After discovering that the Sui army had cut off the water of the Hulu River, in order to destroy the dam to protect himself, Meng Jiong once organized his troops to leave the city from the north gate and launched a charge against the Sui army. However, Meng Jiong's team soon saw in despair that the previous

The Sui army, which had been guarding outside the north gate under the banner of Liangjun, suddenly changed to the most terrifying banner of the Sui army of Qijun. Then the even more terrifying Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin both came out of the battle, yelling and questioning the thief.

The army dares to come and die?

Then, Meng Jiggong's bandit army, which had already been defeated by Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin, immediately became weak.

Life and death were at stake. No matter how weak you were, you had to fight hard. Under the strict orders of the bandit army Meng Zigui, the bandit army still bravely launched the charge. As a result, this also gave the Sui army of Qi County a great opportunity to vent their anger. No need to cheer up.

Encouraged, the Sui army officers and soldiers who had already suppressed their anger were like tigers descending from the mountain, charging into the bandit army without hesitation.

The killing spree started, and Luo Shixin, the most famous god of murder in the Sui army in Qi County, rushed forward on horseback, stabbing fiercely with the spear in his hand, and kept shouting, "I want you to win my money, I want you to win my armor."

You beat my horse." The rebels on the other side were confused. Basically, they had been exposed by Luo Shixin before they could figure out when they had defeated Luo Shixin.

The other officers and soldiers of the Sui Army also charged with the same bravery as Luo Shixin. They repeatedly attacked the city and killed countless companions. The Sui Army team in Qi County had long been full of anger, and now they finally caught a man who killed the enemy in the field.

Opportunity, is there any reason to be merciful? Cross-cut knives, iron spears, spears and axes are like a violent storm, attacking

The bandit army in front of them was slaughtered with blood and flesh, and corpses were scattered all over the ground. In fear and fear, the bandit army whose combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Sui army in Qi County all ran backwards for their lives. Meng Zhigui was still at the front, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin.

They used their troops to cover up the enemy and defeated the bandits. They almost took advantage of the momentum to attack Menghai City and ended the battle of Menghai City ahead of schedule.

That night, Meng Jiggong's rebel army tried to leave the city twice to destroy the dam. Once they sent troops from the north gate again, and once they used ropes to descend the city from the west city. However, the Sui army, which had finally cut off the enemy's water source, refused to give them this opportunity.

The two powerful men Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin led their elite soldiers to guard the north.

Outside the gate city, the rebel soldiers were attacked head-on as soon as they went out. The rebel soldiers who used ropes to descend the city were also covered and attacked by the Sui army's rockets. Many of the rebel soldiers did not even touch the ground below the city, and were directly in mid-air.

They were shot to death alive, and countless rebel soldiers screamed and fell off the city wall to their death and were seriously injured.

At the same time, Zhang Xutuo, who had already made sufficient preparations, divided his troops and moved his camp overnight. He quickly set up a camp outside the north gate of Menghai City, stationed elite troops for prevention, and arranged for troops from Liang County and Jiyin County to be guarded.

The team built siege fortifications overnight, dug trenches and built forts to surround Menghai City, increasing the

It was difficult for the rebels to break through. Zhang Xutuo also arranged for the Qiaojun army to be stationed to the west of Menghai City to prevent Menghaigong's traitor army from sending troops westward from the Hulu River and destroying the dam. Chen Yingliang knew that Zhang Xutuo was not trusting his army.

However, he didn't mind despite his fighting power and moved the camp according to the order.

The night passed quickly, and the sky gradually became brighter. Just as Yuan Tiangang predicted, the next day was indeed sunny again, with no clouds in the sky and the sun shining brightly. Of course, the officers and soldiers of the Sui Army who had worked hard all night wanted such good weather.

Cheering for joy, the bandit army whose water source had been cut off was

He was anxious, cursed viciously, and desperately collected the remaining water in the river. However, at this moment, the Sui army from Qiaojun, located in the upper reaches of the Hulu River, viciously poured all the yellow excrement soup into the nearly dry river.

, and soon polluted the residual water in the river.

After hearing the news, Meng Jiggong and his wife naturally cursed, but Zhang Xutuo unceremoniously ordered all the excrement accumulated in the camp to be poured into the Hulu River, helping Chen Yingliang to completely pollute the river water faster and more effectively. At the same time,

Zhang Xutuo couldn't help but chuckle secretly behind his back, "Fortunately, the one stationed next to the Hulu River happens to be you, Chen Yingliang."

Li Mi, who had calmed down, no longer accompanied Meng Jiong and his wife to scold their old rival Chen Yingliang for being vicious and despicable. Apart from suggesting that Meng Jiong and his wife collect the remaining water in the city and distribute it uniformly, Li Mi basically never left the city and was always observing.

The Sui army mobilized its defenses, looked for loopholes in the Sui army's defenses, looked for ways to destroy dams, and even looked for opportunities to turn defeat into victory.

