The water carrying all kinds of floating debris surged forward, sweeping over one place after another. The places where the water overflowed immediately accumulated water, and then continued to sweep forward.
There is a saying that water and fire are ruthless. Under natural disasters caused by man-made disasters, there are trees washed down by water everywhere along the way. The impact of the torrent rushes to other places with all kinds of debris, and everyone in its path suffers disaster.
Gubuziqing watched with a dull face as the flood swept in. The Zhao army in the wilderness was swallowed up by the water while running wildly, and the flood rushed towards the camp outside the city.
First, the fences of the camp were washed away, and then the tents or shacks collapsed one after another. Zhao's soldiers could be seen struggling and became just a dot in the flowing water.
In this case, even being able to swim is useless. They will be carried up and down by various debris because the water flow is too fast. If they are not buried by debris for a while, they will soon have no physical strength to sink.
It would be an exaggeration to say that in the blink of an eye, in less than one or two hundred breaths, Zhao's army of about 30,000 outside the city was gone.
When the flood came to "Jinyang" city, the city wall was shaken violently by the impact. Fortunately, the city wall withstood the impact and did not collapse. The problem was that the city gate was not blocked.
A surge of worship poured into the city.
The initial situation was like a modern reservoir opening a gate. The water poured into the city like a fountain, washing away the horses and fences placed behind the city gate. The soldiers of the Zhao army who were on duty at the city gate became the guards of "Jinyang".
"The first victims of the city.
Water poured into the city, and Zhao Jun, who discovered the situation, shouted in horror. They spread the panic to others, and for a while people could be seen running around everywhere.
Many of today's buildings have walls made of plants, and wooden beams are used to support the house structure. As a result, when the water flows, many houses that cannot bear the load collapse.
If there are people on the roof of a collapsed house, you can see them sinking into the thatch in an instant, and then drifting around with the current. If you are not used to water, you will most likely be ruined. If you can swim at a gentle water speed,
Is it possible to survive?
After waiting for the most turbulent flood to wash away, the speed of the water slowed down. When I stood on the city wall and looked out, I couldn't see many people in the water.
Those who are washed away early will be carried downstream. If they are lucky, they will struggle until the water rushes to a certain distance and they can stand on their feet. Otherwise, they will be rushed into the lower reaches of the Fen River and continue to float down, becoming fish and shrimps.
Eat it from its belly, or soak it in it and become a giant.
"It's over!" Gubu Ziqing's whole body had already gone limp. He lay on the wall and looked at the miserable situation inside the city.
The incident was so sudden that there was no time to react. Even if there were not many casualties in the city, it would be doomed if the food was soaked in water.
Even if the grain is processed quickly, it will quickly become moldy if soaked, and the storage time after cooking is also short.
Without food, there is basically no need for people, and even more people are a burden. Not to mention that after this water attack, the morale of the defenders was shattered.
On this day, the Zhao family suffered heavy losses, and every living person looked dull, like a wandering spirit.
For the next period of time, none of Zhi's soldiers appeared. They stayed on the mountain and waited for the water to drop to a suitable level before taking a boat or raft to start the operation.
Even though it had happened and four days had passed, Zhi Xuwu still felt extremely shocked.
The tens of thousands of troops collapsed after a water attack, and I don't know how many people died.
If it were defeated by a battle between two armies, we would not know how many of our own people would be killed or injured in victory. In the end, the enemy army would be defeated by a water attack.
After the water level dropped, the Zhi family began to take action. A large number of soldiers set off on the rafts that had been prepared. Ignoring the Zhao soldiers who survived in the wilderness, they flocked to "Jinyang".
They came to the "Jinyang" city wall and started to throw the hook. After fixing it, they used the rope to climb up.
The Zhao family was not unaware of the Zhi family's movements, but they seemed to have lost their organizational power. They watched the Zhi family's soldiers climb up the city wall, and the Zhao family soldiers who encountered them just watched without any energy.
At present, the water accumulation in the city of "Jinyang" is more serious than outside the city. The main reason is that only the city gate can release the water poured in. It will be really difficult to discharge a large amount of it for a while.
What is more noteworthy is that the city wall did not collapse when it was washed away, and there was no sign of collapse even after being soaked for four days, which shows that Zhao ensured the quality of the project when building the city.
If there is an if, that is, if Gubu Ziqing completely blocked the city gate from the beginning, could he keep the water out of the city?
Maybe?
After all, Zhao Yang had already considered using water to break the siege when he was building the city. How could there not be relevant preventive measures.
This also has something to do with who will serve as the commander of "Jinyang".
If Zhao Guanshe was in command at that time, he would at least not have forgotten to order the Qianjin Gate to be lowered. Gubu Ziqing, who was better at internal affairs than military affairs, was stunned when he encountered such a change.
Until Gubu Ziqing was escorted to Zhi Xuwu, the chief retainer of the Zhao family still had a dull look on his face.
