The next day, the two armies faced each other, and the drums and trumpets were loud.
Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha jumped out of the formation, raised his tin staff high, and directed the army to cover up and kill them.
Alone, Hao Tianlei and Chen Yumei commanded the Western Liao army to retreat in an orderly manner.
Shan Shan, Hao Tianlei and Chen Yumei commanded the army to retreat into the city.
Ksitigarbha then said: "Hahaha! So vulnerable."
The "war-free sign" has been hung high on the city wall.
Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha frowned: "The Western Liao Kingdom cannot avoid war, just to delay the war and make me suffer."
A general: "Please order King Ksitigarbha to attack the city, and my subordinates will promise to break the city in two days."
Another general said: "Ksitigarbha, we don't need to pay attention to this army. We can bypass Hua and go straight to Xiliao."
Ksitigarbha: "A strong attack will inevitably lead to a loss of lives. It is by no means the best strategy. It is also not a good strategy to bypass Hua Shi. Lubi City relies on the Nihe natural moat. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. If we rush to Xiliao, the Hua Shi defenders will be overwhelmed. , then the front and rear will be surrounded, and our army will not be able to look at each other from head to tail, and the whole army may be annihilated."
General: "Then what should we do?"
Ksitigarbha looked at the surging Ni River: "We must capture Huashi first before we have any worries. Winter is the dry season now, God help me. They can fill the river to block my army, but we can change the river's course to break the city." "
General: "How to change the route?"
Ksitigarbha: "Lupi City relies on the Ni River to pass through the city. For thousands of years, people have relied on this river to make a living. If we change the course of the Ni River and change the route of passing through the city to passing around the city, there will be chaos in the city. . Moreover, after the diversion, the water route becomes a land route, and there will be no danger to defend Lubi City. It will be destroyed if it is not attacked. With my 400,000-strong army, we can reroute the Ni River in two days."
General: "Ksitigarbha's brilliant plan, my subordinates immediately sent orders to deploy it."
On this side, Dan Dan, Hao Tianlei, Chen Yumei, Wei Wei, Ba Jian and Lubi City Magistrate Guard and others were reunited at a table.
Weiwei raised his glass: "Generals, in the Battle of Nihe, the Saint was the first to take action, which delayed King Ksitigarbha for one more day. I have already reported to the Prince Consort that the Western Liao Kingdom is in trouble today, and it is all thanks to the people of Nanzhao. General, I am very grateful for your help."
Hao Tianlei: "The general's words are true. Now the two countries have turned their hostilities into friendship. There is no need to distinguish between each other. There is no need to see each other outside."
A sergeant came to report: "Ksitigarbha's 400,000 troops have arrived outside the city. They are digging a river channel."
Weiwei: "Dig the river? Why are you here?"
Ba Jian was worried: "I'm afraid Ksitigarbha will intercept and store the water first, and then finally release the water. By then, there will be no chickens or dogs left in Lubi City."
Hao Tianlei: "Ksitigarbha, as a human being, would never be so dangerous and vicious. In addition to intercepting and releasing water, Ksitigarbha must have other motives for digging rivers."
Wei Wei turned to the prefect: "Master prefect, what will happen if Lubi City is cut off?"
Magistrate: "My generals, I don't know what the war is about, but I only know that Fahrenheit is inseparable from water. If the Ni River changes its course and the water in the city is cut off, there will be chaos in less than two days."
Defense: "In terms of war, Lubi City relies on the natural chasm of the Ni River. If the water is cut off, Fahrenheit will have no danger of defending. Ksitigarbha's army will be able to march straight in."
Hao Tianlei: "It makes sense. Now Ksitigarbha's fleet has been stranded. Without ships, we can only attack by land."
Wei Wei; "Generals, just drink and have fun today. If you want to know whether Ksitigarbha is here, you will find out when we get to the city tomorrow."
Alone, Hao Tianlei, Chen Yumei, Wei Wei, Ba Jian and the Lubi City magistrate's garrison were observing the enemy's situation on the tower.
Outside the city, countless armies were digging river channels. Only the connection between the old and new rivers has not yet been excavated.
Hao Tianlei: "Everyone, please see, 400,000 troops are digging the river. In less than two days, the Ni River can be diverted to go around the city. Only the part where the river is diverted has not been dug yet, just because the dry soil is easy to dig. After the river channel reconstruction is completed, the water will finally be released.”
Wei Wei: "What the general said is absolutely true. We can send out surprise troops tonight to dig out the diversion and release water first to make it impossible to construct, or to greatly extend the construction period."