The sun was scorching, but Li Mi felt cold in his heart, because after walking around the city wall, Li Mi found that Zhang Xutuo's siege layout was simply impeccable. To the south was Zhang Xutuo's main camp, and to the north were Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and other powerful warriors.

He led the elite troops of Qi County, and to the west was his old rival Chen Yingliang's Qiao County army to guard the Hulu River.

They also filled in a section of the river to connect the north and the south. At the same time, they also installed fences and antlers in the river to prevent sneak attacks. The mouth of the Hulu River in the east was guarded by the Liangjun team with relatively weak combat power. Even if they could defeat Yang Wang, they would rush

However, the Makeng River, which has a large amount of water, will definitely be surrounded by the most terrifying Sui army from Qi County to make dumplings.

Yang Jishan, who had never been trusted by Duke Meng Jishan, had been by Li Mi's side. When he saw Li Mi turning around and returning to the same place, looking at the Sui army outside the city in a daze, Yang Jishan asked in a low voice: "Dharma Master,

How about it? Is there any way to destroy the upstream dam and restore the water source?"

"Don't even think about it." Li Mi replied casually: "Didn't you notice? Our old rival Chen Yingliang is stationed in the upper reaches of the Hulu River. You don't know how cunning and difficult that little thief is. How could he do this to us?

opportunity?”

"What about the breakout?" Yang Jishan asked, "Are you sure the breakout will be successful?"

"There may be some hope of breaking through, but not much." Li Mi replied: "And even if the breakthrough is successful, Meng Jiong's team will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and it will be difficult to pose a threat to the official army."

"You care if Meng Jiong dies, our lives are the most important thing." Yang Jishan shouted in a low voice and said: "While Meng Jiong still has the strength to fight, go and persuade him to abandon the city and break out of the siege, so that we can take the opportunity to escape with our lives.

I'm here to protect you, and with your intelligence, there's a lot of hope for us to work together to break out of the siege.

Li Mi didn't say anything and just continued to calculate. Yang Jishan was a little impatient and urged: "Don't hesitate. There are more than 20,000 people in this city. There is no water to drink. In three days, there will be chaos without fighting. If

Meng Jiong's team collapsed on its own, and it would be difficult for us to break out and escape."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Li Mi, who was making calculations, turned around and asked Yang Jishan: "Seven generals, what did you just say? Please say it again."

"Didn't you hear clearly?" Yang Jishan was stunned, and then hurriedly repeated in a low voice: "I just said, you can't hesitate any longer. There are more than 20,000 people in this city, and there is no water to drink. It will be necessary in three days.

Without fighting there will be chaos. If Meng Jiong's troops collapse on their own, it will be too late for us to break out of the encirclement."

"More than 20,000 people?" It was indeed these words that Li Mi paid attention to, and he suddenly saw the bright moon as if he had lifted up the clouds and mist. His confused mind immediately became bright, and he thought to himself: "Yes, how could I forget that there are people in this city?"

More than 20,000 people? Sun Tzu said:

Encircle us ten times and attack us five times. Zhang Xutuo surrounded us with almost equal numbers of troops. Of course, this is because his army is elite and has strong combat effectiveness. He is sure to defeat us with fewer attacks and more attacks. But if I can take advantage of the abundant manpower

…….”

"Dharma Lord Dharma Lord"

A sudden sound interrupted Li Mi's calculations. Li Mi and Yang Jishan looked back, only to see Meng Jiong and his wife leading the soldiers to the city wall. When Li Mi and Yang Jishan hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Meng Jishan waved to stop them, and then let them go.

The soldier placed a wooden barrel in front of Li Mi, pointed at the barrel and said, "Dharma Master, look quickly, what's inside?"

Li Mi curiously looked into the bucket and saw several golden carp in the bucket. Li Mi couldn't help but was stunned and asked quickly: "Recording story, where did these fish come from?"

"When the soldiers collected the remaining water this morning, they found them in the puddles of the river, and they were sent to my office as a tribute to me." Meng Jiigong explained, and then said quickly: "Seeing these fish, Madam, she

I thought of a clever plan to resolve the current water shortage dilemma, but I’m not sure if it’s sure, so we came to you to discuss it.”

"Resolve the current water shortage dilemma?" Li Mi was slightly startled at first, then immediately came to his senses and asked: "Recorder, aunt, do you want to give these fish to Zhang Xutuo so that he can think of our water source?"

If it’s enough, then you can cancel the water cutoff on your own, right?”

"Good nephew-in-law, you are so smart, how come you think exactly the same as us?" Meng Jiong and Ma Saifei were also surprised, and asked hurriedly: "Then do you think this clever plan is feasible?"

This strategy of Meng Jiagong and his wife is indeed feasible. Zhang Jue and Zhang Xianzhong have both used it in history, and both successfully deceived the enemy into giving up the water cutoff strategy, but it is a pity...

