Iron Armored Emperor

Zhuodu City.

With Di Qiye's advance notice, Wang Shixian sent a total of five teams of soldiers to the Zhuohe River to fetch water to water the tower before dawn. Like an old scalper.

Wang Shixian also tightened his mind. In order to assume the posture of living and dying with the defenders of the city, after dawn, he specially wore heavy armor and boarded the city gate to prepare for the attack of the Chu army.

However, it was not Chu Jun who came.

It is the water of a mighty turbid river.

The turbid river was blocked for two days with a sandbag dam, and once it vented out, it rushed down mightily with an unstoppable momentum. The turbid river has a very high sand content, and the earthy torrent is like swallowing mountains and rivers. , rushed to Wang Shixian in the blink of an eye, Wang Shixian yelled in fright, reacted very quickly, and quickly ran down the tower.

He ran down the tower like a rabbit, and was about to mount his horse and run into the city when the tower, which had been washed away by the muddy river, collapsed, and the stones and bricks fell down, and the horse ran away in fright.

With his helmet on, Wang Shixian quickly dodged from left to right. When many city guards were rushed into the city, he even stepped on the collapsed stone bricks to hide higher and higher, seeing that he could escape with a miraculous move. God, maybe God couldn't see it, the crumbling city gate finally fell down, just knocking Wang Shixian out.

Seeing that the city gate fell, Di Qiye immediately sent out a signal. The soldiers standing on the safe mountainside cut off several grass ropes, and filled the gaps with countless sandbags on the wooden frame to stop the raging water. The teams swarmed up to repair the dam urgently.

The dam is being repaired here, and Di Qiye has already led the Chu army to attack Zhuodu City in leg-deep water.

There is no suspense about the outcome of this battle.

Sun Wu believed that fire attack is stronger than water attack. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" said, "Thus, the one who uses fire to assist the attack is bright, and the one who uses water to assist the attack is stronger. Water can be destroyed, but not captured." It means that using fire to assist attack is obvious. It is easy to win, and using water to assist the offense can only strengthen the offense.Water can cut off the enemy's connection, but it cannot burn the enemy's accumulation.

This is actually true. Di Qiye did only use water to attack the city gates. In the subsequent siege, he led his own troops into battle instead of only using water.

However, there are also counterexamples. During the Warring States period, Bai Qi, a well-known general of the Qin State, opened dikes to irrigate the city after repairing dikes to store water, and flooded Yancheng of Chu State with water. , because the corpses were washed to the east of the city along the water potential, and the soaked and rotting corpses piled up into mountains. So far, the slopes in the east of Yancheng City are called "stinky pools".

Bai Qi's heart is ruthless, unsurpassed in ancient and modern times, no wonder he is the world's number one butcher, with nearly 200 million dead souls under his command, he is known as "Human Butcher" in history.

Therefore, this is why Di Qiye jumped off the muddy river to measure the water speed and the amount of sand carried.

The power of water is easy to borrow but difficult to reclaim. If you ignore the water like Bai Qi did, Zhuodu City and Yan City in the Warring States Period will inevitably end up in the same end.But if he wanted to reduce the water potential, it would be easy to sacrifice the soldiers of the Chu army if he didn't make it right. Therefore, Di Qiye was very careful. He would rather jump into the muddy river in the cold than let his soldiers sacrifice needlessly.

Gu Lie was carefully arranged by Di Qiye on a hillside where the water could not be flooded and where he could see the whole battlefield. Before seeing the end, Gu Lie guessed Di Qiye's layout and led the guard Wangshi down the hillside. , rushed to Zhuodao in the northwest direction outside Zhuodu City.

Di Qiye led troops into Zhuodu City and handed over the battlefield to the five young masters. He led a group of personal soldiers Shi Shiran out of the city from the west gate, went around Zhuodao, and waited to take the fleeing Beiyan guards. The generals caught them all.

He set foot on Zhuodao, but saw Gu Lie who was already waiting there.

Di Qiye was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, and joined Gu Lie with his own soldiers, and said with a smile, "Who said the lord is only good at water warfare?"

Gu Lie didn't eat the ecstasy soup he poured, and said frankly: "I guessed your back move only after seeing the whole leopard. If I can't guess like this, it would be strange for me to be able to lead soldiers."

"My lord is too modest," Di Qiye said, pointing to the soldiers of Beiyan who had fled into Zhuodao in a panic, "not only some people can't guess, but they have thrown themselves into the trap."

The Chu army rushed forward and tied up these Beiyan deserters like rice dumplings.

Gu Lie smiled helplessly, then restrained his expression again.

He wanted to say that Di Qiye was reckless, but there was no way to say that, Di Qiye did have reasons in everything he did.

