Zhao Hai didn't expect Chai Lingde to do this. In Zhao Hai's opinion, Chai Lingde was digging his own grave. Who was he robbing now? It was the food of their own people. If this were to spread out, what kind of reputation would the South Hua City have? It would be the end of the South Hua City.
Zhao Hai also understood why Chai Lingde did this. Chai Lingde's actions were very simple. It was nothing more than increasing the burden on Zhao Hai's logistics. On the surface, it seemed like they were bringing a lot of trouble to Zhao Hai's group, but in fact, they had lost the hearts of the people.
Although the Spirit Weapon Realm was a place where there was no such thing as hearts of the people, no matter who ruled them, the civilians would resign themselves to it. But the truth wasn't like this. The civilians also had a sense of belonging, especially in the South Hua City. Although the South Hua City wasn't a big city, it had existed for many years. The civilians still had a certain sense of belonging to the South Hua City.
Of course, this sense of belonging didn't mean that they had to help the South Hua City Lord restore his country even if he was defeated. That was impossible. After so many years of war, the spirit weapon world had long been accustomed to listening to whoever was the master. Therefore, the people of the South Hua City Lord wouldn't restore the country for the South Hua City Lord.
But now that Chai Lingde had robbed these people of their food, this was equal to losing the hearts of the people. Although these people wouldn't help Southflower City, they would still choose Chai Lingde over Southflower City. Although this point wasn't very eye-catching, it was still very important. Chai Lingde was a person who had lost the support of Southflower City.
Now that Chai Lingde did this, it was simply pushing the hearts of the people to Zhao Hai's side. One must know that ordinary people couldn't be treated as individuals, it was unrealistic. Ordinary people also had relatives and friends. If their things were robbed, it wouldn't only affect their family, but also their relatives and friends. In a place like the Spirit Weapon Realm where communication wasn't very developed, people were more willing to believe their relatives. If the civilians told their relatives about Chai Lingde robbing the food, what would their relatives think? At that time, relatives would spread the news to relatives, and friends would spread the news to friends. Then, the South Hua City Lord would lose the hearts of the people.
After hearing this news, Zhao Hai immediately ordered his troops to set off. They had to cross the mountain in the shortest time possible to seek help from the civilians.
Now that there was no one blocking Zhao Hai's path, their speed was naturally very fast. Before long, Zhao Hai's group had crossed Mount Zhuhua and directly entered the territory of the South Hua City Lord.
As for the South Hua City Lord, there was nothing to see. Zhao Hai's group also saw the situation of the South Hua City Lord. Aside from some stone buildings, there were no other buildings. Everything made of wood was basically burned down, making it impossible for people to live there. Because of this, Zhao Hai's group didn't stop at the mountain and directly crossed the mountain and entered the territory of the South Hua City Lord.
Upon entering the territory of the South Hua City Lord, the first thing Zhao Hai did was to provide disaster relief. On the other side of the Huan River, almost everyone in the South Hua City Lord didn't have any food to eat. Many people were waiting at home to starve to death. Even the roots and barks of trees were being eaten. In this case, Zhao Hai naturally had to immediately start providing disaster relief.
Zhao Hai's group naturally needed a long time to provide disaster relief, so the pace of the attack was naturally slowed down. However, Zhao Hai was able to win the hearts of the people through this disaster relief. There were even some civilians who reported to Zhao Hai that there were spies from the South Hua City Lord. These spies were naturally all found out.
Zhao Hai was very satisfied with this result. After the disaster relief, the army once again set out. This time, Zhao Hai's group spent a total of ten days. When Zhao Hai's group arrived at the Huan River, the people of the South Hua City Lord were already prepared.
Zhao Hai looked at the burned bridges and the boats on the other side of the river and couldn't help but smile. Then he turned to the people around him and said, "Interesting, it seems like these guys really don't want us to cross the river. They really think that this river is a natural barrier. Haha, does anyone have any ideas?"
A general smiled and said, "Alliance Lord, we can build a pontoon bridge. Not here, but somewhere else. As long as we have a Sky Dance Realm expert fly a chain to the other side and fix it, then we can build a pontoon bridge to cross."
