?Water, branch of Gaosang water, the marching governor Wu Mingche climbed the stone mountain at the fork of the river, looked up at the distance, and used a thousand-mile mirror to observe the terrain around Jicheng on the east side.

Not far from the east of Shishan, there is a ruined city. This is the former site of Jicheng in the Han and Wei dynasties. Now it is a camp of the Chu army.

Wu Mingche's troops marched here to camp.

The former site of Jicheng is several miles southeast, and it is the current Jicheng.

There is a Xiao River to the north of Jicheng, called "Gao Sorghum Water", which is a different river from the "Gao Sorghum Water" on the other side of Jicheng.

This point is clearly divided in Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu". Wu Mingche carefully reads "Shui Jing Zhu" and studies the terrain around Jicheng. Now on-site investigations are not wrong.

?Water flows from northwest to southeast, flowing through the old Jicheng and the south of the present Jicheng.

And the Gaosang water flowing from the water in this Shitou Mountain flows eastward, flows through the old Jicheng City, and flows several miles away from the north of Jicheng City.

The source of the "Gao Sorghum Water" comes from a spring northwest of Jicheng, so it is a small river that flows from the north of Jicheng, closer to Jicheng than Gao Sorghum, like a moat moat.

After the water of Gaosou flows through the northeast corner of Jicheng, it turns to the southeast and finally flows into the water.

There is also a water source on the west side of Jicheng, which flows from the east, which is Jishui.

Ji River flows to the southwest corner of Jicheng, turns a corner, and flows into the water from the southeast. This section of river (the southwest section of Jicheng) is called "Xima River".

Therefore, there are rivers on the south side of Jicheng. After years of digging, the "Xima River" in the south and the "Sorghum Water" in the north have really become the moat of Jicheng.

Then, if the Chu army wants to attack Jicheng, they do not consider filling the trenches. If they are trapped for a long time, they can only attack from the east and west.

But if you use water to attack, it will be very convenient.

It is now summer, and the rain is getting more and more. As long as the sorghum water flows into the southeast of Jicheng, it can be restored to Jicheng by building a dam downstream of the water.

However, because the terrain around Jicheng is relatively flat, it is difficult to flood Jicheng most of it into the water. The water in the city may be deeper than the knee.

Therefore, the effect of water attack is a bit poor, but Wu Mingche doesn't think so.

He thought it was also a good way to deliberately pollute the water source in the city by storing water in the city.

Long-term accumulation of water will cause the city's defenders to drink clean water and become ill, such as suffering from dysentery or swollen hands and feet. After a long time, they will naturally become ulcerated without fighting.

The marching governor Wang Lin did not agree with his suggestion, because his side surrounded him and did not attack and attacked first, so there was no need to attack with water.

Moreover, building a dam to store water and irrigate the city will destroy a large amount of farmland around Jicheng, which is very unfavorable to the army's garrison.

Thinking of this, Wu Mingche looked at the vast roads in front of him, feeling a little regretful.

Indeed, a large amount of farmland has been reclaimed around Jicheng. Once water is used to attack Jicheng, these farmlands will be affected after being immersed in Jicheng for a long time.

After the Chu army took Jicheng, it was basically impossible to resume farming this year. In this way, the food and grass could only be transported from other places to increase the burden.

The farmland in Jicheng area should be kept as much as possible to ensure a certain degree of self-sufficiency, which is determined by the terrain here.

Jicheng in Youzhou, to the north and west are the Yanshan Mountains. After crossing the mountains, it is the grassland. There are a large number of Hu tribes living there. From time to time, they gather south and enter the Youzhou area to rob.

Therefore, since ancient times, the Youzhou area has been a key border area. Any imperial courts who have controlled the Youzhou area in all dynasties must station heavy troops here to defend against northern troubles.

If so many soldiers and horses are stationed in Youzhou, if all the food and grass are transported from other places, it will be very consumed, so the best choice for border troops to farm.

What Wu Mingche saw at this time was the result of the military farming of the border troops in Youzhou over the years.

There are many rivers near Jicheng, and it is easy to cause floods in summer and autumn. Therefore, after countless years of governance, there are relatively complete water conservancy facilities such as ditches, weirs and dams around Jicheng to ensure that the fields in this area can maintain stable harvests when drought and flood.

If water is used to attack the city for a long time, these water conservancy facilities will be destroyed and then rebuilt and dredged, the manpower and material resources required will be invested in no small amount.

If the Turkic army invades during this period, the project progress will be affected and grain output will be affected. At that time, you will have to transport grain from all over Hebei, which will be very troublesome.

