchizhong had rolled his eyes and pretended to look elsewhere.Pei Yu also only blinked, and finally looked at Yu Chiyuan and said, "The general said yes?"

Yu Chiyuan also regained his calm expression at this time, nodded and said: "That's right," he said to the generals, "Everyone, be good at encouraging your subordinates, who didn't pile up the dead, don't be caught by the enemy's deeds Don't be afraid. No matter how crazy he is, it's just a stubborn fight, and it won't work in the end."

All the generals here have also seen some scenes, who wants to be looked down upon by others because they are shocked after hearing a few words about the battle situation before the battle?Hearing this, they all said: "General, don't worry, the battle has come to this point, it's up to who gets weak first."

Pei Yu looked at the map and said, "Where did you just talk about?"

The general hurriedly said: "I just said that I plan to attack here as the main position."

After Pei Yu heard him finish the upward arrangement, Fang said, "What are you planning to use to attack the city?"

The general said: "Use a ladder."

Pei Yu slightly raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh?"

There was a hint of questioning in this voice.Compared with methods such as piled up earth hills, the use of ladders for siege is fast and fierce.When the combat power is superior and the morale is high, you can pacify a city in one battle.But on the other hand, once the soldier climbed the ladder during the siege, he would not be able to reach the sky or step on the ground, and would be suspended in mid-air.If there is an attack on the city, casualties will be the most inevitable.The longer the distance from the ground to the city, the greater the casualties and losses.There is an old saying in the army that if you want to capture a city as high as you want, you must prepare as many corpses as you want.The walls of Los Angeles are high, and a hard attack will have to pay a high price.And once the attack fails, the soldiers will feel fear when they see the tragic situation, and it will be even more difficult to win if he is required to climb the city and climb the wall with the rain of swords and arrows.

The reason why the general made this plan was because the city had been besieged for several months, and he was already unbearable and wanted a quick victory.Hearing Pei Yu ask this question at this time, I was afraid that he was dissatisfied, so he hurriedly argued: "The supervisor sees that the damage is certainly great, but the catapults are not effective in attacking the city right now, and the siege hammer cannot be used. In fact, we have to use ladders."

Pei Yu didn't comment, but asked, "Then you can look carefully at the terrain on both sides of the southwest."

The location of Los Angeles is that the southeast is higher than the northwest, and there is a low-lying area to the south of the west.The general said: "It is true that the terrain in the west is lower, but on this point, the handling of war equipment and marching are very smooth."

Pei Yu asked: "How high is the city wall? How high is the ladder?" When the general was stunned, he asked again, "What is the difference in height between the south of the city and the west of the city? If I attack the city from the west, I need to prepare a few more troops than from the south. Will?"

No one answered for a moment, Yu Chiyuan saw that he couldn't answer any one of the series of questions, he couldn't help being a little impatient, and reprimanded: "It seems that war is about to start, why haven't you even figured out these things?"

The general was also ignorant, in this situation, he just bowed his head and received a few words of reprimand.He felt that this was wronging him, he refused to admit his mistake in front of the general, he wanted to justify himself, and said in a low voice: "General, we never cared about these things when we used ladders to attack the city."

Hearing this, Yu Chiyuan scolded in annoyance: "Even if you are such a cheap seller, I have [-] soldiers and horses, and I can't pay for it!" : "How can the strength of Luo City's walls be compared with previous battles?"

This is quite an embarrassing time, but someone said after hearing it: "I have calculated these data, but I haven't reported it to the generals yet. Generals, please don't worry..."

Everyone heard that someone made a rescue, and they were all curious about who it was, and they all looked back when they heard the sound.The tone of the voice was already timid, but this time it became even lower, and it was almost inaudible when it reached the end.But I heard Pei Yu's gentle words: "Come closer and tell me."

The person who spoke didn't know whether it was the original expression on his face or he was shocked by the scene, but his face was pale, as if there was no blood at all.Some people said: "This is Cangcao's Fan Yi." Fan Yi said: "The height of the west city is more than eight feet, and the height of the south city is not more than seven feet. ..."

Yu Chiyuan interjected: "The south wall is lower, but the terrain on this side is uneven, making transportation inconvenient. In fact, both sides have shortcomings." He looked at Pei Yu, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said But deliberately lowered his voice, and said: "I will discuss with the supervising army after returning to the camp."

