Night disturbances, intimidation by loud firecrackers in the middle of the night, and outrageous means of scout warfare could not scare Li Mi. Chen Yingliang really led the Qiaojun army to attack Menghai City, which Li Mi could not have wished for. The only thing that worried Li Mi was

The only fatal weakness was Meng Haicheng's lack of water. Because Li Mi knew very well that with the ability of his old rival Chen Yingliang, it was only a matter of time before he discovered this fatal weakness.

No matter how much you worry, it's useless. No matter how powerful Li Mi is, he can't move Menghaicheng to the side of the Makeng River, which has a large amount of water. He can't change Menghaicheng, which lacks groundwater, into hundreds of wells with sufficient water. What Li Mi can do

That is to say, while praying that his old rival, the wise man Qian Ru, made a mistake this time and did not notice this weakness or noticed it later, he also tried to think of ways to store as much drinking water as possible in the city as a precaution.

If you want to reserve a large amount of drinking water, the best way is of course to dig more pools in the city to store water. However, this must be done with the consent of Meng Jiong and his wife. Meng Jiong must also be pointed out in person that the original location of the city was inappropriate, but Meng Jiong always liked to use his own hands.

He was proud of the Meng Haicheng he built. To point out this fatal weakness to Meng Jiong's face would undoubtedly be a slap in Meng Jiong's face. Li Mi, who was still living in Meng Haicheng as a guest general, thought about it for a long time before he made up his mind and took the risk to propose this construction to Meng Jiong.

Just as Li Mi was worried, even though he had chosen Meng Jiong to speak to him at the right time, Meng Jiong immediately got angry, "What? I chose the wrong site for this city? I spent countless efforts and money to build this city, and it was not easy."

The city is built high and the trenches are deep, but you still say that the location is not chosen properly and it could be broken down by the army at any time without attacking?"

"Lu Shi, your city is indeed strong, but the only flaw is that the water source is insufficient and you rely too much on the Hulu River for drinking water." Li Mi said earnestly: "Please think about it, your Majesty, if the army suddenly cuts off the Hulu River, the water supply will be cut off."

If our water is taken away, what should we do?”

"Cut off the Hulu River?" Meng Jiigong laughed loudly and said confidently: "Don't think I haven't considered this. The upper reaches of the Hulu River are flat and there is no place to store water. Even if the army blocks the Hulu River, what else can it do?

In one day, the river water can break down their dam."

"Then what if the army diverts the river water to a low-lying area?" Li Mi asked calmly, and reminded: "Meng Lushi, you grew up here, and you must know that the northwest area of ​​Menghaicheng is low-lying.

If the officers and soldiers dug a diversion canal to divert the river water to a low-lying area, and then blocked the Hulu River, how much water do you think would be able to flow down the Hulu River?"

Meng Jiigong's expression changed a little, and Li Mi then said: "Also, regarding Meng Lu, after the officers and soldiers cut off the Hulu River, although the Makeng River, whose surface is equal to the Hulu River, will pour in a lot of river water, if the officers and soldiers cut it off again,

The mouth of the Hulu River is blocked, so we have to rely on storing water to survive. If we don't reserve more drinking water, how can we hold on to the city? How can we resist the attack of the army? "

Meng Jiong's expression changed even more, and Ma Saifei next to him asked doubtfully: "Dharma Master, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

"Because I don't want to alert the snake." Li Mi replied solemnly: "To dig a pool, a large number of manpower must be used to attract the attention of the whole city. When we fight with Zhang Xutuo's old dog, it is inevitable that some soldiers will be captured by the army.

Once this matter is known to old dog Zhang Xutuo, he will immediately understand our

If we were short of water, we would immediately find ways to cut off our water source, so I didn’t dare to act rashly. Now it seems that this move is very effective. Zhang Xutuo never made any move to cut off our water source, which proves that he has never discovered us.

This weakness is that we have always thought that our water supply is sufficient.”

"In that case, can't we just continue to bluff?" Ma Saifei became even more confused when he heard this, and said: "Why do we need to dig more pools to let the whole city know that we are storing water, and the government and the army will find out about it?"

"Because the traitor Chen Yingliang is here." Li Mi said with a wry smile: "Zhang Xutuo is brave and foolhardy. He likes frontal attacks and does not like to win by surprise. It is easy to hide from him. But the little thief Chen Yingliang is completely opposite. What this little thief likes most is to win by surprise.

, to obtain the greatest victory at the least cost. If he thinks hard about conquering our city, he will definitely discover our weakness and come up with countless tricks to cut off our water source. Therefore, we must be prepared in advance to take precautions.

"How can little thief Chen Yingliang be so powerful?" Ma Saifei asked again in surprise.

"Auntie, forgive me." Li Mi handed over his hand and said solemnly: "My nephew has always been confident that he can outmaneuver others and use tactics to implement strategies. There are few opponents in the world. But so far, in terms of using tactics to implement strategies, my nephew is not confident that he will definitely be able to defeat him.

