People couldn't stand being nagged.
Yang Si had just finished talking about Lu Zheng when he, who was far away in Nansheng, sneezed.
Compared to the bright situation in Dongqing, Nansheng was in a mess. Several feudal vassals formed an alliance to fight against the four factions of Nanman.
The Barbarian Slaying Alliance was not comparable to the Huangshui Conference. Everyone could only let go of their former enmity and work together to deal with Nanman. No one would be a burden to the others. Even if there was intrigue, it had to be done in private. It could not be done in the open to destroy the unity of the group.
After some effort, the arrogance of the four factions of Nanman was finally contained. Both sides were in a stalemate.
The Barbarian Slaying Alliance was well aware that the four factions of Nanman had a small population. The death of a young warrior meant a loss of combat power. Nansheng could afford it.
If they could maintain the current situation, the four factions of Nanman might escape without a fight in a year.
This was considered a bad plan. It was time-consuming and had certain variables.
The best situation was to find a way to break the situation and frustrate the four factions of Nanman so that they would be exhausted from running for their lives.
However, the four factions of Nanman had terrifying combat power. It was easier said than done.
"In another half a month … I'm afraid there will be a storm … Sigh, time flies. It's almost summer …"
Lu Zheng waved his cattail leaf fan to fan himself. The weather in Nansheng was hot. There were always a few days before summer that made people want to take off their clothes for the coolness. After a few days, it was followed by half a month of torrential rain. When the rain stopped, the temperature would rise day by day. At its hottest, staying under the sun for half a day would cause one's skin to peel. The sun was very hot.
He was sitting on the stool to cool off when someone called him.
Lu Zheng did not need to turn around to know who it was. He sniffed and smelled a faint smell of alcohol.
"Alcohol is banned in the military camp. Is Duke Zhengze breaking the law knowingly?"
"Mr. Lu, please don't tell Shaoyang. I'm afraid he'll complain. There are a few liquor bugs living in his stomach. If I don't drink a pot every few days to appease them, I'll be the one suffering if they don't care. "Yang Tao carried two pots of wine and said with a smile," Would you like a drink, sir? "
Lu Zheng could not help but laugh.
Yang Tao generously shared the private wine he had secretly hidden. Lu Zheng threw the remaining stool to Yang Tao to sit on.
It was a coincidence that the two of them met.
Lu Zheng could not sleep in the middle of the night. When he was relaxing, he ran into Yang Tao, who reeked of alcohol. After a detailed conversation, the two of them felt like old friends at first sight.
Yang Tao secretly drank, but he was afraid that Yan Lin would catch him and scold him, so he had to get rid of the smell of alcohol before he dared to go back.
To be honest, Lv Zheng had never seen such a cowardly lord. However, Yang Tao was a brave and warlike man on the battlefield.
"I wonder how long this battle will last …"
Yang Tao drank a few mouthfuls of wine. His forehead was dripping with sweat.
He felt that it was too hot, so he simply raised his hand and loosened his lapel, revealing his firm and strong pectoral muscles. One could even faintly see his tight, powerful and beautiful abdominal muscles.
Lu Zheng glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, feeling a little envious.
He said, "That's hard to say. I hope it ends as soon as possible. Too many soldiers have died."
Yang Tao also sighed. He tilted his head back and drank the entire pot of wine.
"Awesome!"
Some of the wine flowed from the corner of his mouth to his neck and into his chest, wetting his clothes.
Lu Zheng said, "You drank so much. I'm afraid you won't be able to get rid of the smell of alcohol overnight."
Yang Tao smiled. "Don't worry. I found a pond just now. I'll just go and wash up. Shaoyang won't find out."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard familiar footsteps. The smile on his face froze. He looked pitiful and helpless.
"… Is this why you're still drinking when you haven't recovered from your injury?"
Yan Lin's father had a dangerous look in his eyes. When he saw the two empty wine pots next to Yang Tao, the danger level shot up.
Yang Tao surrendered immediately. If Lu Zheng was not there, he would have gone up to him and begged for mercy.
What else could Yan Lin do other than sigh?
"It's getting late. For the sake of the lord's injury, let's go back to the tent and rest."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Tao skipped back to the tent as if he had been pardoned.
"I have something to ask Mr. Lu. How much do you know about the local weather?"
Yang Tao went back, but Yan Lin did not leave. Instead, he sat on Yang Tao's stool.
Lu Zheng said, "The weather? Why all of a sudden? "
Yan Lin said, "I have a plan that might be able to repel the four tribes of Nanman. But … it needs the right time."
Lu Zheng's expression turned serious.
"I'm all ears."
The two discussed for a quarter of an hour. Lu Zheng's eyes were getting brighter.
Yan Lin's plan was not complicated. When the water level was low, they would block the rivers upstream. After a few days of heavy rain, the river would overflow. The temporary dam would collapse and the four tribes of Nanman would be drowned. To do this, they would have to find a way to lure the four tribes to the lower part of the river. Although the four tribes of Nanman were reckless, they were familiar with the environment. It would not be easy to trick them.
Besides, the timing was also a problem.
If they did not do it right, they might even drown their own people.
If the plan worked, the morale of the Nanman people would be greatly affected.
The next day, Lu Zheng tried to protect Yan Lin. Then, he got the support of Hua Yuan and the others.
Seeing this, all the feudal lords agreed to the plan.
After a month of careful planning, the alliance took advantage of the four tribes of Nanman's eagerness to make a contribution and tricked them into taking the bait.
When the mountain torrents broke out, tens of thousands of the enemy troops were drowned in the river.
The alliance took advantage of the victory and pursued. They killed thirty thousand enemies and captured fifty thousand captives.
Several rivers were stained red by the enemy's corpses. The downstream was blocked.
How to deal with the fifty thousand captives was another problem.
The alliance did not even have enough food for themselves. How could they have extra food to feed the captives?
"What's so difficult about that? Just kill them all."
At this moment, Hua Yuan, who was next to An Cui, spoke up. He wanted to kill all fifty thousand captives.
When he spoke, there was a fierce look in his eyes. His murderous aura was no less than that of an ordinary general.
The feudal lords had the same plan. But it was still fifty thousand lives. If they said it out loud, it would make them seem cold-blooded.
Now that "Hua Yuan" was the first to bring it up, they agreed and ordered the slaughter of the fifty thousand captives.
But Lu Zheng did not agree.
The alliance was short of food, but An Cui was not. What value could these fifty thousand captives have?
"Hua Yuan" seemed to notice Lu Zheng's emotions. He glanced at him coldly, his eyes full of warning.
Seeing this situation, Lu Zheng finally understood that his colleague's illness was acting up again.
"Mr. Lu …"
Lu Zheng was about to return to his tent when he was stopped by "Hua Yuan".
The other party was still full of murderous aura. He looked at Lu Zheng with a malicious look.
"What is it?" Lu Zheng pretended to be calm.
"Hua Yuan" laughed grimly. "Mr. Lu, you might lose your life if you show mercy to the Nanman captives."
If Wei Ci was here, he would recognize "Hua Yuan" in front of him as "Ge Lin" who had almost strangled him in his previous life.
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