diskusbooks Chapter 579 Guan Shouchang's Plan: Flooding the Enemy
Chapter 579 Guan Shouchang's Plan: Flooding the Enemy
Guan Shouchang looked at the rushing river with a worried look on his face.
"How can we stop so much water from flowing? Even raising the riverbank would be a huge undertaking and it would probably take months to complete.
You should have let us raise the levee in the summer."
The county magistrate lowered his head and said bitterly,
"I didn't expect the rain to be so heavy this time. I miscalculated, and I accept the punishment."
"What's the point of punishing you now? You should find a way to control the flood."
Guan Shouchang stroked his beard and said,
"It's better to drain than to block. Why don't we find a way to dredge the river water?"
"Dredge? There are people and fields all around here, where can we dredge it?"
Guan Shouchang thought for a moment and said,
"Let's go south with me."
Everyone didn't understand why, but they followed immediately.
Braving the heavy rain, we followed the Han River all the way south.
Soon, they arrived at the Guanshui Pavilion.
After entering the pavilion, they took off their hats and felt much more comfortable.
Guan Shouchang sighed,
“Half a year ago, when we followed the prince, we met the enemy commander Bai Wuan here.
Half a year later, we are here again.”
Zhang Yide blew his beard and glared and said,
"Lao Guan, why did you bring us here? If you have anything to say, just say it now and stop sighing here."
Guan Shouchang said nothing, but looked south with a telescope and asked the county governor,
"My Lord, this section of the river north of Yulei Pass belongs to the Qin State, right?"
The sheriff said quickly,
"Yes, the river narrows in this area and the water flows rapidly, so the Qin people built a river embankment here, called Wangshui Dike.
The river embankment is built very high to ensure that the water will not burst and overflow from here.
But once the embankment was built, we started to suffer. The river water came here and couldn't flow through, so the water level rose. Then the lower part of our area overflowed and broke the embankment, causing a flood.
Guan Shouchang nodded again and said,
"Does the Han River flow southward into Qin through the valley west of Yulei Pass?"
"Yes, after entering Qin, it turned eastward."
"I see. I understand. Your Excellency, the County Governor and the County Magistrate, please return."
Hearing this, the county governor and the county magistrate were shocked.
"General Guan, then... when will the troops be sent to reinforce the dike?"
Guan Shouchang laughed and said,
"Don't worry about this matter. Don't worry, I will definitely solve the flood problem for you within three days."
"Ah? Is this... true?"
Hearing this, Guan Shouchang frowned and said,
"Can I really lie to you? If this flood comes, won't my military camp also be flooded?
During these three days, you must gather the strength of the entire county, requisition all the boats on the Han River, row them along the Han River to a place near the military camp, drop anchor and wait.
This flood, I will definitely solve it, you don't have to worry about it."
"Well... well, I'll obey the Marshal. I'll be back now."
"Go quickly and requisition the ships."
The sheriff and the county magistrate saluted, then got in the carriage and drove back quickly.
After they left, Su Wuan asked,
"Brother Guan, do you have any good ideas for dealing with the flood?"
Guan Shouchang laughed three times and said,
"God is helping me, God is helping me. Now, I can not only control the flood, but also destroy the enemy.
Kill two birds with one stone!"
"Oh, please tell me quickly. I'm so anxious."
Zhang Yide was so anxious that he wanted to help Guan Shouchang by punching him twice.
Guan Shouchang pointed to the dam in the distance and said,
"You see, the Han River turns there, flows west and then south, and the water becomes turbulent there, so the Qin people built a dam here.
As long as we use enough gunpowder to blow up the dam on the south side, the flood will flow southward endlessly.
Yulei Pass is built between two mountains. The terrain is low and flat, and the water will inevitably flow towards Yulei Pass.
It's raining heavily now, and there are not many soldiers at Yulei Pass. We just need to send someone to sneak to their gate at night and blow it up.
In this way, the water will flow into the interior of Yulei Pass and flood it.
And their southern city walls and gates will block the water.
By then, all 500,000 Qin troops will be buried in the flood."
Hearing this, everyone present shuddered.
They all thought of the horrific scene of the flood submerging the city.
Countless people died in the flood, and the corpses were everywhere. It’s horrifying to think about it.
Su Wuan nodded and said,
"But Brother Guan, after we take Yulei Pass, what are we going to do about the flood inside?"
Guan Shouchang laughed and said,
"Or, the floodwaters were so great that the walls could not withstand the pressure and collapsed, and the floods continued to flow southward.
If we can hold on, we can also take a boat to the city wall, then go outside, blow up the south gate, and let the water continue to flow south.
The Han River, after flowing southward from the west, then turns eastward, allowing the floodwaters to flow back into the Han River and be carried eastward, preventing the destruction of a large area.
"I see. No wonder Brother Guan asked the governor about the direction of the Han River and asked him to prepare boats. It turns out he came prepared."
Su Wuan praised,
"Brother Guan is feared throughout the world, his wisdom and strategy unmatched. This time, we must defeat 500,000 enemy troops without a single drop of blood, and achieve eternal fame!"
"Haha, you're too kind. Let's go back and tell the people from the Shenjiying to quickly prepare enough explosive packs.
I heard that when the prince fought to destroy Qi, he blew down the walls of Linzi, the capital of Qi, using two thousand kilograms of explosives. We can do the same."
"it is good!"
Killing two birds with one stone, two problems were solved. Everyone was in a bad mood. They all put on their hats and rushed into the military camp together.
After returning to the military camp, Guan Shouchang told several people not to reveal this matter to anyone, so as to avoid being heard by enemy spies in the army and reported to the enemy. It must be kept confidential.
Guan Shouchang only talked about this matter after he drove away the county governor and the county magistrate in order to keep it secret. After all, he did not trust these Liang officials.
You know, these people served as officials of the Qin people for a short period of time.
Afterwards, Guan Shouchang went to Shenjiying in person.
The houses in Shenjiying are all made of bricks and tiles, and are raised high to prevent wind and rain from leaking in, and to prevent the gunpowder from getting damp.
Guan Shouchang called the commander of the Shenjiying and explained the matter to him alone. He solemnly stated the importance of the matter and that the dam must be blown up.
Otherwise, when the flood comes, they will be drowned.
This time, either the enemy will die or they will die.
Upon hearing this, the commander of the Shenji Camp nodded solemnly and personally led his men to prepare the explosive packs.