Pei Yu saw that he looked at him with deep meaning when he said this, so he didn't say any more, just nodded slightly.

After returning to the camp, Yu Chiyuan sent everyone away.Pei Yu looked at it indifferently, and when there was no one else in front of him, he said, "What do you care about, the general?"

Yu Chiyuan was silent for a moment and said: "What do the supervisors think is the chance of winning the attack?"

Pei Yu remained calm and said, "The general thinks he can attack the city only when he thinks there is a [-]% chance of winning?"

Yu Chiyuan looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said: "Those words that the supervisor asked just now, it can be seen that he also has concerns in his heart."

Pei Yu said, "General, you might as well speak directly."

Yu Chiyuan was silent for a moment, and Fang said: "At this time, there is no taboo to order a strong attack. It is just for the sake of the generals to observe the morale of the army. You should know the situation at this time. The success or failure of this step depends on the morale. If it goes smoothly, even if it is insignificant A small victory can also boost morale; if a strong attack is frustrated..."

What he said was frank and frank, and what he said was vague and vague.Pei Yu understood this ambiguity in his heart.A large part of Yu Chiyuan's army is newly recruited.These recruits have undergone careful drills and training, and they are proficient in tactics and tactics, but they have never been in fierce battles.When recruits go to the battlefield, they often go smoothly, but if they don't go smoothly, no one can tell what will happen.To put it bluntly, he didn't have the courage to fight to the death.And this section is the most helpless, how can morale be born by confrontation with swords and guns?

Wei Chiyuan's scruples at this moment, Pei Yu never had.Although the defensive line around the city retreated steadily, the besieged troops in Luo City did not show any signs of distraction. He heard the enemy's battle song before the battle today, and saw the shocked expressions of his own soldiers in a blink of an eye. .

However, Yu Chiyuan couldn't see his thoughts from Pei Yu's expression, so he said again: "When the Taishi first established the Eight Pillar Kingdom, I was the governor of the general under him. The generals of the banned brigade can count as soon as they do it. Years. At that time, when I faced a war, the first thing I thought about was whether I could keep my dignity and stability, and I never dared to act emotionally. Therefore, I didn’t even do gambling on weekdays, because others were thinking about what would happen if I won by luck. But I was always worried that if I lost, I would only do it when I was [-]/[-]% sure of any major event. It was the same when I became the commander-in-chief of the state and town later. , most of the time you can’t do it without taking risks, so when it comes to courage, I’m always too late.”

Hearing his so-called bluntness, Pei Yu was even more confused, and understood that he was desperately trying to confess.At that time, I had made up my mind clearly, and said with a smile: "This has nothing to do with courage. Fighting and hating a small reason, not being able to bear anger, is for the sake of angry soldiers, and those who are angry will be defeated. And the grand master once praised the general, but he never said anything. A man of wrath."

Yu Chiyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, clapped his hands and smiled, "I dare not accept such absurd praise. It's just that what the supervisor said really hit my heart."

Pei Yu smiled lightly, but his eyes showed a little coldness, and said: "It's just that the general needs to know that the reason for not attacking by force at this time is because there is a more appropriate method than attack by force, but not because of any unavoidable difficulties in attack by force. I know that the general has always been cautious and caring for his subordinates, but at some point, he will have to give up the cost. I am telling the general, no matter what this battle is, we must be prepared to pay the price of tens of thousands of casualties."

Yu Chiyuan regained his composure and said: "Actually, on this matter, the supervising army thinks the same as me. I said that it is not appropriate to attack by force at this time, and it is just for safety, and it is definitely not to shake Luocheng's mind." The voice said again, "Besides, I don't want to have any quarrel with the military supervisor."

Pei Yu stared at him for a while, and said: "The general is a person who knows the importance."

When Pei Yu was far away, Yuchi Zhongfang turned out from the inner tent, saw Yuchiyuan sneered and saw that he was silent, and said to himself: "I didn't care about what I said before the battle, brother, don't really care about it." See Yuchiyuan He motioned him to sit down, and said, "Is this city not going to be attacked?"

Yu Chiyuan said aggressively: "You don't have a heart, do you? What are you talking about?" He added, "It's not not to attack, it's to find another method other than force attack."

Yuchi said in the middle: "That's not what I mean, I just didn't make it clear, brother is so anxious."

