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Building a dam was Xu Yixian's idea. After inquiring about the number of troops sent by the Bandit Army, especially by opening the way through artillery fire and forcibly breaking Shaoguan, he knew that the Bandit Army would sooner or later be the big trouble of the Western Dynasty. Taking advantage of the Bandit Army's attack on Guangdong, it was the best opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Bandit Army. He came up with a way to build a dam, which was also the only feasible method after discussion with Zhang Kewang.

Zhang Kewang knew that it was of great importance and could not be misunderstood, so he personally led his troops to come.

At this time, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Sir, according to the information found outside, the bandits stopped moving after taking down Huizhou, Shaoguan. They were mostly waiting for the subsequent food, grass and ammunition to be delivered. I am afraid that it will take one or two months. I am worried that we will be trapped in the Jedi and cannot escape."

Xu Yixian pondered for a moment and said, "There are cliffs on all sides, and it is hard to reach. No one will risk going down the river from the upper reaches. Although it is too close to Guangzhou, the prince doesn't have to worry. Even if the bandits are lucky, so what if they find them? There are cliffs on both sides. Even if he can get some people up, the artillery cannons cannot be transported to the top of the mountain. How can we break our army with just manpower?

If he concentrated his firepower to attack from the front, the first thing he would have destroyed was the dam. Not only would his attacking troops be spared, but the downstream would also be the Thousand-Mile Ze Kingdom. Most of the people in Guangzhou would have relied on Li Xin's head. He would not have thought that unless he didn't want a reputation, he would never dare to attack from the front."

Zhang Kewang is Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son and is granted the title of King Pingdong.

"good!"

Zhang Kewang shouted ok, and seemed to have thought of something, and asked, "What if the bandits go around the upstream and down the river, and block the exit with heavy troops in front of them?"

Xu Yixian said coldly: "Hongshu is a death, so we simply exploded the dam and died with him. But I think he will definitely be afraid of being a mouse and dare not attack forcefully. He cannot bear the reputation of flooding the city.

In short, if he did not find the dam, we could dig it out while his siege was fierce, so that he and King Gui both suffered losses. The emperor could take the opportunity to sweep the south of the Yangtze River. It would be okay if he found out, or it would make him afraid to attack Guangzhou. His army of 100,000 consumed countless food, and he would return sooner or later!"

This strategy is not unpopular. The Western Army is not afraid of being discovered. If it is discovered, it will be broken and die together!

Moreover, Xu Yixian grasped Li Xin's weakness. Regardless of whether the bandit army really loves the people or not, the bandit army currently needs the people's hearts the most. Even afterwards, it was cleared that the dam was not dug by the bandit army, but by the Daxi Army, the bandit army still had to bear the responsibility.

If the bandit army did not attack Guangzhou, where would the Daxi Army come from? Where would the opportunity to sneak into Qingyuan Gorge and build a dam? The bandit army is the culprit of Guangzhou Qianli Zeguo.

Three days later, Li Xin received a report from Erju and was silent!

The mysterious figure in the valley is not the Guangzhou garrison, but the Daxi Army. This is a battle between snipe and clam, and the fisherman is profitable.

However, Li Xin did have concerns. It was basically impossible to attack sneakily. There should be caves in the canyon to hide troops. It was impossible to understand the deployment of the Daxi Army's troops. It was thunderous and could eliminate them in one fell swoop. If a forced attack was caused, the Daxi Army would fight to the death.

"Damn, who led the army to use such a vicious plan."

Li Xin looked at the simple topographic map and cursed.

Erju also cursed: "Who is it? If I catch him, I will have to squeeze his eggs out!"

"The two armies do everything they can to fight. Stop scolding, and think about what to do, otherwise they will have to retreat."

Hui Jian put his head over and his agile gaze stared at the map without blinking.

"The terrain in Guangzhou and Foshan is low-lying, with dense water networks...the water networks are dense..."

Hui Jian murmured, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Brother, can we dig an artificial river to lure the water away?"

"Um?"

Li Xin immediately laughed and said, "Hui Jian, you have a good idea, then you can work harder. You and Shuangxi bring some people, and search nearby to see where it is more appropriate to dig."

"Um!"

Hui Jian and Shuangxiong were squeezing their heads, and they ran away with the map.

Three days later, the couple came to report.

"Brother, between Yong'an and Jinli, the distance between Beijiang and Xijiang is the closest, and the narrowest part is only three miles. We can dig ditches here and introduce the Beijiang flood into the Xijiang River. The width and flow of the Xijiang River are greater than that of Beijiang, which is enough to carry the flood of Beijiang River.

Moreover, the Xijiang River does not flow through the urban area of ​​Guangzhou, and the population of the river basin is relatively sparse. We can evacuate the relevant people in advance. In this way, even if the Xijiang River floods, the disasters caused will be limited."

Among the three Pearl Rivers, the runoff of the Dongjiang River is the smallest, the Beijiang River accounts for 14%, and the Xijiang River accounts for as high as 72%!

“Good job!”