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Although this method looks good, it's not that bad. If those guys on the other side want to destroy the pontoon bridge, then they have a lot of ways to do so. At the very least, they can send experts to destroy it. Even if they use ballistas, they can still destroy the pontoon bridge. Therefore, we can't use this method until the very end."
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, everyone stared, then they couldn't help but frown. Then a general said, "Can we use wooden rafts? Wooden rafts are very simple to make and are also very convenient to use. "
Another general shook his head and said, "We can't. I chatted with my fellow countrymen a few days ago. They said that the Huan River is now in flood season, so it often rains. Who knows when it will rain. Every time after a heavy rain, the Huan River would flood. At that time, the flow of the river would be very fast. I'm afraid that the rafts would break apart when they enter the water."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hai's eyes lit up as he said, "Is this really the flood season of the Huan River?"
When the General heard Zhao Hai, he stared for a moment before he nodded and said, "Indeed, the Huan River's flood season has just begun. The Huan River's flood season will last for two months, and it has just begun." Zhao Hai nodded.
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "So that's how it is. Alright, let's return to the camp." When everyone heard Zhao Hai, their eyes lit up. They now understood Zhao Hai, so they knew that Zhao Hai must have thought of a way. Therefore, they didn't say anything as they turned their horses around and followed Zhao Hai back to the camp.
At this time, on the other side of the Huan River, Chai Lingde was also looking at Zhao Hai's camp. Shangguan Cheng was standing beside Chai Lingde. Chai Lingde also saw Zhao Hai's group. Upon seeing Zhao Hai's group returning to the camp, Chai Lingde said, "Shangguan, do you think we can stop Zhao Hai's attack? As long as we wait for 20 days, our reinforcements will arrive in large numbers. At that time, we won't have to worry about Zhao Hai's group. "
Shangguan Cheng replied, "We should be able to stop them. The Huan River is currently in flood season. Whether they want to build pontoons or boats, it's almost impossible. If they really want to build a bridge, then I can only say that they'll waste 20 days building it. Then we won't have to worry about them."
Chai Lingde nodded, then he sighed and said, "There's no other way this time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have robbed the commoners of their food. They've suffered a lot."
Shangguan Cheng replied, "General, you don't need to worry about it. The city-state has reached a point of life and death. They should do their part for the state."
Chai Lingde sighed and said, "Forget it, don't think about it. Right now, we can't think of any clues. Send a letter to our subordinates and have them monitor everything along the coast, especially downstream. Upstream is Washing Yarn Lake, so Zhao Hai shouldn't have passed through there. Washing Yarn Lake isn't a good place. Although it's a lake, there's no wind, but there are three feet of waves, so we don't have to worry about it. Downstream, there are several places where the waves are flat, so we must be careful."
Shangguan Cheng nodded and said, "General, don't worry, I'll arrange it." Chai Lingde nodded, then he looked at the camp on the other side of the river. Then he turned around and returned to the city.
At this time, Zhao Hai had already returned to the camp. Inside the camp's tent was a sand table. On this sand table was the terrain around the Huan River. Naturally, it also included Huan River City.
