System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

Zhou Yu looked serious and gave the order without hesitation.

"promise!"

"Ship north!"

The tower ship issued orders to the fighting ships, battleships and other ships in front and behind.

Military flags waved and drums beat.

The ship leading the way immediately changed the direction of its sails.

"How long will it take to reach Zhangling?"

Zhou Yu turned to look at Jiang Qin and asked.

"Five days!"

"The Ye River is not like a large river. The water in the canal is shallow. I'm afraid we'll need soldiers to open up the canal."

Jiang Qin said with a serious expression.

"it is good."

Zhou Yu nodded slightly and continued to gaze into the distance.

Fancheng

Boom boom boom——

A large number of catapults are working frantically.

Whether on the city walls or outside, both sides were using all available weapons to consume each other.

Attacking a city does not rely on manpower to climb the walls, and humans are not monkeys.

Various siege weapons were used to counter each other, and a large amount of craftsman's wisdom was applied to the attack and defense, including crossbows, ballista carts, siege towers, battering rams, and catapults.

"It's been two days, and we can't even reach the city gate!"

Lu Bu stood beside Dong Yu and said with an irritated look on his face.

"Do you think Fancheng is just a name for nothing?"

"The city walls are several feet high, the gates are strong and thick, and there's also a wide moat."

"With this kind of attack, it will take at least half a year to destroy the city walls and gates."

Dong Yu shook his head and sneered.

In recent years, Liu Biao did not focus his defense on Nanyang, but instead focused all his efforts on the defense of the two cities of Xiangfan.

The moat is wide and deep, the city walls are raised and thickened, and the city gates are covered with iron sheets, making it look like a turtle shell.

Based on Dong Yu's experience, it would take a long time to fill this moat alone.

It is unrealistic to cross the river by building a wooden bridge, and the defenders in Fancheng will not just sit there and watch you build the bridge.

Therefore, the simplest and least labor-intensive method is to fill the pit with a catapult.

“Shoot!!”

The brothers Shi Huan and Han Hao led two archery battalions and shot arrows at the city from two earthen hills.

Even with thousands of arrows fired at the same time, it was difficult to cause heavy casualties to the enemies on the city walls.

Most of the arrows were blocked by the shield or missed.

"Ma Dai, go get the craftsmen and have them operate the two catapults, throw flints, and try to burn the ropes through."

Xu Rong stood in the center of the army and gave orders to Ma Dai.

"promise!"

Ma Dai rode his horse quickly towards the direction of the craftsmen.

Inside the castle

Zhuge Liang did not take any risks on the city wall, but frowned inside the city.

"Kong Ming, what's wrong?"

Xu Shu looked at Zhuge Liang opposite him with a frown on his face and couldn't help asking.

"Dong's army appears to be attacking fiercely, day and night."

"However, they haven't deployed any soldiers in the past two days. Instead, they've been using weapons to launch a fierce attack on Fancheng."

"I'm worried...the enemy might be plotting something."

Zhuge Liang stroked his short beard and said with concern.

"Strategy... What strategy could be used to capture a fortress as rare and fortified as Fancheng?"

"The strategy of sowing discord...cannot work. The army is composed of the direct followers of the King of Chu. It is impossible for the Dong army to persuade them to defect without making any noise."

When Xu Shu heard what Zhuge Liang said, he immediately started to guess.

“How many times has it rained in the past few days?”

Zhuge Liang raised his head and glanced at the gray sky.

"Three games."

"It rained three times in four days. Although it was just a drizzle yesterday, it was still raining."

Xu Shu thought about it carefully and responded immediately.

"Come on, follow me to the west wall."

Zhuge Liang was startled and ran out immediately.

"Kong Ming, wait for me!"

Xu Shu hurriedly followed.

There are mountains on the west side of Fancheng, and there is not even a city gate.

Half of the city wall is close to the mountain, and the other half can slightly see the battlefield on the side.

The two men stepped on the wet city wall, with raindrops falling on their faces from time to time.

It had been raining for days, and when it did stop it was a drizzle, like a prostate problem.

It can be seen how much rain there is in Jingzhou in September.

Xu Shu supported his knees with his hands, gasping for breath.

"Kong Ming, what did you discover?"

"Rain...water attack?"

Looking at Zhuge Liang's gloomy face, Xu Shu couldn't help but ask a question, and then he also looked terrified.

"I was just guessing."

"But now, I'm sure."

"Even after so much rain, the Mian River not only didn't surge, but the water level actually dropped a lot."

“Even the green moss on the canals was exposed.”

"I think it's a water attack without a doubt."

"The enemy wanted to use the rain as cover to block the river upstream so that the canal would not dry up quickly due to the heavy rain."

"What a cruel plan! They're trying to divert water to flood the city. They don't care about the lives of the people inside. They're just afraid of hurting Tianhe."

Zhuge Liang held the feather fan tightly in his hand, with a solemn look in his eyes.

Guo Jia: I will die young anyway.

Jia Xu: Just don’t hurt Wenhe.

"Kong Ming, look!"

"The low hills the enemy has piled up for their archers...are almost becoming one continuous mass."

“If they were connected, wouldn’t it look like a dam?”

Xu Shu looked towards the battlefield. Although he couldn't see the whole picture, he could see half of the battlefield.

Upon hearing this, a picture flashed through Zhuge Liang's mind: countless soldiers of the Jingzhou army drowned in the water.

"No wonder. I heard from the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army that when the enemy built the low hill, they used stones and soil to pile it up, rather than using only soil."

"We must inform General Huang and have him send troops out of the city immediately to stop the enemy's water attack."

"Otherwise, countless soldiers in the city will be killed or injured."

The rain fell on his face, and Zhuge Liang suddenly came to his senses. He exclaimed and ran down the city wall quickly.

This time, Xu Shu did not follow, but looked flustered.

"Oh my god, I have to find a way to run away."

Xu Shu said through gritted teeth.

At this moment, he was thinking further ahead than Zhuge Liang.

Why did Dong Jun openly play the card of water attack? It was obvious that he was not afraid of them leaving the city to destroy the water attack.

Their courage to leave the city played right into Dong Jun's hands.

After realizing this, Xu Shu immediately left the city and returned to Xiangyang.

He has to take my mother away from this troubled place. If he stays any longer, not to mention fame and fortune, it's hard to say whether he can even survive.