Li Xin nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. A feasibility study plan will be formulated as soon as possible. Brothers from Gaoyigong blocked Qingyuan and could not let the spies from the Daxi Army find any information."

"Get orders!"

The couple and the two flesh responded to the tribute.

Five days later, good news came. In the area designated by Huijian Shuangxi, the two rivers were indeed very close to each other and the terrain was also very good. They slowly tilted from the Beijiang side to the Xijiang River. What's more gratifying is that local villagers have dug a simple canal between the two rivers, with a width of one zhang, which means there is no need to explore the route again, just widen and deepen the original canal.

Li Xin ordered that except for two brigades of troops stationed in Humen, the rest of the troops surrounded Guangzhou in a fan shape, and ordered Huang Degong and Bai Guangen to come to Guangzhou, leaving Gao Yi's power to block the Beijiang River behind, which not only prevented the Daxi Army from escaping from the original route, but also prepared to go downstream. Gao Chenggong and Li Shuangxi led the two divisions to the designated location to dig the canal.

The military mobilization of the bandit army caused a chain reaction. In addition to digging trenches and fortifications, the Guangzhou defenders also implemented material allocation and the most severe curfew measures. When Xu Yixian and Zhang Kewang heard the news, they shouted loudly. In order to avoid being exposed, they did not even send spies out. They only left a few people to pay close attention to the direction of Guangzhou and waited for the war to break out in full swing.

The bandit army was also digging fortifications, giving people the illusion of building an encirclement and causing some small-scale conflicts from time to time. On the one hand, it was to paralyze the Daxi Army, and on the other hand, it was also to test the combat effectiveness of the Guiwang small court.

...

Hanoi was called Tokyo at that time. In the 30th year of Hongwu, before the Vietnamese capital was moved to Qinghua, Tokyo was famous for its name. After the capital was moved to Qinghua, Shenglong became the Eastern Capital.

In the sixth year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty recovered Vietnam and the capital east was Dongguan. In the third year of Xuande, the Lili rebelled and the Li Dynasty was established after the establishment of the Li Dynasty, and the Dongguan was renamed Tokyo.

The establishment of the Later Li Dynasty was similar to the Lee Dynasty in Korea. It was also the result of a coup, full of compromise and exchange of interests. In less than a hundred years, the Later Li Dynasty split. The south was ruled by the Nguyen clan and the north was ruled by the Zheng clan. The current emperor Futai was the son of the former emperor Yongzuo. After Yongzuo was deposed, the Zheng clan established Futai, which was like a puppet, with name but no real name.

Zheng Jian, the head of the Zheng family, was listening to the report of his eldest son Zheng Zha.

"Father, King Gui has 300,000 troops to defend Guangzhou. The regent of the Ming Dynasty, Li Xin, led a large army of 100,000 to attack. I am afraid that the decisive battle will be held at the end of the year."

"oh?"

Zheng Jian said in surprise: "If there are 100,000 soldiers, you dare to attack 300,000? How could King Gui be bullied to this point?"

Zheng Zha explained: "King Gui established the country later, and his troops were all mobs, and the troops led by the regent of the Ming Dynasty won every battle."

"Yeah~~"

Zheng Jian was nearly 70 years old and narrowed his eyes slightly. After a while, he said: "So, are you not optimistic about King Gui?"

"good!"

Zheng Zha nodded and said, "After or later, the regent of the Ming Dynasty will unify the world, and the child is worried that in the future, another person like Ming Chengzu will appear on the edge of my Great Yue."

Zheng Ye asked, "What do you mean is to intervene in the Ming civil war and help King Gui resist the regent of the Ming Dynasty?"

"No!"

Zheng Zuo shook his head and said, "There is too much of an involvement in the civil war. Besides, my Dayue has been divided. My Zheng family is alone and I cannot go north. The child means that he should wait for an opportunity to seize Zhennan Pass. With this Pass, if the Northern Dynasties are in constant war, he can take the land of Guangxi and defend it even if he retreats. Zhennan Pass is the Pass, and there is no way to open tens of thousands of men. Even if the Northern Dynasties are 100,000 troops here, he will be helpless. My father will take up his worries and can free up his hands to attack the Ruan Rebellion."

Zhennan Pass has overlapping mountains, deep valleys and lush forests, and a dangerous terrain. It was known as the fortress of Southern Xinjiang in ancient times. It has always been in the hands of China, making Vietnam unable to sleep or eat, because it can easily enter Vietnam from Zhennan Pass, and if Vietnam wants to go north, it must conquer the majestic pass.

Zheng Yan's turbid old eyes lit up, but he still asked: "What should we do if the Ming Dynasty is strong in the future and blame our country for this?"

Zheng Zha said: "If this is true, I will return Guancheng to him. Could it be that he will send troops to attack again for this? Isn't he afraid of repeating the mistakes of Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Okay, you can arrange this matter!"

Zheng Yan waved his hand.

"yes!"

Zheng Zuo bowed and said he was leaving.
Chapter completed!