Liu Ye's "Bao and Han can be used" refers to the Bao River and Han River, the two rivers flowing through Nanzheng.
Of course Cao Zhen understood what Liu Ye meant.
But after understanding the meaning of Liu Ye's words, a thoughtful look appeared on Cao Zhen's face.
After a while, Cao Zhen politely invited Liu Ye to enter the account with him, showing no sign of his reluctance to talk to Liu Ye just now.
Liu Ye was not surprised by this.
It may be due to the role of role models. The children of the Cao family since Cao Cao have all been cold-hearted people.
To put it simply, if a person is useful to them, then they will not hesitate to show their deepest respect.
But if a person is useless to them, or blocks their way forward, no matter how great a contribution this person has made in the past, the ending will mostly be miserable.
Don’t you see Mr. Xun Ling?
Precisely because he knew the nature of the Cao family's children, Liu Ye had no choice but to put himself in a useful situation in order not to end up like Xun Lingjun.
At Cao Zhen's invitation, Liu Ye followed Cao Zhen into the tent.
After Liu Ye checked in, Cao Zhen acted like a courteous corporal and personally moved a futon for Liu Ye and let him sit down.
After Liu Ye sat down, Cao Zhen returned to his seat and asked Liu Ye:
"Since you have a clever idea, please elaborate on it."
Although Cao Zhen heard from Liu Ye's words his plan to attack Nanzheng by water, water and fire have always been ruthless, and there was no specific plan. How easy was it to attack Nanzheng by water?
The surging river sometimes doesn't matter whether you are the Han army or the Wei army.
After hearing Cao Zhen's patronage, Liu Ye said slowly, "General, do you still remember how Emperor Wu flooded Yecheng?"
Liu Ye's inquiry made Cao Zhen's mind drift back to the summer of the ninth year of Jian'an.
The summer that year was as hot as this year.
At that time, Yuan Shaoxin died and the Yuan brothers were in civil strife. Seeing that Hebei had an opportunity, Emperor Wu sent all his troops from the Central Plains to the north, hoping to capture Yecheng in one fell swoop.
But Hebei has many loyal ministers and many capable ministers.
Those who guarded Yecheng back then were the loyal ministers of the Yuan family.
No matter how strong Cao's army was back then, Emperor Wu still couldn't take Yecheng due to the tactics of Shen Pei.
The situation at that time was very similar to now.
In this case, Emperor Wu could only come up with the strategy of breaking the embankment of Zhanghe River and flooding Yecheng.
It's just not as many people in the world know. Emperor Wu's plan to flood Yecheng back then can only be said to be half successful.
It's not that Cao Cao refused to work hard to dig the river channel, it was because the city wall of Yecheng was too thick, and the water from the Zhang River did not directly break through the city wall of Yecheng.
The actual situation at that time was that the surging Zhangshui, under the guidance of our own army, surrounded the city of Ye, directly cutting off the hope of survival for the soldiers and civilians in the city.
With the help of this, Shen Rong opened the city and surrendered.
During the Battle of Yecheng, it was when Cao Zhen first led the troops. He was at the scene and observed Cao Cao's overall layout, so he had a deep understanding of the situation that year.
But because of his deep understanding, Cao Zhen brought the situation of that year into the present, and he quickly discovered that something was wrong.
"When Yuan Shaoxin died, Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan competed with each other for power, which caused popular unrest in Hebei. Coupled with the siege of Zhangshui, some people surrendered anyway.
But the situation in Nanzheng is very different from that in Yecheng.
Mi Yang had great military exploits and had great prestige in the Anti-Han Dynasty. In addition, he was the Mu of Liangzhou who was worshiped by the Anti-Han Dynasty, so his reputation rested with him.
As long as he is in Nanzheng, even if our army repeats its old tactics, no one in Nanzheng City will leave the city and surrender. "
Cao Zhen is right to worry about this.
No matter how capable Shen Pei was at that time, his reputation was not good after all. In addition, he was guarding Yecheng as a minister.
But Mi Yang was different. Not only were the prestige between the two incomparable, but their identities were also completely different.
Liangzhou Mu was essentially the master of Liangzhou. With him around, how could the soldiers and people of Nanzheng surrender so easily?
Cao Zhen looked at Liu Ye with doubtful eyes, hoping that he would relieve him of this doubt.
After seeing Cao Zhen's confused gaze, Liu Ye's eyes showed a confident look.
"Back then, Emperor Wu was unable to break through the city of Ye with the Zhang River. The reason was that the walls of Ye city were too thick. How many cities in the world are there as strong as Ye city?
Only Luoyang and Chang'an are comparable. "
As soon as Liu Ye said these words, Cao Zhen's eyes lit up instantly.
At that time, the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family were so powerful that they dominated the world. In addition, Hebei was the most prosperous in the world, so it was possible to build Ye City as impregnable as possible.
But although Nanzheng is the seat of Liangzhou, how can its city defenses be compared with Yecheng in terms of the strength of its city defenses?
