Half a month later.
The mighty Ning Wang army has arrived at the Taedong River ferry.
It was only thirty miles away from the Goguryeo royal city.
Even infantry can arrive in one day.
It is drizzling now.
Ning Que looked at the Taedong River.
Tie Niu was holding an umbrella behind him.
"How many days has this rain been going on?"
"Two days, right?"
"The river has risen a bit."
Ning Que was rubbing his chin.
Squinting his eyes, he looked at the Taedong River.
This river is known as the mother river of Goguryeo.
It originates from the Wolf Forest Mountains and has a winding course.
After passing through the royal city, it flows southward and finally empties into the ocean. Dafeng calls it the Peishui River, and it is considered the boundary river between the two countries.
"We are currently at the top."
“We also saw many canals along the way.”
"There is also an artificial lake in the area, known as Yimi for enjoying the spring and the floating green moon."
"As far as I know, it's the rainy season in Goguryeo right now. There are occasional strong winds these days, and sometimes you can even see waterspouts, with fish falling from the sky."
Ning Que narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about something.
Tie Niu looked at Ning Que in confusion.
"What does the prince think?"
"Heh, I'm just thinking of ways to break through the city." Ning Que smiled and pointed forward, "We currently have 30,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 prisoners. My uncle has 300,000 troops and over 80,000 prisoners. Adding them together, we have nearly 500,000 men. But facing the impregnable royal city, it's really difficult to deal with. Even if we use kerosene, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through the city wall."
"That's right."
"If fire attack doesn't work, can we use water?"
"With water?"
Ning Que raised his hand and pointed at the river. "We are located upstream, and there are several dams along the way. As long as we build more dams and find a way to store water layer by layer, we can destroy all the dams when necessary. By then, the surging river water will overflow and cause a disaster, enough to destroy the impregnable Goguryeo royal city!"
"hiss……"
Tie Niu suddenly took a breath of cold air.
Looking at the flooded river, I was shocked.
"Is there such a method?!"
"As a general, one must know how to take advantage of the weather and terrain." Ning Que smiled and said calmly, "However, doing so is truly against the will of the people. It's better not to do so if possible. After all, there will be trouble in the follow-up governance. But I can't care about these things now. As long as we can break the city, that's all that matters."
"good!"
Hearty laughter sounded from behind.
Ning Que turned around and couldn't help but smile.
"uncle!"
"Hey, you are now a general." Feng Wuze, still wearing armor, raised his hand and said, "According to the rules, I am the one who salutes you."
"Uncle, you must not do that!"
"How can I bear this?"
"Hahaha!"
Feng Wuze also laughed. "However, the water attack you mentioned is indeed very promising. I can send prisoners to build dams to store water. And you will be responsible for blocking the downstream. When the river overflows, it will be enough to destroy the Goguryeo royal city!"
"Uncle has come from afar, let's go back first."
"good."
Ning Que walked ahead with a smile.
Feng Wuze looked at Ning Que and just smiled.
After learning the whole truth, he realized how heavy a responsibility Ning Que was carrying. They, including all of them, had been fooled by the Emperor.
In terms of blood relationship, Emperor Feng was the true youngest son of Prince Ning, and therefore his nephew. However, over the years, Emperor Feng had committed countless atrocities, even causing the death of his own parents. This included Shou Bo, who had served three generations of Prince Ning and was likely killed by Emperor Feng.
This beast has lost all humanity!
For the sake of imperial power, anything can be done.
There's no comparison with Ning Que at all.
After all, they watched Ning Que grow up.
They also knew what Ning Que's personality was like.
He has never thought about fighting for power over the years.
At first, he didn't even want to inherit the throne.
If his father and brother had not died in the battle, Ning Que might not have come down the mountain.
"Uncle, please come in."
"Um."
"Tie Niu, have someone prepare some ginger tea." Ning Que smiled, "And have the chef prepare a couple more hearty dishes so my uncle, cousin, and I can have a nice drink."
"promise!"
"Haha, I can finally drink again."
"Dad, Xiaoning's liquor is really good."
Feng Wuzhe turned around and glared at Feng Jie.
The latter immediately suppressed his smirk.
"All I do is drink!"
"When can you learn from Xiao Ning?"
"Xiao Ning said he wanted to drink..."
"What's Xiao Ning capable of? What's your ability?" Feng Wuze glared at him. "I was hoping you'd follow Xiao Ning in the future. If you keep thinking about drinking every day, you'll definitely mess things up in the future. How can I trust you?"
“…”
"Ahem, uncle, there's no need to be like this." Ning Que smiled helplessly, "My cousin was just joking. Besides, it's a rare occasion for us to get together, so a few drinks won't hurt. By the way, uncle, have you also thought of using water to attack the royal city?"
"Um."
Feng Wuze simply nodded. "I've carefully read the war reports from the Eastern Expedition and discovered that there is a rainy season every year. Goguryeo put a lot of effort into managing the Taedong River. Furthermore, floods occur every year, often destroying the people's farmland."
"Then we both have the same idea." Ning Que pointed at the map and said softly, "Here's what I think. We should send people to dig dikes and ditches now to prepare for water storage. Then, we can take turns to send elite troops and prisoners to attack the royal city every day, leaving them with no time to take care of themselves."
"feasible."
"Once the ditch is dug, we'll divert the water to attack the king's city. Once the city is destroyed, we'll find an opportunity to launch a general attack. With the help of internal and external forces, breaking the city will be a piece of cake."
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