Huang Degong thought about it repeatedly, but he couldn't make a good plan, and his heart was quite irritable for a while.

Therefore, he finally ordered the whole army to be surrounded by the sub-divisions, cut off all the communication channels between the Shadingzhou Department and the outside world, so that all the hills where his troops and horses were stationed were in a state of strict surroundment, and there was no possibility of escape.

Then, Huang Degong immediately flew a pigeon to pass a book, reporting to Li Xiao, the king of the Tang Dynasty, that now the Tusi of the Shadingzhou Department was in rebellion, and it was against the extremely dangerous poor mountains and bad waters, and it was difficult for him to suppress the news. In the letter, he asked Li Xiao how to attack his current self.

Three days later, Li Xiao received the letter and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He had read history books in his previous life, and of course he knew how Shadingzhou, which had been dominant in Yunnan for a while, was finally wiped out.

At the beginning of April of the second year of Yongli (1648), Li Dingguo, who took refuge in the Southern Ming Dynasty, was ordered to capture Shadingzhou. After Li Dingguo arrived in Ami, he and Sha Dingzhou held on for several months without a victory. As a result, Sha Dingzhou grew and paralyzed the mood of the enemy, and one day, he held a banquet with Wan Shi and others in the camp of Tang Guest. Li Dingguo found out and immediately led his troops to surround the camp, surrounded by a wooden fence, and cut off the water source. A few days later, Sha Dingzhou could not support it and led the crowd to surrender. In August, Li Dingguo sent hundreds of people, including Sha Dingzhou, Wan Shi, and Tang Bin, back to Kunming to be executed, and Sha and Putusi perished.

So, can you learn from the methods that Li Dingguo has used in history?

Li Xiao thought about it repeatedly for a while, and in his mind, the four words of cutting off the water source became clearer and clearer.

He thought of the story that in history, Sima Yi cut off the water source of the Shu army guarding the street pavilion, forced the Shu army not to occupy the chaos, and finally had to go down the mountain to beg for surrender.

He also remembered that when Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was at war with the Turks, he sent his men to poison the Turkic water source, and in this way, he finally defeated 100,000 Turkic cavalry.

Gradually, the strategy in Li Xiao's mind began to become clearer and clearer, and he quickly spread out the paper and ink, and quickly replied to Huang Degong.

Three days later, Huang Degong received a letter from Li Xiao, and he read it quickly, and he couldn't help but smile with pleasure on his face.

He quickly gathered his elite men, as well as some toasters who were familiar with the local situation, and told them to do so.

After these subordinates and Tusi acted separately and acted quickly, Huang Degong sent personnel to set fire to the various hills where the Shadingzhou Department was stationed with great fanfare.

At this time, it was the dry season in Yunnan, and the grass and trees on the hillside were very dry, which was very conducive to the Tang army to set fires. As soon as it was ignited, the smoke and flames immediately rose into the air, and the raging fire immediately spread and burned quickly towards the mountain.

At this time, Sha Dingzhou and his wife Wan were drinking and having fun on the top of the mountain, and they were completely unaware of the Tang army's actions.

Since the Tang army entered Ami, nearly eight days have passed, and the Tang army has been doing nothing at the foot of the mountain, and there is no way to take the soldiers on the steep mountains they are stationing, which also makes Sha Dingzhou and others gradually change from the beginning of the extreme tension to the current very relaxed.

Hmph, it seems that the world-famous Tang Army is nothing more than that.

In Sha Dingzhou's expectation, the Tang army would be helpless because of the attack, and finally had to retreat in disarray after the grain and grass were exhausted.

As soon as the Tang army retreats, their own subordinates who have been recuperating on the mountain for a long time will rush straight down from the mountain like a fierce tiger in the mountain, and chase and kill the Tang army that has fled in embarrassment, which will definitely catch the Tang army by surprise and finally win a complete victory.

When the husband and wife were drinking, suddenly, a subordinate who was blackened by the smoke and fire ran into the room with a scream.

"The king, the king is not good!" The subordinate ran out of breath, and shouted loudly to Sha Dingzhou while wiping his sweat in a hurry.

"you! What is the matter with the dog's panic! Sha Dingzhou put down the wine glass heavily and scolded angrily.

"Hey, King Yu, the Tang army is wantonly setting fire to the mountains where our army is stationed, and it seems that they want to burn all of us on the mountain!" The eyes of his subordinates were frightened and sad.

"Hmph, Tang Jun dares to set fire...... Sha Dingzhou raised his thick beard, groaned slightly, and met his wife Wan Shi on the side, but at this moment, the two smiled strangely.

