Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 125 The Bareback Legion
All of a sudden, no matter who were digging and transporting soil on the river bank or driving piles to fill the river, nearly ten thousand soldiers and generals took off their clothes and followed suit.

With thousands of extra cloth bags filled with earth and rocks to fill the river blockage, the effect was much better. The remaining cofferdam, which was less than half a mile wide, was quickly closed, and when it was getting dark, the Qinshui River was finally closed.At the same time, the Dalixu water diversion channel on the right bank of the Qinshui River is finally nearing completion, which can divert the river water to the tightly closed Guancheng.

At this time, thousands of soldiers of the Song Army who had been besieging the city in the rain were ordered to retreat to a high place. Following Zhao Dezhao's order, the last thin barrier between the water diversion channel and the Qinshui was dug out, trapped in the The river water in the cofferdam is like a ferocious beast out of the cage, rushing towards the tightly closed city wall along the water diversion channel.

The generals and soldiers of the Song Army witnessed this scene from a high place, cheered deafeningly, and waited to witness with their own eyes that the flood destroyed the city gate and the city wall, turning all the defenders in the city into fish and turtles.

With a bang, several feet of huge waves hit the city wall. After the impact of the flood, Yanguan stood still, and the city of Guan was still standing, seemingly undamaged.

The tens of thousands of soldiers of the Song Army, from generals to soldiers, were all stunned.

That's it?Nearly [-] people have worked in the river for a whole day, and even took off their pants up and down, is that all?
Seeing that the method of water attack did not seem to have any miraculous effect, even Fang Zhengqi, who originally thought that "water attack" was a good idea, couldn't help showing disappointment on his face.

Zhao Dezhao could hold his breath, without any disappointment on his face, he ordered a few small teams to stay on guard, and the rest went back to the camp to rest.

That night, the rain gradually decreased, and at dawn the next day, it was completely cleared, and the scorching sun was hanging high above the head like the previous days, and the Song army had moved their camp to the nearby high slopes in advance. The problem of stagnant water, but the wet mud all over the ground, coupled with the steaming water vapor caused by the scorching sun above the head, made the generals of the Song army in it feel like they were in a steamer. In just one morning, more than [-] people reported to Zhao Dezhao for heatstroke.

What is even more embarrassing is that many soldiers of the Song Army who participated in yesterday's river reclamation project did not have spare robes and trousers to replace.

Soon, some smart ghosts discovered that being bare buttocks is actually more ventilated and comfortable in this hot and humid weather. In less than half a day, the entire barracks was bare-wristed and shirtless. It looked like a giant celestial camp.

Of course, right now we are camping in the wild, and there is not even a bitch in the army, so being naked is nothing, but it looks really unseemly, so angry that even Pan Mei, who is pretending to be sick, can't help it He broke into the tent of the Chinese army, and asked Zhao Dezhao angrily: "Your Highness, the soldiers are naked, why don't you restrain them? How can it be decent if it goes on like this?"

Zhao Dezhao glanced at him and said calmly, "General Pan, are you cured?"

With Zhao Dezhao's acquiescence, Pan Mei said she was sick and she was not really sick. This was something both of them knew.Now that Zhao Dezhao asked this question, the meaning in his words couldn't be clearer: "You, the deputy commander, don't want to shrink your head anymore, are you planning to come out to do something and take some responsibility? If not, then don't gossip here!"

"Okay... okay." Pan Mei was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly replied, most of her arrogance dissipated for a moment.

Zhao Dezhao smiled, stared at his face and said: "In this case, then I can ask General Pan for advice. Right now, the soldiers lack clothing and have to be naked, which really damages our army's prestige. I also feel that I can't see it, may I ask General Pan to conjure robes out of thin air, or can he make the weather cool and transparent?"

You can’t come up with clothes, you can’t talk about it, let alone the weather is so hot and humid, and people have to dress neatly and cover themselves to get heatstroke. There is no such reason in the world, even if the soldiers are allowed to be shirtless, so what? up?
Pan Mei was not convinced, she dragged Zhao Dezhao to the gate of the military tent, stretched out her hand and pointed at the top of the wall, and said sadly: "Your Highness, look, our army is so ugly and obedient, it will be laughed at by others!"

On the top of Yanguan City, many Southern Han defenders pointed in the direction of the Song Army's camp, talking loudly, and could vaguely hear the sound of laughter and mockery. Bare buttocks became a source of laughter among the soldiers of the Southern Han garrison.

Pan Mei is an old-school warrior who has led the army for more than ten years. She felt ashamed and angry about this, but Zhao Dezhao was not moved by it. What's an ugly butt? It's ugly only after losing a battle!"

"This old man has been fighting for more than ten years, and I have never seen an army that can win a battle with bare buttocks."

Seeing that the coach was so arrogant and talking nonsense, Pan Mei finally couldn't bear it anymore. His face turned red and his neck became thick, and he was so excited that he could hardly speak without breath.

"General Pan!" Zhao Dezhao stopped, and suddenly turned his head to stare at Pan Mei: "If this king tells you that within ten days, if this king does not hurt a single soldier, he will go through this pass, do you believe it or not?"

Pan Mei didn't answer directly. He snorted, and there was a smile of "you think I don't know what tricks you have" on his face.

"So, General Pan, you can't trust me?" Although Zhao Dezhao didn't mind Pan Mei's rudeness, he insisted on giving him a clear answer.

Although Pan Mei was full of resentment and was about to burst her stomach, she always remembered that the two were grasshoppers on the same line, so she stopped being angry and patiently explained to Zhao Dezhao.

"Your Highness is nothing more than wanting to attack and siege the city with water, making it difficult for the defenders in the city to survive, forcing them to switch out of the city and surrender, so that we can save our soldiers as much as possible, and surrender without fighting. Your Highness Plan, I knew it in my heart early in the morning, and felt that this method could be tried, so I didn't come out to stop it."

Immediately afterwards, Pan Mei changed the subject: "But the city is already besieged by floods, but there are still laughter from the top of the city. It is obvious that the morale of the defenders is not falling."

When Zhao Dezhao heard this, he couldn't help nodding his head. It turned out that he forced himself out of the tent to see the laughter of the soldiers of the Southern Han garrison.

Pan Mei sighed, and said worriedly: "Since the morale of the defenders does not drop, they can cook without firewood, and eat raw grains without firewood. Although it is quite inconvenient, it is not impossible to stick to it. Your Highness has read history books, you should Knowing that in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhi family led the Fen River to besiege the Zhao family's Jinyang, but the Zhao family was united, and they were trapped by the Fen River for more than a year without being able to break through the city, and the Zhi family was eventually defeated by the Zhao family!"

Zhao Dezhao laughed out loud when he heard the words, and Pan Mei couldn't understand the laughter, wondering where he was wrong?
(End of this chapter)