Zhixuwu could understand Gubuziqing very well. It would be difficult for anyone to recover from such a blow. He had no intention of embarrassing Gubuziqing and ordered Haosheng to treat him well and not to torture him.
When it was his turn to be escorted away, Gubu Ziqing came back to his senses and asked, "Did Zhi let Wuxie go on purpose?"
Zhixuwu did not answer and watched as Gubuziqing was taken back into custody.
This time Zhi's victory over "Jinyang" does not seem to have taken much effort, but in fact it only seemed simple when the final result was formed.
If it were someone who didn't know how to observe the terrain and then use it, how long it would take would be a problem, and whether it could be conquered would be another question.
If Zhi Xuwu had previously criticized Zhi Yao for recruiting Sun Wu with such good conditions, after this "Battle of Jinyang", he should praise Zhi Yao for his ability to recognize people.
"Sun Wu is like this. It seems that I underestimated Sima Rangju in the past!" Zhi Xuwu decided in his heart that he should have more respect for certain wise men in the future.
At the same time, Zhixu Wudu Zhiyao has repeatedly recruited talents from outside without any complaints, and in turn wants to take on the role of persuading the tribesmen not to have resentment.
The fact is that, even if Zhiyao can speak the truth within the Zhi family, making some decisions will still arouse the dissatisfaction of some people, especially since Zhiyao has an increasing tendency to use foreign surnames.
In order to achieve hegemony, if Zhiyao finds talented people who are willing to absorb and reuse them, it will definitely encroach on the rights and interests of the tribe, and there will be an internal trend against foreign surnames gaining power.
This kind of situation is not limited to Zhiyao. Any group that reuses foreign surnames will encounter similar situations. Generally, groups that oppose the dominance of foreign surnames will be regarded as conservatives.
These conservatives are incapable of helping the people expand their territory and interfere in everything. When conflicts cannot be suppressed, it usually ends with the conservatives being unlucky.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The owner has great ambitions, but the conservatives cannot help and continue to hold back. If they are not unlucky, how can it be the group that can help the owner?
Of course, Zhiyao pays attention to internal training, but simply lacks some time to wait for the group of friends to grow up, and it happens to be a class that can take on the current group of people.
Those friends are either members of the Zhi clan or the descendants of retainers, which means they have inherited the interests of the older generation. It would be most appropriate for Zhiyao to admit talents from outside into the group and maintain a balance.
Half a month later, the battle report about "Jinyang" was sent to Zhiyao who was in "Handan".
The battle report was written in great detail. It not only introduced the whole process of the army's actions, but also included some considerations.
"The city chose to build close to the river, which seems to have good and bad consequences..." Zhiyao did not know the original history, but only understood how terrifying a strategic-level figure was.
That was Sun Wu. Originally, the Wu army was able to attack the capital of Chu because of Sun Wu's planning and layout. In other times, as a staff officer, he was also good at seizing the enemy's weaknesses and delivering fatal blows.
Sun Wu can take advantage of the terrain? To be honest, Zhiyao would not be surprised.
This is a reminder to Zhiyao that even if you choose to build a city by a river, you must not choose a basin!
"'Puyang' is right on the edge of the river, and it is a flat river. Will it be attacked by water one day?" Zhiyao was simply alerted, and when she thought about it, she laughed out loud.
"Puyang" and "Jinyang" are two different things. "Jinyang" is a basin, but "Puyang" is not.
Now there are examples of "Jinyang" choosing to be attacked by water on the edge of the river. Aren't there also examples in history of "Xiangyang" relying on water to ensure continuous supply and being able to hold on for several years?
In any case, Zhishi captured the city of "Jinyang" and suffered extremely slight losses on his side.
In terms of subsequent processing, for example, after the water attack, drowned corpses were scattered everywhere, and the corpses needed to be dealt with as much as possible to avoid the occurrence of plague; some debris cleaning was done slowly.
Zhiyao agreed with Sun Wu's proposal and did not regret letting Zhao Wuxie go.
People need to have a structure and understand the core of a matter. Zhiyao strongly agrees with Sun Wu's view that letting the enemy run away is to expand more results and obtain more benefits.
Regarding this point, people who understand may not do it. What matters is paying more attention to the immediate benefits.
The fact is that, the Zhao family without its foundation is no longer worth fearing, and Zhiyao will not give Zhao Wuji decades to eat and digest Daiguo.
To a certain extent, Zhiyao wanted Zhao Wuxie to go to Dai State to steal the country, and continue to let the Zhao family carry forward the family style of "dare to be the first in the world", so as to avoid Tian Qi not being brave enough to steal the country, and end up with
The Zhi family was the first in history, causing the Tian family to be scolded for more than a thousand years for "replacing" the Chen family. Even after the death of Guo Zuo, they were always on guard.
"The next step is to play with the Wei and Han families internally, and deal with Wu, Chu, Qi and Song externally."
Zhiyao thought that she could hide the news about the capture of 'Jinyang' and seduce certain people.