Wan Shi smiled, and said to Sha Dingzhou: "In charge, it seems that Brother-in-law Tang has quite a foresight of Tang Jun's move." He said that the Tang army did not dare to forcibly attack the mountain, and would inevitably set fire to the mountain, intending to force our army to collapse in a panic and finally obediently go down the mountain and surrender. With such a poisonous plan, we will not take precautions as soon as possible. ”

Sha Dingzhou sneered and took over: "That's right. Such a small trick of theirs has already been seen through by us. In these days, I have ordered the defenders of the hills to cut down all the trees from the mountainside to the top of the mountain, and there is almost no vegetation left. At most, the fire will be extinguished when it reaches the mountainside, so why panic. ”

He turned around and gave a loud order to his men: "Listen, raise the banner, and make the garrisons on the hills not panic, for this fire is now strong, but it will not last long, and it will be extinguished at that time." Let them strictly guard the mountain and beware of the Tang army taking advantage of the chaos to sneak attack, it is important, understand?! ”

After listening to the order, his subordinates' faces were already greatly relieved, and he responded urgently, and immediately went down to convey it.

Soon, Sha Dingzhou's order to strictly defend was smoothly sent to the various hills in flags, and the defenders on the hills, who were originally nervous and chaotic, began to restore order.

After a short time, the fire reached the mountainside, and the defenders on the mountain were delighted to find that the fire that had been burning brightly began to grow smaller and finally extinguished when it did reach the area.

Suddenly, the defenders of the Shadingzhou Department on the mountain, everyone was excited, cheering one by one, and the sound of celebration sounded continuously, vibrating the valley.

Seeing the defenders on the mountain cheering like this, Huang Degong, the commander of the Tang Army, who had been observing the situation under the mountain, also had a faint smile on his face.

He knew that his plan would succeed.

For, in fear of being burned on the mountain, these defenders must have been so engrossed in the spread of the fire that they would not have noticed that in the distance, the capable men and toasts he had sent were secretly and rapidly digging up the tributaries of the Nanpan River, as well as the various dark rivers leading to the mountains.

These tributaries and dark rivers are the main supply points of water on the mountain, and if this water source is cut off, the defenders on the mountain will be in chaos without a fight.

Moreover, Li Xiao knew that in real history, after Shadingzhou was surrounded on the mountain, he also sent people to dig wells urgently, but now it is the dry season, and the terrain on the mountain is high, so it is impossible to dig up enough water for the whole army to drink.

This is the secret killing move used by Li Dingguo in real history to deal with Sha Dingzhou, which happens to be borrowed by the current self.

Moreover, now he is using the mountain as a cover to make it difficult for the enemy to discover this secret operation, which is a little more ingenious than Li Dingguo's strategy in history.

Moreover, in addition to digging up the water source, Huang Degong also provided a greater "surprise" to the rebels of the Shadingzhou Division.

When the embers on the mountain were extinguished, the elite soldiers of the Tang Army and Tusi Xiaozuo, who had been sent to cut off the water source, had quietly returned, and they quietly reported to Huang Degong, making the smile on Huang Degong's face suddenly become more and more obvious.

On another steep hill about two miles away from the Gelong Mountain, Sha Dingzhou's subordinate General Tie Lao Hu led his men to use the woods to extinguish all the remaining fires that rushed up the mountain.

At this moment, the blackened iron tiger threw away the charred branches and sat on a protruding stone, panting for breath.

"Grandma, Tang Jun's strategy of setting fire to the mountain has long been seen through by King Sha, and they are using a plan this time, but the dog bites the pig's urine bubble, and the empty joy is empty." Iron Tiger looked happy, and the corners of his mouth flashed a smug smile.

He casually touched the bamboo and rattan sprinkler at his waist, picked the cap of the bottle with his thumb, opened his mouth and poured it into his mouth. At this time, he found that the wine in the pot had been drunk unconsciously when he put out the fire, but now there was no drop.

Iron Tiger took a sip hatefully, put the flask aside, and called out loudly, and a personal guard ran over, holding Iron Tiger's bamboo and rattan flask with both hands, wanting to help him get wine again.

"You don't have to drink anymore, grandma's, I'm dying of thirst, you go and give Lao Tzu some cold water from the spring to drink, do you understand?" Iron Tiger gritted his teeth and glared at him.

"Well, the little one understands." The retinue hurriedly bowed his head and ran briskly towards the spring with the flask in hand.

When he ran to the spring, he saw a loud noise of people, as if many soldiers were talking loudly around the spring. He was astonished, and when he ran a little closer, he realized that it was a number of soldiers, looking into the depths of the spring and making a fuss.