Yu Chiyuan sighed: "I know what you mean, but at the moment, you need to be cautious when you talk about right and wrong."

Yuchi said in the middle: "What's the matter now?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "I have been away from my hometown for several months, and the morale of the army is the most delicate at this moment. There are a group of desperadoes in the city at this time. You are not stupid to fight against them. Now there are only these four walls in the city to defend, and what you have is nothing but morale. We are depressed, we need to maximize our strengths and avoid weaknesses, and find a way to get twice the result with half the effort."

Yuchi said in the middle: "The less you hit him, the more proud he will be. How does this lower morale?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "You don't understand this. The morale of the army in Qianfan City is inspired by the same hatred and hatred; but if the siege does not fight, this energy has nowhere to be used and it will be slack. He was overwhelmed by the heavy troops and stretched , and then thinking about the situation of no food, no clothes and no way out, it is easy to feel self-inflicted and depressed."

Yuchi said in the middle: "But we can't afford it, it's already August."

Yu Chiyuan smiled and said: "You think Pei Yu has to be idle, I guess he has some other plans. As long as he hasn't said anything, I won't ask."

Yuchi said in the middle: "Brother is too kind, why do you have to obey him."

Yu Chiyuan said: "The grand master sent this new recruit to fight the first battle of the Eastern Expedition. The first committee recognized the general of the army, and then sent his confidant to be the supervisor. Why do you think he made such an arrangement? He is Pei Yu dared to plan and take responsibility because he valued me for seeking stability and not being greedy for merit. This is how many trade-offs the grand master has made, and I dare not let him down."

Yuchizhong half-opened his mouth, "Oh" for a while, and said: "Why bother to be so verbose, it would be convenient for him to entrust Pei Yu with full power, why bother to pretend to be a brother? Could it be that Grand Master Pei Yu is not at ease?"

Yu Chiyuan waved his hand and said: "It's not doubting, it's just a way to check and balance. Using soldiers is like roasting meat, if the fire is not hot, it will be raw, but if you blindly use heavy oil and fire, it will be burnt. What's more, a perverse person like Pei Yu, Who can let him do as he pleases..." After a moment's pause, he finally said, "The Grand Master's thoughts... Forget it, this matter is not up to you and me in the end." Then he said with a solemn expression, "I will also do it today Let me tell you: No matter what the details are, the determination to capture Los Angeles is unshakable. To put it more seriously, whether you like it or not, your future and my life are all staked here."

But he said that Li Jihou was outside Yuchiyuan's tent, and when he saw Pei Yu coming out, he followed behind him.Pei Yu looked sideways, and Li Ji said in a low voice, "That Fan Yi, who learned arithmetic at home, even knows how to deduce astronomy and current weather."

Pei Yu said, "You know what I want to ask."

Li Ji said with a smile: "Just now I saw the manner in which the gentleman asked him to answer, so I knew he was deliberately using him. I always have this wink." He added, "It's just that this man is dull."

Pei Yu said: "As long as he can make plans, I don't care what he is."

Li Ji smiled and said, "I'm afraid that he will stay and make Mr. anxious."

Pei Yu laughed and said, "I'm not in a hurry. I need to ask him a lot for this." He stopped for a while, took a long breath, and sighed, "This man came here at this time, and he came to help me like heaven." See you later Li Ji just lowered his eyebrows and said without saying a word, "You don't want to know what I want this person for?"

Li Ji saw him looking at Luocheng in the distance, his eyes were full of determination, and said: "Mr.'s handwriting is always unexpected."

Pei Yu said in a low voice, "I want to flood the city with Luoshui."

Li Ji knew why Pei Yu looked at a man who knew how to calculate with blue eyes, and he was even more shocked on the other side, and couldn't help saying: "But this river changes direction, it is against the law of heaven... I am afraid it is..." After that, he did not agree. Not daring to say any more, he couldn't help lowering his head to think; but he heard Pei Yu chuckle, and when he raised his head again, he saw only a figure meandering away.

The author has something to say:

There are still many examples of diverting water to irrigate the city. Master Guan flooded the Seventh Army with water... Seriously speaking, Wang Ben irrigated Daliang, Cao Cao irrigated Xiapi, Zhibo irrigated Jinyang and ended up being irrigated, and Gao Cheng irrigated the chief Society city...