The Han army was definitely not stopping this water for nothing, but for a very deep reason.
"The Chu army is located in a low-lying area. Sanhe Town is located at the intersection of two rivers. It is essentially a sandbar. Therefore, as long as we blow up the dam upstream, the river water that is blocked will immediately rush down and drown the place where they are!”
After the Chu army arrived at Sanhe Town and set up camp, they had placed themselves in a very dangerous place.
Because of the disparity in strength between the enemy and himself, Lin Yu did not plan to attack from the beginning.
With the powerful firepower of the Han army, it was indeed possible to defeat the Chu army if they attacked forcefully.
However, if that was the case, even if the Chu army was defeated, they would still flee everywhere.
The number of Han soldiers was far less than the enemy. If the enemy was really scattered, it would be very difficult to pursue them.
If they were allowed to escape, especially Zuo Zongtang, it would be a huge loss!
And the most troublesome thing was that these scattered Chu troops could still regroup and charge back after escaping.
In that case, the battle would likely drag on for a very long time, which was obviously not in line with the interests of the Han army.
Not long after the Han army took down Guangdong and Guangxi, before they could stabilize their rule, the Chu army attacked.
Under such circumstances, they had no choice but to transfer their main forces to deal with the Chu army. If the main forces were transferred away, the forces in the newly conquered areas would be very empty.
If at this time, the Qing army from other places took the opportunity to attack the areas controlled by the Han army, the Han army might fall into a disadvantageous situation of being attacked from both sides!
Therefore, they had to end the battle as quickly as possible.
Therefore, Lin Yu planned this operation. First, he wanted to show the enemy that he was weak to lure the Chu army over. Then, he would set up an ambush in Sanhe Town, preparing to capture the enemy in one fell swoop.
However, how to capture all the enemies in one fell swoop was a headache.
As they were inland, the navy couldn't help. Although the army had a lot of cannons, the firepower was definitely far inferior to the firepower of the Flame Dragon.
Under such circumstances, it was easy for them to scatter the enemy, but they could not completely annihilate the enemy. Scattering the enemy was obviously not in line with Lin Yu's expectations.
In the end, the thunderbolt, or rather, the rainstorm, reminded Lin Yu of the example of Guan Yu drowning the seven armies.
That was why there was the operation of building dams upstream to store water to drown the enemy.
From the actual effect, the effect was surprisingly good!
"Pass on my order. Attack with all your forces. Annihilate the Chu army and capture Zuo Zongtang alive. Remember, I want him alive.“
This was five million taels of silver. If he was killed, the five million taels of silver would be gone. Therefore, Lin Yu specially reminded him!
"I accept your orders!"
Li Xiucheng and the other commanders immediately set off on the boat they had built overnight. They rode the boat and rushed toward the completely submerged Sanhe Town.
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The wave of water that rushed down from the Mei River completely submerged the Chu army camp. A large number of Chu soldiers were scattered. A few soldiers found some higher ground, and one of them was like a drenched chicken, hiding in these places and shivering.
"Marshal, marshal, are you alright?"
On a small hill above the water surface, a few bodyguards hurriedly dragged Zuo Zongtang up.
Zuo Zongtang's armor was too heavy. After soaking in the water, he was directly dragged to the bottom of the water. If it wasn't for his trusted soldiers who desperately grabbed him and dragged him up, he would have sunk to the bottom of the water to feed the tortoise!
The soldiers took off his armor and pulled him up.
However, Zuo Zongtang had drunk a lot of water when he was soaking in the water. He had fainted and was still unconscious.
But at this time, the Chu army needed him as the backbone. The soldiers saw that their enemy, the Han army that they had underestimated, had already driven small boats out from all directions.
If their commander did not wake up and command them to fight, they would probably be defeated by the Han army one by one!
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Zuo Zongtang coughed loudly. He only woke up after vomiting a few mouthfuls of water.
"Marshal, marshal, you're awake!"
When the bodyguards saw that Zuo Zongtang had woken up, they were all pleasantly surprised and surrounded him.
"How's the situation now?"
Zuo Zongtang opened his eyes and looked around before asking weakly.
Although he had managed to survive, he had consumed a lot of energy when he was in the water just now. In addition, he had drunk too much water, so he would not be able to recover in a short period of time.
"Commander, the situation is not good. Our army has been scattered by the flood. Everyone has been washed away, and most of our weapons have been flooded.”
The soldiers took out their guns and showed them to Zuo Zongtang.
Zuo Zongtang took a closer look. The guns in the soldiers 'hands were completely soaked in water and were still dripping. Moreover, the ammunition bags on their bodies were all wet. The gunpowder and other things were all soaked in water.
Under such circumstances, the flintlock was definitely useless.
"I wonder how the mercenaries are doing!”
Seeing this, Zuo Zongtang was worried.
The Chu army was fine. Although they valued firearms, most of the soldiers could use cold weapons in battle.
Although they couldn't use their guns anymore, at least they still had bows, arrows, knives, spears, and other cold weapons.
However, the mercenaries they hired were all musketeers. They were not equipped with any cold weapons.
If their weapons were to get wet, they would be finished. They would instantly lose their combat strength!
Bang bang bang!
Just as Zuo Zongtang was worried about the foreigners 'mercenaries, a series of gunshots came from the side of the battlefield!
The gunshots were like popping beans, and they became more and more intense.
"It's the mercenaries. They're still here!"
A soldier of the Chu army pointed at a high ground in the distance and said to the crowd in surprise.
The people on the hill looked in the direction he was pointing and saw that the Western mercenaries were busy loading and firing.
Around them, a large number of Han soldiers were approaching!
"Where do I shoot?"
On Mount Longhu, Lin Yu also heard the gunshots, so he asked the people beside him.
"My lord, our men have encountered a group of foreign soldiers. Perhaps because their camp is on a higher ground, the flood did not reach them, so their firearms have not been flooded yet. They are currently putting up a desperate fight!”
"Hehe, Westerners?"
When he heard the word 'westerner', a hint of killing intent flashed across Lin Yu's eyes!
"Mobilize the artillery and blast them to the ground!”
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