Liu Hong quietly floated in the air under the night sky. He could clearly sense that there were a few Sky Dance Realm experts in the city of Nanhua Gate. They were all focused on the sky. If he didn't pay attention, he might be discovered.
However, Liu Hong was very experienced in this aspect. His movement speed was very slow, and he also activated his Camouflage Formation. Because of this, even if the people below were focused on the sky, they wouldn't be able to notice him.
However, Liu Hong was still very careful. Although they had a lot of formations on their bodies, Liu Hong was very clear that even if the formations were good, if they didn't pay attention, then they might be discovered by the enemy. If they were to ruin Zhao Hai's plan, then they would be very sorry to Zhao Hai.
South Flower Gate City was still brightly lit, but the situation inside the city made Liu Hong feel apprehensive. This South Flower Gate City was worthy of being a military fortress. There were no civilian facilities here, only things used for military purposes. Food and fodder were stored in special warehouses. Even if one wanted to break through these warehouses, it would be very difficult. Beds and mattresses were placed in the houses. These houses were made of stone and looked very sturdy. Even if a stone was thrown from a catapult and hit the roof of the house, it wouldn't be able to do much damage to the house. Of course, if the stone was thrown from the front of the house, it would still be able to do some damage.
It can be said that in the entire South Flower Gate City, except for some passageways, the other places were covered with a layer of stone. If it weren't for the passageways and open spaces, then they wouldn't be able to tell which one was which.
While Liu Hong was looking at the South Flower Gate City, he was constantly making notes in his notebook. At the same time, he was also drawing some simple diagrams. Drawing simple diagrams was something that he learned later on. It was for the sake of better scouting. He liked scouting, this was something that he discovered recently.
Liu Hong paid special attention to the city's granaries and water sources. There were a lot of wells in the city as well as a small lake. This lake seemed to be spring water from the ground. The lake didn't have any protection, it seems like the wells and the small lake were the main sources of water for the City Lord.
Because the mountain here wasn't very high, there were naturally no other water sources. Wells and spring water were already the best water sources here.
Seeing this, Liu Hong's heart sank. If there was a water source in the city, then they wouldn't have to worry about food and water. This would make it even harder to break through the city.
Liu Hong stayed in the sky all the way until morning, watching the people in the city fetch water to cook. Only then did he confirm the location of the water source and the granary. Then, he returned to the camp.
However, he didn't report the situation to Zhao Hai. He planned to make a sand table and show it to Zhao Hai. So when he returned to the camp, he immediately called the other members of the scouting team to his tent. Then he gathered everyone's harvest and slowly drew it on a map.
Afterwards, Liu Hong rested for a while. In the afternoon, some scouts on the ground sent some maps to Liu Hong. Liu Hong then summarized them.
Liu Hong found that he liked this job very much. This was because Zhao said that information was very important in war. Liu Hong felt that doing this job would be more helpful to the army than simply using his identity as an expert to fight the enemy. So Liu Hong became more and more interested in his job.
While Liu Hong was busy with these matters, the army behind them had also arrived at the camp. This time, Zhao Hai had set up a total of three camps. He was in the middle of the army while the other two camps were on the left and right.
By the time the entire army arrived at the camp, Liu Hong's discard was almost done. Three days after the rear army arrived, Liu Hong's discard was officially completed.
After making the sand table, Liu Hong immediately sent it to Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai looked at the sand table carefully and then asked some questions. After Liu Hong answered them, Zhao Hai ordered the generals to come to the main tent.
Before long, the generals arrived at the main tent. When they entered the tent, they saw the sand table. However, they didn't say anything and just looked for a place to sit down. After everyone sat down, Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Liu Hong has finished making the sand table. Everyone, come and take a look. Let's discuss it."
Everyone nodded, then they arrived in front of the sand table and carefully looked at it. The area shown on the sand table wasn't very big, it only showed South Flower Gate City and some of its surrounding terrain. However, it was very detailed, even the trees on the mountain were meticulously made, allowing people to see the surrounding terrain with a single glance.
Zhao Hai stood in front of the sand table and carefully looked at South Flower Gate City. Then he smiled and said, "South Flower Gate City is really like a turtle shell. It wouldn't be easy to deal with them. What do you think?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Let's go.
Everyone looked at South Flower Gate City. When they saw the situation, they couldn't help but frown. Although South Flower Gate City didn't have many ballistas, it wouldn't be easy to destroy them. In other words, they could suppress the ballistas, but it would be impossible to destroy them.