"Record the story, aunt." Li Mi sighed and said: "Forgive my nephew, your strategy may be effective for others, but it will never be hidden from the eyes of the little thief Chen Yingliang. The treacherous and suspicious little thief can only be seen by you personally.

Only those who have experienced it will know that there is no way such a strategy can be hidden from him. On the contrary, it will let him know that we are seriously short of water, which will strengthen his strategy of cutting off water."

"How can that little thief be so powerful?" Meng Jiong and his wife asked in surprise.

Li Mi smiled bitterly and nodded, while Yang Jishan helped: "You must have heard about the Meng Lu incident. Even the veteran Li Zixiong, who is known as the reincarnation of Zhuge, fell into Chen Yingliang's scheme every time, and was played by Chen Yingliang many times.

How could such a cunning plan like yours be able to hide from his eyes? In my opinion, you’d better think about how to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible. This is the right thing to do.”

He didn't like Yang Jishan's arrogance, but when he heard Yang Jishan's unflattering words, Meng Jiong's face inevitably became even more ugly. He snorted heavily and said, "There's nothing to lose anyway, I'll give it a try no matter what."

Come on, please arrange a messenger immediately to send the fish to Zhang Xutuo's old dog."

"Wait a minute." Li Mi quickly stopped him, pursed his lips and considered for a moment, then Li Mi said: "Recording, you must give it a try, then don't waste these precious carp easily, I have a better deception enemy.

These strategies can be used in combination, and the effect will definitely be better.”

Meng Jiong and his wife hurriedly asked what the clever plan was, and Li Mi quickly told him his plan. Meng Jiong and his wife were overjoyed when they heard it, and immediately ordered the soldiers to follow the order. Li Mi then asked to act at the south gate of Menghai City to lure Zhang.

Xutuo came in person, Meng Hai

The father-in-law and his wife accepted it without hesitation, and then Li Mi said in his heart: "Let's give it a try. Even if it doesn't succeed, we can lure Zhang Xutuo here and see with his own eyes that the south gate corridor has been blocked.

, to facilitate my next plan.”

About half an hour later, Chen Yingliang, who was commanding the army to deploy defenses in the upper reaches of the Hulu River, suddenly received a report from the scouts, saying that the bandit troops were cleaning the horses on the South Gate City. Chen Yingliang was also dumbfounded and hurriedly asked.

Asked the scout if he had seen it wrong, the scout swore that he had seen it wrong. Chen Yingliang was even more shocked. He quickly called Yuan Tiangang, who also looked horrified, and led a team to rush to the south gate of Menghai City to check for himself.

Condition.

When they arrived at the scene, they saw that Zhang Xutuo, Mulan and others had also received the news and came with a group of cavalry. They were looking towards the city. Chen Yingliang also raised his head to look at the situation on the city. What shocked Chen Yingliang was that in the distance,

In a conspicuous position on the city wall, there were indeed some rebel soldiers cleaning their war horses.

Pour buckets of water on the war horses, white water splashing everywhere, and you can vaguely hear the relaxed and obscene songs of the rebel soldiers, leisurely and contented. Seeing this scene, even Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but screamed

, "How is it possible? The water in the city has been cut off, so how come the bandit army has so much water to wash their horses?"

Chen Yingliang had a gloomy face and said nothing. He just turned to look at Zhang Xutuo. Zhang Xutuo also turned to look at Chen Yingliang, with the same terrifyingly gloomy face. Mulan on the other side couldn't wait to ask: "Chen Tongshou, didn't you mean

, there are absolutely no wells in the city? Why do the rebels still have so much water to wash their horses? Where does their water come from?"

Chen Yingliang didn't speak, just blinked his triangular eyes and calculated nervously. At this moment, a rebel soldier suddenly lowered down from the city in a hanging basket, placed a large bucket under the city, and then hurriedly fled up the city. At the same time, Meng Jiong and his wife

He also appeared on the city and shouted to Zhang Xutuo: "Zhang Xutuo, General Zhang, this is a little gift from our husband and wife. Please accept it."

As soon as Zhang Xutuo pursed his lips, a soldier had already rushed up and carried the bucket over. When everyone looked into the bucket again, they were all dumbfounded - not only did the bucket contain more than half of the bucket of clean water, but there were also several animals that were enjoying themselves.

The golden carp swimming. At this time

, Meng Haigong shouted again on the city, saying: "Zhang Xutuo, thank you very much. If you hadn't cut off the Hulu River and forced me to dig deep wells, I really didn't know that the underground of my Menghai City was actually

There is also an underground river. Thank you, thank you.

"Thank you, General Zhang. Thank you, General Zhang, for letting us discover the underground river." Many rebel soldiers also shouted, and their voices were very neat. It was obvious that they had given orders a long time ago and were directed to shout in unison.
To be continued...