Wang Su and others looked at each other and said, "But even if the river water can be discharged, with the depth of the Xiangyang moat, there must be water accumulation at the bottom, and there is plenty of silt, so sieve equipment is still difficult to advance."

Xiao Yuan said: "Then fill in stones and soil, so that the attack places are like walking on flat ground. With the manpower of our army, as long as the moat has no water, it is not difficult to do this."

"What the king said is very true." Su Yi clasped his fists.

All the generals around him also felt energetic.

After saying this, Xiao Yuan stood up and walked to the sand table in the middle. After staring at it for a moment, he pointed to the Ximen of Xiangyang: "Just start from the Ximen. The width of the moat there is no more than 50 meters, just within the range of our crossbow. When filling the soil, the Chu army will be shocked and then blocked it. Our army can suppress it with an arrow formation."

"At the same time, the terrain near Ximen is relatively low, and it is also the most suitable place for water discharge."

All the generals followed his point and nodded repeatedly.

Xiao Yuan looked at Su Yi again and said, "Is the Xiangyang moat connected to the Han River? Can the water source be cut off?"

"It can be cut off completely." Su Yi returned.

"Very good." Xiao Yuan made a decision and looked around the generals for a week: "That is, according to this strategy, Zhang Dashan is responsible for cutting off the water source upstream, Nie Xing's unit is responsible for digging the drainage canal, and go down immediately to prepare!"

"No!" The two of them clasped their fists to take the order.

This is just the first step in the Xiangyang Battle. If the moat is destroyed, it will definitely not be able to break through the city in a short period of time. But what Xiao Yuan wants is to put huge military pressure on the Chu State, forcing the Wu army to go north and then steal Jiangling. This is the real strategic purpose.

If you don’t do this and keep siegeing the army, look across the river and there will be enough food and supplies in Xiangyang City. Within one or two years, the State of Chu will definitely not be panicked at all, but once you launch a sharp attack on the city, the situation will be a little bit.

The military orders were issued here, and the Qin army moved together, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and the manpower was so great.

In just a few days, Zhang Dashan led his troops to successfully cut off the upstream. At the same time, he collected farm tools from nearby counties and townships. Countless soldiers at the west gate also began to waving their hoes barefoots.

The entire moat in Xiangyang is surrounded by endlessly, but once the water inlet is cut off and several deep canals are dug in the west gate, it will only go out but not in. No matter how wide it is, it will not take long, and it will have to be done.

The Qin army's actions were very large in scale, and of course they could not escape the eyes of the Chu army. At the beginning, Hanzhou and a group of generals gathered at the top of the city, staring at the opposite bank of the river with big eyes, feeling inexplicable.

But soon, they all reacted.

As the day passed, the waterline of the moat gradually decreased. Once it was level with the canal, the Qin army would dig deeper and wider again, and the river water would leak again due to low water.

If this continues, the effect can be imagined.

Hanzhou stood at the top of the city and watched the Qin army vaguely waving its hoe in the distance. His eyes were so loud that he couldn't help but curse: "The Qin army was treacherous and actually leaked my moat! What should I do?"

He was anxious, and the generals of the Chu army were also anxious, but they could only stare at him. If they opened the city to meet the enemy at this time, they would not be able to rush to the wide moat and would inevitably be subjected to the powerful crossbow of the Qin army.

As time goes by, day by day, such a large moat is about to bottom out.

On this day, Hanzhou couldn't help it anymore. When summoning the generals to discuss the troops, he immediately proposed a surprise attack plan and said:

"Now the moat has been blocked, and the water from the Han River cannot flow in. If our army leaves the city at night and sends a small group of elite troops to reopen the upstream river and divert water into it, the Qin army will be in vain."

Although this sounds fine, the deputy general said a little worriedly: "Sir Han, since the Qin army has made such a move, there must be heavy troops to guard the cut off. If you attack at night, you may not be able to go or return."

"Then do you have any other ways!" Han Zhou said angrily: "Can you watch the Qin army approach the city?"

"This..." The deputy general was choked and did not dare to speak for a while.

The scene was silent for a while, just as Hanzhou looked around the generals. Just as he was about to continue saying something, a general Chu stood up and said in a trembling voice: "Ship Han, I'll go!"

When Hanzhou heard this, he was excited and immediately said, "Okay! General Pan, if this battle is successful, it will be the first contribution!"

"Xiangyang is the important land of our great Chu. We must not lose it. We will protect our country and the country. This is the responsibility of the last general! Mr. Han should not worry, wait for the good news!" The general led the way.

"General Gao Yi is really a role model for us!" Hanzhou also looked upright and then shouted: "Come here! Come and get the wine! I will personally promote General Pan!"

The general's rank was not high. There were so many people in the Chu army, so naturally there were some people who dared to fight. Soon, the soldiers brought the pallets and Hanzhou filled them with them. The general took them over, raised his head and drank them dry, then clasped his fists and turned around and left.

Looking at his back, the deputy general moved the corner of his mouth, trying to say something, but he couldn't speak.

And Hanzhou, of course he knew the dangers of this trip, but he had no choice but to take a risk at the minimum price.

That night, the general surnamed Pan ordered hundreds of elite troops, quietly opened the north gate while the night was dark, and sneaked out.

Because the water inlet of Xiangyang moat is at the upper left of the north gate.

Now, after days of release, the river water has almost dried up. The soldiers can pass by light clothes and do not have a sword on their waists. However, there is a lot of mud at the bottom of the river, which has caused many inconveniences in movement.

The Chu army did not dare to speak, and quietly prepared to arrive on the other side, climbed up the riverside, found the water inlet and opened it again.

But as soon as they walked to the middle of the moat, countless torches had lit up opposite each other, accompanied by the sound of armor rubbing one after another, then I heard a loud shout from Qin general:

"Shoot the arrow!"

With a command, the bowstrings were tensed together, and in the dark, a large sharp arrow shot towards him.

Pouffy!

The continuous sound of flesh was mixed with howlings.

"Ah!?" General Pan was shocked and instantly pulled out his battle knife and waved it to block it. He also shouted decisively: "Retreat! Retreat quickly-"

The other party was prepared for a long time, and this was discovered. If you go further, you will be dead.

But the mud at the bottom of the river is knee-length, and it’s not that easy to run.

In the midst of chaos, the second round of arrows in the Qin army arrived again.

There was another large number of howls mixed with a little blocking sound of weapons.

General Pan waved his sword desperately, and many random arrows were cut off by him, but his feet were sunk into a quagmire and he was unable to move. It was dark night again, and it was hard to defend. Not long after, with a pounce, he was hit by an arrow on his upper body, followed by the second arrow and the third arrow...

It was not until a while before there was no movement in the river.

The Qin general on the opposite side also waved his hand back.

The front row crossbowmen instantly retracted their bows and retreated.

The next day, during the day, I looked into the river outside the north gate and saw hundreds of corpses, blood stained the mud and shallow water, and arrows were inserted into the ground...
Chapter completed!