Additionally, there were a lot of granaries in the city. If the granaries were filled with food, then it would be enough for the army to use for a year. Additionally, the city had its own water source. Just like what Zhao Hai said, South Flower Gate City was like a turtle shell. It would be very difficult to break through.
In the past, when they attacked South Flower Gate City, there were a lot of trenches dug outside the city. It was clear that they had learned the trench tactic. This made it even more difficult to attack South Flower Gate City. They didn't have any good methods to deal with it.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone's expression and said, "If we want to attack a city, we don't necessarily have to do it by force. We can also attack from other aspects. For example, we can dig a tunnel into the city and then attack from there. Or we can cut off their water supply. Without water, they wouldn't be able to last for more than a few days. South Flower Gate City is indeed very difficult to break through, but we can also think of other ways. Everyone, look at this place. This place isn't very far from South Flower Gate City, but the terrain here is very steep, making it unsuitable for an attack. However, this place is the closest to South Flower Gate City, about a hundred meters away. Naturally, South Flower Gate City also has defenses here, but if we want to break through South Flower Gate City, this place is the key." However, this place is also very important. "As he spoke, Zhao Hai pointed to a place on the left side of South Flower Gate City. There was a cliff there that was about a hundred meters high. It was very steep. Just like Zhao Hai said, this place wasn't suitable for attacking. But now, he said that this place was the key to attacking South Flower Gate City. This made everyone puzzled.
Everyone looked at Zhao Hai with a puzzled expression, they didn't know why Zhao Hai said this. Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "I'll be frank with everyone. This time, if we want to attack South Flower Gate City, we need to start from the city's water source. If we attack from the front, then with the current strength of the city, it would take us a few months to capture South Flower Gate City. We would also have to pay more than half of our casualties. I'm afraid that we wouldn't be able to take South Flower Gate City."
"Water source?" Upon hearing Zhao Hai, everyone couldn't help but whisper. Then they began to look for the water source of South Flower Gate City. They wanted to know why Zhao Hai said that they needed to deal with South Flower Gate City this time.
Zhao Hai pointed at the small lake and some wells on the sand table and said, "Everyone should see that the city doesn't lack water. There are wells as well as a small lake. This small lake should have a spring, so the people in the city don't need to worry about drinking water. Because of this, they wouldn't pay too much attention to the water source, they wouldn't even store it. This is what we need. I have some understanding of water veins, so I can tell everyone that there are two water veins in the city. One is the spring in the small lake, while the other is the well." While speaking, Zhao Hai pointed at the small lake and the well.
Zhao Hai said, "These wells should be an underground river. Because of this, the amount of water in the water shouldn't be small. However, if you want to dig water from the mountain, the well must be very deep. Liu Hong has already seen this. The enemy rarely uses wells, and even if they do, it would take a lot of time to get water. Because of this, the most commonly used water source in the city is the small lake. And the small lake is the other water vein. This water vein's pressure is very high, but it can still produce water. Moreover, it formed this small lake, which is very rare. What we need to do is very simple, we just need to destroy these two water veins."
When everyone heard Zhao Hai's words, they couldn't help but stare blankly. They were all experienced in the battlefield, they didn't know how many times they had fought sieges. However, this was the first time they heard about destroying water veins. Because of this, they couldn't help but look at Zhao Hai, hoping that Zhao Hai could explain it in detail.
Zhao Hai looked at them and smiled faintly. Then he pointed to the cliff and said, "If we want to carry out our plan, then this place is very crucial. We need to dig a hole here and then go straight to South Flower Gate. Once we find the two water veins, then we can destroy them. This way, the city will slowly run out of water. At this time, there are a hundred thousand soldiers in the city, as well as a lot of livestock. The amount of water they need every day is not a small amount. As long as we destroy the water veins, then they will be finished." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's right.
Everyone stared at the sand table, they had never done this before. Therefore, when they heard Zhao Hai's plan, they were very curious. But at the same time, they were also worried that Zhao Hai's plan would succeed.
Zhao Hai looked at the crowd and said, "Actually, destroying the water veins isn't that difficult, because sometimes the water veins will change their course. But this isn't an easy matter, it's very hard to encounter it. However, destroying the water veins is possible. The cliff isn't very far from the South Flower Gate, so if we dig a hole here, we can dig a hole that leads directly to South Flower City. Since we have a lot of people, I believe that it wouldn't take long for us to reach the South Flower Gate. These two water veins, according to my conjecture, should be half of a line. Therefore, as long as we choose the right direction and dig directly, we can destroy these two water veins. When the time comes, South Flower Gate would have no water to drink. Even if they wanted to defend, they wouldn't be able to do so. After all, an army of a hundred thousand can only rely on water for a living. That's impossible. "
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