The person is this little thief Chen Yingliang. With his talent, it will only be a matter of time before he discovers our weakness."

After looking Li Mi up and down and thinking for a moment, Ma Saifei also made up his mind, hugged Meng Jiong's arm and said: "Husband, the Dharma Master also thinks about us. It is better to dig a well when you are thirsty than to dig a well when you are thirsty. It doesn't cost much anyway."

If there is a problem, just dig some pools and prepare more water. If the officers and soldiers really think of cutting off the water supply, we don’t have to worry about water shortage."

Unable to withstand the nudges from his beautiful wife, and knowing that his city lacked wells, Meng Jiong nodded and said, "Okay, send someone to call Jiang Shanhe and ask him to bring some people to dig dozens of large pools.

"

Seeing that Meng Jiong finally listened to his unfaithful advice, Li Mi breathed a sigh of relief and prayed in his heart: "Little thief Chen, I hope you, the traitor, will notice it later, and I hope you, the little thief, don't understand hydrology, even if

Even if we find our weakness, we can't exploit it."

Li Mi seemed to have worried in vain. On the second night when the Sui army from Qiao County arrived at Menghai City, although the Sui army troops were beating drums and gongs in the city every half hour, the Menghai Public Security Bureau's Jiyin County team's insiders were sent to the city.

Here comes a surprising news

, it is said that there is a rumor among the officers and soldiers that Chen Yingliang, the governor of Qiaojun, has brought a new siege weapon, which can easily break through Menghai City in three to five days. At present, the officers and soldiers of all counties are seizing the time to prepare for the war and prepare to cooperate with the officers and soldiers of Qiaojun.

Attack the city and hunt down the remaining enemies.

After hearing the news, Meng Jiong and his wife were of course doubtful. To be cautious, they also summoned Li Mi, who was the most proficient in weapons manufacturing in the city, overnight to consult Li Mi. After hearing the news, Li Mi did not rush to express any opinions.

The solemn thing was just calculation. Meng Jiong waited impatiently and urged: "Why don't you say anything? Tell me quickly, Chen Gouguan of Qiao County, is it possible to have such a weapon?"

"It's impossible to judge." Li Mi's answer made Meng Jiong and his wife angry, and then Li Mi said: "If someone else has such a weapon, I absolutely don't believe it, but if the little thief Chen Yingliang has such a weapon, I'm not sure.

Because that little thief not only outmaneuvered others, but also used weapons to attack

He is also very good at crafting. When I followed Yang Xuangan, Yang Xuangan was defeated by one of his weird weapons. Until now, I don’t know what that weapon looks like or what it does, so I really can’t judge.

, does this little thief have such a weapon?"

"It's the little thief Chen Yingliang again. I think you are afraid of being beaten by this little thief..."

"Boom————"

A sudden thunderous noise interrupted Meng Jiong's roar, and the loud noise this time was far greater than the loud noise last night. Even though they were more than a mile away from the city wall, Meng Jiong, Li Mi and others were still shaken.

His eardrums were buzzing, and some dust fell in clusters on the beams. Then Li Mi had something to say.

, smiled wryly and spread his hands and said: "Record, did you hear it? During the decisive battle of Hongnong, the young thief Chen Yingliang suddenly used this weapon, shocking Yang Xuangan's elite cavalry into chaos. He took the opportunity to defeat the cavalry with his feet and captured him alive.

Yang Xuangan. You think, how can a student be so cautious when dealing with such a traitor?"

Meng Jiong finally stopped scolding Li Mi for being as timid as a mouse and fearful of Chen Yingliang like a tiger. He just stood up with a livid face and shouted: "Let's go to the city wall to see the situation."

He led a large group of soldiers to the city wall, and the general on duty hurriedly came up to meet him. He introduced the previous situation to Meng Jiigong in shock, saying that a black thing suddenly flew up and exploded on the city wall with a loud noise.

There are many iron angle nails flying around

, two rebel soldiers near the explosion point died on the spot because they were too close, and several soldiers were injured by iron angle nails. One of the rebel soldiers was shot in the eye, and one eye was blinded.

, the bleeding stopped, and he had fainted from the pain. It was still unclear whether he could be saved.

After careful inspection of the corpses of the dead soldiers, it was found that they were all bloody and bloody, with bleeding ears and noses. Meng Jiong's face inevitably became gloomier. While patting Ma Saifei, who was trembling with fear from the tragedy, he asked Li Mi: "

Is this Chen Xiaothief's siege weapon? Is there any way to crack it?"

"Reporting things and cracking them, students have to see the real thing with their own eyes before they can figure it out." Li Mi replied respectfully, "Also, the students are not sure that this is the trump card of the little thief Chen Yingliang. With that little thief's temper,

, his real killing moves are usually hidden until the end and then suddenly used, which is not very surprising.