The marching governor's concerns were very reasonable, and when he thought of the threat from the Turks, Wu Mingche looked northwest.

That direction was Juyong Pass. A few years ago, the Turkic army invaded Youzhou, but was blocked by Qi's army outside Juyong Pass, and finally had to withdraw its troops.

Until today, Juyongguan is still in the hands of the Qi army, so in which direction will the Qi army counterattack attack Jicheng?

Wu Mingche has been thinking about this issue, and the sudden change in the enemy situation in recent days means that the opponent's counterattack is about to reach the most critical moment.

A few days ago, the "Puyin Xing", one of the mountain passes across the east and west of Taihang Mountain, discovered the enemy situation:

There were tens of thousands of troops, avoiding the pass and marched northwest along a valley in the mountains.

The nearby Chu army immediately took action and sent an army of tens of thousands of people to follow the other side: the Qi army walked in the valley, and the Chu army followed on the mountain.

One high and one low, it is impossible to fight directly, but the Chu army wants to follow the Qi army and intercept the opponent in the appropriate places along the way as much as possible.

It is obvious that this is the Qi army from Hedong area, who walked the wild paths in the mountains and avoided the existing "smooth mountain roads" and appeared in the western part of Youzhou and south of Juyongguan.

Once it succeeds, the Chu army that is blocking Juyongguan will be attacked from both sides. Then, the main force of the Qi army will rush out from Juyongguan and rush towards Jicheng in the southeast.

If so, the former land of Jicheng, where Wu Mingche's troops were stationed, would be the first to be affected.

However, in the northeast of Jicheng, the only gap in the mountains - Lulongsai - also came from enemy situations: the scouts discovered a large number of troops marched along the Lulongsai ancient road.

Lu Longsai is still controlled by the Qi army, so the Chu army surrounded Jicheng was a little passive.

Moreover, in the Zhuo County area southwest of Youzhou, a large number of thieves began to appear. These people rode around on horseback, harassing the Chu army's grain transport teams, as well as beacons and camps everywhere.

Among them, Fanyang area is particularly prominent.

This is understandable, because the Chu army carried out a "big cleaning" of the powerful households in Fanyang area, which was inevitable that it would arouse "civilian grievances".

Therefore, the situation around the Chu army surrounding Jicheng has become serious: In which direction will the real main force of the Qi army emerge?

Wu Mingche walked down the mountain and prepared to go to the camp to participate in the discussion.

He had his own opinion on the current situation, believing that the Chu army that besieged Jicheng is actually "in danger" and it was all the effects deliberately created by the Qi army.

The opponent's goal was to mobilize the Chu army's troops and let the Chu army set up defenses everywhere, so the troops gradually diluted.

The main force of the Northern Expedition Army surrounded Jicheng and could not capture it for a long time. They divided their troops to deploy defenses everywhere, with loopholes everywhere.

Then, the main force of Qi army chose the right time and suddenly exerted force, rushed out of the mountains, headed straight for Jicheng, echoing the internal and external defenders of Jicheng, and fighting...

In one battle, the Northern Expedition of Chu army could be defeated in Jicheng or even wiped out the entire army. In this way, the situation in Hebei would change drastically.

Wu Mingche went down to the foot of the mountain, rode his horse, and headed towards the Central Army camp.

The more tense the situation is, the more he is, the more he expects, because only by defeating a strong opponent can he make greater contributions.

Wu Mingche was nearly 60 years old and had been in war for many years, but his previous life was basically wasting time, so when Hou Jing was in chaos, he was just an unknown person among the many generals.

Because the Liang Kingdom did not have the room for the rise of military generals like them, such as the cold-born.

The generals of Liang State had more than 140 military names, like long steps. Children from poor families joined the army and could not finish this step in their lifetime.

However, those noble families, the powerful and noble children of the A clan, could not even ride horses. When they first entered the officialdom, their military names were directly in the middle and upper positions on the steps.

That position is a height that almost most warriors will never reach in their lifetime.

No matter how skilled the archery and horse, no matter how brave and good at fighting, they will not be respected. Even if they ride horses around Jiankang City, they will be ridiculed by the children of the gentry who are neither male nor female.

But now it's different!

The new dynasty was established and no title was granted without military merit. Various institutional reforms were much more fair to the military in all aspects.

The young general who captured Hou Jing alive back then is now the emperor of the New Dynasty. He always values ​​military merits and is not stingy with rewards to the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions.

Therefore, Wu Mingche, who was nearly 60 years old, had the high fighting spirit of "an old horse in the stable, ambitions are thousands of miles away, and the martyrs are in their old age, and they are full of ambitions."
Chapter completed!