"What's going on? What happened to the spring? The soldier asked urgently.

"Reported, the spring suddenly plummeted, and it was no longer possible to fetch water with bare hands. Moreover, the water level seems to be declining. A soldier with a wooden bowl in his hand but unable to scoop water said to him anxiously.

Frightened, he squeezed through the crowd and looked towards the spring, and found that, as the soldier had said, the water level of the spring had dropped so much that it could no longer be scooped directly with a bowl, and the water level seemed to be falling rapidly.

He didn't care about fetching water again, and ran back to the iron tiger at will, and hurriedly reported to him the vision of Fang Cai.

The iron tiger, who was waiting for the water and had a dry mouth, was extremely angry when he saw that he had not brought the water back, and was about to have a seizure, but when he heard such a report from this soldier, he could not help but be surprised, and hurried to the spring to check.

He looked at the spring, and found that the water level of the spring had indeed dropped considerably, as the soldiers had said, and it was still receding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Iron Tiger couldn't help but gasp.

W, what the fuck is going on?

After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered loudly: "Pass on the general's order, hang the rope to fetch water as soon as possible, and be sure to ensure the drinking water supply of the whole army." In addition, quickly spread the flag and report to the sand leader! ”

"Yes!"

Their men hurried away, and they hurriedly pulled the water out of the spring with small buckets hanging from ropes, and carried them away one by one, and loaded them back into the reserve reservoir.

At the same time, another subordinate quickly reported the situation here to the hill where Sha Dingzhou was located in the form of a flag.

At the same time, the defenders on the top of Iron Tiger Mountain all hurried to drink water, as if they were afraid that if they didn't drink now, there would be no more water to drink in the future.

The Iron Tiger, as the main general, frowned and watched them finish their drinks quickly, and when there was no one to draw water at the spring, he pretended to be reserved and picked up the wine jug, scooped a pot into the last bucket of water that was hit, and poured it into his mouth in a big gulp.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the water entered the mouth, the iron tiger's brows were furrowed even tighter.

It's strange, today's water, not only the water level has dropped greatly, but the taste is also very strange, there is an inexplicable astringency.

Rao is like this, the iron tiger, who is extremely thirsty, still gulps down the residual water in the wine jug.

After drinking the water, he was about to return to his place to rest, when a sharp pain like a knife came from his stomach.

The iron tiger roared loudly in pain, fell to the ground with a thud, rolled around on the ground in pain, and began to vomit blood in his mouth.

At this moment, Iron Tiger suddenly understood everything.

"Damn, this water, this water is poisonous...... Iron Tiger spat out these words with difficulty, and then, his eyes rolled, his legs kicked, and he didn't move.

Iron Tiger, the first fierce general under Sha Dingzhou, was poisoned by the Tang Army in such a desperate way, and died without seeing it.

As soon as the iron tiger died, many soldiers who drank water last had stomach aches and rolled on the ground to their deaths.

Such a terrifying situation made the entire mountain where the Iron Tiger Department was stationed suddenly in chaos, and the few surviving and still awake soldiers hurriedly waved flags to the Shadingzhou Department to report the terrible news of the death of the main general and the poisoning of many soldiers and soldiers.

Sha Dingzhou and his wife Wan Shi were stunned when they heard this terrible news from their subordinates.

Wan was the first to react, and quickly dispatched his men to check the condition of the springs and temporary wells on the mountain.

At the same time, she immediately ordered the garrisons on all hills to immediately stop drinking water to avoid poisoning.

Soon, his subordinates quickly replied that the water level of the springs and temporary wells on the mountain was also declining rapidly, to the extent that it was only possible to use buckets to make them, and it was still declining.

Wan's face turned pale, and she muttered: "I didn't think that the Tang Army would secretly stop the underwater poison of our army, the mountain of the Iron Tiger is the closest to the water source, so it is the first to attack, and next, it may go to other mountains." ”

Sha Dingzhou's face was disgraced, he laughed miserably, and replied in a deep voice: "It's a pity! I really didn't expect that the real purpose of the Tang Army's arson was to save people's eyes and ears, so that it would be convenient for him to quietly dig up the water source and secretly poison it. They succeeded in hiding their true intentions and letting our army put out the fire with all their might, but they did not guard against them at all. ”

At this moment, Sha Dingzhou's brother-in-law, Tang Guest, also sweated eagerly from another mountain, and hurriedly ran back to this Gelong Mountain.

As soon as he entered the room, he threw himself on his knees with a cry and shouted loudly: "Sha Chief, the Tang army has dug up the water sources of various mountains, and poisoned all springs, it's over, our army is finished!" ”

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