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On January 12th, outside Waci City...

"Boom..."

At the beginning of spring this year, heavy rain was pouring in the Western Regions, which had always been dry, and lightning and thunder were roaring. It took five days to stop, but there was still no sign of stopping.

"Tick, Tick..."

In the Han army camp, Bai Qi looked at the burial hole at the top of the tent and dripped on the ground, and couldn't help but frown and think.

After attacking Waci City for several consecutive days, they failed to break the Waci City Wall. The resistance of Mengluo's defenders was somewhat beyond expectations. Even Bai Qi placed Tuoba Ju's body outside the city to try to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the defenders in the city.

This made Bai Qi a little anxious. Due to the continuous rain, the yellow crossbows of Zhang Kai's troops and the catapult carts they carried were useless. The yellow crossbow strings that had been soaked in the rain for a long time could no longer be used for stone shooting, and the deadly iron cannon on the catapult cart was naturally even more useless.

Yes, Bai Qi could only attack the city in the most primitive way. Unfortunately, the siege battle in the cold weapon era was very tragic with the lack of siege equipment. In the past few days, the Han army had lost more than 700 people, so Bai Qi had to give up his plan to continue the attack and began to confront Waci City, and then attack the city after the rain stopped.

After a while, Duan Feng walked into the tent wearing a raincoat, shook the rainwater on his body, wiped his face, and with the help of two guards, took off his heavy breastplate, took off his underwear soaked in the rain, and twisted it hard until the rainwater fell all over the floor, then changed into a clean dress and put it on again.

After he sat down, he grabbed the tea bowl and drank a sip of hot tea, he said, "I have investigated all around him. These Monroe people are really amazing. It's so evil that it's still standing on the top of the city with such heavy rain.

Bai Qi said: "This shows that the Monroe people are different from any enemy they have encountered in the past. They can kill the world with their golden swords and iron horses. It is because of their unyielding willpower. Being able to fight such an opponent is worth it in this life..."

Duan Yan put down the tea bowl and said, "Supervisor, it is not a solution to continue like this now. The rain is so heavy, so we can't always waste our tens of thousands of people outside Waci City like this, right?

Although the food and grass seized from the Monroe people can last for a while, I am afraid that accidents will happen in the long run..."

Bai Qi sighed: "Wait a little longer, wait for Xia Yu, Tian Yan and the others to come back from patrolling the terrain and discuss countermeasures to break the city..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain was opened again, but Xia Yu, Tian Yan, Zhang Kai and Wei Yin entered the tent at the same time.

The four of them also took off their armor and took off their clothes, wrapped themselves with a blanket, then swung their wet hair in front of the stove, and reported the results of the inspection terrain to Bai Qi.

Xia Yuxian said: "There is water everywhere on the west side, and the road is so muddy that it is impossible to walk..."

Tian Yan: "It's also the same in the south. Several villages of Western tribes have accumulated water to their knees..."

Wei Yin: "I walked around the mountains and forests in the north twice. Except for water, I could not investigate in depth at all, and there was no trace of the tribe left behind."

Zhang Kai shook his head silently, obviously his investigation results were similar to those of the previous three.

The heavy rain invaded, making it difficult for both the enemy and us inside and outside Waci City to move forward, and the battle situation seemed to be in a stalemate again.

At this moment, Lu Yu brought a Central Plains man into the tent. When he saw Bai Qi, he immediately bowed and said, "Governor Bai, the general will find a Central Plains man tribe near the Gobi Desert in the northwest.

They asked our Han army to protect it. This is their leader. I want to see you in person. The sin will make a promise and promise them. I hope he will forgive me..."

Bai Qi nodded and said, "General Lu, thank you for your hard work, hurry up and change your clothes to avoid the wind and cold..."

"No hurry!" Lu Yu twisted his long beard, shook off the water droplets on it, and looked at the Central Plains human being who brought it, "This is Governor Bai, tell him any requests."

The Central Plains man saw Bai Qi with a surprised expression and hurriedly said, "You are Bai Qi, General Bai, who killed millions of herders in the Pamir Mountains a year ago and destroyed the twelve countries in a row?"

"Slaughter a million?" Bai Qi frowned and said to himself, "I killed so many people at once?"

However, he quickly said calmly: "It is my governor. If you have anything to do, even if you mention it, my Han Empire will fulfill its protection duties to the people of the Central Plains, provided that you are willing to return to the embrace of the Central Plains and be the people of the Han Dynasty."

When the Central Plains heard this, they immediately knelt down and said in tears: "It was indeed General Bai who was shaking the Paoling Mountains. General Bai, a native of King Tuyu, Liangzhou, who was forced to survive fifteen years ago because of the persecution of the Qiang people.

General Bai, we Central Plains people have lived a hard life in the Western Regions. If this general of the country came to inspect today, the Central Plains people in Xiahe tribe... I'm afraid... I really don't know how to survive..."

Wang Tuyu was trembling all over excitedly, and he told the story of the sufferings the Central Aboriginal people who were far away in a foreign land suffered.