Hao Tianlei nodded and said yes: "Ksitigarbha is a very smart person. Instead of fighting wits, we must be extremely careful."
Shan Shan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "Ksitigarbha is certainly smart, but in terms of wits, he is no match for the prince."
Everyone was shocked at first, and then laughed heartily.
Shan Shan felt out of place and blushed with embarrassment.
Ksitigarbha paced around the tent, seeming to be deep in thought.
The general came to report: "To inform Ksitigarbha, the enemy has dug out the water at the diversion site. The water depth at the deepest point is more than one person high. The river channel can no longer be dug. Please tell me."
Ksitigarbha sneered: "Haha, haha! I'm smart, I think I'm smart. Someone actually helped me dig the river channel. Hahaha! Just pass on the order and ignore it. I'll dig from the downstream upstream in shifts day and night. The embankment will be broken in a few days."
The general suddenly realized: "Yes, as ordered." He hurried out of the tent and left.
Shan Shan, Hao Tianlei, Chen Yumei, Wei Wei, Ba Jian, Lubi City magistrate guard and others went up to the building again to observe.
Hao Tianlei secretly complained: "I thought that breaking the embankment and releasing water would delay Ksitigarbha's diversion project, but I didn't expect that it would actually help him a lot. Now the river channel is being dug from bottom to top, and the city will soon be destroyed!"
Wei Wei: "General, there is no need to worry. The prince-in-law ordered us to defend Lubi City for three days, just to hold off the enemy for three days and buy time, instead of holding on to Lubi City. Based on the current time, we can at least block more of Lubi City. Ksitigarbha's three-day trip, the Prince Consort has no worries."
Hao Tianlei: "How do you say this? I hope the general will make it clear."
Weiwei was confident: "Ten miles east from here, there is a mountain ridge called Mingyan Cliff. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is the only way to reach Xiliao by land. We can guard the mountain first and wait for work. With this danger, we can block Ksitigarbha It’s no big deal for Wang Liri.”
Hao Tianlei: "That's very good. To prevent Ksitigarbha from marching by water, we must destroy his warships and force him to attack by land."
Wei Wei: "How about the general leading his troops to retreat, burning all Ksitigarbha's warships, and forcing him to take the dry road?"
Hao Tianlei: "Very good!"
On this side, the government officials were beating gongs and shouting along the street: "Common people, listen to the order: Ksitigarbha has cut off the water supply, Lubi City can only be destroyed in a day. After Ksitigarbha destroyed the city, he burned, killed, looted, and forced good girls into prostitution. People, please escape quickly." ——Boom, boom——”
After a while, I saw people rushing out of the city to escape, supporting the elderly and the young.
Outside the government office, Wei Wei commanded the army to evacuate Lubi City.
Alone, Hao Tianlei and Chen Yumei commanded the army to fall from the sky. Burning all Ksitigarbha's stranded warships.
Ksitigarbha's ship-guarding officers fought tooth and nail to resist, none of them begged to surrender, and all were killed.
Ksitigarbha is inspecting the construction site.
The spy flew on horseback to report: "To King Ksitigarbha, most of the people in Lubi City have fled, and the 100,000 troops of the Western Liao Kingdom have disappeared. Currently, Lubi City is only an empty city."
Ksitigarbha: "Oh? As expected. Send the order, a small number of soldiers enter the city first, Qiu has no offense, and the army follows."
Ksitigarbha has occupied the government office.
The clerk is writing a notice.
Ksitigarbha said: "This is an empty city. There is no need to put up a list to pacify the people. There is no place for the people."
Detective report: "Reporting to King Ksitigarbha, our stranded warships have been burned by the enemy. There is no trace of the enemy."
Ksitigarbha: "Where are the officers and men guarding the ship?"
Detective report: "The officers and soldiers guarding the ship fought hard, but none of them surrendered. They were all killed."
Ksitigarbha mused sadly: "There is a way to the kingdom of heaven."
General: "Ksitigarbha, our army is so defeated, why not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"
Ksitigarbha: "Don't worry. This is forcing me to attack by land. There must be deception in it. Our army marches all the way. Although the attack is invincible and overwhelming, there are no results. So far, we have not directly faced each other, and we have not even been injured. It’s really strange to fight like this against one person.”
General: "Ksitigarbha, please give me instructions."
Ksitigarbha: "The army is ordered not to rest and reorganize, but to set off for the western Liao city today."