If Gu Lie says that he doesn't cherish himself, does it mean that Di Qiye is wrong to cherish his soldiers?If Gu Lie said that he was too impatient, he could teach the method to the Kanyu team and let the Kanyu team measure it. Does this mean that Di Qiye should not seize the opportunity in time?

Gu Lie practiced offense and defense in his mind, and found that no matter what he said, Di Qiye would have something to say back, and Di Qiye would most likely reply like this, and take advantage of the reason to turn angry at him.

So Gu Lie didn't want to say it, but he was struggling again.

Originally, if it was an ordinary monarch and minister, at this time, the lord could be happy about the victory, praise Di Qiye, and maybe praise Di Qiye for caring for the soldiers, then the matter is over, there is nothing to worry about and frown.

but……

Jin Wei's reply interrupted Gu Lie's unresolved contemplation.

"My lord, general," Jin Wei hurriedly reported, "The enemy general Wang Shixian has escaped."

Ran?

Di Qiye raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "It's fatal."

Gu Lie pondered deeply, and said to Di Qiye, "If we attack the two nearby cities immediately, are we sure we can take them?"

Di Qiye was stunned, and said with a smile: "It only takes one night for me to lead the troops to attack. One day and one night is enough to send them."

After a while, Gu Lie lifted his chin lightly: "Just send them there."

Di Qiye saluted casually: "The last general takes orders."

As soon as the words fell, he rode Wushuang to Zhuodu City.

While helping him with the aftermath, Gu Lie continued to think, but, what?

Wang Shixian is indeed a coward.

When he woke up, he was under the fallen city gate. Fortunately, although the city gate knocked him out, he finally fell on the fallen rocks and bricks of the collapsed city wall and did not crush him to death.

At this time the Chu army had entered the city, Wang Shixian poked his head out quietly, saw that the Chu army had broken through the city gate, and immediately retracted under the door panel.

Wang Shixian desperately took off all the heavy armor and thick clothes on his body, as well as the silk inner clothes, and only wore a blue cloth outer robe to show his innocence. Qiudi climbed out of the city gate, crawled on all fours, and ran all the way into the alley.

Wang Shixian thought of several escape routes early in the morning, and successfully escaped from Zhuodu City from the north before the Chu army.

Therefore, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

He swore to Yang Ping that he would never let Chu Gu's army set foot in Yizhou until the end of the world.Now that the city is broken and the water is exhausted, Chu Gu can't blame him for knocking down Zhuodu City.

Wang Shixian asked for a horse in the city guarded by the royal family, and ran desperately to the palace of the Yan Dynasty.

Before Yang Ping received the news that Zhuodu City was broken, the ragged Wang Shixian appeared in front of him.

"Your Majesty," Wang Shixian, who was covered in mud and water, lost three laps alive, threw himself at Yang Ping's feet, crying loudly, "Di Qiye used his troops viciously, and flooded the city with water! The last general wanted to live and die with the soldiers, but how could he kiss him?" The soldiers rescued me out of the city with their lives! Your Majesty, Zhuodu City was defeated and lost! Please forgive me!"

Didn't you agree on the shroud in horse leather?

How come there are soldiers who save this person with their lives?

Yang Ping was a little unhappy after all the drafts of mourning poems had been typed.

"The general defended the city of Beiyan for me to the last moment, what crime is there!"

Yang Ping was talking about the scene, intending to reach out his hand to help Wang Shixian up, but when his eyes touched his dirty mud, he immediately withdrew his hand in disgust.

Yang Ping coughed lightly to cover up, and said again: "Barbarian Jing Chu Gu, innocent and violent, actually imitated Tu Baiqi and flooded the city! I have pity on the soldiers of Beiyan who died tragically."

"Cherish my order to issue pensions to the defenders of Zhuodu City! Give Wang Shixian the title of 'Loyal and Brave General' and reward him with great salary!"

Wang Shixian wept and fell to the ground: "Your Majesty rewards me a lot, and the general will definitely repay it with blood!"

Gu Lie helped Di Qiye finish the aftermath of the captured fugitive general of Beiyan, but when he returned to the camp, he found no one, so he summoned the guards to ask, "Where are your generals?"

The guards responded fluently: "General, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he asked the left and right governors and tigers, leopards and wolf cavalry to guard Zhuodu, and personally led the troops to attack the second city of the Liu family nearby. The general said that tomorrow, he will bring the generals of the Liu family back to camp. .”

As soon as he heard it, he knew that Di Qiye had taught him how to answer.

Gu Lie remained calm and let Jinwei go out.

He wasn't worried that Di Qiye wouldn't be able to beat him down. He wanted to let Di Qiye rest. Otherwise, Di Qiye was the most suitable for quick attacks. He also knew very well from the answers given by Di Qiye's guards. Lie's intention clearly stated that he would bring the generals of the Liu family back to the camp.