After hearing Wang Tuyu's description, Bai Qi stood up and helped him up and patted his shoulder and said, "Get up and talk, the great man knelt on the sky, kneel down on the ground, kneel down to his parents, and kneel down to anyone else. Even if you see His Majesty, you only need to bow and salute, straighten your waist! Wipe the tears dry!"

Wang Tuyu stopped sobs, responded heavily, and asked, "General Bai, we heard that you slaughtered the herdsmen of the Western Regions in the Pamir Mountains, and they all applauded and wanted to find an opportunity to join you.

But later I heard that you were leading troops back to the pass, so I had to give up temporarily. If you see me pitifully today, we have received the news that you led the troops in the Western Regions. It can be said that you have been waiting for you again. This time, you will not leave, right?"

Bai Qi nodded with a heavy emphasis: "No, Your Majesty is determined to include the Western Regions in the territory of the Han Dynasty. In the future, counties will be set up in various parts of the Western Regions to protect the people of the Central Plains to reproduce here!"

"That's great!" Wang Tuyu was very excited and immediately bowed his hand and said, "General Bai, I am willing to lead all 278 tribe members to join the Han Dynasty. Please take General Bai to shelter!"

"Very good!" Bai Qi raised his hand and said, "Since it is my military and civilian in the Han Dynasty, I should treat you with courtesy. I will accept all these 1,278 people, young, women and children, on behalf of Your Majesty!

Not only you, but the rest of the Central Plains people who suffered in various parts of the Western Regions will not give up. I, Bai Qi, will give them ten times and hundreds of times the torture and humiliation given to you by the people of the Western Regions!"

"What General Bai said seriously?"

"I never go back on my word!"

After receiving Bai Qi's guarantee, Wang Tuyu bowed again: "I am willing to serve the great man for General Bai!"

Bai Qi nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to speak again, Lu Yu suddenly said: "Governor Bai, the general of the Crime has an idea, or he can use these Central Atomic people who have lived in the Western Regions for a long time to break through Waci City!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi turned to look at Lu Yu: "What are the good strategies for General Lu?"

Lu Yu glanced at Wang Tuyu and then said, "Governor Bai, it's raining heavily these days, and may use water attack to break through Waci City!"

"Water attack?"

Bai Qi frowned, Duan Feng and others also had the same expression.

Duan Bing said: "General Lu, we have not thought about a strategy of attacking with water, but the terrain outside Waci City is flat. Even if we attack with water, it will at most cause flooding of water, which will not be of much help to destroy the city..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu went straight to the sand table, picked up the teaching stick, circled around Waci City and said, "Jiang Jing brought Wang Tuyu into the camp just now, and he heard him talk about climate change in the Western Regions. He said that the spring rain in this Palacio Mountains would either not fall, and it would last for more than a month!"

"After a month?"

When the generals heard this, they were a little surprised. They thought that the rain would stop for a few days at most, but they never thought that it would last for so long. Wouldn't this be extremely unfavorable to destroying the city?

After getting Wang Tuyu's nod, Lu Yu continued, "The general of sin thought, if he used wood to mix soil and canvas to cast a dam entrance as high as the city wall around Waci City, let the rain accumulate in it, will it be possible to flood Waci?"

When everyone heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up and looked at Lu Yu in surprise. This was a good idea.

Lu Yu continued: "To complete this building, all we need is a lot of manpower, and the cooperation of compatriots in the Central Plains in various parts of the Pamirs,

After all, they are familiar with the required wood, mud and sand in the mountains and forests. With their help, the project can be completed within ten days.

Judging from the current rainfall, after the fenced arch dam is completed, the rain can flood the entire Vacci City within two days at most!"

"Okay! Let's follow General Lu's plan!"

Bai Qi immediately exclaimed and then asked Wang Tuyu: "Are you willing to convene the people of the Central Plains to submit and carry out this project?"

Wang Tuyu patted his chest and said, "Please rest assured General Bai. The Monroe people have bullied and killed our Central Plains tribes this year. The 200,000 people from all over the Pamir Mountains have long been waiting for the opportunity to serve the Han Dynasty!"

Bai Qi said: "I will give you three days to immediately call the people from all Central Plains to participate in this project. Don't worry, if you don't do it in vain, I, Bai Qi, will produce food!"

Wang Tuyu accepted the order: "Okay, I'll go back and call the tribes to inform the other Central Plains tribes. Please wait for the news here..."

After saying that, Wang Tuyu strode out of the tent.

Just less than half a minute after Wang Tuyu left, a guard came to report: "Report to the governor Bai, the envoy of Dayuan came to the military camp to see you. Do you want to see you?"

"Entertain Dayuan?" Bai Qi murmured, and then said, "Let him come in. I want to see what this envoy of Dayuan came to see this governor at this time..."

After talking, Bai Qi sat upright on the main case, and the other generals immediately put on armor, and the entire tent was filled with a solemn and majestic atmosphere.
Chapter completed!