Zhao Hai looked at Huan River City and then at the Huan River. Then he pointed at the water upstream of the city and said, "Liu Hong, I remember you saying that this place is called the Huan Sha Lake, right? Tell me about the characteristics of this Huan Sha Lake. "
Liu Hong quickly said, "Yes, Alliance Master. This Washing Muslin Lake is very special. Although the name sounds nice, it's not a good place. It's said that there are waves in the lake without any wind. There's almost no way to sail in the lake. Moreover, the reason why the current of the Washing River is so fast is related to the lake. It's now the time of the year when the Washing Muslin Lake is the most violent, so there's no way to go there."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "What about Huan River City? Was there ever a flood in Huan River City? "
Liu Hong replied, "It has, more than once. Huan River City's terrain should be relatively low. It's quite a distance away from the Huan River. However, its wharf is higher than the ground. They're afraid that the river would flood. Therefore, every flood season, Huan River City would be very careful."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he smiled faintly and said, "I really don't know who built Huan River City. Aren't they just looking for trouble? Alright, we have a way to defeat the enemy. I'm going to use water to attack. "
When everyone heard Zhao Hai, they couldn't help but stare. Then they looked at Zhao Hai in confusion. They didn't know what Zhao Hai meant by using water to attack.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone's expression and couldn't help but smile. He discovered that if a realm had experts, then it wouldn't necessarily be a good thing. Take the Spirit Weapon Realm for example. There were River Breaking Experts and Sky Dance Experts here. Because of this, battles here were very simple. If a River Breaking Expert or a Sky Dance Expert loses, then the war would be lost. Because of this, the Spirit Weapon Realm didn't use many tactics. Back on Earth, war was simply an art. There were all kinds of fantastic ideas emerging one after another. That was what was called formidable.
However, Zhao Hai still explained to everyone, "Now is the flood season, that is to say, there will be heavy rain in the near future. Take a look here, this place is a distance away from Washing Yarn Lake. However, this place is also very narrow. If we can build a levee here to block the water, then a huge amount of water would be stored in Washing Yarn Lake. When the time comes, we can loosen the levee here. Then under the impact of the flood, these levees would burst and the water would flow down. Washing River City would become a swamp country. When the time comes, we wouldn't even need to attack them, they wouldn't be able to hold themselves back. Perhaps most of their army would drown in the flood." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Because of the flood season, this place is very close to Washing Yarn Lake. Everyone, take a look at this place.
Everyone stared blankly at Zhao Hai's words. They had never thought of such a method. There were a lot of wars in the Spirit Weapon Realm, but most of them depended on people. Most of them were Sky Dance Realm or River Breaking Realm experts. Ordinary armies were also very important. However, most of them were just attacking each other. Like Zhao Hai, using natural conditions to achieve the goal of killing the enemy, this was something that they had never seen before.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "The problem now is how to build a dam here. Does anyone have any ideas? Liu Hong, how wide is the water here? "
Liu Hong thought for a moment and then said, "The water here is the narrowest, less than 30 meters."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "30 meters isn't very wide. Liu Hong, you should lead your scouts to the vicinity and see if there are any big trees there. They need to be tall, big, and thick. Moreover, they can't be hollow. Go."
Liu Hong nodded. Zhao Hai then turned his head to the others and said, "Everyone, mobilize your ordinary soldiers. Go and make some stones. The stone pillars need to be thick and long. Go." Everyone nodded and then turned around to leave.
After everyone left, Zhao Hai muttered, "When we're ready, the reinforcements from the Holy Court should be here. Hehe, it would be even better if there's a heavy rain at that time."
Time slowly passed as Zhao Hai and the others were busy. Five days after Zhao Hai's group arrived at the riverbank, Liu Hong and the others found dozens of big trees. These were really big trees. Each tree was about 10 Mego in height. Moreover, they were very thick. Most importantly, these trees were famous trees in the Spirit Weapon Realm. They were famous for their sturdiness.
Zhao Hai followed Liu Hong and the others to look at these trees. He was very satisfied. These trees were very thick, but what made people satisfied was that they weren't hollow. They were just right to be used as pillars. Zhao Hai was very satisfied. He immediately organized people to cut down the trees. Then he carried out repairs, cutting off the branches as well as sharpening the tips of the trees.
After dealing with the trees, Zhao Hai had the soldiers transport the trees to a designated location. Then he placed them there and didn't care about the trees. Then he had the soldiers prepare stone pillars and thick pillars. These things were all transported to the designated location. However, Zhao Hai didn't touch them. He just placed them there and did a simple disguise. Then he didn't care about them anymore. Then he stayed in the camp every day and had the soldiers drill on time. At the same time, he also had the soldiers start to build ships. He even tried to build two floating boards, but in the end, they weren't successful.
During this time, it rained twice at the riverbank. However, the rain wasn't very heavy. Zhao Hai didn't move and just waited quietly.
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