Chapter 224 Lure him into the ditch(1/2)
The king of Wei arranged the following things in a few words.
The soldier could hardly stand at the entrance of the tent, as if his buttocks were on fire.
King Wei glanced at him and was about to stride out when he suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask He Songning: "Why didn't you say a word today?"
He Songning was not in a hurry, and said with a calm face: "If you are not good at this, you must be careful in your words and deeds, so as not to mislead Your Highness and make a big mistake."
King Wei nodded: "That's right..." He talks more than Hou Qiyun, but he hasn't put it to use yet.
King Wei didn't hesitate anymore, put on his heavy armor and went out.
At this time, Fang Chengzhong sighed: "I thought Hou Qiyun would come to ask His Highness to take action. He also put a lot of thought into Zheng Feng. How could he bear it when Zheng Feng died so cowardly?"
"Hou Qiyun can't let go of his conscience, but he doesn't have the courage and means to shoulder the responsibility." King Xuan paused, his voice was cold, and he commented concisely: "I cut my own way."
Fang Chengzhong was puzzled: "If that's the case, why doesn't Your Majesty replace him with a more powerful general? People like Pei Jing and Li Xiwei... act vigorously and resolutely, can make up their minds, and are not afraid of offending King Wei."
"Hou Qiyun is the touchstone."
The color of confusion on Fang Chengzhong's face became even stronger. What is the touchstone?
Is it not worthy of being used to test the king of Wei?
The Xu family fell, but King Wei was appointed as the general of the army to conquer Yizhou, taking away the power of command from King Xuan.
Everyone felt that this was His Majesty's intention to train King Wei.
But now it sounds like...that's not the case.
What if after trying it, we find that King Wei is indeed stupid?
Fang Chengzhong shook his head and did not dare to think further.
At this time, King Xuan suddenly said: "There is a sound."
Fang Chengzhong said: "The sound of galloping horses? King Wei is preparing to lead an army to surround Deji?"
King Xuan squinted his eyes and looked into the distance: "It can't be blocked."
After he said this confidently, he immediately ordered: "Immediately break up the camp and retreat to Guanlingpo four miles away."
After he finished speaking, Fang Chengzhong said: "Go and ask the King of Wei to withdraw his troops."
Fang Chengzhong didn't react at all: "Huh?" He said "Yes" solemnly, and without asking why, he galloped away.
Naihe was stopped before he even got close.
Looking from afar.
King Wei looked at Deji and shouted: "Hurry, bite him!"
The army of King Wei rushed forward.
Deji sneered and said: "You, a man from the Central Plains, also have shameless tricks! Bullying the few with more!"
The King of Wei sneered: "Those who are not of my race will be punished! Get rid of you and save the people of Yizhou, this is the way of a gentleman!"
Hearing the sound, Deji slowly shook his head, calmly, and used the knife as if it was flying, and broke through the encirclement.
He wants to return to the city.
Even when those Mon soldiers were hacked to death at his feet, he didn't even blink an eye.
When the king of Wei saw that he was trying to escape, he was very happy.
His method is indeed very good!
One runs away, the other chases.
Soon they were approaching the trench.
When Fang Chengzhong saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him and ran back after a while.
"We couldn't see King Wei, they just said they would report it..." Fang Chengzhong was helpless.
As soon as he finished speaking, the rumbling sound became louder.
Fang Chengzhong turned around instinctively.
In his eyes, the ditch built around the entire city turned into a long, thick, curved black line. Above the black line, under the sun, a little white light suddenly appeared, and then the white light became brighter and brighter.
More and more, more and more!
Finally it turned into a roaring yellow python!
The army of King Wei rushed straight into it.
Then he was rushed and turned upside down.
Fang Chengzhong's expression suddenly changed: "The flood has been released!"
He raised his whip high and said: "Drive! Drive!"
Instinctively, he moved towards King Xuan's bodyguard.
But then he thought of what King Xuan had just said about retreating to Guan Lingpo... His Highness noticed the sound when he first asked about it, right?
But how could His Highness King Xuan confirm that the flood was coming?
It hasn’t rained recently!
Fang Chengzhong was full of doubts.
The army of the King of Wei was also overwhelmed by the sudden flood.
The floodwater rushed down along the ditch. Because the ditch was shallow, it quickly overflowed. When the huge impact collided with the ditch bank, the water splashed up and hurt the face.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Hou Qiyun had seen the power of Huai River before, and it would be no exaggeration to say that it left a shadow in his heart.
He had originally wanted to give the King of Wei some advice, and it would be better to wait until the city of Yizhou was flooded during the flood season before attacking. Who would have thought that now he would flood them first.
King Wei has not yet reacted.
This scene came unexpectedly.
Just like the battle between gods and demons in myths and legends depicted in the scroll, it rose from the ground.
He only heard Hou Qiyun yelling even louder: "Grab food and grass! Don't get flooded! Hurry! Turn back!"
Hou Qiyun shouted at the top of his lungs: "The trench is shallow and was built up by silt after the flood! Someone is releasing the flood from above... We are on the right track!"
Since ancient times, only people have suffered from floods.
How could Hou Qiyun have imagined that someone would dare to divert the flow of water to deal with the enemy?
He regretted it endlessly, but he did not dare to leave King Wei too far.
Hou Qiyun calmed himself down and raised his eyes to look at King Wei.
But he saw Na Deji looking up to the sky with a long smile, and dragged King Wei off his horse.
The horse was unsteady under the impact of the flood.
Even the King of Wei was swaying around and could only be controlled by him.
Deji, however, stayed there firmly. When he saw King Wei struggling, he slapped him twice with his backhand.
"What a bastard prince of the Liang Dynasty, he's nothing more than that. Grandpa, am I not worthy of fighting you? Haha, are you afraid of being beaten by your grandpa and me?"
Deji quickly tied up King Wei with a rope and kicked him into the ditch.
Hou Qiyun was so frightened that he almost flew out of his wits: "What are you doing standing still? Save King Wei! Save King Wei!"
It was a mess for a while.
The scene was chaotic.
Deji laughed loudly and threw the rope to the slaves aside: "Hold on, we have to go! If he is lost, your whole family will be dragged to sacrifice!"
The Mon people have always had the habit of bringing slaves with them to war.
Slaves would carry food on their backs and bow and arrow ropes on their backs.
There are so many of them that it would not be a pity to die.
At this moment, he seemed to be Deji's most capable lieutenant. Dozens of them rushed forward together, firmly grasping the knot of the rope, entangling themselves, and crawling forward from the increasingly flooded water.
Some people were also washed away along the way.
But soon someone else came up.
Because they are tied to a rope, they are less likely to be washed away.
The king of Wei's army could not catch up with him, nor could he cross him.
I was in a hurry myself.
I could only watch as they crawled back to the city gate.
Countless sandbags were thrown down from upstairs, forming a line of defense at the city gate.
I think they were already prepared.
"Creak!" That was the heart-wrenching sound of the city gate opening.
To be continued...