Seeing the confident smile on Zhao Kai's face, Zhong Shidao and the other generals couldn't help but feel moved.
They had followed Zhao Kai for a period of time, so they knew that this young Emperor would never speak without confidence!
For example, when Guo Fengxian provoked him today, Zhao Kai said that he could kill Guo Fengxian with a wave of his hand without crossing the river.
Then, as expected, he shot a shocking arrow and killed Guo Fengxian from 500 steps away. It greatly reduced the morale of the Jin army and shocked the 500,000 troops on both sides!
Therefore, Zhong Shidao and the others would definitely believe Zhao Kai when he said that he already had a plan to defeat the enemy!
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what is the good plan?"
Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze, and the others spoke at the same time, their eyes flashing with joy and deep curiosity.
They knew that Zhao Kai's plan was definitely the best!
Looking at Zhao Kai's strategy, judgment of the battlefield situation, and analysis of the enemy's morale, it could be said that he was well-rounded. Not only was his martial strength the best in the three armies, but his military strategy was also something that even an old commander like Zhong Shidao could not compare to!
"Follow me."
Zhao Kai smiled mysteriously and walked out of the tent.
Zhong Shidao and the others exchanged glances with each other, then followed with curiosity and suspicion.
Outside the tent, night had already fallen. Other than the campfires on both sides of the Zhang River, the rest of the vast world was covered in darkness.
Zhao Kai mounted his horse and under the cover of the night, he quietly left the camp with Zhong Shidao and the other generals and hundreds of Red Flame Army guards.
Two hours later, Zhao Kai brought a group of people to a place 90 miles southwest of the camp.
Here, along the two banks of the Zhang River, there were two hump-like mountains standing opposite each other.
Zhao Kai rode his horse up the mountain peak on the south bank and pointed at the Zhang River in front of him.""The plan to defeat the enemy is right in front of us!"
Looking at the direction Zhao Kai was pointing at, and then looking at the two mountains on the opposite shore, the old marshal Zhong Shidao's eyes suddenly revealed a look of understanding."Could it be that Your Majesty wants to attack with water?”
Zhao Kai smiled and nodded. Zhong Shidao was a veteran general of the Great Song and had been in charge of the western army for decades.
"Not bad! Although the Hejian Prefecture City was flat, if one were to look closer, the terrain around the Hejian Prefecture City was higher in the southwest and lower in the northeast!
This is especially true for the place we are at right now. This difference is the most obvious, and it is very suitable for water attacks!”
Zhao Kai's eyes were as bright as the stars, shining brightly in the dark night. They flickered with the light of wisdom and strategy."These two mountains stand opposite each other. They are called Camel Hump Mountains.
Because of the mountain walls, it was the most narrow place on both sides of the river, only about 300 steps.
If our army uses the soil bags to build a dam here, we can accumulate the water of the Zhang River!
It was now early spring, when the water was at its shallowest. Not only was it easy to build a dam, but even if the water flow was a little smaller, it would not be easy to detect downstream.
In less than half a month, it would be the spring rain season, and the river would surge!
When that time comes, our army will dig up the river dam at the lowest point on the north bank of Camel Hump Mountain. The water that has been accumulating for a long time will pour down along the low-lying terrain in the northeast direction, straight towards Hejian Prefecture and the two banks!
Give one to the 300,000 Jin troops and flood seven of them!”
Zhao Kai's words made everyone finally understand the young emperor's thoughts. They were deeply shocked, but at the same time, they were deep in thought.
Yang Lie, the commander of the Red Flame Army, scratched his head and said,""But Your Majesty, the terrain outside Hejian Prefecture is flat, and the two banks are about the same.
If the dam burst and the water flooded the Jin army, wouldn't it also flood the Great Song army?”
When Yang Lie said this, Lu Junyi and Zong Ze looked at Yang Lie strangely.
They might have similar doubts as Yang Lie, but they did not say it out loud because they felt that such a simple flaw would not be missed by His Majesty Zhao Kai.
The reason why he still said that after seeing it was because this young emperor must have a backup plan.
Yang Lie was a pure military general. His temperament was like a raging fire. He was not as devious as the generals like Lu Junyi and Zong Ze. Therefore, when he had doubts in his heart, he spoke up.
This was not because he doubted Zhao Kai, but because he was doing his duty as an official and was thinking for Zhao Kai and the army.
Zhao Kai knew this, so he didn't blame Yang Lie for it. He just patted Yang Lie's shoulder and smiled,""Since we know that we are going to burst the dike and release water, wouldn't we be fools if we stay downstream and don't move?”
At this point, Zhao Kai looked around at the generals and said with a burning gaze,"Since our army isn't a fool, then Wanyan Zong Wang isn't a fool either. How could he not think that our army might use water to attack?
The reason why he was so assured was because my Emperor's Dragon Flag and the Great Song's military camp were just opposite his Jin Army camp!
As long as I and the army are on the south bank of the Zhang River, Wanyan Zongwang will never think that my army will attack with water.”
At this point, Zhao Kai looked in the direction of Hejian Prefecture and smiled meaningfully."That Wanyan Zongwang thought that he was guarding Hejian Prefecture because he was grasping my pulse. He wanted to use my thoughts of recovering lost land as soon as possible to trap me in Hejian Prefecture and slowly drag my army to death.
Little did he know that he was the one who was trapped in Hejian Prefecture!
Wanyan Zongwang has been humiliated by me many times. He fears me and hates me. When I appear on the south bank with the emperor's dragon flag and the army, Wanyan Zongwang's eyes will definitely stare at my army camp on the south bank all day long, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
In this way, our army can use the strategy of building a boardwalk in the open and secretly building a warehouse in the dark. We can openly build equipment, boats, rafts, pontoon bridges, etc. for crossing the river, but in fact, we can secretly build dams to store water.
When the dyke burst, the two banks of Hejian Prefecture would be flooded. The Jin camp would be submerged and the Jin army would be reduced to fish and turtles.
Our army can ride on the boats and rafts that have been built and use the flood to reach the city walls of Hejian Prefecture.”
After listening to Zhao Kai's plan, not only did Yang Lie come to a sudden realization, but Zhong Shidao, Lu Junyi, and the others also nodded with glowing eyes. Their hearts were filled with shock!
"Your Majesty's plan is closely linked and seamless. We…can't compare!”
Zhong Shidao and the others were so excited that their voices were trembling.
Because if Zhao Kai's plan was successfully implemented, the Great Song would be able to destroy the 300,000 Jin soldiers without bloodshed and take back Hejian Prefecture!
It could be said to be…a peerless scheme!
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