Although Di Qiye had a stubborn temper in the past, he had a clear account in his mind, especially the priorities of marching and fighting, and there was no need for Gu Lie to tell him these things.

Why was Di Qiye so eager to perform this expedition?

First, it was cold and the river was turbid, and then he marched consecutively to attack the city. Di Qiye had never been so reckless in his previous life. He was very careful with himself. March.

Even in the two lives, he had to immediately capture Qingzhou and gain a firm foothold. Di Qiye also combined movement and stillness, one piece and one relaxation. In this life, he let go and assigned the subsequent successive attacks to the five young masters.

Gu Lie couldn't figure it out.

When the sky was bright, Di Qiye returned with the general of the Liu family.

The generals of the Liu family felt bitter.

Originally, they were robbed of food by Wang Shixian, then they were reprimanded by Yang Ping, and then they were taught a lesson by the Liu family's direct line, ordering them to guard the city.

Now, these generals of the Liu family were so aggrieved that they were so aggrieved that when Di Qiye's light soldiers came in, they simply surrendered--I don't have much to do with good things. ?Of course, life-saving is the most important thing.

Anyway, I never heard that Di Qiye had killed surrender soldiers.

Therefore, the descendants of the Liu family were very docile, obediently followed Di Qiye back to the Chu army camp.

The camp of the Chu army didn't make it too difficult for them, they were locked up and treated with simple tea and light meals.

As soon as Di Qiye came back, Gu Lie handed over the military affairs in the camp to him again, and let him keep busy so as not to run out again.

After a few days, the guard of the generals of the Liu family became more and more lax in the camp of the Chu army.

The guards guarding the surrendered general no longer had the serious and silent look of the former guards, and even chatted about gossip. They said that General Yan could tell fortunes, and that General Jiang liked to drink.

Listen, everyone is not doing their job properly, and General Chu Gu is nothing more than that.

A few days later, General Liu's family heard the news from Beiyan from the guards of the Chu army. It was like telling a joke, saying that Wang Shixian, who robbed them of their food and accused them of dirty things, was named a loyal and brave general by Yang Ping. .

And in Zhuodu City, all the generals and soldiers who surrendered except for being drowned by water turned out to be heroes who defended the city and died heroically, and were rewarded generously by Yang Ping.

The generals of the Liu family were furious at that time.

That night, the guards rushed to play Pai Gow and left their posts without permission. The generals of the Liu family escaped from the camp of the Chu army and fled aggressively to the Yan Dynasty Palace.

Looking at their sneaky figures, Di Qiye cheered up and sighed to Gu Lie: "Are they really so stupid?"

Gu Lie thought for a while and replied: "People like to judge others. You don't think they can be so stupid. Maybe they think it's normal for the guards of the Chu army to be lax. Besides, even if they are not stupid, they will still bite you in order to survive." Hold on to Wang Shixian. The result is the same."

Di Qiye smiled: "It is said that people's hearts are unpredictable, but my lord is very good at it."

His voice became lower and lower, Gu Lie almost couldn't hear clearly.

"The general is too famous," Gu Lie half-seriously half-jokingly said, "I still haven't figured it out, why are you hiding from me these days?"

It's not that Gu Lie wanted to argue with him about etiquette, it's just that Di Qiye didn't come to see the ceremony in the morning or discuss matters in the evening. He said that he was busy with military affairs, but he just took down three cities. No matter how busy the military affairs are, Gu Lie is busy with government affairs in the seven states?Even if Jiang Yang Zhu Beihe and the others only sent urgent matters, it would still keep Gu Lie busy.

Di Qi's ambition is not good.

He shouldn't have given out the general's account at all, he was afraid that Gu Lie would continue to be suspicious, but now he might want to reveal his truth on the spot.

"The military is busy." Di Qiye stretched his waist, turned around and left, "My lord, wait a little bit, I will take a step ahead."

Gu Lie couldn't bear it anymore, he stretched out his hand to grab Di Qiye's elbow: "Stop."

As soon as he pulled, Di Qiye was pulled down.

Gu Lie narrowly caught the man, his expression frightened, he tried Di Qiye's forehead with his hand, and immediately became furious: "Let's go first? Are you in a hurry to find death?"

Di Qiye closed his eyes and pretended to be dead, but he still remembered to retort: ​​"My lord, there is nothing wrong with throwing stones into a well."

Gu Lie was confused: "Talk back and throw you into the well."

Di Qiye pretended to cooperate and said, "Oh, I'm so afraid of being humble."

He was still trying to be brave, but his lips were dry from the burn, and his voice gradually became hoarse.

"To shut up!"

While picking him up, Gu Lie immediately sent guards to ask for a military doctor.