Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 720

After Pang Tong left the camp, he first went to the edge of the Yi River. Seeing that the water of the Yi River had risen so high, he nodded in satisfaction. back to the barracks.

However, Cao Qing, the guard of Xiapi City, did not know that the Hebei Army had arrived outside the city, so he still placed all his troops at the south gate of Xiapi to prevent the Jiangdong Army from attacking the city.

At this time, Pang Tong already had a plan to capture Xiapi.

In the early morning of the next day, Pang Tong gathered all the generals under his command and told them: "Pass down the order. Before noon today, each person has to chop down two trees as thick as a bowl and come back. Those who can't complete the task, beheaded!"

The generals brought by Pang Tong did not understand what Pang Tong meant, but Pang Tong is now the chief general, how dare they refute it. After returning, more than 1 people, each of them came forward to cut wood. A tree as thick as a bowl.

These soldiers were tired all morning and just about to rest, Pang Tong sent a military order, 60 people in a group, to tie the cut trees into rafts, which must be completed before dark, and those who violated the order will be beheaded.

These soldiers had to tie the cut trees into rafts.

All the rafts were tied up before dark.

Pang Tong let them rest.

The next day, Pang Tong ordered 5000 soldiers to be divided into two teams of [-] each. One team would dig the Yi River and the other the Si River.

As soon as Pang Tong's order was issued, some soldiers quit, and even a few commanders ran to Pang Tong's place.

"My lord, we are here to attack Xiapi City, not to build water conservancy projects. The Cao army in the city did not come out, so we dug ditches and blocked the water. Why?"

"Ok?"

Pang Tong stared at him without explaining, and shouted to the soldiers outside the tent: "Come on, drag him out for me, beat him with twenty army sticks, and if there are any doubters, double the amount, and those who are slack and don't dig, beheaded immediately! "

Two soldiers came in from outside the tent, pulled out the commander who questioned Pang Tong, and beat the commander [-] times. After beating the commander, no one dared to question Pang Tong anymore. Ten thousand soldiers fought desperately To dig the river channel, build sandbags in the upstream, and block the water.

As a result, the two rivers were dug through in only one and a half days.

Outside the city, the Hebei army was digging ditches. Cao Qing inside the city was not blind, so he naturally discovered this. He sent people out of the city to investigate and found out that there were only [-] Hebei troops outside the city. A thousand soldiers and horses defended the city.

On the night when the river was dug, Pang Tong ordered to rest for a day and a night. On the fourth night, Pang Tong ordered the soldiers to sleep with their armors.

"Soldiers of the Hebei Army, tonight is the day we break through Xiapi. I know you don't understand what I mean by digging ditches to hold back water, but after tonight, you will understand what I mean!"

After the training, Pang Tong ordered the soldiers to drag the raft to the outside of Xiapi City.

When he arrived outside the city, Pang Tong led his soldiers and horses to stand on the raft, quietly waiting for the arrival of the first watch.

At one watch, there was a gong sounding in Xiapi city.

Soldiers in the upper reaches of the Yi River and Si River pulled away the sandbags holding back the water, and the river water that had been blocked for several days rushed out and flew down along the drinking channels dug by the Hebei Army.

The water outside the city of Xiapi filled Jinshan, and in an instant, the water outside the city rose to the same height as the city of Xiapi.

The river flooded into Xiapi city.

Under the order of Pang Tongtong, the Hebei army came to the top of the city of Xiapi on a raft.

However, the water in Xiapi city was as high as one person within a quarter of an hour, and the soldiers in the barracks and the people in the city were drowned in their sleep. More than half of them were washed away by the flood, leaving only more than 1000 Cao Jun who were like soaked chickens. Many soldiers had no time to take care of their weapons because they were holding the parapet or pillars with their hands, and the weapons were also washed away, leaving them unarmed.

How can such a remnant soldier resist the wolf-like Hebei army? In an instant, the Hebei army occupied the north gate of Xiapicheng.Pang Tong and [-] Hebei Army Hebei Army stood on the wall of Xiapi City.

An officer said to Pang Tong: "Pang Dao, the whole city of Xiapi has been flooded, why don't we take this opportunity to enter the county government and kill the guards of Xiapi!"

"What's the rush? The water is still so deep. When the water recedes and the land is exposed, it won't be too late for us to enter the city!"

Pang Tongtong was not in a hurry at all, looking at the water all over the city, he even asked someone to bring a chair and sit down.

The river came in quickly and retreated quickly. After half an hour, the water in Xiapi City had receded to the chest.However, there was no water at all outside the city, so Pang Tong immediately ordered the soldiers with good water quality to go down and open the north gate of Xiapi to release the water.

As soon as the north gate was opened, the river in the city found a vent, and all flowed out along the north gate. After another half an hour, the water in Xiapi city was only as deep as the feet. Pang Tong immediately ordered the army to enter the city.

The [-] Hebei troops were divided into two groups. One group was led by Pang Tong and went straight to the county government, and the other group went to the military camp in Xiapi City to encircle and suppress the defeated soldiers.

After the flood completely receded, it was already dawn, and the streets were full of dead bodies, but most of them were soldiers who joined the army. Since Xiapi City was flooded, the people in the city ran to their houses to avoid the water. The military camp is different. Soldiers live in tents. How can tents climb up? They can survive with good water skills, but there are countless soldiers who can't swim and drowned in their deep sleep.

But when Pang Tong led people to the county government office, there was no one in the Xiapi county government office, only a corpse was found in the back hall.

Pang Tong walked into the back hall, and sure enough, there was only one corpse lying on the ground, and beside the corpse was a long sword with blood on it.

The soldiers turned the body over, and after careful identification, they determined that it was the body of Xiapi guard Cao Qing.

"My lord, the people in the city have a tendency to riot!"

Just as Pang Tong ordered someone to clean up the mud in the county government office, a soldier ran in.

"Riot? Why?"

"Reporting to my lord, the people said that we let the water drown their relatives, and they want an explanation!"

"It's a joke, there is no one who survives a war!"

Pang Tong sneered.

"However, if you say this, I'm afraid it will cause the people to hide their secrets and cause riots!"

"What a hassle!"

Pang Tong immediately ordered: "Open the treasury in Xiapi City, open the storehouses and raise grain. As for the people whose relatives have died, give them some money! Let them go home in peace. If someone is not satisfied and takes the lead in making trouble, then Just follow the lord's way, kill!"

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)