Chapter 386: The two armies confront each other and fight for consumption

The moment he made his move, the Demon Sect’s number one expert, Queen Yin Nie Si Niang, who was beside him, opened her eyes wide with an extremely shocked expression, her red lips slightly parted, as if she had seen something incredible.

A few breaths later, on the other side of the river, the towering mountain suddenly broke in the middle, and then half of the mountain slid down from the sky, crashing heavily into the river, creating waves hundreds of feet high.

The broken mountain blocked most of the river channel, leaving only a small gap.

“hiss”

Nie Si Niang couldn’t help but take a breath.

With just a flick of his finger in the air, he cut the waist of the mountain that was hundreds of feet wide, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.

This method is truly shocking. Although she can do it, she is far less calm than the man next to her.

“Rumble”

“Rumble”

Thunder as thick as a bucket fell and struck the river. Thunder and lightning spread endlessly, and the earth shook.

The heavy rain continued, and the water level rose rapidly after the river channel of Suihe was blocked.

The water level in the downstream river remains the same as before.

The sword fingers dispersed, the palm was retracted, and heavy rain fell, covering the sky and the earth.

“Let’s go.”

He spoke.

I let the torrential rain fall, but it did not penetrate my body. I strolled leisurely and came to the river bank of Guhekou.

There is a bamboo forest on the right here. There are two small buildings in the bamboo forest. They are very intimate and elegant. Step into them and light the oil lamp.

The strong wind was roaring with the rain curtain, and it was hitting the doors and windows. I made a cup of hot tea, sat down on the chair, and looked through the window at the river in the distance, with its rough waves.

A day and a night passed, and as the river water level rose a lot, the heavy rain still showed no signs of stopping.

Inside the Northern Wei camp.

Helian Bobo was looking at the sheepskin map in front of him with a frown. In the past few days, he had sent many experts to scout and try to enter Suizhou city.

However, without exception, all of them went and never returned. Xiliang’s defense was too tight, and there were many experts on guard inside its camp.

Seeing that he could not enter Suizhou city, Helian Bobo sent many light cavalry to harass Lu Ju’s central army camp.

But the Xiliang army on the opposite side ignored it and did not even try to intercept it.

In this situation of a stalemate with an army of 700,000 or 800,000, a mere few hundred or a few thousand cavalrymen would be of no help at all.

It was like a breeze, how could it shake a hard rock? Moreover, the light cavalry of the Northern Wei only dared to harass from a distance.

They did not dare to cross Lu Ju’s central army camp and go to harass Suizhou City behind. After all, the Xiliang army had set up a pocket formation, and hundreds or thousands of people would be of no use.

If there were tens of thousands of people, as long as they dared to cross Lu Ju’s central army camp, it would be like a sheep walking into a tiger’s mouth. When the time came, the army would surround them, and these Northern Wei cavalry would have no way to go up or down.

Helian Bobo looked at the map and the tight defense of the Western Liang Army. He felt extremely headache for a moment and had the illusion that he was powerless.

However, in the past few days, he has been somewhat uneasy, as if something big is about to happen.

After a moment, a flash of inspiration came to Helian Bobo’s mind. He quickly looked at Suihe on the map and said, “Someone come.”

“marshal.”

The personal soldiers outside the tent came in and knelt on one knee.

“Quickly send someone to check the water level of Sui River.”

“promise.”

The pro-troops left quickly.

“If the Sui River is breached and Suizhou City is flooded, then Suizhou’s 200,000 troops will be finished.”

Thinking of this, Helian Bobo broke out in a cold sweat. The Northern Wei military god could not wait to summon his generals to discuss matters. Outside the central army tent, earth-shaking drumbeats rang out.

Soon, generals leading troops came to the tent one by one. Seeing Helian Bobo’s frowning brow, they all felt suspicious.

“Marshal, you are in a hurry to summon us here, but what’s the big deal?”

A white-haired veteran asked straight to the point.

“I suspect that the people of Xiliang want to flood Suizhou City.”

As soon as Helian Bobo opened his mouth, all the generals gasped and looked horrified.

They hurriedly gathered around the map and looked at Sui River on it, their expressions extremely solemn.

“It’s not impossible.”

A Northern Wei general groaned for a moment and said, “Liao Huan built a wall of ice and snow in Suizhou City, which made it impossible for anyone to get out. Now that spring has arrived and the ice and snow have melted, it is inevitable that the enemy will be desperate and make desperate moves.”

“I don’t think it’s possible.”

Another person shook his head: “It is the cold season of spring now, and the water level of the Sui River is not high at all, far less than half of that during the summer flood season.”

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“It is impossible to flood Suizhou City.”

“this.”

The generals in the tent looked at each other, wondering whether they could do it or not.

“Marshal, I think it’s a bit far-fetched to use the water of Suihe River to flood Suizhou City.”

Someone said: “Although Suizhou City is built on the ancient riverbed of Suihe River, the current water level is definitely not enough.”

“I don’t think it’s possible either.”

The generals expressed their opinions one after another, and most of them felt that flooding Suizhou City was unlikely.

“Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst.”

Someone looked serious: “If the Xiliang army really uses water attack, even if they can’t completely wipe out the Suizhou defenders, they can at least shake their morale.”

“this?”

The generals sighed.

Now it is neither possible to advance nor retreat. The Xiliang army on the opposite side is clearly waiting for them to come to them.

If they want to rescue Suizhou City, they must break through the Xiliang Army head-on, but how easy is that?
The current Northern Wei is in an extremely passive situation when facing the Western Liang army. It is no longer the behemoth that marched south every year.

If it were before the rise of Xiliang, the Northern Wei would have easily mobilized at least 200,000 or 300,000 troops, not to mention 600,000 or 700,000.

It was claimed that there were a million armored soldiers, which, although exaggerated, did demonstrate the confidence and strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

But the former glory was gone forever, and the current Northern Wei was like a sick tiger, which could only retreat step by step in the face of the powerful Western Liang.

Instead, tens of thousands of Xiliang troops blocked the Northern Wei territory and set up a pocket formation, which put Helian Bobo, the military god of the Northern Wei, in a dilemma.

“no way.”

Someone clenched his fists and said, “If Murong Yan doesn’t want to be swallowed up by Xiliang, she has no choice but to leave the city.”

This is the only way to break the impasse, attack from both inside and outside, and let Murong Yan lead 200,000 elite troops out of Suizhou City to fight against the Xiliang Army.

Only by disrupting the rear of the Xiliang Army can there be hope of winning. Although this hope is extremely slim, it is still a little bit.

The confrontation on the front battlefield has gone beyond the scope of fighting and has become a competition of national strength. The 200,000 Xiliang troops led by Lu Ju just stood there, like a mountain. Even if they did not move, they could bring tremendous oppression to the Northern Wei.

Even if Helian Bobo was leading the troops, he did not dare to mobilize them on his own. After all, if there was any mistake, the Northern Wei Dynasty would be in danger of being destroyed.

The only thing we can do now is to fight with Lu Ju. With an army of more than 200,000, the daily food and drink expenses are astronomical.

How could the impoverished Northern Wei compare with the rich six states of Western Liang?
Such a stalemate is like cutting meat with a blunt knife.

(End of this chapter)