Seeing that his words resonated with Cao Zhen, Liu Ye continued:
“In addition, although the Zhang River flows through Yecheng, its flow rate and river width cannot be compared with the Han River.
Did the general forget the power of the Han River once it surged?
What's more, there is still praise water outside Nanzheng City that can be used. "
Liu Ye's analysis once again made Cao Zhen nod.
The power of the surging Han River mentioned in Liu Ye's words refers to the incident when Guan Yu used the Han River to flood seven armies.
After that battle, who in the world doesn’t know that if the Han River surges, it will be no weaker than the Yangtze River?
After finishing this analysis, Liu Ye added another layer of insurance to his strategy.
“The current month is about to enter May, and when May begins, it will be the rainy season in Hanzhong.
When the rainy season comes, the amount of water in Han and Bao will inevitably increase dramatically. By then, if our army breaks the dikes and floods the city, it will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. "
When Liu Ye finished saying this, Cao Zhen stood up excitedly.
Throughout the ages, although the strategy of attacking a city with water is dangerous, it has been adopted by famous generals.
For example, Bai Qi flooded the capital of Ying, turning the entire area around Yingdu into a marsh. Yingdu, which is famous for its strong city walls, was easily captured by the Qin army.
Apart from this case, there were many examples of water-attacks on the city even in this world.
It can be said that as long as it is feasible to attack the city with water, this tactic will have a devastating blow to almost any fortified city.
As for the feasibility of attacking Nanzheng by sea, didn't Liu Ye explain it very clearly?
Cao Zhen paced back and forth around his seat happily. If he could really use this strategy to capture Nanzheng and kill Mi Yang, it would be a small revenge for him, but it would be of huge benefit to the entire Wei Dynasty.
After a while, Cao Zhen forced himself to calm down. He came directly to Liu Ye and bowed to him:
"Zi Yang is pleased to see you.
We still look to Ziyang for advice on what our army should do next. "
As the coach of the Wei army, after Cao Zhen evaluated the feasibility of Liu Ye's strategy, the next step was to ask Liu Ye about the specific steps.
In order to successfully achieve the goal in his heart, Cao Zhen's attitude at this moment was extremely low.
Seeing Cao Zhen salute to him, even Liu Ye couldn't help being shocked.
He quickly stood up to avoid Cao Zhen and saluted, then helped Cao Zhen up and said: "Ye is a minister of the Wei Dynasty. He should be thinking about the Wei Dynasty with all his energy, so why should he give advice."
After saying this, Liu Ye continued to say to Cao Zhen:
"Although this plan is clever, it takes a long time. Next, I will ask the general to do two things."
"Zi Yang, please speak."
"The first thing is: the general should launch an attack on Nanzheng as usual in the next few days.
This can temporarily paralyze the enemy, and secondly, it can also prepare in advance for what our army will do next.
The second thing is: now that the mountains no longer pose a threat to Nanzheng, the general might as well dispatch a large number of civilians to dig dams at the Han River and Baoshui rivers to prepare for the subsequent flooding of Nanzheng.
Then another group of sergeants were sent to dig a trench several feet wide and several feet deep outside Nanzheng. A wide river channel was reserved on all sides of the trench to divert water from the Han and Bao rivers in the future. "
After hearing the two things Liu Ye said, Cao Zhen immediately agreed.
As for what Liu Ye said took a long time, Cao Zhen didn't care much.
In this world, siege battles often took a long time. As long as he could successfully capture Nanzheng, he would have plenty of time.
After agreeing to Liu Ye's promise, Cao Zhen, who was in a good mood, started to make old habits again.
"When our army takes over Nanzheng, Gu Bi will personally come forward to ask for merit for Ziyang. By then, it will be no more a matter of being granted the title of marquis and minister."
But after hearing Cao Zhen's words, Liu Ye was not as happy as others.
He asked Cao Zhen: "Ye's plan today is all out of a public spirit. He does not ask for high-ranking officials and generous salaries in the future. If the general is considerate of his subordinates, I hope he will not reveal it to the world. This plan was proposed by me. "
Liu Ye's polite refusal made Cao Zhen narrow his eyes.
How could Cao Zhen, who has experienced the world, not know why Liu Ye declined. The reason was definitely not as he said, "not seeking high-ranking officials and generous salaries."
If this was really the case, why did Liu Ye defect to the late emperor?
Liu Ye declined because he felt that the water attack strategy was too vicious and he didn't want to bear the stigma.
But even if he guessed Liu Ye's thoughts, Cao Zhen didn't pay too much attention.
Cao Zhen's personality is quite similar to Cao Cao's. He will reuse celebrities, but he has no trust in celebrities. This is because they both know that most of the celebrities in the world are different people.
It’s just that I’m not surprised.
Moreover, for Cao Zhen, as long as he can successfully capture Nanzheng, he does not worry about his reputation being tarnished.
You dare to issue the order to massacre the city, are you still afraid of this?
Cao Zhen, who knew it well, agreed to Liu Ye's request. Cao Zhen's agreement made Liu Ye secretly relieved.
