Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 121
During the tentative siege, what Zhao Dezhao couldn't bear the most was this so-called "golden juice".

Throughout the afternoon, he saw with his own eyes that the Southern Han soldiers guarding the city poured dung juice on the top of the city. , it's still a fucking south wind right now!

Suddenly, a voice sounded next to him, pulling Zhao Dezhao's thoughts back from the dung.

"Your Highness, since there is a pass city in front of us, why don't our troops go down the river? They still have the ability to erect the wall on the water!"

It was Liu Hui who offered advice and advice. He was the son of general Liu Yu and one of the "army staff officers" recruited by Zhao Dezhao in the palace school. In the experience of joining the army, it was the first time today that he really saw the army fighting with his own eyes. He was so excited that he yelled all afternoon, which made Zhao Dezhao extremely irritable.

At this moment, his face was flushed with excitement, his nose fluttered, and his voice was high-pitched, as if he thought of an obvious solution to break the situation.

Zhao Dezhao turned around when he heard the words, and gave him a disgusted look, and there was something in his heart that he didn't feel embarrassed to say outright: "The hot dung that was poured down from the top of the city must have been poured into your brain, right? "

Liu Hui still didn't realize it, and would make a mistake, and said loudly: "Your Highness, are you worried that there will be no boats available? This is easy to do, and there are lush mountains and forests around. You only need to send soldiers to cut down trees and make a large number of wooden rafts. Sergeants can go down the river on a wooden raft, and they can bypass Guancheng!"

Zhao Dezhao didn't bother to talk to him at all and didn't say a word.

Liu Hui thought he had a plan, and the more he talked, the more excited he became:
"The river here in Qinshui is gentle, even a small wooden raft can do the same, and there is no danger of overturning!"

"Guancheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so just bypass it, and our army can go straight to Panyu along the river, digging out its heart and lungs!"

Zhao Dezhao couldn't hold back Liu Hui's noise, so he punched him in the stomach with his hand.

"Believe it or not, I took out your heart and lungs first!"

"You also know that the river is gentle. Calculate it yourself. How long will it take to get out of the attack range of the arrow stone at the top of the city with a wooden raft?"

"The river course is only a hundred steps away from the Guancheng. If you throw a stone down on the wooden raft from a condescending height, it will be smashed to pieces immediately? The entire row of soldiers has to go into the water to feed the fish!"

"The Puppet Dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty established the country for more than [-] years. These pass are their capital. Over the years, they have been repaired and repaired. I don't know how much manpower and material resources have been invested in the operation. If there is such a loophole to exploit, they can't imagine it. , will you make it up when you think of it?"

Liu Hui squatted down clutching his belly, humming in pain.

"I didn't think it was possible...we could enter the water at night to release the discharge. The night is dark and we can't distinguish things. Even if arrows and stones are sent from the city, it will be wrong. The loss of our army must be slight. We only need to pass hundreds of people along the water. Go around to the back of Guancheng and attack from both front and back, and you will be able to attack in one go. I have heard from my father that although Guancheng has the shape of a city, it is not a city after all. The stricter the frontal defense, the looser the rear. , it is very easy to break through.”

Zhao Dezhao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and felt that it seemed reasonable, but after thinking about it carefully, he still shook his head.

Liu Hui's proposal seems reasonable, but it's actually not feasible. The so-called arrows and stones dropped on the pass city will inevitably miss the mark as long as they pass through at night. This is purely imaginary nonsense.As long as the distance is close enough, condescending, covering the attack, you can hit the dense wooden rafts on the Qinshui River with your eyes closed.

Moreover, the Song army is basically landlubbers from the north. Once the raft is smashed to pieces, it will really cost dozens of people for one stone. According to Liu Hui's approach, the casualties will be heavy. If you want to let Hundreds of soldiers crossed the water and went around to the rear of the strict pass to attack, and at least thousands of them would die. This kind of stupid thing without dividing up could not be done.

"Your Highness, our army is blocked in front of the pass right now. General Pan is a veteran general who is experienced in military affairs. Why don't you ask him for advice?"

At night, Zhao Dezhao sat alone in front of the oil lamp in the tent of the Chinese Army, thinking hard about the countermeasures. Fang Zhengqi quietly entered the tent and carefully made a suggestion.

Zhao Dezhao glanced at him, shook his head and said, "General Pan has contracted the disease and needs to recuperate. I don't want to disturb you."

The corners of Fang Zhengqi's mouth twitched. This reason must be perfunctory. No matter how ill he is, he can always come up with an idea. It's not like putting on armor and going into battle in person. The deputy commander who was arranged was kicked aside and asked him to give a compliment and draw a picture of the military aircraft. This is always okay, right?

Zhao Dezhao noticed that his expression was different, and said with a smile: "General Fang, are you slandering me, thinking that the king is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate others?"

Fang Zhengqi was caught off guard by the words, and blushed and said repeatedly, "Weijiang dare not dare", he hesitated for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth: "Weijiang just thinks that our army should go deep into the enemy's territory, and our supplies are scarce. , blocked by the pass, whether to advance or retreat, whether to attack by force or detour, should have been decided long ago, and this matter should be discussed with General Pan."

Zhao Dezhao grimaced, looked at Fang Zhengqi, and said coldly: "Did you just say the word "retreat?"

Fang Zhengqi was startled by Zhao Dezhao's sharp gaze. He lowered his head and said, "The general is not timid and shaking the morale of the army, but he feels..."

Zhao Dezhao interrupted him, and said coldly: "It's just that I think it's better to take a detour and cross the city ridge than to gnaw at the important pass on Qitianling. If you want to go fast, you will waste your speed, don't you?"

Cold sweat dripped down Fang Zhengqi's back. He didn't dare to meet Zhao Dezhao's eyes. He knew that he might offend this bad-tempered Prince, but he still gritted his teeth and admitted, "Yes!"

Zhao Dezhao was not angry, but got up without saying a word.

He walked out of the big tent of the Chinese Army with his hands behind his back, and Fang Zhengqi hurriedly followed behind, a little behind by half a body.

At this moment, the watch had already started, and the night drums sounded in the barracks. There were sergeants on duty patrolling back and forth, and Zhao Dezhao went around the barracks.

Because of the need to prevent malaria, Zhao Dezhao used all the [-] smoke cages prepared. The huge camp was filled with smoke, and the soldiers could be heard coughing violently and complaining softly.

The medicine cake brought from Tokyo City has long been used up, and there is no place to replenish it. Right now, the wormwood smoked by the soldiers harvested in the field is used. Zhao Dezhao himself has no idea how effective this thing will be. , it can only be said that it is definitely better than no preventive measures.

(End of this chapter)