It may be exposed in advance. So the students were worried that this might be Chen Xiaothief doing this on purpose. He first used this weird giant thunder to scare us and let us concentrate on dealing with his giant thunder weapon. Then when he attacked the city, he

Then he used a real, more powerful killing move to catch us off guard."

"Is there any more powerful killing move?" Ma Saifei exclaimed, "Who is that little thief Chen Yingliang? Why is his method so vicious?"

"It's okay, don't be afraid." Meng Jiong patted his wife again, and then ordered Li Mi: "From now on, you will guard the city and pay attention to the movements of the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers will use this weapon to attack the city.

Just watch it carefully and come up with a strategy for me."

"I obey." Li Mi agreed with his hand, and then hurriedly said: "Recording the matter, the information from the inside is also very important. Please contact the inside as soon as possible, and promise a heavy reward to let them visit the camp of Chen Yingliang's rebel army as much as possible, and inquire about the activities

What kind of siege weapons does the little thief Chen Yingliang have, so that I can lay out strategies for you to defend against the enemy?

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Meng Jiong agreed, his face also terrifyingly gloomy.

In a rare act of generosity, Chen Yingliang, a hard-earned man, took a larger primitive bomb and threw it at the top of Menghai City. As expected, it achieved the desired effect. Fearing this weird weapon that could make a terrifying loud noise, Meng Haigong's thief army

His courage was greatly reduced, and his military spirit was very frightened, including

The rebel army's decision-makers, including Li Mi, who was as cunning as a fox, also focused their attention on this new weapon, fearing that the Sui army would use it in large numbers when they launched another attack on the city, and they would be unable to resist it. Of course, if Li Mi

If you know how expensive this kind of weapon is, you won't be afraid at all.

Chen Yingliang's bluffing tactics also had an unexpected effect, which was that Li Mi didn't think about the important matter of water storage until the afternoon of the next day. When he hurried to the site of digging the pool to check the situation, Li Mi's nose almost became angry -

The thief Jiang Shanhe organized the army to dig the pool, but he did not dig alone

Instead of digging a pond, we widened the culvert to divert water into a pond on the basis of the original culvert. Seeing this, Li Mi, no matter how good his temper, was inevitably a little angry, and roared at Jiang Shanhe: "Can you use your brain? What's the use of digging such a culvert?"

Use? If the river outside becomes shallow, won’t the water in the pool flow out of the city immediately?”

"Can you please use your brain? Stop saying stupid things?" Jiang Shanhe retorted unceremoniously: "If you dig a pond alone, if there are no bricks and stones at the bottom of the pond, and there will be no bricks and stones beside the pond, no matter how much water there is,

The light will seep out in one night. In such a short period of time, you asked me to go there and get so many bricks and stones to build a pond? Besides, even if there are so many bricks and stones, they still need to be soaked with lime and glutinous rice slurry, otherwise water will still seep out."

With a bang, Li Mi sat down on the ground, his face suddenly turned pale, and he screamed in his heart, "Oh no, I am also a wise man. I have to make mistakes. I forgot that the water in the pool will seep into the ground? What did I do?"

You shouldn’t worry about being noticed by Zhang Xutuo by alerting the snake, and you should remind Meng Jiigong earlier to build a masonry pool that can prevent seepage.”

Shocked, Li Mi quickly changed his tone and begged Jiang Shanhe to stop the futile construction work. Then he rushed to Meng Jiong and his wife and begged Meng Jiong to build an anti-seepage pool. As a result, Meng Jiong only

He spread his hands and said: "There is nothing I can do. Not to mention bricks and stones, I have used up all the glutinous rice I could collect to build the city. Now the officers and soldiers are guarding outside the city, and I can't do anything.

There’s so much glutinous rice.”

Hearing Meng Jiong's words, Li Mi was immediately frustrated to the extreme. Meng Jiong said: "Since digging a pool is useless, just stop digging. I will order the soldiers and civilians in the city to use more tanks and buckets to store water. You should concentrate on it."

Beware of Chen Xiaothief's siege weapons, and first find a way to defend the city."

Li Mi nodded feebly and agreed helplessly, while thinking in his mind, "Looking at this situation, it's time to prepare in advance a change of clothes for escaping."

To the great disappointment of Li Mi and Meng Jiigong, on the third night when the Qiaojun army arrived at the battlefield of Menghai City, not only did the Qiaojun Sui army no longer use the weird weapons that could make loud noises, but even the drum and gong teams disappeared without a trace.

No trace left, allowing the tortured rebel defenders to sleep peacefully

Have a good sleep. At the same time, the insiders in Jiyin's team also risked sending news, saying that Zhang Xutuo had ordered the attack on the city the next day. Combined with the signs that the government troops were no longer harassing, Li Mi, Meng Jiigong, his wife, and others unanimously determined that the decisive battle would take place next day.

On the 1st, he did not dare to take it lightly and quickly ordered the army to prepare for war.
To be continued...