After the worries in his heart disappeared, Liu Ye turned to look forward to the arrival of the rainy season.
At this time, Liu Ye couldn't help but ask in his mind like before:
"How should you resist this plan?"
With a "pop" sound, Mi Yang banged the chopsticks in his hand on the food table, and then he couldn't help laughing.
"Even if you tie the tower to the sky, I will go through the city to get you."
What kind of speech by King Gao is this?
But if you put yourself in his shoes, facing the Han army's methods today, even if the time and space are different, it is understandable that Cao Zhen would express similar indignation to Gao Huan.
It's just understanding, but it doesn't prevent Mi Yang from laughing.
Although we can't directly go out of the city to count the damage of the Wei army today, we think that the damage of the Wei army today is definitely not small.
Moreover, after today's battle, it is expected that the Wei army will not launch an attack soon, which will undoubtedly buy him some time.
How could this make Mi Yang not feel happy?
Also laughing like Mi Yang were Fa Miao, Lu Yi and Wei Yan who were dining with him.
Fa Miao and others laughed at Cao Zhen's indignation and Mi Yang's wit.
Before today, who would have thought that Mi Yang would come up with a way to increase the height of the building and defeat the Wei army's offensive?
Because they were in a good mood, several people in the hall ate very quickly.
After finishing the meal, Mi Yang ordered people to remove the tableware and then spread a map on the ground. He and several of his confidants sat around the map and began to discuss the next plan.
Laughing at the enemy is a must, as it is also a way to improve the morale of your own troops.
But being wary of danger in times of peace, Mi Yang would not take the Wei army lightly outside the city just because of a small victory.
On the detailed map, Wei Yan, who has a straightforward personality, first asked Mi Yang: "General, according to the time, if everything goes well, the messenger in the city should have arrived at Jiange.
I just don’t know what your Majesty and the Prime Minister will do with the general’s strategy. "
Since everyone present was Mi Yang's trusted confidant, they all knew why Mi Yang had sent the messenger before.
Although this matter has not been exposed to the public, it has always been in the hearts of everyone.
After all, it is definitely not feasible to stick to Nanzheng. The only way to break the situation is to introduce new forces from outside.
But Wei Yan didn't notice that after he asked this question, the smiles of the people around him disappeared in an instant.
Even Mi Yang's face turned slightly gloomy.
Mi Yang and others behaved like this because they were not sure about this matter.
Apart from other things, it is still one thing to say whether the messengers sent out can successfully reach Jiange.
And even if Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang learned of his plan, how could it be so easy for the army to surprise Dingjun Mountain?
If this thing can be completed, it can reverse the current war situation in one fell swoop, but there are too many difficulties and obstacles in the process of completing it.
Just when everyone was silent and Wei Yan was confused, two figures suddenly appeared outside the hall.
Of these two figures, one is a beautiful woman and the other is a child carved in pink and jade.
When Mi Yang was discussing the military plane, the person who dared to appear outside the hall without permission must be a close relative of Mi Yang.
That beautiful woman is Mi Yang's wife Guan Yan, and the child carved in pink and jade is none other than Mi Yang's eldest son Mi Cheng.
After seeing his wife and son appear, a smile subconsciously appeared on Mi Yang's face.
What made Mi Yang even more happy was that little Mi Cheng, who had just learned to walk, was staggering towards him with a small bowl in his pink hands.
After Guan Yan entered the hall, she pointed at Xiao Mi Cheng with a smile and explained, "I made some soup to relieve the heat today. When he saw it, he insisted on bringing some to my husband to try."
Guan Yan's explanation let everyone in the hall know the reason for her arrival.
Xiao Mi Cheng's filial piety also made everyone in the hall smile, except Wei Yan.
It was as if the arrival of Xiao Mi Cheng had swept away all the worries in their hearts.
This is normal, Mi Yang is their master, and as Mi Yang's eldest son, Xiao Mi Cheng will definitely inherit all of Mi Yang's honors in the future.
Their generation followed Mi Yang to conquer the world, and their next generation will most likely continue to cling to Xiao Mi Cheng.
Even if Xiao Micheng will not be their master in the future, the origins or interests between their descendants have long been indivisible.
In this mentality, the more promising Xiao Mi Cheng is, the happier they will be.
Whether one is successful in this world depends on the word filial piety, right?
Fa Miao and others saw Xiao Mi Cheng running towards Mi Yang, and they quickly moved away to let Xiao Mi Cheng in.
And Xiao Mi Cheng's filial piety also made Mi Yang, a father, very happy.
But maybe it was because he had just learned to walk, and Xiao Mi Cheng's steps were not steady. Coupled with his impatience, Xiao Mi Cheng accidentally fell when he was about to walk in front of Mi Yang.
With this fall, the soup in the small bowl in his hand fell directly onto the map.
Soon, the place on the map that symbolized "Nanzheng" was completely soaked by the hot soup.
No one expected this sudden scene.
What everyone didn't expect was that after seeing "Nan Zheng" in front of him soaked in water, Mi Yang's brows straightened up.
